Chapter 347 The United Fleet sails freely in the Caribbean! (Please subscribe, please vote)

Rouge Alley, Daheiwu.

There is a banquet in a pavilion, it is the time for the guests and the host to enjoy themselves.

The table set up by Tokugawa Saiaki for Zhuge Weidao is really "unique". There are a lot of various dishes, such as carp miso soup, sea bream sashimi, fish slabs, sweet egg rolls, etc.

Yokan, wild duck meat, salt-grilled anaconda, steamed abalone, mullet roe, etc., are all served in black lacquered wooden boxes, wooden plates, and wooden bowls, which is very formal. In addition, sake and rice are also prepared.

Zhuge Weidao, who is married to the adopted daughter of the Tokugawa general (Daikoku Sora), knows that these dishes are already the highest standard of Japanese cuisine at the moment - Tokugawa Ieki also eats them. But who eats at Daikokuya in Rouge Alley?

Do you care if you eat well? The key is whether the "program" is good or not.

There are no special programs arranged by Tokugawa Qi Zhao for Zhuge Weidao. In a Japanese-style room, there are Tokugawa Qi Zhao, Zhuge Weidao and Yu De, as well as a large black room serving tea and pouring wine.

maid.

Daikokuya serves food at a fast speed first and then slowly, so that the guests can rest their hunger first. After they are half full, they can slowly talk about things or watch "programs".

Tokugawa Qi Zhao did not arrange any special programs for Zhuge Weidao. Of course, he just talked about business while eating. He spoke Chinese fluently, so he did not need any translation, he just talked about business.

"Ah, Mr. Zhuge," Tokugawa Qi Zhao said with a smile, "I heard that your country is preparing to send a mission to Vienna to participate in the peace conference?"

Zhuge Weidao nodded and said: "It is true. Nicholas I, Louis XVII and Franz I have all come forward to make peace, so naturally we have to give some face. And we ourselves also need time to rest and recover.

During the fleet reorganization, a large number of cutting-edge ships will be commissioned, so it doesn’t hurt to talk about it for a few months.”

"Really?" Although Japan no longer has a navy in the true sense, Tokugawa Saiaki is still in charge of the navy, so when he heard "new ships", his eyes turned red, "I don't know if there are any new ships."

, can you reveal it?"

"Of course," Zhuge Weidao said, "In the next six months, in addition to the three Shuzhongwang-class aircraft-carrying battlecruisers that will all enter service, there will also be at least two Shi Huangdi ships with a standard displacement of 25,000 tons.

-class battlecruisers, 3 Hero-modified battleships with upgraded guns and a standard platoon of 20,000 tons, 4 Kongming-class light cruisers, and some Warrior-class cruisers, the number of escort-class destroyers and heavy mine destroyers is not too many, but

The advantage over the British navy can still be maintained."

Although the Hero Kai and Kongming-class light cruisers are not as dazzling as the Shihuang-class, Zhongwang-class, and Shu Zhongwang-class, they are very practical battleships.

Among them, the hero modification changed the configuration of six twin 280mm cannons into five twin 300mm cannons arranged on the central axis. It also strengthened the protection under the waterline and enlarged some hulls, making the standard displacement exceed 2

Ten thousand tons. However, the power system of the hero is still the same as that of the hero, so the speed is further slowed down and it becomes a slow battleship.

The Kongming-class light cruiser is a large light cruiser with a standard displacement of more than 12,000 tons. The most distinctive feature of this light cruiser is the two triple-mounted 155mm turrets at the front and rear. Before this, the Ming Dynasty had not equipped it on ships.

This is the first time I have passed a triple turret!

If you use it well, you can try to install a large-caliber triple turret in the future.

In addition, the Kongming class also has two configurations: high speed and heavy mines. It will also be equipped with a 630 mm large steam gas torpedo, whose effective range will reach 10 kilometers.

It can be said that if this light cruiser is used properly, it can kill armored cruisers and even battleships instantly!

"Isn't this much?" Tokugawa Qi Zhaoxin said: "It's all dumplings, but it's not much? And there are as many as 8 large ships with a standard displacement of more than 20,000 tons! Once the Ming Dynasty's industrial strength is brought into play, it will really be

It’s terrible. It seems that Japan made the right choice by siding with Ming Dynasty!”

"Zhuge Jun," Tokugawa Qi Zhao put away his thoughts of envy, jealousy, and hatred, and said with a smile on his face, "then, in the next six months, it should be inconvenient for China to break up with Britain and fight again, right?

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Zhuge Weidao nodded and said: "In the next period of time, we still need to take a breather. It may not be 6 months, but there should be no war in 3 months."

Fighting and stopping may be the characteristic of this world war. After all, both sides are very tolerant. No one expects a quick victory or a quick defeat. It is even impossible to completely eliminate the other side in a single battle.

Tokugawa Qi Zhao seemed to be waiting for Zhuge Weidao's words, and immediately asked: "In this case, it is not convenient for China to send troops to North America to support the Texas battlefield in the next six months, right?"

really!

Zhuge Weidao said in his heart: "You Japanese devils really have the intention of colonizing the United States!" He thought for a while, nodded, and then looked at Tokugawa Qiaki intently.

"The army and Japan can do it for us. We can send a division to the Mexican Empire by sea at any time!" Tokugawa Saiaki said, "But Texas cannot be fought without the navy! There is no railway to Mexico City from Texas, and all logistics and supplies rely on water transportation.

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If China cannot send its navy into the Caribbean, can Japan rebuild its navy and send a combined fleet?"

Zhuge Weidao was also surprised at this time: "What? You want to send the navy to the Caribbean? If you take the Pacific Ocean and bypass South America, you will have to cover almost 20,000 nautical miles, right? If you take Malacca, cross the Indian Ocean, and bypass Africa,

That’s 16,000 to 7,000 nautical miles, right? Isn’t it too far?”

Zhuge Weidaoxin said: "This distance is comparable to that of the Second Division of the Pacific Fleet from the Baltic Sea all the way to the Far East during the Russo-Japanese War!

Do you, the Japanese Combined Fleet, want to imitate the old Maozi?"

Tokugawa Noriaki nodded and said seriously: "You are right, it is indeed a bit far. But in order to help the Mexicans resist the U.S. invasion, my Japanese samurai, why should we fear that the journey is long and dangerous?"

Zhuge Weidao thought: "You devils are going to help Mexico fight against the United States? It sounds quite just!"

Although I don’t believe that you will be so just, the Japanese devils who want to go to America to cause trouble with the United States should still be encouraged. After all, this is a good thing to win to eliminate troubles and kill to solve domestic troubles."

"In this case... we should still help with this." Zhuge Weidao thought about it, "But let's forget about the new large ships, because they won't be able to form combat effectiveness in the short term if they are given to you.

But we can get you some old-fashioned armored cruisers, cruisers, destroyers and torpedo boats."

Zhuge Weidao thought for a while and then said: "Tokugawa-don, you can propose a small Caribbean fleet to cooperate with the Mexican emperor's navy."

"That's enough!" Tokugawa Qiaki was immediately overjoyed, "With these, we will be very sure of the battle in Texas!"

In fact, Tokugawa Saiaki did not want to revive the Japanese navy, but really wanted to establish some colonies in North America... If he wanted to establish colonies there, it would be impossible without a navy.

Without the navy, the Japanese city of Texas could easily be turned into an isolated city by the Americans. Without foreign aid, it could be besieged to death.

Of course Zhuge Weidao also understood this principle. Although he did not expect the Japanese and Mexican emperors to defeat the United States with their small navy. But it would be enough to sustain it for a while, right?

As long as they can hold on for a year or two, the Ming Navy will be able to free up its hands and build an expedition fleet to sail over. Then there may be a chance to set fire to the white house...

Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao finally made his final determination and said to Tokugawa Qi Zhao: "Tokugawa-don, I will help you formulate a plan later and you will propose it. Our side will naturally pass it... so you can do it now

You can go summon the old navy department!"
Chapter completed!