After dinner on the night of the 7th, Xiang Xiaoqiang took Xiu Xiu to the palace to discuss the naval shipbuilding plan with Zhu Yourong. In the past, when he went to the palace to see Zhu Yourong, he always took Hu Jiong or Wu Yanbin with him, so that he could chat with Zhu Yourong more easily.
It would be too much to take my wife with me and let her stay outside while I flirt with Zhu Yourong inside.
But tonight Xiang Xiaoqiang decisively brought Xiuxiu there. Firstly, Xiuxiu is a naval officer with a professional background in the navy, and he is also Zhu Yourong's naval adjutant. Secondly, this also shows to other people in the headquarters that Xiuxiu is at the head of this war.
At that time, I didn't go to see His Majesty for a date, but to talk about business. Xiuxiu was also very happy and felt warm in her heart. By doing this to Xiang Xiaoqiang, it was obviously an unprecedented importance and respect for her.
When discussing with Zhu Yourong, Xiu Xiu also participated in the whole process. She is Zhu Yourong's naval adjutant, and today is the first time she expressed her opinions as a naval adjutant. Zhu Yourong saw that Xiu Xiu was also here, and she did not show any displeasure.
, on the contrary, Xiuxiu
She is very affectionate and friendly. She knows that she is about to marry Xiang Xiaoqiang and will soon get along with Xiuxiu and the others. With Zhu Yourong's temperament, she will try her best to have a good relationship with others, and she sincerely hopes to be able to have a good relationship with others.
Qiu Qiu Xiuxiu and the others became friends.
Xiang Xiaoqiang's thoughts on sea and air combat are actually very acceptable to Zhu Yourong. As early as the "military class period", Xiang Xiaoqiang "brainwashed" Zhu Yourong according to his own military thoughts. One of the key points was to instill aircraft carriers.
will eliminate the idea of battleships. Moreover, Zhu You
Rong also experienced a "strong stimulation". When attacking Batavia in the Dutch East Indies, a battlecruiser of the Ming Dynasty was actually damaged by a small torpedo plane. Zhu Yourong saw that incident
The living practical example made her even more sure of Xiang Xiaoqiang's thoughts.
Xiang Xiaoqiang also understood that if he instigated her to directly issue an order to revise the shipbuilding plan, then 80% of it would be done. However, he was not just satisfied with letting Zhu Yourong issue an order to revise it, but wanted Zhu Yourong to do it himself after fully considering the pros and cons.
Decision.—Of course, make the right decision.
As the naval adjutant, Xiu Xiu made a lot of mental preparations for Zhu Yourong according to Xiang Xiaoqiang's instructions. That is to say, we should not just talk about how good the aircraft carrier is and why the battleship is not good, but also let Zhu Yourong fully understand the shortcomings of the aircraft carrier and the advantages of the battleship. Because
Even if all aircraft carriers are built next, Daminghai will
The military also needs a process of adaptation, and the advantages of the aircraft carrier cannot be fully exerted immediately. If the aircraft carrier really suffers any losses before this, Xiang Xiaoqiang hopes that Zhu Yourong can have a clear and objective understanding and not blame all the reasons on the aircraft carrier.
Of course, don’t blame it on Xiang Xiaoqiang.
"Of course, we have to be mentally prepared," Xiang Xiaoqiang said, "The aircraft carrier is not without its shortcomings. Well... Xiu Xiu, you are a naval professional, tell His Majesty."
"Yes." Xiu Xiu agreed, and then smiled at Zhu Yourong and said, "Your Majesty, although the construction cost of an aircraft carrier is much lower than that of a battleship, its operating cost is much higher than that of a battleship."
Xiang Xiaoqiang interrupted:
"Well, that's right. One is expensive to make but cheap to use. The other is cheap to make but expensive to use."
Zhu Yourong nodded slowly and then asked:
"Uh...why?"
Xiuxiu continued:
"Your Majesty, it's like this. The aircraft carrier's own firepower and armor are very weak. Its main combat effectiveness is accomplished by aircraft. Managing and maintaining an aviation system, or a floating airport, on a warship is as complex as
The cost is very high, much higher than managing an artillery system. In addition, the aircraft carrier is a purely offensive warship, suitable for attacking targets dozens or hundreds of nautical miles away, while those at close range
The self-defense ability is very weak.
"After a battleship is built, its use, management, and logistics are relatively simple, and it can also sail alone. For escort, it is usually only necessary to bring a few destroyers to serve as anti-submarine and anti-torpedo boats. Because battleships can be effective day or night.
In battle, no matter near or far, day or night, weather or sea conditions, it is a deterrent force. But aircraft carriers cannot.
The aircraft on the aircraft carrier can only fight during the day. At night, the aircraft carrier is basically in a state of combat effectiveness. Moreover, if the weather is bad, cloudy, or there are strong winds and waves, it will seriously affect the takeoff of the aircraft. Therefore, when an aircraft carrier sets sail, it must have at least a cruiser.
Escort. Coupled with the destroyers that escort aircraft carriers and cruisers, this will form a large fleet every time it goes to sea. The cost is very high."
Zhu Yourong listened quietly and nodded slightly.
Xiuxiu smiled again and said:
"But Your Majesty, aircraft carriers have another advantage that battleships cannot compare with. They are much faster. Battleships generally only have a speed of more than 20 knots, and very few have speeds close to 30 knots. Aircraft carriers can easily reach more than 30 knots.
The maximum speed is more than 30 knots, just like a high-speed cruise ship that won the Blue Ribbon Award. Even if you see an enemy ship from a distance at night or when the weather is bad, you can use the speed advantage to escape from the battle."
Zhu Yourong nodded, digesting the new "lessons" they gave her.
Xiang Xiaoqiang added:
"If we really want to completely defeat Japan, we must not only gain control of the Yellow Sea and East China Sea, but also gain control of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. In these two vast oceans, where our land-based aircraft cannot reach, aircraft carriers
The formation is very important. I judge that we have not yet
The battlefield for the decisive battle with Japan will be on the sea lines of communication between the two countries. Whether we can completely defeat Japan does not depend on whether we can win a naval battle in the offshore, but on whether we can gain control of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Can Japan's sea lines of communication be completely cut off?
"To accomplish this goal, the aircraft carrier formation will be the main force. The aircraft carrier formation has an unparalleled reconnaissance and search range, a much higher speed than the battleship formation, and battleships that can attack and sink the Japanese army with air strikes at a much lower cost. Whether it is
Whether it is the Japanese fleet or the merchant fleet, once discovered by our carrier-based aircraft, they will not be able to escape. They can only prepare to suffer round after round of air attacks. And until they sink, they will not be able to see our troops.
What the fleet looks like, I don’t even know where it is.”
Zhu Yourong pondered and said nothing. However, it could be seen that her cheeks were flushing, and she must have been attracted by the situation described by Xiang Xiaoqiang.
She thought for a while, raised her head and said:
"Yes, you are right, and I think the same thing. But... after all, this is a shipbuilding plan formulated by the Navy Ministry a few years ago, and it has gathered the efforts of many senior generals. If we say a few words here
Not only does it seem too rash to overthrow it easily, but it also allows too many
It’s really chilling... Well, let’s see if this works. Although our Ming Navy’s battle fleet and cruise fleet are not as large as Japan in terms of total tonnage and number, our aircraft carrier fleet is stronger than Japan’s aircraft carrier fleet. Uh.
...Xiuxiu, is that so?"
She turned to Xiu Xiu. Xiu Xiu nodded and said:
"That's right. Of the four existing aircraft carriers of the Japanese army, only two are large aircraft carriers, which have relatively strong combat effectiveness. However, all four of ours are large aircraft carriers, and they can all form strong combat effectiveness."
Zhu Yourong nodded and smiled:
"Yes, that's right, that's what I mean. Hmm... Come on, can you work with the people from the General Staff to formulate a combat plan? Well, I don't know what the plan is, but it must use aircraft carriers. Let me
The military's aircraft carrier showed off its skills once, using
It is best for aircraft carriers to sink Japanese battleships, otherwise cruisers can also be used. In short, we want everyone to see the advantages of aircraft carriers... In this way, our revised shipbuilding plan will be more convincing, and everyone will be more convinced.
What do you think?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang was stunned and thought to himself: This girl is real and fake. This leader is a good leader... She obviously has some doubts, but instead of saying it directly, she just wants me to prove it first and speak with facts.
.However, this is also right. A truly responsible leader should indeed be like this. After all, the matter is too important.
Xiang Xiaoqiang and Xiu Xiu looked at each other and said with a smile:
"Okay, in that case, I will discuss it with the people from the General Staff of the Sea. However, I would also like to ask your Majesty to grant me a warrant, or say hello to Mr. Xiong from the General Staff of the Sea, so that I can legitimately participate in the navy's combat plan.