Deng Xiyi, who was dressed in an admiral's uniform, walked on the red carpet, and the naval soldiers next to him stood up and saluted. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoDeng Xiyi saluted the guard of honor, and in the distance were two huge warships dutifully acting as a backdrop.

Deng Xiyi is here today to attend the ceremony of the induction of the two warships, and the Datang Navy has more than 20 main warships in service every year, and it is rare for a person of the rank of commander of the Labor Navy to attend. Although the two battleships listed this time were both built by Jiangnan Shipyard, they were not the same type of warships, but they were both the first ships of the same class. The entry dates were also deliberately arranged together, because the two battleships had different meanings from the previous battleships.

The first was a heavy cruiser with a full load displacement of 16,500 tons, named the Shenyang-class cruiser; The second is a light cruiser with a full load displacement of 8859 tons, named the Guangzhou class. From this, it is very clear that the previous warships of the Great Tang were named after the place names of North America, although many place names are Chinese of the Tang Dynasty, but the Chinese symbol is not strong.

Now the two warships are directly named after the Huaxia place name, and its significance is of course not only to make the scope of the Datang warships naming larger, but that the Datang Navy will completely shoulder the sea power of China.

The tonnage of the Shenyang-class heavy cruisers is slightly lower than that of the previous Denver-class heavy cruisers, which is also a trend of Datang heavy cruisers constantly trying to enhance the compact structure on the basis of the original Miami-class. The main firepower of the Shenyang class is still the three triple 203mm turrets, which do not use newer technology, and are the older models on the Denver class. However, the Shenyang-class has a relatively large strengthening in anti-aircraft firepower, which is also because the progress of the world's aviation industry has enabled countries other than Datang to establish air forces, although the strength is not strong, but the threat is also emerging.

The same considerations arose on the Canton-class light cruisers. According to the Datang Navy's idea of military construction, in the future, aircraft carriers will undoubtedly become the main strike warships of the Datang Navy, and the role of battleships will become aircraft carrier escort warships, as well as possible decisive battles at sea. The purpose of the cruiser is relatively wide, and the main positioning of the Datang heavy cruiser is for naval operations and the auxiliary firepower of battleships. At the same time, it can also become a coastal support fire.

As for the next development direction of light cruisers, it will develop more in a balanced and multi-purpose way. The Vancouver-class light cruisers, which had been mass-manufactured before, have become increasingly insufficient in tonnage, and the Datang Navy needs to have stronger self-sustaining capabilities, while also meeting the needs of future air defense, anti-submarine, lightning strikes and escort operations.

The Guangzhou-class cruiser is a new type of warship built under the guidance of this line of thinking, which has a very considerable anti-aircraft firepower, and is also equipped with weapons such as depth charges, anti-submarine torpedoes, and anti-submarine detection devices, so that the Guangzhou-class can follow the fleet or independently complete complex and different tasks.

According to this positioning, in the Datang Navy, the large-tonnage heavy cruiser may gradually die out, while the medium-tonnage light cruiser may become the indispensable main force of the fleet. As can be reflected from the order, the newly entered Guangzhou class has received an order for 20 ships, and they have been allocated to various fleets as air defense and anti-submarine ships. In this way, the combat capability and defense system of the entire fleet will be perfected.

The cruiser Shenyang will remain in service in the Western Pacific Fleet, while the light cruiser Guangzhou will sail to Europe and serve in the Datang North Sea Fleet. Deng Xiyi inspected the sailors who were about to receive the warship, and soon found a familiar face among them.

Deng Xiyi did not interrupt the ceremony, but after the whole ceremony was over, he ordered his orderlies to find this very handsome young soldier.

"Xiao En, you actually served on the Guangzhou ship." Deng Xiyi couldn't hide his surprise.

This young sailor is none other than President Bai Nan's eldest son, Bai En, who just turned 21 this year.

Bai En still saluted Deng Xiyi respectfully: "Commander." ”

Deng Xiyi patted him on the shoulder and said, "There are no outsiders, so I still call him uncle as before." After the Guangzhou ship, it will go to Europe, and you will serve in Europe for 18 months, and you will not be able to return to China in the middle, does your father know about this? ”

Bai En nodded and said, "Yes, he knows, and he encourages me to do a good job." ”

Deng Xiyi shook his head and sighed: "To be honest, sometimes I really don't know if your father is hypocritically putting on a show or really having such a high consciousness. ”

Deng Xiyi and Bai Nan had a close relationship, and the two were still superiors and subordinates back then, so they didn't have to scruple when they spoke. Deng Xiyi also knew about Bai En's coming to serve in the Navy. The problem is that after graduating from college at the age of 20, Bai En went through the ordinary volunteer service process and entered the army as an ordinary sailor. In Datang, college undergraduates are absolutely high-end talents, and after graduation, they are basically proud of all walks of life, and it is basically impossible for anyone to serve in the army after graduating from university.

The officers trained by the military academies of the Tang Dynasty cannot be regarded as undergraduates, and they are directly appointed as lieutenants after graduation. And Bai En is not a graduate of a military academy, and he does not have any preferential care to enter the navy by the normal route, and still starts as a private. Many people don't understand why Bai En intends to do so. In fact, Bai Nam established a tradition for the Bai family that every male member had to serve the country and be trained by the army. Bai En is determined to take over his father's mantle and continue the naval tradition. However, after a long talk with him, Bai Nan still persuaded Bai En not to study at a military academy. Bai Nan felt that it was pointless for his son to become a soldier for the sake of inheriting some of his traditions, and his real potential did not lie in this. Bai Nam believes that it is enough for his son to serve in the navy for four years, and there is no need to become a senior officer like himself. Therefore, there was a situation where Bai En, after graduating from college, signed up to become a lowest-ranking naval private.

The navy has its own tough side compared to other services, and is more likely to be stationed overseas, and it will be at sea for a long time as soon as it goes to sea. Throwing his son far away, many high-level old friends didn't understand, and some felt that Bai Nan was ruthless. But the Bai family has such a characteristic style, doing what they should do, and not being the beneficiary of power.

So no one in Bainn's crew knew that this handsome young man was the president's son, but that he was a college graduate with military experience.

At this point, Deng Xiyi would not say anything about transferring Bai En out and only coming, so he could only joke with the young man: "If you go to Europe, don't get back a Germanic daughter-in-law for your parents, it's better for us Chinese girls." ”

Bai En's face was tender, and he didn't answer anything. (To be continued.) )