"Is this true? That commander named Takasu Shiro fell ill and died in battle? Meng Xiang was surprised and asked again, "It wasn't killed by the explosion, it was really sick and died?" ”

"The news from Japan proved that although Takasu Shiro was affected by a bomb, he was not too injured, and after giving the order to evacuate, he fainted in one breath. I woke up once during the retreat, but when I heard that our battleships were still chasing after them, and that I had added 1 light cruiser and 2 destroyers, I shouted repentance, and I vomited blood and died directly! After reading the battle report, Fan Chong also felt a little surprised, and deliberately checked it.

After all, whether the enemy commander died by accident or was killed is crucial to the record of combat exploits.

There are many accidents on the battlefield, such as being accidentally injured by one's own people, and being wrecked in a vehicle.

Americans often come up with accidental deaths, such as Walton Walker, the mongrel that Patton called the best in his army, who was explained by the U.S. military as a jeep accident during the Korean War. And there are many other ways to die.

In any case, when these accidental deaths are included in the battle achievements, there is always some controversy.

The military merit system established by the Chinese National Defense Force since the era of the vanguard army has benefited from the rigor of the clone soldiers and has always been convincing. Meng Xiang also didn't want to mix it with deceitful maggots and corrupt the entire military style, and he was always ruthless in awarding military merits.

So when the news of Takasu Shiro's death came, Huaxia confirmed it again and again before sending the final determination.

"Shouting, vomiting blood and dying, how can you hear it so familiar? Isn't that angry? Meng Xiang looked at the introduction about Takasu Shiro handed over by Rat Er and said with a smile.

"Takasu Shiro has always been politically neutral and opposed to the German-Italian alliance. Oppose making Britain and the United States enemies. But he usually trains very seriously, and is generally a traditional British soldier. Chen Shaokuan still praised the few generals in the Japanese Navy who had the British style.

"He was politically neutral and did not want to offend Britain and the United States. was ruthless to Huaxia. Chen Ce said indignantly beside him, his Guangzhou Navy was beaten to pieces by Takasu Shiro back then.

"Speaking of the British faction, when the British invaded our China. There is no mercy either! Shen Honglie next to him also laughed.

In the current Chinese Navy, they are competing for the first place against the Japanese Navy. But many people have always had great unconfidence in Britain and the United States.

Those navies who learned from Britain and the United States, and even Japan and Germany, had a clearer understanding of the strength of the British and American navies. The more we understand the heritage of the British and American navies, the more we oppose challenging Britain and the United States.

"If there are another thirty years of development, we will be able to catch up with the British and American navies!" After watching the Huaxia Navy's exercises, Chen Shaokuan pointed out the gap of 30 years. It's a kind compliment.

If no miracle happens, even in another 60 years, the Chinese Navy will still not be the first in Asia. Not to mention those old naval powers.

Many Chinese naval commanders also roughly recognized this gap. Caution was taken about several discussions organized by the General Staff of the Navy on the confrontation with the Anglo-American Navy.

"What if the British and American navies are strong, our Huaxia Navy is not the Beiyang Navy of the past. Moreover, our Air Force and Army are more than enough to bridge the gap in the Navy! "But Shen Honglie has been supporting Meng Xiang, which is somewhat similar to the Japanese naval style he accepted, and he dares to fight.

If Shen Honglie is to repay Meng Xiang's kindness, and he is secretly worried about the gap between the two sides, then those emerging young officers in the Chinese Navy are full of vigorous self-confidence, even if they know that Britain and the United States are strong, they still dare to show their swords and fight, especially the young officers who studied with the Germans and have practiced on German warships are the toughest.

Of course, the clones in the Huaxia Navy supported Meng Xiang the most thoroughly.

This makes the majority of the entire Huaxia Navy still support Meng Xiang in the end, which means that the Huaxia Navy, with clones and young officers as the core, agrees with Meng Xiang's plan.

After all, after China attacked south and occupied Australia, many Chinese naval officers already knew that the relationship between China and Britain and the United States would not last long. With the advance of China in Southeast Asia and the decline of Japan, the common enemy of Britain and the United States and China, many people were even mentally prepared for the possibility that a war between China and Britain and the United States might occur at any time.

The struggle for national interests and national fortunes is intolerable. The soldiers of China, who act as the patron saint of the country, should have this consciousness, and when there is no way to avoid it, there is only one war.

Chen Shaokuan and other old-school soldiers are also full of patriotic enthusiasm, they just hope to delay a little more time and strive for the day when the Chinese doll navy will grow up. Although he heard Shen Honglie's sarcasm, he didn't think it was wrong, but instead took this opportunity to speak to Meng Xiang again:

"Although the British have declined and are a bit of a showmanship, their naval combat level is still one of the best in the world, and in many aspects the depth of the foundation is not even comparable to the Germans and Americans."

Chen Ce also nodded beside him, he had dealt with the British Navy a lot in Guangzhou. The former world number one is not boastful, especially those who have seen the strength of the British Navy during the First World War, they are even more impressed.

"The navy of the Americans is now stronger than that of the British!" Shen Honglie couldn't help but provoke.

"When it comes to the level of tactics and strategy, the Americans are still a cut behind. But the huge industrial support of the Americans allowed the Americans to overwhelm the British in the number and tonnage of their main battleships, and they caught up with the British by virtue of the superiority of the battleships. This is where the U.S. Navy can compete with the British, and it is also a way for our China to quickly increase its strength! Chen Shao continued with a straight face.

"Oh?" Meng Xiang vaguely guessed what he was going to mention, but still smiled.

This made Chen Shaokuan suddenly interested, took the teaching rod, and said while gesturing on the big map of China on the wall:

"This time we had the upper hand against the Japanese Navy in the vicinity of the Tsushima Strait, the Goto Islands, and the Soya Strait, and sank a total of 1 aircraft carrier, 3 cruisers, and 4 destroyers, while the main battleships of our Navy lost only 12 aircraft. In the face of the Japanese, who can fight on a par with the Americans, we can have such a record, which shows that the aircraft carrier has a lot to offer.

Aircraft carriers are in the ascendant, and the aircraft carrier formations of various countries have not been built for a long time, and our China is not far behind. If aircraft carriers are vigorously developed, they may really be able to defeat the British and American navies and discourage them. ”

"Don't we already have 12 aircraft carriers?" Fan Chong frowned and said.

The aircraft carriers in the Chinese Navy are all base-built, the first was the Soryu under the guise of Japan, and later converted into training ships after the service of three British Ark Royal-class aircraft carriers.

Later, 2 of the 3 Ark Royal-class aircraft carriers were sold to the Germans, one was sold to the Italians, and Meng Xiang produced 2 more Midway-class aircraft carriers and refitted them, and then they were mainly based on the Red Alert aircraft carriers that could be upgraded, and 5 were built in one go.

Among them, there are 2 first-class aircraft carriers similar to the Essex-class, and 3 second-class aircraft carriers similar to the Midway-class aircraft carriers.

During this period, an Essex-class aircraft carrier and an Ark Royal-class aircraft carrier were added as training ships. And built 2 Midway-class ships, slightly remodeled, and newly incorporated into the Huaxia Navy sequence.

In total, with the addition of those three training ships, the total number of aircraft carriers in the current Chinese Navy has unknowingly reached 12.

"How can 12 ships be enough?" Chen Shaokuan motioned to a lieutenant colonel staff officer next to him to switch to the world map, and continued to point with a teaching rod.

"We have a tight vanguard artillery defense system along the coast, and the expansion of the defense range of our Huaxia Air Force can reduce the deployment of aircraft carriers along the coast of the homeland, but we must each have one in the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea. After the attack of Britain and the United States, the Philippines and India will be the bridgehead of the British and American attacks, so in the South China Sea and the Bay of Bengal, two aircraft carriers must be placed.

In the southern Sulawesi Sea, the Java Sea, and the Arafura Sea, two aircraft carriers should also be arranged for cruises, at least one.

Australia is isolated overseas, surrounded by the sea, and if it needs to ensure the safety of coastal defense, it must also have at least two fleets and four aircraft carriers.

The Whale Sea also needs to be guarded by an aircraft carrier. In order to prevent the Americans from attacking from the north, 2 aircraft carriers were also to be arranged in the vicinity of the Sea of Okhotsk and Bering.

This alone has already emptied the aircraft carriers in our hands, and this is not counting the rotation system, even if it is calculated according to the attendance of one and the maintenance and recuperation of one, the number needs to be at least doubled.

Besides, simple defense can only be passively beaten. The Navy has always been an offensive service, and aircraft carriers are no exception. In the Indian Ocean, in the South Pacific, in the Central Pacific, and even in the North Pacific, we also need a harassment fleet to cut off each other's logistical lines. This also requires the support of aircraft carriers, which also need at least 2 aircraft carriers per fleet.

If we were a little more bold, we could organize a fleet to attack near Hawaii or the west coast of the United States, or even harass them near the Suez Canal, the Panama Canal, the Cape of Good Hope, and Cape Horn, so that they would be forced to shrink their forces. ……”

"These bits and pieces add up, almost 50 ships, right?" Meng Xiang interrupted Chen Shaokuan's agitation and asked with a wry smile.

Worried about an accident at the base, he also specially produced 2 Essex-class aircraft carriers, preparing to find an opportunity to exchange the tanuki for the prince again. But even with the addition of the other two Red Alert aircraft carriers hidden, Huaxia only has a total of 16 aircraft, which is far from satisfying Chen Shaokuan's grand plan.

This old man is worthy of being a bull who proposed a plan of 20 large aircraft carriers in another time and space.