Early destroyers were called torpedo boat destroyers because of the presence of such light warships in order to keep them at bay torpedo boats that could threaten the safety of larger ships. Therefore, destroyers are usually equipped with large-caliber naval guns that torpedo boats do not have, so that they can easily deal with torpedo boats.

However, more often than not, destroyers are still used as large torpedo boats, after all, the tonnage of torpedo boats is about 100 tons, and it is impossible to accompany the fleet to another ocean to fight like a destroyer—————— the Germans are very practical in this regard, and do not call destroyers torpedo boat destroyers like the British, but directly call them "large torpedo boats".

Of course, Yan Guang did not call the Qinghai-class destroyers entrusted to Wei Han and others large torpedo boats like the Germans, after all, the largest destroyers in later generations have reached the level of 10,000 tons, and no one will call this kind of ship a torpedo boat. What's more, the destroyers of later generations will not use torpedoes as anti-ship weapons, they will only use missiles, a new type of "torpedo", and call themselves missile destroyers.

Therefore, as a traveler who traveled through time and space, when Yan Guang handed over the drawings to Wei Han, it was already very clear that the name and type of ship were marked on it.

"Ching Hai class destroyer"

As a large destroyer with a standard displacement of 1,000 tons and a full load displacement of 1,200 tons (for this era), it was armed with two 150mm guns, one in front and one behind, plus a number of 75mm and 37mm rapid-fire guns as secondary guns. At the same time, the most lethal weapons on the destroyer were three triple 18-inch MK.ix torpedo tubes (457mm). The nine torpedoes in the launch tube were capable of facing the enemy both horizontally and vertically, and the destroyer was equipped with several spare torpedoes.

In addition to the ship's armament, the Ching Hai-class destroyers are also powered by oil-fueled steam turbines, which allow the Ching Hai-class destroyers to reach a high speed of 33 knots—————— the same speed as the British Tribal-class destroyers. (The Tribal-class destroyer is not the one from World War II, but a new type of destroyer used by the British to replace the River-class in 1905, and the first warship to use a steam turbine, which is later than the Dreadnought-class battleships.) ）

While using steam turbines, the designers also learned the lessons of the British Tribal-class destroyers, such as the lack of endurance due to the low amount of fuel they carried. After all, as the first warship to use a steam turbine, it is normal for there to be defects, but fortunately, the time when the Tribal class appeared was in 1905, which gave the Chinese and German designers in the shipyard enough time to learn its advantages and disadvantages, and at the same time used to improve the surname of the Qinghai class destroyer.

Although the designers increased the fuel reserves of the Qinghai-class destroyers, they were still inferior to the destroyers that used coal as fuel in terms of endurance, but the high speed made up for everything, not to mention that the Chinese Navy could only move around the coast of China in a short period of time, and the enemy to face was also the one at the doorstep—————— you must know that the Rabbit-class destroyers equipped by the British after the Tribal class, although the displacement also reached 1000 tons, but the speed was only 27 knots, The speed of one knot is equivalent to 1 nautical mile, which is 1.8 kilometers.

With a speed difference of 6 knots, it is already possible for a Ching Hai-class destroyer to catch up or throw off any enemy.

Of course, fuel is also a problem, after all, China does not produce oil at present, but at the moment, Yan Guang's relationship with the Americans is not bad, and he does not plan to turn his face with the Americans in a short time, plus there is a Daqing in the Northeast, and the problem of fuel does not need Yan Guang to worry about it for the time being.

"The 150mm main gun, a number of 75mm and 37mm secondary guns, plus three triple 457mm torpedo tubes, and a speed of up to 33 knots..."

After returning to his own office, he looked at the drawings in his hand and Wei Han looked at Chen Zhaoqiang.

"If it can really be built according to the standards on the drawings, this destroyer will be the most advanced destroyer in the world......... Although it's just one of them..."

Hearing Wei Han say this, Chen Zhaoqiang also smiled bitterly.

"That's true, but I believe the price is also the highest one, and there is no one of them..."

Indeed, not to mention anything else, the steam turbine alone is not an ordinary bargain, as well as the equipment and fuel used, if it is really built, the cost of use is definitely not ordinarily high...

But again, with 150mm naval guns, 457mm triple torpedo tubes, and steam turbines, the Ching Hai class will also be the most combat-ready destroyer. And as long as there are enough of them, even facing the Navy will cause enough pain to the Yue himself if necessary, after all, another name for destroyers in this era is "large torpedo boats".

And after looking at the Qinghai class destroyer, Chen Zhaoqiang and Wei Han also looked at the drawings of the cruiser.

Compared with the Qinghai-class destroyers, Chen Zhaoqiang and Wei Han were much less interested in the Jinghai-class cruisers, after all, compared to the destroyers, the cruisers with a standard displacement of more than 3,000 tons were obviously not something that could be started in a short time.

But even so, Chen Zhaoqiang and Wei Han were still quite careful when looking at the drawings.

"Steam turbines, we, the Governor of Yandu, are really rich......... Three two-pack 210mm naval guns, two in front and one in the rear, ten 120mm secondary guns on both sides, and four triple 533mm torpedo tubes in front and two behind ...

Wei Han silently calculated in his heart that if a steam turbine was used as fuel oil at the same time, the speed of this Jinghai-class cruiser would reach at least 30 knots.

As for that exaggerated 210mm gun? Thinking that the 4,000-ton Haiqi cruiser used an 8-inch main gun, Wei Han didn't think it was an exaggeration. Because 8 inches is equivalent to 203mm...

After reading all the drawings, Wei Han looked at Chen Zhaoqiang on the side.

"Xiao Chen, when do you say you can start working?"

As an older generation of ship designers, Wei Han chose this job because he hoped to make the country rich and strong in his own way. However, he has been waiting for too long since the Gengzi incident, and his originally calm heart has become impatient, you must know that he is over sixty years old, and it is impossible to wait for more time...

After listening to Wei Han's words, Chen Zhaoqiang lowered his head and thought about it carefully.

"If it's just preliminary work, like laying the keel or something, then you can start using the equipment in the dock now..."

Although Wei Han is the former director of the Harbour Bureau, after all, he has been on the second line for more than two years, and many things are not very clear. In contrast, Chan Siu-cheung has been in charge of the Harbour Master Bureau for more than two years, and he has a good understanding of the recent situation of the Harbour Master's Bureau. It is clear that because of their livelihoods, not only many workers and designers in the Harbour Master have found their own way to survive, but even some equipment and materials in the Harbour Master have to be sold due to financial constraints, but even so...

With the existing equipment and materials of the Harbour Bureau, it is still no problem to lay the keel of the destroyer on the drawings first, as for the follow-up? With 10 million silver dollars on hand, Chen Zhaoqiang can go to Shanghai to buy what he needs...

Although Wei Han didn't know the situation of the Harbour Bureau, he believed in the "young man" in front of him who still persevered after the Harbour Master Bureau was in danger, so he nodded after hearing him say this.

"Then it's all for you..."

As he spoke, Wei Han looked at the drawings in his hand again.

"But I didn't expect that Yan Dudu's subordinates had a lot of talents, although I just took a cursory look at the drawings, but there was not a single mistake on the drawings..."

Wei Han is also a ship designer, so he naturally has to find fault after seeing the drawings.

Hearing Wei Han say this, Chen Zhaoqiang said with a smile.

"Haven't you heard of Old Chen? There were a lot of German designers under that Yan Dudu, and I believe that these ships were also designed by those German designers..."

Wei Han nodded.

"I've heard of it, but after seeing the Jianghu-class gunboats of the Sichuan Naval Division, I originally thought that the drawings sent by Yan Dudu were also the kind of hedgehogs full of naval guns..."

Hearing Wei Han say this, Chen Zhaoqiang just smiled and shook his head.

Chen Zhaoqiang and Wei Han naturally knew the news that the equipment was coming, and they even knew the news of the drawings. It's just that after seeing the Jianghu-class shallow water gunboats equipped by the Sichuan Navy Division, Wei Han and Chen Zhaoqiang originally thought that the warships on the drawings were also the kind of things that only had heavy firepower, and even wanted to persuade them when they received the drawings, after all, the kind of hedgehogs full of naval guns are used in the rivers and rivers, and it is good to say, if they really want to use them on the sea...

"Fortunately, it seems that the Yan Dudu is very sensible..."

Just when the two of them were talking and laughing, of course they didn't know that when designing the Qinghai class and the Jinghai class, Yan Guang also asked the designers to design them as hedgehogs like the Jianghu class, for example, the main gun of the Jinghai class is designed as a triple 210mm main gun with four seats, and the front and two rear are arranged or something...

It's just that after Yan Guang said his request, he was stopped by those frightened ship designers, and then told him that the rivers and seas were different—————— that kind of hedgehog-like shallow gunboats of the Jianghu class were okay to roam the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and if they were really used on the sea, it would be a joke...

Although Yan Guang didn't understand ship design, he respected his designers quite a lot, so after listening to what they said so seriously, he could only regretfully give up the idea of building a "hedgehog" at sea...

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Wei Han and Chen Zhaoqiang are not frictionless people, so they naturally do what they say, not to mention that they still have 10 million silver dollars in hand? Although the 10 million yuan wanted to build warships is obviously not enough, it is still enough as an upfront fund.

Of course, before making the advance funds, Chen Zhaoqiang still has one more thing to do, that is, to pay the wages that have been owed to the Harbour Master Bureau employees for a long time. You must know that due to financial constraints, the salaries of employees and designers have not been paid for a long time.

After all this, Wei Han took the workers of the Harbour Administration Bureau to lay the keel in a relatively intact dock of the Harbour Bureau—————— although many of the equipment of the Harbour Administration Bureau were abandoned, but it was no problem to just lay the keel and other preliminary work.

As the director of the Harbour Master's Bureau, Wei Han sent letters in his own name and Wei Han's name to those designers who had left the Harbour Master because of livelihood problems, inviting them to return to the Harbour Master's Bureau. At the same time, we are also dealing with other issues, such as the installation of other equipment after the port is unloaded...

And while Wei Han and Chen Zhaoqiang were busy with the affairs of the shipyard, on the Hubei-Anhui border, a company of the new Kuomintang Second Division was also busy with other things, such as friction with the troops of the National Socialist Army...

"x you xx !!"

"You're xx only xxxx !!"

On the Hubei-Anhui border, when a company of the New Second Division met a patrol unit of the National Social Army. I don't know what went wrong with their company commander Hook, but he actually took the initiative to cause friction with the people of the National Social Army.

And at the beginning, when the officers and soldiers below saw their company commander doing this, they were still frightened. First, because the above has repeatedly ordered that they must not provoke the National Socialist Army, and secondly, because the Beiyang Army that had leveled them at the beginning had been defeated by the National Social Army. In case they provoke the forces of the National Social Army, if they get into trouble for themselves...

However, the performance of the National Socialist Army later smoothed their worries, because no matter how their company commander scolded, the National Socialist Army on the opposite side only scolded back, and did not do anything else. It is precisely because of this that the soldiers of the New Second Division, who were originally shrunken, also let go of their hands and feet and scolded back in Su Wan's dialect...

Of course, at this time, the soldiers of the new Second Division did not know that their performance had fallen into the eyes of a group of reporters in the distance, including how their company commander provoked the patrol force of the National Social Army, and how the National Social Army only scolded back after being scolded—————— these reporters naturally came to them in advance, in order to "witness" some things with their own eyes. As for why the people of the patrol force only fought back after being scolded? Of course, the first shot is for the other party to fire, and won't it all be messed up when you fight back? As for not fighting back? Although I just want to make excuses, if I don't fight back or fight back, it's too obvious.

You must know that Yan Guang has no way to control public opinion now, and there are few fools who can become reporters. You must know that the National Socialist Army has no history of swallowing its anger...

Seeing that the two sides were scolding, and even some soldiers had begun to push each other, Hook looked at Yao Xin, the company commander of the National Social Army opposite.

He's waiting for a signal...

A long, long time ago, Hook had been bribed by the people of the Military Intelligence Agency. It's just that at that time, as a member of the Kuomintang, he went to Yuben to take refuge, but he was only bought as an intelligence channel, as for other uses? The people in the MIA did not expect it. And in his company, most of the other officers were also bribed for this reason.

After being bought, Hook and the others have been in the latent stage, and there is nothing else to do except receive hundreds of oceans of "pocket money" every month. Until one day the Kuomintang suddenly returned to the mainland, and at the same time, with the support of Beiyang and himself, the Kuomintang also began to form armed positions again...

As a talent with a little talent and status in the Kuomintang, after the Kuomintang rebuilt the troops, this guy who was bought by the Military Intelligence Bureau quickly mixed into the position of company commander—————— don't underestimate the company commander, you must know that at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the company commander was already equivalent to the fifth grade, and he was the same as Zhizhou, not to mention that there are few divisions in the entire Kuomintang at present...

After taking up the position of company commander, Hook's salary has also improved a lot, first of all, the "pocket money" every month has increased several times. However, at the same time as increasing his pocket money, he also needs to take a lot more risks, such as today...

After accepting thousands of silver dollars in cash, Hook wanted to take his subordinates to put on a good show on the border between Hubei and Anhui in front of dozens of Chinese and foreign reporters. Perform a good show that gives the Kuomintang a reason to level the Kuomintang, even if this scene is actually very fake, so fake that anyone who cares knows what is going on...

This patrol company of the National Social Army is dressed up by soldiers who know the inside story well.

So after taking a look around covertly and seeing the signal from the official accompanying the reporter, Yao Xin hurriedly sent a signal to Hook on the opposite side...

"What the fuck !!"

After receiving the signal, the bribed Hook was not verbose, and directly picked up the Hanyang Zao in his hand and pointed at a soldier opposite, and then pulled the trigger fiercely—————— of course, it was filled with empty cartridges.

However, the soldier on the opposite side crushed a blood bag in his chest at the same time as the gunshots rang out. Of course, it seemed to others that he was killed by a shot by Hook.

Seeing that the soldier on the opposite side was shot and killed by his own company commander, the officers and soldiers of the company were stunned, only the officers who were bribed like Hook reacted quickly to pick up their rifles, and then pulled the trigger on the opposite soldier. Of course, it was also filled with empty cartridges.

Seeing that several people had already "died" in the opposite side of the National Socialist Army in the blink of an eye, Hook's subordinates really didn't know what to do. However, Yao Xin's subordinates were prepared, and after the companions around him "hung up" several times, they naturally picked up the weapons in their hands—————— such as Madsen light machine guns, such as 18.5mm caliber shotguns, such as Browning's M1911, etc...

Hook and the bribed officers already knew what to do, so when they finished shooting, they fell straight to the ground. Because of this, they dodged the dense bullets fired from the opposite side.

In fact, according to the idea of the General Staff, this scene should only be known to Hook and a few other bribed guys, and the National Social Army on the other side and they encountered was not aware, so the play was naturally much more realistic. It's just that Yan Guang didn't want to sacrifice his subordinates casually, so he didn't listen to the advice of the General Staff. What's more, now it's just a random excuse to start a war against the Kuomintang, and there is no need to sacrifice many lives for a not complicated excuse...

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I have to say that for the reporters, some things are indeed as lively as possible, so when they saw the Kuomintang and the Kuomintang firing on the border line, many people became excited, and many people even wanted to rush forward to get the information on the front line despite the bullets flying in front of them.

Fortunately, there were still many affiliated Kuomintang troops by their side, and they stopped them as soon as those reporters rushed up.

And...

As a ragtag army and a new second division composed of defeated troops, Hook and his subordinates were too weak in combat. What's more, there were only three or four hundred people on both sides, so it only took more than ten minutes, and in the face of the powerful firepower of the National Socialist Army, Hook's troops had to choose to give up resistance.

Of course, except for the bribed Hook and a few of his men, the rest of the people had already suffered more than half of the casualties, but these were not for Hook to worry about. Now all he has to worry about is whether his reward will be paid on time, and ......... Will he be killed and killed?

Fortunately, Yan Guang didn't think about killing people, or he didn't care what the world thought, because he was already a victor at that time and didn't need to care. So Hook and several of his companions were lucky to survive. It's just that as a pretext for war, they still need to stay in prison for a few days—————— before they tell reporters what happened...

After telling reporters about their experiences and living in prison for a while, when the world, at least most of the world, has forgotten about them, they can take their families and live the life they want to live incognito...

As for whether the conflict between a company and a company will be too small? Yan Guang also wants to make a division conflict against a division, but then there will be too many things beyond expectations. Moreover, at present, there are few divisions of the Kuomintang, and the people in charge of these divisions are all core members of the Kuomintang. It's okay to let Yan Guang buy those middle and low-level people, or even some high-level members, let him buy these core members? At least the current Yan Guang and the Military Intelligence Bureau do not have that ability. After all, to be able to put them in charge of the armed forces of the Kuomintang, it has been shown at many levels that they are people who are absolutely at ease with Sun Yat-sen and Huang Xing...

What's more, Yan Guang just wants an excuse to start a war, it doesn't matter how big or small, just get by. If you really can't find it, like the Kuomintang patrol force crossing the border to pee, so-and-so scolded Yan Guang behind his back with such an excuse, anyway, everyone knows that this is an excuse, and Yan Guang doesn't need to make it the same as the real one.

So...

When the news of the exchange of fire between the two "armies" on the Hubei-Anhui border came back, Yan Guang directly ordered a war against the Kuomintang, and the Nationalist Socialist Army, which had been prepared for a long time, and even the Beiyang Army, a division that had just been absorbed, also crossed the border as soon as possible while receiving the order...

The war was declared so fast that the Kuomintang did not even have time to react, because at that time the news of the exchange of fire on the border had not yet reached Nanjing, and it had not even reached the headquarters of the new 2nd Division.

Of course...

"Kill, !!"

"Withdraw, withdraw, withdraw!!

It can also be said that the news of the declaration of war and the exchange of fire reached the headquarters of the new 2nd Division along with the sound of the horses' hooves of the National Social Army...

At this time, Leng Shu, the commander of the new Second Division, could only flee in the direction of Nanjing on horseback in embarrassment surrounded by his subordinates. Behind him, Yin Changheng's division of the Fifth Division of the National Social Army was cleaning the battlefield, and he had no intention of chasing him at all...

As for the others? Including the British and Yue himself, when they received the announcement of the declaration of war by the Kuomintang Army, they all looked complicated...

(To be continued)