An arms race that began with an economic crisis has now intensified.

The navy is a powerful weapon for a strong country and an important deterrent for a country's armed forces. This is not the era when all kinds of missiles are flying all over the sky in later generations, and even in later generations, the position of the Navy is irreplaceable by missiles. In this era when there are no missiles, whether the navy is strong or not is an important basis for judging whether a country is strong or not.

The reason why China is feared by all countries in the world is not that China's armed forces are capable of fighting wars and how many countries they have defeated, but the fundamental reason lies in the navy. Especially for European countries, the Navy equals the life of the nation. No matter how strong China is, even if you defeat Asia, you will not be able to threaten the European countries without a navy.

Today, China's rise has been accompanied by a powerful navy, which has not only defeated Japan, the former largest navy in Asia, but also defeated the United Kingdom, a naval power. Moreover, they are all warships against warships, and they use actual combat to tell the world that the Chinese Navy also has powerful ships and artillery.

A Kunlunshan-class battleship was launched, killing the capital ships of the world's navies in an instant. In front of the Kunlunshan-class with a displacement of 50,000 tons, the main ships of the navies of all countries in the world are "little brothers", and the Kunlunshan-class battleships have been tested in actual combat. The annihilation of an entire Japanese Third Fleet brought the prestige of this type of battleship to its zenith. Although the Japanese Third Fleet did not have battleships, this did not hinder its powerful nature. The world believed that even if the entire Japanese Navy was taken out of battleships, it would be difficult to compete with the Kunlunshan-class battleships.

Because at that time, the displacement of the Nagato-class battleship, the strongest battleship of the Japanese Navy, was only more than 30,000 tons, and it was a whole generation behind in terms of armor protection and main gun caliber. Some areas are even more behind, which is not alarmist, but a conclusion based on a comparison of real data.

The Washington Naval Treaty was declared null and void at the will of the five powers. This is tantamount to loosening the shackles on the world's five major maritime powers, and the Chinese Navy has contributed a lot in this matter, and it is precisely because of the strong deterrent power of the Chinese Navy. It is by no means the original intention of the countries of the world to consider building more powerful battleships to deal with them. Although the naval treaty limited the development of the navy, the naval situation in the world was balanced until the rise of China. The treaty limited their large naval development, but it also created a balance of power that did not worry other countries. And they are also willing to spend more money on economic construction, rather than filling in the bottomless abyss of the navy's shipbuilding plan.

Among the five countries, Japan is the most powerful, followed by Britain and France, and the United States has no choice but to take advantage of the trend. And as early as the beginning of formal negotiations with the other four countries, Japan had already come up with a plan for the construction of new battleships. In order to deal with China's powerful Kunlunshan-class battleships, Japan can be said to have racked its brains, and on the basis of the Nagato-class battleships, the Japanese Navy came up with an upgrade and construction plan for the Nagato-class battleships.

Japan was defeated by China and lost control of the Ryukyus and Taiwan, and even Jeju Island was controlled by China, but Japan was also supported by North Korea. Moreover, there was not a lot of wealth plundered through war, so tighten the belt, and when the shackles were lifted by the naval treaty, new types of warships began to lay keels.

The Japanese Navy was really in a hurry, and the people blamed the Navy for the defeat of the war. The Imperial Navy occupies a large amount of military spending, and countless funds flow into the navy's pockets every year, but in the end it cannot come up with a capital ship to compete with China. What was the state of China in the eyes of Japan at that time? The sick man of East Asia.

Since the beginning of the Common Era, the Japanese side has seen the strength of China and its fearful heart. Toyotomi Hideyoshi's defeat is even more evident in this fear. However, in the past 100 years, China has been bullied countless times, and the signing of various contracts has made Japan see that China is already in decline, and it is not what it used to be. The First Sino-Japanese War, the Eight-Nation Alliance, and other events made Japan's ambitions swell sharply, and also made the Japanese people feel the strength of the empire, and most people had the idea of replacing China.

The distress of small island nations and the suffering of lack of resources have made them desperate for a broader space. The neighbor's house is very large and luxurious, and now he can beat him, and everyone else is moving the neighbor's property in and out, how can the Japanese side be indifferent. At first, I went with the flow to that little thing, and when I tasted some sweetness, I pulled the car directly to move it. For decades, the Japanese people have become accustomed to it, because it doesn't matter what they lack, they can go to the neighbor's house to get it.

Now the neighbors are strong, smashing the cars that are going to move things in Japan, and killing the Japanese who are going to move things. However, the Japanese government did not dare to speak out, and the people were tried and unequal treaties were signed. On the pillar of shame in Asia, China, which was originally nailed high, has been replaced by Japan today. The throne of Asia's number one power is gone, and the efforts of generations have almost been in vain.

Therefore, if you want to say which country in the world hates China the most, Japan is undoubtedly mixed with fear. Japan is a country that is very good at absorbing lessons, some things are very rigid, and some things are very flexible. The rise of China is a fact, and Japan is powerless to change it, and it has only won time and space for Japan after paying great conditions, and Japan will not bury the current opportunity to breathe.

The ambitions of the Japanese side did not diminate, but swelled more and more with the defeat of the war. The troubles of the island countries made Japan dare not stop for a moment. Germany's olive branch has given the Japanese side an opportunity and a goal to vent their ambitions.

A few years later, with the launch of Japan's new battleships and aircraft carriers, Japan regained the throne of Asia's first navy in the open. But that's only in the total tonnage, as for the combat effectiveness, it is not yet known. Because China on the bright side, there is only one capital battleship, plus three aircraft carriers.

However, the Japanese side did not dare to underestimate China, just as Japan understood the Chinese culture, and also learned from the defeat in the previous war. At present, Japan will definitely not take the initiative to face China until it has determined its true strength. China's ability to forbear, in the eyes of Japan, is the most terrifying.

The launch of the new type of battleship has given the Japanese government and people some self-confidence. The displacement of the Kunlunshan-class battleship was 50,000 tons, while the displacement of the new Japanese battleship reached more than 50,000 tons. Ignoring Japan's technological weakening in all aspects, this displacement alone suppressed the Kunlun Mountain class. In terms of the caliber of the main guns, the Kunlun Mountain class has nine 406mm guns, while the Japanese have 420mm guns. And its speed also reached 28 knots, which in the eyes of the Japanese side was already a very fast battleship.

The Mt. Fuji-class battleship, the lead ship, Mt. Fuji, is the name given by Japan to this new battleship. China is the Kunlun Mountain level, and in the eyes of the Japanese, it is a mountain peak to a mountain, and in terms of performance, it is necessary to suppress China. This is Japan's expectation for this new type of warship, and the name of the Yamato-class has not appeared, and it is all a strange kind of Japanese mentality.

The Fuji was launched, and Japan made a lot of publicity for it, and released a lot of data. From these data, it is shown that this type of battleship can completely suppress the Kunlunshan-class battleships of China. The world has seen Japan's madness, and it has also seen Japan's shipbuilding industry capabilities. More than 50,000 tons, it is one thing to say, and it is the ability to take it out. The Japanese made it and declared that the number one in Asia that year was not a paper paste.

As Japan's neighbor, China is not worried about Japan. When this type of battleship was still under construction, Chen Shao knew about it and didn't care about it at all. On the contrary, he hopes that Japan will build a few more ships, so that they can be used as targets for US carrier-based aircraft in the Pacific Ocean, and there will be more places for fish in the sea to build nests. If Japan knew Chen Shao's thoughts, it would have to be so angry that it would vomit blood.

China is very calm, and Chen Shao doesn't care about Japan's new warships. But the USSR could not leave it alone, and Stalin did not dare not fail to pay attention. The Sakhalin dispute continued, and the Soviet Union placed the battleships it had bought in Vladivostok, which was a good deterrent to Japan in the past two years, and Japan was much quieter on the Sakhalin issue.

The Fuji was launched, and Japan's attitude on Sakhalin became tough again. From the Japanese point of view, the Fuji was not afraid of Soviet battleships at all, even the Kunlun class of China. In addition, the Japanese side also needs an object to vent their unhappiness. In the past two years, you, the Soviet Union, have relied on the warships purchased from China to show off your might here in the north. Now our own battleships have come out, and in every respect, they are not weaker than yours. Of course, it's time for us to show off our might.

To this day, the actual jurisdiction of Sakhalin is still in the hands of the Japanese. And the maiden voyage of the new Japanese warship was chosen on Sakhalin Island, and the protests of the Soviet Union were not paid attention to at all. It's still going its own way, it's a Japanese show, an international show. It is necessary not only to let the world see that Japan's navy is strong, but also to let the world know that even if the Japanese navy has failed, its strength has continued unabated.

Several fleets of the Japanese Navy formed a temporary combined fleet, two Ise-class battleships, two Nagato-class battleships, plus the Fuji, which had just been delivered to the Japanese Navy, with other cruisers and destroyers, as well as aircraft carriers. The mighty fleet departed from the Sasebo naval base and headed for Sakhalin.

The Japanese media and the German-Italian media reported on it extensively, and the newspapers and all media outlets published photographs of the Japanese Combined Fleet sailing on the ocean. And the purpose is very clear, that is, to Sakhalin.

For this show, Japan has made a lot of preparations. In this way, I want to tell the world that Japan's navy is still very strong. As a member of the Axis powers, Germany and Italy naturally had to come out to cheer. Moreover, Hitler also very much wanted Japan to confront the Soviet Union. The harder the pinch, the happier Hitler became. Although Japan does not need to really fight with the Soviet Union now, it is still a very cool thing to feel disgusted and disgusting with the Soviet Union.

(To be continued)