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Chapter 326: The old Chen family inserted a pole and a change

Ye Kai was awarded the rank of major general, although the people outside did not know about this matter, but the characters with their hands and eyes basically got the news. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Although some people were surprised by the decision of the Central Military Commission, believing that Ye Kai was just a 19-year-old young man, and that winning this honor was really a violation of the regulations on the appointment of leading cadres and also ignored the rules and regulations of the army, this matter was passed by the Central Military Commission, read out by Comrade Gu Jianrong, and awarded by Comrade Jiang Cheng.

The Military Commission conferred the title, and it was a separate secret award, there must be something to say about it, otherwise, how could so many members of the Central Standing Committee and the Central Political Bureau be convinced?

This can be said that Ye Kai must have done something earth-shattering, so he was awarded this title.

"What did the Ye family kid do to be able to be awarded the title of major general?" The person who asked this was none other than the old opponent of the old Ye family, Chen Zhaowu of the old Chen family.

The person he questioned on the other side was none other than the right-hand man of the old Chen family, General Liu Bingzheng, deputy head of the Central Military Commission and head of the Military Commission for Discipline Inspection.

"It's because of the nuclear submarine thing." Liu Bingzheng said, "I don't know what kind of shit luck this kid had, but he actually bought twelve titanium alloy nuclear submarines from Russia in one go." And it seems that I heard that he is also interested in buying aircraft carriers from Russia. The Military Commission awarded the title, it is estimated that it is because of this aspect of things, and there is a saying that it is convenient for Ye Kai to act in the army. ”

After Chen Zhaowu listened, he nodded and said, "Alas, the old Ye family has a lot of talents. I can't help but admit that this kid does have the ability, except for him, who has the ability to get so many nuclear submarines back from Russia? ”

Liu Bingzheng also had to nod and admit, "It's really difficult, there are some things that people would rather dismantle and sell as scrap iron than sell them to others." I heard that for this matter, Ye Kai ran to Russia several times, and the bribes sent out alone amounted to tens of millions of dollars. ”

"That's worth it, too." Chen Zhaowu said, "You also know the situation of our country's navy, although the nuclear submarine has been developed, there is still a lot of room for upgrading in terms of technology, if we can refer to the technical model of Soviet Russia, it is also very beneficial for us." ”

"That's true." Liu Bingzheng nodded and said, "This kid has done a good thing." ”

But how to say it, although Chen Zhaowu has gone down, he is still very concerned about some things in the political situation.

The second generation of the Lao Chen family is completely hopeless, but the influence of the Lao Chen family still exists, and it still has a very strong influence at the local level, which is enough to influence the political tendencies of a large number of middle-level officials.

"What do you think about the purchase of decommissioned aircraft carriers?" Chen Zhaowu suddenly asked Liu Bingzheng.

"Well, it doesn't seem like a bad thing." Liu Bingzheng hesitated for a moment before replying.

As for the problem of dealing with decommissioned aircraft carriers abroad, basically every international is the same, some are converted into aircraft carrier museums, some are sunk as target ships, some are sold, some are used as aircraft carrier parks, and some are directly dismantled and sold for scrap iron.

The traditional practice of the US military for retired warships is to mothball them, because these ships are in good condition and have to be regularly maintained, so in the event of war, they can be quickly replenished into the fleet, which can be called an important strategic resource. Although these decommissioned warships are not in the regular establishment, their number is extremely large, so they have earned nicknames such as "ghost fleet" and "shadow fleet".

After World War I, various countries reduced their armaments, and the United States was also faced with the difficult problem of having to decommission and dismantle a large number of warships that had just entered service.

To this end, Ernest Brown, then assistant chief of staff of the Atlantic Fleet, said that Ernest Brown, then assistant chief of staff of the Atlantic Fleet Kim proposed a method of dismantling some key components of decommissioned warships and storing them in several ports.

These ships are normally managed by reservists and can return to the battlefield at any time if needed.

The U.S. Congress finally passed a bill in 1925 establishing a National Defense Reserve Fleet to enforce the system. Currently, the "ghost fleet" mainly berths in Benissey Harbor, California, Fort Eustisdis, Philadelphia, Virginia, and Beaumont, Texas.

At the outbreak of World War II, German submarines were rampant in the Atlantic, sinking British merchant ships in large numbers, which was an almost fatal blow to Britain, which was heavily dependent on external supplies. However, Britain simply did not have any surplus ships to escort merchant ships, and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who had served as Secretary of the Admiralty, appealed to US President Franklin D. Roosevelt for help.

Considering that the United States was still pursuing a policy of neutrality at that time, and that the people at home and Congress were opposed to intervening in the war between Britain and Germany, Roosevelt started the idea of these mothballed warships.

Eventually, 50 old ships were leased to the British, providing strong support to the allies.

After the United States officially entered the war, the "ghost fleet" also began to escort its own merchant ships.

After World War II, the "ghost fleet" once reached the scale of more than 2,000 ships.

During the Korean War, these warships reappeared, and a total of 540 old ships transported supplies and provided fire support for the U.S. military. By the time of the Vietnam War, 172 old ships had been re-commissioned. And in the 1991 Gulf War, the United States also restarted two battleships, and many military enthusiasts were impressed by the footage of the USS Missouri and USS Wisconsin firing cruise missiles at Iraq.

The outstanding performance of the "ghost fleet" has made the US Navy attach great importance to it, and the United States has from time to time given it other functions, such as being used as a "tool for military aid," such as the "Kidd" class destroyers serving in the Taiwan region, which were once members of the "ghost fleet."

However, for Russia, it is obvious that it does not even have the ability to maintain these warships, and in order not to make these decommissioned warships become the target of leaking military secrets, it has become the first choice to sell scrap iron after dismantling.

And a big guy like a retired aircraft carrier is even more unlikely to be left to the enemy.

Generally speaking, the weapons and equipment on the aircraft carrier are first disassembled, and then the hull and power equipment are disassembled.

However, for a behemoth like an aircraft carrier, dismantling and decomposing is not a lucrative business, because these decommissioned aircraft carriers often have a large number of toxic substances, asbestos and expired fuel oil, and even nuclear reactors, so that the cost of dismantling has remained high.

According to statistics, the cost of dismantling an aircraft carrier today is about $20 million.

Such a high cost of dismantling makes the navies of various countries sigh with admiration, and even the US Navy, which has deep pockets, often feels stretched thin, and the dismantling process is interrupted from time to time.

"Actually, after the division of the Soviet Union, its strength has been greatly reduced." Referring to this, Chen Zhaowu also said with some emotion.

Take aircraft carriers as an example, after the division of the Soviet Union, most of the aircraft carrier resources were left to Russia, but the production and maintenance factories were in Ukraine, which led to a very embarrassing situation.

Russia's aircraft carrier is broken, and it can't be repaired by itself, so it can only be repaired by the Ukrainians, but the Ukrainians only recognize money and don't recognize people, and they don't start work without giving dollars, so Russia has no temper, after all, people are poor and short-minded, horses are thin and long-haired, and there is no way.

"Our country's maritime territory is very large, and there are external threats in Nansha, Xisha and the East China Sea, so it should be useful to buy a few aircraft carriers back." Liu Bingzheng said, "It's just that it's useless to just buy back a shell, the weapons and equipment, electronic equipment, and carrier-based aircraft on it are the most important, and I don't believe that the Russians will sell these things to us." ”

"We'll see." Chen Zhaowu said, "But if you really want to add a few aircraft carriers, this is also a big guy who burns money, and it is enough for the old Ye family to have a headache, after all, it is something they got back, so it can't be thrown there to rust." ”

"What is Elder Chen's opinion?" Liu Bingzheng felt that Chen Zhaowu would not just ask Ye Kai about the situation, nor would he just ask about nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers, it must have deep meaning.

"I don't mean anything, people go to get nuclear submarine aircraft carriers, you shouldn't be idle, you can get in touch with Russia and see if the Minsk of the Far East Pacific Fleet is willing to transfer?" Chen Zhaowu said.

"This matter ......" Liu Bingzheng originally wanted to say that it was not appropriate, but after thinking about it, he nodded and said, "You can give it a try." ”

Liu Bingzheng's brain is also quite flexible, and he instantly thinks of many things.

Chen Zhaowu's sons and grandchildren, all because of the old Ye family's death and injury, the survivors are not as good as life and death, this deep hatred is eternal and unresolved, now after the old man retires, there is nothing else to do, all day long is thinking about revenge.

But it's a pity that the power of the old Ye family is in full swing, and Ye Kai can't catch any tricks on his body, so he can only fight outside.

It is not difficult to contact Russia and explore the feasibility of purchasing aircraft carriers, but after they insert a lever, it will create a lot of trouble for Ye Kai's follow-up work.

can block the old Ye family without much effort, how could Chen Zhaowu let go of such a good thing?

"Then, if Old Chen doesn't have anything else, I'll go back first." Liu Bingzheng glanced at Chen Zhaowu and said carefully.

"Hmm." Chen Zhaowu nodded, but his eyes turned to the portrait of Chen Lifang on the table beside him.

Just after the Spring Festival this year, Chen Lifang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Former Advisory Committee who had been in a critical state in the hospital for a long time, and who had previously served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee, died of illness.

Today's old Chen family, Chen Zhaowu is left alone, and it is difficult to support alone, this is Chen Zhaowu's only feeling.

Now, the only thing he can do is to use his brains from some small things to add a little blockage to the old Ye family.

Thinking of his brothers, thinking of his sons, and thinking of his grandchildren, Chen Zhaowu's chest was full of anger and resentment.

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