"Fire..."

"Boom..."

A triple main gun on a steel battleship suddenly roared, and three fire balls appeared in people's sight, and a moment later, three clouds of smoke rose from an uninhabited island in the distance.

"Hit..."

The people on the other observation ship were stunned and looked at everything in front of them, these people were all parliamentarians who had come to watch the live firing of the battleship, and the distance between this observation ship and the battleship was too close, and the deafening sound of a triple main gun made these powerful councillors feel dizzy, and the observation ship was pushed out by the air wave generated by the cannon firing at a distance of more than ten meters.

Empress Doria, King Alva and others, who were also sitting in the battleship command tower, were also very surprised by the effect of such a huge cannon bombardment, and in the face of such weapons, their so-called skills, armor, weapons, runes and other things were completely useless, and this change made several people in charge of the Huls Federation military a little overwhelmed in the face of such a change.

"My dear, I think they're going to drop their jaws with the weapons you've provided..."

The people watching below didn't notice that there were people on top of their heads who were actually watching the same test, and these people were Chen Chen, the owner of the Star Palace, and several of his ladies, and the one who spoke just now was Mrs. Andariel.

Chen Chen took the red wine handed over by Lu Xuena, took a sip, and said lightly: "When I asked our temple guards to equip magic guns before, I had already foreseen this, after all, the form of war will change dramatically after that, although the close-range one-on-one combat mode still exists, the probability of occurrence will be reduced to the extreme, and the winner and loser of the war is no longer as simple as the quantity and quality of the combatants, but also the quality of weapons and equipment, and whether the tactical arrangement is correct. and the adequacy of logistical support, especially for the Navy. ”

"No wonder you asked Keith and the others to build one first, I didn't expect that it would take so many people to control such a 10,000-ton warship," Atma, who was sitting on the side, said with emotion.

When Chen Chen heard Atma's words, he smiled and said, "This is not a large battleship, in my opinion, the armor is too thin, the tonnage is too small, and the firepower is not satisfactory..."

As soon as these words came out, all the ladies around them were surprised, the tonnage of the first steel battleship had exceeded 10,000 tons, and they felt so small standing next to the battleship, and their own husband actually said that this battleship was too small.

For Chen Chen, a battleship with a tonnage of just over 10,000 tons was barely a cruiser in the previous life, and there were no aircraft in this world, Chen Chen wanted to develop the navy and could only take out the battleships that had been eliminated in the previous life, but with the current level of construction technology, it was impossible to build a battleship of tens of thousands of tons at once, so Chen Chen could only let his apprentice Keith take a group of disciples from the Refining Hall to build a 10,000-ton cruiser to practice his hands, and by the way, train skilled workers and make some technical reserves. In order to prepare for the construction of battleships of tens of thousands of tons in the future.

If it weren't for the fact that the large naval artillery had not yet been developed, Chen Chen would really have built a battleship in one step to play, and there would be no problem at all for tens of thousands of tons of big guys to sail in such an ocean. However, after seeing Case's report later, Chen Chen dismissed the idea of directly building large battleships, and instead used light cruisers to join forces first, but now it seems that the effect is different.

"My dear, what does the battleship in your heart look like?" Lu Xuena on the side asked curiously.

"The battleship I want," Chen Chen thought for a while, and then said: "You must know that there are several standards for warships at sea, first of all, firepower, in my opinion, the caliber of the artillery below is only two hundred millimeters, and the caliber of the cannon below is still too small, what I want is that the caliber of the artillery is more than four hundred, at least more than fifty times the body of the artillery, this kind of vitality will be frightened by any enemy at sea," Speaking of this, Chen Chen himself laughed, after all, this world is not in the world of Chen Chen's previous life, There are a large number of fleets in all countries, the sea is already very crowded, and the country that has steel warships here is only the Hulse Federation supported by Chen Chen, and the enemies that this epoch-making superweapon steel warship here has to face are those who only have wooden warships, which cannot be regarded as the military organization of the country, and it is a completely asymmetrical war.

Chen Chen had seen this a long time ago, but he really wouldn't despise his opponent, after all, in the asymmetrical wars of his previous life, it was often the seemingly powerful side that suffered heavy losses in the war, and Chen Chen didn't want to repeat the mistakes here.

"Oh my God, four hundred millimeters, how powerful that cannonball is," Luxuena shouted in surprise.

Chen Chen said with a smile: "Basically, one shot, the battleship below will be sunk, so the next one to talk about is defense, you need to have reasonable and solid armor, can withstand the fight, because the opponent is too weak, there is no need for a thick collision here, but if you want to equip such a large naval gun, you need the structure of the ship to be strong, and you can't fire a salvo together, and the opponent will shatter himself if he kills himself." ”

"Secondly, it is mobility, although it has strong firepower and solid defense, it has to run fast, otherwise it will be in vain if the other party runs away if one shot misses, so not only must it be hit, but also to catch up, although I am not sure what kind of speed the power system we have now can push the big guy of tens of thousands of tons, but I still have some confidence," Chen Chen said with a smile at the end.

However, after hearing this, Atma said a crucial question: "It takes a lot of money to build these large warships and those artillery shells. ”

"This mode of war is about the economy and the country's heritage, and why I want to promote the merger of Rog Fortress, Rugoin, and Kurast into one country, is to integrate all the resources so that it is possible to support such a war," Chen said.

Andariel understood what Chen Chen meant at this time, and said: "I don't care if you let Ray take some issues to Old Man Moses and let him promote the passage of those policies in a while, all the big families actually have to think about the federal tax, just as a reserve to prepare for war." ”

"It's not all, the country needs money to develop, and do we have to let us pay for the money, if the country is my own, I will come out, but now the country belongs to everyone, so everyone has to come out and contribute, no matter who needs to pay taxes, pay more with more money, pay less with less money," Chen Chen said.

Sofina said at this point: "Do we have to pay taxes too?" ”

"Pay, our Star Palace's property outside also has to pay taxes," Atma said, every time she pays taxes, Atma is very reluctant, although the money is not a lot, but she has never had the experience of paying taxes, she is still a little repulsed by such a new thing, but since it was made by her husband, the support is certain.

"I think everyone knows what the situation is on the other side, so think about it, if there is a war, that side will be the first to be unable to bear it," Chen Chen asked with a smile.

Lu Xuena said: "Of course, those guys on the other side are just the model of a large team, how many resources will be used to fight, they must be the first to bear it." ”

"That's right," Chen Chen said with a smile.

"Boom..."

At this time, the cruiser below fired a salvo, this time the four triple batteries on the ship fired cannonballs at the target island, this salvo pushed the cruiser's hull horizontally for a distance of nearly ten meters, and in the eyes of those councillors, the island was instantly covered by artillery fire, such a sight made these people feel trembling legs, imagining what it would be like if they were on that island, but then these councillors became excited, with such a battleship, the threat from the sea would be immediately dismantled.

After Chen Chen returned to the Hall of Stars with his ladies, Selina sent the latest resolution of the parliament, what Chen Chen didn't expect, these parliamentarians who were still fighting not long ago, after observing the shooting test of the new warship, actually increased the construction of the warship, not only increased the budget for the navy, but also took out a separate sum of money on this basis to train skilled workers.

"Is there enough manpower in the Navy?" Chen Chen asked curiously.

Miriya smiled: "It's enough, ordinary sailors are recruited some sailors, and they can be competent after training, and our first batch of naval officers can graduate just after the battleship is built, but the problem is that there are not many experienced captains." ”

"The captain can transfer the deputy captain and other deputy officers on the current battleship and let them accept the captain of the new warship, our fleet has no opponents here, and it doesn't matter if you train while fighting," Chen Chen thought about it for a while, and then suggested.

Miriya nodded and said, "Well, I'll tell my mother about your suggestion, but I'm a little curious, you started planning this from the time you started." ”

"The husband said that it started with the magic gun equipment," Lu Xuena on the side helped Chen Chen answer Miriya's question.

Chen Chen's suggestion was conveyed to Empress Doria by Miriya, and at this time, Empress Doria had already roughly understood some of Chen Chen's ideas on naval construction, and also received some inspiration from the construction of the army, after all, the army inherited the star leader guardian legion from Chen Chen, because of the change of weapons, the form of war has also changed dramatically, and this change can be seen in the recent army battles.

Some time ago, a battalion of more than 1,000 people of the army fought an ambush on the border, and nearly 2,000 monsters were annihilated without casualties.

The first cruiser was named "Experimenter", with ten wooden battleships began the task of encircling the coastline of the Hulls Federation, with the addition of new fast warships, so that the coastal defense edge that was originally like a sieve was solidified, and at the same time, the establishment of shore defense batteries also added weight to the safety of the coastline, and for a time sporadic plundering ships had no chance to take advantage of, but this was not enough to deal with those marauders who came in groups.

But those marauders did not realize that the opponent was rapidly becoming stronger, and they could no longer defeat it, because those stupid people who dared to invade had only two ways to go when facing the 'Experimenter', one was to surrender and become a labor force in the mines of the Hers Federation, and the other was to resist being directly sunk by the 200 mm naval guns on the 'Experimenter', and falling into the sea and becoming the mouths of the inhabitants of the sea.

Combined with the completely different power system on the Experimenter, the wooden ships that could only sail had nowhere to escape, only to be chased, sunk, or captured, and the situation of the Experimenter has never been revealed.

And the spies of those guys in the Huls Federation, because the affairs of the navy are in a state of strict secrecy, there is no way to know the news of the new warships that have appeared in the Huls Federation, and those guys who came to plunder the rich Kurast do not know at this time, in their opinion, the place that is still a little sheep has become a carnivore at this time, and it is still the kind that stands at the top of the food chain.

After a whole year of intensive construction, the first batch of twenty warships were all launched into the outfitting stage, and at this time the first batch of cadets of the Naval Department of the Military Academy had also graduated, and this batch of cadets had taken turns to practice on the Experimenter during the study period, and they had a very good understanding of the combat mode of this new warship, although only a few of these trainees with excellent grades could directly serve as the captain of the new warship, but as the future mainstay of the Hulse Federal Navy, These people will have the opportunity to command their own warships in the future.

The first batch of warships consisted of six sister ships of the Experimenter, as well as twelve destroyers and two supply ships, with the Experimenter as the flagship to form the Twin Sea Fleet, mainly responsible for the defense of the coastline on both sides of the Twin Seas.

"Uhhh

Amid the sound of whistles, all the crew began to board the ship, and after a simple but solemn ceremony, the Twin Sea Fleet broke through the sea and began the official voyage, which marked a formal change in the world of naval warfare.