Chapter 1659: The Battle of Tianjin! (Seventeen)
The strategy of the great naval forces has always been in Lu Shan’s mind, but it has always been inland combat and has no time to take into account. However, the Japanese joint fleet entered Shanghai and even broke into Hankou, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
This deeply hurt the nerve in Lu Shan’s head. The Chinese Navy must develop step by step, and it will never keep up with others’ footsteps!
It is necessary to take an unusual leap forward. Lu Shan’s plan is to spend time and initially build the navy’s arsenal and spend another ten years to build the Chinese Navy into the strongest navy in Asia. In thirty years, it can at least compete with world-class navy. There are half of the Chinese in the Pacific.
It sounds like a fantasy, but it may not be impossible. It took the Japanese a thirty years to reduce their food and develop naval power. Didn’t the Japanese joint fleet become the third largest naval force in the world after the US and British navies?
Japan has done it even in a small country. Why can't China have such a vast country?
Lu Shan has been insisting on selecting talents to study abroad, learn advanced scientific and technological knowledge and combat philosophy from abroad, but this is something that cannot be urgent, so he will come step by step.
You can't go abroad together, and then come back together in a mess. This is too much of a stir and it will easily attract the attention of outsiders!
Therefore, according to the plan, a group of people will be sent abroad every month. This is part of it. A large part of it loses the study of advanced foreign companies, which is also a kind of study abroad.
In the secret work of the external relations department of Dong Kang and offices in major cities, arranging personnel to study abroad was listed as the top priority!
Some are concentrated and some are planned. The two methods complement each other.
"Guan Jing, Liu Hong and Wu Song. You three come to my office after class!" Lu Shan announced that even if the quota is set!
"Yes!" the three of them said in unison with excitement.
As the three of them sat down, everyone around them looked envious. What a great honor to be able to study abroad. And after returning from their studies, they will definitely be valued and their future will be bright!
"Don't be jealous of others. Regarding studying abroad, you still have opportunities, in addition to the navy, the army and the air force. As long as you can meet my requirements, I have more opportunities to study abroad!" Lu Shan announced.
At this moment, the students who were already a little disappointed in their hearts all showed a ray of surprise!
As long as you can still study abroad, it means you have a chance. For them, they will study more seriously in the future!
After the class is over, Lu Shan will stay in the office of the Command Academy for a while and exchange teaching experiences with the teachers in the Military Academy!
"Old Bao, I won't have a discussion today. Let everyone do their own things!" Bao Jinghua insisted on not being the dean of the Military Academy. No one except Lu Shan has the qualifications at this position, and Lu Shan has no choice but to let him serve as the executive vice president and preside over the work of the academy.
"Okay, I heard that you chose three students to study in the Navy abroad?" Bao Jinghua, as the executive vice president, was naturally well-informed, and someone told him as soon as the get out of class was held.
"Yes, all three seedlings are good. I think our naval construction will also be put on the agenda." Lu Shan said.
"The Navy is a technical army, and it is a bottomless pit. With our current family background, we may not be able to afford this money-eating monster!" Bao Jinghua said.
"I know that we don't have an estuary or a decent warship, but we must have these in the future. We can't wait until we have them before we remember that we don't have people who control warships, that's too late!" Lu Shan explained.
"Well, you can only wait for the ship, not let the ship wait for people. Mr. Lu, you still have a vision!" Bao Jinghua sincerely admired.
"I think there are still many talents in our country who understand the navy. Can we invite them to run a ship academy?" Lu Shan said, "Although we don't have a large ship, don't we still have a pretty complete Jiangwei fleet?"
"Yes, we can use this fleet to train our sailors. Although the river defenses are different from coastal defenses, the foundation is the same. No one can go to the sea at once. There will always be a process!" Bao Jinghua said.
"Well, let's get a preparatory office first and try to find one or two leading figures. Let's set up the airs. In the future, we will still have to cultivate our naval talents by ourselves!" Lu Shan said.
"OK."
"Report!"
"Come in!" Lu Shan ordered.
"Mr. Lu, you are busy, I'll go out first!" Bao Jinghua stood up and said goodbye.
"Well, Lao Bao, please be careful and don't stay up all night!" Lu Shan reminded him with concern.
"Thank you, Mr. Lu for your concern, I will!" Bao Jinghua said with a hint of emotion.
Guan Jing, Liu Hong, and Wu Song were wearing student uniforms, lined up in front of Lu Shan, raising his head and raising his chest, and Chao Hongguang on his face all seemed a little excited.
"I have read all the information about you three. To be honest, you are not the ideal candidates in my heart, but I still gave you a chance. Do you know why?" Lu Shan glanced across the faces of the three of them.
"Report, I don't know!" Guan Jing was the oldest among the three and was the first to stand up, so he became the spokesperson among the three.
"Because you at least have the courage to stand up and challenge unknown areas!" Lu Shan said, "The navy is different from the army, and it is completely different on the sea and on the land. Without extraordinary courage, you cannot conquer the sea!"
"The naval army I need must have the courage to conquer the sea. People without this courage cannot bear the heavy responsibility of the rise of the Chinese navy!"
After Lu Shan said this, the three of them were excited to lift their chests higher, especially Wu Song, whose face turned red and purple because they were too excited.
"Guan Jing, you are 32 years old this year and are a little older, but it doesn't matter. As long as you are willing to work hard, it doesn't matter even if you are forty. I hope you can focus on naval construction and tactical theory in your learning direction!" Lu Shan told Guan Jing.
"Liu Hong, my ancestors were all fishermen on the beach. Among the three, you are the most familiar with the sea. You are twenty-four years old this year, which is the time period when a person has the strongest acceptance ability. My expectation for you is that you can at least become a captain of a destroyer or even a fleet commander!" Lu Shan said.
"Yes, Mr. Lu, I will definitely not let you down your expectations for me!"
"As for Wu Song, I will not give you any expectations. You should do your best to learn. You can do your best to go to any step. Everything depends on yourself, but I can give you a suggestion. When you study, you can study some issues related to aircraft carriers!" Lu Shan said, "And your name, I suggest you don't use the name Wu Song."
"Mr. Lu, I..."
"I know, many people have suggested changing their names, but you think that this was given by your parents and refused to change them anyway. However, what I want to tell you is that persistence is right, but sometimes it can be adapted!" Lu Shan said, "This is the same as commanding a war. It is not possible to rush dogmas by yourself. You can also call it Wu Song, but if you choose another name, it will be beneficial to you!"
"Mr. Lu, I'll listen to you, please give me a name!"
"Let me think about it!" Lu Shan nodded, "In this way, you are going to learn the navy. The name must contain the word "hai" and "How about Wu Dahai?"
"Wu Dahai!" Wu Song muttered for a moment, his eyes lit up, "Mr. Lu, I will call Wu Dahai in the future!"
"The sea, I hope your mind will be as broad as the sea. Do you understand?" Lu Shan reminded kindly.
"I understand, Mr. Lu, no matter how they laugh at me, I won't care. They are all my comrades-in-arms, not enemies!" Wu Dahai said heavily.
"Very good, I feel relieved if you do this!" Lu Shan nodded with relief.
"You three, except Dahai, Guan Jing and Liu Hong's academic performance in the command class are all considered to be the upper class, but you are about to go to three different countries to study, and this basic language level is necessary. One of you learns French, while the two need to learn English. You decide for yourself, who will learn French and who will learn English?" Lu Shan asked.
"Mr. Lu, I'm the oldest!" Guan Jing took the initiative to stand up and said, "You two have no objection, right?"
"French is more difficult than English. Guan Jing, you are the oldest, do you have to think about it?" Lu Shan reminded.
"Old manager, should I learn French?" Liu Hong said.
"No, I have higher education than you, so it is easier to learn. You two have lower education, so it is easier to learn English!" Guan Jing said.
"Old manager..."
"Stop talking, I've decided, I'll learn French, I'm going to France!" Guan Jing said with a serious face.
Seeing that Guan Jing was so persistent, Liu Hong and Wu Dahai agreed to this assignment. Lu Shan did not speak out, and Guan Jing's words made some sense.
"Since you have all decided on the foreign language you want to learn, from now on, you will need to add extra foreign language learning. There is no French teacher in the Command Academy, but other students should have teachers who are proficient in French. Let Dean Bao help you find a French teacher to teach Guan Jing French. Liu Hong and Wu Dahai also use the same method to learn English!" Lu Shan said, "In three months, you must master the foreign languages you learned. I don't require you to reach a high level, but at least you must have no problems in listening, speaking, reading and writing every day. Do you have the confidence to do it?"
"have!"
"Hit a little louder, didn't you eat?"
"have!"
Chapter completed!