Chapter 165 - Ironclad Battleship Sea Power

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The soldier of the Patriotic Army who was teaching next to him, seeing that Liu Yuan was already able to drive the tractor independently, immediately chose to get out of the car, and the eagle always had to fly solo!

And when the soldiers of the Patriotic Army got out of the car, Liu Yuan was immediately a little nervous, and when he didn't learn before, he was very annoyed that others taught him......

But when he really wanted to operate independently, Liu Yuan was a little nostalgic for the patriotic soldier who had scolded himself as his son just now!

But this time, no matter how much Liu Yuan shouts, he can't call back his former master!

Seeing this situation, Liu Yuan coughed a few times, forced himself to calm down, and according to his studies these days, he hurriedly loosened the brakes, hung the gear, and stepped on the accelerator......

"Sudden ......"

The tractor moved suddenly, different from the previous study, this time it was driven independently, Liu Yuan cursed in his heart, he had just taught his own patriotic soldiers.

While carefully holding the faucet, he drove the tractor in the direction of the construction site......

Liu Laohan stood on the edge of the playground, watching his son drive the iron guy, and he was already able to come and go freely on this big playground!

couldn't help but show a relieved smile, and finally breathed a sigh of relief in my heart, I was injured at the same time as my youngest son, and I thought it was a catastrophe!

Who wants to turn an old hen into a duck in the blink of an eye, a person who does chores in the canteen, and don't talk about it...... But now the younger son has also learned a craft.

In the future, even if there is any accident in the family, the son and himself can hold up a piece of the sky.

It's just that Liu Laohan couldn't help it, thinking of the people who were injured this time, as well as the group of people last time...... It was all well arranged by the guards, plus the observation of this period of time.

Liu Laohan regretted that he had dragged his two sons desperately and did not allow them to join the army!

If he had known that the Patriotic Army was so benevolent, he would not have hesitated at the beginning, thinking of the hard life he had lived in the past two years, all because he was suspicious of Zhang Yun, so he recruited himself...... Liu Laohan felt that it was really not a taste in his heart!

Fast forward to the end of September.

Hearing that the George V Dreadnought Battleship had entered the end, Zhang Yun was instantly scorched by thunder...... You know, it takes at least three or four years to build a battleship.

Although it takes one or two years to prepare for the preliminary work, in fact, the final construction time can be completed within one year.

But this time, Zhang Yun still felt a little incredible, knowing that although he had brought detailed drawings from the afterlife, he did not need to carry out any preliminary preparations......

But this battleship was built in less than a year, and it has entered the painting stage, Zhang Yun still can't believe it!

Zhang Yun, who was not at ease, accompanied by Tie Niu, soon appeared in the dock......

Looking at the steel giant ship more than 200 meters long in front of him and the twelve 380 mm 52 times caliber naval guns on the deck, Zhang Yun's blood, which had been cooled for many years, instantly surged again......

"Cannon Giant!"

Muttering these words in his mouth, the blood in Zhang Yun's heart almost broke through the Heavenly Spirit Cover!

Reaching out to flatter the shipwrights, he walked up to the deck and headed straight for the main gun...... Stroking the barrel of the cannon that could almost be stuffed into his head, Zhang Yun suddenly laughed wildly.

"Haha......"

Regardless of how much is wrong with this dreadnought-class battleship? But as long as this warship appears on the sea, the combined British and American fleets that blockaded Hainan Island for a year.

It didn't take long to find out...... Why is the truth only within the range of a cannon?

At this time, the chief engineer also climbed up, took a lot of information, and handed it to Zhang Yun, wanting to ask for credit!

As a result, Zhang Yun waved his hand to block his information, and said: "Ben Hou doesn't want to read these materials on paper, it's a donkey or a horse that goes out to slip ......."

"Wouldn't it be much better to set up a few target ships at sea, and then attack with these main guns, of course, ten kilometers away, and finally see the results of the battle, than to look at these tedious materials in your hands?"

Without waiting for the chief engineer of the shipbuilding to reply, Tie Niu said excitedly: "This cannon barrel looks thicker than a human, and Tie Niu can't wait to see how powerful it is!" ”

"Master Hou, otherwise, it is better to reduce the selection day than to hit the sun, let's drive it out today and give it a try, if it is really possible, we don't have to hold it on Hainan Island anymore and suffer from the anger of the British and American combined fleet!"

"And the tens of thousands of troops on the island of Taiwan, who have been besieged for a year, and Commander Lu Yongwang, can't they all come back?"

The chief engineer who was stopped by Tie Niu, at this time, looking at Zhang Yun's words to Tie Niu, he was a little moved!

Therefore, he hurriedly said on the side: "Marquis Qibing, the final maintenance of the battleship, as well as the painting work, have not yet been completed, and driving the battleship out at this time will affect its service life." ”

"Besides, Master Hou, you've been waiting for almost a year, and it's not too late!"

"Besides, the cost of this battleship is so high, wouldn't it be a pity if it really affected its service life?"

The chief engineer's words poured cold on Zhang Yun's blood that had just been ignited!

Therefore, Zhang Yun, who was not happy, looked at the chief engineer and said, "Then how long do you say it will take to complete these follow-up processes?" ”

Seeing that Zhang Yun had given up the crazy idea in front of him, the chief engineer breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Master Qiqi, all the processes of the battleship have been completed, and now it has entered the final finishing process, which is actually butter or something...... And, of course, painting. ”

"These processes don't take much time, and there will be a few days at most, and your subordinates can deliver a brand-new ......warship to Master Hou."

After listening to the chief engineer's words, Zhang Yun looked at Tie Niu helplessly, shook his head and said, "Then Ben Hou will wait for you for a few more days......

This time the wait did not make Zhang Yun wait long, when the follow-up work of the battleship was finally completed.

Soon, Tie Niu, who was even more anxious than Zhang Yun, ordered his subordinates to hurriedly run over to find Zhang Yun with special 380 mm caliber naval artillery shells.

On the square at the entrance of the Xiao Palace, Zhang Yun looked at the monkey anxious iron bull, as well as the naval artillery shells dragged by several tractors behind him, and nodded helplessly: "I can't imagine that you are more anxious than Benhou?" Now that you're ready, let's go! ”

"Woo woo woo ......"

The shrill whistle suddenly sounded in the harbor, and the steel battleship more than two hundred meters long slowly started...... Heading towards the deep sea.

The deck was busy...... Tie Niu was jumping up and down to command the artillerymen to load the shells, Zhang Yun couldn't help laughing when he saw this scene!

In order to wait for a while, Tie Niu also fought a little!

During the voyage, all kinds of data were reported to Zhang Yun...... At present, the sailing speed of the warship is close to 20 knots, and Zhang Yun is very satisfied with this speed.

After all, the original George V Dreadnought-class battleship couldn't soar at this speed......

Or is it like myself, bringing detailed information from later generations, and then building tiles on the high floors...... Only then can there be such a speed that surpasses this era.

Of course, for an ironclad battleship, speed is not very important, the most important thing is its strength, so Zhang Yun doesn't pay much attention to this speed issue!

On the contrary, it is the result of the next shelling, which is what Zhang Yun wants to care about......

It didn't take long for the speed of twenty knots to appear, and several target ships had already appeared about ten kilometers ahead, Zhang Yun was in high spirits when he saw this, and Tie Niu was even more excited at this time!

After obtaining Zhang Yun's consent, Tie Niu took over all the command of the battleship, and then immediately ordered the artillery to begin to adjust the firing of Zhu Yuan......

The first was the two 130 cannons that were deliberately hoisted onto the ship, and they were fired first for test firing, and when the firing elements were transmitted.

The artillerymen carried out intense analysis and urgently adjusted the firing ......

Ten minutes later, with the order of the iron bull, the triple main gun in the bow of the ship immediately opened fire, with three successive loud bangs.

The entire steel battleship more than two hundred meters long shook a few times, and the waves that stirred up even splashed seawater on the deck!

But this was not the end of the calculation, after a little stabilization, Iron Bull ordered the other nine main guns to fire one after another, and after nine loud noises in succession, the huge steel battleship finally stabilized.

It was only at this time that Zhang Yun was in the mood to pick up the telescope and carefully observe the target ship ten kilometers away...... The result made Zhang Yun quite satisfied.

The twelve main guns fired a salvo, directly sinking two of the six target ships ten kilometers away on the opposite side, such a high hit rate, Zhang Yun nodded again and again!

You must know that the 380 mm caliber naval gun, still under the undulating conditions of the sea, can have a hit rate of about 10 kilometers and has a 30% hit rate, which is already very against the sky!

You must know that in the original history, during the First World War, there was even a precedent for two battleships to shoot at each other for an hour without hitting a single shell of the other party!

Of course, it was fired from a distance of more than 20 kilometers, and it certainly cannot be compared with the current conditions for firing about 10 kilometers away.

When Zhang Yun was carefully observing the damage to the target ship on the opposite side, Tie Niu ran up and said excitedly: "Master Hou, you don't know, this kind of artillery doesn't know, compared to the kind of artillery equipped by our army, where is the energy!" ”

"Why don't you let your subordinates come and bring this battleship in the future?"

Regarding Tie Niu's performance, Zhang Yun was a little speechless and said: "Ben Hou also likes this kind of giant cannon, but Ben Hou can't operate this kind of artillery himself, because Ben Hou is not available." ”

"On the other hand, you Tie Niu, are you free? You are leading a warship, which factory area and the Ministry of Construction will be handed over to whom? ”

Zhang Yun's refusal made Tie Niu also calm down, and after thinking about it carefully, this steel giant ship that has no predecessors and no one after him is indeed unable to lead it by himself, and Tie Niu is completely dead.

After Tie Niu fell silent, Zhang Yun didn't pay attention to him anymore, but began to think about who would lead this battleship? And what should be the name of this battleship?

Yellow River, Yangtze River, Great Wall, China ...... A slippery vocabulary flashed like lightning in Zhang Yun's mind, but Zhang Yun was not very satisfied, these names couldn't come up with anything new at all!

For a moment, Zhang Yun fell into deep thought...... After thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't think of a good name, Zhang Yun looked at the ocean in front of him, and simply got up and walked to the edge of the deck, looking at the sea water under the boat.

Thinking in my heart, the current sea water is still so blue?

But at this time, Zhang Yun suddenly hit a spirit, and the word 'sea' suddenly came to mind......

Since the construction of warships is to compete for sea power, that is to say, the birth of this ordinary warship is for sea power!

Then simply named it Haiquan, the more Zhang Yun thought about it, the more he felt that this name matched his state of mind at the moment.

If it weren't for the suppression of the combined fleets of Britain and the United States, he would not have started building ironclad battleships so quickly, and the root of it was to fight for sea power and prevent being pinned down by others......

After deciding on the name, Zhang Yun pondered all the high-ranking officials of the Patriotic Army, but he always found that he had not found a good candidate to master the battleship.

Since there are no professionals in this area, then they can only be promoted from the heroes!

Speaking of heroes, two names suddenly popped up in Zhang Yun's mind, "Li Qing" ~ "Zheng Qiushan" Li Qing's merits will not be talked about!

After all, Li Qing has now become the deputy minister of the Ministry of Military Intelligence, and he has made a great contribution, which is enough to repay him......

And Zheng Qiushan was originally the commander of the cavalry division, and in the battle when the Taiping Army collapsed, he fought with the Manchu so-called iron cavalry to the last man.

The cavalry of the division he led was almost annihilated by the Manchu cavalry, such a great achievement, but after coming back, he was still a division commander, and sometimes, Zhang Yun felt a little sorry for him.

It's just helpless, the Patriotic Army has developed, a radish and a pit, and it is impossible to vacate someone else's position for his credit!

But now the opportunity has come, the position of captain of this first ironclad battleship can completely promote him to rear admiral, and Zheng Qiushan can enter the threshold of senior officers from then on.

You must know that the rank of major general corresponds to the rank of commander and chief of staff of a group army of the army, that is to say, Zheng Qiushan only needs to sit in the position of captain of this ship!

Then he has jumped from a cavalry division commander to a senior officer who can talk to the commander of the group army on an equal footing! That's it!

After making up his mind, Zhang Yun immediately ordered the battleship to return to the sea, preparing to go to Zheng Qiushan, let him familiarize himself with the naval battle for a period of time, and then immediately let him lead a battleship to find a decisive battle between the British and American joint warships to completely relieve the siege of Hainan Island.

Of course, there is also the problem of the name of the battleship, Zhang Yun feels that he has to ask the old shipwrights to find a paint that is difficult to corrode off and spray the word 'sea power'.