Chapter 29 The New Battleship
After talking, the warships soon arrived at the Aden province. Although this is not the official land of China, the coastal cities here can be said to be the most prosperous city in Arabia. In a few years, the population here has surged. Many people began to apply for immigration to China Island, but in addition to scholars, craftsmen and beauties, the gates of paradise on China Island have been closed to most people.
The same thing happened on Corsica, but the immigration there was not restricted. Except for scholars, craftsmen, and beauties, the only one among the others who were the province of Aden was that they were brave soldiers. Of course, not everyone accepted this. For example, there were warriors recommended by the Allies of the Chinese Empire in Europe. In the Arab Empire, there were warriors recommended by the monarch of the Allies.
As allies, of course, they are willing to serve the warriors of their own in the Huaxia Empire and eventually become people of the Huaxia Empire. Of course, they also hope that these people can become people who are close to them in the Huaxia Empire in the future. Although they do not understand that relying on their abilities and loyalty in the Huaxia Empire will have extremely strict assessments for individuals.
If you pass by Huaxia Island, Aden and Corsica can be regarded as second-class paradises. Religious freedom is also allowed there, but unlike immigrating to the Huaxia Empire, you must be loyal to the Huaxia Empire. Regardless of God and the call of Allah must be ranked behind the Huaxia Empire and are not allowed to conflict with the law. Places like "Second Heaven" are more relaxed, and of course there are fewer benefits. Basically, China eats meat, so they just smell it.
Despite this, the population of the Aden province has been increasing. After all, there is a good social order and a fair and fair legal system here. At least there will be no profiteers here. Moreover, the Aden province has taken extremely heavy measures to deal with profiteers, and they often confiscate their wealth and kill them. In theory, no one will come to this Aden province, but this person is not inferior. Facing a good life is like a moth to a fire, and he can't even drive away.
Therefore, when Zhao Fubo arrived here, the Aden that he saw was definitely not the Aden that used to be. On the two cliffs of the Aden port, there were regular Thor with a range of 8,000 meters. A few cannons blocked the entrance of the entire Aden port. Moreover, there were no flags there. The fort was directly poured on the platform on the cliff, with cement steel bars. It was equipped with a large-scale telescope to observe the port, and there were also small military ships patrolling outside the port.
Zhao Fubo knew that the artillery fire of the Port of Aden was arranged in the face of a narrow entrance with 6 "Thor" heavy artillery stationed, and their cross firepower was enough to destroy the enemy ship workers at the entrance. In addition, there were 5 "Hell Messenger II-type field cannons" on one side and the same number of "Tiannian Scattering Rocket Launches". It was absolutely impossible to attack the Port of Aden like an iron barrel, according to the current technological level of countries around the world.
Of course, this idea of over-reliance on weapon systems is not allowed in the Chinese army. All combat services must be strictly implemented, such as patrols of small boats overseas and the observation of sentries on the lighthouses, which are indispensable observation methods. If at night, the so-called "Aladdin magic lamp" and searchlights illuminate the entire narrow mouth. It is absolutely impossible to enter the port from here.
Just like this, there are not far away from Zeilin Island and Suez City. Of course, these two places have fleets stationed in themselves, and it is more difficult to capture them than climbing to the sky. At this moment, the warship Zhao Fubo was riding is 60 meters long and is called the "Hanwu" class warship. Its drive system has been optimized, and the equipment inside is relatively complex, but the work efficiency is higher. As for the engine, it still does not exist. As mentioned above, the processing capacity on Huaxia Island still does not meet the requirements.
But this time the artillery was replaced. The naval artillery was officially different from the artillery used by the army. They mainly used large-caliber cannons, which are more suitable for long-range shooting at sea. Moreover, the naval artillery name is more Chinese-style. For example, all the artillery of the army are called "Hell Messenger II-type field cannons", while the naval artillery is called "Yan Luo Soul Chasing" and "Soul Chasing Cannons".
The range of the "Soul Chasing Cannon" reached 10,000 meters, and when using rocket extended range bombs, the maximum slight distance reached 12,000 meters. In addition, a total of 6 "reincarnation mortars" were arranged on the empty deck between the three large masts of the warship. Their range was longer than the range of the "reincarnation mortars" used by the army, almost reaching 2,000 meters. As for rocket launchers, the navy did not equip the battleship.
On the contrary, because of the advantages of the catamaran, they hid three 15-meter boats under the brink of the boat, each equipped with two rocket launchers. If a naval battle really occurred, these fast-moving boats could suddenly approach and pour a large number of shells into the enemy warships. Although the accuracy was worse, if they really fought, it would be a fatal attack.
After all, most of the sailing warships of various countries were built quite tall in order to improve their ability to resist wind and waves and their stability during navigation. Even allies such as the European allies of the Chinese Empire, they imitated them when they saw the "big whale-class rapid transport ship". They were also huge in size, and it was still difficult to deal with those slippery small boats.
Of course, just like the number of new warships of the "Hanwu-class" is not large, and manufacturing is being stepped up, and new ships are generally incorporated into various squadrons to serve as their flagships. And this time, there has been a place to install steam engines in the future in the bottom cabin so that after having steam engines in the future, they can be quickly modified.
It is impossible not to say that the already powerful Chinese Empire navy has become stronger because of such changes. In fact, Zhao Fubo knew that warships, artillery and steam engines were just things that Teacher Martin equipped for the future era of navigation. The era of navigation will be a real opportunity for the Chinese Empire to rise in the world in the future. Zhao Fubo believes this because his teacher Martin said that a nation that has always only focused on its eyes for power and profit in the country will never have the opportunity to become a strong man in the world.
Chapter completed!