(Thanks to Fanger's monthly ticket encouragement and Brother Axian's reward encouragement, some brothers said that writing these words would affect the reading experience, well, this is the last time.) ）

The British seem to be smart, but they always make some mistakes in judgment.

Just like now, Churchill felt that even if he gave the ships to Qin Zhiyuan, Qin Zhiyuan's subordinates would not be able to operate these ships, and these warships were still in the hands of the British.

Churchill ignored the Chinese people's ability to learn.

If the elder Renault had been here, perhaps the elder Renault would have popularized Churchill's knowledge about the Chinese people's ability to learn.

Half a year ago, Qin Zhiyuan and a group of peasants came to France, at that time, the Chinese were positioned as coolies, used to dig trenches, carry ammunition, and carry burdens. However, under the operation of Qin Zhiyuan, some Chinese joined the army and became an indispensable force in the Foreign Legion; Another part of the Chinese entered the factory, and they had already formed independent workshops and began to produce tanks as new weapons.

When he came to London, Qin Zhiyuan only brought Pierre and a few guards, but when he returned, Qin Zhiyuan took a fleet with him.

When Qin Zhiyuan left Britain on the destroyer "Yangtze River", the First Brigade finally had a naval unit.

The Yangtze River is the first Acorn-class destroyer received by the First Brigade, and it is also the flagship of Qin Zhiyuan's mini-fleet.

It's really a mini-fleet, there are only four Acorn-class destroyers in total, which were named after the "Yangtze River", "Yellow River", "Huai River" and "Songhua River" by Qin Zhiyuan.

In Qin Zhiyuan's vision, the code name of the navy was named after the destroyer of the river, the cruiser after the mountain, the battleship and aircraft carrier after the province, and the submarines after the famous military generals in Chinese history.

Uh-huh. It sounds grandiose, but in fact, Qin Zhiyuan only has these four destroyers in his hands now. Soon after, the First Brigade will receive more warships, and Qin Zhiyuan has already placed an order in the United States through the old Renault, and the first batch is 10 destroyers.

In order not to arouse the vigilance of the British and French. Qin Zhiyuan did not even dare to buy cruisers.

It is indeed undare, compared to Britain and France, the Republic of China at this time has no status at all, once the vigilance of Britain and France is aroused, all Qin Zhiyuan's follow-up plans will come to naught.

"Qin, how many sailors are there in Corsica?" The question was asked by Antonio, the captain of the Yangtze River.

A Liverpudlian, Antonio is 45 years old, the prime age for a captain who served in the Royal Navy in his early years. Near Jerusalem off the coast of the Mediterranean, Antonio, as part of the colonial army, used some inhumane acts against the locals.

When the news reached England, Antonio was dismissed.

The British are the kind of typical ones who want to be a lady and set up a torii.

Antonio was a loyal fan of the Knights Templar, so when Qin Zhiyuan's butler Gaspard contacted Antonio, Antonio did not hesitate to join Qin Zhiyuan's command. became a new generation of crusaders.

Along with Antonio, who chose to join the First Brigade, were his old friends Bishop and Blanche. They captained the Yellow River and the Huaihe respectively, and of course, Bishop and Blanche were also loyal fans of the Templar Order.

As for the last of the "Songhuajiang", his captain was Mario, a Frenchman, and he was also a big fan of the Knights Templar. It was recommended by the old Renault.

"Corsica has a lot of people, and it's up to you to choose who is the right sailor. I only have one request, at least three people in each position, to make them grow as fast as possible. "Qin Zhiyuan is ambitious.

"Of course. As long as they are all as smart and studious as you are, then they will all be the best sailors they can be. "Antonio is full of confidence.

It would take about 100 people to start a destroyer, and the British and French hired by Qin Zhiyuan were all technicians, and the ordinary sailors and gunners were Chinese. These technicians are aware of their tasks when they accept the contract, and they are not only responsible for technical problems, but also responsible for training Chinese technicians.

Although the Chinese did not have much education before coming to Europe, with Qin Zhiyuan's unremitting efforts, the Chinese of the First Brigade made great progress, and many of them could not only speak some simple French, but also began to dabble in cultural knowledge.

"When you see them, you know that the Chinese are the smartest people in the world." Qin Zhiyuan is proud.

On an intellectual level, that's pretty much it, but of course it's not absolute, and every nation has a lot of brilliant people, and there are also stupid people.

"Hey, we're not bad in England either!" Antonio is serious.

"Yes, we're tied for first place." Qin Zhiyuan smiled.

If China's contribution to the world was in the Middle Ages, then the contribution of the British to the world is in modern times. Although the British colonization is notorious, it cannot be denied that the British played a role in the Industrial Revolution, and they did push the world to a higher level of civilization.

Before that, this work was basically undertaken by Chinese.

Last year's Berlin Olympics were suspended because of the war, but the sense of competition has taken hold.

London is only 1,200 kilometers away from Corsica in a straight line, but when you take a warship, you have to detour through the Strait of Gibraltar, which is more than 2,000 kilometers out of thin air. In the Strait of Gibraltar, Qin Zhiyuan's fleet simply stopped, replenished some fuel, and sailed directly to Corsica.

The speed of these four destroyers is not bad, they can run at almost 30 knots.

Qin Zhiyuan was still a little dissatisfied, and the American Wicks-class destroyers of the same period were already able to run at a speed of 35 knots, and at a speed of 20 knots, they could run 4,500 kilometers. If it were a couple of Wixes, they would have been able to drive back to Corsica from England without refueling.

Fortunately, Qin Zhiyuan has already placed an order, and in another half a year, Qin Zhiyuan will receive American destroyers, and by then Qin Zhiyuan will already have a group of Chinese sailors who have undergone preliminary training, and only then will Qin Zhiyuan be regarded as having a navy.

The Yangtze River had to run for more than two days to return to Corsica, and Qin Zhiyuan didn't stay long on the bridge before returning to the cabin to rest. Even if it's a warship, there are VIP cabins on it, because maybe at any time, some big people will take it. Just don't expect too much, even if it's a VIP cabin, there isn't much space, only a simple living room, not even a sofa for guests, which is not a problem, because no one will meet guests on a destroyer.

Having a mini-fleet didn't make Qin Zhiyuan's euphoria last too long, warships were launched every day, and such things happened every day.

For Qin Zhiyuan, this is just a part of life.

It is still good, having these destroyers makes Qin Zhiyuan feel at ease, at least when he sails between Marseille and Thunder in the future, he doesn't have to worry about the German submarines.

When I woke up, the Yangtze River had entered Thunder City, and together with the Yangtze River, it was the Songhua River; The Yellow River and the Huaihe went to the Trident, and the four warships were to live in two separate places, each responsible for escorting ships in different waters.

Almost from the first day of their arrival in Corsica, the intense work was already packed.

(To be continued.) )