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To be honest, this battleship is the waste that consumes the most national power. If China has an ambitious battleship building plan, Japan will definitely follow up, so that their limited national power will be consumed faster.As for the first-class battleships that China spent a lot of money to build, it will be sold to Germany at that time, in exchange for technology and machines, and it will not lose money!And you can also exercise the shipbuilding team!But are they willing to sell those big ships that Japan followed up?If you are not willing to sell it, then put it in Wujun Port and wait for the planes from other countries to bomb it!

"Tell me how to use the aircraft carrier?" Luo Yaoguo smiled slightly, looking at the young man with a playful smile in front of him.

Zhao Zheng frowned, looked around, and seeing no one else, he lowered his voice and said, "Of course the aircraft carrier will be used for a surprise attack. If we don't declare war, we will secretly drive to the gate of Japan's house, and then raid Wujun Port." !Sink all their battleships and aircraft carriers in their old dens. It’s just that...the current aircraft don’t have this kind of performance, we still have to develop it.”

Uh, I met China's Yamamoto 56!Now it's a jackpot.Luo Yaoguo felt ecstasy in his heart, but his expression remained calm, and he just nodded slightly.

In fact, it is not surprising that Zhao Zheng has this kind of aircraft carrier thinking. He originally went to study in the 53rd period of the Japanese Navy.At that time, the Japanese Navy already had an aircraft carrier faction, which would naturally affect Zhao Zheng, who was studying there.Moreover, the performance of aircraft has improved extremely rapidly in those years, and it can be said that a few years is a leap forward.Under such circumstances, young naval officers with a little imagination would probably think that in the future, aircraft with better performance will be equipped on aircraft carriers. The performance of these aircraft will be enough to defeat battleships whose technology has stagnated.

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"Where do you want to serve after graduating from Haida?" Luo Yaoguo glanced at Zhang Yiming who had just walked in and stood in front of him, and asked with a smile.

"Submarine." The other party answered neatly.

"why?"

"Because submarines are the most ideal tool for a weak navy to counter a strong navy. During the World War, German submarines sunk a total of 5906 merchant ships with a total tonnage of more than 1320 million tons. And there were 192 ships of various types throughout the World War. All warships were sunk by submarines, including 12 battleships, 23 cruisers, and 39 destroyers. This record is unmatched by any other warship!"

Zhang Yiming stood there straight, without raising his eyebrows, but quietly spoke about the achievements of submarines in World War I.At the Royal Naval Academy in Dartmouth, England, he had heard a lot about the history of the blood and tears of the British Empire being ravaged by U-boats in World War I.Naturally, I have developed a strong interest in this mysterious and terrifying weapon.

Luo Yaoguo smiled and said, "Then do you have any good suggestions for future submarine operations?"

Zhang Yiming thought about it for a while, and said coldly: "Submarine warfare is nothing more than breaking diplomatic relations, sneak attacks, and laying mines. It should be mainly used for breaking diplomatic relations. As for sneak attacks... It's hard to say, but it's worth trying, such as pocket submarines, Frogmen, and the use of submarines to sneak into the enemy's military port, etc. This is like a small and big gamble, and the loss is not big if you lose, and maybe you can change the course of the war if you win."

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Among the first-term students of Haida University, the most eye-catching one should be Chen Si, the cousin of Chen Shaokuan.This short, dark-skinned young man looked nothing like the tall and handsome Chen Shaokuan.Except for the rebelliousness that couldn't be hidden between the brows.

Chen Si is typical of the Fujian Navy. He graduated from Mawei Shipbuilding School and has been serving on warships since graduation.This time, he was obviously trained by the Fujian Navy as a successor. I am afraid that in Chen Shaokuan's calculations, he should be the captain of the second ship Zhen and Ding in the future, right?

The classroom was quiet, and Luo Yaoguo quietly looked at the sturdy naval lieutenant colonel in front of him for a while, and finally broke the silence with a smile: "Can you give some advice to the Zhenyuan-class battleship that is still under design?"

Chen Si didn't change his expression, and replied lightly: "This class of battleship should use the most advanced technology in the world. Since it was born nearly ten years after the completion of the Japanese Nagato-class battleship, its performance should also be It is much better than the Nagato class. First of all, its speed should be much faster than Nagato’s 23 knots (Japanese public data), at least it should reach 28 knots or more. In this way, when the Zhenyuan-class battleship encounters the main force of the Japanese combined fleet at sea It can escape with high speed. Secondly, the Zhenyuan class should have the firepower and protection advantages that can easily defeat all Japanese battleships except Nagato. In this way, Japanese battleships will not dare to disperse in future wars. No, it should be Japan’s The entire United Fleet will not dare to disperse operations. In this way, they will not be able to blockade all our seaports, so that our foreign transportation will not be interrupted during the war."

"Thirdly, aircraft technology is progressing very fast at present. Although it is not like those foreign aircraft carrier factions say, aircraft carriers will completely eliminate battleships. However, the anti-aircraft firepower of battleships must also be strengthened. The Zhenyuan class currently in design should be It has enough firepower to defend against enemy aircraft air strikes. If these three points can be achieved, the Zhenyuan class should be a good enough battleship, but...we have the Zhenyuan class, and Japan may have to start building better battleships right?"

At the end, Chen Si couldn't help but frowned slightly.

Chapter 0369 of the sprout of the military (eight)

At the end of October, [-] AD.

The news that China is about to build two super battleships with the help of Germany was finally confirmed by the Japanese military through various channels.These Japanese suddenly discovered that almost overnight, the great empire on the mainland that had been suppressing Japan for thousands of years had recovered from the decline that was almost subjugated!After being shocked, various people in the Japanese Empire began to run around, not only to find a way to "deal with the threat of Shina", but also to strive for the greatest benefit in the final changes in East Asia.

The reason why it is said to be finally is because in the eyes of the major Japanese newspapers after the fact, the revival of a great empire like China that has surpassed the East Asian countries for thousands of years seems to be expected. The heritage and accumulation of thousands of years is by no means surpassed by Japan's decades of hard work.

"I implore your Excellency to come forward and play His Majesty the Emperor, and call on the big navy to purchase new battleships to deal with the threat of the rise of China."

In the living room of a mansion somewhere in Tokyo, a few Japanese navy generals in military uniforms knelt in front of an old man with white beard and hair and wearing a loose Japanese kimono. .

This old man sitting lazily on the tatami is the soul of the Japanese navy, Earl Togo Heihachiro Marshal.It was the Togo Heihachiro who commanded the Japanese Combined Fleet in the Battle of Tsushima and nearly wiped out the Russian Second Pacific Fleet with the weak victory over the strong!At this time, Dongxiang was nearly eighty years old, and he had undoubtedly entered his twilight years. His whole body gave off a feeling of aging, except for the pair of eyes that were still shining brightly.

Old Dongxiang frowned, and glanced at the few people kneeling in front of him with a pair of still sharp eyes.They are former Navy Minister Keisuke Okada, Admiral Kantaro Suzuki, Chief of Naval Command, and Admiral Kanji Kato, Commander of the Combined Fleet.The three of them ran to Togo Heihachiro's house early this morning, crying to him that the Japanese navy would be "threatened" by the Chinese navy, and asked him to come out and play to the emperor, calling for the addition of the latest battleships to the navy.

"Are you talking about...the China Navy?" I don't know if the old man is just being ignorant or just pretending to be confused. He just frowned and shook his head after hearing what the three said: "The China Navy doesn't even have a regular cruiser right now. What threat can it pose to the empire?"

"But Your Excellency, according to reliable information, the shipyard affiliated to the Armament Department of the Chinese Nationalist Government has already started construction of four [-]-ton cruisers. And...they are still cooperating with the Germans and preparing to start construction of two first-class cruisers. The battleships named Zhenyuan and Dingyuan!"

Speaking of the three words Dingyuan, Naval Commander Kantaro Suzuki showed a proud and complacent look on his face.In the Sino-Japanese War of [-]-[-], the iron-clad ship Dingyuan was attacked and sunk by the torpedo boat under his command during the Battle of Weihaiwei!

Dongxiang Heihachiro snorted softly: "Have you forgotten that the soul of a warship is officers, without officers, sailors cannot make full use of their strengths; if sailors can't make full use of their strengths, a ship will become a pile of scrap iron? Could it be that the current imperial navy has been neglected in training, and its officers have become rotten? Can it only rely on the so-called big ships and giant cannons to embolden itself? Think back in the Sino-Japanese War, Dingyuan and Zhenyuan in China An ironclad ship is bigger than the largest battleship in the empire, and the final battle is not a complete victory for the empire! Why is that? It is because the empire has the best naval officer school and the best naval officers. How much is the Chinese navy now deserted? Ten years, even if they can grit their teeth and squeeze out the money to build battleships, where are they going to find so many excellent naval officers and soldiers? Without excellent naval officers and soldiers, the new Dingyuan and Zhenyuan will only last a year. It's just a pile of scrap metal!"

After being lectured by Dongxiang, several naval officers unconsciously lowered their heads, pretending to be ashamed.There was silence in the room, and the scene was a little awkward.

"Haha, you guys, stop pretending. What can't you say in front of me? How can I say that I'm also a member of the navy, so you won't treat me as an outsider, right?" Dongxiang Heihachiro suddenly laughed heartily road.

The three generals, who were as humble as elementary school students, looked at each other before straightening up.Kanji Kato smiled lightly, and expressed the thoughts in the hearts of several people:

"Actually, no one in the navy takes China's battleships seriously. These Chinese people have been a mainland nation for thousands of years. No matter how they cheer up now, the most they can do is that their army can fight the empire. To say The navy... I am afraid that in the whole country of China, there are not many people who really understand the navy, right?"

Dongxiang stroked his beard and nodded with a smile: "Above the ocean, the only real enemy of the imperial navy is the United States."

"Your Excellency is right, only the United States is the opponent. It's just..." Kanji Kato paused for a moment, and his eyebrows gradually moved together: "At the moment, China's revived navy seems to be supported by Germany on the surface, but in reality The one supporting them should be the United States!"

Dongxiang frowned, looked at Kato, and was about to ask a question.But the other party quickly and anxiously continued: "The Kuomintang in power in China has always been pro-American, and it has the soul of the Kuomintang army (the Japanese always like to use such exaggerated nicknames). Luo Yaoguo still retains American citizenship until now. In addition, this time the United States sold an aircraft carrier to China despite the protests of the Empire. So we have reason to suspect that the United States and China may have a secret agreement against the Empire!"

"Impossible, the United States is not such a country." Dongxiang shook his head slowly, but his face looked a little livid.

Kato exclaimed, and said again: "Your Excellency is right, the United States may not sign a secret treaty with China. But... Once Japan and the United States go to war, who will the two powerful battleships in China fight with? China has been fighting for thousands of years The history of the past has already deeply implanted the principle of long distance and close attack into their bones! I am afraid they would rather let the United States, which is far away on the other side of the ocean, rule the ocean, rather than let the Japanese Empire, which is also of yellow race, protect Asia. I don't think you have any doubts about this, do you?"

Dongxiang lowered his eyes and nodded slightly.This reason is obvious, even Japan will make the same choice.Would rather let the United States rule than bow to China.What's more, right now Japan and China can be said to have a deep blood feud!If China helped the United States defeat Japan, they would definitely be able to take back Taiwan and Kwantung Prefecture (the territory of the Kwantung Army), and get back the 3000 million taels of silver indemnity from the empire, right?

Kato sighed deeply: "The war between the empire and the United States has actually begun! And... the empire was at a disadvantage from the very beginning!"

As soon as Kato's words came out, everyone in the room, including Dongxiang, nodded in agreement.Kanji Kato's so-called "war against the United States has begun" refers to the "Washington Naval Treaty".According to this treaty, the tonnage of Japan's capital ships can only be maintained at 60% of that of the United States and the United Kingdom, that is, 30 tons.According to calculations by Japanese naval strategist Tetsutaro Sato, Japan needs to have a naval strength equivalent to 70% of that of the United States in order to win a war against the United States.This is the so-called "1934% of the United States theory."Kanji Kato is the most staunch supporter of the "12% of the United States" theory, and one of the two wishes of Togo Heihachiro in his later years was to abolish the "Washington Naval Treaty."In the history of another time and space, after the Japanese government officially decided to abolish the Washington Treaty on December 22, 5, Kanji Kato visited the cemetery of Admiral Togo Heihachiro, who had just died on May 30 in the Tama Cemetery, and paid his respects to the Japanese government. He reported the good news of the repeal of the Washington Naval Treaty.

"Currently, the tonnage of Japan's capital ships is only 60% of that of the United States, that is, 30 tons versus 50 tons. The empire is already at a disadvantage! According to the latest information, the displacement of the two battleships that China will build is likely to be larger than that of the United States. More than 50 tons! That is to say, China will have a capital ship with a tonnage of 30 tons in a few years, and it will still be manufactured with the latest German technology. Capital ships... that's 58 tons versus [-] tons! How could the Imperial Navy win against so many capital ships?"

Having said that, Kanji Kato was almost in tears.It seems that he has seen the new Zhenyuan and Dingyuan two super battleships flying the blue sky and white sun flag fighting side by side with the American battleships, smashing and sinking ten Japanese battleships one by one.

Kanji Kato was crying, and several other Japanese little old men were also moaning.The current navy is still in the era of capital ships, so the outcome of a war can be known by counting on your fingers. A battleship of 30 tons is absolutely inferior to a battleship of 50 tons of the same era.So as soon as China's two battleships are completed, Japan's hegemony in East Asia will be transferred to the United States.In the future, Japan will no longer have the right to speak on East Asian issues!And China has the support of the United States, and it is naturally a piece of cake to drive the Japanese out of Manchuria...

This kind of thinking is actually not far from the actual situation. Otherwise, how could the United States turn a blind eye to such a big event of Sino-German cooperation?In their view, a stronger China can stop communism from going south and Japan's ambitions.Moreover, allowing China to have a capital ship of about [-] tons can also offset Japan's maritime superiority, allowing the United States to win hegemony in the Pacific without a fight.

"Then is it possible for the navy to destroy the two capital ships in China first, and then go back to the decisive battle with the United States?" Dongxiang seemed to be a little lacking in confidence, and the old man looked at the three with expectant eyes and almost cried. A regiment of admirals.

The one who answered this question was the former Navy Minister Keisuke Okada, who had not spoken all this time. He only heard him sigh: "Do you think our battleships that are less than 23 knots can catch up with the cutting-edge warships of the Chinese people? Moreover, China is not only the Battleships are being built, and huge sums of money are still being spent on the construction of coastal defense fortresses. At that time, Shanghai and Guangzhou will be protected by layers of fortresses and giant artillery. Their battleships only need to hide in the port and wait for the Americans. In addition, the Chinese nationals The army of the government is not the army of the Qing Dynasty, they just defeated the Soviet Red Army..."

As soon as Okada finished speaking, Kato Kanji rang again with a crying voice: "Your Excellency, the navy does not only play a role in wartime! The navy exists more as a deterrent force in peacetime , for the benefit of the empire. If China has an [-]-ton capital ship, and then forms an alliance with the United States, the living space of the empire will be completely blocked! At that time, the empire will lose in a war, and if it does not fight, it will die!"

It turns out that battleships in this era are like the atomic bombs of later generations. They don't have to be used, they can be displayed on the wall for people to see.Especially for an island country like Japan, if China has a capital ship of [-] tons, and then unites with the United States, it can scare Japan without fighting.

There was a snap.Dongxiang Heihachiro slapped the floor hard, and the old guy was blowing his beard and staring, as if he was angry: "No! The empire's hegemony cannot just go to waste like this! I will go to the palace to play His Majesty the Emperor, and I must do something big." Navy, buy cutting-edge warships! You must not be stuck by China and the United States.”

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Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Japan.

The Minister of the Navy, the Ministry of Finance, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kijuro Hamaguchi, of the Hamaguchi Cabinet rushed here early in the morning, and then plunged into the office of Prime Minister Yuyuki Hamaguchi.

"What's your opinion, Your Excellency the Earl?"

The buttocks of the Ministry of Finance have not yet settled down, and Prime Minister Yuyuki Hamaguchi can't wait to ask questions.

The "His Excellency Earl" in Hamaguchi's mouth refers to another veteran of the Japanese Navy, Admiral Earl Gonbei Yamaguchi.This person is known as the "Father of the Japanese Navy". The proposal of the [-]th Fleet, ranging from the retirement of the old officers, the implementation of the Hammock, the use of rapid-fire guns to win the two ships of Zhen and Ding, and the use of Ito Yuheng and Togo Heihachiro as fleet commanders all have his own distinctive personal characteristics.The current Minister of the Navy, Admiral Takao, is the son-in-law of Gonbei Yamaguchi. Uh, there are many father-son admirals in the Japanese Navy and Army, and Admiral Weng and his son-in-law are everywhere.

"The earl's opinion... also thinks that some cutting-edge battleships should be properly purchased or modified." The Ministry of Finance Biao lowered his head and sighed softly: "The revival of China's navy has given those people the best excuse. If we don't If there is any reaction, I'm afraid...the government will be difficult to maintain. If those people are allowed to control the government, I'm afraid they will go further than your Excellency."