Chapter Ninety-Six: The Flag

"The navy must fly the blue sky and white sun flag, and at the same time, the headquarters and ships must hang the portrait of the former prime minister, and ensure that all slanderous remarks against the former prime minister and the Kuomintang must be eliminated, and all slanderers must be severely punished. The www.biquge.info Navy must recognize the Nationalist Government of Nanjing, which has moved its capital to Chongqing, as the sole legitimate government of the Republic of China, and shall not engage in any act against the government, and shall not reach an armistice agreement or tacit agreement with Japan at any time or in any way......

In view of the fact that the navy is isolated overseas and command and dispatch is inconvenient, the Supreme Council will send personnel to set up a joint staff department with the navy to jointly formulate a strategy for fighting against Japan or protecting foreign ports. The navy does not need to set up a separate airfield, which will increase the cost in vain, and the existing air force airfield can be used for training operations. Because of their in-country position, the troops are subject to the jurisdiction of the Aviation Committee, and whether or not to participate in the war should be decided in consultation with the Aviation Committee......

All overseas assets and factories of the Navy should be placed under the unified management and planning of the national government, which promised to give priority to meeting the needs of naval construction and operations, but to give priority to the overall plan of the war of resistance, and if necessary, to take into account the domestic economy and war ......

The navy personnel are distributed all over the country, and most of the personnel are indispensable, and the government will send qualified personnel to join the naval fleet overseas according to the situation, and in order to show fairness, the selection will be based on the principle of evaluation rather than geography......"

Song Ziwen sent a long telegram to China a day later, there was a reply, as soon as this reply arrived, he came to the Navy Reconstruction Office to meet with Lin Guogeng, when he read the fourth article, Lin Guogeng couldn't help but interrupted: "It seems that what we meant last time is still unclear." I repeat: the domestic navy only needs Fujianese! Otherwise, it is better to recruit foreign sailors. It's as simple as that. ”

Lin Guogeng suddenly interrupted himself, Song Ziwen looked at him, his eyes blinked, but Lin Sen said angrily: "You are gangism!" ”

"That's right, I'm a gang idea, not Fujianese, not 1st and 2nd Fleet. Even if you send him, he won't be able to enter the naval barracks, let alone get on the ship. Lin Guogeng had a lot of complaints about the last time Li Kongrong drafted the terms, and he thought that what he said was too gentle, and he should go too far with the Guoli Party.

"You're a warlord!" Lin Sen banged on his crutches, and the ground was thumped by him.

"Yes, we are warlords!" Lin Guogeng looked like a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, and Lin Sen's beard flew straight away with anger.

"Brother Xiang Jin, they are all nationals of the Republic of China, so why divide each other?" Song Ziwen smiled, he knew at this time that Lin Guogeng was even more difficult to talk than Li Kongrong. "Besides, it's not too nice to spread this kind of thing."

"The navy has little to do with the Republic of China, and the navy was formed by Fujian volunteers and overseas Chinese compatriots." Lin Guogeng said, "The fleet now speaks Min and English, Fujian people speak Min language, overseas Chinese speak English, and no one speaks Chinese." How can you find some northerners and Cantonese people to help? Besides, everyone had grievances before, do you want the navy to fight first? ”

"Why don't you speak Chinese?" Song Ziwen asked with a smile, "This is the country's navy." ”

"When have we ever recognized being the navy of the nation?" Lin Guogeng asked rhetorically. "From the very beginning, Hansheng emphasized that the navy was just a volunteer fleet. By the way, I forgot that you are more familiar with English. Please note that the full name of the Navy is: Chinese.Volunteer.Navy, CVN, Chinese Volunteer (Volunteer) Navy. Not The.Republic.of.China.Navy, ROCN, Republic of China Navy. If you want ROCN, you can also promulgate the constitution, and those in the CVN who are willing to pledge allegiance to the Republic of China can join ROCN, and those who don't want to stay. ”

"Brother Xiang Jin, can you let me finish reading all the terms." Of course, Song Ziwen knew that this navy was not the other navy, but the reply was drawn up by China, and it was even likely that it was drawn up by the Standing Chairman himself, and he had no choice.

"You don't have to read it, you can just leave it to me." Lin Guogeng said, "What I need to remind is that the country should not be righteous and angry, and talking too much about things such as fame and name is not only unhelpful but harmful." Lin Guogeng's following words made Lin Sen angry again, and he said: "The Chinese Volunteer Navy recognizes the Nanjing Nationalist Government, which moved its capital to Chongqing, as the only legitimate government of the Republic of China, and will not slander the Nationalist Party, the Nationalist Government, or Premier Sun Yat-sen for the sake of etiquette. However, not all members of the Chinese Volunteer Navy are Chinese, some are Americans, and some are Filipinos, Malayans, and even Japanese. Since he is not a Chinese national, he naturally does not want to hang the blue sky and white sun flag, and Mr. Sun Yat-sen's painting ......"

"Presumptuous!" Lin Sen drank, "You are treason!" Thinking that these people were already treasonous, Fu You had no choice but to add: "This is a great rebellion, 40,000,000 people across the country and tens of millions of overseas Chinese compatriots are fighting under the leadership of the chairman, and no one will support you like this!" ”

"Whether you support it or not, it's not Mr. Lin who has the final say." Lin Guogeng smiled, "At least now there are tens of thousands of people in Nanyang who want to join the navy. Once again, remind the two of them that the Chinese Volunteer Navy fought against the Japanese army on its own initiative, not under the Supreme Command and did not accept its orders, and its nature was equivalent to that of the Soviet Russian Air Force for China rather than a local security regiment. You can ask the local security regiment to fly the blue sky and white sun flag and hang the portrait of the first prime minister, but you can let the Soviet Russian air force to aid China fly the blue sky and white sun flag and hang the portrait of the first prime minister? ”

"Brother Xiang Jin, what flag does the navy use, and whose portrait does it hang?" Song Ziwen said.

"The Manchu autocracy was an enemy, and so was the Japanese army. In the past, the righteous soldiers of the eighteen provinces and overseas righteous soldiers rose up to overthrow the Manchu Qing court, and today the righteous soldiers of the eighteen provinces and overseas righteous soldiers are also fighting against the Japanese invading army......"

"Back then, they also used the blue sky and white sun flag." Song Ziwen interjected.

"That's just Guangdong." Lin Guogeng corrected. "Fujian uses the iron-blooded eighteen-star flag, Shouyi Wuchang also uses the iron-blooded eighteen-star flag, and the navy also uses the iron-blooded eighteen-star flag."

"It's impossible, we're against it." Song Ziwen glanced at Lin Sen, and then objected.

"The Nationalist Government is the sole legitimate government of the Republic of China, but this does not mean that the Nationalist Party is the sole party of the Republic of China. The purpose of the Navy's use of the iron-blooded eighteen-star flag is not only to commemorate the martyrs, but also to promote the establishment of a constitution by the government as soon as possible after the war. This is also the intention of the navy to put an end to internal party members, the navy only swears allegiance to the country, loyalty to the constitution, and loyalty to the president, but this is voluntary, many overseas Chinese have families and jobs overseas, and it is impossible for them to leave their wives and children to return to China; on the day the constitution was promulgated, the officers and men of the Chinese volunteer navy chose a home for themselves, and those who were willing to return to China returned to China, and those who did not want to return to China returned home. ”

It is rare for Lin Guogeng to explain in such detail, and there is no way to do it. If we want to draw a clear line with the Kuomintang Party, but we cannot draw a clear line with the Republic of China, we can only seize the loophole that the Kuomintang Party has not implemented the Constitution.

"Brother Xiang Jin, as far as I know, the Fifth Five-Year Constitution was promulgated in the 25th year of the People's Republic of China." Song Ziwen, who was completely Westernized, couldn't find the flaws in Lin Guogeng's logic, and he suddenly felt that this was definitely an excuse designed by the navy in advance.

"The Fifth Five-Year Plan Constitution is just a draft, and if it can be considered a constitution, then there are more constitutions." Lin Guogeng retorted. "The original intention of the Navy was not to pay attention to so many false things during the war, and everyone should talk about fighting the Japanese as soon as possible. What kind of military flag is being pulled now, what is the portrait of the first prime minister, what do you want to do with this leisure? Hansheng is right, the Guoli Party and the Donglin Party are of the same nature, they are first-class in playing virtual kung fu, and they are also keen to play and learn, but they are actually in a mess, and they are also high-minded and ambitious. ”

"The Kuomintang is the sole legal system of the Republic of China, and of course it is not like the warlords who only talk about guns and artillery." Lin Sen was disdainful again, he felt that Lin Guogeng and these people were barbarians, who didn't understand the righteousness of heaven and earth at all, and what the party-state did was to 'establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations'.

"That's all for today's talks." Lin Guogeng did not care about Lin Sen, and he finally reminded: "The navy will promote Colonel Li Hansheng to rear admiral on January 1 of next year, and at the same time he will be appointed as the commander of the Chinese Volunteer Navy." It is impossible not to present the flag at the ceremony, so ......"

Hearing that the navy was bent on using the iron-blooded eighteen-star flag, Song Ziwen and Lin Sen's faces changed greatly, which meant that there was no room for negotiation. Lin Sen wanted to scold the navy for treason, but the people themselves were treason, and they also said that some people in the navy were not citizens of the Republic of China, so he had to lash out. Song Ziwen said: "Brother Xiang Jin, if you do this, the chairman of the committee will definitely refuse to cooperate with the navy." ”

"Brother Ziwen, to tell the truth, the navy doesn't ask the government for anything, the government refuses to release people, the navy can invite foreigners, and if the foreigners can't invite them, they will build a few fewer warships. Is the Navy in a hurry to enter the war? What are the benefits for the Navy of going to war? Fighting a war not only kills people, but also costs money. Spending money is spending your own money. If the government is unwilling to cooperate and make a stumbling block for the navy, then we will simply do it in the United States. In Hansheng's vision, it is not impossible to earn a billion dollars in war. Even if everyone wants to fight, there is no problem, the navy can assist Britain, the Royal Navy in the Atlantic is short of escort ships, if we don't ask for help, the British king will definitely welcome with both hands. Okay, that's all I've said, it's your business to agree or not, not the Navy begging you. ”

After Lin Guogeng finished speaking, he took the reply from China and left, leaving only Song Ziwen and Lin Sen standing on the spot.

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The destroyer Jiankang continued to rise and fall with the waves, and this warship, which was only 400 tons, was indeed too small, and such waves alone made Commander Tari jolt. Because he hadn't been on the ship for a long time, Li Kongrong didn't feel uncomfortable but felt very happy, he really liked the taste of the sea.

"Attention, the school shot begins." Captain Lu Wenzhou, the commander of the gun, reminded that at this time, the double-mounted 76mm main gun in the bow of the ship was turning to one side and preparing to fire, and before that, the radar above the command tower had also been turned on, and the radar display screen different from the early warning aircraft was blank. "Front main gun, ready, put."

It's basically blind firing, but this is to test the radar's ability to detect water columns. After a loud 'boom', the command tower was also filled with the smell of gunsmoke. Acting Captain Yan Youbin did not observe the sea, he directly pointed to the radar display and said, "Sir, look, this is the water column displayed by the radar." ”

The fire control radar used on the destroyer Jiankang is a real centimeter-wave radar with a wavelength of ten centimeters. It is just that the radar used for the fire control and command of naval guns is different from the early warning radar, which shows the airspace of 360 degrees, and the fire control radar only shows the sea surface of the target at 10 degrees to the left and right, and the total is not more than 20 degrees. The vertical line in the center of the screen represents zero degrees, and the vertical lines on both sides represent plus or minus five degrees and plus or minus ten degrees.

Because it was a demonstration, the shelling continued, and the zero-degree vertical line above the horizontal line kept flashing fingerprint-sized highlights. Li Kongrong asked, "Is this the water column?" How do you see the distance? Do you measure with a ruler? ”

"Sir, we don't measure with a ruler." Yan Youbin said: "The distance between the vertical lines is set at 1,000 yards, this is the horizontal distance, and the longitudinal distance also has a scale, here," Yan Youbin really didn't use a ruler, he took out a transparent screen film with a fine scale, "We are looking at the ...... of the scale on this"

"Isn't this still a ruler?" Li Kongrong was made fun of by him. After laughing, he felt that he really didn't use a ruler, so he said: "Very good, you really don't use a ruler, which is worthy of praise." I ask you, is the radar accurate? ”

"Report sir, accurately, completely accurately." Yan Youbin knew that Li Kongrong was about to be appointed commander of the aircraft carrier fleet, and he was very concerned about his expression, and when he heard him say that he was worthy of praise, he breathed a sigh of relief. "Sir, we're going to demonstrate shooting at the target."

"Shooting at the target?" The United States cannot fire artillery indiscriminately, so the Navy can only test artillery on the high seas. The firing commander equipped with the radar is very important, so Li Kongrong boarded the Jiankang to see the fire control radar.

"Yes, sir, a small target ship." Yan Youbin said. Spots of light appear below the horizontal line of the radar screen. Only then did Li Kongrong understand that the horizontal line on the screen represented the two sides of the warship, and now there were light spots to prove that the target ship had entered the detection range of the radar.

“…… The target is 5,400 yards at a speed of fifteen knots...... Fire! He faintly heard the gun commander give the command to open the gun, and then the entire warship shook, and it was six 76mm guns firing in a salvo. Although it was only a three-inch main gun, because of the small size of the ship, the salvo was indeed earth-shattering. The Jiankang seemed to be covered in smoke and fire amid the roaring of the cannons, but the shelling continued, and after five salvos, the small target ship was blown to pieces.

"Good!" Li Kongrong praised. Five thousand four hundred yards, the sea surface waves are also rough, and five salvos can blow the target ship away, and it seems that both the gunner and the radar are performing very well.

"Chief Xie compliments." Yan Youbin saluted happily, he seemed to feel that he would have a good future in the future after being recognized by Li Kongrong.

"Take a break." Li Kongrong smiled faintly. "I ask you, does this thing have a high failure rate? Is the performance stable? ”

"This ......" radar on the sea is an ancestor, and worshipping every day may not necessarily manifest the spirit. Yan Youbin hesitated for a moment before saying: "There will indeed be a fault, but it will be stable after a few debuggings, and the bridge is low, and the antenna is easy to be damaged by wind and waves." The measurement is particularly accurate, we have made a comparison, and the ten-meter optical rangefinder used on the battleship is really not as accurate as this. ”

Yan Youbin said good things about radar fire control, and he vaguely heard that this was suggested by Li Kongrong. Li Kongrong didn't know the hidden meaning behind his words, and was coaxed by him for a while, he nodded happily: "It's good, it should be accurate, this is a high-tech weapon......"