One night in 20XX, in the Gulf of Aden, the guided missile destroyer Lanzhou. "Xu Jie, get ready, let's go." The captain said as he packed up his gear. "Got it. It's going to be over in a minute. "Xu Jie checked his weapons again, a CF05 barrel-fed submachine gun, a QSZ92 9mm self-defense pistol, plus a multi-purpose saber and 6 grenades." It's a good time for those pirates to come, and the boys from the special forces are out. And let us sailors come to make cameo appearances in the Marines. It's too much of a fast. One of them grumbled quietly. Don't talk nonsense, get on board as soon as you're ready. Five minutes later, Xu Jie and seven other team members sailed in rubber boats like the hijacked Chinese freighter in the distance.

"Attention, everyone, check your equipment one last time and get ready for battle." At a distance of 300 meters from the freighter. The captain commanded. "Xu Jie, you're the first to go." "Okay" Xu Jie neatly picked up the CF05 submachine gun in his hand and moved to the bow of the ship. 250 meters, 200 meters, 150 meters. Just as Xu Jie and his companions were slowly approaching the target, a rocket with a tail flame suddenly flew out of the back of the deck of the cargo ship. "Everyone, be careful, rockets." The captain's words were not finished. The rocket exploded less than 5 meters from the hull. A powerful shockwave overturned the boat in an instant. Xu Jie only felt that after a loud noise, a huge wave of air came to the surface. Then there is the sound of the body entering the water. And then? Xu Jie arrived at a strange coast.

"I'm here~~" The first thing Xu Jie saw when he woke up was a very European-style bedroom. And he was lying on a large European-style bed. European curtains cover the bed. Just when Xu Jie was wondering, the door squeaked open. Then a man dressed in a butler's costume walked in: "Hello, do you need help?" Mr? "Y's, I actually crossed ~~ or wore it to Italy~" After being stunned for a while, Xu Jie finally saw his situation from the layout of the house, as for the reason, it is very simple, if it is still in the 21st century, which room have you ever seen without electrical appliances?! As for Italy? It's easier. This foreigner who came out of nowhere speaks Italian~~~. "Where am I?" Fortunately, Xu Jie's English is not bad. Xu Jie's appearance surprised Coombe. A savage yellow man can speak pure Oxford English. It really surprised him. "This is the private residence of the Count of Rio Cuniberti entrusted in Italy." Coombe was stunned for a moment. replied.

"Entrusted to Leo, Kuniberti?" Xu Jie's brain snorted. "Was it the designers of the Andosal shipyard who commissioned Rio Kuniberti?" Kumden was stunned for a moment, he still couldn't understand that a yellow man who had picked up from the sea would know about the entrustment of Count Leo. But good cultivation allowed Qom to quickly return to normal, at least on his face. "Do you know Lord Earl? Yes, this is the private residence of Count Cooniberti, the designer of the Dockyard of Andoshar. "I don't know, but I've admired the name for a long time." Xu Jie steadied his feelings. "Excuse me, how many days have I been here?" Xu Jie asked with some embarrassment. "Today is December 23, 1888. As of today, you have been here for 3 days to recuperate. Coombe said with a smile. December 23, 1888? Xu Jie almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood. The legendary Jiawu crossing came to himself in such a daze? And it's still to Italy?! While Xu Jie was fighting, Qom asked, "Do you need any help?" "The origin of this yellow man in front of me is really strange. But for the sake of knowing the count's face, it is better to be more thoughtful.

"Starving." Hearing this, Xu Jie's first reaction was to solve the stomach problem first. But obviously, the issue of eating is not the most important thing. The most important thing is the question of survival. How to stand firm in this era is what matters. "Can you provide some pen and paper?" After protesting by pressing his stomach, Xu Jie said while swallowing the saliva that was almost in his mouth. "So, do you want pen and paper?" Coombe said with some surprise. "I'd like to talk to Lord Earl." Xu Jie said with a smile. "I guess what you need most is rest, though. Pen and paper will be delivered to you in a moment. Until then, it's better to eat something first. Coombe smiled.

One is drunk with tomato and oyster soup, and the other is eaten with fresh eggplant and seafood noodles, plus a small pot of oatmeal porridge. It became Xu Jie's first dinner in this world. Although there are not many patterns, the quality is definitely good. The first two are Italian signature dishes. While solving the first meal of this plane, I was thinking about how to gain a foothold in this world in the future, and further I was thinking about how to solve the Japanese who came from the east to the sea five years later. …,

After a full meal. Xu Jie spread out the pen and paper on the table. Started his first "plagiarism" program in this world. And the object of plagiarism is none other than the owner of this villa, entrusted with Rio Cunibetti. Speaking of this boss, he was quite famous among later ship designers, and the genius commissioned Leo to design the best armored cruiser of the time, the Garibaldi class. Because there is only one centered mast and two chimneys that are exactly shaped like a man's mountain, it is also called a mountain-shaped ship by military fans. The balanced attack and defense and the fast enough speed made this battleship, which began construction in 1894, stand at the pinnacle of cruiser design at the time. A total of 10 6-inch guns and 6 4.7-inch guns were arranged on the double deck. The bow and stern were equipped with a 10-inch naval gun. Such a powerful firepower, not to mention the likes of Takachie Yoshino. Even Britain and France will not go down compared with the 10,000-ton loading patrol of the same era. The full-length armor belt and the 5-inch Krupp carburized armor belt extending to the entire side chord were enough to withstand the firepower of the same level of armor. In those days when armor-piercing bullets were not capped. In the face of the picric acid high-explosive bombs that rained down, the maximum protection area meant that the battleship had the greatest protection for the hull, and the arrangement of the nose and tail armor belts was enough to ensure that the battleship would not enter the water due to the secondary parts being penetrated by the secondary guns. In particular, the establishment of the waterline armor belt, coal bunkers, dome armor defense system. It also makes the battleship even if the main equipment is penetrated, the protection of the dome armor is enough to limit the water ingress. And the establishment of this protection system continued to the design of the 2 battle battleships. (Of course, the coal bunkers were gone) compared to other European loading patrols at that time. In a prolonged battle, in addition to the narrow main outfit, the latter will inevitably be beaten into a sieve by a flurry of high-explosive shells, and then flooded. Of course, it may also be burned by picric acid bombs, and in the Russo-Japanese naval battle, Maozi's 3 10,000-ton old patrol was defeated by Japan's 4 new patrol patrols. In the era of suffocating opponents completely by high-explosive shells, the appropriate thickness of armor and a sufficiently large protective area are undoubtedly the best design. At the same time, because of the strict weight restrictions and the right design. Equipped with a vertical three-expansion steam engine, the installation and patrol can reach 20 knots. Of course, Garibaldi's design is good, but there are still some flaws, and as a traverser. Xu Jie's best way to fame is to let this outfit be born early.

"What's the best thing to design?" Facing a stack of white paper on the oak table, Xu Jie thought for a long time and didn't make up his mind, after all, the installation patrol that had only started construction in 1894 could not be produced now. Not to mention that the new 10-inch gun of the British Emperor did not come out, and the Krupp carburized steel armor did not come out. The ordinary 6-inch steel-faced iron armor was obviously a little powerless in the face of the new 6-inch rapid-fire gun. Suffice it to say that in the days of 1890, armored cruisers and dome-armored cruisers did not differ much. Face a rapid-fire gun of the 6-inch class. Both armored cruisers and dome cruisers will be penetrated. This is why dome-armored cruisers were popular in countries around the world before the First Sino-Japanese War. Unless some battleships/ironclads are built, and the armor thickness reaches 350 to 400, there is no essential difference between the protective performance of the dome cruiser and the loading cruiser in the 4000-ton class. And when it comes to the Dome cruiser, we have to talk about the Yoshino that the Chinese hated to the bone. Fast artillery, high speed, and suitable protection made this ship a nightmare for the Chinese side in the battle of the Yellow Sea. And as a veteran enthusiast of the Navy and ships. Xu Jie had already engraved the line diagram of this boat deeply in his mind. Of course, as a traverser, it is very shameless to copy the designs of our ancestors. Removing the coarse and saving the essence is the king. Just do it, Xu Jie rolled up his sleeves and began his first "design" in this plane. "What is that Oriental doing now?" Commissioned by Rio Cuniberti casually tasting the Bordeaux wine in front of him. "He looks like he's designing a boat right now?" The old butler Coom replied. "Those yellow people with pigtails like dogs can design ships?! It's ridiculous. Leo smiled. That's it, and the design looks like a cruiser. Judging by the dimensions he marked on the side. Looks like a protective cruiser similar to the Chilean Esmeralda-class? "Poof. Leo was commissioned to spit out half a glass of wine. "God, do you want to play such a big joke on me on Christmas Eve?" A yellow man he picked up actually designed a warship in his private house?! Looking at the owner of the wolf bèi, Coom came up very dedicatedly to clean up the mess. "You don't have to worry about these chores, you can go and see again, it's better to write down his design, I'm suddenly interested in this yellow man without braids." Delegate Leo to command. ..., "Sir, your coffee and refreshments. Qom whispered outside Xu Jie's house. Well, please come in and thank you for your host's hospitality. If I'm not mistaken, this is the fourth time in the morning that refreshments have been delivered. Xu Jie looked at Kum, who had just put down the tray and skimmed it on the table, and said. This one. Sir, I'm just curious about your design, if I'm not mistaken, it looks like a warship. Coom said with some embarrassment. That's right, a dome-armored cruiser with an emphasis on side-chord engagement. Your vision is accurate. Xu Jie said with a smile. Who are you?! Coom said with some surprise. I? A Chinese-American with some experience of shipbuilding. I just have nothing to do to paint. After finishing speaking, Xu Jie almost slapped himself in the mouth, he couldn't make up lies, and jumped off the building. But fortunately, Qom was not interested in Xu Jie's words. Instead, he kept staring at the line drawing on the table. "Mr. Coombe, if you or your host are interested in this, you can wait a little while you come and get the full set of line drawings before supper this day. May I? Xu Jie said with some smugness. Okay, God bless you. Honorable Sir. "I didn't expect this to be so easy," Coom said, a little flattered.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, when Xu Jie was enjoying an Italian dinner, in another big room in the villa, Leo was carefully studying the rough drawings sent by Coombe. The entire protective cruiser has a slender hull, with a total length of 112 meters and a width of 15 meters. The draft is 5.2 meters. The freestring is 5.2 meters, the displacement is 4,300 tons, and the power is 11,000 horsepower. The maximum speed is 20 knots (non-strong pressure ventilation) and it is equipped with 10 6-inch guns, (1 single installation at the end and 1 at the end. 8 OTHER GUNS ARE DISTRIBUTED IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT GUN GALLERIES) 12 HUTCHIKAITH 47MM GUNS. THE HORIZONTAL PART OF THE DOME ARMOR IS 50MM. BEVEL 120MM. TURRET PROTECTION, 120MM. "Very nice design, 20 knots of high speed, strong firepower from up to 6 6-inch rapid-fire guns on the side chord, and good protection. If the feasibility of the design can be proved after calculations, it will be an epoch-making battleship. Leo muttered to himself. But why didn't the ship have torpedoes and angles of attack? As a well-armed dome cruiser, the angle of attack and torpedoes in the bow were indispensable. In addition to being amazed, Leo took a closer look at the drawings and said with some wonder in his heart. Judging from the skills shown on this drawing, this person will not be a rookie who has forgotten about torpedoes and angles of attack. Then there is only one possibility, and that is to omit the estimate. And the speed is just 20 knots, isn't it a little slow?