"Crack-crack-crack..."

In the Keelung military port in the north of Taiwan, a salute sounded, and this time the salute was to welcome their governor Wang Guorui. But this time, these admirals were riding on a large ship, and this ship was obviously different from the ships they usually use. The cannons of this ship are not placed on the side as in the past, but on the central axis. As for the artillery that does this, the benefits must be obvious. Moreover, the calibers of these artillery pieces are all the same, and the obviously thick barrels make people feel daunting.

"salute!"

The naval officers on the ship also took the initiative to salute immediately, and then began to welcome their Governor Wang Guorui.

"Hello, soldiers! You have worked hard!" Wang Guorui said.

Wang Guorui took the initiative to board the ship, and then began to visit this new ship. And this ship, that is, the newly built sword-class battleship, this sword-class battleship is extremely powerful, and it is currently the most advanced battleship in the world, not one of them. And once this sword-class battleship is invented, all battleships from other countries will be obsolete. However, Wang Guorui did not intend to make the news public immediately, because if the news were made public, many foreign countries would inevitably imitate it. But Wang Guorui still hopes to let those foreign devils make more of those "scrap iron", and then consume their national power. And the Dutch got three Sovereign-class battleships, which made European countries start a shipbuilding competition one by one, so their national power must be consumed a lot. In this way, Wang Guorui could also take the opportunity to cause them huge losses.

"Senior Colonel Chen Fa, captain of the battleship Xuanyuan, has met Lord Wang!" said a man with the rank of a colonel on his shoulder.

Wang Guorui took the initiative to ask: "Chen Fa, are you satisfied with being the captain of the battleship Xuanyuan?"

"Master Wang, I am very satisfied. This new battleship is simply a masterpiece in the world. It is definitely not something that ordinary people can make. Moreover, it is said that this battleship was designed by us in Taiwan, that is really great And this kind of piggyback turret and the idea of ​​a full-heavy main gun are simply very advanced. And this cannon is placed on the central axis. It is not a small invention. From now on, every ship will It can save a lot of space and displacement, but the firepower has not been reduced, this is the most important point." Chen Fa said.

And Chen Fa is the captain of the battleship Xuanyuan and the person in charge of leading the battleship Xuanyuan, so he came here to introduce it. This time the Xuanyuan returned to the military port. In fact, they were going to conduct sea trials before that. After all ships are manufactured, they must undergo sea trials. Only in this way can they test whether the ship can be used or not, especially for warships. As for the Sovereign-class battleships before, the reason why sea trials were not used was because those ships were imitations of foreigners. Foreigners have already taken the initiative to help Wang Guorui to check out the problems. As long as the foreigners have experience, they can also be dealt with. , don't worry too much.

However, this sword-class battleship was completely designed by Taiwan itself. Although it was not produced by itself, it also had to undergo sea trials, so that it could be tested whether the design was scientific and reasonable, and whether it could be used normally. These are very important questions. Strictly speaking, this time is the first large-scale warship designed by Taiwan itself. It needs to accumulate a lot of experience and shortcomings, and then strive for the next improvement and make some fine-tuning of the warship on the spot. And this sword-class battleship. It was Chen Falai who presided over the sea trial, because he was also the captain of this sword-class battleship!

As for this Chen Fa, in fact, he was originally a sergeant of the Beiyang Navy. He was in charge of the ship's supervisor, equivalent to the deputy chief engineer of later generations. After she joined the Taiwan Navy, she immediately began to work hard and study hard. Later, because the navy was seriously short of manpower, he, who had experience in leadership on the water, was selected as the tallest among the dwarves, and then appointed as the captain of a destroyer. But because of the excellent performance. Later, he was sent to the cruiser as the chief mate, and then went to the navy destroyer detachment as the deputy captain. After that, he successfully became the first captain of the Sword-class battleship in the navy selection. The military ranks were also promoted to colonels.

And this is also a very good future for him who was born as a tinkerer, and he is only in his thirties and less than forty years old. So the future is still relatively bright. It is not impossible to be able to command a fleet in one's lifetime, but very possible.

On the other hand, he also has a ten-year-old son named Chen Shaokuan. If nothing else, it should be the Minister of the Navy of the Republic of China in the original history. Therefore, Wang Guorui also felt a little surprised, because his son had a bright future. But now the father has also seized the opportunity to soar into the sky. In the future, he can consider the so-called targeted education for his son, so that he can have a better development prospect and will not become the minister of the navy without coastal defense.

"You are the captain of this battleship. Do you have any problems? Are there any difficulties?" Wang Guorui asked.

And Chen Fa immediately said: "There is no difficulty!"

Wang Guorui immediately asked with a smile: "Then, has anyone said that your surname is Chen, so you can't be the captain?"

And Chen Fa's face immediately changed, and then he was speechless. And Wang Guorui immediately realized that this Chen Fa might really have encountered this problem. He was said to be Chen, so he could no longer be the captain of the navy. And this kind of thinking still exists in the navy. Although it may be possible to tolerate a person surnamed Chen on board, it is not possible to allow a person surnamed Chen to be the captain. This is an ancient feudal superstition, so this is also an excuse to criticize Chen Fa. There are many people who think that you want to be the captain of this battleship, so many people will also envy Chen Fa, so they will definitely be crooked. The reason for the crooked mouth is that his surname is Chen, and he is not suitable to be the captain. And this cannot be changed, so it must be very depressing.

"Chen Fa, don't worry, you don't have to say anything in the future. If I hear someone make such remarks again in the future, then I will immediately send him away and don't stay in the army. This kind of superstitious thinking about building construction is bad. War is a science, an absolutely true science, not something that can be won by relying on feudal superstition and divination. Is it true that divination is also tested when the country is in danger? If divination shows that resistance has failed, then Do we have to give up fighting collectively and surrender? As early as decades ago, foreigners came to invade, and the foreigners relied on strong ships and sharp guns to beat the Qing army to the ground. But later, some people thought that this enemy was sorcerous, so they wanted to use it Dog blood feces to crack. It is conceivable that the result will finally come."

"But after so many years, you still pay attention to these things? If you say that you are not capable, that's fine. But, it is said that your surname is Chen, so you can't be the captain, then this cannot be a reason If anyone in the army uses this feudal superstition as an excuse in the future, then get out of the army, stop being a soldier, and go back to become a god. As for the army, it is a very scientific place, and everything must be Follow the scientific method to fight, and don't think that you can defeat the enemy by relying on superstition.

"Thank you, Mr. Wang, for your understanding!" Chen Fa said immediately.

However, Wang Guorui went on to say: "Next, you have to explore the various parameters and combat capabilities of this sword-class battleship. In the future, we will not only have one sword-class battleship, but also many warships." , so you must get used to exploring these battleships, which will be beneficial to our future formation of a new strategic fleet. The future strategic fleet will be composed of these sword-class battleships as the main body, and it will be the fleet responsible for our navy's strategic offensive~ lightnovelpub.net~ So I hope you will get used to it."

Hearing Wang Guorui's words, Chen Fa couldn't help feeling excited. The meaning of Wang Guorui's words was obvious enough. That is to establish a real battleship. Right, Taiwan's navy will change from strategic defense to strategic offense in the future. And this strategic fleet will be a sharp knife for Taiwan and even China to open up in the future. And if he can become the commander of this strategic fleet, he must have a bright future! This strategic fleet will definitely be the "Royal Forest Army" in China's navy at that time, and it will be able to make a final decision at critical times on the battlefield. Although there is no fixed coastal defense area, it is definitely the first fleet of the Taiwan Navy. And being able to become the commander of the First Fleet will definitely be of great help to his military future. At that time, he will definitely have a very bright future. Maybe his future will not only be the commander of a fleet, but he may even become the chief of staff of the navy. As for the commander of the navy, this Chen Fa didn't think about it that way, because he knew that the commander of the army and the navy was served concurrently by the governor, Wang Guorui. Although it is only a concurrent role in name, it also represents the control of the army and navy by the leaders of the country and region. Even if ordinary soldiers actually control the power of the army and navy, they can only assume the identity of a chief of staff in the end. . But even that was enough to make him feel very attractive. After all, being able to become the actual controller of a military branch is not in vain of the struggle of my entire military career. Becoming the leader of a military branch is the dream of almost all soldiers in their lives. (to be continued)