These days, the whole southwest is a sea of joy, but the navy, as one of the earliest branches of the southwest army, seems to be as low-key as ever in this whole joyful atmosphere. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoAs the commander and political commissar of the head of the navy, Qu Tongfeng and Ma Xiang were full of doubts when they went to Xiao Mubai's office. Although there have been major events in the southwest recently, there has been nothing to do with their navy, nothing to do with industrial construction, and they can't help the army in a war, so I really can't understand what Xiao Mubai has to do with them.

Under the guidance of the secretary, when the two walked into the office, Xiao Mubai was sitting alone on the sofa quietly looking at the documents in his hand.

Seeing the comer, Xiao Mubai put down the documents in his hand and motioned for the two to sit down, and said, "I came to you two today to hear about the development of the Navy in the past year. ”

Hearing Xiao Mubai's question, Qu Tongfeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said like a few treasures: "Chairman of the report, since the establishment of the navy, after more than a year of development, now has a South China Sea fleet under its jurisdiction, with a total of more than 38,000 troops, divided into five major arms. These include surface ship forces, submarine forces, shore defense forces, marines, and the newly formed naval aviation units. At present, the surface warship unit is composed of a combat ship unit and a logistics ship force, and has more than 40 warships of various sizes headed by the three cruisers 'Hairong,' 'Haichou,' and 'Haichen,' supplemented by the destroyers 'Flying Eagle' and 'Yuzhang,' and gunboats such as 'Chuguan,' 'Chuyu,' and 'Jiangyuan,' and 'Jiangheng,' as well as a submarine detachment, with a total displacement of about 40,000 tons. ”

Xiao Mubai nodded, leaned on the sofa and lit a cigarette by himself: "Although military construction is important, the corresponding political construction is equally important, and the principle of the party commanding the gun cannot be relaxed at any time or for any reason. “

"Please rest assured, Chairman that in view of the various problems existing in military discipline, conduct, and quality among the officers and men of the former Qing Navy, the political department of our navy has spent several months on rectification and training through ideological education and military academy training, and has now fundamentally reversed all kinds of bad habits existing in the old army and turned it into a truly revolutionary army." After Xiao Mubai finished speaking, political commissar Ma Xiang hurriedly said.

After listening to the words of the two, after being silent for a moment, Xiao Mubai said softly: "The importance of sea power to a country is self-evident, although our navy has made great progress at present, its overall strength is still too far behind the Italian navy, which is the weakest among the powers, not to mention the Japanese navy, which is close to us. ”

Qu Tongfeng and Ma Xiang glanced at each other with some confusion, they didn't understand why Xiao Mubai said such a thing abruptly. Just when they were puzzled and about to speak again, Xiao Mubai took out a thick bag of documents, turned his head to look at them with a smile, and said with a faint smile: "These materials are a summary of the '128' plan for naval construction, and it contains information on the ships that are about to enter service. ”

"Huh?" After hearing Xiao Mubai's words clearly, both of them were excited with their eyes. Sitting in Xiao Mubai's office without any scruples, he opened the file bag and flipped it up. Xiao Mubai felt the heat in their hearts, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, revealing a knowing smile, he understood the thoughts of the navy very well. Although the Qing government was corrupt, it did not attach importance to the construction of the navy, but the country has been weakening day by day over the past few decades, let alone buying ships and ships, and even maintaining the existing scale has become increasingly difficult. But fortunately, in the end, a large number of experienced modern naval talents were finally left.

Qu Tongfeng flipped through the information page by page, his hands began to tremble slightly, and at this moment his heart was trying to suppress the surging excitement. The Chinese Navy has not added any larger ships since the second ship of Dingzhen, but now it has to be realized in its own hands. I only heard him read softly: "The 'Dingyuan' class battleship has a standard displacement of 29,500 tons, a full load displacement of 33,000 tons, a total length of 190 meters, a width of 30 meters, a draft of 9.2 meters, and 24 boilers powered by fuel oil, with a four-axle propulsion power of up to 75,000 horsepower, a maximum speed of 24 knots, and a cruising capacity of 8,600 nautical miles at a speed of 12 knots. It is armed with 9 triple 380 mm main guns and 12 155 mm secondary guns. The armor is 350 mm on the side armor, 63.5~127 mm on the main deck, 350 mm on the front of the turret, 127 mm on the top, 280 mm on the turret, and 350 mm on the conning tower. The crew is 1171 people. It's just..."

Qu Tongfeng didn't know how to describe this steel giant ship, at this time, a trace of flush flashed on his face, and after a pause, he raised the information in his hand and continued: "The 'Huashan' class battle cruiser has a normal displacement of 25,000 tons, a full load displacement of 28,500 tons, and a total length of 200 meters, a width of 28.5 meters, and a draft of 9.29 meters. It is powered by 28 oil-fired boilers, with a main engine power of 87,500 horsepower, a maximum speed of 28 knots, and a cruising range of 6,200 nautical miles at a speed of 15 knots. It is armed with 8 twin 305 mm main guns, 12 155 mm secondary guns, and 4 500 mm torpedo tubes. ”

Qu Tongfeng whispered the performance data of the battleship, and Ma Xiang, who was standing next to him, listened to it clearly, and at this time he was also excited, and his mind was full of the figure of the giant ship cannon in the data, so that he did not hear the performance data of the "City" class heavy cruiser and the "River" class destroyer and other types of warships that Qu Tongfeng read out later.

After a long time, wait until both of them begin to calm down. Xiao Mubai looked at the two of them and asked, "How do you feel?" Okay? ”

Hearing Xiao Mubai's question, the two suddenly raised their heads from the information, and hurriedly began to nod their heads before they even had time to speak. How can it not be, the tonnage of this destroyer is comparable to the protective cruisers of the great powers.

"The 'Dingyuan' class battleships and the 'Huashan' class battlecruisers were designed by our comrades in the United States several years ago and built two years ago, and the first batch of warships 'Dingyuan,' 'Zhenyuan,' and 'Huashan' have already passed sea trials, but they have not yet installed an armament system, and this problem will be solved when the warships return to Fangchenggang. They are the most powerful warships in the world today, there is no one. The Central Military Commission has decided to build the Chinese Navy in 10 years, and seven 'Dingyuan'-class battleships and four 'Huashan'-class battlecruisers will be put into service one after another, and the final scale will far exceed the eight 'Yuan' in Beiyang and will reach nine 'Yuan' and five 'Shan'. Next month, they will sail home from the United States as cargo ships, and the Navy will be prepared accordingly. Xiao Mubai tapped his fingers lightly on the table, frowned and said in a deep voice.

Xiao Mubai's words made Ma Xiang look excited, but it made Qu Tongfeng's hand tremble not far away, and his head began to feel a little dizzy with a "buzz", Xiao Mubai's words touched the deepest pain in his heart.

In the fifteenth year of Guangxu, 16-year-old Qu Tongfeng gave up scientific research, joined the "Tai'an" warship to learn engine piloting, and began to join the navy. Five years later, when the Sino-Japanese War broke out, at the age of 21, he was already a second-class engineer on the main battleship of the Beiyang Navy "Dingyuan". For Qu Tongfeng, this pain is unforgettable. At this time, listening to Xiao Mubai talk about "Dingyuan" and "Zhenyuan", Qu Tongfeng couldn't help but think of those naval officers in the Beiyang era. Liu Buchan, the pipe band on the "Dingyuan", the officer who was resolute, resolute, and finally sank with the ship in despair; Lin Taizeng, the pipe band on the "Zhenyuan", the dull and fearless officer who finally committed suicide because the warship ran aground; Yang Yonglin, the second captain of the 'Zhenyuan' who committed suicide and martyred the country, as well as Deng Shichang, Lin Yongsheng and countless other Beiyang naval officers and men who died bravely in the sea frontier.

"Lord Liu, you can look at it, our 'Dingyuan' is back, and there is also 'Zhenyuan', and there will be 'Zhiyuan' and 'Jingyuan' in the future, they are warships that are more powerful than the Beiyang before. Look under the Nine Springs! Qu Tongfeng clenched his fists and muttered in his mouth. He knew in his heart what Xiao Mubai meant by naming the old Beiyang name for the new warship, or what his expectations were for the navy.

"The new warship is about to return to China, and you must do a good job of receiving the ship as quickly as possible, screen a group of officers and men who are militarily competent and politically qualified in advance, and complete the necessary personnel on board the ship as soon as possible. The General Logistics Department will fully cooperate with the work of the new warships of the Navy to enter service, and all the necessary items will be supplemented on a priority basis, but your Navy must not live up to the trust of the organization, strengthen training, and form combat effectiveness at an early date. Xiao Mubai's tone was a little indifferent, but the meaning contained in his words was self-evident.

"Yes, Chairman, I promise to complete the mission."

"Okay, I won't say more about the superfluous, the so-called shame and courage, the shame of Jiawu is in front of you, I believe you will know what to do next."

"Please rest assured that the Navy will live up to the trust of the party and the state." Qu Tongfeng and Ma Xiang's tones were firm and heavy.