The problem of firearms was temporarily solved, and Lin Yuan immediately went to see the new fleet, which was unanimously named the "First Fleet of the Ryukyu Kingdom" after everyone's discussion, and the Beijing ship did not announce its existence to the outside world in order to conceal its identity, and the place where it was anchored was also protected and not allowed to enter by outsiders.

As soon as Deng Shichang arrived in the Ryukyus, he began to train the crews of the observation and engine parts of the Beijing ship, and these crews were recruited from high school students and even college students in the Ryukyus country, and their patriotic enthusiasm was high, their enthusiasm was strong, and they had a certain foundation in mathematics and physics, so they mastered the relevant skills relatively quickly.

Deng Shichang brought a lot of information about artillery, and the artillery used by the Beiyang Fleet and the Japanese Combined Fleet was the same department, and they were all designed, produced, and manufactured by the German Krupp Company, so it was not difficult to train.

Lin Yuan came to the new fleet station and saw that the recruits of the artillery system were training, Deng Shichang sat on the side, frowning, wearing an official uniform of the Qing Dynasty and a long braid that was particularly eye-catching. Lin Yuan smiled: "Lord Deng, is there anything to worry about?" ”

Deng Shichang smiled reluctantly and said, "It's nothing." ”

Lin Yuan smiled: "Lord Deng is still worried about that problem." ”

Deng Shichang sighed and said, "Yes, I am indeed worried about that problem. That question naturally refers to "where is the Qing Dynasty going?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "I'll take you to the Japanese warship we captured." ”

Deng Shichang nodded and said "yes", on the way, Deng Shichang couldn't help asking: "How did you capture the Japanese warship, I have heard all kinds of rumors, I heard that you have the help of the gods, and it is said that you can still blow up the emperor's palace." ”

Lin Yuan smiled dumbly and said, "Well, if you want to say that it is okay to have the help of the gods, the clever science and technology is no different from the spells of the gods in the eyes of those who don't know him." ”

Deng Shichang didn't understand what he heard, so he asked again: "Why do you want me to teach them artillery skills, haven't you used artillery?" ”

Lin Yuan was born as a carrier-based aircraft pilot, and he had indeed never used artillery, he nodded, and Deng Shichang sighed in surprise: "Aren't you also the captain of the ship?" How can a captain not understand artillery! Cannons are the weapons that determine the victory or defeat of the sea! ”

Lin Yuan wanted to say: "In fact, there will be no artillery in naval battles in the future." But considering the affordability of people in the 19th century, Lin Yuan still didn't say anything.

Lin Yuan took Deng Shichang to board a Japanese warship, they walked into the coal bunker, Deng Shichang saw the coal in the coal bunker flashing with metallic luster, and knew that this was the best coal, thinking of the inferior coal on the Zhiyuan ship, he couldn't help but sigh.

In the ammunition depot, rows of high-explosive grenades made him even more emotional, you must know that the Beiyang Fleet has not replenished ammunition for a long time, otherwise it would not have suffered the losses of the Germans in the Battle of Jiaozhou Bay and the Battle of the Yellow Sea.

Lin Yuan took him to a cabin, where there were two disassembled shells, Deng Shichang looked at the yellow gunpowder and asked, "What kind of new gunpowder is this?" ”

Lin Yuan said with a smile: "Yes, according to our analysis, the power of this gunpowder far exceeds the black powder used by the Beiyang Fleet, and moreover, magnesium preparations are added to it, so this gunpowder is extremely flammable." ”

Deng Shichang couldn't help but think in his heart: "Why is it that Japan, a small country, uses better coal, shells, and gunpowder than our Qing Dynasty?" Their emperor is really willing to spend money, unlike us, when they want to buy weapons, those officials come out! ”

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "These shells and gunpowder were not bought by the Japanese, they were made by the Japanese themselves. ”

Deng Shichang said: "We also have the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, we also have the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau, Master Li, Lord Zuo's life's work on it, why can't we develop these things?" ”

Lin Yuanzhi said that the Master Li he said was Li Hongzhang, and the Lord Zuo was Zuo Zongtang, and these two people were important leaders of the Westernization Movement.

Lin Yuan said meaningfully: "Lord Deng, there are two houses, one looks huge, but the beams inside are rotten, and the other looks very small, but the beams are made of good steel, which is extremely strong, you say, which of these two houses is better?" ”

Deng Shichang thought for a while and said, "You say a big house, but are you talking about my big Qing Dynasty?" ”

Lin Yuan said with a smile: "Lord Deng, the beams of the house in the Qing Dynasty are rotten, whether it is Lord Li or Lord Zuo, it is like two skilled craftsmen, constantly brushing the freshest and most beautiful paint on the outside of the house, but they dare not replace the beams, you say, how long can this house last?" ”

Deng Shichang said: "Are you saying that my Qing Dynasty will eventually perish like the previous dynasty?" ”

Lin Yuan said: "Who is the master of a country, the sage Mencius has already said, the people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light, and our tens of millions of square kilometers of land and sea are not his love for the Xinjue Luo family." ”

To Lin Yuan's surprise, Deng Shichang did not refute, Deng Shichang nodded and said, "Forget it, let's not mention this, let's talk about this fleet." ”

Lin Yuanzhi said that what he had just said had deeply touched his heart, so he didn't want to talk about it anymore, so he said, "Okay, Lord Deng, please speak." ”

Deng Shichang said: "I don't know who our fleet will fight against?" ”

Lin Yuan thought for a while and said: "Japan is one, but according to the current international situation, I think it is very likely to fight with Britain, France, Germany, and Russia." ”

Deng Shichang said: "I look at these nine captured Japanese warships, the largest displacement of the Hashitachi ship is less than 5,000 tons, the caliber of the main gun is only 305 mm, Britain has the most powerful fleet in the world, take the monarch-class battleships as an example, the displacement is nearly 15,000 tons!" There are only four 343-mm guns! How could we possibly win against them! ”

Lin Yuan said with a smile: "As long as our tactics are suitable, we will definitely be able to defeat them." ”

Deng Shichang frowned and said, "The gap between our weapons is so big, what tactics can we use?" ”

Lin Yuan said: "If we can find them first, will we have the upper hand in the naval battle?" ”

Deng Shichang said: "How can we find them first? ”

Lin Yuan pointed to the sky with his hand and said, "If we can fly in the sky, won't we be able to see them in advance?" ”

Deng Shichang said: "Flying in the sky, how can you fly in the sky? ”

Lin Yuan also said: "Our artillery is not accurate, to a large extent, because our distance measurement is not accurate enough, if we can accurately measure the distance, can we shoot more accurately?" The smoke after the artillery is fired is very large, which affects the subsequent observations, if we can observe the impact point of the shell from the top of the battlefield, can we better correct the shot? ”

Deng Shichang shook his head and said, "How are these possible? ”

(There is a change before 12 o'clock today, so stay tuned: Japan colludes with Western powers to attack China, and see how the Beijing ship responds!!) ）