"It's ready," the civil official said, taking out a booklet from the briefcase he was carrying, with the words "List of Sino-French Trade Import and Export Goods". Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 He handed the list to the Governor of Saigon, "This is what we took from the Chinese customs." ”

The Governor of Saigon touched the cover of the booklet with a smile, "Very good, very good, with this, we will have the direction and the space to attack next." ”

"My lord, I don't really understand," said the civil servant, with difficulty.

"You don't need to understand for the time being, I won't interfere in this matter, I'm just watching others do it," the Governor of Saigon nodded and said, "We watched others perform together, it's not our duty to do this, but we have another task to complete, I believe," he picked up the teacup, his eyes fell on the crimson tea in the teacup, the tea rippled slightly, like a slight wave on the seaside, "Guba has been resting for a long time, he needs to do a little exercise." ”

Outside Saigon, the sea frontier is windy, and the storm is ruthlessly washing the shore, and thousands of miles away in Yangjiang, it is a good weather of harmony between the sea and the sky, the flying gulls are bursting, and the sea is flat without waves.

Zuo Zongtang's car has arrived, but in the future, when Wu Changqing has time to meet, Zuo Zongtang can't wait to go on the Kaiji ship to inspect, the Kaiji ship is a warship manufactured by Fujian Shipbuilding, which is the result arranged by Zuo Zongtang in the past during the reign of Zhejiang and Fujian, although it is only a collision cruiser with wooden hull and iron ribs, but in Zuo Zongtang's view, it was bought outside, and it was comparable to what he made. Zuo Zongtang took the ship with him for about an hour before he got off the Kaiji ship with a red face and nodded towards Wu Changqing, "Although this Kaiji ship is not as good as the giant ship of the Beiyang Naval Division, its performance is not bad, it is a good ship!" ”

"Yes," Wu Changqing nodded and said, "The three cruisers Kaiji, Jingqing, and Huantai were all designed by the Mediterranean shipyard in France, but they were all built in Fujian by our own engineers Wu Dezhang, Li Shoutian, and Yang Liancheng. It is a double wooden hull with an iron wedge, equipped with sail rigging, a copper ramming angle in the bow, a length of about 83 meters, a width of 11.5 meters, a cabin depth of 10.88 meters, a draft of 5.44 meters, a main area of 51.88 square meters, a sail area of 910.92 square meters, a displacement of 2,200 tons, and a power of 8 circular high-pressure boilers, a self-made Kangbang coal horizontal 3-cylinder steam engine made by the shipmaster, with a power of 2,400 horsepower, a speed of 14.5 knots, and a staff of 300 people. Wu Changqing looked at these ships like a treasure, and knew very well, "Although it is not an all-steel structure ship, it has a displacement of 2,200 tons, which is the largest three cruisers in the Nanyang Naval Division." ”

"The displacement is okay, although it is not as far away as the Beiyang Zhenyuan," Zuo Zongtang took the telescope and looked greedily at the scene on the sea, the seventeen cruisers lined up in the harbor, eleven gunboats were accompanied by the left and right, under the sunset, the warships were dressed in a layer of golden new clothes, the Nanyang sailors were majestic, he was very happy, "There is a difference between the Nanyang and the Beiyang, if you look at the firepower, it is naturally more powerful in the Beiyang, but the ships in the Beiyang are now bought from the foreigners, Most of our warships in the South China Sea are built by themselves, and the difference here is quite big. You can't buy a warship for a lifetime, you always have to build it yourself. I don't know about building warships," he put down the binoculars in his hand, "but I also know that practice makes perfect, once and twice, and more practice and practice, now it can't compare to the Beiyang Naval Division, but in the future," he turned his head to Wu Changqing and said, "Maybe their warships will also be bought from our Nanyang." ”

The construction of the Nanyang Navy Division and the establishment of the Fujian Ship Administration is a very important project of Zuo Zongtang in the period of Zhejiang and Fujian, even after he leaves, he still let Shen Baozhen keep the foundation here, and he will not hesitate to fall out with Li Hongzhang and never let Li Hongzhang have the opportunity to get involved in the Nanyang Navy Division, Wu Changqing said yes, "The minister of the Qin Mission has the grace to initiate the construction of Nanyang, and the Nanyang Navy Division does not dare to forget." ”

"Let's not talk about this, today I came to see the appearance of this Nanyang sailor, I have some confidence, but the ship doesn't look small, how is the firepower? If the sailors want to fight against foreign navies, this firepower is the most important. ”

"Kaiji" is 2 210 mm Krupp guns and 8 120 mm Krupp guns. "Jingqing" and "Huantai" are Armstrong's 2 7-inch guns, 8 4.7-inch guns, and 2 5-barreled machine guns. The caliber of these guns is extremely powerful in a warship of the same displacement," Wu Changqing said, "The speed of 14.5 knots of the three cruisers of Kaiji, Jingqing, and Huantai is only slightly slower than that of the British cruisers, and compared with the French warships, they will not be inferior." ”

"So, do you want to compare with this French master?" These three cruisers are equivalent to the technology of the French, and these three are the most advanced ships of the Nanyang Naval Division, according to Zuo Zongtang's temperament, as long as it is an attack, it must be a lion fighting a rabbit with all his strength, and there will never be anything hidden and tucked away, so these three cruisers must play the greatest role in the war against France, Zuo Zongtang looked at the officers of the Nanyang Naval Division who were standing straight, "But I don't know, do you have a timid mind in your heart?" ”

"If you are worried, there is naturally something, France is the second most powerful country in the navy world, and it has never fought before, but the Nanyang Navy Division will never have the heart to avoid war because of the strong French navy, please rest assured!" Please rest assured! ”

"That's excellent," Zuo Zongtang nodded, turned around, and walked down from the fort, and the ministers of the attaché followed behind, "I know that the big guys have such thoughts, Beiyang is born, Nanyang is raised by the stepmother, all money, people, and things are close to Beiyang first, this is also a matter of no way, who called Beiyang is the eldest son of our Da Qingshui Division, Nanyang is a few years late, this step is late, naturally it is step late, I am also prepared in advance to make it clear to you, this battle, you must first prepare for your own fight." , don't take chances first, think, if the battle situation is unfavorable, let the Beiyang Naval Division give us a head. I'll talk about this first, don't expect that! ”

PS: The ruler is short, the inch is long, the author is a military idiot, I didn't write for a long time, I was afraid that the military writing would not be good, please forgive me if the writing is not good, everyone's suggestions in the book review area and the military common sense informed, I have been reading it seriously, if you have military knowledge and continue to need to come to popular science, I will be very grateful, Mo Da. (To be continued.) )