Most of the warships that have been launched in various countries are not a secret, and they are generally known. But if it's just built or launched, it's not so easy to understand completely. In particular, Japan has always regarded the Beiyang Naval Division as a fierce enemy, and in order to build Fuji-class battleships, Emperor Muren had to tighten his belt to live, how could he casually let outsiders know!

Yang Hao was not interested in explaining to them, so he counted down with his fingers: "Let's talk about the firepower of the battleship." The firing angle of the two main turrets of the two ships in Dingzhen is too small, the rate of fire is too slow, the firing range is too close, and they are all backward black powder cannons, and the power is too small! When encountering the new battleship of the Japanese 'Yoshino', which had a speed of more than 20 knots, was equipped with four 152mm Armstrong rapid-fire guns, and eight 40 times the diameter of the 120mm rapid-fire guns, it was only ruthlessly pumped by its maneuverability and rate of fire. ”

The German chief pipe wheel Abi Cheng was not happy. This giant ship, but the great innovation of German industry, although it is now outdated, in the Far East, she is still powerful and invincible. How can you belittle casually? Immediately stepped forward and shouted: "This battleship has the strongest armor, and in the Far East there is no ship that can sink him!" Even if it is a new fast ship of the Japanese, it is impossible! ”

Many people nodded their heads in agreement. The most praised thing about the Dingzhen Second Ship is the stout main gun and heavy armor, which is their proud capital!

Yang Hao sneered and pointed at the flying bridge: "Thick armor? Your open battery armor is only 14 inches thick, right? The 152mm 40x diameter Armstrong rapid-fire guns of the Japanese 'Yoshino' and 'Akitsushu' can penetrate 400mm old iron armor! Are you sure you can stop it?! They have 12 of them! Even if the front of the turret can block it, what if there is only a 2-inch armored cover? What about the horizontal deck? If I come to war, I just need to concentrate my firepower as soon as I come up, and first sweep your flybridge and completely disintegrate the command center. How are you going to fight this battle next? ”

Yang Hao also hates. This group of old men of the Great Qing Kingdom has always been arrogant and arrogant. Even if you are aware of the changes outside, you still have the intention of improving, but you can't let go of complacency, and even cover your ears and steal the bell! If you don't give them a little bit of cruelty, you won't be able to knock their elm heads.

Liu Buyun's face was really dark. In fact, he also knows some things and is anxious, but this can't affect the entire sailor at all, let alone the intertwined forces in Beiyang.

Not to mention anything else, when Li Hongzhang's nephew was in charge of the Tianjin Manufacturing Bureau, the 2.8 times armor-piercing bullet he made was obviously of unqualified quality, and they had to accept it "as usual". Who would dare not to? Do you still want to mess with everyone?

Liu Buyun has a bad temper, is keen to seize power, and is suspected of forming a party for personal gain. But he has always maintained a vigilance and is quite attentive to the management of the water division. In particular, he is extremely opposed to the foreign devil Taylor, who vainly attempts to completely control the command and management of the Beiyang Naval Division. He offended too many people and had a bad reputation.

The Germans were silent, and such tactics were exactly what they were most afraid to face. The speed of the Dingzhen No. 2 ship is too low and the turning is slow, and it will definitely be used to fly a kite by relying on its speed.

Speaking of this, Yang Hao simply continued to release the fierce news: "Except for the two ironclad ships, the tonnage of the rest of your army's ships is on the small side, which is in stark contrast to the general tonnage of the Japanese army. Which is better or worse? Believe in your own judgment. But beware, the total number of 120mm rapid-fire guns of the Japanese army is 60, and when it fights, what kind of heavy bullet rain will it be? And, almost all of them are grenades! Because they know that it will be difficult to penetrate the armor of Dingzhen! Moreover, as far as I know, they have secretly developed smokeless cotton wool, and an even more violent bitter taste - acid! They secretly call themselves 'Shimose Fire Medicine'! I have no doubt that they will be the first to be used in the war! ”

Another series of fatal messages!

The faces of Liu Buyun and the others turned yellow. Does this sound like the same slave they have always looked down upon? They could already have imagined that under the siege of so many rapid-fire guns, the battleships of the Beiyang would inevitably fall into an overwhelming terrible explosion!

To make matters worse, grenades with new quercus can cause lethal killings on upper deck buildings and unprotected personnel! When the time comes, will the morale of the sailors still be maintained? How else do you go about aiming and shooting?

On the entire flybridge, there was silence for a while, and it was completely cold.

After a full minute, someone reluctantly resisted: "What you said, you have to really fight to know!" Now that the Lord of Zhongtang is planning to reconcile, the strength of the Japanese people is limited, and they may not dare to provoke the majesty of the Qing Dynasty! ”

"That's it! Didn't the Japanese also explain again and again that they did not intend to provoke the Qing Dynasty? Maybe it won't take a few days for them to be frightened out by the army under the command of Nie Junmen! Going to war? Just their little body? Never. ”

Many people who have never dealt with Liu Buyun talked about something else. Because in recent days, General Liu has also been trying to defend against the slightest, saying that he may start a war with the Japanese Navy. Now that Yang Hao is saying this, who knows if it is for Liu to support the field?

Yang Hao was helpless in his heart, the entire Qing Dynasty was such a bird. He said everything he should have said, but he didn't have the ability to force these old men to be obedient.

So, when everyone gradually raised their voices, he glanced at the few foreign devils who were still strict, and Liu Buchan, who had a complicated complexion, and suddenly grinned: "I am also a family, you should just have fun." Our main task today is to test the new gun. ”

"Yes, yes, yes! It still depends on how effective the new cannon is. ”

A large group of officials who felt that they had lost face changed their conversation one after another, leaving the "Dingyuan Ship" and changing small boats to the "Laiyuan Ship" that was preparing to set sail.

Qiu Baoren, the pipe leader of the "Laiyuan", just glanced at Yang Hao lightly, said hello according to the basic etiquette, and led the way.

Yang Hao didn't think it was wrong, looking at his back, he felt a burst of emotion in his heart. This is also an unlucky hero who was later hacked out of Xiang.

After the defeat of the First Sino-Japanese War, Weng Tonggong's gang of non-personnel Qingliu were eager to find scapegoats and fabricate accusations to dig up Li Hongzhang's foundation. Yao Xiguang, a staff member of Li Bingheng, the governor of Shandong, who had never participated in the battle at all, dared to convict him on the basis of "heard". In the "Oriental Military Chronicle" written in two years, he vigorously deducted the.

Of course, there are too many Beiyang sailors hacked, and Yao Xiguang may still have the intention of exculpating Li Hongzhang and the Qing court. It is really shameless for those people who want to describe such a group of people as "more than half of the officers above the captain level who have died in the line of duty" as "corrupt."

Most of these people who are accustomed to masochism and self-blackening choose Taylor, who was "born in rural England, did not graduate from primary school, and was a 'reserve lieutenant' of the British Navy, and went to China in 1888 to pan for gold." In 1894, he was introduced by the General Department of Customs and Excise to join the Beiyang Navy and served as the deputy commander of the 'Dingyuan'.

These foreign devils have Hurd's backing, and they are arrogant, and Ding Ruchang can't stop them from inserting them. is such a thing, it has repeatedly interfered in the military affairs of the Beiyang Naval Division, and even tried in vain to usurp the command. Liu Buyun's refusal or even resistance is of course a wise move. It was because of people like him who stood up to fight that he was able to avoid being controlled by the British in the end of the fleet.

So what do you say about the truly representative Westerners? Xi Langweili, the chief instructor of the Beiyang Naval Division, and Fremantle, the commander of the British Far East Naval Fleet, "did not believe the rumors of the abolition of the Beiyang Navy, but believed by their own ears and witnesses that the Beiyang Navy was well-trained and skillful in drills; The sea target of the sailor division has a high hit rate; The combat effectiveness of torpedo boats was also not weak; The orders to fire the guns were in English, and the soldiers could understand them, so they should not be flouted. ”

Hannagan, a German who assisted Ding Ruchang in commanding the operation at the flagship "Dingyuan", believed that "all ships can basically follow our command until the shells run out." Ma Jifen, an American who was on the "Zhenyuan" at the time, also described: "The officers and men of all levels on the ship can do their own things without fear, and the sailors are also very competent. ”

Anyone with a modicum of conscience knows to choose to believe in the heroes who sacrificed.

Yang Hao exhaled a sullen breath, shook off the complicated thoughts in his heart, kept his face calm, and came to the stern of the "Laiyuan Ship" with Liu Buyun and others.

The 120mm rapid-fire gun, already mounted on the left side, has a slender barrel and flashes with a strange light. The technical team in charge of the renovation work stood aside with a restrained face, and didn't know whether to kneel down and salute the large group of officials in front of them.

Yang Hao took a step forward, crossed in front of them, and calmly turned his head to face everyone. The mechanics suddenly had a backbone, and simply lowered their heads and shut up, pretending not to see anything.

Liu Buyun and the others were angry at the lack of etiquette of these technicians, but they were beaten up by Yang Hao just now, and they beat the official authority a lot. I didn't care about picking on the thorns in front of me, and concentrated on admiring the imitation Armstrong cannon.

Yang Hao is very calm, he believes that his people can do this job well.

According to the requirements, the original two 75mm sampan guns were dismantled, the foundation was rebuilt in the predetermined middle position, the bolts on the holes were welded and fixed, the 2.5-ton gun mount was installed, and the 2-ton 728-pound gun body was erected. It's just that the shield hasn't been installed yet.

In order to do this job well, the team responsible for the entire refit work simulated it for more than a month in advance in the shipyard workshop at the Rizhao base.

As for the structural problem, after Yang Hao and Yang Haiwei inspected the "Dingyuan Ship" rebuilt in Haijiao City in the world, they asked Liu Fatzi and the expert group of Jiangnan Heavy Industry to collect information and complete the design after careful calculation. Storage doesn't collapse as soon as the cannon is fired because the modification is completed.

Not only that, but even how to design the ammunition room for the artillery was planned. However, in this regard, Yang Hao can only propose to build yì, and whether to adopt it depends on Beiyang's own.

Although it was only a different one, it was immediately much more pleasing to the eye in Liu Buyun's opinion. The problem of insufficient firepower of the rapid-fire secondary gun, which he has been worried about, seems to be expected to be solved!

Gathered in front of the cannon, looking up and down, left and right, Liu Buyun nodded with satisfaction. This is a good thing, it should have all been dressed up a long time ago, and it has been delayed until now. He complained a little in his heart that Yang Hao appeared too late. If it had been earlier, the six guns that had already been allocated to the Guangdong Navy Division would have been saved and all of them would have been loaded on the ships of the Beiyang Navy Division!