Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 103 Hong Kong Island

  Remember that year

  The predecessor of the Imperial Royal Navy, which is now crisscrossing the Seven Seas, is just a group of pirates who were ordered to rob. The queen gave an order to change his body and achieved the glory of the sun never setting empire spreading the world.

  All the glory of the sailing warship era has passed, and a new era has begun...

Today's world

  There is no rhetoric of the century-old navy. It is in the transitional era of sailing warships to iron-clad warships. European powers including the Royal British Navy are advancing in groping and developing and perfecting the tactics of naval artillery giant ships in accordance with the times.

  The world’s major naval powers are making all-out efforts to develop iron armored fleets. From now on, 10 years will be the glorious period of iron armored ships. Only at the end of the 19th century will they be replaced by former dreadnought warships...

  It is precisely because the history of the ironclad ship is too short. In the history of the battle for the ocean hegemony of the big guns, it is only a short moment, and it will soon be replaced by the former dreadnought warship, so it is not worth investing too much resources.

  At this point, Li Fushou is quite confident.

  In my previous life, I often visited the Jagged Forum, knowing that the so-called "T" prefix tactic is the kingly way. It is definitely a big killer in naval battles, surpassing the entire era for 20 to 30 years.

  There is no such thing as "T" tactics in this era. The reason is that due to the limitations of the development of the times, relevant naval warfare theories have not been developed.

  The main guns of heavy battleships are not arranged along the side of the ship. The latest tactics of the Royal Navy are to meet the enemy at the bow of the ship, in order to pour the most firepower in the shortest time and give the enemy a heavy blow.

  1866

  The "Lisa Naval Battle" between Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire was the world's first battle between the steam and iron armoured main fleets, which will have a profound impact on the development of the navy in the next few decades.

  In this naval battle

  The Austro-Hungarian Empire adopted a "V"-shaped fleet, attacked the "One"-shaped fleet of the Kingdom of Italy, and sank its flagship "Italy" to win the victory.

  In this naval battle a few years ago, the Royal Navy of the British Empire, after detailed verification, simply cancelled sails on the ironclad ship "Ravaged", which began service in 1873, and relied entirely on steam engines to provide power.

  The iron-clad ship "Ravaged" has a full tonnage of 9,500 tons and a maximum speed of 13.8 knots with dual-axis propulsion. This warship is equipped with two 305mm naval guns with turret protection and a firing range of 280 degrees.

  This shows that the British Empire has begun to focus its artillery on the main gun instead of the traditional side gun. In order to improve the impact capability of the warship, the front of the "Ravaged" has been specially installed with a collision angle.

  According to the latest news;

  The British Royal Navy is building the "Indomitable" ironclad ship. Two twin-mounted 406 mm main guns are placed between the two chimneys of the ship's amidships in a diagonal pattern, showing an irregular arrangement on the left and the right.

  The two main guns can fire forward or backward at the same time, so the forward and backward firing have the strongest firepower, but due to the blocking of the chimney and the bow, there is still a certain shooting dead angle.

With such a main gun setup, there is only one twin-mounted main gun on the side that can exert firepower, relatively speaking, the firepower is the weakest.

  In this period, the freeboard of the main battleship was low. When the speed reached about 14 knots, the raging waves of the Atlantic would often hit the deck. Only by increasing the freeboard could the new generation of warships pursue the speed of 15 knots or more.

  All the above descriptions;

  The Royal Navy of the British Empire, France, the Austro-Hungarian Empire or the German Navy, do not have perfect ironclad naval battle tactics. They still need to absorb nutrients from naval battles and gradually improve ironclad tactics.

  A cutting-edge heavy battleship with a capacity of nearly 10,000 tons, carrying four 406mm caliber retreat cannons, pursuing the effect of damaging the enemy ship as soon as it hits.

  See the micro-knowledge, this design reveals the embryonic form of the development of the giant cannon of the big ship, and represents the latest development direction in the battle for hegemony of the ocean.

  Li Fushou opened the door, walked out, and walked along the upper deck to the ship's forehouse. This is the position of the captain's cabin of the "Taishan" ship and the position of the navigation bridge.

  Captain Geng Baoli saw this, and quickly prepared to open the cockpit door to come out to greet him. Li Fushou gently waved his hand, meaning that he would stick to his post, and I just turned around.

  Geng precious and everyone in the driver's building bowed to salute through the window, and then returned to their posts and sailed the freighter.

  On the bow and bridge

  Looking at the past, the entire fast freighter deck is at a glance. The original three large cargo holds were all equipped with wooden roofs, which became a place for energetic young people to activities.

  Many young people practice boxing and martial arts on it, and beat their bodies, creating a lively scene of dragons and tigers jumping.

  In addition, a hundred trainees are practicing with guns along the ship's side, holding a heavy German Mauser 1871 rifle flat-end, aiming at a distant sea surface.

  This time calling in Shanghai

  The 200 students of the student team have gone through 11 days of camping and training, and they have lost a lot of weight when they come back, but the maturity revealed in their eyes is delightful and the training effect is remarkable.

  In sharp contrast to this group of active students and escorts are the 31 Jiangnan students who have just boarded the ship, one by one sitting listlessly on the deck to enjoy the sun, or wandering around.

  For a few days after boarding the boat, these weak Jiangnan scholars are still in the initial adaptation period.

  Through this test, the spirit will soon recover. If they can't survive, the sea will be their final destination.

   "Report to Master, we have arrived in the waters adjacent to Hong Kong."

   "Oh, get closer and get the telescope again."

"clear."

   took the binoculars from the hands of Captain Geng Baobao and looked in the direction of his fingers.

  In the distance between the blue sea and blue sky

  A cape-shaped landform protruding from the mainland is very conspicuous. There is Donglongzhou, which is hidden in a green and lush vegetation, and there are few signs of human activities.

The opposite side of Donglong Chau is Hong Kong Island. Through the telescope, you can see large houses and shanty towns. The tall buildings are adjacent to impoverished shack dwellings. You can vaguely see the lively market, and the fishing boats on the sea are dotted with white sails, full of fireworks of human life. gas.

  Hong Kong Island, the bright harbor capital in the future.

Li Fushou could not get more information through the telescope. Red River Valley has a complete set of institutions in Hong Kong. Huitong Bank, the 19th Century United Shipping Company and the Normandy Import and Export Company have branch offices, and Guangjitang will soon be here. Set a semicolon, there is no docking supply plan in this line.

  Let down the binoculars and look at it for a long time. Li Fushou watched Hong Kong Island getting smaller and smaller in his eyes, and finally turned into a small black spot disappearing on the sea level, feeling lost in his heart.

  Today, the population of Hong Kong Island is only over 300,000, and there are only 4,000 British people. There are also merchants from France, Germany, Italy, Austria, and the United States. The number of them is not large, and the degree of prosperity is far less than that of Guangzhou.

  This important seaport city standing in the south will surely develop rapidly because of its unique geographical advantage backed by the mainland, and become a trade and commercial transshipment center, a true shining oriental pearl in Southeast Asia.

   "Master, what are you looking at."

   "Oh, ma'am, I'm looking at the bright Oriental Pearl."

   "Where is it, why can't I see it?"

  Gu Liuyan followed the direction of Li Fushou’s eyes and looked left and right, put Qianqianyu's hand on his eyebrows to make an awning, struggling to search for the Oriental Pearl, all he saw was a vast sea and a faint coastline far away.

   "Hey...you are late."

  Looking at her serious and anxious look, Li Fushou couldn't help but laugh out loud, and then Gu Liuyan reacted a little, and a pair of beautiful eyes staring at Li Fushou's reproaching expression appeared, like resentment but resentment.

   scrupulously under the public, did not dare to do intimate actions.

  "How is it today? Is seasickness better?" Li Fushou knew the machine and changed the subject, looking at Gu Liuyan with concern, her jaw sharpened, and her face was much thinner in just a few days.

   "I feel better. I rushed some milk and ate a piece of bread. Fortunately, I didn't vomit, and my feet are not limp."

   "That's good, even if you vomit, you have to force yourself to eat something, and don't cry. It's bad for your health if you miss your hometown. The family is even more worried when they know it."

   "Where is there..." Gu Liuyan gave him a blank look, but he refused to admit it.

"If this is the case, then let's show the facts and make sense." Li Fushou's attitude of business affairs, the following words made Gu Liuyan's face flushed suddenly; "These days, you sleep in my arms every night, early in the morning. This piece of crunchy nest is all wet, not you crying, am I still sweating?"

   "Oh, you are not allowed to say, there is no such thing at all." Gu Liuyan sacrificed Dafa for shame, his expression turned red with a twisted expression.

   "Well, well...just treat it as my memory is wrong."

"My husband, I don’t know how uncomfortable taking a boat is, I still feel scared when I think about it. The ghost and goddess wants to go so far away with you. What kind of evil is this?" Gu Liuyan said and touched his forehead. , As if wanting to see if his head is dizzy.

  Li Fushou chuckled lightly, showing his white teeth, and said, “Of course I’m attractive. Even Master Yue caught me at first sight. The so-called squeeze into the pocket, the front comes out.”

   "I'm so embarrassed and not boring, how can I praise myself as attractive." Gu Liuyan shaved her face playfully, and said with a sideways thought;

"My dad didn't say that, he said, the old man said; Yuanding grew up in poverty and can do great things with his bare hands. It can be seen that his personality is as tough as leather, and he has a strong structure. Gu, showing the look of a majestic man, his personality is bound to be cool, thin and decisive.

   Cool thin fruit jue?

  The black question mark on Li Fushou’s face, is Master Yue Zhang complimenting himself?

   "Hehehe...that's what my dad said anyway." Gu Liuyan covered his mouth and smiled, and suddenly the little girl's innocence was revealed, and he turned and ran away.

  Well, the spirit is indeed much stronger.

  Li Fushou smiled helplessly. These days, he put his little wife Gu Liuyan to sleep every night, and did not pay the Zhou Gong ceremony.

  So, this little Nizi is still full of girlish style. After the initial symptoms of seasickness, she shows the vitality of a young girl.

  That’s it, that’s great!

  (End of this chapter)