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Chapter 1320 [Strategic Vision]

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    Not to mention the great powers, even in the Republic of China, many politicians and local military and political officials did not understand why Wang Xueqian wanted to vigorously develop the air force?  He spent huge sums of money and used administrative means to prepare a nearly first-class aviation school in a very short period of time. It cost a lot of money. He purchased a complete set of high-precision machine tools from the United States, copied engines from the United States and Germany, and created the first aviation school in the Republic of China.  Large-scale aircraft manufacturing plant.  Every time, he tried his best to reject the public opinion, and many people did not understand, but Wang Xueqian used administrative means to silence these people.  And the naval battle at the mouth of the Yangtze River made everything seem to change from blind confidence to far-sightedness.  If the media boasts about it, it is only a matter of time before Wang Xueqian becomes a myth. In one or two years, coupled with his uncompromising personality and charm, he can become the most popular spiritual leader in the Republic of China in terms of reputation.  ¡°It is precisely because of Wang Xueqian¡¯s development of the aviation industry that airplanes became an almost fashionable decoration in the Republic of China.  At least in the eyes of most warlords.  In the past, local warlords in the Republic of China felt that the air force was very useful, but too much would be useless.  Because among the warlords in other provinces, the only purpose of the air force is reconnaissance.  When fighting, it is equivalent to having clairvoyance and clairvoyance.  Of course, there are also those who follow the trend, such as the Sichuan warlords, who fight to the death, but no one is left behind, and they all buy more or less aircraft.  Aircraft produced in Zhejiang became a weapon for Sichuan warlords to distribute leaflets, hold celebrations and build momentum.  Moreover, the Sichuan warlords are very easy to talk to and never complain about the quality of the aircraft sold by Wang Xueqian.  Because they are the most practical. As long as they can get into the sky and not fall down, they are good airplanes.  There are only a few aircraft, which are too weak to be used for fighting, and the most important battlefield mission of the reconnaissance aircraft is to conduct reconnaissance and determine coordinates for artillery.  Reconnaissance is not necessary in Sichuan. The wars are fought on the days agreed by the commanders of both sides This is very strange. Secondly, the artillery of the Sichuan warlords does not need to set Zhuyuan at all. It is very wasteful. Artillery shells are very expensive, so how can they be willing to use them for firepower?  coverage, and they don¡¯t have artillery groups!  Unlike the forces in the south, engineers who pass by randomly are often left speechless with their extremely picky tone.  Why, there is no passenger seat?  There is a passenger seat, why not back-to-back?  Why doesn¡¯t Mao have a machine gun aimed at the butt of the machine?  The cockpit is too small to hold many grenades.  If the machine gun is placed behind the propeller, what should we do if it hits the propeller?  ¡­ ¡­ Each problem is more mysterious than the last, and they are all in the initial stage of understanding, which makes many engineers in aircraft factories speechless.  Explain it!  I'm afraid that if I don't explain it clearly, people will misunderstand that I'm selling fake and inferior products; if I don't accept it, I'll look guilty.  Therefore, all the planes used for food delivery in Zhejiang have always been outdated models, so as not to be too advanced and make people complain that they are difficult to use.  It has to be said that the southern military government came into contact with aircraft very early, and some purchased aircraft from the United States and other places a few years ago. For example, Mr. Sun Da once sent people to purchase six aircraft for military use.  But those airplanes were almost all just things that fooled people. The airplanes in the early European War, or even before the European War, were actually used as mentioned in the above question, and they were awkward.  But during the European War, not only did the army and navy achieve unprecedented development, but tanks and submarines appeared on the battlefield one after another.  For aircraft in the sky, technological revolution and improvement are unmatched by any peace era.  The First World War, in four years, abruptly transformed aircraft from reconnaissance tools into all-rounders on the battlefield, and fighter jets and bombers came into being.  In the more than four years since the outbreak of World War II in Europe, Britain and Germany were forced out of jet aircraft.  It's just that the Germans mass-produced part of it, but the British didn't put it into mass production.  ?Everyone has to be pushed to generate unlimited motivation.  A naval battle at the mouth of the Yangtze River and the destruction of a British naval fleet with a total tonnage of less than 20,000 tons did not cause the Western powers to panic and cry wolf.  At most, they are just surprised. It seems that the people of the Republic of China have found the true meaning of aircraft in naval operations.  The person who revealed this secret was the star politician of the Republic of China, Wang Xueqian.  Looking at Wang Xueqian¡¯s resume will definitely shock the entire Western world.  Being born in a thousand-year-old family, having a superior life and elegant cultivation is enough to make many people envious.  Next, studying for a Ph.D. in physics from an Ivy League school in the United States is awesome, isn¡¯t it?  But after studying, he made a fortune in the United States. At least according to surveys, Wang Xueqian is the boss of the largest chemical company in the United States.  Well, this is just the tip of the iceberg.  ??Also, the first thing I did after returning to China was to establish the largest bank in the Republic of China, Far East Bank.  Soon after, he successfully prepared for the listing of the Eastern Railway Company, turning this local railway company into a major player in one fell swoop.The company became the most capital-rich railway company in the Republic of China. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? out??????  Two years later, he became the governor of Zhejiang To use a Western saying to define Wang Xueqian's life is that he has always been "God's favorite".  ¡°For a time, more foreign media were looking for Wang Xueqian than newspapers in the Republic of China.  Many foreigners are very curious about what kind of magic this Republican warlord with a Ph.D. background in physics used to open the Pandora's box of air supremacy.  It has to be said that Wang Xueqian¡¯s interview time has exceeded his office hours. Especially for the commander¡¯s never-tiring attitude, the top brass of the Zhejiang Army expressed some concerns.  And if you offend someone like this, it is best to encourage Chief of General Staff Jiang Fangzhen to go. Anyway, he is not afraid of offending people, and the one he is least afraid of offending is Wang Xueqian.  This day, Jiang Fangzhen set out from home early in the morning. After having a breakfast at Wang Xueqian's official residence, he sat in the living room and refused to leave.  Wang Xueqian, who had just gotten up, washed up and walked past the living room to the dining room. Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly noticed a person sitting on the sofa. It was quite far away, but it was easy to recognize. It was Jiang Fangzhen.  He still didn't know what was going on, but he thought to himself: He has no plans to summon Jiang Fangzhen today!  And usually this guy always pushes back and blocks him when he implements new military strategies, making trouble for him everywhere.  Why did the sun come out from the west today and she was obediently waiting for his call at home? Could it be that the world was finally moved and Jiang Fangzhen was impressed by his domineering spirit?  "Brai, what's going on?" Wang Xueqian pulled Chen Brai to ask, and hid in a corner to ask.  Chen Brai looked helpless and said with a grimace: "Sir, I don't know what kind of medicine Mr. Jiang took wrongly. He got up earlier than the concierge at home. He even had breakfast at home. But he didn't say anything when asked.  , with a sullen face, as if everyone in the world had offended him. " Chen Bui carefully reported to Wang Xueqian, fearing that the sharp-eared Jiang Fangzhen would hear it.  This guy really can't afford to offend him. He gets excited and goes to extremes at every turn. Who can stand it?  "There are no signs?" Wang Xueqian wondered.  Chen Brai tilted his head and thought about it, and it really reminded him of some news: "During the meeting a few days ago, Commander Wen of the military came to me and asked me to advise you, can you participate less in foreign newspapers?  Interview, I can't find your people in the official residence or office." "Well" Wang Xueqian touched his chin, feeling something was wrong, and then whispered to Chen Brai.  When Chen Bulei made a gesture to indicate that he was ready, Wang Xueqian walked through the living room in a grand manner. As expected, Jiang Fangzhen put down the newspaper and stood up, following Wang Xueqian to the restaurant.  The moment he arrived at the restaurant, he was obviously stunned. Why didn't he find a map as tall as a person in the restaurant when he had breakfast just now?     what's the situation?  Jiang Fangzhen couldn't help but beat the drum in his heart.  Even if he used his feet to guess Wang Xueqian's inner activities, he would never think that this guy would study strategies and tactics while eating.  But Jiang Fangzhen soon became entangled again. Didn't he say that breakfast would be tremella soup and cream corn cakes?  How come Wang Xueqian can eat hot crab roe dumplings when he comes here? In the Republic of China, eating hairy crabs was not a high-end thing, but this is the taste of his hometown.  Jiang Fangzhen also wanted to eat, but unfortunately his stomach was too small and he could no longer hold it.  "Eat some more?" Jiang Fangzhen shook his head with a look of disgust, but he swallowed a huge mouthful of saliva and almost choked himself.  However, Wang Xueqian had no intention of letting him go. He complained about Jiang Fangzhen's expression: "You look too bad. If you need to replenish your energy, it would be better to eat some Tremella soup or something." "Wang Governor, you are the backbone of the Zhejiang Army. Just speak up.  It¡¯s not appropriate to talk about food, isn¡¯t it?¡± Wang Xueqian said calmly: ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about food¡± Seeing Jiang Fangzhen¡¯s expression was not good, Wang Xueqian could only give in and said: ¡°Okay, this is a bit inappropriate.  Let's discuss the new defense deployment. Brother Baili, this map will be familiar to you" "What's interesting about the map of the Republic of China?" If Jiang Fangzhen can't even recognize the map of the Republic of China, he doesn't deserve to be in the center.  He has been a senior military adviser for ten years, but like other strategists in the Republic of China, his eyes are on land, not on the sea.  Wang Xueqian gulped down a bowl of bean curd, wiped his mouth, stood in front of the map, and said: "The Republic of China has more than 18,000 kilometers of coastline, but with our existing naval strength, it is basically  It is impossible to achieve the ability to defend foreign enemies from outside the country. From the Bohai Bay to the Beibu Gulf, the winding coastline can become a landing point for foreign invaders, and there is nothing we can do about it.¡±nbsp; Such a heavy question, is it okay to say it while eating? It¡¯s too irresponsible. Jiang Fangzhen has the genes of a literary and artistic element in his body, and his emotional impulse often makes him have an irresistible offensive behavior.  But at the same time, he is a person who is easily infected by the atmosphere.  Wang Xueqian's words were like a heavy hammer blow to his heart. After a while, the senior general of the Zhejiang Army was breathing heavily: "Wang Governor, you have always said that there are only two imaginary enemies of the Republic of China, and one is Soviet Russia.  , one is Japan. And you prefer Japan as our imaginary enemy. The reasons have been explained. Japan has the ambition to attack the mainland, and the focus of Soviet Russia's defense is still in Europe.  To achieve independence, we have to develop a navy?" "No money!" "Ahem" Wang Xueqian said two words lightly, and all Jiang Fangzhen's words were stuck in his throat, and he coughed in frustration.  Jiang Fangzhen thought sadly, no money, no money, but you still told me so much.  It has to be said that Jiang Fangzhen is a person who loves to ponder, but he ponders for himself in his heart and then competes with himself.  He is the kind of person who is very aggressive.  After thinking about it, he felt that Wang Xueqian had something else to say, and it was probably about the development of the air force next.  The initial investment of the air force is much larger than that of the army. An army that has begun to gain combat effectiveness only needs one year of training. It may take ten or twenty years to develop an army's combat tradition.  But I have to say that the biggest advantage of the army is that it can form an army in one year. At least such an army can be dragged onto the battlefield.  But this is not the case for the Air Force and Navy. This is a process of quantitative change to qualitative change after the accumulation of technology, and there is a long growth period.  Jiang Fangzhen cannot distinguish the essential difference between the two. It is not that he is not smart enough, but that he cannot see the future of the Air Force.  "Assuming that the Republic of China has no restrictions on naval treaties and no technical restrictions, it can develop naval armaments without restrictions. But even looking at the current situation, one battleship, one heavy cruiser, two light cruisers, four to six ships per year  Combined with other destroyers, the number of ships built per year is about 20. If the construction period of the battleship is slower, it will be about 20 months, and the cost of each ship ranges from 5 to more than 10 million US dollars.  The cost of a year of sea trials is almost the same, which means that the Navy's annual investment in new ships is at least 20 million US dollars, and the military expenditure to maintain a large fleet will not be less than this amount, plus the port  The investment in construction, shipyards, and supporting factories will not be less than 50 million US dollars. By the tenth year, the Republic of China finally has a navy so powerful that it makes the world tremble, but the annual military expenditure for the navy alone will exceed 200 million US dollars  ¡­¡± ¡°Oh, no more.¡± Jiang Fangzhen finally understood why when he was studying in Japan, he could always see in newspapers that the Japanese government vowed to build the Eighth Eighth Fleet, but a few years passed.  , there are only three or four main warships launched, which is far from the number of sixteen main warships.  More than a billion dollars?  ¡°Forget it, the Republic of China couldn¡¯t afford it even if it had the technology.  This is equivalent to three billion taels of silver!  Converting it to silver dollars is 4.5 billion yuan. If you train an army, as long as there are enough soldiers, an army of 10 million is not a dream.  Such a huge army can submerge Japan in the vast sea of ????war within three months, without even a chance to flutter.  What¡¯s more, the Republic of China did not have the technology and talent to build super battleships.  Apart from anything else, the warship builders of the Republic of China could only design and build frigates and destroyers at most. Torpedo boats were quite smooth to build, but were they warships?  Jiang Fangzhen felt aggrieved and had something to say, but felt too guilty to dare to say it.  He secretly regretted, how could he let Wang Xueqian control the rhythm of the conversation?  He started talking about the navy, which he was unfamiliar with.  Next, not allowing Jiang Fangzhen to think quietly, Wang Xueqian said about the air force again: "Brother Baili, but the development of the air force is different. You can see the development of large-scale air forces in Liaodong, Jiaodong, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Leizhou Peninsula based on the coastline of the Republic of China.  bases, and then set up supply and small airports in other areas. Once something happens on the coastline, it only takes two hours for the aircraft to launch the first wave of counterattacks. It will not take more than five hours for the additional aircraft to arrive at the battlefield.  For reconnaissance of the coastline, low-speed seaplanes can fly back and forth more than 500 nautical miles, which is equivalent to pushing the Republic of China's defense 500 nautical miles outward" This brand-new combat defense model is indeed very novel for Jiang Fangzhen.  Especially when he thought that with only a few air force bases and spending only a few tenths of the military expenditure of the navy, the entire coastal defense could be secured.  What could be more suitable for the Republic of China than an airplane?  Jiang Fangzhen, whose eyes were swishing and shining, was filled with excitement.??, this was a sentimental emotion that he could not restrain. Combined with the results of the air force and sea battle that annihilated the British fleet in one fell swoop, he said excitedly: "It's like using two waves of attacks at the mouth of the Yangtze River to completely cut off the hope of the British, ending the battle!"  "Brother Baili, I have to tell you a fact. The Air Force's victory in naval battles is actually luck!" "Luck?" Jiang Fangzhen's thinking always seems to be slower than Wang Xueqian's and cannot catch up.  Both of them are smart people, but Wang Xueqian always jumps when he talks, which is unbearable.  "The Zhejiang Army's Air Force does not have torpedo aircraft, and the attack effect of temporarily using fighter jets as dive bombers is not ideal because the aerial bombs are too light. It seems easy to sink a weakly armored warship like a destroyer, but if it were not for the cruiser HMS Suffolk  Sitting on the beach at the beginning, the British may have escaped unscathed. Moreover, the British warships also exposed the reason for their lack of anti-aircraft firepower. Once the British react and make a comeback, I am afraid the result will be different.¡± Wang Xueqian¡¯s words are not alarmist, but.  The indisputable fact is, of course, that the main reason is that the Zhejiang Air Force has too few aircraft.  But he would not say it out loud because he was so excited about selling planes that he neglected the expansion of the Zhejiang Army's aviation force.  But Jiang Fangzhen didn¡¯t know that he could feel Wang Xueqian¡¯s heart and expressed his biggest worries to him without reservation.  Wang Xueqian continued: "With the further improvement of aircraft performance requirements, engine problems and new aircraft design issues are plaguing the factory. In the short term, it is not realistic to completely reverse it within at least one or two years. So, I have to  Accepting a large number of interviews with foreign media, promoting new weapons such as aircraft, while also passing on wrong tactics and development directions to foreign countries. Only when foreigners make detours can we get up and running, and not be short-changed because of domestic weak industrial strength.  It took time to catch up. It took twenty years for the invention of the aircraft to appear on the battlefield, and the next twenty years will be an era of rapid development for the entire aviation industry. Now we have the opportunity to develop the aviation industry because of the advancement of the aircraft manufacturing industry.  The entry barrier is not high, but if we don¡¯t have enough technical reserves, we will definitely be eliminated by the whole world if we only develop low-end models. We can¡¯t lose at the starting line, let alone the sprint line. Do you understand all this?  I don¡¯t like interviews, not at all. But I have to hold on to my inner worries to participate in interviews with these first-class Western newspapers. The reason is to create momentum and make people afraid. In the short term, Zhejiang will not be invaded by foreign enemies." Wang Xueqian said.  Jiang Fangzhen was moved again. He felt like he was bearing the humiliation and bearing a heavy burden. He was eating Coptis chinensis in his mouth, but his smile was as sweet as honey.  ¡°It¡¯s so hard, Governor Wang!¡±  Jiang Fangzhen nodded with difficulty. He was convinced by Wang Xueqian again.  He even forgot the purpose of blocking the door. What was that?  By the way, interviews.  The officials were a little dissatisfied with Wang Xueqian's way of doing interviews without any real work and enjoying the limelight so much that they asked Jiang Fangzhen to give him advice.  But in the end, he was convinced by Wang Xueqian again.  Jiang Fangzhen sadly discovered that he regarded himself as one of the smartest people in the Republic of China, at least in the military circles.  But why is it so difficult to be a remonstrator?  On the way back, while sitting in the car, Jiang Fangzhen thought more and more something was wrong, as if he had missed something, which made him feel heartbroken and uncomfortable.  I thought to myself, "The number one person in history who has remonstrated with ministers is Wei Zheng."  And what did Wei Zheng do?  He stood in front of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and the first thing he said was: "You, you have a problem with your character, you are selfish!" Of course there was a problem with Tang Taizong's character. If there were no problems, he wouldn't even be an emperor.  Therefore, Li Shimin, who wanted to be a wise king, felt extremely guilty when facing Wei Zheng, fearing that his underwear would fall out if he was not careful.  But what are Wang Xueqian¡¯s weaknesses?  It seems that compared to Li Shimin, Wang Xueqian is indeed a moral gentleman. He is more humane than the emperor and never kills people randomly Wang Xueqian and Jiang Fangzhen have said so much, but they are not all in vain.  He was very clear about Jiang Fangzhen's character. This person liked to ponder things, especially military issues. He would even force himself into a devilish state and study without eating or drinking until he came up with a countermeasure.  This kind of simple character has always been one of Wang Xueqian's magic weapons to get rid of Jiang Fangzhen's admonishment. Wang Xueqian touched his forehead and said in his heart: "At least it can stop for three months." (~^~)
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