Chapter 461 Public Provocation (3)
The noise was so loud that people in Shanghai could hear it clearly and see it clearly, especially those on both sides of the Huangpu River, who witnessed the entire process of the launch of the giant cannon with their own eyes. For a moment, their scalp was numb, but the next moment, the shouts like tsunamis caused huge waves!
"Okay! What a cannon! Well shot!"
"I am worthy of being our mighty teacher, majestic! Wonderful!"
"I see you, I finally waited for this day! What a cannon, I have a strong ambition!"
...The cheers almost suppressed the next round of shelling roar. On the warship, all the crew members who entered the post were shocked when they were launched. However, Wang Wenda laughed loudly and pointed at the shore from the top watchtower, saying to others: "See? It's true that it's exactly the same as Boss Zhu! The thickness and length of the cannon barrel are directly related to the height and thickness of the people's enthusiasm. This is really fucking accurate! You said, if you make a small cannon of 203, can they be so excited?"
"No! No matter what era, as a man, the concept of being big is beauty, and the concept of being good is good will not change easily. Therefore, since ancient times, the great achievements that can be commemorated and admired by people have such distinctive characteristics. Our battleships are the best interpretation of this concept."
The Chief of Staff gave a serious answer, but he was telling the answer that Mr. Wang wanted most in his heart.
"Commander of Dog Shit Luck" Wang Wenda grinned and showed his back teeth and smiled so hard, and he was very proud of him. Boss Zhu is indeed very nice. He gave us such a big and generous thing to us, and he deserves to be the boss. He is so noble and honest, and I admire you!
"Boom!" The 102 ship Hengshan launched the second round in a few minutes. The triple turret under deliberate control did not use the millisecond intervals during conventional combat, but fired shells in a uniform rhythm of half a second. The recoil was minimal on the warship and did not even cause the hull to tilt. As it progressed slowly, nine-shot easter eggs lined up thousands of meters altitudes, and the explosion of golden flowers shone to pieces and shattered the sunlight, which was particularly eye-catching!
Wang Wenda followed the third round. In this way, the two battleships alternated with each other and fired guns. It took an hour to complete the passage of more than ten kilometers. The two battleships alternated with eighty-one guns!
The people on both sides of the strait are feasting their eyes! The widest part of the Huangpu River channel is only 800 meters, and the narrowest part is only 300 meters. Especially after arriving at the Bund, the narrow part of the Lujiazui to Gaochang Temple on both sides of the straits, the concession and the old county town are crowded at all the commanding heights, and almost all the buildings are crowded. All the buildings are crowded above them. The tallest GD building, Bank of China Building, Sassoon Building and other buildings can see the river surface, which is even more difficult to buy!
Not to mention the people and passionate young people in Shanghai, envoys from various countries who were watching the lively news, military officers and intelligence personnel spent a lot of money to grab a good corner, holding large-scale telescopes and cameras with lenses. The shorthand notebook and sketchers were all ready. When the battleships advanced, they worked together and madly recorded all the details about the battleships they could see and guess, and wrote as much as they could!
Such a good opportunity is once a lifetime!
For a long time, battleships, as important weapons for various countries, have always been the highest secret that will never be leaked. From design, construction to service, that country is not a secret? Even Americans who care the least, are unwilling to easily disclose the performance and reality of the warship to others to know. Even the true appearance of the warship must be kept confidential, in order to achieve suddenness during combat.
An unusual public appearance like today is rare in the world! Looking down from the high points on both sides of the 300-meter-wide channel, you can see every external detail of the warship clearly, which is almost equivalent to revealing its design and performance! As long as you give the photos and detailed descriptions to professionals, you can analyze it!
The Chinese do this, either inexperienced or stupid or bold. Otherwise, they will be provoking the major naval powers in the world!
"This must be a provocation to all countries! From the day when the news of the battleship manufacturing was deliberately leaked, the Chinese have been thinking about this! They are going to drag us back into the vicious cycle of the shipbuilding competition. Obviously, their plan is going to succeed!"
British Ambassador Xu Gesen's face was the most ugly. He clearly realized that Chinese people could not be stupid. There was only one terrible purpose to mess up the water!
In order not to be dragged to death by various countries, Britain has worked hard to implement naval restriction agreements twice. The first naval holiday was successful and won a valuable respite for more than ten years. The second time, it was basically failed because of the Chinese's trouble, but it was not completely. Because Japan, Germany and the United States must build ships, France, Italy and Britain are optional, not so serious. But after today's performance, it would be strange if the countries are not nervous after judging the strength of the two battleships!
Next to Xu Gesen, General Kelly, the commander of the Far East Navy, who arrived overnight. The experienced general made various judgments on the spot with the help of his staff, and the ambassador's face became increasingly ugly.
"...The length is about 230 meters, the width is about 34 meters, the displacement is at least 35,000 tons, nine-door 16-inch main gun, 12 double-mounted secondary guns, all of which look very similar to American products, and their performance is very reliable. The Atlantic bow is conducive to sailing in environments with high wind and waves, ensuring stability, and the floating upper deck provides enough space. The exquisite and compact bridge not only greatly reduces the weight of the superstructure, ensures the stable center of gravity of the warship, but also greatly reduces the danger of being bombarded... Fusion of a single inclined chimney, small mast, God! Their watchtower is so small, and it is also made into a graceful spherical shape. Is it equipped with radar?!"
Admiral Kelly kept admiring, as if he was admiring a peerless beauty who had stripped her clothes naked. Her eyes were filled with green light, which was obviously greedy!
Xu Gesen is not as professional as him, but he knows a little bit of data, and interrupts the general's long-windedness: "Mr. General, please estimate, how effective are these two battleships than those owned by the Royal Navy?"
Admiral Kelly shook his gray hair seriously: "I'm sorry, Mr. Ambassador, I'm very unoptimistic! If it's a simple battleship attack, we currently do not have a main ship that can stop the main gun of such a caliber! In contrast, the strike of our largest main gun on it may not be effective! The news leaked from the Germans can be determined that the Chinese used a large number of high-strength special alloy materials to build armored belts. Judging from the observation data in front of us, the thickness of the sidewall is even above 300mm. So it can be foreseeable that their main armored belts must be at least above 400mm or even thicker! This is almost the highest level known in the world!"
"Damn Chinese! Why can't we be a good child honestly? Don't they know that such behavior will only cause joint blows from the civilized world?"
Xu Gesen was so annoyed that he almost lost his manners. His anger was burning in his heart. He drove the main battleship into the Huangpu River openly. This was a strong provocation to the great powers, especially Britain, France and other countries! What do you want to do next? Retrieve the concession and tear up the treaty?
Very likely!
Before the Chinese team had nothing, they dared to demand all kinds of sovereignty and freedom, regain tariff autonomy, negotiated the issue of concessions, and looked like they wanted to cheer up. Now they have defeated the Japanese continuously and built their own powerful navy... If it were the British, they would definitely have to do this!
This is a very bad sign! Indians are beginning to be restless. Could it be that the glory of the British Empire is really going to decline at this point?
Unlike Xu Gesen, Japanese Ambassador Shigeru Kawagoe was completely "shocked"!
The two battleships are not paper fakes. No matter what angle they judge, they are undoubtedly authentic products. The caliber, tonnage, armor thickness, and shape of the main gun, without exception, reveal the glory of the world's highest achievements in science and technology today. It is by no means that they judge that the rivets are waving slowly with thick smoke and squirming, but rather that they are glamorous and jealous works of art!
Looking at the smooth hull, it is impossible to see a weld and a rivet. Even if it is covered with paint, it cannot deceive people under a high-magnitude telescope. At least Japan's shipbuilding technology cannot do it!
Look at the beautiful hull-shaped and peaceful deck, the top is clean and simple, the turrets are arranged in an orderly manner, and they look particularly neat and without a trace of mess. So many cannons are arranged on it, which makes it look sufficient space, the design is extremely reasonable, and the degree of automation is extremely high!
Let’s look at the bridge that is at least half smaller than the Japanese battleship. It is much shorter than the Nagamon, and it is obviously easier to avoid shelling. Its smooth appearance is much better than the Japanese warship bridge in the shape of a stacked building. The round and folded stern upper deck, what is the square round circle? I can’t understand it at all!
Shigeru Kawagoe doesn't know how to build ships, and he also knows a simple truth--an industrial product with superior performance must have a beautiful appearance. This is in line with the laws of nature. And the group of guys in front of him obviously meet this judgment condition.
At this critical moment of the Sino-Japanese negotiations, as the plan to delay and confuse the Chinese was about to succeed, the other party suddenly created two battleships to disrupt the situation. It was obvious that they did not want to see the successful peace talks, which would arouse the morale and determination to resist. Their half-year efforts would be wasted! There is only one way left to the Japanese Empire, fight!
"War! You asked for it yourself!" Kawagoshi Shirou said a few words quietly like a poem, and the celebrities passed every detail back to the local area as quickly as possible.
At 12 o'clock in the morning, the fleet stopped at Gaochangmiao Military Port. Two battleships were placed openly in the most conspicuous large berth. A temporary rostrum was built on the dock. The handsome and handsome old man Chen Shaokuan stood on the rosy face, looking around at the crowded domestic and foreign people, and sighed in his heart: "China is about to rise!" (To be continued)!~!
Chapter completed!