The "supremacists of sea power" will certainly not be interested in the army. [No pop-up novel network]

Lin Xiaolei is a "supremacist of sea power", and he is an out-and-out admiral. When I applied for the Naval Academy that year, because my results in the college entrance examination were very satisfactory, I filled in the application form with "obey the volunteer deployment in this school", and as a result, he was selected by the army and admitted to the Armored Forces Academy of the National Defense University. In order to enter the navy, Lin Xiaolei insisted on cutting off an intact appendix before the physical fitness test to "escape". In the second year, Lin Xiaolei was admitted to the Naval Academy as he wished. Because he only studied in primary school for 5 years, Lin Xiaolei was only 18 years old at the time, and not many people knew that he was a "repeat student".

When Zhang Weichang handed over the "Annual Development Report of the Navy" to Wang Yuanqing, Lin Xiaolei began to report on the reform of the Navy.

Different from the Army's report, Lin Xiaolei paid more attention to the superiority of the Navy, especially the Navy's operational performance during the Peninsula War, and thus drew from which the Navy needed to focus on construction.

Because the Peninsula War was a ground-based war, the navy did not expose obvious flaws during the war.

Before entering the war, the outside world believed that the aircraft carrier battle group of the Republic Navy was the most likely to be threatened from the air and from the sea. As a result, when the Navy entered the war, the ROK Air Force had already been defeated by the Republic Air Force, and the US Air Force was withdrawn from the battlefield with ground forces. The submarine force of the ROK Navy was so uncompetitive that it was wiped out by the most powerful submarine captain of the Republic Navy before it could hit the battle group. In Lin Xiaolei's words, Liu Haifeng alone can stand up to the entire South Korean Navy.

Although Lin Xiaolei's remarks are suspected of fighting for the face of the sea, they can accurately reflect the Navy's actions in the Peninsula War.

Except for the naval battle in which the South Korean Fleet was annihilated, the main task of the navy throughout the war was to strike at the ground, dispatch carrier-based fighters day and night to provide air support to the ground forces, carry out battlefield breaking tasks in accordance with the combat orders issued by the previous commander, and arrange warships to provide artillery support for the ground forces.

For Lin Xiaolei, these tasks do not need to be completed by an aircraft carrier battle group at all.

The present situation of the navy in the war on the peninsula more or less illustrates the change in the navy's war function and battlefield role in modern warfare against a weak enemy. Because a weak enemy often does not have the ability to dominate the sea, it is difficult to pose a threat to the aircraft carrier battle group of a strong opponent, so "sea dominance" has become a secondary task of the navy, and more often than not, the navy plays the role of a "forward strike platform".

This can be seen in the development of Haiti in the United States.

After the end of the Cold War. The United States lost its only ocean-going enemy. The Navy began a full-scale transformation. There have also been significant adjustments in naval equipment. Although the performance is extremely advanced: to confront any enemy in the depths of the ocean. However, the Seawolf-class attack nuclear submarine still cannot avoid a drastically curtailed fate. In the end, only 3 ships were built. Replacing the "Seawolf" ground, the "Virginia" class attack nuclear submarine has paid more attention to its combat capability in shallow coastal waters. Because the U.S. Navy really can't find an adversary that is strong enough to pose a threat to the aircraft carrier battle group. So it was able to serve until 20211. The F-4D Tomcat, which is still very advanced, was completely retired at the beginning of the 21st century. Only the F/A-18 series fighters, which focus on ground attack capabilities, are left on the aircraft carrier. Until the Republic ground aircraft carrier battle group entered service. The U.S. Navy has only recently redeveloped a heavy carrier-based air superiority fighter.

For the Navy of the Republic of China, which is growing stronger. Certainly not just ground strike capabilities. Because the Navy of the Republic cannot fight a weak enemy forever. Sooner or later, they will face such a formidable adversary as the US Navy.

According to this strategic theory, Xiao Lei put forward the idea of a "comprehensive navy" during the naval reform.

It's challenging. It is also very stimulating to point out.

Not to mention the naval enemies of the Republic. Even the Army and Air Force of the Republic thought that Lin Xiaolei wanted to steal everyone's jobs.

As a matter of fact, the "all-round navy" emphasizes the navy's all-round combat capability and allows the navy to return to its original appearance, rather than competing with the army and air force for jobs.

"Naval supremacy" is the most basic task of the navy.

In modern warfare, "sea control" is no longer as simple as letting warships bombard each other with artillery, nor is it as simple as sending warplanes to drop bombs and torpedoes on enemy ships, but is an all-round and three-dimensional naval operation.

At the end of 2025, Lin Xiaolei, who is still the chief of staff of the Navy, clearly mentioned in the "Annual Plan for Naval Development (2026)" submitted that the mother is still the core strength of the navy, not only the aviation combat platform in the fleet, but also the electronic, information and network combat platform, which is the nerve center of the fleet.

Because Lin Xiaolei is from a professional class, no one has the gold content of this planning report.

In terms of theory and practice, Lei expounded in detail the independence and integrity of the navy's forces in the report, and clearly pointed out the direction of the navy's development.

The republic's naval reform was originally carried out in accordance with Lin Xiaolei's plan.

Because the second round of military reform promoted by Zhao Rundong placed special emphasis on "joint operations," naval reform was implemented

Thunderbolt added the content of joint operations, defining the navy as "joint; all-rounders".

As a result, Lin Xiaolei proposed the three major tasks of the Navy in 2026: sea control, support and blockade.

"Sea control" is a traditional task, and I will not repeat it. "Support" belongs to the category of joint operations, which requires the coordinated development of other services and arms. The key is the "blockade".

When Lin Xiaolei proposed the "three major tasks of the navy," he was held hostage by many people, including some admirals.

The problem lies in the "blockade".

According to Lin Xiaolei's definition, "blockade" refers to the combat mode and means of suppressing and destroying the enemy's various transportation and production activities, such as sea and air shipping, maritime resource development, foreign exchanges, port activities, and coastal communications, within the scope of naval strikes.

It's a mouthful, but it's clearly defined.

This definition caused Lin Xiaolei less trouble.

If the navy is built according to this standard, the navy of the republic will have a complete independent combat capability and become the most powerful striking force. For example, against an island country like Japan, can the navy really complete the "blockade" mission as Lin Xiaolei defined, does it need an army and an air force? I'm afraid that even the Marines will not be useful, and as long as the blockade continues for a few months, Japan will have to disarm and surrender.

I have to admit that Xiaolei wants to build an "ideal navy".

Historically, only Britain and the United States after the end of World War II had an "ideal navy" in a short period of time.

The key question is, does the republic have the ability and need to build an "ideal navy"?

National defense and military strength are only a means to safeguard national security and interests, not the ultimate goal of national construction.

The development of the armed forces should not only conform to the strategic needs of the country, but also conform to the overall strength of the country.

From the point of view of strategic needs, the republic does not need an "ideal navy" in the short term. Judging from the overall strength, the republic is not able to build an "ideal navy" in the short term.

Proceeding from the actual situation, there is no reason for the Republic to devote too much energy to the navy when the main purpose of the short term is to solve the Japanese problem.

In fact, starting in 2025, the Republic is deliberately reducing naval spending, shifting its focus to the Air Force, Army, and Independent Arms. If nothing else, the three large aircraft carriers that will start construction in 2025 have not been able to be built according to the normal schedule. In order to paralyze Japan, and even let the aircraft carrier be launched early, a lot of the construction work that should be carried out on the slipway was scheduled to be carried out at the outfitting stage.

For the republic, a proper navy is needed, and not a "gold-swallowing monster".

Because the development of armaments is a matter for the Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff, the differences in naval construction almost made Lin Xiaolei fall out with Xiang Linghui and Ye Zhisheng.

At the end of 2026, when allocating annual military spending, Xiang Linghui and Zong Yingren, then Minister of National Defense, both agreed to allocate military spending for the army, navy and air force at the ratio of 27%, 25% and 25% (the other 23% to the three independent arms), but Lin Xiaolei insisted that the proportion of the navy be increased to 35%. This matter was debated for several months, and after Ye Zhisheng became Minister of National Defense, Lin Xiaolei went to the Ministry of Defense to find Ye Zhisheng's "theory". Ye Zhisheng was not Zong Yingren, and he didn't pay attention to Lin Xiaolei at all. In the end, it went to the head of state's mansion and was assigned by Wang Yuanqing. Although the navy finally got 305% of the military spending (squeezing out the military spending of independent arms), the relationship between Lin Xiaolei and Xiang Linghui and Ye Zhisheng was completely deadlocked.

In Wang Yuanqing's words, in addition to the particularly serious "naval thought", Lin Xiaolei is a good comrade.

If you take the money, you have to do something.

As a major military spender, the navy has the obligation to hand over a satisfactory answer.

No matter how big Lin Xiaolei's temper was, he didn't dare to fight against Wang Yuanqing. If you really want to provoke Wang Yuanqing, Lin Xiaolei doesn't talk about the commander of the navy, it's impossible to go back and be a soldier!

According to Wang Yuanqing's instructions, Lin Xiaolei quietly revised the navy development plan.

The "blockade" mission was postponed indefinitely, and the main task of the Navy was to act as a "platform for the strike force at sea" in the "joint combat system". To this end, the Navy is focusing on building a long-range strike force. In the case of limited funding, the potential can only be exploited to the greatest extent possible on the existing basis.

The number of aviation battle groups has not increased, but their combat capability has been greatly enhanced.

It is mainly reflected in: the escort warships in the battle group have been comprehensively updated, and all large warships have either been replaced or made major improvements; The three "Huaxia"-class aircraft carriers that have been in service for less than 1C years will return to the shipyard in 2C25, 2026 and 2027 respectively for mid-term overhauls, increasing the ability to carry unmanned fighters and adding a large number of new equipment; The combat effectiveness of the submarine force has been comprehensively improved, and the new hybrid submarines will be put into service at a rate of 3 per year from 2026; Procurement of new fighters for naval aviation, deployment of unmanned fighters on aircraft carriers.

Like the Army, the Navy's reform program has a clear purpose and is of great practical significance. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to qidianm, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )