Sanduao, as the base camp of the Chinese Navy, has attracted the attention of the whole world since the end of the Nansha naval battle, and any country understands that this country with 18,000 kilometers of coastline but only a few military ports has now squeezed into the ranks of the world's naval powers.

As the only large-scale integrated base of the Chinese Royal Guards Navy, the Sanduao base has too many advantages that the base cannot be compared with, not only does it have a naval base, but as a supporting project, Sanduao also has a large number of forts, but for the navy, the most important thing is probably the base, the naval shipyard, the naval shipyard, with as many as four of China's largest docks and the most well-equipped shipbuilding equipment, The naval shipyard can build 45,000 tons of warships, if the Ship Administration Office designs such a giant warship.

In the past few months, many people have paid attention to this shipyard, just because in the shipyard, three improved warships of the "Zhiyuan-class" battlecruiser are undergoing intensive construction in this shipyard, and every month, a merchant ship will sail from abroad to transport the raw materials imported from other countries to the shipyard.

However, in the past month, the construction of three new warships at the Sanduao Naval Shipyard has slowed down suddenly, and the navy has withdrawn most of its workers to carry out renovation and overhaul of nearly 40 merchant ships occupying berths at the berths of the shipyard.

"Toot ......"

As the whistle blew, a 120 mm rapid-fire gun was hoisted to the bow of a merchant ship at the shipyard outfitting platform, and with the assistance of several workers, the rapid-fire gun was accurately positioned on the gun emplacement that had been reinforced and installed.

And on the other side of the broadside, there are workers there to install a pylon, which is used to mount the transport sampan, and in the cabin, it is constantly flashing the arc light emitted by electric welding, which is just introduced, the latest electric welding equipment, in the cabin, one by one workers are trying to fix the tall steel pipe with a lock bolt, and then use electric welding to fix the steel pipe on the bulkhead of the ship, in the place where the steel pipe has been supported, a piece of steel plate is spread out, and the workers are fixing those steel plates at the same time, Then use a drill rig to drill holes in the marked positions.

The small steel pipe is inserted into the drill hole, and after a few simple welds are welded, several grid-like steel plates are erected, which is a simple bed, for each floor, and in another location, several workers prepare the toilets there, which is the most complex work, and even requires drilling holes directly in the hull, for such an "armed transport ship" that can accommodate an infantry regiment, these modifications are necessary.

"How's it going?"

Shi Tiange, who was inspecting the cabin on the ground floor of the troop carrier, breathed in the pungent smell mixed with paint and electric welding, and as soon as he checked the troop carrier, he asked Chen Yang, who was the director of the Sanduao shipyard and was in charge of the renovation of the "armed troop carrier".

For the sake of secrecy, all the renovation work of merchant ships was carried out in the closed naval shipyard of Sanduao, for which the Sanduao Naval Shipyard even had to stop the manufacture of warships and concentrate all its efforts on ensuring the transformation of the "armed troop carriers".

"Artillery, steel, as long as these two can ensure the supply, then by March 30 there will be no problem in completing the transformation of all merchant ships, in order to ensure the progress of the project, I am ready to transfer another 300 workers"

As he spoke, Chen Yang paused for a moment.

"This is already the last fastest speed, no matter how fast it is, there is really nothing to do"

Since receiving this task a year ago, the Admiralty has been urging the progress of the armed troop carrier all day long, and Chen Yang, as the director of the factory, feels that he is almost driven crazy.

Listening to Chen Yang's complaining words, Shi Tiange just smiled slightly, he could understand Chen Yang's complaints, but on the other hand, he knew that there was no way to rush the progress of the Admiralty in three days and two ends, and the army over there had already complained, the army could concentrate more than 60,000 troops in three divisions to conduct sea training on the barren beach in northern Jiangsu, the army was anxious to go to Japan to perform, and the navy was also anxious to make a difference, after all, the negotiations still seemed to have no shadow, and landing in Japan might be the last resort.

"Director Shi, are we ......?"

When the words came to his lips, Chen Yang still swallowed the words back, although he guessed this matter in his heart, this matter must be kept secret. ,

"Director Chen, your task is to complete the transformation of the armed personnel carrier as scheduled."

A sentence came out of Shi Tiange's mouth, and he glanced at the dense honeycomb beds in the cabin, which was really difficult for those army officers and soldiers, who had to huddle into such a 1.9-meter-long and 50-centimeter-wide bed to go to Japan.

"The problem of troop carriers is solved, only the problem of landing craft remains"

As the director of the Navy's Ship Administration Office, Shi Tiange naturally remembers the landing craft production plan very clearly, at this time thinking of the problem of the landing craft, his brows can't help frowning, 1000 sampans, it seems that the problem is very easy to solve, but in fact, this troop transport sampan is not necessarily easy to produce, although there are countless old-style wooden boat workshops along the coast of China, but these workshops will not produce that Western-style troop transport sampan at all.

"I've only completed 100 ships."

From the number read out on that card, Yezu Temple was not surprised.

"Director Shi, can you tell me what happened to the production of landing craft?"

"My minister, it's not an unexpected situation in production, in fact ......"

Sighing, Shi Tiange said with annoyance.

"We didn't have any plans to go to Japan to fight in the past, and the production of landing craft was a problem of production capacity, but we can always find a way to solve this problem, but the same problem is the same in other aspects. The problem is that everyone is competing for priority. The military, industry, and civilian economy are fighting each other and not giving in to each other, and various departments are noisy and quarrelsome, even among some decent people, they are jealous of each other, and they are fighting openly and secretly. Everyone is stuck in each other's necks. Everyone advertised that their department was the top priority of 100,000 urgent, but no one spoke and counted, and the delivery was due. A week ago, all the 2,000 tons of explosives imported from Germany were taken away by the Army, on the grounds that they were going to land and needed a lot of artillery shells. ”

When he spoke, Shi Tiange sighed, for a country like China, it is reasonable to compete for resources in this powerless war, but the most important thing now is the lack of production capacity of some materials, and Ye Zugui was stunned at first after hearing these words, and then laughed.

"Of course, this kind of thing is expected at all, when Cai Songpo asked for the 2,000 tons of explosives, I didn't bother to fight with them, this war ......"

When mentioning this war, Ye Zugui seemed a little excited, and even waved his arms excitedly

"Our navy has been out of the limelight, and now the army wants to win back face, which is a reasonable thing, after all, they created this empire, and it has long been expected that they are not willing to be silent, and now, the task of the navy is to fully cooperate with them, and the branches of the armed forces should avoid conflicts as much as possible, of course, when fighting for the budget, we will definitely not be soft, but now, if we make a stumbling block for the army, maybe next year, when we compete for the budget, the army will make a stumbling block for us......"

As the Minister of the Navy, Ye Zugui understands that if they have a good relationship with the Army, which is known as the "Empire Builder", then once they launch Weilai, they are afraid that the Navy's budget will be troubled if it wants to be approved.

"But the problem with the landing craft ......"

Shi Tiange's brows furrowed.

"If we can't solve the problem of landing craft, then the army will definitely think that we are stumbling on them, and now even if the landing craft in the base are handed over to them, there are only more than 200 of them, which is still more than 700 short of their needs."

Shi Tiange shook his head as he spoke, his thin face full of sadness.

"We have commissioned some private workshops to produce, but none of their production meets the acceptance standards, whether it is workmanship or materials, it is far from the standards of the navy."

At this time, Shi Tiange seemed a little helpless, the navy's landing craft is actually a wooden sampan, all the standards are all with reference to the standards formulated by the British Navy, the kind of wooden small sampan that can transport 16 people, in terms of materials, workmanship, size, weight have strict standards, and because of the limited amount, there has been only a few shipyards such as Jiangnan, Sanduao, Ma'anshan, etc., and now, in order to meet the needs of the army transport troops, order a thousand ships at a time, which really makes these shipyards difficult, This wooden sampan is just an "extra product" for the carpentry shops of the shipyards, and even if they want to expand their production capacity now, they can't turn the riveter into a skilled carpenter. ,

Sitting down on a chair next to Shi Tiange, Ye Zugui was silent for a while, then looked at Shi Tiange and said.

"You know, if it's a matter of the navy, we may be able to compromise some, but this is a matter of the army, and the differences and conflicts of interests between the branches of the armed forces will only become more and more intense in the future, because of the budget, which accounts for a large part, the navy only has 58,000 people, but our military expenditure exceeds 1.6 million army, of course, this is the inevitable development of the navy, according to the plan, from next year, the navy's military spending will further increase"

After a moment of silence, Ye Zugui's expression looked a little helpless.

"If this war has taught us anything, I'm afraid that the plan can never keep up with the changes, and any so-called friends can betray us when we need it, so in any case, we must build a strong navy that is strong enough to deter the great powers, according to the plan, within ten years, we will build a huge fleet of three warships and two battle cruisers, and the expansion of ten years will cost more than a billion yuan, but by then, we will have a huge fleet that even Britain is not willing to provoke, But in the process, well, of course, at the expense of the Army"

Leaning back in the chair, the glasses frame in front of Ye Zugui was about to hang on his mouth, and his eyes behind the reading glasses were exposed, and he looked at Shi Tiange and said seriously.

"Of course, the army will understand us, Your Majesty once said that we can do without everything, but we can't do without a complete industry, we can do without everything, but we must have a strong navy, so that we can defend ourselves from overseas, and we also need a strong army, so that we can keep the enemy out of the country, since the founding of the empire, our military spending has exceeded sixty percent of government expenditure, so to speak, the empire is running out of national crossbows and has built a military force capable of maintaining national interests"

Shaking his head with a sigh, Ye Zugui understood that for His Majesty, whether it is the army or the navy, it is the strongest pillar of the empire and the only backing, China has suffered too much loss from its weak military strength, at this time, Your Majesty has no other choice, and China has no other choice.

"And in this process, whether it is the navy or the army, they are the pillars of the empire, and between these two pillars, nothing unpleasant must happen, especially something that will make the other side hold a grudge, if we cannot provide enough transport ships, the army will not be able to import sixteen thousand men to the landing field in two hours, in that case, it is very likely to lead to the defeat of the army, and at that time, the entire Royal Guards Navy will become the enemy of the army, and once the army and navy will clash, In the end, it will only be the country that will suffer, and we can withstand foreign invasion and suppression, but the conflict between the branches of the military may lead to the defeat of the empire, so this is unacceptable."

After a moment of silence, Ye Zugui said seriously.

"I'm ready to pump lifeboats from the fleet to them, of course"

Looking directly at Shi Tiange in front of him seriously, Ye Zugui smiled slightly.

"If, old man, you can build enough landing craft, then I don't have to risk being scolded by the Navy and even causing the officers and men to become dissatisfied with the Army,"

Speaking of this, Ye Zugui leaned forward slightly.

"How's it going, old friend? Are you willing to accept this task? ”

Can I not accept it?

Seeing that this burden was pressed on his body, Shi Tiange muttered in his heart, but needless to say, he knew the answer, he had to accept it, as the director of the ship administration office, he had to think of ways to solve this problem.

"Hey......"

Leaving the Sanduao Navy Headquarters Building, almost as soon as he got into his car, Shi Tiange let out a heavy sigh in his heart, in the end, he still made another military order.

"Sufficient landing craft by March 30"

Do you really want to let those folk workshops produce? When this thought came to his mind, Shi Tiange shook his head again, not to mention the quality problems of their production, and they boldly issued so many orders, I am afraid that it will attract the attention of people with intentions, and at that time, is it possible for the army's actions to be kept secret?

The Army, on the other hand, needs to keep secrets and must ensure that it is not discovered by foreign intelligence officers before the landing operation begins, which is the key to the success of the plan, and the Navy, as a cooperating party, naturally needs to fully cooperate with their demands. ,

"It's hard."

With such a sigh on his lips, Shi Tiange half-closed his eyes, at this time the driver drove towards the base military village in the distance, and after coming to Sanduao, the base arranged a house facing the sea for him in the military village.

"Huh?"

Just as he was about to close his eyes, Shi Tiange unexpectedly saw an iron box in front of the driver, which was a stationery box.

Looking at the stationery box made of iron sheets, Shi Tiange hurriedly took the stationery box.

"Sir, I bought it at the base welfare club and am going to send it to my nephew, he is about to ......"

The driver, who was about to explain the purpose of the stationery box, noticed that the chief didn't listen to his explanation at all, he just opened the stationery box and looked at it over and over again.

"It's stamped, if ......"

Looking at the stationery box, Shi Tiange couldn't help but start to imagine the enlarged stationery box, a 20-foot-long stationery box stamped with steel plates, but the appearance of this stationery box was the appearance of a sampan.

"Well, if you use stamping, maybe you can produce hundreds of landing craft in a day."

For the stamping process, Shi Tiange is no stranger, in fact, whether it is Tianma Automobile Factory or other factories, the stamping process has long been widely used, especially in military equipment, from the shell of the grenade, to the soldier's steel helmet, and then to their lunch box, all of which use the stamping process, and this stationery box produced by the civilian factory is also a stamping process.

"If you stamped it with a 2 mm thick steel plate, will the hull be too weak, well, it must be very weak, it seems that you have to think of another way"

Frowning, Shi Tiange looked at the stationery box repeatedly, and several other methods appeared in his mind from time to time to add ship ribs and several other methods, but in the end they were rejected one by one, if they did, it would be too waste of resources, and the most important point was that it was too much of a waste of time, although the entire shipyard could be mobilized to produce this kind of landing craft at that time, but it was too much to crowd the production capacity of the shipyard, and the navy's shipbuilding would definitely be affected at that time.

"What about stamping stiffeners?"

Staring at the stationery box, a thought came to Shi Tiange's mind, he used his fingers to draw horizontal bars and vertical paths in the stationery box from time to time, and finally shook his head, which would definitely increase the resistance.

"What if you use a double hull? Shell stamped keel reinforcing ribs, inner shell stamped rib reinforcing ribs......"

Thinking of this, Shi Tiange's eyes lit up, yes, just do it, thinking in his heart, he raised the stationery box to the side, then grabbed the notebook and drew a sketch on the notebook, a simple plan took shape on the notebook, and finally Shi Tiange smiled slightly.

"Okay, it's finally solved now, it's up to the Army."

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