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"Hello, President!"
"Hello, President!"
Seeing Dong Shuheng arrive, Bao Youzhi and Du Hang hurried over to salute.
The most excited person this time is Bao Youzhi.
His Second Fleet finally replaced its guns with guns. He had been waiting for this day for a long time.
"Youzhi, Du Hang, what did you think of the last confrontation with Britain and France?"
Dong Shuheng didn't tell them about the new ship. It had been decided before.
"The British and French navies are not as formidable as they imagined. They will also be afraid of bayonets." Bao Youzhi said disdainfully.
"President, I think the British and French navies are centuries-old navies, and their military literacy and tactical skills are still relatively high." Du Hang on the side added.
"What you both said is correct. We must despise the enemy strategically and pay attention to the enemy tactically," Dong Shuheng said.
"Some people will definitely ask this time, why don't we directly engage in a naval battle with Britain and France when we have more advanced warships? Sinking their combined fleet in the South China Sea will teach them a lesson and avenge the shame of the Opium War."
The order not to fire the first shot was given by Dong Shuheng. This order made the soldiers who were waiting to use this battle to make achievements feel very puzzled.
It was difficult for Bao Youzhi and Du Hang to answer this question, because the officers and soldiers below did have complaints. Even they themselves did not fully understand this in their hearts.
"You still remember what I told you, a general who leads troops to fight should be more pure and just focus on fighting. But to become a commander-in-chief, he must have his own political vision."
"This French expedition has already arrived at our doorstep. Why don't their navy launch an attack? Is it because they are afraid of you two?"
"It shouldn't be like this. The Gauls have always been proud. Besides, there was a British fleet nearby to support them at that time. If a war really breaks out, they may not lose."
"Yes, President, under the circumstances at that time, even if we had torpedoes, we might not be able to get benefits. The British and French naval guns are no worse than ours, and our torpedoes must be launched within their range. And the ones on the Second Fleet are
Many of the artillery were left over by the Spaniards, and they suffered a big loss in terms of range. So in terms of overall strength, we are not much higher than the other side." Du Hang's First Fleet was the main attack force at the time, and even arrived to observe France up close.
Human fleet.
His analysis is relatively objective.
"It can be seen from this that the French do not really want to go to full-scale war with us."
"If you pay attention to the international situation, you will easily find that the French Emperor Napoleon III is a very smart man and a great chess player."
"He has promoted industrialization in France in recent years. France's steel and textile industries are catching up with the Great Empire, and its comprehensive strength has developed rapidly. Outside, they are aggressively expanding their colonies in northwest Africa. In Mexico
As well as the southern states of America, they all have their own layout."
"Would someone like him be so stupid that he would not eat the meat in front of him and come to the far east to fight with us?"
"Besides, we are no longer the original Qing Dynasty. We have shown our muscles on the front, which cannot be shaken by a small French expeditionary force."
"President, what is their purpose of coming here this time? They can't just send a fleet to demonstrate and let thousands of their infantry die in vain," Bao Youzhi said.
"Of course not. One of them came here this time to test us. What if we don't have the determination to protect Annan? Then wouldn't they succeed?"
"On the other hand, it may also be to show off to the Great Empire. This is equivalent to telling the Great Empire through actions that he is in the same camp as the Great Empire on the Eastern issue."
"But, President, is it worth it?"
"From a businessman's perspective, it's worth it."
"You have to understand that the biggest role of the army is not to fight, but to intimidate. Just like our ancients said, you can conquer the enemy without fighting. Once the cannon is fired, there will be thousands of gold, and no one will be the winner. War is just the lowest level.
s Choice."
"This is especially true in the navy."
"Then President, are you saying that our navy will not be able to fight many wars in the future?"
"Yes, but you have to be ready to fight at any time. So our training cannot be left behind."
"After the handover of the new ships, your two fleets are of equal strength, and can just do more confrontation exercises. Although we don't build many warships, we will not be short of training funds for you." Dong Shuheng made the first move.
, the second two battle fleets are to let them compete with each other.
Bao Youzhi and Du Hang were both young generals, and their backgrounds were also different.
Bao Youzhi was a pirate who surrendered, and he was born with a wild nature. His tactics of commanding naval operations were also very wild.
Du Hang was trained step by step by Dong Shuheng, and his background was much more formal.
The two of them are in two different ways, and Dong Shuheng just wants them to be able to collide and create sparks.
Able to give the Renaissance Army Navy its own spirit.
"There is a book called "On Sea Power" in the world recently. Take a good look at it when you have time." Dong Shuheng said.
"I know this book. The author's name is a household in Zhucundi. Could it be that he is from Fuso?" Du Hang said.
"Haha, how did I know, but the content is well written. I just told you that you should pay more attention to international politics, and this book contains relevant explanations." Dong Shuheng laughed.
"Reporting to the President, Vice Chairman, and two commanders, the induction ceremony is ready." At this time, a young officer ran over and reported.
"Hey, this young man is very handsome. What's his name?" Dong Shuheng asked, pointing to the back of the officer who reported just now. Dong Shuheng always liked to speak in such an old-fashioned way, and those who didn't know thought he was in his forties or fifties.
"Oh, President, his name is Ding Ruchang. He graduated from the Haizhou Naval Academy. He is 24 years old this year. He is the captain of the Xiangjiang ship of our first fleet. He once led the Xiangjiang ship to win first-class collective merit." Du Hang introduced by the side.
road.
"Oh, Ding Ruchang? Not bad!" Dong Shuheng said as if talking to himself.
The ensuing handover ceremony was very formal.
The navy is an aristocratic branch, full of rituals.
The navy of the Renaissance Army was trained by the Great Empire, and it even suffered from this problem of talking about everything.
But this is not without its benefits. At least the soldiers in the Navy have a strong sense of honor.
This sense of honor can be transformed into their morale on the battlefield, their motivation on the training field, and their own restraint in life.
"Let's go there together." Dong Shuheng said to several people.
The handover work of eight warships will take a lot of time just to go through the formalities.
Although the Zhenhai-class destroyer is only more than 3,000 tons, its combat power is no weaker than the Warrior of the Great Empire.
At least it surpassed the Warrior by several blocks in terms of maneuverability.
It can completely hang from the bow of the Warrior.
rendering its broadside firepower ineffective.
With these eight destroyers, the Renaissance Army's fleet basically has the ability to conduct ocean operations.
Moreover, the first and second fleets are both mobile fleets.
The navy is responsible for the coastal security work of the Renaissance Army. The offshore defense also includes the first island chain shore defense facilities and torpedo boat formations.
In this way, the Renaissance Army can have no worries on the sea.
"Youzhi, Du Hang, you will quickly organize a confrontation drill. The winner will be the fleet that will visit the sea in the second half of the year." After the ceremony, Dong Shuheng meaningfully ordered the two fleets.
Dong Shuheng could see that their eyes were full of fighting spirit.
The new ship was put into service, and there was no fighting for the time being. Dong Shuheng was ready to take it out for a swim.
The British and French fleets just showed off in Annan.
Why can't the Renaissance Army go to Europe?
Dong Shuheng had decided not to go to Europe from the Indian Ocean, but to take the Pacific-Atlantic route directly.
I just happened to visit California and Donghua first.
It might as well go and warn those small countries in South Amelia.
You can also get supplies in California and Donghua along the way.
Donghua has basically conquered Chili, and the southern half of the coastline on the west coast of South Amelia is under Donghua's control.
Even the Strait of Magellan has been controlled by Donghua.
After entering the Atlantic Ocean, Buenos Aires, which should now be called the Tingen Federation, would definitely not dare to make things difficult for the Renaissance Army and Navy.
After losing the last war, the Republic of Buenos returned to the embrace of the Tingen Federation.
Hug together to keep warm!
Will the Tingen Federation and the Busi Empire offend the Renaissance Army because of the Great Empire?
Obviously not!
So visiting Europa from this route is very feasible.
Apparently the commanders of both fleets were interested in this voyage.
Such a long voyage is also a valuable experience for the fleet.
Just when Dong Shuheng was making final preparations for the western tour.
The situation in Europa that had just stabilized has once again become treacherous.
As early as the end of last year, Dong Shuheng already knew that France had signed a secret agreement with the Kingdom of Sardinia.
It is based on this that Dong Shuheng determined that France would not go into full-scale war with the Renaissance Army.
Because France signed an agreement with the Kingdom of Sardinia at this time, he obviously wanted to target Austria.
After all, Austria is still a big country and deserves France's best efforts to deal with it.
Sure enough, on January 26, 1859 in the Western calendar, the two sides formally signed an alliance treaty.
Because the European station of the Ministry of Intelligence is in Vienna. In France, the Ministry of Intelligence is also very powerful.
Therefore, Dong Shuheng can obtain first-hand information here.
Now it is easier for Europa to send information back to China.
Just last year, the Baath Army cooperated with the Kingdom of Persia to build a telegraph line from the Western Region to Turkey.
Except for a gap between Turkey and Persia, news could be conveyed by telegraph all the way to Europe.
It's just that there is a feud between Türkiye and Persia, so this section of the line is temporarily unavailable.
At this time, in southern Europe, the war between France, Italy and Austria had begun.