"Want to unify the navy's translation name and determine the Chinese password? This is long overdue! Deng Shichang, the pipe band of the Zhiyuan, was overjoyed when he learned of this. Due to the rigid system of the Beiyang Naval Division, when he was transferred to the Zhiyuan pipe band, almost none of the elite soldiers brought out on the Yangwei were brought to the new ship, so that he had to train recruits from scratch rookie, although after several years of hard work, the training level of the sailors on the Zhiyuan has barely reached the standard, but Deng Shichang, who has had this experience, undoubtedly hates the damn English password more than others, if it were not for the need to teach many recruits who were still illiterate to speak English and waste so much time, With Deng Shichang's strict requirements, the training level of the Zhiyuan is definitely much stronger than it is now.

However, Liu Buyun, the leader of the so-called "Min Party", the pipe band of the flagship Dingyuan of the Beiyang Naval Division, was a little unimpressed, "Where is it so easy to translate professionally?" What Yan Jidao (Yan Fu) can't do, can a hairless little guy really do it well? ”

Lin Taizeng, the leader of the Zhenyuan who is actually higher than Liu Buchan but has been the only one since he was a child, also nodded and agreed, "Yes, if there are really accurate and easy-to-remember Chinese passwords, it will indeed be of great help to us in training recruits, and our dependence on foreigners can also be reduced, but if the translation is inaccurate and inappropriate, I am afraid that the training of sailors will be dragged down." Especially when he does this, even the veterans on the ship have to adapt again, but I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses. ”

"There are very few recruits in the water division at present, and it is not a good thing if the training of veterans is affected for the sake of the training of recruits", even Fang Boqian, the pipe leader of the Jiyuan who broke away from the "Fujian Party" and set up his own after being favored by Li Hongzhang, rarely agreed with Liu Buyun's opinion, which made Deng Shichang, who was excited at the beginning, also fall silent.

However, Ding Ruchang, the admiral of the navy who has followed Li Hongzhang for many years, knows that he rarely takes risks based on his understanding of the old boss, so he still retains a strong confidence in this matter, "Everyone rest assured, Zhongtang Lao Cheng Mouguo, if this Li Dongyang is just a boastful person, with his age of weak crown, how can he get into his eyes?" In just a few days, he was awarded the seventh grade, or was he a civilian? ”

What the generals of the Beiyang Navy Division did not expect was that the day after they received the telegram, Li Hui arrived at the Weihaiwei base by boat, which was absolutely rare in the Manchu officialdom that had always been procrastinated

Although Li Hui's official rank was not even comparable to that of a torpedo boat pipe band in the Beiyang Naval Division, because of the Qing Dynasty's noble and military inferiority, Li Hui was valued by Li Hongzhang, so including Admiral Ding Ruchang, the left and right wings of the Beiyang Naval Division and the five deputy generals all went to the dock to greet him, which made Li Hui a little flattered. However, in order to save time, Li Hui asked Ding Ruchang to suspend the somewhat cumbersome reception procedures in the eyes of modern people, and went directly to the Beiyang Navy Admiralty Office to discuss matters.

But to the surprise of these naval officers, Li Hui's buttocks didn't sit hot, so he said something inauspicious, "I have admired your military names for a long time, and I can finally see you today, which is really a great relief." It's just that I think that the strength of the Japanese Navy has expanded rapidly in the past few years, and there will be a war soon.

As soon as Li Hui's bad words came out, the Beiyang generals suddenly changed color, but only two people laughed out loud, one was Deng Shichang, the pipe band of the Zhiyuan, and the other was Lin Yongsheng, the pipe band of the Jingyuan. Deng Shichang, who was famous in later generations, looked mediocre, and he couldn't see how generous and brave he was in appearance, and the pair of squinted eyes even looked a little wilted, but when he heard Li Hui's words, Deng Shichang's eyes suddenly widened, and a completely different temperament from usual was suddenly revealed. ”

Although Lin Yongsheng, who died heroically in the Battle of Dadonggou in history, did not speak, his eyes were extremely resolute, and he knew the thoughts in his heart without asking, which also made Li Hui admire. Then Liu Buyun and others also regained their composure, or spoke bravely, or held their heads high to show fearlessness, and even Fang Boqian, who escaped twice in history, actually patted his chest and said that he was not afraid of a battle, which made Li Hui speechless for a while

But in any case, the navy has been a relatively superstitious branch of the army since ancient times, and this is especially true at the end of the 19th century, when the officers and men of the Beiyang Naval Division usually eat fish, they even have to replace the action of "turning" with other words, but now Li Hui said to his face that can almost be regarded as a curse.

But Li Hui seemed to be unaware of it, and continued the topic, "Sure enough, the personnel quality of our Beiyang Navy is still superior to that of the Japanese Navy, but if there is only this only advantage, there will be absolutely no chance of victory in the future Sino-Japanese war." After all, the navy is different from the army, and the impact of superior equipment is almost decisive, and as the Japanese government continues to spend huge sums of money on new warships, artillery and ammunition, the gap between the two navies' strength has gradually widened, and it will continue to grow. If this situation continues, the outcome of this war will be decided before the battle begins, and your lordships will only go down in history as tragic heroes."

"Maybe such a sacrifice is a well-deserved death, but it will not be of any use, this war is a battle for survival, if it is lost, no matter how heroic the process is, China will inevitably carve up. Only victory can avoid reparations and land cession and save the country! Even if there is only one in 10,000 chance, I will not give up, and you should not give up! Li Hui raised his voice and said his opening remarks before cutting to the chase, almost like an angry roar

"The first thing we did to this end was to develop a new type of explosive that was more than twice as powerful as military black powder, but cheaper, and that alone would more than double the firepower of the navy; The second thing is to persuade Lord Zhongtang to agree that the Tianjin Machinery Bureau will no longer produce that damn solid bullet in the future, and all the shells received by the navy in the future will be flowering shells, which can increase the navy's firepower by more than two times. Multiplying the two, it's at least a six- or seven-fold increase, and that's just the beginning! Li Hui's words are simply boasting, but because of the data, he is not afraid of being questioned.

Of course, an evaluation of "arrogance and arrogance" will definitely not be escaped, but in order to let these admirals in front of him know his favors, so that he can lose less when he collects this fleet in the future, Li Hui is also shameless