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    Wang Zhenyu turned his head and looked over. Two tall and thin young men were giving him a military salute. Wang Zhenyu returned the salute and said: "It's two little fellows from Fujian again. Someone told me that the navy is all Fujianese, but it's hard to  I said, what¡¯s wrong with the Fujian people? The Fujian people are no longer Chinese. As long as they can fight hard and win the war, there is no need for naval personnel to avoid relatives.¡± Hearing Wang Zhenyu say this, Chen Shaokuan and many other Fujian naval officers present couldn¡¯t help but feel great.  After the assassination incident the year before last year, and with the fall of Sa Zhenbing, the Fujian and Guangdong factions within the naval department were suppressed. Now that Wang Zhenyu has such a guarantee, everyone is somewhat relieved.  Wang Zhenyu seemed to have seen through everyone's little thoughts, and he took the initiative to say: "Come on, let our old man Chen Shiying come and introduce to us the performance of this X-type submarine." Chen Shiying,  Born in 1883, he graduated from Jiangnan Naval Academy. He is now 36 years old. Different from his historical encounters, after following the naval uprising, he was sent to study in the British Navy in the fifth year of the Republic of China because of his outstanding military professionalism.  During the European War, due to the outstanding performance of the German submarine force, the British Navy had to send a large number of students into the battlefield. It was at this time that Chen Shiying fully realized the power of submarines. In February 1918, with the end of the war, Chen Shiying completed the  He returned to China after a two-year further study at the Royal Naval College in Portsmouth, England. To be honest, due to the war, he didn't learn much about battleships and the like, but he was very familiar with German submarines. After returning to China, he  Submitted a report to Minister Sa Zhenbing, advocating the establishment of a naval submarine force. Firstly, Sa Zhenbing was not interested in submarines and believed that they would not become a mainstream weapon in naval warfare; secondly, he was too busy to take care of himself because he participated in Wang Jingwei's assassination of Wang Zhenyu.  , so this report was thrown into Sa Zhenbing's drawer and no one cared about it, and Chen Shiying was very lucky to escape the risk of the assassination incident, because a large number of officers from the Fujian faction of the Navy were attacked by the National Security Bureau  He was arrested and executed by the Bureau. Due to the tight position of the Navy itself, he was assigned to serve as the commander of the newly built Zhanjiang Naval Base, where he trained the Marine Corps in the base every day.  I originally thought I would never return to the warship, but unexpectedly, the navy underwent tremendous changes at this time. 27-year-old Lieutenant General Chen Shaokuan became the new minister of the navy, and a group of naval officers from Germany brought a new atmosphere to the Nationalist Government Navy.  .  One of the navy submarine captains named D?nitz soon became very familiar with Chen Shiying, the commander of the Zhanjiang base, and the two discussed submarine tactics almost every day.  Chen Shaokuan accidentally saw Chen Shiying's report "On the Importance of Establishing a Naval Submarine Force", and then handed it to Wang Zhenyu like a treasure, and Chen Shaokuan became famous.  In October 1918, with the secret help of the Germans, the Chinese Navy's submarine force officially entered the city. Chen Shiying was awarded the rank of rear admiral of the First Submarine Fleet. At the same time, the Navy Ministry formulated a new military expenditure allocation plan under repeated emphasis by the Military Committee. The Navy  The submarine force received the lion's share.  Now it is Chen Shiying's turn to report to Wang Zhenyu, who came to Zhanjiang base for inspection: "Reporting to the committee, this is one of the only three X-type submarines we currently have. The X-type submarine is currently technically a German U-boat.  An improved version of the submarine, it still has a pressure-resistant hull structure. The hull is a slender steel cylinder equipped with waterproof facilities. There is a ballast groove on the outside of the pressure-resistant hull and a seawater valve below.  When air is filled into the tank, the buoyancy of the submarine increases, and the submarine will float up. If the seawater valve and the air valve are opened, seawater will enter the tank, the air will be squeezed out, and the submarine can dive. The fuel located on the outside of the hull  The structure of the reservoir is clever, so that there will be no unnecessary buoyancy caused by gaps due to fuel consumption, nor will it collapse due to excessive pressure during submersible.  Twin-shaft twin-propeller propulsion, two diesel engines are used when sailing on the water, with a maximum surface speed of 15 to 18 knots; underwater, two electric motors driven by batteries are used. The battery packs are very heavy, and the two latest battery packs weigh  600 tons. After the battery pack is exhausted, it needs to be recharged by the diesel engine. The charging time is long. After being equipped with a snorkel, it can be charged in the submersible state. Its combat performance is improved compared to the German U-shaped submarine. " Paused.  After a pause, Chen Shiying said seriously: "However, our submarines still have big shortcomings. The current surface speed of the X-type submarine driven by a diesel engine is not high, and it can only catch up with some slow-speed merchant ships, while underwater  The maximum speed is less than 10 knots, usually about 4 knots (except for the XXI type, which is equipped with a 600-ton high-energy battery pack and a streamlined hull design, and can continue to operate at an unprecedented high speed of 17 knots underwater.  hours), on the other hand, the maximum speed of a destroyer is 30 knots. In actual anti-submarine warfare, due to the need to use active sonar and hydrophones, the ship speed is generally still 10 to 15 knots. U-shaped submarines face enemy destroyers underwater in deep water.  Bombs are difficult to avoid, maneuverThe lack of sex is a fatal flaw of the X-type submarine.  "Wang Zhenyu scratched his head and said: "That's right, everyone must have heard about what happened at the Paris Peace Conference. Our current naval imaginary enemy is Japan. To deal with them, I don't need to chase them. I just need to ambush our submarines.  Just wait for their fleet to arrive at the mouth of the Yangtze River to die. In addition, the Japanese fleet is no better than the British fleet and does not have sonar at all. You don't need to worry about this. What I am really concerned about is the formation of your force.  " At this time, Chen Shaokuan couldn't help but interject: "Commissioner, our plan for the submarine force is to have fourteen combat-ready submarines by the end of this year, and to complete the full complement of twenty-four submarines by the end of next year.  The submarine fleet is a committee. Last year, the Navy Ministry submitted a six-year naval construction plan to the Military Commission, but it has never received your approval. I don¡¯t know what your thoughts are.  Wang Zhenyu finally read the plan. According to Chen Shaokuan, from the seventh year of the Republic of China to the end of the twelfth year of the Republic of China, it was planned to form a huge new naval fleet, including one aircraft carrier, two battleships, four cruisers, and destroyers.  Twenty-eight ships and twenty-four submarines. To be honest, Wang Zhenyu was really moved when he saw the aircraft carrier. The cost is not high. A 20,000-ton aircraft carrier only costs 200 million yuan.  I felt that this Chen Shaokuan had a strategic vision, but when he suddenly thought about the level of aircraft in this era, he suddenly understood that co-author Chen Shaokuan was still an old guy whose thoughts were stuck in the era of fleet duels, and his aircraft carrier was not strategic.  It was only a reconnaissance effect, so this plan was thrown aside by Wang Zhenyu. At the same time, he urged the Navy Ministry to shift its focus to the submarine force as soon as possible. Aircraft and submarines were now regarded by Wang Zhenyu as the most practical guarantee for China to become a great power.  However, Chen Shaokuan¡¯s words were all said. Wang Zhenyu couldn¡¯t get through it if he didn¡¯t give some explanation: ¡°Minister Chen, I¡¯m afraid the battleships and aircraft carriers need to be slowed down. The current four cruisers are enough. We really need to put in more effort.  One is a destroyer and the other is a submarine. These are the key weapons for the navy to carry out maritime communication missions in the future. I know you must say that only battleships can determine sea control, but I still cannot agree to you immediately. After all, the current government  Finances are also tight, and it is not completely impossible to deal with battleships. I have arranged for the Ministry of National Defense to focus on the construction of Chongming and Jiangyin fortresses, which will be equipped with 380mm caliber cannons. These will be handed over to the navy, so once the Sino-Japanese war breaks out  , the navy only needs to lock a few entrances to the sea, and the rest can be used to attack Japan's logistics line. They are an island country and cannot consume ours. Okay, you can make arrangements. I will eat with my German friends here later.  After lunch, I have to tell them that China will not ask for a penny of compensation from Germany. From now on, we are allies.  " At the same time, at the Liuguo Hotel in Beijing, Shi Congbin, the chief of staff of the Zhili-Shandong Allied Forces, secretly had a secret meeting with Wu Junmei, the director of the North China Station of the National Security Bureau. "Mr. Wu, our general has been convinced by Marshal Wang from Wuhan for a long time. Please also ask  Tell me, as long as Marshal Wang needs it, my general will go through fire and water without hesitation.  "Shi Congbin, who is already in his fifties, said words that even made him feel disgusting without blushing. Wu Junmei, while admiring him, also did not forget to say a few polite words: "General Xiao Kun is thoughtful. In fact, it would be great if General Xiao Kun had this idea.  When he goes to Wuhan, Marshal Wang will definitely welcome him in reverse.  " Shi Congbin is also an old man. He shook his head pretending to be regretful and said: "What Mr. Wu said is true, but my general is also responsible for other people's jobs. Many times he can't help himself.  " After some polite greetings, Shi Congbin got straight to the point: "To be honest, my general sent Shi here because he really has something important to discuss with you. Since Fengjun entered the customs, the lives of the northern provinces have been devastated and the people are in dire straits.  All the officers and soldiers of the Shandong Allied Army could not stand it any longer. This time it was a diplomatic failure, and the people's resentment was boiling. All our officers and soldiers were filled with righteous indignation.  " It seems that the lives of the people are devastated and the people are in dire straits. You Zhilu Allied Forces must have contributed a lot to this. Thinking so, Wu Junmei still said politely: "So, General Xiaokun intends to work for the welfare of the people in the world and justice for the country and the nation.  .  " "That's exactly what I mean, but we need your support before we dare to go straight to Huanglong.  "Shi Congbin said, "Emotionally, Zhang Zongchang wants to betray Zhang Zuolin, so there will be a negotiation. The two parties became hawkers in the vegetable market, and they started to rub off bit by bit.  I don¡¯t think Marshal Wang will give it to me. In addition, the army will gradually be nationalized, so  " Shi Congbin nodded and said, "That's very good. I will go back immediately and report to my general. When the war starts between the north and the south, my general will definitely switch sides in front of the formation to meet the king's division.  ¡± After Wu Junmei came out of Liuguo Hotel, she went toGot a rickshaw and left.  "Stationmaster, we have got rid of all the people watching the sentries, what do the old men say?" The man pulling the cart was none other than Ming Dahu, the operations captain of the North China Station.  Wu Junmei leaned her neck back and said: "After thinking about it over and over again, this matter is completely fishy. Dahu, do you think Zhang Zongchang will betray Zhang Zuolin?"
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