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spnMarch 15, 1927, this is a day worth remembering!

Guangxi, Fangchenggang. Horseshoe Bay is an extremely special place. The entire bay is surrounded by two mountains like a person opening its arms, wrapping the bay in the form of a gourd mouth.

A few years ago, Horseshoe Bay was a place name that frightened fishermen from far and near. Legend has it that there was a sea monster nearby, and any ship passing by would be inexplicably stranded or sunk. Finally one day, a military camp was built behind Horseshoe Bay, and then, a

Large-scale project construction has begun.

There are strange cars, with a big bucket held in front of them. The big bucket can dig up a big bucket of soil when digging into the mountain wall. Some cars don't have engine boxes in front, but a big wheel, which grinds on the ground.

Then, truckloads of cement were hauled out from a nearby cement factory day and night. The high-grade cement soon turned into two strips that were several kilometers long and several kilometers wide.

Ten meters of cement road.

This is what the mountain people who occasionally walk into the mountains to collect medicine see. However, they will soon be asked to leave by a few polite soldiers. They are told that this place has been designated as a military restricted area.[

In fact, this is a seaside airport. Not far in front of it is a larger project.

The Horseshoe Bay project is divided into two parts, one is the large shipyard located in Horseshoe Bay, and the other is the reconstruction of the reef outside Horseshoe Bay.

The discovery of Horseshoe Bay was actually directly designated by Zhang Shusheng.

This unique bay was actually a holiday resort in later generations. After scientific investigation, people at that time discovered that there was a reef belt stretching across the Horseshoe Bay. It was this unique reef belt that hindered foreign ships and fishermen.

At that time, some people even lamented that if this place could be fully utilized in the 20th century, it would definitely be a hidden naval base. Unfortunately, in the 21st century, the country no longer needs such a base, and instead granted it to the local people.

A company builds resort bays.

After Zhang Shusheng sent someone to investigate here, he was very satisfied with the results. As expected, it only took about half a year to blast away the reef zone outside Horseshoe Bay. After retaining a safe waterway, Horseshoe Bay

Will be an excellent haven for small to medium fleets.

After receiving this huge good news, Zhang Shusheng immediately launched a series of plans.

Behind Horseshoe Bay is a first-class coastal defense airport with two high-end runways. The fact that Fangcheng Port was wantonly occupied by the British and Japanese during the Sino-British-French War two years ago made him realize the shame of coastal defense even more.

As a latecomer, he knows very well that the coastline in Guangxi is actually not very long, and there is a large coastline.

The seaside airport will cause a devastating blow to the enemy navy in this era that wants to rely on ordinary warships or a small number of aircraft carriers to land. In order to ensure his safe development, Zhang Shusheng signed an order to build three seaside airports, and the Horseshoe Bay Coastal Defense Airport is

In order to take care of this strategic location, the location was chosen so far forward.

The original shipyard along the coast will be moved into this naturally defended bay and expanded into a large shipyard. This will also be the only shipyard under full construction in the southwest in a few years. It determines whether the southwest can have nearby facilities in the next few years.

Shipbuilding capabilities. Although the Shanghai Shipyard is a ready-made shipyard, it is not a long-term solution at present. It is okay to secretly build a few ships, but many problems will arise over time.

In the early morning of March 15, the Horseshoe Bay garrison suddenly sounded the alarm for an emergency gathering. The well-trained soldiers rushed out of the barracks as quickly as possible, lined up, and waited for the garrison commander to give instructions.

"Comrades, I want to announce good news to you. Chief Zhang Shusheng, the supreme leader of the joint government of the three southwest provinces, will arrive at the base today. As a force that participated in the war against France, our three regiments have been widely

Commendation, today, I am not ordering you, I believe that you will definitely welcome General Zhang’s visit with the best military appearance, protect the safety of the leader, and complete the glorious mission!!”

"Yes!!" More than 3,000 people in the regiment roared in unison. Although the soldiers had long known that senior leaders would come down to inspect the base, they did not expect that it was General Zhang who came in person. They were all excited and received the honorary education.

Soldiers trained by loyal education and mission-oriented education,

The base soldiers with the minimum education of junior high school and primary school are no longer the people who joined the army just to have enough food. They understand what a soldier is, what their mission is, and what their honor is. And today, they will usher in the journey of joining the army.

The greatest honor: supreme commander of the garrison.

Many people think of the naval base they guard day and night, and immediately think of something. A naval shipbuilding and fleet base with nothing but a shipyard. Perhaps today, something different will come to the military port.

Half an hour later, a group of armored vehicles came from a distance. After various inspections, the commander of the base personally saluted loudly: Salute. All the officers and soldiers of the Third Regiment of the Fourth Division of the Garrison Division welcomed General Zhang to the base for inspection!!

Zhang Shusheng walked out of the armored vehicle and joined Navy Commander Deng Haoqian. After nearly three years, this descendant of Deng Shichang finally had the opportunity to realize his dream, which is to allow this troubled nation to have a navy.

Strength, to protect her children and grandchildren. He has been fighting for this goal for several years, even until his death, just to repay his father's legacy.

After touring the base, Zhang Shusheng left for the Horseshoe Bay Naval Base with great satisfaction.

So many things have happened in the past two years, so much that he doesn't want to remember so much chaos. There is chaos at home and abroad. Politicians show their ugly faces and jump on the political arena.

Jump away without caring about the lives of the people.

The south's march to the north was defeated, and did not produce brilliant results like in history. The failed southern army retreated to Jiangxi. The direct troops of the southern forces were entrenched in several important towns in Jiangxi to prevent the northern army from advancing southward.

For a time, the Jiangxi generation became the front line. Everyone was in danger, and many even stayed away from the area for fear of being affected.

Chiang Kai-shek also officially came to power, and began to reveal his political ambitions that had been hidden for many years. While expanding the power of his direct lineage, he also squeezed out his colleagues in the Kuomintang party, and threatened to lose power to the southeast.

The British finally agreed to the terms of the negotiation, and the two parties signed an explicit agreement and a secret memorandum of understanding. Overall, it took the British two years to finally bring back their last prisoner of war. And they

The price paid was to declare from a diplomatic stance that the Southwest "government" was the legitimate autonomous "government" of the Southwest, and because the Southwest properly disposed of the prisoners of war, it paid symbolic compensation for this wrong war. Of course, compensation

The amount looks to be

A small amount, just a few hundred thousand pounds, is insignificant compared with the tens of thousands of returned prisoners of war. However, privately, the price paid by the British was a secret war compensation of 23 million pounds, which was paid secretly by the Far East military

Colonial supplies were transferred in the form of a large amount of advanced machinery and equipment in exchange for the price. Of course, in name, these were only the Far East Command's secret operations military expenses, strategic reserve materials, and scrap iron-grade machinery that was purchased by Chinese businessmen because it was scrapped.[

As soon as he received the war reparations, Zhang Shusheng ordered to expand the production of J-2 fighter jets and H-2 bombers. Within more than two years, he deployed the air force to the China-Myanmar border in Guangxi in the form of actual combat deployment. Coastal areas, the junction of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Sichuan and Yunnan. In two years, excluding aircraft used for civilian, transportation, teaching, and air force research purposes, the number of fighters in Southwest China has increased from just over 120 including experimental warships and aircraft. , increased to 335. Among them, a total of 245 land-based fighters and bombers, and a total of 90 naval ships and aircraft.

Zhang Shusheng thinks it is appropriate to maintain an air force of this size. Judging from the current situation, the Southwest Navy will focus on defensive operations, and the fighters deployed in several directions can already meet the needs. The situation on the China-Myanmar border is reversed The Sino-French border is stable and tense, and there are a few broken planes. The French themselves do not dare to drive too close to the Sino-Vietnamese border.

"Hao Qian, this is really a natural harbor."

When looking at Horseshoe Bay from a distance, Zhang Shusheng discovered that this place was indeed like the photo, an almost perfect naval base.

After coming down from the winding mountain road, Zhang Shusheng was even more moved when he saw the nearby Horseshoe Bay base. He found a treasure. The resort bay of later generations unexpectedly benefited him.

Deng Haoqian couldn't restrain his excitement. Although he stayed at the base every day, he always felt tired of seeing it. The military port, which had nothing but the base buildings and the keels laid in the shipyard, was about to break the tranquility today.

"Yes, Commander, look, our 301 destroyer is here!"

The welcoming ceremony was simple but grand. After the ceremony, Zhang Shusheng boarded the 301 destroyer that sailed from Horseshoe Bay. This series of destroyers was named Ruili class. This destroyer with a full displacement of 2,280 tons was built by the Shanghai Shipyard. , back to the outfitting at Fangchenggang Shipyard. The entire ship is 10,429 meters long, 1,104 meters wide, and has a draft of 315 meters. The design of the entire warship abandoned traditional design thinking, did not use heavy armor protection, and did not use the navies of various countries. Instead of favoring the super large-caliber naval gun, a new 150mm naval gun was adopted.

The special features of the 301 destroyer are torpedoes and anti-aircraft.

There are four quadruple mounts with a total of 16 torpedo tubes. Scientists from the Southwest Naval Weapons Research Institute, after thoroughly understanding the ordinary torpedo technology, relied on the technical information provided by the superior department to develop a track electric torpedo. It is this advanced torpedo on the Ruili destroyer that solves the shortcomings of thermal torpedoes that are easily discovered due to the formation of tracks due to the exhaust gas during navigation, and the range has also reached a satisfactory range of more than 8,300 meters.

Air defense is also the highlight of the Ruili destroyer. The entire warship looks densely covered with slender gun barrels. There are a total of 17 anti-aircraft guns and 3 anti-aircraft machine guns. The air defense strength of the entire destroyer is the highest among ships of the same class. reached a leading level.

Compared with the warships of the same period, the overall shooting of the warship is much more reasonable in design and the overall appearance is much more beautiful. Zhang Shusheng and Deng Haoqian boarded the bridge of the 301 destroyer, facing the sea breeze, and sailed out of Horseshoe Bay.

"Is the preparation okay?" Although Zhang Shusheng had received the relevant report, Zhang Shusheng couldn't help but asked Deng Haoqian on the side. This naval mission is really important, because the navy in the southwest will welcome him back. The best gift belongs to 1927.

"No problem, the submarine force has already moved to the nearby waters, and is always ready to deal with possible emergencies. The ship and aircraft forces at Horseshoe Bay Airport are also ready." Deng Haoqian replied while suppressing his excitement.

"That's good! This day is really important to us."

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the Kunming called to report that it will enter the scheduled area in 20 minutes, and the 301 ship will arrive at the viewing position in 10 minutes." Gao Xiaochuan, the captain of the 301 ship, reported.

"Well, get ready to start as planned." Zhang Shusheng waved his hand and ordered. Then he faced the sea breeze and stared into the distance. He wanted to see for the first time this "new type of transportation ship" that was secretly produced by the Shanghai Shipyard with all its efforts. Boat".

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