"You're a genius, Togo-kun." Lin Yiqing patted Togo Heihachiro on the shoulder and said with a smile, "I think if the 'Fusang' comes to attack us now, you will definitely be able to defeat it." ”

"Don't say that, Lin Jun." Heihachiro Togo shook his head, showing a lack of confidence, "To be honest, in my heart, I really don't have the certainty of defeating the 'Fuso'. Because I really haven't figured out a way to effectively defeat Fuso. ”

"I can give you a hint, Togo-kun." Lin Yiqing looked at Heihachiro's eyes in Togo and said with a smile.

"Oh?" When Heihachiro Togo heard Lin Yiqing's words, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Dongxiang-kun, when you studied the battle of the Ryukyu Sea, did you think that if the 'Longxiang' ironclad ship had enough ammunition, would it be possible to defeat the Qianguo's 'Fujing' and 'Jianjing' cruisers?" Lin Yiqing did not say the answer directly, but asked Togo Heihachiro instead.

"There should be an 80 percent chance of winning!" Heihachiro Togo thought for a moment and said, "The 'Fujing' and 'Jianjing' have a certain thickness of armor, but they can't be compared with the heavy armor of the 'Longxiang', the main gun caliber of the 'Longxiang' is larger, the cannonballs are more powerful, and the 'Fujing' and 'Jianjing' can be dealt greater damage when the artillery is fired." ”

"What Dongxiang-kun said makes sense, but I have studied the process of this naval battle and some of the details in it in detail, and I think that even if the 'Longxiang' has sufficient ammunition, it will not be able to defeat the 'Fujing' and 'Jianjing'." Lin Yiqing said, "It's not because I'm a Qianguo person who speaks to the navy of my mother country. I was after careful research. came to such a conclusion. ”

"Lin Jun. Please also tell me about your research results. Heihachiro Togo stared at Lin Yiqing's face and listened attentively.

"Dongxiang-kun, you must know that the victory or defeat of a naval battle, firepower, speed, and protection are the decisive factors, and they are all indispensable." Lin Yiqing said, "Although the 'Longxiang' has heavy artillery. The iron armor is thick, but due to the old engine and the slow speed, it can only reach 9 knots, and the main gun is an old breech gun, although the caliber is large, but the body tube is more tube, and the firing range is closer. Compared with the 'Longxiang', the heavy guns of the 'Fujing' and 'Jianjing' have a slightly smaller caliber and a longer barrel. It has a long range and is a new breech gun. The rate of fire is also fast, its armor is thinner, but the turbines are new, and the speed can easily reach about 13 knots. I noticed that in the Battle of the Ryukyu Sea, when the two sides were fighting, the 'Fujing' and 'Jianjing' used their high speed to lock the engagement distance for a time, so that their 19 cm main guns could hit the 'Longxiang' at the same time, but not be hit by the 'Longxiang', and the 'Longxiang' later ran out of bullets and surrendered, if the 'Longxiang' had sufficient ammunition, and if the 'Fujing' and 'Jianjing' maintained such an engagement posture by virtue of their high speed, do you think the outcome of the naval battle could be changed? ”

"You're absolutely right, Lin Jun." After listening to Lin Yiqing's explanation, Togo Heihachiro's eyes flashed with admiration, "The time we faced the fleet of the thief army in Hakata Bay, we won with our high speed!" ”

"Yes! As far as I know, the speed of the 'Fuso' has become extremely slow because of the heavy 'Coles turret', and the fastest speed will not exceed 10 knots, while the maximum speed of the 'Kongo' and 'Hiei' has reached 13 knots, and the 24 cm main gun of the 'Fuso' is a new Armstrong breech gun, but it is a short-barreled gun, although it is powerful but has a short range, while the 17 cm Krupp cannons of the 'King Kong' and 'Hiei' are long-barreled guns with a long range and a long range. In the battle of Fuso, the Fuso was able to carry out long-range attacks with high speed, just like the Fukujing and Kenjing in the Battle of the Ryukyu Sea. Lin Yiqing nodded meaningfully.

At this time, Togo Heihachiro, after such a conversation, became full of confidence again.

"The 'Hiei' is now in Nagasaki, and the heavy task of escorting reinforcements to protect the sea of Osaka and prevent the enemy from copying the rear road of our army has all fallen on Togo-kun's 'King Kong', and Togo-kun must be careful, and of course, he doesn't have to put too much pressure on himself." Lin Yiqing said with a smile.

"I understand, thank you, Lin Jun." Only then did Togo Heihachiro understand that Lin Yiqing made a special trip to his "King Kong" today to enlighten himself, and his heart was full of gratitude.

"I have something to do, so I'll go ashore first. Goodbye, Togo-kun. Lin Yiqing smiled and said goodbye to Heihachiro Togo.

After sending Lin Yiqing away, Heihachiro Togo couldn't wait to rush into the captain's room, took out the charts and pen and paper, and began to carefully study and refine the tactics.

Lin Yiqing went ashore in a small boat and went straight to the direction of the Mitsubishi ship repair station.

The reason why he came to Osaka in such a hurry was because not long ago, Nomura Shinosuke, who was the commander of Osaka Castle, gave him a report.

Nomura Shinosuke mentioned in the report that when they were "receiving the reverse production", they found a strange boat in the warehouse of the Mitsubishi ship repair yard.

Nomura Shinosuke also traveled to Europe, and has a natural obsession with Western machinery, and when he was with Lin Yiqing, the most discussed thing was machinery and shipbuilding, and Lin Yiqing knew that he was eager to tell himself what he had discovered, it must have been because he had discovered something he thought he would be interested in.

And when Lin Yiqing saw the drawings that Nomura Shinosuke specially asked people to draw for this boat, he really couldn't sit still.

The thing drawn on that drawing, in the eyes of others, is just a small boat like cigar smoke, but Lin Yiqing, who traveled from another time and space, can see at a glance what it is.

Submarine!

After dealing with the most urgent military affairs, Lin Yiqing hurried to Osaka Castle, wanting to see with his own eyes the submarine built by the people of this era.

In order not to attract attention, he first went to Togo Heihachiro's "King Kong" for a while before rushing to the Mitsubishi ship repair yard.

Seeing Lin Yiqing's arrival, Tanegashima samurai Kawato Yugoro, who was in charge of guarding the shipyard, hurriedly greeted him with his subordinates, and couldn't wait to introduce the situation to Lin Yiqing.

"Where was the dive boat found?" Lin Yiqing asked after listening to Yugoro Kato's introduction.

"In a warehouse." Yugoro Heto said, and walked towards the location of the warehouse with Lin Yiqing. "At first, people thought they were putting parts for the ship. It was only later that I found out that it was not. At that time, the people here were already hiding. Later, after we persuaded and promised to pay the wages, they came out to work for us, and according to one foreman, the diving boat was one of the remnants of the war brought in by several American businessmen from their country, and was supposed to perform an underwater show, but because the business was losing money, they wanted to sell the boat. The result was known to the president of Mitsubishi Trading Company, Yataro Iwasaki, who thought that the government was in a hurry to rebuild the navy and might need such a ship capable of diving and fighting, so he bought it for money, repaired it, and prepared to present it to the government at the right time, but he did not expect our army to quickly conquer Osaka, and they could not take the ship away, so they threw it here. ”

"So the dive boat is ready to use right away?" Lin Yiqing's eyebrows raised. Looks a little excited.

"That's how it should be!" Yugoro Kawato replied.

Lin Yiqing nodded, and followed Yugoro Kawato to the front of the warehouse. Yugoro Kato waved his hand, and the two workers unlocked the iron door, pushing the iron door with all their might, and opened the warehouse.

Through the dusty light, Lin Yiqing looked at the long submarine that looked like a stranded cod placed on the wooden frame, and his heart couldn't help but be shocked.

The appearance of the submarine in front of him was all too familiar to him.

Isn't this the famous USS Henry submarine from the American Civil War?

Looking at this submarine, Lin Yiqing's mind instantly flashed the historical past.

The American Civil War was both a hard-fought war and a revolutionary and dramatic cultural change. After this war, not only was the entire United States changed forever, but the form of the war also changed dramatically.

At the beginning of the war, after the Confederacy seized the strategically important sea fortress Fort Sumter, U.S. President Abraham Abraham? Lincoln ordered the troops of the Northern Alliance to carry out artillery bombardment and blockade of important fortresses and ports in the South. At that time, South Carolina was at the brink of the American Civil War, and the land was heavily shelled by the Northern Alliance, and the sea lanes were tightly sealed by the Northern Union fleet. Trade between the Confederacy and Great Britain was greatly disrupted, and the supply of arms was affected as a result, and there was a large shortage. They must find ways to break the naval blockade of the Northern Alliance on the port of Charleston. They pinned their hopes for the accomplishment of this important task on a new secret weapon, the "submersible torpedo boat" called the "Henry".

"There's a technology that allows the boat to go underwater or even to the bottom and resurface. It has a huge volume, but it has no fixed mass, it can become heavier or lighter at any time, and it can be controlled up and down...... "This was the original definition of a submarine by an amateur science enthusiast at the time. Since then, people have begun to experiment, and many "quasi-submarines" have been built. Long before the start of the war, both the North and the South were developing their own submarines, while the Northern Alliance's research progressed relatively slowly, because the Confederate needed a fast and powerful weapon to turn the tide of the war, and at the same time, the people in several coastal cities of the Confederate were very interested in developing submarines, and the South quickly came to the forefront of submarine development. Soon the "Henry" had successfully tested the waters, and then the "Henry" was transported to Charleston. At this time, people have learned about the power of this mysterious weapon, and it is expected that this mysterious diving weapon will be able to break the blockade of the Northern Alliance. But what did the Confederate army think of Horis, the builder of the Henry? Henry and Singh? Copus was nothing more than an engineer and a successful businessman who had no military experience, no knowledge of naval warfare, and certainly did not know how to operate such a lethal weapon, so he handed over the "Henry" to the Navy. Immediately after the Confederate navy took over the submarine USS Henry, a small detachment was formed to serve as the crew of the ship. Experienced Navy Lieutenant John? Payne volunteered to be the captain of the submarine, but the identities of the other volunteers, all of whom were piloting a submarine for the first time in their lives, are unknown.

In this way, the "Henry" was led by a naval officer and operated by a group of volunteers to prepare for its first expedition. Unfortunately, however, the "Henry" suffered a catastrophic blow at the docks of Fort Johnson and sank to the bottom of the sea. Four crew members survived, while the other five were killed. According to a man named Charles? Description of the crew of the Husk, John who operated the tail rudder? Lieutenant Payne somehow suddenly took control of the joystick to make the submarine dive, while the hatch was still open.

The Confederate did not lose confidence because of this, after the accident. General Bel Rigard, stationed in Charleston, immediately ordered all measures to be taken to salvage the submarine that had sunk at the bottom of the bay. Before the "Henry" was to make a second expedition. Herres? Henry persuaded the naval officers. It was decided to use a man from Montbell who was familiar with submarine operation to pilot the "Henry". So the "Henry" went directly to the place where it was built -- the Parkes-Lyon mechanical factory in Montbelle, and selected a group of new men from there to control the "Henry", including Thomas, the son of the co-owner of the mechanical factory. Parks, the others were from Montbell or machine shop workers.

Even then, the experience of these new crews did not come in handy. Subsequently, the "Henry" sank again during a routine diving exercise. Eight crew members on board, including Hores? Henry himself, was not spared. Even though Horith himself was directing the operation of the submarine, he still failed to unite the crew.

The Confederate Navy again managed to salvage the USS Henry from the bottom of the sea. When a diver dives to the bottom of the sea. I was surprised to find that the "Henry" was stuck in the sludge of the seabed, at an angle of 30 degrees to the plane of the seabed.

The "Henry" sank twice in quick succession, both times devaluing its crew, and even its builders could not escape. Even so, people did not despair of it. After a second sinking, General Belgrade ordered no one to use the submarine again. Lieutenant Dixon eventually persuaded Belgrade to use the Henry again.

Although the USS Henry suffered two fatal blows, the Confederate Navy was still able to assemble a new group of volunteers to tame the ship's unruly and mysterious weapon. Dixon, led by Dixon, carried out repairs to the submarine for several months. Then they piloted the "Henry" maneuver in preparation for their third expedition. Because these people were associated with the secret mission of the Confederates. In order to prevent the identities of those involved, many records were deliberately destroyed after the end of the Civil War, so that their information was not known.

That evening, just after the sun had set, eight brave Confederate Navy sailors began their frenetic adventure at the helm of the mysterious "submersible torpedo boat" at a pier near Sullivens Island. A long strut was installed in the head of the submarine, and at the tip of the spear shaft was a torpedo stuffed with black explosives, and the tail rudder of the submarine was made up of George? Lieutenant Dixon operated, and the other seven crew members sat on benches behind him, operating the submarine's drives. As the crew began to turn the submarine's axles, Dixon kept an eye on the compass, directing the Henry to their target, the Northern Union steam ship Hausa Tonek, anchored six kilometers from the coast. They intended to sail 2 meters below the surface of the sea until they found and approached the warship. But Dixon had to surface the "Henry" in order to aim at his target, so that the submarine's scope could observe the opposing ships.

Although it was night, the lookout of the "Hausa Tonek" was tired and cold, but there was no relaxation, rumors about the "secret weapon" of the Confederate Navy appeared in his mind from time to time, and suddenly he noticed something on the starboard side of the warship floating out of the sea, at first glance it looked like a small whale that had surfaced to the surface and sprayed water, but he immediately realized that such a thing was unlikely to be a small whale, and their warship might be attacked by the mysterious weapons of the Confederate Navy, so he immediately sounded the alarm. The sailors on the ship quickly returned to their posts and fired non-stop at the unknown object, but the attack of the submarine could not be stopped.

Two minutes later, the "Henry" inserted the spear in its head into the underwater part of the starboard side of the "Hausa Tonek", and when the submarine retreated, the rope of the spear shaft detonated the torpedo, blowing up the entire tail of the "Hausa Tonek", and the first submarine attack on a large surface ship in human history was born.

George? When Lieutenant Dixon saw that he had accurately hit the enemy ship, he hurriedly ordered his eight crew members to change direction and sail away from the combat area with all their might. But Dixon soon discovered that although their advance speed had reached its limit, the "Henry" not only did not withdraw from the war zone, but slowly approached the sinking "Monsatonic". In this way, Dixon and the other eight crew members of the submarine became the victims of the "Hausa Tonek" with the joy of victory after completing the attack. It was not until more than a hundred years later that it was discovered that the wreckage of the submarine "Henry" was 1,000 yards from the incident site.

For many years, the last voyage of the "Henry" to sea, and its eventual fate, has been shrouded in mystery. According to scientists' speculation, there are no three possibilities for the sinking of the "Henry": the first possibility is that the glass hatch on the conning tower was attacked by the cruiser "Hausatonik" and hit, causing the entry of seawater; The second possibility is that the crew has exhausted the oxygen in the submarine to the point that they suffocate to death before reaching the shore or surfacing, causing the submarine to sink; The third possibility is that after sinking the "Hausa Tonek", the "Henry" was too close to attack, and it was tightly sucked by the adsorption water generated by the large hole in the hull of the "Hausa Tonek" and could not escape, so it became the latter's martyr. (To be continued......)

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