As the Navy began to implement the new warship building plan, the Navy's fleet reorganization plan also began. Previously, the Navy wanted to build an Indian Ocean Fleet and a Pacific Fleet, but at that time the drunkard was not interested in drinking and was rejected by Li Xuan many times.
However, after they stripped the 10,000-ton warships, the fleet reorganization plan was finally approved by Li Xuan.
The Tang Dynasty's navy was now huge, and its command system was somewhat messy.
The current Datang Navy has three major fleets, namely the First Fleet, the Second Fleet, and the Third Fleet. The Third Fleet is a reserve training fleet.
The First Fleet and the Second Fleet are both the main fleets stationed in the mainland.
But in addition to these three fleets, the Tang Navy also had many squadrons and overseas fleets.
There is a North Sea Squadron in the home coastal area.
Overseas, there are Ryukyu Squadron, Osaka Squadron, Edo Squadron, Luzon Squadron, Banten Squadron, and Malacca Squadron.
The overseas territories include the Burmese Squadron, the Go River Squadron, the Ceylon Squadron, the Goa Squadron, the West Asian Squadron, the Aden Squadron, the Central African Squadron, the West Indian Squadron, the South African Squadron, and the Sandalwood Squadron.
, Xinjinshan Squadron.
Then there are two special fleets, namely the Indian Ocean Fleet and the African Fleet.
The above-mentioned fleets are not subordinate to each other. Although they vary in size, they are all directly under the command of the Naval High Command. The Indian Ocean Fleet does not command the Ceylon Squadron, Goa Squadron, and Go River Squadron.
Permissions.
The African Fleet also does not have the authority to command the South African Squadron, the West India Squadron and other fleets stationed in Africa.
However, in actual combat, the above-mentioned fleets inevitably have to work together. Many times, the South African Squadron is mixed with the African Fleet to perform combat missions.
This also led to some confusion in the navy's command system.
Now, the Navy has proposed a fleet reorganization plan, and Li Xuan also approved the plan.
The core of the plan is to re-plan the fleets and establish a smooth command system.
To this end, the Tang Navy will consist of four fleets: the Home Fleet, the Pacific Fleet, the Indian Ocean Fleet, and the African Fleet.
Its local fleet is actually a reserve training fleet, which focuses on training and does not undertake major combat tasks.
The defense area of the Pacific Fleet will include the entire Pacific Ocean and the waters surrounding Australia, including the coastal areas of the mainland, the South China Sea, the North Sea Province waters, etc., as well as the western coast of the Americas and the Sandalwood Islands. Anyway, the entire Pacific Ocean
It's under his control.
The Indian Ocean Fleet, refer to the Pacific Fleet, naturally manages the affairs of the Indian Ocean, but only part of the Indian Ocean, including the Sea of Burma, the Bay of Bengal, the West Asian Sea, the Safi Gulf, the Gulf of Aden, and the Red Sea.
As for the African Fleet, it manages the eastern coastal waters of Africa south of Somalia and extends to the port of South Africa. However, the reason why the Tang Navy established the African Fleet is actually to enter the Atlantic Ocean, so it will mainly station troops in South Africa.
port, ready to enter the Atlantic Ocean at any time.
The four major fleets mentioned above are all administrative fleets. In other words, the commander of the Pacific Fleet does not have the authority to mobilize ships under the Pacific Fleet to participate in operations.
Because military orders are separated from military affairs, the above-mentioned four fleet headquarters are in charge of administrative affairs and fleet construction, but in terms of operations, they still belong to the Naval Military Command.
The Military Command will carry out combat missions by directly commanding each squadron.
This squadron is relatively large. The Pacific Fleet has the First Fleet, the Second Fleet, and the Third Fleet stationed on the mainland. The First Fleet is responsible for parts of the mainland coastal areas and Nanyang waters, and the Second Fleet is responsible for parts of the mainland and Beihai Province.
In some sea areas, the Third Fleet is stationed in the Americas. It is responsible for coastal operations in the Americas. To put it bluntly, it is used to deal with the Spanish or Portuguese in the Americas, so it can also be called the American Fleet.
Indian Ocean Fleet, below is the Fourth Fleet, which is mainly stationed on Ceylon Island, and is also stationed in Go River State and Goa; the home port of the Fifth Fleet is in Mas, and incidentally also has a fleet stationed in Aden. To put it bluntly, these two
There are two fleets, one responsible for the East Indian Ocean and one responsible for the West Indian and West Asian waters.
As for the African Fleet, there is the Sixth Fleet, which is stationed in Western India and is mainly responsible for the war on the eastern coast of Africa; the Emboldened Fleet, whose home port is South Africa, is responsible for a very small sea area. As for the mere coast of South Africa, its strength
But it's quite huge.
In fact, many of the above-mentioned squadrons were merged and adapted from the original local squadrons. However, the difference from the original is that the original local fleets were all fleets with fixed defense areas.
But now, although the above-mentioned seven fleets are temporarily planned to have home ports, they actually have no fixed defense zones. When the Military Command has an order, any one of them can be transferred to any sea area in the world.
To a certain extent, the Tang Navy transformed the original local fleet into a mobile fleet for deployment in wartime.
The warships under the jurisdiction of the above-mentioned seven fleets are not fixed. According to different combat missions, the military command department dispatches different ships to them.
At the same time, the navy's battleship combat organization was reorganized and organizational models such as squadrons, groups, and squadrons were formulated.
For example, several Shanxi-class battleships currently in service have been divided into two battleship groups, temporarily consisting of the First Battleship Group and the Second Battleship Group.
Then there are the cruisers, generally four cruisers of the same class or with similar combat capabilities are organized into a cruiser group.
The same goes for frigates.
During specific operations, the Navy will gather the above-mentioned battleships, cruisers, and frigates to form a squadron. For example, the Eleventh Squadron, which is directly under the command of the First Fleet, has one battleship group and two cruiser groups.
, two frigate groups, with a total of three Shanxi-class battleships, eight cutting-edge cruisers, and ten frigates.
The entire navy's operating model has become three administrative fleets for naval construction and daily administrative management.
The Military Command is responsible for formulating strategic objectives.
The staff department is responsible for training and specific wartime command.
Although the Navy's fleet reorganization plan seems to be large-scale and has great impact, in fact, the Navy has already prepared for it and has already done so before it is officially implemented. Therefore, this time the fleet reorganization is just a change of what has already been done before.
What you are doing is just determined.
After the fleet was reorganized, the commanders of the four administrative fleets, the seven mobile fleets, and dozens of squadrons were gradually introduced. The personnel in many positions were relatively reasonable and in line with people's expectations. However, the commander of the Eleventh Squadron was selected.
, which makes many people unable to understand.
The new commander of the Eleventh Squadron is Rear Admiral Shiraishi Nian.
What makes people confused is not because of his special status: the nephew of Empress Dowager Bai, the eldest son of Bai Yunqi, and the heir apparent of a marquis.
There are so many relatives of the emperor and the sons of powerful people who join the army, including Bai Shinian.
It's not because he is young or has little experience.
In fact, although this man is only twenty-nine years old, he has been in the army for a long time and has solid qualifications.
This guy was born in Huangzhu Mountain in the first year of Xuanping. In the fifteenth year of Xuanping, he entered Haixuetang at the age of fifteen. In total, he had already been in the army for fourteen years.
He is twenty-nine years old this year and has been stuck in the position of commodore before. This year he was promoted to rear admiral. However, although this person is young and became a rear admiral under the age of thirty, he did not cause any problems.
What a sensation.
Because everyone knows that his promotion has something to do with his status and has nothing to do with talent. It cannot be the same as Ying Yikang from the Army. When he was promoted to Army Major General, it was a big sensation in the entire army.
As a relative of the emperor and the cousin of the Holy Emperor, he joined the army too early. After fourteen years to become a rear admiral, it was nothing.
But what people don't understand is that being promoted to major general is nothing, but why can he serve as the commander of the 11th Squadron?
You know, the Eleventh Squadron is not an ordinary squadron, but one of the most important squadrons.
The Eleventh Squadron, which means the First Squadron under the First Fleet, is just called the Seventy-first Squadron for convenience.
The First Fleet is stationed along the mainland coast and the North Sea (Fuso). Its home port is located at the Wusong Port Naval Base. Many naval bases such as Zhoushan, Qingdao, Lushun, Busan, Osaka, and Edo are all their naval bases.
This is the main fleet that the Tang Empire plans to use to control the Gyeonggi Sea, the coast of Beihai Province, and even the entire Central Pacific.
Just such a first fleet is stronger than the other four fleets operating in the Indian Ocean combined.
The overall strength is also the first among the seven fleets!
The Eleventh Squadron is responsible for half of the main battleships in the First Fleet.
There are currently six Shanxi-class battleships in service, four of which are in the Eleventh Squadron.
Such an important fleet naturally needs heavyweights to take charge.
But why did you choose the White Stone Year?
Is it because he is the cousin of the Holy Emperor?
Emperor Sheng intends to promote his relatives? Does this mean that the political status of the Bai family will be higher?
Li Xuan didn't bother to pay attention to the many speculations from the outside world.
The appointment of commanders of major fleets was personally selected and decided by Li Xuan, and Bai Shinian was no exception.
He chose Bai Shinian not because he was his cousin or a relative, but because of his ability.
It doesn't sound like he values his tactical commanding ability. This man didn't seem to have any outstanding performance in his military career of more than ten years, and his tactical commanding ability is not very good.
But what interests Li Xuan is that this person's theoretical level is quite good.