After the Tai'an turned a corner with the fleet, it was on the left side of the ship's side. What appeared in front of the observation group was an extremely large warship, and because the distance was close enough at this time, it could be seen very clearly. Judging from the shape of this warship, it was the same style as the overseas Chinese warship I just saw, with sharp flat tails, simple lines, and very few military equipment. There was also an empty platform at the tail. The size of this warship was huge, so the platform at the tail was very wide, and it was enough to run horses on it.

Aside from this warship, there was a ship of similar shape, but this ship was not a warship, because there were four gantry mounts on the ship. The warship did not do this. It should be a ship with auxiliary functions, but it was not easy to build it so huge.

At this time, all the members of the observation team on the Tai'an were at the port side of the Tai'an, but they were all stunned and shocked by the huge warship. In fact, not only the members of the Tai'an, Ping'an, Haiqi, and Hairong were also attracted by this giant ship. After all, huge means justice, and it is a common principle in that era.

On the Tai'an, Martinez said, "This is, this is..." But he even said a few "This is", but there was no subsequent text. After a while, he asked Brown beside him, "Lieutenant Colonel, did you measure the size of this warship."

Brown swallowed and said, "Col. The length of this warship should be between 200 meters and 220 meters, and the width should be about 30 meters. My God, the displacement of this warship is probably about 30,000 tons, and it is not impossible to reach 40,000 tons. Why do overseas Chinese build such a huge warship? The length of another ship is about 180 meters and the width is about 25,000 meters, and the estimated displacement is about 25,000 to 30,000 tons."

In fact, the warship they saw was the Changbaishan ship, which belongs to the O71 amphibious 6 ship, which is 21o meters long and 28 meters wide and has a full load displacement of 20,000 tons. Although the main combat mission is amphibious 6 battle, the ship also wanted to be equipped with a PJ26 single-barrel 76mm stealth gun, which is the same as the Yueyang ship and the Sanya ship. In the old time and space, this type of warship was the largest surface combat ship of the Chinese Navy except for the aircraft carrier; the other is the Taihu ship, which belongs to the O93a comprehensive supplementary ship, with a length of 178.5 meters, a side width of 24.8 meters, and a full load displacement of 23,000 tons.

In fact, this era is not impossible to build such huge ships, but generally it is just civilian ships, and warships are not built as large as possible, because the structural strength and navigation degree of warships are not comparable to civilian ships. The larger the warship is built, the higher the emphasis on structural steel and the greater the demand for power. If these problems are not solved, it is meaningless to blindly pursue huge pursuing.

But the construction of such a huge warship by overseas Chinese shows that overseas Chinese have solved many problems. Of course, the two of them do not think that the warships built by overseas Chinese are just a piece of cake. Because with the excellent nautical performance shown by the two warships just now, it is not impossible for overseas Chinese to build such a huge warship.

Martinez said: "It seems that we need to re-evaluate overseas Chinese, which shows that overseas Chinese have extremely strong industrial manufacturing capabilities, which are even stronger than ours in the UK. Therefore, overseas Chinese countries will be a country with extremely high technology and strong industrial technology and manufacturing capabilities. This will be a terrible opponent of our British Empire."

Brown said: "When I was in Shanghai, I heard some legends. The ancestors of this group of overseas Chinese were originally a group of Chinese living overseas. Their country was built on a large island. However, this island had a volcanic earthquake a few months ago and had sunk to the bottom of the sea. Only them were left. Of course, I don't know if this legend is true."

Martinez said: "If this legend is true, it is God who blesses England so that we don't have to face such a terrible opponent, but why hasn't such a country with such a technological and industrial power never heard of it before?"

Brown shrugged and said, "I don't know either. After all, this is just a legend. To be honest, when I first heard this legend, I didn't believe it at all, because it was simply the oriental version of Atlantis. But now it seems that this legend may be true, at least part of it should be true."

Martinez's eyes left the Changbai Mountain ship and Taihu ship, looking at the dock not far away. He saw more than ten warships were moored on the other side of the port, but they were all very damaged. Martinez recognized that one of them was the British armored cruiser Orlando, which seemed to be captured by overseas Chinese. On the sea not far from the port, there were two salvage ships performing salvage operations. Martinez said: "It seems that this trip to Tianjin is much more important than we imagined. Let's take a look at how many of this legend about overseas Chinese are real."

Just as everyone was talking, the fleet, guided by two small boats, marched into the dock for them to berth. The four ships were divided into two batches and were parked on both sides of the dock plank road.

At this time, Li Hongzhang also changed into a full set of official uniforms of first-class officials, embroidered robe and jacket, red feathers, and a circle of vermilion-red court beads hanging on his chest. He was full of energy. Accompanied by Zhang Peilun and Li Jingfang, he came to the bow of the boat and looked at the dock.

I saw that on the pier plank road, there were people standing on their boats, and on both sides of the right plank road, soldiers standing with guns, each wearing gray-blue military uniforms, steel helmets, and wide sunglasses on his face. He stood straight, full of energy and murderous aura. Li Hongzhang also led soldiers, fought wars, and witnessed the battlefield. He knew that only soldiers who had truly experienced the war had such a strong murderous aura. It seems that overseas Chinese could win the Eight-Nation Alliance in a row and seized Weihaiwei and Qingdao from the two countries of England and Germany. It really makes sense.

At this time, Zhang Peilun came to Li Hongzhang and pointed at the crowd on the dock. A man wearing a military cap and a blue military dress, saying, "Zhongtang, this person is Qin Zheng, one of the brains of overseas Chinese. He serves as the political commissar among overseas Chinese."

Li Hongzhang nodded. Now he is very familiar with several overseas Chinese characters. He knows that Qin Zheng is the second most important overseas Chinese. The last time Zhang Peilun visited Tianjin, he came forward to greet him. However, that time Qin Zheng greeted Zhang Peilun at the Haihe Pier in Tianjin. This time, Qin Zheng rushed to Dagukou in person, indicating that overseas Chinese are obviously more concerned about him than Zhang Peilun. Therefore, Li Hongzhang felt a little complacent. It seems that this group of overseas Chinese are very polite.

Just as they were talking, the Ping'an and Tai'an continued to steadily beside the dock, lowered the anchor and threw cables, and put down the gangway and landed on the shore. At this time, the military band on the shore immediately started playing music, and Li Hongzhang also tidied up his clothes and walked down the Ping'an along the gangway with the support of Li Jingfang.

After Li Hongzhang got off the gangway, Qin Zheng went up, and Li Hongzhang took a few steps and stretched out his right hand to Qin Zheng. It turned out that Li Hongzhang heard Zhang Peilun say that overseas Chinese are shaking hands, regardless of whether they are superior or inferior. Since the etiquette of overseas Chinese is very good, he should not put on the stadium. After all, this time he came to Tianjin, he still asked others for help, so he took the initiative to shake hands with Qin Zheng according to the etiquette of overseas Chinese.

When Qin Zheng saw this, he reached out to hold Li Hongzhang, and shook it hard to show his welcome to Li Hongzhang. Among Qin Zheng's entourage, someone had used a camera to take a camera to take the moment the two of them shook hands.

Qin Zheng couldn't help but feel an unreal feeling. After five months of traveling, he also met several famous historical figures, such as Zhang Peilun and Wadesi. But their weight is far from Li Hongzhang. Although in the old time and space, the evaluation of Li Hongzhang was mixed, some people thought that Li Hongzhang was a complete traitor and a despicable traitor; some people thought that Li Hongzhang was the greatest politician in the late Qing Dynasty and a great man in history; some people thought that Li Hongzhang was the pioneer of China's modern industrialization process. Such various things can be said to be very contrasting.

However, no matter whether Li Hongzhang was a traitor or a great man, one thing that no one could deny was that in the old time and space, in the modern history of China before the Xinhai Revolution, no one could occupy such an important position as Li Hongzhang. His influence on the history of the Qing court in his lifetime was far beyond China's national boundaries. In his later years, he supported the main force of this crumbling empire. His every move not only determined the national destiny of this old empire, but also involved almost the direction of the entire Far East modern history. It can be said that without Li Hongzhang's modern history must be a broken history and an undescriptive history.

Such a person who is the most famous and unique in modern Chinese history stands in front of him and is holding his hands tightly with him. In this history of time and space, he will always remember this moment. Even a person like Qin Zheng who has already passed the fanatical age will not become a little excited independently.

However, although Qin Zheng was excited, he did not forget the serious matters. While shaking his hands, he said: "On behalf of the Provisional Government of Tianjin New District, on behalf of the Executive Committee, and on behalf of all overseas Chinese, I welcome Li Zhongtang to visit Tianjin, and hope that Zhongtang's visit will go smoothly."

Although these words are very fresh, Li Hongzhang could also hear that the other party said good things, and laughed: "I am not going to be a kind reception for you this time. I am really worthy of accepting it, and I am worthy of it."
Chapter completed!