The British were indeed very angry. Not only Chiang Kai-shek knew this, but Gu Weijun also knew it very well. When the incident in the Qiongzhou Strait was reported back to the British Peninsula, the Minister of the Navy was immediately questioned by Parliament. Subsequently, the anger of the people and the media was also highlighted.

Accusing the British navy of being capable, the navy, which has always been the enemy of the world, was actually frightened by the weak Chinese and retreated to Hong Kong. If this continues, will Hong Kong have to be returned to the Chinese and retreat directly to Singapore?

The British government is also worried. If China is next to Britain, the enemy's Imperial Navy will immediately deal a devastating blow to the faltering Chinese navy. However, China is too far away and is destined to be unable to dispatch

A large number of fleets went to declare martial law.

Therefore, in addition to dispatching a support fleet consisting of two battleships and three cruisers to the Far East, strict orders were also quickly issued to the Far East Fleet headquarters in Singapore. In order to save face, the Far East Fleet immediately dispatched its main ships

, formed a special task force, and headed for Hong Kong under the leadership of the 10,000-ton heavy cruiser Kent.

The Imperial Navy will use a larger lineup to declare martial law to the fledgling Chinese Navy.

Sitting on the HMS Kent heavy cruiser is Admiral Cayley, commander of the Royal Navy's Far East Fleet. This heavy cruiser is 162 meters long, 21 meters wide, and has a full displacement of 13,700 tons. It is the pride of the Far East Fleet. It is precisely because of such a

The Far East Fleet led by a heavy cruiser shocked the Strait of Malacca and safeguarded the rights and interests of the British Empire in the Far East.

As the commander of the Far East Fleet, he is very confident in these big guys. The entire fleet only needs one salvo to defeat the Chinese new and weak fleet.

However, when this powerful task force arrived at the coast of China, they unexpectedly discovered that no Chinese fleet could be found in the entire sea area. The entire sea area was very busy, with all ocean-going cargo ships passing by, but no one could be seen.

A southwest warship.

Relying on the help of Nanjing, Admiral Cayley learned that the despicable Chinese in the southwest had withdrawn their fleet to the offshore sea, under the protection of layers of coastal defense airfields.

Although Kelley at this time had not fully realized the huge role of aircraft carriers, he was still very aware of the threat that land-based airports posed to the navy. Just like the relationship between coastal defense artillery and warships, he did not want to try the power of southwest coastal defense fighters.

Admiral Gloria knows very well that if he encounters the Chinese navy, he will choose to sink it without hesitation. However, if the price of sinking is to use the Far East Fleet in exchange, he will not dare to do so.

The Imperial Navy once again fell into the siege of domestic public opinion.

Of course, the old and refined Admiral Gloria has his own methods.

So, in the next half month, the British task force arbitrarily inspected passing ships. However, the results of the inspection made Admiral Gloria even more angry.

The cargo ships bound for the West are full of products from the Southwest, but, but, they are shamefully flying the flags of other countries, even the British flag, and the procedures are complete. They are indeed domestic shipping ships.

Of course, there were also ships flying the Southwest flag, but when Admiral Cayley tried to stop them and provoke a decisive battle with the Southwest Navy, he discovered that this ship was either loaded with cotton or cloth.

However, it was these ordinary ships that were detained that caused the Chinese people to act crazy.

"Woooooooo..."

Amid the frantic air raid sirens, Admiral Gloria received a report that made his scalp numb.

"Report to the general, the Chinese fighter planes are densely packed everywhere, please order whether to fight back." Without the need to report to the fleet combat staff, Admiral Gloria had already seen the densely packed fighter planes flying in the sky in the distance.

Based on his experience, there were about thirty Chinese fighter planes within visual distance. Only then did he discover that the fleet had unknowingly entered the operational range of the Chinese coastal defense airport while chasing the southwest merchant ship.

Facing what the Chinese call a huge number of land-based fighters, Admiral Kelley is extremely sober. Aren't the domestic aircraft carrier faction advocating the theory of aircraft carrier victory? In the past, he disagreed and believed that in using aircraft carriers for combat,

There are still many problems. However, today, he discovered that regardless of whether there are problems with aircraft carrier operations, the aircraft carrier's fighter planes can indeed attack the fleet, because in essence, there is not much difference between the land-based fighters in front of him and the ship aircraft. They are both fighters.

Can attack fleets.

"Lift the encirclement, the fleet retreats at high speed, and the anti-aircraft artillery units of each ship prepare for combat." In fact, the entire fleet, including one heavy cruiser, two light cruisers, and five fast destroyers, has low air defense combat capabilities.

It's unbelievable.

The fleet quickly released several Chinese merchant ships in the encirclement, turned around and ran away, no different from the previous three-ship formation. In front of the land-based air force, the British Royal Navy admiral did not foolishly choose to use anti-aircraft guns.

Otherwise, perhaps China and Britain will stage a wonderful air-ship offensive and defensive battle in the Far East in advance.

What made the Royal Navy Admiral feel lucky was that the Chinese Air Force did not launch an active attack in the end. It was not until the fleet was hundreds of nautical miles away from the land that Admiral Gloria finally felt at ease. At this time, he was already worried about the domestic situation.

The policymakers scolded them repeatedly, thousands of miles away. Perhaps those politicians thought that China still only had the dozens of aircraft it had during the border war between the two countries.

"Sail to Shanghai"

This was an order from Admiral Cayley, who felt it necessary to lead the fleet there, where at least he might be able to get help from the British Minister in China.

Two months later, Nanjing

"Congratulations to Mr. Chen and Mr. Gu. I am pleased to inform you of a major event related to your country." British Minister Lampson held his iconic big pipe in his mouth and swept away all the things he had brought with him because of the Qiongzhou Incident.

He waved his arms and exaggeratedly preached to Gu Weijun and Chen Shaokuan.

Chen Shaokuan and Gu Weijun looked at each other. They had gone to the British Embassy several times, trying to actively win the support of the British. Could it be that the matter had come to an end and the British agreed to sell the warships in installments?

"Two ministers, with the approval of the parliament, we have listed your government as a strategic partner. The Imperial Navy has been authorized by the parliament and the Prime Minister to provide the Nanjing government with the Kent heavy cruiser.

In addition, through the joint efforts of the ministers of the three countries, the French Far East Fleet and the Soviet Far East Fleet will also transfer a number of warships to your country at the same time."

Lampson was in an unprecedented good mood. He had never hoped that Chiang Kai-shek could have a navy as strongly as now. In that case, at least he, the minister to China, would not be so passive. For the Imperial Navy, including the Kent and the two

Battleships including a cruiser are just a drop in the bucket, not to mention the shabby battleships of the Soviet Union and the French. But for the Chinese, they will have a naval force that can fight against the southwest.

It has to be said that it was Lampson's plan to send power back home that played a huge role. In the plan, he listed in detail the huge threat that the rise of the southwest would pose to the Far East and even India. As for the entire Asia and the Pacific, the United Kingdom would not allow the Chinese to be unbridled.

, establishing a minimum opponent for the southwest and containing them is in line with the empire's interests in the Far East.

The plan was approved by the British "Government" at an unimaginable speed, and the British "Government" finally made an unprecedented determination and seriously began to support the Nanjing "Government".

When Chiang Kai-shek received the news, he walked around happily and waited until Chen Shaokuan and Chen Shaokuan came to confirm again before laughing happily.

The long-simmering anger seemed to be swept away.

"Okay, that's great. This is real international aid." Chiang Kai-shek received a huge surprise, and of course he also made a huge decision, "Houfu, I thought about it for a long time and felt that in addition to big ships, we also need

There is an aircraft carrier. Let me talk to the British again. If it doesn’t take three years, just five years. No matter what the cost, you have to buy me an aircraft carrier. No matter how big it is, as long as it can fly. I can take the lead in donating

Money, with the efforts of the whole country, as long as the British agree to sell, we will definitely be able to afford it."

"Teacher, Britain, France and the Soviet Union have reached an agreement and decided to provide a batch of warships, including the Kent heavy cruiser, to the Nanjing National Government. The price Chiang Kai-shek paid was only the salary required to hire British sailors for two years. The latest information is

, Chiang Kai-shek went even further and became a bit militaristic. He sent people to talk to the British about purchasing aircraft carriers, and they wanted even micro-aircraft carriers."

Zhao Ziyun looked a little pale and reported the intelligence he had just received to Zhang Shusheng.

Zhang Shusheng smiled and handed him a piece of paper, with the names of several major cities in the country written on it, "When soldiers come, they will be blocked by water and earth. Not to mention heavy cruisers, even battleships will be able to withstand it. Look at it."

, the third aircraft carrier has been decided to lay the keel in the spring, and it will be completed in a few years. Do you think it is better to call it Guangzhou or Guilin?"

"This... is all good." Although he is the Minister of Intelligence, this is the first time that Zhao Ziyun knows that Southwest will build the third aircraft carrier. A few years have not passed by in a flash, and by then, Southwest will have its third aircraft carrier.

Three aircraft carriers. "It's so fast. In the blink of an eye, we will have a third aircraft carrier. Even if it is completed in five years, it will not be too late."

Zhang Shusheng smiled and did not say anything. The aircraft carrier this time is different from the Kunming and Chengdu. The Kunming can only be regarded as an escort aircraft carrier, and the Chengdu is a flat-top ship. But this time the aircraft carrier is made from a Dreamliner.

With the detailed drawings exchanged in China and the workers who already have rich shipbuilding experience, an aircraft carrier with more advanced design concepts will be built.

In terms of displacement and complexity, it is far from being comparable to the Kunming. Of course, the combat capability will also be stronger.

Moreover, the Kunming was actually built by the Jiangnan Shipyard, and the Chengdu was built by the Philadelphia Shipyard in the United States. Only this third ship will be truly self-produced by Southwest China.

As for time, is it really so fast? It is already the first month of 1932, and World War II is imminent. In just a few years, if the Southwest does not take action, it will be over. Thinking about the terrifying armaments of various countries in the future, he feels a little numb. Especially the Americans.

, not to mention anything else, just their speed of building ships and aircraft can keep him awake.

Building warships is not about building rifles. They are built as soon as the production line opens. The production speed of fighter planes and tanks can be fast or slow. However, in the construction of warships, especially large warships, there is no need to sharpen the guns before the battle. The construction cycle is really too long.

This last ten years will be the final sprint period for Zhang Shusheng to prepare for World War II. Therefore, compared with the shipbuilding cycle of several years, the third aircraft carrier will not be too early, but too late. If it were not for the financial resources

Nervous, he had wanted to start construction a few years ago.

"It just hurts the people in the north. When Chiang Kai-shek goes crazy, he has to pluck the 'hair' from the sheep. Alas."

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It was already 5:30 after I finished writing. In the middle of the day, my girlfriend got up and came to put some clothes on me, and Xiaoyu noticed that it was 5:00 in the morning. My girlfriend said on the spot that if I work so hard, I can’t get more than two dollars. Xiaoyu didn’t refute,

Everything is done not only to make money, but also for those book friends who silently support Xiaoyu

After dinner in the evening, I kept writing until early in the morning. I also talked to my girlfriend in the middle of the night. One chapter was nearly 8,000 words. I revised it again and again. The speed was appalling. I felt a little emotional and said a few more words. I will talk about it later.
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