Li Zhaoshui said: "Your Majesty, I also agree with this plan, as long as the security of the Drake Strait Empire is controlled, the security of the empire will be greatly improved, there is a Qin State and the North African Special Region to block the Gulf of Aden in wartime, and the East African Special Region to control the southwest of the Indian Ocean, and the possibility of the empire itself being attacked is very small." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Zhang Wei said: "Does everyone support this opinion? ”

"No objections!"

Zhang Wei said to Chen Yifeng: "Okay, in this case, the South American war is all authorized to be undertaken by the General Staff of the Han Kingdom, and the war plan does not have to wait for the approval of the Imperial General Staff, as long as it is notified in advance; Do you have any difficulties there that you need the help of the Empire? “

Chen Yifeng said: "Your Majesty, you need the empire to add 2 large airships and 20 aircraft for patrol and attack; In addition, naval cooperation must be required. “

Zhang Wei felt that all the Shang-class battleships had been sold, and it was necessary to strengthen the strength of the navy, so he decided: "Okay, meet your requirements; Then build the navy first, and the existing Lanfang-class battleships and Lanfang-class battlecruisers in the empire will be evenly distributed between the Qin naval fleet and the Northern Theater fleet; The Pacific Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet each have 6 Western Zhou-class battleships, and the Central Fleet has 4 Western Zhou-class battleships, which is my previous commitment to the Navy. “

Li Zhaoshui asked, "Your Majesty, which Western Zhou-class battleship is it?" “

Zhang Wei handed the specifications and performance manuals of the New Mexico-class and Tennessee-class battleships to several fleet commanders, and asked, "Take a look, which class is appropriate?" ”

"Your Majesty, why is it still a 356 mm gun? I recommend between battleships with 380 mm or 406 mm guns. Gan Pinghai suggested.

Zhang Wei said with a smile: "Now is not the time, when it comes to the duel with Europe, it will definitely be a battleship with 406 mm guns." ”

Li Zhaoshui was very difficult to choose, and after thinking about it for a while, he decided: "Your Majesty, then choose the Tennessee level, it is better in terms of security." ”

"You two agree the same way?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Gan Pinghai, commander of the Pacific Fleet, and Tang Yongji, commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet, were busy agreeing with Li Zhaoshui's opinion, and only Lu Chuanya, commander of the Atlantic Fleet, was a little jealous.

Equipped with 16 Western Zhou-class battleships at one time, 3 people were very satisfied.

Li Zhaoshui said: "Your Majesty, the Imperial destroyers and Baiqi-class battle cruisers are a little outdated, Chen will change the navy this time, let's replace them together." ”

Tang Yongji, commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet, said: "Your Majesty, the British Lion-class battlecruisers are superior to the Imperial Baiqi-class battlecruisers in terms of speed and gunfire. If they invade the waters of the Empire, there will be no warships to fight them. ”

Zhang Wei said disapprenosingly: "The British battle cruisers are dumplings with thin skin and big fillings, and they don't have much combat effectiveness at all, so you don't have to worry." “

Li Zhaoshui suggested: "Your Majesty, although he doesn't have much combat effectiveness, but the battleships of the empire can't catch up with him, the main guns of the battlecruisers are not his opponents, and other warships can't fight against him, if he is allowed to break into the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, it will definitely cause great damage to the empire." “

Zhang Wei asked, "Then what is your opinion?" “

"Your Majesty, I would like to ship a few Dervlinger-class battlecruisers."

Zhang Wei checked the parameters of this type of battlecruiser from the system, with a speed of 26.5 knots, 8 305mm (12 inches)/50 times the caliber main guns, and relatively good armor protection, the president felt very satisfied, and then said: "Okay, 2 ships in each of the 3 fleets will be named Weiqing-class." “

"Your Majesty, is it less? Why don't you have 3 ships for each fleet. Li Zhaoshui suggested.

Now Zhang Wei has a lot of points in his hands, and now the system has been upgraded to a level, and it is very cheap to buy equipment before World War I, so he didn't bother with them, so he agreed to Li Zhaoshui's suggestion: "Okay, each fleet will be equipped with 3 Weiqing-class battle cruisers first; What do you think about destroyers? “

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Several fleet commanders were very satisfied.

Li Zhaoshui said: "Your Majesty, I have thought about the destroyer, it will be equipped with a Fletcher-class destroyer, and it should be equipped with more, which can basically replace the function of light cruise, small tonnage, low fuel consumption, and low maintenance costs, which is much more cost-effective than using light patrol and heavy patrol." ”

Zhang Wei checked the parameters from the system and said with a smile: "Okay, while the army has not been re-equipped yet, and the points are sufficient, I will meet your requirements again, how many ships do you need?" ”

Li Zhaoshui said: "The four fleets need 120 ships, and the Qin State, the North African Theater, the South African Theater, and the Golden State Staff Headquarters are each equipped with 5 ships; The navy of the Han Kingdom is equipped with 10 ships, a total of 150 ships are needed, which is enough in peacetime, and it will be supplemented in wartime; The destroyers replaced by the Central Fleet can be assigned to the Northern Theater of Operations, as well as to the coast guards of the provinces. ”

Zhang Wei was laughed at by Li Zhaoshui's words, "With so many destroyers at one time, have you calculated how much it will cost?" I can't afford that much for the time being. ”

"Your Majesty, you only need to allocate half of the number, and the remaining 75 ships, you only need to provide the main components, which will be built and assembled by the Navy Shipyard itself, and the Navy will modify them, so the cost will be reduced a lot."

Zhang Wei said: "This idea is good, but this destroyer should not be refitted, it is good if it can be assembled, and this kind of destroyer will be named a county-level destroyer; You can design a separate corvette destroyer based on this destroyer, speed is not the main problem, but the range should be large enough, adding depth charge slides and depth charge launchers, etc. ”

Li Zhaoshui said: "Your Majesty, the empire is very mature in the production and manufacturing of destroyers, but sonar, radar, and more advanced rapid-fire weapons have not yet been developed, and engine technology is still a little behind, so only the main components need Your Majesty's support; With the components supported by His Majesty, the shipyard can produce and manufacture a variety of warships with excellent performance, such as minelayerers, minesweepers, frigates, etc. “

"It's already very good, but there is still a big gap between the destroyer and the current light cruiser, and your navy will study it and how to make up for it." Zhang Wei instructed.

Li Zhaoshui said: "Your Majesty, I don't think it's a problem with this gap, with county-level destroyers, as long as there are more Taiwan-class heavy cruisers and Hainan Island-class light cruisers, it will meet the needs of the empire, I think I can't look down on the light cruisers of Britain, France, the United States and Germany now, I suggest that each battleship be equipped with a mixed fleet composed of 1 heavy cruiser and 2 light cruisers, plus about 4 destroyers, whether offensive or defensive, the strength is enough." “

"You mean there are also heavy patrols and light patrols?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, heavy and light cruisers and destroyers are all in cooperation with battleships, and they can patrol alone in peacetime, escort ships in wartime, and go forward to reconnoiter the enemy." Li Zhaoshui said affirmatively.

"Oops, if you follow this configuration, you will spend 2 months of points at a time, which is really distressing; In this case, then you cooperate with the Han Kingdom to take over the southern war of Peru, Chile and Argentina as soon as possible, and plan to make up for my expenses. Zhang Wei said bitterly, according to this requirement, it is necessary to match the three fleets with 10 Taiwan-class heavy cruisers and 20 Hainan Island-class light cruisers, which is another big point.

"It's Your Majesty, I will definitely complete the task before the Spring Festival and cooperate with the Han Kingdom to occupy Peru, Chile and southern Argentina." Li Zhaoshui replied with satisfaction.

"What else do you want?" Zhang Wei did not carefully calculate with them.

Li Zhaoshui said: "Your Majesty, it is best to install anti-aircraft radars and fire control radars on battleships and battlecruisers to improve the hit rate of battleships. “

I had already agreed to so many conditions, and I didn't care about a few radars, so I said, "Okay." “

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Several fleet commanders were very happy that if the battleships and battlecruisers were refitted, the combat effectiveness would be raised to a higher level.

Zhang Wei ordered: "Each fleet should count the number of navy officers on active duty, report the lack of personnel, transfer the surplus personnel, and carry out a reorganization of the officers and men of the navy this time, and if the military ranks have been promoted, the military ranks will also be raised, and this time there are so many warships, and the demand for middle and low-level officers is very large, and it is just right to relocate the personnel who have been promoted in rank after the system upgrade." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"