1825 My New Daming

Chapter 118 The enemy is on the Lushun!The enemy is the Revenge! (Available in the early hours of Friday morning, please order first)
On the fifth day of February, four warships, two large and two small, were docking at the Dagukou Military Port Wharf in Tianjin, Zhili Province, Ming Dynasty. They were all flying the Ming Navy flag with a blue background and golden sun and moon at the stern. The bow of the Ssangyong Sun and Moon Guardian.Floating on the gray Bohai Sea.

The two large ships looked to be of the same class, almost identical, with two funnels, and two tall front and rear mast plates. The superstructures of the ships looked exactly the same, and all kinds of cables were Pull densely.There is a double 155mm rapid-fire naval gun on the bow and stern of the two large ships, and the muzzles are plugged with polished brass plugs.

On both sides of the two large ships, there are still dense artillery. If you count carefully, you can know that there are six single-mounted 155mm rapid-fire guns and eleven 45mm rapid-fire guns installed on the deck of each side of the two warships. gun.

In other words, these two large ships each have sixteen 155mm rapid-fire guns and 22 45mm rapid-fire guns. It is obvious at first glance that they were designed by designers who have a fear of insufficient firepower!

Behind the two large ships, there are also two small ships parked. The length is less than 80.00% of the two large ships. The size looks smaller, and the tonnage may only be a fraction of the former.The two small ships have only one funnel, and the fore and aft mast plates are also shorter than the two large ships.They have a 120mm rapid-fire naval gun on the bow and stern, five 45mm rapid-fire guns on each side, and five 13mm machine guns.In addition, there are two 360 mm torpedo tubes on the bow of these two small ships.

In the distance, a black four-wheeled carriage came slowly. The roof of the carriage was full of luggage. It was obvious at a glance that it was hired by a naval officer who had come to take office from afar.There were two young officers in white navy uniforms sitting side by side in the car, one of them was Zhuge Weidao with the rank of lieutenant colonel, and the other was Zhuge Weidao's subordinate Wang Wen.

The carriage moved along the pier towards the four warships, and Zhuge Weidao, who was sitting in the carriage, was listening to Wang Wen's introduction of the four warships.

"Mr. Zhuge, those two large ships are both Lushun class, namely Lushun and Vladivostok. Both are first-class cruisers, with a standard displacement of 5150 tons, a waterline length of 115 meters, a width of 15.12 meters, and a draft of 5.18 meters. Armor design, the thickness of the inclined armor near the waterline on both sides reaches 125 mm, and the armor on the top of the dome armor is also 60 mm. The power of the Lushun class is quite strong, using 12 high-type coal-fired boilers to drive 2 vertical 4-cylinder reciprocating steam engines, Through the use of pressurized ventilation technology, it can output a maximum power of 25000 horsepower, and the actual maximum driving speed exceeds 24 knots. It is the fastest cruiser in the world today!
The two small boats are Xin'an-class torpedo boat destroyers, namely Xinchang and Xincheng. They both have a standard displacement of 900 tons, a waterline length of 85 meters, a width of 8.5 meters, and a draft of 2.7 meters. The firepower is not powerful, but it is enough to deal with it. The torpedo boat is gone, and it is no problem to hit the airship in the sky. The speed is faster than the Lushun class, and the top speed can reach 28 knots.
Among them, the deputy commander of the Lushun is named Chen Jian, and his style name is Ruizhi. He was four years older than you in the Naval Military Academy, and your contemporaneity in the Staff College. He is now a major.He looks fierce, but he is a nice person, easy to get along with, has a good relationship with you, and has strong professional ability, but he is a little timid.

The captain of the Vladivostok is called Li Chenghui, whose name is Shao'an. He is a member of Li Jinwang's family. He has the rank of colonel and is the admiral of the formation.He's six years older than you, a little stuffy, a little unresponsive.When you were at the Naval Staff College, he was your teacher, but he was a businessman, and although he looked good, he didn't get close to anyone.

The deputy commander of the Vladivostok is named Bai Siyuan, styled Ziwen. He was at the same time as you at the Naval Academy and the Staff Academy, with the rank of major, and as usual also serves as the chief of staff of the formation.

The captain of the Xinchang is named Sun Zhengming, with the character Gangzheng and the rank of major.The captain of the Xincheng is named Xu Zai, his style name is Yuanyou, and he is also the rank of major. These two are of the same period as Chen Ruizhi. "

Zhuge Weidao had already "remembered" most of what Wang Wen said by secretly looking at the information provided by the Beiyang Fleet.However, the information provided by the Beiyang Fleet inevitably has omissions. For example, it does not say who is the descendant of whom, nor does it write who is good friends with whom.So Zhuge Weidao asked his confidant Wang Wen to talk about it again, and don't make jokes when he gets on the boat later.

At this time, the carriage had already stopped beside a Lushun-class cruiser, and the gangway of the cruiser had been put down long ago. A group of officers and a few sailors stood under the gangway, and they should have come to welcome Zhuge Weidao.Among these people stood a tall man like a bamboo pole and a strong man who was five big and three thick.The tall man with a friendly face and the title of colonel is Li Chenghui, the admiral of the formation. The five-year-old and three-thick man still has a big beard, and he looks like a ferocious man who should not be approached by strangers. It is Zhuge's way Deputy Chief Chen Jian.

Edo Bay, Yokosuka tutelary fort of the Japanese Navy.

The navy of the Tokugawa shogunate followed Tokugawa Qizhao, wore a kimono, and stood quietly in an office facing the bay in the tutelary palace building.A cup of tea, on the desk behind him, has long since lost its heat.And he also looked a little restless, just staring blankly at the British and Japanese naval ships anchored in the bay.

The British Royal Navy's Sovereign-class battleship Revenge is parked in the Yokosuka Naval Port at this time. The huge hull of tens of thousands of tons is equipped with four 13.5-inch main guns, which looks majestic.Next to the Revenge is the "Sakai", the first ship of the most powerful "Four Heavenly King Ships" of the Shogunate Navy. The hull with a standard displacement of only 4278 tons is actually not small, but compared with the Revenge next to it , is really not worth mentioning.And the single-mounted 320mm cannon on the bow of the "Sakai" looks really big and uncoordinated, giving people a feeling of big head and small body.

In Qi Zhao's view, what this huge cannon purchased at a high price from France shows is not the powerful force of the Japanese Empire at all, but the deep helplessness. Even with the 320mm cannon, the "Sakai" class is only in theory. It is possible to fight against the Hongwu Emperor class.

But Tokugawa Qizhao, who came back from studying in the UK, knew very well that this theoretical possibility was nothing more than self-deception, and the 320mm cannon on the battlefield could not hit anything at all.On the contrary, the 120mm rapid-fire guns installed in the gun bays on both sides are more useful.But the 120mm rapid-fire gun can't deal with the Hongwu Emperor class at all, and it is very difficult to fight a cruiser like the Lushun class.
It seems that Japan has no chance of winning against the battleships and cruisers of Ming Dynasty. The only chance is the airship surprise attack!

Just as he thought of this, light footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door, and then he heard a knock on the door and Shimazu Qiliang's voice: "Master Fengxing, it's me, Shimazu Qiliang."

"Come in." Tokugawa Qi Zhao ordered.

Then the door of the office was opened, and a figure flashed in. It was Naval Staff Admiral Shimadzu Qiliang.After Qi Liang entered the door, he bowed to Qi Zhao, then leaned closer to Qi Zhao, and said in a low voice: "Master Fengxing, this morning, the Lushun has left the Tianjin Dagukou Military Port, and it is the same as the Vladivostok, Xinchang, and Xincheng. The ship formed a formation and came to Japan. It is expected to arrive in Nagasaki in three days and Mito Port in five days. From the night of the eighth day of February to the early morning of the ninth day of February, the Lushun will pass through the narrow Naruto Strait. Everything is as we are As expected, it went very well!"

"Yaoxi!" Shimadzu Qi nodded, and then looked at the British Royal Navy's Revenge on the sea, "The British Royal Navy formation visiting Osaka will also pass through the Kii Waterway at the same time. Send electricity to Saigo-kun, The enemy is the Lushun! The enemy is the Revenge!"

"Hay!"

(End of this chapter)