"Sit back and relax?!" Hearing this, Xu Jie almost didn't squirt out the coffee in his mouth.

"Why is this so, sir?!" Seeing Xu Jie's reaction, Xue Fucheng's face was full of surprise and embarrassment.

"The Beiyang Naval Division can now be called the first navy in the Far East, but I am afraid that in a few years, it will be surpassed by the neighbor in the east." Originally, I thought that Xue Fucheng could see the form of China and Japan more thoroughly, but in fact, Xue Fucheng was only aware of the existence of the crisis, but he did not have a correct understanding of the whole form.

"From the current point of view, the Beiyang Fleet does still have an advantage over the Japanese Navy, but with the commissioning of a large number of new warships and new artillery such as the Sankei ship, the Beiyang advantage will be gone." Xu Jie applied for Yan sù and said,

"Please give me some advice." Xue Fucheng arched his hand and said with a solemn face.

"Let's talk about firepower first, although our Beiyang is said to have the advantage of heavy artillery, but the rate of fire is too slow, for example, the 12-inch Krupp gun in Dingzhen can be fired every 3 minutes at the earliest, the rigid gun mount, and the black powder propellant, so that the artillery must wait until it is returned to its position, and the muzzle is dispersed before it can be fired here. On the other hand, Japan, although the large-caliber artillery is less than our Beiyang. (Actually, not very little.) In the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle of that year, in addition to the three Cannon guns of the Sankei ship, there were also four 240 guns on the Fuso, and there were also four 260 guns on the Takachie and Naniwa. If you count the old central gun room battleships that did not go to the battlefield at that time, there will be more large-caliber guns. HOWEVER, IN TERMS OF MEDIUM-CALIBER RAPID-FIRE GUNS, THE JAPANESE HAVE AN OVERWHELMING ADVANTAGE, AND IN TERMS OF NUMBER ALONE, OUR BEIYANG FLEET ONLY HAS 25 GUNS BETWEEN 100MM AND 200MM, WHILE JAPAN'S MEDIUM-CALIBER RAPID-FIRE GUNS ARE AT LEAST FOUR TIMES MORE THAN THOSE OF OUR BEIYANG. Compared with the rate of fire of the Japanese Navy of 4 to 6 rounds per minute, the medium-caliber guns of our Beiyang only have about one round per minute. If the two sides shoot at each other in this way, how can Beiyang be undefeated? Xu Jie said with a somewhat hideous face.

"What do you mean by quick fire?" Xue Fucheng asked with some curiosity.

"Even naval guns that use tube-annealed guns and smokeless gunpowder do not have to wait for the gun mounts to return to their positions or wait for the muzzle smoke to dissipate, and they can fire continuously." Xu Jie said as simply as possible.

"This is a real weapon to kill the enemy. It's a pity that I don't have it in Beiyang. Xue Fucheng said with some regret.

"In terms of quantity, according to my estimates, Japan will need to buy at least two or three 3,000-ton to 4,000-ton Dome Clippers. In this way, after 4 to 5 years, Japan will have the following warships that can be used for ocean-going engagement. As he spoke, Xu Jie took out the Japanese Navy books he had written, and then listed them one by one.

"There are 3 ships of the three scenes, namely Matsushima, Itsukushima, and Hashidate. THE MAIN ARMAMENT OF THE THREE SHIPS WITH A DISPLACEMENT OF MORE THAN 4,200 TONS IS ONE 320MM GHANAIAN GUN, AND 11 4.7-INCH RAPID-FIRE GUNS (12 IN MATSUSHIMA) WITH A SPEED OF 17.5 KNOTS. The cruisers Naniwa and Takachie have a displacement of more than 3600 tons. THE ARMAMENT IS 2 260MM GUNS AND 6 6-INCH GUNS, WITH A SPEED OF 16.5 KNOTS. Speaking of this, Xu Jie paused. Then he glanced at Xue Fucheng.

"The ship that Mr. said just now, except for Dingzhen, my Beiyang is not as good as it." Xue Fucheng's face was no longer just puzzled, and a shocked expression emerged.

"This is just the beginning, can't stand it?" Xu Jie secretly sneered in his heart. "The cruiser Chiyoda, with a displacement of 2400 tons, 10 4.7-inch rapid-fire guns, and a speed of 19 knots. THE FUSO IRONCLAD SHIP HAS A DISPLACEMENT OF 3717 TONS, 4 240MM GUNS, 2 170MM GUNS, 4 150MM GUNS. Speed 13 knots. THE HIEI AND THE KONGO, WITH A DISPLACEMENT OF 2200 TONS, WERE 2 170MM GUNS AND 6 150MM KRUPP GUNS. Speed 14 knots. ”

"If you add two or three 3,000-ton to 4,000-ton dome clippers. Do you dare to say that the North Ocean is still the first navy in the Far East? The cold aura in Xu Jie's tone made Xue Fucheng shudder.

"From this point of view, if Mr. is really like me, this strength is still higher than my Beiyang." Xue Fucheng said with a pale face.

"Lord Xue, don't worry, I haven't finished talking yet, there are still a few iron-clad and wood-hulled cruisers in Japan that haven't been counted." A strange smile appeared on Xu Jie's face. "Katsuragi, Musashi, Yamato three wooden-hulled cruisers, displacement of about 1,500 tons, speed of 13 knots, 2 170MM Krupp guns, 5 4.7-inch Krupp guns. THE KAOHSIUNG IRON-HULLED CRUISER HAS A DISPLACEMENT OF 1750 TONS, A SPEED OF 15 KNOTS, AND ITS GUNS ARE 150MM 4 KRUPP GUNS AND 1 120MM KRUPP GUN. The cruiser Tsukushi had a displacement of 1350 tons and a speed of 16.5 knots. 2 250MM GUNS. 4.7-inch guns and 4 ships of the same class as Beiyang Chaoyong. THE TENRYU HAIMEN WOODEN-HULLED CRUISER HAS A DISPLACEMENT OF ABOUT 1,500 TONS, A SPEED OF 12 KNOTS, AND ONE 170MM GUN AND 6 120MM GUNS. (4 in the Tenryu) and more than 5 gunboats as support. After reporting all the warships in Japan that could sail far, Xu Jie subconsciously paused.

At this time, Xue Fucheng's face was not just blue, but pale. There is not a trace of blood. "From this point of view, if the two sides come out of the nest to fight at sea, it is no longer a question of whether we can win or not. It's about whether you can escape the fate of being wiped out. ”

"It's good that adults understand." Xu Jie couldn't help but be happy when he looked at Xue Fucheng's reaction. I'm not afraid you're afraid, I'm afraid you're insensitive!!

"Also, don't forget about the ammunition supply part. The Japanese were already able to make their own 4,000-ton warships, and the smokeless gunpowder needed for naval warfare could already be mass-produced. And it is said that the shells are all flowering shells. Think about the shells made in my Beiyang, the pass rate may be a problem, right? According to my estimates, it would be good if Beiyang could exert six or seven out of ten of its combat power on paper. "Xu Jie is planning to do the evil guy to the end today. If you don't convince Xue Fucheng, you will never give up!!

"From this point of view, my Beiyang Navy Division really can't resist that small country in the east." Xue Fucheng said while wiping a cold sweat. There was silence for about 5 minutes. Xue Fucheng said slowly: "Fortunately, my Lu Shi has a million people, and he may be able to get an undefeated ending." ”

"The Great Qing Army? I'm afraid that the army doesn't even have half of the Beiyang Navy. Xu Jie couldn't help but snort coldly.