The sea, vast and vast, the blue waves, seems to tell a never-ending story: a few lonely seabirds swirl between the sky and the sea, one moment to the waves, the other to the clouds, as if to connect the sea and the blue sky, but no matter how hard they try, in the end they still fail, the sea is still the sea, the blue sky is still the blue sky, they are still so lonely and spinning......

On the cobblestone sands, two officers in white naval uniforms walk slowly, and further inland, you can see rolling hills hidden in dense trees that had been planted over the past decade at the initiative of the Omunité, which had been advocating afforestation for the past decade. www.biquge.infoBillions of trees are indeed like the last barrier, it has prevented serious soil erosion on the Korean Peninsula, turned the originally desolate hills into green, and the floods and soil erosion that once ravaged the peninsula have been alleviated to a great extent.

Every time he witnesses the changes in North Korea, Li Weizhong always has such a thought in his heart. In a way, he was even jealous of the luck of the North Koreans, who for thousands of years, had been preserved under the protection of China, both in the past and now.

In the race for survival between the yellow race and the white race, how lucky are the Koreans and lucky to be protected by China, while in contrast, what about Japan, which once regarded self-improvement and even the occupation of China as the path to national rise?

Japan has become history, and 40 million of its Japanese compatriots were enslaved by the Caucasians. The emperor of the eternal line chose to surrender, but what was the result? but died in Russia for no apparent reason.

Japan!

Japan is a thing of the past, and only those fools would believe that Japan can stand alone in the survival of the world's races, for Japan. The best option, or the future of Japan, is to join forces with China, as North Korea did. After all, the three East Asian countries have the same language and the same species, and Japan will at least not suffer all kinds of bullying under Chinese rule, and the people can also benefit from it.

Of course, not everyone thinks so, as in recent times, there have always been some former people who have tried to convince Li Weizhong to support Japan's independence in the future.

Surrounded by rocky beaches. Thinking of the trust that the marshal has placed in him over the years, Li Weizhong's heart surged again. That kind of unconditional trust and kindness of knowing was something he had never experienced in the Japanese Navy, and as a naval soldier from the Choshu Domain, he had always been ostracized in the Navy, and he could not say what that rejection was. Anyway, he could feel the resistance of the navy controlled by the Satsuma Domain to him, a native of Choshu.

But in the Northeast. Although many people have reminded the marshal more than once -- "Li Weizhong also has a name called Pingjing Hangsan", this does not prevent the marshal from appointing him, the commander of the Zhenyang fleet, what a glorious position! This fleet has grown from the first two "Zhenhai class" to the "six seas and eight waves" fourteen capital ships, and then to the "eight seas and ten waves" (previously mistakenly thirteen waves) to a full eighteen capital ships, which is the most powerful naval force in the entire Pacific.

But the big marshal gave him this force completely without reservation. Given to him such a "He-tribe man", although he has long been naturalized as a Chinese, after all, he has lived in Japan for 50 years, and he is, after all, Japanese.

But the big handsome didn't care, for the big handsome. He will always only have "Li Weizhong, commander of the Zhenyang Fleet" in his eyes, and as for the "Pingjing Hangsan" who was born in Changzhou, he was never in his consideration.

"I will always be the handsome Li Weizhong!"

As early as when he was appointed as the commander of the fleet, Li Weizhong had already developed an impulse, an impulse of traditional samurai to be loyal to the lord, and even in his heart, long ago, the commander had replaced the position of the emperor and became his only object of allegiance.

Raise soldiers for a thousand days, use them for a while!

Now, in the face of the decisive naval battle that is about to break out, Li Weizhong's whole person seems to be a little planned, he knows that there are countless pairs of eyes all over the world looking at him, watching how he leads the Zhenyang fleet to victory, of course, there are still many people in the Northeast who are questioning, questioning what qualifications he has to lead the fleet as a "naturalized person".

"I've made up my mind to order the fleet to attack!"

Walking forward slowly, he glanced at Shimamura Suo beside him, Shimamura is a staff officer of the fleet, he is not a "naturalized person", and because of this, he can only participate in military meetings as a staff officer.

"Your Excellency, the time has indeed come."

Shimamura nodded, although he couldn't get in touch with Li Weizhong's "Only Hua Zhishang", but deep down, he was extremely jealous of his situation, jealous that he could command such a powerful fleet - it was a huge fleet composed of "eight seas, ten waves and sixteen provinces"! A fast fleet that even the Royal Navy would envy.

As a staff officer of the fleet, how could Shimamura not know the actual speed of the fleet - 22 knots! This speed even surpassed that of the cruisers of the Royal Navy. More importantly, this fleet is completely heavily oiled and steam turbineed, and it can be said to be the most technologically advanced fleet in the world.

"But, I'm a little worried."

With a long sigh, Li Weizhong truthfully expressed his inner worries.

"I'm worried that if we can't completely annihilate the Second and Third Pacific Fleets, we won't be able to completely win this battle......

In the depths of Li Weizhong's heart, he never doubted that his fleet would win the naval battle. This self-confidence comes from the understanding of one's own strength, which is not just the fleet with the powerful "eight seas and ten waves" of eighteen capital ships, but the self-confidence in all aspects.

The British Navy had just invented a new firing system called "continuous aiming", that is, a lighter 6-inch gun that kept the target open for the entire roll of the ship, and aimed with a telescope. By giving full play to the rate of fire of rapid-fire guns and increasing visibility, the range of accurate fire was extended. This was invented in 1899 by the British gunnery Percyscott and increased the accuracy of his cruisers by 6 times. Constant aiming requires repeated practice, and is now only used by the Zhenyang fleet all over the world.

In addition to the leading position in artillery, the Northeast Navy also has the most advanced rangefinder of this era. Russia, by contrast, has only just had an effective rangefinder. At the same time, the fleet also uses a variety of means to transmit information, such as manpower dials, sound tubes, loudspeakers and even blackboards, and each warship is equipped with radios, these communication systems allow the Zhenyang fleet to try to centrally control the firepower based on ranging data.

The turret of each warship is equipped with a 2.5-meter rangefinder with excellent performance. Back in 1893 the British Navy selected Barr? At the same time as the horizontal imaging rangefinder produced by the Stroud company. The Northeast Navy has introduced this rangefinder and hired optical instrument experts to make continuous improvements on its basis, and finally succeeded in developing a 2.5-meter optical combined image rangefinder last year, and based on past experience, it began to equip the main guns of the Zhenhai class with rangefinders at all levels, which can accurately range targets within 8,000 yards, and the error is only more than 1% of the standard upper limit.

It is precisely because of this that the Zhenyang fleet will practice 6,000 to 8,000 yards of long-range artillery skills in Zhenhai Bay, in order to give full play to the superiority of naval guns and firepower. The all-round superiority in technology gave Li Weizhong enough confidence to win this naval battle, as long as there were no accidents. The Northeast Navy will be the winner of that naval battle in the future, but what he wants is not just a simple "encounter", not just to defeat the opponent, but a decisive annihilating victory!

"Oh, what's wrong with you! I remember you saying that even if the Second Pacific Fleet and the First Pacific Fleet converge, you can be sure that they will be annihilated! Why don't you have so much confidence now! ”

Shimamura looked at Li Weizhong and asked with some puzzlement.

"It's not that there is no confidence. The real war is not the same as the deduction on the map. Besides, this is in that sea state again. If there is a storm, the hit rate can be 1% by then, which is already very good, and besides, the navy has been practicing long-range artillery skills recently, and I really have no bottom in my heart. ”

Shimamura Suo laughed when he heard this:

"Your Excellency. It's not like what you say. In my impression, Your Excellency is a man who dares to do things. What's even if the hit rate is only 1%? You know, the Russians don't even have 1%, and if the distance is pulled to 6,000 yards, it is estimated that their hit rate will drop by an order of magnitude. What's so hard about beating such an opponent? Moreover, the power of the new shells is very powerful! Maybe when the time comes, as soon as the fire is fired, the Russian Navy will be hit hard! When you want to fight, you won't be able to find an opponent! ”

Li Weizhong laughed at him, picked up another stone and threw it into the sea. He knew very well in his heart that all this was just words of comfort, and Shimamura didn't know the uncertainty of the naval battle, for that sea, the navy knew very well, maybe a storm and waves would come, let alone a war, and the biggest problem at that time would probably be how to fight against the wind and waves.

"Your Excellency, when are you going to go?"

"Wait for the "Jinghai" and "Jihai" to be refitted! ”

Li Weizhong stretched out two fingers, and the "Jinghai" and "Jihai" in his mouth were the No. 1 and No. 2 warships of the Zhenhai class, and they were also the warships with the "worst" combat effectiveness in the "Eight Seas"; of course, in addition to the two "old warships" of "Zhenhai" and "Dinghai", compared with the successor warships with four 12-inch and eight 10-inch naval guns, the second-stage main guns of the "Jinghai" and "Jihai" only had a pitiful four single-mounted 10-inch naval guns.

In order to enhance the combat effectiveness of the two warships, last year, the Beiyang Shipbuilding Company put forward an improvement plan, which involves all aspects; if completed, the two ships will not only be able to get rid of the "worst" name, but may even become the most powerful warship in the Zhenyang fleet.

"Well, that's true, eight seas and ten waves, the navy has a total of eighteen capital ships, considering that the two warships "Zhenhai" and "Dinghai" should be used as a left-behind fleet to guard against the Pacific Fleet, then there are only six seas and eight waves that can be invested, if there is no "Jinghai" and "Jihai", although there is still an advantage in firepower, but there are eight waves in the four seas...... The strength is too weak......"

Shimamura Suo also stretched out his fingers and calculated there, nominally, the combat ships of the Northeast Navy are inferior to Russia, but their guns of more than 10 inches are far more Russian, and the "Jinghai-class" ships No. 3 to 6 all have four twin ten-inch second-class main guns, and their firepower is almost equivalent to two "Zhenba-class" armored cruisers, in some people's words, "one on top of two", and considering the rate of fire and other reasons, the firepower of the four Jinghai-class ships will not be inferior to the ten capital ships of the entire Russian Second Pacific Fleet.

But that's just an ideal situation, after all, under the vertical line tactics, the two secondary guns on one side will not work. In the case that the tonnage of its own warships itself is not strong, the fleet will naturally "wait" for the "Jinghai" and "Jihai" to complete the refit, not to mention that after these two warships are refitted, they will become the most powerful warships of the Zhenyang fleet.

"Yes! Now the Russians also have a couple of old ships of the Third Pacific Fleet......"

Li Weizhong's face did not show any worry, in his opinion, the warships of the Third Pacific Fleet were just a number, and it was even difficult to pose a threat to his fleet, and the ones who could really threaten the fleet were the seven powerful new battleships of the Second Pacific Fleet, and they were the only ones!

"Therefore, we have to mobilize every part of the fleet this time, this time we are the same as the Russians, we are all labor expeditions, we can't get much help from auxiliary ships, after all, not every warship has the ability to fight in the ocean, so in essence, it is the decisive battle of the Grand Fleet that determines the victory or defeat, as for the rest...... Let's just make up the numbers...... One more capital ship is better than one less! ”

When mentioning the capital ship, Li Weizhong's eyes looked to the north, and now he seems to be able to understand Rozhest Stvensky's mood, he was waiting for the two cutting-edge battleships "Grand Duke Nikolai" and "Grand Duke George", so that he couldn't make the trip for a long time, and now he is also waiting for two battleships, but they are not the cutting-edge warships that have been built recently, but two old ships that have been renovated, but even so, for the Zhenyang fleet, this wait is worth it! (To be continued.) )