When Zhu Yuan was purging the Mongol opposition in Mongolia, the navy was constantly patrolling the coastal areas of the south. Because most of the guns, ammunition, artillery, and so on of the Taiwan army had to be transported from Taiwan, according to the transportation route, cargo ships were dispatched from Keelung Port in Taipei, Taiwan, to Weihaiwei, Shandong Province in the north, and then unloaded from Weihaiwei and began to be transferred from Shandong to Beijing and Tianjin, thus forming a long supply line. Especially the supply line at sea, which is very long and rough at sea, can cause accidents at any time. In addition, the naval strength of the Eight-Nation Alliance is not weak, so in order to maintain this supply line, it is natural to send troops to escort it.

"Captain, we were sent out on patrol this time, and nothing really happened. If there is no fighting, then how can we make meritorious service and then be promoted? A Navy soldier said.

However, the captain of the ship also sighed and said: "At present, the army is fighting with the Eight-Nation Alliance in Tianjin, and our navy is also doing escort things here. Where are we going to have a big fight with foreign devils about these things! Since the establishment of our navy, where can we get any opportunities to fight? Our navy is also doing some escort patrols, and it has not been able to fight foreign devils once, which is really unpleasant. Every time we send the army to fight, so that the warships of our navy will rust. If this is the case, then how can we make meritorious contributions? If I can't make meritorious contributions, then when will I be able to become the captain of a capital battleship? What's the point of not being able to be the captain of a battleship? ”

I have to say that in this era, every navy also hopes to be the captain of a battleship, and many ordinary naval soldiers are also working hard with this as their goal. The battleships of this era have the status of the highest deterrent weapons, and their status is even better than that of aircraft carriers of later generations. In this era of no nuclear weapons, no ballistic missiles. A battleship is also one of the most important deterrent weapons, and it will not be easily dispatched. Once it is dispatched, it is a major blow to a certain country. And if you can become such a battleship captain, then you can be regarded as having a more ambitious future in the future. Especially in this era, the naval commanders of various countries in this era must have the experience of serving as the captain of a battleship. Without the experience of being a battleship captain, it is difficult to become a naval commander, and even a fleet commander.

As a naval captain who wants to have a promising future, he is naturally unwilling to live a lifetime on this destroyer, and naturally wants to seek the position of becoming a battleship captain. But at present, he is also engaged in some escort patrols, so they are also very unwilling, hoping to get combat achievements as soon as possible to get combat opportunities. Only when he has achieved combat merits can he be promoted, and then he can obtain further development.

The navy soldier comforted: "Actually, this is also a statement of the strength of our country's navy." Because we have a strong navy, no country dares to provoke us. The Japanese did not dare to provoke us, the navy of the imperial court had already been absorbed by us, and the strength of the Russian Far East Fleet was not strong, so they did not dare to take the initiative to fight us. The next British navy is not very strong in our east, so we don't need to be afraid of the British at all. The Germans, not to mention, their navy is equal to nothing. And Nanyang is also our bathtub. So what do we have to be afraid of? ”

I have to say that under Wang Guorui's "throwing money". Taiwan's navy has expanded very rapidly, and in particular, the number of warships has begun to rise rapidly. Even now even the sword-class battleships have come out, and the sword-class battleships currently have three, this sword-class battleship is an epoch-making battleship, and he designed it according to the design ideas of the dreadnought-class battleship. At present, Westerners do not have much information about the Sword-class battleships. So they didn't know what the strength of the strategic fleet of this sword-class battleship was.

And under such a huge naval investment, Taiwan's naval strength is extremely strong, and there are more than a dozen battleships close to twenty, which is the only scorpion in the Far East! So the Japanese did not dare to provoke them easily, and the strength of the British in the Far East was not good. Naturally, I didn't dare to take the initiative to provoke. Nanyang has also become their bathtub, which can be passed freely. So this navy is actually growing rapidly in this situation, but this is obviously not very reassuring.

"However, if the growth is so smooth, it may not be a good thing, and it may also be fueled by seedlings. Taiwan's navy has grown so fast, but it has not experienced many battles, and it has never experienced a strong enemy, and it has completely relied on so-called training to conduct training, and almost no one has ever fought in real combat. Even if there were a few actual battles, they were all small-scale operations, and they could not be used as too advanced operations. Our only large-scale battle was with the Dutch. But that time the Dutch were all iron-ribbed warships, which could not withstand our fire, and were completely a live target. In this way, not many of us have ever had actual combat experience, and they are just theoretical operations and exercises. ”

"How can such a situation make us a real navy? In the future, we should have a strong navy, so that it can be regarded as a perfect result. At that time, the British, their world's No. 1 navy, were not able to obtain the honor of becoming the world's No. 1 navy by simply throwing money, they fought it again and again. Although I know that the British are enemies, I have to be convinced by the British, because the British navy has a centuries-old heritage and has experienced a lot of actual battles, and it does not rely on pure competition of warships to obtain results. ”

"We seem to have a lot of warships at present, but in fact, many of them don't have much experience in commanding fleets. The only one we have combat experience is the current Chief of Staff of the Navy, Qiu Baoren, who fought against the Japanese during the First Sino-Japanese War, which is good. Although Commander Li He also participated in operations, he was also an ordinary captain before, and the warship in charge of Commander Li He was only a destroyer, and he actually had no so-called fleet combat command experience. ”

"As for General Sa Zhenbing, the same is true. Our Taiwan Navy looks very strong, but the strength is also at the bottom, in the infrastructure. We have very powerful warships, and we even have a group of powerful soldiers, a group of very good sailors. But our officers, are they really up to the task of commanding the fleet in battle? ”

The destroyer captain said a lot, and it was clear that the meaning of his words was full of concern for the Taiwan Navy. Taiwan's navy is very "powerful" under the condition that Wang Guorui is throwing money hard. Even the sailors from the Red Police system have very good military qualities, and they are completely excellent sailors. However, are the high-ranking commanders of the Taiwan Navy really capable of this duty of commanding the naval fleet to fight wars? Most of the high-ranking members of the Taiwan Navy were born in the Beiyang Naval Division of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. However, the Beiyang naval division of the Manchu Qing Dynasty suffered very heavy losses in the battle of Dadonggou in the Yellow Sea. Liu Buyun and Lin Zengtai, who had experience in commanding sub-fleets in the Beiyang Naval Division, also chose to commit suicide. And Ding Ruchang, the commander of the Beiyang Naval Division, although he was born in the army, he also came to the UK to study the navy later, and he was barely a preliminarily qualified commander of the naval fleet, but he also chose to commit suicide.

Under these circumstances, the Taiwan Navy inherited the mantle of the Beiyang Naval Division, but not a single person really had the experience of commanding a large fleet in combat. This makes many people worry in their hearts, and it is difficult to show their strength in this situation.

As an army, especially a very sophisticated army like the navy, and a very sophisticated army like the navy, they do not test the best aspects, but the worst part that determines combat effectiveness. Just like the so-called barrel effect, the barrel effect means that it is not the longest plank that determines how much water a "barrel" can hold, but the shortest plank. As the majority of the army is also the same, the army's combat effectiveness factors affect three aspects, that is, the decision-making level, the quality of soldiers, and weapons and equipment.

Among them, weapons and equipment determine tactics, and this goes without saying. The quality of the soldier represents the execution, otherwise there is no good tactics and good strategies that cannot be implemented. However, it is difficult for the decision-making level to have problems in this aspect, if there are good soldiers and powerful weapons, if there is no excellent decision-making level, it is easy to have problems in strategy. If there is a problem with strategy, even a tactical victory is almost impossible to remedy.

Taiwan is also like this at present, warships are also weapons, and there is not much shortage in this regard. And the quality of soldiers is not a big problem, especially the Red Alert soldiers who help the soldiers at the grassroots level, and the Red Alert soldiers are also very powerful, and they can play a decisive role when necessary. However, the biggest problem is the decision-making level, whether the decision-making level of the Taiwan Navy, especially those fleet commanders, can be competent commanders? This is completely suspicious of everyone, because they don't have this experience!

"Captain, I think we should not worry about the big guys above, we still have to find a way to complete our patrols. It is the duty of a soldier to obey orders, and we should obey orders from above. Said the Navy soldier.

The captain couldn't help but nod, and then said, "Okay! “

"Captain, there seems to be something ahead, it seems to be an enemy warship, should we fight?" Suddenly, the lookout immediately shouted. (To be continued.) )