0546 Knowledge changes destiny
The planning defense for the American Navy revitalization plan has officially begun.
Lorraine applauded gently, and several guards walked in outside the door, with cute tuxedoes with their backs and cute faces. The two in front were pushing a large vertical board full of drawings, and the two in the back were pushing a single screen, standing between the door and the board, so thick that the scene behind the screen was completely invisible.
Washington pointed at the screen inexplicably: "Sir, is this a defense prop?"
"Yes, Mr. President."
"Is this...what is the mystery of the scroll on the color screen?"
"Not at all." Lorraine waved her hand, "The screen painted the picture of the coming of all nations to pay tribute. It was the scene of Guangzhou in the Qing Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty was a thousand years old. Even if it was advanced at that time, it would not have any reference value to the current ocean."
"A thousand years..." Washington was stunned.
His knowledge is far less than that of John Adams. Although he probably knows that the Far East has a long history of civilization, he always compares with Greece, Asia, Syria, Egypt and even Maya, and regards her as [barbaric prosperity].
But in addition to the unique Chinese wooden buildings, how different the pictures in the scroll are from today's New York?
The Far East... is there really such an advanced civilization?
Looking at his expression, Lorraine couldn't help but recall the interesting talk about the son of freedom.
Washington is a true man of heaven.
In 1753, he was a major in the colonial Army of Virginia, England, who had only elementary school education.
France built forts in the Ohio Valley, and with the support of the natives, he prevented the British from expanding westward with non-war aggression.
At that time, Robert Dinwiddie, the governor of the colonial state of Virginia, ordered Washington to submit an ultimatum to the French commander, asking the French to leave.
The young and energetic Washington turned his head and revealed the ultimatum to the local newspaper. He attracted local attention because of this, but the French were forced to go to Liangshan and had to bite the bullet and refuse to evacuate.
Britain was forced to take further action.
In 1754, it was still Washington, and he successfully escalated the situation and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel for his merits. He was ordered to lead the First Virginia Army to the Ohio Valley to attack the French.
He led his army to ambush a team of French-Canadians.
During the battle, his Indian ally, Tani Chasan, killed French commander Ethan Chamovill, and happened to be the only nobleman in this reconnaissance team.
Then Washington began to use his traditional skills to build fortresses where he won, attract attention, and was quickly broken.
He had done similar things many times in the War of Independence, but that only once, he was captured.
The French gave Washington two options, to go to a prisoner of war camp, or to sign a "peace agreement."
In fact, as Washington was at that time, he was not qualified to talk about war and peace, but he was not a nobleman. If he entered the prisoner-of-war camp, he would have to work as a laborer, and there was no need to expect anyone to redeem it in a short period of time, so he readily signed the name on the "peace agreement".
This nameless agreement has a great weight in modern history.
In the agreement, Washington admitted that he authorized the assassination of the French nobleman Chamovillen, and his actions were instructed by Robert Dinwiddie, the governor of the colonial state of Virginia.
The funny thing is that Washington doesn't know what he signed.
Because the entire agreement was written in French, and he could not understand French, the French did not expect that there were still talents among the British school-level officers who did not understand French...
France is so popular...
Non-war aggression officially escalated into war, and the scale of the war expanded rapidly, turning into a tragic Indian war in the blink of an eye.
The Indian War completely broke out between Britain and France. The Seven Years War began, and Britain defeated the Faspise League and captured the entire Canada and the Florida Peninsula.
In short, because Washington did not understand French, hated labor reform and liked to show off, the balance of North America disappeared.
After the end of the Seven Years War, the defeated France and Spain became increasingly hated the rising Britain. Under huge international pressure, Britain was eager to restore its national strength and chose to impose a high war print in North America.
The sacrificial taxation of the suzerain kingdom incubated the Boston tea-pouring incident, and the War of Independence was born. The two countries of Farsi choose to join the war as expected. As long as it makes George III unhappy, Louis XV can still smile even if he sells his head.
In the second summary, Washington has been busy with the cause of independence in the United States since 1753. This 30-year-long independent drama swept across Europe and the United States. The exquisite planning is even the entire history of mankind.
This conclusion almost made Lorraine laugh.
He held back his laughter, and Favna, who was so nervous that he was walking in the cabin with Karen's shadow, hitting Karen's wide back with a loud bang.
Washington misunderstood immediately.
He nodded at Fafna gently and kindly, and asked curiously: "Mr. President, is there any interesting hidden secrets in this defense?"
"Hidden feeling? No." Lorraine waved her head, "I'm just sighing that knowledge can really change destiny."
"Knowledge changes destiny?"
"Mr. President, aren't you curious about the function of the screen?" Lorraine asked, "The girl who stood behind Kron was the helpless girl. Miss Hanji, a scholarly seaman trained by the Chamber of Commerce, is knowledgeable and versatile."
"She is the chief of the Tactics Department of the Direct Fleet, the admiral of the first formation, and the captain of the only second-generation Semi-Shistora who served in the fleet. She has a tough tactical style and is flexible. She is best at short-distance multi-ship coordination, creating local advantages in a short-term way, and siege to win."
"If you have seen her berserker-like fighting style, you can't imagine that she would be an ordinary girl troubled by social disorders. As long as there are more than 2 people in her field of vision paying attention to her, she will be shy and unable to make a sound. The screen is to make her speak smoothly."
"I just thought that if it weren't for the Chamber of Commerce's school that gave her tactical talent, she might have become an unqualified housewife. If it weren't for her studious and memory, she would definitely not have become an admiral under her conditions. That's why I said that knowledge changes destiny."
"It seems that your talent is not just about privateers." Washington flattered, "This sentence is very philosophical."
"Actually, it's the merchant's perception, but thank you for your praise." Lorraine made a gesture to Kron, "Kron, let's start."
Upon receiving the order, Kren led Favna to bow deeply to the audience in the cabin.
When he reached the deepest point, he shaked off the whip and whipped the vertical board behind him.
"Today, please allow me to solemnly introduce to you all the gentlemen the most creative large warship in the ocean today. It is a special 54-door patrol ship, a battleship Valkyrie class, and its compatriot ship Valkyrie class, which was independently designed by Drake Maritime Group and has been fully tested in practice in two years of finalization..."
He raised his hand and lifted the drawings on the board.
"The Valkyrie class and the Valkyrie class adopt a homologous ship design, with a standard length of 62.2 meters, a width of 13.6 meters, and a main mast height of 58 meters. The ship material is made of centennial Big Lake oak, and its quality density ranks first in the world among mainstream oak ship materials and its oil content is third."
"This ship model is characterized by high speed and flexibility. It is designed with a high speed of 13.5 knots, a minimum turn-around radius of 100 meters, and a good wind angle of 72 degrees. When the wind tangent angle is less than or equal to 36 degrees, it can achieve superwind speed navigation."
"As a warship above 60 meters, the ship is equipped with 400 sailors and can accommodate two command systems, which are suitable for use as a formation flagship."
"Its firepower is configured as a single-layer gunboat, with 15 doors on both sides of the side of the side, and the upper layer is enclosed, with 7 doors in short range for 24 pounds. Each has 4 doors in short range for 18 pounds and 6 doors in medium range for 18 pounds. The hull design stability can support up to 32 pounds and full-range full-side, and the firepower upgrade space is the best in the world."
"In addition, the Valkyrie-class external 1-inch copper ship bottom and 2.5-inch cast iron armor maximizes defense without affecting navigation speed, making a large number of new tactics possible."
Cron took a deep breath.
"At present, more and more people are beginning to discuss the subversive value of 300-meter line of fire and mobile tactics. The two special battleships designed by our Chamber of Commerce are just an argument for the new tactics and have achieved amazing practical results."
"The battleship has proven to be the best offshore frigates and the best ocean assault ships, and is best suited for American use without a complete maritime strategy."
"Our Chamber of Commerce has tailored a naval revitalization plan with low quality and low price for America, and next..."
"Continue...Next..."
A thin and weak girl sounded from behind the screen. Fafuna trembled like a frightened little rabbit, and gently tapped on the board three times.
Kron's momentum was extinguished.
He smiled bitterly, stopped talking, and turned to open a new drawing for Fafna.
Fafna hid behind the screen, even breathing with caution.
"Test... Considering that the United States does not have professional naval talents...that...I will start with the era of paddle sailing..."
"You can ask questions... Well... Don't worry that asking questions will make you look like laymen... My teacher said that even if you don't ask questions, you... are laymen..."
"Well...that...I'm starting..."
Chapter completed!