The end of the military era

"Don't worry about the attitude of the Bull Empire, what matters is whether the Golden Lion Empire, Scarlet Tiger Empire, and Black Bear Empire are willing to hold peace talks with the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empire.

Presumably, based on the strength shown by the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires, the Golden Lion Empire, Red Tiger Empire, and Black Bear Empire should have some different ideas. "

"Father, I understand."

After failing to attack the border defense lines of Jingzhou Town, Yuzhou Town, and Lanzhou Town, more than 1400 million army troops from the Golden Lion, Black Bear, Silver Wolf, and Flying Leopards began to attack the Violet Province and Calla Lily Province of the Silver Wolf Empire. Deploy defenses in the southern region to prevent Zhou's army from launching a counterattack against the two provinces of the Silver Wolf Empire.

It may be that the previous attack was a bit of a disadvantage. The armies of these four orc nations have no intention of launching an offensive. The Golden Lion Empire, Black Bear Empire, and Flying Leopard Empire have not increased their strength to the Silver Wolf Empire since then. Bing means.

On the other hand, the Zhou family army did not formulate a battle plan to attack the Violet Province and the Calla Lily Province, so the northern front battlefield suddenly became quiet.

On January 1546, 1, just after New Year’s Eve, Zhou Rui came to Ganyang Shipyard. Accompanying Zhou Rui to Ganyang Shipyard were Song Limin, Commander-in-Chief of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, and Zhou’s industrial leaders. Kang Huai.

Zhou Rui came to Ganyang Shipyard today to participate in the launching ceremony of 4 battleships with full main guns.

These four full main gun battleships all have five double-mounted 4mm main guns with 5 times the caliber, a full-load displacement of 45 tons, and a maximum speed of 380 knots. At present, the six major shipyards under the Zhou family have built a total of 38000 ships. This full main gun battleship.

Kang Huai introduced to Zhou Rui: "Marshal, these four Jingzi-class battleships with full main guns are the first to be launched among the 4 Jingzi-class battleships.

The remaining 40 Jingzi-class ships and 48 Jiezi-class battlecruisers will also be launched into the water for sea trials in the next month.

After the 96 capital ships have passed sea trials, if there are no major problems, they can join the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet for service in April and May. "

The names of the "Jing" class battleship with full main guns and the "Jie" class battlecruiser were all named by Zhou Rui.

The "Jie"-class battlecruiser is equipped with four double-mounted 4mm main guns with a caliber of 45 times, a full-load displacement of 380 tons, and a maximum speed of 38400 knots.

The service of the "Jing" class battleship with full main guns and the "Jie" class battlecruiser also indicates that the shipbuilding level of the Zhou family's six major shipyards has reached the world's first-class level, not weaker than the Golden Lion Empire and the Red Tiger. A naval power with a well-developed shipbuilding industry like the Empire.

Zhou Rui nodded in satisfaction, "Have the new all-main-gun capital ships and battlecruisers been designed yet?"

Kang Huai nodded, "Marshal, according to Marshal's request, the new battlecruiser and battlecruiser have been designed.

The new all-main-gun battleship is equipped with five double-mounted 5-caliber 45mm main guns, with a full-load displacement of 410 tons and a maximum speed of 46300 knots.

The new battlecruiser is equipped with four double-mounted 4-caliber 45mm main guns, a full-load displacement of 410 tons, and a maximum speed of 47200 knots. "

Song Limin next to him couldn't help showing a surprised expression when he heard it, "Aren't the next-level battleships and battlecruisers with full main guns going to use 400mm main guns?"

Zhou Rui said with a smile: "I asked to increase the caliber of the main guns of the next two battleships to 410mm.

It is said that both the Golden Lion Empire and the Scarlet Tiger Empire are planning to build capital ships with 400mm main guns. The next batch of capital ships of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet will have to overwhelm the capital ships of their two orc nations. "

Song Limin asked: "Marshal, how many battleships and battlecruisers with full main guns will be built in the next level?"

Kang Huai said at this time: "Song Zhi, the 120 new 5-ton docks in our six major shipyards can all be put into use before March.

按照大帅的意思，这120座5万吨干船坞将全部用来建造下一级的全主炮战列舰和战列巡洋舰，另外还会调用12座5万吨的浮船坞和48座4万吨干船坞，也用来建造下一级的两款主力舰。”

When Song Limin heard this, he couldn't help swallowing. How much would it cost to build 180 capital ships with 410mm main guns?

As if knowing what Song Limin was thinking, Kang Huai went on to say: "The cost of each battlecruiser with a 410mm main gun is about 3350 million silver coins, and the cost of each battlecruiser with a 410mm main gun is about 3480. Ten thousand silver coins.

If 90 ships are built, the total cost will be close to 62 billion silver coins, and the actual total cost may be even more. "

Song Limin exclaimed: "The cost is so high? It is much higher than the Jingzi and Jiezi grades!"

Kang Huai explained: "After all, the tonnage is so much higher, and the cost of the 410mm main gun is higher."

Zhou Rui said indifferently: "We are fighting against six orc nations with our own strength, and it is not an exaggeration to build 180 capital ships at the same time.

We can also build a second batch of 180 capital ships with 410mm main guns if needed.

Old Song, remember, things that can be solved with money are nothing to our Zhou family! "

Song Limin nodded approvingly. Zhou Rui's consistent behavior of local tyrants had already made Song Limin clearly aware that the Zhou family was able to single-handedly fight against the six great beast empires, relying on a lot of money.

Then Zhou Rui changed the topic, "Old Song, I will go to the Crescent Island Naval Base again in the near future. From the special channel, I bought another batch of warships for the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet."

在之前10月份、11月份和12月份，抽奖系统白给的3张三星抽奖卡，又开出了18艘英国声望级战列巡洋舰、18艘英国复仇级战列舰、18艘英国纳尔逊级战列舰和36艘德国沙恩霍斯特级装甲巡洋舰。

And after 12 o'clock in the morning today, Zhou Rui not only got a three-star lottery card in January, but also got a new year's gift package: a four-star lottery card.

Although the Samsung lottery card only issued two rewards, Zhou Rui was very satisfied with these two rewards.

50 catties of gold bricks 6 pieces

Eight Japanese Nagato-class battleships

The Samsung lottery card can draw 6 50-jin gold bricks, which is already a lot, equivalent to 3 million silver coins.

The Nagato-class battleship of Dongying Kingdom has a full load displacement of 39700 tons and a maximum speed of 264 knots.

装备了4座双联装45倍口径410毫米主炮，20门140毫米副炮，4门76毫米高射炮。

The thickest side armor belt is 305 mm, the main deck armor is 75 mm, the main turret armor is 356 mm, and the full crew is 1333 people.

Counting the Nagato-class battleships of the Dongying Kingdom, Zhou Rui has gathered three battleships from another time and space, once known as the "Big Seven".

The rewards issued by the four-star lottery card are even more generous, and a total of 9 items have been issued.

50 catties of gold bricks 18 pieces

600 British Camel fighters

36 Italian ca600 bombers

German Panzer IV G-type 600 vehicles

200 German Tiger heavy tanks

48 German Wiesbaden-class light cruisers

12 British Hood-class battlecruisers

12 US Colorado-class battleships

12 British Nelson-class battleships

Eight Japanese Nagato-class battleships

这样一来，抽奖系统中就储备有18艘英国声望级战列巡洋舰、12艘英国胡德级战列巡洋舰、18艘英国复仇级战列舰、12艘美国科罗拉多级战列舰、12艘东瀛国长门级战列舰和30艘英国纳尔逊级战列舰，以及36艘德国沙恩霍斯特级装甲巡洋舰和48艘德国威斯巴登级轻巡洋舰。

Song Limin asked in surprise: "Marshal, how many warships are there this time?"

Zhou Rui replied: "There are 72 battleships with full main guns, 30 battlecruisers, 36 large armored cruisers and 48 light cruisers.

Lao Song, in addition to April and May, there will be another 48 Jingzi-class battleships with full main guns and 48 Jiezi-class battlecruisers entering service. Next, the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet will do a good job of expanding again, especially It is in terms of personnel supplementation.