The naval fleet in the Taiping Army sequence was named the Invincible Armada by Huang Xu, which has the same name as the former maritime overlord and the Spanish Invincible Armada, implying that the Invincible Armada of the Taiping Army should also be like the Spanish Invincible Armada, invincible to the sea and invincible to the world.

Of course, if you want to be invincible, you have to have this capital, and the invincible fleet of the Taiping Army does have this capital, which can be glimpsed from their equipment.

The invincible fleet of the Taiping Army consisted of 200 huge ships of various types, and Huang Xu organized them according to the new way of forming the navy, and the entire invincible fleet was organized into three groups of warships, which were unified under the command of the naval headquarters.

One of them was a gunboat, armed with seventy of them.

All imported ships were bought from the Western world at a great price by the dream business empire, and their various configurations can definitely be called world-class, and in some places they are even more than world-class.

These gunboats are not only huge in size, but also have superior firepower, each carrying 36 medium-caliber cannons, which can definitely be regarded as a sharp weapon in the attack.

And more importantly, in addition to the sturdy hull of this type of ship, which can withstand the long-term corrosion of seawater, also has a certain bulletproof ability, ordinary firearms have no effect on it at all, even if a small-caliber shell hits it, it will only cause it a certain amount of damage, and will not lead it to complete reimbursement.

If you want to damage or sink such a gunboat, the only way is to use powerful large-caliber guns to bombard it head-on, and the desired effect can be achieved.

However, there are only a few countries that have mastered this large-caliber artillery technology, and it is said that the Japanese country is also among them, but if you want to manufacture this kind of large-caliber artillery, in addition to technical reserves, you must have sufficient funds, and it definitely costs a lot of money to make such an artillery. This kind of huge expense is not something that anyone can afford.

Of course, in addition to these, there is another point, that is, the inherent deficiency of this large-caliber artillery makes it very difficult to get on the ship, for example, its size is large, the weight is larger, according to the current level of shipbuilding, if you have to install this large-caliber gun on the ship, that warship can only be equipped with 2 or 3 such guns at most, and it is also very difficult to control this kind of gun on the ship, and the final result must be, either, at the expense of efficiency, to achieve limited deterrence, or, This kind of hard equipment will directly become a burden.

Therefore, in order to ensure the overall strength of the navy, countries with first-class navies will basically not let such large-caliber artillery on ships.

For example, neither the Royal Navy nor the American fleet, which was growing but had unlimited potential, had such large-caliber guns in their fleets, but they were still invincible in the world.

This also indirectly shows that any weapon equipped anywhere, in addition to being a necessary condition, must also pay attention to the appropriate matching, so as to complement each other and give full play to its huge advantages.

Although the Japanese army, which was the direct opponent of the Taiping Army, did not know whether such large-caliber artillery was put on the ship, there was reason to believe that their coastal defense army would definitely have such weapons.

Therefore, the invincible armada of the Taiping army must be prepared.

As a result, in addition to maintaining the regular caliber cannons on most of the gunboats, the Taiping Armada's armada also transferred twenty more gunboats to the specially modified power system to make them able to bear the weight of the huge ships. They were armed with six large-caliber cannons on each gunboat.

And after the two gunboats with different caliber guns were tested in cooperation with each other, the effect was indeed very good. Such a configuration not only enhances the firepower, but also maintains a strong combat effectiveness, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

So, if it is said that the gunboats are the most important component of the Armada, I'm afraid no one will object.

Of course. In addition to the gunboats, the second largest component of the Armada should not be underestimated, and this part of the warships belongs to the largest number of warships in the Armadada.

They are called transport ships.

Yes, transports, warships used to transport soldiers, supplies, etc.

And the number of such transports in the Armada is the largest, as many as a hundred.

Based on the calculation of a ship transporting 2,500 people, a hundred ships can transport a huge number of troops of 250,000 troops at one time, which is almost equivalent to more than a legion of the Taiping Army.

If we talk about this kind of transportation capacity alone, I am afraid that no country in Asia can surpass it, and even in the whole world, except for the British Royal Navy and the rising United States Navy, the transportation capacity of the Chinese Imperial Armada can definitely be regarded as the most powerful.

More than 200,000 people are transported at one time, what is the concept, most of the countries around the Chinese Empire, the standing army is only more than 200,000 people, and the transportation capacity of the Chinese Imperial Navy is so much at one time, it is really terrifying.

It's chilling to think about.

And the remaining thirty warships of the Armada are a type of ship called frigates.

Corvettes are actually similar to gunboats, but in terms of total tonnage and functions, they are slightly different from gunboats.

The tonnage of a frigate is smaller than that of a gunboat, and its functions focus on early warning, mine clearance, as well as defending against enemy attacks and effectively resisting enemy attacks within a certain range, etc.

And the tonnage of the gunboats mentioned earlier was much larger than that of frigates, their firepower was stronger, their lethality was greater, and they were more focused on attack

So. Between these two types of ships, if you talk about the overall combat power, the gunboats are stronger, but. For example, within a certain range, between the two types of ships, no one can tell which is stronger or weaker, maybe only a real battle, then you will know who will die in the end.

And the above is the composition of the Invincible Armada of the Chinese Empire, a total of 200 huge ships, including 70 gunboats, 100 transport ships, and 30 frigates.

On paper, the lineup is huge, and what the combat power is, it will have to be tested in actual combat to know.

The fleet, led by Naval Commander Li Hongzhang and Deputy Commander Luo Bingzhang, passed through the Yellow Sea, then entered the East China Sea, and headed for the most important seaport in Korea, Incheon.

Here they will block the passage of the Japanese army to the sea and abscond, block the Japanese at Inchon and annihilate them completely, and prevent Japanese reinforcements from landing at Inchon to reinforce Itohiro's army.

After the total annihilation of the Japanese defenders at Incheon, the invincible enemy will once again move eastward, directly into the Japanese mainland, until finally occupy all the Japanese territory and return it to the Chinese territory.

Of course, the Japanese army's maritime strength should not be underestimated, and the total number of various ships of the Japanese army is more than 160, and the comprehensive capability of its ships can also rank among the top five in the world.

Moreover, the Japanese army is a country on the sea, the navy has been an army for many years, and the use of the navy is much stronger than that of the novices of the Taiping Navy, and the Japanese army is much better than the Taiping Army in terms of tactical maturity and in the control of various warships.

However, there are two sides to everything, and facing such an opponent is really dangerous for the Armada, because only by constantly fighting various powerful opponents will the novice gradually become stronger, and finally become a veteran.

Moreover. The most important prerequisite for the Taiping Army's march into the Japanese mainland was to defeat the Japanese navy, so this hurdle of fighting the Japanese navy had to be broken no matter what.

And the invincible enemy believes in his own strength, and none of them are afraid. (To be continued......)