Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 596 Naval Power in 1890

  In the many secret sand table deductions held inside the Red Fort, it takes about three and a half to six months to completely conquer the southern state. The reason for such a large error is that the preset resistance intensity is different, and the results are naturally very different.

If the Southern State is united, not afraid of sacrifice, and twisted into a rope to fight with the north, then it will cost a huge price to conquer every town and win every battle. In addition to the geographical distance, it will take at least half a year. In order to achieve the final victory.

  If the policy of splitting and disintegrating the secret front in the setting takes effect, the strength of the Southern State’s pledge to resist will inevitably drop. This is reflected in the war of conquest, which is naturally like a broken bamboo, which greatly reduces the loss and difficulty of conquering the side.

  The Civil War was a large-scale war of conquest.

  Take Beilun City as the front position for heavy forces. It takes 900 kilometers to advance south to Melbourne, and continue to the southwest to regain the whole territory. This number will be multiplied by 2.

  Such a long distance, in this era where long-distance marching can only rely on walking, even if the ultimate goal is Melbourne, it will take more than 40 days for the army to march.

  A large-scale war of conquest has never been the few months of fighting on the battlefield. The preparatory training before the war, the security investigation after the war, and the suppression will continue for a long time.

  As for how long the specific time will be, Li Fushou could not give an affirmative answer.

  This requires a multi-pronged approach to cooperating with policies after the war, and the combined use of caressing and caressing is a tricky task.

  In this way, the 34 million pounds that has been hard-earned is far from enough.

  The landlord’s house has no surplus!

  Li Fushou sighed lightly. In order to prepare for this Civil War, he frugally prepared for six or seven years. Such a huge sum of money was put there and he dared not use it, just to cope with unexpected needs.

  According to his original intention, he originally wanted to delay it for a few more years.

  At that time, the coastal railway will be built to the northern border of Victoria. After Chinese immigrants infiltrate New South Wales on a large scale, there will be more confidence in resolving the war within two months.

  The scale of war mobilization will also be drastically reduced from 300,000 to 100,000, and the intensity and cost of war will also drop by an order of magnitude.

  The Southerner is not stupid, he seems to have reacted.

  Queensland combined Western Australia and South Australia’s urgent submissions one after another. They have already been placed on the desk of the London Colony Department, but they have fallen into the sea and there is no response.

  According to Tang Shaoyi, the diplomatic representative in Europe;

  The new Conservative Party’s colonial minister, Sir Ferguson, has a stance toward the far right. He himself is optimistic that he will strengthen the white armed forces in the southern state and forcefully prevent the Chinese invasion, and he is not prepared to intervene more.

at the same time

  Sir Ferguson was also unwilling to see the Southern State completely intensify the contradictions, triggering the thunder of war, which would cause a lot of additional trouble to the Colony Department, so he refused to respond to the demands of both sides, and his attitude was very ambiguous.

  The opinion of the Minister of the Colony Department tends to affect the relevant decision-making, so no matter how many requests are submitted, it will not help.

  Li Fushou received similar information from the Duke of Norfolk’s family. Lieutenant Admiral Philip Howard also made it clear at the same time;

  Hope that the Earl of Queensland will restrain the Chinese power from expanding southward, not actively intensify the contradictions between the north and the south, and curb the impulse of Chinese immigrants in a timely manner. At least in Australia, he must make a posture of relaxation to avoid a complete war.

Faced with warnings from London's backers, Li Fushou had to introduce relevant bills to cancel the preferential policies for immigration to Australia. The immigration loan was also reduced by half (only in Australia). The missing part was supplemented by other private banks, which he could not control. NS.

  No matter what, the surface posture is still to be done.

This is tantamount to facing an arrogant fanatic, with his hands tied back and stepping back, trying to make a posture to ease the contradiction, which is impeccable from any angle. This is not only for the Duke of Norfolk and Victor. The relaxed gesture seen by the ducal family was also shown to the noble lords in the Colony Department and London.

  If you don’t consider the differences in skin color and ethnicity, you can almost say that you are benevolent.

In this situation

  If the opponent hits with a punch, those who should fight back must resolutely fight back until the opponent is completely killed. No one can fault it.

  It should be said that the British are the masters of conspiracy and tricks. They have a 5,000-year long heritage, and the Chinese nation is not too much.

Understand what is meant by "retreat for advance", what is meant by "defense as offense", what is meant by "Mingxiu plank road, secretly Chencang", what is meant by "stealing beams and replacing pillars", and what is meant by "stealing the sky and changing the day". What is "transferring flowers and trees" to understand...

  Chinese immigration is related to the fundamental plan of Li Fushou’s Australian layout. Under any circumstances, it is impossible to relax the pace of progress. In order to meet the demands of London, it is just another trick.

Although the preferential immigration policy has been cancelled, Australia’s reputation in that ancient eastern continent has long been known as the “New Golden Mountain”, “Dream Paradise” and “a paradise flowing with milk and honey”. It cannot stop the enthusiasm of Chinese immigrants. .

  The hard-working children of China are like dandelions. They take root wherever they fly, and grow sturdily. They build a bright future with hard work and hard work. There is no need for preferential immigration policies at all. It will take another year or two.

   Although Shangri-La Bank has cut huge bank loans, dozens of hundreds of private banks will quickly fill this gap, and the overall situation will not be harmed.

  Pan Asia Shipping Company has reduced its flights, but relying on the strength of the market itself, more Australian private shipping companies will quickly fill this demand. When there is demand, there will be supply, and the market will inevitably find a balance in changes.

  Hundreds of millions of Chinese immigrants are eager, and will not change with the will of the Red Fort and the cancellation of several preferential policies.

  As for restricting the entry of native Chinese immigrants in Australia, it is easier. Is the early immigration to Shangri-La complicated? It can be done in two steps at most.

  Invisibly, this is a good thing. After raising the threshold, immigrants with stronger capabilities can be screened to enter Australia, which improves the quality of local Chinese residents, which is beneficial from a long-term development perspective.

  The way forward that Li Fushou plans for Australia is an industrialized society, and he is vigorously developing scientific research and education forces to bring continuous impetus to Australian scientific and technological innovation. A high-quality population is the high-quality labor required by a large number of factories.

   "Sixian, prepare for an inspection tomorrow at the Azure Weapon Manufacturing Company." Li Fushou ordered.

  Li Sixian, deputy director of the Secretariat (promoted from the assistant to the deputy director) immediately appeared at the entrance of the study, bends down respectfully and salutes, and replied; "Yes, sir, do you have any other orders?"

   "You guys also follow, and then notify the Army General Staff, let them send someone to accompany you, to talk about the reorganization of the core militia."

   "I understand the humble job, and make arrangements right away." Li Sixian bowed and took his orders, and went out to do things in a hurry.

Li Fushou smiled when he looked at his leaving back. There are many people in Australia with the surname Li, and there are also many people with the same name. There are no fewer than a few thousand people named Li Sixian, and most of them were born in the Eagle School. .

He was impressed by more than 10 people, not to mention the Deputy Director of the Secretariat Li Sixian, and the one who was impressed was the Navy’s Colonel Li Sixian (shortly promoted), who was appointed as the captain of the cruiser Kokang. This is " The ninth ship in the "Courage" class cruiser construction plan.

   Thinking of this, Li Fushou showed a confident look on his face, walked back to the desk with ease, and took a leisurely sip of coffee.

After 14 years of hard work, the naval force under the Red Fort has developed into a strong naval force in the South Pacific. It has 4 heavy cruisers with a displacement of more than 9,000 tons, namely the "Blue Dragon", "White Tiger", "Suzaku" and "Suzaku". "Xuanwu" supports the strong backbone of the Queensland Navy.

In particular, the latter two heavy cruisers "White Tiger" and "Xuanwu", as a later improved version of the Qinglong-class heavy cruiser, are equipped with 6 powerful 305mm main ship guns, with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons, firepower, and defensive power. The three elements of speed are balanced, and the strength is stronger.

Besides

  The "Permanent Plan" for naval equipment that was implemented at the end of 1885 has yielded fruitful results.

  By the end of 1889, all 12 "Courage-class" cruisers were completed and put into service as planned, and they have successively become the backbone of the Navy's three major fleets, enough to make anyone dare not underestimate them.

  In time

  When these 12 powerful cruisers form a complete combat capability, they will surely become an important weight in Li Fushou's hands and be eligible to sit on the world card table.

In the navy’s original "Eternal Plan", it was to build 12 brave-class ocean-going **** high-speed cruisers, which are planned to be equipped with two twin-mounted 280mm long-barreled main guns, one twin-mounted for the bow and one at the stern. The main battery, the main battery positions are arranged along the central axis, and the high-free outboard bow is set to deal with the complicated sea conditions. It uses multiple compartments and strengthens the armor belt design to increase the sinking resistance of the main battleship.

This class of ship is equipped with 4 150mm secondary guns, 6 95mm Miss Australia secondary guns, 8 37mm French Haqiikes rapid-fire cannons, two triple-mounted torpedo tubes, a design speed of 26 knots, and the planned construction unit price is 245,500 pounds, the entire ship construction plan amounts to 3 million pounds.

  According to the 4-year plan period, the annual expenditure scale is about 750,000 pounds, and the construction began in early January 1886.

Later, after Li Fushou vetoed the Navy’s "Sky Plan" to build iron-clad battleships, the navy took advantage of the trend and revised the original design of the "Courage" class light cruiser, adding protective armor, enhancing the power configuration, and increasing the displacement. 4380 tons of giant, the final product is 4400 tons.

Because of the different service areas of the ships, the configuration of the ships is different. There are dozens of hundreds of tons of floating up and down, and the ninety-seventh is floating upwards. Among them, the No. 6 ship "loyal" is assigned to the Far East Fleet, with a displacement of 4540 tons. Larger coal storage bunkers, voyage and displacement are the first of all ships.

   Such a change can be described as huge, and the cost of shipbuilding has also increased. In the end, the cost of twelve cruisers reached 3.42 million pounds, which almost caught up with the cost of four "Majesty" class iron-clad battleships.

The investment of heavy money will inevitably bring great returns. The resulting increase in combat power is obvious. The twelve light cruisers have been transformed from light armored cavalry to heavy armored cavalry. The word "light" in light cruisers has also been removed. Compared with the original anti-beating ability, it has improved a big level.

When necessary, cruisers of this class can enter the battle line and hostile bombardment. The four 280mm cannon tubes equipped on the ship are not a joke. The firepower of the world cruiser class has reached the advanced level of the world's same-class ships. Level, belongs to the top firepower configuration.

The 12 "Courage"-class cruisers are the first ship "Courage", the second ship "Fortitude", the third ship "Dreadnought", the fourth ship "Faith", and the fifth ship "Dedication". No. 6 ship "Loyalty", No. 7 ship "Humble", No. 8 ship "Honesty", No. 9 ship "Kokang", No. 10 ship "Honesty", No. 11 ship "Pity" and 10 The second ship "Justice".

  Among them, it is divided into different fleets in service;

Ship No. 1 “Courage”, Ship No. 4 “Faith”, Ship No. 7 “Humble”, Ship No. 9 “Courageous”, Ship No. 11 “Compassion”, Ship No. 12 “Justice”, a total of 6 cruisers are in service In the Borneo fleet, the fleet commander's seat is the Qinglong heavy cruiser, which is the most powerful of the three first-class fleets.

The   Shangri-La Fleet Commander is the heavy cruiser "Suzaku", which is assigned to the second ship "Perseverance", and the No. 10 ship "Honesty" is the main force of the fleet, and its strength is quite strong.

The commander of the local fleet is the heavy cruiser "Xuanwu". It is assigned to the third ship "Intrepid", the fifth ship "dedicated", and the eighth ship "righteous". A total of three new cruisers have served in the local fleet, which is the second only in strength. The second largest fleet in the Borneo Fleet.

   in the navy sequence;

Both the Far East Fleet and the African Fleet belong to the second-tier fleet, but the Far East Fleet stationed in Okinawa is obviously more valued. On the one hand, Red Fort’s core interests are in the South Pacific and the Far East. On the other hand, it is a deterrent to Fuso. A character who is unwilling to be lonely needs attention at all times.

Therefore, the newly launched No. 6 "loyal" cruiser was additionally assigned to the Far East Fleet as a subordinate ship of the White Tiger heavy cruiser. This force can organize a small but strong cruiser fleet in the Far East, so that the little book dare not move around. , The mind gives rise to delusions.

  As for the poor African fleet, it seems that it has been forgotten. There is no new cruiser attached. It can be seen from Li Fushou’s attitude of the African colony that it is almost enough.

  After all, the African Fleet has the 3,600-ton Naniwa and Takachiho fast cruisers seized from the Fuso country. The power on paper is enough.

  If needed

It is the right way to be equipped with some "mosquito"-class offshore patrol boats. This patrol boat can enter the inland river area and has a wide range of uses. It can not only carry soldiers along the river for long-range strikes, but also transport materials, and close the battlefield with the inland river as the boundary. Prevent indigenous blacks from crossing the border.

   can also be used as a mobile fort. The most important thing is that it is cheap and good quality, which is simply a perfect match in Africa.

  (End of this chapter)