Chapter 89 Finding, Finding, Finding Friends Three
The Minister of Defense of the Chilean government is about to visit, so compared to Chile, the relationship between the federal government and Turkey is irrelevant. The two countries have neither established diplomatic relations nor have diplomatic exchanges. The federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs cannot send diplomatic envoys to Kemal.
Then he said to him, our president is optimistic about you and will continue to cause trouble with the Europeans, and then we will sponsor you as much money and as many weapons as you want each year. Therefore, you have to find a middleman to bridge the gap, and this middleman is the Soviet government.
Through the sale of submarines, the relationship between the South China Sea Federal Government and the Soviet government is pretty good. At least the Soviet government still needs the federal navy to help it build submarine bases and train submarine forces. Therefore, the Soviet government will not refuse the request of the South China Sea Federal Government. And the Soviet government
The relationship with the independent Turkish government is not bad, and it is favored by European countries.
At the time of dismemberment, the Turkish independence struggle received very little help. Only the Soviet government still provided a small amount of arms and financial assistance. This kind of help in times of need, no matter what the purpose, was able to gain the support of the new Turkish government.
Therefore, the South China Sea Federal Government’s request will not embarrass the Soviet government.
After conveying the federal government's request to the Soviet government through normal diplomatic channels, all that was left was to wait for the Turkish government's reply. During this waiting time, the South China Sea Federation welcomed a state visit from a general to Chile.
Defense Minister General Alexis Orellana led a delegation to Xiangyang City, the capital of the South China Sea Federation.
Since it was a secret visit, General Orellana and the Chilean delegation led by him first boarded a naval supply ship from Chile. Then they boarded a South China Sea Federation naval research ship in the South Pacific and arrived directly in Bali.
Port of Bapan.
The Chilean military's secret visit to the South China Sea Federation was mainly to discuss the issue of Chile's naval construction. Because the Chilean Navy saw that the Federal Navy alone defeated the British and American navies, it suddenly became extremely interested in the construction methods of the Federal Navy.
After World War I, the prices of saltpeter and copper began to fall, and the Chilean government mainly relied on
The export of these two raw materials is in exchange for funds. As a result, the Chilean government has less money. The arms race with the Argentine Navy is still continuing, and the Chilean military no longer wants to compete with the Argentinians in a battle of battleships, which is a huge expense.
equipment, but to systematically improve the country's naval strength. And it must also be in line with Chile's national strength level.
In order to strengthen the cooperative relationship with the Chilean government, with Liu Fu's consent, the South China Sea Federal Ministry of National Defense customized a national defense development plan for Chile. Note, it is a national defense plan. It is not just the navy. When the Federal Ministry of National Defense and Chile
After the delegation entered the formal talks, this national defense plan was directly handed over to the hands of several representatives of the Chilean military attending the meeting.
After General Orellana carefully read the national defense plan, he pondered for a long time and neither agreed nor disagreed. He just asked about several key points in the plan one by one, and then adjourned the meeting. Liu Bang Ministry of National Defense
The negotiators didn't know what the other party meant, so they could only report the situation to Liu Fu.
Liu Fu couldn't figure out what the Chilean Defense Minister was thinking. Liu Fu knew the contents of this plan very well. Many of the contents in it had been modified and suggested by him. In order to develop this national defense plan, the Federal Ministry of Defense and Liu Fu
Fu Ke has put a lot of effort into it. Ordinarily, even if the other party doesn't like it, he shouldn't behave like this. Since it's a secret visit, and the other party only wants to
As the Minister of Defense, Liu Fu could not meet directly with the other party. The most he could do was hold a small banquet and have a courtesy meeting before the other party left. This kind of treatment was already very high in country-to-country diplomacy.
There is an old saying in China: rushing is not a good deal. This means that if one party is too enthusiastic, then you have to pay more attention to the deal.
Just when Liu Fu and everyone in the Ministry of National Defense were confused, the Chilean delegation sent an invitation. They invited the Minister of Defense of the South China Sea Federation to make a friendly visit to Chile. If possible, they hoped to be able to have a friendly visit during this friendly visit.
During the visit, the Chilean military and relevant government departments conducted a formal negotiation with the federal minister of defense and others, and the content of the negotiation was this national defense development plan.
Only then did Liu Fu realize that this national defense plan involved too much and was beyond the authority of the Chilean Defense Minister. And he couldn't say that I couldn't control it, so he could only send a telegram back to the country to ask for instructions. Now
This invitation should have been sent from Chile. It seems that the Chilean government is still interested in this plan. Since the federation is interested and Chile is interested, let's talk. As for whether to talk in Chile or the South China Sea Federation, it doesn't matter.
After the federal government accepted the invitation of the Chilean Ministry of Defense, the visiting delegation led by the federal minister of defense directly followed General Orellana back to Chile. This time there was no need to change ships midway, as it was an open friendly visit.
, the federal navy directly formed a visiting fleet, consisting of a continent-class heavy cruiser, two destroyers and a supply ship, and sailed to the South Pacific in a mighty manner. In this visiting fleet, not only
There were only members of the federal delegation and Chile’s secret delegation, as well as some technical personnel from the South China Sea Federal Navy Department, Army Department, and Air Force Department. Moreover, the supply ship was also loaded with armored vehicles, motorcycles, and howitzers of the Federal Army.
, landmines, reconnaissance aircraft and other equipment, these equipment are all involved in this national defense development plan, and they were also brought over to demonstrate to the Chilean government and military, so that empty talk will not be convincing.
On January 11, 1923, the visiting fleet of the South China Sea Federation arrived in Valparaiso, Chile's largest military port, and received a warm welcome from the Chilean Navy. The Chilean Navy specially used their largest battleship "Admiral Latorre"
" and two cruisers formed a welcome queue, leading the South China Sea Federation's visiting fleet in the waterway outside the port.
Although the displacement of the South China Sea Federation's "America" heavy cruiser is only half that of the "Admiral La Torre", due to the slender hull of the continental-class heavy cruiser, the tonnage of the two ships does not appear to be actually different.
There are so many, but when you look at the main guns of both sides, the eight 200mm main guns of the continental heavy cruiser are obviously not as powerful as the ten 365mm main guns of the "Admiral Latorre".
However, the ship type and layout of the Continental-class heavy cruiser are very distinctive. They are different from the battleships of various countries at this time, and the difference is very big. The flaring bow of the Continental-class heavy cruiser and the square stern of the Continental-class heavy cruiser are both obvious.
Different from the vertical bow of this era, the Continental-class heavy cruiser looks sharper. In addition to the shape of the hull, the superstructure of the Continental-class heavy cruiser appears unusually simple and low compared with any warship of this era.
Not only is there no tall mast building, but the command tower is also very short. All the superstructures are almost surrounded by the only thick chimney, which is almost only the height of the command tower of the "Admiral La Torre"
About half of it looked like an unfinished ship. In addition, people attending the welcome ceremony at the port also discovered that there were actually 4 aircraft parked on this strange-looking cruiser.
"Dear Mr. Minister, is this the new ship you plan to buy? Please forgive my presumption. This thing cannot be called a battleship at all. It has neither strong firepower nor a suitable size. If my guess is correct,
It's just a blind man on the sea. I can't think of this
How can these South China Sea Federation sailors find the enemy from a watchtower as short as they are? Do they need to use those four planes?" On the pier, in front of the welcoming team, an old white man wearing a black dress
The man was whispering to General Orellana beside him.
"Dear Sir, this is just a normal naval exchange. The South China Sea Federal Navy is training submarine forces for the Chilean Navy. The navies of the two countries need to understand each other better. As for whether the design of their warships is appropriate, are you in this regard?
Authoritative, but the Chilean Navy has no intention to purchase this kind of warship, I can responsibly confirm this." General Orellana answered with a smile. (To be continued...)
