Chapter 1875 Advanced Technology
Haihan's secrecy measures in the military field are mainly aimed at the Ming Dynasty. After all, this country has a heritage accumulated over more than two hundred years, and there are still a large number of skilled craftsmen working for the country. Even though Haihan has taken the initiative in the relationship between the two countries, he has never relaxed his guard against Ming. While Haihan used various means to show off his muscles to Ming Dynasty from time to time, he was careful not to let the advanced military technology he had mastered and the status of garrison deployment in various places spread.
But for North Korea, Haihan does not need to use the same methods used to deal with Ming Dynasty on them. North Korea's weapons manufacturing technology still lags far behind that of Ming Dynasty. As for the navigation and shipbuilding industries, they are completely different from those of Haihan. Competition and confrontation are simply impossible in the current environment. Haihan currently only uses North Korea as a source of raw materials and a sales market for industrial products, and does not even have plans to bring its armed forces into the allied coalition for the time being.
Li Bo suddenly remembered something and asked Shi Diwen: "Master Shi, this kind of warship seems to be also installed in the Annan Navy and the Fujian Navy. It should be sold by your country, right?"
Shi Diwen nodded and said: "These two countries have ordered many expedition-class warships from our country in the past few years, and our country has also transferred the drawings and construction technology of this kind of warship to them, so these two A large number of expedition-class warships can be seen in the naval division. In addition to improving their maritime armed strength, another advantage is that they can keep pace with the Chinese navy. "< br>
This is indeed a big pain point for North Korea. During the Anti-Qing War, North Korea also tried to have its troops act together with the Haihan Army. However, this request was politely declined by General Haihan many times for the following reasons. The weapons and equipment of the two sides are too different, and the tactics they use are so different that they cannot keep pace on the battlefield. In other words, they don’t want to be held back by the North Korean army.
Therefore, during the entire war, the Korean army faced the Qing army's stormy offensive alone in the early stage. In the later period, it could only huddle behind the Haihan Army's positions to act as logistics, and they did not get any real troops to fight side by side with the Haihan Army. Chance. Even if a military observation team is sent to the front line to watch the battle, there is ultimately a lack of actual combat opportunities, and the advanced tactics learned are also very limited.
The other three allied forces that came to North Korea with the Haihan Army did not have the same troubles that North Korea encountered in terms of coordinated operations. The two naval divisions of Annan and Fujian not only had warships produced by Haihan, but also commanded Almost all officers in the system have received military training provided by Haihan. Portugal's maritime armed warfare is its own, and Haihan also gives it full freedom of action without forcing it to keep the same pace as the coalition fleet.
North Korea's surface forces certainly do not have the strength of the Portuguese fleet, so this example cannot be followed. It is not that Haihan cannot use the North Korean troops as cannon fodder, but doing so has no practical significance for the war process. On the contrary, it may reduce North Korea's confidence in Haihan. Therefore, when the decisive battle with the Qing army comes later, the North Korean troops will simply withdraw. line of fire to avoid being used as a breakthrough point by the Qing army.
As for the various details in between, before Li Bo went abroad, he listened to the military judge Shen Jingzhen explain it to him. However, Shen Jingzhen considered his feelings as the heir apparent and did not say many words so straightforwardly to avoid irritating the young people. But when Li Bo heard what Shi Diwen said, he naturally recalled what Shen Jingzhen had said to him. It seemed that it was not difficult to draw a conclusion from the comparison of the two - if he wanted to cooperate with the Haihan Army on the battlefield, , you must first install Haihan standard weapons and equipment, and use various tactics and tactics developed by Haihan in battle.
This is of course another misunderstanding of Li Bo. He somewhat overestimated the relationship between North Korea and Haihan. The other allied forces are able to fight side by side with Haihan because the two sides have extremely deep interests and have maintained military exchanges for several years. The troops have spent a lot of time training and operating together, and they have long established strategic mutual trust. Only in this way can they Form a tacit cooperation on the battlefield. And North Korea has just entered the military alliance led by Haihan. If they want to gain recognition from Haihan just by installing Haihan-standard warships, then the North Koreans are indeed overthinking.
Li Pu responded: "Master Shi, if our country can directly purchase this kind of warship, receive training from your country, and learn the tactics of your country's navy, how long will it take to meet the combat requirements?"
Shi Diwen said: "The most important factor is to see the military quality of the trained troops themselves. For example, a surface force that has maintained long-term combat training at sea and has certain actual combat experience will definitely develop combat effectiveness after receiving training. Much faster than a force with no sailing experience at all."
Shi Diwen paused for a moment, allowing Li Bo time to digest the views he expressed, and then continued: "My understanding of the Korean navy is limited, and what I said is wrong. I hope the prince doesn't mind. As far as I know , most of the warships currently used by the North Korean Navy were designed and built decades ago, and the combat methods are also quite different from our army. I think it may take a long time for the trainees selected by your country to be trained. In order to truly master the tactics of our navy, this time may be one year, or it may be two years or even more. In short, everything will have to wait until your country has installed this kind of warship.”
Shi Diwen's statement was actually very polite. Even for Haihan's own navy, it would take about a year to train new recruits to the point where they could go into battle. Only sailors who have been in the military for more than two years are eligible to be selected to serve on Majesty-class battleships. As for foreign armies such as the Fujian Navy and the Annan Navy, they all received training for more than a year before they began to show results. And given the current situation of the North Korean Navy, it will definitely take longer to reborn.
Moreover, Shi Diwen didn't make his last sentence too clear, which was to save face for the North Koreans. The so-called commissioning does not mean that North Korea buys one or two ships and declares them to be commissioned. To form real combat effectiveness, the number of new warships must be above a certain level. For example, the Fujian and Annan naval forces that sent troops to North Korea this time each have six to eight expedition-class warships in their formations, so that they can apply some of the tactics formulated by Haihan on the battlefield.
But North Korea will definitely not be able to achieve such conditions in a short period of time. Not to mention when the shipyard on the Datong River will be completed. Even if North Korea is willing to pay for it directly and can obtain sufficient funds, the shipyard on Haihan will take over. The order could not be delivered for a while. And any problem in any of these links will continue to delay the formation of the North Korean Navy. Therefore, no matter how eager Li Bo is to strengthen the country, his personal will cannot change the status quo. The combat effectiveness of the North Korean Navy will still not change significantly in the foreseeable future.
Fortunately, the North Korean Navy is not the weakest surface force in this area. Under it, there is a Qing Dynasty that has been repeatedly killed by Haihan many times. That is the real surface force that has existed in name only. But what North Korea needs to be vigilant about is that the Qing Dynasty still has many naval personnel who defected from Dengzhou. Whether it is navigation, shipbuilding or combat, the technology and experience these people have are still far beyond that of North Korea. Once there is room for development, , it is still not difficult for the Qing Dynasty to create a naval force capable of suppressing North Korea.
"The advice I can give your country at the moment is to build a shipyard as soon as possible and then build this kind of warship in your country. This will not only allow your country's shipbuilding craftsmen to be trained, but also allow the trainees to become familiar with it from the construction stage. The hull structure will help them give full play to the power of the warship in future battles." Shi Diwen's advice was very pertinent, and Li Mu nodded repeatedly, thinking that this must be included in the next chapter. In the letter sent home, he reminded his father to implement this matter as soon as possible.
Since Shi Diwen was so enthusiastic about this, he naturally had his own plans. After the Datong River shipyard was built, building war ships would be part of its function. In order to make full use of its production capacity, the shipyard would also receive many orders for shipping merchant ships. . After the completion of these merchant ships, the main route will naturally be the mature route between North Korea and Zhoushan. By then, the Zhoushan area under Shi Diwen's rule will also become one of the beneficiaries of the North Korean shipyard.
Of course, it's still the same sentence. Due to the limited vision and knowledge, Li Bo's understanding of this can only stay on the surface, and it is difficult to touch the truth of the matter. Although Haihan's arrangements will indeed play a certain role in promoting the development of North Korea, these arrangements were made by Haihan out of considerations of his own interests, not for the sake of allies as Li Bo thought.
Li Bo and his party spent most of the afternoon in the shipyard. Although Li Bo himself was an outsider and did not see anything remarkable from the construction process, his eyes lit up when he saw several shipbuilders who were traveling with him. , so they tried to give them more time to observe advanced shipbuilding techniques.
Taking advantage of the opportunity when Shi Diwen was called away by his subordinates to ask for instructions on official duties, Li Bo also called one of his own shipbuilders to his side and asked him if he had gained anything.
The shipbuilder responded: "I would like to report to you, Your Majesty, the great thing about Haihan's construction of this warship is not only the design, but also the overall arrangement of the entire shipbuilding process. Just now, I listened to the Haihan shipbuilder's brief explanation. Shipbuilding has standardized operating procedures from hull laying out, blanking, material pretreatment, component processing, to later hull assembly, launching, outfitting, and sea trials to ensure that the performance of each warship is exactly the same after it is built. …”
When it came to his profession, the shipbuilder was obviously very excited and immediately began to explain his achievements to Li Bo. It's a pity that Li Bo knew very little about shipbuilding technology and could not understand the excitement of this subordinate when he saw a new world opening before his eyes.
After finally waiting for the shipbuilder to stop talking, Li Hao asked again: "What do you think of Director Zhang, who is in charge of the shipyard?"
When Li Bo was talking to Shi Diwen earlier, it was Zhang Qianxiang who took these North Korean shipbuilders to visit nearby and gave them some simple explanations on technical issues.
The shipbuilder immediately showed admiration and said: "Director Zhang is really a god! If a villain can get his guidance, his journey across the sea will not be in vain! If we in North Korea can have Director Zhang as Raising a master shipbuilder...well...this may be a bit difficult..."
Obviously, the height that Zhang Qianxiang has reached in the field of shipbuilding makes colleagues from North Korea look up to him with reverence, and they even dare not expect that an expert of Zhang Qianxiang's level can appear in their own country. However, being able to get the guidance of this master is already satisfying for this North Korean shipbuilder, and he has no other luxury.
Li Pu felt a little relieved after hearing this, because it at least showed that Haihan had shown his true skills, rather than simply dealing with overseas students sent by his country to learn technology. As for whether Zhang Qianxiang's shipbuilding technology is as advanced as the subordinate described it, Li Bo has reservations about this. He has heard that the shipyard in Sanya is where the strongest shipbuilding technology in Haihan Kingdom is. The shipbuilder should be more powerful than the person in charge of the Dinghaiport Shipyard.
Of course, if Li Pu knew that the people in charge of these two shipyards had a father-son relationship, he might feel relieved about this problem.
Shi Diwen did not object to Zhang Qianxiang's move to explain shipbuilding technology to his North Korean counterparts. He believed that Zhang Qianxiang could grasp the appropriateness of technical exchanges well and would not inadvertently leak real core military secrets to the North Koreans. Both the Zhang family and his son are officials in Haihan, and their loyalty is unquestionable. Regarding intelligence security, there is no need for Shi Diwen to give any further instructions.
The most important thing is that Shi Diwen can be sure that the North Koreans have no bargaining chips to bribe officials like Zhang Qianxiang. Whether it is official career, money or technology, there are no conditions in North Korea that can tempt Zhang Qianxiang. If the North Koreans want to obtain shipbuilding technology from Haihan, they can only do it within the scope limited by Haihan and in accordance with the method arranged by Haihan.
The desire for advanced technology makes the North Koreans have no choice but to accept such an arrangement. In fact, it is extremely rare for them to get the kind of learning opportunity provided by Haihan. As for the political purpose behind Haihan's arrangement, it actually doesn't mean much for them to explore, because the military strength of the two countries is indeed very different. Haihan can use this relatively peaceful method to To win North Korea's surrender is enough to make the North Koreans grateful.
(End of chapter)