Chapter 234 Artillery Superiority

Lin Babao is the head of the largest shipyard and the oldest, and he was the first to speak: "Back to the prince, the second-class battleship has entered the sweeping stage, and it is expected to be officially launched on the first day of March. The other four fast sail warships will be launched in a few more days, and as for the merchant ships, the second batch is already being made. ”

Yinzhen groaned slightly, and then said, "Can the old second-class battleship be demobilized?" ”

Hearing this, Lin Babao's snow-white brows couldn't help frowning, his grandfather and great-grandfather were all masters of the Longjiang Shipyard in Jiangning, and his father was also a well-known shipbuilder in Jiangning City. ”

"Why?" Yinzhen was slightly flustered.

Lin Babao said calmly: "The ship that has been dismantled several times has a loose structure and cannot withstand the long-term vibration of artillery. ”

Yinzhen nodded slightly, and couldn't help but be disappointed in his heart, he originally hoped that this old second-class battleship could be demobilized, so there would be one more second-level battleship, but there was no hope now. After a pause, he asked, "Can the construction period be shortened a little more?" ”

"Back to the prince, the shipyard is already working day and night." Lin Babao bowed and replied, although his tone was respectful, there was no room for negotiation.

Yinzhen frowned slightly, and looked at Zhang Yuanlong and Wang Bin, and the two hurriedly made a simple report, and the sail warships in the shipyard could not be launched until the middle of the month.

Although he was extremely disappointed, Yinzhen still encouraged the three of them with warm words, and after Lin Babao and Wang Bin retired, Zhang Yuanlong hesitated and said: "Lord Wang, the loss of the bow of this ocean-going trade ship is huge, and the ship carries the goods, at least more than 500,000. ”

When Yinzhen heard this, he hurriedly comforted and said: "This matter started from this king, and all the losses of this king will be made up to you, but after experiencing this incident, we must also learn a lesson. ”

"What the prince taught me was that the grass people began to plan this matter when they went back." Zhang Yuanlong bowed and replied, got up and said quite worriedly: "The rumors of Manila have already spread, and the grass people are worried that someone will take advantage of this to make trouble. ”

"Don't worry, there's no king here, go on an errand with peace of mind." Yinzhen said with a smile, and after speaking, he said again, "That Wang Tongxu is a talent, and he must be treated well." ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhang Yuanlong was completely relieved, bowed in response, and exited the door.

As soon as Zhang Yuanlong went out, Wu Ge and Yande stepped in in straight military uniforms and saluted, "I've seen the dean." Then he turned around and saluted Yinxiang, "I've seen the thirteenth master." ”

Yinxiang looked interesting, knowing that it must be naval etiquette, it seems, but it is also concise and capable, Yinzhen has already spoken: "Sit down, Yande will talk about the training." ”

The two of them answered, and after sitting down, Yande said: "Report to the dean, since the completion of the new warship last year, the first batch of cadets of the navy has begun to intensify training at sea. ”

Yinzhen asked in a deep voice: "Have you ever made a detailed comparison between the old and new artillery?" ”

Yande glanced at Yinxiang, hesitated slightly, and Yinzhen said with a smile: "The thirteenth brother is now serving in the navy, it doesn't matter." ”

Yinxiang couldn't help but smile bitterly, the old fourteen's navy seems to be really ironclad, this Yande unabashedly guards himself, if there is no support from the old fourteen, he is in the navy, I am afraid it is really difficult to move an inch.

Yande already said: "Report to the dean, the dean once made it clear that the opponent of the navy is the navy of Western countries, and it is natural to know the other under the mark. The mark has made a detailed comparison between our new guns and those dismantled from Western warships.

Western artillery is not an opponent at all, 32-pounder guns, 30-pounder guns, 18-pounder guns, 12-pounder guns, 9-pounder guns, the mark has been compared in detail, in terms of range, we are still a little worse, but in terms of rate of fire, we are a lot faster, shooting accuracy, the larger the caliber, the farther the distance, the greater the difference, the eighteen-pounder gun 800 yards long shot, it is already a world of difference. However, it is a little regrettable that there are no Western warships as target ships, so it is impossible to obtain detailed damage data. ”

Hearing a series of data blurted out by Yande, Yinxiang couldn't help but be secretly surprised, although he didn't understand the size of various pound guns, but a few comparisons, it was very clear, no wonder the old fourteen was full of confidence and ambition, it turned out that his confidence was in the artillery.

This kind of comparison, Yin Zhen had already expected, nodded slightly, and then he asked: "The Navy's fast sail battleship, if it is against the second-class battleship in the Western Ocean, may it win?" ”

"Ten against one, no problem." Yande said confidently: "The guns of Western warships exceed 500 yards, so there is no accuracy at all, they generally fire within 500 yards, while our navy's eighteen-pound guns can reach eighty percent of the hit rate at 800 yards, and the thirty-pound guns can also have a fifty percent hit rate at 1,500 yards, and besides, in terms of sailing speed, it is much more flexible and light than the second-class battleships."

It is no exaggeration to say that the second-class battleships of the Western Ocean can only be beaten when they encounter our navy, but the Western battleships are all thick-skinned and thick-skinned, and the distance is a little farther, and only 30-pound guns can cause damage to them. ”

Wolf pack tactics Yinzhen suddenly felt that his eyes lit up, and the towing could drag Manila's fleet to death After thinking about it, he said: "In another ten years, the second batch of battleships will be launched again, and the actual combat training of the second batch of trainees will be intensified, and in early March, the second-class battleships will also be launched, and a thousand outstanding trainees will be selected from the two classes of trainees to strengthen training and prepare to go on the ship." As he spoke, he said to Wu Ge: "The elite soldiers drawn from the various sailors must be treated equally, and if you enter the navy, there is no reason to go out again, give me hard training."

"It's the Dean." Wu Ge and Yan De hurriedly got up and saluted, and answered loudly.

"Go ahead." Yinzhen smiled and said, "Go out and inform Zheng Qinghai to come in." ”

As soon as Wuge and Yande withdrew, Yinxiang asked suspiciously: "Fourteenth brother, are you really going to do something to Spain?" Is this too risky? ”

Yinzhen said with a solemn expression: "Spain slaughtered the Han and wanted to rob the ocean-going trade fleet, if you don't teach him a hard lesson, it is difficult to understand the hatred in my heart, even if you take some risks, it is worth it." ”

Yinxiang glanced at Yinzhen quite strangely, and said thoughtfully: "Robbing the ocean-going trade fleet, they didn't actually do it, and the Han people they slaughtered were also traitors of my Qing Dynasty, so we need to take this risk?" It is not easy for the navy to become an army, and it is in the midst of rapid development, so it is not too late to take revenge after a delay of three or five years. ”

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