For Ding Zhuangqian, Xu Jie still respects him. At the beginning of contact, Ding Zhuangqian approached Beiyang more for his own superiority and economic interests, coupled with the behavior of the Nanyang Naval Division in history, Xu Jie was not optimistic about Ding Zhuoqian, and Xu Jie was very dissatisfied with various problems in this person, but in the First Sino-Japanese War, Ding Zhuangqian and the Beiyang Naval Division spent the darkest moment before the return of the main fleet, although he had hesitated and was confused, but in the end he gritted his teeth and supported it.

I have to say that in the First Sino-Japanese War, Ding Zhuangqian's Zhenhai still played a great role. As the backbone of Hedingzhen, he inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese fleet off the coast of Korea. In the subsequent Sino-Russian War, although the strength of the Nanyang Navy was weak, it still relied on the outdated warships in its hands to block the reconnaissance fleet under the command of Essen, and ensured the safety of the transport ships as much as possible. Judging from what he did, Ding Zhuqian is still very qualified as a soldier. Plus he was born in the South Seas. Even from the point of view of buying horse bones, Ding Zhuqian must be reused.

"Lord Xu, you should know the situation of my Nanyang Fleet, it was originally relying on a few old warships to support the façade, after the first battle in the East China Sea, the Zhenhai has been heavily damaged, and there is only one warship that can be used, it is said that the national navy will be reorganized, I don't know how to deal with it?" Ding Zhuqian's words brought Xu Jie back to his senses from his contemplation.

"The fleet is rearmament for sure, and the performance of the Nanyang princes in this war can be described as excellent, and all the officers and men can be retained except for the disabled and those who voluntarily retire. I don't know what Lord Lu Daoding has planned. Let's talk about it, if we can do it, we will do our best to meet it. Xu Jie said with a smile.

"Navy. How can you do without a boat? Our South Sea Fleet is now in dilapidation. At present, I don't know what is going on with the new armament plan of our Huaxia Navy, and I don't know if my Nanyang Lords can take over the post of commander among the newly added warships in Ludao? Ding Zhuangqian asked, the navy, the key to the navy is also the warship, if you can get a few capital ships, then the Nanyang Navy will have a place in the future Chinese naval system.

This is not to say that Ding Zhuangqian is very selfish, the key is that the army is originally a place that pays great attention to seniority and factions. There are many strange things about the absence of party in the party. There are factions within a political party, let alone the army. Although the Chinese Navy will be reorganized, if it can. Ding Zhuangqian still wants everyone in Nanyang to work together in a detachment.

"You of you in the South Seas will definitely get the new capital ship. I can guarantee that. Xu Jie paused and continued: "However, the fleet in the future is not as simple as in the past, and each sub-fleet will be composed of capital ships, escort warships and auxiliary ships. If Lord Ding wants to reorganize the Nanyang Fleet into a sub-fleet, he can do that. ”

For integrated troops. It is customary for all countries and armies to be dispersed and assigned to subordinate units. The Army is like that. The same is true for the Navy, especially for the South Sea Fleet, which has little power. Ding Zhuangqian wanted to pull a group of people to take charge of a detachment independently, but he was afraid that Xu Jie would not allow it.

From Xu Jie's point of view, in the current situation, the Nanyang Fleet is still trustworthy. They have worked together for many years, and it is better to cooperate with each other than to re-disrupt the various fleets, and more importantly, now the captains and warships of the North and the Outer Seas are a carrot and a pit. It can't be arranged at all. Therefore, Xu Jie decided to let the remaining personnel of Nanyang directly form a detachment.

"Lord Ding. As you know, there is not much left of the South Sea Fleet. And the equipment is outdated. Never touched a new type of warship. The expansion of our Chinese navy is imminent, so I hope that the middle and senior officers of the Nanyang Naval Division can go to Italy to study and complete the supervision of the construction of new warships, while the junior officers and soldiers can go to other fleets to observe and learn and improve their quality. Now that I'm a Chinese grass-starter, the government is shy. I hope you will forgive me. Xu Jie said politely.

"Since we are officers and sailors of the Huaxia Navy, we will naturally follow orders, but I want to know, how big is this newly established fleet?" Xu Jie's guarantee made Ding Zhuangqian very relieved, but how many people could be arranged, and whether he could leave those old brothers in Nanyang, Ding Zhuangqian was still unsure.

"The two capital ships are higher than the current tonnage of Ninghai, and they will be equipped with two 3,000-ton frigates. Not only is it enough to arrange the original personnel of the Nanyang Navy, but also to recruit new soldiers. Xu Jie stretched out two fingers and said. In Xu Jie's plan, the eight newly built capital ships are a group of two ships of the same type, and they are equipped with an independent anti-lightning fleet. Such a small team is the most basic establishment of the future Chinese Navy.

As for the old warships, the 3 Ninghai-class ships are organized into one team, and the 3 King-class ships are another team. 2 PISA and 2 Garibaldi are the other two secondary capital ship fleets. As for the Guiyuan class, it will be divided into auxiliary ship formations, after all, with the development of the times, these old ships have become somewhat outdated. As a capital ship is no longer suitable.

"In this way, the old people in Nanyang are really not enough, I wonder how to recruit this new recruit? Will you continue to recruit from the Fuzhou Ship Master School or will there be other arrangements? Xu Jie's had already promised to retain all the personnel of the Nanyang Naval Division, and after letting go of the biggest worry in his heart, Ding Zhuangqian felt relaxed.

"In the future, the recruitment and training of naval officers and soldiers will be arranged by the Ministry of National Defense, and the fleet cannot interfere. Xu Jie said with a smile.

"In this case, my Nanyang Navy Division will naturally follow the orders of the Ministry of National Defense, but I don't know when the training of officers and men of the Nanyang Navy will begin?" Ding Zhuangqian asked.

"It depends on the specific situation, the training of soldiers and junior officers will start soon, and the training of middle and senior officers will have to be contacted with Italy and Germany, because our new warships are produced by the two countries separately, so we will have to wait for the construction of the warships to start before arranging." Xu Jie said.

It's not that Xu Jie doesn't have the ability to attach warships to the Nanyang Navy. Instead, when it comes to what kind of warship the ground is equipped with in the South Seas, Xu Jie has been undecided. The newly built warships of the Beiyang Fleet are abnormal, anyway, there are 4 types of warships and 3 types of 8 warships. 2 battlecruisers, 2 fast battleships plus 4 fundamentalist battleships.

Two of the battlecruisers were naturally used to fight against the opponent's mounted cruisers and to form a fast fleet to seize positions and reconnaissance in a decisive battle, and four battleships were used to set up a battle line in a decisive battle of the Grand Fleet. The 2 fast warships are mobile deployments, and they may be incorporated into the fast fleet or the main fleet, to be honest, Xu Jie doesn't know much about Ding Zhuqian, so it depends on his subsequent performance to let him enter that fleet.

"In that case, then Ding has thanked Lord Xu on behalf of all of you in Nanyang, and Ding has resigned!" After speaking, Ding Zhuangqian left the house. As an independent fleet, the Nanyang Fleet has since disappeared into the long river of history and has become the Fuzhou Detachment of the Chinese Navy.

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