Zhao Yu asked Bai Zhizhan to follow the aircraft carrier to sea, in fact, he wanted Bai Zhizhan to relax.

Where did I think that Bai Zhizhan really regarded it as an investigation.

It was only half a day before and after, and Bai Zhizhan was inside the aircraft carrier most of the time, so he almost didn't go to the ballast tank at the bottom to take a look.

Back in port, Bai Zhizhan came to the deck.

"How's it going, satisfied?"

"Satisfied, but not perfect."

"How can there be perfection?"

Bai Zhizhan smiled, and Zhao Yu just said it casually, without meaning anything more serious.

"The third batch of construction applications was still rejected, and according to the above meaning, after the second batch is completed, the construction of the next large aircraft carrier will begin."

"Finished designing?"

Zhao Yu sighed and said, "There is too little time, and there has been a lack of designers. I mean, just build on what you have. ”

"There's really no way, so I can only do it."

"The new aircraft carrier must be built, but it can't be rushed, and it won't hurt to spend more time laying a solid foundation."

"Do you want me to come forward?"

"Not at the moment."

Zhao Yu said so, and it is not good for Bai Zhizhan to dwell on this issue anymore.

At this time, the aircraft carrier docked.

The next day, the last day of February, Bai Zhizhan went to visit several key local officials, accompanied by Zhao Yu.

It was only here that he realized how powerful the Zhang family's influence was on the Puzhou side.

When meeting with local officials in Puzhou, the first thing others looked at was Bai Zhizhan's identity as a concubine, followed by Zhang Jiayi's son-in-law.

Don't forget, Zhang Xiaoqing is the righteous daughter of the Zhang family.

As for the status of Vice Admiral of Bai Zhizhan, on the contrary, few people value it.

There is nothing strange about it, in the wartime, not to mention the lieutenant general, even the general is the secretary of the river.

In fact, this is also what Zhao Yu doesn't understand the most.

According to Bai Zhizhan's outstanding military exploits, let alone a general, even if he is promoted to a general, no one will dare to make irresponsible remarks.

What made Zhao Yu even more incomprehensible was that even Bai Zhizhan didn't care too much.

In Zhao Yu's words, by the end of last year, there were more than 30 new generals in the Imperial Army, while there were less than 10 in total in the Imperial Navy, and all of them were veterans.

This is enough to show that Zhao Yu is indeed a layman.

To say, in terms of the attitude towards military ranks, the Imperial Navy was diametrically opposed to the Army.

The key point is that the generals of the Imperial Navy directly command the fleet to fight, and it can be said that they have great power and hold decision-making power far beyond that of army generals.

In this way, it is easy to have a situation where the tail is too big to fall.

The most typical ones are the Liu family and the He family.

In order to prevent the leading generals from gaining self-respect, the Imperial Navy adopted a simple and crude approach: separation of authority and rank.

As a result, it is often the generals who have lower ranks or less senior in the military who have actual command authority.

It can be seen that not only Bai Zhizhan's military rank is low, but also Liu Xiangzhen.

Even Chen Bingxun, the god of war, is no exception.

Back then, when he was fighting in the Imperial Kingdom of Narrow-mindedness, Chen Bingxun was promoted only after he invaded Dongdu Bay, and his previous rank was only equivalent to that of major general.

Later, when he attacked Fan Yanyang, his military rank was equivalent to that of general, and when he attacked Kibu Fortress, he was also equivalent to a general.

It was not until after he was killed in battle that he was posthumously awarded the title of Generalissimo of the Imperial Navy.

It can be seen that as long as Bai Zhizhan is still fighting outside, he can only be promoted according to the normal process.

As for other honors, such as titles of nobility and the Medal of Honor, they must be the same.

As a result, in just a few decades, hundreds of nobles emerged in the Imperial Navy, a third of whom were hereditary titles.

This is also a major feature of the Imperial Navy.

The total strength of the army has always been several times that of the navy, but the nobility of the army is not more than that of the navy, and the relative number is obviously much less than that of the navy.

On March 1, the delivery ceremony of the No. 1 and No. 3 ships of the "Xingxing" class was held in Puzhou Port.

On the same day, the delivery ceremony of the No. 2 and No. 4 ships was held at the port of Thorn State.

It's very grand and lively.

However, it is only delivered.

On that day, the most important work was to name the two aircraft carriers.

As for official enlistment, that is, service, that is a matter for the future.

Even in wartime, it is not until the acceptance test is completed before it can be officially listed, and it is not considered official service until all officers and soldiers are in place.

According to management, after the ceremony, a celebratory banquet was held on the flight deck of the "Pu".

At this time, it was already evening.

Although there was little need, the Puzhou Shipyard set off fireworks as usual, announcing that after more than two years of hard work, it had finally completed the construction of the world's first large aircraft carrier, becoming one of the first shipyards in the world with relevant capabilities.

In fact, there are only 2 shipyards in total that can build large aircraft carriers.

Early the next morning, the two aircraft carriers left Puzhou Port and headed for Mastford Port.

After that, they will use the Matsukasu Port as a base to conduct acceptance tests in Xuhai, and after they are officially listed and the supporting officers and soldiers have completed their basic training, they will leave for Naqiu Port.

All tests will be carried out at the Magindachi Port so that problems can be returned to the factory in a timely manner if problems are discovered.

To this end, Puzhou Shipyard and Jianzhou Shipyard each retain a 50,000-ton floating dock to ensure that they can provide after-sales service for the delivered large aircraft carriers in a timely manner.

If all goes well, by the end of June, together with 2 and 4 large aircraft carriers on the Thorn side will be in combat effectiveness.

The key, of course, is carrier-based aviation.

Fortunately, this is also the last thing that Bai Zhizhan needs to worry about.

In the past few months, Zhu Huasheng has been staying on the "Hengjiang" to train pilots for the four newly formed carrier-based aviation wings.

In order to speed up the training, Zhu Huasheng also requisitioned a large mail ship to follow the "Hengjiang" to provide the pilots with daily life and leisure entertainment, so as to ensure that the pilots are always in an ideal state and save the time of going back and forth between the aircraft carrier and the airport.

The point is, the intensity of the training is too high.

This kind of devilish training has achieved very good results.

Of course, it also has a lot to do with the instructors transferred from other air wings.

Comparatively speaking, the training of the officers and men of the fleet could be postponed.

In Li Mingbo's words, as long as he follows the aircraft carrier to sea for a few months, even if he is a newly recruited recruit, he can become a real veteran.

On the main battleships, there were several experienced veterans in all divisions, generally sergeant majors of detached status.

It was precisely because of this that on the afternoon of March 3, Bai Zhizhan took a transport plane to Jedo.

It was already the base camp of the Imperial Navy's air force, and almost all of its naval pilots, including the carrier-based air force, had to complete their basic training in Jedo first.

After becoming a real pilot, you are eligible to participate in the selection of carrier-based aircraft pilots.

In addition, the "Yokoe" spends most of its time in the vicinity of Jedo, and even if it is to rest, it also docks at the port of Jedo.

The purpose of Bai Zhizhan going to Jedo was to find out the situation of carrier-based aviation.

In his words, when and how many troops can be invested in attacking the Khowaii Islands is actually determined by the quality of the pilots of the carrier-based aircraft, that is, by the combat effectiveness of the carrier-based aviation.

As long as the carrier-based aviation is ready, and strong enough, it is enough! 8)