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Chapter 846 The Imperial Navy's Surprise and Joy (First update, please subscribe)
"Really? Is this true? Can you say that again? Great, great, this is great news"

As the commander of the local fleet, Lei Minghui showed that it was extremely complicated when he put down the phone in his hand.

His expression couldn't tell whether it was joy or depression... In short, it was a complicated one.

Chief of Staff Zhang Guoyong looked at Lei Minghui with a complex expression, and asked curiously:

"Guo Chen, how is the situation? We won?"

"Win, win"

When he said these words, Lei Minghui's bald head reflected the sunlight, and while he said "Win", his expression became more complicated.

This is all won, why is there such an expression?
Zhang Guoyong and Deputy Chief of Staff Cheng Bichen looked at each other, then Deputy Chief of Staff asked:
"Guo Chen, what is the result of the airship unit?"

"The result of the battle...ah, big, too big!"

Lei Minghui didn't know whether to cry or laugh and said:

"Great victory, great victory! The airship unit sank a "Riachuelo" class battleship..."

"What? The airship actually sank the battleship?"

The two chiefs of staff all opened their eyes wide in astonishment, and said in astonishment.

"Yes!"

Lei Minghui nodded and said.

"The other three were severely damaged, two were sunk, one was seriously tilted, three cruisers were sunk, and one cruiser was seriously tilted!"

"This, this..."Riachuelo"-class battleships are not much worse than Nanhua-class battleships. They also have a displacement of 6800 tons. Four ships were destroyed in World War I... What a great victory!"

The two of them all looked shocked. However, as members of the Navy, they had no time to "joy", and "surprise" came first!

Dozens of airships achieved such brilliant results. In the first battle, four battleships were blown up and sunk. The difference between the three unsinkable ships and the sunk ones was not much different.

What does this mean?

Airships overtook battleships overnight!

Compared to battleships worth two million yuan, airships are now cheaper!
Compared with five years ago, rubber is now five or six times cheaper. Each airship only costs a mere one hundred thousand yuan, which means that one battleship can build twenty or thirty airships. Far more than a battleship!
They are all navy soldiers, so the navy is going to lose their jobs!
"How much is the loss of the floating troops?"

Cheng Bichen, who reacted from the astonishment, continued to ask.

"Simply put, there's very little to lose."

After a moment of silence, Lei Minghui said,
"Basically speaking, the floating troops did not suffer any losses in the battle. They directly used bombs to wipe out the eight warships of the Brazilian Navy in Montevideo."

The expressions of Zhang Guoyong and Cheng Bichen became complicated, and there was a rather strange expression on both faces
What a big "surprise"!

"This……"

Pursing his lips, Zhang Guoyong said:

"After this battle, our Daming Floating Force will surely be famous all over the world!"

Can you not be famous all over the world?This is the first time in history that an ironclad battleship has been sunk from the air!
Even, this is the first battleship to be sunk!

"navy……"

Cheng Bichen said:
"From then on, the navy has to consider how the fleet can prevent air strikes, otherwise, the navy fleet is simply a living target in front of the airship."

His words caused the other two to be silent for a while, before they spoke.

"The airship's combat effectiveness is so powerful. For me and other naval soldiers, I really don't know if it is a good thing!"

While shaking his head and sighing, Lei Minghui felt mixed feelings in his heart. Of course he was happy for this victory, but he also felt unprecedented pressure!

Tremendous stress!

Do we still need warships when we have airships?

"What the minister said is very true,"

Holding a cup of tea in his hand, Cheng Bichen said while tasting the dishes,
"Judging from the results of this battle, the navy's warships may not be able to keep up with the times. They must be remodeled accordingly, and new warships must be designed and built. If the air defense problem cannot be fundamentally solved, then the navy's warships will not be able to keep up with the airship. It’s absolutely unstoppable in front of you.”

"Indeed, this problem must be resolved."

Lighting a cigarette, Zhang Guoyong said.

"After this battle, the whole world has seen the powerful attack power of airships on sea targets. I think it is not me who are under the greatest pressure, but the British. Their airship technology was imported from us back then, and it is almost behind us. If they don’t catch up, then their Royal Navy is likely to become a target at sea, and the biggest headache now must be the United Kingdom!”

"Indeed!"

Cheng Bichen exhaled a puff of smoke, looked at Lei Minghui with a worried face and said with a smile:

"Minister, we don't have to worry about this. Since the airship is a big threat, we will find a way to get rid of the airship. But now that the airship's advantage is in our hands, it also means that the advantage against the British Royal Navy is completely mine!"

Isn't this the advantage in me!

As naval soldiers, they certainly know that the number one imaginary enemy of the Imperial Navy is the United Kingdom. How to defeat the Royal Navy in the past has always been the biggest issue of the Imperial Navy. Now, they have another killer!

Nodding his head, Lei Minghui said:

"That being said, the airship can be our trump card, or the enemy's trump card. We should take precautions against this!"

"Indeed."

Zhang Guoyong thought about it, and then said.

"After the Battle of Montevideo, for the navies of various countries, the biggest issue is how to defend against air threats. They will definitely do everything possible to research air defense weapons!"

"Ok!"

Nodding vigorously, Cheng Bichen said.

"However, I think they will definitely build more airships while strengthening the air defense weapons. After all, the airships have fully demonstrated their powerful combat effectiveness now."

"The combat power of the airship is powerful, but we can't just rely on the airship!"

Lei Minghui said:
"You two, airships are just a part of Ming's armed forces. So are our warships. Airships are useful for airships, and warships are also useful for warships. We not only have those that fly in the sky, float on the water, and swim downstream. Now we have What came out was only airships in the sky and warships on the water, but our warships have not yet had a chance to show their power in actual combat. As for the underwater trump card, which has not yet come in handy, I thought about it, the navy... should not be used The airship is eliminated!"

Lei Minghui, who was worried about the future fate of the Ming Empire Navy, mentioned that the underwater trump card was naturally the submarine!

(End of this chapter)