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Text Chapter 103 Strategic Deception in the Naval Race

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    By the end of 1925, the economic aggregate of the Republic of China had grown to a terrifying 600 billion yuan, while the United States had only exceeded 120 billion yuan at this time.  The United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Poland are several European countries that have built a European army defense system.  A large number of laborers were drafted into the army.  However, the U.S. economy is still growing, because the United States is also engaged in a bubble economy. At the same time, the United States also lends money to Britain and France to help Britain and France recover their economies.  Because tariffs in European countries are relatively low, a large influx of Chinese goods has occurred.  In order to balance the trade deficit, they have to invest their labor in mining the raw materials that China is willing to import.  For Britain and France, this just put the colonial labor force to use.  For Britain and France, it actually increased the total amount of wealth they could plunder in the colonies.  However, it is difficult for their industry to develop because a large number of Chinese goods have entered, causing European industry to be very low.  But in terms of money, at least there is no shortage.  The total economic volume of the Republic of China has reached 600 billion yuan, which is due to the development of productivity, because the improvement of productivity can enable people to receive high wages.  If people do not receive high wages, such high productivity will quickly saturate the market, causing the entire country's economy to fall into a bottleneck that is difficult to break through.  But for the Republic of China, advanced productivity is not that widespread. Although the total infrastructure greatly exceeds that of the United States, per capita it was almost the same as the United States this year, and in many fields it only slightly surpassed the United States.  It¡¯s just that the economy of the Republic of China still maintains a very astonishing growth rate. Although the United States started to play the bubble economy, its economic growth rate was also very high, but the productivity level of the United States was surpassed after all, so the growth rate was obviously not as good as that of the Republic of China.  In addition, the U.S. Army has caused a lot of labor force to join the army, and the growth rate has been much slower.  Moreover, the total population of the United States is not as good as that of the Republic of China, and its industrial division of labor is also not as good as that of the Republic of China.  However, the United States has also begun to subcontract some industries to European countries for development.  to boost the economies of European countries.  The Republic of China has advantages in terms of population and growth rate. If we talk about its disadvantages, it is that its investment in social welfare is already higher than that in Europe and the United States. In addition, it also invests much more in education than Europe and the United States.  However, in terms of per capita military expenditure, the Republic of China is much less.  The League of Nations and the Third World Alliance are still at odds with each other, and the formation of these two world-wide organizations has changed.  Originally, both sides were under the banner of cosmopolitanism, and their function was also to mediate conflicts between countries and other issues. However, it turned out to be a military alliance.  Europe and the United States blame this problem on the Third World Alliance formed by the Republic of China. They believe that the Third World Alliance first formed a military alliance, which led to the formation of the League of Nations and turned it into a military alliance organization.  An arms race between the two major military alliance systems.  It mainly focuses on the navy.  In the army competition, the Republic of China did not participate, so there was no competition.  But the League of Nations also formed an army of nearly eight million people.  The Republic of China did not continue to expand the size of its army, and the army forces of both sides remained relatively equal.  In terms of air force, European and American countries have vigorously developed strategic bombers and excellent fighter jets, and have begun to equip the air forces of various countries. However, the Republic of China has not updated its air force equipment.  So the Air Force side.  It can only be said that European and American countries are catching up, but there is no arms race.  In terms of the navy, the Republic of China launched five Huabei-class battleships this year, which is an improved version of the Huadong-class battleships. The number of battleships in the Republic of China reached eleven.  But the number of battleships of the navies of Britain, France and the United States has long left the Republic of China several blocks away.  Their first batch of sixteen advanced battleships were all launched, and then twenty more 38,000-ton 'advanced battleships' were launched.  The reason why so many were built is because of the five Huabei-class battleships launched by the Republic of China.  It is claimed that ten ships were launched.  "Okay, very good. Those idiots took the bait and launched another twenty ships, plus the original sixteen ships. It's already thirty-six ships!" Jiang Yu laughed happily.  "Yes, Commander, there are already thirty-six ships. In the past year, we repainted the five battleships we launched, constantly changed their identities, and then appeared in some ports for European and American spies to take photos, so that now  Britain, France and the United States believe that we really have ten Huabei class battleships." Xie Baozhang also laughed. It was obvious that the attention of Britain, France and the United States had been firmly attracted by the battleships.  "However, the United Kingdom and the United States have now begun to experiment with building aircraft carriers, but the technology is relatively low-level. The United Kingdom is using coal ships for transformation." Xie Baozhang said.  "It doesn't matter, now the aircraft carrierThe combat effect is unclear, and it is impossible for Britain and the United States to invest too many resources in its construction.  How is the research and development of our aircraft carrier technology going?  "Jiang Yu asked. "The Navy has finalized a 50,000-ton main battle aircraft carrier and a 40,000-ton auxiliary aircraft carrier.  The main battle aircraft carrier carries bombers and can carry sixty medium bombers.  The auxiliary aircraft carrier is a fighter take-off and landing platform and can carry 80 Mustang fighter jets.  "Xie Baozhang said. "Where is our submarine force?  "Jiang Yu continued to ask. "Although the total tonnage of our submarines is not large, the technology is very advanced, at least twenty years ahead of Europe and the United States.  "Xie Baozhang said. "Now that the aircraft carrier has been finalized, let's start secretly building the aircraft carrier battle group!  Just be sure to keep it a secret.  We also want Europe and the United States to continue jumping into the battleship trap.  "Jiang Yu smiled. "Our secret shipyard in the Southeast Asian archipelago has reached a certain scale, and aircraft carriers can be built there without anyone noticing.  " Xie Baozhang said, "We put the aircraft carrier among the islands, and it is difficult for European and American countries to find it.  ¡± There are too many islands in Southeast Asia, which are densely packed like a maze. Therefore, there are territorial waters everywhere that do not allow ships from other countries to pass through. Many islands are also very deserted, and European and American countries have no idea whether some people live in them. They have to hide.  It is still very easy for a few aircraft carriers. The European and American countries are currently immersed in the siege of the Republic of China Navy with a total tonnage of two to one. The reason why is obviously because they are guilty and afraid of being attacked by China.  Liquidation of the Republic of China. Especially the United Kingdom and the United States are better, but American capitalists are also afraid that the Republic of China will cross the Pacific and Atlantic and attack the United States in a large scale. Therefore, the United States is the main force in the construction of the League of Nations naval defense system at this time, and now it is the most powerful among European and American countries.  Money. The United States, the richest country, builds more, which is in line with their own needs. In addition, productivity has indeed developed, and the United States has a two-to-one tonnage advantage over the Republic of China Navy.  It is more important than the army, because this is their lifeblood. However, although the Republic of China also participated in this competition, it was just a false shot. So far, the Republic of China has only 11 naval battleships.  , and the number of advanced battleships in European and American countries has reached 36, and the tonnage comparison between single battleships, the tonnage of European and American battleships is still larger. The Republic of China is still relatively focused on the construction of battleships, but it is not as much as Europe and the United States.  Crazy, every time a new battleship is launched, the identity of two battleships must be revealed, thereby luring Europe and the United States to invest their labor in the manufacture of these outdated battleships. The Republic of China is obsessed with the construction of battleships.  The main purpose is to use battleships to build an air defense system for the aircraft carrier. But air defense can also be completed with those small ships. Battleships are only very useful in supporting landing battles. In addition, battleships are larger and can carry more powerful anti-aircraft guns. Therefore,  The Republic of China plans to build another 15 Hua-class battleships in 1926. Those four battleships will be named Huanan class. If the number is expanded in the future, they will be called Huaxi class and Huazhong class.  Battleships are the main battleships of the Republic of China, and the high-end and high-end General-class battleships are more of a product of meaning. The first General-class battleship "Huo Qubing" was officially launched in early 1926. The appearance of this battleship.  The British, French and American navies were in an uproar. The Huo Qubing turned out to be a super battleship with a tonnage of 45,000 tons. The fact that the Republic of China produced a super battleship like the Huo Qubing meant that the battleships currently equipped by Europe and the United States were lagging behind.  Speaking of advanced. As a result, the Huo Qubing once again became a backward battleship. First of all, it was incomparable in terms of tonnage, and secondly, in terms of performance, it was even more incomparable to the so-called 38,000-ton advanced battleship.  In front of the Huo Qubing, it was nothing but a super battleship like this. The cost of the war was such that it cost up to 25 million yuan and required a lot of labor.  For a superpower like the Republic of China, there is naturally no pressure, but for Europe and the United States, the emergence of such super battleships has plunged them into panic.  The twelve 38,000-ton advanced battleships that were still under construction were halfway through construction and were stopped.  Soon after, these unbuilt battleships were pulled to be used as steel.  Britain, France and the United States also began planning to build their super battleships in 1926.  And they adhere to the "basic policy of the Republic of China to build one ship, and they will not waver in building two ships."  Huo Qubing was secretly photographed by spies at the port. AFinally, a General-class battleship that looked similar to the Huo Qubing but had a completely different paint job was launched from the dock. After the battleship was launched, spies secretly took photos of it.  Britain, France and the United States could not help but exclaim: Two ships!  The Chinese have two super battleships.  The Republic of China claims to the outside world that it has only one ship, but Britain, France and the United States do not believe it and believe that the Republic of China has 'hidden' the other one.  And their super battleship is still being designed and researched!  In order to speed up technological research, Britain, France and the United States have invested a lot of research funds in the technological research and development of super battleships.  Only the Republic of China is soberly aware that super battleships look very majestic, but they are actually a huge pit.
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