"Alas!" Then Commander Zhang sighed again: "Speaking of which, after all, it is still related to the civil war in our country!" ”

"Civil war?" I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this.

But it soon became clear that Commander Zhang was talking about Taiwan.

After thinking about it carefully, I think what Commander Zhang said is also right, you must know that these Fiery Cross Reef, Thitu Island, etc., are actually received by the national army from the Japanese army after the surrender of Little Japan at the end of World War II...... At that time, the Kuomintang still had several warships obtained from the Yankees, including a destroyer and seven frigates, for a total of eight warships.

Don't underestimate these eight warships, which were the most powerful navy in Southeast Asia at the time. At that time, our naval commander had to borrow a fishing boat to go to the island to observe the situation, so you can imagine how arrogant these eight warships were in the East China Sea and the South China Sea.

But the problem is that the Taiwan authorities don't really care about these small islands in the open sea, even though these small islands are our national territory.

Chiang Kai-shek understandably didn't care about the islands, because he was always thinking about counterattacking the mainland.

Chiang Ching-kuo's era is now, he doesn't care about these small islands, in fact, he has tried to send troops to recover, consolidate or recover these small islands several times, but he was opposed by the Ministry of Defense and was stillborn...... At that time, the Kuomintang was divided into the "lady faction", "prince's faction", and "center wall riding faction", and Chiang Ching-kuo was interested in democratization at this time, so he could not insist on what he had seen, otherwise it would be called "obstinate" or "dictatorship".

As for the Taiwan independence faction in the future, not to mention, it would be better for them to let the surrounding islands all be occupied by other countries and encircle Taiwan in it...... Therefore, if the mainland wants to build Taiwan one day, planes and warships will have to fly over the sea and airspace of other countries.

On the other hand. From Taiwan's standpoint. It is true that the more trouble caused to the mainland side as much as possible, the better it will be for them.

From this point of view. In 71, Taiwan took the initiative to cede troops stationed on Thitu Island. When the small neighboring countries saw that Taiwan had this attitude, then where would they be polite, so the various islands fell one after another.

Among them, there is a one called Dunqian Sandbank, which is said to have been withdrawn by the brothers of the national army stationed on it for fear of typhoons...... The garrison would be afraid of typhoons?!

However, the brothers of the national army were afraid of the typhoon, but the Vietnamese army was not afraid, so when the national brothers returned by boat after the typhoon, they found that the Vietnamese soldiers on the island were already waving at them and thanking them.

In the end, Taiwan has only one Taiping Island in its hands, which can be preserved...... However, the island is not peaceful, and in the 12th year to be exact, Vietnamese armed patrol ships approached Taiping Island twice and exchanged shots with their brothers stationed on it.

It is said that the officers and soldiers of the country stationed on it at that time seemed to be the end of the world. Some looked sluggish, tears welling up in their eyes, and they were at a loss for what to do in the fortifications. Others were so frightened that they cried.

They did not condemn Taiwan for losing China's territory one after another, but complained that it could almost be said that it was powerless to do anything about it, and even if it was powerless, it fought a few beautiful battles to regain some islands, and the mainland would only protest.

Commander Zhang is reluctant to talk about this matter in depth, and I can understand this...... After all, Taiwan is also a part of China, and Taiwanese are also Chinese, and it is not a glorious thing for us that Taiwan is so inferior in front of small countries such as the Philippines and Vietnam.

It is worth mentioning that the veterans of Taiwan in this era actually have this kind of unanimous mentality towards the outside world, after all, they are originally mainlanders. In the past, they fought Little Japan together, but later they left their hometown and "moved" to Taiwan. For example, I heard a Taiwanese veteran talk about it. During the Sino-Indian conflict in 62 years, the first thing they said every day in Taiwan was, "Where did the old communists fight today?" ”

It is a pity that this kind of bloodiness has become less and less after Taiwan's "de-sinicization", leaving more of "every China must be black, and every China must be opposed", and finally it even reached the point where "he can't afford to consume tea eggs".

"How?" Commander Zhang asked, "Let you be responsible for this matter!" ”

"Yes!" I answered.

In fact, from the moment Commander Zhang talked about this task, I knew that this matter would definitely fall on me again.

Who made me fight in the Falklands War, and had the experience of naval warfare? At the same time, I have dealt with border-related affairs on the Sino-Indian border, and I am quite familiar with Vietnam as an opponent, so I know very well that even if I want to push it, I can't push it off, so it is better to simply accept it.

"But ......" thought for a while, and then said: "Commander, my experience in the Falklands War was a kind of battle based on air combat, supplemented by warships and land battles, and the warships in that battle can be said to be anti-submarine, anti-missile, anti-ship, air defense and other battles, but we ......."

"That's a problem." Commander Zhang couldn't help but nodded.

It is obvious that our warships do not have such capabilities, and even if they do, they are not the same as my anti-aircraft missiles such as the Sea Javelin in the Battle of the Falklands, which means that I do not know anything about the Vietnamese Navy or even our Navy, which determines that it is impossible for me to command this battle...... As the saying goes, knowing that the other is invincible, I don't know and I don't know the other, so the command can only be watched by a layman.

"So be it!" After thinking about it, Commander Zhang said: "As a staff officer of the navy, you will put forward some opinions as a reference at the appropriate time." On the other hand...... Considering the possibility of landing on the island, the agent company was also brought along. ”

"Yes!" I answered.

"Another question...... I'd like to hear your opinion as well. Commander Zhang said: "Because of this incident, many comrades have proposed that we want to develop aircraft carriers, what do you think about this?" ”

I couldn't help but nod when I heard this, I should say that this idea is still reasonable, and the place where we suffer in the South China Sea issue is that the fighter planes cannot reach the target airspace...... Modern naval warfare can basically be said to have the significance of determining victory or defeat in air warfare, so if you want to gain a foothold in the South China Sea or be able to deter other countries and finally recover the Nansha Islands, the only way is to develop aircraft carriers.

"We have also consulted the U.S. side on this." Commander Zhang said: "The answer given by the US side is in several aspects: first, aircraft carriers are outdated, second, it is better to develop aircraft carriers than nuclear submarines, and third, aircraft carriers are not as good as land-based fighters and air tankers. ”

I just smiled and didn't answer, it's clear that the Yankees are fooling people.

"The reason why aircraft carriers are obsolete is that the United States intends to develop arsenal ships." Commander Zhang explained: "It is said that this kind of arsenal ship can carry about 500 missiles, which is like an ammunition stockpile, and the US side has built an aircraft carrier in front of this kind of arsenal ship like a target, so the aircraft carrier is very likely to be eliminated in the future." ”

"Hmm!" I couldn't help but shake my head when I heard this, saying that this Yankee really has a way of fooling people, and his words are all half-truths and half-truths, making it difficult to distinguish between right and wrong.

For example, this arsenal ship is real, and the DDG1000 destroyer of the modern United States was actually developed according to the idea of an arsenal ship, but it is still too early to say that the aircraft carrier will be eliminated.

"The second one is easy to understand." Commander Zhang said: "Nuclear submarines can lurk in the water for a long time without being detected, and the British nuclear submarines in the Falklands War forced the Argentine aircraft carrier and even the entire navy to dare not fight." ”

Hearing this, I admire the Americans even more, and it is undoubtedly more convincing to explain it with a real combat that has just happened.

"The third meaning ......," I said, "it should be a land-based fighter and an air tanker, which is more cost-effective than aircraft carriers, and can fully meet our requirements!" ”

"Yes!" Commander Zhang nodded: "The farthest island in the South China Sea is more than 2,000 kilometers, and if the development of land-based fighters increases its combat radius to more than 1,000 kilometers, coupled with the technology of air refueling, it can also reach the airspace above the target." ”

"First point." I said: "The firepower of an arsenal ship may indeed be strong, but on the battlefield fighters or AWACS aircraft are faster than warships, and the radar detection range is also farther, so even if there are arsenal ships, aircraft carriers are needed." ”

"Hmm!" Commander Zhang nodded, which he had obviously taken into account.

"The second point." I continued: "The reason why Argentine aircraft carriers and warships did not dare to make sorties in the Falklands naval battle was because of the generational difference between their anti-submarine capabilities and submarines compared to the British. In the unlikely event that there is no generational difference, that is, the submarines and anti-submarine capabilities of both sides are similar, the side with the aircraft carrier will have the advantage because it can carry fixed-wing anti-submarine aircraft. So aircraft carriers are also needed. ”

"Hmm!" Commander Zhang nodded again, I believe that he thought of it in the first half, but he did not think of it in the second half because he did not have knowledge of "fixed-wing anti-submarine aircraft".

"The third point." I finally said: "In the Falklands War, because of the lack of aircraft carriers, the British side used land-based fighters and air refueling to bomb the Falklands at the same time, and the result was that every few bombers dispatched had to be matched with more than a dozen tankers, this mode is not only a huge waste, but also very dangerous, in case of improper coordination or several of the tanker planes malfunction or even shot down by the enemy, it is very likely to cause many fighters and tanker planes to crash in dominoes because of lack of fuel." What's more, although this can reach the target airspace, it can't form much of a threat to it, so aircraft carriers are still needed. ”

"Makes sense." Commander Zhang said: "In this way, this Yankee has a hand on us. ”

I couldn't help but smile, the Yankees are not just keeping a hand on us, some far-sighted Americans even began to think that China is the country most likely to surpass the United States from this time, but this view is not yet mainstream because of the threat of the Soviet Union. (To be continued......)