1825 My New Daming

Chapter 396 Target, Washington, White House! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)
There was a sound of splashing water, and Zhuge Weidao came out from the bottom of the water, wiped the water on his face deeply with both hands, and then leaned comfortably on the edge of the pool.

This pool is in the backyard of Zhuge Weidao's mansion, next to a beach with white sand and blue water.However, the pool itself does not lead to the sea, but a private swimming pool. The rockery around the pool is scattered, and there is a shade of trees, which not only has charm, but also ensures privacy.Standing outside the fence in the yard, you can't see the scene inside the pool at all.

Now in the pool, there is Zhuge Weidao who has just swam twice, that is, the women in his back house, all put on swimwear that saves on fabric.Natalie and Nalandili, two "orchids" with hot bodies, chased and played with each other in the pool, and laughed crisply from time to time.

Although Daheikong was pregnant, he didn't lie still every day. He just swam a few laps in the pool with his stomach upright, looking like a pregnant mermaid.Now sitting by the pool watching the sunset, the sun shines on her white skin, so beautiful that it can be put on a wall calendar.

Ali is Zhuge Weidao's most loyal maid, although she has long been able to sleep with her wife and concubine at home.But what I always think about is serving and protecting my master. When I saw Zhuge Weidao emerging from the bottom of the water, I greeted him with a big fluffy towel with a light smile, before Zhuge Weidao sat down beside Da Heikong She made a bed for him first, and then knelt down obediently behind him, wanting to pinch his shoulders and knock his back.Zhuge Weidao waved his hand, asking her to serve later, and then called Natalie and Nalandili who were playing together to come over.

Seeing Natalie and Nalandili swimming over like mermaids, Zhuge Weidao smiled smugly and said to Natalie, "Natalie, I've already made up my mind, and I'm leaving in three days. Go to Mexico. Dili stays to take care of Kong and the children, you and I and Ali will go together!"

Natalie was taken aback, looked at Zhuge Weidao with big eyes blinking and asked, "Honey, is there a diplomatic mission to Mexico this time?"

Zhuge Weidao nodded and said, "Yes, after the fleet arrives in Acapulco, I will go to Mexico City to meet King Agustin I. I have something very important to discuss with him."

Now is wartime, and of course the most important things are military matters.Zhuge Weidao's four women are all tight-lipped women, and they don't ask questions that shouldn't be asked.But Zhuge Weidao smiled, and said to Natalie: "There are too few native whites in Mexico, and it is impossible to fight a long-term war of attrition, so I am going to persuade Agustin I to carry out an adventurous plan. From the sea to the United States Attack the capital, Washington, as the British did in 1814!"

"what?"

The four women present were taken aback, and subconsciously looked left and right, and were relieved when they didn't find the servants approaching.Then Natalie looked at Zhuge Weidao and asked, "Is it appropriate for you to tell us this? This is a military secret!"

Zhuge Weidao said with a smile: "Of course it's suitable! Otherwise, I won't tell you."

As for why it is suitable, Zhuge Weidao will not talk about it, but changed the topic and said: "My dear, this time we will go to Mexico on the newly commissioned super battlecruiser Shihuang. There is a lot of space on this ship. , There is also a well-equipped admiral suite exclusively for the admiral of the large fleet boarding the ship, the head of government or His Majesty the Emperor, so the journey of the three of us will be very comfortable."

The Shihuang class with a standard displacement of 2.5 tons is an upgraded version of the Zhongwang class with a standard displacement of 2 tons. It is also the first large surface ship in the Ming Navy equipped with a 7.5-horsepower full-oil boiler and steam turbine power system.According to the original plan, the Zhongwang class should adopt a power system of 7.5 to 8 horsepower, but in the end, because the system had too strict requirements on the weight, volume, and reliability of the equipment, there was a delay until Taiping It was finally accepted in June 11.

Because the eight Zhongwang-class ships are already in service or sea trials at this time, the first model to use this type of power system is the Shihuang-class with a standard displacement of 2.5 tons and a full displacement of 3.15 tons.

After installing a 7.5-horsepower power system, the Shihuang-class ran a top speed of 27 knots in sea trials, which was one knot faster than the previous Zhongwang-class, and almost caught up with some older ships. The destroyer is gone.

该型战列巡洋舰的武备也比之前的忠王继有了提升，主炮是8门双联装330毫米45倍径太平十年式舰炮，还配备有16门120毫米45倍径太平11年式高平两用速射炮，18门双联20毫米高射机关炮，18挺13毫米高射机关枪，舰艏安装了2具三联530毫米鱼雷发射管。

In addition, this level of battlecruiser is still an "aircraft carrier", but it cannot carry too many "aircraft", it can only carry one seaplane, but it does not have a flight deck, but uses steel slide rails and gunpowder catapults "Launch" the seaplane into the sky.

According to the practice of sharing the hull and power system between battle cruisers and aircraft carriers started by the Zhongwang class, the new fleet aircraft carrier "Qin" class using the Shihuang-class hull has now completed its design and finalization, and the first ship "Qin" is also on the way. Launched shortly before and outfitting started at the same time.Unlike "stitch monsters" like the Shu Zhongwang class, the "Qin" class is a pure fleet aircraft carrier.Moreover, it is an aircraft carrier with both a straight-through deck and an angled deck. The take-off and landing efficiency of the aircraft is much higher than that of the previous Shuzhongwang class.

Thinking of the majestic Shihuang class and Qin class, Zhuge Weidao said to Natalie with great anticipation: "Natalie, when we arrive at the port of Acapulco in Mexico on the Shihuang ship, it will definitely attract everyone. eyes!"

Natalie blinked: "Everyone? That must include Andrew Jackson, right?"

"Of course!" Zhuge Wei said with a smile, "He must open his eyes and take a good look!"

Washington, White House, Oval Office.

Today, US President Andrew Jackson called all his cabinet members to the White House early in the morning, except for Vice President Calhoun
After the cabinet members arrived, Andrew Jackson asked them to give each of them three enlarged black and white photos. The first photo showed Zhuge Weidao holding Natalie's arm and walking down the gangway of the First Emperor!The second photo is the scene of the huge Shihuang sailing into the port of Acapulco under the cheers of the Mexicans.And the content in the third photo is the scariest. Japanese ashigaru soldiers wearing flat hats are lined up neatly, carrying luggage and carrying rifles from a large troop carrier!
"They are coming! Not only the most powerful battleship in the world, but also a whole division of Japanese soldiers"

Seeing that the cabinet members had finished reading the photos, Andrew Jackson immediately said in a hoarse voice, "These photos were taken by a Spanish reporter three days ago, then sent to Cuba by airship, and then transferred from Cuba to Washington by airship. There are dozens of them, and these are just three of them! In addition, reliable information shows that a Deming Fleet from the Pacific Ocean, which may include more than a dozen cruisers and destroyers, has entered the Gulf of Mexico under the flag of the Japanese Navy. I'm sure they'll join the so-called Texas Maritime Self-Defense Force. Looks like we're going to have a big fight soon!"

The President of the United States paused, and continued in a low voice: "The question now is, where are they going? Will they attack us in Texas, or will they rush out of the Florida Straits, go all the way north along the East Coast, and then Come to us?"

"President, where do you mean we are here?" Secretary of State George Van Buren asked.

Andrew Jackson said: "This is where we are, Washington, White House!"

(End of this chapter)