If you want to talk about Hannagan, Xu Jie still knows a little. The forts in Weihaiwei, Lushunkou, and Dalian in Beiyang were built with his help. To say that this person is still very capable in artillery, fortress construction and the army. This is also reflected in the construction of many fortresses in Beiyang. Taking the Lushun Fort as an example, after 10 years of construction, the entire defense system of Lushun Pass was finally completed after 10 years of construction. The whole Lushun fortification is divided into 2 parts, the first part is the coastal fort at the entrance of Lushun Port, which is dominated by the 3 main batteries of Golden Mountain, Lao Oyster Mouth and Mantou Mountain. It is the essence of the entire Arthur Fort Group. (Among them, there are 3 240mm guns, 2 120mm guns, and 4 12-pounder guns at the Golden Mountain Battery.) THE OLD OYSTER MOUTH FORT HAS 4 240MM GUNS, 5 120MM GUNS, AND 1 5-BARRELED GREEN GUN. Including the old oyster's mouth Beishan Fort. THE MANTOU MOUNTAIN FORT HAS 3 240MM GUNS AND 3 120MM GUNS. A total of 71 artillery pieces (including machine guns) of various types. The other part is the land rear battery battery. IT IS MAINLY BASED ON CAMP GUNS, AND THE LARGEST FORTRESS GUN IS A 120MM FORTRESS GUN. 78 guns were prepared. In general, in the Far East at that time, such a strong defense made Arthur the first fortress in the Far East. Therefore, objectively evaluating Hannagan, this person is still a talent. And it is a multi-skilled talent. However, in 1894, he went to the Beiyang Navy Division as an army officer to serve as the chief instructor and deputy admiral. In Xu Jie's eyes, Hannagan should not be in the navy. Let's be honest about army artillery and fortress design.

"I really didn't expect that Mr. Xu Jie, who is famous in the European shipbuilding industry, would be so young." Hannagan's reaction when he saw Xu Jie was: This kid is too young.

"Your Excellency, I am just a person who has been lucky enough to pick up a beautiful pebble on the beach of knowledge." Xu Jie said modestly.

"What surprises me even more is that in addition to being very proficient in naval vessels, Your Excellency is also very knowledgeable about the army. I was fortunate enough to get your product through a special channel, the 1889 rifle, a self-defense pistol. And in your guards saw test firing of a new light grenade thrower. I was amazed by this qiē. So, I hope I'd have the opportunity to talk to you about Army equipment. If we can, we can also delve into the equipment and operations of artillery. Hannagan said with some excitement, in his opinion, Xu Jie, who can design such an excellent individual weapon, should also have some accomplishments in the army.

"So you came to me to talk about the Army?" Xu Jie muttered in his heart, and couldn't help wiping a cold sweat. If you want to ask Xu Jie if he understands the army, to be honest, he understands some of it. Xu Jie, who was born in a family in the army, knew a little about the army under the orders of his grandfather and father since he was a child, although he later became a navy, but with the influence of his parents and the information he searched, he still has some opinions about the army. In particular, some operational theories and guiding ideologies surpassed those of the time. After all, more than 100 years of experience is not given for nothing. However, Xu Jie doesn't have the time to deal with Hannagan now, he has too many things to do, not to mention anything else, how to raise enough funds is a headache.

"Would you like to take the liberty of asking a question?" Hannagan asked.

"Please." Xu Jie said politely.

"Do you think your estimate of the Japanese Army is accurate? It is terrifying that such a small country can mobilize a full 150,000 army forces to fight abroad. Hannagan said in shock.

"I shouldn't be wrong." Xu Jie said quite pertinently. Naturally, there will be no mistakes, although Xu Jie saw many versions when he checked the information, but the overall scale will not be wrong. Generally speaking, Japan has six standing divisions fighting in Korea and China, depending on the size of the troops, about 150,000 to 170,000, and this is only a front-line force, and Japan has also mobilized about 150,000 recruits to provide supplies and transportation for the troops (these recruits are mainly stationed in various military stations). If the Beiyang Naval Division can have the strength to fight with the Japanese Combined Fleet, the Qing Dynasty is completely unable to compete with the Japanese army in terms of land, whether it is the defeat in the Battle of Pyongyang, the collapse of the defense line on the Yalu River, or the loss of Lushun and Weihai, all of which fully show that the Qing Army is fundamentally vulnerable.

"If Mr. Xu, the Japanese Army establishment and equipment in your book are correct. Even if the troops transferred by Japan are 40% of the front-line troops that you wrote above, then whether it is Master Li's Beiyang Army or the garrison in the northeast of the Qing Dynasty, they will still be defeated, and because of the rout of the army, the naval base will be directly under the front of the Japanese army, even if the navy can defeat the Japanese Combined Fleet, but as long as the Japanese army can enter Korea on a large scale in the early stage, the navy's Lushunkou base will still be very dangerous. Hannagan said pertinently. …,

With a click, the teacup in Xu Jie's hand fell to the ground, and the tea splashed on the ground. Xu Jie only felt a sharp tightening in his chest, and a pressing chill suddenly made Xu Jie feel a sense of collapse. Even if the navy wins, if the army continues to suffer as it has suffered in history, the number of victories and defeats in the First Sino-Japanese War is really unforeseeable. Referring to historical data, before the First Sino-Japanese War, Lao Li's Huai Department departments, including the troops stationed in the major fortresses of Lushun Weihai, had a total of only 38,000+ people, plus the Zhili Lianjun and Feng Army, there were only more than 14,000+ people, and the total strength was only 52,000+ people, and it must be pointed out that this is still the army including the garrison of the fortress, and the real mobile force is only Wei Rugui, Nie Shicheng, Ye Zhichao and other troops, a total of 25,000+ people, and all the mobile troops in Beiyang are all wiped out in North Korea. Referring to history, even if the Battle of the Yellow Sea was won, the Japanese garrison in Korea had already formed a climate, and at that time, even if there were only about 60,000 Japanese troops with no way back, the Beiyang Army would still not be able to resist, and even the Port of Arthur would still be lost. Coupled with a soft-boned center, I am afraid that no matter how well the navy fights, it will not help. As a naval officer, Xu Jie has been subconsciously emphasizing the role of the navy at the beginning of the whole plan, but he did not know that the Japanese army could concentrate a considerable amount of troops in Korea before the official start of the war, and these forces were enough to clear the army, even if the Beiyang Fleet eliminated the Japanese navy, the Japanese army could still guarantee to achieve the second goal of occupying Korea.

"Mr. Xu, what's wrong with you? Are you uncomfortable? Seeing Xu Jie, whose face was pale and sweating coldly, Hannagan was also a little panicked, he really didn't expect that his few words could make this young Chinese who was called a genius by the European shipbuilding community have such a reaction.

At this moment, Xu Jie realized how much deviation his previous plan had become. Under the influence of the navy's subconscious, his plan to rely solely on the navy to draw the First Sino-Japanese War is not scientific at all. And if the army is to be built again, this qiē needs to be planned and arranged anew, and the funds and personnel will also increase because of the increase in the army's plan, and now Xu Jie really realizes how difficult it is to fight a country with a corner. But Xu Jie has no way out, and if he retreats, what awaits China is the abyss of complete decline. If we retreat, the suffering of China will continue for 50 years. Thousands of Chinese sons and daughters will be lost under the sabre of foreign races. So he has no choice, only persistence, hard work, fearless!!

(Today's author has a double update.,Recently, the recommendation and collection are not ideal.,Readers who like it still click on it.,Anyway, it doesn't take much effort.,So that the author has motivation~~)