Episode 85 The future protagonist of the sea

After eating on the evening of the 7th, Xiang Xiaoqiang took Xiuxiu to the palace, and he went to the palace to find Zhu Yourong, and he took Hu Jiong or Wu Yanbin to go, so that it was convenient for him to go with Zhu Yourong. If you take your wife and let your wife stay outside, and you and Zhu Yourong are inside, it will be too much.

But tonight, Xiang Xiaoqiang decisively took Xiuxiu forward. The first Xiuxiu is a naval officer, with a background in naval majors, and is also Zhu Yourong's adjutant in the navy. Second, this is also to show the rest of the command that at the time of this great war, I did not go to His Majesty for a date, but to talk about business. And Xiuxiu was also very happy, and her heart was very warm. Doing this to Xiaoqiang is obviously an unprecedented attention to her, and it is also respect.

When discussing with Zhu Yourong, Xiuxiu also participated in the whole process. She is Zhu Yourong's adjutant in the Navy, and today is the first time she has expressed her opinion as a naval adjutant. And Zhu Yourong saw that Xiuxiu was also coming, and he did not show any displeasure, but was very affectionate and friendly to Xiuxiu. She knew that she was about to marry Xiang Xiaoqiang, and she would soon get along with Xiuxiu and them. With Zhu Yourong's temperament, she will do her best to have a good relationship with others, and she also hopes to become friends with Qiu Xiuxiu and them in her heart.

Xiang Xiaoqiang's idea of sea and air warfare, in fact, Zhu Yourong is still very acceptable. As early as the "military class period", Xiang Xiaoqiang "brainwashed" Zhu Yourong according to his own military thoughts. A big part of this is to inculcate the idea that aircraft carriers will eliminate battleships. Moreover, Zhu Yourong also received a "strong stimulus", that is, when attacking Batavia, the Dutch East Indies, one of Daming's battle cruisers was actually damaged by a small torpedo machine. That incident made Zhu Yourong see a living practical example, which made her more sure of Xiang Xiaoqiang's thoughts.

Xiang Xiaoqiang also understands that if he asks her to directly order the repair and transformation of the ship, then eighty percent will be done. However, he was not only satisfied with letting Zhu Yourong make a decree to revise, but wanted Zhu Yourong to make his own decision after fully considering the pros and cons. — of course, it's about making the right decisions.

Xiuxiu, as a naval adjutant, made a lot of ideological preparations for Zhu Yourong according to Xiang Xiaoqiang's meaning. That is, we can't just talk about how good the aircraft carrier is and how bad the battleship is, but also let Zhu Yourong fully understand the shortcomings of the aircraft carrier and the advantages of the battleship. Because even if the aircraft carrier is built next, the Ming Navy will have to have a process of adaptation, and the advantages of the aircraft carrier will not be able to be fully exploited immediately. Before this, if the aircraft carrier really suffered any losses, Xiang Xiaoqiang hoped that Zhu Yourong would have a sober and objective understanding, and not to blame the aircraft carrier for all the reasons, of course, not to mention Xiang Xiaoqiang.

"Of course, we have to be mentally prepared," Xiang Xiaoqiang said, "The aircraft carrier is not without shortcomings." That one...... Xiuxiu, you are a naval professional, you tell Your Majesty about it. ”

"Yes." Xiuxiu agreed, and then smiled at Zhu Yourong and said, "Your Majesty, although the construction cost of an aircraft carrier is much lower than that of a battleship, the cost of use is much higher than that of a battleship. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang interjected:

"Well, that's right, it's expensive to build and cheap to use. One is cheap to build, but expensive to use. ”

Zhu Yourong nodded slowly, and then asked:

"Uh...... Why? ”

Xiuxiu went on to say:

"Your Majesty, that's right. The aircraft carrier itself is weak in firepower, armor. Its main combat effectiveness is done by aircraft. The complexity and cost of managing and maintaining an aviation system, or a floating airfield, on a warship is much higher than managing an artillery system. In addition, an aircraft carrier is a purely offensive warship, which is suitable for attacking targets tens of nautical miles or hundreds of nautical miles away, and its self-defense capability at close range is very weak.

"After the battleship is built, the use, management, and logistics are relatively simple, and it can also sail on a single ship. If you escort an escort, you usually have to take a few destroyers and take on the task of anti-submarine and anti-torpedo boats. Because battleships are capable of effective combat both day and night, they are a deterrent force no matter from afar, near or far, day or night, weather and sea conditions. But aircraft carriers are not good, the planes on the aircraft carrier can only fight during the day, and at night, the aircraft carrier is basically in a state of incombat effectiveness. Moreover, if the weather is bad, cloudy, and there are strong winds and waves, it will also seriously affect the take-off of the aircraft. So when an aircraft carrier sets sail, at least a cruiser escorts it. Together with the destroyers escorting aircraft carriers and cruisers, every time you go to sea, it is a large fleet. The cost is high. ”

Zhu Yourong listened quietly and nodded slightly.

Xiuxiu smiled again:

"But Your Majesty, there is another advantage of aircraft carriers, which cannot be compared with battleships. It's just that it's much faster. Battleships generally sailed at a speed of only about 20 knots, and very few had a speed close to 30 knots. And aircraft carriers can easily reach more than 30 knots, with a maximum speed of more than 30 knots, just like the kind of high-speed cruise ship that won the Blue Ribbon Award. Even if you see an enemy ship from a distance at night or in bad weather, you can get out of the battle with the advantage of speed. ”

Zhu Yourong nodded, digesting the new "lesson" that the two gave her.

Xiang Xiaoqiang added:

"If we really want to defeat Japan completely, we must gain sea supremacy not only in the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea, but also in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. And in these two vast oceans, where our land-based aircraft cannot reach, the aircraft carrier formation is very important. In my judgment, the decisive battlefield between us and Japan in the future will be on the sea lines of communication between the two countries. Whether or not we can completely defeat Japan depends not on whether we can win a naval battle in the coastal seas, but on whether we can gain sea supremacy in the Pacific and Indian Oceans and whether we can completely cut off Japan's sea lines of communication.

"And to accomplish this goal, the aircraft carrier formation will be the main force. The aircraft carrier formation has an unrivaled reconnaissance and search range, a much higher speed than the battleship formation, and the ability to attack the sunken Japanese warships at a much lower cost. Whether it is the Japanese fleet or the merchant fleet, once it is discovered by our carrier-based aircraft, it will not be able to escape, and it can only prepare to suffer round after round of air raids. And until it sank, they could not see what our fleet looked like, and they did not even know where. ”

Zhu Yourong groaned and did not speak. However, it can be seen that her cheeks are also flushed, presumably attracted by the situation described to Xiaoqiang.

She thought for a moment, then raised her head and said:

"Well, you're right, and that's what I thought. But...... After all, this is a shipbuilding plan formulated by the Admiralty a few years ago, and it embodies the painstaking efforts of many senior generals. If we can easily dismiss it in a few words here, it will not only seem too rash, but also chill too many people. …… At present, although the total tonnage and number of our Ming Navy are inferior to those of Japan, our aircraft carrier fleet is stronger than the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet. Belch...... Xiuxiu, isn't that so? ”

She turned to Xiuxiu. Xiuxiu nodded and said:

"That's right. Of the four aircraft carriers of the Japanese army, only two are large aircraft carriers, and their combat effectiveness is relatively strong. And our four aircraft carriers are all large aircraft carriers, all of which can form a strong combat effectiveness. ”

Zhu Yourong nodded and smiled:

"Yes, yes, that's what I meant. Well...... Well, can you work out a battle plan with the people of the General Staff of the Navy, well, as for what the plan is, I don't understand it, that is, we must use aircraft carriers, let our aircraft carriers show their skills once, and it is best to use aircraft carriers to sink Japanese battleships, otherwise cruisers will also work. In short, it is necessary for everyone to see the advantages of aircraft carriers...... In this way, our plan to repair and rebuild the ship will be more convincing, and everyone will be more convinced. You tell me? ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang was stunned for a moment, and thought: This girl is really fake. This leader is deserved, leveraged. …… She obviously has some doubts, but she doesn't say it directly, just let me prove it once and speak with facts. However, it is also true. A truly responsible leader should indeed be. After all, the matter is too big.

Xiang Xiaoqiang and Xiuxiu glanced at each other and said with a smile:

"Okay, in that case, I'll go and discuss it with the people of the General Staff. However, I would like to ask Your Majesty to grant me a warrant, or to say hello to Lord Xiong of the General Staff of the Navy, so that I can participate in the battle plan of the Navy in the name of righteousness. ”