After a while, the president and General Military Command Chief Xu Shuzheng walked out of the small study in the carriage. After seeing Chen Shaokuan, he asked: "Houfu, are you here together? You haven't had dinner yet, let's go to the dining car together."
, Taipingyan was made in the kitchen today."
"Okay, I've only been eating big meals in the shipyard canteen these days, and I really miss our Fujian snacks. How can I reward you for your chef skills?" Chen Shaokuan said.
"This can't compare to your wife's craftsmanship. The food cooked by my brothers and sisters is really good." Lin Shuo said to Xu Shuzheng: "Have you ever eaten at Commander Chen's house?"
Xu Shuzheng shook his head. He was a person who didn't like to socialize. Unless he had something to do, he really didn't like visiting.
"It's worth it. The food cooked by Houfu's family is really delicious, especially the Buddha jumping over the wall. Just talking about it makes my mouth water again." Lin Shuo said with a smile.
"If you say so, I really have to visit Houfu at home that day." Xu Shuzheng also said.
"Welcome, welcome. Director Xu is notoriously difficult to invite. It's an honor to be able to come to my home!" Chen Shaokuan continued.
"If you have something delicious, you have to call me." Lin Shuo also said with a smile, while walking in the direction of the dining car, "Comrade Xiao Fang, you seem to have lost some weight recently. You have worked hard in Europe." He walked to each other.
Minghao said.
Fang Minghao was a little frightened. The president was so busy, and he had only met the old man once, but he still remembered himself. "It's not very hard, everything went smoothly." He quickly replied.
"Foreign Minister Ciano made a special trip to Beijing a few days ago to discuss cooperation matters with Foreign Minister Shi, which shows that your work is still very effective," Lin Shuo said.
"This is because the president is far-sighted and we have done everything according to your instructions, so we can achieve this result." Fang Minghao said.
"Look, after being promoted to major general, your speaking skills have improved, and you have learned to flatter others!" Lin Shuo said with a smile, "Okay, everyone, sit down." He took the lead and sat down at the dining table, and the waiter brought a few simple dishes.
side dishes, and then served a bowl of meat swallows with soup to one person.
"President, if we want to take action in Africa, Australia's combat plan will have to be postponed, and the navy's strength is not enough to support a two-ocean war." Chen Shaokuan said while eating.
"Australia is not the main attacker. If they are willing to withdraw from the war, we will not attack them. At present, our control of the Indian Ocean is the key." Lin Shuo said, "You want to take this opportunity to ask for money, don't you?"
"What I'm talking about is the actual situation. The navy needs to maintain at least one fleet to deal with the Japanese, while the Indian Ocean needs at least two fleets. The problem is that the Nanyang Fleet is almost empty now. Chen Shiying asks me for warships almost every day.
, and I, the commander-in-chief of the Navy, sit on a cruiser all day long, which is detrimental to the military's prestige." Chen Shaokuan said, "Have you read the new expansion plan of the Navy Department?"
"I have already seen it. If you cross out those four battleships, I will approve it for you." Lin Shuo said: "I have told you so many times that battleships are used to scare people. We say in our external propaganda that we must
Are you serious about building new battleships?"
"Okay, I will cancel the battleship plan when I get back, but I will also increase the number of aviation battleships." Chen Shaokuan said.
"Why?" Lin Shuo said.
"On the basis of the 12 latest aircraft carriers that were started in fiscal year 1939, the U.S. Congress added a construction plan for 10 new aircraft ships in 1940," Chen Shaokuan said.
"It's true. The 12 aircraft carriers that started construction in 1939 are all Essex-class aircraft carriers, so their batch construction speed will be very fast, and maybe the construction period will be shortened to less than 18 months." Chen Qi
Seeing Lin Shuo looking at him, he replied that the Americans quickly realized the importance of aircraft carriers. With their strong industrial capabilities, while starting to build six Iowa-class battleships, they actually started building 22 at the same time.
An aviation battleship.
"The industrial capabilities of the Americans are indeed very strong. If we can avoid a war with them, we will try our best to avoid it." After finishing a bowl of rice, Lin Shuo said again when the waiter was serving the rice.
"If we intervene in Australia, the Americans will definitely choose to go to war." Deputy Chief of General Staff Zhang Ceyuan said, "We should try to postpone the time of fighting the United States. If we can defeat the British in advance, this is the most ideal result."
"This is one of the reasons why we chose to use force in Africa first. If the British lose the resources of these colonies, how long can they sustain it?" Lin Shuo said.
"Xiao Fang, what are Italy's military preparations like?" Chuck Ceyuan turned around and asked Fang Minghao.
"It's very bad. Their return to the army is okay, but the equipment of the army and the air force is very poor. The air force has no more than 1,000 aircraft that can actually fight, and the equipment of the army is not even as good as our internal affairs troops. Their tanks are only
It weighs 13 tons and can even be penetrated by a machine gun.
." Fang Minghao said, "The performance of the fc39/75 tank they improved based on the Type 28 tank we provided is very good, but the output is very low, with a monthly output of only about 150 vehicles. It is expected that the output may increase after Fiat participates in the manufacturing.
Only then can it be increased by 2 times.”
"The Americans have begun to provide the new tanks they manufactured to the British African Corps. This new Sherman tank weighs 33 tons. Although its performance is worse than the 35D medium tank we mainly equip, it is still
It is stronger than our Type 28 tank." Chen Qi said, "And the Americans are redesigning a new heavy tank based on our Type 35 tank."
It is always like this in war. When you have a new weapon and equipment, the enemy will soon develop a more powerful restraint weapon. This is how both sides upgrade their weapons and equipment quickly, unless one side can no longer support it.
"This is an issue we need to pay attention to. In this regard, we must urge the General Armament Department to speed up the research and development of new equipment, increase research and development efforts, and shorten the update time of equipment as much as possible." Lin Shuo said, preparing before the war
A little more fully, he can only maintain the equipment advantage for a period of time in the early stage of the war, and the enemy will soon catch up with all his strength. This is what he has considered before. But the most important thing now is that the Americans are watching from the sidelines. On the other hand,
But they have been constantly developing new weapons that can compete with the Republican Army.
This is what troubles him the most. In his heart, he would rather do it like an American.
"The Germans will attack France soon. The French can only hold out for a month at most. By that time, the British will be at their weakest, so we will choose to attack at that time," Lin Shuo said.
Fang Minghao was very surprised. The president was very sure of what he said, but what was his basis for saying this?