Obviously, the situation on the Jidao side was much better than expected by the White Stop-War.

Because there is enough time and because there are enough trainers, the training speed of carrier-based aircraft pilots is actually faster than previously estimated.

According to Zhu Huasheng, the pilots who have passed the final examination are enough to form six aviation wings in accordance with the highest standards, two carrier-based aircraft with three crews.

Of course, there are problems.

These pilots, who have just completed their training, are inexperienced, or too young.

The solution is also very simple: dismantle and distribute to various carrier-based aviation wings, with experienced veteran pilots as the backbone to form new wings.

To this end, Zhu Huasheng proposed to let Shenpu come back as soon as possible and reorganize the team.

Bai Zhizhan did not delay, and sent a telegram to Shenpu on Jidao, asking him to immediately bring a group of backbone pilots to Jidao to select rookies.

Subsequently, Bai Zhizhan went to the grassroots level to inspect the situation.

During this time, the Naval Aviation School organized several air shows.

While observing the air show, Bai Zhizhan put forward a very meaningful suggestion, that the aviation school should set up a special confrontation unit, and that those experienced veteran pilots should take turns to come back as instructors and pass on the actual combat experience to the novices through confrontation.

In this way, those rookies who have just graduated from aviation schools can gain some valuable experience before going to war.

Perhaps, these experiences will not make them aces in the next battle.

But with this experience, they may be able to survive the first battle, or survive the first downdown.

When they fly the eagle in the blue sky again, they will become the overlord of the sky!

There is no ace pilot of the Imperial Navy who has not been beaten, and all the ace pilots have grown up from the rookies who survived.

The key point is that this is the suggestion made by Bai Zhizhan.

Although Bai Zhizhan was not a pilot and could not even fly carrier-based aircraft, in naval aviation he had an incomparably high position.

In addition, the number one trump card of the Imperial Navy followed Shenpu to Jedo.

That's right, it's Wei Chengwen.

According to the official figures released by the Imperial Navy, he has achieved 37 takedowns, of which 33 were achieved in air combat alone.

To say, he was not very lucky.

In January, Wei Chengwen's father went to the Navy Headquarters to ask for marriage leave and family leave for him, saying that he wanted to leave a seed for the Wei family.

The reason is also very strong, by his generation, the Wei family has been passed down for three generations.

At that time, Wei Chengwen said that he would not agree to anything.

It's not that I look down on my marriage partner, but I have long received the news that the fleet will soon go on an expedition, and now is the time to employ people.

Where did I think that the matter went to Liu Changxun, and it was also highly valued by the propaganda organization.

Liu Changxun obviously doesn't care about a pilot, what he sees is the number one trump card of the Imperial Naval Aviation, and he is not even married!

Now, the pressure immediately passed on.

As a result, Li Mingbo gave him a one-month long vacation with an order, and returned to his hometown to get married, and it was best to do the matter of passing on the ancestry.

Less than 3 days after Wei Chengwen left, the fleet set off and began the expedition to Fanyanyang.

If Wei Chengwen hadn't been delayed by the major event of succession, his achievements would probably have exceeded 40.

It was also taking advantage of this opportunity that Wei Chengwen gave a hard lesson to a group of fighter pilots who had just graduated, and also let dozens of bomber and torpedo pilots figure out a truth.

No matter how good the performance of bombers and torpedo planes, they are all dishes in front of fighters!

In order to show fairness, and to let the rookie know how powerful the ace is, Wei Chengwen piloted the "Typhoon", and the rookie flew the best carrier-based aircraft in service.

It was through this confrontation training with a strong performance that the proposal to stop the war in white was proved, and the Imperial Navy Aviation School then set up a special confrontation training squadron, all composed of veteran pilots, and later invited pilots from the front-line troops to serve as guest instructors from time to time.

It was busy until March 9 that Bai Zhizhan returned to Puzhou.

I didn't go back to the imperial capital directly because I had to attend the delivery ceremony of 2 fast battleships.

The two fast battleships, built with the first batch of the "Xing" class, were originally scheduled to be delivered on March 1, but during tests at the shipyard, it was found that the main guns were defective, or more precisely, the design of the ammunition conveyor, which caused the main guns to be unable to be loaded at a certain elevation angle.

As a result, it had to be returned to the shipyard for modifications.

Thankfully, it's only a minor issue, and it's been solved.

Originally, Bai Zhizhan wanted Li Jie to preside over the delivery ceremony.

It's a pity that Li Jie is busy preparing for the construction of a task force and can't be separated for the time being.

Li Mingbo is still busy in Shiquan City, and he can't help.

If anything, the news media of the empire clearly paid more attention to fast battleships.

Of course, this is also related to strategic deception.

On the day of delivery, Puzhou Port was crowded with people.

Probably in order to enhance the propaganda effect, after obtaining the consent of the Imperial Navy Command, the port of Puzhou specially opened a pier on the other side of the harbor, so that the public could see the two majestic ships up close. The navy also specially arranged a Praetorian Guard to maintain order on the spot.

It was very grand and attracted the attention of many people.

Of course, just in terms of visual impact, fast battleships are indeed much stronger than aircraft carriers.

If nothing else, just the three front and rear 9 400-mm cannons with 50 times the diameter of the barrel can give the people who are watching from across the bay with great confidence.

It seems that in this world, there is nothing that can withstand the shells fired by those main guns!

According to the Imperial newspaper, this is the strongest warship in the world.

If aircraft carriers are excluded, there is nothing wrong with saying so.

As an upgraded version of the "Asahihi" class, and breaking through the limitations of the treaty, the "South Zhuhai" class surpassed the fast battleships already in service with other powers in all respects.

It should be said that the "Prime Minister", whose comprehensive combat strength is several thousand tons, is one level higher.

In terms of comprehensive performance, among the fast battleships of other countries, the only one that can suppress the "South Zhuhai" class may be the "Yihua" class of the Nuland Navy.

In any case, the two "South Zhuhai" class ships are very strong.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that at the time of delivery, all the anti-aircraft guns were installed in accordance with the requirements.

Even the two "provincial" ships were delivered with only large-caliber anti-aircraft guns, as well as a part of the quadruple 40-mm guns.

As for the large number of 20-mm machine guns, they were installed one after another after entering service.

In actual combat, small-caliber anti-aircraft guns are often increased or decreased according to the actual situation.

Because small-caliber anti-aircraft guns did not require specialized gunners, and there were redundant officers and men on each battleship, the navy did not limit the number of small-caliber anti-aircraft guns and handed over decision-making power to the captain. As long as it can be arranged, any battleship can be installed according to the captain's requirements.

A special delivery ceremony was held for the two "South Zhuhai" class ships, which was more for publicity.

Among other things, on that day, the Imperial Navy received more than 5 million gold dollars in war donations, and many of them were earmarked for the construction of warships.

Of course, Bai Zhizhan took this opportunity to show his face.

Now, he is a war hero of the Imperial Navy and a colt of the Empire.

In the eyes of many civilians, Bai Zhizhan is the prince charming in fairy tales.