The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

The sea area 300 kilometers south of the Hong Kong River.

Blue sea situation.

The second aircraft carrier formation is conducting routine training.

Aircraft carrier formation training requires more training in peacetime so as to reduce bloodshed in wartime.

What was going on at this moment was a vertical landing of a "Sea Hawk" carrier-based aircraft.

Although the "Sea Hawk" carrier-based aircraft has inherent shortcomings and has defects such as short range compared to other carrier-based aircraft, it is still a carrier-based aircraft with quite good performance.

The carrier-based aircraft of the second aircraft carrier formation are not "Sea Hawk" carrier-based aircraft, but the Navy still mobilized two "Sea Hawk" carrier-based aircraft to participate in the training of the second aircraft carrier formation.

The 'Sea Hawk' carrier-based aircraft is designed based on the Type 001 aircraft carrier and is naturally the most suitable for the Type 001 aircraft carrier.

On the helicopter, Liu Tao and Zhang Zhaozhong were watching with binoculars.

Zhang Zhaozhong is no longer the commander of the second aircraft carrier formation, but has been transferred to the commander of the third aircraft carrier formation.

It’s just that the Type 002B aircraft carrier has not yet officially entered service, so naturally the Type 002B aircraft carrier has not yet been formed.

Zhang Zhaozhong's mission is to explore aircraft carrier training and combat.

Without war, we can only explore on our own in peacetime.

In the world, the country with the most experience and advanced technology in using aircraft carriers is the United States.

But this is a secret that is not passed on. Even if the British want to learn it from the Americans, the Americans will not teach them, let alone the Chinese!

China also has to explore step by step on its own.

Liu Tao can build an aircraft carrier, but he can't teach how to use it or how to conduct aircraft carrier formation operations.

All these have to be explored by officers and soldiers like Zhang Zhaozhong, through training and exploration in actual combat exercises.

"Leader, how is it? Is our training going well?" Zhang Zhaozhong said.

Liu Tao smiled and said, "I don't understand this. You are the experts. You have the final say on whether the training is successful or not."

"Your military expenditure is much higher than before. If it still doesn't work, it will be unacceptable!" Liu Tao said.

Today's military spending is more than 80 times more than in the 20s.

If other channels are added, military spending will be even greater.

Zhang Zhaozhong said: "Now we are very confident that we are already the second largest navy in the world, second only to the US Navy."

"It's just that we lack actual combat opportunities. It would be best if we could have one." Zhang Zhaozhong said with some regret.

China's aircraft carriers have very few opportunities for actual combat, and the largest-scale combat was in Southeast Asia a few years ago.

Later, they would occasionally fight against pirates.

Peacetime is a blessing for ordinary people, but a great sorrow for soldiers.

In peacetime, it is extremely difficult for soldiers to achieve meritorious service. It is also much more difficult for soldiers to be promoted.

For many soldiers, it is extremely difficult to be promoted once they reach the regimental level.

It is very difficult to reach the deputy division level, and the hurdle to reach the division level is even greater.

As for the transition from division level to army level, the threshold is even higher and only very few people can be promoted.

If it were wartime, it would be much easier to make achievements and get promoted.

There are loud calls for war in the army, and they are getting louder every year.

If the People's Army did not have the mission of disaster relief and the pursuit of peace and justice, I'm afraid they would not be able to hold back. There are only a few ways to get a chance to fight in actual combat, either by joining the Blue Helmets or the Mercenary Corps.

As for the border, there are too few opportunities to open fire.

Sometimes you can only use cold weapons.

Even with cold weapons, the chances are pitifully slim.

Liu Tao smiled and didn't say much. No one knew when the war would break out.

Maybe it will never break out, but maybe it will break out in the next moment.

The army must be prepared to fight at any time. Only by daring to fight and fighting bravely can the war be stopped. Only then can it win when the war really breaks out.

The helicopter circled and then landed towards the parking space of a Type 055A destroyer.

This Type 055A destroyer is the command ship of China's second aircraft carrier formation and is also where the fleet's command personnel are located. It has a very strong combat system and command system and can be contacted at any time in any corner of the earth.

It can transmit combat orders to every ship in the fleet at any time.

When Liu Tao just returned to Panshan Group headquarters, his secretary reported a sudden news to him.

However, an incident broke out in South America, which prompted Britain to take a strong stance.

However, it was Argentina that once again asserted its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and declared its intention to take back the islands.

Argentina has always been resentful of the defeat in the Falklands War. Not only did it suffer heavy losses, but it also lost the Falklands.

But Argentina also has something to be proud of, that is, Argentina dealt a heavy blow to the British Expeditionary Force, and the Argentine Air Force and Navy wrote an epic page.

Armando Mayora has become a national hero of Argentina.

Now that Armando Mayora has won the election, the overall policy is becoming tougher with the intention of revitalizing Argentina.

After the Falklands War, Argentina's overall economy has developed well by exporting oil, copper, gold, iron ore, as well as grain and meat. Its current strength is much stronger than during the Falklands War.

However, Britain's strength has declined significantly compared to the Falklands War.

This rise and fall made Armando Mayora intend to take back the Falkland Islands.

As a person who rose to prominence during the Falklands War, Armando Mayora was deeply impressed by the war and he has always been unwilling to accept it.

After taking charge of Argentina, Armando Mayora strengthened the construction of military forces.

Now, Armando Mayora feels that the time is ripe and wants to take back the Falkland Islands.

Liu Tao frowned slightly. Now was not a very good time because the Iraq War was over.

If Argentina wants to take back the Falkland Islands, Britain will definitely ask the United States for help.

In the Gulf War, the Kosovo War, the Afghanistan War and the Iraq War, Britain stood firmly on the side of the United States and made great efforts.

If Britain asks the United States for help, I am afraid the United States will not refuse and will put pressure on Argentina.

Although in recent years, there have been continuous movements by South American countries to break away from the United States, more and more people believe that the reason why South America has experienced so much suffering is because the United States is sucking blood from South America.

However, the United States still has a huge influence in South America. Many wealthy people and politicians in South America have deposits in the United States, and some even have American citizenship.

Now the UK has responded strongly at the first opportunity, and even stated that it would not hesitate to launch the Falklands War again to completely destroy Argentina's unnecessary ideas.

In recent years, because Argentina has always tried to take back the Falkland Islands, this has also caused dissatisfaction among many British people. Many British people have said that during the Falklands War, the Falklands should have been completely independent, and even Argentina should have been dismembered into several countries.

Now that Argentina has taken a tough stance, Britain has immediately responded strongly.

Liu Tao shook his head slightly. Given Britain's current situation, it was impossible to fight another Falklands War. (End of this chapter)