In 1804, the Datang Navy embarked on a global voyage, which deeply shocked the rest of the world, strengthened the image of Datang as the unshakable number one power, and at the same time raised the national pride of the Datang people. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Visitors from all over the world who visit the Datang Global Fleet are called the "The-great-White-Fleet" because of its white livery.

The Great White Fleet assembled on the east coast of North America, which had just ended the war, and the ships participating in this grand round-the-world tour were from the five major fleets of Datang (the Asia-Pacific Fleet, the East Pacific Fleet, the Atlantic Fleet, the North Atlantic Fleet, and the Indian Ocean Fleet, and some people are also accustomed to calling them the First to Fifth Fleets). Considering the current peace situation, even the smallest Atlantic Fleet has 2CV, 4CA and 4CL configurations, so it is enough to deal with almost any maritime emergency.

How big is the Great White Fleet? Composed of 8 battleships, 4 aircraft carriers, 4 heavy cruisers, 4 light cruisers, 8 frigates and a number of auxiliary ships, the total tonnage of the main battle ships alone reached 560,000 tons, which is a figure that is inferior to the total tonnage of the navies of other naval powers combined.

The eight battleships were the 24,000-ton Australia and New Zealand, and the 35,000-ton Siam, Burma, Sunda and Donghui; 40,280 tons of Mexico and Dalmatia. The four aircraft carriers are all 45,000-ton Texas-class, Mingzhou, Lingzhou, Tengzhou and Beiliangzhou.

It can be seen from the composition of the ships that this fleet seems to be dominated by battleships, and the Mexican-class battleships with a tonnage of more than 40,000 tons and equipped with nine 406 mm largest main guns on the earth are even more eye-catching. In contrast, the Texas-class aircraft carriers, albeit of greater tonnage, but seem to be less important, are less lustre. Even the Texas-class aircraft carriers, which were enough for 130 propeller aircraft, were not fully loaded at all, just for show.

This is also a message that Datang deliberately wants to convey to the outside world, that is, the battleship is really not eliminated, the battleship is still the most important ship in the Datang Navy, and everyone should work hard to build battleships. How to develop the Datang Navy is the best reference for the navies of various countries, not so many people have the courage to find another way, in case they take a wrong step, they may be overtaken and bullied by other countries.

In particular, the Datang battleship was equipped with dozens or hundreds of anti-aircraft guns, and it seemed that no matter how many planes attacked, they would be beaten down from the air by the battleship.

Naturally, logically, if you look more clearly, you can understand that Datang is equipped with a large number of anti-aircraft guns on battleships, cruisers, and frigates, which naturally shows that Datang cares about air threats, so the role of aircraft carriers should not be underestimated. Datang's ships have basically undergone a round of refitting, such as the Vancouver-class light cruiser that entered service more than ten years ago, which has basically been converted into an air defense cruiser at this time.

Its tonnage has increased a bit because of the modification, and the original four single-barreled 155 mm naval guns have been replaced by two twin 155 mm guns with smaller and more compact space requirements, which has not been reduced in number but actually saves space. The navy is still unwilling to give up the ability of this type of warship to support land artillery, and the performance of Datang's 155 mm guns is improving and constantly reducing weight, so this modification is available. As for the other weapons, except for the torpedo tubes, the other secondary guns have all been replaced. The 57-mm guns were transformed into twin 37-mm anti-aircraft guns and 4 units, and the 14.5-mm heavy machine guns were transformed into single-barreled 20-mm rapid-fire anti-aircraft guns with 8 units. In addition, the Vancouver class has also eliminated the seaplane ejection track in the stern, set up a helicopter take-off and landing platform, and installed sonar devices and deep bomb droppers. In this way, the miscellaneous role of Vancouver-level air defense and anti-submarine is more clear.

The Great White Fleet departed from Xinhang Port in Florida and headed for Sao Paulo, Brazil, as the largest ally of Datang in South America, the Great White Fleet received a warm welcome in Brazil.

Brazil is a special alliance of the same camp of Datang, and Brazil is also a country established by the National Revolution, but due to national interests and leadership styles, it is inseparable from Datang. After the internationalist revolution in Brazil, there was no strict national revolution system like Peru, Colombia and other countries, and Brazil, which has more than 8 million square kilometers and complex terrain, implemented the form of combining capitalism and internationalism after the internationalist revolution. Tilla/Dentes hoped that a strong center would control all parts of Brazil, and he did, as the Revolution took control of most of Brazil after defeating the colonizers and taking land and wealth from the colonizers and aristocrats. But after that, serious localism and mountaineering appeared.

Although Brazil has a vast land, it is not strictly geographical. There is a large cliff in the coastal area, which makes the coastal plain very narrow, and the expansion of the city and economy is not favorable, and it is more difficult to extend inward. Brazilians also restrict Datang capital from entering the country, and their own infrastructure capacity is poor, so they have not been able to communicate well with the coastal and inland areas. The geographical isolation has led to the organization of the National Revolution in various parts of Brazil to act on their own, even to the point of openly denying the orders issued by the central government, and carrying out self-propagation, appointment and dismissal.

Fearing a civil war, Tilla/Deentes did not carry out armed operations against these local hills, and in fact it was difficult for Brazil itself to carry out effective military operations against the local areas, and the poor infrastructure and limited combat capacity of the army made it impossible for Brazil to cut the mountains in the country.

It is also because of the obstruction of a large cliff that makes it difficult for the Brazilian mainland to trade with the country's coast, so it is better to trade with the Republic of La Plata along the course of the La Plata River.

In almost every way, Brazil can only barely maintain a unified country, and the level of development of other South American countries has gradually widened. In particular, the southern neighbor of the Republic of La Plata, although the land area of the Republic of La Plata is only half of Brazil, and the population is much smaller than that of Brazil, but because of the most advantageous geographical environment in the southern cone of South America, coupled with the huge number of Chinese immigrants, the national strength of the Republic of La Plata has surpassed that of South America.

La Plata has been constantly stirring up the relationship between Brazil's southern and inland states and the central government, and the contradictions between the two countries have become more and more acute and on the table. (To be continued.) )