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Text 317 The aircraft carrier is launched

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    It has reached more than 400 million Singapore dollars.  With an investment of about US$200 million in a secret plan, the restriction of military expenditure, which has become a bottleneck in the growth of the National Defense Force, is no longer a problem.  And because this was a secret fund, it neither passed through the government to be discussed in the joint parliament, nor even opposed by the opposition parties, nor did it attract any special attention from the outside world.  Due to the extremely strict confidentiality measures and the effective cover of various smoke screens, foreign intelligence agencies lacked effective investigation of this secret military investment.

    Withdrawing a huge amount of US$200 million from abroad made Ingrid Harman very dissatisfied.  And due to confidentiality reasons, Haman did not know that this money was used by Hua Fei to invest in the military.  In addition, several telegrams from Hua Fei urged him to return to China, which made Haman initially distrustful of Hua Fei.  Originating from their daughter Hua Juan, through the transfer of secret funds back to China, the first rift between Hua Fei and his wife began to occur after their marriage.

    But it is obvious that for Hua Fei at this moment, even if he is aware of this problem, he does not have the time and energy to repair this rift.  In the spring of 2025, Hua Fei began to devote his energy to a new round of military reorganization. Hua Fei obviously lacked sufficient attention to the election of the new government, which had already begun to be popular among the people.

    Since the National Defense Forces carried out a major reorganization after the collapse of the Beiyang government, it has not carried out effective reorganization.  The standard organizational structure of the National Defense Forces Army is thirty corps plus one overseas Chinese corps. Although there was a temporary expansion of the army in the middle.  However, due to tight military expenditures, most of the expanded armies were soon disbanded and became reserve forces.

    The current army of thirty armies is the direct army of the original autonomous region with truly strong combat effectiveness, whether it is the training and discipline of the army, weapons and equipment, the morale of the soldiers, or even the strong fighting spirit formed during the growth and development of this army.  They are the soul and foundation of the entire National Defense Force.

    In addition, the 16th Army reorganized by Fengjun, the 19th Army formed by the New Guangxi Clan, the 29th Army formed by Feng Yuxiang, and the 21st Army of the Jin Army led by Yan Xishan all have certain combat effectiveness.  In addition, the Seventeenth Army, the Eighteenth Army, and the Nineteenth Army, which were adapted from the original Beiyang Army, are all armies with rich combat experience, but in terms of morale and combat enthusiasm, they are still not at the same level as the National Defense Forces.

    Limited to the original agreements with the armies, in order to complete national unification as soon as possible, the National Defense Forces Headquarters tacitly allowed them to maintain a certain degree of independence for the Fengjun, Jinjun, New Guijun, and even Feng Yuxiang's armies.  Although the staff of the headquarters have always adopted assimilation measures, due to Hua Fei's disagreement, the intensity of such assimilation measures is very slight. In addition, both the Fengjun veterans and Yan Xishan attach great importance to the relative independence of the army.  So strictly speaking.  The National Defense Forces have not yet formed a complete collective, and it is difficult to act like an arm and a leg, and there is even a certain crisis implied.

    In addition, after the defeat of the Southern Army, in order to appease the surrendered Southern Army and prevent them from becoming bandits, and to use their strength to eliminate some wandering bandits, Nanjing still retained the 24th, 25th, 26th, and 2nd  Seventeenth and twenty-eighty-five armies were organized.  Although many direct officers of the National Defense Forces were transferred to these five armies, they later accepted the surrender of many bandits and bandits. The composition was extremely complex, and the lack of combat effectiveness was obvious.

    Therefore, the focus of this army reorganization is to comprehensively strengthen the overall quality of the nearly one million troops in the thirty armies. Although it cannot be achieved that all thirty armies reach the level of the direct army, it must at least complete the requirements of the National Defense Forces Headquarters for each army.  Comprehensive control and deployment.  We will conduct comprehensive decommissioning of some veterans who do not meet the regulations, recruit fresh blood to add them, and use combat to quickly train a new batch of future main combat core core forces.

    In addition, due to the reform and division of local administrative regions, the original practice of dividing garrison areas according to provinces will change.  Thoroughly implement the garrison management of large military regions and divide the country into five major military regions.  Taking the Northeast and Mongolia regions as the Northern Military Region, eight elite armed forces are stationed.  The western region, including Xinjiang, Taiwan, Qinghai, Gansu, and Sichuan, is designated as the Western Military Region, and six armies are stationed.  The southern region, including Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Taiwan, was designated as the Southern Military Region, and elite troops from eight armies were stationed.  The Central Plains region, including Henan, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Shandong, was designated as the Central Plains Theater, and elite armed forces of eight armies were stationed.  Designate the Nanjing area, including Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, as the Central Military Region.  The elite direct descendants of the Central Army stationed in ten armies have formed a military deployment of five major military regions across the country and formed a preliminary security strategic pattern.

    Based on this calculation, an army strength of at least forty corps will be needed. Even if the existing organizational reform is fully completed, the army will still need to be expanded.  Of course, on the military construction schedule of the National Defense Forces Strategic Planning Office, comprehensive military reorganization must be completed within three months, that is, in the first half of 2025, when the national elections begin.  The army expansion plan is divided into three steps. The first step is to expand the establishment of an army within this year.The first step is to continue to expand the organizational structure of three armies in the next two years, and the third step is to expand the organizational structure of six armies in the next three years.  In other words, according to the Army expansion plan of the Strategic Planning Office, by the end of 2030, the country's national defense army will have 40 corps, and the number of active troops will reach about 1.5 million, basically reaching the level of maintaining national security.  armed forces.

    ¡°Originally, it was impossible to complete comprehensive military reorganization at least in the first half of the year as planned.  But after sufficient secret funds were injected, whether it was Fengjun or Xingui Army.  Even the most conservative Jin army, under the current situation of central unification and the main force of the National Defense Forces occupying a comprehensive advantage, even if they want to reject the reorganization, they are unable to do anything.

    400 million Singapore dollars, and it is still increasing. This is almost equivalent to the military expenditure of the three armed forces of the National Defense Force for a year. It is of great significance and role in the rapid improvement of military strength.  Sufficient military expenditure guarantee and a unified centralized power structure.  It is imperative to organize the military into large-scale military regions. The imbalance in the balance between central military power and local military power has made the entire military reorganization plan extremely smooth and did not cause too much stress reaction.

    As for the navy, it has been pursuing the policy of concentrating on development over the years, building warships independently and vigorously, avoiding the enemy's main force, and expanding its strength.  With the rapid improvement of China's overall industrial machinery, material chemistry and ship construction level, the entire navy's first combined fleet has begun to take shape, which is different from the same.

    According to the Washington Naval Convention, the total tonnage of China's naval fleet shall not exceed 265,000 tons and eight capital ships, and China's aircraft carrier shall not exceed 70,000 tons.  However, due to China's economic level and industrial construction strength, the Wehrmacht Command-level Navy Department finally decided to cancel the construction of York-class battleships and focus its limited financial resources on the upgrade and maintenance of the existing six German main battlecruisers.

    As for China's new shipbuilding plan, it is not only steady and orderly, but also different from other countries around the world competing to build light cruisers with a displacement of 10,000 tons. In the Chinese Navy's shipbuilding plan, there are twelve light cruiser designs.  The displacement is only 6,000 to 8,000 tons, and not only has construction not started, the design has not been completed.  After all, this is the first time that China has independently designed and built such a huge warship, so the Chinese Navy has purchased several retired warships of this tonnage and displacement from various countries around the world for reference.  Such a displacement would hardly pose a threat to any country, and of course it would not attract enough attention from the navies of Britain, the United States, Japan, France and other countries.

    The warships that Chinese shipyards have actually begun to construct and have successively launched into sea trials are the latest warships with a displacement of 3,200 tons.  The displacement of this kind of warship is similar to that of the Chinese Navy¡¯s old-fashioned Hai Rong-class armored cruiser, but its design is very similar to China¡¯s more successful Hai Feng-class destroyer. Some military newspapers even pointed out that this kind of warship has a displacement of 3,000  The two-hundred-ton warship, officially named the Sea King-class destroyer, is actually an enlarged version of the Umikaze-class destroyer and can be regarded as a new type of cruiser.

    However, regardless of whether this type of warship named Sea King should be classified as a cruiser or a destroyer, as the twelve 6,000- to 8,000-ton cruisers in the Navy's construction plan have not yet been designed and finalized, this light  The Sea King-class battleship has become an important force in the surface ships of the First Fleet of the National Defense Forces Navy.

    This type of enlarged destroyer is more comprehensive in combat missions. It not only strengthens the destroyer's anti-torpedo boat role, but also strengthens its anti-submarine and air defense roles.  At the same time, it also has certain anti-ship capabilities and the ability to coordinately attack enemy main warships.  It is actually a kind of naval warfare complex. Although it is not very outstanding in all aspects, it is superior in its comprehensive combat methods and low construction and maintenance costs.

    In addition to the Haifeng-class destroyers, the more than 1,000-ton Haifeng-class and Haitian-class destroyers were the main destroyers in previous years.  The Haitian class has long been discontinued, while the Sea Breeze class is still produced in some small shipyards and slipways, mainly for export to some interested countries.

    Those main warships of the First Fleet, such as Zhaohe, Yingrui, Feihong, etc., were withdrawn from active service in large numbers and became reserve warships or training ships because their performance could no longer meet the needs of the navy.

    The underwater strength of the submarine force has always been the advantage of the Chinese Navy.  Although Germany, known as the king of submarines in the world, once had a huge submarine force, after its defeat in World War I, Germany's submarine force suffered a devastating blow.  Whether in terms of quantity or quality of submarines, the Chinese Navy's submarine force has firmly ranked at the forefront of other countries in the world and has become the most proud combat force of the Chinese Navy.

    Known as the underwater fang of the Chinese Navy bsp; However, at the beginning of the year, Hua Fei used private funds to secretly inject into the army, especially the navy. The biggest focus of attention was not on the above shipbuilding plans.  In May of 2025, as preparations for elections began across the country, and after the negotiations between China and Japan reached a deadlock, or a deadlock, the closed dock of the New Century Shipyard in Shanghai??A huge ship with a low profile.  People who are a little familiar with naval warships will find that this giant ship is as huge as a battleship, but there is no huge main gun visible on the hull, but a straight flight runway.  Yes, this is an aircraft carrier. This is the first aircraft carrier that the Chinese National Defense Force Navy has finally arrived after years of waiting and expectation!

    The role of aircraft carriers in future naval battles will definitely have a huge impact. In a fleet without aircraft carriers, it means that there is no air superiority.  The navy that loses air superiority will become the target of attack, completely lose the initiative in combat, and can only passively become the target of enemy attacks.

    The emergence of aircraft carriers is definitely an epoch-making product. It will completely change the history of naval warfare, completely replace battleships in World War II, become the overlord of the ocean, and usher in a new era of the navy.  Although people in this era generally do not realize this, countries still spare no effort in the development of aircraft carriers.

    Hua Fei, who is familiar with the general direction of history, certainly understands the importance of aircraft carriers, and the aircraft carrier construction technology of this era is far less complex than that of later generations.  But at the same time, the aircraft carriers of this era were very primitive, and the accident rate for fighter jets taking off and landing from the aircraft carrier was very high.  Huafei has been delaying the development plan of the aircraft carrier. Comprehensive and detailed technical research is certainly one point, but the fundamental thing is to improve the aircraft carrier's escort fleet group.

    The huge losses suffered by the Japanese aircraft carrier formation in the last naval battle were not only due to their lack of experience in aircraft carrier battles, but also due to their risk of approaching China's aviation combat warning line, their lack of intelligence on Chinese radars, and their arrogance.  Inside.  Use the lessons of others as your own experience.  , so the fundamental purpose of Hua Fei's vigorous development of Sea King-class destroyers is to serve as escort ships for aircraft carriers.  In addition, frigates were professionally released, and most of the miniaturized anti-submarine destroyers began to be fully equipped. The launch of China's first aircraft carrier was delayed in a low-key manner.

    This aircraft carrier named Eastern Giant is based on the design and construction drawings of the Derfflinger-class battlecruiser, and refers to the hulls of Mackensen and even York-class battleships, and is designed with a German origin.  warship.  The Oriental Giant aircraft carrier has a standard displacement of 22,800 tons and a full load displacement of 25,600 tons.  The ship is 253.7 meters long, the flight deck is 33.9 meters wide, the waterline is 231 meters long when fully loaded and drained, the waterline is 25.8 meters wide, and the draft is 7.8 meters.  There are 9 boilers, 4 steam turbines imported from Germany, 4 shafts, and the output power of the main engine reaches 125,000 horsepower.  The maximum speed is 33.2 knots and the endurance is 12,500 nautical miles/15 knots.  It is equipped with 4 single-barreled 127mm cannons, 8 2-barreled 28mm machine guns, and 36 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns.  There are about 90 carrier-based aircraft and 2,200 design personnel.

    The launch of the aircraft carrier made the senior officers of the National Defense Forces, especially the naval officers, who secretly participated in the ceremony, cry with joy.  Their happiness is largely not about owning an aircraft carrier, but that China's shipyards have finally built a large warship completely and independently.  Whether it was the Derfflinger-class or Mackensen-class battleships previously in service in the Navy, they were all German battle-damaged ships or unfinished ships, and Chinese shipyards completed subsequent repairs and outfitting work.  But the Oriental Soldier is completely a large warship designed and built by the Chinese Navy's military industry!

    With this aircraft carrier, it will immeasurably improve the navy's combat capabilities. The combat radius of combat aircraft will be greatly increased. It can even cooperate with shore-based aircraft to launch an east-west flanking attack on Taiwan. Its strategic and tactical role is extremely significant.  With this aircraft carrier, the confrontational situation between the Chinese and Japanese navies will change. At least the Chinese navy will not avoid fighting when it discovers the Japanese navy.  Navy aircraft can take the initiative to launch attacks on the enemy, and the naval fleet can even take the opportunity to launch a flanking attack from the sea, which will greatly increase its combat effectiveness.

    However, the launch of the aircraft carrier is still some distance away from the start of a battle, and the production of carrier-based aircraft is still in the factory.  Moreover, the addition of an aircraft carrier cannot immediately and completely reverse the naval strength gap between China and Japan. Hua Fei is very self-aware of this.  But at least the launch of this aircraft carrier has qualitatively improved the strength of the Chinese Navy, and Huafei's dream of building a powerful navy has taken shape.

    The air force has always been the advantage of the Chinese Navy, but this technical advantage is gradually being caught up by Japan.  Due to the lack of competitors, the Chinese Air Force is not very interested in building and retaining a large fleet.  Instead, the limited military spending is put into training a large number of new pilots and research.

    Whether it is the two major aircraft manufacturers or the flight research institute, the current joint research focus is on all-metal aircraft and increasing the power of the aircraft, working towards the ultimate goal of faster, higher and further.  However, this is a systematic project, and limited by the constraints of science and technology and material technology, it is almost impossible for Air Force aircraft to achieve a breakthrough leap.  Therefore, while aircraft manufacturers and research institutes are studying new aircraft models, they have not forgotten to upgrade existing aircraft. Among them, the research on adding wireless communicators to aircraft has achieved great results, which is very important for improving the combat effectiveness of aircraft.  Ability is of great significance.

      During this reorganization, the National Defense Forces Command not only improved the construction of the Navy's First Fleet, but also carried out systematic reforms in the construction of the Air Force.  The Air Force Command has three pilot divisions. The First Pilot Division is responsible for the air defense of the central and eastern coastal areas of Nanjing, the Second Pilot Division is responsible for the air defense of the northern region, and the Third Pilot Division is responsible for the air defense of the southern region.  Because there is no air threat in the western region, the air force will not be stationed for the time being.

    Each pilot division has three flight regiments, each flight regiment has three flight groups, each group has three squadrons, and each squadron has three detachments with a total of about 30 aircraft.  Each mission will be dispatched with a different number of aircraft depending on the mission. Each flight group has about ninety aircraft stationed at one airport. However, depending on the needs of the combat mission, as many as two hundred aircraft may be concentrated at one main airport.  All aircraft of the regiment perform large-scale military missions.

    This is a peacetime establishment, and the full deployment of three air force divisions requires more than 2,000 aircraft.  The current number of empty aircraft obviously does not reach this level, and in wartime, the number and structural proportions of this aircraft may be adjusted at any time due to need, and are not static.

    In addition, the aviation force under the Navy does not belong to the Air Force, and the Marine Corps under the Navy does not belong to the Army.  The Air Force also has jurisdiction over radar regiments, airborne paratroopers, transportation and supply services, and other services, which are not affiliated with other services.  However, during wartime and even in current training, the three armed forces have strengthened their joint awareness and pertinence.

    The reorganization of the entire army encountered almost no major obstacles. Although Zhang Xueliang, Yan Xishan, and Li Zongren of the Xingui Clan had a strong influence in the direct army, compared with Hua Fei's control of the entire army,  Their prestige and influence are not enough to compete with them.  As a result, the entire National Defense Force underwent a systematic reorganization and was redeployed according to the established plan.  However, in terms of the number of troops deployed, both the quantity and quality of the troops in the Northern Military Region are obviously more focused than what is stated in the plan.

    After more than ten years of hard work, Hua Fei finally achieved full control of China's military and firmly controlled military power in his hands.  However, this is not an end for Hua Fei, but a means. It is a prerequisite for promoting the stability and unity of the country and building a strong country.

    There is no airtight wall in the world. Even though the reorganization of the National Defense Forces is very low-key, it still cannot be hidden from the cameras of reporters who are everywhere.  The Army's reorganization is relatively good, and more people understand it as an internal power struggle within China.  However, after the launch of the Chinese Navy's aircraft carrier was photographed by an American reporter and published in a newspaper, there was a lot of discussion in various countries.  The Japanese military, in particular, reacted extremely fiercely and exerted strong pressure on the government. The negotiation efforts that had just achieved weak results were completely in vain, and all negotiations came to a standstill again.

    A spokesman for the Japanese government said that China has no sincerity in negotiating. While they are sending negotiators, they continue to expand their military and have not given up their policy of confrontation and hostility to Japan.  Japan cannot accept this at all. If China wants to reopen negotiations, it must give up its military expansion!

    In response to the Japanese government¡¯s declaration, Nanjing¡¯s response once again exceeded everyone¡¯s expectations.  Nanjing did not continue to make efforts to resume negotiations like last time. Instead, it immediately recalled the Japanese negotiating delegation and quickly held a press conference. What made all reporters crazy was that Hua Fei would attend the press conference.  At the meeting, he expressed relevant views and accepted questions from reporters regarding the breakdown of Sino-Japanese negotiations.
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