In the building of the Chinese Navy, officers in brand new uniforms were walking in the corridor of the building. Some of these officers were holding documents, as if they were busy with something important. Some were leaning against the wall and chatting with each other with familiar officers.

From a certain perspective, although this is one of the most important military departments in the entire National Defense Forces, it often looks no different from ordinary government departments. Even the officers working here often look more like ordinary civil servants than soldiers. The premise is that they do not look at their strong bodies and have a much stronger expression than ordinary people.

At least at this stage, there have never been any officers in the National Defense Forces who are full of fat intestines.

After all, according to the regulations promulgated by the National Defense Forces, during the annual review, no soldier is allowed to have excess fat on his body, and he is not allowed to have fat stomachs.

If there are soldiers, they must practice within the prescribed time.

If an officer has one, if the three reviews are not passed, it is very simple. He will be forced to retire directly. Zhu Bajie is not raised in the army.

Of course, this is not to look down on Wuneng, but since he is a soldier, his fat image is a bit too indecent. After all, the responsibility of a soldier is to fight and defend the country.

If everyone eats a lot of food, how can we defend our country on the battlefield?

Just like Germany in Yan Shao's era, I believe many people already know how good the Germans could fight. At least during the First and Second World Wars, the Germans were always known for their ability to fight.

And it is precisely because of this reason that later generations always thought that the Germans at that time were still as capable of fighting as the original Germany.

But in fact, the situation is completely different from what people think.

That's right, Germany is indeed very powerful. At least in later generations, Germany's economy, industry, etc. were very powerful, but in terms of military affairs...

Didn’t you talk about the fat belly before? The German team in later generations was such an image. When it comes to the weight problem of the army, Germany seems to be the most serious major country in later generations.

Even Americans seem to be unable to compare with Germany.

In a military exercise in later generations, Germany even lost to Italy - it was lost to Italy. If such news was known to the Chinese people, I would not know how to be surprised.

After all, in later generations, the combat effectiveness of Italians has always been the focus of being ridiculed. At least in the eyes of most people, if the combat effectiveness of Germans is an extreme, then the combat effectiveness of Italians is another extreme...

But it is precisely because of this that people in the world are so surprised.

After all, all this is too unexpected.

In fact, it is hard to say why this situation is. At least according to some theory, that is, before the end of the Cold War, the Germans were still relatively strong in combat. However, after the end of the Cold War, perhaps because there was no external pressure or the Americans, although the Germans' equipment was still very advanced, the German team's combat effectiveness was somewhat...

At least if the current German team is allowed to go to the battlefield, it is difficult to expect them to be able to play the combat capabilities of the German team in history. Unless Germany is like Japan, it has buried many wild Ultramans underground, but because they are basically useless, they are not allowed to appear. When needed, they can appear.

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In any case, it is precisely because of the requirements of the National Defense Forces that the quality of the entire National Defense Forces is still very high. As for the current situation, there is no way to do so. After all, it is a time of peace. In addition to the borders that have conflicts with some other countries, such as Japan, the Soviet Union and Russia, the rest are some resistance organizations that really occupy the territory.

And these obviously cannot use the Navy at all, so if the Army is still busy with some things now, then the Navy will be completely idle.

Of course, I can't say that completely, at least some things the Navy still needs to do.

"How about it?"

Looking at Sa Zhenbing coming back, Liu Guanxiong asked anxiously.

On the side, although Ju Zigao didn't say anything, the anxious expression on his face was not much different from Liu Guanxiong.

"This..." After a look at Liu Guanxiong and Buqi Gao, Sa Zhenbing hesitated for a moment, and then spoke. "The matter will be told to the President at that time. It can be seen that the President's team is very concerned about this matter, but the President feels that the Washington Treaty has just been signed, and in this case we will tear up the treaty, which will have a great impact on our reputation. In addition, Britain and the United States have just begun to demolish their main ships according to the contents of the treaty. Doing this at this time would be a bit alarming."

"It is for these reasons that the President suggests that we should wait until the British and Americans have almost completed the agreement."

Hearing Sa Zhenbing's words, Liu Guanxiong and Zhuqiu's faces were inevitably disappointed, but the two of them nodded in understanding.

"What the President is concerned about is that if we do this on our own without the British and American martial arts being destroyed, it is indeed very easy to alarm the enemy. If Britain and the United States really stop their current actions, it will be a little bit unworthy. So it is best to let them dismantle them all by themselves and then we will take action later. This will be useless even if Britain and the United States regret it."

"Yes, we are indeed too anxious..."

Seeing that Liu Guanxiong and Zhuzigao's attitude was quite OK, Sa Zhenbing breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he was unwilling to admit it, Sa Zhenbing was far from being a master of justice in the navy. At least in the navy, both Liu Guanxiong and high-steps had the power to compete with Sa Zhenbing. It was just that Sa Zhenbing was nominally inferior to Sa Zhenbing and was considered a subordinate of Sa Zhenbing.

This will be the case. It is also because of factional issues within the Navy.

Just as there are many factions in the army, there are also many factions within the navy. The largest of them are three major factions. The first is the Fujian Navy.

The Fujian Navy refers to the naval forces composed mainly of people in Fuzhou, Fujian Province from 1898 to 1945 and controlled by Fuzhou generals. It also refers to the military and political group that controls the Fujian Navy. From the late Qing Dynasty to the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Fujian Navy formed the main body of the Chinese Navy and dominated the development process of the Chinese Navy. It can be said that until the end of the War of Liberation, the Fujian Navy can be regarded as a representative of the Chinese Navy.

The formation of the Fujian navy was not accidental, but it actually had various geographical and historical and cultural complex factors. Fujian Province is located on the southeastern coast of China, located on the eastern edge of the Eurasian continent. The coastline is complex and tortuous, and the coastal islands are scattered. In addition, there are many mountains and few fields, so it is necessary to eat and wear food and clothing. Therefore, since ancient times, the Fujian people have been good at maritime activities and are famous for their proficiency in naval warfare. For example, Yu Dayou, a famous general who suppressed Japanese pirates in the Ming Dynasty, was from Quanzhou (Jinjiang), and his "Yu Family Army" was almost as famous as Qi Jiguang's "Qi Family Army".

After that, Yan Siqi, Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Chenggong were both the dominant seas. They were famous during the time. After Taiwan was brought to the mainland, the senior generals of the naval commanders of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong provinces on the southeast coast of the Qing Dynasty were mostly appointed by naval commanders of Fujian Province, such as Wan Zhengse (Jinjiang), Shi Lang, Shi Shipiao, Shi Shilun (Jinjiang) during the Kangxi period. Lin Liang (Zhangpu), Lan Tingzhen (Zhangpu), Wu Ying (Putian), Xu Liangshu (Tong'an). Chen Lunjiong (Tong'an), Lan Dingyuan (Zhangpu) and others all came from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou in southern Fujian. The famous pirates during the Jiaqing period and Li Changgeng who quelled the pirate rebellion were all Tong'an people in Fujian (Quanzhou Prefecture), which was a legend for a while.

In modern times, the Green Camp Navy began to decline. The new navy began to rise, and the navy was still the world of Fujian people. The only difference is that the southern Fujian people have been replaced by the Fuzhou people. This is naturally because the Fuzhou Shipyard and Mawei Shipbuilding School were both located in Fuzhou. After all, from a certain perspective, the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau can be said to be the cradle of the modern Chinese navy.

The biggest difference between modern navy and traditional navy is that it is a product of the industrial revolution and has a high degree of technological and mechanical nature, which is what Li Hongzhang calls "Western specialized learning". "It must be done through the "Western skills" that is successful in the school class first, and then send out foreign practices for several years. This means that the new navy must be educated in the domestic school, and also study abroad and further study. After long-term teaching by the Westerners, through international technology transfer, it can learn or master the ability to drive and manipulate this new navy through international technology. Therefore, the Fuzhou people who are close to the water can get ahead and become the pioneer of the modern Chinese navy.

Unfortunately, they almost thought that the navy was a profitable shortcut to climbing the dragon. When they returned to China and entered the navy to serve, they gradually recommended it from a minority to a general, which made Ni even more arrogant. They regarded the navy as their patent. Especially in the early years of the Republic of China, when Liu Guanxiong became the chief of the navy, he was re-elected for ten years and re-elected eight times. Li Dingxin succeeded him and was re-elected five times in four years, as if he was the tumbler of the navy. They depended on warlords, controlled the navy, regarded themselves as the orthodox navy of the central government, and rejected dissidents, thus making the Fujian navy powerful for a while. Later, Du Xigui, Yang Shuzhuang, and Chen Shaokuan succeeded him, although he did not belong to the "Ship Administration" (or the Mawei Clan), he was still from Fuzhou, and the structure of the Fujian clan had not changed.

Taking the personnel affairs of the Navy as an example, according to the "Complete Book of the Qing Dynasty Jinshen", in the late Qing Dynasty, it was generally half of the borrowers from Fujian and Guangdong, maintaining a clever balance. However, it was very different from that of the Republic of China. For example, in the "Catal Record of the Navy" compiled by the Navy in March 22nd of the Republic of China, there were 204 people in the Navy, of which 142 were as many as 70% of the total. Other naval commanders in chief, commanders of various fleets, and even the heads of various naval institutions were also the Fujian people, as can be seen.

Even the two people, Sa Zhenbing and Liu Guanxiong, are both from Fujian and are considered part of the Fujian Navy.

Among the current national defense navy, the Fujian system can also be regarded as the largest faction within the national defense navy. Sa Zhenbing and Liu Guanxiong are the two leaders of the Fujian system navy.

As for the second faction, it is the Anhui Navy led by Steph High...

As the navy that followed Yan Shao from Anhui, the naval generals, including the high stairs, were naturally highly valued. Although after learning from the lessons of the Fujian Navy, Yan Shao was already very deliberately trying to find ways to maintain a balance between the navy, at least not let a certain region have an absolute advantage.

It was just that at that time, almost all the generals and officers were from Fujian and from other provinces. Even if Yan Shao wanted them to go to the navy to be officers, they didn’t understand. Nowadays, the navy is different from the ancient navy, and the professional requirements are very high.

So, Yan Shao had no choice but to rely on the Anhui Navy.

After all, in China at that time, only the Anhui navy under Yan Shao was still slightly larger.

In order to weaken the power of the Fujian Navy, Yan Shao promoted many generals of the Anhui Navy. Some of them were originally just small non-commissioned officers, but they were eventually promoted to school officials by Yan Shao. The people in the Fujian Academy were naturally very dissatisfied with this, but there was no way.

After all, there has never been any example of naval rebellion in China's history, and even if it rebelled, it may not be successful. So although Yan Shao had already touched the interests of the Fujian navy at that time, they could only endure the path of being able to go.

Of course, Anhui's naval traditions at least cannot be compared with Fujian during this period. Therefore, despite Yan Shao's side-to-side, the navy and Fujian-based naval forces were always the most powerful. Even the post of the Navy Minister was Sa Zhenbing, not Yan Shao's closest step in the navy.

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As for the third largest faction in the navy, all other naval forces except Anhui and Fujian.

It is precisely because he knows how much harm it is if all people from the same place are from the same place that Yan Shao will try his best to change this.

For this reason, Yan Shao established naval academies almost all over the country, specializing in basic teaching. After confirming that they are qualified, they will be asked to go to regular naval academies for further studies.

At the beginning, this would certainly not be of much use, but after a long time, the benefits of doing this would be available.

At least several years later, a group of low-level naval officers have entered the navy and gradually gained some positions under Yan Shao's protection.

Although Sa Zhenbing and Buzigao were disliked by these people, there was no way to do it under Yan Shao's protection. After all, their rights were given to Yan Shao, and the navy was also the property of this country, not their own, or somewhere...

However, the National Social Security Government has only been established for a few years. Even the first batch of officers who graduated have just graduated not long ago. Even if Yan Shao is inclined to the point of being a foster, it is impossible for them to suddenly reach a high position.

Fortunately, although the navy was almost the world of Fujian, there were still some generals from other places, so this third faction was also of some scale.

But even so, this third faction is still the weakest among the three factions and the most disunited. If you have to classify it, you can only describe it as a "group".

Things that need to be explained are not very united even within the Fujian clan.

This is entirely because of Liu Guanxiong and Sa Zhenbing. Liu Guanxiong was already the Minister of the Navy as early as the Beiyang government. It can be imagined how much influence it had in the original Beiyang Navy. Although the National Social Government was later established and the Beiyang Government was replaced, Liu Guanxiong and the Beiyang Navy were inherited together...

Therefore, at least after the establishment of the National Defense Navy, many of the former Beiyang Navy officers actually looked at Liu Guanxiong.

After all, Sa Zhenbing had only prestige at that time, and it was abandoned during the Revolution of 1911, so it was naturally difficult to gain support from people.

However, Sa Zhenbing is a veteran after all, so there are still many people within the Navy who are willing to listen to him. Sa Zhenbing can compete with Liu Guanxiong with this.

However, Liu Guanxiong still respects Sa Zhenbing very much. Similarly, Sa Zhenbing is not a person with a strong desire for power. Therefore, the conflict between the two people is not very deep, or in other words, the conflict between the two people has not accumulated to a certain extent at present.

But this is a great thing for the new national defense navy.

After all, the current national defense and navy is the time to unite. If civil strife occurs at this time, it will not be a good thing...

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"This time the President called me over. Although it was about the battleship, there were other things besides this. I also talked to me about it."

As he said this, he glanced at Buzigaohe Liu Guanxiong, and Sa Zhenbing frowned slightly.

"It's about an aircraft carrier. This time the president specifically talked to me about this new weapon. It can be seen that the president really attaches great importance to this new weapon..."
Chapter completed!