New Warlords 1909

Hua Fei sighed lightly, patted Wei Zihao on the shoulder and said, "You, although you have not been in the Jiangnan Factory for a long time, I still value you very much, and you have made a lot of contributions to the Jiangnan Factory. But since I will not stop you from deciding to leave the Jiangnan factory! I just hope that you can stay in China and continue to engage in the shipbuilding industry, so I have no regrets!"

Wei Zihao immediately understood that Hua Fei had misunderstood his meaning, and he waved his hands repeatedly, "Commander, I didn't say I would leave Jiangnan Shipyard! I just don't want to build submarines, or I don't want to build them for the time being. I want to ask the commander to take the Kirishima I will complete all the final projects! And according to our previous battleship refit plan, we will refit the Kirishima. I only need five months, no, maybe three months, and I will be able to complete it all!"

It turned out that it was because of this matter, Hua Fei let out a sigh of relief, and was about to say yes, when Tang Xiaoli got off the car at some point and was standing behind Hua Fei.At this moment, he finally couldn't help but shouted, "Boy Wei, you bastard, you still have to fight the old man after all! Three months, hum, the old man dares to promise the commander that if everything goes well, the project can be completed in two months! "

Now it was Hua Fei's turn to be dumbfounded, but seeing the two arguing back and forth like no one else, Hua Fei finally understood.It turned out that the commotion for a long time was all about one thing, and that was the battleship Kirishima, the 'root of all evil'!

Since the battleship Kirishima itself is not yet completed, and some internal ancillary equipment and cabin decoration are not yet completed, finishing work must be carried out at Jiangnan Shipyard.So after seeing the overall condition of the Kirishima, Wei Zihao planned to install a torpedo-proof airtight compartment according to the model of the Hai.At the same time, add defensive armor to key departments.

Battle cases have proved that this anti-torpedo compartment works.Still obviously!The focus is, who is responsible for this work?You must know that although they did not completely build this ship, even if they are in charge of finishing operations, their names will of course be written on the list of builders of this ship.

Building such a huge ship is the dream of every shipbuilder!

"The old man won't live for a few more years. You are only in your 30s, and you will follow the commander in the future. Are you afraid that there will be no large warships built? Why do you have to fight with me?" When Tang Xiaoli said this, his tone was a little bit Grieve.

"That...that's different..." After Tang Xiaoli said that, Wei Zihao was a little bit embarrassed.

"Haha..." Hua Fei laughed to disperse their disputes with each other. It was so cold, they didn't seem to feel the cold, and they wanted to fight for the finishing work of a warship that didn't belong to them.This incident seemed ridiculous, but Hua Fei felt extremely sad in his heart.

There are definitely more than two people who have the same thoughts as them.Countless Chinese shipbuilding technicians, who would not want to build such a huge ship!This is not just a personal ideal, it has absolutely nothing to do with personal glory!

"I assure you! You will all have a large ship construction site, a large ship that is completely our own! After you go back, make all your ideas into a plan! Don't interfere with the modification of the Kirishima , there is no technical content at all!"

"Remember, submarines are the main combat force of our navy at present and for many years to come! You should be proud of creating a submarine that can sink a warship like the Kirishima, and you don't have to compete for visual shock! Say it like this , do you understand? We want benefits, not lip favors or eye favors!"

The two agreed half-understood, now it's all right, all the things they think about are dirty.The point is that what Hua Fei said made people unable to plead again. The extremely fresh vocabulary of technical content was used, and they were asked to say something.Moreover, Hua Fei also mentioned building his own complete giant ship, which made the eyes of the two of them shine brightly.

I went around on the Kirishima. Since the dock is too small, the factory has already started to plan to expand the dock, at least to accommodate the Kirishima. Fortunately, the project is not very large, and the investment does not need much.

The Japanese workers on board had already been taken away and temporarily placed under house arrest, and many technicians from the Jiangnan Shipyard were strolling around the ship.Some people fumbled here and there, while others took the blueprints and drew on them with a pen.

While visiting the armed forces and facilities on the Kirishima, listen to Zhu Bing's surprise attack on Yokosuka Port and how they captured the Kirishima.Hua Fei was hooked, this is simply too legendary.If he had known that this matter would be so easy, Hua Fei would have changed his plan, and perhaps he would have gotten back not just a warship of Kirishima's level.

Just kidding, Hua Fei couldn't help but feel very lucky even if it sounded like it afterwards.That day happened to be when the main engine of the Kirishima was installed and went to sea for a simple test.However, the coal was not used up, and when the operation started, the boiler had not been turned off.The dozens of workers on board were doing the final data recording and checking workers.If one of these conditions is missing, Zhu Bing and the others will not even think about bringing the Kirishima back no matter how capable they are.

183 Long way to go

Although other action teams have not sent back specific information, Japan has also blocked the port. /First/post But this cannot be concealed from the ubiquitous Western journalists, and this is a sensitive period when the European war is raging, and all countries are paying special attention to this.

It can be seen from the news released by the western media and the violent reaction of the Japanese navy that the deep strike action must have greatly hurt the cabinet.Otherwise, the Japanese navy would not be so crazy, dispatching more than 90.00% of its main battleships to attack Shanghai.However, even if it is the nearest Nagasaki, it will take about a week for WS:| to return from the mission.The farthest distance, the submarine that rushed to Yokosuka to perform the mission, would take ten days and a half months to come back.When they all came back, and with the information sent back from the secret spy, Hua Fei would be able to know exactly the results of this operation at that time.

Give Zhu Bing and his team a lot of praise, and when all the members come back, special honors and group awards are indispensable.Not to mention other things, but the actual value of this warship is worthy of Hua Fei's special attention.

After dealing with these matters, Hua Fei started to study with the technical engineers in the factory.How to use existing merchant ships to refit salvage and rescue ships.It seems that the naval battle at the mouth of the Yangtze River will not end in the short term. Not to mention the number of sunken ships, but the destroyers sunk in the afternoon, after the war is over, they will always be salvaged!

Tang Xiaoli and Wei Zihao, two technicians from Fuzhou Shipping Bureau, have become emotionally stable at this time.When it comes to shipbuilding, although their ages are very different, their enthusiasm is generally the same.Wei Zihao, in particular, mentioned that a battleship of the Japanese Navy might be sunk, and suggested that an 8-ton ship that was about to be completed should be refitted, equipped with hydraulic cranes and other related equipment, and converted into a large salvage ship.

When Hua Fei heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.How many battleships are there in total in Japan?Even if it is a battlecruiser, there are only a dozen ships.After several naval battles and deep strike operations, although other Japanese warships did not lose much, this eye-catching main battleship lost a lot.The Hanoi was sunk by a submarine during the September [-] naval battle, and the Settsu was captured. Because the keel was severely damaged, it was of little repair value. Now it is docked by the Huangpu River, ready to disintegrate.

In addition, three warships including Fuso and Yamashiro were also damaged in the deep strike.Even if it can be fixed, it will take time and increase the investment of capital.

However, this information, except that Hua Fei learned from Zhu Bing about the name built in Nagasaki Port, other things are not clear.

This is also one of the reasons why Japan was furious and the Secretary of the Navy was hysterical!The Japanese navy was frugal, and worked hard to build for many years. It borrowed more than [-] million indemnities from the Sino-Japanese War of the Sino-Japanese War, and finally built the prototype of the most powerful [-]th Fleet in East Asia. The smoke cleared.

Relying on coastal defense guns, it is obviously very unrealistic to sink an intact battleship.But even so, Hua Fei finally agreed to the plan of converting a [-]-ton ocean-going vessel into a salvage ship by a technician from the Jiangnan Plant.Firstly, after several times of hunting at sea, Huafei's Deep Blue Shipping Company has sufficient capacity, and secondly, the port is blocked, and this sea vessel that is about to be completed cannot be put into use immediately, so it is better to convert it into a salvage ship!

Just then Hua Fei listened to their reconstruction plan and what kind of equipment they needed to import.How to avoid the Japanese naval blockade.When importing some necessary equipment from Zhejiang or other places.From the direction of the Yangtze River Estuary came the roaring and dull sound of artillery again!

what happened?Hua Fei immediately stood up.Go to the window of the shipyard office.Standing at the window on the third floor, looking towards the Yangtze River Estuary.You can only see the faint flames and feel the earthquake after the explosion of the shell.

There was an explosion.The wandering citizens of Shanghai fled noisyly.Originally, it felt a little bit transparent to Shanghai Nanshi.In an instant, nearly half of the guns were turned off.

"Report. The Japanese naval fleet approached again. Bombarded the Wusongkou Fort and the Changxing Island Coastal Defense Fort. According to the front-line observation report. The enemy ships were under the cover of artillery fire. A large number of destroyers were dispatched. The zipper minesweeping operation began! Multiple mines have been destroyed. Detonate!"

"What?" He was about to leave Jiangnan Shipyard.Hua Fei, who rushed back to the staff headquarters, was shocked.When did the Japanese mine-sweeping technology become so advanced?The reason why he is not afraid of Japan's powerful navy.Dare to declare war on Japan.And the fearless Japanese navy was furious.Execute the deep strike plan.An important reason.It was he who blocked the mouth of the Yangtze River against mines.Prevent Japanese warships from going deep into the Yangtze River waterway.As a result, cities such as Shanghai were bombarded.Have absolute confidence.

mine warfare.Not to mention that minesweeping technology has just developed.Even later generations into the 21st century.Minesweeper technology.It is also a major problem that plagues the world's navies.But just now the correspondent actually told him.The Japanese army was so fast.Minesweeper operations began.Moreover, multiple sea mines were cleared in a short period of time.

As soon as Hua Fei finished speaking, the Wusong Fort and Changxing Island Coastal Defense Artillery Base launched a counterattack, and fires flickered in the black night sky.The sound of explosions one after another makes people feel that they are still in the New Year's Eve of later generations.

"Boom! Explosion!" A more violent flame blew across the Yangtze River estuary, followed by the sound of an explosion.Listening to its voice, it was the sound of a mine exploding.

Hua Fei got into the car immediately, intending to rush to the Wusong Fort to observe the bunker.But the captain of the guard, Wang Meng, disagreed with Hua Fei rushing there at this moment of battle, it was too dangerous.

Hua Fei didn't insist on this, so he ordered to rush back to the combat staff headquarters.As soon as they arrived at the headquarters, the latest battle report had already been transmitted.Sure enough, Hua Fei heard correctly. A Japanese minesweeper accidentally touched an anchor mine and was blown up and sank in the mouth of the Yangtze River.

According to the judgment of the staff, this minesweeper should be an old-fashioned minesweeper that Japan once captured Russia. Most of the other minesweepers came from the Qingdao theater to join the combined fleet.It seems that the Japanese navy has long expected that it may encounter a mine, otherwise it would not have put up that cautious offensive formation at the beginning.

Some other minesweepers are modified civilian ships with some simple minesweeping equipment, not all professional minesweepers.

After listening to the analysis of this report, Hua Fei finally breathed a sigh of relief.If these dozens of ships were all minesweepers, it would be spectacular, and Hua Fei would definitely fall into a passive position soon.

It can be seen from this that the Japanese Navy is an experienced army after all.At the beginning of the declaration of war against Germany, this situation was anticipated and some minesweepers were urgently refitted.Later, Hua Fei implemented an embargo policy in the East China Sea, and widely distributed mines in Bashi Strait and Balintang Strait, so the modification and manufacture of Japanese minesweepers was accelerated.

Battle reports from the front came in one after another. Although these minesweepers joined, the Japanese navy fleet slowly advanced in the dark, but the progress was slow after all.Kato's move is not unwise. Under the cover of night, mobile Japanese warships can attack fixed forts.However, it is difficult for fixed coastal defense turrets to target mobile warships.In this way, the new sea

advantages have been greatly weakened.The threat to Japanese warships has also been greatly reduced.

"Order the coastal defense guns to stop shooting aimlessly, and don't let the Japanese army determine the target and destroy our turrets!"

The staff quickly expressed their concerns, and Hua Fei just thought of this, and the order was quickly passed on.

The coastal defense guns stopped firing, so the ground counterattack weapons were only the latest 25mm and 52mm caliber cannons equipped by the First Army of the Army.These cannons all use inflatable rubber wheel traction bases, which are very suitable for maneuvering in urban areas with relatively complete road infrastructure.

Coastal defense guns are not only fixed and vulnerable to devastating blows from the Japanese army, but also the shells are relatively expensive and the reserves are limited.Unlike the army's artillery shells, mass production has long been started, and the cost is also controlled at a certain level.

"Order the heavy artillery regiment of the First Army to deploy a heavy artillery regiment from Sancha Port to Waigaoqiao, and deploy a heavy artillery regiment from Wusong Wharf to Shidongkou, and freely bombard enemy ships! The main force is mobile and flexible. Before the enemy counterattacks, quickly withdraw from the original position and give full play to the guerrilla tactics learned in the military academy!"

"Yes!" The officers at all levels of the First Army present were all beaming with joy. After waiting for so long, the First Army almost grew hair on their hands in Shanghai.Now I finally waited for an opportunity, and it was still working with the navy of Little Japan. Why are the officers of the First Army not excited?

"Commander, don't worry, if you don't drive away Little Japan's navy this time, let him see how powerful our First Army is, and I'll come back to see you!" He was born as a confidant, and he was also a member of the Tongmenghui. Li Qianyu not only gained Hua Fei's great trust, but also served as the commander of the elite First Division of the First Army.This moved Li Qianyu, who had been waiting for the opportunity to repay Hua Fei with military exploits, and also let some discussions in the army shut up.

Hua Fei's appointment as an officer of the First Army was beyond the expectations of many people, and it once caused a lot of discussion.The commander of the First Army is not only Hua Fei's confidant, but also not Chinese, but the German Heber who followed Hua Fei a long time ago.This retired officer who had been unsuccessful in the German army showed great enthusiasm in Hua Fei's army.Now not only speaks Chinese fluently, but also moved all his family members to China.

The biggest reason why Hua Fei trusts him is that he has no connection with many political parties in China.Except for military command, other orders rarely violate Hua Fei's intentions.Even after the outbreak of the European War, although he hoped that Hua Fei could support Germany, in his words, he is now a nationality of the autonomous region, not a German nationality.Everything will be in the interests of the autonomous region.

The chief officers of the First Army had just left the staff headquarters, and the generals of the navy, led by the captains of several major warships, also rushed to the staff headquarters.Led by Gao Guangzheng, Wei Zihao, Mao Zhongfang, Lu Gang and other admirals of the navy firmly challenged and vowed to fight to the death with the Japanese navy.Being forced to be beaten to the door by the enemy's navy, the navy has no glory on its face!Moreover, many of them were the first to revolt and join Hua Fei's navy, so they can be regarded as the heroes of the autonomous region's navy.But in the battle that ended not long ago, Lei Guangjiong, who returned from abroad and served as the captain of the Feihong for only a few days, made great contributions, which made them feel very happy.

Opinions are all opinions, no matter how shameful they feel, Hua Fei will not let them leave the Huangpu River. These warships are the treasures in his heart.For Hua Fei, the more shame these captains feel, the more they can arouse their will to fight.

But these naval officers were not forgiving, and even the artillery regiment of the First Army had the opportunity to go to the front line. The navy that was supposed to be the protagonist of them could only hide in the military port for maintenance. What do you think of them?

When it comes to emotional excitement, Gao Guangzheng even mentioned the Beiyang Navy back then.It is said that the Beiyang Navy is the number one in Asia, but it was timid and did not fight, and was eventually annihilated by the Japanese army.Although the autonomous region's navy is not as strong as Japan's, it is willing to fight to the death to make the navy's fearless spirit.To show that the navy is no more timid than the army and air force, and it is also a brave army.

Under Gao Guangzheng's impulsive mind, the meaning in his words accused Hua Fei of being Li Hongzhang. He was timid and fearful of war, so he shrank the warships in the port and allowed the Japanese navy to do whatever they wanted at the mouth of the Yangtze River.

At the beginning, several naval captains supported Gao Guangzheng, but in the end, the entire staff was silent, only Gao Guangzheng's angry voice echoed in the huge room.