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    The Navy has exposed a serious problem in several battles - the hit rate at medium and long distances is no more than 1%. The range of naval guns is all more than 20,000 meters, but in flight, the range of more than 10,000 meters is  Poor Qin Ge, who has a low hit rate at a distance, knows that at this time, a 1% hit rate at a distance of 10,000 meters is normal. The artillery battle in Hefei is different from that on land. The ships on both sides are in motion, and the waves will cause  The warships are ups and downs, and the farther away they are, the lower the hit rate will be. But Qin Ge doesn't need the navy to get very close to the enemy in every battle. Now it's no problem to use a dreadnought to fight a pre-dreadnought, a battle where the big bullies the small.  , but what if there is a duel with a dreadnought?  That's dangerous

    In the South China Sea naval combat exercises, Qin Ge not only promotes the "China threat theory" in conjunction with Europe, but also intends to train the navy's long-range strike capabilities.

    Captain Horns happily accepted Chen Zheng's invitation. He would not agree with the "yellow peril theory" or that the Chinese were showing off their force to themselves. No one can show off their force to the United Kingdom!  Horns was very happy to receive Chen Zheng's invitation, because this is a rare learning opportunity. Soldiers can take this opportunity to learn the combat methods of the new warship. Even without Chen Zheng's invitation, Horns would go to the exercise area.  to observe

    On October 10th, in the South China Sea, a hundred kilometers east of the Dongsha Islands, a fleet consisting of three dreadnoughts, two protected cruisers and four cruisers lined up, waiting for orders. This was Qin Ge's navy.  For the first time since its establishment, all warships were brought together for training exercises. Previously, they relied on the advanced performance of the warships and radio long-distance command to operate separately during the war against Japan.

    The Super Dreadnought was just behind the fleet, and only the Super Dreadnought came to watch the exercise. Rear Admiral Horns was not afraid that the Chinese would launch a surprise attack on him. He did not think that the Chinese had the courage to challenge the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets. Watching  With this fleet in front of him that could run rampant in the Pacific, Hornxin sighed in his heart: If he had refused to sell warships to Qin Ge, then Hawaii might be the territory of the United States now. The nobles in the country had created it for the sake of trivial interests.  It is true that the current Chinese Navy made only a small amount of money from the order Qin Ge placed with Britain. Now the investment in the South African War has exceeded 10 million pounds.

    Chen Zheng looked at the largest fleet in China's history and felt infinite emotion in his heart. After graduating from the Royal Naval Academy at Dartmouth, he went back to middle school to do business and was unable to use what he had learned. But after his brother Chen Yu graduated from Germany, he encountered  When he arrived in Qinge, he went to Hawaii with a little bit of confidence. He originally thought that being able to serve on a warship of several thousand tons would be a blessing from God. But now he has become the commander of the Imperial Navy of China, commanding a fleet of ships.  A huge fleet composed of 9 advanced warships with a total displacement of more than 90,000 tons

    At this time, the fleet was moving in a flying geese formation. Chen Zheng's flagship, the Queen of Hawaii, was at the end of the formation. This was a telegram sent by the Lovely, which was at the forefront on the left, and found an "enemy ship" ahead. All the target ships used for this exercise were  They are ships from the Qing Dynasty, ranging from anti-smuggling ships of several hundred tons to 2,000-ton cruisers that were not sunk in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. They have all become the target ships for this exercise. These target ships are activated by several timer alarm clocks.  The motor that controls the compass controls the steering, allowing the target ship to turn after encountering the fleet.

    "Send telegrams to all ships to order the fleet to enter first-level combat readiness!"

    "Yes! Entering the first level of combat readiness!" The alarm immediately sounded throughout the ship. After the telegram was sent, the other ships also sounded harsh alarms.

    "Telegraph the ships to change their formation! Three battleships and the Kapaa formed a single column! The remaining ships, led by the Pearl City, formed another column to form a pincer attack on the enemy fleet! Pay attention to the enemy ships  keep distance!"

    Behind him, Horns saw the Chinese fleet changing formations without signaling or using signal lights. Knowing that they must have used radio to convey orders, Horns looked toward the telegraph room on the bridge and sneered in his heart that the Chinese didn't know they should have to  Secret, things like radios don¡¯t even know that they should be hidden. The same goes for central fire control technology. They just sell it when they say it. It¡¯s really stupid. Radios greatly facilitate the command of the fleet. In the past, the flagship was usually in the center of the fleet. Well  It accepts the semaphores and signals from the flagship to act, but the continuous black smoke from the chimney will seriously hinder the transmission of information. Therefore, an order often needs to be issued several times before the warships in front or behind can learn about it. This makes the fleet command very awkward.  Convenience has greatly reduced the combat effectiveness of the fleet. But now with radio, orders can be conveyed accurately in an instant, and the combat capability of the fleet has been improved to a higher level. Although radios are expensive, including the installation fee of 10,000 pounds, the British still  300 units were ordered from China, and two units were installed on the Super Dreadnought alone.

    After changing the formation, the distance to the target ship fleet was already only 15,000 meters. At this time, the target ship fleet suddenly began to turn left

    "The enemy fleet has begun to turn!"

    "Huh? What's going on? Aren't those target ships? How could they turn? Are there people on top?" Horns was puzzled when he saw the target ship formation turning.

    Chen Zheng knew that the target ship could turn, but he didn't know exactly where it would turn. The previous idea of ??separating the fleet and trying to attack from a pincer attack was no longer possible. Chen Zheng immediately sent a telegram to the Pearl City.  The formation returned to the formation, and then ordered each ship to fire on the target ship.

    ¡°Bang!¡±

    Several battleships opened fire one after another. After firing, the main guns were returned to the loading angle and began to reload. However, cruisers using 155mm naval guns did not need to do this. They could be loaded at any angle. The integrated shells could be loaded under mechanical control.  Fast reloading means that the 305 main gun can fire one shot, and the 155 naval gun can fire at least three shots.

    The shells continuously exploded water columns hundreds of meters away from the target ship. Although there was a rangefinder on the ship, it was not very accurate to measure longer distances. Moreover, several warships fired at the same time, and it was difficult to distinguish the bullet point while observing.  This caused some difficulties for the second round of shooting chips.

    The officers of each ship are not fools. They immediately saw this problem. Horns, who was following the fleet, also saw this problem.

    Having seen the problem does not mean that there is a solution. Chen Zheng just recorded the problem and ignored it. This was the first formal formation combat drill, and it was normal for various problems to arise.

    The drill lasted for 5 hours, because the combat distance was always about 12,000 meters, so until the end of the drill

    There are still 8 target ships that missed the target and are intact. Of course, this has a lot to do with the small size of the target ships. The small ships of several hundred tons are only sixty or seventy meters long. The target is too small and the hit rate greatly reduces this exercise.  Many problems in fleet operations were exposed. The captains, deputy captains and other officers of each ship took note of the problems they discovered.

    Horns also benefited a lot. He also wrote down the various problems that the Chinese Navy encountered during the exercise. He felt that today was really not in vain. Not only did he see the Chinese Navy's combat methods, but he also learned a lot.  I believe that after returning to China, I will be promoted because I wrote a report on the Chinese Navy¡¯s drills.

    After the South China Sea exercise, the "Yellow Peril" theory became more and more intense in Europe. A British man named Tolet published an article in The Times titled "Ban the sale of heavy industry equipment to China to curb China's rise" and gained public attention.  Tol¨¦¡¯s claim to have been to China was unanimously recognized. He wrote in the article: ¡°China has a large population but extremely backward industrialization. It does not even have a large steel factory, and at least 80% of the Chinese people cannot afford to have enough food and clothing.  problem, so the arrival of the "Yellow Peril" is temporarily unnecessary. But it is said that the current Chinese Emperor Qin Ge is a very knowledgeable man. Unlike the previous Chinese emperors, he can defeat Japan and Russia. This is the best proof. Therefore, once the Chinese industry develops  Get up, it will definitely be a nightmare for Europe. With a population of 400 million, we assume that half of the people can take up arms and fight, then China will have 200 million soldiers. With 200 million soldiers, the Chinese can conquer the world! Therefore,  We must curb China's industrial development and prevent the Chinese from becoming stronger. Western countries should ban businessmen from selling heavy industrial equipment to China, but light industrial equipment like textile machines does not matter."

    Sun Yat-sen, the minister to the UK, was shocked after reading this article. If Western countries really banned the export of heavy industry equipment to China, it would definitely make the development of his country extremely slow. Sun Yat-sen thought about it and decided to visit British Prime Minister Thor  The Marquess of Isbury, to find out what the British government thought about this.

    After being received by the Marquis of Salisbury, Sun Yat-sen first presented gifts

    "This is our country's finest Yunnan Pu'er, which is rarely seen in the UK." The British like to drink tea and have transplanted tea trees in India, but how do the British know how to grow tea?  Therefore, whether the tea leaves shipped to Britain from India or China are used by the Chinese upper class to rinse their mouths, it is absolutely appropriate for Sun Yat-sen to send tea leaves.

    "Oh? Excellent tea? Is it considered superior in Britain or in China?" Although Salisbury was unhappy with China's recent series of actions, he still wanted to know the purpose of Sun Yat-sen's visit.

    "Of course it is considered top-notch in our country"

    "Oh! That must be good tea! I'm not polite!" Salisbury picked up the tea leaves, put them in front of his nose and smelled them, and said: "It smells so good, it is indeed the best tea! Mr. Sun, please sit down."  After Sun Yat-sen sat down, Salisbury also sat back in his seat, then looked at Sun Yat-sen and said: "You Chinese people have a saying that you don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. Mr. Sun came to visit me today. It must be something."  The matter needs to be discussed with me. Let me guess, did your emperor ask you to discuss the issue of Hong Kong Island? If that is the case, I can tell you clearly that this is impossible!" Salisbury is not  May promise to bring incense?He was an imperialist when he returned to China. He believed that the progress of backward races must go through the stage of rule by Europeans, especially the British, and this stage must be maintained by force. His mission was to expand and defend the British Empire during his reign.  Expanded the scope of British colonies, in Asia, captured Burma; in West Africa, conquered Nigeria, occupied Kenya, and entered Uganda; in South Africa, occupied Rhodesia and wanted him to give up Hong Kong, which was absolutely impossible

    Sun Yat-sen frowned after hearing Salisbury say that he would never give up Hong Kong. However, he did not come here today because of the Hong Kong issue. He knew that the Hong Kong issue was urgent and China was not yet capable of fighting with the British.  Sun Yat-sen frowned and said to Salisbury: "No, no, I didn't come here today for Hong Kong, and I didn't get instructions from the emperor of our country. I came today just to understand some things."

    "Oh? I wonder what it is?" Salisbury felt better after hearing that he was not here for Hong Kong.

    "I wonder if your Excellency, Prime Minister, has today's newspapers?" Sun Yat-sen added, seeing several newspapers on Salisbury's desk.

    "The Times? Oh, I understand you said you came here for that Tol¨¦ article," Sun Yat-sen said to The Times. Salisbury suddenly realized that the Chinese were this

    "Yes I would like to know what the British government thinks about this"

    "Oh, you don't have to at all. The UK will not introduce relevant laws. This violates the UK's free trade principles."

    Salisbury¡¯s words made Sun Yat-sen breathe a sigh of relief. As long as the government did not ban it, there would be absolutely no problem.

    "However, the British government will encourage businessmen to do this. After all, the article says it well. Not exporting heavy industrial equipment to China can indeed be effective in slowing down China's development. Of course, whether to sell goods to China is a question for businessmen. Britain  The government will not interfere with the free trade of merchants," Salisbury added.

    Sun Yat-sen was stunned, what is this?  No laws are introduced but businessmen are encouraged to do so!  If China wants to obtain some equipment, those businessmen will definitely use this as an excuse to ask for high prices. Sun Yat-sen frowned and thought for a while, forget it, aren't there countries like Germany, France and Italy, and the products made in Germany are better than those made in the UK?  Much better. Sun Yat-sen thought for a moment and then left.

    On October 28, William II held a launching ceremony for the secretly built Nassau hull at the Royal Shipyard in Wilhelmshaven. At the same time, Navy Minister Tirpitz announced Germany's new "Naval Law", with a total cost of 600 million marks.  It is expected that when completed in 1905, Germany will have 17 Dreadnought-class battleships, 26 small cruisers and other small ships. Tirpitz also claimed: "The purpose of this new navy is to achieve the greatest sea power."  No country dares to challenge it, otherwise it risks destroying its own advantages."

    Germany's announcement of the new "Naval Law" shocked the whole world. Of course, Qin Ge was so happy that he couldn't sleep. Tirpitz claimed that the purpose of building a large navy was to make even the greatest maritime power dare not submit to it.  Which is the greatest maritime power it challenges?  Is China currently using the most dreadnoughts?  No, no one would think that China is a country with sea rights. China has only taken back its sea rights at best. The greatest sea power country is undoubtedly the United Kingdom. Britain has colonies all over the world. The total tonnage of British naval warships has always been  Remaining the second and third ranked navies in the world, the two countries have the combined total tonnage of their warships.

    Germany's announcement of a new "Naval Law" was undoubtedly intended to challenge Britain's joint hegemony. For a time, public opinion in Europe was all about the German navy. The "yellow peril theory" that had been promoted to almost a wave of revolution disappeared. Compared with  In the Far East, people still pay more attention to European affairs

    For Germany's new "Naval Law", the strongest reaction was naturally the United Kingdom. As the long-standing joint hegemon, the British naturally did not allow anyone to challenge its authority. After the appearance of the dreadnought and the purchase of its technology, the United Kingdom  It was decided to gradually replace the former dreadnoughts. The plan is to build a total of twelve dreadnoughts, three of which will be incorporated into the Far East Fleet to pose a threat to China, and three of which will be incorporated into the Indian Ocean Fleet to protect British interests in India and at the same time reinforce the Far East.  The remaining six ships were incorporated into the Home Fleet to protect the security of the British Empire. According to the plan, new construction plans would be added when other navies posed a threat. For Germany, the British had actually taken precautions for it, because Germany had also threatened them.  Qin Ge purchased all the technology of the dreadnought, and William II had long had the ambition to build a large navy. However, Germany did not release any news for a long time after acquiring the technology of the dreadnought. This made the British Admiralty believe that William II  The world is self-aware and has no choice to compete with Britain for joint hegemony.

    In fact, unlike the British, the Germans are notoriously rigorous. After the British got the design drawings of the dreadnought, they immediately started building the hull of the dreadnought, while the German engineersThe engineers first analyzed the drawings and then made improvements before starting construction. Therefore, the Nassau-class Nassau, which was just launched by Germany, is much better in quality than the Super Dreadnought.

    Britain did not want to engage in a naval arms race with Germany, so it sent Fisher to visit Germany with the purpose of persuading Germany to abandon its naval plan. However, it was foreseeable that Fisher would definitely return without success.

    At this time, Qin Ge just wanted to say "I love you to death!" to William II because he knew that once the Anglo-German naval arms race started, there would be no way to stop, and William II would not give up on the navy dream at this time.  In 1897, the two had already begun the competition to build a dreadnought. It can be believed that if Jutland broke out, it would definitely be much more spectacular than in the original history.

    However, not long after Qin Ge was happy, trouble came. Although the American Great White Fleet turned back midway, it sent three battleships led by George Dewey to visit Japan. Although Qin Ge did not know what the United States meant yet, he must add more  It¡¯s better to be on guard. After all, historically, the United States has put a lot of pressure on China in later generations. But the real trouble was that Song Qing massacred more than 200 Hui people in Yinchuan, and the matter was reported by newspapers.

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