"My friend, I will contact the country immediately. There should be no problem. However, do you only want two ships? How about building a few more ships? You must know that your current enemies are very powerful. Britain and France have Far East
Fleet, Russia also has a Pacific Fleet. When the battleships we build for you enter service, their combat power will definitely surpass those of their opponents. However, the British 'Sovereign' class battleships will definitely be in service by then, and they will definitely send two
The above battleships are heading to the Far East. In that case, your fleet will have no advantage!" Lucas enthusiastically promoted the German battleships. Compared with the British, the German navy still has a very big gap, and they want to catch up with the British.
The navy needs to build a large number of warships, especially battleships. These require a large amount of funds. If a large amount of funds can be obtained by selling warships to foreign countries, the speed of the development of the German navy will surely increase a lot.
The corner of Wang Xiao's mouth twitched. Each ship cost fifteen million marks, which was equivalent to two million three hundred thousand taels of silver. It was more than the military expenditure of equipping a reorganized division. However, this was not the same as the purchase by the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Far-class ironclads are much cheaper. After all, the relationship between Western Sichuan and Germany is much closer than the relationship between Manchu and Qing Dynasty. Germany naturally cannot treat Western Sichuan as a fat sheep like the Manchu and Qing Dynasties and slaughter it. Western Sichuan is now in
If you want to fight a war, you still have so much money to order extra battleships. Besides, the 'Brandenburg-class' battleships are just the earliest battleships, and there are still big disadvantages. When the follow-up 'dreadnoughts'
Suddenly, all these battleships will become obsolete and become scrap metal. Wang Xiao will not be stupid enough to spend money to buy a lot of scrap metal! As long as it can guarantee the advantage over the island countries to the east, that is enough.
"Lucas, you know, our military expenditures are tight now. I have to pay for these warships personally, so I have ordered so many for the time being. However, I need to order a full set of equipment required by a large shipyard to ensure that I can build and
Repair warships of more than 10,000 tons." Wang Xiao looked at Lucas and said. After all, outsourcing is not a long-term solution! The only way is to be able to build it yourself.
"There is no problem with the shipyard. Although the price is relatively expensive, I know that you are very rich and can definitely afford it. However, I would like to ask, are there so many skilled shipbuilders and warship designers in Western Sichuan?
"Lucas asked. Although the army in western Sichuan is strong, the navy is still blank.
"It doesn't exist in western Sichuan, but it does exist in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. Their Mawei Shipyard and Jiangnan Shipyard both have a large number of workers and designers. Especially the Mawei Shipyard. After the Sino-French War, the Mawei Shipyard was also destroyed, and a large number of workers
Unemployment, as long as I send people to recruit, shouldn't be a problem. As for the designers, the original Mawei Shipyard was already able to build cruisers of more than a thousand tons. After a period of training, they should make greater progress.
At the same time, I also hope that Germany can urgently support us with a group of skilled workers and designers, and we will hire them with double the salary." Wang Xiao said. In shipbuilding, there is indeed a very big gap between China and the West.
, but these gaps are not inevitable. The learning ability of Chinese people has always been very good. As long as there are good teachers to guide them, it is not impossible to catch up with the West.
"Okay, I will report this issue to the country!" Lucas said. He is just a consul, and he has no decision-making power on many things. However, he believes that based on the current domestic policies, these things in western Sichuan
All requests will be met.
"In addition, Lucas, the battleships I need must be built before the summer of 1893, and the shipyard equipment needs to be sent to China half a year in advance!" Wang Xiao reminded.
Lucas raised his eyebrows. He didn't know why Wang Xiao was so anxious. However, now there is no outlet to the sea in western Sichuan, so even sending battleships and shipyard equipment would be of no use!
"Don't worry, we will definitely be able to get an outlet to the sea before next year!" Wang Xiao said with certainty. The outlet is not only related to the trade of Western Sichuan, but also restricts whether Western Sichuan can develop and grow. Therefore, seizing the entrance to the sea has become a
The primary issue in western Sichuan has been solved.
"Okay, my friend, I will speak for you as much as possible. I will also prepare the things you need as soon as possible!" Lucas nodded. He knew that since Wang Xiao was so anxious, he must have something for you.
Although he didn't know the specific reason. However, in his eyes, Wang Xiao was simply a magical figure. Within a few decades, he had created such a large foundation, even in Europe.
It is also a legendary story.
After Lucas said goodbye and left, Wang Xiao still stayed quietly in the reception room, his thoughts drifting far, far away. Three years later, if nothing else happened, the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894 would have broken out. Although, the Sino-Japanese War in western Sichuan
The emergence of the Qing Dynasty changed history, but it also made the Manchu Qing Dynasty even weaker. Japan, on the other hand, developed more rapidly than in history. When the time comes, once the Japanese ambitions cannot be contained, they will definitely take action against the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
And Western Sichuan definitely cannot sit back and watch Japan occupy Chinese territory. In that case, a strong navy is very necessary. In addition, Wang Xiao also understood that the great powers would not sit back and watch Western Sichuan overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty in this battle.
. Therefore, Western Sichuan still needs to continue to be patient. The next three years are crucial. Not only does the army in Western Sichuan need to develop more powerful, but the navy also needs to develop. Even if it cannot compare with the great powers, it must become a decisive force in the Far East.
Once the Beiyang Fleet was defeated in the Sino-Japanese War, the navy of Western Sichuan must be able to defeat the Japanese fleet. Therefore, time is pressing, and Western Sichuan must accelerate the pace of development. Once the Manchu Qing Dynasty is defeated by Japan, Western Sichuan will
There is no need to worry about anything more. It will be time for Western Sichuan to completely defeat the Manchus and unify the whole country.
However, the only regret is that Wang Xiao does not know whether his body can survive that day. He knows his own body, and maybe he will not see that day at all. However, even if he cannot see the overthrow of the Manchu Qing Dynasty
That day, but he hopes that his son can do it and continue to carry forward the cause of Western Sichuan. Fortunately, Wang Yuze's performance now makes Wang Xiao very satisfied. Although, he may still be short of a qualified controller of Western Sichuan.
But that was because he was too young. With the help of his father-in-law, Wang Xiao believed that Wang Yuze would be able to grow up quickly and become a qualified ruler. By then, he would die without regrets
Got it!
On July 6, the weather was sunny, the summer sun was scorching the earth, and the temperature in the entire capital area reached 30 degrees, which was unbearably hot. But even so, it could not affect the enthusiasm of the Western Sichuan Army. Today, they were preparing to attack
The capital was about to attack the ruling center of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. In the morning, a green battalion army of several thousand people came from the direction of Tianjin in an attempt to reinforce the capital. However, they were rushed by a battalion of the Western Sichuan Army and were directly attacked.
They were defeated and had no fighting power at all.
The city walls of the capital are very strong and cannot be exploded by the current cannons and guns of the Western Sichuan Army. However, the Western Sichuan Army is still prepared to give it a try, which can be regarded as a greater deterrent to the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Cannons were pulled out one after another, and artillery positions were built less than two kilometers away from the capital. Heavy machine guns were also set up directly further forward. Now the cannons on the walls of the capital did not dare to fire at all.
Once the artillery is fired, they will suffer a stronger counterattack. Therefore, the Qing army in the capital has completely become a coward, allowing the Western Sichuan Army to toss outside. As long as the Western Sichuan Army cannot attack, then the Western Sichuan Army can do whatever it takes.
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At ten o'clock in the morning, the Western Sichuan Army first started the artillery bombardment. Hot shells exploded on the city walls of the capital, filling the city with smoke and completely shrouding the city. However, the Qing army had already learned the lesson, and they were on the city walls.
Not many troops were deployed, and most of the Qing troops were staying under the city wall! Therefore, the shelling in western Sichuan would not cause much damage to them.
A squad of engineers took this opportunity to rush towards the city gate of the capital. They used their guns to blow open the Guang'an Gate, and then the large force could enter the capital from here.
Because there was no obstruction from the Qing army, they quickly rushed into the city gate. Fifty kilograms of gunpowder were piled outside the large iron gate of Guang'an Gate. Such power was enough to smash the large iron gate.
It exploded.
Three minutes later, there was an earth-shattering explosion from Guang'an Gate. The entire city gate tower seemed to shake, and the large iron gate was directly blown into several pieces. However, what dumbfounded the Western Sichuan Army was that the entire city gate
The doorway had been blocked by boulders and sandbags. Although the police blew up the iron door, there was nothing they could do about the boulders and sandbags that were tightly blocked behind it.
"Assholes, these Qing troops are really ready to be cowards!" Ma Zhengyuan, commander of the 13th Brigade, cursed. Originally, he had finally managed to obtain from Wang Yuze that once the city was broken, his 13th Brigade would
It was the mission of the forwards to enter the capital. But now, the Qing army in the capital has actually blocked all the city gates. How can his cavalry enter the city? They can't fly in over the ten-meter-high city wall!
"Forget it, the Qing army blocked the city gate, which was what I expected. Anyway, I didn't expect to invade the capital this time. There will be more opportunities in the future!" Wang Yuze shook his head,
Although he was unwilling to do so, he had no choice but to do so. Neither the troops nor the equipment were enough to support him in attacking the capital. However, the appearance of his troops in the capital had already caused shock in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and his goal had been achieved.
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