Chapter 789 - Sending the Aircraft Carrier

The second day of No. 1's visit to Somalia was an extremely busy day for the senior level of the Somali government, and this time No. 1 came and brought a large number of staff to carry out cooperation and exchanges with the Somali side on hundreds of projects.

On the other hand, Li Lan and No. 1 are extremely relaxed, and the day's schedule is mainly relaxed, and Li Lan personally led No. 1 to visit the entire Bagua City, and at most he went to inspect some Sino-Sosomian joint ventures and factories.

This time, Li Lan rarely showed enough transparency, not only took No. 1 to the automobile factory to inspect the fully automatic production line and aircraft assembly workshop, but even took No. 1 to visit some military factories in Somalia.

Watching the tanks and armored vehicles slowly assembled on the assembly line, even the rivets and electric welding are fully automatic. The guns factories and bullets and shells factories that I visited afterwards are all fully automated, and the only places that require manual labor are the assembly, packaging and transportation of some key parts.

And these pictures also appeared on Somali national television for the first time, and also appeared on China's * CCTV, which was the first time that Li Lan announced the industrial structure of Somalia to the outside world.

Almost all of them are fully automatic production lines, which is nothing in developed countries, but Somalia has even entered the military industry into a fully automatic production mode, and the whole world is surprised by this.

Fortunately, Li Lan did not announce some key points to the public, especially the weapon modules produced by 3D printing, which is the biggest secret of these factories, and No. 1 naturally has no chance to see it.

However, Li Lan's move also attracted great praise. After all, it is enough to see that Somalia has gradually made its industrial technology process public, so that there is a lot less speculation from the outside world.

And see those fully automated production pictures on the news. It also makes countless people feel a sense of sudden realization, after all, Somalia's weapons and equipment are also first-class in the world. It is also normal to have such advanced production technology.

Subsequently, Li Lan even took No. 1 to visit the research center of Somalia's future fourth-generation main battle tank, fifth-generation fighter plane, and new aviation equipment to visit and study the research process, and the same whole process was also made public to the public, and this was also the first time that Li Lan made Somalia's research work in the field of next-generation military equipment public.

Although the results of Somali research in this area have not been published, the information revealed from Li Lan's confident announcement of the research project is enough to explain a lot of problems.

In fact, since the ultimate authority, in terms of fifth-generation fighters. Li Lan didn't worry about anything, and even the fourth-generation main battle tank began to make great progress. As long as Li Lan needs it, the fifth-generation fighters can begin to equip the troops, and in the next two or three years, the fourth-generation main battle tanks can basically be finalized.

Originally, Li Lan had no intention of releasing this information, but after a series of mental activities yesterday, he took advantage of the convenience of his No. 1 visit to Somalia. If some information is disclosed to the outside world, these news will also be directly converted into political signals, and as for how the outside world understands these political signals, he can't influence them.

Politics is balanced. Although there is a little balance now, this balance is in a situation where it will be broken at any time, if Li Lan doesn't hurry up and do something. He's going to be passive.

One morning, four full hours. It doesn't stop until it's time for lunch. Li Lan and No. 1's trip was suspended. And Mrs. No. 1 and Somali First Lady Lin Meiqi, who were also out to participate in civil activities in the morning, came to meet them and have lunch together.

Li Lan also purposefully put the lunch at the Baguacheng Naval Base in Somalia and held a barbecue-style lunch on the deck of the USS Carlin with more than 100 officers of all levels at the naval base.

Even the staff and reporters who followed it were shared. The generals and officers who came to Somalia with No. 1 to visit Wรจn, as well as the generals of the Somali Ministry of Defense, were the real protagonists of this aircraft carrier barbecue party.

Even in the course of the barbecue party, the officers of the two sides also conducted some entertaining competitions, from a simple wrist wrestling to wrestling or a 100-meter run, which added a lot of lively atmosphere to the whole party.

This was the first all-round contact between the high-ranking generals of the two armies, and this well-prepared barbecue party also greatly promoted the relations between the two sides, and strengthened the understanding and friendship between the two sides in the form of entertainment activities and competitions.

From beginning to end, both Li Lan and No. 1 were just spectators of this reception, and both of them were happy to see the generals of the two sides further promote the harmony of relations.

"It's so lively, I think it's very necessary to hold this event again in the future." Above the aircraft carrier island, Li Lan, who was accompanying No. 1 to watch the reception below, suddenly spoke.

"Do you have any ideas?" No. 1 did not refuse, and in this world, it is rare to have a more close friend, and he also cherishes his relationship with Somalia.

"All along, we've been fighting petty, and that's not interesting." Li Lan said.

"You better not break the sky." No. 1 shook his head, he had already seen Li Lan's ability to cause trouble.

When Li Lan heard this, he didn't take this sentence to heart, and said: "The United States has recently been desperate to win over India, and India has been completely destroyed by us because of the Indian Ocean strategy, and it seems that it has recently also been close to the United States, and the results of the Indian election are enough for the United States to continue to invest a lot of money in India, so I think it is still necessary for us to strengthen the strength of our friends." โ€

"What do you want to do?" No. 1 nodded, and seemed to agree with Li Lan's words.

"I'm going to Iran for a state visit in a while, and I'm going to Pakistan, and this time I'm going to bleed heavily. But I hope you don't mind then. Li Lan said.

"I don't know you yet, and I never trade at a loss." Regarding Li Lan's words, No. 1 was noncommittal.

"Don't say that, I really don't want to take anything from them this time, and I'm even ready for a gift." Li Lan shook her head, looking like her brother's loneliness no one could understand.

"Haha......" No. 1, who was thundered by Li Lan's sloppy appearance, laughed without any scruples, if it weren't for the loud whisper below, I'm afraid his appearance would instantly become the focus, and he didn't care about his profligate appearance, and said, "Tell me about it." โ€

"Send the aircraft carrier ......"

Li Lan deliberately stretched his voice very long, and sure enough, No. 1, who was originally full of smiles, was instantly replaced by shock, and said, "There is nothing wrong with your brain!" โ€

"Nope!" Li Lan nodded very dryly and said, "The aircraft carrier is given away for nothing, as for other things, naturally you have to buy them with money." โ€

At this moment, No. 1 also came to his senses, looked at Li Lan as a profiteer, shook his head and said, "Having said that, your contribution is also very huge, but you have to think clearly." After all, an aircraft carrier is not an ordinary warship. โ€

"I've already figured it out." Li Lan said without the slightest hesitation.

"Then can I know what carrier you plan to send?" One asked.

"Naturally, it is a conventional aircraft carrier, and I don't have enough nuclear-powered aircraft carriers myself." Li Lan said.

"Young people are courageous." When No. 1 heard this, he sighed inexplicably, he didn't think that Li Lan was a generous expression, but a kind of political skill, and in the final analysis, this was also a huge deal.

After all, an aircraft carrier does not have combat effectiveness, and the strength of an aircraft carrier lies in the aircraft carrier battle group formed, and neither Iran nor Pakistan has the ability to form an aircraft carrier battle group, and even carrier-based aircraft have no way.

At that time, once the two countries accept the aircraft carrier donated by Li Lan, they will need to spend more money to purchase carrier-based aircraft and warships supporting the aircraft carrier battle group from Somalia.

As for whether Iran and Pakistan will accept the aircraft carrier donated by Li Lan, No. 1 does not think that there is a second possibility, because both Iran and Pakistan very much want to have their own aircraft carrier battle groups.

Iran is rich, and although Pakistan is a little poor, the Pakistanis, who have already suffered from India's aircraft carriers, are very likely to accept this deal, after all, the aircraft carrier that Li Lan took out is an aircraft carrier of more than 80,000 tons, which is much higher than those light aircraft carriers in India. It is difficult for Pakistan to give up such a huge temptation.

"Although this method is feasible, you also have to be right." One reminded.

"You can rest assured, at present, this plan is only aimed at Iran, and if India really accepts the aircraft carrier as a gift, then I will immediately start the plan to give the aircraft carrier to Pakistan."

Li Lan naturally understood the meaning of the No. 1, and now the United States and India are discussing the matter of giving away aircraft carriers, and at this time India is still a little hesitant, if Pakistan accepts the Somali aircraft carrier, then it will be difficult for India to refuse the United States.

As long as India refuses to accept the US aircraft carrier, it is easy to say, and Li Lan will also put the aircraft carrier program donated to Pakistan on hold in the depths of his heart.

First of all, he will definitely not lose money, and if he wants to build an aircraft carrier battle group that will form combat effectiveness, the amount of money needed is extremely huge, and it must rely on Somalia, and when the time comes, whether it is the training of personnel, or the ammunition and weapons of the battle group, as well as the equipment of other warships and fighters, he must pay Somalia for the purchase of them, plus the cost of future repairs and maintenance, and from this, it will be enough to earn back the cost of several aircraft carriers.

What is even more valuable is that the aircraft carrier, as a national heavy weapon, will greatly strengthen the relationship between Somalia and Iran and Pakistan, which is why the United States wants to send aircraft carriers to India for the real purpose. The same is true for Li Lan. (To be continued......)