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    After taking Hakan and Falkenhausen around the shipyard, Bingwen took them to civilian enterprises such as automobile factories and refrigerator factories.  There is no confidentiality requirement in these factories. It is not difficult at all for a lieutenant general to bring two friends to visit.  Even though they didn't see any secrets, the emerging Chinese manufacturing industry still left a deep impression on them.  In the end, Falkenhausen happily took Hakan to ride the newly opened subway. He was surprised by the clean and spacious interior facilities.

    After sending the two people back to the consulate, Bingwen drove to the western suburbs villa next to Hongqiao Airport.  The president has been in a bad mood recently, and even he has been scolded several times, so he went to Yue Peng's room first.

    Yue Peng, who was reading a book, was startled by him and laughed and cursed: "Someone came to me just now to complain, saying that the fleet commander left tens of thousands of mouths open to meet with guests privately."

    Bingwen knew he was joking. Today's itinerary has been registered with the National Security Bureau. If there were any problems, someone would have blocked the door and refused to visit. He also smiled and joked: "Then the chief of staff has heard that the Germans want to  Buy our naval guns, aircraft carriers and submarines?¡±

    "Is this such a good thing?" Yue Peng said: "If Germany can offer a good price, I will sell it. I have been spending a lot of money recently, so it would be great to make some extra money." Seeing that he didn't look like he was joking, Bingwen was a little puzzled, isn't it?  Did they just allocate 9 billion?  It seems that the tone of voice is not enough.  Asked: "Chief of Staff, wasn't the money just allocated?"

    Speaking of Qian Yuepeng, he is also bitter. Nine billion seems to be a lot, but when spread over five years, it is only 1.8 billion per year. In normal times, the increase in military expenditures is not much every year. It can only be regarded as a transition from a hard life to a smooth meal.  It is far from being well-off.  But the most important thing is that the Air Force has started to worry again recently, because the development progress of several heavy bombers and transport aircraft is faster than expected. Although you don't need to buy a lot first, these big guys cost hundreds of thousands each, and it will cost a lot of money to buy just a few.  .

    So he wished he could enter the wartime system immediately and said: "It's not the Air Force yet. The president held a meeting a few days ago. He asked the Air Force to increase the number of pilots trained per year to 10,000 starting next year. Do you know how much this will cost?"

    Even though the navy¡¯s expenses often cost hundreds of millions, I was shocked by this figure.  Aircrafts are easy to build, but training pilots is not cheap. In particular, domestic agricultural aviation and aviation clubs have just started, and are far behind Europe and the United States. In order to ensure the number of pilots and flying capabilities, the only way to do this is to use the military training system.  At least 200 flying hours must be ensured every year, so the army must be equipped with enough aircraft.

    Taking Hainan Airlines as an example, the six aircraft carriers have almost 600 aircraft, and if you add training aircraft and shore backup aircraft, the number will double.  Now that four more aircraft carriers are being built, the navy alone will require 2,000 people.  In addition to the coastal patrol aircraft, seaplanes, transport aircraft, etc. managed by HNA.  The total number of HNA pilots has remained at four thousand.  Due to its large land area, the Air Force needs more personnel and aircraft. Currently, it has more than 11,000 sorties. To ensure the training of the team, one-third of them are training aircraft.

    ¡°According to this scale, if the annual pilot training increases to 10,000 people, at least several thousand more training aircraft and other aircraft will have to be purchased, otherwise it will be difficult to meet the sufficient number of flights.  The number of flights is the key to assessing pilots. An experienced pilot who has been flying for three years can easily take care of a rookie who has been flying for a few months even if he is at the bottom of the army.

    After several months of exploration in Afghanistan.  These generals of the Republic of China understood the importance of the aviation age better than other countries, so the theory of aviation has a huge market in the National Defense Forces. This is also the biggest headache for Yue Peng. He scratched his eyebrows and said: "What the president means is that we must do a good job  A ten-year plan to train 200,000 pilots! Hey, you said you wanted me to go there and get so many planes. Forget it, let¡¯s not talk about it anymore, you came to me to ask how to handle relations with Germany, right?¡±

    The two knew their relationship well, so Bingwen didn¡¯t hide it.  He said: "Germany is geographically narrow and lacks resources. It is indeed not a good partner for alliance. But I think we can still cooperate with them on the Soviet issue."

    Yue Peng's face suddenly became serious, he shook his head and stood up: "Bingwen, this matter is not that simple! Do you think the president has never considered forming an alliance with Germany? Hasn't he thought of joining forces with Germany to fight the Soviet Union first? Might as well tell you, I  There are no less than 100 drafts of combat plans and deductions after the alliance with Germany. All of them have been conducted actual combat simulation exercises, and many confrontational deduction competitions have been organized." Bingwen was startled. Although he knew that the navy had conducted internal simulations,  The naval combat situation after forming an alliance with Germany many times was simulated more than once in extreme situations against the United States, Britain, France and the defecting Japanese combined fleet. However, they did not expect that Yang Qiu and the General Staff would actually do hundreds of things silently.  This time, he also came up with a detailed combat plan.  This made him even more strange. If he attached great importance to it, why did he still remain distant from it?

    "The affairs of the country are not about playing games." Yue Peng picked up the red wine from the bookshelf, poured two glasses and handed it to him, and continued: "Who to form an alliance with, and whether to form an alliance depends on the local situation at that time. It needs to be  Analyze??The gains and losses and the price to pay.  And you have to remember that alliances are actually no different from gambling. We are no longer an insignificant country. On the contrary, Saudi Arabia has established an image of keeping its word during the crisis.  This is more difficult to operate. Once an alliance is formed, it is a sure thing to leave!  Changing your mind midway will only hurt yourself, because the next war will definitely be a world war!  No matter which side it is, it will not stop until the end of the road.

    The current situation is very complicated. I tested Hitler's tone when I visited Germany last year, but in his eyes, Poland and France are still regarded as the number one enemies. This means that once the war breaks out, he will definitely attack these two countries first.  We definitely hope to attack the Soviet Union first and leave France alone, because attacking France will form an irresolvable mortal enemy with Britain.  Once Britain is involved, it is impossible for the United States not to take action. Although Britain and the United States have conflicts, their ultimate strategies are consistent, that is, there cannot be a great power that dominates an intercontinental continent.

    We have a sworn stalemate with the Soviet Union, a sworn stalemate with Japan, we also have conflicts with the United Kingdom, and we have gradually become colder with the United States.  The conflict between the Soviet Union and Germany has also become a deadlock since Hitler came to power. Germany and France have become a deadlock. The conflicts between Britain and the Soviet Union are also increasing.  Once Japan goes south, the conflicts between Japan, Britain, and France will become a deadlock again!  Among these major conflicts, there are also disputes between the Soviet Union and Turkey, Italy and France, the dispute over the Persian Gulf channel, the battle for dominance in the Atlantic, the battle for sea power in the Pacific, and so on.  Finally, there is the United States, which relies on its geographical advantages to hide in North America. It is best for us to fight until we have no strength and then come back to reap the benefits.

    Any movement of these chess pieces can change the situation.  Getting closer to Germany will definitely defeat Japan and the Soviet Union.  But for Germany, it cannot attack the Soviet Union without solving France, but attacking France would mean an all-out war with Britain, and the Soviet Union would become Britain's savior.  In order to keep the Soviet Union and consume Germany, Britain will encourage the United States to attack us. Even if the United States does not take action, it will desperately support Japan. Even if it loses Japan in the end, as long as they use us to attack Japan, they will station in the Aleutian Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Midway Island, Australia,  After Rabaul and the Dutch East Indies and even Singapore.  It would be possible to unite the British forces in the Persian Gulf and India, and it is even possible to open India and the Persian Gulf to the Soviet army, attack us from the southeastern peninsula, and achieve the goal of strangling us to death in the Southeast Asia.  Unless we go to war with the United States in advance, after we deal with Japan, we will have to face the joint efforts of Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, Australia, the Netherlands and other countries.  The end is a protracted war of attrition.  If we want to break through these islands garrisoned by the United States' financial and material resources, and if we want to defend the 4,000-kilometer-long western line from Siberia in the north to the southeastern peninsula, the price we need to pay is quite high.

    On the contrary, if we choose Britain, the current situation is not clear. The main reason is that we don¡¯t know whether Britain will use our help to deal with the Soviet Union. For Britain, if the Soviet Union is gone, it may face the threat of Germany. In the former, we can rest assured and bold  If we take action, we can even use the Persian Gulf to directly attack the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus. If it were the latter Britain would not allow us to freely enter and exit the Persian Gulf during wartime.  If we just fight through Central Asia and Siberia, it will consume too much and we will be back to the way we were before.

    There is another important factor, the attitude of the United States!  From a geographical point of view, even if the United States participates in the war, it will not damage its homeland. If there is no war in the homeland, its national strength will not be truly damaged. On the contrary, the more intense the war we fight, the more benefits they will get.  But we are fighting at home, and we cannot rule out the possibility of damage to our homeland.  Don't look at Beizuyi's economic data.  That's because America is taking a nap.  If we lose too much.  After the war, the right to speak will be much weaker, and it will lack the confidence to compete with the United States or even fight a new war.

    You know the president¡¯s temper.  When he is not sure, he will never put up chips randomly. He always tries to get the maximum benefit with the minimum investment, and he must ensure a high probability of victory before taking action.  This kind of temper is uncomfortable for us soldiers. We are confused and stagnant about our strategy and cannot fight happily.  But it is lucky for the country and people!  So he is still weighing that no matter how he fights this battle, he must first ensure that the strategic situation is clear before joining, otherwise he will never be able to devote all his efforts to fighting this battle!  "

    "Then what should we do now? We can't keep our strategy unclear."

    "Don't worry, you are much more anxious than us." Yue Peng smiled and took out a document from the drawer: "We just need to do our own thing. Look, the president has approved the construction of four battleships this morning.  .The specific data is in it, you can read it yourself.¡±

    Passed?  !  Bingwen looked ecstatic and quickly grabbed the document and took a closer look.  281 meters long, 38 meters wide, 11 meters draft, four-axis, designed maximum speed of 29 knots, bulbous bow, Atlantic bow, square stern Design standard displacement 59,880 tons, maximum 72,600 tons, endurance  15 knots/15,000 nautical miles, and the average main engine failure interval is 25 knots/110 hours.  It adopts four triple 406mm/L52 naval guns, a box-type inclined armor layout, the main installation is 410mm, the turret front and command tower are both 470mm, the armored deck is at least 152mm, and protection will be enhanced in important areas

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?A series of staggering data made him excited but also puzzled. Because this plan had been rejected before, the Navy retreated and came up with a standard 45,000-ton model equipped with nine 406mm naval guns. Why did it suddenly  Change your tune again?

    "I fought for it from the president." Yue Peng walked to the window with a calm smile. He didn't have the excitement after fighting for four world-class battleships for the navy. His tone was calm but as penetrating as gold and stone: "I don't understand the navy, but  I know the hearts of the people! After the Sino-Japanese War of 1891, everyone in the country wanted to rebuild the navy and completely defeat Japan and avenge its previous humiliation. However, after the 1911 War, the country's strength was weak, and the navy had to follow Japan. It finally caught up in these years, but in order to avoid premature war  In order to obtain the means of production from foreigners during the conflict with the United States, they endured the conflict and deliberately used Japan as a buffer in the middle, making themselves appear to be surrounded by a pack of wolves.

    ¡°Is it because I, Yue Peng, can¡¯t defeat Japan, or am I afraid of Stalin?

    Now that all countries have begun an arms race, it is a foregone conclusion that Japan's Yamato will start construction next spring, and Stalin is also strengthening armaments.  We are not afraid of these, but what about the citizens?  We know that aircraft have the ability to defeat battleships, but ordinary people will not say that aircraft can defeat battleships, they will only worry about being inferior to others.

    The significance of weapons has actually surpassed itself in some aspects. I don¡¯t want the unsatisfactory boys in my family to drool at the Japanese warship after the Yamato is captured in the future.  Since this is our country's last-class battleship, let's waste it.  Even if it is not used, as long as it can boost the morale of the people and be seen and touched by tens of millions of compatriots, so that they will never worry about being targeted by other people's naval guns, this is enough!  "

    Yue Peng turned around with a bright smile: "It's an arms race. If we don't compete to death, how can we survive? Anyway, we are definitely not the ones who can't hold on!".
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