blood feud

Virginia belongs to an open economy, and foreign investment plays an important role in Virginia's economy. The main sources of foreign investment include Japan, the United Kingdom, France, and Canada, among which the investment quota of the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Japan ranks among the top three.

Unexpectedly, the newly-emerged "Pegasus International Investment Company" made successive moves, and soon replaced Japan in the local foreign investment ranks, ranking third after Sweden, and became the darling of the current government and the public.

The most critical point is that Field Electronics Factory is on the verge of bankruptcy, and there is a deeper background behind this.

Japan's Sakurada Investment Company had long hoped to acquire the electronics factory at the lowest price, and had conducted seven rounds of negotiations, with the final purchase target amounting to US$77.

However, because Japan blatantly expanded its war of aggression, the U.S. government, under tremendous pressure from domestic anti-war activists, set up many obstacles for Japanese companies to acquire domestic companies.Therefore, after a year of hard work by Sakurada Investment Company, there is no way to complete the final agreement.

Unexpectedly, Orlando Flying Dragon International Investment Company did not pay attention to the morals of the world, but stepped in at the last moment. After only half an hour of negotiations, an investment agreement was reached.And it's not an acquisition, just the capital injection reached 107 million US dollars, but it's just a 51% holding.

All over the world, the Japanese adopt full acquisitions and completely turn other people's things into their own companies.

Now Pegasus International Investment Company has stepped in and raised the price infinitely, so that the Japanese who just want to drink other people's blood have no room for competition at all.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world, or in other words, as long as it is a wall, it will be ventilated.

The upper management of Orlando Pegasus International Investment Company knew this truth, and they were not prepared to hide it for long, and soon revealed their identity as an investor from the Republic of China.

Chairman Lan Caiqin publicly announced: "Our basic principle is cooperation, respect the rights of the original enterprise technology owners, and more respect the labor rights of enterprise employees. We will neither invade others by force, nor will we invade others economically."

"Although my motherland is suffering from the shameless aggression of Japanese bandits, although we are private capital, we will always abide by our promise: peaceful coexistence, mutual benefit and win-win, and comprehensive development."

On April 1938, 4, Bai Shujie received the second telegram from Lan Caiqin, which was a proposal to integrate the current company and form the "Feilong International Investment Group".Among them, it is natural to report on the situation of several companies that have already taken shape.

"Sommers-class destroyer?" Bai Shujie was taken aback when he saw the telegram: "Fuck, a convicted mob boss, Capone still has such a lot of energy, and he made two destroyers with just one phone call." !"

Xiao Lamei curled her lips: "Brother, you can see clearly, these are two scrapped destroyers that are about to be dismantled!"

"If I tell you to read, you won't listen!" Bai Shujie said with a smile: "To tell you the truth, this is the latest destroyer ordered by the U.S. Navy! If I remember correctly, construction should have started in 1936. The U.S. economic crisis has not passed yet , the Army Air Corps doesn’t have the money to take the planes, and the Navy doesn’t have the money to take the ships either.”

"What?" Xiao Lamei was also taken aback: "You mean, these are two new warships that have never been used before?"

Bai Shujie nodded: "The U.S. government allows private ownership of guns, but what kind of means did the godfather of the underworld, Capone, use to get the Newport News Shipyard to sell these two warships? It's a pity that the telegram was afraid of leaking secrets. , so I didn’t say it.”

“我告诉你，这两艘驱逐舰可比我们现在的两艘厉害多了。满载排水量：2486吨；全长116.22米，全宽11.19米，吃水5.03米；航速：37.5节；舰员：235人；”

“它的武器装备是双联127mm吋主炮4座；四联533mm鱼雷发射管3具；防空兵器是28mm高射炮8座；反潜深水炸弹投掷槽2座，携带深水炸弹12枚深水炸弹。”

Xiao Lamei shook her head: "Forget the rest, the tonnage is equivalent to the three destroyers of the little devil, which is too powerful. I think this model has the advantage of being faster, but the main gun is not powerful enough. There are 28 8mm anti-aircraft guns, and the number is not large. It’s less, but it’s still not as good as our five-pipe phalanx, and it’s probably not effective, which is a pity.”

Bai Shujie naturally would not say that the Americans are not ready for war until now, and are still implementing the "Washington Naval Treaty", so the caliber of the main guns does not exceed 152mm.

Unexpectedly, this treaty did not restrict Germany and Japan, but made itself shy, leaving a fatal loophole.

The "Washington Naval Treaty", also known as the "Five Powers Treaty on Limiting Naval Armaments", is a treaty on limiting naval armaments signed by the five naval powers of the United States, Britain, France, Italy, and Japan in Washington on February 1922, 2.

条约的有效期到1936年12月31日为止，条约主要规定：美、英、日、法、意五国主力舰的总吨位之比为5：5：3：1.75：1.75。

Article [-] of the Washington Naval Treaty clearly states:

各签约国的航空母舰不得装备口径超过8英寸（203毫米）的舰炮。在第九条规定的情况以外，如果舰炮口径超过6英寸（152毫米），那么所有舰炮的总数（防空火炮和口径不超过5英寸（127毫米）的舰炮除外，不能超过10门。

Alternatively, if the aircraft carrier does not carry naval guns with a caliber of more than 6 inches (152 mm), there is no limit to the number of naval guns.In all cases, the number of anti-aircraft guns and naval guns up to 5 inches (127 mm) in caliber is unlimited.

In order to avoid the limitation of 10 guns, the ships built by the Americans before December 1936 were mainly 12mm.

After explaining the relevant knowledge, Bai Shujie smiled and said: "Your view is basically correct. Because of the restrictions of the "Washington Naval Treaty", the Americans rely on strong technical strength and emphasize speed to win. The speed of 37.5 knots, for the little devil It’s outrageous to say that it’s basically impossible to catch up.”

"Because the armor of the destroyer is too weak, as long as a main gun shell falls on the deck, it is basically useless, so the Americans are right to emphasize speed. No matter how powerful your cannon is, if it can't hit me, it is equal to zero. Just From my point of view, the power of the main gun is still secondary, and the most important thing is to have strong prevention and control capabilities."

"If these two destroyers can come back, the treaty is outdated now, and the large ships of the little devil are being refitted. While increasing the speed, we must strengthen prevention and control. The speed of warships will never be as fast as that of planes. Next time they come out, their The main gun of the battleship already has a caliber of 460mm, which we cannot match."

"Why did you ask Horst to bring us a batch of gun barrels, because I also want to completely refit. The caliber of the cannon is one aspect, and the range is the most critical. So the cannon components I asked Horst to send over are for It is possible to assemble triple-mounted 283mmskc naval guns. Then properly increase the protection capability and use them as light cruisers."

Bai Shujie talked about "his dream" with Xiao Lamei at home, but he didn't know that the United States was already at war, and blood was almost flowing.

The book explains that Orlando Feilong International Investment Company became the big boss of Smithfield Feilong Electronics Company through capital injection and providing patents, which made all the efforts of the little devil's Sakurada Investment Company go to waste. is a fatal outcome.

It turns out that since the little devil launched the "September [-]th Incident", "Marco Polo Bridge Incident", and "Shanghai August [-]th Incident", American politicians finally found that their interests in China had been greatly impacted, so they began to attack Little Japan. "Sanction" without pain or itching.

If it is another country with backbone, it will definitely withdraw all its own people.But the little devils just want to stay in Virginia, as long as the United States does not issue a deportation order, they will not leave.

Anyone who is familiar with the little devil knows that the little devil's businessmen are actually state spies.They stayed in Virginia because two tasks were not completed.

The first task is about the destroyer that Newport News Shipyard is building for the U.S. Navy. Its communication equipment, naval gun command system (fire control system), sonar system, etc. have not yet mastered very specific things.

The domestic Yamato and sister ship Musashi have now entered the outfitting stage, but the most scarce core technologies have not yet been obtained.

Originally, he wanted to control Phil's electronics company and then slowly approach the Newport News Shipyard to obtain the most valuable military technical intelligence. This abacus must no longer work.

After a short time, the little devil's Sakurada Investment Company received a piece of news that shocked them:

"After reorganization, Phil's electronics company has produced a small-sized shipboard radar with a scanning range of 55 kilometers in only half a month, and it is said that it is preparing to develop an airborne radar!"

"Currently, this radar, which is used for performance testing, is being tested on two "scrapped" destroyers in Florida. This news has already alarmed the US Navy and Army Air Corps!"

This is: "One stone stirs up a thousand waves, and if you have ghosts in your heart, you will panic!"

"We shoulder the mission of revitalizing the empire. For this kind of equipment that may cause fatal damage to the empire, we must find out the truth of the matter."

The president of Sakurada Investment Company, Yuo Takeda, a soldier in the village, summoned his dark guards and said, "Have you found out the specific situation of the two test ships?"

A guy in a blue kimono bowed and said, "Your Excellency, those two destroyers are in Fort Pierce, Florida, moored on a deep-water pier just built. They go out for testing during the day and will come back at night. According to the investigation, the two destroyers The warship belongs to an Orlando Dragon shipping bodyguard company."

"It's the damned flying dragon again. It must belong to the same family as Phil's electronics company. He came here to fight against the Empire of Japan! Hashimoto-kun, you are a [-]th-dan master of swordsmanship and the glory of the empire." Takeda Yuo said with a gloomy face: "You have been here for three years, now should be the best time for you to show your talents and make a difference."

"Hay!" Hashimoto Fujisan bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am going to lead the 6 people from the Field branch of the Black Dragon Association to go there. After finding out the situation, we will act according to circumstances. If possible, we want to disassemble the radar, and then Send it back to headquarters for research."

After all, what happens next, let's see the breakdown in the next chapter.