Chapter 1875 Advanced Technology

Haihan's secrecy measures in the military field are mainly aimed at the Ming Dynasty. After all, this country has a heritage accumulated over two hundred years, and there are still a large number of skilled craftsmen working for the country. Even though Haihan has already taken the initiative in the relationship between the two countries.

, his guard against Ming Dynasty has never relaxed. While Haihan occasionally used various means to show off his muscles to Ming Dynasty, he was careful not to let the advanced military technology he had mastered and the status of garrison deployment in various places spread out.

However, for North Korea, Haihan does not need to use the same methods used to deal with the Ming Dynasty. North Korea's weapon manufacturing technology is still far behind the Ming Dynasty. As for the navigation and shipbuilding industries, it is even more different from Haihan.

It is not the same era at all, and competition and confrontation are simply impossible in the current environment. Haihan currently only uses North Korea as a source of raw materials and a sales market for industrial products, and has not even involved its armed forces for the time being.

The plan of the Allied coalition.

Li Bo suddenly remembered something and asked Shi Diwen: "Master Shi, this kind of warship seems to be in service in the Annan Navy and the Fujian Navy. It should be sold by your country, right?"

Shi Diwen nodded and said: "These two countries have ordered many expedition-class warships from our country in the past few years, and our country has also transferred the drawings and construction technology of this kind of warship to them, so these two

A large number of expedition-class warships can be seen in the naval division. In addition to improving their maritime armed strength, this also has the advantage of being able to keep pace with the Chinese navy when cooperating with our navy."

This is indeed a big pain point for North Korea. During the Anti-Qing War, North Korea also tried to have its troops act together with the Haihan Army. However, this request was politely declined by General Haihan many times for the following reasons.

The weapons and equipment of the two sides were too different, and the tactics used were so different that they could not keep pace on the battlefield. In other words, they did not want to be held back by the North Korean army.

Therefore, during the entire war, the Korean army faced the Qing army's stormy offensive single-handedly in the early stage. In the later period, it could only huddle behind the Haihan Army's positions to act as logistics, and did not get any real fighting alongside the Haihan Army.

Opportunities. Even if a military observation team is sent to the front line to watch the battle, there is ultimately a lack of actual combat opportunities and the advanced tactics learned are very limited.

The other three allied forces that came to North Korea with the Haihan Army did not have the same troubles that North Korea encountered in terms of coordinated operations. The two naval divisions of Annan and Fujian not only had warships produced by Haihan, but also commanded

Almost all officers in the system have received military training provided by Haihan. Portugal's maritime armed operations are of their own, and Haihan also gives them full freedom of action, without forcing them to keep the same pace as the coalition fleet.

Of course, North Korea's surface forces do not have the strength of the Portuguese fleet, so this example cannot be followed. Haihan is not unable to use the North Korean troops as cannon fodder, but doing so has no practical significance for the war process. On the contrary, it may reduce North Korea's maritime control.

The Han Dynasty had confidence, so when the decisive battle with the Qing army came in the later stage, they simply asked the Korean troops to withdraw from the line of fire to avoid being used as a breakthrough point by the Qing army.

As for the various details in between, before Li Bo went abroad, he listened to the military judge Shen Jingzhen explain it to him. However, Shen Jingzhen considered his feelings as the heir apparent and did not say many words so straightforwardly to avoid irritating the young people.

But when Li Bo heard what Shi Diwen said, he naturally recalled what Shen Jingzhen had said to him. It seemed that it was not difficult to draw a conclusion from the comparison of the two - if he wanted to cooperate with the Haihan Army on the battlefield,

, you must first install Haihan standard weapons and equipment, and use various tactics and tactics formulated by Haihan in battle.

This is of course another misunderstanding of Li Bo. He somewhat overestimated the relationship between North Korea and Haihan. The reason why other Allied forces were able to fight side by side with Haihan was because the two sides had extremely deep interest entanglements and had been fighting for several years.

By insisting on military exchanges, the military spends a lot of time training and operating together, and has long established strategic mutual trust, so that tacit cooperation can be formed on the battlefield. North Korea has just entered the military alliance led by Haihan. If it is just

If they want to gain recognition from Haihan by installing warships of Haihan standard, then the Koreans are really overthinking.

Li Pu responded: "Master Shi, if our country can directly purchase this kind of warship, receive training from your country, and learn the tactics of your country's navy, how long will it take to meet the combat requirements?"

Shi Diwen said: "The most important factor is to see the military quality of the trained troops themselves. For example, a surface force that has maintained long-term combat training at sea and has certain actual combat experience will definitely develop combat effectiveness after receiving training.

Much faster than a force with no sailing experience at all."

Shi Diwen paused for a moment, allowing Li Bo time to digest the views he expressed, and then continued: "My understanding of the Korean navy is limited, and what I said is wrong. I hope the prince doesn't mind. As far as I know

, Most of the warships currently used by the North Korean Navy were designed and built decades ago, and the combat methods are also quite different from those of our army. I think it may take a long time for the trainees selected by your country to be trained.

Only then can we truly master the tactics of our navy. This time may be one year, or it may be two years or even longer. In short, everything will have to wait until your country has installed this kind of warship before it can be confirmed."

Shi Diwen's statement is actually very polite. Even for Haihan's own naval force, it still takes about a year from recruit training to the level where they can fight in battle. Only sailors who have been in the army for more than two years can have

Qualifications to be selected to serve on Majesty-class battleships. As for foreign armies such as the Fujian Navy and the Annan Navy, they all received training for more than a year before they began to show results. And with the current situation of the North Korean Navy, it wants to be reborn.

It will definitely take longer.

Moreover, Shi Diwen did not make the last sentence too clear, and it was to save face for the North Koreans. The so-called commissioning does not mean that if North Korea buys one or two ships and declares them to be commissioned, it will be considered commissioned. To form a real combat effectiveness,

The number of new warships must be above a certain level. For example, the two naval forces of Fujian and Annan that sent troops to North Korea this time have six to eight expedition-class warships in each formation, so that they can

Some of the tactics formulated by Haihan were applied on the battlefield.

But North Korea will definitely not be able to achieve such conditions in a short period of time. Not to mention when the shipyard on the Datong River will be completed. Even if North Korea is willing to pay for it directly and can obtain sufficient funds, the shipyard on Haihan will take over.

The order will not be delivered for a while. And any problem in any link will further delay the formation of the North Korean Navy. Therefore, no matter how eager Li Bo is to strengthen the country, his personal wishes cannot

Changing the status quo, the combat effectiveness of the North Korean Navy will not change significantly in the foreseeable future.

Fortunately, the North Korean Navy is not the weakest surface force in this area. Under it, there is a Qing Dynasty that was repeatedly killed by Haihan many times. That is the real surface force that has existed in name only. But North Korea

What needs to be vigilant is that the Qing Dynasty still has many naval personnel who defected from Dengzhou. Whether it is navigation, shipbuilding or combat, the technology and experience these people have mastered are still far beyond that of North Korea. Once there is room for development, the Qing Dynasty will

It is still not difficult to create a naval force capable of suppressing North Korea.

"The advice I can give your country at the moment is to build a shipyard as soon as possible and then build this kind of warship in your country. This will not only allow your country's shipbuilding craftsmen to be trained, but also allow the trainees to become familiar with it from the construction stage.

The hull structure will help them fully utilize the power of the warship in future battles."

The advice given by Shi Diwen was very pertinent. Li Bo nodded repeatedly after hearing this, thinking that this must be included in the next letter sent back to the country to remind his father to implement this matter as soon as possible.

Since Shi Diwen was so enthusiastic about this, he naturally had his own plans. After the shipyard on the Datong River was built, building war ships would be part of its function. In order to make full use of its production capacity, the shipyard would also receive many orders for shipping merchant ships.

After the completion of these merchant ships, the main shipping route will naturally be the mature shipping route between North Korea and Zhoushan. By then, the Zhoushan area under Shi Diwen's rule will also become one of the beneficiaries of the North Korean shipyard.

Of course, again, due to limited vision and knowledge, Li Bo's understanding of this can only remain on the surface, and it is difficult to touch the truth of the matter. Although Haihan's arrangement will indeed promote the development of North Korea to a certain extent

effect, but these arrangements were made by Haihan out of considerations of his own interests, not for the sake of his allies as Li Bo thought.

Li Bo and his party spent most of the afternoon in the shipyard. Although Li Bo himself was an outsider and did not see anything extraordinary from the construction process, his eyes lit up when he saw several shipbuilders who were traveling with him.

, so we tried to give them more time to observe advanced shipbuilding techniques.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when Shi Diwen was called aside by his subordinates to ask for instructions on official duties, Li Bo also called one of his own shipbuilders to his side and asked him if he had gained anything.

The shipbuilder responded: "I would like to report to the crown prince, the great thing about Haihan's construction of this warship is not only the design, but also the overall arrangement of the entire shipbuilding process. Just now, I heard the Haihan shipbuilder briefly explain a few words.

Shipbuilding has standardized operating procedures from hull laying out, blanking, material pretreatment, component processing, to later hull assembly, launching, outfitting, and sea trials to ensure that the performance of each warship is exactly the same after it is built.

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Speaking of his profession, the shipbuilder was obviously very excited and immediately began to describe his achievements to Li Bo. Unfortunately, Li Bo knew very little about shipbuilding technology and could not understand that this subordinate saw a new world in the world.

The excitement that opens before your eyes.

After finally waiting for the shipbuilder to stop talking, Li Hao asked again: "What do you think of Director Zhang who is in charge of the shipyard?"

When Li Bo and Shi Diwen were talking before, it was Zhang Qianxiang who took these North Korean shipbuilders to visit nearby and gave them some simple explanations on technical issues.

The shipbuilder immediately showed admiration and said: "Director Zhang is really a god! If a villain can get his advice, his journey across the sea will not be in vain! If we in North Korea can have Director Zhang like me,

Raising a master shipbuilder...well...this may be a bit difficult..."

Obviously, the height Zhang Qianxiang has reached in the field of shipbuilding makes colleagues from North Korea look up to him with reverence. They even dare not expect experts of Zhang Qianxiang’s level to appear in their own country. However, being able to get this master

His guidance was enough to satisfy this North Korean shipbuilder, and he had nothing more to ask for.

After hearing this, Li Bo felt a little relieved, because it at least showed that Haihan had shown his true skills, instead of simply dealing with overseas students sent by his country to learn technology. As for whether Zhang Qianxiang's shipbuilding technology is high

To the extent described by this subordinate, Li Bo had reservations about this. He had heard that the shipyard in Sanya was the strongest shipbuilding technology in Haihan State. The shipbuilders there should be better than the Dinghaigang Shipyard.

The person in charge is even more powerful.

Of course, if Li Pu knew that the people in charge of these two shipyards had a father-son relationship, he might feel relieved about this problem.

Shi Diwen did not object to Zhang Qianxiang's move to explain shipbuilding technology to his North Korean counterparts. He believed that Zhang Qianxiang could grasp the appropriateness of technical exchanges and would not inadvertently leak real core military secrets to the North Koreans.

Both father and son are officials in Haihan, and their loyalty is unquestionable. Regarding intelligence security, there is no need for Shi Diwen to give any further instructions.

The most important thing is that Shi Diwen can be sure that the North Koreans have no bargaining chips to bribe officials like Zhang Qianxiang. Whether it is official career, money or technology, there are no conditions in North Korea that can tempt Zhang Qianxiang. The North Koreans want to start from

Haihan's acquisition of shipbuilding technology here can only be completed within the scope restricted by Haihan and in accordance with the methods arranged by Haihan.

The desire for advanced technology makes the North Koreans have no choice but to accept such an arrangement. In fact, it is extremely rare for them to get the kind of learning opportunities provided by Haihan. As for what else is behind Haihan's arrangement?

The political purpose of the two countries actually does not have much meaning for them to explore, because the military strength of the two countries is indeed very different. Haihan's ability to use this relatively peaceful way to win North Korea's surrender is enough to keep the North Koreans in mind.

gratitude.
Chapter completed!