"To sum up, after the 80,000 Russian troops gain a foothold in the Far East, they will definitely select the elite to form three to four full-strength divisions and take the initiative to launch field battles and decisive battles with the volunteers!"
"And the remaining Russia can completely hold on to those cities and fortresses, control various resources and raise a large amount of food and grass. In this way, the Russians in the Far East will have sharp spears and strong shields at the same time!"
"The field army can fight fiercely with the volunteer army, and can even cross the Ussuri River to loot the property of the Qing Dynasty, and use the Qing Dynasty's fear of foreigners to exert political pressure... and there are those Russian warships!"
"Once these warships merge with the warships in Vladivostok, the strength of the Russian Pacific Fleet will increase five times, becoming the second largest navy in East Asia that can compete with the United Kingdom!"
"After those naval soldiers took a short rest in Vladivostok, they could set out to raid the coastline of the entire East Asia... We don't want Fuso and North Korea. It is estimated that the port cities will have to be looted, and even the coastline of the Qing Dynasty will be bombed in turn... …”
"This is not alarmist! You don't know how much the Russians attach great importance to the Far East. Their hands reaching out to the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea have been cut off by the British. In order to find an outlet to the sea and obtain huge maritime interests, the Russians have tried their best everything……"
"Vladivostok is Alexander II's most brag-worthy victory. He opened an excellent deep-water port for Russia in Asia. For this port, he even launched the Siberian Railway plan in advance..."
"Now everyone knows what kind of orders these expeditionary forces have received, right? They have been authorized to do whatever it takes to win. That's why Bai Layi's tragedy happened! The Russians have gone crazy, and they don't mind doing it again in order to win. Block the entrance to Dagu and bomb the Tanggu Special Administrative Region with artillery!"
Hearing the repressed breathing in the entire hall, what Pierre described shocked people. No one could refute it because all the data were so detailed and the arguments were very accurate.
Speaking of this, Pierre waved his right hand downward decisively, "So, our grand strategic principle is that we will never allow the two Russian armies to join forces. We must defeat the Russian expeditionary force before they arrive in the Far East!"
"You mean to rely on the navy? But now we only have one ship, the Zhiyuan! Can we win?"
Pierre did not answer, but shrugged at Xiang Ying and spread his hands, which meant that it was your turn to say the following words. Xiang Ying strode towards the podium, "Can you win? You gave me the word "?"
The young Xiang Ying stood on the podium and was full of energy, "The era of great changes in the navy has come, and the instigator of this great change is our prime minister! What is the Zhiyuan? I can tell you now that this is a ship An epoch-making warship, a pure concept warship, a warship that opens the door to a new era!"
"I can tell you without exaggeration that within the four seas and above the ocean, the current Zhiyuan has no opponent at all!"
There was a lot of whispering in the audience, and everyone was shocked by Xiang Ying's arrogant tone. Only the navy itself proudly raised its head and looked at the surprised expressions of the army generals, and was secretly happy in their hearts.
The future is no longer an era for the army to rule the roost. If we want to protect this country and open up new territories for the Chinese, we still have to look at the capabilities of our navy.
"It would take three days and three nights to explain the methods of naval warfare in detail, but if I were to give you a brief introduction, it would be nothing more than the three major elements of firepower, protection, and cruise..."
"Let's talk about firepower first. The Zhiyuan's three 210-caliber main guns are the most powerful in the world's navy. They are the most powerful in terms of caliber and magnification... It is not an exaggeration to say that the Prussian engineers at that time saw the Prime Minister's design. After thinking about this idea, we were all shocked. They said that we are all crazy, and we actually want to install a coastal defense cannon on a battleship. This idea is impossible to succeed!"
"But the facts slapped them in the face very loudly. After smelting experts, mathematicians, and mechanical engineering experts performed countless calculations on the structure of the ironclad hull, they had to admit that our design idea was really a genius. Lift."
"The pure steel keel, coupled with the steel shell, makes the Zhiyuan a solid maritime mobile firepower output platform. It is precisely because the foundation is solid enough that we can mount such a large-caliber artillery..."
"In addition to firepower, there is protection. Pure iron-clad warships and those warships with wooden hulls covered with iron armor are completely different concepts. They are not on the same level in terms of design ideas! Iron-clad ships with wooden hulls are designed for defense. For artillery of less than 200 caliber, in the minds of those designers, they never thought that humans would install such large-caliber artillery on ships..."
"The Russian flagship St. Peter's ultimate armored defense capability is nothing more than a 180-caliber rifled gun. It is a complete delusion to counter the firepower of our Zhiyuan..."
"The pure steel keel and hull of the Zhiyuan were designed from the beginning to serve as an imaginary enemy. During the night battle in Dakar, the French coastal defense cannon once hit the Zhiyuan, but unfortunately it only hit the iron armor. It’s just a shallow groove, and it doesn’t do any substantial harm to us at all, so the most powerful shield on the sea is in our hands..."
"The most powerful spear and the strongest shield in naval warfare are in our hands. What else do we have to fear? The Zhiyuan can completely crush all enemies..."
At this time, Army Chief of Staff Liang Kun suddenly asked, "But there is only one Zhiyuan after all, isn't it? Even if the Zhiyuan is a tiger, can it withstand the siege of a pack of wolves? If the enemy forces surround them desperately, use How should you respond to ship collisions, blockades, and even the most primitive boarding combat?"
Xiang Ying nodded to the senior to show respect, "The chief of staff is right to ask. This is indeed a question, but it is not unsolvable. Now we have to discuss the third important attribute of the Zhiyuan, its cruising capability..."
"Two horizontal 3-cylinder reciprocating steam engines, four high-rise coal-fired boilers... The power measured during the dual-shaft propulsion test was 6892 horsepower... When forced ventilation is used, it can reach 7500 horsepower..."
"The speed of the Zhiyuan on the ocean is unmatched. Abandoning the sails and choosing a pure steam power system allows us to completely discard the influence of wind direction and sea currents on the posture of the ship... In other words, if I can walk on the ocean, do you think I can Will we give the enemy a chance to get close to us and engage in hand-to-hand combat?”
"The long-range shooting accuracy of the Zhiyuan has been tested in actual combat, and the Iquique sea battle has proven this... The feeling of killing children is really refreshing!"
