On the pier of Tanggu Port in Tianjin, Changsun Moli, Liu Fa, Zeng Baohua and others were waiting quietly here.
After a while, more than a dozen large ships floated over with their sails in full, and everyone made a slight noise, finally arriving.
Half an hour later, six small boats docked at the pier. Zhao Si, who was wearing a navy uniform, stepped from the boat to the pier with the support of Zhang Sun Moli and Liu Fa.
Fan Donghai, Li Gang, and Han Jia were also pulled up from the small boat.
"This time, it was my first time to ride on a ship of the Song Dynasty Navy. It felt very good. I also observed the live-fire exercise of twelve third-level battleships on the sea. It was very good. The guns were fired quickly and the hit rate was high. It seems that they are practicing daily.
You have to work very hard.”
Changsun Moli and Liu Fa's expressions changed, they looked at each other and advised softly: "Your Majesty, you are a man of ten thousand gold, and you have already taken a huge risk by sailing here on a sea ship. Why are you still observing the live ammunition exercise? Artillery
Without eyes, if the cannonball misses... I can't even imagine it."
"Tsk, tsk, I have only been separated from you for a long time, and you already think of me as such a delicate and useless person. Have we experienced too few wars together as kings and ministers over the years? We have seen a lot of artillery." Zhao waved his hand indifferently, "I
Trust my navy."
After hearing this sentence, Changsun Moli and Liu Fa had nothing to say. They could only glance at Fan Donghai, Li Gang and Han Jiaxian and other people from the Navy Bureau.
The group went to Tianjin Xingzai and sat down in the main hall according to their official/military rank. Zhao Si, who was sitting at the top, first talked about something.
"The Song Navy has developed to this point... Well, Li Boji, tell Xuan Ming, Mao Ming and Liu Fa about the current situation of our Song Navy."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Several senior officials, the navy has developed several times and is now basically finalized. The navy is currently divided into three forces. One is the coastal defense patrol fleet, which is responsible for coastal and offshore patrol and warning. It is composed of multi-oared sailing ships and lock ships. It is currently divided into
There are five coastal defense patrol fleets in the Bohai Sea, Huaihai Sea, East China Sea, Min Sea, and South China Sea.”
"The second is the Coastal Defense Regiment. The Coastal Defense Regiment is actually divided into a shore-based artillery regiment and a maritime combat regiment. The maritime combat regiment, His Majesty also calls it the Marine Corps, has currently formed 21 regiments and participated in the Pingliao War. Guangzhou
Counterinsurgency, suppression of bandits in western Zhejiang, and landing battles at Nampo and Ganghwa Island in Goryeo."
"The third is the main fleet. Currently, the first to fifth fleets are formed, which are Tianzhi, Baize, Bifang, Guiche and Tangshe fleets. Previously, the ships of the five fleets were mainly lock ships and three-masted sailing ships. This
In the past two years, our shipbuilding and gun-casting levels have advanced rapidly, and new ships and new guns have been finalized one after another. In the future, the main ships of the five major fleets will be third-level battleships, supplemented by cruisers."
Zhao Si spoke.
"Bo Ji, please tell me the performance data of the third-level battleships and cruisers, so that everyone can have an idea."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Third-class battleship, also called a sixty-four-gun battleship. It has three masts, a fore and a half sail and a triangle sail. It has a displacement of 1,600 tons and a crew of 610 people. It has two artillery decks, including the deck deck, each equipped with three
Twenty-four Type Zero (thirty-three pounds, thirty kilograms) heavy guns, twenty-four Type Sixteen (eighteen pounds, sixteen kilograms) artillery, and sixteen Type 08 (nine pounds, eight kilograms) artillery pieces
.”
Hearing these numbers, Zhao Si was excited. Back then, when he was a fan of military keyboards on forums, the navy and naval battles were also an important part. When fighting against each other, he memorized a lot of data. Now he has actually realized them all with his own hands.
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That's right, this third-class battleship was designed and finalized by the Song Shipbuilding Research Institute under his own guidance, and built through the cooperation of major shipyards.
The prototype template of the third-level battleship is the eighteenth-century classic battleship of the English Navy in another world - the Indefatigable.
At the beginning, England and France had differences in the calibration of third-class battleships. England took the sixty-four-gun route, and France took the seventy-four-gun route. Each has its advantages and disadvantages.
After some comprehensive analysis, I decided to take the sixty-four-gun route - I was already invincible, so I just saved on the artillery, which was too expensive.
Li Gang is still continuing.
"Currently, the five major fleets already have twenty-seven third-level battleships. In the next three years, they plan to launch and equip thirty-seven more."
"The cruise ship has a displacement of 800 tons, a length of 42 meters, a crew of 246 people, a gun deck, and is equipped with 44 artillery pieces, all of which are Type 22 (24 pounds, 22 kilograms) artillery."
Yes, the cruiser itself is based on the USS Constitution, a forty-four-gun cruiser.
The USS Constitution is a classic sailing battleship of Citigroup, which was in service directly from the 18th century to the 21st century. Its biggest feature is that its firepower is greater than that of others, but it cannot outrun it, and its firepower is inferior to those that can catch it.
Of course, this feature of it is of little use in this era, because regardless of speed or firepower, it is the most awesome wave in this era.
However, my nature is such that if I want to go with it, I will go with the best. The USS Constitution series of battleships can serve for four centuries, and the cruise ships of the Song Dynasty strive to serve for three centuries.
"The five major fleets now have 69 cruisers. In the next three years, 95 are planned to be launched and outfitted... The rest include fast schooners, large broad-body transport ships and other auxiliary vessels... At present
, the largest number of the five fleets is the three-masted sailboat. These ships are the earliest series of sailboats in the Song Dynasty. Later, they gradually withdrew from the navy and were resold to major chambers of commerce and became armed merchant ships..."
After Li Gang finished speaking, Zhao Si looked around at everyone and continued.
"This is the situation of our navy. The purpose of the Song Dynasty's army was first to protect the country and defend the security of the Song Dynasty. Secondly, to protect the interests of the Song Dynasty. The landing battles of Pingliao and Goryeo, the South China Sea Strategy, the South China Sea
This is true for both the Great Ocean (Indian Ocean) and the Great Sea of Food."
"Currently, the tasks of the Song Dynasty's navy, especially the five main fleets, have gradually shifted to protecting the Song Dynasty's overseas interests. Fighting piracy, deterring hostile forces, and protecting the safety of trade routes and merchant ships...Now the Song Dynasty is prospering in business and trade, especially
The output of industrial, cotton, tea, silk, porcelain, glass and other goods is increasing year by year."
"Things are produced but cannot be sold, which means there is no output and raw materials are wasted. At the same time, it is our national policy to gather the world's products to enrich the Song Dynasty. There are also a series of wars such as the extermination of Xia, Mobei, and Pingliao.
How could we support the implementation of the New Deal if we did not transport large amounts of grain, copper, iron ore, and coal back to the Song Dynasty through overseas trade?"
Zhao Si's words were resounding and everyone was deeply touched by them.
When the troops were launched on all fronts, everyone was on tenterhooks. They were worried that the national strength would not be able to support the war and the tragedy of the Han Dynasty would be repeated. However, they did not expect that the Song Dynasty would become more brave and brave as it fought, and its national power would become more powerful.
Everyone studied carefully and found that there were two main factors. One was the official strategy: resolutely not to fight a protracted war and focus on pre-war layout.
Economic war, cultural war, propaganda, bribery and instigation are carried out several years in advance. As long as the enemy is tired and the enemy is in civil strife, all arrangements are made without any mention of morality and justice - it is all about life and death. Why should we imitate Song Xianggong?
.Wait until the fire is almost over, gather powerful military forces, and strike with all your strength to defeat the enemy in the shortest possible time.
This was true from the extermination of Xia to Mobei, then to Pingliao and the recovery of Dali. After counting, the battle to exterminate Xia took the longest - starting from the second year of Yuanfu, fighting and fighting, until the apocalypse
Three years, a full five years have been spent.
However, during the Ping Liao War, our side had gained "rich experience", and with the considerable cooperation of the Liao monarchs and ministers, various means were arranged. It only took more than half a year for the actual military operation to be launched.
Observation, speed, attack and iron discipline
The second important factor is the development of industry and trade.
A large amount of goods from the Song Dynasty were sold overseas, and grain, copper, iron ore, coal and other materials were continuously shipped back. Often half a shipload of silk or porcelain was exchanged for several shiploads of food, which was a huge profit!
It was with the support of such huge profits that in the previous wars of the Song Dynasty, materials were never scarce, so it felt like the wars became more and more fierce.
Everyone continued to listen to what Zhao Si said.
"So, trade is now a matter of life and death for the Song Dynasty! Whoever dares to block the trade of the Song Dynasty will be the mortal enemy of the Song Dynasty!" Zhao Si's words echoed in everyone's ears.
"Now that the navy is getting stronger and stronger, it is protecting the maritime trade of the Song Dynasty. Now, it should be given a formal title." Zhao Si said the theme of the meeting, "I discussed it with all the ministers in Kaifeng,
How to place the navy, put it under the name of the Privy Council, or place it in another place? There are different opinions. Today, Xuanming, Liu Fa, and Maoming are all here to give you good suggestions." This chapter has been completed!