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    After throwing all the generals into the Army University for further studies, Wang Yuze's ears became quieter.  After the exercise, many of these generals met with Wang Yuze every day, hoping to turn their group armies into armored armies.  However, Wang Yuze refused without even thinking.  The Praetorian Guard only had three divisions, so it could be turned into an armored corps.  Each of the other group armies has more than six infantry divisions. If they were to become armored armies, how much would it cost?  In addition, like the Ninth Army in the Nanyang region, their activities are mainly in jungles and rainforest areas. Even if they are given enough tanks, they cannot move!

    In Wang Yuze¡¯s expectation, in addition to the Imperial Guard becoming an armored force, it would act as a decisive force in the war.  Each remaining group army can add an armored brigade under the group army.  In addition, some divisions under group armies can be upgraded to mechanized infantry divisions, equipped with a certain amount of light tanks and armored vehicles.  However, given the current financial resources, it is impossible to upgrade all the troops.  Mainly, the group armies facing Russia and the group armies about to go to the United States will be the first to complete the equipment upgrade.  As for other troops, we will see the specific situation at that time!  Although, whether it is a 'Cheetah' tank or a 'Wild Wolf' tank, their performance is still relatively poor, especially the high failure rate, which seriously affects the combat effectiveness of the troops.

    However, in the early days of the establishment of the armored force, this was unavoidable due to the level of technology.  As the level of science and technology improves, this problem will eventually be solved.  China's current scientific and technological level, mainly in military technology, is already at the forefront of the world.  However, there are still some shortcomings in building armored forces.  This will take some time to accumulate!

    After approving the replacement of the Army and the construction of the armored force, Wang Yuze¡¯s main focus was on the smooth transition of the cabinet and the training of the Navy¡¯s aircraft carriers.  After the beginning of spring, the aircraft carrier Kunlun has gone from Qingdao to the Whale Sea for training.  Generally speaking, the combat effectiveness of the aircraft carrier force is being steadily formed, which makes Wang Yuze very satisfied!

    In June, Prime Minister Yang Hua officially resigned and went home to take care of himself.  He has also been very tired over the years.  Even though Yang Hua is a man who is greedy for power, he is already exhausted after being the prime minister for these years.  Wang Yuze basically ignores small matters in government affairs and leaves them to the cabinet for decision-making. This makes the prime minister of the cabinet very busy every day. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has a lot of things to do every day.  After a few years, Yang Hua couldn't hold on any longer.  Although he had much less power after leaving office, as the father-in-law of Emperor Wang Yuze, his status in the empire was still high.

    Minister of Foreign Affairs Wu Tingfang successfully took over as Prime Minister of the Empire and became the third Prime Minister of the Empire.  Although Wu Tingfang had been engaged in diplomatic work before, he was also very clear about the powers and responsibilities of the imperial prime minister.  In addition, various cabinet ministries are responsible for specific matters, and he only needs to see the final results.  Therefore, even if it is a bit confusing at first, you can get used to it quickly.  The position of Minister of Foreign Affairs was taken over by Deputy Minister Tang Shaoyi.  Compared with Wu Tingfang, Tang Shaoyi's talent in diplomacy is not inferior at all.  Moreover, the empire is now so powerful that it no longer needs to act based on the face of any country.  Diplomatic work is also much less difficult than before!

    In addition, Wu Tingfang took over as Prime Minister, which was the reason for not preparing for war.  Once the war breaks out, the cooperation between countries becomes even more ordinary.  Even among allies

    For their respective interests, I am afraid there will also be a lot of conflicts.  Diplomatic officials will certainly be very busy by then.  A prime minister who understands diplomacy is very important in this regard!

    In early July, Wang Yuze once again summoned Brigadier General Chen Yuankun, the captain of the aircraft carrier Kunlun, and asked whether the combat effectiveness of the aircraft carrier Kunlun had been formed.

    Brigadier General Chen Yuankun reported to Wang Yuze that after half a year of training, the aircraft carrier Kunlun has basically formed combat effectiveness and can participate in battles!  This result made Wang Yuze very satisfied.  It can be seen that the officers and soldiers of the aircraft carrier Kunlun have been very lucky in the past six months.  Otherwise, it would not be so easy for an aircraft carrier to develop combat effectiveness in just half a year!

    Afterwards, Wang Yuze summoned the Minister of the Navy Zhang Cheng and asked him to arrange an exercise between the aircraft carrier Kunlun and the battleship.  open

    Just one day later, Zhang Chengcheng submitted the plan for the exercise.  This time the exercise is scheduled for July 28.  In order to keep it confidential, it will be done at sea.  At the same time, the navy will dispatch warships to block the nearby waters.

    In the plan submitted by the Ministry of Navy, the aircraft carrier "Kunlun," the heavy cruiser "Heilongjiang," the light cruiser "Taizhou," the destroyer "Linhai," and the "Wenling," were formed.  The opponents are composed of the 'Han-class battleships' Han Gaozu,' Han Wen Di, heavy cruisers 'Usuli River,' and 'Yalu River,'It consists of light cruisers 'Huzhou, Quzhou, and destroyers 'Jiangshan,' 'Yiwu,' 'Lanxi,' and 'Dongyang.  In terms of size, the fleet on the battleship side is twice as large as the aircraft carrier side.  Originally, in the plan submitted by Navy Minister Zhang Cheng, the battleship side only dispatched one battleship and one heavy cruiser.  However, Wang Yuze believed that the huge role of the aircraft carrier could not be shown if it was one-on-one, so he asked Zhang Cheng to double the battleship formation!

    The exercise started on July 28 and lasted for three days.  The two sides fought in the western waters of the Whale Sea.  On July 28, Wang Yuze, the Chief of General Staff, the Minister of Army and Navy, and the Minister of Defense, as well as the commanders and chiefs of staff of each fleet, arrived at the sea area of ????the exercise on the battle cruiser "Bai Qi."  The battlecruiser Bai Qi was fifteen kilometers away from the battleship formation, observing the exercise from a distance.  The reason why the fleet follows the battleship formation is very different. Whether the aircraft carrier attacks the battleship formation, or the battleship formation finds the aircraft carrier and attacks the aircraft carrier, the battlecruiser "Bai Qi" can clearly see the battle situation.

    Wang Yuze has high hopes for this exercise.  Within the Navy, there are many believers in giant ship cannons.  Everyone expected to build more and bigger battleships.  And this is a complete waste of national power.  If Wang Yuze wants to stop this phenomenon from its roots, he must convince everyone.  Therefore, through exercises with aircraft carriers, using aircraft carriers to defeat battleships has become the best way!

    The person commanding the battleship formation is Commodore Li Deming, the captain of the battleship Han Gaozu. He is a firm believer in giant ships and cannons.  In his opinion, using the main guns of battleships to duel is the real brave navy.  He looked down upon the toys on the aircraft carrier at all.

    "Order four destroyers and two light cruisers to distance themselves and search for traces of the Kunlun. Once the Kunlun is found, report it immediately!" Although Li Deming looked down on the aircraft carrier, he also knew that if he wanted to defeat the opponent  If so, first discover the opponent, and then find a way to close the distance between the two sides to within the range of the battleship's main gun.  Li Deming is confident of defeating

    ¡®Kunlun, no.  Because the aircraft carrier 'Kunlun' has a top speed of only 21 knots, and

    ¡®Han class, battleship¡¯s top speed is as high as 25 knots.  Once the aircraft carrier Kunlun is discovered, there will be absolutely no way to escape.  'The Han-class battleship's 343mm main gun can send the weak aircraft carrier to the bottom of the sea with just one shot.  However, Li Deming seems to have forgotten that the combat power of an aircraft carrier is not itself, but the fighters on board!

    At this time, the distance between the two sides was only 250 kilometers. The four Seagull and seaplanes carried on the aircraft carrier Kunlun had been sent out by Commodore Chen Yuankun to find the location of the battleship formation.

    ¡®Seagull, a seaplane, is the main reconnaissance aircraft of the navy. Although its top speed is only kilometers per hour, its longest range is a full 600 kilometers.

    Because they already knew each other¡¯s approximate locations in advance, four seagulls and seaplanes searched southward at an interval of forty kilometers.  At the same time, destroyers and light cruisers sent by the battleship formation were also searching north.  However, whether it is a light cruiser or a destroyer, the speed is far from comparable to that of an aircraft.

    At 11 a.m., a Seagull seaplane spotted the light cruiser of the battleship formation

    "Huzhou," and reported to the aircraft carrier.  Brigadier General Chen Yuankun ordered that the other three ships

    ¡®Seagulls and seaplanes also continue to conduct reconnaissance in this direction.  At the same time, the fighters, bombers and torpedo attack aircraft on the aircraft carrier will immediately launch an attack once they discover the position of the battleship formation!

    At 12 o'clock in the morning, the Seagull seaplane discovered the battleships Han Gaozu and Han Wen Di, and immediately reported to the aircraft carrier.  At this time, the distance between the two sides has shortened to 180 kilometers.  The battleships in the battleship formation are already within the attack range of the carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier.

    Brigadier General Chen Yuankun made a prompt decision and issued the order to attack.  All forty-eight fighters on the aircraft carrier set off and flew towards the target sea area.  Among them, the fighter is in the front and is responsible for searching the specific location of the target, the bomber is in the center, and the torpedo attack aircraft is at the end!

    At 1:12 p.m., the turning battleship formation was discovered by a carrier-based aircraft dispatched by the aircraft carrier Kunlun.  Suddenly, a dense number of fighter planes rushed towards the battleship 'Han Gaozu'.  According to Brigadier General Chen Yuankun's order, first concentrate all your efforts to sink an enemy battleship, and then reorganize a second attack!
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