Chapter 149 The Eagle Outside the Window

" Dangdang, Dangdang...."

In the early morning at the Hawaiian shipyard, the large steam engine began to roar rhythmically. Walking on the spacious road of the factory, a smile appeared on the corners of Fang Boqian's mouth.

As a Beiyang general who once studied in the United Kingdom, he once envied the busy scene on the British coastline. When the foreign affairs movement began, he also fantasized that there would be such a spectacular scene in the Qing Dynasty one day.

For a period of time, he was indeed like everyone else, as if he had seen hope. From the Fujian Shipping Bureau, to the Guangzhou Shipping Bureau, from the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau to the Tianjin Manufacturing Bureau, the coast of the Qing Dynasty was indeed full of vitality, but with the deepening of the foreign affairs movement, those machine bureaus, manufacturing bureaus and shipyards did not advance but retreat. , one after another, they stepped into the strange circle and became the place of officialdom fighting and games, and the tinkling sound became lighter and lighter.

Now, he has seen a new world in distant Hawaii, a manufacturing base that is not inferior to any British shipyard, and with the development of Ryukyu, a larger manufacturing bureau is also taking shape. What made him more palpitated was that according to Fubo's vague words, his son-in-law, in addition to personally controlling two small shipyards in nowhere, there was also a shipyard in Italy!

This is something he would never believe before. The total number and scale of shipyards and machine manufacturing bureaus built and rebuilt by one person and a start-up team are not inferior to that of the Qing Dynasty, and even more technical!

How much money and courage does this need!

Although he lost his beloved belt identity and no longer had the opportunity to command the warship across the world, it was a gift of God to continue to be with his beloved ship, so he cherished this opportunity.

Originally, if there was any regret, it was that the shipyard had not officially built its own warships in addition to building a batch of torpedo boats, but this regret would soon dissipate with the launch of the Jinghai plan.

In today's shipyards, all four docks have been emptied. The workers are either cleaning and maintaining machines or under the leadership of the technical department to learn the latest technology. It seems to be calm and leisurely, and it is the tension of planning to start. However, the ironmaking and foundry, which was the first to start, has long been a hot scene.

Multi-river steaming!

Fang Boqian suddenly came to mind this new word that accidentally popped up when his son-in-law explained the future naval development plan to everyone, and the smile at the corners of his mouth suddenly expanded a lot! Indeed, this is a world of rivets and steel, and what I have to do is to supervise it and provide more and better equipment for my beloved navy!

At the thought of this, he couldn't help but speed up his pace.

When he arrived at the central office area, a familiar figure came out of the central office area tiredly. The security guard standing at the door saw him and quickly saluted.

" Good morning, young master."

"Son the morning, boss."

... Li Mo stared at the dark circles under his eyes and gasped. Under the questioning of the security guard and engineers, he got out of the comprehensive office area of the shipyard. Before taking a few steps, the figure in front of him suddenly stopped him.

"Li..." Suddenly bumping into Li Mo, Fang Boqian was also slightly stunned. Fortunately, Master Li was clever and hurriedly walked a few steps to say hello first: "Li Mo has met his father-in-law."

A father-in-law dispersed the last trace of haze in Fang Boqian's heart and said with concern, "Why did you stay up late again? You are still young. Don't ruin your body. Now you can shoulder the safety of the whole of Honolulu.

To be honest, after Li Guotai's death at the beginning of his reincarnation, in addition to a few family members, only this cheap father-in-law was his real relative. Although he was still a little awkward in the bottom of his heart, these casual concerns warmed Li Mo's heart and hurriedly said, "Yes, my son-in-law will pay attention to it. Father-in-law, you should also pay attention to it. The body."

"Ha ha." Seeing that Master Li was so well-behaved, Fang Boqian was very at ease and said with a smile, "Go back to rest early. Otherwise, I'm afraid Qi'll feel sad again when she sees you like this later."

"Yes."

After Li Mobai, he hurriedly walked to Du Dazhuang, who had been waiting in the distance. He has been really busy in the past two months. First of all, the scientists such as the Curie couple who settled down and arrived. In the separate laboratory opened for them on Nihao Island, they will build a special test site for them in other places in the future. After all, they will play They all have very dangerous surnames.

In addition, the Jinghai plan has also reached the most critical time, especially in terms of power, which is Master Li's best, the second-generation boiler, steam turbine process improvement, etc. Everything is waiting for him.

Fortunately, after this period of time, it has almost been solved. The rest is to rush the time and progress. He can't intervene in this aspect. However, with the full launch of the Jinghai plan, he will return to the pace of continuing to encircle the land.

According to the current information, Wenxiu and others have bitten the tails of the pirates, and the rest is when to send the fleet to suppress the bandits!

Bus Strait, Balintang Strait!

As long as he thinks of these two names, Master Li trembles all over. If he can block these two places with the help of this suppression of bandits, the passage of the South China Sea into the Pacific Ocean will be completely blocked by himself! Whether it is Japan and Russia in the present, and any country that wants to enter the Pacific Ocean from the South China in the future will be in danger of being stuck by the Pacific Fleet!

As Du Dazhuang learned to drive, Young Master Li finally didn't have to use his own knife. He leaned against the back seat and thought about messy things. In less than a moment, his eyelids drooped together.

"Wow..."

Snoring gently keeps fluctuating with the light sound of the engine--

Washington.

Du Qiao moved his body to avoid the light of the distant window, so that he could hide in the dark as much as possible. After adjusting, he put his eyes on the scope again.

By his side, the observer and assistant immediately picked up the telescope.

At the other end of the scope, there is a two-story Western-style house. From time to time, there are bursts of brisk music in the spacious living room. Although the French-to-ceiling windows are not big, the shooting perspective is enough for him.

As one of the few snipers in the Nighthawk, Du Qiao's goal is very simple, that is, to compete with Wenxiu, who is temporarily ranked first, for the title of the first person, but it has been almost three months since he came to Washington on this mission, and he has not solved the goal, which really makes him a little discouraged.

Although the target is an energetic guy, it is too difficult to solve the target with a bullet in the absence of an inside line around him and the inability to accurately predict the whereabouts of the target. He caught this guy twice in three months, and he was lucky to avoid it!

Fortunately, this time I got the news that the goal would appear in this villa and stay for a while, giving him the best chance.

Aiming at the house in the territory, the lights were bright, and countless figures shuttled back and forth with wine glasses. Du Qiao slowly moved the muzzle of the gun, searching from one window to another.

Suddenly, a familiar target suddenly jumped into the camera. His movements suddenly froze, and his fingers slowly put on the trigger, but at this time, another figure suddenly blocked the design angle.

By the window, looking at the middle of the red carpeted dance floor, a pair of men and women swirled with the rhythm. Roosevelt frowned. He didn't like this atmosphere. If it was not necessary, he didn't want to attend the party at all.

Next to him, Ma Han, who was also holding a glass, took a step forward, blocking between him and the window.

Like Roosevelt, the naval instructor doesn't seem to adapt to this atmosphere. To be honest, I prefer to go to the workers' bar. Roosevelt looked at his old friend, took a sip of wine and frowned.

"That won't work." Ma Han smiled and twisted his fingers towards the most happy pair in the middle of the dance floor. He smiled and said, "In another two years, it will be the election year. Don't forget that you are William's running mate now."

Roosevelt curled the corners of his mouth and said, "That's a political need. If I can choose, I'd rather serve in the Admiralty."

Hearing Roosevelt's words, Ma Han immediately understood that the straightforward good friend in front of him still seemed to miss Hawaii and hurriedly said, "Teddy, don't worry too much. The Admiralty Department has ordered the mobilized two warships to support George Dewey."

"Two ships? Is it useful? Do you think those old-fashioned warships can deal with Hawaiians? Why don't you send Indiana and Massachusetts to the Pacific Ocean!" Roosevelt glanced at Mahan with dissatisfaction, and was obviously very dissatisfied with the practice of the Admiralty Department.

Mahan spread out his hand helplessly: "Teddy, you know, the interests of the United States are still in the Atlantic Ocean, the Indiana has just entered service, and the Massachusetts is still being tested. This is our best battleship at present and must stay in the Atlantic Ocean."

Seeing Roosevelt's sad eyebrows, Ma Han continued, "Don't worry too much. Although the Hawaiians are strong, they forget who is behind me. If you defeat me, it means that you have cut off the arms of the British in the Far East. The British have been angry. They have not only suspended their assistance to Hawaii, but also stopped helping them build warships. Therefore, as long as I am re-armed, the situation in the Far East will return to my dominant situation.

Roosevelt frowned and shook his head and said, "Mahan, you underestimate the Hawaiians. Don't forget that they often get 30 million pounds from me. If they go to Germany, they can still get warships."

"Yes, but the problem is that the German warships are completely different from the current warships used in Hawaii. If Hawaii chooses Germany, even if they can win again, the chaotic logistics will bankrupt them!" Ma Han said immediately.

"No, Ma Han, in my opinion, we and everyone underestimate Mr. Li Mo, you know? Yesterday, I got the information. They have purchased all the Italian eight to twelve-inch artillery manufacturing technology through Chile, and even ordered eight double main guns and a complete naval gun production line. Roosevelt frowned closely: "I think they are ready to build their own warships."

"Make your own warship?" Mahan frowned and shook his head: "As far as I know, the largest artillery caliber that Hawaii can produce at present is only six inches. Even if eight 12-inch main guns are purchased, they should be given priority to upgrade the existing battleships to fight against their new warships, and even if they can completely absorb Italy's Naval gun technology also takes at least three years! This means that when all the warships I ordered return to China, I'm afraid their battleships have not been designed yet!"

"And I also heard that they have only recently launched the first 4,000-ton experimental cruiser. According to the development of China's warship manufacturing, it will take at least two years from 4,000 tons to 10,000 tons, so I think their purchase of Italian 12-inch naval guns this time is the same as what they said. Replace the existing battleships. Ma Han continued: "As for the war three years later, I think even if the Hawaiians start to act now, they can't compare with all the new warships. Besides, they still can't find a suitable country and are willing to build warships for them!!"

"No, Ma Han, you and everyone are wrong!" Roosevelt smiled bitterly, paused for a moment and continued, "Yes, everyone is not optimistic about the decisive battle between me and the Hawaiians in three years, but if I choose, I will still bet that Hawaii will win, you know? When I heard that they had destroyed all the Japanese fleet, but did not release a prisoner, I knew that they had far exceeded Japanese.

Ma Han nodded in agreement. In fact, he also knew that he could not find a few people with naval experience at this moment. Even if he could re-arm a large number of fleets in three years, he would not be able to fully develop his combat effectiveness due to the lack of skilled soldiers. Swing it out.

"There is another thing that worries me more."

"What's the matter?" As soon as Ma Han mentioned it, he knew that Roosevelt would never be mysterious, so he hurriedly asked.

Roosevelt put down his glass and looked at the deep night sky outside the window. His two sharp eyes seemed to break through the clouds and said slowly, "Mahan, do you think if the Russians suddenly announce that they are involved in the Far East war at this moment, are the British willing to take action in person or support an agent?"

Ma Han's hand was shocked, and the wine glass was almost overturned by himself. He finally knew why Roosevelt had been depressed. He quickly removed half of his body, looked out of the window and took a deep breath. The old friend was right. Once the Russians entered the Far East at this time, the attitude of the British would change immediately!

In the dark, Du Qiao frowned. Although the two people in front of the scope belong to the target, they are important and secondary! If he shoots now, he can guarantee to clear the second target, but in that case, the first target will definitely be alert. Obviously, the gains outweigh the losses!

Unexpectedly, as soon as his fingers relaxed, the second target was half of his body. Looking at the face in the picture, he quickly tightened the trigger again.

But!

When he aimed at the target again and could succeed, another figure slammed into the two.

In the window, the fast-moving naval officer ran to Roosevelt's ear and muttered a few words. The latter's face suddenly became solemn. After thinking about it, he quickly grabbed Ma Han and put down his glass and walked out.

"The Argentine navy has just announced that it will sell the two battleships bought from Britain last year to the Hawaiian Pacific Fleet." Roosevelt turned his head and said a shocking news to Mahan, who was still puzzled.

Outside the window, Du Qiao sighed deeply, and his heart was even more disappointed. He didn't understand, was the guy opposite really shrouded in their goddess of luck? Unexpectedly, he dodged three times in a row!

Damn it!

After a fierce spat, he quickly packed up his things and disappeared into the dark with the same frustrated assistant.

(to be continued)