After taking Mosul, Nan Yuanchao did not waste time and directly built new fortifications in the same place, after all, this time they went south not to capture Baghdad, but to attract a certain amount of Turkish troops to the British army in Kut.

Of course, it would be best if Baghdad could be taken by the way, after all, this would be equivalent to occupying half of Mesopotamia, and it would be able to completely contact the British, but unfortunately it was not realistic, after all, the Turkish army in Mesopotamia also had more than 100,000 people, not to mention Enver on the Western Front. Pasha's nearly 300,000 Turkish troops, even if Nan Yuanchao and Jiang Baili have a heart at this time, they are powerless... After all, the most important thing to take care of is in the Caucasian defense zone after all, and for the coalition forces, the important surname of the Caucasus is obviously higher than that of the Townsend division in Kut..."How are the fortifications repaired?!" ”

That night, in the temporary headquarters in Morsu City, Nan Yuanchao asked the other generals.

"It's okay, I've sent all the infantry of the engineer battalion and an infantry brigade, and I also sent people to 'mobilize' the local people, but during the day, the artillery unit hit too hard, and the outer walls of the city almost collapsed, and we can only arrange a defensive line on the periphery of the city, and at the same time arrange a little bit on the remains of the remaining city wall..."

The generals of the infantry divisions who came later said to Nan Yuan.

"That's fine..."Nan Yuanchao nodded. Now the reinforcements of the Turks are probably on their way north, and although the cavalry is trying their best to delay them, it is not possible to hold off the Turks and attract enough troops for the British, and the defense line is not strong enough..."

The officers and generals who were doing this were very clear, so they all nodded.

At this time, the Turkish army, under the constant attack of the cavalry troops, could only advance at turtle speed. By this time they had known about the fall of Mosul, but they had to continue north... Far away in Enver, Armenia. The Pasha was also shocked to learn that Mosul had been attacked and had fallen, but then he was overjoyed.

Because since the Chinese have already drawn troops to attack Mosul, they will definitely draw some from their already small forces, so that their own attack on Armenia will obviously be smoother.

But... The fall of Mosul is equivalent to the danger of interception of Baghdad's back road, and as the third largest city in Mesopotamia, the upper reaches of the Tigris River, the fall of Mosul is also equivalent to making Baghdad a lot of inconvenience in the upstream of material transportation―――――― in the case of the blockade of the Persian Gulf and the occupation of Basra by the British army, many supplies in Baghdad have to be transported by the Tigris River... In this case, Enver. The Pasha was also caught in a dilemma.

Although according to common sense, the important surnames in the Caucasus must be higher than Mosul, after all, it is the base of more than 100,000 Caucasian coalition troops, as long as it is blocked, it is equivalent to blocking the way for Chinese and Russians to go south, if you don't get it right, maybe you can still invade Russia along the Caucasus―――――― in history when Russia collapsed, that's what the Turks did, of course, how to spit it out after defeat... But Armenia is important, and so is Mosul, which is the upper reaches of the Tigris River and is an important conduit for supplies to Baghdad. Without this route, Baghdad will soon find itself in a predicament of scarce supplies without the Tigris River..."

―――――――――― is in Enver, far away in Armenia. When Pasha was in a dilemma, Yan Guang didn't have as many troubles as them. After learning about the capture of Mosul, Yan Guang was naturally happy for Jiang Baili, but the most important thing for him now was to go to Fuzhou..."Fuzhou Ship Bureau..."

I came to the Harbour Master Bureau on this trip because there has been a major breakthrough in the Harbour Master's Bureau.

Of course, this breakthrough was not a battle cruiser or a battleship, in fact, it was not a breakthrough at all, because the two ships had already entered the outfitting stage a few months earlier, and now the internal facilities are being installed.

"President, it's already here, please get out of the car first..."

Just as Yan Guang was savoring the juice in the cup, the car door had already been opened, and Yue Chang, who was wearing a black military uniform, was standing outside the door waiting for him..."Okay! ”

Nodding, after drinking all the juice in the cup, pouring all the ice cubes inside into his mouth and biting it, and showing his good teeth to the military and political officials below, Yan Guang walked out of the special bulletproof car that the automobile factory had just produced.

"Let's go, let's go in..."

"Yes!"

After getting out of the car, you will be greeted by the gate of the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau.

But even more conspicuous than the gate were rows of Wehrmacht soldiers in black uniforms.

Of course, none of this is surprising, but upon entering the gates of the Harbour Master's Office, you can find more members of the House of Internal Affairs dressed in black moving inside.

If all of this can be explained by Yan Guang's arrival, then the fact that a half-docked slipway in the Harbour Master Bureau is covered by tall curtains on both sides, and that there are several destroyers patrolling the outer harbor of the Harbour Master's Bureau, it is very appealing..."President, here you are..."

Inside the gate of the Harbour Bureau, after seeing that Yan Guang had arrived, Wei Han, who had been waiting for a long time, hurriedly greeted him.

Seeing Wei Han, Yan Guang also nodded politely and hurriedly.

"Old Wei, it's hard work."

"Where, where..."

After the two of them walked into the Harbour Bureau, looking at the half-dock slipway hidden by the curtain in the distance, Yan Guang said somewhat excitedly.

"Old Wei, is that there..."

"That's right..."Wei Han nodded.

"That's it..."

At this time, Chen Zhaoqiang, the director of the Harbour Master's Bureau, also came out from under the veil.

To be honest, looking at Yan Guang's appearance, Chen Zhaoqiang and Wei Han didn't understand why he was so excited. In the eyes of Chen Zhaoqiang and Wei Han, the contents of the slipway were not at all as exciting as the battleship being outfitted in the other slipway.

But since Yan Guang is the president, and almost all the funds are provided by himself, then... Since he wants to be excited, let him be excited.

But to be honest, Chen Zhaoqiang and Wei Han still don't understand, why do they build a warship well? But you want to enclose the whole slipway with a veil? You must know that although this slipway is a half-dock type, if they want to enclose the entire slipway and not expose the contents a little, it will also waste a lot of their strength... And... In their opinion, instead of building such a thing, it is better to empty the slipway and build another battleship, after all, this semi-dock slipway itself was built for battleships ... Yan Guangzhi didn't know what Chen Zhaoqiang, Wei Han and others were complaining about behind him, in fact, even if he knew, he didn't care much, because he was completely attracted by what was behind the curtain..."It's finally made..."

Muttering softly, Yan Guang walked into the slipway step by step.

In the half-dock slipway, a ship that is undoubtedly very good from the eyes of this era is under construction in the slipway, and it has entered a state of near-completion... This strange ship only has a huge size, and its size is not much inferior to the "Baxia" class battleships with a full load displacement of more than 30,000 tons that are being outfitted, and it is much larger than the Jairus-class battlecruisers with a full load displacement of more than 20,000 tons... Of course, he is strange not because of the size of the ship, but because the deck of this ship is actually all-accessible, with only one island-like building on the right side of the ship's deck... To outsiders, this ship is undoubtedly weird, but in Yan Guang's eyes, it is so exciting..."Aircraft carrier..."

That's right, this is the new aircraft carrier that Yan Guang put forward his own idea after the completion of several new docks and slipways of the Harbour Bureau, and the engineers designed and completed it... This aircraft carrier, with a displacement of more than 20,000 tons and a full load displacement of 23,000 tons, is designed by Yan Guang according to the British Invincible-class light aircraft carrier in appearance, so it has distinctive characteristics of a modern aircraft carrier in appearance. At the same time, the displacement of more than 20,000 tons is enough for this aircraft carrier to carry more than 50 carrier-based aircraft, so that it has sufficient strike capability against the ship..."It's a pity that although it is equipped with the latest production of a new engine of 250 horsepower, the latest domestic biplane of the Air Force can only carry two 10-inch light torpedoes, and if you want to carry nearly 500 kilograms of 18-inch torpedoes, you still need to make more efforts, otherwise, the power of this aircraft carrier is really unrivaled at sea..."

When he thought about it like this, Yan Guang was somewhat regretful.

But this is also something that cannot be helped, because the technological limitations of this era are like this.

In terms of engines, because of Yan Guang's huge investment, whether it is in aero engines or gasoline engines for tanks, domestic technology has caught up with the world's first.

Especially in aero engines, the horsepower of the latest domestic engine has reached 250 horsepower, which is only 5 horsepower less than the "Eagle" engine produced by the British in the same period, but the latest and more powerful engine is already in the process of development, so China has undoubtedly stood at the top like other countries in this regard.

As for the gasoline engine for the tank, in this regard, you can see the mountains at a glance... Only in steam turbines, there are still some gaps with foreign countries, but this gap has been small to the point of insignificance―――――― but Yan Guang also has to thank this era, because some things in this era, such as heavy artillery, warships, etc., although there is also some technical level, but it is not like that of later generations, no matter what requires extremely high requirements, it is easier to catch up.

Otherwise, it will be like later generations, and the engine alone will be chased for at least 20 years... And so far, it has only just caught up a little...―――――――――― there are still many people who know about the production of aircraft carriers, such as Wang Yaowu, Song Dinghan, Xu Shichang, Cai Yi and others. But it's not surprising, after all, such a big ship, even if you hide it from outsiders, your own family will definitely not be able to hide it.

However, for the production of aircraft carriers, in addition to Wang Yaowu's absolute support, in the upper echelons of the entire political axe, only Sa Zhenbing supported Yan Guang, and this support was not absolute.

In fact, after the Battle of Longkou Bay, Sa Zhenbing and many generals in the navy have realized the important role of aircraft, and some generals have even thought about what would happen if they loaded planes on warships.

But after all, it's just thinking... For the admirals of this era, the aircraft was only a new thing after all, and the later stage of the Battle of Longkou Bay also proved that in the face of highly maneuverable warships, the hit rate of the aircraft was not very high, and the survival was also very worrying.

Therefore, the admirals of the navy were very willing to build a warship that could carry a large number of aircraft when the slipway was free, but when they were not rich, they preferred to build more battle cruisers or battleships.

After all, this is an era of big ships and huge guns, and it is more realistic for the admirals who pursue the idea of big ships and huge guns to build more battleships or battle cruisers. If it really doesn't work, it's okay to build more submarines―――――― recent submarine warfare launched by Germany has given a lot of inspiration to the admirals of the navy.

At present, China's biggest hostile force is Yueben, and if it is said that a large number of submarines will be used to blockade this island country......... Just thinking about it has already made many admirals drool... Sa Zhenbing and his generals are the same, Sa Zhenbing also thinks that aircraft-carrying warships such as aircraft carriers are indeed worth a try, but the important surname should be ranked after battleships and battle cruisers, after all, China is not like Britain and the United States, there are enough large shipyards, and it doesn't matter if you vacate a slipway.

Now in the country, there are indeed quite a few large warships that can be built. In addition to the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau, there are also newly built Guangzhou Shipyard, Shanghai Shipyard and Tianjin Shipyard, etc., all of which are already capable of building large ships, and are also building 10,000-ton Chaofeng-class cruisers... However, because of Yan Guang's requirement for a secret surname, and Shanghai, Guangzhou and Tianjin are also crowded with people, especially places with many foreigners, the shipyard finally chosen has become the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau―――――― although there are more people in Fuzhou, but there are always a little fewer people than the above three places.

Fortunately, there was no aerial photography technology at this time, and it was impossible for foreigners to run rampant in China like later generations, otherwise unless it was stuffed into a fully enclosed shipbuilding slipway, otherwise it would basically be impossible to keep it secret.

And because of the recent period of time, the large warships of the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau have been launched one after another, which is no different from dumplings, and many foreign countries have a deep interest in the situation of the Shipmaster's Bureau. Therefore, when they saw that there was a slipway covered with a curtain cloth in the Harbour Bureau, they also felt a deep interest, and the most interesting one was probably the book. After all, with the current construction speed of China's major shipyards, it may not take much time to catch up with and surpass the Navy... It's a pity that because of the veil, as well as the relationship between the garrison around the Harbour Bureau, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Military Defense Bureau, I haven't found out what is inside... After all, it is not easy to get into the veil under heavy protection. What's more, the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau still implements an identity system, if you want to go in and have a look, but you have to check your identity several times, especially the half-dock slipway behind the curtain, which is guarded by a whole battalion of more than 600 national defense troops... But... Because of the relationship between aircraft carriers, many admirals and political axe officials still had a little conflict with Yan Guang, the former was angry that an aircraft carrier did not know how effective it was, occupying the position of one of their battleships or battle cruisers, and the latter was angry that it cost Yan Guang money to build such an aircraft carrier that did not know how to do it, and it actually cost the money of a 10,000-ton cruiser―――――― although the money seemed to be Yan Guang's personal, but after borrowing money from Yan Guang and becoming addicted, many political axe officials seemed to have linked Yan Guang's wallet with the treasury. And then it was regarded as their own money... Fortunately, although some political axe officials have regarded Yan Guang's money as their own, the money is still Yan Guang's own after all, and the name of the account in the bank is also Yan Guang's name. In other words, Yan Guang was allowed to do anything with the money, so in the end, Yan Guang succeeded in building the aircraft carrier... In Yan Guang's view, building this aircraft carrier is much more than building those battleships or battle cruisers.

That's right, the first 30 years of the 20th century were indeed the world of battleships and battle cruisers, when aviation technology was immature, carrier-based aircraft were still very poor, communication technology and reconnaissance technology were not very developed, and radar was gone, even an aircraft carrier may not be able to take a battleship, especially when foreign countries have attached great importance to air defense recently, and many battleships and battlecruisers have been equipped with large-caliber anti-aircraft machine guns and small-caliber anti-aircraft guns. However, after all, aircraft carriers are different from battleships, after all, aircraft carriers look at the surname of the carrier-based aircraft and the capacity of their own aircraft, etc., and there is not much demand for the aircraft carrier itself (catapults and other objects in later generations are not counted), not to mention that aviation technology is changing with each passing day, and the carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier can also be updated.

Yan Guang is also very confident in his own design ideas and the engineers under him.

That's right, this aircraft carrier, which only started construction in 1915 and was close to completion in early 1916, was indeed a little earlier, but it was designed by Yan Guang according to the aircraft carrier of later generations, especially the unique island-style building, but it only appeared on the later Fengxiang... Coupled with a large displacement and a large number of carriers, Yan Guang is very confident that even in World War II, this aircraft carrier will not lag behind..."The fate of the Chinese Navy in the future will be fully explained to this aircraft carrier..."

Looking at the aircraft carrier in front of him, which was still under construction, Yan Guang said so softly.

Although the voice was soft, Wei Han and Chen Zhaoqiang did not understand why the fate of the Chinese Navy would be on this strange aircraft-carrying warship. You know, this is the era of big ships and big guns!

It's a pity that Yan Guang's mind is something they don't understand... When the battleships of the great powers are all in the double digits, and the number of battleships in Britain and Germany is even in the dozens, and they are all dreadnought-class battleships, how difficult is it to catch up with the great powers in terms of the number of large warships such as battleships?

At this time, Yan Guang can only find another shortcut and pin all his hopes on the aircraft carrier..."The cost is only a first-class heavy cruiser, and it is enough to build more than ten such warships, but the most important thing is ......... It still depends on the development of aviation technology, after all, aircraft carriers, the most important thing is that aviation..."

Thinking so, Yan Guang took people around this aircraft carrier a few more times, only to feel that the appearance of this aircraft carrier became more and more pleasing to the eye, and it was obviously much more pleasing to the eye than the battleship in the slipway next door.

"When this aircraft carrier is launched, sea trials and official service, I'm afraid the whole world will be dumbfounded, but it's a pity that the Battle of Delan will be half a month later, otherwise this aircraft carrier can be allowed to participate, and it is better to formally test the actual combat surname of the aircraft carrier..."

After all, Yan Guang knew very well that the first 30 years of the 20th century were dominated by battleships, but in the last 70 years of the 20th century, they were dominated by aircraft carriers... And after 70 years, this dominance will continue until the aircraft carrier is also replaced by another weapon, but for the time being, the aircraft carrier, a new warship that has a history of nearly 100 years, may not be a problem if it persists for twenty or thirty years... ―――――――――― after seeing the aircraft carrier that is close to completion, Yan Guang also returned to Yanjing by train with new satisfaction, after all, there are still many things in Yanjing that need his attention. Not to mention, there have been many riots in the labor camps in Xinjiang Province recently because of the high mortality rate, and it is clear that those rebels have deeply understood that "if you die now, you will die if you plan to do something, and if you die, you will die if you die, and if you die, you will die in the country." After all, according to the current situation in the labor camp, as long as you enter it, there is basically life and death, especially after the railway has been repaired to a key section.

Because of the tight deadline, appointments are now filled almost every day.

However, the effect of filling in with appointments is still very good, at least the progress of the railway is very fast, the only thing that is a little annoying is that if the railway is not finished and the "laborers" of the labor camp are dead, what should I do at that time? 】

Just when Yan Guang was still worried about the lack of husbands in the labor camp, after many obstacles, the Turkish army heading north finally arrived in Mosul, along the way, the Turks not only had to repair the roads and bridges destroyed by the cavalry of the expeditionary force, but also defended against the cavalry's attacks day and night, and even... Even the cavalry of the expeditionary force actually laid a lot of mines on their way, so by the time they arrived in Mosul, outside the city of Mosul, the expeditionary force was already in full position..."fxxk!" Looking at Mosul in the distance, the disgraced German officer had to spit out a sentence of English...

(To be continued)