Chapter 3491: shortcut

South Korea, Xinzheng. In Han Shu's office, Han Shu is in a good mood. This allows her to solve many problems. Moreover, the source of the news is more favorable to the development of Koreans.

According to the latest news, in the northern part of Patriarch, an army composed of Jews and some countries in Asia Minor is jointly invading Patriarch, where there will be more wealth, slaves, and they can open the Suez Canal. And then expand their own interests, which is for everyone. This is one of the most acceptable options.

"Love several countries, this big trouble can finally be over. They have been haunting us before. Our army can't attack them further, and the aviation unit lacks understanding and needs to be supplied midway. If it weren't for this, we It may be difficult to accomplish such a thing." Han Shu said to the Secretary of the Army.

"My lord, the matter of Aiji can be solved very well. We can get the time to solve the problem as long as we wait patiently." The Secretary of the Army said.

"Well. Give them some support. Of course, if possible, we also need to cooperate with them. This allows us to see another channel. This connection is very useful for us." Han Shu encouraged To. Solving such troubles made Han Shu feel very relaxed.

"My lord, we should have noticed some movements of the Zhao State Navy, according to the report of the patrol ship of our Nanyang Fleet. Some unknown Zhao State ships continue to go south, and we suspect that the Zhao State people have made great moves." The Secretary of the Navy reported.

"Well. Pay attention, and observe Zhao Jun's behavior, this is very abnormal." Han Shu said. Women's thinking is extremely sensitive. Some abnormal things always make them feel abnormal. In that case, they will feel that the situation is not good.

"We will pay attention to this, but based on the situation near Beilaizhou Port, we speculate that Zhao Guo may have discovered some important mineral resources, because intelligence personnel show that some experts in Zhao Guo's mineral exploration have gathered there. , They seem to have a move to go south, considering the possibility of Zhao Guoren continuing to go south, we suspect that they may target the Nanyang area." The Secretary of the Navy said.

"You mean that they found some kind of particularly important mineral resources. Right?" Han Shu asked.

"It's possible, King." The Secretary of the Navy asked his departmental intelligence analysts to make some bold speculations. They felt that unless Zhao found some large-scale resources, they would not do so, because they It's totally abnormal. Only this kind of explanation can show that they really found some special minerals. These minerals are very important to them. This led to such actions.

"Well, immediately let the Nanyang Fleet organize a survey team to investigate. At the same time, we will also expand some expeditions. Zhao Guoren's behavior will not be so abnormal. They must have unknown reasons. We must know. "Han Shu said.

"Yes, Lord." The Secretary of the Navy marked the matter out, and they wanted to ascend to the point of best attention.

Qi State, Ministry of the Navy. The Secretary of the Navy had a very headache, because the Goguryeo people were very annoyed.

"We have speeded up our shipbuilding. How can we make it faster? These Goguryeo people are just like those **** flies, which are very annoying." The Secretary of the Navy said. Because of their constant urging, it was difficult for the Qi State Navy to further adjust their construction plan.

"Winter is here and it is still difficult to fight in the cold climate. However, the Koguryo Navy has only one winter to improve their combat effectiveness. Their goal is Jeju Island. If Jeju Island cannot solve these problems, their navy will It doesn't make sense." said the navy deputy.

"At present, the Koguryo Navy has only one cruiser. Obviously, it is difficult to achieve such a goal with just one cruiser. According to the information we have obtained, the Koreans and Chu people have installed 130 destroyers on their destroyers. Millimeter artillery, they named assault-class destroyers, which shows that within a certain tactical range, they have the possibility to fight against cruisers, and a cruiser facing a group of assault-class destroyers is still difficult to meet the combat requirements it should have ." said the navy secretary.

"Yeah. So, they hope that we can complete the cruiser construction process as soon as possible and provide them with more cruisers. Right?" the Secretary of the Navy asked.

"Yes, sir, I think they are also for this reason. After all, they lack a large amount of weapon resources to improve their combat effectiveness. Goguryeo has a great demand for this, and this demand forces them to do this." Speaking of long.

"But our construction plan has been unable to keep up with their needs, and even the Zhaoguo Shipyard cannot meet such needs, unless we also mobilize civilian shipyards, just like Chu and South Korea did." The Secretary of the Navy said. .

"But in that case, there is a certain risk. After all, this risk will cause us a lot of trouble if Goguryeo cannot provide sufficient funds. However, our construction plan will become a quantitative shortcoming in the future. "The Navy Deputy Chief said worriedly.

South Korea and Chu State mobilized private shipyards to build warships for their navy. The naval shipyards are only responsible for the production of some special warships, or production of some weapons and equipment, such as turrets, communication towers, etc. Some key equipment is from civilians. For example, the steam engine ordered by the shipyard, the power of the steam engine used by the Koreans turned out to be greater than the power of the military steam engine. This makes their private shipyards have a very large competitive advantage in construction. In contrast, although the situation of the Chu people is not very good, they also mobilized their private shipyards to carry out construction plans. These plans, Both allow the naval destroyers of the two countries to have a quantitative advantage within a certain period of time.

However, it is difficult to make technological breakthroughs with such advantages. The Qi State Navy has discovered this, but Zhao Guoren has persistently improved the technical advantages of their naval cruisers. For example, the next generation of cruisers will be replaced with 210mm, fifty-two-caliber artillery. This type of artillery can easily machine 500mm iron armor, and if it uses armor-piercing shells, it can penetrate up to 1,000mm iron armor. In this way, they can easily penetrate the boilers of the naval destroyers of the two countries. This is the assassin of Zhao Guohai. However, the quantitative advantage still cannot be offset.

"If our mobility is reduced, it will be very bad. If the opponent initiates an attack, it will cause great losses to us. Therefore, I suggest that we transform some large merchant ships and make them emergency cruisers, even though they are in The speed and defense may not meet the requirements of cruisers. However, we can install some turrets to achieve the goal of firepower output. I heard that their firepower output has reached the advantage of the number of our warships. At the same time, the speed and time of transforming warships are all It is very beneficial to us. We can use this to meet the needs of Goguryeo. After all, it is extremely unrealistic to build a large number of cruisers in a time." The Navy Deputy Admiral suggested.

"Will they agree?" the Secretary of the Navy asked worriedly. After all, such warships have too many shortcomings. And they are merchant ships in nature, not warships, and there are a lot of problems in many aspects. The Secretary of the Navy still felt that such warships should not be involved, because there were too many problems.

"I think they will agree. After all, they are not given much time. If they can't give full play to their firepower advantage, I think they will never have such an advantage anymore." said the Navy Deputy Chief. To.

"Okay. Let’s ask the Goguryeo navy. If they agree to do so, we have nothing to say. If they disagree, we can build one or two ships and let them see how the firepower strikes like this. If we can accomplish such a thing, we won't say anything." Minister Qi State Navy nodded and agreed. After all, this is the requirement of the Goguryeo Navy, and they still have to meet the needs of the other side.

South Korea, Qingcheng, the Naval Weapons Research Institute, they are also actively responding to the continuously escalating cruisers.

"Is the meeting over?" A young engineer asked a middle-aged engineer. The middle-aged engineer was very tired. The Admiralty kept making demands, and they continued to upgrade their weapons. In the case of an arms race, They all feel very tired, but they still need the confidence and spirit of twelve points to face such a situation. After all, this is a weapon competition, and once it fails, there is no second chance.

"It's over. The requirements for supporting the meeting are much higher. Our pressure is not small." The middle-aged engineer shook his head and took a sip of tea and said. He looks tired.

"What kind of requirements?" the young engineer asked.

"Zhao's naval weapons researchers are simply lunatics. They plan to sacrifice some of the cruiser's speed to increase the power of their artillery. After hearing about the assault-class destroyer, they plan to install two hundred and ten caliber, fifty-two times the artillery. Once equipped, this kind of artillery can easily knock out our turret within two kilometers. Not only that, it can have a longer range, and the speed is relatively unimportant. Our artillery can also reach This level, but the problem is that our artillery shells are not very threatening to them. In this case, the ending of the war will be a one-sided situation. The cruiser crisis broke out again. We must solve this problem. If we are responsible, ours The difficulty will be very big." The middle-aged engineer shook his head and said. Obviously, this issue has made them feel very urgent.

"My goodness. Two hundred and ten millimeter artillery. Our artillery is not mature enough. Although we can also produce similar artillery, the life span and range of the barrel are still not as good as that of Zhao Guoren. Their firepower advantage. The maximum effect will be exerted. I think the range of the artillery may be ten kilometers." The young man said.

"No. It's fifteen to twenty kilometers. If they have an observing airship or an airplane, they can launch cannonballs out of sight. Our 100-mm cannon can't help it." The middle-aged engineer Feeling an unprecedented crisis, this kind of crisis makes them feel helpless.

"It seems that we can only show the way to deal with it if we build similar warships. Moreover, I think this construction is too passive. We should find a way to solve this problem." The young man suddenly thought of this.

"Well, it’s better for us to complete such a task first. As for surpassing the other side, I think we can only deal with it by taking out the main battleship. You must know what it means to take out such a main battleship, which means responding to large-scale wars. "The middle-aged engineer said.

South Korea has two large main battleships imported from Qin with a tonnage of more than 9,000 tons. At the same time, they also imitated one with a tonnage of more than 10,000 tons. The artillery could not be built by themselves. They adopted the method of joint construction from Qin. Technology, while building similar artillery. The caliber of the artillery has reached 305 millimeters, and the range of the artillery can exceed 30 kilometers if the largest extended-range projectile is used. But this kind of main battleship, South Korea is unlikely to sell to the other side. Moreover, South Korea is reluctant to sell such a main battleship, because it represents the last strength of South Korea. Zhao also has the same main battleship with little difference in caliber, but both sides have a tacit agreement to ban arms sales. . If the arms race continues, the only thing they can do is to sell such a main battleship.

"Should we install the artillery of some main battleships on cruisers, or build some main battleships with reduced quality, their tonnage, firepower, and speed are one less than ours. Such battleships can be used as main forces? The main force among them." The young man put forward such a bold idea. After all, those main battleships are not needed to be put aside, so it is better to use them for value upgrades.

"In this way, we can occupy a great advantage and reduce the suffering of technical upgrades. Otherwise, just those technologies will make us fall into a huge passivity." The young man said.

"You are right. We have to do this. Maybe this is the last way we can work." The middle-aged engineer thought for a while and felt that this method is very good. The current technological competition pressure is very high. It is so big that it is difficult for them to solve such problems. This is a lot of pressure for them, and this method can take a big shortcut.