Chairman Mao was squinting as he read the telegram. The telegram was jointly sent by Yue Weihan and Chen Shaokuan, reporting to Chairman Mao and the Party Central Committee the good news of the formal formation of the Chinese Navy Corps.
Mr. Zhu next to him said with emotion: "Old Mao, the Chinese Navy is reborn again!"
"Yes." Chairman Mao nodded and said quietly, "Since the fall of the Ming Dynasty and the entry of the Manchu and Qing Tatars, China has always pursued a closed-door strategy and did not pay attention to the construction of the navy at all. Later, it was forced by the Western powers.
Despite the threat of guns and artillery, although the Westernization Movement was launched and the Beiyang Navy was built, it was nothing more than a tree without roots and water without a source. The Japanese were able to return to their original shape in the first Sino-Japanese War!"
Although the Beiyang Navy of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was known as the strongest navy in Asia at that time, all warships and arms were purchased from Western powers and were not the natural product of the country's strong industrial industry.
When countries compete, they immediately lose in a mess. The two sides are not even on the same level.
Mr. Zhu took it seriously and said: "We Communists cannot imitate the Manchu Tatars."
"No, the boss is worrying too much." Mr. Zhou came in with a telegram, waved his hand and said, "Chairman, Mr. Yue Dengwei just called again, asking the central government whether it is possible to build ships in Taipei and Shanghai respectively.
Repair shop? According to Yue Dengwei's idea, ship repair is just a cover, the real goal is to build a shipyard capable of manufacturing large ships!"
When Mr. Zhu heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, but Chairman Mao asked thoughtfully: "Did Yue and Dengwei say how big a shipyard they want to build?"
"A 100,000-ton aircraft carrier!" Zhou Gong raised the telegram in his hand and said, "But that is the long-term goal!"
"Okay, it's good if you have such vision and confidence!" Chairman Mao nodded happily, "I'll call Yue Dengwei back immediately. The central government has agreed to build ship repair yards in Taipei and Shanghai. However, the funds, equipment and technical personnel will be required from
To raise self-determination, the central government neither gave them a penny nor a single machine or a single skilled worker."
"Okay, I'll call you back right away." Duke Zhou put down the telegram and turned away.
Mr. Zhu immediately waved to Chairman Mao and said: "Come on, Mr. Mao, the situation in the country is very good now!"
After that, Mr. Zhu pointed at the map and said: "The Japanese army in Nanyang has been completely trapped on the Indochina Peninsula and Luzon, Java and other islands, unable to move. There are only less than 100,000 Japanese troops in Central China left, huddled near Nanjing and lingering.
In North China, more than 700,000 Japanese troops have been divided by a field of more than 2 million troops, including in large and medium-sized cities such as Beiping, Tianjin, Jinan, etc. The Japanese troops outside the Pass have been tightly restrained in the Far East by 2 million Russian troops. It is impossible to go south in a short time..."
"I see it soon." Chairman Mao waved his hand and said with concern, "Although Germany does not care much about the war in Asia, it is impossible to watch Japan's defeat. If nothing unexpected happens, in the short term, Germany will
We will definitely cooperate with Japan to put pressure on Russia. The deadline for the Japanese troops outside the Pass to move south is probably not far away, so the four fields must step up."
After saying this, Chairman Mao added: "However, I believe that Yue Dengwei knows what he is doing."
"Yes." Mr. Zhu nodded and said solemnly, "As long as the Great Wall defense chain can be established, we will no longer be afraid of the Japanese troops outside the pass going south!"
Yangon, Four Fields Headquarters.
Mr. Deng walked slowly into Yue Weihan's office, and immediately raised the telegram in his hand and said to Yue Weihan: "Zhongshu, the central government has called back and agreed to build ship repair plants in Taipei and Shanghai. However, funds, equipment and technical personnel are required."
Let’s find a way on our own, the central government can’t help now even if it wants to.”
For Siye, funding is not a big problem.
Although there are many places where money is needed at the moment, money is needed to run schools, raise troops, and fight wars, and scientific research is a black hole that consumes excessive amounts of money. However, it is good to be happy that Myanmar’s industry is now extremely large-scale.
Coupled with the influx of a large number of Chinese into Myanmar to seek refuge or prospect for gold, the service industries in Myanmar's major cities are now quite large.
In Myanmar, the tax revenue from the service industry alone is a huge amount of revenue. Coupled with the arms sales to the Allied Forces and the dismal management of Mr. Wing Tak Sang and Mr. Tan Kah Kee, it can barely support it, at least until now.
Mr. Rong Desheng and Mr. Tan Kah Kee have never come to Yue Weihan because of financial difficulties.
The problem of skilled workers should not be a big one. Unemployed workers can be recruited in large numbers from the West.
Only equipment is an insurmountable problem. The Americans only handed over warships to the Chinese, but did not provide equipment and technical workers for repair shops or shipyards to China. In addition, Roosevelt, this damn cripple, had already begun to be wary of China, and now
It's even more impossible to do this, so you have to rely on yourself for everything.
Yue Weihan pondered for a moment and then said: "Old Deng, dismantle Singapore's equipment!"
Singapore was the "Verdun of the East" operated by the British for many years. It not only built solid land fortifications, but also built a large naval port and a shipyard nearby. After the Japanese army occupied Singapore, most of the equipment was dismantled and shipped back.
Although they left the country, they still left a lot of equipment to repair the ships of the United Fleet.
After the Nationalist Army regained Singapore, the ownership of these equipment became a problem.
The British are very arrogant, claiming that the sovereignty of the entire Singapore belongs to the British without any dispute, so these equipments naturally belong to the British, but the Chinese will never admit this. The Chinese believe that Singapore was captured by the Japanese army from the Japanese army.
It is a trophy of the national army and has nothing to do with the British.
Until now, the two sides are still arguing endlessly over Singapore's sovereignty.
Therefore, Deng Gong was a little worried and said: "Zhongshu, will this cause diplomatic disputes?"
"I can't control that much anymore." Yue Weihan waved his hand and said coldly, "If the British are not convinced, let them try to sail the Royal Navy into the Strait of Malacca? As for the Americans, they are already troubled by the war in the Balkan Peninsula.
, it is impossible to care about such trivial matters anymore."
In terms of personal style, Yue Weihan is undoubtedly a hawk through and through!
However, China now has strong capital. Not only does China no longer need the assistance of its allies, it can even assist its allies in turn. Even the dozens of ships in the navy are China's epoch-making military
Technology was obtained from Americans. This is called equal exchange, and it does not take advantage of Americans.
Mr. Deng nodded and said, "In this case, all problems will be solved."
"No." Yue Weihan shook his head and said, "There is a long way to go in naval construction, and it cannot be solved overnight. With so little equipment dismantled in Singapore and left behind by the Japanese army in Taipei, we can even transport hundreds of tons of
We can’t even build one, let alone a destroyer of thousands of tons and an aircraft carrier of tens of thousands of tons!”
After saying this, Yue Weihan suddenly said: "However, it is not that there is no shortcut!"
Deng Gong's heart was moved, and he said thoughtfully: "You mean, after Japan is defeated, Japan's shipbuilding industry and industrial workers will be fully absorbed?"
Yue Weihan couldn't help but give Deng Gong a thumbs up. A great man is a great man!
Yue Weihan indeed thinks so. China now has a navy. Although it is not large in scale, it is more than enough to deal with Japan's coast guard. In this case, Yue Weihan does not want the US Navy to intervene between China and Japan.
If Japan is defeated in the future, there will be no Americans stationed on Japan Island.
In this way, China can fully absorb Japanese industries, the most important of which is the shipbuilding industry!
Since the Meiji Restoration, the focus of Japan's military building has always been the navy. Its shipbuilding industry is extremely developed. Even compared to the United States, Britain and other countries, it is not far behind. However, Japan's shipbuilding industry is limited by population and resources.
If you shrink your hands and feet, you simply cannot exert your full manufacturing strength.
If Japan's shipbuilding industry can be fully taken over, China's shipbuilding industry can rise in a very short period of time!
With a strong shipbuilding industry as the foundation, abundant resources, and a huge population base as the backing, it is difficult for the Chinese navy to become powerful. Perhaps before the war in Europe is over, a powerful Chinese navy will already be in the Western Pacific.
Cruising.
However, these are all things that will happen in a few years. The most important thing now is to regain Tianjin and Peiping as soon as possible and establish the Great Wall defense chain. At that moment, Yue Weihan turned to Huang Jie, who was busy on the map next to him and said: "Chief of Staff, km-32 armed helicopter
How long will it take for the production line to be built?”
"It should be soon." Huang Jie said without raising his head, "The reply over there said that it can be put into production in half a month at most!"
At this time, the armed helicopters really had no technical content. Apart from a cabin made of welded steel plates, they actually only had a high-power engine and a transmission mechanism. However, the Americans did not suffer much, and they could get dozens of old ones.
The warship that is about to be retired is exchanged for such a new concept weapon that can be said to be beyond the times. It is absolutely worth it!
"Tell them to hurry up!" Yue Weihan couldn't help but said, "It must be completed within 7 days!"
Yue Weihan is anxious to put the km-32 armed helicopter into production because the 3rd Army is in trouble in North China.
As early as 5 days ago, the 33rd Division had already liberated Tanggu.
However, just as the 33rd Division was advancing towards Tianjin, it encountered a counterattack by a Japanese armored group. After a fierce tank battle, the 33rd Division was outnumbered and suffered a small loss, and was forced to retreat to Tanggu. Since Shanghai is far away from North China
It was too far away, and the air force did not have any advantage in the competition with the Japanese aviation force.
The 3rd Group Army immediately revised its combat plan and decided to capture Qingdao first.
However, as a springboard for the attack on Tianjin and Peiping, Tanggu must not be abandoned. Therefore, Liu Yi ordered the 33rd Division to defend Tanggu on the one hand, and also ordered the 31st Division to quickly occupy Qingdao. However, the 31st Division's attack on Qingdao was also not smooth.
The firepower configuration of the Japanese army in North China is much stronger than that of the Japanese army in Central China, and it is not so easy to defeat.
Qingdao, Taipingjiao.
The 93rd Regiment, the first echelon of the 31st Division's landing, barely managed to gain a foothold on the tidal flats from Taipingjiao to Yan'er Island. However, when advancing in depth, it encountered stubborn resistance from the Japanese army. The Japanese army even deployed armored clusters to launch two
Fortunately, the 93rd Regiment had fire support from the Air Force, and they were all pushed back after a fierce battle.
From the fierce fighting in the early morning to two o'clock in the afternoon, the 93rd Regiment was suppressed on the tidal flats of Taiping Kok and was unable to advance even half a step.
This has made Li Yulong, the commander of the 31st Division, anxious. The 93rd Regiment has been unable to open up the situation. The engineering regiment cannot go ashore, the engineering regiment cannot go ashore, the tank regiment and the artillery regiment cannot go ashore, because the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet has not replaced
It is equipped with lcm3 landing craft capable of carrying medium tanks, but only lcm2 landing craft with a displacement of less than 30 tons.
Therefore, without the assistance of engineers, unless it is an amphibious tank, it is impossible to forcibly seize the beach.
In this way, the infantry can only receive fire support from the Air Force. If this continues, the situation will only become more and more unfavorable. When it gets dark and the Air Force withdraws from the battlefield, the trouble will be big. At that time, the Japanese army will mobilize armored groups
To fight back, the more than 2,000 officers and soldiers of the 93rd Regiment who had already landed would have no choice but to be driven into the sea to feed the sharks.
"Hey!" After a long while, Li Yulong gritted his teeth and said, "Let's seize the beach by force!"
"What, forcibly seizing the beach!?" Chief of Staff Liao Yaoting said in shock, "Master, the total combat weight of the M4 medium tank is more than 33 tons, but the full load displacement of the LCM2 landing craft is only 26 tons. If it is on land, the small horse
We might still be able to try the big car, but this is at sea, how can we seize the beach? What should we do if it sinks?"
"Tear down the machine guns, protective armor and all unnecessary auxiliary equipment on the landing craft!" Li Yulong gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "Then let the engineers strap enough gasoline barrels to the landing craft. In short, we must find a way to ensure that it can
Send the tanks to the beachhead, you damn little devils, I want them to look good!"
"Yes." Seeing that Li Yulong was determined, Liao Yaoting immediately accepted the order.
Soon, the Chinese engineers on the US military transport ships and destroyers became busy. They first removed the left and right side panels of the landing craft, the armored protective steel plates in the control room, and the two heavy machine guns on the bow. After the M4 tank boarded the landing craft, they removed the full
The several-ton landing ladder was also dismantled and reinstalled after the beach was reached to allow the M4 tanks to disembark.
Finally, the Chinese engineers fixed the gasoline barrels on the LCM2 landing craft with steel cables.
The efficiency of the Chinese engineers was very high. In less than forty minutes, everything was done. Immediately, the bows of more than ten large transport ships slowly opened, and LCM2 landing craft carrying M4 medium tanks were pushed down.
After entering the sea, Li Yulong finally breathed a long sigh of relief when he saw the lcm2 transport boat struggling to sail to the beach.