Rise of the Overlord

Chapter 242
When Su Yi heard Wang Chengliang say that he was going to build three or four aircraft carriers first, he couldn't help feeling that Wang Chengliang was a little too conservative.

The aircraft carrier to be built with a full load displacement of 42000 tons is designed with reference to a light aircraft carrier with a full load displacement of more than 7000 tons in the Eru Kingdom in the world of the Han Kingdom.

Su Yi has seen the design drawings of this aircraft carrier with a full load displacement of 42000 tons, and thinks that the design of this aircraft carrier is very good in all aspects, and the maximum speed of the design even reaches 28 knots, so Su Yi feels that since the design is no problem, then just It would be a waste of time to build three or four ships at the same time.

After thinking about it for a while, Su Yi said: "The design of this aircraft carrier is very good. Three or four ships are too petty. I think we will build another [-] large docks, and then build [-] aircraft carriers of this type at the same time! Build thirty The funds for a large dock and thirty aircraft carriers will be allocated by me alone!"

Wang Chengliang, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Navy, couldn't help showing a wry smile. In fact, in Wang Chengliang's opinion, this aircraft carrier with a full load displacement of 42000 tons is only on the design drawings after all. No one knows what the final performance will be after it is built. Therefore, it is too much to build three or four ships at the same time at the beginning. It is best to build an experimental aircraft carrier first. If all the performances are good, start large-scale construction.

Wang Chengliang proposed to build three or four aircraft carriers with a full load displacement of 42000 tons at the same time. It was because Wang Chengliang knew that Su Yi likes big money, so he planned to build a few more ships at one time. However, Wang Chengliang did not expect that Su Yi would rely on only one design drawing , is going to build thirty aircraft carriers in one go, such a big deal, it is simply crazy.

Wang Chengliang hesitated for a while and persuaded him: "Your Majesty, the shipyards in the Tang Empire have no experience in building aircraft carriers after all, so will it be too risky to build thirty aircraft carriers at the same time?"

Su Yi said indifferently: "I think the design of this aircraft carrier is very good. Even if there are any flaws in the construction of the last thirty aircraft carriers, they can at least have a certain combat effectiveness. The most critical issue now is to use them as ships. If there are fighter jets and bombers that carry aircraft, otherwise there are only aircraft carriers but no carrier-based aircraft, then thirty aircraft carriers have been built for nothing!"

Hearing what Su Yi said, Wang Chengliang knew that the simultaneous construction of thirty aircraft carriers with a full-load displacement of 42000 tons could not be changed. Then Wang Chengliang said affirmatively: "Your Majesty, the aircraft manufacturing plant that developed carrier-based aircraft has now With a very good idea, I believe that fighter jets and bombers serving as carrier-based aircraft for aircraft carriers will soon be developed."

Su Yi then asked Wang Chengliang: "In addition to the [-] super dreadnought battleships and [-] battlecruisers under construction in major shipyards, how many warships are under construction?"

Wang Chengliang immediately replied: "Your Majesty, in addition to the sixty super dreadnought battleships and sixty battlecruisers, the major shipyards also have twelve heavy cruisers, 24 large armored cruisers, sixty light cruisers, 88 destroyers, 48 ​​submarines and a number of torpedo boats and gunboats are being built for the various garrison fleets."

Su Yi frowned slightly, "According to the current number of battleships of the Datang Royal Navy, the number of other types of warships that cooperate with the battleships is still too small. The navies of the Seven Great Powers such as Robba and Sharad, so not only capital ships, but also more warships of other types should be built.”

Wang Chengliang said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, the shipbuilding industry of our Datang Empire has expanded so fast that there is a shortage of personnel. At present, major shipyards have deployed most of their experienced skilled workers to build super The docks of dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers have caused a serious shortage of skilled workers in the docks for building other types of warships, and the construction period of other types of warships has been continuously extended. Although the major shipyards are working hard to train new skilled workers, but in a short time , This shortage of skilled workers cannot be fundamentally improved.”

Su Yi's brows suddenly frowned even tighter, "So, even if [-] new large docks are built and [-] aircraft carriers start to be built, there will be a shortage of skilled workers?"

Wang Chengliang thought about it and said: "Your Majesty, if the construction of 36 new large-scale docks starts now, the 36 new large-scale docks should be completed before March next year, and by then the 36 Jingyuan-class and The 36 Zhiyuan-class ships have reached the final stage of construction, and a large number of skilled workers who built the [-] Jingyuan-class and [-] Zhiyuan-class ships can be dispatched to join the construction of the [-] aircraft carriers. The official start of the [-] aircraft carriers should be There will be no problem."

Su Yi then said: "The major shipyards must train more skilled workers. If our Tang Empire goes to war with the seven countries including Yingluoba and Sharad, the battle at sea is likely to be a protracted war of attrition. At that time, whichever side has more warships will be able to gain command of the sea, and I can solve the problem of funds for building warships, but the skilled workers needed to build warships will have to be trained by major shipyards."

Wang Chengliang nodded and said: "Your Majesty's words are very true. I will urge the major shipyards to train as many skilled shipbuilders as possible."

After talking about the navy, Su Yi turned his head and asked He Yunfei, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Army: "Yunfei, if our Tang Empire breaks out with Yingluoba, Sharad and other seven countries in the next war, do you think that with the help of the Great Tang Royal Can the current strength of the army be able to cope with this war? Do we need to expand the strength of the Royal Army of the Tang Dynasty now?"

He Yunfei thought for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, although the General Intelligence Bureau has received some information, no one knows about the Inaba Empire, the Sharad Empire, the Noomi Empire, the Monia Empire, the Jisk Empire, the Rielan Empire and When will the Orenza Empire really collude together? If the Datang Royal Army expands now, it will inevitably bring more burdens to His Majesty and finances. Moreover, our Datang Royal Army has ten guard divisions, With 24 armored divisions, 7000 field divisions and [-] garrison divisions, the total strength exceeds [-] million. Even if these seven countries unite to declare war on our Tang Empire, with the current strength of our Datang Royal Army, it is enough Against all enemies at the beginning of the war."

After Su Yi purchased a large amount of flour, rice, canned meat, gasoline, anthracite and other materials from the system mall, he almost controlled the market for these materials in the Datang Empire, and thus obtained a large amount of funds. Most of the military expenditures of the three armies still need to be paid by Su Yi himself. Although the finances of the Tang Empire also allocated a considerable share of funds as military expenditures, they only accounted for a small part of the military expenditures.

Su Yi smiled and said to He Yunfei: "Yunfei, you don't need to think about the military expenditure of the Royal Army. If necessary, even if the Royal Army expands to an additional [-] million or [-] million troops, I can afford it."

He Yunfei thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I think it's better not to expand the regular troops of the Royal Army for the time being, but we can use the hundreds of millions of reserve personnel of the Royal Army to imitate the practice of the last war and start to form some reserve infantry. division."

During the last war between the Great Tang Empire and the Seven Kingdoms Alliance, a large number of reserve infantry divisions formed by the Great Tang Royal Army were transformed into temporary infantry divisions, and the temporary infantry divisions already belonged to the regular army of the Great Tang Royal Army. Absorbing the entire Ziyue Empire Royal Army, the total strength of the Great Tang Royal Army exceeded 1000 million at its peak.

In the process of reducing the strength of the Royal Army of the Tang Dynasty, although tens of millions of demobilized soldiers still maintained their status as reservists of the Royal Army, a large number of reserve infantry divisions were not formed again. The reservists of the Royal Army everywhere, Only a few days are spared each month for some military training.

Su Yi nodded and said: "Now the total strength of the Royal Army is 7000 million, but in April last year, the total strength of the Royal Army was as high as 1000 million, which means that there are fully 4000 million soldiers in the Royal Army Reserve. With 4000 million retired Royal Army officers and soldiers, we can use these [-] million retired Royal Army officers and soldiers as a basis to form a large number of reserve infantry divisions."

He Yunfei agreed and said: "The officers and soldiers of the reserve infantry division only need to spend a few more days each month for training, so there is no need to increase military expenditures, and once a war breaks out, our Datang Royal Army can Pull out hundreds of reserve infantry divisions with an organization of 5 at any time."

Su Yi waved his hand: "That's the decision. We will first form two thousand reserve infantry divisions with an establishment of 5 people. If the required weapons and equipment are not enough, let the major arsenals produce them as soon as possible. All expenses will be borne by us." Come take charge, with this [-] million reserve team, presumably our Datang Royal Army should be able to gain the upper hand even if we face the armies of the Seven Kingdoms including Yingluoba and Sharad alone."

He Yunfei, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Army, couldn't help showing a wry smile when he heard that Su Yi wanted to form two thousand reserve infantry divisions in one go. It seems that His Majesty still likes big money.

Su Yi then asked Xia Xuezhi, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force, "Does the Royal Air Force have any thoughts on the preparations for the next battle?"

Xia Xuezhi said confidently: "Your Majesty, it is no exaggeration to say that with the current strength of our Datang Royal Air Force, even the air forces of those seven countries combined are not enough. Of course, our Datang Royal Air Force will not have any Any thought of underestimating the enemy, our air force will increase the training of new pilots, and at the same time add more new fighters and bombers."

The new fighter jets and bombers mentioned by Xia Xuezhi refer to the Messerschmitt Bf109 fighter jet and the Junkers-88 dive bomber. These two fighter jets during the World War II period on Earth can completely beat Inrobba and Shara in terms of performance. All types of fighter jets of the seven air forces including Germany.

Xia Xuezhi is confident that the Royal Air Force of the Tang Dynasty can single out the air forces of the seven countries including Yingluoba and Sharad. The Messerschmitt Bf109 fighter jet and the Junker-88 dive bomber are the source of Xia Xuezhi's confidence.

Su Yi also knew that with the strength of the Royal Air Force of the Tang Dynasty, it was enough to crush the air forces of the seven countries including Yingluoba and Sharad, and then Su Yi said with a smile: "The strength of the Royal Air Force of the Datang is indeed far ahead of the air forces of other countries. , then the Royal Air Force's preparations for the next battle will be determined by the Royal Air Force itself! In terms of funds, I will fully support the Royal Air Force!"

At this time, Wang Yimin, the director of the General Intelligence Bureau, spoke and reported: "Your Majesty, the Tang Empire should pay attention to the Hethel Kingdom. According to the information obtained by our intelligence department, the Jisk Empire and the Orensa Empire are trying their best to win over the kingdom. The Kingdom of Hethel has also joined the military alliance formed by the two countries before, and most of the high-level officials of the Kingdom of Hethel seem to be very moved."

The Kingdom of Hessel is a second-class power with a powerful navy and army. It is located on Hessel Island, the largest island in the world. It faces the Jisk Empire and the Orenza Empire across the sea. million square kilometers.

But not long after the war between the Tang Empire and the Seven Kingdoms Alliance ended, the Kingdom of Hessel suddenly dispatched its navy and army, annexed four island countries in a row, and expanded its land area to more than 700 million square kilometers. , the population has also increased from [-] million to nearly [-] million, and the four island countries annexed by the Kingdom of Hethel had a deep relationship with the Jisk Empire and the Orenza Empire before, and it can even be said to be a subordinate relationship .

This made both the Jisk Empire and the Orenza Empire have very big opinions on the Hethel Kingdom. However, under the threat of the Tang Empire, the Jisk Empire and the Orenza Empire did not send troops to the Hethel Kingdom. Protesting on the surface, but secretly trying to win over the Kingdom of Hethel and joining the military alliance established by the two countries is tantamount to allowing the four island countries to be annexed by the Kingdom of Hethel.

At present, the army of the Kingdom of Hethel has more than 600 million troops, and the Kingdom of Hethel has also formed an air force, and has more than [-] fighters designed and produced by the Kingdom of Hethel.

The navy of the Kingdom of Hethel has hundreds of warships including sixteen super dreadnought battleships, twelve battlecruisers, sixteen dreadnought battleships, sixteen former dreadnought battleships, and twenty ironclad battleships. The strength of the Seoul Navy is even higher than that of the Orenza Navy.

The comprehensive strength of the entire Hethel Kingdom is comparable to that of the Orensa Empire. Many countries in the world believe that the current strength of the Hethel Kingdom is enough to rank among the first-class powers.

(End of this chapter)