I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

Jiang Weiguo was also very helpless: "Well, people can't keep their promises. Buy those Martin bombers from the Yankees as usual! Sixty thousand one, twenty, 120 million, right? I'll pay for it!" He It turns out that Song Meiling only knows to buy cheap planes, regardless of the price/performance ratio.

Song Meiling shook her head and smiled wryly. She knew that Jiang Weiguo was now rich and powerful.

"Why do you buy so many transport planes from Germany?" Soong Meiling was very puzzled, "Seventy Junker transport planes (ju-52), is there a shortage of transport planes in the Air Force?"

Jiang Weiguo smiled slightly: "Mother, these seventy transport planes are not for the Air Force, or in other words, not for the Air Force for the time being.

Mother, these seventy transport planes are a big cash cow!I plan to use these transport planes to set up an airline company, mother, you will be the general manager, and I will be the chairman, how about it? "He knew that Soong Meiling was not happy because she didn't have the funds to generate interest for her, so he gave Soong Meiling a cash cow again at this time.

Sure enough, after hearing Jiang Weiguo's suggestion, Song Meiling's eyes lit up: "Weiguo, what do you mean..."

Jiang Weiguo said confidently: "Whether it is peacetime or wartime, air transportation is a very important mode of transportation, and it is also an unexplored market with lucrative profits and broad prospects commercially.

Although the air force has transport planes, the air force is the army, and military aviation is for the military, and civilians also need civil aviation!Mother, if we go to war with the Japanese in half a year, should we carry out all kinds of retreat and transfer activities?At that time, it will be hard to find a ticket for the plane!How many rich people will scramble and sharpen their heads to buy a plane ticket?Before the war, our transport planes served the common people. During the war, all or part of our transport planes were handed over to the Air Force, so as to strengthen the air force's transport capacity. Isn't this killing two birds with one stone? "Jiang Weiguo thought to himself, when the war is about to break out and at the beginning of the outbreak, those rich people in Shanghai and other places will definitely rush to buy air tickets for escape. At that time, the price of air tickets can soar all the way. What a chance to make money !

Song Meiling thought deeply and became more and more excited: "But, Weiguo, we already have airlines in our country!"

"Those two don't count!" Jiang Weiguo disagreed. "They are all Sino-foreign joint ventures. They are not in the hands of the Chinese themselves. Our new company will merge them sooner or later!" During the Republic of China, there were two civil aviation companies in China. China Airlines, a Sino-US joint venture, and a Sino-German joint venture central airline, were jointly established by the Ministry of Communications of the Nationalist Government and companies from the United States and Germany, and belong to the official civil aviation company.

At this time, Jiang Weiguo pulled Song Meiling to set up another hill. Although the establishment was only a private civil aviation company, its background and strength surpassed those of the two official civil aviation companies.

Song Meiling was really interested in Jiang Weiguo's suggestion. Having such a civil aviation company in her hands was equivalent to holding a private cornucopia, and the cost was still public funds. The banner was also to provide spare aircraft for the Air Force. No wonder she was not tempted.

At the beginning of September, the Aviation Committee was formally reorganized into the General Command of the Air Force. Lieutenant General Zhou Zhirou served as the commander-in-chief, Lieutenant General Huang Guangrui served as the deputy commander-in-chief, Major General Mao Bangchu served as the chief of staff, and Colonel Wang Shuming served as the deputy chief of staff; The Aviation School and the Guangdong Aviation School were merged into the Air Force University. Qin Guoyong, the "No.1 of the Chinese Air Force" and "the veteran of the two dynasties of the Chinese Air Force", served as the president of the Air Force University, and Zhang Huichang, Chen Qingyun, and Huang Bingheng served as the vice presidents of the Air Force University; The streamlining, expansion, relocation and other matters in the field have been carried out in an orderly and orderly manner. Thousands of personnel have been abolished. In addition, a former enemy base and former enemy headquarters will be set up in Nanjing.

The Chinese Air Force suddenly showed a new look, and all aspects began to take on a new look.

At the same time, the third domestic civil aviation company "Eastern Airlines" was formally established in Wuhan (the company name was chosen by Jiang Weiguo, referred to as "Eastern Airlines"). The chairman is Jiang Weiguo, the general manager is Song Meiling, and one is the youngest son of the supreme leader. , one is the wife of the supreme leader, her background is so powerful that she is invincible.

After the establishment of China Eastern Airlines, it quickly opened routes to and from major cities such as Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan, Luoyang, Changsha, Chongqing, Guangzhou, and Kunming. At the end of September, Eastern Airlines published the first batch of Chinese flight attendants ( Historically, the first batch of flight attendants in China were recruited by Central Airlines in 1937. The conditions were: age 20-25 years old, height 1.5-1.7 meters, weight 40-59 kg, and understand Mandarin, Cantonese, and English.

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After handling the affairs of the air force, Jiang Weiguo immediately went to deal with the affairs of the navy.

Section 045 Navy (1)

Of course, Jiang Weiguo has no ability to carry out a comprehensive rectification and cleansing of the Chinese army, navy and air force. He can only do his best so that the Chinese army can have fewer casualties, less losses, and more victories in the upcoming Sino-Japanese war. As we all know, the biggest disadvantage of the Chinese army during the Anti-Japanese War was that there were many factions, disunity, and disunity. This situation existed in all three armies.

Among them, the air force is the least serious, the navy is next, and the army is the most serious.

The Chinese Air Force is a "hybrid", consisting of the Central Air Force, the Guangdong and Guangxi Air Forces, the Shanxi Air Force, and the Northeast Air Force (mainly personnel, because most of the Northeast Air Force's aircraft, equipment, fuel, and ammunition fell into the Japanese army during the September [-]th Incident. At present, the Guangdong-Guangdong Air Force, the Shanxi Air Force, and the Northeast Air Force have all vanished into thin air. The Central Air Force is the only one. Objectively speaking, it is indeed a good thing; the Chinese Navy is also a "hybrid". .

The Chinese Navy is composed of the Fujian Navy, the Guangdong Navy, and the Northeast Navy. There is no "central navy" among them, and the mainstay is the Fujian Navy.

At this time, the highest command department of the navy was the Ministry of the Navy, and the general headquarters of the navy had not yet been established. Major General Zeng Yiding.

Compared with the air force, Jiang Weiguo had more compassion for the Chinese navy at that time.

As we all know, in the history of the War of Resistance, the Chinese Army was the main force, and the Chinese Air Force has been participating in the war for eight years. As for the Chinese Navy, it only fought a few bloody battles in the early stages of the war, and almost never appeared on the Anti-Japanese War since then. up.

Of course, this is not due to the passive avoidance of the naval officers and men, but is determined by China's objective national conditions, the development of the war situation, and the characteristics of the navy itself.

During the eight years of the Anti-Japanese War, the Chinese Army fought miserably, the Chinese Air Force fought tragically, and the Chinese Navy fought miserably. At the beginning of the war, before officially participating in the war, they first received an order to sink themselves. In order to block the waterway of the Yangtze River, nearly half of the Chinese Navy’s warships themselves It sank into the Yangtze River, followed by the one-sided Jiangyin sea battle. The navy fleet was basically wiped out in this battle. Since then, there have been no major military operations, because even if you want to launch a military operation, you can’t put it into action. There are no warships. up.

Jiang Weiguo felt that although China's war of resistance mainly relied on the army and air force, the navy was indeed limited due to various factors. However, the Chinese navy can still make some achievements in the war of resistance.

Jiang Weiguo intends to point out a clear way for his own navy just like he "pointed out the maze" to the German navy.

That night in Qilu, when Jiang Weiguo proposed to Chiang Kai-shek to "start to rectify the air force and navy", Chiang Kai-shek readily agreed and expressed his support. He replied to Jiang Weiguo in this way:

"Okay! I'll call Zhou Zhiruan and Ouyangge immediately!"

The air force is normal, Zhou Zhirou is the head of Air Force One (although there is Song Meiling on it), so Jiang Weiguo must go to Zhou Zhirou if he wants to rectify the air force, but Chiang Kai-shek asks Jiang Weiguo to go to Ouyang Ge for the rectification of the navy.

The Minister of the Navy is Chen Shaokuan, the executive deputy is Chen Xunyong, the commanders of the two fleets are Chen Jiliang and Zeng Yiding, and Ouyangge's position in the navy is not even in the top ten.

Obviously, Chiang Kai-shek's arrangement is very strange. He should let Jiang Weiguo go directly to Chen Shaokuan to be normal.

Jiang Weiguo didn't know much about it at first, but after he figured it out, he felt sad, because it was still a matter of factions in the final analysis.

Chiang Kai-shek's central army has a direct army and a direct air force, but no direct navy.

In China's armed forces, the Air Force has more than [-]% of the "direct lineage"; the Army's "direct line" is about one-third (although the number is only one-third, but they are all elite); the navy's "direct line" is zero.

The Chinese Navy is composed of Fujian Navy, Guangdong Navy, and Northeast Navy. The mainstay is the Fujian Navy.

The four main high-level officers of the Navy are Chen Shaokuan from Min County, Fujian Province, Chen Xunyong from Min County, Fujian Province, Chen Jiliang from Fuzhou, Fujian Province, and Zeng Yiding from Changle County, Fujian Province. More than half of the middle and high-level officers in China are Fujianese. Even if the Guangdong Navy and the Northeast Navy merged in, the Fujianese in the navy still firmly occupied the dominant position.

Obviously, in the eyes of Chiang Kai-shek, the Chinese navy "belongs to the Fujianese".

The stronger the navy, the stronger the "Fujian Gang" will be.

Therefore, even though the Chinese navy had the lowest status in China's army, navy and air force at this time, Chiang Kai-shek was unwilling to see that the entire military branch was not his own direct line, so he deliberately established a "central direct line naval force", and the person in charge was Ouyang Ge.

Ouyang Ge is from Jiangxi. He was admitted to the Jiangnan Naval Academy organized by the Qing court at the age of 14. After the outbreak of the 42 Revolution, he followed Sun Yat-sen. He is also considered a veteran of the Kuomintang, but he is not very old.

Back then in Guangzhou, the naval power of the revolutionary army was controlled by the Fujianese, and "outsiders" like Ouyang Ge were squeezed out, so he hated the Fujianese very much. Shang Fang's sword", let him start anew and create a "direct line navy".

At this time, Ouyang Ge had two positions, one was a senior staff member of the Military Commission (a nominal position), and the other was a vice principal.

According to Chiang Kai-shek's order, Ouyang Ge founded a "Dianlei School" to train naval personnel of the Central Committee. He was the vice-principal, and Chiang Kai-shek was the principal in name.

Dianlei School mainly engages in torpedo boats and mines. In order to ensure the "purity" of this direct naval force, students from Fujian are not recruited. Moreover, this military academy that trains naval personnel does not belong to the Navy and is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Navy. Instead, it is directly under the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs, and all officers, soldiers, teachers and students including Ouyang Ge wear navy uniforms that do not have the words "Navy of the Republic of China" embroidered on them.

Chen Shaokuan was neither blind nor foolish. Of course he was aware of Chiang Kai-shek's intentions, and he was naturally very dissatisfied. He thought that Chiang Kai-shek's visit would further split the already discordant navy, and secondly, he was implicitly repelling him and the naval personnel from Fujian. He refused to admit that the personnel of the Dianlei School belonged to the navy, did not provide warships for the students of the Dianlei School to conduct internships, and did not allow the personnel of the Dianlei School to have naval membership.

Dianlei School can only conduct naval personnel training under the banner of the Army.

After rushing to the Dianlei School in Huangshan Port, Jiangyin County, Jiang Weiguo found Ouyangge's office. As soon as he arrived at the door, he heard a young and clear voice coming from inside.

Jiang Weiguo was aroused after listening to a few words inadvertently, and then listened outside the door.

"Dad, I think there are too many areas for improvement in the Dianlei School! First of all, although the school's focus is on torpedo boats, it has not grasped the essence of torpedo boats, nor has it explored the training outline and draft tactics for torpedo boat operations.

Although the torpedo boat is just a 'gadget', it is the most suitable weapon for our Chinese navy at the moment, and it is also a sharp weapon that is most likely to allow us to severely damage the Japanese navy, which is far more powerful than ours in actual combat!I have recently carefully read "Oriental Military Chronicles" and "Lu Shi's Miscellaneous Notes Before and After the Sino-Japanese War", and I found that there was a person in the Beiyang Navy on the eve of the First Sino-Japanese War that year with a real war vision!This person pointed out in a meeting at the Admiralty's Office of the Beiyang Navy that the naval battle between the Beiyang Navy and the Japanese Navy's joint fleet is destined to be an offshore battle, and that the Beiyang Navy is essentially an offshore defense fleet, not The ocean-going attack fleet. Therefore, according to the objective reality at hand, the Beiyang Navy should stop buying new warships from Western powers. Just such a small amount of money should not be wasted in pursuit of giant ships with large guns. It is better to buy more steam torpedo boats, 15 years ago... Oh, this meeting was held in 1893, and the Sino-Japanese War broke out a year later, this person said, 15 years ago, it was 1878, Russia For the first time, the Imperial Navy used a torpedo boat to sink the Ottoman Navy gunboat 'Intiba' with a displacement of 70 tons at a distance of [-] meters, creating a miracle that a small boat beat a large ship.

The Beiyang navy should be inspired by this new type of naval battle, and pay more attention to torpedo boats, and buy several torpedo boats from Xiyang, preferably more than [-]. Each boat can carry four to six gas torpedoes. Form a huge torpedo boat attack group on board, use a flexible and maneuverable route to avoid the gunfire of the Japanese ship, and then approach to launch intensive torpedo attacks...Dad, many students in the school and I have repeatedly studied this plan, and I also consulted several navy seniors Seniors, everyone finally agreed that if this person's idea can become a reality, the outcome of the Yellow Sea War will most likely be changed, and the Beiyang Navy will most likely be the final victor!This man's brilliance and advanced thinking on war lie in the fact that he was the first person in the history of naval warfare to discover the defects of the traditional cannon and giant ship doctrine from the emergence of new weapons.

Dad, guess who this man is? "

"Deng Shichang?" The voice of a middle-aged man seemed a little impatient.

"No, it's Fang Boqian!"

"What? Is that the fearful ghost who ran away in the Yellow Sea battle?"

"Well, but... people are very complicated, and it is impossible to say whether a person is a good person or a bad person across the board.

I was also very surprised when I saw these historical files, so I consulted a lot of information about Fang Boqian.

Fang Boqian was always witty and intelligent when he joined the navy. Later, he was proud all the way. Because of his talent, he was favored by Li Hongzhang himself. Since then, he has been promoted step by step, married three wives in a row, bought a lot of land and real estate, and finally became the captain of the iron-clad ship Jiyuan , and after his death, the crew, officers and soldiers of the original Jiyuan all cried loudly.

Dad, according to my guess, Fang Boqian lived a comfortable life before participating in the Yellow Sea War, but his correct naval warfare strategy was rejected by his superiors, and he witnessed all kinds of hidden dangers of corruption in the Beiyang Navy, so he has already predicted the Beiyang Navy. The navy is certain to be defeated, so after participating in the battle, he is depressed and depressed. He knows that he is participating in a battle that is doomed to failure. There are so many properties and three beautiful girls waiting for him at home, so he naturally has no reason Like Deng Shichang, he knew it was useless and died, so he could only choose to retreat when he saw the situation was not good, of course, his behavior is disgraceful after all!"

"You have talked so much with me, and the further you talk, the more you want to say? Wasted so much of my time!"

"Pull it down! Dianlei School has wasted a few years, and you still care about me delaying you for more than ten minutes?"

"Okay, okay! Let's talk at night! I have to go to meet the old man's youngest son now!"

"Jiang Weiguo?"

"Well, I heard that the last time Jiang Weiguo went to Zhou Zhirou, he dumped 100 million US dollars and ordered hundreds of planes for Zhou Zhirou to contact Germany.

This kid, like his father, is a God of Wealth!It is estimated that when he came to us today, he also gave us money and new equipment according to the old man's wishes. Whether Dianlei School can expand or not depends on this time.

Sihai, you often go to Jiangyin County to fool around, do you know any beautiful girls?In the evening, I will invite Jiang Weiguo to dinner, and then, you are about the same age as him, so you must be able to talk. After dinner, take him to the county town to play... You need to have a good relationship with him, understand? "

"Dad, what do you mean? When did I go to the county town to fool around? Am I that kind of person?"

"Stop here! Last time I saw you hugging two girls in that little Shanghai song and dance hall last time! You put your hands on the buttocks of other girls! You are still pretending to be serious in front of me! Little brat , believe it or not, I will tell your mother about this?"

"Dad, how did you see it with your own eyes? You were there at the time? Tsk tsk, here comes the question, why were you in the Little Shanghai Song and Dance Hall at that time? Did you go there for business? Believe it or not, I told my mother about it? Hush fee, two hundred!"

"How dare you threaten your father? Get out of here quickly! Don't delay my business!"

Jiang Weiguo couldn't help laughing at the door, and the middle-aged man in the office asked through the door, "Who?" Jiang Weiguo pushed the door open and said with a smile, "The God of Wealth is here!"

There are two soldiers in the office, behind the desk is a vice admiral in his forties, in front of the desk is a navy captain in his twenties, this lieutenant is naturally Ouyang Ge, the principal of Dianlei School.

Seeing Jiang Weiguo coming in, Ouyang Ge hurriedly stood up, stretched out his hand with a smile on his face, and walked quickly to meet him: "Second Young Master, why did you come early? Oh, I'm going to pick you up!"

Jiang Weiguo laughed: "Huh? Call me the second son? Don't you call me the God of Wealth?"

Ouyang Ge realized that Jiang Weiguo had heard what he said just now, and was immediately embarrassed.

Fortunately, Jiang Weiguo didn't care. He looked at the lieutenant with friendly eyes and was very happy: "This is..."

"My son, Ouyang Sihai!" Ouyang Ge introduced, and then blew his beard and stared at Ouyang Sihai, "You don't want to ask the second son to shake hands or something?"

"Hello!" Jiang Weiguo stretched out his hand to Ouyang Sihai.

Ouyang Sihai is well-proportioned and handsome.

Ouyang Sihai also shook hands with Jiang Weiguo with a smile, and at the same time rolled his eyes at Ouyangge and replied, "He is a lieutenant in the army, and I am a captain in the navy. My rank is higher than him! He should salute and shake hands with me!"

Ouyang Ge obviously had no choice but to ask Jiang Weiguo with a smile, "Second Young Master, I have received a call from the chairman of the committee. Are you here specially to expand Dianlei School?"

Section 046 Navy (2)

Jiang Weiguo nodded: "The war is imminent, the army must be expanded, the air force must be expanded, and the navy must also be expanded.

But first, I'm very curious!" He looked at Ouyang Sihai, "I just heard you talking about the use of torpedo boats outside, I'm very interested, can you continue to talk about it? "

Ouyang Sihai showed the joyful expression of finding a bosom friend: "Second son, you are also interested? Great! I am worried that no one will support me. Although my dad is the vice principal, he is an old antique! Yes, he recognized the torpedo boat. The role of torpedo boats and the value of torpedo boats to the current Chinese navy, but his views are too short-sighted! They can't really play the role of torpedo boats!" Ouyang Ge was the first person in the Republic of China navy to discover the potential of torpedo boats. He was once sent to England by Chiang Kai-shek After studying at the Naval Staff College, he said to Chiang Kai-shek, "According to the construction and development history of the British Navy, it is impossible for China to build a powerful navy in a short period of time and financial resources are difficult to support. The most urgent task is to build a torpedo boat." Troops, use high-speed torpedo boats to deal with the large warships of the Japanese Navy." Chiang Kai-shek was kind enough to let him create this lightning school.

Objectively speaking, Ouyang Ge’s views are indeed insightful, but he does not have a deep understanding of the application and tactics of torpedo boats. Historically, he did not give full play to the combat effectiveness of the torpedo boat troops under his command during the War of Resistance. big results.

After hearing Ouyang Sihai's evaluation of himself, Ouyang Ge was furious, but with Jiang Weiguo present, he must not be furious, and could only hum coldly at the side.

"Say it!" Jiang Weiguo looked forward to it.

Ouyang Sihai obviously had a draft for a long time, so he was eloquent: "First of all, if a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his weapon. The Dianlei School currently has 24 torpedo boats, but all of them are tattered! Among them, 8 steam torpedo boats were established in the Republic of China. They were purchased from an early stage, and they are older than me! What use are these old garbage on the battlefield? The biggest advantages of torpedo boats are fast speed and good maneuverability, and the biggest disadvantage of torpedo boats is their poor defense. One shot will kill you. If you want to survive on the battlefield, you can only rely on speed and mobility.

As for our torpedo boats, the fastest is only 25 knots, and the slowest is only 10 knots, slower than the old woman!This is a torpedo boat?Worse than a sailboat!No speed, no attack, no speed, no defense, just die!Therefore, if you want to improve your combat effectiveness, you must have a real and excellent torpedo boat! "

Jiang Weiguo nodded, and Ouyang Ge sneered at the side: "You think I don't want to have it? Isn't it because I don't have money? The country is so difficult, so a little money is allocated every year! It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, so why don't you let me scatter beans into soldiers? "He said, and said with anger and contempt again, "Chen Shaokuan's embroidered pillow with high eyes but low hands actually bought and built two light cruisers! So much military spending wasted for nothing! If the military expenses for those two cruisers were given to me, I would have already Just create a new torpedo boat formation!"

Ouyang Sihai continued: "Secondly, our torpedo boats are not only old, but also not enough! We need at least a hundred of them! You must know that although the battleships, aircraft carriers, and heavy cruisers of the Japanese Navy are all big fat, but each ship is surrounded by There are less than a few light cruisers, more than a dozen light cruisers, destroyers, gunboats, and gunboats for escort. What is the use of our current twenty or thirty ships? As soon as we get close, we will be smashed to pieces by the escort ships of other capital ships. Moths fly to the flame! Torpedo boats need both quality and quantity! The quality of our torpedo boats is already terrible, and the quantity is even worse! Also, we don’t have a torpedo boat shipyard! Once the Sino-Japanese naval battle started, the situation Certainly one-sided, the Japanese navy will fully gain control of the sea, and China's territorial waters will be completely lost before China's territory. At that time, all China's sea outlets will be controlled, blocked, and monitored by the Japanese army. The torpedo boat we have is gone, what should we do? There is no way to buy it out!"

Jiang Weiguo laughed, because the points Ouyang Sihai said coincided with what he thought.