The air defense alarm sounded and the screams were ear-piercing. The target ship was a retired Qingdao-class battle cruiser. The main gun was removed and the air defense firepower was strengthened. This is where Chen Shaokuan's confidence lies.

Although this is just an exercise, and the anti-aircraft guns use blank ammunition, it is still quite risky for the fighter planes to pass through the anti-aircraft firepower network. Otherwise, why would the casualty ratio of this exercise be greater than that of a normal exercise? Naval Headquarters

The exercise setting is to be as close as possible to actual combat.

The scene of the fleet's full-scale anti-aircraft firepower was very spectacular, but Chen Shaokuan had no intention of appreciating it. The aircraft flying over the fleet faced the intensive anti-aircraft firepower and dived without fear. Although aircraft continued to be hit, the fighter planes were damaged.

The scene where the pilots were forced to parachute could not continue, but the situation of the target ship was not much better. In less than an hour, a total of 22 fighter planes were "shot down", but the situation of the target ship was even worse, with twenty heavy bombs.

, plus the two torpedoes dropped by the two torpedo planes after successfully breaking through the defenses, the target ship was judged to have been sunk. This was based on the warships of the Third Fleet strengthening their air defense firepower. When the first wave of attack planes escaped,

Afterwards, Chen Shaokuan felt as if he had been soaked in ice water, his whole body was so cold that he could not speak.

You must know that the target ship was protected by all the anti-aircraft firepower of the entire fleet of 22 large and small warships. Even so, the first wave of attack aircraft still succeeded and escaped. What does this mean?

Before Chen Shaokuan could react, the air defense siren sounded again. The second wave of thirty planes from the attack group arrived. This time, there were no fighter escorts. All the bombers took turns diving, and once again dropped twenty bombs on the target ship.

Five bombs were fired and then flew away. This time the anti-aircraft firepower only "shot down" one dive bomber.

The second attack was tantamount to adding a pinch of salt to Chen Shaokuan's wounds. The unacceptable reality was laid before him. The two Beijing-class battle cruisers were equipped with the latest radars, which are the Navy's

Top secret. This kind of radar can detect incoming enemy ships and fighter planes a hundred nautical miles away. It greatly improves the survivability and combat capabilities of warships. Because of this, the confident Chen Shaokuan was shocked by the painful reality.

Can't stand up.

Looking at the "dying" target ship, Chen Shaokuan's hand holding the telescope fell with difficulty. After the target ship was decommissioned, its main guns were dismantled and delivered to the Coast Guard, which was only established two years ago. In the future, retired Navy personnel and reservists will

. will be placed into the force. The Department of the Navy's definition of the Coast Guard handles offshore disputes and provides qualified military personnel for the reserve force.

"Sending a report to the exercise headquarters, President Fang Da of the Republic of China, General Advisor Sa of the Naval Headquarters of the Ministry of National Defense, and Commander-in-Chief Liu Junjian of the Naval Headquarters of the Ministry of National Defense: Although our fleet fought bravely in this campaign, the enemy aircraft still suffered at a relatively small cost.

The result was that the target ship was sunk twice. Chen Shaokuan, the staff officer, looked at this battle and believed that this battle could serve as a model for new naval operations in the future, and he used this as a lesson to conduct in-depth research on new tactics.......

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Twenty minutes later, the exercise headquarters issued a notice: "This exercise achieved the expected results and provided a favorable basis for new maritime operations in the future. President Fang Jianxiong, the top leader of the Republic of China and Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Army and Air Force, asked all participants to

. Strictly abide by the professional discipline of the military. Whatever you see today is not allowed to be leaked. If there is any leakage, you will be severely punished by military law. Thanks to the naval participants for their great contribution to the navy's new tactics, the winner of this exercise is the second.

All members of the fleet participating in the exercise will be promoted to one level, receive a bonus of 100 yuan, and have a 15-day holiday. The loser's third fleet committed a non-war crime, but it is still an honor despite the defeat. All participating personnel will be given a bonus of 100 yuan and a 15-day holiday.

"

A debate about the direction of future sea warfare came to an end with this secret exercise in the East China Sea. The Navy issued a fatal order that no information about this exercise should be leaked to the outside world. Not even close relatives. inform.

The summary meeting after the exercise was held in Shanghai. All senior naval officials were notified and rushed to Shanghai from various places for the meeting.

A Y-3 aircraft that had just been delivered to the Marine Corps last year landed at Hongqiao Airport. Getting off the plane were a tired-looking Chen Ce and Marine Corps Commander-in-Chief Shen Honglie. Today’s Marine Corps is no better than it was back then, with three The establishment of the Marine Division has become an important ground combat force in the hands of the Navy. The entire Navy is very polite to the Marine Corps. Speaking of which, there is nothing that can be done about it. The Navy can't drive warships to land, right?

Shen Honglie, who was very aggrieved at the time and joined the Marine Corps, is now a lieutenant general and a serious figure in the navy. Even though Chen Ce is the commander of the Fourth Fleet, if he wants to use a special plane, he has to ask Shen Honglie. There is no other reason. Only the Marine Corps has twenty of this Y-3 aircraft in the entire Navy. This kind of aircraft can deliver a platoon of troops and equipment to a distance of 500 kilometers at a time. Apart from the Marine Corps, only airborne Only the military has equipment. China's aviation technology is different from Europe and the United States. Europe and the United States use the best technology for civilian use, while China gives priority to the military.

Seeing Tang Xiangming waiting at the airport, the two of them looked solemn and stepped forward to salute. Tang Xiangming is a two-star admiral in the navy. In terms of military rank, he is the third person in the navy today. He is only inferior to Lisa's five-star admiral and Liu Guanxiong's three-star admiral.

"Have a seat, Vice President Tang!" The two of them saluted and greeted each other. Tang Xiangming did not put on any airs of being the deputy commander of the Navy Headquarters. He stepped forward to return the salute and then said in a low voice: "You two, this meeting is absolutely confidential. Fu Shuai will personally preside over it." , all guards are not allowed to follow, please forgive me for any negligence."

Chen Ce and Shen Honglie looked at each other with awe in their hearts. They nodded solemnly and told the accompanying guards not to follow. They followed Tang Xiangming's car one after another. After getting in the car, Shen Honglie glanced at the soldiers on the truck in front. He said in a nervous tone: "The car in front seems to be someone from the Presidential Guard."

Tang Xiangming nodded and said: "Chengzhang has good eyesight, and he is indeed a member of the Fushuai Guards. The pick-up and drop-off of all the people in this meeting were completed by the Fushuai Guards. The two of you came late, and Liu Ziying (Liu Guanxiong) took the seat in the morning. When Commander Xie of the First Fleet arrived, Sa Lao personally picked up the people. Seeing this, Fu Shuai and Sa Lao reached an agreement. It was inevitable that Sa Lao would come forward to communicate with Commander Liu and Commander Xie first and then reach an agreement."

"Brother Zhu Xin, this exercise...?" Chen Ce's question went straight to the point. Tang Xiangming smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "It's secret for the time being. Brother Hui Zuoshuo will know after he hears this." , and put away the questions in his mind. Tang Xiangming would definitely not reveal a word of the meeting hosted by Fushuai himself. Besides, Tang Xiangming had never been popular in the navy, and always hugged Fushuai tightly. The main ones. Speaking of the three people present, they can be regarded as grasshoppers on the same line within the navy. They seem to have a normal relationship on weekdays, but in fact they have a common interest relationship to maintain. When it comes to personal relationships, they are both the same. There is also a good personal relationship between Shen Honglie and Tang Xiangming, who are from Hubei. Together with Chen Fu, the commander of the submarine force, they form a camp against the traditional Fujian faction. These four have one thing in common, and they are all valued by Fang Jianxiong. Characters: Tang Xiangming is relatively old-school, while the other three are definitely new-school.

The car arrived at the Second Fleet Headquarters in the Wusong Garrison Area. After passing three inspections along the way, it finally stopped in front of a heavily guarded two-story building. Even though these three are all great figures in the navy, when they got here, they had always been there.

They only authenticate the document but not the person.

As soon as the three people got off the car, they saw Chen Shaokuan, the commander of the Third Fleet, coming out of the car. His expression was quite ugly at the moment. Needless to say, he had been reprimanded by Fu Shuai. Otherwise, with Chen Shaokuan's character, other than Sa Lao

He Fushuai, no one will buy it. Otherwise, after Chen Shaokuan, who can become the commander of the Third Fleet in the later period? Cheng Biguang, a veteran of the navy, is now just a first-class lieutenant in the navy and teaches in a school. Speaking of Cheng Biguang being idle

, no one knows exactly what the reason is. Only Fang Jianxiong understands in his heart that Cheng Biguang has always had a knot in his heart because of historical issues, so he has never given Cheng Biguang a chance to take control of the army. The preconceived impression is broken, even if Cheng Biguang has been trapped for many years.

It is also difficult to redeem yourself if you act by your tail.

"Housu!" Chen Ce, who had a good personal relationship with them, greeted them. When he saw these three people, Chen Shaokuan came up to greet him for a few words. He glanced at Tang Xiangming with complicated eyes and said in a low voice: "Let's go now. Let's drink together tonight.

"

Tang Xiangming has been silent. There is no possibility that the relationship between him and Chen Shaokuan will get better. As a rising star of the Fujian Gang, there is really no possibility of any interaction with Tang Xiangming, the number one enemy of the Fujian Gang.

There were two models of battleships in the living room. Fang Jianxiong bent down and looked at them carefully with his hands behind his back. When the three of them came in, they just nodded slightly without raising their heads. The two models are very interesting, one is a model of a battleship and the other is a model of an aircraft carrier.

.As a senior member of the Navy, it is not difficult to see that these two models have not appeared in the Navy's lineup before.

"I heard that someone proposed to stop the construction of new battleships?" Fang Jianxiong suddenly said this. The three people who came had different expressions. After looking at each other, Tang Xiangming stepped forward and whispered: "To support the commander-in-chief, I think it is a humble job.

Battleships have proven to be insufficient to control the sea. Especially this new type of battleship, with a main gun caliber of 16 inches and a displacement of up to 70,000 tons. The cost is too great to build enough..."

"Stop talking!" Fang Jianxiong interrupted Tang Xiangming's words rudely, and added without saltiness: "Short-sighted!" Tang Xiangming looked embarrassed, but was secretly happy in his heart. Fang Jianxiong spoke to him rudely, this is not

What is a bad thing is actually a good thing. The more Fushuai talks to you casually, the more he treats you as one of his own. Tang Xiangming has long mastered this rule.

"I'm stupid for my humble position! Please let me know clearly!" Tang Xiangming bowed his head and admitted his mistake. Fang Jianxiong turned around and picked up a telegram from the table and handed it over: "Japan announced its withdrawal from the Washington Naval Treaty. This is the news I just received."

Japan in December 1934 was not as strong as Japan in parallel time and space. The reason is very clear, the rise of China. Japan suffered a much greater blow from the economic crisis than China. In this time and space without the Chinese market, it turned to militarism.

The speed has accelerated. Due to the strength of China's ground forces, the China threat theory has long been a consensus. On how to deal with this increasingly powerful China, the Japanese government and opposition parties have formed a consensus, that is, to solve the problem through a decisive battle.

Don’t be surprised by the consensus between the Japanese government and the public. If you take a closer look at Japan’s rise since the Meiji era, it will be clear. For Japan, facing a powerful China is a tragedy, and this tragedy has fully deepened Japan’s

sense of crisis.

There must be a fateful decisive battle between China and Japan. This is Japan's national policy! For this national policy, Japan has been enduring humiliation and hardship. However, Japan's luck has been very bad. First, there was the Great Kanto Earthquake, and then there was the world-wide economic crisis.

If the Great Kanto Earthquake is like God cutting a knife into Japan's body and then sprinkling salt on it, then the global economic crisis is like God making another cut on the unhealed wound and then sprinkling salt on it.

A handful of salt.

How to win the hypothetical decisive battle in the future, the Japanese navy will undoubtedly be the decisive force.

Once Tetsutaro Sato, who is known as the "Two Staff Officers of the Japanese Navy", was giving a lecture at the Naval University in response to the student's question "What was the reason for the victory of the Russo-Japanese War?" He thought for a long time before saying: "40% is luck."

.The student followed up this answer with a question: "What about the remaining 60%?"

"It's still luck," Tetsutarou Sato answered simply this time.

Co-authored a Russo-Japanese War. Did the Japanese defeat the Russians just by luck? This answer seems unconvincing, so Tetsuta Sato then responded to his "40% luck plus 60% luck"

An explanation was given.

"The first 40% of luck is pure luck. For example, Commander Makarov was killed by a mine just after he took office, and the unbiased shot in the Battle of the Yellow Sea hit the command tower of the battleship Prince, etc. These incidents directly

The events that affected the war situation were just pure luck. The luck in the last 60 years was due to the Russians' mistakes or the Japanese's hard work. In any case, the Japanese navy was indeed very lucky in the Russo-Japanese War."

You must know that before the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese Navy could not even build battleships, but Russia could build its own. It was under this premise that the Japanese Navy won the Battle of Tsushima even when the whole world was not optimistic about it. Moving forward

Looking back, in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, the Japanese Navy boasted that the weak defeated the strong. Not to mention, the Japanese Navy had absolute psychological and strength advantages against the Republic of China Navy. On the other hand, the Japanese Army was beaten with scars.

, couldn’t even raise his head.

In the war history materials compiled by the Japanese Saburo Toyama, the title of the chapter on the war history of the Japanese navy is defined as follows - the glorious Japanese navy!

Back to the subject, Tang Xiangming, who was holding the telegram in his hand, felt his chest rise and fall. The deadline for the Washington Naval Treaty is 36 years. According to the agreement, it is not too much for the Japanese government to notify it two years in advance. The problem is that after the Japanese government takes this step, what will happen next?

It is not difficult to imagine what will happen next. In other words, Fang Jianxiong and the top brass of the Chinese Navy are faced with a decision: should they follow Japan and withdraw from the Washington Naval Treaty?

"At the preparatory meeting initiated by British Foreign Minister Simons in his own name in May, the Japanese Ambassador to the United Kingdom Yokoo Matsudaira attended the meeting. At that time, the countries had great differences and the negotiations were interrupted. Then in October, Major General Isoroku Yamamoto participated in the preparatory meeting.

At the meeting, Britain and the United States adhered to the principles of the Washington Naval Treaty, while Japan advocated vigorously reducing offensive armaments on the premise of "non-threat and non-aggression." The two sides could not find common ground." Like an endorsement, Tang Xiangming said this.

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Fang Jianxiong laughed after hearing this and said: "The Japanese idea is just a bullshit. They are really stupid. In fact, Japan is sure that Britain and the United States will not give up their absolute advantage at sea. According to Japanese principles, the British Empire still has

It's a fart deterrent. But in general, we still have to thank Japan for being such a troublemaker. Without Japan's troubles, we really have no excuse to build a new battleship. It has been almost half a year since the model of this new battleship was made.

, it has always been here with me. The design drawings have been revised more than three hundred times, and new technologies and new design ideas have been constantly added. It can be said that this is a battleship designed by Jiangnan Shipbuilding Group based on the culmination of my many years of technical accumulation.
Chapter completed!