''I have been on a lot of warships, almost some of the battleships in the Beiyang Fleet have left my footprints, but believe me, there is no battleship that makes me feel so cordial, this is the first dreadnought warship of the Chinese Republic of China's own production, I am very satisfied with them, although it has been a long time, but I believe that the Longyang and Longfei fast battleships will not be weaker than any foreign customized warships. Xu Jie, accompanied by Cheng Biguang, stood on the Longyang, the same class ship of the Longtai-class fast battleship, to visit this huge battleship. And from time to time expressed satisfaction with the battleship.

Although the Longyang and Longfei produced in China are the same class of ships of the Longtai class, any ship of the same class will have some differences in the production process, such as speed or displacement. To say that the current shipbuilding level of the Chinese Republic can reach the German level, Xu Jie does not believe it, even if this is a battleship with many parts produced by foreign countries, and it is also a battleship born from the same drawing, but there will still be differences in some aspects...... For example, the weight of these two battleships produced by Huaxia itself was several hundred tons, and the speed dropped by about 03 knots. But even so, Xu Jie is still very satisfied, after all, this is the first class dreadnought built by Huaxia itself! …。

When the Longyang was completed at the Dalian Shipyard, Xu Jie personally attended the launching ceremony of the Longyang. And made an enthusiastic speech, fully affirmed the technical level of Dalian Naval Shipyard and the hard work of all personnel, and said that in the future, Huaxia will build larger and more warships to arm its own navy, and the entire naval equipment system will shift from external purchase to domestic purchase, which is undoubtedly good news for domestic shipyards, and even not only domestic shipyards, related industries such as metal smelting machinery manufacturing military Twr and so on

It can be expected that when the Chinese Navy gains a foothold in Southeast Asia. At the same time, with the development of maritime trade, the size of China's merchant fleet has become larger and larger, and foreign trade has become one of the important economic pillars of the country. The vast sea frontier and maritime trade need a stronger navy to protect, so the entire navy will still be updated after the end of the Sino-Russian war, and after the war, with the aging of the Ninghai-class battleships, the navy is bound to need some new warships, and this is where the opportunity for these domestic industrial giants lies! …。

After completing the commissioning ceremony, Xu Jie boarded the first self-built dreadnought ship of the Chinese Republic. and led almost the entire Huaxia fleet south. Looking at the gradually blurred Dalian Bay in front of them, the eyes of many officers and men of the old Beiyang Naval Division were a little moist. They were about to leave the cradle of the Beiyang Naval Division and go south. In a few years' time, they may never be able to return to Dalian, Lushun and Weihai, the former bases of the Beiyang Naval Division.

The southward movement of the fleet was originally an established policy, because in the future the main force of the Russian-Dutch fleet would be concentrated in the Dutch East Indies, and the future battlefield would be unfolded in the waters of Southeast Asia, so the Chinese fleet must leave the North Ocean and go south. In order to adapt to the subtropical and tropical climates, as well as the local natural environment and sea conditions, the entire fleet also planned to go to Southeast Asian waters in batches to patrol and train. It was planned that in 1904 the entire fleet would move to the south in preparation for war.

However, the plan has not changed quickly, and a series of recent changes in the international situation have made the Huaxia Navy can't help but speed up its actions, one of which is that the Russian government hinted to Huaxia through France, that is, the Russian government does not want to engage China in the East China Sea, and if the Huaxia government can understand, the Russian government is willing to withdraw the fleet stationed in Muroran Port, leaving only two old combat battleships as a minimum armament to resist possible actions taken by the Japanese Navy. …………。

And guaranteed that even during the Sino-Russian war, the Russian garrison in Hokkaido throughout Hokkaido would not take any hostile actions against Huaxia!

This is very puzzling at first glance, but now that the relationship between the two sides is about to start, can we still discuss where you can fight and where you can't? What is even more incomprehensible is that Xu Jie actually accepted the request of the Russians, saying that if the Russian troops stationed in Hokkaido and other places do not take hostile actions, Huaxia can maintain the status quo! When Zhang Peilun and others learned about the news, Zhang Peilun and his friends were stunned!

And then, Xu Jie said the real reason for this, that is, neither the Republic of China nor Russia wants Japan to reunify! As early as the end of the First Sino-Russian War, the Chinese navy and army had been able to sweep away the Russian navy and army entrenched in Hokkaido, and the fundamental reason for this failure was that once the Russians left, then with the help of the British, Hokkaido was likely to return to Japan. When dealing with the Russians...... Huaxia has never lowered its vigilance against Japan. So when the situation was good, Xu Jie agreed to negotiate peace with Russia.

Now under the same circumstances, the Republic of China is naturally unwilling to make wedding clothes for the Japanese, let alone easily disperse its forces, since the Russians have expressed their willingness not to fight in the north, the Republic of China is naturally willing to push the boat with the water. As for whether he is worried about the Russians breaking the treaty, Xu Jie said that he is not afraid, and he is willing to be simple, the front embankment of the agreement is that Russia has reduced its military strength in Hokkaido, since there are no ships, can the Russians still let the army sit on a sampan and break the relationship? The Russians have already abandoned their martial arts, what is Xu Jie afraid of? Besides, the key is the naval battle in the south, the Huaxia fleet won, and naturally it can do whatever it wants to deal with Hokkaido, if it loses, then it means that the sea gateway is wide open, and it has no ability to do anything to Hokkaido, so this agreement Huaxia is not afraid of losing! …。

Another reason was the stationing of the Russian and Dutch fleets. It has to be said that with the help of France and the United States, the rearmament speed of the Russian fleet and the Dutch fleet has exceeded Xu Jie's expectations. At the end of 1904, Xu Jie predicted that the Russian fleet and the Dutch fleet could complete the rearmament, and after the completion of the correction, the war was about to break out, after all, the Russians would not allow such a huge fleet to be stationed overseas for a long time without doing anything, both in terms of cost and fighters, the Russians must start the war as soon as possible!

Under these circumstances, Xu Jie decided to lead Ninghai and other ships to immediately rush to the south to join Liu Buchan's fleet, and the reassembled Huaxia fleet would be stationed in military ports in Taipei, Kaohsiung, Shanghai, and Fuzhou. In addition, they will sail in batches to patrol the South China Sea and other places to carry out relevant training and exercises. And if necessary, the Chinese fleet will be stationed at various alternative bases in the Philippines. Unlike the Russians and the Dutch, who built Batavia into a comprehensive military port integrating defense, supply, and maintenance. The bases of the Chinese Navy in the Philippines are mainly for berthing and supply. In Xu Jie's opinion, the Chinese fleet has the advantage and is unlikely to be blocked in the port by the Russian fleet. The second point is that there is no time left for Xu Jie, and it is impossible to build an alternative port in the Philippines. …。

"General Liu, they are expected to arrive at Kaohsiung Port on April 28, 1904, of course, only part of the fleet, except for two Longxing-class battleships and one Longtai-class fast battleship, the other four battleships will sail to Hong Kong and Shanghai for maintenance, you know, our 20,000-ton dock is not enough, so in order to debug these big guys as soon as possible, it is necessary to rent the British dock." Cheng Biguang said.

"Very well, we have about half a year to complete the training and marshalling of the fleet, of course, it would be better if it was longer, we must survey the sea conditions and climate conditions in the Java Sea and the Kalimantan Strait and the South China Sea, and if we can, collect the hydrological conditions of the major ports of the Dutch East Indies. We have to be prepared. Xu Jie nodded and said. Also, are there any new movements of the Russians and the Dutch? ”…。

"There are still some, the Russian fleet originally planned to build 4 dreadnoughts and quasi-dreadnoughts, of which the quasi-dreadnoughts were equipped with 12-inch guns and 8 KO-inch guns, but then they changed their plans and decided to convert two of them into dreadnoughts like the Borodino class, which is not good news for us, after all, we only have 4 dreadnoughts on the battle line, and Ninghai can only be regarded as quasi-dreadnoughts." Cheng Biguang said a little depressed..........

"In addition, our Garibaldi-class armored cruisers and PISA-type armored cruisers have serious problems with aging and damage...... It is difficult to run at a sustained high speed of more than 20 knots in ocean voyages, and there will be a significant decrease in performance when fighting in oceans. As the designer of them, you should be well aware that in order to achieve better protection and armament, we have adopted a low trunk line and low endurance design, and the ocean voyage itself requires more fuel and ammunition, while also ensuring the stability of the hull. Unfortunately, the heavy load reduced the part of the hull's armor belt that was exposed to the water. Moreover, stability and reserve buoyancy will be more serious problems. Plus, after all, it's a product of 1894.

So ・・・・・・. Cheng Biguang looked at Xu Jie's somewhat gloomy face. Didn't go on

"I know your concern, you're afraid that we will lose in a future war, right? The armored cruiser formations that once dominated the Far East are already somewhat old, and we do not have new armored cruisers, and all our resources are tilted towards dreadnoughts. Rest assured, man, we will discuss these issues in the upcoming meeting and will always find a solution. Xu Jie patted Cheng Biguang's shoulder and said. Although his status is much higher than that of his colleagues back then, in private, Xu Jie is still willing to get close to these old people as much as possible, after all, the relationship between people cannot always be a relationship between superiors and subordinates, and there is a kind of friend relationship ..........

However, how to deal with the large number of armored cruisers of the Russians is indeed a tricky problem, after all, the Russians and the Dutch have too many cruisers with 10-inch guns, which pose a great threat to the warships of the Chinese Navy except for the capital ships. It's hard to do. Xu Jie muttered to himself a little depressed.

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