More than half a month would be nothing if it was in peacetime, but now it is a time of war, and it is also a time when the US Navy is in a hurry to build up combat effectiveness...... It should be said that the Chinese side, especially President Chiang, are not worried about this at all, and even hope that the longer it drags on, the better, and it is best to get the equipment and train the crew, and the war will be over.

Therefore, this can be regarded as the hesitation of the US Navy and the waste of more than half a month.

However, what made Wang Mazi and Zhang Chi feel relieved was that Liu Guangzhong's crew had not rested for more than half a month, and they spontaneously organized training from the next day, and even Liu Guangzhong specially invited Zhang Chi and other soldiers of the new regiment to be instructors to help him train the crew.

This made Zhang Chi a little surprised, and Liu Guangzhong, who was a little embarrassed, said: "Sir, it's not that we don't want to ...... But you are the navy, we are the army, and what we fought will not work on your navy at all! ”

"Huh!" Liu Guangzhong replied: "I know that we are different branches of the military, and our tactics are different. But here's the problem...... These soldiers under my command are all scattered, and they are not a qualified unit in terms of military discipline or physical strength. You think, if there is a war, and they can't hold all the sick shells or ammunition boxes on the ship, or they don't listen to the command in a mess, then what kind of war will they fight? ”

When Liu Guangzhong said this, Zhang Chi also felt that it was true, which is what Zhang Chi said before, the mental outlook of a unit can be changed with strict training, and more importantly, they must have a heart that dares to face the war and dare to face the Japanese Navy.

And for this, Zhang Chi doesn't seem to need to worry too much.

On the one hand, this is because those crew members saw such a big ship as the "Xianghe", and they regained a little confidence from this majestic big ship.

On the other hand, they also know that this "Shozuru" is one of Japan's most advanced aircraft carriers, and the Yankees will also send a bunch of warships to form an aircraft carrier battle group with the "Shozuru...... You must know that the crew has been humiliating in the shadow of the Japanese Navy for more than ten years, if you count from the First Sino-Japanese Naval War, it still exists for decades, and in these decades, the crew has always believed that they were defeated by the Japanese not because they were not brave enough, but because the equipment was too far behind the Japanese Navy.

Regarding the First Sino-Japanese Naval War, modern times the Internet overwhelmingly said that the Chinese Navy was stronger than the Japanese Navy, but it was completely annihilated by the Japanese Navy, and this proved the system problem.

This is actually a lie with ulterior motives...... If this is true only from the perspective of naval tonnage, the total tonnage of the Beiyang Navy is higher than that of the Japanese Navy, but what this lie does not show is that the performance of these warships equipped by the Beiyang Navy Division is far inferior to that of Japanese warships in all aspects.

For example, the speed of most warships of the Beiyang Naval Division is about 14 or 15 knots, the fastest Zhiyuan ship is only 18 knots, while the speed of Japanese warships is generally about 18 knots, and the fastest Yoshino ship has a speed of 22.5 knots.

FOR ANOTHER EXAMPLE, ARTILLERY, MOST OF THE ARTILLERY USED BY THE BEIYANG NAVAL DIVISION IS A LOW-SPEED GUN OF 210MM CALIBER, WITH A RATE OF FIRE OF ONE SHOT PER MINUTE, AND EVEN ONE SHOT EVERY THREE MINUTES. HOWEVER, MOST OF THE ARTILLERY USED BY THE JAPANESE ARMY WAS 260MM RAPID-FIRE GUNS, WITH A RATE OF FIRE OF EIGHT TO TEN ROUNDS PER MINUTE.

By making such a comparison, we can draw a very obvious conclusion: the Japanese warships were fast, the caliber of the guns was larger, the rate of fire was faster, the firepower was more fierce, and the firepower reached eight to ten times that of the Beiyang Naval Division, so it can be said that it was normal to have an advantage in battle.

Of course, the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle was fought in the Qing Dynasty, and it can be said that it did not have much to do with the Kuomintang Navy.

However, a considerable part of the Kuomintang Navy was inherited from the Qing Dynasty Navy, such as the Kuomintang Navy Minister Chen Shaokuan, who served in the Qing Dynasty Navy and then joined the National Revolutionary Army, and there were not a few crew members who had similar experiences or their parents had served in the Qing Dynasty Navy, plus the Sino-Japanese Naval War was always a shame for the Chinese, especially the shame of the Navy, so the crew always kept these experiences in mind.

At this time, the crew finally had a chance to match or even surpass the Japanese Navy in terms of equipment...... The reason why the crews think that their equipment will surpass that of the Japanese Navy is because they take it for granted that the Yankees will be better equipped than the Japanese, and this is true, but the warships that the Yankees gave to the Chinese are not.

At this time, the crew will think: In the past, they couldn't beat the Japanese devils because of equipment problems, but now the equipment is better than the Japanese devils, if they can't beat it...... Then this shame can't be washed away for a lifetime.

So everyone was so indignant and eager to try that when Zhang Chi saw this unit again a few days later, he couldn't believe that it was the same people he had greeted at the port before, because it was as if they had changed people, and the mental outlook of the whole army had changed.

Later, Zhang Chi learned that there was a new factor in the crew that would change so quickly.

After the crew came to Rabaul, in the process of contact with the troops and people on the island, they naturally heard a lot of legends about the new first division and the new regiment, especially the soldiers of the new first division talked about the war, and they would add fuel and vinegar to blow it violently, so the crew knew that the original Chinese army unit in Rabaul was still a legendary unit, especially the new regiment, not only in Burma repeatedly made war exploits, even Rabaul was taken by them, not only Rabaul was taken by them, even "Xianghe" They were all seized.

Knowing this, those crew members couldn't help but be stunned: such a large ship was captured by the army, how good luck would it have to be?!

But after thinking about it, they understood a little more...... This can't be said to be luck, to be precise, it should be exchanged for life, because who would dare to sneak in disguised as an enemy when there is almost no way back? If you are not careful, the whole regiment will not be able to get out!

Because of this, the crew was in awe and awe of the new group.

Respect, because soldiers are born with respect for troops who can fight and win battles, especially for the navy that has been defeated repeatedly, they know better how difficult it is to win a battle, especially against the Japanese army.

Fear, because they all know that the soldiers of the new regiment have a few lives in their hands, although those are the lives of devils, but when they think that they are people who can stab bayonets into the chest of devils without even blinking an eye, and devils are what they are afraid of in their hearts, so the new regiment suddenly seems tall in their hearts.

(To be continued.) )