"Colonel Magiffin, your opinion is whimsical. And it is unbelievable that the US Navy Department actually agreed to your request to let those defeated Japanese naval officers come to the United States to impart the so-called experience?! Dewey had a distinct sneer on his face.

"Sometimes failure is also a kind of wealth, he will make the loser more aware of his weaknesses, and at the same time have a more rational perception of the strength of the winner." Majifen said calmly.

"Don't we have you, an officer who has participated in the Beiyang Fleet? Why should we look for those losers? Dewey asked, puzzled.

"I am not the highest decision-maker, not even Lord Liu Buyun and Lord Ding Ruchang, there is only one person who has made an all-round layout of the entire Sino-Japanese War, and that is Admiral Xu Jie. I had a hunch that I was already planning for this war when I was still a designer. Ma Jifen said with some distraction.

"Is he God? Can he predict when the war will begin? Don't tell me, Mr. Colonel, you're serious. Dewey sneered.

"We can list Admiral Xu Jie's career history, counting from the first day he appeared in Vittorio's house, in less than half a year, he and Vittorio became famous ship designers, and then returned to China, and was reused in Beiyang, and with his promotion, Beiyang decided to buy new warships, although I have no information to prove anything, but according to the construction progress of the Italians in the past, 3 Garibaldi-class battleships and 3 Guiyuan-class battleships started construction almost at the same time! And because of this, they have just caught up with the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War. If Admiral Xu Jie's plan had been a little further behind, I can guarantee that it would have been the Japanese who would have won. Majifen said solemnly.

"If it's not a coincidence, then this Qing Navy Admiral is really terrifying!" Du Wei couldn't help but give a cold war and said. "But does this have anything to do with hiring Japanese people to come to the United States of America?"

"Inoue Yoshishin is also considered a high-ranking member of the Japanese Navy, in fact, in all fairness, they did not make any serious mistakes, but their opponents were too clever. It is so clever that even a small mistake can bring irreparable damage to the fleet. From them, we can learn a lot. For example. Why did the Beiyang Fleet win? Why did the Japanese fleet fail? What is the biggest difference between the army and the navy? Magiffen asked.

"Listen up." Dewey said with some dissatisfaction.

"The navy is not like the army that can be rebuilt in a short period of time, and the battle damage of each capital ship will have a serious impact on the entire naval system! With a huge national strength, it is also impossible to replenish a large number of capital ships in wartime. So, any small mistake can have extremely serious consequences, and even lose the entire war, don't look at the current United States is stronger than Spain in all aspects, but you tell me, can the United States complete an armored cruiser in 1 year? Magiffen asked.

"Of course not." Dewey replied.

"But if in a war, maybe an hour will cost the United States 1 armored cruiser, which is the result of years of hard work of countless workers and designers and hundreds of enterprises!" Magiffen said solemnly.

And just as Dewey and his new partner Majifen were discussing these Japanese who had come from afar, Inoue Yoshio and Uemura Hikonojo, who were on a cruise ship to the United States, were also discussing the United States in the cabin. It is said that these high-ranking officers of the old Japanese Navy have finally realized what it means to be "unemployed." "They used to be the elite in Japan. The people of Japan spend a lot of money to buy warships for the navy, and their treatment is the highest. Navy officers and sailors are also the most respected in the country, but now, everything is in ashes. …,

At this time, Japan no longer needed a navy, and the grand cause of occupying Korea and dominating the Far East came to an end with the passing of the Combined Fleet. And with the invasion of the Russians, the Japanese state no longer needed any expensive fleets. Not to mention that Japan's main opponent is the Russian Army, even if the Japanese can still build a fleet from scratch, and even if the Japanese people still support the rebuilding of the navy, the Japanese Navy will not be able to play any role at all in the face of the powerful Beiyang Fleet and the Russian fleet. In this case, the remaining Japanese naval officers and sailors were either decommissioned. Either enter the Army, and the few remaining officers can only stay in the Admiralty and sit on the cold bench, by the way, remember how powerful they once were!

"Perry of the United States knocked on the door of Japan back then, but I didn't expect that now we are actually going to the United States to help the Americans build their navy." Hikoyuki Uemura smiled bitterly.

"It's a pity that our fleet is finished, and how powerful the combined fleet of 1894 was. If it weren't for Togo and their unauthorized provocation of the war, the assembled combined fleet would definitely have the capital to fight even in the face of the entire Beiyang. One of the staff members said indignantly.

"There is no chance, the new warships of the Beiyang Rapid Fleet can give full play to their performance advantages and beat Japan's sea front to a thousand holes. It is impossible for the fleet not to divide the troops, you wishfully look for the opponent's main force to fight, people just avoid it, and after finding an opportunity, the other party will give you a fatal blow! Huddles alone simply won't solve the problem. Inoue Yoshishin said calmly, in his opinion, losing is losing.

"However, we can now use the American fleet to implement our new doctrine of warfare, and we will use this opportunity to develop Japan's own human resources and build a solid talent pool for the future reconstruction of the Japanese Navy. At that time, as long as there are warships, the Japanese Navy will eventually re-emerge in East Asia! The staff member said confidently.

"It's ridiculous, will the Americans listen to a defeated general? They just wanted to know through us some details of the performance of Italian battleships and naval battles, as for the rebuilding of the Navy? Even the Russians have not yet driven away, and the rebuilding of the navy is far away, and the reconstruction of the fleet is far from a problem of lack of warships. Inoue Yoshishin said in his heart, but he didn't plan to say it, the rebuilding of the navy has always been the spiritual pillar that supports the remaining Japanese navy, if there is no hope for this, I am afraid that the Japanese will never have a chance with the navy!

"I heard that the Spaniards hired Yang Yonglin as their instructor? If so, can we think that this Spanish fleet will be a weakened version of the Beiyang Naval Division? The same warships were commanded by the generals of the Beiyang Naval Division. Uemura Hikoyuki said casually.

"Uemura-kun hopes to use this opportunity to make up for his regrets?" Inoue asked.

"Don't you think this situation is very similar to the First Sino-Japanese period? The size of the U.S. fleet is larger than that of the Spanish Navy, but the fleet system is bloated and inefficient, the warships are relatively old, and even the design of the new warships is relatively backward, while the warships of the Spanish Navy are more advanced and have not been in service for a long time and have a numerical advantage, and if the Americans want to attack Cuba, they must annihilate the Spanish fleet while ensuring the smooth flow of sea lines of communication, and the Spanish fleet needs to destroy the American fleet in order to completely stifle the US strategic Cuban attempt. Hikonojo Uemura said.

"Plus, the Americans came to us, and the Spaniards looked to Beiyang to help build their navy." Inoue Yoshishin said meaningfully.

"And who do you think will win?" Hikonoki Uemura asked.

"It's hard to say, but overall, the odds are basically equal on both sides. After all, I personally feel that the level of that General Lin can't be compared with the current Beiyang Admiral, that Admiral Xu is too terrible, and the slightest mistake will be caught by him! Inoue Liangxin said with palpitations. …,

"Then let's use this opportunity to make up for the regrets in our hearts." Hikonojo Uemura said.

In this case, the curtain of the Spanish-American War was slowly opened, although it was only 1896, and many of the capital ships of both sides were still on the slipway, but this tactical and material preparation was in full swing, and the Spanish Navy's four thermal (that) sub-class light cruisers had been commissioned or completed, two of which were primitive dome cruisers, with a displacement of more than 4,300 tons, two 8-inch turret guns at the head and stern, eight 6-inch guns on the side chord, and a speed of 23 knots. It was later named Pluto and Fury by the Spaniards. The other two ships were named Manila and Santiago, similar to the Beiyang Guiyuan, to signify Spain's determination to protect these two colonies!

The Spaniards' main force was two Pisa-type armored cruisers under construction in Italy, which had exactly the same performance as the Tianjin in the Beiyang. It was named Princess Maria and Okundo. The third ship of this type built in Spain was named Cologne by the Spaniards. Of course, two of the Spaniards' most powerful battleships of the Dante type, were still on the slipway of the Italians, and were expected to be completed in early 1897. The two most powerful warships of Spanish history were named the Spanish and Madrid, which shows the hope that the Spaniards placed on these two ships! This is the vision of a former maritime hegemon for the future and the will to rebuild yesterday's glory!

In addition to these warships, under Xu Jie's operation, a German version of the Garibaldi type warship built by Germany for Beiyang will be completed in mid-1897, in order to enable this warship to catch up with this history-changing war, under Xu Jie's care, the Germans worked overtime to carry out the work, and guaranteed that in any case, it could be completed before October 1897.

"In this way, the Spanish ocean-going fleet has 2 14,000-ton battleships, 4 10,000-ton armored cruisers, and 4 second-class cruisers as avant-garde, and our capital ships are no weaker than the Americans, and they are more advantageous in quality." Severa said confidently.

"But how big are the more than a dozen protective cruisers in the Americans, their overall strength is still stronger than ours, and our capital ships can only defeat the opponent, but I am afraid it will be difficult to sink them, and the Sturgeon-class mine strike ships that are being mass-produced by the soldiers who have nailed the last coffin nail to the American fleet." Yang Yonglin reminded.

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