January 2 Xiangshan

Here are three news that you need to report to you. Professionally provide a good news and a bad news in mobile e-books/e-book downloads. I wonder which one do you want to listen to first?" Chief of Staff Tian Renjie asked.

"Then listen to the good news first!" Zhang Yunfei said.

The news is that you are humble and congratulations on returning to China!" said the Chief of Staff.

"What?" Zhang Yunfeiteng stood up and asked, "Is it true to return to China?"

"Yes, it's absolutely true. This is a telegram from the Military Affairs Office and the Zongli Yamen!" Chief of Staff Tian Renjie nodded.

Zhang Yunfei received the telegram and read it carefully, and said excitedly: "That's great, I can finally go back!"

After being excited, Zhang Yunfei looked at the classical Chinese and rare titles on the telegram that he could not understand, and frowned and said, "What kind of mess is there in this telegram? I can't understand what official is it! I just know General Shengjing behind!"

Chief of Staff Tian Renjie said happily: "Congratulations! I won't say anything about the mess before. It's useless. It's all official words. I'll talk about it. The court will not blame you for your past. I think you are lonely and helpless overseas, bring glory to the country and increase the influence of the Qing Dynasty. Now you are allowed to return to China. Appoint you as General Shengjing, in charge of Shengjing's military affairs, and at the same time act as the minister of the Navy, which is the navy of the Qing Dynasty. However, the Navy has long been emptied by the Zongli Yamen, and it is a nameless one. As an imperial envoy, you have fully handled the coastal defense disputes with the great powers, and finally rewarded you with the title of first-class and eight-point auxiliary duke."

"A little official wants to beat me? General Shengjing is to put it bluntly, it is equivalent to the commander of the military region of Honolulu. What's the other title so tangled? What does it mean?" Zhang Yunfei felt that the official was too young and was not very satisfied.

Although General Jing is a little smaller, this title is very big!" Chief of Staff Tian Renjie said with envy.

"What's the **?" Zhang Yunfei asked.

So Chief of Staff Tian Renjie explained to Zhang Yunfei: "There are three types of titles in the Qing Dynasty: the title of the clan, the title of the meritorious official of the different surnames and the title of Mongolia. The title of the clan is Prince Heshuo, Prince of Doro, Dorobele, Gushan Beizi, Fengen Zhenguo Duke, Fengen auxiliary duke, not join the Duke of Bafen Zhenguo, not join the Duke of Bafen Supplement, General of Zhenguo, General of Zhenguo, General of Fengen.

Never have a different surname. Your title is 8th place in the royal family. It is already a status. The duke and above are all tues. The replenishment is a regular python. The following is a first quota. The so-called "Eight-point" is eight types of flags. It indicates its prominent status. Such as red wheels, purple reins, back pots, purple pads, gems, eyes, leather strips, and eunuchs. Among them, leather strips refer to a whip on the car that can disperse people blocking the road. The back pot refers to a warm pot on the car. Eye protection refers to a pheasant feather on the eyes. If it does not enter eight points, you do not have to work in Beijing. You do not have to live in Beijing.

You are not a clan of the royal family. Therefore, you are a military title. For military titles, no matter whether you are a king, Beile will be hereditary. You will never be reduced to the title. However, with grace, you will generally be reduced to the first-class title. The prince will be reduced to Duke Zhenguo. The prince will be reduced to Duke Jiao. Beile will be reduced to Duke Jiao not to enter Duke Jiao not to enter Duke Jiao. Beizi will be reduced to Duke Jiao not to enter Duke Jiao not to enter Duke Jiao not to enter Duke Jiao. Duke Jiao will be reduced to General Jiao, and Duke Jiao will be reduced to General Jiao. Later, he will be inherited and will not be reduced to the original order."

So that's it. Zhang Yunfei said: "I was granted a great title, but I was given an asymmetrical local official. I was still a military position. I also asked me to deal with foreign devils. Which bastard is thinking about the idea!"

"I feel that I understand the meaning of the court. The court dares not give you too much official position at once. Not only are they worried themselves, but they are afraid that all the officials in the court are also worried. But they are also afraid that you are a little bitch and refuse to go back. Therefore, I have given you a title. I remember that Li Hongzhang seems to be just a first-class Uncle Su Yi. I am afraid that the court hopes you will be promoted after you make meritorious service!" said Chief of Staff Tian Renjie.

"The Qing court was so anxious to ask me to go back. Something big happened. Could it be that the Beiyang Navy had an accident?" Zhang Yunfei looked at the Chief of Staff Tian Renjie in confusion.

Tian Renjie nodded slightly and said, "This is the bad news I am going to report to you."

"What? Beiyang was destroyed?" Zhang Yunfei asked hurriedly.

"It was almost destroyed. If our fleet hadn't arrived, there would be no one left! Navy commander Lieutenant General Lin Jianzhang reported that the Beiyang Navy was attacked by the German Far East Fleet and the Russian Far East Fleet at night. Because the Beiyang Navy Admiral Ding Ruchang was deceived, the naval warship was extinguished, and the sneak attack was not in danger. The Beiyang Navy Dingyuan, Zhenyuan and Haichen broke through and were rescued by the Pacific Fleet. The other two torpedo boats fled back to Weihai Guard, and all the others were sunk. The Beiyang Navy was severely damaged, and all the elites were lost, less than half of them survived and were disabled." Chief of Staff Tian Renjie said heavyly.

"It is a blessing that they can come out alive by being jointly attacked by Germany and Russia. It seems that they still cannot avoid the arrangement of fate." Zhang Yunfei said slowly.

Zhang Yunfei has always had a special feeling for the Beiyang Navy and hoped that they could survive. However, in fact, the Beiyang Navy is the spiritual pillar of the Qing Dynasty, and it is also the great powers that must be eliminated quickly. As long as the Qing Dynasty has been weak, the Beiyang Navy will not be able to avoid the fate of being destroyed, and the navy is the embodiment of the national destiny.

The Beiyang was destroyed, and the great powers must divide the sphere of influence on the land of China. The Qing court was finally beaten and hurt. Unfortunately, it was too late to save it, so he was so anxious to order Zhang Yunfei to return to his country.

"Then, it depends on us next!" Zhang Yunfei said slowly.

"Yes, we can testify that we will take over the Qing Dynasty coastal defense. Yuan Your first step of strategy has been completed. After we take over the Qing Dynasty coastal defense, according to our current naval strength, we can temporarily prevent the direct military invasion of the great powers from the sea. In addition to the British navy having this ability, Britain has now become our ally. As long as we do not touch the bottom line of interests, we can dominate the Far East. I really admire your chief Tian Renjie said excitedly.

"Yes. Now in the Far East, the Russian Navy and the 6th Army are our biggest enemies. Now we can only have a slight advantage in the navy and will face pressure from the 6th after returning to China. Now our troops are in short supply and it is not suitable to turn against Russia." Zhang Yunfei said.

We should now prepare for the political and military pressure we will face after returning home. How many troops are you going to bring back?" Chief of Staff Tian Renjie asked.

"Take the Second Division stationed in the Philippines back first!" Zhang Yunfei thought.

"Then the Philippines has only the Fourth Division, which is probably not enough! Now that the Philippines has just settled, the people are unstable. If there is a sudden incident in life, the Fourth Division may not be able to cope with it." Chief of Staff Tian Renjie said worriedly.

"Yes, it seems that the army needs to be expanded again. Let's do this! The General Staff immediately recruits troops among the Chinese in the Philippines, and form two divisions first! Adding the Fourth Division and the Third Division stationed in Guam, it should be enough." Zhang Yunfei ordered.

It’s time for our navy to expand! There have been no big orders for two years. The guys from the Navy are asking when they will be able to serve new warships again. Now the Navy still has nearly 10,000 reserve soldiers, and it’s not a big deal to stay on the six ground every day, right! They are very envious of the naval officers and soldiers who have won battles now." Chief of Staff Tian Renjie asked.

"Didn't we order 4 lightning destroyers in the UK and France? The time is almost done!" Zhang Yunfei asked.

"Hehe, how many people can the Clippers carry! They all envy battleships like the Beijing. They feel unhappy when driving the small boats." Chief of Staff Tian Renjie explained.

We have to wait for a year or two to build our own ships. We cannot rely solely on imports, so we are subject to others. Another reason is that in a few years, these battleships will be outdated and are as obsolete as scrap iron, so I did not continue to order. At present, our warships are enough in the Far East. There is no need to spend more money." Zhang Yunfei explained.

"Outdated? Please don't give me any advice." Chief of staff Tian Renjie would not miss any opportunity to learn from Zhang Yunfei. In recent years, he has learned a lot of knowledge, which has also made him ranked as Chief of Staff at the Lieutenant General General at the age of 30. He admired Zhang Yunfei's knowledge.

Zhang Yunfei has always been optimistic about the chief of staff Tian Renjie. He was easy to study when he was a child. Unfortunately, his parents died of smallpox, so he had to drop out of school halfway. Later, he followed his fellow villagers to work in the United States, and bought all the money he earned, and taught himself the courses of American middle schools and universities. The Sino-Japanese War broke out in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 and wanted to return to China to join the army. The ship returned to China stopped in Hawaii midway. After hearing about Zhang Yunfei's deeds, he directly joined the Chinese Army. With his outstanding performance, he was promoted to the Hunter School, brainwashed by Zhang Yunfei, and transferred to the General Staff.

Zhang Yunfei said: "Yes, our battleships will soon be outdated. Do you remember the design drawings of the new warships I designed for German Navy Secretary Tyrpotts? The drawings on that drawing were new warships that specifically restrained the current armored cruisers, which I called battleship cruisers. Our Lushun heavy cruiser is a reduced version of this kind of battleship cruiser. Originally, the drawing I gave to the Germans was forced to do something wrong with the progress of our battleship construction. But I think even if they could build battleship cruisers, they could not run. Because of the most critical power problem, they could not solve it. But I was wrong. I underestimated Germany's huge scientific research and shipbuilding capabilities. I didn't expect that they could meet the power requirements of the battleship cruiser in such a short time by improving the three-account reciprocating steam engine."

Tian Renjie couldn't help asking: "At most this is just a battle cruiser that appeared in advance, replacing armored cruisers. How can our battleships become outdated?"

Zhang Yunfei continued: "Ma Han's "Theory of the Sea Power" is very clear that future naval battles are giant ship cannonism. Warships require heavy armor protection, more large-caliber main guns, and faster degrees. This is a contradiction, because if you want to heavy armor protection and increase large-caliber main guns, you must sacrifice the drop due to tonnage and weight issues. Mid-caliber naval battles are very important. Small boats can attack large ships by severity and exchange for a greater price for the enemy's greater price. Therefore, battleships must install more secondary guns to deal with these small boats, and the number of main guns will naturally be reduced. All of this can be overcome by improving the power of the steam engine. Once the power problem is solved, these problems will be solved."

Tian Renjie understood a little and said, "What you mean is that Germany has successfully studied and used the power system on battlecruisers, and can also be used on battleships!"

Zhang Yunfei nodded with satisfaction. The output power of Germany's improved triple-inflated reciprocating steam unit has reached enough to drive the ship and reach it. In less than a few years, they will develop a higher power system. If I am not wrong, the Bismarck battlecruiser will be built after 3. At that time, they will inevitably install a more advanced power system on future battleships. Once the battleship is equipped with this power system and has strong power, they will no longer worry about being threatened by torpedo boats. Then there is no need to install a large number of secondary guns, and all the saved weight is replaced with a large-caliber main gun and thicker armor. Just imagine, if there are four battleships equipped with large-caliber main guns and thicker armor, what will happen if they face our battleships?"

In other words, our warships are no match for no matter their firepower, degree or ability to survive!" Chief of Staff Tian Renjie finally understood what Zhang Yunfei meant.

"That's right. Our warships will be vulnerable and will all be outdated and become scrap iron that consumes money." Zhang Yunfei said.

"So, what should we do? Germany is currently forming a large naval plan and will become our main opponent in the future, and may even become an enemy." Chief of Staff Tian Renjie worried.

Zhang Yunfei nodded and said, "Don't worry! The German Navy's plan is not aimed at us. They are not interested in traveling thousands of miles to fight with us. Their rise will surely become the number one enemy of Britain. Britain, a powerful naval power, is enough to torture them. Now that Germany has started to build the Bismarck, the British will naturally not fall. They have already started to study the new power system steam turbine units, and have been equipped on the new lightning destroyer. Now that they are stimulated by the new warships of the German Navy, I think, with Britain's far stronger shipbuilding and research capabilities than Germany, the British will soon complete the design of the large steam turbine units, and may even complete the construction of the new battleships earlier than the Germans."

"Once Britain also builds new warships on a large scale, it will inevitably lead to a new round of naval arms race between Britain and Germany." Chief of Staff Tian Renjie analyzed.

Zhang Yunfei said affirmatively: "You are right. Britain and Germany may have really competed this time. The two countries will inevitably engage in a large-scale naval arms race, and all countries in Europe will be dragged in by them, and it will become more and more intense. Of course, Asia and the Americas are no exception, but Asia is only us and Japan. Even if there is an arms race, Japan is not me.

If they build their own ships, as long as they buy warships, I will kill one of them. Now that we have controlled Japan's maritime outlook, all this will be possible. America is the only one in America and has to face the pressure of Europe's naval forces, so the United States will also expand its naval force on a large scale. A third global naval race will begin! Let them fight each other, it's best to fight for ten or eight years, so I'll have enough time to grow."

After you said this, I have a deep understanding and grasp of the current situation. Can you tell the students about the third naval race and the first two times?" Tian Renjie was attracted by Zhang Yunfei's fresh story again.

When Zhang Yunfei saw a loyal listener, he said: God is in a good mood, I will tell you."

Zhang Yunfei drank a cup of tea and continued: "I won't mention the old wooden sailing era in the past, and there is nothing to say. This first World Navy Race is called the Iron Crafting Era. From the beginning, France built the Iron Crafting ship "Rabbiting" Iron Crafting. The ship has abolished the tradition of using sails and became the first pure steam-powered Iron Crafting ship in the history of the world's naval. Then countries around the world competed to start building ships on a large scale, among which the Beiyang Navy of the Qing Dynasty and the combined fleet of Japan were also part of the race.

The ending sign of the first race was the battle between the Qing Dynasty and Japan's Sino-Japanese War of the Yellow Sea. The Beiyang Navy was defeated and lost the qualification to continue the race.

The Second World Navy Race was when the British built the world's first battleship with all-steel hulls in the battleship era. Until now, the battleship's gun power, armor protection, navigation and displacement were far higher than that of the ironclad ships, which were outdated. The current representative battles were only our Pacific Fleet and the Spanish Philippine Colonial Fleet's Battle of Manila and the Andaman Sea Battle. Japan also participated in the race, but we successfully stopped the Japanese Navy's pace and lagged far behind us. This country is too close to us, so it is the most dangerous and we must kill it.

The third world naval race is the latest high-comprehensive heavy armored battleships that Germany or Britain will launch in a few years. Just like battleships replace ironclad ships, the emergence of these new battleships will make all the battleships of countries around the world obsolete overnight. In order to balance the huge naval pressure of Britain, all countries will inevitably rush to build new battleships. The cost of these new battleships is conservatively estimated to be each. If it is built on a large scale, only Britain and Germany can bear it. Therefore, once the new round of world naval race begins, other countries will

If they are dragged in, what is waiting for them will be dragged down by endless competitions. Especially Russia, in order to save face, Nicholas II will definitely join, so what is waiting for Russia will be completely collapsed. Do you think we will continue to participate in the second round of races? Isn’t that a waste of money? Therefore, we have to save money now, as long as we can cope with the military balance in the Far East, and when they, such as European powers, cannot stand the endless competition, they will inevitably be unable to help but fight. That is a good opportunity for us to truly rise."

At this time, Chief of Staff Tian Renjie suddenly realized: "So that's the case, Yuan really has a far-sighted vision, which really makes students admire him. Then, we naturally cannot waste our money. Since we don't need to continue to build old battleships and heavy cruisers, I think we should also build some other ships that assist the new battleships in the future."

Say let's see!" Zhang Yunfei asked with interest.

Tian Renjie continued: "Since the future battleships are high, we are naturally not afraid of torpedo boats and other attacks, but we still need to stop the harassment of these high torpedo boats. Therefore, I think we should build more high ships as an escort formation for future battleships. At the same time, I found that our submarine force will become a group of troops in future wars. We cannot always keep this secret, and will be known by foreigners sooner or later. Then we have to find ways to deal with the future foreign submarine force, so I think we should prepare for the defense of submarines as soon as possible."

Zhang Yunfei nodded and praised: Good. Keep going."

Tian Renjie continued: "Submarines are really hard to defend against. I think there should be a large number of high-ships. At the same time, our sea boundary is now very large and almost occupy the entire Pacific Ocean. Once enemy submarines enter the Pacific Ocean, our existing ships are definitely not enough. Therefore, I think the high-thunderstorm destroyers you customized in the UK and France can take on this task, and eight are far from enough. I think the minimum of hundreds of such destroyers can ensure our hegemony in the Pacific."

Thinking of the British optical destroyer, it built more than 200 ships. It seems that this thing is still very useful. With the continuous development of submarines, I believe that it will soon be noticed by the powers of various countries, especially Germany. The German U-type submarine is the object of Zhang Yunfei's pursuit. Of course, Zhang Yunfei is now much ahead of them in submarines.

Although my 6th territory is not large at present, the ocean area is amazing. With such a large area, these main battleships may not be busy. It seems that they have to expand the destroyer formation on a large scale. Even if there is no submarine to reverse, they can at least cruise, escort, etc., and this is not the trend!

So Zhang Yunfei said: "This suggestion is good and very necessary. Let's coordinate with the Navy Department to see how many reserve naval officers and soldiers we have, and report a number. Then, placing orders for lightning destroyers with major shipbuilding countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States does not cost much, so build more! It is best to place an order for our shipyard, so that our shipyard can learn how to build and accumulate more experience. Old shipbuilding countries like Italy can also place orders and their technology is also good."

The people from the Admiralty must be very happy to hear this news!" Chief of Staff Tian Renjie said happily.

Right!" Zhang Yunfei said with a smile.

Chief of the planner Tian Renjie saluted and left.

After Chief of Staff Tian Renjie left, Zhang Yunfei called Zhang Da and told him to prepare for his return home. Then he personally informed Yaer and Xiner and shared the joy with them.

The two girls were very happy to hear that they could finally return to China. They said in their hearts that they did not like Hawaii.

At this time, the Chief Guard reported: "Report to Yuan, Director Zhang of the Military Intelligence Department urgent phone number."

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