Episode 29 Opportunity

Xiang Xiaoqiang has never been like today, and he is glad that he is a military fan, especially a submarine fan.

In this era, when there is no Internet, people's knowledge is often very narrow and limited to their own professional fields. The army only understands land warfare, and the navy only understands naval warfare. Although they are military personnel trained by the military academy system, they are much more sophisticated than military fans in their own fields. However, the breadth of military knowledge of military fans who bubbled up from the military forum of Xiaoqiang is incomparable to that of any officer of this era. In particular, his own set of knowledge was refined by countless famous generals and military historians after the bloody baptism of World War II. can say a lot of things, Xiang Xiaoqiang knows, and the military generals at this time definitely don't know.

He is absolutely sure that what he says will make the military generals of this era refreshing. Not to mention the three big laymen in front of you.

"Miss Zhu," Xiang Xiaoqiang said with some embarrassment, "I'm just an intelligence officer, although I have a relatively wide grasp and the navy, army and air force know a little, but the specifics are definitely not as specific as those of specialized officers." But since you asked, I'll tell you a little bit about what I know, and you can make a reference. Of course, this is just a reference, not a suggestion to you, let alone to influence your decision. ”

"It's okay, you say."

"Then I'll take the liberty of it. First, the first excuse mentioned by the Minister of your country (Xiao Qiang deliberately did not mention the Minister of the Navy, only emphasized that it was the Minister): the airdrop commando did not have enough range. Apparently this is not the case. The distance from Nanjing to Beijing is about 1,000 kilometers in a straight line, and your country's newly purchased Junkers-52 transport aircraft has a range of up to 1,360 kilometers. This is still said to fly to Beijing, and the rescue operation will definitely not be in Beijing, but will definitely be carried out in a place south of Beijing. Personally, I think that Tianjin and Cangzhou are ideal. It is relatively close to the Bohai Sea, which is convenient for returning by submarine. If the plane had flown to the Dongjiang Fleet base off the coast of Bohai first, the voyage would have been more relaxed. This is not what your Foreign Minister said, 'a detour by sea with a longer range', but a closer voyage. I remember that the commander of your country's army aviation refuted on the spot, which angered Minister Xu and was splashed with boiling water by the old man. …… Of course, it is also possible that the commander of the army aviation at that time spoke in a more direct tone and did not respect the old man enough......"

Zhu Yourong bit his lip, his face was ugly. Zheng Gongyin stood behind her, smiled and nodded lightly to Xiaoqiang.

"Second, it is difficult for so-called submarines to enter the Bohai Sea. Hehe, this one, I personally think it's really ...... It's really not that professional. Miss Zhu, you must know that the range, speed, and firepower of the submarine are not as good as those of surface ships, but it is a very successful weapon, and Germany almost won the war with it during the world war. On what basis? There are only two words: concealment. Yes, the Bohai Strait is lined with Miaodao Islands, which divides the strait relatively small. But please note that it's just 'relatively' smaller. The widest waterway in the south, at least 40 kilometers wide, is large enough to fill two ...... of Nanjing"

Xiang Xiaoqiang was satisfied to see that his image metaphor had a good effect, and Zhu Yourong's eyes flashed with a glimmer of hope. He continued:

"If it were to be said that a formation of battleships had to pass between these more than 40 kilometers wide waterway, I admit that it would be difficult not to be detected. But submarines are a different concept entirely. The volume of the submarine, the height at which it is exposed to the water, the noise of its travel, etc., are only a few tenths of that of a battleship. If you enter the strait at night by submarine, it is more hidden. The opposing destroyer will not be able to detect it unless it is close to it. In this case, it is also said that it is difficult to sneak into the strait, and it is far-fetched to say politely, and cowardly to say it unkindly.

"Miss Zhu, you must know that if you want to effectively block the forty-kilometer-wide water area in the dark night, unless a destroyer is placed every 100 meters and the entire strait is filled. 400 destroyers are needed in this case. Now we have only about 100 destroyers in the British Navy, and the United States and Japan have less than 200 each. Hehe, I don't know how many ships there were in the Qing Dynasty. ”

Zhu Yourong listened to this words, glanced at Zheng Gongyin, and showed a relieved smile.

Xiang Xiaoqiang was very cautious and did not mention the acoustic wave detector. He knew that in real time and space, Britain had invented this kind of thing at the end of World War I, and the publicity was so much that after World War I, the whole world believed that submarines were about to become obsolete. Only Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that this thing was extremely difficult to use, and the effective range was only two thousand meters. He didn't know if the technology continued to be monopolized by the British in the world, or if it had spread. If the Qing Dynasty also had such a thing, it would not be one every 100 meters, but 2,000 meters.

Xiang Xiaoqiang deliberately said again:

"Of course, Miss Zhu, this is just a judgment made by me, a layman, with a little basic common sense. It may not be very professional, just for your reference. ”

The effect of this sentence is that even he, a relatively layman from a foreign country, can see it so clearly, not to mention how amateurish those ministers are, or how much they have deceived her.

Zhu Yourong gently pushed away the chair and paced briskly in the study, as if he was in a good mood. Both Xiang Xiaoqiang and Jung knew whyβ€”she finally had enough reason to interfere with the cabinet's decision and do what she wanted.

She suddenly stopped in front of the bookcase, staring at the block by book, her eyes falling on one of the books. She hesitated for a moment, then pulled out gently.

The book was very large, and Xiang Xiaoqiang could see that the words "Ming Constitution" were printed on the spine.

Zhu Yourong held this heavy constitution, gently rubbed the gilded writing, and stared at it for a long time.

Zheng Gongyin coughed and said:

"Rong Rong...... It's just a book, don't keep being caught up in it...... There are many things that should be done, and you have to let them go. ”

Zhu Yourong sighed lightly:

"Uncle, I have been sitting in this position for two years, and I have only done it twice to directly interfere in the operation of the cabinet government. …… This is the third time. ”

After saying that, he patted the Constitution lightly, sighed, and inserted it back into the bookcase.

She stared at the "Ming Constitution" on the cabinet, and thought silently in her heart:

"I didn't do it this time because they didn't respect me, it wasn't because they threw teacups in a meeting...... Anyway, we, the elders of the Ming Dynasty, have also thrown away teacups for hundreds of years...... It's ridiculous that throwing a teacup and throwing such a result ...... 'fear of causing war', Xu Yuanzhen can say this, I'm afraid it is also the instruction of the first minister...... Yes, the operation failed, dozens of people died, and they are responsible for this. Staying at home and doing nothing, and saying a few words that 'fear of war' is not only not responsible, but also has a good reputation for taking the overall situation into account. They use the principle of 'not doing well' very well...... They don't know that this kind of thing has happened, and they can't say it if they don't save people. Whether it succeeds or not, or whether the gains outweigh the losses, this gesture must be done...... Otherwise, it will be too big a blow to the morale of the submarine forces. It's all girls...... Qi Xiwen said it well: Don't they know that they are safe and comfortable when ordinary people? Don't they like to stay at home at night and weave sweaters? Don't they like to sit in the cinema at night and eat rice and melon seeds? Don't they like to spend the moon in the park with their lovers at night? Because they have to drive a submarine at night to the Yangtze River to steal chickens and dogs for Daming and me! ”

Zhu Yourong turned around, put his hands behind his back, and said lightly:

"Xuanxuan, I said you wrote."

Zheng Yuxuan hurriedly lowered his head, sat down in front of the case, carefully picked up the pen, dipped it in ink twice, and looked at Zhu Yourong.

Then, Xiang Xiaoqiang watched the girl's cherry mouth spit out a few words of "Zhihu Ye", especially the word "I" in it, and the last word "Qin this", he almost didn't believe his ears.

It's incredible, it's like watching a TV series, but it's true...... It really happened.

He looked at the girl in front of him.

Dressed in a pure black Han-style dressing gown, a velvet ribbon around his waist, so simple that there is no trace of decoration. A velvet hairpin on his forehead, casually tucking his waterfall of black hair back his head. With a slender nose, a fair neck, and a slender figure, he stands leisurely under the lamp, like a noble black swan.

After Zheng Yuxuan finished writing, Zhu Yourong said softly:

"Use the seal."

Then she stole a glance at Xiang Xiaoqiang. Xiang Xiaoqiang was still staring at her, his expression had not changed, and his ass was still sitting numbly in the Taishi chair. He didn't see the kind of bloody TV series on the face of the girl in front of him, after the emperor of the private interview in Weifu revealed his identity, the expression on his face was full of kings and wanted to live for another 500 years. The girl's eyes dodged for a moment, as if there was still a hint of embarrassment. She coughed lightly, quickly looked away, raised her hand casually, pretended to touch her chin, and closed the neckline of her nightgown a little tighter.

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Xiang Xiaoqiang did not return to the hotel tonight, and was entertained to rest in a comfortable upper room in the Changping Hou Mansion. This night, he slept very calmly, not thinking about what he had estimated, excited for half the night, tossing and turning. But just like the night when I took all the subjects in the college entrance examination, I seemed to have unloaded a thousand pounds of heavy burden, and I fell asleep very sweetly and quickly. Because he knows that everything he can do, he has done to the best of his ability.

Stupid people let go of opportunities, smart people seize opportunities, and good people create opportunities. Not only did he seize the opportunity tonight, but he also took the initiative to create it at the right time.

An opportunity to be the envy of the entire Ming Dynasty.

With tonight's experience, Xiang Xiaoqiang knows that in the next five years, he will not spend the next five years like ordinary people. In the future, he will stand at a very high starting point and break through the Ming Dynasty, or make contributions.