Anti-Japanese War: I have a million soldiers and you call me a division commander?

"Commander? Really?!!!"

Chief of Staff Wang Tiezhu's face was full of surprise, and then he looked at Chu Feng with a bit of doubt and asked.

"Of course it's true, why would I lie to you!"

Listening to Wang Tiezhu's question, Chu Feng smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Before, we didn't have access to the sea. Even if we wanted to establish a navy, the best we could do was to have small gunboats sailing in the inland rivers or small boats of dozens of tons."

"What's the use of that thing?"

"If you call that thing the navy, you'll be laughed at!"

At this point, Chu Feng clapped his hands in disdain and said, "But now, we have taken over the sea outlet. Half of the Bohai Sea coastline is occupied by us."

"This means we have a port, which is the prerequisite for establishing a navy."

After hearing Chu Feng's introduction, the three partners laughed so hard that they couldn't stop.

"Commander, this news is a bit sudden, but I support the establishment of a navy!" Ge Dayong grinned and said with a chuckle, "However, I'm afraid our navy will be an empty shell for a long time."

"We can only establish a shipyard ourselves and produce some small-tonnage ships for training. If we want to grow and truly own frigates, destroyers, cruisers, battleships, and even aircraft carriers, it will take a long time."

As soon as Ge Dayong said this, Li Mingqiang nodded slightly and said, "Dayong is right. However, a navy with a history of a hundred years, a navy with a history of a hundred years, does need time to grow from its establishment to full combat capability."

"As long as we can plant this seed, we have plenty of time and patience to wait."

"We can build so many factories inland, so it's not impossible to build shipyards. At worst, we can ask Uncle Zhao Wu to acquire more shipyards!"

As Li Mingqiang finished speaking, Chief of Staff Wang Tiezhu quickly added, "And talent. Naval talent is also very important!"

"We can develop submarines first, and at the same time establish a naval academy at Saibei University to train naval officers, while also recruiting a group of naval talents from within the country."

"Although our Chinese navy has been devastated since the First Sino-Japanese War, we have always had talented people. We don't mind if our foundation is a little weak; it's more than enough for us."

The three partners looked so excited!

To be precise, for any aspiring person in China, when it comes to the navy, when it comes to establishing the Chinese navy, everyone will definitely agree with it.

A great power, a truly powerful country, must have a strong navy, a strong army, and a strong air force.

Among them, a strong navy is essential to becoming a top power.

The army can only ensure that your country is not invaded, but a strong navy is the guarantee for dominating the planet.

"Hahaha!"

Looking at the three partners' discussion, which was both excited, a little disappointed, but full of hope, and their tone of voice, Chu Feng couldn't help but smile.

"How long do you think it will take for a navy with basic combat capabilities to mature from its establishment?"

Chu Feng did not rush to say that a batch of warships would be returning soon, but wanted to tease his three partners.

"Five years!"

Hearing Chu Feng's question, Wang Tiezhu and Ge Dayong fell into deep thought. Li Mingqiang thought for a moment and blurted out, "I think it will take at least five years from the time we purchase warships, train personnel, and form basic combat capabilities!"

"more than!"

As soon as Li Mingqiang finished speaking, Wang Tiezhu said, "The navy is different from the army. As long as the army maintains a good level of technical and tactical skills and sufficient ammunition, then after a few actual combats on the battlefield, they can quickly grow from a new recruit to a qualified soldier."

"But the navy is different. They operate ships, their combat methods are different from the army, and the requirements for combat effectiveness are also different."

"Theirs are more complex, especially learning to operate a ship. Just learning to drive a ship doesn't mean you're qualified."

"It will require repeated training, repeated sailing and exercises, so in my opinion, it will take at least eight years, and a little more, at least ten years."

As Wang Tiezhu finished speaking, Ge Dayong's voice rang out, "Eight years isn't long enough. Ten years is a bit more reliable. Take the Beiyang Fleet as an example. It took a full thirteen years from preparation to final formation."

"Shipbuilding takes time, and personnel training takes time. After the warship is delivered, a lot of onboard practice and various training are needed to master this steel behemoth."

"A combat-ready navy cannot be trained in ports or on warships docked at ports. It needs to sail on the sea, train, and fight in actual combat."

"Compared to when we established the Beiyang Fleet, it's easier for us now. Let's be conservative and say eleven years!"

Listening to his partners' words, Chu Feng felt a little emotional.

If the system did not exist, it would indeed take so long for a mature naval fleet with certain combat effectiveness to be built.

The thoughts of the three partners are also the truest thoughts in the hearts of Chinese people who are concerned about the Chinese Navy.

But one thing must be mentioned, Chu Feng, he is a cheater!

The system rewarded him with an aircraft carrier, 5 frigates, 1 large transport ship, 3 minelayers, and 30 motorboats.

In terms of personnel, 1500 naval soldiers and 30 naval officers were recruited from the system.

It may not be possible to fully staff the fleet, but the basic personnel structure is complete.

Chu Feng trusts the system personnel very much.

After understanding his partners' thoughts and feeling that the emotions were well-established, Chu Feng smiled at his three partners. In particular, he looked at Li Mingqiang first and asked, "Old Li, you should have received the news that a group of naval soldiers and officers came from the county more than a week ago!"

Chu Feng's question made Li Mingqiang a little confused. He didn't know what his teacher wanted to express, but he nodded happily and said, "Yes, teacher!"

"There is indeed a group of them. 1,500 naval soldiers and 30 senior naval officers, many of whom are captains of cruisers."

Wang Tiezhu and Ge Dayong also looked at Chu Feng with confusion.

"Hahahaha!"

Seeing the puzzled expressions on the faces of his three partners, Chu Feng smiled and said, "I forgot to tell you one thing. I ordered a batch of warships from abroad."

"The warships ordered from the United States were newly manufactured and were originally intended to be incorporated into the U.S. Navy, but they were intercepted."

"There aren't many. There's just one Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier with a standard displacement of over 6000 tons and a maximum displacement of 10,000 tons, five Radro-class frigates with a displacement of 1270 tons, and one 10,000-ton transport ship."

"Let's not talk about the remaining three minelayers and 30 motorboats!"

"Anyway, a small fleet of aircraft carriers with a combined tonnage of nearly 30,000 tons is on their way."

"As long as we complete the preliminary preparations, such as port construction and personnel recruitment, these warships will be delivered."

"Of course, in order to prevent the Japanese from intercepting and seizing the warship, we need to send fighter jets to escort it, and the United States will also come forward to communicate."

Chu Feng's words sounded so light and casual, so insignificant, and so relaxed and comfortable.

But after Chu Feng finished speaking, the three partners all raised their heads and looked at him in amazement: "Ah?!!!"