mixed in the war

Hit the autumn wind! ?

Looking at Chen Shaokuan's appearance that he would burst into tears as long as Qin Wei dared to say no, Dai Li understood why the commander-in-chief of the navy tried his best to get along with Qin Wei as soon as he came up, and the alarm that had just lighted up in his heart was lifted. ... Just kidding, the commander-in-chief of the navy came to beat the autumn wind, and if he didn't lose the country's wealth, then he was really "swept away by the autumn wind".And it's useless even if you have the wealth of the whole country, if you can withstand the "autumn wind" blowing from the first wave, you can withstand the second wave... the third wave will probably go bankrupt.Not to mention individuals, even for a country like Japan, Qin Wei sent the air force to blow up and sink two battleships, and it has been heart-piercing until now.If it weren't for the fact that there was nothing he could do about Qin Wei, he would have rushed over and swallowed Qin Wei alive.

Of course, Qin Wei is rich, and Kong Xiangxi, the richest man in China, may not even be able to get on the stage compared to Qin Wei.But no matter how generous Qin Wei was, he probably wouldn't dare to bear the "autumn wind" blowing from Chen Shaokuan.

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"Brother Houfu, you... want me to pay for the navy to buy more warships?"

Chen Shaokuan's expression was so obvious, Qin Wei naturally could hear the meaning in his words, and couldn't help shrinking his neck.

"I also know that this is a bit difficult, especially now that almost all of our coastal areas are occupied by the Japanese, and we can hardly find a base. But Brother Qin, are you planning to take French India from the French this time? Take all of China, and also Hainan Island... I don’t ask for anything else, as long as there are a few destroyers.” Chen Shaokuan squeezed Qin Wei’s hand tightly, as if he was afraid that he would run away.

"Destroyer is fine?" Qin Wei struggled, but couldn't break free from Chen Shaokuan's grasp, so he could only give up.However, he couldn't help being a little surprised when he heard Chen Shaokuan's request.The commander-in-chief of the navy is a wonderful flower of the Chinese navy.Of course, it's not that Qin Wei looked down on Chen Shaokuan, but that he knew that Chen Shaokuan had submitted a naval construction plan to Lao Jiang, a very "powerful" plan.At that time, it was still 1928, and Lao Jiang had just seized the position of the central government not long ago.And Chen Shaokuan is not yet the commander-in-chief of the navy, but the commander of the Second Fleet of the Chinese Navy.Chen Shaokuan made a request to Chiang Kai-shek in the plan to spend 2000 million yuan to build China's first aircraft carrier! ... I have to say that Chen Shaokuan is really far-sighted.Because at that time, the navies of all countries in the world were still discussing the advantages and disadvantages of large ships, giant guns and aircraft carriers, and many countries still insisted on using battleships as the main force of their navies.Therefore, it is indeed very foresight for Chen Shaokuan to think of building an aircraft carrier first.But although this plan can be called a blockbuster in the Chinese military world.But there is no practical operability.Because China really didn't have this strength at that time, and Lao Jiang was still trying to wipe out the Communist Soviet areas in Jiangxi and other places, so how could he use the money to build some aircraft carriers?But Chiang Kai-shek didn't want to pay money, and didn't want to lose people's hearts, so he resorted to the top trick of Chinese officialdom: the word "drag".five years.For ten years, I drew a big cake for Chen Shaokuan.In a blink of an eye, it came to the Anti-Japanese War, and Chen Shaokuan lost the Chinese Navy's family fortune in Jiangyin.But although the navy has basically been wiped out, Chen Shaokuan is still dreaming of his naval power: from Liaodong to the border between China and Vietnam in the South China Sea, he divides China's waters into four major war zones, and plans to build 20 aircraft carriers. The cost of each aircraft carrier is About 18 billion yuan... This is really a "big plan".All at once, the practice and ideals of the Chinese Navy in the next few decades are finished.Faced with such a plan, Lao Jiang didn't even bother to read it, not to mention agreeing to it, and he hated Chen Shaokuan more and more.

But Qin Wei didn't expect that the "naive" commander-in-chief Chen would only open such a "small" mouth when he caught him "beating local tyrants". [

How many destroyers will do?

Compared with the magnificent naval construction plan, this is really not worth mentioning.

"If it's just the money for a few destroyers, I'm afraid it's really not a problem for me, and there will be crowding." Qin Wei smacked his lips. He originally wanted to tell Chen Shaokuan what he thought, but he didn't Now I can't help being a little curious, "Brother Houfu, are you really only satisfied with a few destroyers?"

"It would be great if there were more, but we also know our current situation." Chen Shaokuan still held Qin Wei's hand tightly.No slack, "And we can't make warships, and the world war is in the ascendant, and all countries are in desperate need of naval ships... I can buy a few destroyers. I will be satisfied."

"Mr. Chen, you also said that the world war has just started not long ago," Dai Li interjected, "If that's the case, which country is willing to sell warships that can be sold to us?"

"The United States." Chen Shaokuan said seriously, "Only the United States!"

"The Americans dragged me for so long for a few planes. I was so angry that I wanted to drag Roosevelt out of his wheelchair and beat him up. Will they sell us warships?" Qin Wei asked with a smile.

"That's right, I'm afraid the American warships are not enough by themselves. How can they be sold to us? Besides, although the destroyer is not a big ship, it will take a year or so if it is built now? In terms of time Is it in time?" Dai Li also echoed.

"I'm not talking about the warships currently in service in the United States, let alone asking them to build them now." Chen Shaokuan said solemnly: "I'm talking about their 'Ghost Fleet'!"

"Ghost fleet?"

Qin Wei and Dai Li exchanged glances, of course they knew about the Ghost Fleet.Although the name of this fleet sounds powerful, the warships in this so-called "Ghost Fleet" are not up to the mark at all, because it is just the ships used by the navies of some countries that have become less valuable in peacetime. The active service is uniformly stored in a certain port and maintained at the same time to ensure that it can be used at any time when an emergency occurs.In other words, the ships of the "Ghost Fleet" are actually decommissioned, or even close to scrapped ships.Today, there are only two famous and large-scale ghost fleets in the world, one is the US Defense Reserve Fleet, and the other is the British Reserve Fleet.

Not to mention the British, in the face of the German attack, it no longer has any backup ghost fleet, and all ships, including civilian merchant ships, have all participated in the war... So, among the great powers, only the United States and the "ghost fleet" are left "Are.The U.S. "Ghost Fleet" is managed by the Federal Maritime Administration. There are three branches. It was founded in 1925. At that time, the U.S. "government" considered that all decommissioned warships and transport ships in the United States should be sealed up in three locations in the United States. Once a world war breaks out or the United States intervenes in a full-scale war, these old warships may come in handy again.Day after day, the number of old warships in the United States is increasing, and the scale of the "Ghost Fleet" is getting bigger and bigger. Among them, the "Ghost Fleet" in the James River has more than 100 warships and transport ships of various types.

Not long ago, because of the rampage of German submarines in the Atlantic Ocean, a large number of British merchant ships were sunk, and Britain, which relied heavily on external materials, was almost fatally hit.However, Britain had no extra ships to escort merchant ships at this time. Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who had served as the Minister of the Navy, asked US President Roosevelt for help.Considering that the United States was still pursuing a neutral policy at that time, and both the domestic people and the Congress were opposed to intervening in the war between Britain and Germany, Roosevelt came up with the idea of ​​sealing up these warships.In the end, 50 old ships were leased to Britain, providing strong support for the allies.Otherwise, even with the strength of the Americans, where can they find 50 destroyers for the UK?To put it bluntly, it's all second-hand goods.

And it was Roosevelt's move that made Chen Shaokuan think of a way to reorganize the Chinese navy. Moreover, compared with the broken copper and iron of the Chinese navy, the quality of the "ghost fleet" of the United States can hardly be said to be slightly better. Woolen cloth.

"How about it, Brother Qin, do you think this is feasible?" Chen Shaokuan asked Qin Wei again. [

"I'm afraid this is enough." Qin Wei thought for a while and shook his head slightly.Although the American "ghost fleet" has a lot of ships, he really doesn't like it.If he really had to, he would rather wait a few more years, after World War II, and then find the Americans to buy a new "ghost warship."You know, after World War II, the United States had 2000 or [-] aircraft carriers alone, and countless other warships. As a result, when World War II ended, most of the warships were retired, making the total number of its "ghost fleet" as high as more than [-]. Ship... then is a good time to start.What's the use of buying those backward "waste products" now?

"Brother..." Chen Shaokuan couldn't help clenching his hands a little more, and his crying sound became heavier: "I beg you, I don't ask too much, even a destroyer is fine..."

"Brother Houfu, I don't know if you don't know that our plane has entered the Philippines along the route of Hawaii, Wake Island, and Guam?" Qin Wei was caught in the air by Chen Shaokuan, but he earned it. The other party still refused to let go, and he could only continue to endure: "Now, we have nearly [-] fighter jets at the US military airport in the Philippines at any time."

"So what? What does it have to do with us?" Chen Shaokuan asked.

"Don't you want these fighter jets to be carried around by you on the aircraft carrier?" Qin Wei asked.

"What did you say--?"

Chen Shaokuan let go of his hand, and he even jumped up.

"Qin Wei, what nonsense are you talking about? Aircraft carrier? Where did it come from?" Dai Li was also startled and jumped up.There's no way, it's not that he is unsteady, the key is that Qin Wei's words just now are too shocking...Aircraft carrier? !

"Little Japanese don't want to give up those three divisions in North Vietnam, and they are reluctant... So, they have drawn up a rescue plan, protected them with heavy naval forces, and sent the two brigades they gathered together to Sun Liren's new 1st Army From the back, cooperate with Baiwu Qingji and others to attack back and forth, and lift the siege of Beiyue!" Qin Wei smacked his lips, "This is not paying attention to me. Last time I spared them once, only bombed them I didn't expect them to be ignorant...Since they are so embarrassing, don't blame me for beating him up. This time, I not only want to beat them to cry, but also want to capture them The entire fleet, including people and ships!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to m to read.)

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