Accompanied by the impassioned and majestic syllables of the "Navy March", the battleship "Yangbo" of the Imperial Navy pressed down on the "Maiho" throne ship with a majestic momentum like a mountain - amazement suddenly became the main emotion on the viewing platform.

After reading the information, Qianhua turned to ask Hook: "In this way, the 'Yangbo' should be the first-class advanced warship in the current world?" ”

Hook nodded smugly, "So to speak." Compared with foreign warships as design opponents, the Bozi-class took the lead in using heavy oil boilers, which had an overwhelming advantage in speed, and its protection performance was slightly better than that of German-made warships with weaker firepower, and far better than that of British and American warships with equal firepower. ”

"What about the quantity? At the current pace of construction, will it be possible to catch up with the United States? ”

"Your Majesty, since President Taft took office, the United States has advocated justice and peace, and advocated disarmament and a halt to arms. The U.S. Navy, which once ranked second in the world, is now lagging behind Germany, and if it continues at this rate, it is not impossible for it to be surpassed by China in the near future. As far as dreadnoughts are concerned, our country has already overwhelmed the United States in terms of quantity and quality, and the Panama Canal, on which the United States has high hopes, is still several years away from its completion and operation, so in recent years our imperial navy has undoubtedly been the only hegemon in the Pacific. ”

"Overlord...... You have to be recognized. Qian Hua showed an untimely worried expression.

"Yes......" Hook was not used to figuring out the holy will of Her Majesty the Empress in front of him.

"In the future European war, whether Germany loses or wins, if our country takes the opportunity to seize the absolute interest circle, then our country is likely to face the joint strangulation of Europe and the United States, have you considered this?"

Hu Keleng paused for a moment, and quickly exchanged glances with Yang and Liu.

Qian Hua's face was expressionless, and her slender white fingers were lightly tapped on the telescope: "If Germany loses, it is easy to understand that it will be against the Entente and the United States who are trying to take revenge." ”

"If Germany wins, it will dominate Europe, and then connect with the United States, which belongs to both the white world and the Christian civilization, and then our country will have to confront the entire Western world, including the former Entente countries, the Central Powers, and the United States. One mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, one earth cannot tolerate two hegemons, there must always be a winner, after the victory of Germany, who will be the next opponent? After dominating Europe, how strong can Germany mobilize? These are all questions that need to be seriously considered. ”

Yang Zhengjin hurriedly bowed his head and said: "The emperor is wise, considering such a long-term problem, it is really rare, the ministers should have answered the countermeasures in time, but there are many people here, and after returning to the palace another day, it is not too late to make a special trip." ”

Qianhua relieved his worries a little: "It seems that the elders have already made up their minds, so according to what Elder Yang said, we will discuss it another day." Elder Hu, please continue. ”

Hook ordered: "Yes, the only Bozi battleship participating in the review today is the first ship 'Yangbo', and the next two ships of the same type are the most advanced Longwei-class battleships in the empire before the Bozi was put into service. The first is the 'Fengxiang', which is the flagship of the current Zhenyang Fleet, and the latter 'Longwei', which has been scheduled to carry out the 15th 'Anlan' round-the-world navigation exercise next year. ”

"Longwei-level, ah......" Liu Ping, who was anxious, reached out to help his sister flip through the folder.

The same detailed information as the wave word level is densely listed on the left and right sides:

1907 Budget: Longwei, Fengxiang

Ship name: Longwei, Fengxiang

Shipyard: Guangzhou Shipyard / Guangzhou Port | Mawei Shipyard / Mawei Port |

Commencement date: 1907/7/22|1907/8/10|

Date of launch: 1908/6/15|1908/7/25|

Date of service: 1909/3/12|1909/3/28|

Displacement: 24,300 tons standard / 27,400 tons full load

Dimensions (m): 182 (waterline 175) x 28.5 x 8.75

Power: 16 ship-based 2B boilers (counterweight oil spraying device), 4 sets of "Qiankun" steam turbine units

Power: 32000 hp

Speed: Normal 22 knots, cruising 8000 nautical miles / 11 knots

Coal: 2800 tonsOil: 600 tons

Main guns: 8 350mm/45 times the diameter (successfully developed by Jinling Artillery Bureau in 1909), 4 twin turrets, centerline arrangement, electric bomb lifting device to increase the speed of the shell to 5 rounds / min, the rate of fire 2.3 rounds per minute, the projectile weight (armor-piercing projectile) 635kg, the body life of 200 rounds.

Secondary guns: 12 x 150mm/45x diameter guns, gun frame mounted, firing 45 kg armor-piercing shells, maximum range 16,600 m, rate of fire 5 rounds per minute.

Secondary guns: 16 75mm/50x guns, with a maximum range of 9,800 meters, using 8 kg blasting shells with a rate of fire of 15 rounds per minute.

Torpedo: None

Crew: 980 (54 officers)

The maximum thickness of the main armor belt (bow/amidship/stern) is 150/330/100 mm

The thickness of the watertight compartment partition is 220 mm

Horizontal armor plate thickness 120 mm

Turret (face/side/roof) 350/200/100 mm

The thickness of the gun mount is 330 mm

The maximum thickness of the conning tower is 350 mm

The average cost is 8 million US dollars and 2 million pounds

……

"This is the first dreadnought in the world to be equipped with a main gun of more than 305 mm, which is enough to confront or overwhelm all types of European and American dreadnoughts in service. And the more powerful Bozi class will be able to overwhelm all foreign dreadnoughts under construction. Hook added.

"Further on, there are two Dongyue-class and two Beiyue-class, these two ships look similar in appearance, but they can be distinguished from the area between the rear chimney and the rear mainmast, the Dongyue-class has laid seaplane slides and large booms in this position, and this area of the Beiyue-class is too narrow to be used as a dinghy deck, and the boom for hoisting the dinghy is not as large as the Dongyue-class."

When the introduction was here, a dense "buzzing" sound suddenly sounded in the sky, and the loudspeaker began to broadcast: "Now the whole group passing over the parade channel is the seaplane unit of the Fourth Air Force......

Sure enough, three planes appeared in the sky...... No, nine, no, nine squadrons of aircraft, three in each squadron, formed into wedge squads, and every three wedge squads formed a wedge squadron. A total of three squadrons of "Blue Birds" seaplanes, each dragging a pair of ridiculously large boots, swept in the same direction at a low speed above the battleships of the Fifth Column at an altitude of about 100 meters.

"Is there any information on such an aircraft?" Liu Ping doesn't just get excited when he sees an inflatable airship.

Hook responded: "Yes, please start from the back of the folder, the model of the aircraft is SJZ-4 'Blue Bird'." ”

Qianhua simply handed the folder to Liu Ping: "Look at your monkey hurry, go over it yourself." ”

"Emperor Xie ......" Liu Ping scratched his head and smiled, and checked according to what Hu Ke said, and sure enough, he quickly found a brief information about "Blue Bird":

SJZ-4 "Blue Bird" water reconnaissance aircraft: wooden bone, sail and veneer, double wing, double seater, double pontoon, 1 self-defense machine gun. It is equipped with one 140-horsepower aircraft engine made in Jiangnan, with a maximum speed of 140 kilometers per hour and a range of 450 kilometers. It can carry 50 kg of bombs. The modification included an artillery school firing machine and a liaison aircraft.

It was finalized in 1909, and by the end of 1910, a total of 76 aircraft were produced, mainly equipped with naval aviation, and deployed on bases and warships on the outer islands.

……

Liu Ping roughly read the information, and then looked up at the plane fleet that had gone away, with an obsessive face: "I really want to go into the cockpit to see ......"

While His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was in a daze, the folder in his hand was snatched away by Her Majesty the Empress.

"As the crown prince, don't worry about this dangerous little interest anymore, look at a wider place, you have to pay attention to things at the level of the country and the world. Whenever and wherever you are, remember the responsibility on your shoulders, and don't let me and the hundred officials down, do you hear? ”

"Yes......"

Finally...... Have you taught people as the emperor......

Although it is a long-realized thing, for this special person, the feeling of surpassing the sister or the lord can't be hated anyway......

Liu Ping calmly turned his face away, approached the telescope, and watched the column intently.

Following the "Beiyue" class, four unique old battleships of the Ruizi were driven over, and the reason why they are unique is that they have three twin 305 mm main gun turrets, two in the front and one in the rear, and two in the front are arranged in a stepped manner, which is unique among the old warships of various countries collectively referred to as "former dreadnoughts". Time has passed, and under the brilliant brilliance of the new dreadnought, the Ruizi, which had shown great might in the Asian-Russian War, has finally become obsolete. However, in the Pacific region, in the face of the weak European and American colonial fleets, the six huge cannons that can fire a salvo at the same time still have a deterrent power that cannot be underestimated.

Behind the hall of the fifth column are two old battleships, which are older than the Ruizi, and the shape and structure are typical of the former dreadnoughts, with a stubby hull, a low and flat superstructure that lacks a sense of majesty, two twin main gun turrets, and dense layers of secondary gun groups, which make people feel a sense of nostalgic vicissitudes - although this type of ship was still the main force of the East Asian Combined Fleet in the Asian-Russian War six or seven years ago.

The sixth column is...... Repair the ship?

"In front of the Imperial Throne Ships are the seaplane carriers of the First and Second Air Fleets, and some of the seaplane fleets that passed just now were unloaded and ......released by these carriers."

Several clumsy ships were slowly approaching with thick black smoke, and the deck was messily arranged with large and small booms, gantry cranes, rails and the like, rough, stupid, messy, and even a little obscene, which was completely out of tune with the majestic "Navy March" being played, and compared with the breathtaking cannon giant ships in front of them, it was like a big dung and a jewel.

Countless disdainful eyes flashed in the air, and it was obvious that not many people on the viewing platform would think that this kind of unsightly garbage was worthy of participating in this great parade to celebrate the enthronement of Her Majesty the Empress, as if at a royal banquet attended only by nobles, everyone was dressed in brocade and jade, resplendent with gold, elegant music, mellow wine, precious caviar, everything was so beautiful, but suddenly a few beggars in ragged clothes, dirty, and surrounded by flies and cockroaches came out, and trampled heaven into hell in an instant......

Poor water engine carrier......

The folder was handed back to Liu Ping.

Liu Ping looked at his sister suspiciously.

Qianhua pointed at the beggars: "Don't just see the plane, but also see the things behind the plane, do you know what I mean?" ”

"Understood!" Liu Ping replied resolutely and forcefully.

Under Hook's reminder, the information of these water carriers was quickly found:

1. Flying Eagle-class water engine carrier

Ship name: Flying Eagle, Sky Eagle

Time of service: 1904

Displacement: standard 7300 tons

Speed: 17 knots max (coal-fired boiler)

Endurance: 3500 nm / 14 knots

Carrier aircraft: 6 light water reconnaissance aircraft

Armament: 4 75mm single-mounted guns, 4 37mm rapid-fire guns, 4 machine guns

2. Seahawk-class water engine carrier

Ship name: Sea Eagle, Falcon, Divine Eagle, Golden Eagle

Time of service: 1908/1908/1910/1910

Displacement: standard 9700 tons

Speed: up to 22 knots (coal-fired boilers)

Endurance: 4800 nm / 17 knots

Carrier aircraft: 14 general-purpose water reconnaissance aircraft

Armament: 4 120-mm guns, 4 37-mm rapid-fire guns, 4 machine guns

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"A ship with a special aircraft should be very useful, but it is inevitably too small." Liu Ping's exclamation is simply to the point for the future people around him.

Hook said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really extraordinary, in fact, a large mothership that can carry 50 or even 80 aircraft at a time is already under construction." ”

"So much?" Liu Ping frowned sensitively, "So, a water attack aircraft that is enough to destroy enemy ships has been developed?" ”

"Not water attack aircraft, but shipboard attack aircraft that take off and land directly from warships, they will play the role of high-speed torpedo boats in the air, attack enemy ships with airborne torpedoes, and if necessary, they can also modify bombs to bomb enemy targets on shore."

"Amazing...... Liu Ping stared at those "garbage boats" and was stunned, as if he had already described in his mind the scene when the attack planes on the ship gathered in the sea and sky and rushed towards the enemy ships.

Her Majesty the Empress thought of a more far-reaching question: "New warships, airships, airplanes, are all fuel-guzzling things, and the demand for oil will increase in the future. ”

Yang Zhengjin smiled leisurely: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, we have been paying attention to this matter for more than ten years, and there is no problem in finding the correct position, what needs to be solved is only the bottleneck of deep drilling techniques." ”

"So, is it solved?"

"After more than ten years, tens of millions of investments, and countless failures, your majesty, this country is so big, and the central government is so strong, there is no problem in concentrating on a few major things. It's just a technique, and it's not a big deal, so within this year, please wait and see the good news from the Imperial Oil Group. ”

"Okay, I'll wait for ......"

While speaking, the Seventh Reading Column with the Taiji flag had already followed the "garbage boats" and drove over.

The horns hanging above both sides of the viewing platform also sounded in time: "Next is the parade column of the Imperial Foreign Domain of Korea, and a total of ten North Korean Navy ships participated in this parade, including the flagship 'Seoul'......"

"Isn't that 'Seoul' at the beginning our battleship Ruizi?" Liu Ping asked curiously.

Hook smiled and said, "Your Highness is not mistaken, of course they can't make what they sold them." Later, His Highness will also see the Rui number with the Rising Sun Flag, so don't be surprised. We've made money again, and we've strengthened our alliance without having to increase our military spending, so why not? ”

Qianhua lovingly straightened Liu Ping's tall feathered military hat: "This is politics, Ping'er, there are still many things to learn in the future." ”

The parade continued, the waves were surging, the battleships were splitting the waves, and the people's hearts were ...... Where does it float?

In the spring of the first year of Chengxian, the wind on the sea surface of Jiaozhou Bay was unpredictable, cloudy, and erratic......

- End of Part 3

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