10 Downing Street, London, UK.
British Prime Minister William Pitt and all cabinet members held a meeting to discuss Yinzhou's counterinsurgency operations.
Admiral Nelson and General Wellesley also attended the meeting.
However, with the current situation in Britain, neither of their commanders were happy.
When Wellesley was negotiating in Xiyang Cape, he once lamented that he did not want his next trip to Yinzhou to be to suppress a rebellion.
Now the prophecy has been fulfilled directly, and it is worse than I imagined.
If they were simply going to fight, Wellesley and Nelson wouldn't have much to worry about.
The problem is that his opponent holds the hostages.
When we reach the battlefield, whether we should let go and attack, and whether we can use any form of combat plan, are all daunting questions.
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"That's why we came up with such an export plan that strictly controls the quantity, scale, and cycle, and the price is so high."
Wellesley was silent for a few seconds, his expression somewhat helpless and distressed, and at the same time he said with certainty:
“I think that even if the price is so high, even if one starts to be delivered in six months, we must buy it.
"Actually, if you think about it from another perspective, the six-month delivery period is actually not particularly long.
"I don't think our craftsmen can imitate the aircraft that Prince Dashi applied for patent in half a year.
"At least in terms of reliability, controllability, engine maintainability, and production process level, it is impossible to achieve it.
"That kind of aircraft can already be used for military reconnaissance and small-scale fixed-point air attacks.
"As for the aircraft we tried to make ourselves, Mr. Nelson and I have already seen it, and it can only barely fly.
"I propose to at least order a cross, at least with a more mature reference for our craftsmen to copy."
Many of the surrounding cabinet ministers were surprised, and Grenville subconsciously asked:
"Sir Wellesley, do you mean that we should buy this kind of experimental aircraft that costs 80,000 silver dollars each and can only be delivered in half a year?"
Wellesley nodded melancholy, and Nelson next to him also expressed his approval:
"I also agree to buy it, at least a batch, so that our craftsmen can learn from it."
Prime Minister Peter hesitated for a few seconds, gritted his teeth and nodded:
"Buy it, buy a batch of crosses first."
Grenville was stunned for a few seconds:
"Wait a minute, Daming also made a request. The six-month delivery deadline is not calculated from the date of placing the order, but from the date when we issue the flying machine patent.
"In other words, if we don't issue a patent, they will never deliver the goods, and the normal patent approval process will take several months or even a year to complete..."
Peter was stunned again:
"Did Ming really ask for this? Can these two things be connected together?"
Grenville nodded:
"Prince Dashi made this request clear."
Peter gritted his teeth again:
"Then get this patent to them immediately."
It seems that he doesn't want to discuss this topic more. It seems that discussing this topic can make Pete feel angry.
So Pete directly pressed the topic:
"Okay, let's continue talking about Yinzhou. Grenville, you go to Yinzhou with Mr. Wellesley.
"Try to get the Adamses and his son to bring order to the chaos, and follow the plan we discussed at the previous meeting. …
"In the area north of Virginia, there is a Grand Duchy of New York, which can set its own tariff rates.
"As long as Adams can distance himself from Napoleon, we can even make Adams the Grand Duke of New York.
"Let Adams become a monarch directly, instead of being someone else's minister like he is now.
"As long as they bring back Queen Charlotte, Prince Frederick, and Princess Amelia."
Grenville didn't want to go to Yinzhou to negotiate, but who made him the foreign minister, so he had no choice but to take on this job.
Then Pete looked at Wellesley and Nelson again:
"Regarding matters related to war preparations, do you two have any special requests?"
Wellesley spoke first:
"I have no other special requirements except that everything needs to be as fast as possible."
Nelson also sighed and said:
"Our requirements are the same, to form and assemble the troops as quickly as possible. Everything else is the same as before."
Peter nodded directly and said:
"Okay, then it's all settled in advance. If you two have any needs, please raise them directly to me, and I will arrange as many people as possible to cooperate.
"Please organize the team as quickly as possible and set off. We are now with the
The monster Napoleon is trying to steal time! "
Today's cabinet meeting is almost over here.
Trade, negotiations, and military matters all have a general direction.
But in the end, listening to Peter's promise, Wellesley couldn't help but add:
"I hope to have usable armored fighting vehicles and usable combat aircraft to participate in the next war, but now it seems that this is not possible for the time being."
Nelson also said with emotion as if chatting:
"We originally made a plan to modify an armored cruiser and put flying machines on the ship.
"Your Excellency Hood and I have been studying and trying to design a ship specially designed to carry aircraft for combat, but now it is too late.
"We have all started designing battleships that use the same large-caliber main guns, but they have no chance to participate in this war.
"The timing of this war is very special. This is an old war on the threshold of a new era..."
Pete nodded slightly, recognizing Nelson's guess. At the same time, he also thought subconsciously and made a deeper judgment:
"This should be the strategy of Napoleon and Adams. They deliberately launched a coup at this point in time.
"Airplanes, tanks, and these complex mechanical equipment of the new era, if fully popularized, will significantly improve the combat effectiveness of the main force of the imperial court.
"But at the same time, the requirements for military logistics will also increase significantly. Rebels like Adams and Napoleon will probably not be able to maintain these equipment.
"Before this, there will be a huge gap quickly between the combat capabilities of the imperial court's main forces and the combat capabilities of local rebel forces like them.
"After these mechanical equipment are completely popularized, they will have no chance to rebel..."
Wellesley also echoed:
“In classical times, peasants armed with pitchforks and hoes could kill low-level lords.
"When a knight has mature plate armor, he can survive the siege of a group of peasants. ...
"Smokeless gunpowder and steamships allowed central dynasties to conquer and directly rule distant frontiers.
"When armored combat vehicles and aircraft mature, we should be able to suppress any rebellion.
"Napoleon and Adams probably wanted to conquer America before we reached Yinzhou."
Peter suddenly thought of something and sighed melancholy and said:
"This is Napoleon and Adams' last chance.
"The world war that just ended may also be our last chance to challenge the Ming Dynasty.
"The gap between us and Ming Dynasty may become wider and wider in the future."
Wellesley and Nelson were both military generals, and they had actually thought of this in their hearts.
But they are not expressed directly.
Now that Pitt had addressed this possibility directly, there was a sustained silence.
The United Kingdom has no bright future.
As long as Ming Dynasty does not collapse from within, it will always have the energy to easily suppress the entire world.
While the British cabinet is meeting in a depressed atmosphere, the Ming Jiangnan Shipyard has been decorated with lights and decorations for the past few days.
The Supreme Emperor Zhu Zhongliang took his Supreme Queen to visit the south of the Yangtze River.
After retiring, Zhu Zhongliang can walk around more casually.
The shipyard also followed suit and invited the Emperor to participate in a series of ceremonies.
The Ming Dynasty's first aircraft carrier, Dinghai, has finally completed the main construction process and is ready to be launched.
The ship can continue to be built in the dock, or it can be launched and towed to the dock for continued construction.
You can continue to build it in the dock, or you can drag it to the dock to continue construction.
Since the Supreme Emperor is here, of course he has to jump into the water at this juncture.
Dinghai is a light aircraft carrier with a displacement of 15,000 tons.
Twenty-five knots.
A complete pass-thru deck was laid directly from the start of construction.
An integrated design of the starboard island and chimney that is slightly tilted outward is used.
In addition to the hull itself, which is still a traditional armored cruiser design, the superstructure has moved towards the optimal design of World War II.
To a person of this era, this would have been a very strange ship.
But when the aircraft began to be promoted and publicized, everyone would suddenly realize it when they saw it.
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Then there are the two new cruisers built last year, Chongqingfu and Jinanfu.
The Chongqingfu dreadnought cruiser.
The full load displacement is 15,600 tons, the maximum speed is 30 knots, the main weapons are four triple-mounted 160mm naval guns, four twin-mounted 120mm secondary guns, and two quadruple-mounted 520mm torpedo launchers.
The cruiser Jinanfu.
It has a full load displacement of 6,800 tons and a maximum speed of 30 knots. Its main weapons include three twin-mounted 160mm naval guns, four twin-mounted 80mm secondary guns, and two quadruple-mounted 520mm torpedo launchers.
The appearance of the two new cruisers is very similar to the dreadnought high-speed battleship, so they are called dreadnought cruisers.
From the main gun to the secondary gun, they all use a closed multi-unit turret, and the main gun is still a backpack structure.
This can be said to be a very radical new design in this era.
They also use bulbous bows and square sterns, and are also equipped with seaplane operating equipment. ….
As the first new type of warship to be completed, its simple image had a strong impact on naval personnel.
The two cruisers have now completed all outfitting and can be put into service directly, and have been awarded official hull numbers.
However, the two ships still need to continue testing in the future, and they can wait until all tests are completed before granting hull numbers.
But since the Supreme Emperor is here, the service ceremony will be held together.
Next are two new destroyers, Weihaiwei and Jinzhouwei.
Weihaiwei small cruiser, or large destroyer.
It has a full load displacement of 3,500 tons and a maximum speed of 32 knots. Its main weapons are three twin-mounted 120mm naval guns and two quadruple-mounted 520mm torpedo launchers.
Jinzhou Guardian escort destroyer.
It has a full load displacement of 1,800 tons and a maximum speed of 22 knots. Its main weapons are two single-mounted 120mm naval guns and a quadruple-mounted 520mm torpedo launcher.
Two completely new destroyers, with the smallest hulls, were the first to be completed.
Up to now, most of the test projects have been completed, and the hull number can be directly awarded and officially put into service.
Now that the Supreme Emperor is here, he puts two destroyers and two cruisers into service at the same time, and also lets the new aircraft carrier be launched directly.
In addition to newly launched, completed, and commissioned warships, there are also newly started warships.
The aggressive target exploration aircraft carrier with a full load of 40,000 tons was completed at the end of last year.
Zhu Jianyan placed an order for two ships at one time, both of which were built by Jiangnan Shipyard.
Jinzhouwei Shipyard is responsible for two 40,000-ton battleships.
For these four new ships, steel plate cutting began immediately after the shipyard started construction at the beginning of this year.
Today the Emperor came over and held a ceremony to lay the keel in advance.
Ceremonies for a total of seven new ships at different stages were held on the same day at the same shipyard.
The entire shipyard was lively for most of the day.
These seven new ships, plus the Dreadnought battleship that is being renovated at Jinzhouwei Shipyard, and the two 40,000-ton battleships that have also had their steel plates cut, a total of ten battleships of eight types, basically map out the future of the Ming Dynasty. Surface combat ship system.
In at least the next ten years, new types of warships that Ming Dynasty may need in the future can basically be upgraded and modified based on these eight types of warships of different sizes. .
Wang Zixu
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