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Although he received unprecedented courtesy, old man Sa still had a trace of dissatisfaction on his brows, and he lowered his head and drank mulled wine one after another.Because today's dinner was probably specially held by Lao Jiang and Luo Yaoguo in order to heal the psychological shadow caused by old man Sa's rejection of the naval shipbuilding plan.This probably means; the navy still needs it, and you Sa Dingming is still a very respected veteran in the military. We juniors respect you very much.

After drinking for three rounds, everyone was slightly drunk.The atmosphere of the banquet has also become more active, and there are things that are usually difficult to save face and difficult to say, but now they can say such things through drunkenness.

Sa Zhenbing, whose face was reddish after drinking, also picked up a glass of champagne at this time: "Jieshi, Fuwen, everyone. I, Sa Zhenbing, know your kindness and that you respect me. But I just don't understand , why can’t you develop our navy? Your army can be on par with Japan, but why can’t the navy just...can’t be on par with Japan? We don’t ask to be the same as Japan, one-third of the people are enough to ensure Our Haikou is not lost, so your army can rest assured and boldly go north to unify the whole of China?"

It is to ensure that Haikou is not lost!It's still a set of Beiyang.To ensure that the seaport is not lost, what does the naval fleet do?Wouldn't it be enough to have a fort?Now the four fortresses of Songhu, Hangzhou Bay, Ningbo Zhenhai, and Guangdong Humen are all under intense construction.Back in Europe, there was a plan to purchase large-caliber coastal artillery and armored fort equipment.

Luo Yaoguo shook his head, raised his glass and took a sip of the wine, then smiled and said: "Ding Gong said seriously, we are not not developing the navy, but we have to formulate a reasonable navy development plan that suits China's national conditions, so as to avoid going to the Qing court. The old way. During this trip to Europe, there are many naval projects, such as coastal defense fortresses, shipbuilding factories, training of naval officers, revitalization of naval academy, formation of naval submarine force and naval aviation... Even surface ships can be invested ,only……"

"It's just that you can't trust us Fujianese!" Taking advantage of his drunkenness, Sa Zhenbing interrupted Luo Yaoguo's words, and complained again: "It's not that our Fujian gang monopolizes the navy, but is there anyone else in China who really understands the navy besides us?"

Luo Yaoguo smiled and shook his head.I thought to myself that this old man is talking a bit, and the current high-level national army is not sure about the Fujian Navy.Over the years, the Fujian Gang has taken refuge here and there, no matter how you look at it, it is not credible.Now, the Military Commission is thinking about controlling the Naval Academy, and then cultivating talents by itself, slowly weeding out these unreliable old navies!This is also why I went back to Europe to hire naval instructors.

"Mr. Ding is overthinking. Our Military Commission never distrusted the navy, and we also completely trusted you, old man. It's just..." Old Jiang frowned, not knowing what to say, and quickly winked at Luo Yaoguo.

Luo Yaoguo accepted Lao Jiang's words, and smiled slightly: "It's just that the current combat thinking of the Navy Department is still a bit outdated and conservative, and it can't keep up with the situation at all, so our Military Commission is unwilling to invest too much resources."

"What? Our thinking is outdated and conservative?" Sa Zhenbing glared at Luo Yaoguo, gritted his teeth, blushed, and said angrily, "Luo Fuwen, tell us clearly, we can't keep up with the situation?"

Sure enough, he is an old man in the military!It is also very troublesome to rely on the old to grow old.Now that the Chinese navy is outdated, it is obvious that it cannot keep up with the situation.In other words, the Chinese navy has not kept up with the situation since the maritime ban in the Ming Dynasty, and has always been outdated.But it's still... a bit difficult to convince this stubborn old man.

Luo Yaoguo's thoughts turned, but there was an incomparably sincere smile on his face: "Mr. Ding calm down, and let this junior speak slowly. If we want to develop the navy, should we first figure out who the imaginary enemy of the navy is? I wonder if Mr. Ding has figured it out. ?"

"Japan!" Sa Zhenbing gritted his teeth and spit out two words from his mouth.

He is an old navy who has a grudge against the Japanese. He was admitted to the Fujian Shipping Academy at the age of 11, and served in the navy since the 11th year of Tongzhi.At that time, she was only 13 years old, and she was just an innocent young lady!So young, he was actually a civil servant in the Qing Dynasty, a trainee second officer. At the age of 17, he went to study driving at the Emperor's Naval Academy in Greenwich, England.They are in the same group as Liu Buchan and Yan Fu.Four years later, he came back from England to become a first officer, and a year later, he went to the Beiyang Naval Academy as a teacher... Later, he also participated in the Sino-Japanese War as a fort commander.

Luo Yaoguo nodded with a smile: "Japan is the third largest naval power in the world today, and they are well-deserved overlords in the Western Pacific. They have the most powerful navy and the most powerful battleships. Their Nagato and Mutsu are now It is a gigantic ship listed among the world's seven largest battleships. In the face of such a powerful opponent, how does the Ministry of the Navy plan to use the new navy you envisioned?"

"Of course it is to stick to Haikou." Sa Zhenbing said the plan of the Ministry of the Navy without thinking:

"We will use the newly built ships to form the Nanyang Fleet and the Guangdong Fleet. Each fleet will have one battleship, three heavy cruisers and four to five light cruisers. These two fleets will be deployed at the mouth of the Yangtze River respectively And the Pearl River Estuary, relying on coastal defense fortresses to defend the southeast and south China seaports. With such a powerful navy and four sea defense forts, it should be possible to ensure the defense of the southeast and south China coast.” Same, except the Navy is an offensive service.

Luo Yaoguo sighed lightly, and waved his hands: "Ding Gong thinks that with a battleship that may not be the best in performance, plus seven cruisers, you can fight against the Japanese combined fleet? I'm afraid we won't dare to bring out two battleships." Have you left the port? The two fleets are nothing more than four battleships plus some cruisers and auxiliary ships. They can be blocked in the port and cannot move. In the end, it is just a port defense force that needs to be protected by the army... Fortunately, now the national army and the army The Huai Army of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties is comparable, and it must be able to keep the fort. But what is the practical significance of such a naval fleet? What our National Revolutionary Army needs is not to hide in the port and dare not go out, but to demand the whole army when it goes out An overwhelmed navy. What we want is a fleet that can turn the enemy's communication lines upside down, and make it impossible for the enemy to capture or destroy it, a fleet that can really fight! Is there such a fleet in the plan of the Admiralty?"

Chapter 0270 Navy Dream ([-])

"...Jiegong, Dinggong, the future war between China and Japan is not a battle of gentlemen between the Chinese navy and the Japanese navy, nor is it a single battle between the Chinese army and the Japanese army. It is the life and death of two nations and two countries In order to win the war, the Japanese will do whatever they can to win the war, so why should we have any scruples? What methods cannot be used? If this war is defeated, our country will be wiped out , Is there anything more terrifying than this? Conversely, if we win, we will be the great powers, the overlord of East Asia, do we still need to be afraid of Britain and France? So in order to win this war, we should do whatever it takes, what kind of ruthless tricks , poisonous tricks, as long as they work, we must use them. There is no need to think about the interference of any foreign powers. We don’t worry about the interference of foreign powers when Japan invades. What do we have to worry about when we defeat them?”

Luo Yaoguo was in his first-class cabin, pretending to be serious, trying to brainwash Chiang Kai-shek and Sa Zhenbing.Beside her, there was a staring and shocked Yu Jieer and a Trotskyite pornographic spy who squinted her eyes and pretended to be asleep.

"If the Chinese navy and the Japanese navy are to fight alone like ancient knights, we will definitely not be able to defeat them. Let alone building 15-ton warships, even building 30 tons may not be effective. But if the Chinese navy is used to give Japan It is another matter for the empire to deal the heaviest blow. The weakness of Japan is much greater than that of the Japanese navy. First of all, Japan is an island country with a narrow land and poor resources. It is impossible for it to rely on its own resources to support long-term In terms of war, its weakness is the same as that of Britain in Europe back then, and it is more obvious. Therefore, the navy's way of dealing with Japan is to break the war and take their trade routes and merchant ships as targets...

There are two routes for Japan's foreign trade, one is the trade from the Pacific Ocean to the Americas.The second is to trade from Southeast Asia to India, West Asia and Europe.Among them, the Nanyang and Indian Ocean routes are also the main channels for the import of Japanese raw materials, and this channel passes right under our noses.Our submarines, camouflage ships, and disengagement ships can all easily enter the South China Sea, shuttle between the Nanyang Islands, and attack Japan's routes...

During the European War, Major von Luckner of Germany once sank fourteen Allied merchant ships with a sailboat!It also held back a large number of Allied fleets without any casualties.In the end, the sailing ship named AVS Sea Eagle was wrecked because of the tsunami.Wouldn't such a sailing ship be worth more than the two battleships the Admiralty wanted?Why do we build two battleships that can only hide in ports protected by shore-based battery groups during wartime?Instead of investing limited resources in more efficient submarines and raiders? "

In fact, the masters of the Admiralty also know these reasons, but...how can submarines and assault ships be as fun as battleships and heavy cruisers?As the captain of a submarine, where is the prestige of being the captain of a battleship?

In history, Emperor William spent countless financial and material resources to build the High Seas Fleet, and then he had a good time in Jutland, er, there was the German November Revolution when the sailors rioted in the port of Kiel!Later, Hitler also spent a lot of marks on battleships, and this record cannot be compared with submarines.

"But... if we use a break-up war to deal with Japan, will it cause Britain and the United States to interfere? Back then, Germany seemed to annoy the United States because of submarine warfare." When Lao Jiang mentioned the big powers, his voice always showed timidity. meaning.Although he had been brainwashed just now, this brainwashing was obviously ineffective.How can it be so easy to wash a brain as stubborn as Lao Jiang's granite?

Luo Yaoguo frowned slightly, and sighed inwardly, it seemed that this old Jiang was not a ruthless person at all.He refuses to do anything absolutely, and always has illusions about others, especially about imperialism.No wonder they lost to Mao Zedong in history!If it were Mao Zedong who sat across from him, the old man would accept any kind of ruthless or insidious tricks from you.

"Jiegong, if we use [-] million to build a navy, we need to build up to three battleships, and we will definitely not be able to leave Hong Kong if we really fight. It's better not to do this. It's better to save the money and raise a few more divisions. But it needs to be replaced. At least [-] submarines! Now the cost of medium-sized submarines of the great powers is hundreds of thousands of dollars. If a large amount of construction costs can be reduced. If we have [-] submarines, huh, huh, Japan may have to weigh it carefully if it wants to go to war! The escort capability of the Japanese Navy, fifty submarines may paralyze half of their foreign trade, and it will drag them down by then. Maybe Japan will not dare to launch aggression and let us unify China?"

Luo Yaoguo's idea is to strive for the national army's navy to have at least 1931 medium-sized submarines capable of ocean-going operations before September 9.18, 57. Historically, Germany only had 33 submarines when World War II broke out, of which only [-] submarines were suitable for ocean-going operations. [-] ships.

Hearing that war might be deterred, Chiang Kai-shek breathed a sigh of relief, and raised his head with a bright smile on his face: "This idea is exactly what I want. If we can avoid conflict with Japan, it will be beneficial to the country and the nation. It is also good for the people of China and Japan! This submarine seems to be the focus of development. Ding Gong, what is your opinion?"

Sa Zhenbing glanced at Luo Yaoguo, with a stiff smile on his face: "This submarine...of course it's very good. But you can't ignore large surface ships, right? My opinion is that large surface ships cooperate with submarines to fight together. It should be better, right? Is this okay? The Military Commission pulled out 5000 million yuan of special funds for naval shipbuilding, 5000 million yuan for submarines, and [-] million yuan for surface ships."

If there are 5000 million, at least one battleship can be built. As the flagship of the national army and navy, it still has a bit of face.It's better than a bunch of sneaky submarines that hide their heads and show their tails, right?

"Brother Fuwen, what do you think?" Chiang Kai-shek looked a little hesitant, 5000 million yuan to build submarines, there should be more than [-] submarines, right?The remaining large warships can be built to win the hearts of the navy, and secondly, they can also be used to support the army in the second Northern Expedition.It's just that the deterrent effect on Japan may be greatly reduced.

Luo Yaoguo pondered for a while, and finally nodded lightly: "Alright, but our shipbuilding industry can only build two to three thousand tons of light cruisers at most now, and we can't build battleships at all right now. If it costs 5000 million In terms of shipbuilding, I suggest that within five years the focus should be on shallow-water heavy gunships and heavy cruisers. Even to build these two types of ships, the shipyards of our Ministry of Armaments have to invest a lot of money in technological transformation and import a lot of machinery and equipment from foreign countries. It is estimated that It would be good to start construction within two years. And... the cruiser we want to build should still focus on breaking combat, so its performance should be between heavy cruisers and light cruisers. It has a top speed of at least 36 knots, so that it can When encountering a Japanese heavy cruiser, it can escape with speed. It also needs to have the heavy cruiser's 203mm heavy guns, which can defeat the Japanese light cruiser with firepower."

It’s just that the Japanese warships prefer to pursue high speeds, especially heavy cruisers and light cruisers. Their Miao high-level heavy cruisers and Kuma-class light cruisers have a maximum speed of 35 to 36 knots.If you want to build a cruiser that can be used for breaking diplomatic relations, the technical difficulty is still very high.This time I will go to Germany to see if we can reach a technical cooperation, otherwise we will only have to build light cruisers and shallow water gunboats.

Chapter 0271 Our Nanyang

The streets of Singapore are crowded, noisy and lively like a colonial port city.

People from all over the world, with all kinds of skin colors, rushed shoulder to shoulder.Sailors in white summer uniforms rampage through the streets.Colonial policemen from India—"red-headed boys"—were lazily wandering around in shorts and leggings.What floats in the air is the sweet and fruity aroma mixed together, as well as a hint of saltiness brought by the sea breeze.Most of them are yellow-skinned, black-haired overseas Chinese who speak Hokkien and Cantonese. Everything here is actually created by their sweat and hard work.

The surrounding streets are lined with various shops. If you look at the signboards, most of them are in parallel in Chinese and English.It is also a busy time at this moment, the boss and the guys are busy in and out, or greeting guests, or moving goods, it looks like business is booming.

The Princess Mary cruise ship will stop in Singapore for a few days, and then the next stop is Mumbai, India.Tourists who had been on the ship for several days also took advantage of this opportunity to disembark one after another and have a tour.

Luo Yaoguo also got off the boat, and together with his brother-in-law An Sihua, they squeezed shoulder to shoulder in the crowd.

In the 20s, Singapore was still an important stronghold of the British Empire in Asia. At this time, the British Empire still maintained the majesty and glory of the empire on which the sun never sets, and it seemed that it would never be offended.

However, Luo Yaoguo, who came from later generations, knew that this empire was already in decline, and it was purely a paper tiger.Just wait for the corporal from Austria to lead the German fascists to give it a fatal blow.Then it's the turn of the newly rising empires to carve up the legacy of the old empire...including the territories of Britain, France, and the Netherlands, as well as Siam, the only independent country in Southeast Asia, which are actually unowned wealth.Now a ravenous spirit from another dimension is watching them.

As a military officer in the 21st century, Luo Yaoguo is naturally familiar with the history before and after the Second World War, and also has a unique view on the outcome of this war.There were actually only two victors in this war—the United States and the Soviet Union.However, China, Britain, and France are just a signboard of a victorious country, and they are actually no different from defeat.

Britain and France lost their entire empires, and within a few years after the war, the two centuries-old colonial empires fell apart.Their homeland has also become the little brother of the United States, but it is just a second-class power in the world.As for China, the situation is even more complicated. From the perspective of the entire nation, it is finally not destroyed.Uh, if that counts as a victory, then it's barely a victory.But for the Kuomintang, World War II was indeed defeated.In fact, at the cost of its own economic collapse, China dragged down Japan for the Soviet Union and the United States, creating the possibility for them to win the world.But after the war, they got nothing... not only the territory, but also the war reparations.

In this time and space, it must never be like this again.Looking at the prosperous streets of Singapore, Luo Yaoguo's eyes were full of greed.This reactionary military officer from the 21st century obviously lacks a correct outlook on life and values, and he doesn't even know what a "national liberation movement" is.

"Sihua, what do you think of our Nanyang?" Luo Yaoguo looked back at his brother-in-law An Sihua, and saw him looking around to observe the terrain.Uh, this half-foreigner must have been spoiled by Prussian militarism, and he only knows how to fight.

An Sihua's eyes stayed on a British warship in the port.This is a Hawkins-class heavy cruiser, a cruiser that started construction in the British World War I.It will be retained as it happens to meet the requirements of the Washington Naval Treaty.Now one of them happens to be berthed in Singapore.

An Sihua pointed to the large warship: "Even if war breaks out again in Europe, if there is a loophole for us to take advantage of, we must have a strong enough navy. Yesterday you agreed with the Ministry of the Navy to build a large warship, it should be for the Southeast Asia. ?”

Luo Yaoguo smiled deeply, and nodded lightly: "You really can't hide anything from you! I guess Europe will definitely fight again in ten years or so, and then it will be our chance to take over Nanyang. And the development of the navy is absolutely Didn't it happen overnight? Don't people say it's a "[-]-year navy"? We don't have a hundred years, only a dozen years, and we can't do it if we don't pay close attention. Therefore, if the Ministry of the Navy wants to build a ship, let's build it. I only know after it is built. This time I went to Germany to negotiate technology introduction with them, Sihua, do you think you are sure?"

"Technology introduction?" An Sihua frowned slightly.For this matter, he has no connections, so he can only go to his old boss Zeckert who was in the German army in the past.The old stubborn is now the commander-in-chief of the Wehrmacht, bent on restoring the honor of the German Reich.The old stubborn Zeckert is actually a person with deep thoughts, which is somewhat similar to Luo Yaoguo.He is now laying out plans for Germany's re-emergence in the future. If he can help in this regard, there is probably a way to introduce technology.

Thinking of this, An Sihua smiled slightly: "The key here is whether we have anything to impress each other? As long as the conditions are in place, there should be no problem in introducing technology. Germany is now oppressed by the "Versailles Treaty". In terms of development, it has been suppressed a lot. Technology is sailing against the current, and it must continue to improve in order to stay ahead. If Germany is oppressed by the "Versailles Treaty" for another ten years, I am afraid that it will fall behind in terms of military industry. We can start from this aspect. In addition Germany's resources are short and lack non-ferrous metals. Cooperation in this area has already begun, and this time we will strive to expand it. In addition to tungsten and manganese, I think aluminum should also become a cooperative project. Then there is military officer training, such as submarine crews and air force pilots. Germany can't do it openly now, it can only cooperate with foreign countries. After all, we have no conflict of interest with them, so we should be the best partner for cooperation. Finally... is the arms trade. If Germany wants to rearm its armaments, they will need some A large number of advanced weapons, so that we have the ability to protect ourselves. If we can agree to sell a batch of submarines and warships to Germany at a reasonable price when they rearm their armaments... I can guarantee that Zeckert will be tempted Yes. It's just...we may suffer more in cooperation."

An Sihua's meaning is very clear. Only when the interests of both parties are consistent can this cooperation be successful.Therefore, if you want to get sincere help from Germany, you must also give the same sincerity to help Germany rearmament, and you need to suffer a little loss if necessary.

Luo Yaoguo let out a sigh, looked at the busy harbor, and smiled faintly: "We will sincerely help Germany to rearm its armaments. If they don't rise up, how can this Nanyang fall into our hands? Sometimes a loss is an advantage."

A strong Germany is also of great significance to China in the next 20 years, not only in Nanyang but also in the north!Now that the heavy industry in southern China has started, if it can get technical support from Germany, it is very possible to catch up with or surpass Japan in a decade or so.But it is simply unrealistic to catch up with the Soviet Union.If he wanted to regain the lost ground in the north, the only thing he could count on was for Mr. Mustache to beat Papa Si severely.It would be even better if it could be killed...

It’s just that the Soviet Union is still thriving, and the ignorant and backward China seems to have a desperate father and son, who are preparing to take risks in the north and touch Stalin’s tiger’s ass.I don't know how they are preparing?Will there be a better performance than history?Let Luo Shun send a telegram later to ask Zeng Qi.

Chapter 0272 Northeast Frontier Defense Forces ([-])

When receiving Luo Yaoguo's telegram from Nanyang, Zeng Qi had just attended an important meeting of the top Feng clique before returning to the Beijing Special Party Headquarters of the Youth Party located in Jiajia Hutong.

Zeng Qi's recent mood is mixed.The Youth Party he leads, or the Chinese Nationalist Youth League to be more accurate, has developed very well in the past two years.A huge base has been laid in the northwest, and now it is marching into Xinjiang.It is also the time to be favored in the Feng family.Especially after the Feng faction decided to hold high the anti-Soviet banner and provoke a conflict on the Middle East Road, the "pro-Soviet" leftists of the Kuomintang were obviously suppressed.The relatively "pro-Japanese faction" youth party naturally rose, and became a favorite in the Feng faction. Every few days, high-level Feng faction officials went to Jia's alley to ask to join the party.