Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

Aircraft carriers are generally considered weapons of attack. Therefore, is it correct to say that the East, which focuses on defense, does not need such weapons? Of course not, that's completely wrong!

In later generations, we had the Liaoning, Shandong, and Fujian. Did we want to attack others? Of course not. We wanted to protect our motherland's waters, defending against enemies hundreds or even thousands of kilometers away. It's better to fight the enemy at sea than to be pinned down and attacked on our own coast, right?

When the enemy's aircraft carrier can sail to our doorstep and bombard our land, even if we win, our home will be devastated.

"Recently, Director Liu has been fighting alone. Many people are against the Navy developing aircraft carriers. Director Qin, if you have time, can you say a few words for Director Liu?"

Speak for Director Liu?

Qin Yang frowned: "Am I qualified enough? Besides, Director Liu probably doesn't need my help, right?"

"There will be a naval equipment meeting in a few days to specifically discuss the issue of aircraft carriers. If you could say a few words at the meeting, it would be very important. After all, the old leader will also attend this meeting. The old leader has always valued your opinion."

The old leader! A meeting that the old leader will also attend!

Qin Yang thought for a while: "Okay, for the future of the Navy, I will do my best."

The sea breeze gently blew. Qin Yang, who had already landed, felt a little heavy. Seeing his expression, Nie Xiaoqian silently followed beside him, without saying a word.

She knew that Brother Yang was considering important matters.

"Ouch." Suddenly, Nie Xiaoqian exclaimed, stumbling slightly, having stepped on something.

Only then did Qin Yang come back to his senses from his thoughts. Seeing Nie Xiaoqian's painful expression, he was immediately shocked: "What's wrong? Did you sprain your foot? Let me see."

"It's nothing, it's nothing."

"How can it be nothing? It's already swollen." Qin Yang bent down and picked up Nie Xiaoqian: "Let's go, I'll take you to the hospital."

Looking at her husband's handsome face so close, Nie Xiaoqian was very embarrassed: "I'm sorry, Brother Yang, I'm dragging you down."

"It's all my fault. We agreed to come out for a vacation, but I ended up getting involved in this matter again. The lights in this shipyard are dim, and I don't know what's on the ground. I shouldn't have come."

"No, this is important, Brother Yang. You don't belong to me alone, you belong to the Army, Navy, and Air Force, you belong to the country."

"No, right now I belong to you alone."

There was a doctor on duty at the shipyard hospital. After examining Nie Xiaoqian, it was fortunate that there was nothing serious. After massaging it and applying plaster, Qin Yang carried his wife back slowly.

"Sometimes, I really don't want to bother with these things anymore. It would be best if we could be together and live a simple life. But when I think of the detours the country has taken, I want to come out and stop them."

Just the discussion of whether or not to build aircraft carriers took so many years. In the 1990s, so many things happened: the Yinhe incident, the Yellow Sea crisis. In 1996, there was an even more serious confrontation. If we had aircraft carriers at that time, would the enemy have been so arrogant? What 091 sailing out to sea, the US aircraft carrier fleet retreating a hundred kilometers, that's just putting gold on our own faces.

No matter when, we still have to have our own strength!

"Yes, Brother Yang, you have the ability and a sense of responsibility. These things are what you must do." Nie Xiaoqian said, "Although I don't understand the Navy's affairs, I believe in you. What you firmly believe in must be right."

"Let's not talk about these things, we're at the guesthouse."

"Yeah. Brother Yang, put me down, I can go up the stairs myself."

"What stairs? We'll just stay in a room on the first floor."

"Brother Yang, in recent years, I feel like I'm living in a dream. Every day with you is so happy and so unreal. It seems like this is just a dream, and I might wake up at any moment."

"No, I feel that every day is real." Qin Yang said, "How could it be fake when I've developed so many weapons in this world."

"This world? Brother Yang, have you existed in other worlds?"

"That's right, Brother Yang is from another world. In that world, our country's military has developed to the world's leading level. Our warships are even more powerful than Aegis, and the key is that the construction speed is very fast, with one ship after another being launched, just like dropping dumplings into a pot. Our aircraft carriers are also one after another. We have a powerful force, enough to protect the stability of our motherland and the lives of our people."

Nie Xiaoqian smiled: "Brother Yang, compared to what I just said, yours sounds even more like a dream."

"It's not a dream, our motherland will really have such a day, and we will all be able to see it."

"Okay, I believe you."

A few days later, in the capital.

"After the founding of the country, due to national strength issues, we had to focus on air, submarine, and fast attack craft. However, at that time, we still had the idea of aircraft carriers. Aircraft carriers, like atomic bombs, are important national defense projects. With atomic bombs, the Chinese people can stand tall. With aircraft carriers, we can have a voice at sea!"

Director Liu spoke with fervor.

After Director Liu finished speaking, someone immediately spoke up.

"That's right, aircraft carriers can strengthen our national prestige, just like the atomic bombs back then. However, we must see that the international environment we face is different! We have already opened our doors and are engaged in foreign trade with foreigners. Now, if we develop aircraft carriers, will foreigners see it as a threat? Our current opportunity for peaceful development has not come easily, and we must not allow it to be destroyed."

"Yes, the most important issue we face at sea is that Treasure Island has not been recovered. But this is only separated by a strait of several hundred kilometers. Didn't we used to cross the Yangtze River by sampan? Our existing strength is already enough to project troops there, and there is no need to spend huge sums of money on aircraft carriers at all."

"That's right, an aircraft carrier doesn't have combat capability just by building one. It also needs an escort fleet and supply ships. The entire fleet costs a huge amount of money. Let alone building them, we can't even afford to maintain them."

The old leader sat above, without saying a word, watching the people below arguing. After everyone had finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Qin Yang.

"Director Qin, since you're here, please share your opinion as well."

Qin Yang nodded: "Okay, then let me first state my conclusion: whoever prevents the Navy from developing aircraft carriers is a sinner of history!"