In the evening, General Liao Hanxiang called Ji Xiaobin and Tan Renhao over. He lived in the general's section of the hotel, and had a separate room, like a small villa. This is the special treatment that the imperial admiral receives, while Ji Xiaobin can only live in the senior officer's suite, while Tan Renhao lives in a single room, which is the treatment of a low-ranking officer.

When the two arrived, Liao Hanxiang had already ordered a few side dishes, and was chatting with Wu Xianyu while drinking. Wu Xianyu lives in the small "villa" next to General Liao Hanxiang, and he also enjoys the treatment of a general.

"Jianqiang, go add two pairs of chopsticks, and ask for two bottles of wine!" Liao Hanxiang was very happy, and there was only half of the bottle of wine left on the table, and he beckoned to the two of them as he spoke, "Come and sit, you're welcome, just treat it as your own home." ”

The two of them found chairs and sat down, and soon the attendant sent two pairs of dishes and chopsticks, and then went out to the waiter of the hotel to ask for two bottles of wine.

"I'm very happy today!" Liao Hanxiang patted the table, "So, I called the two of you here, so that you can also be happy and happy together, the status of our Fifth Fleet has finally been recognized!" ”

Tan Renhao frowned slightly, even if General Liao Hanxiang didn't say it, he knew that the general was very happy.

"Marshal Satitin has approved the finalized design of the new aircraft carrier, and has already ordered that the three ship design institutes in Dalian, Songjiang, and Guangzhou must come up with a basic design plan by the end of this year, and complete the finalization demonstration at the beginning of next year, and the construction of the new aircraft carrier can begin at the end of next year or the beginning of the next year at the earliest." Wu Xianyu definitely didn't drink much, or he drank a lot, he seemed very calm, "In addition, the Fifth Fleet's activities and construction funds will be increased to 40 million next year, while the First Fleet will be reduced to 45 million. Nominally, the First Fleet is still the main fleet of the Imperial Navy, but the Fifth Fleet will have the second largest funding among the five fleets. If we can do better next year, then the next year's funding will be increased to 60 million! ”

"That's great news!" Ji Xiaobin also immediately became happy, "General, Chief of Staff, we should indeed celebrate, if the new aircraft carrier can start smoothly, then we will become the most powerful fleet in the empire within three years." ”

"Now, though, there are new problems." Wu Xianyu smiled bitterly, "I don't know which tendon of General Pei Yuming has a problem, he asked the marshal to add two aircraft carriers to the First Fleet." Although the marshal has not yet decided which fleet to assign the new aircraft carrier to, it seems that General Pei Yuming is bound to win. In addition, I heard that the Second Fleet, the Third Fleet, and the Fourth Fleet are all drafting relevant reports, and I hope that they will be strengthened. ”

"In other words, the new aircraft carrier will not necessarily be assigned to us?" Ji Xiaobin was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Tan Renhao next to him, hoping that Tan Renhao would also come out and say a few words.

"There are still many problems, but I heard that Marshal Saditin has also received a lot of resistance, and now maybe even the design and construction of the new aircraft carrier will have problems!" Wu Xianyu shook his head, "Not all admirals support the development of aircraft carriers, and judging from Pei Yuming's strong request to obtain aircraft carriers, the intention to suppress us is the most important." ”

"Chief of Staff, I heard that Shen Fei is developing a new fighter, and the Feng 12 engine is about to be finalized, is this news accurate?" Tan Renhao asked an irrelevant question.

Wu Xianyu glanced at Tan Renhao a little puzzled, and then nodded. "The Wind 12 was finalized last month and is now in the final stages of performance testing. At least six new warplanes are powered by this engine, three of which are from our Navy, and the design work will be completed as soon as the middle of next year. What does this do, you ask? ”

"I think that new fighters are more important than new aircraft carriers!" Tan Renhao paused slightly, and when Liao Hanxiang's eyes fell on him, he said, "Judging from this bombing experiment, the key to the combat effectiveness of the aircraft carrier is the combat aircraft it carries. At present, the performance of our four types of fighters, 'Gull', 'Gannet', 'Pelican', and 'Big Ben Bird', is very limited, and it is difficult to give full play to all the forces of the aircraft carrier. To make an inappropriate analogy, an aircraft carrier is like a good archer, and a battleship is a hoplite, and whether an archer can defeat a hoplite depends on the bow and arrow in his hand, and whether the arrow is powerful. A combat aircraft is the bow of an archer, and ammunition is an arrow. We've now proven that arrows are sharp enough to tear through the armor of hoplites, but there are no suitable bows for archers. Therefore, I think, the new focus should be on the carrier aircraft of the aircraft carrier. ”

The other three all nodded, and it was appropriate to talk about Renhao's analogy.

Wu Xianyu glanced at Liao Hanxiang, and then said: "In addition to Feng 12, Feng 13 of Chengfei and Feng 14 of Xifei will be finalized by the end of this year. We came up with three high-power engines at once. I heard that the Army Airlines has sent an order to Chengfei to develop a four-engine heavy bomber for the Army Aviation to use the Feng-13 as the power. The Wind 14 flying west was mainly used to build fighter jets for the Army Airlines. Lao Liao, shouldn't we also put some pressure on this? ”

Liao Hanxiang nodded, pondered for a while, and said, "Xianyu, the day after tomorrow, you and Xiaobin will return to the fleet first to strengthen training, and I will take Second Lieutenant Ren Hao to Shen Fei to have a look." If it is determined that the new fighter designed by Shen Fei can meet our requirements, then I will immediately submit a demand report to Marshal Satietin and strive to equip the new combat aircraft as soon as possible. ”

Wu Xianyu nodded, in fact, according to the usual practice, no matter when, one of the fleet commanders and the chief of staff of the fleet must stay in the fleet, if it wasn't for Marshal Sajiting inviting the two to Dagu this time, Wu Xianyu would have returned to Naha with the fleet.

"Renhao, you come up with a demand analysis report as soon as possible." Liao Hanxiang made a quick decision, "Combined with the data of the bombing experiment, focus on the parts we lack to write this report, of course, I need to have detailed performance requirements, so that Shen Fei's engineers can know what kind of combat aircraft to build!" ”

Tan Renhao also nodded immediately, this is another very important task.

"You all have to be on time for tomorrow night's banquet, I have already ordered the dress for you, don't let anyone look down on the Fifth Fleet."

Tan Renhao was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that Liao Hanxiang brought him to Dagu to attend the banquet held by Marshal Sajiting.