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The capital ship of the "Guangfu" shook suddenly, and the warship with a full load displacement of more than 12,000 tons moved sideways on the sea. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Liberation" has fired! Yellow flames erupted from the muzzle of the gun, and white smoke rose from the muzzle. The smoke was not very loud and quickly dispersed in a gust of sea breeze. As mentioned earlier, under the leadership of Emperor Zhu, who has a solid foundation in chemistry, the chemical industry of the Ming Dynasty is relatively advanced, and naturally there is smokeless gunpowder. The propellant used in the main gun of the "Guangfu" is smokeless.

Although Zhu Jishi's ears had been blocked by earplugs, his mind was still buzzing from the loud roar, but his eyes widened and he looked at everything in front of him through the telescope.

A huge column of water rose fifty or sixty meters away from the starboard side of the target ship. The shell didn't hit! Lu Maofeng and Liu Buyun's command sounded again in the command tower of the "Guangfu", and through the common telephone set that had just been invented, the command was quickly transmitted to the turret. Then there was another roar. The four main guns of the "Liberation" roared again. The momentum was equally impressive, and the shells were equally missed.

Zhu Jishi has found a pocket watch made in Hong Kong to look at the time. The interval between the two salvos was almost five minutes, and if this rate of fire was maintained in the artillery of a naval battle, it would take 12 salvos in an hour and 60 salvos or 240 solid rounds in five hours. Even if it reaches a super high hit rate of 3%, it is only {1 + book} read} novel ybdu hits 7 or 8 shots. Can you sink an "Emperor"-class ironclad ship with seven or eight iron bumps? Even if it can be sunk, it probably needs to be very lucky, right? For China and Britain, two great powers that are both naval powers and shipbuilding powers, fighting a war cannot be fought by mere luck.

"Boom ......"

A few more volleys. The water column is getting closer and closer to the target ship. But still did not hit. Zhu Jishi was already a little impatient. He didn't want to spend all day here listening to it.

"It looks like 4,500 meters is a bit far." He said to Tong Haifeng, "Get closer, 3,000 meters is almost." ”

"Minister, obey the order." Commander Tong's face was slightly ugly.

Five rounds of salvo fire have been missed, which does not mean that the training level of the sailors of the "Guangfu" is bad, in fact, the current large-caliber naval guns are so inaccurate, unless they fire at close range within 3,000 meters, it is a matter of luck. It's good luck to hit 3%. A 5% hit rate is a stroke of luck and can only be achieved in calm weather and excellent visibility. As for actual combat, it is very normal to hit less than 2%. That's why there is a saying in the Navy that "artillery is useless". A "Emperor" class fired three or four hundred 320mm shells in the sky in a naval battle, and if it only had a 2% hit rate, how many could it hit?

"Tong Qing," Zhu Jishi's voice suddenly sounded in Tong Haifeng's ears, interrupting his thoughts, "Do you think it is possible for us to use the fast protection cruiser as the main force to compete with the British Navy?" ”

"Fast-defending cruisers?" Tong Haifeng was stunned for a moment, "Your Majesty, the fast cruiser doesn't have any armor. If you get hit by a 406mm armor-piercing bullet, you can ......"

"Will it sink?" Zhu Jishi asked lightly. In fact, he was determined.

The "Tianjin"-class protective cruiser, which has completed its design and begun production, is the "Yoshino" of this time and space in Zhu Jishi's opinion. The 4,200-tonne no-load displacement combined with four triple-expansion steam engines and 12 coal-fired boilers can provide a maximum of 10,000 hp. It is possible to allow the "Tianjin" ship to obtain a maximum speed of up to 18.5 knots. In addition, the main protective structure composed of the dome deck is also quite strong, and the central bulge is 45mm thick. The thickness of the side inclined part is 115mm, and important cabins such as ammunition depots and engine rooms are placed below the dome deck. Although there is no way to compare with ironclads and armored cruisers, it is still better than unprotected cruisers - this fast-protection cruiser was designed for escort and disconnection, and the old cruisers and ironclads of the British Pacific Fleet were its main opponents. Therefore, the firepower of the "Tianjin" class was not too strong, with only 2 twin 155mm rapid-fire guns, 10 120mm rapid-fire guns, 10 40mm rapid-fire machine guns and 5 360mm torpedo tubes.

"Your Majesty, the firepower of the Tianjin class can't hurt the British ironclad ship at all! A 155mm cannon can't penetrate 600mm armor! Tong Haifeng shook his head.

"Superstructures and turrets can be destroyed, and their cofferdam-like turrets do not have much protection." Zhu Jishi said, "And...... The construction time of the Tianjin class was very short, and the entire construction period was less than a year. If I place an order now, I will have a whole fleet by this time next year. In addition, the ironclad ship can be used as a decoy to attract the firepower of the British ironclad to facilitate the approach of the Tianjin-class. ”

Tong Haifeng took a breath and thought to himself, what a terrible way to play! But it doesn't have to be impossible...... The ironclad ships of the British must have taken the ironclad ships of the Ming army as their primary target, and they should not use 406mm naval guns to bombard the Tianjin-class. If you use a double column to engage the enemy, use the capital ship formation to attract the enemy's firepower, and then use a fast cruiser formation to bombard it with rapid-fire guns, although it is difficult to achieve a decisive effect, it can still beat the enemy's ironclad ships all over the body.

"Your Majesty, you need a drill to verify it." Tong Haifeng pondered for a moment and said.

"Need a drill?" Zhu Jishi thought for a while, "Then organize it as soon as possible, even if it is to directly bombard the ironclad ship with practice shells!" Be sure to come up with the closest data to the actual battle. ”

At this time, the ironclad ship "Guangfu" had already adjusted its distance and approached 3,000 meters away from the target ship, and the command tower sounded the command again.

……

The morning breeze blew away the black clouds, the dawn quietly illuminated the earth, and the dark sky turned as white as slate. King Jujuan's train stopped at the train station in Kansas City. It is located on the border between Missouri and Kansas. Although the name of the city is Kansas, it is built on the territory of Missouri. Like neighboring Kansas, it is almost also a Chinese world. In the small train station, there are oriental faces coming in and out. The Chinese leaders of Kansas City also held a small welcoming ceremony for the arrival of the King of Donghua - the city government and city council were also controlled by the Chinese, and Jujuan was almost the king here.

"Mr. James has arrived." A young officer walked into Juan's carriage and reported loudly.

"Ask him to come in." Juan put down the papers in his hand and straightened his uniform. He is now on his way to France, to convince his mother and the Ming to join forces against the British. The world war has not yet begun, but the diplomatic contest is already in full swing. France, on the other hand, was the target of both the Ming and British efforts to woo -- of course, Britain was also planning to attack France, but it could not find a thug for a while.

"Are you King Juan?" Then came James. Bush, dressed in black, had a solemn expression.

"Yes, James. Mr. Bush, I am the King of Donghua! Juan said.

James. Bush didn't care that Juan knew who he was, but just smiled: "Yesterday afternoon, my brother has become the prime minister of the American Empire!" ”

The news was new, and Jujuan had heard it for the first time, but he was not surprised. Because the Socialist Workers Party of America has already won the election, it is natural to form a cabinet.

"So, we're one step closer to meeting on the battlefield?" Jujuan said lightly. If he and the Bush brothers have any common goal, it is undoubtedly to provoke a world war! In the past, when the two sides were secretly in contact and negotiating, they had not made it clear, and they said nonsense that they didn't believe. But now, Jujuan doesn't feel the need to hide it anymore.

"I think so." James. Bush sat down across from Juan's desk, "But the war needs you." ”

"Because I'm the king?"

James. Bush smiled, "And because your army can enter Kansas City at any time." Kansas and Nebraska are completely under your control, and it is also the big granary of the central United States, with more than a million Chinese farming, enough to support an army of three million. What a battlefield this is, it's a shame not to fight. As for...... The armies of the American Empire are guaranteed not to interfere under the pretext that we are going to occupy more territory. ”

Jujuanha smiled: "Well, there will be a war, but not now, because I still have to go to Europe, and I will start when I come back!" (To be continued......)