The deduction was abruptly terminated, and then he was called out by the commander-in-chief's secretary and went to the secretary's office, and no one came to greet him for half an hour.

Bai Zhizhan was not only confused, but also uneasy.

Did you do something wrong?

Maybe!

Because there is no experience at all, and there are no combat examples to learn from, in the whole process of deduction, Bai Zhizhan can only follow his feelings.

To be precise, it should be to command the fleet to fight according to its own understanding.

Either way, it's a bold attempt.

Through this attempt, the White Stop War gained a more profound, or rather more intuitive understanding of aviation operations.

In fact, before the abrupt termination of the deduction, Bai Zhizhan was very sure of the final victory, and he even felt that he had grasped the trick to victory.

Unfortunately, the moment the commander-in-chief's secretary pushed open the door, the whimsical idea disappeared.

Now that he came to the outside of the commander-in-chief's office, Bai Zhizhan was even more up-and-down.

After pushing the door open, the secretary nodded at him. As a result, when Bai Zhizhan went in, the secretary closed the door and did not follow up.

In the room, there was only Zhu Shijian.

"Congratulations, Commander."

"To be honest, I still like the term 'headmaster.'"

"Headmaster."

Zhu Shijian smiled and said, "Sit casually, don't stand stupidly." I don't have any hobbies, and a lot of people don't think I'm like an admiral. A glass of boiled water? ”

Bai Zhizhan didn't refuse, he was indeed thirsty.

"Although the results of the deduction have not yet come out, for us, it is over, at least I think it has been divided."

"Headmaster......

"We often say that winning or losing doesn't matter, but we have to be competitive, and this exercise is really important." Zhu Shijian pressed his hand, stopped Bai Zhizhan's words, and said: "I called you over, but I actually wanted to ask you a few questions in private. ”

Bai Zhizhan was stunned for a moment, then he was startled, and hurriedly said: "The principal is serious, how can I have the ability......

"If you are a threesome, you must have my teacher." This time, Zhu Shijian still didn't let Bai Zhizhan finish his words, but he didn't waste any more saliva. "The first question is, if we are committed to developing aviation forces and building a naval warfare system dominated by aviation units, what are the chances of victory?"

Bai Zhizhan was stumped at once.

Is this a problem?

Even if it is, can you answer casually?

"Don't worry, I just want to know your judgment, or how do you think the next naval battle will be fought."

"Just a personal thought?"

Zhu Shijian nodded, and let Bai Zhizhan say boldly.

After pondering for a moment, Bai Zhizhan said: "In fact, in the development of aviation, to be precise, in fact, the issue of change, the key is not how much chance of victory, but that we have no choice at all. The only thing that is certain now is that if we continue on the same path, we will lose even worse in the next war. It's just that if we choose the right one, and we have the first-mover advantage, plus the strong strength of the empire itself, the odds of victory will not be small. ”

"The second question is, how can we grasp and maintain the first-mover advantage?"

Is this a problem?

"Headmaster, as you know, I didn't come from a technical background, so this kind of technical problem ...... Zhao Yu is more qualified to answer. ”

"What about strategy?"

Bai Zhizhan couldn't wait to give himself a slap, but after understanding that Zhu Shijian would not let him go, he didn't talk about it anymore.

After thinking about it quickly, Bai Zhizhan said, "I can't say for sure the rest." As far as I can see, the transformation to the air force is the trend of the times, as the saying goes, the world's martial arts, only fast is not broken, aircraft are born with speed advantages, and the momentum of technological development is even more unstoppable. ”

"So, no matter what, the Western powers will also develop air power?"

"We are active, and the great powers are passive."

Zhu Shijian frowned, but did not interrupt Bai Zhizhan's words.

"We all know that the only way out for the Imperial Navy is change, and this is even related to the fate of the Empire, we have no other choice, no matter how many difficulties and dangers lie ahead, we can only go one way to the dark. For us, change itself is a powerful motivator, and only change can be hopeful. What about the Western powers? After a historic and unprecedented victory, there is no motivation to take the initiative to seek change, and maintaining the status quo can preserve vested interests, and only by maintaining the status quo can the fruits of victory be digested. Even without taking into account the largely irreconcilable internal contradictions, the Great Powers were complacent after the war and did everything they could to protect their existing advantages. ”

"You're saying we can use this as an entry point to limit the armament of the Navy?"

"In fact, it is to emphasize the importance of traditional naval forces, so that the great powers feel that aviation is nothing more than an effective supplement to traditional maritime forces."

Now, Zhu Shijian understood.

According to the meaning of the war of white stopping, it will certainly not be possible to convince the Western powers that the aviation forces are insignificant, after all, the performance of the aviation forces during the war is obvious to all. However, just as the Chengwen faction represented by Liu Changhe refused to believe that the air force could replace the capital ships, the Western powers would not immediately accept the assertion that the air force would dominate the maritime battlefield in the future. Because the country's resources are limited, and the navy is highly dependent on resource-based heavy industries such as steel, no country can do everything and must have to make trade-offs.

Rounding up, the relationship is big.

Not to mention the Western powers that have won the war and tasted the sweetness, even if the Imperial Navy is defeated and lost, it is difficult to completely abandon the traditional line. Zhou Kuande retreated in the most extreme way, and directly submitted the letter of recommendation recommending Zhu Shijian to take over as commander-in-chief of the navy to the current saint, which has something to do with this, because only Zhu Shijian can promote the reform of the navy.

Let Liu Changhe take over?

If it is up to the Chengwen faction, I am afraid that it will take twenty years to build fifty super-dreadnoughts and challenge the alliance group that has one hundred super-dreadnoughts by then.

What about He Yongxing?

If the He family is allowed to take charge of the bull's ear, the two great families will definitely fight upside down, and they will not care about development at all.

The key is that Zhu Shijian, who has been the president of the Naval Academy for more than 20 years, is more receptive to new things and more willing to promote change.

As for popularity, it goes without saying.

Zhou Kuande didn't choose the wrong person, but he didn't think that this move was tantamount to roasting Zhu Shijian on the bonfire.

Thinking of this, Zhu Shijian couldn't help but sigh.

"Headmaster?"

After Bai Zhizhan reminded him, Zhu Shijian came back to his senses and found that several minutes had passed.

"It's not too early, you should go back and rest early."

"Headmaster, you should rest early, too."

got up to say goodbye, and the moment he walked out of the commander-in-chief's office, Bai Zhizhan breathed a sigh of relief.

At the beginning, Zhu Shijian kept his head down and was silent, Bai Zhizhan felt that he would ask a few more difficult questions, but he thought that he was wandering.

Either way, at least I can go back and rest.

Bai Zhizhan didn't notice that as soon as he walked on his front foot, another person entered the commander-in-chief's office.