A cruiser is, to put it simply, a submarine that can travel a long distance.

And not far in general, but far, far away.

However, at the beginning, Yan Guang was not interested in this kind of submarine, because the main threat at that time was Yueben, and to deal with Yueben, as long as a submarine like [Zhenshui Worm] or [Keishui Leopard] was used, there was no need for a cruiser submarine with a range of tens of thousands of nautical miles.

Therefore, while making every effort to develop the above two types of submarines, Yan Guang did not invest too much in the [Ahuizotl Ape]. Of course, this too much is also relative, after all, men like things with visual impact, and women seem to be the same.

Just like battleships and battle cruisers, isn't it precisely because of their domineering appearance that they will endure?

For more than 50 years, battleships have been the main symbol of sea power, and once the most important strategic weapon possessed by the world's most powerful naval powers, such as the United States and the United Kingdom. At that time, the level of attention paid to battleships by relevant countries was even equivalent to the level of attention paid to strategic missiles by some countries in later generations.

At the same time, the battleship also possessed great power and fascinating appeal, and when the battleship [New Jersey] was returned to service amid controversy, many officers and men of the U.S. Navy still volunteered to work on the ship because he was a battleship.

Compared to aircraft carriers and submarines that led to the eventual decline of battleships, the former, with heavy artillery, undoubtedly had a much greater visual impact than the latter two.

Therefore, although Yan Guang did not have much interest in cruisers, he finally ordered the Wuhan Shipyard to design a first-class large submarine, as for the standard? As long as the combat radius can reach the United States... And this class of submarines is the [Ahuizomatus]-class submarine that Yan Guang is going to see this time.

Unlike the Minamizu Leopard, which has a range of only 5,000 nautical miles, the Aqua Ape has a surface displacement of 2,000 tons and an underwater displacement of 2,600 tons. The boat is 95 meters long, 9 meters wide and 5.2 meters high, and is armed with six 533 mm torpedo tubes and two 150 mm guns. The surface speed is 15.8 knots, the underwater speed is 7.6 knots, and the crew is 62 people.

The most important thing is that, unlike the Mitsumi Leopard, which only has a range of 5,000 nautical miles, the entire range of the Ahuizotl is 13,000 nautical miles, and it can play in the waters around the United States for a long time.

No matter how you look at it, [Ahuizone] is a fairly advanced submarine of the first class, just because of the good relationship with the United States at that time, Yan Guang has never paid attention to [Ahuizone]. After all, at that time, there were only two shipyards in the country that specialized in building submarines, and considering the displacement of [Ginseng Ape], I am afraid that Wuhan was the only one suitable for him. (The second half of the Yangtze River is only suitable for ships of less than 1,000 tons, so even if it is built by the Sichuan shipyard, it will not be able to swim.) But now that he had a falling out with the Americans, Yan Guang also remembered this class of submarines.

Because in the case of falling out with the United States, [Ahuizotl] can be said to be the most suitable to deal with the Americans. Even at the critical moment, Yan Guang can also give the United States a [drumming operation] to teach the United States a good lesson, and China's submarine force is definitely much luckier than Dönitz, because Yan Guang gave more support than Hitler.

"What can the surname of the new submarine be?"

After entering a heavily guarded port, Yan Guang said to a naval officer beside him.

"Report to the president, the surname can be quite good!"

After hearing Yan Guang's question, the young naval officer hurriedly replied with both legs.

This officer is the commander of the [Ginseng Ape Monkey], Zheng Yiming.

If you want to test whether the submarine is qualified, you always have to dive once.

It's just that although [Aqua Ape] is the same as other classes of submarines, they were all built in Wuhan Shipyard, but it is obvious that the Yangtze River is not suitable for submarines to do deep testing. Therefore, after the [Ginseng Ape Monkey] was launched into the sea trial stage, Zheng Yiming drove the [Ginseng Ahuizone] out of the Yangtze River under the command and conducted many diving tests in the East China Sea.

It turned out that the quality of [Ahuizotl] was quite good, and there were no major problems during the test. And unlike the [Zhenshui Worm] or the [Kei Water Leopard] in the past, the [Ginseng Ahuizotl] is not only much stronger in terms of armament and range, but also a lot stronger in other aspects.

Especially in terms of internal space, unlike the [Mitsui Leopard], which has a small space and many times even needs to be on duty against the wall, and the captain's bedroom can only use a curtain as a hatch, the [Aqua Ape] with a surface displacement of 2,000 tons has a considerable internal space, and the crew's activity space is much larger.

Even inside the submarine, a special space has been opened up for the crew to do chess and card rooms and entertainment.

It's just that mahjong is forgotten, after all, sonar has appeared in this period, although it has not yet reached a practical state. But when the submarine entered the latent state, a group of people playing mahjong in the submarine were really ... In any case, compared to the [Zhenshui Worm] or the [Kei Water Leopard] in the past, the working environment of [Sam Ahui" is indeed like heaven. Not only is there a lot more space for rest and activities, there are also certain entertainment facilities, and even several air conditioners are installed inside the submarine, so that the temperature in the submarine will not reach 50 degrees Celsius from time to time... Zheng Yiming was only the [Ginseng Ape in the first command test], and he was already completely in love with him. Therefore, when he arrived in Tianjin and left the submarine with the [Aqua Ape], he was still a little reluctant.

And after hearing Zheng Yiming's words, Yan Guang also nodded.

His visit this time already means that the United States will become the object of vigilance in the future. Therefore, as an important weapon that may launch a [breaking war] against the United States, the [Ahuizotl]-class cruiser must be seen with his own eyes.

Not long after, accompanied by Zheng Yiming and Yue Chang, as well as other officers in the port, Yan Guang came to the dock where the [Ginseng Ape] was docked. On the dock, an extremely slender submarine is docked there, and the most conspicuous place of this submarine, in addition to its slender posture, is the command platform in the center of the hull and the two 150mm cannons in the front and rear.

And the two guns are equally eye-catching are the two pieces of [Shell Rudder] on the shell of the submarine command platform, compared with the [Shell Rudder] on the Enclosure, it is also an innovative [Tail Rudder], because it is hidden under the water, but not many people can notice it...[Enclosure Rudder] and [Cross Rudder] are the gifts that Yan Guang gave to the [Aqua Ape], a cruiser submarine that satisfies his vanity, at the beginning of the design. Of course, Yan Guang didn't understand the principle of [bow rudder], but if you use the bow rudder, you must install a machine in the bow department to put the rudder into the boat, which is too troublesome, so the bow rudder was given up by Yan Guang.

What's more, the [Hull Rudder] is also very good, not only is it simple, but the most important thing is that the [Ahuizotl] is not at all like the Russian nuclear submarine, which may break the ice in the Arctic Ocean at any time, so there is no need to use a complex [bow rudder].

(During the Cold War, goose-feathered nuclear submarines often broke the ice in the Arctic Ocean, because Russian submarines usually use bow rudders, so there is no need to worry about rudder damage in the process of breaking the ice.) As for the United States, the United States used hull rudders in the early days, such as Ohio and Los Angeles, but because the rudder will be damaged when breaking the ice, the hull rudder of some Los Angeles-class nuclear submarines can be rotated, but even if it can rotate, it is still impossible to use as well as the bow rudder, after all, it is impossible to turn to the point of hiding the rudder, but this is not to say that the bow rudder is better than the hull rudder, it can only be said that each has its own merits.

In addition, the bow rudder, also known as the head rudder, was first used by the British in 1905, and the British B-class submarine built in 1905 was the first British submarine to be fitted with both tail and head rudders, which was the most important improvement and the most important progress, and all subsequent British submarines adopted this design. Initially, the bow rudder was installed on both sides of the ship near the command station, and only later further forward was mounted on either side of the bow. This way, it becomes much easier to stay deep, as well as dive and afloat. Half a century later, this design idea reappeared in the form of hull rudders on the US Navy's nuclear submarines, and has become one of the standard arrangements for many modern submarines around the world. "Let's go inside. ”

Yan Guang himself was still quite proud of this cruiser developed using the technology provided by himself, so after walking around the dock twice, Yan Guang faced Zheng Yiming and the others.

Yan Guang is the boss of the whole country, and he said that he wanted to go in and have a visit, and others naturally did not dare to object. So a few minutes later, Yan Guang and the others had already stepped into the submarine through the command platform.

Although Yan Guang had personally participated in part of the design of [Aqua Ape], and the interior environment of [Aqua Ape] was indeed much better than other submarines of this era, after entering the submarine, Yan Guang still had a feeling of crampedness... An unknown secret, that is, Yan Guang has a claustrophobia.

Of course, Yan Guang is afraid of the kind of small space where he can't even turn around, not the kind that takes an elevator for a long time. And the space inside [Ahuizotl] is almost the same as the space of the elevator anyway, but Yan Guang still feels uncomfortable for a while in the submarine.

It's just that this time Yan Guang asked to come down, so Yan Guang can only continue to walk.

However, the more he walked, the more Yan Guang felt that the space was cramped, so when Yan Guang walked to the ammunition depot, he couldn't go down at all.

"Okay, we're done with the tour, let's get out quickly..."

Holding back the irritability in his heart, Yan Guang said this to the others behind him.

Although there are still many places worth visiting inside the submarine at this time, since the most important command platform, officer and sailor cabins have been visited, the others can't say anything more, so after nodding, everyone walked out of the submarine with Yan Guang.

However, not long after Yan Guang walked out of the submarine, an explosion suddenly came from the submarine, and then the entire submarine was blown into a fireball. And when the explosion just came out, Yue Chang and several other officers had already flew to press Yan Guang under him, so Yan Guang was not injured.

It's just that when Yan Guang and the others got up, everyone's faces were all pale.

"Cough cough..."

Of course, these are just Yan Guang's cranky thoughts when he left the submarine, and in Yan Guang's thinking, someone should have learned in advance about the itinerary he was going to investigate, and then placed a bomb in the submarine, and finally sent himself and his party to the west when they entered the submarine. It's just that I didn't expect Yan Guang to come out early, but the time bomb didn't work... However, these are just Yan Guang's cranky thoughts, that's right, there are indeed many people who want Yan Guang to die, not to mention those abroad, I don't know how many people in China who are smiling on the front and want Yan Guang to die soon.

It's just that not to mention that Yan Guanghao is also a president for the time being, and the submarine he wants to enter must be inspected, and [Aqua Ape] is an extremely secret submarine within the navy, out of the necessity of secrecy, not only one person in the submarine is from the Military Defense Bureau, but also the Ministry of Internal Affairs, that is, when it docked at Tianjin Port, there was a whole company of sailors on guard.

Want to get close to a submarine? No problem, let's wait until you get a set of equipment for the special forces of the later generations...―――――――――― it turns out that although many people want Yan Guang to die, under the dual protection of the Military Defense Bureau and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there are too few people who dare to do it. In addition, Yan Guang has also studied many examples in later generations, and an unlucky situation like Kennedy will not happen at all, so nothing happened at all during Yan Guang's visit to the naval base―――――― this is normal, in the naval base where tens of thousands of navies and marines are stationed, if someone dares to do anything, not to mention whether he will succeed for the time being, at least he will definitely die..."The submarine is very good..."I don't want to recall the scene inside the submarine, However, Yan Guang nodded after leaving the submarine. "In the near future, the Wuhan plant will carry out the first phase of expansion, and at that time, the Wuhan plant will undertake part of the construction of [Ginseng Ahuizone]..."

Hearing Yan Guang's words, several naval officers in the base looked at each other, and then said with surprise.

"Yes!"

The expansion of the scale in Yan Guang's mouth is not just talk, because in Yan Guang's vision, the navy should maintain a submarine force that can fight in the waters near the United States, and [Ahuizotl] is the most suitable candidate. With a range of 13,000 nautical miles, the [Ahuizotl] can go back and forth between China and the United States.

Of course, Yan Guang also thought about building a submarine that could reach the Atlantic, after all, compared with the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic route is obviously much more lively, but unfortunately that is obviously unrealistic, so he can only retreat.

In any case, at this point, the three models that were the three main forces of the submarine force in the early days have finally been finalized. Of course, in the next ten years, Britain, the United States, France and other countries have another name for these three models and their successors, which are [Maneater] [Hunter] and [Sea Devil]... Later, Yan Guang stayed in Tianjin for two full days to watch the surname of [Ginseng Ape Ape].

Of course, out of fear of the small space, Yan Guang did not go to the bottom of the sea with the submarine this time, but under the escort of five or six destroyers, he took a [Jinghai]-class cruiser to watch on the water.

It was not until two days had passed that Yan Guang returned to Yanjing by railway.

And the first thing he did after returning to Yanjing was not to see Yu himself, but to order Jiang Baili in the Caucasus to hand over all the weapons of the Turkish army captured in the past to the Soviet Russian regime... Whether it was as revenge or as a support for Soviet Russia, Yan Guang ordered Jiang Baili to do so anyway.

Although Jiang Baili handed over not many weapons this time, there were almost two or three hundred thousand Mauser rifles, in addition to some 75mm infantry guns equipped by the Turkish army, and even some Makqin machine guns.

Although Jiang Baili no longer looks down on these equipment, for Soviet Russia, which is not in a very good situation, it is like a timely rain.

But..."Comrade Lenin, how can these Chinese help us?" ”

Inside the Kremlin, looking at the list from the Volgograd Red Army, which had become a border, a bearded Bolshevik said with some bewilderment.

If it is said that a year ago, because the national political axe provided a lot of financial support to the Russian Bolsheviks, the Russian Bolsherk political axe still has a lot of good feelings towards the national social political axe. Well, because after the full-scale erosion of Russian territory on the border by the national social and political axe a few months ago, this goodwill has become minimal, even to a negative level.

The present national and political axe has been snatched in the hands of Lenin and others, such as the Caucasus, the whole of Central Asia, and the entire area between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea, if you count the regions of Outer Mongolia (including the Tangnu-Ulianghai), the Outer Khingan Mountains, Sakhalin, Vladivostok and other regions that many Russians think should belong to Russia, the sum of these areas will not be inferior to the existing territory of China... If the recapture of Outer Mongolia or the Outer Khingan Mountains by the Nationalist Axe is still within the bottom line of the Russians, then Yan Guang's order to occupy the entire region of Central Asia, the Caucasus and the south of the Volga River, including the city of Volgograd, must not be tolerated by the Russians.

You know, from Volgograd, it's less than a thousand kilometers from Moscow.

Moreover, although all of you are Bolsheviks, they are also Russians. In the past, there were only cases of Russians seizing the territory of other countries, so how could any other country seize the territory of Russia? Now that such a large territory has been snatched away by the Chinese, who have never looked down on it in the past, how can these Russians tolerate it?

Just in the intolerable ... Or give tolerance... Today's Russia is no longer the Russia of the past, and it has almost reached the point where everyone shouts and beats it. At the end of the 17th year, the first revolt of the Don Cossacks was triggered by a decree issued by the Bolshevik political axe to take away the lands that had once belonged to the Don Cossacks. The local Cossacks armed themselves and gathered under the banner of Generals A.M. Karekin and Kornilov.

They marched north across the Kuban and Don basins and fought a series of non-decisive battles with the Red Militia (the Red Army at the initial stage).

At the same time, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as well as Poland, which had been occupied by Germany, were also reading hard.

Coupled with the earlier social and political axes of China, as well as the intervention armies of Britain, France, the United States and Germany, the current Russian Bolshevik regime can be described as internal and external troubles. So even if China has done a lot of bad things to Russia, Lenin and others must tolerate it―――――― wait until they have eased up, and settle accounts after the autumn or something... It's just that Lenin and others still don't understand why China would send so many weapons to Russia?

You must know that the relations between Russia and China are not very good now, but if you want to show goodwill and ease relations, you want to ease relations after occupying so much land and sending some weapons? Chinese shouldn't be so idiotic, right?

Just when everyone was puzzled, a middle-aged man who was nearly forty years old and had a thick beard on his lips suddenly spoke up.

"Maybe it's because the Chinese have had very bad relations with other imperialist countries recently..."

The person who spoke was Stalin, who was 38 years old at this time, 39 if you count the virtual age (unfortunately the Russians did not have a false age), in May 17, Stalin was elected as a member of the Politburo of the Soviet Union [***] Central Committee, and assisted Lenin in organizing and leading the October Revolution, so Stalin was also a figure of considerable status in Soviet Russia.

Moreover, it has to be mentioned that Stalin was definitely stronger than Lenin in terms of leadership, so it was easy to see through the reasons―――――― although in the Great Purge of another time and space, because of this incident, the Soviet Union was so hung that it was destroyed by Hitler's wave..."Did you make a contradiction with other imperialist countries..."

As his most capable assistant, Lenin still trusted Stalin's judgment.

Moreover, in recent times, Lenin has indeed obtained a lot of information, in which it is said that China and Britain and the United States and other countries have had great conflicts over land matters. In particular, the conflict that has taken place in the Sakhalin area was quite sensational news not long ago... But in this way, a new idea arose in Lenin's mind.

"Do you think it's possible for us to get more support from the Chinese?"

Hearing Lenin's words, everyone else looked at each other, and it was only after half a sound that Stalin spoke.

"I'm afraid it's unlikely, although it is a contradiction with other imperialist countries, but this contradiction may not be to the point of being irreconcilable, and now the Chinese are giving us these supports, I am afraid that it is also to let us drag down the steps of imperialist countries such as Britain and the United States, so that other imperialist countries will not prematurely enter the land occupied by the Chinese." When the Chinese gain a foothold in the newly occupied land, I am afraid that we will have no use value, and at that time, we will become the new enemies of the Chinese. Moreover, if the Chinese stop now, it does not necessarily mean that they will stop in the future, so we must be more vigilant against the Chinese, lest they have more ideas about our other territories..."

Hearing Stalin's words, the faces of the others changed, and the idea of uniting the Chinese in Lenin's heart was finally dispelled. But in any case, it is a good thing for the Chinese to send weapons over, and the Russians laughed at these weapons.

And after nearly two months of broken fighting, I finally can't support it anymore... So it didn't take long for a new team to arrive in China, and they had only one purpose, and that was to stop the war, which had already caused a lot of damage...

(To be continued)