1825 My New Daming

Chapter 235 Let's Go, I'll Grab Oil for Daming! (Please subscribe, please collect)
In mid-August of the ninth year of Taiping in Ming Dynasty.

On Tianjin Wei’s Daming Local Fleet Wharf, it seems that a “Ship Expo” is being held these days. Because the docks and nearby berths are full of all kinds of old-fashioned warships and civilian ships!
Oh, not all of them are old-fashioned, there are also very new ones, such as two majestic hero ships, four small cannon-big "Four Heavenly King Ships", and a brand new Nandao-class passenger ship, and a few more A thousand-ton bulk carrier, a maintenance ship, two trawlers, and two minelayers also looked brand new.

The general flag of Zhuge Weidao fluttered on the mast of a half-new "Prince" class battleship.

The so-called "Prince" class is actually not a first-class warship, but a collective name for a series of warships.

These so-called "Prince" class warships have a standard displacement of between 6500 and 8000 tons. The main engine uses a "coal stove" plus a three-expansion steam engine with a power of 12 to 15 horsepower. The speed is generally between 305-280 knots.As for these "lord"-level armaments, the main guns generally have three configurations, double 240mm caliber rack recoil guns, double [-]mm rack recoil guns, and dual [-]mm tube recoil guns, each with a turret at the front and rear.

And these 305mm guns, 280mm guns, and 240mm guns have all formed a series, developing from front-mounted, rear-mounted, frame-backed, tube-backed, ship-based, and land-based.

In addition, in addition to these three series of heavy artillery, the Ming Dynasty Navy has also developed four series of heavy artillery of 210mm, 350mm, 380mm, and 410mm, and they also have two branches: ship-based and land-based.Even if it is a 410mm caliber cannon, there are special shallow water heavy gunships for its trial.

It can be said that the development of the Ming Dynasty Navy is very organized and developed step by step according to the plan.

As for the Persian Gulf Fleet led by Zhuge Weidao this time, because it is performing an "existence mission", that is, to put on a show in the Persian Gulf and act as a floating fort.So I stuffed a full 8 "Princes" who had already retreated to the second line.

Zhuge Weidao's flagship is the highest-grade "Tang Wang" among all princes. This is a "new prince" with a standard displacement of 1.2 tons and a ship age of less than 6 years.When she first entered the water, she was very proud, and she even served as the general flagship of the Ming Navy!
It's a pity that shipbuilding technology has advanced by leaps and bounds these years. Not to mention the "Tang Wang" that entered service nearly 6 years ago, even the Hongwu Great Emperor is no longer popular.
In addition to the 8 "Prince" ships, the Persian Gulf Fleet also has 8 old-fashioned armored cruisers. They are said to be "old-fashioned", but they are not very old. They are all "old ships" that are less than 10 years old.Although the ships all look brand new and are not "old" at all, the "Jia Xun" with a standard displacement of only about 3000 tons can't accept the old!
这8条“甲巡”的主机马力都在5000匹左右，最大航速不过15节16节，根本不能和好汉级相比。军舰的装甲也不大行，根本抵挡不住好汉级这样的新锐“甲巡”的火炮轰击。不过这8条“甲巡”装备的210毫米管退炮到是还堪一用的。

After 8 battle lines and 8 armored cruisers, of course there are 8 fast dome armored cruisers.They are all 2300-2500-ton ships, which are said to be fast, and the fastest speed is only 18 knots and 19 knots.It is not as fast as a hero-class battleship. As for the firepower, it is mainly 155mm guns, which is not bad.If they are allowed to carry out the task of breaking diplomatic relations, unless they encounter the new British ships, they will definitely be able to complete the task and retreat unscathed.

The above 24 warships, plus the 4 Heavenly King ships from Japan, and 2 fast camouflage attack ships, a total of 30 ships, are actually relatively new ships.In addition to them, the Persian Gulf Fleet also has 8 sail ironclad ships with a standard displacement of 8000-10000 tons!Although they can still hang sails, these 8 motor sailboats are actually not very good, and the age of the ships is only between 15 and 20 years.The maintenance is quite good, and the artillery has also been updated, all replaced with 155mm rapid-fire guns.

In addition, the space on these 8 ships is not small, and some of them have been converted into cabins for the Marine Corps.In addition to the original crew, each ship can also take an additional battalion of marines, which is basically an amphibious landing ship.

In other words, this time, there will be 8 marine battalions in Zhuge Weidao's fleet, a full 4800 marines!The person in charge of commanding them is Zhuge Weidao's elder brother named Zhuge Wezhi.He was a colonel in his thirties, with a big black face and a short stature. He didn't look like a descendant of the Zhuge family, but rather a visit from the Pang Tong family.

The army also sent out people this time, with an infantry brigade of almost 5000 people on four troop carriers.And the commander of this infantry brigade is Major General Mu Junen, who went to Peshawar with Zhuge Weidao to open his eyes. He is a child of King Qian's Mansion, and he is about the same age as Guan Tianpei. Secretary.Now personally coming down to lead the troops, he is obviously also a person with a bright future.

The relationship between Mu Junen and Zheng Guoxian seems to be good. Colonel Zheng, who has made great contributions in Hawaii, came to see him off in person today as a representative of the Ministry of War.At this moment, I also boarded Zhuge Weidao's flagship Tangwang, and I was in the fleet meeting room with Mu Junen, Zhuge Weidao, Li Chenghui, the deputy admiral of the Persian Gulf Fleet, Chen Jian, the chief of staff of the fleet, Guo Xiaobao, the chief of staff of the fleet, and others. One, and several officers of the Army's First Expeditionary Brigade are having a meeting together!

Zhuge Weidao was wearing a white navy officer's uniform, which was kept clean and spotless. He was sitting at the top of a long conference table, looking at the sailors in white and the green military uniforms sitting on both sides. The army. The atmosphere is still very good.

"According to the No. 102 combat order issued by the Ministry of the Navy and the Naval Staff Department, this fleet will carry out top-secret overseas missions!" The person who is speaking is Lieutenant Colonel Guo Xiaobao, the chief staff officer, holding an open folder in his hand, Inside the folder are the combat orders jointly issued by the Ministry of the Navy and the Navy Staff!
It's a battle, not a drill!

The Ming court is obviously ready for a full-scale war with Britain!

Of course, being prepared does not mean that the battle will start immediately, but since the fleet is going to cross the Strait of Malacca, it must be prepared to fire at any time.

Guo Xiaobao paused, and then said: "Operation No. 102 has six key tasks. One is that the fleet will pass through the Strait of Malacca in a state of special combat readiness. For this reason, the fleet must be ready to fire first! The second is to seize control of the Persian Gulf. , and at the entrance of the Persian Gulf in the Strait of Hormuz to establish a sea mine blockade to retain access to and exit; the third is to carry out landing operations in the Persian Gulf to seize strategic points such as pirate beaches, Ras Al Khaimah, and Qeshm Road; The Persian Gulf is the base to carry out cross-border training missions that can be transferred to actual combat at any time; fifth, to take all means to prevent other countries' fleets from entering the Persian Gulf; sixth, after controlling the Persian Gulf, select a site in the Persian Gulf to build the fleet's home port and land base, Forts and other facilities."

After Guo Xiaobao read out the order jointly issued by the Ministry of the Navy and the Naval Staff Department, Zhuge Weidao spoke in a serious manner: "Gentlemen, due to the current international situation, the possibility of us firing the first shot in a world war cannot be ruled out. Up and down the fleet, you must be mentally prepared to go to war at any time!

Since our fleet is likely to use the Persian Gulf as a base, it will carry out missions of existence and missions of breaking diplomatic relations, and it will be unable to get in touch with the rear mainland for a long time.Therefore, in this operation, officers above the school level will be allowed to bring one female family member. In addition, the Ministry of the Navy has assigned us a relatively comfortable South Island-class passenger ship for the family members to use.If necessary, an application should be made within 24 hours, and personnel must board the ship within 72 hours.

Finally, I ordered that starting from August 8th, the entire fleet will be at the first level of combat readiness. Around the 18th, the entire fleet will set sail! "

(End of this chapter)