Zhao Daling is actually vaguely aware of this problem, and in fact, the strengthening of the navy has also been advancing. Today's "alarmism" by Deng Xiyi is actually aimed at gaining more benefits for the navy, and the army has more than doubled in size through two pioneering plans, establishing four infantry regiments and two cavalry regiments, and will certainly continue to expand as the country's population increases. And the growth of the navy has a little trickle of water and a long stream, and the improvement has always been there, but the speed seems to be a little slower.

"Lao Deng, you must have a systematic plan and plan, go back and send it to the Ministry of Defense for consideration, according to your temperament, this plan will definitely not be fully implemented, let's use it, what needs it, do it in a down-to-earth and real way." Zhao Daling patted Deng Xiyi's shoulder and said.

Of course, Deng Xiyi knows that what he comes up with every time is a little unrealistic, but in fact, this is also a negotiation technique, the so-called sky-high price to pay back. Deng Xiyi is still very different from the commander of the Navy who wanted to build 20 aircraft carriers in the four major theaters during the Republic of China, and he himself knew that the plan he proposed could not be implemented 100%, but he just hoped to have more benefits. If you honestly make a development plan, it is likely that the above will agree casually, and there will be no more that can be taken more, so it is better for the lion to open his mouth, and then bargain well.

Zhao Daling said: "The development of the navy takes a while, and it is easy to have more problems, so small steps and fast steps are also a strategy suitable for the development of our Datang Navy." This year's national defense budget has approved a lot of funds for the navy, and in addition to personnel and daily expenses, the expenditure on equipment renewal has reached 7.5 million Tang Yuan, and next year it will definitely be even more. ”

Deng Xiyi nodded and continued: "We are going to continue to purchase 6 Freedom-class frigates this year to completely replace the old Qi Jiguang class, although the Qi Jiguang class has achieved quite brilliant results on the east coast. But no matter in terms of efficiency, cost, and combat capability, the Qi Jiguang class is facing the fate of elimination, and we will mothball the original six frigates in case of emergency. As for the Pinghai-class cruisers, after the design is completed this year, we will build them next year. It is also the effect of building two ships first, in addition. For the two cruisers of the Yangwei class, we are also going to make some life extension improvements and replace the steam boilers with more horsepower, because the next step is to cooperate with the operation of the Free Wind class and the Pinghai class, and the original speed is bound to be insufficient. However, even so, it is estimated that the Yangwei-class cruisers will only be able to take on the task of base protection in the future. ”

The naval commander did not finish speaking, in fact, their navy planned to have as many as 16 Liberty wind classes by 1780, which were allocated among the three major fleets in the Far East Pacific Atlantic. At least four ships per fleet can be used, ensuring sufficient force to deal with any situation. The Pinghai class also needs to build at least 4 ships, with 2 Yangwei-class, so that each fleet has at least 2 capital ship-level warships. Excluding auxiliary ships, the main battle ships such as cruisers and frigates alone need at least 6,000 to 7,000 sailors.

So, even if all the shipbuilding tasks went relatively smoothly. The Navy also has significant pressure on personnel recruitment and training, and the Navy is a technical branch of the military, which is more difficult to train than the Army. At least one in 20,000 new immigrants from Borneo, plus naturalized native Indians, would serve in the navy. The navy is different from the merchant ship, which can recruit foreign sailors. As long as the navigation engine is guarded and a few core departments are protected, but on the warship, it is absolutely impossible to believe that foreign sailors can fight to the death for the Tang Dynasty.

As a high-speed trimaran missile boat, the White Shark is basically used to defend the coast of Los Angeles, and its seaworthiness is not enough for ocean navigation, so it is impossible to participate in any fierce future naval battles. It's the Qilianshan, a nearly 20,000-ton dock landing ship. In recent years, the navy has been carefully maintaining, because at least in the Dujuan plan, the Qilianshan, which can accommodate a large number of landing forces, will be the backbone of the landing operation.

It's just that when calculating naval forces in peacetime, these two ships are generally not counted.

At this time, two frigates full of colorful flags, the sailors in white military uniforms are standing on the slope, starting from the Freedom Wind class, the Datang Navy has adopted a new paint on the ship, and the hull is painted with a layer of white gray, which is different from the bright white paint of the modern Zhongli PLA Navy, and is also different from the almost all-gray paint used by the US and Japanese Navy, roughly in between, such a new paint is naturally more hidden than the black hull, in fact, it is good. The white-gray hull corresponds to the white uniforms of the sailors on the slope, which makes people feel powerful.

There are also white broadside numbers on both sides of the bow, and the broadside number of the Datang Navy imitates the PLA Navy, as a cruiser of the capital ship, the broadside number is headed by 1, with three digits, and the two broadside numbers of the Yangwei class are 101102. The frigate's board number starts from 5, so excluding the previous six Qi Jiguang class, the first ship of the Liberty Wind class has the port number of 507, and the second ship Gangfeng has the port number of 508.

The strength of the Liberty Wind class is roughly comparable to that of naval ships in the seventies of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, but it cannot be completely considered that this is the case, for example, the fire control equipment on the Liberty Wind class, such as rangefinders and goniometers, is more advanced than that of naval ships at the end of the 19th century. Moreover, the Free Wind class has a relatively large aspect ratio, and it has also learned a lot of experience from later generations, so its comprehensive performance is stronger than those warships in history.

Although Zhao Daling, as president, participated in the ceremony, the work of awarding flags to naval warships was still completed by Navy Commander Deng Xiyi. The two new captains of the frigates, with three points of excitement, stood up straight, saluted Deng Xiyi, and received the military flags representing the two ships from Deng Xiyi.

The two new captains were selected to become captains after passing extremely rigorous tests and assessments, and the lieutenant commander on their shoulders had actually just been hung up. This is also something that can't be helped, the Datang Navy not only lacks sailors, but also lacks experienced officers, such as Hong Baojiao Qiang, a captain is already a rare animal, although many young officers have good potential, but it will take some time to mature.

Deng Xiyi sometimes joked with Bai Nan that if Bai Nan was not a general counselor in the State Council, then at least he could be a cruiser captain. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for the recommendation ticket, your support is my biggest motivation. )