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Chapter 285 The Russo-Chinese War: Far East and Japan

On the Pacific Ocean, the waves rolled, and a wave of waves arose, hitting the deck of the ship, causing a burst of "splash", and then disappeared.

And in the center of the fleet, there is a huge battleship, Huo Qubing! !

The name of the battleship Huo Qubing is very familiar, but it is actually three generations old.

The first generation was a simple wooden structure.

The battleship Huo Qubing was steam-modified in the second generation, but because it was a modified product based on the original sailing battleship, it looked strange. Fortunately, at that time, it was the same all over the world.

In this way, the second generation Huo Qubing is already considered a leader.

By the third generation, which is the latest steam engine and even hull technology, the Huo Qubing has completely completed its evolution.

Seventy percent of the entire hull of the Huo Qubing is made of steel, which is already an incredible improvement in today's era. If it were not for the deck and even the wooden structure in the bottom compartment, it could be regarded as an ironclad ship, but even if In this way, in the current industry, Huo Qubing is also called an ironclad ship.

Of course, in the Han shipbuilding community, Huo Qubing is generally referred to as a former ironclad, which is a semi-finished ironclad.

The reason why it is called this is related to Han's current shipbuilding plan.

According to Han's latest shipbuilding plan, it is planned to build a fully ironclad naval fleet before the 1960s.

There is also a Tiangong shipbuilding plan among them, and there are rumors that it may be related to ironclad ships.

In fact, the development of ironclad ships in this time and space is actually much faster than in the original time and space. In the final analysis, it is the progress of Han Dynasty's shipbuilding technology that has led to the fact that in a single ship, the UK, the maritime hegemon, has no advantage. In addition, the United States and other countries to catch up.

In the early 1950s, the British Navy proposed the ironclad ship plan. The Han Dynasty's ironclad ship plan was originally a top-secret project, but after relevant people followed up, it could only be displayed openly to show its strength.

After Han followed suit, the United States naturally had to follow suit, which eventually led to the so-called "ironclad ship craze" in the past two years.

In the end, this fanaticism is just a "slogan" for some countries. In the end, it is either due to various problems such as economy or even technology, or it finds a lame reason to "slander" the ironclad ship as an impossible fantasy.

In the end, the only countries in the world that are really engaged in ironclad warships are Britain, Han, the United States, France, Austria and a few other powerful countries.

As for Prussia and Tsarist Russia, one's shipbuilding industry was too weak, the other was too chaotic, and both were peripheral spectators of ironclads.

As for declining countries like the Qing Dynasty and the Ottoman Empire, don't be kidding, they can't even understand steam engines, and it's even less possible for world-leading technology like ironclad ships.

Going back to the Huo Qubing, the ship is actually an accessory of the Han Kingdom's Tiangong Project. It is an experimental product that devolved part of the ironclad ship technology in advance. Just like many technologies in previous lives, they were first taken out and put to experiment in other places. After accumulating enough data, it was finally born completely.

Just like the relationship between father and son, it is appropriate to have the name of the father of the ironclad ship on the third-generation Huo Qubing in the future.

According to the Han Dynasty's shipbuilding plan, the Huo Qubing may become a backward product in a few years. Of course, in today's era, the Huo Qubing is still "far ahead"! !

On the vast Pacific Ocean, Huo Qubing's tall and majestic figure is like an ancient behemoth, and the surrounding huge waves cannot do anything to it, just like the song of the Han Dynasty's navy:

"We are the warriors of the sea, we are the power to conquer everything!!"
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Yokosuka, Japan, is a military port that was just built less than a year ago. It is a port built by Japan to imitate the military port of Han Dynasty. It is located at the mouth of Edo Bay. [Edo during this period included Tokyo in later generations, or Tokyo was part of it]

Yokosuka Port was the only military port of the Japanese Navy. It received great attention from the shogunate and purchased a large amount of Han equipment for it.

For example, Han's latest silt-clearing steamship and a full set of naval service facilities show how thoroughly the Japanese navy has learned from the Han navy.

It is even said that even work and rest are in accordance with the work and rest schedule prescribed by the Han Navy. Get up at six o'clock, go out for drills at seven o'clock, have breakfast at eight o'clock, long-distance running in the morning, and maneuver and study in the afternoon.

Moreover, many instructors are retired naval officers hired from Han at high prices.

This is just for training and learning. On the warships, they are basically Han warships. The two most powerful warships, Edo and Osaka, are the 3,500-ton No. 1 warships ordered from Han. The artillery on the third-generation steam warship is also the world's first-class naval artillery. As for other auxiliary ships, except for the patrol ship, which is produced in Japan, the other several ships are all from Han.

The entire Japanese Navy has a total of two 3,500-ton ships, four 2,000-ton ships, six 1,000-ton ships, and a dozen 500-ton patrol ships. It is actually a very powerful force in the entire Far East. the power of.

The entire fleet was called the "246 Fleet" by the Japanese.

Of course, this so-called 246 Fleet is nothing in front of the Han Navy. After all, the Nanyang Fleet alone can suppress the entire Japanese Navy, not to mention the Pacific Fleet, which is several times stronger than the Nanyang Fleet.

Of course, in order to prevent Japan from losing control, the Han Dynasty has been pushing for a treaty. However, as the shogunate unified Japan, the treaty was delayed. Every time they talked about it, they were evasive, or they were just talking about it, and they just didn't want it anyway. promise.

The official name of this treaty is: "Sino-Japanese Security Treaty!!"

Naturally, the Han Dynasty was dissatisfied with the "unrighteousness" of the Japanese. For example, the new Japanese minister Zhang He visited Emperor Komei many times to express Han's dissatisfaction with the shogunate. Recently, there were even rumors Emperor Xiaomei is preparing to take the imperial title and accept the "canonization" of the Han Dynasty.

This incident caused such a stir in Japan that Zhang He had to come forward to explain;

"Han and Japan are separated by a strip of water and are friendly neighbors. We greatly recognize the unification of Japan. However, the world cannot be left without a master for a day. Now that the Emperor of Han is standing on the continent, what is the Emperor of Japan!!"

A "what?" made the Japanese think for a long time.

Some knowledgeable people have also seen that the Han Dynasty is going to take action on the great unification that the Japanese care about most.

And what is their response to this? Nothing else. "Silence" is silence.

Except for trolls like Shun Takeuchi, no one in the Japanese cultural circle stood up to refute. Instead, there was a small wave of "anti-Han" in some cities, but they were all suppressed by the Japanese police in the end.

So much so that Jun Takeuchi scolded him in the second volume of his book The Age of Chaos: "Some people claim to be consciences, claim to be cultured, and claim to be masters, but in front of the country's justice, they kneel down so completely, like old dogs praying for rewards from their masters." , the owner can make them bark with a bone, and with a look from the owner, they will shut up!!"

Today's public opinion in Japan is actually very confusing. It is a common thing for those who support the Han and those who oppose the Han to fight against each other.

Both sides even gave each other nicknames. The pro-Han faction called the anti-Hans refugees, calling them as lowly and brainless as the refugees who starved to death.

The rebels retorted that the other party was a Han maggot, a maggot left by the Han Dynasty in Japan.

Of course, these "disruptions" have nothing to do with the Pacific Fleet.

The Pacific Fleet that had just arrived in Yokosuka was warmly welcomed by the Japanese navy and the people, and the most popular one turned out to be Huo Qubing, who had a "highly significant" mark in the history of Japan's humiliation of the Han Dynasty.

You must know that in the eyes of many "angry youth" in Japan, Huo Qubing is a symbol of Japan's shame.

This is the beginning of Japan betraying its "national character" and a shame that Japan cannot "explain".

But now, such a shame, "visiting" Japan again "openly", for those anti-Han faction, it can no longer be described as a blow, it is simply "desperation".

On the majestic bridge of the Huo Qubing, stood naval officers wearing blue and white navy uniforms and big-brimmed hats. When they waved downwards, I don't know how many Japanese women's "hearts of love" were "fluctuated".

Tap! !

When Pacific Fleet Commander Ai Qiaonan walked down the stairs of Huo Qubing, the Japanese military band in the port immediately "welcome" him.

"Hello, Commander!!"

"Hello……"

"Hello, my name is Aso..."

Ai Qiaonan shook hands one after another.

The Japanese officers who shook hands with him all bowed "excitedly" to show respect.

Ai Qiaonan only "slightly" raised his forehead, and then moved toward the "next one".

And those Japanese officers who were neglected by him did not have any dissatisfaction, and even felt that this was the "general style".

After finishing it, Japanese Navy Commander Nanyo Taro took the initiative to speak:

"General Ai, we have prepared a banquet for the general and all colleagues in the Han Navy. Look..."

Nanyang Taro's posture was very humble, but in the eyes of those around him, it was normal. After all, this was the Han Navy! !

A powerful navy in their "dream", they chased "day and night", but could only see a superficial glimpse of their mentor.

Just look at the Huo Qubing in the port. Isn't this ship more powerful than all their main warships? ? Ai Qiaonan looked at the "restrictive" Japanese people around him and opened his mouth slightly:

"I think let's forget about the banquet. After all, we are here to fight, not to enjoy."

"Ending the war as soon as possible is the mission of our soldiers!!"

As soon as Ai Qiaonan said this, there was a sudden feeling of "disappointment" around him, but soon he became "excited" again.

After all, this is the style of the Imperial Navy. Listen to that sentence, ending the war is the mission of the military. I don’t know how much higher the level of speech is than that of the civil servants in the shogunate! !

Some people even plan to print this sentence on the Japanese Naval Academy as a "famous quote".

If Ai Qiaonan knew that this group of people planned to do this, he would definitely be speechless. After all, these words were completely casual and had no "nutrition" at all. They were so persistent.

"Since General Ai has military affairs, it is inconvenient for us to disturb him."

"This way please..."

Nanyang Taro showed a "disappointed" expression, and then calmly invited Ai Qiaonan and others into the prepared post house.

Ai Qiaonan took one look and led the people in. Behind him was a Japanese school-level officer waiting on the side. (Japanese military ranks are exactly the same as those of Han Dynasty. It is impossible to reappear in the original time and space)

.........

Wow...

Ai Qiaonan and deputy commander Kang Fei were lying in the bathtub. Behind them was a geisha in thin clothes.

Swish! !

The sound of rubbing his back sounded "softly", and Kang Fei breathed out "comfortable", and then said to Ai Qiaonan who was smoking:

"Lao Ai, the Japanese are just different from us. How can they entertain people? Even if they are entertained in the bathhouse, they are still like this..."

Although Kang Fei "enjoyed" it, he said he "disdained" it. After all, he was a "gentleman."

Ai Qiaonan looked at Kang Fei, who was "faking love" across from him, and said unceremoniously:

"You don't like it, okay, stop rubbing it, go out, I'll rub two by myself!!"

"Alas, Lao Ai, you are so unspeakable and unspoken!!"

Hearing this, Kang Fei immediately showed his "true face".

The two chatted and laughed for a while, and Ai Qiaonan waved away the two geishas who wanted to stay behind to "serve" them.

Then, with Kang Fei's "puzzled" eyes, he said:

“What do you think of this Japanese navy??”

Kang Fei didn't understand what Ai Qiaonan meant, but he still replied:

"The warships are a little behind the times, but everything else is okay. I watched their maneuvers this morning. Good guys, one by one, their Mandarin is better than ours. There is no accent at all. They have a pure Xijing accent. When asked, they can You know, good guy, you have to speak Mandarin even when you eat, and you will be punished if you have a wrong accent. It’s even more harsh than when we learned English!!” (Mandarin in later generations)

Speaking of this, Kang Fei was obviously "missing". Time passed by, and they were no longer the military students who were numb from learning English.

In the current Han Dynasty naval system, foreign languages ​​are still compulsory courses, but they can be taken as electives, and are not as strict as before. As long as you can basic oral communication, as for the so-called British accent, whoever is willing to learn it can go, now Han Dynasty The navy doesn’t want to learn! !

Just like what the President of the Naval Academy said: "The purpose of language is communication, and any behavior that is not for the purpose of communication is just hooliganism and posturing!!"

In a word, as long as you can communicate, there is no need to be so serious.

So when he saw the Japanese Navy, Kang Fei couldn't help but think of the "Han Navy" more than ten years ago.

It is precisely because of this that Kang Fei himself actually has a great impression of the Japanese Navy, but it is difficult to say it out.

Ai Qiaonan, who was opposite him, had no such "sense" and even had an inexplicable "trepidation".

So after Kang Fei finished speaking, he took over the topic and said: "The Japanese navy has made rapid progress and may not be a powerful enemy in the future. When it comes to defense, be defensive. When the time comes that you can no longer defend yourself, you will regret it..."

Ai Qiaonan looked at Kang Fei with "wariness" on his face.

On the opposite side, Kang Fei asked very puzzledly: "Old Ai, in my opinion, the Japanese navy should not have the strength to threaten us. It is said that it is difficult for them to produce thousand-ton warships, even steam engines and We have to buy artillery pieces from us, is such an army really a threat??"

Ai Qiaonan looked at Kang Fei and said:

"We used to be the same as Japan today. Han Dynasty can do it, so why can't Japan??"

Kang Fei looked at Ai Qiaonan's "wary" eyes, and his expression immediately became complicated.

Then he asked:

"Lao Ai, since you think Japan is a threat, how should you suppress it??"

Ai Qiaonan pondered for a while, and then replied: "Japanese shipbuilding, artillery, and training are weak. They should find solutions in these three areas!!"

Kang Fei said "all ears".

Ai Qiaonan immediately spoke:

"I think most of the Japanese warships are made in China. If we start from here, there may be a chance."

"We should keep Japan's navy at a level that lags behind ours. Our warships must be one to two generations higher than Japan's, and at critical times, we can sell technologies that have not yet been developed by the Japanese shipbuilding industry to strangle Japan's warships. The technological development route, when they will always follow our baton..."

"The same goes for artillery!!"

"As for training, it is mainly to cultivate pro-Han faction. Although in my opinion, there are many pro-Han people in Japan, but there are few in key departments."

"In my opinion, it is better to open up some quotas for studying in Japan and grant them to school-level officers of the Japanese navy and army in the name of further training..."

"In this way, Japan's future shipbuilding, heavy industry, and people's hearts are all in our hands. Even if Japan is the Great Sage, it cannot escape the palm of the Tathagata..."

Ai Qiaonan's plan can be said to be extremely "insidious". It basically aims to cut off the Japanese's path forward.

Once implemented successfully, Japan will have no choice but to follow Han's "butt" for hundreds of years to come, and will never be able to break away.

After listening to this, Kang Fei thought for a while and said, "It is said that the higher authorities want to sign a security treaty with Japan, but Japan is unwilling. What do you think?"

"What are your chances of winning??"

Ai Qiao Nanyang's beard was raised, and he replied with a firm tone: "Japan's destiny is not in Japan, but in the Han Dynasty. Today, the Han Dynasty is responsible for it. What can Japan, a small country, do??"

In the bathtub, Kang Fei and Ai Qiaonan looked at each other and smiled, their laughter "self-evident".

Four days later, the 12,000-strong expeditionary force in the rear arrived in Edo, causing another burst of "cheers."

But for Japan, the pressure was "astonishing" because during this period, with the arrival of the Han fleet and troops, the emperor began to "make trouble" again.

Continuously demanding the restoration of the "rights" he had.

If that's the case, forget it. After all, an "incompetent" emperor without any rights actually poses little threat to the shogunate.

But it would be different if the Han Kingdom was added. The shogunate, or Tokugawa Ieki, could not understand the threat involved.

It's just that people are always like this, they like to "play dead", and as long as they don't reach the end, they always think that they can resist.

Only in the end will you realize that you are really a "weak chicken"! !

It doesn't matter if Japan can't see it clearly. What's important is that Han can see it clearly, so the expeditionary force "set off"! !

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(End of this chapter)