Chapter 280: Expulsion of the Japanese

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"Chief of Staff, I will say hello to the Cabinet and the Ministry of Defense, and from next year, military spending will begin to tilt towards the Navy. The navy will build warships on a large scale and train more talents, and the General Staff should pay attention to coordinating the relationship between the army and navy, so that they can compete, but they cannot form a deep hatred like the Japanese army and navy! Wang Yuze said. This is what he fears the most, the army and navy are undoubtedly the cornerstone of the empire, and if they dismantle each other like the Japanese army and navy, it will be a big trouble. If we want to expand the navy, the army's military expenditure will inevitably be compressed, and the army has millions of troops, so the military expenditure required is too much.

"Your Majesty, the army is now in the process of being replaced, and there are too many military expenses to be used, if it is compressed again, I am afraid it will affect the progress of the redress!" Xiong Wu said with some embarrassment. Last year's total military expenditure was only 120 million yuan, of which 70 percent was for the army and only 30 percent for the navy. However, because of the large-scale construction of ships by the navy, Wang Yuze had to pay 100 million yuan in the war reparations that Japan compensated. Otherwise, it will not be able to support the Navy's huge shipbuilding program.

"So be it! Next year's military expenditure will be divided equally between the army and the navy, and the shortfall will be paid for the time being by the war reparations contributed by the Japanese. However, everyone must pay attention to the fact that there is not much of that war reparation! Wang Yuze reminded. Although the Japanese paid 200 million pounds in compensation, they are using money everywhere, and it is really not enough to spend! Fortunately, there are contributions from the Japanese, otherwise it would be more difficult for the squadron to develop rapidly. It's just that after this money is used up, I'm afraid I will have to live a hard life.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xiong Wu said.

Since last year, the Chinese Army has begun to change its equipment, mainly to replace the rifle, the rifle used before is an imitation of the German rifle, a 792 mm caliber rifle, this rifle, the recoil is too large, not suitable for the physique of the Oriental, if it is used for too long, it will cause certain damage and affect the performance of soldiers. Therefore, the War Department proposed to replace a suitable rifle for the whole army.

At the request of the War Department, the arsenal designed a rifle under the designation Type 96. The Type 96 rifle has a total length of 276 mm, a barrel length of 797 mm, a total weight of 4 kg, a caliber of 65 mm, ammunition of 65x55 mm pointed bullet type, muzzle velocity of 00 m m/s, an effective firing range of 000 m, a five-round magazine with a built-in magazine. This rifle is very suitable for Eastern soldiers, because the original round-tipped rifle cartridge is abandoned, and a new pointed nod cartridge is used, which makes it more powerful.

At the same time, in order to increase the firepower of the infantry squad, the arsenal deliberately studied a light machine gun, named the Type 96 light machine gun. The Type 96 light machine gun is 6 mm long, weighs 96 kg, has a barrel length of 672 mm, is automatically air-conductive, has a muzzle velocity of 50 m/s, has a gauge range of 500 m, has a rate of fire of 00 rounds per minute, feeds a 20-round magazine, uses 65x55 mm ammunition, and can be used with ammunition for Type 96 rifles. The armament of the Type 96 light machine gun will make the Chinese Army's firepower more powerful, and at the same time, the unified ammunition caliber will also be able to reduce the pressure on logistics. I believe that when war breaks out again, the Japanese Army will be greatly shocked.

"By the way, the 'Zhonghua-class' battleship is almost completed, and the battleships of the next level, are there any eyebrows on the side of the Battleship Research Institute?" Wang Yuze asked. In order to further strengthen the strength of the navy, the construction of the "Zhonghua-class" battleships in the subsequent improved version of the battleships must definitely start early, and strive to be able to catch up with the war in two years. Wang Yuze had a hunch that the Sino-Japanese war in two years would be a life-and-death war, and that only one country would be able to survive between China and Japan. During this period, Britain, France, the United States, Russia and other countries that cannot tolerate China's rise are also likely to participate in it, which is a huge test for China. Therefore, the Navy must build more and larger warships.

"Your Majesty, I heard Minister Zhang say that the name of the battleship of the next class is the 'Qin-class' battleship, and the firepower is not much different from the 'Zhonghua-class', but in terms of speed and armor, it will be more powerful. It is still under intense design, and it is expected that the design will not be completed until the end of the year! For the specific situation, you have to ask Minister Zhang! Xiong Wu said.

"Hmmm! I know! Wang Yuze said. The four twin main guns of the "Zhonghua-class" battleship are already very powerful, and if you want to deploy more main guns, it will affect the performance of the battleship in other aspects. Wang Yuze also once thought about deploying a triple main gun, but not to mention China, even no country in the world has developed a triple main gun. In Wang Yuze's memory, it seems that a few years later, the Austro-Hungarian "Combined Forces" class battleship or the Italian battleship "Dante" began to adopt the triple main gun. In addition, although the power of the 05 mm caliber naval gun is sufficient, Wang Yuze still hopes to be able to equip the "Qin" class with a larger caliber naval gun, but China's strength is still unable to reach it, so it can only continue to use 05 mm caliber naval guns. You must know that even the German Navy only used 0 mm caliber naval guns on the "Bavaria-class" battleships more than ten years later, while the British Navy only began to use 4 mm caliber naval guns when the "Orion-class" battleships began to be built in 909. Perhaps, because of the influence of China's first construction of epoch-making battleships such as "Zhonghua-class" battleships, the development history of battleships will be accelerated by several years, but there is no doubt that the current Chinese Navy still only honestly uses 05-mm naval guns with mature technology.

"Any other questions? If not, stop here! Wang Yuze said. He had already thought that before the end of the year, he would take time to go to the battleship design institute in Dagu, Tianjin, to make a detailed look at the design progress of the "Qin-class" battleship, and strive to make this more powerful battleship put into service as soon as possible.

"Your Majesty, Hawaii has called, and now the whole of Hawaii is under our control. However, there are too few Chinese in Hawaii, only tens of thousands. And the Japanese have more than 30,000 people, which will severely affect our rule in the region. Commodore Huang Zhiming mentioned yì, is it possible to expel the Japanese from Hawaii! Xiong Wu said.

"Do as they want! Say a word to Queen Sùliliukalani, and get rid of all the Japanese in Hawaii! However, you have to give a good reason! Wang Yuze said.

"Yes, Your Majesty! Wait for the resignation! Xiong Wu and Wu Tingfang said goodbye and left. However, their hearts were a little heavy, and after learning about Wang Yuze's strategic intentions, they all felt tremendous pressure. If it wins, China will certainly be able to soar into the sky, but if it fails, I am afraid that China's rise will have to be interrupted.

"Chief of Staff, tell me the truth, is it possible for the emperor's strategic intention to be realized?" After leaving the palace, Wu Tingfang grabbed Xiong Wu and asked. He still thinks Wang Yuze's approach is too crazy.

"Lord Wu, please rest assured, on the navy side, we are very sure that we will win. As for the Army, you can rest assured that even if the Navy is defeated, the Army will be enough to ensure the security of our homeland! Xiong Wu said with great certainty.

"That's good, then I'll be relieved!" Wu Tingfang was completely relieved.

Hawaii time, on the morning of the 9th, Brigadier General Huang Zhiming, commander of the Hawaii base, received a telegram from the General Staff, the content of the telegram was simple, that is, to agree with their action to expel the Japanese from Hawaii Island.

"Come on, go and ask Brigade Commander Peng to come to me immediately!" Huang Zhiming said excitedly.

"Yes, Commander!" The guards immediately rushed to inform them. Brigadier General Peng Jiantong, commander of the 3rd Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps, said that the 3rd Brigade of the Marine Corps will be responsible for the main defense of Oahu and Kauai for the time being. The 3rd Marine Brigade will be a specialized offensive force. However, now Huang Zhiming's plan still needs the cooperation of the Third Brigade.

In less than half an hour, Brigadier General Peng Jiantong arrived at Huang Zhiming's office at Pearl Harbor.

"Commander Huang! Peng Jiantong reports! Peng Jiantong greeted him, although the two have the same military rank, Huang Zhiming, as the commander of the Hawaii base, has a higher status.

"Brigadier Peng, please come in!" Huang Zhiming hurriedly invited Peng Jiantong into the office.

"I don't know if Commander Huang called me, what's the matter?" Peng Jiantong asked straight to the point.

"That's right, Brigadier Peng. The General Staff has already agreed to my plan, so the cooperation of the 3rd Brigade is needed! Huang Zhiming said.

"Oh? Well, what is there to ask Commander Huang to command! Peng Jiantong said. Huang Zhiming also knew about his plan to expel all the more than 30,000 Japanese in Hawaii. He had no opinion on that. Since the General Staff had agreed, then he just carried out the order, and he didn't have any good feelings about these Japanese anyway. By driving the Japanese away, the Chinese were able to get more land and plantations and the like.

"Good! Brigadier Peng asked the troops of the 3rd Brigade to get ready and start the operation tonight! Huang Zhiming said excitedly.

That night, at midnight, a huge explosion occurred inside Pearl Harbor, and a large hole was blown out of a transport ship of the Chinese Navy, and on the dock, the body of a Japanese man was left.

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