Just when Qing Ying was in a state of turmoil that he had changed history, the outcome of the Battle of Dadonggou had also been spread by the ministers of various countries in China to the land of Europe, thousands of miles away. The news of the first fierce confrontation between the Qing and Japan in the history of human navies in the age of steam swept through the navies of all the great powers of Europe like a hurricane tsunami.

Due to the rotation of the earth itself, there was a time difference of 6 to 7 hours between the European powers and the Jingshi; When the ministers learned of the results and sent the news home by telegram overnight, it was the evening when the sun was setting. Although it was getting late, the naval commissioners of the various countries, when they learned of this historic event, were clockwork; Despite not being paid any overtime, the gang immediately began to work voraciously.

What, what do you say? Why would these Admiralty personnel be so active in doing such voluntary labor? The reason couldn't be clearer. This naval battle is not only another large-scale naval battle after the Battle of Lisa, but also the first pure steam naval decisive battle that has abandoned sails since mankind entered the steam age, and there are too many things worth referring to and learning from. The end of the 19th century was the peak moment of the rapid development of science and technology, and countless new ideas and new techniques gushed out. In the field of the navy, there are hundreds of schools of thought contending, and hundreds of ghosts travel at night. The party of large artillery and giant ships, the party of small ships and torpedoes, the party of green water chaos, and the party of ocean-going attack ships...... There are more theories than the children and grandchildren in a paper towel, and each school has formed a relatively perfect system, and in order to control the direction of the development of their own navy, the two sides are fighting back and forth, and it is impossible to distinguish between the good and the bad, right and wrong, and it is difficult to weigh the real thing. And the Battle of Dadonggou that ended this time just gave an excellent example of teaching materials; With this practical example, many things that are quarreled about will get a clear answer, which is self-evidently important for the Navy's decision-makers to take the overall picture. If we can analyze something from the results of this naval battle, then the construction of our own navy will take a lot less detours!

As the details of the naval battle continued to be transmitted back to China, these experts with senior attainments in the navy combined with their own understanding, and sprinkled thousands of words. Just a day later, various official opinion pieces were published in the newspapers of the Great Powers.

The Germans were the most excited. Whether it was the "Dingyuan" class ironclad ship built for Beiyang in the early years, or the "Brandenburg" battleship recently sold to the Qing court, they all played an absolute role as the mainstay, and their performance in naval battles was perfect. The next day's "Berlin Zeitung" devoted a large number of pages to the detailed course of the naval battle, and even more exaggerated about the performance of the three major distances: "...... We only need to analyze the course of this naval battle a little, and we can come to the conclusion that the reason why the Qing State was able to win this naval battle was that the warships ordered from our German Empire played a decisive role. The 'Dingyuan' led the fleet and attacked at high speed; the 'Zhenyuan' fought on the front line and defeated the enemy with one shot; and the 'Brandenburg' was the arbiter on the battlefield, sinking four enemy ships as if it were a rampage. There is no other country whose warships can compare to the ships built by our German Empire in this first naval confrontation in the age of steam in human history! ”

"In the face of the attack of a large number of rapid-fire guns of the Japanese Combined Fleet, the three capital ships built by our Great German Empire are like reefs in the angry sea and green pines in the wind. This naval battle fully illustrates the incomparable excellence and excellence of the German battleship; Let us express our heartfelt thanks to the designers, shipyard workers, and all those who have silently contributed to the construction of the warships of the Imperial Navy, you are the future of the Imperial Navy, and you are the pride of the Imperial Navy! ……”

Compared with the German media's complacent and long-winded boasting of its own capital ships, the British "Times" commented on it much more pragmatically. In the newspapers, they gave a detailed account of the causes and course of the naval battle, and made quite accurate comments and analyses of the results. “…… When the Japanese fleet came in a row to kill the generals, the Qing navy chose a wedge-shaped horizontal formation to meet them; Obviously, the commander of the Qing Navy wanted to emulate General Tegerhof of Austria 28 years ago and have a 'Battle of Lissa' in the East. Although they eventually won, there are still a lot of jaw-dropping problems exposed. ”

"First, the German battleship was too far away from the Qing navy, and it was a product of broadside battles, but the Qing people grouped it into a group with two second-class ironclad ships in the bow, so that she could only exert one-third of her firepower at the beginning of the war, which greatly limited her power. If the Qing State dared to adjust the naval battle formation, and let that battleship and the two 'Zhiyuan' class cruisers form a small team to compete with the Japanese First Guerrilla Fleet, with the great power of that battleship, it would definitely be able to achieve a more brilliant end. Second, when the two fleets met, for some reason, the Qing fleet had clearly understood the Japanese fleet's detour intentions, and it was still sailing slowly at a speed of only 6 knots. As a result of this, the Japanese 1st Guerrilla Fleet had ample time to make tactical maneuvers around the country, which directly led to the rapid collapse of the two warships on the right flank of the Qing State. If it weren't for the Japanese fleet, which gave up its fragile rear team to the main force of the Qing navy, even if the Qing navy could win, it would be extremely difficult, and it would never be as easy as it is now. ”

In order to explain the embarrassing scene of a large number of British warships sinking in a naval battle, and to get rid of the export crisis of British warships that may arise from this naval battle, the Times specially explained: "...... Of the eight warships sunk in this naval battle, many were indeed ships built by the British Empire; But this does not mean that there was a problem with the warships built by the British Empire. Because the sunken warships are all old ships that have been in the water for more than 10 years, they are no longer up to the needs of naval warfare in the new era, and their sinking is unexpected, but it is also reasonable. ”

"By contrast, the ships built by the British Empire in recent years are more than worthy of its buyers. The cruiser Yoshino, which was built by the British Empire for Japan, dealt the most lethal blow to the two ships on the right flank of the Qing Dynasty in this naval battle, and the performance of warships built by other empires was also remarkable. The reason why the Japanese Navy lost in naval battles was not because the cruisers built for them by the British Empire were not strong, but because the Japanese found the wrong opponent. Those protective cruisers had to deal with first-class battleships that were not much weaker than the Royal Navy's 'Sovereign'-class battleships, and they were really powerless against battleships! ”

After passing the blame, the British did not forget to pour a basin of dirty water on their long-cherished enemy France: "...... Cruisers were not meant to engage battleships in themselves, as the British Empire had made clear many years ago. Now it seems that the British Empire was indeed far-sighted in the navy, showing a deep understanding of the navy as a service. In contrast, although the strength of a country's fleet is second only to the Royal Navy, its understanding of the navy is much worse than that of the Royal Navy. It is ridiculous that they should ignore the right path before them, and insist on going some crooked ways, and try to fight the ships by equipping them with a powerful gun on the cruiser. As it turned out, this approach simply did not serve the purpose for which it was originally intended; Not to mention the accuracy of the small ship-mounted cannons, and after the battle, a cruiser was handed over due to a boiler failure, and it was the rapid-fire guns produced by the British Empire's Armstrong military industry that really played a decisive role in naval battles. All the country can do is add a joke to the afternoon coffee hour. ”

In the first naval battle of the steam era, the three French-designed ships of the Japanese Combined Fleet, "Matsushima", "Itsukushima" and "Hashidate", performed very poorly, and their 320 mm French Ghanaian guns took an average of an hour to fire a shot, and they were completely untargeted, and the role played was very different from what the Japanese Navy had expected. Even so, in the face of the cynicism of the British, France was humiliated and ridiculed. In the "Le Figaro" published on the 19th, the French took a screenshot of the photo taken by the Yankee Magifin and enlarged it, so that the entire page was the scene of the sinking of the ironclad ship "Fuso"; It also adds oil and vinegar to it, and describes the tragic process of the British battleship's powerless battle and rapid sinking in a colorful way. In the end, the French did not forget to splash this basin of dirty water on Japan, saying that the poor performance of the Sankei in actual combat was entirely due to the Japanese Navy's temporary recruitment of farmers who did not understand the tactics of war as sailors and poor maintenance, and had nothing to do with the French design.

Although the great powers disagreed in the newspapers, the analysis of this naval battle is clear. In a report to the Navy, Tirpitz pointed out that the victory of the Beiyang Naval Division was not due to the use of the wedge-shaped formation of the Austrian Navy in the Battle of Lisa, nor to the negligence of Ito Youheng, but to the presence of the towering battleship "Kaiyuan". The ship's secondary gun fire is enough to suppress the enemy cruisers, and the high-speed light bullet main gun has an extremely high hit rate at the current engagement distance of about 3,000 meters, which is enough to pose a lethal threat to the enemy's unprotected cruisers. The significance of the battleship is perfectly illustrated in this first naval collision of the steam age, and the new school of naval affairs of the Hundred Ghosts gradually has a neat voice.

"We need battleships!"

PS: As for the issue of mite clearing, I think it is necessary to clarify that this book is definitely not a soul for mite clearing, as can be seen from the word "mite clearing" that I have been using. If I really want to summon the soul of Mites, why do I have to take a bite of "Mites" and "Old Demon Woman"? Actually, I'm extremely disgusted with Mites, but if the protagonist wants to change the outcome of the Sino-Japanese War, the easiest way is to help Beiyang win that naval battle, so there are those previous plots.

After not recommending, the collection is rising so slowly, ask for a little collection, click "add to the shelf" for you is just a gesture, but for me, it is the motivation for renewal and the comfort of the soul.

At the end, bow and thank Wei Wei Cai for his reward~~~