Back to Ming Dynasty with Industrial Revolution System

Chapter 1225

Chu Yun personally brought a group of officials to the deck, and many officials were amazed at the special design of the iron hull.

In the past, sailing warships tried to pursue multi-layered artillery decks, but this ironclad ship has only one armored artillery deck except for the bow and stern, which is loaded with twenty 40-pound cannons.

Although its hull is much longer than the Victory, if only in terms of the number of cannons, it seems to have much weaker firepower than the Victory, which is equipped with 100 cannons.

"Isn't it better for ships in the past to have more guns? Why does this expensive ironclad ship only have 22 guns?" Some senior officials who are not skilled in military affairs asked suspiciously when they saw that there were only two guns and a few salutes on the top deck. road.

"In the past, the more artillery the better, but the times are changing. What is important now is that the ship must be strong and the caliber of the artillery must be large. A hundred artillery pieces with low power may not be able to defeat a single ship of the opponent. But if there is a kind of artillery that can destroy the enemy's warship with one shell, then this artillery is better than a hundred artillery pieces." Chu Yun said.

Perhaps people in this era still stuck to the concept of winning by the number of artillery pieces, but Chu Yun was not greatly affected by this concept, because he knew that large-caliber artillery was the key to victory.

Chu Yun and the others first strolled around the deck, and everyone was amazed at the chimney and exhaust vents of the steam engine.The captain led them into the cabin, and the officers and soldiers in the cabin saw the ruler of the empire coming to inspect, and they had already made preparations and cleaned up the inside of the cabin.

"My lord, do you think this ironclad ship can be included under the jurisdiction of our Zhili fleet to defend the capital?" Nelson rubbed his hands, his palms sweating.

Although it was he who proposed to Chu Yun to build a steam ironclad ship, it did not mean that Chu Yun would assign this ironclad ship to the Zhili Fleet led by him.The use of ironclad ships still depends on actual needs.

"Our capital has always been peaceful. The Zhili Fleet has enough warships to defend the capital. I think this ironclad ship should be handed over to the Fourth Fleet." Chu Yun patted his father-in-law on the shoulder.

"Fourth Fleet?!" Nelson was shocked.

He originally thought that the ironclad ship would most likely be in the Zhili Fleet, and even if it was not intercepted by the Zhili Fleet, it would be intercepted by the Nanyang Fleet, which was in a war with the indigenous kingdoms in Nanyang.But Chu Yun's decision surprised him greatly.

"Yes, the Fourth Fleet." Chu Yun led his people around the cabin, and then boarded the deck along the ladder.

"My subordinates don't quite understand that the Fourth Fleet is far away in the city of London. It is only used to protect our caravans, and has not declared war with any European country. It stands to reason that the Fourth Fleet has enough power to protect our merchant ships and become the main force in the English Channel. It is a force that should not be underestimated. Why did you send the most powerful ironclad ship of the Admiralty to Europe?" Nelson asked puzzled.

"Although the Nanyang Fleet is currently cleaning up pirates and destroying the possible remaining ships of the native kingdom in the Southern Sea, the ships in Southeast Asia are small sailing ships. In order to deal with the Portuguese galleons, the native kingdom has sent hundreds of small ships. The siege resulted in a defeat. Against such an enemy, ironclad ships cannot be tempered at all. It is better to send them to the western oceans to confront the navies of European countries and forge a real ironclad fleet.” Chu Yun regards Europe as the backbone of the new army. Trial place.

In his view, Nanyang is fighting with the backward indigenous kingdoms, using a strategy of slowly encroaching on them.The reason why this can be done is that they are right at the door of the house, and others cannot take them away even if they want to.

It's different in Europe. If you want to stand up, you have to fight to become famous!
The Spanish privateers dared to attack the Huaxia merchant ships because they believed that Huaxia was not capable of carrying out major expeditions across the huge ocean!
Nelson pondered for a while, he seemed to realize that Chu Yun was not just training soldiers.

"Does the military master want to interfere in European affairs?" If Nelson himself remembered well, Europe is now engaged in a 30-year war, and most of Europe is caught in the flames of war. It is very likely that Chu Yun will use this opportunity to intervene in European affairs.

If Chu Yun was based on this purpose, then everything would make sense.

"We go for 'free trade' with peaceful purposes, but our merchants will inevitably be looted by both warring parties. In order to better protect our merchants, we need to establish prestige in Europe so that they can All ships that can see the dragon flag must stay away." Chu Yun said confidently.

"Yes..." Nelson murmured to himself. This was clearly a blatant meddling in European affairs under the guise of protecting businessmen.

"Although we are still a neutral country now, you have to consider that it takes a lot of time for our ironclad ships to set sail from here to Europe. If something major happens in Europe, it will be delayed a lot when someone comes back by boat to report the news. When the time comes, it will be too late for us to organize our troops to go to Europe. So we need a strong army stationed in the military port over there, and we can adapt to the situation." Chu Yun said.

"Can the two 1200-ton armored frigates being designed by the No. [-] Shipyard be assigned to our Zhili fleet?" Second, small and medium-sized armored frigates used for defense of local coastal areas.

"No problem, you have one for the Zhili Fleet and one for the Nanyang Fleet." Chu Yun seemed very casual about the allocation of the two 1200-ton armored frigates that had not yet started construction.

Ironclads of the 1200-ton class were only intended to supplement the ranks of the steamships of the Admiralty.It is Chu Yun's expectation to build a medium-to-large ironclad ship of more than 3000 tons, or even a steam battleship of more than 10000 tons, such as the "Secret Class".

"This 'secret-class' steam ironclad cruiser has not been named yet. If the military lord wants to send it to perform missions in Europe, it is best to give it a name." Nelson and a group of naval officers asked Chu Yun for orders.

"Naming...General Fubo was established in the Han Dynasty. Fubo's command means to subdue the waves, and Ma Yuan, who served as General Fubo, is someone I have always admired. How about the name of the first secret-class ironclad ship? General Fubo May it be able to cut through the wind and waves all the way to the Western Ocean." Chu Yun personally named the first military iron-clad ship.

This first ironclad ship has just been formed, and it will go to Europe to patrol!

(End of this chapter)