Before Ouyang Yun's time travel, China used to rely on submarines to firmly guard its maritime borders. However, what makes the Chinese people extremely bitter is that because of the limitations of submarines, China has never been able to enter the deep blue, and therefore cannot Protect the rights that should belong to you,
Aircraft carriers, aircraft carriers, only aircraft carriers can enter the deep blue. Only aircraft carriers can ensure that the giant dragon of the East soars into the sky. From now on, it will no longer be afraid of the provocation of any rogue small country. With the strength of the Xuebing Army at the time, it was actually too hasty to build an aircraft carrier fleet. However, it was precisely because of this complex that Ouyang Yun did it resolutely. A miracle actually happened. China could actually have an aircraft carrier before the end of World War II. However, just before the aircraft carrier When it was about to be completed, trouble came. The Japanese actually stepped in. The Japanese, who had a strong battleship complex, actually came up with the idea of aircraft carriers. And if this is really a change in their strategic thinking, then the Xuebing Army , but what should China do?
Ouyang Yun naturally thought of submarines. Although submarines cannot enter the deep blue, they are extremely cheap and beautiful for offshore defense. Moreover, in the current situation where most countries in the world do not pay attention to them, the advantages of Xuebingjun's submarine technology It will inevitably be amplified,
After finishing the war game, Ouyang Yun decided to establish a submarine combat command. He called Chen Ce and first introduced him to the process and results of the war game, and then proposed that he serve as the commander of the command. "The matter of aircraft carriers is only We can try our best to fight for it. This matter is too political and we cannot take the initiative. No matter what the final result is, the construction of submarines and the training of submarine forces cannot be put aside. Sooner or later, our development in Hainan will be noticed by the Japanese. , There will definitely be a naval battle to be fought by then, Old Chen, when that time comes, it will be up to you."
The naval professional requirements are too high, but this is Ouyang Yun's weakness. If the Japanese really want to attack Hainan, the focus of the war will definitely be at sea. At that time, the commander of the Xuebing Army can only be Chen Ce.
Chen Ce did not refuse. He said: "Commander-in-Chief, you are too polite. This is a humble duty. Of course Ce is bound to do it. Commander-in-Chief, please rest assured. Although we are still unable to compete with the Japanese army in the open sea, if we are in the near sea, we will have a chance to win." The Japanese can't get enough help from base forts. Well, the submarine strategy you formulated is right. Compared with aircraft carriers and large battleships, submarines are low-cost and have much higher survivability than surface ships. They are just right for us. Development, but there is another problem. To deal with big guys like aircraft carriers and battleships, the Ming class is no longer enough. Commander-in-Chief, you have said that you will develop large submarines, but when can I see it? I’m already 47 this year.”
The submarines currently built by the Xuebing Army are Ming-class submarines with a displacement of just over 600 tons. This kind of submarine is sufficient to deal with ships of less than 10,000 tons, but it is difficult to deal with large ships of 10,000 tons or even tens of thousands of tons. It's too slender. Let's talk about battleships first. Because their armor protection level is the highest among all ships, if you want to attack such a big thing with a turtle shell, you must use large-caliber torpedoes. As for aircraft carriers, The torpedoes currently equipped with the Ming class can sink it, but aircraft carriers are high-sea ships, and they do not need to be too close to the target to launch an attack. This puts forward requirements for the submarine's range.
The biggest threat that submarines pose to enemy ships is their latent and assault capabilities. To achieve this, the submarine's range is crucial.
To summarize the above, the young navy of the Xuebing Army wants to compete with the Japanese navy, which has battleships and aircraft carriers. The Ming-class submarines can no longer keep up with the situation.
The development of large submarines has been put on Ouyang Yun's agenda. In fact, if it were not for the fact that submarine construction personnel need to have a training process, Ouyang Yun, no, it should be Hou Debang now. Hou Debang can completely provide the construction drawings of large submarines. and technical,
Ouyang Yun smiled, looked at Chen Ce and said: "At 47 years old, you have just entered middle age. Don't worry, it won't be long before you can own a large submarine. Well, the small submarine is the Ming class. Next, Let's build a few thousand-ton class ships first, let's name them Yuan class, and those above 2,000 tons class will be called Song class. Lao Chen, I assure you here that we will complete the first class by the end of next year at the latest. Installation and commissioning of the Song-class ship, Lao Chen.”
"Um."
"Although submarines will be our main development direction, we will not give up on aircraft carriers. Although there are some problems with the 'Saint George', I will definitely find a way to solve them. Therefore, the relevant aircraft carrier fleet personnel training issues are still Please don’t leave it behind.”
The reconstruction of the aircraft carrier and the training of related personnel were carried out simultaneously. The training of personnel was divided into two parts. One was led by Gu Lianyun in the United States. With the help of Wallace, retired U.S. Navy officers helped to train the personnel. There are two main ways, one is to recruit soldiers from the country, and the other is to recruit among local Chinese and overseas Chinese. The other is Chen Ce's full responsibility, directly selecting from active navy and air force officers and soldiers. According to Ouyang The training outline provided by the cloud is used to carry out theoretical and simulated practical training.
Chen Ce nodded and said: "Commander-in-Chief, please rest assured, there will definitely be no problems on my side."
Ouyang Yun and Chen Ce were continuing to talk about other naval issues. Suddenly, Pan Meiren knocked on the door and walked in. She first greeted Chen Ce with a smile and asked, "I'm not disturbing you."
Chen Ce stood up and said with a smile: "No, no, we are almost done talking."
Ouyang Yun asked directly: "Something's wrong."
"Ms. Takahashi from the Anti-War Alliance wants to see you. She is very insistent. I have no choice but to come in and report."
Ouyang Yun frowned slightly, stood up and looked at his watch, and then said: "I'm going to the U.S. Consulate General in twenty minutes. You go and tell Takahashi that I can only give her ten minutes. You ask her if it's enough." It's not enough. If it's not enough, it can only be done next time." After saying that, he turned to Chen Ce: "Old Chen, that's it, I'll be responsible for taking care of the aircraft carrier, and you'll have to worry about the rest."
Chen Ce nodded and saluted him and Pan Meiren with a military salute: "Commander-in-Chief, I would like to express my sincere greetings. Secretary Pan, goodbye."
Ouyang Yun and Pan Meiren returned the military salute: "Goodbye." Ouyang Yun said to Pan Meiren again: "Meiren, please send Lao Chen off for me, and ask Gao Qiao by the way."
"OK."
Not long after Pan Meiren and Chen Ce walked out, Gao Qiao walked in under the leadership of You Xiaolian and Bian Jingdao.
After the victory at Madang, Ouyang Yun originally wanted to arrange for Bian Jingdao to go to Langya, but because Liu Kui was ordered to go to Fujian, he proposed to let Bian Jingdao temporarily take over his position, so the latter now became Ouyang Yun's personal guard ,