New Warlords 1909

Even though Hua Fei had made his decision a long time ago, after hearing what Wei Zijing said, his emotions were still infected by Wei Zijing. He held his hand, put his shoulders on his shoulders, and smiled at everyone present, "Look, our shipbuilding chief The engineer, like a child, can't help but want to piss for a ship!"

"Hahahaha...!" Everyone laughed, especially the old man Tang Xiaoli, who seemed to be the happiest laughing.

"Come on, let me introduce you." Hua Fei let go of Wei Zijing, pulled Huang Yan in front of everyone and said, "This is Mr. Huang Yanhuang, you don't mind if I bring him over, let's share our plan together!"

Wei Zijing quickly turned his attention to Huang Yan, not surprised, but full of curiosity.You must know that because Huang Yan's identity is kept secret, there is no list at all in the senior officer system of the National Defense Forces.The plan that Hua Fei came here to see today is an extremely confidential project. Hua Fei not only brought him here, but also introduced it to everyone, which shows that this person's identity is by no means ordinary.

How many social situations Huang Yan has experienced, in terms of communication skills, how can these engineers and technicians present match their opponents.Seeing Huang Yan smiling all over his face and saying a few words lightly, everyone relaxed their attention from him and started to focus on the main purpose of this time.

"Commander, please hurry up, we will wait for you to come, so we can officially start work!"

The dock is a completely newly built giant dock, which can not only easily accommodate a giant ship like the Sheshan Island, but also rely on as many as six ten-ton cranes on both sides to build a ship with a displacement of up to two or three meters like the Sheshan Island. A giant ship of [-] tons.

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Entering the dock, the dock is in full swing, the hull keel has been laid in the South Shipyard, Qiuxin Shipyard and the original Yesong Shipyard, and now a large number of skilled workers in the New Century Shipyard are busy working on a brand new warship with. /First/Committing Huang Yan was curious that there were still a few blond and blue-eyed Englishmen in the dock, who were busy giving technical guidance to those workers.

When many workers saw Hua Fei and others coming in, they immediately stopped, gave Hua Fei a deep salute, and then quickly left to get busy with his work.Since the hull was only laid with a keel, the hull was not yet formed, so everyone went straight to the design office, where there was a design drawing of the hull.

Not only Huang Yan was curious, but Tan Gen, Wang Zhu, Bayuzao and others were also here for the first time.

When designing naval aircraft, Huafei not only put forward the requirements for float-type seaplanes, but also asked them to design a type of aircraft with a shorter take-off distance based on the existing air force aircraft, which is more suitable for the sea environment and can be used for sea and land operations. And the aircraft that can take off and land on the runway on the warship.Therefore, Wang Zhu and others were very curious and curious about Hua Fei's enthusiasm for such a new type of naval weapon called an aircraft carrier.They knew that Hua Fei once published an article in the military newspaper saying that the aircraft carrier would be a new type of weapon that could challenge the supremacy of the battleship.As aircraft designers, they are well aware of the significance of aircraft to the military, but if the current aircraft can control the ranking of powerful battleship overlords and challenge the dominance of the cannon giantism, even they have no idea.

For aircraft taking off on this kind of runway, as early as 910, the Americans laid a wooden runway with a length of 253 meters and a width of 73 meters on the front deck of the light cruiser "Birmingham".Pilot Eugene Ely flew a single-man biplane against the wind on this special runway. In 9, the pilot Eugene Lee successfully landed on the heavy cruiser "Pennsylvania" and successfully mastered the technical basis of this new type of ship.

American technology did not attract widespread attention at first, but when Hua Fei’s articles about the significance of aircraft carriers in future naval battles were translated and reprinted in Europe, although they were generally scoffed at, they were received by the former British Secretary of the Navy and the current military supply department. Minister Winston Gill's attention finally promoted the birth of this aircraft carrier in Jiangnan Shipyard.

Compared with Hua Fei's calmness, Wei Zijing was the most excited.This warship with a displacement of more than 1 tons took more than a month of hard work under the joint efforts of him and many designers.Whenever he thinks that the warship he designed and built will bring about a great leap in the combat effectiveness of the National Defense Forces Navy, Wei Zijing can't help but feel passionate.

Coming to the office, the designer's office is condescending. Looking out through the glass windows of the office, you can have a panoramic view of the working scene in the entire closed dock, and the sight line is very good.Wei Zijing couldn't wait to unfold the sketch of the aircraft carrier he designed and hang it on the wall to introduce it to everyone.

"Since the beginning of the year, I have received orders from the commander to design a new type of ship that can allow aircraft to take off and land directly on the deck of a warship. In this regard, I have consulted a large number of foreign materials and carried out research on land. After many take-off and landing experiments, this brand new ship was designed. Our designer team gave him a nickname, Mercury!"

Seeing that everyone was attracted by the sketches of strange ships hanging on the wall, Zijing was very satisfied with the expression on his face, and then he introduced, "The Mercury aircraft carrier adopts a newly designed hull with a displacement of about 5000 Tons. The total length is 70 meters, the width is 8 meters, the draft is about 65 meters, and the flight deck is as long as 72 meters. It adopts the latest oil-fired boiler engine, two-axis propulsion, and the design speed is 6 knots. It can carry the existing combat aircraft 20, There are 6 torpedo planes and water planes, and there are 27mm naval guns and 8 m anti-aircraft guns on both sides of the hull."

Under the introduction of Wei Zijing.The audience finally had a preliminary outline impression of this brand new aircraft carrier.Tan Gen, Wang Zhu and others looked at the Mercury, which was being built rapidly in the dock.It's very stressful.With the support of the autonomous region's existing aviation technology reserves and industrial conditions, the float-type seaplane is progressing smoothly.But if it takes off from the deck of a warship.The key technology required is definitely not just carrier-based aircraft.Moreover, according to the initial experiments of Wang Zhu et al., it was tested even on the land deck.take off.Especially the success rate of landing is not very high.Not to mention being on the deck of an aircraft carrier shaking at sea.

"Commander!" There were not many military officials present.However, Huang Yan, who has handled countless war intelligence information, asked a question in bewilderment, "As far as I know, our National Defense Force's navy is not strong and even has few cruisers. Except for a battlecruiser leased to the UK. None A warship with a displacement of more than [-] tons to more than [-] tons. Under such circumstances, the sudden construction of this giant ship with a displacement of [-] tons is still an aircraft carrier with little firepower. It is really a risky move!"

"Although I also think that the significance and role of this new type of aircraft carrier in future naval warfare cannot be underestimated. But if there is no warship escort, with the current technical means and the attack level of carrier-based aircraft, I am afraid we will The aircraft carrier can only become a living target for the enemy's battleship fleet!"

What Huang Yan said made the people present look at him with admiration.Although everyone realizes that it is wrong.But others' reactions were not as quick as Huang Yan's.And organized so simply.To the point.

Wei Zijing was a little anxious when he heard that.In fact, as one of the main designers of the aircraft carrier.It's not that Wei Zijing doesn't understand the disadvantages of aircraft carriers in the current National Defense Forces and Navy.But he also knows.Once this aircraft carrier comes out.Commander Hua will inevitably build more warships.Build a powerful navy with your own hands.It is the ideal that Wei Zijing thinks about day and night.to this end.He knew he didn't want to think about it.With the current strength and financial resources of the autonomous region.Can it support such a huge fleet.

"Current technical means?" Wei Zijing immediately began to refute. "The aircraft carrier is a brand new type of ship. Not only because of its powerful combat capabilities, but also because of its ultra-long-range detection and command capabilities! Now it is on the latest reconnaissance aircraft of the Air Force of our autonomous region. It has begun to test the radio transmission device .Once successful. The reconnaissance aircraft on the aircraft carrier will greatly expand the detection range and distance of the fleet. Moreover, the fighter jets on the aircraft carrier can also destroy the seaplanes of the enemy fleet. Equipped with powerful attack capabilities

It is a nightmare for enemy warships.The most important thing is that the torpedo plane allows the fleet with an aircraft carrier to attack the enemy outside the range of the enemy's main guns, and there is no need to contact the enemy at a firefighting distance. "

"That is to say, once we have an aircraft carrier, our navy will have an absolute advantage in naval battles. We can attack the enemy, and the enemy can neither detect us nor launch an attack on us! Everyone Just imagine, the emergence of this new type of ship will have a huge impact on naval warfare tactics, and what kind of shocks and changes it will cause. At this time, can you understand the article about the revolutionary trend of future naval tactics published by Commander Hua in the military newspaper? Let’s talk about the real meaning of what you want to explain!”

Wei Zijing's words were also very reasonable, which not only silenced Huang Yan, but also led most of the people present to think further.But everyone has to admit that whether it is Huang Yan's worry or Wei Zijing's explanation, they are all in the space of reasoning and imagination.

Aircraft carrier --- After all, it is still a new type of ship that has never appeared before, let alone the use of tactics and experience.If we talk about the tactics of warfare, Hua Fei’s article on future naval warfare involving aircraft carriers is probably the first professional article on the tactics of aircraft carriers.

When it came to Hua Fei, everyone realized that Commander Hua hadn't seemed to speak since entering the office.No matter how many people imagine, one thing is absolutely true.That is, whether it is right or wrong, Hua Fei is the final decision maker.So today, what is the purpose of Commander Hua to call them all and let them visit this top-secret shipbuilding project?

Noticing everyone's attention, Hua Fei sighed softly in his heart.What Huang Yan and Wei Zijing said made sense, especially Wei Zijing, who almost realized most of the value of the aircraft carrier.It's just that the technological level of today's era, whether it is the level of electronic instruments or the level of carrier-based aircraft, makes the aircraft carrier just a simple seaplane carrier platform.Without radar, the possibility of finding enemy ships is greatly reduced.Reconnaissance by reconnaissance planes alone is only affected by the weather, and frequent take-offs and landings increase the chance of qualifying accidents.And today's anti-submarine measures are also very simple.Without a strong anti-submarine escort network, the aviation's own security defense capabilities are very weak.

The most important issue is that the navy of the Huangyan Autonomous Region does not even have a cruiser with a displacement of more than [-] tons (the Sheshan Island is rented out). It is indeed a hopeless effort to build an aircraft carrier with a small amount of military expenditure.The biggest feature of the navy that is different from the army and the air force is that it only costs a lot of money to build warships, and the cost of maintaining these warships is also beyond the reach of any person or country.

Turning around and looking at Zijing with an apologetic smile, Hua Fei said, "I like the name Mercury very much, but save it for our own aircraft carrier next time. The name of this aircraft carrier has already been ordered, named The Ark!"

Ark?Wei Zijing felt as if he had been hit by a sap all of a sudden, with a bad premonition in his heart, he suddenly said, "Why? Why is it called the Ark? Why is the Mercury saved for next use? Our own aircraft carrier? Isn't this aircraft carrier Ours?"

Fei seemed unable to bear to look into Wei Zijing's eyes, and he felt a little sad in his heart.The strength of a country cannot be achieved overnight, and the road to a strong navy is extremely long and arduous! "Yes, this ship is a secret deal with the British. The British spent 200 million pounds to order this Ark aircraft carrier from us!"

British!Wei Zijing hardly believed what he heard, but the group of British engineers who came to the dock gave him such a bad premonition.But now that the premonition has become a reality, Wei Zijing really finds it hard to accept.It was really hard for him to accept that the aircraft carrier Hua Fei had designed and built with painstaking efforts for nearly a year, was like a daughter, and he wanted to marry someone else as his wife.

"Commander, I...we..." Wei Zijing didn't say anything in the end, but turned and left, with liquid in his eyes.

Several engineers who were familiar with Wei Zijing wanted to chase them out, but they were stopped by Tang Xiaoli, who sternly said, "Let him go, this young man is just too aggressive. What the commander did was to consider it from the perspective of the overall situation. As the main designer, how can he be so irrelevant to the occasion and not see the big picture!"

Tang Xiaoli was so scared, even though Hua Fei was very approachable, he had never heard of anyone being convicted for bumping into Hua Fei.But now Hua Fei's identity and status have undergone tremendous changes from yesterday.The folks don't know that Commander Hua is in the autonomous region, that is, the local emperor who doesn't even care about the central government.Unlike Yuan Shikai's proclaiming himself emperor, Yuan Shikai ended up betraying his relatives for the sake of false fame.And Commander Hua is not only not in vain, but the popularity and support of the people in the autonomous region may be even higher than that of the de facto emperor.

But this ignorant Wei Zijing, relying on Commander Hua's love and respect for him, unexpectedly left impolitely in front of so many Commander Hua's subordinates. His dissatisfaction and silent protest against Hua Fei's decision can be seen personally.You said that you defied Commander Hua in such a way and swept away his prestige in front of other people. This is a big taboo for those in positions of power.

Hua Fei shook Tang Xiaoli's hand, not only did not show the slightest displeasure, but said apologetically, "Don't disturb him, let him be quiet for a while. I believe Zijing will understand, I believe he will understand, I compare Everyone desires to have a powerful naval fleet!"

"Master Tang!"

"Commander, what's the matter, just tell me, the little old man is willing to serve you, Commander!" Although Tang Xiaoli has been in the autonomous region for many years, Tang Xiaoli still can't change his temper when he was in the Shipping Bureau.

"Master Tang only wants you and Zijing. All your engineers and factory workers can understand one thing! We build ships for the UK not only to make money, but also to train our workers, improve our shipbuilding level, and strengthen our The shipbuilding industry, reserve our experience and technology. When we are rich and the country is strong one day, we will be able to build a large number of advanced large fleets in the shortest time!" Hua Fei's words are not only for Comforting Tang Xiaoli and the others was almost also to comfort himself.

"I understand, the commander understands." Tang Xiaoli nodded again and again, "200 million pounds is nearly 2000 million Singapore dollars! An Elizabeth-class battleship only costs 240 million pounds

Cost-effective, definitely a very cost-effective deal! "

Tang Xiaoli's expression of wringing his fingers and coveting the huge sum of money made all the people present laugh, and swept away the frustration of knowing that the aircraft carrier was not his own navy.Although Wang Zhu and the others felt that Commander Hua was approachable from the moment they disembarked, the longer they stayed in the autonomous region, the more rumors they heard.Hua Fei's tendency to monopolize power in the autonomous region often worries some democratic engineers in Wang Zhu's team.But seeing Hua Fei's reaction today, and seeing Wei Zijing leaving in disappointment regardless of Hua Fei's face, Hua Fei was not only not angry, but understood Wei Zijing's mood very well, and explained the reason for his decision to others.

Such a superior person, if not an extremely hypocritical and cunning politician, is a politician with a strategy in mind and a conqueror of the world.What do you need to worry about doing things for such a person?With such a character in the country, why worry about the hopelessness of revival?

Two million pounds!Hua Fei sighed softly in his heart. Although this order is considered a huge profit, after all, even if the carrier aircraft is added, the current cost of the aircraft carrier cannot be compared with that of the battleship.In order to win Huafei to join the war of the Allied Powers and let the rapidly expanding shipbuilding industry in the autonomous region serve him, the British did not just offer such a price.It's just other secret transactions, but you can't tell them all without reservation.

It can be said that since the end of the Shandong War, Hua Fei has concentrated all his resources, reduced all unnecessary financial expenditures, devoted himself to the development of heavy industry, and promoted the development of national light industry. Improve overall strength.

Hua Fei's efforts have become remarkable, which can be seen from the fastest growing shipbuilding industry.Today's Jiangnan Shipyard's shipbuilding tonnage in one month exceeds Huafei's shipbuilding volume in the year before the reorganization of Jiangnan Shipyard.This is not counting the soaring technology and the accumulation of a large number of skilled workers.But an aircraft carrier with a displacement of more than 1 tons was absolutely unimaginable before.

Of course, the price of comprehensive economic development is that Hua Fei might have invested the economy in the military.Unifying China does not dare to boast, but it is still possible to take advantage of the opportunity to bring the entire Jiangnan under control.There is no absolute right or wrong in this choice, it is entirely a matter of choosing a strategic direction.

Under Hua Fei's non-stop intervention, a rare peaceful scene has emerged in the country.Tang Jiyao sent representatives to the autonomous region and hired a lawyer for Gu Pinzhen in the autonomous region.The central government in Beijing has also appointed some new chiefs. The North and the South are at odds with each other. However, the Beiyang Military Department seems to have realized that it is difficult to win over the National Defense Forces. The defensive mentality towards the National Defense Forces and the autonomous region is getting deeper and deeper.

In January 918, a relatively big news for the autonomous region was that a foreigner, that is, the foreign eccentric scientist Nikola Tesla, who had been widely rumored before, finally announced his marriage, and Hua Fei would personally host the marriage. The wedding, and the woman is the teahouse proprietress, Qian Niang.

Matching Tesla and Qianniang not only allowed Hua Fei to finally settle a concern, but more importantly, with the fetters of his family, Tesla could stay in China with more peace of mind.For this kind of national treasure, Hua Fei needs to use it for himself at all costs.

While everyone was paying attention to Terra and discussing Hua Fei's marriage, Hua Fei secretly drove to Xinshanghai Beach Wharf in the dark, braving the cold wind of the twelfth lunar month.The new Shanghai Beach Wharf is later known as the Waigaoqiao Wharf. With the construction of a large number of light and heavy industrial factories in Pudong, relying on the original simple wharf obviously cannot meet the needs, so the New Shanghai Beach Wharf was built accordingly.

The pier is mainly used for cargo and rarely berths passenger ships.But tonight, an unremarkable passenger ship was not only docked at the berth, but within a few hundred meters around the berth, there were civilian guards with guns in plain clothes, and the laborers working in the wharf were also given a temporary holiday.This level of vigilance is many times stricter than when Tesla and Wang helped them come back.

At this time, in the guest room of the passenger ship, several blue-eyed, blond girls in their teens and twenties were looking at the dark and unfamiliar land outside the ship through the side of the ship, and they couldn't hide their worries and faint impulses in their eyes.One of the youngest women asked, "Sister, is this far away China?"

"Yes, my father said that we are going to live in China temporarily, and this is probably China! I feel that China may be good, at least not as cold as Topolsk."

"At least here, we will not be threatened by the rebels, and we will be free to move!"

In the guest room, several women chattered, as if they still had some unknown panic about the fate they were about to face.