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spn On the vast sea, countless seagulls swoop down from the high sky and shoot towards the water like arrows. These are a group of birds that like to chase the sea ships, preying on themselves in the waves of the sea ships.

of prey.

A strange 10,000-ton sea-going ship was rising from the horizon. The first thing I saw was a high ship island. After a long time, the sea-going ship got closer and closer, and I could already see the whole picture. Except for the upper part of the entire ship,

Everything outside the island is deserted.

"Target found!"

The sonar soldiers of Submarine No. 2 were the first to discover the seagoing ship in the far distance. Judging from the sonar characteristics, it was the target of this escort.

"Ascend to periscope height."[

The young captain suppressed his excitement. As one of several submarine captains on this mission, he was eager to see what he was escorting. This was the first time the submarine force was dispatched as a whole, and all ten submarines were dispatched.

We were dispatched just to escort this ship.

"Why does this ship look a bit like..." When the captain of the No. 2 boat looked through the periscope at the seagoing ship in the distance, he couldn't help but be a little confused. The appearance of this ship was exactly the same as the aircraft carrier in the textbook. Could it be that,

The ‘government’ bought back an aircraft carrier?

"Every boat is in position, and the escort mission begins now. The sonar troops pay attention to the vicinity of the listening route, and the torpedo room is ready for launch at any time." After the operation commander Ding Jialing issued the escort order, the No. 2 submarine was the same as other submarines.

, combining distance and distance, escorting the entire ship to sail to the destination.

Looking at the real 10,000-ton "sea liner" not far away, Ding Jialing was a little hopeful and a little confused. With his level, he naturally knew that this 10,000-ton sea liner was actually an aircraft carrier. He just wanted to wait for it to return.

To the Horseshoe Bay Naval Base, the later targeted outfitting

The installation and sea trials will be completed within half a year. In other words, from 1928 onwards, the southwest "government" will have a modern aircraft carrier. Although the number of just one is much less than that of a large group in the West.

, but broke the record of zero.

Which one is better, aircraft carrier or submarine? Do the two compete or cooperate with each other? Ding Jialing thinks a little too far. With the financial resources of the southwest "government", there will never be a large-scale naval plan at present.

The model of air defense ships and aircraft carriers, coupled with submarines, will become the pursuit model in the future.

To catch up with the naval development ideas of Western powers. Limited military expenditures will inevitably have priorities. Ding Jialing is not only worried about the poor performance of the submarine force and not being able to get a share of the big cake of naval military expenditures, but also worried about the poor performance of the aircraft carriers, which will lack cruisers and battleships in the People's Army.

, the submarine force alone is also in danger.

"Report to Captain, the Kunming has sailed to the scheduled sea area."

On the bridge of the ship island, Wu Cunyi, the captain of the Kunming aircraft carrier, was looking at the horizon. His hands holding the railing tightened. It felt like everything was so real, from a college student at Southwest University to entering the Navy that was only established in 1920.

College, three years

Later, he went to the UK and successfully entered the Royal Naval College to study abroad. After half a year of internship, he just returned to China. In the UK, he deeply felt the sorrow of the Chinese people who had no coastal defense. Let alone fighting them out, they even abided by the laws of the capital and studied abroad.

In the past few years, he has repeatedly encountered

Despite being looked down upon and discriminated against by some Japanese or British classmates, he instead made him study hard, and finally graduated with the first grade in the year and returned to China. All of this seems to be just yesterday, but now he is already standing

On board the first aircraft carrier in the Southwest. I had already taken off my ordinary clothes and put on the latest navy uniform of the Southwest People's Army. The blue and white uniform was so sacred. The brand new military uniform seemed to herald China.

People want to build a brand new navy of their own.

"Send power to the headquarters, send power to Commander Zhang, tell them that everything is ready, and request that the exercise begin."

Although the key equipment has not yet been outfitted, all the coverings on the Kunming have been removed, revealing the flight deck distributed at an angle. The most people on the deck are staff wearing blue and yellow.

Busy arranging blocking ropes and anti-collision nets.

"Director Zhang, that's the Kunming!"

When the 301 destroyer finally sailed to the predetermined sea area, Zhang Shusheng could see the Kunming in the distance with his naked eyes. The standard displacement of more than 17,000 tons, although it was only the Japanese medium-sized aircraft carrier level, because of some advanced designs

concept, as well as supporting uses including angled flight decks, effective advanced takeoff and landing gear, the latest developed ship-aircraft arresting cables, etc. make this less than 20,000-ton aircraft carrier quite different from the aircraft carriers of this era.

. It is 2436 meters long and 345 meters wide. Even when construction started, the order had to be placed under the guise of an American shipping company in Hong Kong. There were also many difficulties encountered. Previously, the Shanghai Shipyard was importing key

It was only when the parts were supplied that a 10,000-ton ship of just over 10,000 tons was produced. This large ship with a standard displacement of 17,540 tons, if it were not for the introduction of new equipment and the joining of some overseas Chinese workers, and the purchase of some additional equipment, including steam turbines.

After installing important components, construction can be completed within three years, allowing it to sail back to the coast of Guangxi.

"Yes, it has begun to take shape." Zhang Shusheng nodded, but he was thinking about something about the development of the navy. It has to be said that the overall technology of Southwest still needs another ten years of development. For example, this kind of large steam turbine unit, Southwest

It cannot be produced. It is not that there is no technology, but it is still at the laboratory stage. Fortunately, I have US dollars in hand. Through the operation of the United States, I finally found a boss who only regards US dollars as God in order to make money, and bought this advanced set of equipment.

For at least two or three years, if Southwest wants to build large ships, it will have to adopt this sneaky import route. However, everything cannot be rushed, so he can only increase investment in research and development, and design drawings and

With all the talents in place, we will strive to produce the final results in three years. "Let's get started."

"Woo..."

As soon as the order was issued, the Kunming was the first to sound the thundering whistle, which resounded through the sky. Ship 301 was not far behind. While blowing the whistle, two bright red red flags slowly rose on the two ships.

This is the military flag adopted by the Southwest People's Army at the end of 1926. On the bright red flag, there is a huge yellow five-pointed star in the upper left corner, and below it are two crossed rifles to highlight it. The entire military flag looks like

It was very shocking. From a distance, it looked more like a skull and crossbones flag. When Zhang Shusheng first saw the teacher from Southwest University come up with this design, he was very satisfied.

"Salute!!" The sailors standing on the ship also put on their navy uniforms and raised their hands to salute at their temples. Although both warships are not full, even the Kunming currently only has more than 300 people (

An aircraft carrier that has not yet been outfitted does not require so many people), but it is definitely the first batch of sailors on warships in the Southwest.

"Commander, the warships and aircraft have taken off from the Horseshoe Bay Coastal Defense Airport!!" the communications staff reported promptly. Two minutes later, Ge Yunsheng, the captain of the 301 destroyer, walked up to Zhang Shusheng and saluted, "Report to the commander, the radar is working normally, and the fighter planes

The signal was accurately captured after takeoff."

Zhang Shusheng was overjoyed when he heard this. The radar is really a good thing. It is worthy of being an auxiliary weapon in future wars. Although it has gone through many simulation experiments, this radar designed by Tesla himself was moved to a warship and it withstood the test.

The test of the exercise still made him very happy. He had to tell the 71-year-old man the good news as soon as possible after returning. He was so energetic that he also needed some success as encouragement. He turned back and looked at the destroyer No. 301.

Changge Yunsheng nodded and said: "Except for the escort, the destroyer's exercises will continue as usual."

"Yes!" Ge Yunsheng didn't wait long. He returned to the command room and directed each department of the destroyer to complete their own part of the exercise, such as air defense tactics in conjunction with the radar.[

Fifteen minutes later, Zhang Shusheng finally saw a few small black spots approaching rapidly through the telescope. In the clear sky with thousands of miles of clouds, the fighter planes from the southwest approached at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then lined up and flew over the 301 destroyer and the Kunming aircraft carrier at low altitude.

Everyone, including Zhang Shusheng, saluted the sky with the most standard military salute. The fighter plane then pulled up and began to circle in the sky.

"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, the Kunming has made all preparations and requested the fighter planes to land!!" The sonorous and powerful voice of the captain of the Kunming, Wu Cunyi, came from the intercom, with the excitement of trying to suppress it, the kind of excitement that was about to witness the navy's inauguration ceremony.

Even Zhang Shusheng was infected by the joy.

The Kunming has already adjusted its course and is just waiting for the birds in the sky to return to their nests.

"I am Zhang Shusheng. The landing exercise will begin now. All aircraft will land on the ship in an orderly manner."

After giving the order, a J-1 fighter plane flew out first from the fighter planes that were originally flying in formation in the sky. This HJ-1 fighter plane is the first generation fighter plane in Southwest China. After several years of continuous improvement, it has become a very good fighter.

Mature warships and aircraft.

The hj-1 aircraft numbered 1 was personally piloted by Liao Yuanhang, captain of the naval aircraft force. The dexterous fighter aircraft first adjusted its direction. After performing two standard simulated landing actions, the fighter aircraft pulled up again.

It rose, and then dived down at a large angle from the direction that had been calibrated, towards the huge flight deck.

"Buzz..."

The whole scene was eerily quiet, with only the sound of the sea and the sounds of warships and fighter planes. Everyone held their breath, fearing that there would be any problems with the landing.

Liao Yuanhang was in the cab, staring intently at the flight deck of the Kunming, which was getting closer and closer. At this time, he could only succeed and not fail. Taking a deep breath, he used the skills he had trained for many years to simulate landing on the ship from land.

, went to the lake to simulate landing, and today, he is extremely proficient in both theoretical knowledge and practical operations. He is finally leading the team to be the first to land on a real aircraft carrier.

"Bang..." Amidst the low sound of landing, the aircraft landed smoothly on the deck, and then slid along the flight line on the flight deck. Then, the fighter plane suddenly stopped, but it was the HJ-1 aircraft landing under the belly.

The ship's hook was caught by the arresting cable, and the aircraft suddenly stopped, slowed down quickly, and then stopped steadily.

Wow! For a moment, the people on the two warships couldn't help but applaud, and almost everyone cried with joy. As a naval person, although it will take more than half a year before the aircraft carrier can truly become an army, the ship

The successful landing of the aircraft has proved that the new naval era belonging to the Chinese has begun.

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the landing exercise went well. The No. 1 aircraft successfully landed on the ship, the No. 1 aircraft was damaged, and the entire Kunming ship is operating normally."

The communicator heard the voice of Wu Cunyi, the captain of the Kunming aircraft carrier, almost shouting, "Yes, good news, a huge happy event."

Zhang Shusheng did not reply, but stood there quietly alone, looking at the Kunming in the distance, thinking a lot: he was selling iron by himself, almost struggling, and finally built the first aircraft carrier belonging to us Chinese. The first aircraft carrier.

Now that we have one, can the second one be far behind? The Chinese's coastal defense has been filled with blood and tears for hundreds of years. Let me, Zhang Shusheng, use the aircraft carriers and fighter planes that I will count in the future to declare to the great powers our new coastal defense.

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Chapter completed!