Chapter 118 The enemy is on the Port Arthur! The enemy is on the Revenge! (Available on the shelves early Friday morning, please order first)

On the fifth day of February, at the Dagukou Military Port in Tianjin Prefecture, Zhili Province, Ming Dynasty, four warships were docked, two large and two small, all flying the Ming Dynasty naval flag with a blue background and golden sun and moon on the stern of the ship.

The ship's bow mark with two dragons protecting the sun and moon floats on the gray Bohai Sea.

Two of the large ships looked like they were of the same class. They were almost identical. They both had two chimneys and two tall front and rear masts. The superstructures of the ships also looked exactly the same, with all kinds of cables.

They were densely packed. There was a twin 155mm rapid-fire naval gun at the bow and stern of the two large ships, and the muzzles of the guns were plugged with polished brass plugs.

There are also dense artillery on both sides of the two large ships. If you count carefully, you can know that there are six single-mounted 155mm rapid-fire cannons and eleven 45mm rapid-fire cannons installed on the decks of each side of the two warships.

gun.

In other words, these two large ships each have sixteen 155mm rapid-fire cannons and twenty-two 45mm rapid-fire cannons. At a glance, you can tell that they were designed by designers with a phobia of insufficient firepower!

Behind the two large ships, there are two small ships parked, which are less than 80% of the length of the two large ships. They appear to be smaller, and their tonnage may only be a fraction of the former. Both small ships are

There is only one chimney, and the front and rear masts are shorter than those two large ships. They have a 120mm rapid-fire gun on the bow and stern, and five 45mm rapid-fire guns on each side.

13mm machine gun. In addition, these two small ships also have two 360mm torpedo tubes on the bows.

A black four-wheeled taxi came slowly from afar. The roof of the carriage was piled with luggage. At first glance, it was obvious that it was a carriage hired by a naval officer who had come to take office from afar. In the car, two people in clothes were sitting side by side.

Among the young officers in white navy uniforms, one is Zhuge Weidao with the rank of lieutenant colonel, and the other is Zhuge Weidao's subordinate Wang Wen.

The carriage moved along the pier towards the four warships. Zhuge Weidao, who was sitting in the carriage, was listening to Wang Wen beside him introducing the situation of the four warships.

"Sir Zhuge, those two big ships are both Lushun class, namely Lushun and Vladivostok. They are both first-class cruisers with a standard displacement of 5150 tons, a waterline length of 115 meters, a width of 15.12 meters, and a draft of 5.18 meters. They adopt a dome

A design, the thickness of the sloped armor near the waterline on both sides is 125 mm, and the armor on the top of the dome armor is also 60 mm. The power of the Lushun class is quite strong, using 12 high-speed coal-fired boilers to drive 2 vertical 4-cylinder reciprocating steam engines.

Through the use of pressurized ventilation technology, it can output a maximum power of 25,000 horsepower, and the actual maximum traveling speed exceeds 24 knots, making it the fastest cruiser in the world today!

Those two small boats are Xin'an-class torpedo boat destroyers, namely Xinchang and Xincheng. Their standard displacement is 900 tons, with a waterline length of 85 meters, a width of 8.5 meters, and a draft of 2.7 meters. Their firepower is not powerful, but it is enough to deal with it.

It is a torpedo boat and can hit airships in the sky. It can travel faster than the Port Arthur class and can reach a top speed of 28 knots.

Among them, the deputy commander of the Lushun is named Chen Jian, also known as Ruizhi. He was four years older than you in the Naval Academy and your contemporary in the Staff College. He is now a major. He looks fierce, but he is a good person and very

I'm easy to get along with, and I have a good relationship with you. I have strong professional skills, but I'm a bit timid.

The captain of the Vladivostok is named Li Chenghui, also known as Shaoan. He is from the Wang family of Li Jin. He has the rank of colonel and is the admiral of the formation. He is six years older than you. He is a bit old-fashioned and his reaction is a bit slow. When you were at the Naval Staff College

, he is still your teacher, but he has a business-like character. Although he looks kind, he is not close to anyone.

The deputy commander of the Vladivostok is named Bai Siyuan, whose courtesy name is Ziwen. He was at the same time as you were at the Maritime School and the Staff College, with the rank of major. As usual, he also serves as the chief of staff of the formation.

The captain of the Xinchang is named Sun Zhengming, whose nickname is Gangzheng, and has the rank of major. The captain of the Xincheng is named Xu Zai, whose nickname is Yuanyou, and also has the rank of major. Both of them are contemporaries with Chen Ruizhi."

Zhuge Weidao had already "remembered" most of the things Wang Wen said by secretly looking at the information provided by the Beiyang Fleet. However, there are inevitably omissions in the information provided by the Beiyang Fleet. For example, they would not say who is the descendant of whom, nor would they say who is the descendant of whom.

He couldn't write about who was a good friend with whom. So Zhuge Weidao asked his confidant Wang Wen to explain it later, so that he wouldn't make a joke when he got on the ship.

At this time, the carriage had stopped beside a Lushun-class cruiser. The cruiser's gangway had already been lowered. Under the gangway stood a group of officers and several sailors, who should have come to greet Zhuge Weidao. Standing in the middle of this group of people

There was a tall man like a bamboo pole and a strong man about five to three inches thick. The tall man had a kind face and the title of colonel. He was none other than the formation admiral Li Chenghui. The five tall and three thick man also had a big beard, and he looked like a

The ferocious look that keeps strangers away is none other than Chen Jian, Zhuge Weidao's deputy commander.

Edo Bay, Japanese naval Yokosuka garrison.

The navy of the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa Saiaki, wore a kimono and stood quietly in an office facing the bay in the garrison building. A cup of tea was on the desk behind him, and it had long since lost its heat.

.And he also looked a little restless, his eyes just staring blankly at the British and Japanese naval ships parked in the bay.

The British Royal Navy's Sovereign-class battleship Revenge is parked in Yokosuka Naval Port at this time. The huge 10,000-ton hull is equipped with four 13.5-inch main guns, which looks majestic. Next to Revenge,

It is the "Sakai", the first ship of the most powerful "Four Heavenly King Ships" of the Shogunate Navy. The hull with a standard displacement of only 4,278 tons is actually not small, but compared with the Revenge next to it, it is really not worth mentioning. And

The single-mounted 320mm cannon on the bow of the "Sakai" looks really uncoordinated, giving people the impression of a big head and a small body.

In Qi Zhao's view, this huge cannon purchased from France at a high price does not show the powerful force of the Japanese Empire at all, but the deep helplessness. Even with the 320 mm cannon, the "Sakai" class is only theoretically available.

It has the possibility to fight against the Hongwu Emperor level.

But Tokugawa Saiaki, who returned from studying in the UK, knew very well that this theoretical possibility was just self-deception. The 320mm cannon on the battlefield could not hit anything at all. On the contrary, the 120mm cannon installed in the gun bays on both sides

The millimeter rapid-fire cannon is more useful. However, the 120mm rapid-fire cannon cannot deal with the Hongwu Emperor class. Even if it fights cruisers like the Lushun class, it will be very difficult.

It seems that in a battle with the Ming Dynasty between battleships and cruisers, Japan has no chance of winning given its national strength. The only chance is a surprise airship attack!

Just as he thought of this, there was a sudden sound of light footsteps outside the door, and then he heard a knock on the door and Shimazu Qi Liang's voice: "Sir, it's me, Shimazu Qi Liang."

"Come in." Tokugawa Qiaki ordered.

Then the door of the office was opened, and a figure flashed in. It was none other than Naval Staff Shimazu Qi Liang. After Qi Liang entered the door, he bowed to Qi Zhao, then came to Qi Zhao's side and whispered: "

Mr. Fengxing, this morning, the Port Arthur has left the Dagukou Military Port in Tianjin and formed a formation with the Vladivostok, Xinchang and Xincheng towards Japan. It is expected to arrive at Nagasaki in three days and Mito Port in five days.

From the night of the eighth day of February to the early morning of the ninth day of February, the Port Arthur will pass through the narrow Naruto Strait. Everything is as we expected, very smooth!"

"Yaoxi!" Shimazu nodded, then looked at the British Royal Navy Revenge on the sea, "The British Royal Navy formation heading to Osaka will also pass through the Kii Channel at the same time to generate electricity for Saigo-kun.

The enemy is on the Port Arthur! The enemy is on the Revenge!"

"Hai!"
Chapter completed!