Admiral Guo Baochang of the Nanyang Navy Division had previously admonished Lao Liu Tou, waiting for an opportunity to transfer the new ships under the second cargo youth to enrich the small main fleet under his command. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

The Admiral planned to use six warships, "Namchen", "Namrui", "Kaiji", "Jingqing", "Huantai", and "Baomin", plus two new ships ordered.

The chicken called Nanyang two million taels of silver, and Lao Liu Tou also raised the same amount some time ago, plus 500,000 taels newly raised by all parties.

Two ships of the same class as the "Yoshino" sister ship "Enkarada" were ordered from the British, and plans were made to change the guns of the "Nanchen" and "Namrui".

Vice Admiral Phillimant, commander of the Far East Fleet of the British Royal Navy, smelled the mysteries and personally led the main force of the fleet to visit the port of Guilong!

"General Wang, I have to say, your fleet is really an eye-opener for you!" The sight in front of him sent chills through Philmante's heart, and it could be called a shock.

In an uninhabited bay near the port of Guilong, a total of sixteen giant warships are moored.

From the perspective of a veteran, with only the naked eye, it can be judged that the displacement of these warships has reached more than 10,000 tons!

Phelimante did not know when this sea power, which would be intimidating to the great powers, appeared.

However, it is almost certain that they are by no means comparable to the strength of the Beiyang Naval Division, and even their own Far East Fleet has to look up to them!

Fortunately, it was worth the trip, otherwise without such classified first-hand information, the Royal Navy would have suffered a big loss in the western Pacific!

"Mr. Lieutenant General has won the award, I believe in the survival creed of 'cannon is truth, caliber is justice', in this era of the jungle, only the strong will be respected by others, I believe your country also thinks so!" Everyone understands people, so there is no need to pretend to be polite.

Looking at "Feng?" Morality? The main gun of the Tann", Philimant was stunned: "General Wang is not like your colleagues, your thinking mode and tone of speech are more like Westerners, simple, direct, and productive!" I'm afraid the caliber of the main gun of that battleship won't exceed 12 inches, right? ”

This was a temptation, and Philmant had seen it above, but Captain Kimhans, who had accompanied him, had not said anything, and he was too embarrassed to ask more.

Mi Ji confirmed the other party's guess: "That's right, but if you encounter a 'Sovereign'-class battleship with a 343 mm main gun, you will destroy it outside the range of this ship!" For new weapons, caliber is only the most minor parameter, and range, rate of fire and accuracy are the primary considerations!

Even the alternative version of the 'Sovereign' class is no match for this ship, because according to my estimates, the displacement of the alternative version is only about 15,000 tons, the speed is about 18 knots, and it has a twin 305 mm or 343 mm main gun, fundamentally speaking, the performance has not improved significantly! ”

The second goods young man is talking about William? Sir White designed the "Majestic" class battleship, which was once the best battleship of its time.

Featuring 203 mm Harvey steel armor plates and a new 305 mm gun, the armor-covered hull bends under the armor belt, and the main gun can fire armor-piercing shells with smokeless ammunition, which is much more penetrating than the previous 13.5-inch gun.

Now, it's just a matter of time," Feng? Morality? The "Tann" is a battlecruiser more than ten years later, and it can easily achieve fancy hanging!

Philmant will be suspicious of the words of the second-hand youth, which can only be used as a reference material and can be used as a standard basis.

Neither knowing the performance parameters nor having been tested in actual combat, this battleship can only be called the "mascot" of the Nanyang Naval Division!

"Will this be the direction of the future development of the Navy's capital ships?" Ferlimant also wanted to get more valuable information

The treasure island branch of the Nanyang Naval Division will definitely surprise the navies of the great powers, and the sixteen capital ships may have exceeded the strength of the Royal Navy's home fleet.

Previously, the empire supported the Qing state in the open and secretly aided Japan.

The false claim to maintain peace and stability in the Far East was in fact helping Japan to expand its armaments and wars in order to contain Russia's southward advance.

Once this massive fleet becomes the maritime will of the Qing high-level leaders, then all the efforts of Japan will be in vain, including the combined fleet, which they have high hopes for!

(Phelimant had not yet visited a Japanese port, and his perception of the Combined Fleet was still at the level of the cruiser Yoshino...... ）

Mi Ji replied in a vague manner: "Maybe, I'm not an expert on the subject, but I'm sure that this battleship should be beautiful as a postcard background!" ”

"That means the general will have another income!" Philmant thought in his heart William? That White guy shouldn't be in the UK, he'd better come here!

When heading south, he clearly felt that the opponent's warships were not operating at full power, and were deliberately maintaining a speed of 16-17 knots, which meant that they were taking care of the British warships, but in fact they were concealing the relevant parameters.

Fermante believed that all four warships had a speed of more than 20 knots and were extremely maneuverable.

If the two sides met at sea and then went to war, their two battleships and four cruisers would most likely be defeated.

"Hehe, borrow your auspicious words!" The time-traveler is not poor enough to do that

Filimante saw a large number of white people near the bay anchorage, and was reminded that they all spoke German.

He deduced that these were mercenaries quietly sent by Germany, and the number of them was so large that all the officers and men of the Far Eastern Fleet were astonished.

After many days of civil construction, the construction of the anchorage coast has begun to take shape, and the rows of wooden houses have replaced the tents.

The main reason is that this kind of building is stronger and more reliable than tents in the face of typhoons, and will be used to build stronger brick houses in the future.

Also visiting here were Wang Shizhen, Cao Kun, Duan Che, and more than 3,000 livestock.

When the camp was pulled out of Jiangning, a group of strong men who were unwilling to come to Baodao were dismissed at a price of ten taels per person.

With the addition of new recruits, there are now more than 3,500 people in the third battalion in Jiangning, with an average of nearly 1,200 people in the battalion.

The second and a half officers planned to use these three battalions as the team to form an infantry brigade in advance.

"It's a nice thing!" The animals were greeted with a bunch of beautifully packaged personal bits and pieces, each one beaming.

Clothes, shoes, hats, toiletries, tableware, miscellaneous items, all packed in a large woven bag.

After eating the most delicious full meal in life - two packets of instant noodles, two eggs, and a ham sausage, they felt like they were living in the fairy world.

But with so much money thrown at this group of doglegs, they can't be treated as ordinary cannon fodder.

Although the quality of Kim Hans is high, it is also expensive, and it is more cost-effective to develop the indigenous forces of his country.

"I made this thing up, starting tomorrow, I will train according to the content of this training manual, and I will fall from above, without exception!" The chicken handed out a booklet to the three generals

Duan Che roughly flipped through it, and the terms in it were almost more substantial than the usually rigorous German Army training syllabus.

I went out at six o'clock in the morning, had breakfast at seven o'clock, and explained the relevant knowledge of disassembling and maintaining firearms at half past seven.

At 8 a.m., long and short gun shooting and grenadier training will be conducted, bayonet and combat training will be conducted at 9 a.m., and physical training will begin at 10 a.m.

Lunch at twelve o'clock, swimming lessons at one o'clock in the afternoon, learning to build fortifications at two o'clock, armed cross-country at half past three.

Dinner at five o'clock and cultural classes at six o'clock, so that this group of illiterate people can master 300 commonly used simplified characters and pinyin as soon as possible.

As well as Arabic numerals, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, English alphabet, and knowledge of life and geography.

Livestock with culture and specialties can be promoted exceptionally after assessment, and their military rank and salary can be greatly increased.

"I will send someone to bring your family here, so that you don't have to worry about it!" It's a two-way binding

The three of them glanced at each other, and hurriedly agreed: "From now on, the adults have orders, and the subordinates dare not obey!" ”

At this time, the world is still quite peaceful, and there is no such thing as anti-water sitting, but the meaning of Shangfeng is already very clear.

As long as you do things well, your family will naturally have enough food and clothing, and if you have a ghost in your heart, you must not only be careful of your own head.

"You can take one day off every weekend, one Saturday or Sunday, and one day off every half month! In my absence, if you have any problems, you can go directly to the chief and deputy commanders of the fleet, who are also my wives and speak fluent Chinese! In the envelope is a settling-in allowance of 2,000 yuan, when your family arrives, just give it to them, no need to excuse yourself, you can cope with living expenses! ”

Each of their battalions was assigned a company of the Kimhans Teaching Company to guide their daily training.

Don't look at the fact that there are only three battalions now, and the Jiangning local regiment is still nominally affiliated with the Jiangning local regiment under the name of Lao Liu Tou.

As long as this seed unit is carefully cultivated, it can slowly develop into three brigades, three divisions, and three corps......

"From now on, I hope that the two benevolent brothers will take care of the younger brother more!" Duan Che didn't know the origin of his colleague yet, so he had to be careful.

Wang Shizhen didn't put on a score: "Brother Duan is polite, we are all doing things for adults, so we should help each other!" ”

"Exactly, exactly, we are shouldering heavy responsibilities, and we should live up to our mission, and we must be familiar with the manuals assigned by adults!" Cao Kun was afraid of being asked by the second cargo chief

After the three of them ventilated, they all knew that they were dug by adults, and if they were eliminated, it would be too bad.

In addition to the commander of the unit such as the battalion commander, and the auxiliary clerk will be appointed directly.

Other positions, from squad leader to battalion deputy, must go through layers of assessment and selection before they can compete for posts.

Even veterans who eat in various departments of the Qing army can't be dragged blindly with their qualifications, and those are not easy to do.

If you don't like to do it here, you can get on the boat immediately, and the things you will be given in advance will be considered a gift package, and you can take them with you.

If you go anywhere else, you won't be able to eat such delicious instant noodles, and you can still eat braised pork and sea fish every day.

So unless the brain is broken, even if it is hard work, the cattle are not willing to give up this well-paid errand.

The monthly salary of ordinary privates is 5 yuan, the half-year subsidy is 20 yuan, and the annual income is 100 yuan (the annual income of a middle farmer is 30-50 taels).

The purchasing power of one yuan banknote is equivalent to one tael of silver, and seventy percent is distributed in hand.

The remaining 30% is transferred to the military welfare fund as a reserve, and it will be paid in full at one time when discharged from the army normally or due to injury.

A lieutenant battalion commander like Duan Che has a monthly salary of 50 yuan, a military age subsidy of 200 yuan for the whole year, a military rank subsidy of 200 yuan, and a bag of 1,000 yuan for the whole year.

Wartime subsidies and various bonuses are calculated separately, which is not comparable to the group of uncles in Beiyang, but it can be equivalent to the level of the deputy general of the green battalion (annual salary of 1177 taels).