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    After listening to the introduction by Wu Dezhang, director of the Equipment Department, everyone was finally relieved. It seemed that Wang Yuze had been prepared in advance instead of giving random orders.  I have to say that the fire control system introduced by Wu Dezhang seems to be very useful.  As navy generals, none of us are pedantic and are not averse to new technologies.  Wasn't it because of the serious backwardness of technology that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was defeated by the foreigners?  If this fire control system can really play such a huge role, it will really be good news for the Western Sichuan Navy.

    "This system has just been manufactured and has not been tested in actual combat. Therefore, we will first equip it on the 'Sichuan' for experimentation. If there are no problems, all battleships and cruisers will be equipped with this system.  "Wu Dezhang said.  In terms of optical instruments, Western Sichuan cannot produce them, so they are all imported from Germany.  Germany is indeed the world leader in this regard.  However, Western Sichuan has also obtained this technology from Germany and is now actively researching and digesting it.

    "Okay, the fleet will arrange experiments and strive to popularize it as soon as possible!" Deng Shichang said.  If this fire control system can play a huge role, then he will be even more confident that the fleet can achieve combat effectiveness within a year.  Otherwise, it would be really impossible for a navy with a large number of recruits to have combat effectiveness within a year.

    "That's it! Everyone, go down and prepare! I hope everyone can remember that the future of the Western Sichuan Navy is in everyone's hands. A year later, we may experience a war. I hope that by then I will receive  This is good news, not the bad news of defeat!" Wang Yuze said.  For next year's war, he has exhausted all the ways he can think of. If he still can't succeed, then it is really unreasonable.  Although time is very tight, there is no other way.  We can only put pressure on the Navy and make them train harder.

    "Yes, Marshal! The Navy promises that we will not let you down!" The senior officials of the Navy Department assured.

    The next day, the navy's warships entered the dock and began maintenance.  The battleship "Sichuan" began to install the fire control system.  In addition, each ship is also equipped with a wireless telegraph antenna to facilitate direct command and communication between the team.

    After Wang Yuze handed over the naval training tasks to everyone in the Navy Department, he boarded the train, left Beihai, and returned to Chengdu.

    After the construction of the railway to the sea, Qinzhou Port and Fangcheng Port have become important external ports in western Sichuan.  The railway from Chengdu to the port is full of crowded trains.  By this time, construction of the double line had already begun.  However, if it is to be completed, it is estimated that it will have to wait until the end of the year or the beginning of next year.

    The development of the navy has also been on the right track, and Wang Yuze is finally relieved.  If the navy forms combat effectiveness within a year, plus the warships ordered from the United Kingdom and the four heavy cruisers launched in Western Sichuan, then the Western Sichuan Navy will undoubtedly become the most powerful navy in Asia and can rank among the best in the world.  As for the army, it is the strength of Western Sichuan.  Once the Qing Dynasty failed in the Sino-Japanese War, the army in western Sichuan would attack from all sides, quickly occupy all provinces, and completely overthrow the Qing Dynasty.  At the same time, the navy will also go north to defeat the Japanese navy and establish a new situation in the Far East in one fell swoop.  Firstly, it replaced the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and secondly, it interrupted Japan's upward trend.  Create more favorable time and conditions for China's rise.

    The West Sichuan Fleet returned to the North Sea, especially the two 10,000-ton giant ships, which caused a tsunami-like impact on the entire Far East.  This made the fleet in western Sichuan suddenly become one of the most powerful fleets in the Far East.  Of course, it may take some time before it can truly demonstrate its combat effectiveness.  However, this is enough to arouse the vigilance of the navies of other countries in the Far East.

    The rise of the navy in western Sichuan made the Qing court even more panicked.  Although their Beiyang Fleet is still the number one fleet in Asia.  However, the two ships "Dingyuan" and "Zhenyuan" as the main force have undoubtedly fallen seriously behind.  Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili and the minister of Beiyang, and Ding Ruchang, the admiral of the Beiyang Navy, proposed to the Manchu Qing Dynasty and requested that more powerful warships be ordered from the Western powers to balance the two 10,000-ton giant ships in western Sichuan.  Prince Gong Yixin agreed with this view, but when he reported it to Cixi, the Empress Dowager Cixi refused.

    The reason why the Empress Dowager Cixi refused was also very simple. Although the Manchu Qing Dynasty had started the Westernization Movement and fiscal revenue had increased a lot, there were more places to spend the money, and there was not much left in the treasury.  In addition, rebuilding the army will cost a lot of money, so she has no money to repair the garden, let alone buy ships for the navy.  In addition, although the navy in western Sichuan is powerful, their army is even more powerful.  The 500,000-strong Western Sichuan Army kept the Empress Dowager Cixi awake every night for fear that the Western Sichuan Army wouldBroken the armistice treaty and launched another attack on the Qing Dynasty.  The Manchu and Qing Dynasties simply couldn't resist it!  The current Manchurian New Army, after two years of reconstruction, has returned to 300,000 men.  The weapons equipped are also more advanced than before, but no matter how you look at it, they are no match for the Western Sichuan Army!  No matter in terms of troops or equipment, the Manchu Qing could not have the slightest advantage.  Therefore, the Manchu Qing Dynasty should still focus its main energy on the establishment of a new army.  After all, no matter how powerful the navy in western Sichuan is, it can't sail ashore!  If the army could not withstand the attack of the Western Sichuan Army, the Manchu Qing Dynasty would be destroyed.

    Therefore, the Beiyang Navy's ship purchase plan had to end without any problem.  This made the Beiyang Navy very disappointed and even more negative.

    Japan, another Far Eastern power, also caused panic due to the return of the Western Sichuan naval fleet.  Over the years, people all over Japan have been tightening their belts to develop their navy in order to surpass the Beiyang Navy.  However, while they were desperately chasing the Beiyang Navy, another more powerful fleet suddenly appeared, which caused them to panic deeply.

    In August 1886, the Beiyang Navy visited Japan and the warships were anchored in Nagasaki Port, Japan.  The Qing Dynasty's powerful ships and cannons caused panic in the Japanese government and the public.  The Japanese military then used the Zhenyuan and Dingyuan ships as well as the Beiyang Navy as imaginary enemies, desperately developed its navy, stepped up maritime military training, and looked for opportunities to compete with the Beiyang Navy.  But now, the appearance of two 10,000-ton giant ships in western Sichuan has made them feel even more of a huge crisis, and it far exceeds the panic they experienced when the Beiyang Navy visited Japan.

    ?? Japan, in the cabinet meeting room of the Prime Minister's Office in Nagata-cho, Tokyo, the new Japanese cabinet is holding a meeting. However, all the cabinet members' faces seem to be a little ugly, and even a little scared.  The Prime Minister of this term is Ito Hirobumi. After serving as the first Prime Minister of Japan in 1885, he took office for the second time to form a cabinet and became the Prime Minister of the fifth term.  In addition to Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi, the cabinet members of this term include Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu, Interior Minister Kaoru Inoue, Finance Minister Watanabe Kunitake, Army Minister Oyama Iwa, Navy Minister Saigo Yumichi, Justice Minister Yoshikawa Kenmasa.  Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Takeshi Inoue delivered the letter to Minister Kuroda Kiyotaka.

    Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi kneeled at the top, his face full of seriousness, his eyes constantly scanning the faces of many cabinet members.  However, everyone is watching intently.  However, Ito Hirobumi could still see a hint of panic in their eyes.  In particular, the disappointment and frustration in the eyes of Navy Minister Saigo Yumichi were unabashedly evident.  Over the years, the Japanese Navy has regarded the Manchurian Beiyang Navy as its main opponent, and has been trying hard to surpass the Beiyang Navy. But now, another more powerful opponent has emerged.

    "Everyone, the Western Sichuan fleet has returned home, including two 10,000-ton giant ships. Such powerful warships will be a huge threat to us. How should we respond?" Ito Hirobumi said.

    Navy Minister Saig¨­ M¨­d¨­ hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, ladies and gentlemen. The 10,000-ton giant ship ordered by Nishi Sichuan is a 'Brandenburg-class' battleship built for Germany. It has been improved and has more  Because of its powerful firepower and speed. This kind of warship is undoubtedly the top-level warship in the world. For now, none of our navy is their opponent. Even if they all participate in the siege, it will be difficult to defeat them!"

    The Japanese cabinet members all frowned. Although they knew that the Japanese navy would not have an advantage, they did not expect that they would be completely at a disadvantage.  So how can we fight here?  Isn¡¯t Japan¡¯s revitalization plan about to fail?

    "So, does the Navy have any way to deal with it?" Ito Hirobumi said.

    "Unless we also order two battleships of the same level from the Western powers, it will be difficult to resist!" Xixiang Congdao said bitterly.

    "What? Ordering two 10,000-ton giant ships is impossible. The Navy's military expenditures this year have seriously overrun, and the Ministry of Finance has no extra money. In addition, do you know how much each 10,000-ton giant ship ordered by Western Sichuan?  A full 15 million German marks, equivalent to 15 million yen. The empire's fiscal revenue last year totaled only 148 million yen. Now it has all been distributed, and the navy will  There won¡¯t be any extra funds.¡± Minister Kunitake Watanabe immediately jumped out and said.  Japan's financial resources, whether compared with Western Sichuan or the Manchu Qing Dynasty, are much worse. There is simply not enough money to buy such expensive warships.

    "Your Excellency Watanabe, the navy needs larger battleships, more powerful battleships, so that it can defeat the enemy!" Navy Minister Saigo Yumichi said very dissatisfied.

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