Before dawn on the fourth day of the first month of the first month of the first year of the Great A.D., hundreds of warships in the Zhoushan Military Port sounded their whistles.

Under the command of Chen Huacheng, the naval governor of the Ming Dynasty, the entire fleet was divided into several fleets and sailed out of the military port separately to the predetermined sea area.

All the personnel invited to participate in the parade also got up early at this time and gathered at the pier to prepare for departure.

The fleet will be prepared in advance, and the fleet can arrive a little later.

Zhu Jingyuan, the emperor, also got up early, and at seven o'clock in the morning, accompanied and escorted by Guan Tianpei, he came to the wharf of the military port.

The Chinese military governor's office and naval generals led by Yang Yuchun, the governor of the Chinese army, Zhu Jianyan, the governor of the army, and Chen Huacheng, the governor of the navy.

The Ming nobles, officials, generals, craftsmen, scholars, and representatives of the Taixi countries who accompanied the tour.

They have all arrived at the dock, evenly divided into three parts, waiting for Zhu Jingyuan's arrival.

After Zhu Jingyuan arrived, he accepted the worship of all the courtiers of the generals, greeted the guests, and then began to board the ship.

All the princes of the Ming Dynasty, all the ministers of Jiuqing, and officials, shopkeepers, and craftsmen at the same level.

The monarchs of the Ming vassal states, the royal families and prime ministers of the Taixi states, and the commanders of the three armies.

They will take part in the parade on the same battleship as Emperor Zhu Jingyuan of the Ming Dynasty.

The rest of the crew at the scene will split up and take two other cruisers to follow Zhu Jingyuan's ship.

Yang Yuchun, Zhu Jianyan, and Chen Huacheng, who are the commanders of the parade, will set off during the period of the parade fleet.

Guan Tianpei, deputy governor of the navy, and Wang Lai, secretary of the ordnance department, will especially accompany Zhu Jingyuan.

The two of them wanted to directly introduce Zhu Jingyuan to the situation of the review ship and the fleet under review.

It's actually about introducing these situations to other people around you.

At 7:30 a.m., all the personnel boarded the prepared battleship.

The parade fleet, which had already completed the preheating of the boilers, set sail from the berths on the dock with their horns in turn.

Zhu Jingyuan and these people around him are currently the most powerful and powerful people in the world, and they control the whole world.

In the process of sailing to the target sea area of the parade type, the fleet also began to observe and appreciate the situation of the ship on which it was riding.

Zhu Jingyuan did not pay much attention to the design and construction of warships in previous years.

Although it was reported that there was such a ship, it was never possible to see it in person.

Now that he is an emperor, he may not have the opportunity to see it with his own eyes in the future.

So now Zhu Jingyuan is standing on the front deck of the battleship, looking up at the two huge turrets and artillery next to him, and his mood is also quite novel and emotional.

Li Rui, the secretary of the Ordnance Department, also took the initiative to stand up very conscientiously and gave Zhu Jingyuan and others around him a brief introduction to the situation of the battleship:

"Your Majesty, the battleship we are currently riding on is called Henan, and it was just commissioned at the beginning of the fifteenth year of Ankang.

"The full load displacement of the Henan is 84,000 tons, the maximum length of the hull is 290 meters, the maximum width of the hull is 40 meters, and the maximum draft is 12 meters.

"The maximum output of the power system is 280,000 shaft horsepower, and the design maximum speed is 32 knots.

"The maximum range at a speed of 15 knots is 16,000 nautical miles, or about 30,000 kilometers.

"The maximum range at 20 knots is 9,000 nautical miles, or about 16,000 kilometers.

"It is equipped with three triple main turrets, with a layout of two in the front and one in the rear.

"A total of nine main guns were configured, all with a caliber of four hundred and eighty millimeters and a multiple diameter of fifty,

"The thickness of the main armor belt, which remained the same as that of the previous 60,000-ton battleship, remained four hundred and twenty millimeters, inclined outwards at an angle of twenty degrees.

"The length and height of the armor belt have been increased, in particular, the armor height has increased to six meters.

"More important is the horizontal armor in the core area of the hull, which has been increased in thickness from two hundred millimeters to two hundred and forty millimeters.

"The thickness and size of secondary armor in other areas have also been optimized and improved to varying degrees.

"The overall defensive effect of the new warship is more complete and comprehensive than that of the 60,000-ton warship.

Zhu Jingyuan listened to these data, looked at the weapons and equipment on the deck in front of him, and nodded lightly from time to time.

Undoubtedly, this is the most powerful battleship in the world today.

In Zhu Jingyuan's previous life, it was also the most powerful battleship actually built.

From tonnage to speed, from gun caliber and diameter to bullet weight ratio, it surpassed all battleships that existed.

There are also deeper levels of data, technologies that are beyond the level of the times and the technological level of other countries.

Zhu Jingyuan had seen these things from the report.

The first is that all new warships are equipped with the latest radio detection systems.

Although the research on over-the-horizon detectors has not yet achieved results, the traditional detection system has been quite mature.

The detection range of traditional detection systems is limited by the curvature of the earth's surface, and the higher the observation point, the farther you can see.

With the help of the towering mast of the 80,000-ton warship, the Henan's radio detection equipment was able to observe small warships within a radius of 50 kilometers.

If the target is a large battleship, it will be able to detect even the opposing mast's at a distance of seventy kilometers.

Then there is the transistor computer and the accompanying command system.

It can realize the automatic linkage of target observation, ballistic calculation, and test launch calibration system.

After the detection system observes the enemy ship, it can let the gun barrel automatically track the enemy ship, automatically complete the ballistic calculation, and automatically continue to track and calibrate.

It is possible to shoot continuously while moving and turning, and basically maintain the accuracy of stationary firing.

With these traditions, the combat methods of the new battleships of the Ming Dynasty are completely different from those of the battleships of World War II and before in history.

It has been able to abandon the historical combat method of standing against the stake, and enter the mobile and even twisting battle similar to the battleship games of later generations.

At the same time, it has also realized the unified and coordinated operation of secondary artillery and anti-aircraft artillery, as well as unmanned remote control operations.

There were already fully automatic anti-aircraft guns of forty mm caliber.

At the same time, the battleship itself, a lot of space was reserved for the installation of missiles.

It's just that it hasn't been actually installed yet.

Even if the missiles that have not yet been installed are removed, the technical superiority of this battleship over the battleships of World War II has already opened an era.

Thinking of these situations, Zhu Jingyuan subconsciously looked at the Taixi people on the right.

Of course, they didn't know about these internal technological upgrades, but now they seem to be greatly shocked.

Because even if you don't consider these internal technologies, the hard power of this ship itself as a battleship alone can already crush the whole field.

Including the admiral headed by Nelson, almost all the heads of state looked at the 480-millimeter cannon on the bow of the ship and were stunned for a long time.

In the traditional naval battlefield in reality, there is no restraint and balance of ships similar to those in later games.

The bigger the battleship, the stronger it is.

More powerful artillery, stronger defenses, more lasting firepower.

It has more abundant reserve buoyancy and crew space, and is a more stable artillery firing and combat platform.

It can be configured with more comprehensive combat functions to achieve almost all combat needs.

Battleships can also do anti-submarine escort work, and the efficiency will be much better than cruisers and destroyers, but the cost is too high.

Small ships face large ships alone, and basically have little ability to resist.

This long-standing reality has shaped the general perception of people involved in society as a whole.

Let them have a natural fear of larger warships and larger caliber artillery.

This is the deterrent effect that the battleship itself can provide, and it is also the most simple and crude and intuitive deterrent effect.

However, considering the actual combat efficiency, when Zhu Jianyan was in power, he had already stopped the construction of 80,000-ton battleships.

The naval personnel of the Taixi countries learned from the mouth of the Daming Navy that there were eight 80,000-ton "warships" in the shipyard of the Daming Dynasty.

The phrase itself is, of course, good, because they are talking about 80,000 tons of "battleships", not "battleships".

There were only two 80,000-ton battleships in the shipyard, and after completion, no more battleships would be built.

The 84,000-ton battleship, known as the Henan type, is the last ultimate battleship in this world.

The other six 80,000-ton warships are actually aircraft carriers.

Preliminary designs for a larger 100,000-ton battleship were completed, but permission to begin construction was never obtained.

Even the construction of smaller battleships has been completely stopped.

The number of battleships of the Ming Dynasty will stop at the current scale.

That is, four ships of 80,000 tons, eight ships of 60,000 tons, and sixteen ships of 40,000 tons.

The capital ships in the shipyard are all aircraft carriers, except for the two unfinished battleships.

Six 80,000-ton aircraft carriers, as well as 40,000-ton amphibious assault ships.

This kind of Da Ming's own private affairs, there is no need to say it specifically.

When Zhu Jingyuan thought of this, an imperceptible smile slowly appeared on his face.

Let's hope the Tessie people will follow the direction they deliberately mislead.

Zhu Jingyuan walked unhurriedly and led a group of people to slowly turn around on the deck of the Henan.

Zhu Jingyuan roughly admired the posture on the entire deck of the battleship.

Li Rui also introduced a large number of details of the equipment.

Including the weight of the shells of the main gun, the rate of fire of the secondary and anti-aircraft guns, the thickness of the armor of the gun shield and the conning tower, and so on.

These data are far beyond their counterparts in the West, showing the strength of the Ming Dynasty's craftsmanship.

These detailed data also brought everyone another level of shock.

After visiting the deck, Zhu Jingyuan entered the interior of the cabin, took a turn in the most important cabin, and finally went to his lounge.

According to Zhu Jingyuan's early plans and suggestions, among the cutting-edge high-speed battleships of the Ming Dynasty, except for the earliest ones, they have all been adjusted to meet the needs of fleet command.

The vast majority of battleships have a very complete Grand Fleet combat command room and corresponding supporting facilities.

Inside the core armor box, there was a space reserved specifically for the command staff of the Grand Fleet.

The standard of living, living and working facilities is very high.

When this type of warship is not responsible for fleet command, it is sometimes used as a ship for the emperor and core members of the imperial family.

With the addition of a little royal logo, these spaces directly become temporary royal residences.

As the emperor, when Zhu Jingyuan came to visit the battleship, he naturally lived directly in the room of the admiral of the Grand Fleet.

Zhu Jingyuan took everyone to visit all the way, and the spatial scale and facility standards inside the battleship amazed the admirals of the Taixi countries.

Although the facilities in the cabin of Daming are not "luxurious", the overall level of facilities is very high.

In particular, the standard of living facilities of the low-level soldiers is not at the same level as that of the Taixi capital ship.

All soldiers have individual beds, and all beds are fixed.

There are no hammocks that can be used by strapping them in a random place on a Tessie Navy ship, and there is no "hot bunk" where multiple soldiers take turns sleeping.

Relatively independent soldiers' dormitories were also designed, with only eight people in each dormitory, and there was also a public address system in the dormitories.

Ordinary Tessie sailors who don't have fixed beds don't have to think about fixed dormitories at all.

In the Tessie Navy, even senior soldiers such as pilots can only live in a large group of people in collective dormitories.

Not to mention, on the battleship of the Ming Dynasty, there is also a clean, tidy and spacious soldiers' canteen, and there are canteen meals that seem to be very rich.

There are even various entertainment and construction facilities, as well as tea houses and shops open to the crew.

So much so, they also saw the bank.

Whether it is the functional compartments of various weapons, or the cabins where the soldiers live and live, they are all very neat and clean.

Most areas are air-conditioned......

These modern navy-style designs and functional plans stunned most of the Tessie people directly.

The treatment of the Ming Navy is good, the space for the soldiers on board is many and fixed, and there are various military facilities beyond ordinary people's understanding.

Most of them are due to Zhu Jingyuan's guiding ideology.

Since Zhu Jingyuan began to preside over the design and construction of the Daming warship, he has always adhered to the concept of slightly increasing the displacement within a relatively reasonable range.

With a larger displacement, more space can be given to the crew, and more living facilities can be accommodated.

These facilities are also a direct reference to the capital ships of later generations.

The modern aircraft carrier of later generations is a small modern city, and there are basically all the things that are in the regular towns.

The traditional Tessie Navy, although it is a "high-level service" compared to the army, has a very obvious internal hierarchy.

The living facilities of the officers can be very high-end.

The Richelieu has an armored capsule dedicated to storing red wine, the Iowa has a dedicated single bathtub, and the Hood has a dedicated chapel.

Not to mention the cabins for the royal family on the Avantgarde.

But the conditions of their ordinary soldiers were very rudimentary, hammocks and hot bunks were the most basic conditions.

A large number of sailors would sleep directly in the cabins of the ships where they worked.

Where there is a place to sleep.

Zhu Jingyuan brought the standards and direction of later generations, and the officer's room was not much more high-end than that of Taixi's ship, but the facilities were more optimized.

But this has greatly narrowed the gap between officers and ordinary soldiers.

After George IV visited several cabins, he couldn't help but whisper to Nelson, who was beside him:

"The treatment of this soldier is too good, is it possible that the navy of Daming is all the children of nobles? Can the warships operated by these noble soldiers be combative? ”

Nelson's expression was a little odd:

"Of course, the naval soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are not all children of nobles, and there may be children of nobles among them, but their treatment seems to be the same......

"As for combat effectiveness...... It's up to you how you define combat effectiveness.

"If it is the courage and guts to fight desperately on the ocean, the soldiers of Daming should not be lacking, they are more proud than our soldiers.

"Pride is a very important thing for a Navy soldier.

"If we talk about tolerance for poor living conditions and living conditions, then the soldiers of the Ming Navy may be much worse than us.

"Because they really don't need that ability anymore......"

British Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson said with emotion in his tone:

"Actually, the people of the Ming Dynasty ...... The same is true of the workers of the Ming Dynasty, who are of course more confident and proud than our people and workers.

"They should and can no longer afford to live and work according to our national standards.

"But they don't have to bear ...... either"