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Chapter 491: Shocking Plan

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    "Commander Chen, what are your long-term plans for the future development of the navy?" Li Guoyao suddenly asked.

    "Planning?"

    Chen Shaokuan suddenly smiled bitterly and shook his head and said: "To be honest, for now, my only idea is not to sink the last battleship, retain the navy as a branch, and don't do anything else  Too much thought!¡±

    "Why?" Li Guoyao frowned and said.

    Chen Shaokuan looked at Li Guoyao, then sighed and said: "Mr. Li, you don't know something. The biggest gap between the military strength of China and Japan is not the army, but the navy. No matter how bad the army is, it can still compete with them."  Two, but the Navy is not even qualified for frontal combat!"

    Then Chen Shaokuan continued: "Since the Japanese Navy defeated the Russian Navy in 1905, it has become a naval power in the Pacific. Japan, surrounded by the sea, is particularly fond of the development of its navy. In World War I, Japan benefited from it.  The rapid growth of naval power even aroused fear among the British and American naval overlords at the time.¡±

    "For this reason, at the 1922 Washington Disarmament Conference, the United Kingdom and the United States joined forces to obstruct the establishment and passed proportional quotas for the navies of the United States, Britain, Japan, Germany, and Italy, limiting the naval tonnage of the five countries. Japan, a small country, became the third largest naval power in the world after Britain and the United States.  Unexpectedly, the Japanese Navy's appetite is not to sit in third place, but to do everything possible to sit in the first place. After the signing representatives returned to Tokyo, they were immediately scolded as Japanese ** and almost died at the hands of some militarist thugs who advocated military expansion.  .¡±

    "But the word has been signed, and Japan must abide by the agreement. After that, while limiting tonnage, the Japanese Navy worked hard to improve the performance of warships, always targeting the British and American navies. By 1936, after repeatedly asking Britain and the United States to adjust tonnage  After the restriction plan failed, Japan openly withdrew from the Washington Treaty. The development of the Japanese navy entered an era of unrestriction, and its naval power soon expanded dramatically."

    "When the all-out war between China and Japan broke out, after a year of sprinting, the Japanese Navy's strength was close to that of the British and American navies. According to surveys, the Japanese Navy currently has 285 ships. The main ships are 10 battleships, 4 aircraft carriers, 12 heavy ocean ships, 13  Light cruisers, 70 destroyers, 44 submarines, 2 seaplane carriers, 5 submarine carriers, etc., with a total tonnage of more than 1.153 million tons."

    "In addition, there are 37 ships under construction, including 2 warships and 2 battleships. Such a large navy is both fearful and enviable to the navies of various countries. However, the strength of our navy before the war was only 20 times that of the other side.  One point, the two sides are not the same heavyweight opponents at all, and they can barely protect themselves, so how can we talk about long-term planning?"

    As a veteran of the Chinese navy, Chen Shaokuan knew the Japanese navy well. He was both envious and jealous. China is a big country with thousands of miles of coastline, and the navy should be like this, but what should be done has not become a reality.

    Li Guoyao looked at Chen Shaokuan and knew that this was not what he really thought. As an officer from the Chinese Navy, Li Guoyao knew Chen Shaokuan quite well. It could even be said that there was no one in the Chinese Navy who did not know him.  This person's.

    Although Chen Shaokuan served in the Manchu and Republic of China dynasties, he was the first person to dream of the Chinese Navy's aircraft carrier.

    Because Chen Shaokuan had previously visited Europe on behalf of the Beiyang government and had seen aircraft carriers from Western countries, he was quite shocked.  Since then, he has been determined to build his own aircraft carrier in China.

    However, in China at the beginning of the 20th century, it was impossible to realize his "aircraft carrier dream" regardless of objective conditions or subjective conditions.  First of all, there are frequent civil wars and there is no economic capability; secondly, those in power are not interested in aircraft carriers at all.

    In 1928, Chen Shaokuan was appointed director of the Naval Department of the National Government and commanded the Navy of the National Government.  He felt that it was Chiang Kai-shek who had entrusted him with the naval construction plan this time, and he immediately submitted the "Third Proposal on the Navy."

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    However, these proposals were rejected by Chiang Kai-shek. Chen Shaokuan was angry and both resigned, as did the commander of the First Fleet, Chen Jiliang.  Chiang Kai-shek was afraid that he would be leaderless, so he hurriedly appeased Chen Shaokuan and promised to build 600,000 tons of ships within 15 years, including three aircraft carriers.

    Chen Shaokuan was so moved by his words that he gave up the idea of ??resigning and later became the top officer of the "Navy Department".

    Chen Shaokuan¡¯s coastal defense thought strongly advocated the establishment of a powerful navy to block enemy forces at sea.  He had long ago put forward the view that naval power directly affects national strength and international status.  Pointed out: ¡°When discussing the strength of a country and the supremacy of its position, we should consider the strength of its navy.Small.  "

    "However, Chiang Kai-shek, who was born in the army, has always despised the role of the navy.  His national defense philosophy is to "focus on land and sea", and has even developed from "no need to defend the sea" to "no defense on the sea".

    Even Chiang Kai-shek once mentioned in a previous public speech: "To enhance national defense and self-defense, if we use the navy, it will cost at least tens of millions of yuan to build large warships. To build a few warships for the navy, our national annual income is not enough to cover the expenses."  . And the navy built is still not enough"

    So when the war came, the gap between the Chinese navy and the Japanese navy was completely revealed, and the consequences were also the same. Japanese warships were allowed to cruise thousands of miles of sea territory, transporting soldiers and weapons and equipment to North China, Central China, and South China.

    Li Guoyao knew that it would be difficult for him to change this situation. Three feet of ice did not last in a day, but Li Guoyao hoped to change the navy's survival status on the inland waterway of the Yangtze River and provide some help in defending Wuhan.

    After thinking for a while, Li Guoyao suddenly said: "Commander Chen, I have a plan that can help the Navy obtain a batch of warships. The number is no less than 20 ships and the tonnage is more than 30,000 tons. I wonder if you are interested?"

    Hearing this, Chen Shaokuan was stunned for a moment, but he stood up and asked hurriedly: "Sir Li No, no, no Brother Li, can you really help the navy get so many warships?"  ?"

    After asking, Chen Shaokuan shook his head again and said: "You are just trying to make fun of me, brother. How could you, an officer from the army, get so many warships? Besides, the Japanese have now blockaded all the seas outside China."  Even if there are warships, it is impossible to get them back to China, not to mention that we are all short-sighted and greedy guys in the country, how can they let the navy ruin their pockets!"

    Li Guoyao knew that the short-sighted and profit-minded person Chen Shaokuan was talking about was none other than Minister of Military and Political Affairs He Yingqin. Knowing that the two men had irreconcilable conflicts, he immediately shook his head and said: "Commander Chen, my plan has nothing to do with Minister He, or even Minister He."  It has nothing to do with the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Military Commission!¡±

    Chen Shaokuan looked at Li Guoyao again and said: "How is this possible? How can you order warships from abroad without going through the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Military Commission? And once you propose to order warships, our Minister He will jump out like a clown!  "

    Li Guoyao smiled and said: "Hehehe, Commander Chen has a deep grudge against Minister He!"

    Facing Li Guoyao's teasing, Chen Shaokuan said with an indifferent expression: "How can I, Chen Shaokuan, not be able to say anything about the dirty things he did? Why, can only the state officials set fires, but the common people are not allowed to light lamps?"

    Li Guoyao smiled and shook his head. He knew a little bit about the turmoil between Chen Shaokuan and He Yingqin, mainly because Chen Shaokuan had an outright temper and offended He Yingqin.

    Of course, it would be okay if the two people had no reporting relationship, but after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Navy Ministry reduced its establishment and was renamed the Navy Headquarters, which was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Military Affairs. He Yingqin happened to be Chen Shaokuan's immediate boss.

    At this time, the Navy wanted to build mines and was in urgent need of explosives. The Ministry of Military Affairs had explosives stored in the warehouse in Hankou, but despite the application, they were not approved.  As for the request to allocate funds for mine production, they also encountered difficulties.  The Navy Headquarters is subject to many constraints from the Ministry of Military Affairs in terms of funding and military supplies!

    In addition, Chen Shaokuan is not good at eloquence and always attends large meetings held by the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Military Commission.  The discussion came up on the naval issue, and when he felt a little uncomfortable, he took his leather bag and walked out of the table in protest.  This move aroused the resentment of officials from the Military Commission and the Ministry of Military Affairs, and also made the relationship between Chen and He even more tense.

    Although Chen Shaokuan refused to show weakness, he was still subordinate to others and could only do nothing!

    Li Guoyao also had a normal relationship with Minister He, so when he heard Chen Shaokuan scolding He Yingqin, he felt very sad.

    However, Li Guoyao still did not forget the serious matter to be discussed today, and immediately said: "Commander Chen, my plan is not to order warships from outside, but to seize warships from the Japanese!"

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