"As for the anti-lightning strike, with the rapid-fire firepower of the Haitian, there are not ten times the number, and there are auxiliary ships in the world that can get close? And if there is really ten times the number, it must be the other party who will lose money, so why do you need auxiliary ships to protect it? Li Hui tilted his head and said with a smile, "What should I do if you ask about a sneak attack?" First of all, if it is really attacked, the auxiliary ships will not be of much help; In addition, as long as the military port is strictly guarded and the warships are put up with lightning protection nets when they are berthed, the danger will not be too great. You know, a torpedo can't be sunk by the sea and sky, not even the most powerful model in the world, and no one has a say in this more than me."

"Another point is that Xia Ke Island is located in the depths of the ocean, and small auxiliary ships like torpedo boats cannot be driven at all, and as for medium and large auxiliary ships with a standard row of more than 2,000 tons, there is no advantage in cost performance." , Li Hui spread his hands as he spoke, and said a common sense that everyone in the naval world knows, "You should know, right?" Under the premise of the same cost, the combat effectiveness of the capital ship is far stronger than that of the auxiliary ship, and the larger the tonnage and the higher the cost, the greater the advantage. Originally, the capital ship still had the defect of high maintenance costs, which would be a great burden in peacetime, but when there is an urgent need at hand, this problem is naturally not a problem."

"Deep in the ocean? Where is this chivalrous island? Yan Fu couldn't help but be full of curiosity, but he knew that this secret was a matter of life and death for Momen, and unless Momen really revolted and successfully overthrew the Manchus and gained a firm foothold in Middle-earth, it would never be disclosed to outsiders.

Thinking of the word "outsider", Yan Fu's heart was a little uncomfortable, and at the same time he remembered a question that he was going to ask before coming here, "Dongyang, since your strength is so strong, why do you still attach so much importance to our Beiyang?" The navy has some talents, and there are two bases that can barely survive, but compared to your strength, it is just a drop in the bucket, and you can just attack and take it down, and you can make such a big concession? Don't say it's thinking of our friendship, this can only deceive ghosts, you don't make this question clear, I don't guarantee that I can convince them after I go back, Dongyang, you know, the courtesy beyond the specifications is easy to make them suspicious"

Li Hui immediately explained, "There are still six Haitian-class ships under construction on the island, because of our leading technology, strict management, and high quality personnel, not only is the quality better than the British warships, but also the cost is more economical and shorter, and it is expected to be completed by the end of next year, but the problem is that the island has no personnel to operate the six warships, in fact, even the personnel on the five Haitian-class are pieced together, Although their individual skills are very good, as far as the navy is concerned, most of them are just novices, many of them only went on the ship for the first time a few months ago, and there is a shortage of officers, at most they can be qualified captains, and the fleet command is completely blind, and if they really fight, they can only be crushed by hard power."

"If that's the case, the value of our Beiyang sailors is indeed very great." Although Yan Fu said this, he also questioned Li Hui's explanation, and also raised an unavoidable question, "But you can build such a powerful warship, how can you not even have a few thousand navies?" ”

"It's really not, because it's not needed, Xia Ke Island is not near the main route, and there are many strong winds and waves in the surrounding area, or a geomagnetic anomaly area, unless it is a shipwreck, there are very few ships running there, there are a few verification ships on the island to test new weapons and new tactics is enough to ensure safety, no matter how much it is unnecessary, it can't afford to raise, spending too much money is one thing, the bigger problem is that it will take up a lot of manpower, and it's not just a matter of pulling some people to be competent. The army must be absolutely reliable, and the navy is a high-tech branch of the armed forces," Li Hui's explanation sounded reasonable, but it could not dispel Yan Fu's suspicions.

"You said that the island has never officially built a warship before, and then it can build a powerful warship like the Haitian class that surpasses the world's advanced level at once, how is this possible?" , Yan Fu frowned, he didn't believe Li Hui's words, and cited a familiar example as a counterproof, "It took so much effort to build an outdated Pingyuan in the past!" ”

"That's different, although we have never built large ships for combat use before, we have experience in building 20,000-ton civilian ships, and the performance of the verification ships is far beyond the ships officially installed in various countries, but the reliability and cost performance are poor. More importantly, we have the world's best artillery, armor, power system, and the steel performance used in the hull structure is also the world's first. Although Li Hui was fooling Yan Fu, there was no problem with what he said.

The more powerful the subsystem, the lower the difficulty of the overall design, and the fighter designers of Maozi in history should have been deeply touched, obviously the Soviet fighter design is better, but there is no advantage in performance compared with the American goods, precisely because the American subsystem is much stronger than the Soviet Union. The advantages and disadvantages of the subsystem can also best reflect the strength of a country's industrial base, on the contrary, the overall design only needs a good designer to figure it out, for backward countries, although it is not very easy, but at least it is not absolutely hopeless.

Yan Fu is also an expert after all, so he quickly figured it out, and sighed, "When the foundation is reached, everything is a matter of course, that's a good thing!" The Qing Dynasty has been engaged in foreign affairs for so many years, but the gap between it and the Western powers is getting wider and wider, precisely because it has neglected the basics! ”

What's more, Yan Fu had also carefully observed the five Haitian-class cruisers, which looked even a little newer than the Haitian, and this fact that he witnessed with his own eyes was also a powerful proof of what Li Hui said.

At this point, Yan Fu finally fully believed Li Hui's words, if he didn't remember his identity as a negotiator, he would have to bargain for a higher status and better treatment for the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Naval Division, and he couldn't help but bow down

In today's China, there is no one more eager for the strength of the motherland, especially the strength of industry and science and technology, than the navy, because only a strong and advanced industrial country can maintain a strong navy.

Therefore, as long as it was confirmed that Momen had a strong industrial and technological strength comparable to that of the great powers, it was difficult for the Beiyang Naval Division to refuse Li Hui's wooing. The reason why it is so troublesome is that the appearance of "Momen" is too abrupt, which makes the officers and men of the Beiyang Naval Division unbelievable for a while.