si-mexico Chapter 569: Sailing the Warship to Pujiang
Chapter 569: Sailing the Warship to Pujiang
We should be more cautious about Li Shaoyi, who has committed crimes in Western countries. After obtaining evidence, Western diplomats cannot say anything. Do you think that your people should be given a free pass just because they have committed crimes? I don't think so.
For the next month or so, Li Shaoyi continued to stay in the island city, mainly to guard against the Japanese. Who knows what the Japanese are thinking? You think he will definitely not do this, but he did it anyway. So Li Shaoyi thought he couldn't see through the Japanese, so he could only continue to strengthen the defense of the island city.
During this period, the 280mm coastal defense gun was properly installed and various test firings were carried out on the sea. The people were also invited to visit. The huge artillery brought everyone a sense of security.
Of course, Li Shaoyi didn't feel anything about this thing. He knew that the island city could have everything it has now mainly because of shore-based aircraft. These artillery pieces were already outdated. Of course, this was also the last line of defense on the island city's coast.
Anyway, it was given to me for free by the Junkers, so I would be blind if I didn’t want it.
The training of the second light cruiser has also been put on the agenda. In certain areas off the coast of the island city, the warships are working at full strength. No matter how you train, you will get fuel and ammunition. Just work hard and don't worry about the ship being damaged. As long as it is normal training, you can do whatever you want.
The navy officers and soldiers have never encountered such a thing before. In the past, most of the time in our country's navy was just talk. The main reason was that it cost too much money to run this thing in the sea. If it was the coal-fired one in the past, we could still afford it, but now we have to burn oil, and all the fuel has to be purchased from foreign countries. Who made us unable to run it underground?
Therefore, the navy’s training is carried out many times on land, and only after many requests for instructions can the navy ships be refueled and then sent to the sea for training.
Every training opportunity is extremely precious, but this is a matter of practice makes perfect. No matter how many times you prepare, your navy cannot be formed with just one or two training sessions.
What's more, compared with naval powers, we don't have much advantage, so we have to increase the time for sea training. Now, almost five days a week, all the warships are training outside, and only on those two days can the soldiers set foot on land, which can be regarded as a change of mind for them.
"Commander Deng, Chief of Staff Du, the month and a half is almost up. How's your navy training going? It's time to give me a report. Commander-in-Chief Chen is still waiting in Pujiang. You can't tell me we can't get there, right?"
Taking advantage of this landing day, Li Shaoyi brought his secretary to the Navy Headquarters.
"We were discussing this. There's no problem getting to Pujiang, but the situation there is too complicated. It won't be beneficial for our training. Right now, we're focused on improving our combat effectiveness. There's no need to delay our training for something like this."
Deng Jiugong frowned and said that the navy's training has now entered a critical period. If they drive to Pujiang, they can also conduct training along the way, but the situation around Pujiang is too complicated and there are too many warships from various countries. If any friction occurs, it will not be good for our navy.
"This isn't just a matter of face. On a smaller level, this is a promise from me, Li, and the 72nd Division. On a larger level, this can boost the confidence of our entire Chinese nation. Furthermore, we can train on the road. There are many foreign warships around Pujiang, so you must be even more careful with your training. The difficulty will increase, but the supply won't change."
Li Shaoyi shook his head, indicating that he did not agree with Deng Jiugong's words.
When Li Shaoyi stated these reasons, Deng Jiugong and Chief of Staff Du looked at each other. What Li Shaoyi said made sense. Since we have already made the promise, and the Central Navy has provided a lot of support, there are many officers and soldiers of the Central Navy in the team, and they also want to return home in glory.
Many people haven't rested at all during this month and a half of training, isn't it just for this day? If we postpone our trip to Pujiang, it might cause dissatisfaction among them.
The appearance of a 6,000-ton light cruiser in the port of Pujiang will bring even greater shock to the men of all ages across the country. Our cruisers have been dominating the front pages of newspapers for some time. Due to training reasons, they have not appeared for a long time. If they can appear in Pujiang, it means that we have initial combat effectiveness, which is a shot of chicken blood for the men of all ages across the country.
"Since you say so, Marshal, I won't insist on my idea. How many warships should we send?"
Currently, the entire Fifth Fleet has two 6,000-ton light cruisers, four 2,000-ton destroyers, twelve 100-ton patrol gunboats, and two 7,000-ton supply ships, all of which are converted from merchant ships.
"Half of them will go there. This part will be stationed in Pujiang permanently."
Li Shaoyi thought for a while and said, originally he thought of sending all of them over so that the impact would be greater, but the military aircraft at Pujiang Airport are limited. If the Japanese take risks, our navy will run into trouble as soon as it sets out.
Deng Jiugong had no objection to this, but he had another idea. Since our fleet was heading south, we must have air force escort. Otherwise, if the Japanese tried to trick us, our lives would be difficult.
"Don't tell me about this. From Daocheng to Pujiang, there needs to be at least one intermediate airport along the way. Civil aviation airports can also be used temporarily. As long as we are prepared, it will be completely fine. But can our military aircraft land? You need to go to Commander-in-Chief Chen. He has a lot of face within the Party and the country."
Li Shaoyi smiled and pushed all the problems to Commander Chen. Since you want our navy to show up in Pujiang, you can't run away to deal with all the problems in the process.
Deng Jiugong was a man of action, and he immediately called Commander Chen to inquire about the refueling of the military aircraft. Commander Chen patted his chest and guaranteed that the matter would be resolved immediately.
Everyone knew that Commander Chen had a strong position within the party and government, but the things he asked for took up too much of the financial budget, so even if he asked for money, no one dared to approve it.
But borrowing the airport and naval patrol would not cost too much money, and since it was Lao Chen's first time asking for help, all departments gave him the green light, and the supply airport was chosen in Huaizhou.