The thoughts of the horse running away from the horse unknowingly went astray. The more you think, the more you feel China's weakness. The 20 years of Westernization Movement left a huge foundation for China. The reason why it was useless in later history was a complex environment. From 1911 to 1937, there was almost no one for a day of silence. The war almost fought for more than 20 years and destroyed the foundation for China's start. How many people died in the war and how many professional talents were there to do something else in order to make a living, Yang Yuanzhao, who traveled to Baotou, was used by Yang Yuanzhao, who traveled to Baotou. The magic of the all-in-one machine and Yang Yuanzhao's vision created the myth of Baotou.●⌒

This myth cannot be copied, especially the navy, which is different from the army and industrialization. A century-old navy requires accumulation and cannot be given to a few advanced warships. It requires people, talents, and even sacrifices. Only in iron and fire can it be sublimated and improved. This is the case with Britain, Germany, and even the closest Japanese neighbors.

From the beginning, Japan embarked on a different path from China. Although Japan, a small land, opened the road of industrialization with the support of the United Kingdom, from the beginning, shipbuilding became the mainstream of all naval cognition. From the beginning, they chose to combine shipbuilding and ship buying. This was the case during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, and now it is even more so.

During the Sino-Japanese War of 1895, Japan's mobilization ability and concentrated fleet ability were all above the Qing court. Even if it was gambling or walking a tightrope, Japan won the bet, and the winner could have everything. Japan obtained generous war dividends. Except for part of it invested in education, almost all the rest entered the shipbuilding industry.

Even so, Japan has gone through about 20 years of mileage. From winning a great victory in the Russo-Japanese War to producing ordinary ironclad ships and cruisers, until now, it has commissioned Britain to manufacture the King Kong. While manufacturing, it has introduced the production capacity of the Fearless Ship. The three subsequent ships of the King Kong were all built in China. It took Japan almost 20 years to complete the road from ordinary small boats to battleships.

Also because of the experience of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 and the Russo-Japanese War, the Sino-Japanese War may be the first duel between all-steel armored ships in the world. The Russo-Japanese War was an important battleship duel in the pre-dreadnought era. These two battles allowed Japan to accumulate a lot of naval combat experience, and the Japanese navy began to start from then on.

Just like Japan, it is still fast, the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Italy, which naval power is not in decades or even hundreds of years. This is how the navy was built, detours and regressions were completed, and they followed them almost at every moment.

China said it had a navy and a navy, but that was 20 years ago. In the past 20 years, China has not even had the production capacity of the 3,000-ton warships it had previously owned. Although with the help of Yang Yuanzhao's destiny and Germany, it may have the ability to produce battleships, but it is extremely weak in necessary naval talents. This is an unavoidable problem and can only be solved slowly through the future.

Suddenly, bursts of cannons and machine gun fire sounds came from outside the window. Yang Yuanzhao looked along the porthole. Not far away, the destroyer responsible for protection was moving forward quickly. With the rumbling of cannons, it was obviously very lively.

Now, most of the fleet has passed through the Indian Ocean and is about to approach the Strait of Malacca. The sound of cannons sounded outside. In fact, when we entered the field recently, the North Sea and the Mediterranean were relatively calm along the way. There are already mature channels. Pirates who once traversed the Mediterranean, after the continuous improvement of modern ship technology, have gradually decreased. Fast destroyers and cruisers are a nightmare for any pirate. Perhaps there are traces of pirates that deviate from the main channel, and there are no traces of pirates above the main channel and important nodes.

Europe and the Mediterranean are the center of attention of the great powers, but the Middle East and Far East are not. When entering the Indian Ocean, the escort formations began to become lively. From time to time, there were pirates with no eyes collided, especially at night, all the staff needed attention. Fortunately, these ships were not completely powerless to fight back. A group of land war artillery, machine guns, etc. were installed on the deck, and the temporary personnel were temporarily drawn to protect these warships without much loss.

However, the continuous attacks of pirates still caused the fleet to suffer a lot. The torture required to deal with pirates was more or less exhausting. When Yang Yuanzhao left Qingdao, he was riding a German warship. The location was small and there were not many people. There were not many people coming. In addition, some returning students and some necessary protective troops were unable to meet the strength on hundreds of ships.

For safety reasons, after passing India, more than 30 British destroyers were hired, but not only did the pirates not reduce, but instead increased.

The South China Sea and Malacca are frequent areas for pirates. If they are attacked by pirates, it is not a blessing. Especially with the increasing number of British destroyers, there have been several times when pirates even broke through the defense, which is more or less confusing. Although the British will not have any open actions based on their current orders and cooperation, there will definitely be no small actions in private. If you are not careful, you will suffer a big loss.

Sure enough, two British destroyers had already chased after him. With the sound of cannons, a pirate ship still approached the fleet and even started a springboard. Fortunately, there was a small team of guards on the ship who used machine guns and machine guns to knock them down. Even the pirate ship was torn apart by the burst machine guns, which blocked the attack of the pirate. At this time, the British destroyer came over and seemed to pursue diligently, and quickly sank the pirate ship.

Yang Yuanzhao frowned. Even if he was an amateur, he could see the problem. What's more, he followed him. Some of them had studied with the German Naval Academy for more than three years. They were the first batch of international students sent to Germany. Most of the first batch of international students chose more famous universities. After about three years of study, except for a few who continued to study, the rest had graduated. These were the few students who chose military academy, especially those who were naval school. They were immediately gathered up by Yang Yuanzhao as if they had received a treasure and brought them back together.

"The British must have problems. With the protection of this fleet, it is impossible to break through!" said a young officer.

This fleet is the largest fleet, both in ships and tonnage, with a total of 350,000 tons and 51 ships, with an average tonnage of more than 7,000 tons, and the protection is also the most stringent. There are 3 German destroyers and 7 British destroyers in total to protect them. Logically speaking, there should not be any problems, but there are problems, which has to be doubted.

"What exactly are the British going to do?" Yang Yuanzhao asked in confusion, but the others were the same. However, they were destined to be young, have good vision, and are familiar with the naval business, but they are not good at decisiveness and judgment. These are all experiences.

"We can't continue like this anymore. How far is it from Malacca!"

A young man spread out the chart, identified it for a moment, and said, "It looks like about 700 nautical miles!"

Yang Yuanzhao frowned. The terrain of Malacca is narrow and there are many islands and reefs. Even in the era 100 years later, pirates often appear. What's more, in this era, the attacks of these pirates are very unusual, and the British's attitude is also a bit strange, so we must prepare in advance.

"How many ships are our fastest, and how many tonnage are!"

"The fastest ones are 5, from 3,000 to 7,000 tons, and their maximum speed is about 19 knots!"

The 19th quarter is at least 1 times faster than the current fleet speed. In this way, the time you travel through Malacca and travel back and forth to Pontianak is also necessary to consider. This time is not enough. However, you will soon enter the last port before entering Malacca. This is also the last port along the Indian coast. You will have direct flights to Malacca. Yang Yuanzhao can choose the opportunity to delay for 3 days, and there is no more. After all, that port is not big, and it is impossible to let 1.2 million tons and hundreds of ships dock together. When the subsequent fleet arrives, the fleet in front must leave.

3 days is enough. If you drive day and night, you can walk 500 nautical miles in 3 days. In 3 days, it is almost 1,500 nautical miles, which is enough to go back and forth, even if you add Pontianak. After all, there is still about 3 days to travel from Malacca.

"Let them go to Pontianak and bring two groups of the First Borneo Division!"

"President Yang, is this too risky?" An assistant inquiring about Borneo quickly dissuaded that the foundation of Borneo was formed after several years, which was related to the safety of more than 2 million Chinese. If it is taken rashly at this time, if the great powers are taken seriously, then the Chinese farm will not be able to hide it at all.

Yang Yuanzhao was stunned for a moment, then he realized that he was really a bit risky. His fleet was limited. If he really had two regiments and thousands of people came over, he couldn't hide it. He thought for a while and then said, "In theory, the military system of Borneo is the same as in the northwest. Then the First Division must have the existence of a reconnaissance battalion, and he was transferred!"

The reconnaissance battalion can be said to be a unique force in the northwest. After it was unable to have special forces, the northwest referred to the special forces and established reconnaissance battalion at the division level, most of which were trained by the special forces, but the standards should be lowered a little, but its soldiers were also far stronger than ordinary soldiers.

The assistant thought about it and didn't say anything more. The special operations battalion is only 800-1,000 people, which is easy to hide and mingle with the crew at most. There are hundreds of ships, two or three on one ship, which is inconspicuous at all. Now, the threat is imminent, and one reconnaissance battalion is much more convenient to deal with.
Chapter completed!