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Chapter 1842 A Stronger Fleet

In the winter of 1660 A.D., Liugong Island in Weihaiwei was surrounded by armored ships like clouds, and a combined fleet of 50 main armored ships, armored cruisers, and torpedo boats conducted exercises here.

Artillery again covered part of the island.

Not just the fleet, some firearms that were kept secret to the outside world were being practiced on the island, and the eight-meter-long and three-meter-high tracked armored vehicles covered a group of infantry to attack a targeted fortress, billowing black smoke.

The four Han-class main armored ships, "Hanwen", "Hanjing", "Hanwu", and "Guangwu" collectively appeared in Weihaiwei for the first time.

After serving, they are only active in China's own sea area, as a secret hole card.

The Daqin-class main ironclad ships "Huo Qubing" and "Wei Qing", which are older than the Dahan-class main ironclad ships, participated in the exercise for the last time, and then they will be retired.

The main armored ship of the Dahan class is already a steam ship with a turret structure, rapid-fire guns, and 305-caliber cannons.

The torpedo boat is also equipped with the latest torpedo technology, and can use torpedoes, a new type of weapon, to attack within a few hundred meters.

This fleet can be said to be invincible except for the firearms produced by its own arsenal that can be destroyed.

It is also a pity not to find an opponent.

Standing on the lighthouse of the Weihaiwei Naval Base, Chu Yun watched this huge exercise and couldn't help feeling emotional.

Now this fleet is still going stronger without an opponent, it is hard to imagine what it will look like in the future.

"The design plan of the third-generation ironclad ship is already under consideration by the Imperial Shipyard. They are also under great pressure, because without wars and opponents, they cannot imagine what the next generation of ironclad ships should look like." Zheng Zhilong, Minister of the Navy, said aside .

This is really a difficult problem.

Chu Yun realized that the technology on his side was developing too fast, and it would be a terrible thing if the technology advanced to the point where he had no opponent.

A long time ago, the ancients said that if you enter, you will be helpless, and if you leave, you will be invincible to foreign patients, and the country will perish.

Without external aggression, the dividends of technology will soon be replaced by complacency.

Without Chu Yun's promotion, the first-generation Daqin-class ironclad ships would be enough to beat the western countries, and the shipyard would have no motivation to study the second-generation ironclad ships.

Even if the Imperial Shipyard still wants to develop the second-generation ironclad ship, the government may not place an order.

During the first industrial revolution, the empire on which the sun never sets stood alone, but in the second industrial revolution, Prussia, France, and the United States robbed the limelight.

Chu Yun really can't guarantee whether the next person will set him up to destroy a good game of chess.

Especially without the industrial revolution system, will the people of this land continue to make great strides in technological breakthroughs?
And what is the origin of this industrial system that carries the technology of later generations?
The sound of artillery from the Dahan-class battleship brought Chu Yun back to his senses.

Chu Yun watched the ironclad drill patiently. Only part of this incredible fleet was displayed in the open sea. Just like this, it can shock all the enemies overseas.

"Maybe I can enlighten the third-generation ironclad ship of the Imperial Shipyard. But at that time, it should not be called an ironclad ship, but a battleship."

Chu Yun then walked down the lighthouse with the officers of the Ministry of the Navy, and said, "It is even possible to build a special steam ship that can carry biplane propeller aircraft."

Zheng Zhilong said in amazement: "The space on the deck of a steamship is inherently limited, and it is not easy to install the turret. As far as my subordinates know, a biplane propeller plane needs a relatively long runway. If the deck of a steamship becomes a runway , then there is no place to install artillery?"

Chu Yun shook his head: "A steamship equipped with a biplane does not need to rely on artillery. The main force of the battle is the biplane. Just imagine, the speed of the biplane is faster than that of the ship, and it can carry a large amount of explosives. The opponent's artillery is still out of range. to sink it. So what else do we need artillery for?"

After hearing Chu Yun's idea, Zheng Zhilong and a group of naval officers were somewhat shaken.

The Ministry of the Navy has just confirmed the theory of cannon winning, and now it is a torpedo boat and a carrier-based aircraft.

Could it be that the era of cannons will end soon before it begins?
The carrier-based aircraft that Chu Yun mentioned is actually not necessarily a difficult task. There are biplanes and ironclad ships. After combining the two, it may be possible to create a simple aircraft carrier.

After Chu Yun and others left the lighthouse, an official said to Chu Yun, "My lord, the ambassadors of various countries have arrived in the capital."

Chu Yun nodded: "I see, I'll go back now."

Every ten years, the World Expo will be held in the capital to show its strength to other civilizations, and at the same time urge the local people to come up with new technologies every year, otherwise it will be shameful.

In the second World Expo, Chu Yun did not bring envoys from various countries to visit the ironclad warship drill.

Ten years ago, the diplomatic missions of various countries had seen the horror of 24 steam ironclad ships on Liugong Island. The concept of the invincibility of the Eastern Fleet was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and there was no need to specifically deter them.At this time, the West is still struggling to study how to make steam engines.

Now this fleet has reached an astonishing size of 50 steam ironclad ships, which is completely enough to serve as the world's military police in the era of wooden sailboats.

Chu Yun also wanted to understand that maintaining too many ironclad ships in peacetime would be too heavy a financial burden.

With the technology and raw materials, it is very cool to build a large number of ships, but after they are built, they need to be maintained, with corresponding personnel, equipment, and supply bases. The cost of maintaining the fleet is only a lot more than the investment in shipbuilding.

Chu Yun's plan for the development of the Ministry of the Navy is to maintain a fleet that can patrol the three oceans, and then develop new ships. Each new ship can symbolically produce several ships to replace the old ships.

The fleet may not need too many, but it must continue to develop new ships, and have the productivity and resource reserves of exploding ships. When needed, ironclad ships can be continuously produced for emergency.

Chu Yun stayed in Weihaiwei for one day, and returned to the capital the next day on the main ironclad ship "Hanwu".

The Hanwu is the third ship of the Dahan-class ironclad ship. It is equipped with a 305-caliber breech-loading main gun and a 37-caliber rapid-fire gun. Its long-range and short-range combat capabilities are desperate.

The only ones that can deal with the "Han Wu" are other ironclad ships and torpedo boats that are also Dahan class ironclad ships.

"A powerful fleet can protect thousands of miles of Changsha, thousands of miles of stone ponds, and cross the sea."

After Chu Yun loaded up the four Dahan-class ironclad ships, his goal has basically been achieved.

All he could see was blue.

On both sides of the "Hanwu", there are steamships that are also billowing black smoke. They and the Hanwu have left white waves on the sea!

"The system comes out."

When Chu Yun leaves some hole cards for future generations, there is one more thing to solve.

(End of this chapter)