When Wang Maoru returned to Běijīng, he was most pleased with the news that the steel plant in Anshan, Liaoning Province, had developed the No. 2 and No. 3 special steels, and the second was that with the help of German steelworkers and technicians who had gone to China to survive, the two world's newest blast furnaces at the Anshan Iron and Steel Plant had been fully completed and put into production.

Just last year, China's steel production reached 3.8 million tons, and China's steel production was 800,000 tons, only one-fifth of that of China. But before the unification of the whole country, this number was less than one-twentieth of the rì book.

Former President Sun Liwen's heavy industry plan, although whimsical in some respects, still has a role in promoting China's steel industry.

The completion of the latest and most advanced blast furnace means that from now on, China is no longer a country that can only produce iron but not steel, and it is estimated that the annual output of Anshan Iron and Steel Plant can be as high as 800,000 tons, which greatly increases the status of Chinese steel in the world. Before the completion of these two blast furnaces, China's steel industry was mainly concentrated in the three major steel plants in Northeast China, with an annual output of 720,000 tons of iron and 180,000 tons of steel, and after the two latest blast furnaces were put into operation, China's steel output is expected to reach an annual output of 1.46 million tons of iron and 540,000 tons of steel. Last year, China bought 300,000 tons of steel from Rìben for the production of tanks and automobiles, and imported 390,000 tons of foreign steel from other industries. As for pig iron, domestic iron fully meets domestic needs, and steel production will continue to increase with the discovery of iron ore in Baotou, Suiyuan.

Because of the large-scale reduction of the warship manufacturing plan, and the low demand for steel in China, the steel output of this year will be reduced to less than three million tons, and after the two blast furnaces of the Anshan Iron and Steel Plant are put into operation, China's total steel output this year will reach two million tons, and it can be said that it will take only one year for China's behemoth to narrow the gap. This is a rare opportunity for development, and this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. After the completion of the No. 2 and No. 3 blast furnaces at the Anshan Iron and Steel Plant, Wang Maoru approved the continued construction of the No. 4 and No. 5 blast furnaces. He also instructed that the Baotou Iron and Steel Plant must be built into a more advanced steel plant than the three major steel plants in Northeast China, and because it is located inland, Wang Maoru believes that the establishment of the Baotou Iron and Steel Plant is more important.

The success of the development of special steel means that China's tanks and automobiles can completely get rid of the demand for rì steel, and from then on, China can freely produce tanks and automobiles. In fact, the most advanced domestic Minjiu tank adopts a semi-steel structure, with steel on the front and iron and aluminum alloy on the side, which is also a last resort. In order to limit the development of tanks in China, rì himself actually united with the Americans to have too high steel prices, and the special steel of rì was too fucking expensive. After the production of domestic special steel, the good rì of the small rì is over, and Wang Maoru is also happy to hold this information.

Despite receiving two excellent pieces of information, Wang Maoru still waited in anxiety and anxiety, waiting for news from the sea, waiting for the encounter between the Chinese rescue fleet and the fourth fleet of the Rìben navy.

In the East China Sea during the Chūn season, the wind and waves seem to be much lighter, but the waves of more than one meter still make the voyage extremely painful, and when they go about ten nautical miles, some fishing boats have to withdraw because of the waves.

The person in charge of the naval fleet was Navy Chief Liu Guanxiong, who knew that many fishing boats and transport ships were actually only patriotic fervor, so he did not force all fishing boats to go with him. He asked the signal soldiers to send an order, and the fishing boats that were not strong enough to support them could choose to go back, and the country recognized your sincerity and heart to serve the country, and some of your fishing boats were indeed not enough to cross the sea.

Everyone blushed a little, but wisely chose to quit. Subsequently, one after another, nearly 100 fishing boats no longer forced themselves to cross the sea and chose to return to the mainland. There is no shame in this, they did not expect that the sea situation would be so complicated, originally fishing boats fishing in the coastal waters and passenger ships transporting on the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, it is indeed not suitable for this kind of behavior. The moon headed towards Rìmoto, the wind and waves on the sea were getting stronger and stronger, and some reluctant ships were overturned at sea, and others rushed to the rescue.

Liu Guanxiong continued to persuade everyone that it is better to wait for the rescue ship to meet me at Weihai Port. After thinking about it, everyone thought that this was a good idea, so it was better to stay in Weihai and wait for them to return, and we would pick them up. As a result, hundreds of small boats chose to return to the Wei Navy Port.

In particular, the Jiangli Yangtze River passenger ship piloted by Li Yuanhong himself can be called more than 200 people in normal times, and Li Yuanhong said that the seats and vacancies were removed, only diesel fuel and fresh water were added, and even rations were only prepared for five days, and the Jiangli passenger ship could carry 400 disaster victims back to China. Even Li Yuanhong is so supportive, let alone others, this old Beiyang soldier-born politician, although he has his own careful thoughts and small calculations, but in the face of the country and justice, he chose to pay for the country calmly.

Liu Guanxiong learned that Li Yuanhong was actually on the ship, and hurriedly asked people to invite him, Li Yuanhong came to the battleship Asterisk, and took a closer look at the largest battleship in China, a 13,360-ton behemoth, two dark and smoking chimneys towering high, and four 350mm main naval guns looked terrifying.

"Good guy, this is bigger than Zhenyuan and Dingyuan?" Li Yuanhong said with emotion.

Liu Guanxiong said with a smile: "Zhenyuan and Dingyuan are both 7,335-ton ironclad battleships, and the main guns are four Krupp 305mm breech guns, so it can be said that this is not a product of the times." The four Zhenyuan ships fought around the old man's asterisk, and they might not be able to beat it. ”

Li Yuanhong was surprised: "The gap is so big? ”

Liu Guanxiong suddenly said sadly: "However, the Kashima, the capital ship of the Fourth Fleet, is 16,400 tons, but its weapon caliber is smaller than that of my old man's asterisk. If you meet......"

"Did we win?" Li Yuanhong asked movingly.

Liu Guanxiong said helplessly: "The old man's asterisk is too slow, and it can only rely on large-caliber artillery, and it is not yet known who will kill the deer." ”

"So, you still have the confidence to fight?" Li Yuanhong asked.

Liu Guanxiong said with a smile: "If it is the Fourth Fleet of the Rì Navy, although I will not succeed, I will have the determination to die." ”

After Li Yuanhong was stunned, he said for a long time: "I won't accompany you in the Yellow Sea." ”

Liu Guanxiong laughed and walked to a place twenty miles from the coast of China, but did not see the Fourth Fleet, and Liu Guanxiong still ordered all men to be on alert. Thirty-five nautical miles, the airship sent a message that a huge fleet was approaching at high speed in the distance, with nearly 30 warships, and its size was much larger than that of the Chinese fleet. During the communication, the airship observer was born in the Air Force, so he was not familiar with the scale of the navy's warships, and if he was born in the navy, he would definitely see that it was by no means the Fourth Fleet, which was only a little larger than the Chinese rescue fleet, but ......

"Rì himself is here." Liu Guanxiong immediately shouted over the loudspeaker, "Everyone prepares, the shells are set up, ready to fight." He turned back to his adjutant and said, "Send a power to the naval base, about to meet the rì fleet, ask the Army Aviation to send planes." ”

"Yes." The adjutant immediately said.

"Dudu Dudu ......" jǐng reported that the seventeen battleships of the China Sea were all ready for battle, the main battleships of the battleship Asterisk Old Man, the battleship Revenge, the destroyer Callehe, the destroyer Hunter, the destroyer Banshee, the destroyer Kangaroo, the cruiser Haiqi, the cruiser Zhaohe, the cruiser Haichen, the cruiser Yongfeng, the cruiser Yongxiang (gunboat), the destroyer Tong'an (gunboat), the destroyer Flying Eagle, the icebreaker Dinghai, the torpedo boat Swordfish, the torpedo boat silverfish, The gunboat Fengwu immediately prepared for artillery fire.

In addition, the five fleets of Lin Yongsheng, Liu Buyun, Lin Zengtai, Ding Ruchang, and Huang Jianxun slowed down and began to slow down and move closer to nearly 100 civilian ships.

Liu Guanxiong nervously raised the binoculars, looked into the distance, and said to himself: "Lin Guandai, Deng Guandai, I'm here, brothers of the Beiyang Naval Division, I'm here." ”

"Pick up the enemy?" Wang Maoru, who was in the Běijīng Presidential Palace, received the telegram as soon as possible, and suddenly looked at the map of the East China Sea with a little nervousness, and asked, "Where is it?" ”

"Probably here." Shen Honglie, chief of staff of Hai Jǐng, marked on the map.

Wang Maoru held his chin and said, "This time we may face the total destruction of the navy." ”

"If you don't break it, you can't stand it, and then you stand after it's broken!" Shen Honglie suddenly said uncharacteristically, Wang Maoru had a slight appreciation for his attitude of being able to afford to put it down, but he was a little worried about his coldness. Shen Honglie has the ability and ambition to do it, and at the same time he has the ability to brag, just because at this time, Wang Maoru's subordinates are not only the Northeast Navy, but many Beiyang Navy veterans are suppressing him - in addition, Wang Maoru is also suppressing him to prevent him from jumping up and down.

"Report to the President." Zhang Kuian suddenly pushed the door in, waved a telegram and said with excitement on his face, "The Chinese rescue ship has officially issued a notice to allow Chinese rescue ships to arrive in the city to accept the Chinese persecuted by the Koreans!" "It's the North Koreans again, Xiao Rì's trick is really a scoundrel, but it makes people helpless, who makes the Koreans slaves, who makes them a tragic nation.

Wang Maoru smiled disdainfully, rì Ben's telegram came too late.

"Did you send a telegram to Liu Guanxiong and Li Ruyan?" Wang Maoru asked.

"The first time has passed." Zhang Kuian said.

Wang Maoru nodded and said, "We can't expect the junior non-commissioned officers of the rìben to follow the instructions of the rìben zhèngfǔ and be ready to fight with all their might." Dingguo, call Minister of National Defense Sa Zhenbing and Chief of Staff of the Ministry of National Defense Wu Peifu to come, and Minister of Finance Fang Hongxin also come. When Zhang Kuian walked to the door, Wang Maoru remembered something and suddenly said: "Call Wang Yongjiang and Chang Rujiu from the Ministry of Internal Affairs!" ”

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is in charge of the institutions of the Jǐng Cha and the State Security Department, that is, Wang Maoru really began to prepare for militarization and ** rule?

Zhang Kuian closed the door, and his heart began to flutter, has it started?

A brand new powerful and ** country? rs！。