The First Warlord of the Republic of China

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In October 1918, spn Jiang Yu took a plane to Sanya, Hainan, where he secretly inspected the secret military port of Sanya—Tielu Port.

Hainan, this is a bright pearl on the Chinese territory.

There is a charming tropical scenery here, and after successive generations of development, it has the same kind of rainforest environment that is full of obstacles in the islands of Southeast Asia.

Today, the Republic of China has formed a certain scale of tourism, and Hainan has become a good place for tourism.But in general, those high-income groups who are worried about life are traveling everywhere, and other tourist groups are relatively small.

The population of Hainan in this era is far less than that of later generations. After a series of reforms and developments in the Republic of China, it is like a paradise. [

In Hainan, there are not many industries, and the agriculture has also adopted appropriate development policies. In this era, Hainan's ecological environment is still very good.

When Jiang Yu got off the plane, the difference from coming to Sanya in his previous life was that there was no wind and sand in Sanya at this time, and desertification had not yet formed.

Sanya, Hainan, is the southernmost part of China's traditional administrative region.

However, Hainan is no longer the southernmost, and the southernmost is the Republic of South China.Of course, it is a country founded by overseas Chinese in name, but it is actually an administrative region of the Republic of China.

On the map, the southernmost point is Luzon Province.

But at this time, Sanya in Hainan has become the best secret military port of the Chinese navy, which can be regarded as the hinterland of China in the Asian sea.

At the same time, it is also a traditional administrative area, not far from the continental shelf.

Pirates have been banned in Hainan since ancient times because there are too many natural ports.Sanya Jungang Tielu Port is located [-] kilometers east of Sanya Port.

After the establishment of this military port, the surrounding area became a military restricted area, and no one was allowed to approach within ten kilometers. Even the mountainous area west of Iron Furnace Port became a restricted area.In case spies set up high-power telescopes on the top of the mountain.

On the coast of the military port, there is also a secret shipyard.

The first aircraft carrier of the Republic of China has already been born. After more than four years of research and experiments, the first aircraft carrier with actual combat capabilities—the Chaos was successfully launched in Iron Furnace Harbor three months ago.

Accompanied by Xie Baozhang, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Jiang Yu inspected Iron Furnace Port.The two were accompanied by a group of senior naval officers, standing on the Juanyong Wharf of Iron Furnace Port, looking at the first aircraft carrier of the Republic of China, the Chaos. It feels like a hill.

"The Chaos is a 60-ton aircraft carrier. However, it is currently equipped with wooden aircraft. This aircraft carrier can be equipped with a total of [-] carrier-based aircraft. At present, it has initially formed combat capabilities, but the all-metal carrier-based aircraft has not yet disappeared. , I went to the Air Force Institute of Technology to urge it several times, and all I saw were blueprints." As he spoke, Xie Baozhang couldn't help scolding his mother angrily.

"Hehe! Old Xie, don't be angry." Jiang Yu smiled.Said: "At present, the engine research institute is making a major breakthrough, and it is about to succeed. Once the technical research is completed, the engine performance will have a big leap, and it will not be too late to manufacture it according to the designed carrier aircraft drawings."

Then he said: "And now the navy's top priority is to form a complete, clear, and efficient aircraft carrier operation system. One to 2000 people eat and drink on a ship, as well as take off, land, and load aircraft. These are very complicated systems. If there is no clear system in place, then we will not be able to build more aircraft carriers."

"Resolutely complete the task." Xie Baozhang said solemnly.

"Okay, this aircraft carrier must be kept strictly confidential. I will have people install the latest military technology on this aircraft carrier." Jiang Yu nodded.

Xie Baozhang immediately raised his spirits and asked, "What technology?"

"An aerial reconnaissance technology that can detect the aircraft of the enemy's aircraft carrier. At the same time, it can also be used to detect submarines when installed on the aircraft. In this way, it can be intercepted in advance. There is also a wire-based proximity bombing technology that can be used for air defense." Jiang Yu It's about radar and the wire proximity bombing technology used by the United States in World War II. [

All of which were selected as the three key military technologies of World War II.

"It's all good technology." Xie Baozhang immediately understood the great role of these technologies. Due to the influence of Jiang Yu, the navy's concept of developing aircraft carriers is very clear.

Jiang Yu said in the concept of aircraft carrier: Naval aviation is the master of naval warfare.Enemies also come from enemy air units and submarines.

At this time, the Chinese navy did not doubt the role of aircraft in naval battles.

In the Jiayin Sino-Japanese War, China relied on surprise and almost wiped out the Japanese combined fleet through a large number of land-based aircraft. This is also the main reason why Japan completely failed in the Jiayin Sino-Japanese War.

On the European battlefield, the Allies also used aircraft to attack the Allied Navy in the Battle of Gallipoli.It also achieved great results.

China's military rise depends largely on the innovation of military technology. This tradition of daring to accept more advanced military technology has been thoroughly rooted.

Therefore, neither the army nor the navy will reject new military technologies.

Westerners' rejection of new military technology is largely due to the interests of consortiums. European arms production is largely monopolized by consortiums.

At the same time, new technologies often mean higher costs, so many countries are reluctant to use new technologies.

Just like rifles, the technology of semi-automatic rifles is not a secret at all, and it is even relatively mature, but no country among the great powers adopts semi-automatic rifles.

Only the Chinese Army has switched to semi-automatic rifles.

The military of the Republic of China does not have these problems. New technology must eliminate old technology. In the face of the huge military rise, a spirit of daring to accept military technology has been formed.

Therefore, the Navy is very attentive when studying aircraft carriers. At the same time, according to the combat concept given by Jiang Yu, it still emphasizes the establishment of aircraft carrier defense combat groups.

Although the navies of other countries have not yet used aircraft on a large scale, the warships of the Republic of China have added anti-aircraft guns, and the number is increasing.

As for the aircraft carrier, there is actually nothing too technical.

This is mainly because when other countries did not have aircraft carriers, those countries in later generations could not produce aircraft carriers, mainly because the aircraft carriers of that era were too advanced.And the backward aircraft carrier has no practical significance at all.

This is something that is gradually improving. Many things are the accumulation of experience. First, there are poor performance, and then continue to develop in the direction of high performance.

If you want to do it overnight, it will naturally be more troublesome.Many things have no clue at all.

"The aircraft carrier of the Republic of China cannot be exposed. In addition, it is time to build a large number of battleships and cruisers. We need to use battleships to divert the attention of Europe and the United States, and at the same time improve our naval deterrence." Jiang Yu continued. Xie Baozhang said.

Xie Baozhang was overjoyed when he heard this, because although the aircraft carrier is advanced.But until the aircraft carrier defeated the battleship, people thought that the battleship was very powerful.

So in this era, the most deterrent is the battleship. [

"How many battleships can the navy build?" Xie Baozhang asked excitedly.

"How many ships do you think you want?" Jiang Yu asked rhetorically. He is not very professional in the navy, although he can grasp the direction well, but in other aspects.Still not as professional as Xie Baozhang, a group of senior naval officers.

"It depends on what kind of purpose we need to achieve." Xie Baozhang pondered, and he couldn't guarantee how much Jiang Yu was willing to give the navy to build battleships. After all, battleships are almost obsolete. The navy doesn’t even need to build any battleships anymore. But if it wants to deter the surroundings, the current large warships on the surface are definitely not enough.”

"The first thing to deter is the region of Australia and India, and the second is to be able to sail to South America to deter South American countries. To protect the interests of Chinese businessmen in South America." Jiang Yu said to Xie Baozhang, "In addition, we must do traditional naval operations. It can stand against the British and American navies without defeat."

"It depends on how large the British and American navies will be after the war. If it is a normal size, our navy can handle it with a 30-ton warship. If it is relatively large, it will need a 50-ton warship. If the navy An arms race is estimated to be possible by millions of tons." Xie Baozhang estimated.

"Let's build 50 tons first!" Jiang Yu waved his hand and decided, "Our Chinese navy is too small to engage in large-scale wars. The navy must have enough warships to store more naval veterans."

"50 tons! That's great." Xie Baozhang grinned from ear to ear, which meant that Jiang Yu had unified the navy's expansion plan, but he was still a little worried, and tentatively said: "But it will cost a lot of money! "

"Money is not a problem." Jiang Yu is rich and powerful now.They don't care about the money at all. For a country with a population of more than 4 million and a country that is about to replace it with advanced productivity, it definitely has the confidence to build a navy larger than the Royal Navy.

If the government can't afford the money, can the consortium still afford it?

"The only problem is the shipbuilding capacity. It is still impossible to build these warships overnight. It will take at least five or six years to build these ships. The purpose of our construction of these ships is mainly to cultivate enough reserve reserves .”

Jiang Yu knew that in future naval battles, he would face a United States with strong industrial strength.

During the Second World War, the Americans built 800 million tons of ships a year. Warships are built like crazy without money, but Jiang Yu is confident that he will form a shipbuilding industry that is even bigger than the United States. At that time, a bunch of aircraft carriers will explode. , When the warship comes out, it will be a tragedy if no one in the navy can drive it.

As for the 'Treaty Era' after the First World War, Jiang Yu never thought about joining, and joining would be a fool.

China is not a traditional naval power, and it is time to lay the foundation.

Similarly, now that China has entered a period of rapid development of the "bubble economy", the economic growth rate can definitely leave Europe and the United States a few blocks away. In addition, China is a huge country with a population of nearly [-] million. Under the bubble economy, it is a super huge country. market.

China is developing the economy of the vassal state, and also engaged in a bubble economy, so the industrial strength will be stronger.

With such industrial and economic strength, China is not afraid of any naval arms race at all, but the British were poor in the First World War, and the British were the first to be exhausted.

Yankees can continue to consume energy, but the total economic volume of Yankees has long been surpassed by China. After seven or eight years of development with the bubble economy, basically the economy of Yankees will be completely thrown away.

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