The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

The movement was so loud that everyone in Shanghai could hear it clearly and see it clearly, especially the people on both sides of the Huangpu River witnessed the whole process of the giant cannon firing with their own eyes. His scalp was numb, but in the next moment, the shouts of mountains and tsunami set off monstrous waves!

"Good! Great cannon! Well done!"

"As expected of our mighty teacher, majestic! Wonderful!"

"My God, I've finally waited for this day! Good cannon, long ambition!"

... The cheers almost suppressed the roar of the next round of bombardment. On the battleship, all the crew members who entered their posts were speechless when they heard the launch, but Wang Da laughed loudly, pointing at the shore from the observation tower at the top. He said to the others: "Did you see that? It's exactly the same as Boss Zhu said! The thickness and length of the cannon barrel are directly related to the height and thickness of the people's morale. These words are so damn accurate! Tell me, if you do this Can they be so excited after a small 203 bombardment?"

"No! No matter what age, as a man, big is beautiful, and more is good. The concept will not change easily. Therefore, since ancient times, the great achievements that can be commemorated and admired by people have such distinctive features. Our The battleship is the best interpretation of this concept."

The chief of staff gave a serious answer, but he was saying the answer Wang wanted most in his heart.

"Commander Shit Luck" Wang Da grinned and showed his back molars. He smiled triumphantly. He is nainai. Boss Zhu is really interesting. He is worthy of being the boss for giving us the limelight so generously. .High moral integrity, admiration admiration!

"Boom!" The 102nd ship Hengshan launched the second round a few minutes later. The triple-mounted turrets under deliberate control did not use the millisecond intervals of conventional combat, but fired shells at an even rhythm of half a second, and the recoil was on the battleship. It was so slight that it didn't even cause the hull to tilt, as it moved slowly.The easter eggs were lined up thousands of meters above the sky, and the exploding golden flowers shone and shattered the sunlight, which was extremely eye-catching!

Wang Da followed closely in the third round.In this way, the two battleships alternated with each other, walking and firing, and it took a full hour to complete the more than ten kilometers of waterway.The two warships fired 81 shots alternately!

Feast your eyes on the people on both sides of the strait!The widest part of the Huangpu River waterway is only 800 meters, and the narrowest part is only 300 meters. Especially after reaching the Bund, the narrow waterway from Lujiazui to Gaochang Temple, all the commanding heights of the concession and the old county are overcrowded, and almost everyone who can come will come. Yes, the tops of all the buildings are crowded, and the tallest GD Building, Bank of China Building, Sassoon Building and other buildings can see the river's surface is even more difficult to buy!

Not to mention the people and passionate young people in Shanghai, they flocked to see the lively envoys, military attaches, and intelligence personnel from various countries who spent a lot of money to snatch a good corner, holding large-magnification binoculars and cameras with lenses.The shorthand notebook and the sketcher were all on standby. When the battleship moved in, they all got busy and frantically recorded all the details about the battleship that they could see and guess, and wrote as much as they could!

Such a great opportunity.Once in a lifetime!

For a long time, battleships, as the important weapons of the country, have always been the top secrets that will never be leaked. From design, construction to service, which country is not secretive?Even the Americans who don't care the most are also unwilling to easily disclose the performance and real situation of the battleship to others.Even the true appearance of the battleship must be kept secret, in order to achieve surprise during combat.

Such an uncharacteristic public appearance like today is simply rare in the world!Looking down from the high points on both sides of the 300-meter-wide channel, you can clearly see every external detail of the battleship, which is almost equivalent to revealing more than half of its design and performance!As long as you take the photos and detailed descriptions to professionals, you can analyze them all!

The people of the country are either inexperienced or stupid and bold to do this, or else they are just provoking the world's major naval powers!

"This must be a provocation to all countries! Since the day when the news of the battleship building was deliberately leaked, the people of the country have such thoughts! They want to drag us back into the vicious cycle of the shipbuilding competition. Obviously, Their plot is about to succeed!"

The British ambassador Xu Gesen's face was the most ugly. He clearly realized that the people of the country could not be stupid, and there was only one terrible purpose in doing this, to stir up trouble!

In order not to be dragged down by other countries and drag down the economy, the UK took great pains to enter into the naval restriction agreement twice. The first naval holiday was successful and won a precious respite for more than ten years. It failed, but it is not complete, because Japan, Germany, and the United States must build ships, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom are dispensable, and it is not so serious, but today the show is over, and after the countries have judged the strength of the two battleships , Don't be nervous, it's strange!

Next to Xu Gesen, there was Admiral Kelly, the commander of the Far East Navy, who came overnight. The experienced general made various judgments on the spot with the help of his staff, and the data reported by the ambassador made his face more and more ugly.

"...The length is about 230 meters, the width is about 34 meters, the displacement is at least 35000 tons, the main gun is 16 inches, and there are 12 double-mounted secondary guns. Well, it looks like an American product, and its performance is very reliable. The Atlantic bow is conducive to sailing in a stormy environment and ensures stability. The floating upper deck provides enough space. The exquisite and compact bridge not only greatly reduces the weight of the superstructure, but also ensures that the center of gravity of the warship is stable on the waterline. It also greatly reduces the danger of being bombarded...Integrated with a single inclined chimney, a small mast, God! Their watchtower is so small, and it is made into a beautiful spherical shape, is it a radar?!"

Admiral Kelly kept admiring, as if he was admiring a peerless beauty who stripped naked, his eyes glowed green, obviously greedy!

Xu Gesen is not as professional as him, but he knows the data in general. He interrupted the admiral a little annoyed: "Mr. admiral, please estimate, how are the combat effectiveness of these two battleships compared to the battleships owned by the Royal Navy?"

Admiral Kelly shook his gray hair seriously: "Unfortunately, Mr. Ambassador, it is very pessimistic! If it is a simple battleship attack, we currently do not have a capital ship that can block such a caliber of main gun! In contrast, our largest The main gun may not be effective against it! According to the information leaked from the Germans, the Chinese used a large amount of high-strength special alloy materials to build the armor belt. According to the observation data in front of us, the thickness of the side is even If it is more than 300mm, then it is foreseeable that their main armor belt must be at least 400mm or even thicker! This is almost the highest level known in the world!"

"Damn Chinese people! Why can't they be a good boy honestly? Don't they know that such behavior will only cause the Ming world to jointly attack?"

Xu Gesen was so irritable that he almost lost his demeanor, and his heart was burning with anger. Such an aboveboard move of the main battleship into the Huangpu River was a strong provocation to the big powers, especially Britain and France!What do you want to do next?Take back the concession?To tear up the treaty?

Probably!

Before the ** team had nothing, they dared to demand freedom of all kinds of sovereignty, take back the autonomy of tariffs, and negotiate the concession issue. As an Englishman, he must do the same!

This is a very bad sign!Indians are starting to feel restless. Could it be that the glory of the British Empire is really about to go downhill at this point?

Unlike Xu Gesen, the Japanese ambassador Shigeru Kawagoe was completely "shocked"!

The two battleships are not paper fakes, no matter what point of view they are judged from, they are undeniably authentic. Their main gun caliber, tonnage, armor thickness, and shape all reveal the brilliance of the highest technological achievements in the world today without exception. It's not that they are judging the wriggling rags that are covered in rivets and smoking billowing smoke, but a shiny and enviable work of art!

Look at the smooth hull without a weld or a rivet, even if it is covered by surface paint, it can't deceive people under high-magnification binoculars, at least Japanese shipbuilding technology can't do it!

Look at the beautiful shape of the hull and the flat deck. The top is clean and simple, and the turrets are arranged in a well-arranged manner. Extremely high!

Look at the bridge, which is at least half smaller than the Japanese battleship. It is much shorter than the "Nagato", and it is obviously easier to avoid shelling. Compared with the Japanese battleship bridge with stacked buildings, its smooth appearance There are too many good-looking ones. What is the round and round upper deck of the ship's stern?I can't understand it at all!

Shigeru Kawagoe didn't know much about shipbuilding, and he also knew a simple truth: All industrial products with superior performance must have beautiful appearance.This is in line with the laws of nature.And the group of guys in front of them obviously met this judgment condition.

At this critical moment of the Japanese negotiations, seeing that the plan to delay and confuse the people of the country is about to succeed, the other side suddenly throws out two battleships to disrupt the situation. Obviously, they don't want to see the peace talks succeed, and they can stir up the morale of the people and their determination to resist , their efforts for half a year will be wasted!There is only one way left for the Japanese Empire, fight!

"War! You asked for it!" Shigeru Kawagoe spit out a few words quietly like reciting a poem, and the celebrity conveyed every detail back to the mainland as quickly as possible.

At 12 o'clock in the morning, the fleet stopped at Gaochangmiao Military Port. The two battleships were publicly placed in the most conspicuous large berths. A temporary rostrum was built on the pier. The handsome old man Chen Shaokuan stood on it with a red face. The dignitaries at home and abroad looked around, feeling infinitely emotional: "China is about to rise!" (To be continued...)