On the other side of the sea, in the Shijiukou of Rizhao Prefecture, the outer perimeter is completely closed in the shipyard.

The bright lights illuminated the spacious enclosed dock as if it were daylight, and a 5,000-ton bulk carrier that was considered huge in the eyes of people of this era was gently swaying with the change of the current.

On the deck, crawling full of workers, patches of dazzling welding sparks splashed from time to time, and the clanging sound of steel colliding was particularly melodious under the echo of the four walls.

Yang Haiwei climbed up to the deck along the side ramp, looked around, and saw that there were basically no messy and useless tools, equipment and materials, etc., and they were cleaned. On the bow side, some sailors were tightening the cables and fixing the booms, and the shouts were loud one after another, and the weather was in full swing.

Jiao Hai inadvertently turned his head to see him, and hurriedly walked out of the crowd, sweating profusely, his face was red, but he said excitedly: "Sir! All the equipment has been debugged and is running normally with no problems! ”

Yang Haiwei nodded approvingly, handed him a bottle of herbal tea, and couldn't help laughing when he saw how refreshing he was drinking: "Don't be in such a hurry, we still have enough time." Are the dye chambers filled? ”

"It's full!"

Jiao Hai drank in one gulp, wiped his mouth with his backhand, revealing two rows of snow-white teeth, and said with a bright smile: "The design of this boat is too humane!" All the goods, people, dyes, and equipment came in and out, just right, and it didn't take much hassle at all. Especially the structure of the coal bunker, I estimate that if it is seen by the navies of Britain and Germany, it will definitely be envious. ”

Yang Haiwei also deeply agrees in his heart, this boat has been changed very well.

Where they are. Not the previous "Dongming". It is another refit that was originally a 5,000-ton river-sea direct bulk carrier.

Both boats were put on the slipway almost at the same time. This one took two-thirds more man-hours than the former, mainly because there were too many changes, and there was almost a big disembowelment inside and out!

The original hull, according to Liu Fatzi's construction, chose a bulk carrier with two engines, two rudders, and two hulls. The design load is 5,000 tons, with a length of 110 meters, a width of 17.5 meters and a depth of 7.6 meters.

After a major makeover, the appearance is very close to a hybrid of the Liberty Wheel and the Victory Wheel, with slight modifications if necessary. You can mix and charge two types of boats. However, because of the change from a single deck to a double-deck cargo structure, the diesel engine of the power system was replaced with two 1765KW engines, and two 3000 horsepower four-cylinder three-expansion steam engines were added, and the two were combined to replace the gear transmission and gearbox.

Add to that a series of work to divide the coal bunker, add four heat tube boilers, and so on, and it's not an ordinary trouble.

In addition, the most important thing is the gun emplacement in the bow and stern and the cannon installation on the bridge tower.

Because its true use cannot be revealed, at the beginning of the design, it can only be required to reserve a standardized framework. Naturally, there are ammunition depots and artillery rest compartments below, but the original open gun mount has been changed to a semi-enclosed turret. You can only wait until the projection is on the B plane.

In other words, it takes two processes to make a row.

That's it. also made Liu Fatzi complain, thinking that it was a pure waste of money. It's just for example, do you need to change the host? Do you need a steam engine that big?

Naturally, he didn't know that this ship had reached the second plane, and he had to deal with enemies who would emerge from nowhere! Not to mention adding so much power and armament, one more layer is not too much!

After the initial modification, it can easily run at speeds of more than 23 knots under the drive of the twin main engines with a total of 10,800 horsepower. In this way, there is basically no need to worry about being picked up by most enemy ships of this era.

Of course, this is not absolutely safe, so in terms of armament, it is particularly important to carry out secondary modifications.

In the bow, the original design of the 76mm high-level dual-purpose gun did not move. The stern 127mm gun was replaced by a 152mm single-barreled turret. With a rate of fire of 8-10 rounds and a power of 152mm armor piercing at a distance of 7500 meters, it was not a problem to deal with most battleships below the cruiser level of this era.

In consideration of the dangers that may be faced at present, Yang Haiwei reserved the gun positions of the previous four twin 40mm Bofors guns and added them to four 76mm guns, two on the left and one on the left.

In this way, no matter what angle the enemy is coming from, at least three doors will have to face a terrible density of up to 20 rounds / minute and a range of 13,350 meters. If you try to attack the flanks or the back, you have to face the big guy with a range of 23 kilometers!

All of these artillery pieces can be remotely controlled by relying on the radar and optical ranging systems in the bridge command room, and the 3-inch shells they use are all fully loaded. The 152mm is available with mechanically assisted reloading, or manual loading of ammunition in separate parts, which is flexible and fast.

The most important thing is that with the operation of the arsenal, most of the workers have been trained for up to five months in theory and practice, and they can already meet the needs of slow production in assembly line operations.

With the production line from the 80s in the world, no matter how slow they worked, it was many times faster than the world's largest arsenal in those years.

Such a freak-class freighter will become a new force to protect its own foundation before Yang's regular warship is built. Although it is a helpless choice, it is much better than the previous naked-run.

Jiao Hai worked in the shipyards of the British, and he himself had considerable research on the design and construction of ships. After he took over the weapon modification work, he groped around from the inside out, and the surprise in his heart was indescribable.

If nothing else, he didn't know how to produce, cut, and weld the large pieces of A36 shipbuilding steel that were all over the body. Looking at the support between the keel and the double-shell interlayer, the high-strength steel is also a great secret for this era.

As for the electroslag remelted steel as the base material, it is forged by thousands of tons of hydraulic presses, and then undergoes stress relief, turning and boring, hydraulic self-tightening, and chrome plating of the inner chamber...... Manufactured by a series of processes. Such a thin single tube only needs to be covered with a layer of hoop sleeves, up to 47 times the diameter of 7.62 meters in length, weighing only 6.5 tons, but it can hit a range of 23,880 meters. and the armor-piercing force of penetrating homogeneous steel plates of the same caliber thickness.

Such a level of technology. It's fantastic. He can imagine. Larger-caliber artillery made with the same technology, such as the 305mm gun of the Dingyuan ship, only needs 45 times the body tube, and I am afraid that no one in the world can resist its light blow!

Thinking that in the near future, he might command such a powerful warship to run rampant across the sea, Jiao Hai couldn't help but feel joy from the bottom of his heart.

However, it will take a long time to wait. Until then, let's use this advanced and overly advanced armed cargo wheel to practice your hands!

Ships up to 110 meters long. In the eyes of the people of this era, it is huge. Since they got to the second plane, they have been busy for nearly half a month before they can clean up the same.

Yang Haiwei was anxious about the situation on the Goryeo side, for fear that Yang Hao would suffer a big loss if he was not careful. If the Japanese army defeated the Beiyang Naval Division and completely blocked the sea traffic, it would be quite difficult to get them out again.

He must seize this precious moment and take advantage of the chaos to solve the trouble.

"Perhaps, it was a mistake to let him lead his troops to interfere in the course of the battle in the first place? The power of one person. After all, it can't resist the surging trend of the whole world. Hopefully, it's too late. ”

Yang Haiwei regretted it a little. Without full preparation and clever planning, the ability of a few of them alone is still overwhelming.

However, it was just a thought that floated up, and then it was forcefully thrown away by him. Now that it's been unfolded, those useless ideas don't need to be considered at all. Facing the future, it is more important to do the current things well.

Accompanied by Jiao Hai, he began to inspect the bow of the ship and the rear little by little, all the way to the power compartment on the lower deck, which was heavily guarded.

Four boilers with heavy oil combustion nozzles have been tested several times for fire, and the results are quite good. Compared with the boilers of this era, the unit coal combustion efficiency is higher and the volume is smaller.

The two main steam engines are designed with large bore, short stroke and high rotational speed, which can ensure that the whole is low enough to protect the coal-fired tanks on both sides. The top is covered by an armored bridge, which provides the same overall protection as the average dome cruiser.

These design experiences will be applied to the construction of more ships in the future, and it will also help novice crews to familiarize themselves with the official warships they will operate in advance.

The roar of two high-power diesel engines sounds quite harsh, but the total 4,800 horsepower they provide can ensure that the ship can start and sail at a faster speed.

Yang Haiwei believes that in the near future, he can use this boat to provide a little surprise to the contemporary enemies.

Over the next few days, they worked overtime to make the final adjustments. On 13 September, the "Dongsheng" quietly left the port and headed for the Yellow Sea in the north.

At this time, the team led by Yang Hao was completely evacuated to Pyongyang and settled.

In order not to frighten Ye Zhichao and other Qing generals, he sent some people to Sheephorn Island in the center of the Datong River in small boats; The second company of men and horses climbed the Qing army's undefended national clam heights; A company protected him and drove into Pyongyang as before.

Ye Zhichao had a belly opinion on Yang Hao, and once thought about not letting him enter the city.

Because these days, reports about them have spread across the country. Yang Hao and Shi Jianfei, who are positive characters, are written as "suddenly encountering a strong enemy, not afraid of danger." Relying on the terrain to fight to the death, he finally won a great victory and killed more than 1,000 enemies, which was really the first achievement since the Sino-Japanese war. ”

Because of the evidence of the foreign media, Shi Jianfei was pushed to the front desk and became a young hero. Yang Hao deliberately announced his existence in a low-key manner, and hid his exploits behind the Qing army, but people can still sense that something is wrong.

According to the newspaper, Ma Yukun and Zuo Guigui only had less than two battalions of people in total, how did they kill so many Japanese soldiers?

On the other hand, Ye Zhichao, who made jokes about smearing melee and killing each other, once again became the villain who was ridiculed.

The Qing court all felt that their faces were dull. But at the moment of the great enemy, it is taboo to change generals in battle, so he had to be ordered to make meritorious service by telegram.

It is conceivable that Ye Zhichao can stand it well in his heart.

The Japanese army did not suffer much better. Their actual casualties totaled nearly 3,000, and they lost their wing flags, and they were still hungry, and their morale was crumbling.

By the time Nozu Michikani arrived with all the remaining men and horses of the Fifth Division, they had completed the encirclement of Pyongyang on September 13. And its Yuanshan detachment has also occupied Thuan An and cut off the retreat! (To be continued......)

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