Bright Sword: Follow Kong's fun and build the strongest military industry

After hearing this, Director Ren nodded in agreement.

"Xiao Kong, you're right. Who told us that China is a well-known oil-poor country, severely lacking oil, the most important industrial lifeblood?"

"The Japanese have a huge navy and air force, especially their aircraft carriers and battleships, which consume hundreds or thousands of tons of various fuels every time they are deployed."

"The land of Japan is already small, and all industrial raw materials are imported, in addition to being plundered from China. This development model has been completely dominated by the US and the UK."

“These ordinary people will do anything for resources. It’s understandable that they’re gambling their country’s future in Southeast Asia. I just don’t know when it will start.”

"I've heard that there are many world-class oil fields in Southeast Asia, where you can easily extract tens of thousands of tons of oil a day. It's practically a natural treasure trove."

"Moreover, these small countries used to be vassal states of China, and they were required to pay tribute every year. It's just a pity that in modern times, China's national strength declined to the extreme, and the land of China was submerged. It simply did not have the strength to develop these precious resources in the vassal states, and missed a good opportunity for industrialization."

After listening, Kong Hao couldn't help but sigh:

In fact, China is not short of oil; on the contrary, its reserves are very large, with several world-class oil fields, the locations of which are also very clear.

Unfortunately, Kong Hao dared not reveal a single word to the outside world, not even in his sleep, for fear that if the Japanese found out, they would discover a large amount of oil and stop plundering Southeast Asia, making him, Kong Hao, a sinner against the country and the nation.

As for notifying the United States in advance to warn them about their own naval base, we shouldn't do something that would be thankless and difficult.

Besides, even if I told them, probably no one would believe me, and I'd only get myself into trouble. So there's no need to be such a pushover.

The best course of action at present is to remain unchanged and wait for any eventuality. After the Japanese navy launches a surprise attack on the US naval port, they will definitely transfer their elite troops, which have been fighting us in China for several years, to Southeast Asia to seize territory.

Meanwhile, China is likely using some newly formed divisions for defense, which presents us with an opportunity—a chance to completely crush our little rascal.

Next, the two discussed some more matters, and then Kong Hao went to various research institutions to inspect the latest progress.

First is the aircraft research and development base, which is one of the most important departments in the base area. We have invested enormous resources in this field in order to seize air superiority in the battle against the enemy.

It would take at least a hundred years for a navy to be built into one that can traverse all the oceans, and during this period the entire country must be in a period of growth and its related industrial technology must not lag behind.

The Japanese navy, which is currently rampaging and running amok, has been built up over a century of continuous development.

Since the complete annihilation of the Beiyang Fleet, China's shipbuilding capacity has suffered a heavy blow, and most of its warships were purchased from abroad, making it impossible to support a powerful navy.

Moreover, all of China's coastal ports have been occupied by the Japanese. Even if we wanted to develop our navy, we wouldn't have the opportunity in the short term. At least we need to occupy a naval port to hold off the enemy.

But the air force is completely different. Although it will take more than ten years to build a strong air force, there is still an opportunity to overtake others by taking a shortcut.

This brings us to Kong Hao, the "bug" in the system. With the support of the system, a large number of airports have been secretly built in various bases in Jin Province.

Once a large-scale battle is engaged with the enemy's field forces, aircraft can be quickly transferred to participate in air combat via the secretly constructed airfields.

Even if our aircraft cannot match the enemy's in quantity, we can completely overwhelm them in quality.

After all, the Mustang fighter was the best aircraft; before the advent of jet aircraft, this improved version of the aircraft was invincible.

It's worth noting that the ultimate Mustang is equipped with a V-1650-9 Merlin engine, which produces 1380 horsepower, has a maximum speed of 700 km/h, a range of 1300 km, and a maximum service ceiling of meters.

Furthermore, our aircraft were equipped with six 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, making their firepower incredibly formidable.

The main fighter aircraft of the Japanese army was the Ki-43 Hayabusa, which had a Ha-115 engine, 1150 horsepower when it took off, a maximum speed of 536 km/h, and a maximum service ceiling of 5000 meters. It was armed with only two 12.7 mm machine guns.

The difference is immediately apparent when the two are compared; they are not even in the same league. It can be said that without the ability to expel air, no one can compete with it.

Actually, the army is in a good position. As long as both sides are on the ground, even if there is a generational gap in weapons, such as us using old rifles from decades ago, or even muskets and shotguns, we can still kill the enemy with a hoe if we find the right opportunity.

But the Air Force is completely different; the sky is boundless, with nowhere to hide.

The fighter jets of both sides are basically competing to see who can fly faster, higher, and with more firepower. Falling behind in one step will lead to falling behind in every step.

We undoubtedly have an absolute advantage in the field of aircraft; one could even say that we have achieved a dimensional reduction attack.

Our pilots were either ace pilots who had survived bloody battles against the Japanese invaders, or super ace pilots recruited by Kong Hao through the system. In terms of quality, they were far superior to the Japanese army air force.

At the same time, for well-known reasons, the enemy's best aircraft and best pilots are in their navy, which gives our air force a lot of room to maneuver.

It's actually quite tragic. In the past, the Nationalist government's air force was too weak to attract the attention of the Japanese invaders, so the enemy didn't invest a lot of resources in it.

Since Xiao Rizi is just a few small islands, it means they must maintain a strong navy to ensure their safety.

As an aside, the navy and army of the Japanese are inherently at odds, and their conflict has reached an irreconcilable point, becoming sworn enemies.

In most countries on Earth, the air force is an independent branch of the military. The army, navy, and air force are the most basic components of a powerful industrial nation.

However, due to the conflict between the Army and the Navy, the Air Force was divided into Army Aviation and Navy Aviation, and there was no such organization as the Air Force.

The research and development of the army and navy were also very peculiar. For example, the Japanese army developed a Hayate fighter, and the navy developed a Shiden fighter. The performance parameters of these two aircraft were similar, but their parts and maintenance systems were completely independent.