。 "This may be the last time Ding presided over the meeting of the Beiyang Fleet, and everyone has shared weal and woe for many years to have today's Beiyang,. I'm here to thank you all. Ding Ruchang got up and said. At the same time, we will observe a three-minute silence for our comrades who died in the war in the Beiyang Naval Division, and may their heroic souls rest in peace. Immediately, all the Beiyang officials present at the meeting stood up and observed a three-minute silence.

"If nothing else, Ding will go to Taiwan with Lin Taizeng, Ye Zusi and others within a month, and Ding will take over the position of governor of Taiwan, and at the same time prepare for the establishment of a foreign fleet." Ding Ruchang said.

"What do you mean by the so-called ocean-going fleet?" Lin Taizeng asked curiously.

"Lord Zhongtang's opinion is that my Beiyang guards the north, the South Ocean ends in Shanghai and Fujian, and then goes south to the South China Sea, there can be no fleet guard, the strength of the Guangdong Navy Division and the Penghu Navy Division is too weak to be useful, so Lord Zhongtang and Lord Li Hanzhang and Lord Liu negotiated and decided to integrate the Guangdong and Penghu Navy Divisions to form an ocean fleet together to protect the 10,000-mile sea frontier south of the Qing Dynasty and Guangzhou." Ding Ruchang explained.

"How to solve the problem of funding ships in the ocean?" Lin Taizeng frowned.

"The issue of the ship is in charge of Lord Xu, and as for the funds, Beiyang will naturally provide some from Japan's compensation, plus some of the expenses provided by Fujian, Zhejiang, Taiwan and Liangguang. Even if the funds and warships of the foreign fleet are settled, as for the personnel, they will be composed of Beiyang, as well as the original Liangguang and Penghu naval divisions. Ding Ruchang paused and continued: "The affairs of Nanyang will wait until they get there, and then take their time, let's talk about some of my future arrangements in Beiyang." ”

"In the future, the handling of the daily affairs of our Beiyang Naval Division will be handled jointly by Lord Xu and Admiral Lang Weili, Lord Deng will temporarily replace Lord Lang Weili as the pipe band of the First Fast Fleet of Beiyang, and Lord Lin Yongsheng will serve as the pipe band of the Second Fast Fleet of Beiyang, and Lord Liu will temporarily serve as the pipe band of the Beiyang ironclad fleet, and then adjust it after the arrival of the new warship. Lord Yang Yonglin served as the chief of staff of the fleet. Ding Ruchang said what Li Hongzhang meant, of course, this is not a formal appointment. It needs to be officially approved by the Qing Dynasty center. But from now on, there is basically no problem.

"Then when will the construction of the new warships I ordered in Beiyang begin?" For Liu Buyun, his position is very embarrassing now, he doesn't have an opinion on the appointment of personnel, after all, whether it is Xu Jie, Lin Yongsheng, Deng Shichang and others, their contributions to the construction of the Beiyang Fleet and the war are well-known, and they are still convinced. But now, whether it is Lin Yongsheng or Deng Shichang, they all have new warships under their command. And he Liu Zixiang has nothing in his hands, which is really embarrassing.

"If nothing else. The new warships produced by the Italians for their own country will be resold to our country, as long as the funds can be put in place, it will be basically the same, after all, the coastal defense environment of the Italians is not tense, in addition to these three main fleets, Beiyang also needs to establish a reconnaissance fleet and a lightning strike fleet, this candidate has not yet been decided. Xu Jie explained.

"As for the pipe bands of the two battleships Tianjin, the Tianjin and the Weihai. Lord Lim Luk Chung will succeed Admiral Luang Wai Li. Lord Huang Jianxun will succeed Lord Yang Yonglin. As for the other pipe belts, they will be appointed after the new ship is in place. Ding Ruchang set the personnel arrangements for the last two warships.

To be honest, both the old Beiyang and the new Beiyang are quite recognized by this appointment. Needless to say, the three people at the top level, Xu Jie and Lang Weili are the founders and actual commanders of the Beiyang Fast Fleet, and the other is originally the deputy admiral of the Beiyang Fleet, so it is naturally reasonable to be in a high position. …,

As for Deng Shichang and Lin Yongsheng? As the only one of the three capital ships to remain in the fleet. His ascension is also logical. Lin Yongsheng has participated in almost all major battles, and it is normal to straighten out after Xu Jie leaves. Even the people of the old Beiyang arranged it very well, Lin Taizeng, Ye Zugui and others planned a new fleet, and Liu Buyun could take a more powerful new battleship, and after the two battleships were in place, maybe he could directly serve as the chief of the battlefleet. Lin Luzhong and Huang Jianxun replaced Lang Weili and Yang Yonglin. Others are waiting for the new ship, so what is there to dislike about it?

"Are the warships of my ocean-going fleet also produced by the Italians?" Lin Tai once asked. Although on the surface, the Beiyang and the foreign fleets are two teams, but because whether it is Li Hongzhang, Li Hanzhang or Liu Mingchuan. They are all in the Huai army, and the pipe bands of the two fleets have experienced the test of blood and fire. Lin Taizeng and others were separated from the original Beiyang. So, in essence, these two fleets are actually fleets under the Great Beiyang system, for one goal, for one alliance.

"It is expected that at least two large armored cruisers will be added to the foreign fleet, and the basic design will follow Garibaldi's design, but the main gun will be replaced with a German 280mm main gun, and the secondary gun will be full turret. The armor will also be equipped with a new type of Krupp armor, a new type of vertical four-cylinder three-expansion steam engine. Aim for a speed of 20 knots. In short, the overall performance will not be lower than that of PISA. Xu Jie was also quite interested in the warships ordered for the foreign fleet, and originally planned to provide the design drawings of PISA to Germany, but Vittorio categorically rejected this proposal on behalf of the Italian government, after all, PISA is a Dante-class battleship if it is enlarged.

As a result, after some bargaining between the two sides, the Italians finally agreed to Xu Jie's plan to provide Germany with the design drawings of the original Garibaldi class, after all, Italy will not start the new original Garibaldi, whether it is for takeaway or for their own use, it is the latest pisa-type tour. And in order to maintain a good cooperative relationship between the two sides, the Italians saw no need to have an outdated design and Beiyang on it. Especially when Xu Jie was preparing to expand purchases in high-speed Italy.

"Then there's Lord Lao Xu." For Xu Jie's personality and level, Lin Tai once admired the five-body throwing. Since Xu Jie has already ensured the quality of the battleships, the foreign fleet naturally has nothing to worry about in terms of warships.

After four hours of talks, the Beiyang Fleet basically completed a new round of personnel appointments and dismissals, and completed the personnel framework from Beiyang to Beiyang plus the Foreign Ocean Fleet. Don't underestimate the role of these few hours, it is precisely because of the close cooperation between Beiyang and the foreign ocean that the Beiyang Alliance will have an advantage in the future naval war against Russia, and will lay the foundation for the future sea power of the Huaxia Republic over the whole of East Asia and Southeast Asia.

When the meeting was over, when everyone returned to their own ship, Xu Jie stopped Yang Yonglin and went to his ship together. (There is no handover with Huang Jianxun yet, so Yang Yonglin is still the captain of the Lushun.) The main appointment is over, and to be honest, it is actually on the low side for Yang Yonglin. Not to mention the loss of the right to directly manage a warship, with Xu Jie and Lang Weili in charge of fleet affairs at the same time, Yang Yonglin's real power is not too large, which is a bit low for Yang Yonglin, who has made great contributions in the war and has enough talent to prepare for his ambitions.

"The people who participated in the fast fleet in the old Beiyang back then have basically become the commander of the detachment fleet, is Lord Lin a little disappointed?" Xu Jie looked at Yang Yonglin and said with a smile. …,

"Lord Deng and Lord Lin were both in charge of the same ship, and I, Yang Yonglin, were just a gang back then. To have today's status is already very satisfying. Yang Yonglin arched his hand and said.

"My appointment as the temporary governor of Beiyang is just a transition." Xu Jie sighed and said that he was a navy in his previous life, and the new Beiyang fleet was rebuilt in his own hands. I really want to command this fleet across the ocean, but no, now there are more important things to do, relatively speaking, Xu Jie is more of a technical and military talent. Playing politics is not his forte, but now he must learn slowly, and the Beiyang Fleet must also train the next generation of core command.

"Lord Xu can be straightened sooner or later." Yang Yonglin said casually.

"I mean, I'm probably going to be transferred elsewhere before I can straighten it up. The Admiral of the Beiyang Fleet may never be someone from me. Xu Jie shook his head and said.

"I don't understand that." Yang Yonglin asked tentatively.

"Lord Zhongtang intends for you to take over the position of Admiral Ding. But the premise is that you must be able to convince the crowd and be able to level a bowl of water. As for the experience of commanding the Grand Fleet? I'll arrange it for you. Xu Jie thought for a while and said.

"I can understand the previous point, but the so-called experience of commanding the Grand Fleet, I want to know what Lu Dao means." Yang Yonglin was even more confused.

"The war had an extremely far-reaching impact on the Navy. Deller, Majifen and other foreigners have received invitations from their own governments, hoping that they can return to China to serve. Xu Jie said slowly.

"What does this have to do with my Beiyang? It's just a matter of learning lessons. Yang Yonglin was completely confused.

"Actually, some countries are smarter, such as Spain, and they plan to hire officers from Beiyang to teach in the Spanish Navy." Xu Jie said with a smile.

"You mean to send me?" Yang Yonglin said in surprise.

"There must be a war between Spain and the United States, and this war will have a profound impact on the development of the navy, if you can go through this war and play an important role in the war. I think that the position of Admiral of the Beiyang Fleet belongs to Your Excellency. Xu Jie said in an extremely affirmative tone.

Yang didn't think he had the ability. Although our Beiyang Fleet said that it was a great victory. But Yang has never had experience commanding a large fleet. Yang Yonglin's face was a little pale.

"It's okay, I can give you some advice." Xu Jie said confidently.

Yesterday it seemed like I was going to talk about the double watch——! Well, I was wrong, today I double-shifted. At the same time, I would like to thank the old man of the strait for his reward. As well as the monthly pass support of the book friend Ra Tianlong and Chibei~~~~. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come