After the first step of the sea test was successful, the Fearless was slowly dragged out of the port by two large tugboats and headed towards the outer sea of ​​Fuzhou.

When the Fearless was anchored outside Fuzhou, Tang Jian, Tian Arden and the digital chief engineers of the Shipyard boarded the Fearless bridge command room together on a barge.

In the bridge command room of the Fearless, Wu Yingke and several senior naval officers were carefully preparing for the fire before setting sail. With Wu Yingke's "Create Fire!", the entire Fearless hull trembled slightly, which was a signal that the high-power steam engine in the power cabin was activated.

After the first black smoke emerged from the huge chimney on the Fearless, the entire Fearless began to operate slowly. It was not until Wu Yingke ordered the sailing that Fearless began to move on the sea.

As all the engine power in the power compartment was operating normally, Fearless began the first test - maximum speed experiment. After three hours of experiment, it was concluded that the maximum sea trial speed reached 23.4 knots, and under the conditions of maximum load of four Parsons steam turbine units, Fearless could also maintain a high speed speed for 11 hours.

Among the battleships of various countries before, the maximum speed could reach more than 20 knots, which was rare, and the maximum speed could only last for a few hours.

The continuous high speed of the Fearless ensures its excellent maneuverability. In the vast sea, when two fleets face off, the Fearless's high speed advantage can be fully reflected.

The next thing was firepower test. A target ship had already been prepared on the outer sea. It was a Japanese heavy patrol captured when defeating the Japanese Combined Fleet. During the Tsushima Sea Battle, the Japanese heavy patrol lost its power and was towed back to use by the Beiyang Fleet's tugboat.

This time, the distance of the target ship was located in the 12,000-meter sea area in the direction of the eleven o'clock of the Fearless, and the sailors on the target ship had already been retreated.

"Calculate the shooting elements, targets, and the target ships at 11 o'clock, fire the gun!" After Wu Yingke's attack order was issued, the three triple main guns on the Fearless began to quickly adjust the angle of the muzzle. As the gun officer confirmed the firing order, the three main guns fired at the same time!

"Boom..." Three loud noises that sounded almost at the same time were pouring into everyone's ears with the sea breeze. Under the influence of huge recoil, the entire Fearless Bridge trembled suddenly. Everyone had just adapted to the roar in their ears. Three brilliant sparks burst out from the sea surface ten thousand meters away. A water wall of more than ten feet high suddenly appeared on the sea surface, and the target ship in the distance was not damaged at all.

The first round was a test shot. After the test shot, the gun officer recalculated the shooting elements based on wind speed and air humidity after obtaining the feedback data.

The second round of shelling continued again after just one minute.

"Boom..." After the second round of volleys, the two main guns at the bow were deviated, and two shells in the main gun at the stern hit the target ship's hull accurately. A raging fire ignited on the target ship in the distance, and thick black smoke rose into the sky.

The third round of volleys hit the target ship without any suspense. The entire target ship was hit by the ship and the bow. After more than ten minutes, the target ships were cut into three pieces, and in a moment they sank into the vast sea, leaving only a few huge vortexes on the sea surface.

In less than thirty minutes of the entire sinking process, the complete destruction and sinking of the target ship showed the powerful firepower of the Fearless.

It turned out that the later generations had five dual-equipped main guns, with a total of ten main guns. The current Huaxia Fearless has innovatively adopted three triple main guns. Although one artillery is missing, the main gun base is two less than the later generations of the Fearless.

The sacrifice of an artillery does not mean that the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Navy's Fearlessness has decreased. On the contrary, taking advantage of its strengths and making up for its shortcomings, although one artillery is missing, the weight of the entire ship is also greatly reduced. As for this, under the development of Tian Arden and several general engineers, the speed was increased at the same time and armor was also increased.

The Chinese Navy's Fearlessness adheres to the concept of "comprehensive defense capability". The armor is surface hardened and the thickness of important parts is 11 inches high. There is no horizontal contact gate on the watertight compartment below the waterline to strengthen the watertight structure and improve the ability to resist sinking. The Chinese Navy's Fearlessness' comprehensive defense capability is no less than any battleship in the world today.

Moreover, the armor protection of the Fearless is more comprehensive. The armor thickness in key parts such as turrets, cabins, ammunition depots, command towers reaches 280 mm. The thickest part of the armor belt in the hull is also 280 mm, covering the hull, and the part at both ends (head and tail) is 64 mm, especially focusing on the attacks of explosives in the water (mines and torpedoes) at the waterline and below the waterline.

In this way, the Chinese Navy's Fearlessness can be fearless against ordinary torpedoes and mines, and can deal with small torpedo boats more calmly.

The Defender's deck armor plate is arranged in multiple layers, with 3 layers at the thickest part totaling 75 mm. The main deck adopts a dome shape (eggshell principle), and the two sides of the middle ridge are slightly lowered to connect with the armor on the side.

The most significant difference is that in the hull structure, the compartment should be as small as possible to miniaturize the watertight structure to increase the buoyancy reserve, and the supporting walls between the compartments adopt reinforced steel structure to improve the strength and toughness of the compartments.

The horizontal contact doors are all cancelled between the cabins under the waterline and at the waterline, and the number of watertight doors is reduced as much as possible. The crew can only enter and exit through the vertical watertight doors.

In addition, the traditional head of the ship was cancelled, the biggest innovation of this Fearless. These measures have had significant effects on improving the protection capabilities of warships, especially the resistance to sinking.

This time, the Fearless Sea Test took a full day, starting from morning until after dusk. Basically, the first sea test was successful. Tian Arden and several chief engineers from the Shipbuilding Bureau recorded the data of this sea test in detail in their own notebooks for later use.

Although the preliminary sea test has been completed, it does not mean that the entire sea test is complete. In the next few days, the Fearless will have to conduct a number of tests such as night navigation and armored resistance. Today's sea test can only be said to have completed one-third of the entire sea test process.

The Fearless, which had a successful initial sea trial, returned triumphantly. When Tang Jian and others boarded the barge, suddenly, Chen Chusheng hurried over and said, "Report to the President, the CIA call!"

Tang Jian frowned. Could it be that Russia has made any new moves?

Tang Jian opened the telegram and saw that what he didn't expect was that the information was actually about Britain. It turned out that the British minister protested against the 13th Division's massacre of the British army in the ***, hoping that the Chinese government would give a reasonable explanation. The British minister also clamored in the telegram, and it was not ruled out that Britain would use force to solve the problem.

Tang Jian tore the telegram apart and cursed: "The threat is a completely naked threat. When the British army massacred tens of thousands of Tibetans, did the UK pay attention to our protest? Damn, I have only killed thousands of British troops, so he dared to clamor, and said that it is not ruled out that the use of force should be resolved. Do the British think that China is as weak as the Qing Dynasty can be bullied?"

Tian Arden said: "Captain, the British are naturally arrogant because they are the empire of the sun never set. However, they cannot ignore the protests of the British. After all, Britain has the most powerful sea fleet in the world. If they really fight, wouldn't we..."

Tang Jian sneered and said, "I don't know if they will fight, but I think they will definitely send a fleet to our seafront to demonstrate to our test."

Tang Jian said to Chen Chusheng: "Let the CIA find out immediately, what kind of fleet will the UK send to come this time."

"Yes, President!" Chen Chusheng wrote down Tang Jian's words and turned around to send a telegram to the CIA.

"Captain, how should we deal with it?" Tian Aden said with some concern.

Tang Jian smiled and said, "Don't worry about these things for now. I have my own sense of responsibility. Today, the first sea trial was successful. I will hold a banquet to celebrate in the evening. Let all those who participated in the sea trial come and participate!"

"Okay, captain!" Tian Aden raised his chest again. Since Tang Jian said it was no problem, it was really no problem. No matter when, Tian Aden absolutely believed in Tang Jian's judgment.

...

Ten days ago, at 10 Downing Street, England, the Prime Minister's Office.

Churchill habitually lit a cigar and knocked on the door of Prime Minister Chamberlain's office, "Please come in!" Chamberlain's voice came from the room.

Although Churchill and Chamberlain had disagreements in economic policies, Chamberlain and Churchill still have many common languages ​​in the Far East policy, and Churchill has been in the Far East for quite some time, so Chamberlain often consults Churchill on the Far East issue.

"Please sit down!" Chamberlain closed the folder and looked up to Churchill and said.

Churchill casually found a sofa and sat opposite Chamberlain, while the cigar was still in hand and continued to suck in Chamberlain's office.

"Look at this telegram first!" Chamberlain handed Churchill a telegram.

Churchill took a rough look and found that it was a telegram sent by the Russian Far East Commander. The telegram said that a unit of the Chinese Army had entered Inner Mongolia, and another army was ready at Shanhaiguan and ready to march into the Northeast at any time. In addition, on the Yellow Sea, you often see the Yellow Sea fleet of the Chinese Navy cruising, which should be a sign that China is preparing to attack the Northeast on a large scale. At the end of the telegram, the Russian Far East Commander once again urged Britain to send troops.

"What do you think?" Chamberlain asked lit a cigar.

Churchill didn't speak.

Then Chamberlain handed Churchill a second telegram. Churchill opened it and frowned. Before Chamberlain asked, he spoke first and said word by word: "The British Empire should immediately send a fleet so that the arrogant China knows who is the master of the ocean!"
Chapter completed!