Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Japanese Fall in Love with St. George

Once, Ouyang Yun had such an idea, through a limited disclosure of high-tech skills to Japan, so as to enhance the combat strength of the Japanese army, so as to change the situation that Japan was in decline once it fought with the United States and Russia in World War II. In that case, the United States and Russia will need China as an ally to a greater extent. China will also be able to grasp a certain degree of initiative, so that it will be able to make some excessive but not indiscriminate demands, and it will be able to gain sufficient voice in the post-war peace conference.

Ouyang Yun's idea is crazy and creative at the same time, and at the same time it is suspected of playing with fire. He knew that doing so was actually a double-edged sword, although it was possible to seek a lucrative report for China, but it was also possible to play with fire and set himself on fire, or even change the trajectory of history, creating a new order in the world that he could not accept. Temptation and risk are the same, among them, the risk seems to be greater, after all, he can only control the three provinces of Fujian, Guangdong and Qiong now, and he only has a student army in his hands. If he can call on the strength of the whole country, then he is not worried at all that he will not win the little devil. After some attempts, he realized the powerful imitation ability of the Japanese (the Type 99 tank is a ready-made example), although the Japanese did not succeed in copying, but its terrifying imitation speed made Ouyang Yun chill. After much thought, he finally decided to give up on this crazy idea.

Compared with the post-war interests, the most important thing at present is to ensure victory in the war against Japan, after all, this is a major event related to the rise and fall of the country, and he really cannot afford to bear the serious consequences in case.

In that time and space, of course, including this time and space, the rise of Japan's military originated from the complete annihilation of the Russian Baltic Fleet in the Battle of Tsushima. The victory in the Battle of Tsushima not only gave the Japanese an unprecedented burst of self-confidence, but also began to dream of East Asian dominance. The victory in the Battle of Tsushima made the Japanese realize the importance of strong ships and sharp guns, and it was through this battle that the Japanese began to admire the giant ship cannon and began to develop a strong battleship complex. Before World War II, battleships were the overlords of naval battles, and the final decision in a naval battle between two countries was the quantity and quality of the battleships of both sides. It is precisely because of this that after World War I, the United States, Britain, France, Italy, and Japan signed the "Washington Naval Treaty" to limit the number of battleships, the displacement of a single ship, and the caliber of the main guns of each country. The Japanese designed the Yamato battleship, and the country they aimed at at at the beginning was the United States, and they wanted to offset the disadvantage of the United States in the number of warships through a single ship quality victory, so the Yamato-class giant battleship was born.

Since 1937, the Japanese have been secretly building Yamato-class battleships with a displacement of 70,000 tons. In the end, before the end of World War II, a total of two ships were built. It is true that if you compare only in the field of battleships, the Yamato-class battleships can be called the "kings" at that time - with a full load displacement of more than 72,000 tons, as many as 9 main guns of 460 mm caliber, as many as 12 secondary guns of 155 mm caliber, and a total of more than 22,000 tons of armor...... Any number was incomparable to the battleships of other countries at that time. It's just that the battleships, which once dominated the ocean, could no longer be the dominant force that determined the victory or defeat of a large-scale sea at that time, so the Japanese battleship complex was finally defeated by the Americans' aircraft carrier complex. The dialogue between the US and Japanese navies in the South Pacific ended in Japan's defeat and loss, and of course, there were human factors (the commander's personality and bias determined what kind of tactical system the Japanese Navy was accustomed to), and the main reason was that the confrontation between aircraft carriers and battleships was no longer on the same level.

The main combat weapon of the aircraft carrier is the combat radius of several hundred kilometers, while the main combat weapon of the battleship has a maximum firing range of about 42 kilometers on the front deck of the main gun, and in terms of combat weapons alone, the battleship is far behind, and considering that the carrier-based aircraft is a close combat, and can maintain good stability under the control of the pilot, and the bombardier has a clearer field of vision, and these are not possessed by the naval guns, so the two sides are not at all on the same starting line.

The Japanese spent a lot of money on the construction of the battleships Yamato and Musashi, and one Yamato cost 150 billion yen, and if you build an aircraft carrier, such a price is enough to build three aircraft carrier fleets.

In World War II, Japan was not financially rich, and, as a country with extremely few resources, everything needed to be imported, and Japan's squandering on the Yamato had actually laid the groundwork for their defeat.

In the military academy class before the crossing, Ouyang Yun once discussed with the instructor that if the Japanese gave up building Yamato-class and Nagato-class battleships at that time and turned to building aircraft carriers with all their might, would the outcome of World War II change?

It's hard to say the question.

It is precisely because of this experience that Ouyang Yun is so sensitive to this matter. Ouyang Yun has a strong aircraft carrier complex, and he is even looking forward to witnessing the scene when the Chinese aircraft carrier defeats the Yamato and Musashi.

In this regard, Ouyang Yun has a more detailed idea - to make an unfigurative analogy, the battleships Yamato and Musashi at that time were the hearts and minds of the Japanese! And Ouyang Yun's intention is to ravage the hearts and livers of the Japanese to death. He believed that only in this way could he completely hurt the Japanese and give them a lesson that would never be forgotten in the country.

The aircraft carrier is a dream that Ouyang Yun is making, and the "St. George" cruise ship is his greatest hope that this dream may come true. Well, the aircraft carrier that the Jews promised to provide, after experiencing what happened this morning, Ouyang Yun didn't dare to have much hope for it now. It is better to ask for others than to ask for yourself, and instead of waiting for others to give, it is better to work hard yourself. It's just that, from George's mouth, it seems, "St. George" is out of order.

If the Yamato and Musashi will become the hearts and minds of the Japanese, then "St. George" is Ouyang Yun's treasures. From George's mouth, he learned that the Japanese have paid attention to "St. George" is also a recent thing, but once they pay attention, their investment is relatively large, and Yamamoto Isoroku, a guy who studied in the United States, quickly sent a representative using his previous connections, and his idea was obviously to buy "St. George".

At first glance, this idea of Yamamoto Isoroku seems impossible, after all, "St. George" has been removed from its original owner, Peter? Aung Sen bought it. However, considering the "Neutrality Act" enacted by the US Congress, the United States must balance the balance between China and Japan. And the reconstruction of the aircraft carrier is obviously a violation, and if this matter is exposed and confirmed, under pressure from Congress, any abnormal move by the US government is possible.

Weak countries have no diplomacy, although China belongs to the righteous and sympathetic side in this war, but the more this is the case, others only think that you are more likely to bully - in view of this, Ouyang Yun's worries are absolutely necessary.