Xia Jian sat in front of the large floor-to-ceiling window in the fourth-floor conference room of the Fleet Command Building of the Naval Base. The coffee table in front of him was filled with pistachios, sunflower seeds, seasonal fruits and a bottle of 20-year-old brandy. His eyes fell on the large airport runway outside.
Get on the planes that are constantly taking off and landing.
The always deserted airport at the Haiphong Port Naval Base has become very busy today. Transport planes flying from Xufu, Simao, Lao Nanchang, and Xingzi Naval Base are constantly landing, bringing in a large number of experienced sailors and trainees from the Naval Academy. At the same time,
The 1st Regiment of the Southwest Air Force was officially stationed at the Haiphong Airport and began to conduct routine reconnaissance of the two hundred kilometers of coastline at intervals, assuming the heavy responsibility of guarding the airspace.
The Anjia Army Headquarters has issued an emergency call-up order to Nanhua Group, Hongxing Society, Ou Shi Group and Hua Qing Society, and quickly mobilized experienced sailors from the ocean fleets of each group to Haiphong, and cleverly arranged for them to be deployed in the United States through European and American Chinese groups.
, most of the international students interning in the navies of the United Kingdom, Germany, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil returned home urgently to strengthen the naval fleet that was about to be established.
At the same time, the search for various talents in the French ocean-going fleet was also launched at the same time.
This time Anjiajun's navy gained more than just ships. Among the fleet's 13,000 naval officers and soldiers, 648 were from the manufacturing and assembly of the "Strasbourg" battleship.
Designers, engineers and senior technicians from the shipyard of the cruiser and the large cruise submarine "Sukuv", the "Mogador" class super destroyer "Volta" and three 1,500-ton conventional destroyers.
This batch of warships accepted an ocean voyage mission for the first time. In order to avoid various unpredictable failures during the voyage, Admiral Darlan, the Chief of Naval Staff who pursues perfection in everything, waved his hand and asked the relevant technical personnel to use the skills of naval technical officers.
The identity went to sea with the ship. This time, it was so good that the Anjiajun navy took the blame.
In addition to this group of professional shipbuilding talents, everyone from the fleet commander to the following captains, first mates, second mates, navigation chiefs, gunnery chiefs, chief engineers and even ordinary sailors are valuable assets. Young An Jiajun
The navy does not have the actual organization structure, command and management, navigation and naval warfare experience of an ocean fleet, and all of this is in urgent need of experienced veterans to provide guidance.
After An Yi clarified the stakes, he immediately ordered Xia Jian to rush to the coastal defense as soon as possible to launch psychological research on the captured French naval talents, striving to be used by me. Even if these people are unwilling to serve on the ship, they must be persuaded
Served as an instructor at the Naval Academy and chief officer of the training fleet.
Although the French Navy is not as good as the British Navy, it is the fourth largest navy in the world. Their historical inheritance and detailed grasp of ship control, navigation, formations, specific operations, and tactics cannot be understood and improved through a few simple exercises.
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Take naval warfare as an example. Although battleship artillery in this era is no longer arranged on both sides, in order to maximize the power of the battleship's main and secondary guns, a variety of flexible tactics must still be used to suppress the attack.
While the enemy fleet is attacking, it must concentrate the firepower of its own fleet to attack the opponent. This involves a complete set of tactical deployments. At the same time, when the fleet performs tasks such as blockade, escort, interception, and attack, there are also many excellent experiences summarized by predecessors that are worth learning from.
Avoid taking detours yourself.
After receiving An Yi's order, Xia Jian did not dare to neglect and rushed to the coastal defense naval base to contact the captured French naval commander, focusing on the core backbone of the fleet. With the mentality of catching the thief first, he was the first to meet him.
The one is Fleet Commander Lieutenant General King Sol.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Xia Jian didn't look back. He still looked at a large silver transport plane on the tarmac not far from the building. The transport plane had a big belly. Radar trucks and anti-aircraft artillery vehicles emerged from the belly one by one.
When it drove out, it looked like a chick hiding under the belly of an old hen. It was very interesting.
After a while, when the two radar trucks and the two anti-aircraft gun trucks had gone away and the rear door of the cabin slowly closed, Xia Jian looked at Jin Sol, who was sitting on the sofa opposite the coffee table with red eyes and a haggard appearance.
King Sol is fifty-two years old. Being able to become the Vice-Admiral Commander of the French Naval Squadron at this age shows that he is very good at maneuvering. However, this does not mean that King Sol is incompetent. He graduated from the French Naval Academy in 1905.
Graduation, by an ordinary fleet
Staff officer, he has served as captain of the navy, fleet navigation officer, second mate of the battleship, first mate and other positions. Before the end of the European War and the Washington Conference, he had served as the captain of the former dreadnought ship "Voltaire" with the rank of colonel. At that time, he
At only thirty-seven years old, he has a bright future.
However, after the Washington Disarmament Conference, the development of the French navy was severely restricted and could only retain ten capital ships. As a result, many mixed fleets were disbanded. A large number of veteran fleet commanders could only be parachuted in to become captains. So Kingsol abdicated and gave way to
"Old" entered the French Naval Academy as an instructor and stayed there for seven years.
During this period, King Sol began to study the history of world naval military affairs, especially the history of the British Navy. Combined with the actual situation of World War I, he suddenly realized that a new naval military revolution might be coming, and the opportunity was to control the ocean.
Aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft in the sky.
However, in the 1980s, the French Navy was once influenced by academics who "abandoned the manufacture of capital ships and turned to torpedo warfare and cruise warfare."
Insufficient, the massive construction of capital ships during the war is embarrassing
To reverse the decline, the idea of "giant ships and artillery" has now penetrated into the bones of French naval officers. Several of Kinsol's articles published in newspapers and magazines were considered to be treacherous and he wanted to follow the old path of "academicism" to weaken the French navy, so
King Sol was ordered to review his situation, and his future became bleak.
Fortunately, Darlan, who had a background in coastal artillery, became Chief of Naval Staff in 2028 with the support of his godfathers George Legge and Albert Salo, who were Ministers of the Navy. He was eager to form a team of his own, so he had no factions.
Jinsol, whose brand was not popular with others, came into Darlan's sight.
King Sol had become astute now. He no longer insisted on his own ideas and deliberately catered to Darlan, who had good social connections. Finally, he was enabled to serve as the captain of the battleship again. By May 1935, King Sol became the captain of the battleship.
The captain of the battlecruiser "Dunkirk" was promoted to the rank of rear admiral. This year he became the commander of the Mediterranean Fleet and was promoted to the rank of vice admiral.
"General Kingsol, I wonder what you think of everything at the airport outside?"
Xia Jian asked with a smile. The second lieutenant of the General Staff who graduated from Southwest University of Political Science and Law next to him immediately translated Xia Jian's words into French and told Jin Sol.
Jin Sol had already noticed Xia Jian's epaulette, the extremely obvious three golden stars, which dispelled his deliberately arrogant attitude:
"It's very scary. In my memory, there has never been such a busy airport even in France. Transporting so many supplies to the front line by air transport is unimaginable in France today. In fact,
In France, both the army and the navy know that aircraft are very useful, but in order to maintain the so-called tradition, they still deliberately ignore this emerging strategic decisive force. If there is a war in the future, France will suffer a lot for it.
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"good!"
Xia Jian nodded: "My boss told me that future wars will be a battle of sea control and air control, so our army has paid attention to the construction of the air force from the beginning. From the late 1920s to now, it has grown from scratch.
We have created an air force that is completely our own, with a complete process of fighter aircraft production from project establishment, design, experimentation and manufacturing.
We have a complete industrial system, and even the most complex and difficult engines have been nationally produced. The fighter aircraft we developed ourselves did not fall behind in the competition with the Japanese Air Force, which was supported by the United States, Italy, and the United Kingdom. This proves that the original
Our thinking is correct. General Kingsol, I wonder what you think of future naval battles?"
Hearing Xia Jian's question relayed by the translator, Jin Sol was slightly startled, and then said unnaturally: "Of course it's like in World War I, whose battleship has a bigger cannon, whose armor is thicker, and whose speed is faster, and with the
Whoever has reasonable tactics will win in the naval battle!"
Xia Jian smiled faintly, called the guard, took the briefcase, opened the zipper, took out several French manuscripts, and handed them to Jin Sol.
Jin Sol took it and looked at it with some confusion, his face suddenly turned red. It turned out that this was an article he published in a newspaper ten years ago about the decisive role that aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft will play in future naval battles.
Newspaper clippings.
Xia Jian shrugged: "Actually, I don't understand much about this. My boss called me and told me everything. On the way here, I refreshed myself on the navy and air force knowledge. If I make a mistake, don't laugh at me.
.In the sea and air battle at Haizhou Bay in August this year, our West
The Yugoslav Air Force sank one Japanese Navy aircraft carrier, one light and heavy cruiser and five destroyers, while our losses were zero. This incident caused a sensation after being exposed by the media. I wonder what new measures the French Navy will take for this?
Are there any plans to build new aircraft carriers?”
Jinsol had calmed down at this time and said: "There are still some measures, that is, to replace the secondary guns or torpedo tubes of the cruisers and destroyers under construction with anti-aircraft anti-aircraft guns, and at the same time thicken the decks and turrets.
Armor thickness. As for the aircraft carrier..." Jinsol said this and spread his hands helplessly:
"Most naval generals believe that as long as the anti-aircraft fire is sufficient, the thin skin of the aircraft will be torn into pieces if it cannot get close. For this purpose, the Navy conducted several tests last year, and I was one of the people who witnessed it.
Neither the Bullock 210 bomber nor the Falman F.220 bomber could break through the Dunkirk's powerful anti-aircraft firepower."
Xia Jian smiled: "This is normal. If you test a fighter plane with a speed of one or two hundred kilometers per hour, any fool will know what the result will be. But current aviation technology has increased the speed of fighter planes to 500 kilometers per hour, and it may still be possible in the future.
Will improve. Take 'Dunkirk'
Take the battle cruiser No. 1 as an example. Its four-mounted 130 mm/45-caliber dual-purpose dual-purpose cannon has a maximum elevation angle of 75 degrees and a movement frequency of 6 degrees/second. It is simply unable to deal with high-speed fighters. Such a battleship is very likely to
Become a moving target on the sea.”
Jinsol was displeased: "Since your warships are so unworthy, why did your army take such pains to seize them? By the way, I don't know who you are. You just mentioned the Southwest Air Force, so what are you talking about?"
Is the boss here the Chinese Army General An Yi who lives in the southwest corner of China?"
Xia Jian's face became extremely solemn: "I am Xia Jian, the commander of the Red River Front of the Anjia Army. The boss in my mouth is none other than General An Yi of the National Government who led our Anjia Army to achieve a series of great victories against Japan. However, as we
The army entered Annan to fight, and he has become a unique marshal in our army.
"General Jinsol, my boss asked me to invite you to join the Anjia Army Navy. If you are willing to come over, you will be awarded the title of Vice Admiral of the Navy, the rank of General, and your salary will be doubled. I wonder what the general wants?"
Jinsol smiled coldly: "General Xia, do you think I will join an army that has no naval background as deputy commander of the navy? The navy is not as simple as your army imagines, even though the French Navy has lost our
A squadron and several new factory ships
Battleships, but this only weakens the combat effectiveness of the entire French navy by 10%. When the local fleet comes to attack, the ships obtained by your army through conspiracy and tricks will be nothing more than a mirror and will disappear in the blink of an eye. I don’t want to
Spend the rest of your life in the name of a traitor.
"I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible! Take the ship and our naval officers and soldiers as hostages, and say that the French government may not consider not pursuing your army's invasion of Annan. Otherwise, even your boss's boss - the Nanjing government
Even Chairman Chiang Kai-shek cannot bear the wrath of France!"
Xia Jian was not angry, and asked the guard to open the brandy, fill the tall glass in front of Jin Sol, filled another glass for himself, raised the glass, took a nice sip, and then said happily:
"General Jinsol, I wonder if you have read in the newspapers about the fortress group our army has built along the Yangtze River and Hangzhou Bay in the Songhu area? It is with this fortress that the Japanese army knows that it will be difficult to steal from China.
After taking advantage, they hit the Dutch with their brains. Now they have become the masters of that land.
"Now, our engineers are moving to Haiphong Port via railway, and construction equipment, steel bars, cement and other construction materials are fully guaranteed. It is expected that in the next two to three months, Tuoshan and Cat Ba Island, the gateway to Haiphong Port, will
Halong Bay and other places will have strong construction
The fortress defense system, once a large area of fortresses is completed, the entire area will be under the suppression of our powerful artillery fire. With the help of our air force, I don’t know why the French fleet will capture our fortresses and then destroy us in the harbor.
ship?"
Jin Sol's expression changed: "General, are you sure that you can hold on for two to three months under the attack of France's powerful naval fleet?"
Xia Jian said confidently: "In modern warfare, sea control is only one aspect that determines victory or defeat. Relatively speaking, air control is more important. If we use all fighter planes to carry out all-round bombing of the French army in French Annan,
Your country's rule in Annam will collapse after a maximum of half a month. General, imagine that our army has taken control of Cochin China and put all Cam Ranh Bay and Saigon Port under our control. Where will your fleet's expedition to Annam end?
Supplies?”
Speaking of this, Xia Jian smiled slightly sarcastically: "Moreover, we have a complete plan. On this basis, we will greatly advance the time to occupy Saigon. At most, it will be three to five days. The French army in Annan will not be able to attack Saigon.
Our army has no choice but to surrender. Under such circumstances, does the general think that the various parties in your country are still so determined to send troops? Will it be discussed in the parliament?
A fierce quarrel occurred? Even if the troop dispatch bill is passed and coordinated with the British and American allies, British Burma, Malaya, and the American Philippines are now in chaos, and the Lanyin Islands have become the territory of the Japanese. I am afraid that your country
The government can only coordinate with the Siamese government and rent a military port as a home port. Do you know how much time will be wasted in such diplomatic wrangling?"
Xia Jian's every word shocked Jinsol. He frowned and thought, and his eyes fell on the airport outside. He saw groups of Chinese soldiers wearing French navy uniforms marching towards the dock area. Suddenly,
His face changed: "Your department wants to go south to Saigon in the name of my French ocean-going navy?"
Xia Jian was not surprised at all that Jin Sol could guess the plan. There was a hint of weirdness in his smile. He looked around and said to him: "General, our people have picked up your parents, wife and a couple from Bordeaux.
Twin daughters..."
Seeing Jin Sol standing up angrily and shouting "despicable", Xia Jian waved his hand:
"Don't be impatient. I haven't finished speaking. Why is the general so excited? I didn't expect that the general's family is all Jewish... Due to the increasingly serious persecution of Jews by right-wing forces in France, you
My parents and wife have been living in the shadow of fear for a long time. Therefore, when we told the people we sent that you arranged for them to take refuge in Xufu, China, we had no doubts and easily put them on the plane and diverted them.
Berlin, direct flight to Syria..."
Speaking of which, an intelligence staff officer came over in a hurry and handed Xia Jian a document.
After Xia Jian finished reading, a satisfied smile appeared on his face. On the other side, Jin Sol sat down weakly, feeling extremely shocked by An Jiajun's all-pervasive intelligence spying ability. He had hidden secrets for many years, and even the Ministry of the Navy did not
You know, how did they get it?
Xia Jian put down the document and continued: "General, you must also know how serious the anti-Semitism is in Europe and the United States. This year, there have been as many as 1,486 cases of robbery, rape and murder in France just targeting Jews.
Your precious daughters, blond and blue-eyed,
Although they are only fourteen years old, they are already as mature as angels. You don’t want them to become the next victims, right? Now in the world, our Syrian government is the only one that is not anti-Semitic and treats all people equally, General
Don’t you really think about it seriously?
"Also, I would like to apologize to you here. The next operations of our army will be carried out under your banner. The recruitment of officers and soldiers under your command will also be issued in the form of your written orders. We have imitated handwriting.
Experts, after stamping the official seal, it is difficult for ordinary people to see it."
Xia Jian pointed to the document on the coffee table: "I'm afraid the general doesn't know yet. Now every soldier in the ocean fleet knows that you are an internal agent arranged by the Jews in the French Navy. It is precisely because of your cooperation with us that we are like this."
It is easy to control the entire ocean fleet. Now, in the fleet, you
The 824 Jewish officers and soldiers who were recruited single-handedly and are only loyal to you have agreed to become members of our navy. In addition, there are also more than a thousand people who are interested in the high salary we offer. I believe they will suffer in prison.
Between freedom and enjoyment, people will make the choice they think is right!"
Jin Suo fell back weakly into his seat, covering his face in pain, and was speechless for a long time. After a long time, he made a request to Xia Jian, allowing him to meet An Yi in person, and only then did he get An Yi's promise.
I will agree to join the Anjiajun Navy, otherwise there will be no need to discuss anything.
The matter was serious, and Xia Jian did not dare to make the decision for An Yi, so he sent the message back to Xufu and waited for An Yi's reply.