This time, in addition to the Baden, they also brought back a cruiser and a destroyer. Originally, the British were only allowed to salvage sunken German warships, but the warships soaked in seawater were basically useless. If there were two or three
A large ship of 10,000 tons will still have value if it is fished out, but a warship of several thousand tons will be a bit of a waste. Apart from being dismantled and scrapped, it will have no other use.
Therefore, Xia Han and the others made another idea. While salvaging the warships normally, they were looking for replacements. Although during Operation Rainbow, most of the main warships of the High Seas Fleet were scuttled, some small and medium-sized warships were still retained. These warships were at the port.
It has been exposed to wind and sun for more than a year, and it is covered with rust and no one cares about it.
Under normal circumstances, these warships can only be used as target ships. After Xia Han figured out these situations, he decided to steal the boat. After salvaging the two warships, he pretended to repair the loopholes and prepared to transport them back to the Northeast, but secretly bribed them.
British officials exchanged the salvaged warships for two unsinked warships.
Among the two warships, the light cruiser has a displacement of 4,500 tons, and the destroyer has a displacement of 1,180 tons. Since both warships are responsible for maritime reconnaissance and patrol tasks, their speed is far higher than that of the main warships, and their maximum speed can be
Close to thirty knots, or even higher.
After Zhang Tinglan saw these two warships, he was immediately overjoyed. He finally had bodyguards for the aircraft carrier! An aircraft carrier formation cannot only have aircraft carriers, but also surface escort ships and submarines underwater.
Fengjun has solved the problem of submarines, but there is still a big shortage of surface ships. Fengjun can currently only produce warships of about one thousand tons, mainly shallow water gunboats, torpedo boats, patrol boats and the like. Destroyers and cruisers are all blank.
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Now that these two German warships have been brought back, their actual value is no less than that of the Baden, which is equivalent to filling a vacancy in the Feng army. Zhang Tinglan, Shen Honglie and others boarded these two warships with great interest.
.Looking carefully and again, Shen Honglie also had a look of greed on his face.
"Commander, our navy does not yet have four or five thousand tons of warships. Do you think you can use this cruiser as a flagship? I promise to use the fastest time to form combat capabilities."
Shen Honglie had a look of hope. As a naval officer, he definitely coveted good ships. The German shipbuilding technology was indeed remarkable, which had a fatal attraction for him.
Zhang Tinglan actually had this idea, but after weighing it repeatedly, he still shook his head firmly: "Chengzhang, I can't bear to let the child catch the wolf. If we keep these two warships, the British will see through our tricks and think again."
The hope of getting a Mackensen-class battlecruiser is very slim. Therefore, these two warships must be dismantled, and they must be dismantled as quickly as possible before the Baden, so that the British can completely believe that we are buying old warships. That is
To dismantle steel.”
Warships use special steel, which has a wide range of uses, and the Huludao Shipyard is also building civilian ships. It can be used as a smoke bomb to confuse the British. As long as they can let them go, Fengjun can get bigger warships back.
"A small impatience will ruin a big plan. We must be willing to spend money!" Zhang Tinglan said firmly: "But one thing you must remember is that you must understand the structure of the warship when dismantling it. After dismantling it, there will be construction.
ability."
"Don't worry, Commander, even if we work around the clock, we still have to figure out the key technologies of construction." Wu Yulin said with confidence: "Commander, we took advantage of the chaos to sweep up a batch of documents from Germany, including ship designs. In addition, we have obtained some technical talents from Germany, and now we have the finished product in front of us. Although one ship has been dismantled, we have the ability to build eight out of ten ships!"
"Director Wu, if you want to build so many warships, it depends on whether our commander will allocate the money?" Shen Honglie said with a smile. Although it seemed to be a casual sentence, in fact, Shen Honglie had already With his heart in his throat, this was the first time he asked Zhang Tinglan for military expenses.
Among the three armed forces, the navy is the weakest and has the lowest say. However, developing the navy is the most expensive project. If you want to get enough funds, you must win Zhang Tinglan's full support.
Zhang Tinglan also knew what Shen Honglie was thinking, so he said with a smile: "I will never be stingy with the money I should spend, but you must also think clearly about what kind of warship you plan to build."
Shen Honglie and Wu Yulin looked at each other. They looked at each other, but they still didn't understand what Zhang Tinglan meant.
"Both the British and the Germans build their maritime power with battleships as the core, so their cruisers and destroyers are used for patrol and reconnaissance, or maritime escort, and are the assistants of the battleships. But once we use aircraft carriers as the core, reconnaissance missions are completely possible The main mission given to aircraft, cruisers and destroyers is to serve as the escort of the aircraft carrier, and air defense and anti-submarine become the main tasks."
Although the construction of aircraft carriers was mentioned, Wu Yulin and Shen Honglie had not thought deeply about it. They thought it was simply replacing battleships with aircraft carriers. However, after Zhang Tinglan's reminder, they suddenly realized that this was a revolution at sea.
From the design of warships to naval tactics, everything is going to undergo earth-shaking changes, and Fengjun has no experience in using large warships. You can imagine how difficult it is to achieve success in one step.
The same is true for Zhang Tinglan. The United States, Britain and Japan have been exploring how to use aircraft carriers since World War I. However, it took 20 to 30 years and bloody lessons to figure out the use of aircraft carriers until World War II. This shows the difficulties involved.
However, Zhang Tinglan also knows that no matter how difficult it is, we must persist. This is the only opportunity for the Chinese navy. If we miss it and want to reshape China's sea power, we don't know how many more years we will have to wait.
After visiting the warship, Zhang Tinglan summoned Shen Honglie, Wu Yulin, Xia Han and others and instilled in them all his thoughts on aircraft carriers, including some mature ideas of later generations.
The aircraft carrier formation is a systematic project, including the construction of aircraft carriers, the equipment of escort ships, the development of carrier-based aircraft, as well as all related fields that the navy and air force can involve, materials, machinery, technology, etc. It is a complete test of China's industrial level.
"You must use the fastest time to come up with an outline for the development of the aviation force. In addition, you must examine our industrial situation. If there is any technology that is lacking, you must find a solution immediately. If you can buy it, buy it. If you can't, you can use deception and abduction. "In addition, don't just focus on countries such as the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom, and France. You can also consider other countries, such as Italy, which is also very good in the field of naval technology. It has very few interests in China, and there are not many worries when selling things."
Although the Italian army became the biggest laughing stock during World War I and World War II, to be fair, Italy is still among the best in the world in terms of industrial level and has many advantages over Japan.
Zhang Tinglan has a special understanding of the situation in Italy. After World War I, Italy was also in turmoil. Because the Paris Peace Conference did not meet Italy's political demands, there was a sense of shame in the country. Mussolini was also gaining momentum and could
It is said that Italy is on the eve of a drastic change, which provides a lot of convenience for China's procurement operations.
"What the Marshal said is absolutely true!" Xia Han knew the situation in Europe very well and agreed with Zhang Tinglan's judgment: "In fact, not only Italy, but also Czechoslovakia, Austria and other countries all have some advantageous industries and a large number of industries.
Talent.”
Zhang Tinglan stayed in Huludao for seven days, basically talking about how to develop the navy. Finally, they formulated an action timetable. They planned to refit an aircraft carrier within five years and initially form combat effectiveness.
Within ten years, a three-carrier battle group was formed.
It may seem like a long time, but based on Fengjun's current accumulation, this is already a very short period of time. An important maritime weapon like an aircraft carrier is definitely not something that can be developed easily.
After the navy's development plan was finalized, Zhang Tinglan hurried back to Fengtian. Just two days ago, Wu Peifu sent a telegram to Zhang Tinglan asking Zhang Tinglan's views on the split between the north and the south.
Wu Peifu is also a very shrewd person. Zhang Tinglan has publicly criticized Sun Wen and his party many times, especially after Sun Wen colluded with the Russians, which angered Zhang Tinglan. The Zhili Army also wanted to take the opportunity to clean out Sun Wen from Guangdong and Guangxi, and
There were several exchanges of fire with Sun Wen's French army, with both sides winning and losing. The warlords in the southwest were more difficult to deal with than expected, so Wu Peifu had to seek Zhang Tinglan's support, and finally was able to obtain more arms and weapons.
After Zhang Tinglan returned to Fengtian, he immediately summoned all the civil and military officials. Zhang Tinglan went straight to the point and said to everyone: "Everyone, there is only one topic today, and that is to find ways to eliminate Sun Wen's party and drive them out of Guangdong and Guangxi completely.
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"Commander, Sun Wen is the first interim president of the Republic of China. He has high prestige. He has many followers and is valued by the great powers. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to attack Sun Wen rashly." Zhu Qinglan said slightly worriedly.
said.
Yang Yuting shook his head disapprovingly: "That's why we should attack Sun Wen. The greater his influence, the greater the threat he poses to our struggle for world supremacy. If we don't eradicate it as soon as possible, we will only breed tigers."
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"Commander, I also think that a direct conflict with Sun Wen may affect Fengjun's reputation." Jiang Dengxuan said from the side: "It is best to support Beiyang and let Wu Peifu and Sun Wen fight to the death, and we will reap the benefits."
These officials expressed their opinions and argued endlessly. Zhang Tinglan suddenly waved his hand: "Don't argue anymore. Let me sum up two points. First, Sun Wen must be eliminated. Second, Beiyang does not have the ability to deal with them."
Zhang Tinglan made two crucial judgments: it must be fought, and it must be done by oneself!
"Since coming into contact with the Russians, Sun Wen and his party are likely to accept some of the ideas of the Russian majority party. In this way, they will far surpass Beiyang in organization and become a strong opponent. Counting on Beiyang to deal with Sun Wen,
It's not realistic. They have the ability to deal with Sun Wen, and they won't let him cause trouble for so long, so Fengjun must send troops!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes.
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