Looking at Sa Zhenbing's appearance, Yan Shao smiled slightly.

But at this time, two staff members suddenly walked in outside the room.

Seeing them, Yan Shao immediately kept silent, even Sa Zhenbing and the others. But these two staff members were skillful in front of their desk, took away the empty cups, and replaced them with other cups...

Naturally, these people must remember everyone's preferences. For example, Yan Shao likes fruit juice, while Cai Ye and some other people prefer to drink tea or coffee―――――― as for wine? Naturally, there are people who like to drink, but this is not the right occasion for drinking, is it?

At the same time, although the matter under discussion was not particularly classified, it was clearly not appropriate to discuss it in front of the staff.

It wasn't until the two staff members left the room that Yan Shao continued to speak.

"Rest assured, it is only the land aviation that has made the changes, and as for the Hainan Airlines, not only will it not be separated from the land aviation, but it will even be strengthened..."

After all, Yan Shao is very aware of the importance of aviation aircraft to the navy.

In later generations, why did every larger warship have the ability to carry helicopters? That's why!

Of course, there are exceptions, such as the 051C produced in later generations, because the volume of the vertical missile launch system imported from Russia at that time was too large, and that thing was used for 10,000-ton warships at all. But there is no helicopter hangar...

This must be said to be a tragedy indeed...

But even so, it can be seen that the importance of aircraft to the navy can be seen. Not to mention the addition of helicopters. There are also aircraft carriers or amphibious assault ships carrying vertical take-off and landing fighters, and there are also some warships that do not have helicopter hangars, but have the ability to take off and land drones, which must be paid attention to...

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Hearing Yan Shao say that the navy's naval aviation will not be weakened, nor will it learn to be independent from the navy, Sa Zhenbing was somewhat relieved. Although because of his age. After experiencing some poor relationships, Sa Zhenbing has now handed over many affairs to the young people below to take care of, but being a monk for a day hits the clock. But there is no doubt about it...

Since Sa Zhenbing is still in the position of Minister of the Navy, he must do something.

As for some rumors circulating within the government about the attack on Cai Ye some time ago, Sa Zhenbing never believed it. After all, he has lived for so many years. I think I still have a hand in looking at people. Although some people don't quite understand how Yan Shao, a somewhat soft-hearted person, climbed to this point today, he never thought that Yan Shao would be a person who loves to kill heroes.

You must know that whether it is the establishment of the Guoshe government, or the many battles after its establishment, Cai Ye can be said to have worked hard, and can even be said to be one of the people who have made the greatest contributions. With Yan Shao's character, it is impossible to poison Cai Ye at all, if Sa Zhenbing has to say, it is more likely that Caterina will act without permission.

In fact, it's the same as many people. Sa Zhenbing didn't like Katarina. Or he didn't think that Katerina was suitable for the current position, after all, it was different from Cai Ye and Jiang Baili and others. Sa Zhenbing once lived through a dark era.

In those days, it was because of a woman named Cixi that China became a country that was bullied by others―――――― no, it may be a bit too much to put this responsibility on a woman, just like the kings of all dynasties who died because of women.

But there is no doubt about one thing, that is, in this matter, the woman Cixi does need to bear a considerable part of the responsibility. After all, if it weren't for her, many things would at least be turned in a good direction, and the Beiyang Navy would not have been replenished all year round because of this relationship, especially the purchase of new ships―――――― although there were many remarks in later generations that the Beiyang Navy had decayed, otherwise it would not have failed in the case of superior warship displacement. But in fact, there is another point, that is, the performance of the warships of the Beiyang Navy at that time, especially the performance of the weapons carried on it has lagged behind, compared with the Beiyang Navy, at that time, Japan was from top to bottom to buy new warships, naturally, decay is also an important reason, but the same important reason is so.

Although there were many huge ships in the Beiyang Navy at that time, the backward performance of the warships was also a reason for the failure.

This is just like in later generations, even a missile destroyer that seems to have a displacement of only a fraction of the battleship can sink a battleship with the anti-ship missiles it carries―――――― of course, this destroyer must be Soviet Russia, and the anti-ship missiles on it are all monster-level anti-ship missiles developed by Soviet Russia itself...

Perhaps such a comparison is not a more appropriate thing, after all, there are many differences. However, the backwardness of the performance of warships and the decay and incompetence of the Beiyang Navy are one of the great reasons, and Cixi must bear the main responsibility for the backward performance of warships.

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It is precisely because he has experienced the dark era brought by Cixi that Sa Zhenbing is full of disgust for women interfering in politics. Although it seems that Caterina has not yet participated in politics, but is only involved in politics, the department she controls is the most terrifying one in the entire government system.

Even though Sa Zhenbing himself is only a Minister of the Navy, he also knows some of what the Special Affairs Bureau has done.

In addition to the ordinary intelligence work, arson, explosions, assassinations, etc., are also within the scope of the work of the Special Service. Even as far as Sa Zhenbing knows, the entire government is under the close supervision of the Secret Service...

And in Sa Zhenbing's understanding, Caterina can also be regarded as a person with a strong desire for power. If it really starts to be a disaster. It is even possible that she is even more dangerous than Cixi―――――― and most importantly, she is also a Spaniard!

Of course, this is also the point that makes Sa Zhenbing feel the most at ease. After all, no matter how enlightened the current Chinese people are, they will not allow a Spaniard to sit in the position where Cixi once sit. This is especially true for those who lived through the era when Cixi was in power.

"However, if you control a country, you don't necessarily need to sit in the open..."

Thinking of this, Sa Zhenbing glanced at Yan Shao.

This is also what he is most worried about, after all, controlling a country may not necessarily need to stand in the open, and Cixi back then was not a dignified and upright control of the country, but pushed Guangxu in front of the stage. It was only later that he was imprisoned.

And Katarina's current position is extremely dangerous in Sa Zhenbing's eyes...

It's just that despite the worry in his heart, Sa Zhenbing didn't intend to say it openly. After all, he knows very well that this kind of thing is a matter of offending people whether it succeeds or not. And neither Yan Shaoyi nor Caterina will have any thoughts of gratitude to him. In addition, although Sa Zhenbing is a good person, he is not the kind of person who has the spirit of martyrdom, so even if he has any worries in his heart, he can only bury them.

After all, if this kind of thing is not done well, it is absolutely impossible to be ruined. It may even harm the family.

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Didn't notice Sa Zhenbing's thoughts. Yan Shao was just continuing what he had just thought. As Yan Shao just said, he did not intend to weaken the HNA because unlike the army, the army only needed some kind of fire support on the road, so it only needed a certain amount of ground aviation equipment. This is also known as a light fixed-wing aircraft. In fact, the army also needs helicopters and the like to carry out vertical take-off and landing or resupply, or it is to lift some lighter vehicles. It's a pity that helicopters of this era are not very practical. So basically it's no different from nothing.

And unlike the army, one of the main combat methods of the navy in the future is to strike with carrier-based aircraft.

Besides. Shore-based aviation is also very important for the defense of the coastline, so naturally there is no need to weaken the strength of the navy.

Naturally, this may seem a little unfair in the eyes of the Army, but it can't be helped, who calls the tasks of the two branches different.

At the beginning, although Cai Ye and Jiang Baili did not understand very well, but after Yan Shao and Sa Zhenbing's explanation, Cai Ye and Jiang Baili finally nodded reluctantly―――――― of course, this is not a formal resolution, after all, Wu Peifu has not rushed back yet, it is just an early meeting.

Seeing that the matter of HNA seemed to have come to an end, Cai Yi, who was leaning back against the seat, sat up slightly straighter and raised a question that he was most concerned about.

"Since the establishment of the Air Force has become an inevitable thing, who will be responsible for the Air Force?!"

This is a very important issue, after all, as a single branch of the army, the Air Force must also choose one person to be responsible for it, just like the Army and the Navy.

The key problem, however, is that there are not so many suitable candidates in the current Defence Force. That's right, after the Shandong Campaign, the European War, and the Korean War, the current Wehrmacht did have many more battle-hardened generals, but these generals did not know how to use the Air Force.

As for the head of the original Army Airlines? Although it is not impossible to promote him directly from the commander of the army to the head of the air force. However, in the past, the army aviation has always been only a part of the army, and the so-called army aviation commanders are also quite different in terms of rank, such as Feng Guozhang or Sa Zhenbing. If it is directly promoted like this, the Air Force can almost be said to have just been promoted, and it can already be regarded as a generation shorter than others.

What's more, suddenly being promoted to this point from among the crowd can easily attract the jealousy of colleagues―――――― Minister of the Services, you must know that there are only three branches of the entire National Defense Force, and the first two are impeccable veterans like Feng Guozhang or Sa Zhenbing.

And the commander of the army aviation, although he has some combat achievements, is not brilliant, and as for the qualifications, there is no way to compare with these two people.

It is also because of this relationship that if the Air Force wants to be independent from the Army, if nothing else, the selection of the Air Force Minister is a big problem.

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Hearing this question, everyone else looked at Yan Shao.

In fact, everyone present has considered this issue, after all, the Minister of the Air Force, even if it is just a new branch of the army, is theoretically on an equal footing with the army and navy.

Moreover, when the national government was established, the navy could also be said to have started from scratch. But if it's only been a little over seven years, you can see how prosperous the navy is now.

Compared with the bleak scene in the past, not only did they already have capital ships such as battleships and battle cruisers, but in the shipyards of several coastal cities, there were even four super-dreadnoughts that were being built at the same time―――――― naturally, the Nationalist government could also be said to have paid a huge price for this.

After all, in the history of the world's navies, it is rare that the construction of four such ships has begun at the same time.

Even countries like Britain or Germany have come from one ship to the next in the arms race. In some cases, the interval between the construction of two warships can even be as long as two or three years.

Of course, this is not just a matter of funding, but also because if you want to build it, you first need to raise the necessary work to build it. It is for this reason that the entire government, along with the shipyards below, is almost exhausted by its own kidneys.

Naturally, the navy must be particularly happy, after all, they just need to send someone to supervise it.

There is no doubt that after these four super-dreadnoughts are launched, China will have one of the most powerful fleets in the world.

In other words, such a person must have a prominent position in the Wehrmacht. If you get someone up casually, it's almost impossible to get someone else's approval. But in the current navy, it can be said that there are very few suitable candidates, and it can even be said that there are almost none.

However, Yan Shao had already prepared for this question, and after glancing at everyone, Yan Shao smiled slightly.

"I recommend Baili for this position..."

After speaking, leaning back on the back of the seat, Yan Shao looked at the slightly surprised expressions of everyone in front of him with appreciation. (To be continued......)