In the capital of the Northeast Republic, the third emergency ministers' meeting is underway. Except for Zhang Qian who is busy dealing with the purchase of equipment, all other ministers are here. Because it is related to the Lushun Fortress, Yuan Baoling also attended.

First, the situation was introduced by Deputy Commander Tan Fenglin of the Navy. This man graduated from the American Naval Academy and was a loyal believer of Ma Han's "Sea Power Theory". He performed outstandingly in several naval battles and became the actual commander of the Navy.

Tan Fenglin walked to a map of Lushun Port and pointed to the location of the British special-mix fleet on the map.

"The British special-mix fleet is now anchored near Dadong Island, with two majestic, four monarch-class battleships, four unyielding, eight Warrior-class first-class protective cruisers, and twelve Knight-class second-class cruisers."

The majestic battleship has a displacement of 16,000 tons, and its weapons and equipment are two 305 dual-units, 12 152mm rapid-fire cannons, and 16 76mm rapid-fire cannons. The speed is 17.5 knots.

The side belt 228; deck 63; turret 152 is treated with the latest Harvey method, and the hardness is equal to twice the original steel armor and four times the iron armor.

The 305mm cannon is a new type of cannon, which is much more powerful than the original cannon.

The Junquan-class battleship displacement is 15,580 tons of weapons and equipment, two 343 double-units, 6 152mm rapid-fire guns, 6 57mm rapid-fire guns, and 12 47mm rapid-fire guns. The speed is 18.27 knots.

The composite armor belt on the side of the ship is 457-356 mm thick, 76.2 meters long, 1.52 meters high on the waterline, and extends to 1.07 meters below the waterline; the compartment bulkhead is 406-356 mm thick; the upper armor belt is 127 mm thick; the cannon seat armor is 432-279 mm thick; the deck is 76-63 mm high; the command tower armor is 356 mm. However, compared with the majestic level, its power is much worse.

The unyielding battleship has a displacement of 11,880 tons, a speed of 14.75 knots, 4 406mm front-loading guns, and 6 120mm;

The middle part of the ship is 610-406 mm, and other parts are also protected by 300-500 mm iron armor.

This battleship has been launched for 20 years. It was the most advanced battleship at that time. my country could not buy it many times, so it finally bought Dingyuan. But now it is no longer the main battleship of Britain.

Warrior-class first-class cruiser displacement 7350 tons is mainly equipped with 2 240mm cannons, 10 152mm rapid-fire cannons, 16 57mm rapid-fire cannons, and a speed of 20.1 knots! Armor thickness is 240mm

The second-class cavalier cruiser has a displacement of 5350 tons. Two double-mounted 260mm cannons, 6 152mm rapid-fire cannons, 8 57mm rapid-fire cannons, and a speed of 19 knots! The armor thickness is 180mm

The total tonnage of the British Special Mixed Fleet this time was 260,000 tons, but this only accounts for one quarter of the total tonnage of the British Navy, and the total tonnage of the UK does not include torpedo boats and destroyers below 1,500 tons.

After Tan Fenglin finished speaking, the seat was full of shame, and even Zhao Gang was a little surprised. In his impression, Britain was a country with strong external forces and strong external forces. Xiaoping said no, and the British Iron Lady immediately fell out. Unexpectedly, Britain sent such a luxurious lineup this time. If the battleships of this era were compared with future warships, it would be equivalent to sending 6 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, 4 conventional-powered aircraft carriers, and 20 Aegis in one go. It was simply the scale of a Gulf War.

Shaking his head to eliminate these useless things, Zhao Gang asked Yuan Baoling:

"Minister Yuan, can the Lushun Fortress hold on to the attack of so many warships?"

Yuan Baoling shook his head:

"The original design was to withstand the attacks of 6 Dingyuan-class ships, and after expansion, it could withstand the attacks of 15 Dingyuan-class ships. However, the enemy's tonnage was roughly equal to 40 Dingyuan, and the firepower was roughly the same. (Tan Fenglin on the side interjected, the firepower was about 100 Dingyuans.) If this were the case, Lushun might not be able to hold on for even half a month."

Zhao Gang's heart sank into his stomach and asked Tan Fenglin again:

"How is our fleet?"

As soon as Zhao Gang asked about the fleet, Tan Fenglin was so angry that he couldn't get angry, and he replied in a muffled voice:

"The total tonnage of my Northeast Fleet is nearly 50,000 tons. Except for the long-range strikes, other ships are not as fast as the Warrior-level speed. They can only rely on the fortress for mobile defense."

Zhao Gang asked Tang Shaoyi again: "What opinions did the British envoy put forward this time."

Tang Shaoyi was angry for a long time: "The British said that our textiles are harmful to their health and need to add a paint produced in India before they can be sold. In addition, the 150 million taels of silver that were plundered by illegal means last time were returned. A 5% tariff was imposed on British goods and the minerals in the Northeast were developed free of charge. We were limited to three days to reply, otherwise the special mixed fleet would open fire."

"Disillusion!"

Zhao Gang was furious. The British were so cruel. It seemed that they were going to use those weapons in advance.

The meeting lasted for a long time, but in the face of the absolute advantage of the British, everyone had no choice but to part with the meeting.

The next day, Zhao Gang called Tan Fenglin to his side, and the two took a simple train to Lushun Port. Zhao Gang took Tan Fenglin through several open and secret posts, and finally stopped in the most hidden Western Australia. At the innermost dock No. 1, three light gray cruisers were quietly anchored in the dock.

The whole boat is in a V-shaped shape. In the noon sun, the cruiser shows elegant curves like a black swan. Unlike any previous cruiser, there is no secondary gun or torpedo tube on the side of the ship, and there is a round protrusion at the lower part of the bow.

Tan Fenglin was fascinated by the boat and asked Zhao Gang: "How is the performance of this boat?"

"4,000 horsepower, speed of 22.3 knots, turrets are arranged in the center line, and six-unit Krupp rapid-fire cannons with a caliber of 75MM45 times the caliber, 30 rounds per minute. With shooting command instruments, you can quickly aim at the volley. The armor adopts Krupp steel armor, the thickness of the armor is 120mm and the displacement is 1,900 tons! His name is "Jing Ke".

"Sir Tan, this is the subsequent model of the Fearless. A total of two ships were built, named "Jing Ke" and "Nie Zheng" respectively.

, each ship costs 900,000 taels of silver, and you can buy half a shot away."

Zhao Gang smiled and said, "But compared with the fearless 1.2 million taels," he still saved 1/3. If we build more ships in the future, it will get cheaper and cheaper."

"By the way, this ship can also be converted into a sailing merchant ship and transformed them into a sailing warship."

After hearing this, Tan Fenglin shouted excitedly: "President Zhao, I really admire you. I have such a treasure that I can hold on to yesterday, but I will only show it to me today."

Zhao Gang smiled:

"Fenglin, it's not that I don't want to take it out, but our foundation is too poor. There is no place on this boat that we produce ourselves, and it's all from other people's things. We can build it, and others can build it. For example, once the UK knows the benefits of this ship, it's okay to build more than a dozen ships a year. And we have to spend half a year of the country's income to build one. In the end, we are competing for national strength and human quality. We can't do this. It takes a long time to cultivate and cannot be rushed in a short period of time."

"However, the British have already hit the front, so this thing has to be revealed, Tan Fenglin!!"

"exist!"

"I order you to lead 'Jing Ke' and 'Nie Zheng' to break through the siege of the British special mixed fleet from now on, and do you have the confidence to complete the breaking operation!!"

"President Zhao, Mr. Tan will definitely complete the task and will never let the British warships show their power in our country!!"
Chapter completed!