Yang Hao took out a 62-type 30x binoculars from his bag as if he was fine, and stretched and adjusted the focus under the gaze of everyone's round eyes. Slowly glance at it. Suddenly, a shadow flashed in his field of vision.

"Sure enough, there are uninvited guests! The news of the Japanese is really well-informed! ”

The infiltration of the Japanese into the Qing Kingdom had reached the point of pervasiveness. Even after a vigorous clean-up, those spies with real braids and fluent Chinese can still survive. Not to mention, many high-ranking officials in the Qing Dynasty had some "Japanese friends", and it couldn't be easier to leak information about the modified rapid-fire gun.

The Wei Navy Port was the focus of the Japanese army's reconnaissance. What is ridiculous is that until a few days ago, the atmosphere between the two countries was tense because of the Goryeo incident, and the Qing people were not at all prepared for it, and just allowed Japanese warships to anchor in various ports at will.

A few days ago, when the incident of secretly tracking Nie Shicheng's troop transport occurred, the Japanese warship "Akagi" was anchored in Yantai Harbor, and on its way to Incheon, it also came to Wei Naval Port for a stroll.

"I can't even keep basic military secrets, and it's not surprising that I was defeated."

Yang Hao was depressed in his heart, and he didn't dare to expect anything about how much help he could play.

He turned the telescope to the maximum and pulled the shadow of the ship, which was more than a dozen kilometers away, closer. It was a slender battleship with two masts and a stout chimney. You can't see the flag of any country on the flagpole, but looking at the appearance, it looks like the Yaeyama, a fast notification ship made by Japan itself!

Yang Hao knew the number of ships and patterns that appeared in the First Sino-Japanese War. This battleship is not simple! The original intention of its design is to achieve absolute speed advantage, so on the standard row of 1584 tons of slender hull, stuffed with 5630 horsepower main engine, but also achieved a maximum speed of 20.7 knots, and installed 3 120mm rapid-fire guns!

In addition, the battleship can also be used as a torpedo boat carrier, which can carry five supplies with the Thunder. Practicality, purposefulness, are very strong.

It can be said that the Japanese should have touched the key points of naval development in the steam age, and the division of labor among various ships was clear, with special emphasis on speed, rather than blindly pursuing the caliber of the main gun. This is much wiser than making a three-view ship.

In comparison, the three ships of the Beiyang Naval Division, Jiyuan, Zhiyuan, and Jingyuan, which are about the same tonnage, still pursue large-caliber main guns and dome armor protection, but they lose points in speed and rate of fire, and they seem to be inferior to each other.

Sending such a high-speed warship to spy on intelligence, there is no need to worry about any ship of the Beiyang Naval Division being able to catch up.

Seeing that Yang Hao had been staring over there, Liu Buyun and the others quickly sensed that something was wrong. However, in these years, monoculars are also high-end goods, and it is not possible to have one per person. Several major high-ranking officials enjoyed the exclusive convenience, followed and looked over, and found the sneaky guy one after another.

Liu Buyun's brows twisted into a pimple, and a mystery rose in his heart. How could Yang Hao be the first to discover the ship's storage? The telescope in his hand looked small and delicate, but he didn't know where it was made, how could he be so well prepared? Could it be that he already knew?

Yang Hao noticed his expression out of the corner of his eye, smiled slightly, and handed over the telescope: "Lord Liu can try this thing, you should see it more clearly." ”

Liu Buyun was suspicious, he looked at the heavy guy in his hand, took it and weighed it gently, becoming more and more suspicious. But at a glance, well, the effect is okay.

It's not just improvised, but it's also a high-end knockoff in the 21st century. Although it is not as good as the military version of the real brand, it is much better than the imported monocular he is using now! Heavy pressure on the hand, it is quite inconvenient to carry, the key variable multiplier is too low, and the overall effect is obviously not as good.

However, he doesn't care about the quality of the evaluation now, and adjusts the focus according to Yang Hao's prompts, so that he can see the target as clearly as possible--- in fact, this is a bit reluctant, but it is enough.

Yang Hao saw that he had a solemn look on his face, so he said: "If it is not bad as expected, it should be a Japanese warship." They are deliberately targeting us, and naturally they will not let go of any intelligence reconnaissance. Lord Liu, do you still want to sit back and watch? ”

Liu Buyun put down the binoculars, stared at the shadowy enemy ship in the distance, turned his head and ordered Qiu Baoren: "Turn around immediately and drive away the suspicious ship!" ”

Qiu Baoren looked at him unexpectedly, made sure that it was correct, glanced at Yang Hao again, personally operated the ship, drove at full speed, and forced the ship. However, the battle flag was not raised.

Yang Hao gave a thumbs up and praised: "Lord Liu is really courageous!" ”

This is not nonsense. Li Hongzhang has repeatedly demanded that they must remain calm, must "provoke me," and occupy the moral high ground. In the national war of life and death, his old man has always adhered to this kind of dogma for more than ten years, and his generals and generals did not dare to violate it at all.

Being able to give the order to approach is a kind of adventure in itself, and if someone beats up a small report, let alone criticize it harshly.

However, Lord Liu obviously didn't eat his set, put on a straight face, and handed the telescope back with force. Yang Hao raised his hand to block: "The first time we met, it added a lot of blockages to Lord Liu." If you don't dislike it, you will give it to the adult, and the right to compensate is not. ”

Liu Buyun snorted coldly, hung it unceremoniously around his neck, took his monocular from the side with his backhand, and stuffed it to Yang Hao: "This official doesn't take advantage of you, so make an exchange!" ”

Yang Hao suddenly felt that this general with a lot of personality was quite cute. Honestly and unceremoniously put it away, secretly happy in my heart, and made a lot of money!

His guy who claims to be produced by Factory 296 has a wholesale price of only three or four hundred, so how many do you want. Lord Liu, this is a serious 800 German Zeiss production, plus it is an antique from the 19th century, which is not only valuable, but also more commemorative.

"Well, we have another good thing to add to our military museum!"

Yang Haomei thought about it, and took out a 10-40x35 "voyeur-voyeur artifact" monocular with his backhand, and continued to look at it with his right eye. At this moment, Liu Buyun didn't know how to evaluate it. This kid, why does he seem to be full of treasures? Where did you get all these weird things?

Knowing that there was an uninvited guest in front of them, the officers in the command tower did not dare to make a loud noise. The "Laiyuan Ship" ran at a speed of 15 knots with all its might, and rushed straight to the target in the thick smoke.

Yang Hao clearly saw that the ship suspected of being "Yaeyama" did not seem to be evading at all, and continued to maintain a speed of more than ten knots, circling in front of it. It was not until the distance between the two sides was reduced to less than 8 kilometers that it suddenly accelerated, but it was heading north. Looks like I don't want to run at all!

Such a provocative gesture was seen by everyone on board. Liu Buyun snorted angrily: "It's too much of a deception!" Do you really think Lao Tzu doesn't dare to shoot?! ”

Several officers next to him hurriedly dissuaded: "My lord, be cautious! Lord Zhongtang has an order, don't start a war lightly! Besides, haven't we yet figured out whose ship it is? ”

Qiu Baoren snorted coldly: "Who else, it must be Japanese!" Just now they have run to a speed of more than 18 knots, and the warships of Britain, France and the United States in the Far East are not similar. Hmph, it must be here to investigate our reality and reality, and its heart can be punished! ”

Annoyed, but they did not dare to give the order to open fire.

Yang Hao frowned, and simply made it clear: "I think this ship is like the Japanese army's 'Yaeyama', with a maximum speed of 20 knots. You can't catch up. However, if he is always wandering around like a fly, it will be too embarrassing. ”

Liu Buyun now also feels that Yang Hao's intelligence is accurate and rich, and he shouldn't lie. But what to do, but there is no idea for a while.

"It seems that it will not work without some strong medicine."

Yang Hao was ruthless in his heart and reminded: "Everyone, aren't we here to test the gun?" You can't delay the business for the sake of a mouse's savings. He won't come to us looking for trouble, just ignore him. ”

He was in such a round, and Liu Buyun felt even more gloomy. You must know that he is a genuine Beiyang Navy general, and it is a shame to say such things to an outsider.

However, he didn't have any other tricks, and waved his hand irritably to signal Qiu Baoren to turn the rudder and sail back. Arrived at a distance of about five thousand meters from the target ship, ordered the artillery to aim, fire!

At this distance, with a new cannon, if you want to hit a target with a length of no more than five meters, it is a great test for the navy of this era. The maximum range of the 120mm rapid-fire gun is only 7,200 meters, and it is the first time they have started it, and it is difficult to say what kind of cooperation they can use.

Qiu Baoren intended to ask for a jackpot, and sent Tang Chungui, the second deputy of the gun, to operate the cannon, and he personally observed and reported the shooting of Zhu Yuan. Loaded the warhead, stuffed 4.5 pounds of smokeless medicine, inserted a copper pipe to ignite, calculated correctly, and shouted the order: "Hit!" ”

"Boom!" With a muffled sound, the battleship trembled slightly, and the slender body of the new gun spewed out a much lighter white smoke, and a grenade whistled out of the chamber! In nearly 10 seconds, a bright column of water rose into the air next to the target ship!

"Oops! Just a little bit! ”

The officers sighed. Yang Hao applauded: "Good fight!" The deviation from the target is only a dozen meters, and it is very close to scattering from far and near! If this is aimed at an official battleship, it has already hit! ”

Liu Buyun and the others were suddenly taken aback: "This kid, even knows how to shoot naval guns?" I'm not an insider.,But you won't say the terms that are scattered far and near at will.。 Hiss---! Sure enough, it's not an ordinary person! ”

However, Qiu Baoren was not satisfied, gritted his teeth and ordered: "Do it again!" ”

Tang Chungui Lisuo's reassembly was completed, and when he was aiming, a loud "boom" suddenly sounded in his ears, shaking the heads of the people on the boat!

Liu Buchanhuo turned his head and found that a thick column of water was rising from less than a few hundred meters away from the ship! The whistling that broke through the sky immediately seemed to be from the suspected "Yaeyama" enemy ship!

"Bastard thing! Lao Tzu ignores you, and you dare to shoot at us?! I'm getting tired of living! ”

Liu Buyun was furious and roared angrily: "Turn the bow of the boat and take down the bastard who attacked me!" ”

Qiu Baoren hesitated for a moment and reminded: "My lord, no one of us saw the ship firing, do you want to confirm it again?" ”

"Confirm the fart! There is no second boat here, who else is not him ?! Rush forward and get ready for battle! ”

Qiu Baoren immediately carried out the order, and the battle flag was immediately raised on the mainmast!