I built an armada.

Chapter 330 The Navy Goes Crazy When the Army Is Attacked

"what time is it now?"

Hearing Liu Huaming's question, Xu Dongguo quickly raised his hand and took a look: "Commander, it's already 10:35 in the evening."

"I guess Xue Shuai hasn't rested yet. Okay, I'll contact him right away."

Liu Huaming made a quick assessment and then decisively picked up the red confidential phone and dialed. It didn't take long before he got in touch with Xue Shuai.

Fortunately, Xue Shuai was not resting at this time, otherwise he would have disturbed the other person's sleep.

"Your navy needs more people. It seems that you are developing very quickly."

"If you don't have enough manpower, then you can expand the scope of enrollment next year and recruit more people, either for training or as a reserve."

Xue Shuai said this in a calm tone. He didn't realize how serious the situation was, but he was somewhat dissatisfied in his heart.

Liu Huaming actually disturbed his sleep with such a trivial matter. Wasn't he simply eating too much?

"Commander, we need veterans, skilled technical engineers with strong ideas."

"The new recruits are not sufficiently secure and may pose a risk of leaks."

Liu Huaming spoke bluntly. He could even hear that Xue Shuai had misunderstood him, but he couldn't care less now.

Hearing this, Xue Shuai frowned slightly and asked directly: "How many people do you need?"

"General Xue, I need at least 15,000 men. Originally, I needed more than 20,000 men, but our navy can still provide more than 5,000."

"I have no other choice, Xue Shuai."

Liu Huaming spoke directly. He just thought that it was unrealistic to borrow more than 20,000 people from the army at one time. The navy must squeeze out 5,000 people to provide them to the integrated military factory, and the army can make up for the shortfall.

This way it looks much better.

Liu Huaming's words shocked Xue Shuai. He had never expected that so many people would be needed all of a sudden, and they were all veterans.

This made him doubt.

"Liu Huaming, are you crazy? Borrowing so many people at once, are you so short of manpower in the navy?"

"Why do you need so many veterans all at once? What do you want to do?"

"Is your navy planning to launch another secret military operation without telling me?"

Xue Shuai asked in great surprise.

"Xue Shuai, if we have any secret operations, we will definitely report to you first."

"It's simply because the integrated military factory is about to expand and new warships are about to be developed, and there are too few skilled technical workers. There are simply not enough."

"I am here to ask for your help, please support me, Mr. Xue."

Liu Hua knew that he could not fool Xue Shuai, so he just laid his cards on the table and told him what Su Dingping wanted.

Upon hearing this, Xue Shuai was shocked again.

Has the navy progressed so fast?

He remembered very clearly that the integrated military factory had undergone two upgrades and renovations, and its scale had reached 052 acres. It was capable of producing advanced warships such as the 052C, and had also produced three Ds for the navy.

If this is upgraded further, it will be even larger in scale.

But what is this new type of battleship?
More advanced than 052D?

Has the Navy already started developing new warships for the future?

The speed of progress is so fast that it's scary.

"What kind of new warship are you planning to build?"

"Tell me more about it."

Xue Shuai immediately asked.

"Commander, I'm really sorry, I don't know the details very well, everything is handled by Dingping."

"He just briefly mentioned to me last time that he was working on a 10,000-ton destroyer. It's a true super-giant ship, completely different from the Eagle Tribe's new concept ship."

Liu Huaming smiled helplessly and then began to explain.

He didn't know much about this type of warship. He was just excited at the time, and he didn't care too much about the details. He just wanted the warship to win the battle.

"What? The Navy's next generation of warships will have a displacement of more than 10,000 tons?"

"I have to say, this is a big step for your navy."

"Tell me, what is a 10,000-ton destroyer?"

Liu Huaming's words naturally aroused Shuai Xue's interest, but he had basically no idea about a 10,000-ton destroyer, so he naturally needed answers to his questions.

"I'm sorry, Chief Ha, I, I don't know either."

"To be honest, I haven't even seen the design drawings."

"At the beginning, Dingping just mentioned to me that the next generation of naval warships would be 10,000-ton destroyers, that is, missile destroyers with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons."

"I trust Dingping, so I let him do it. I will only take care of the logistics support. I will give him whatever he wants."

Faced with Xue Shuai's repeated questioning, Liu Huaming felt bitter and could only report some of the things he knew.

A 10,000-ton destroyer. Even the fleet leaders under him have no idea what it is, right?
The only people who knew the concept and had seen pictures were probably the few people in the integrated military factory.

It is still in the research and development stage, so confidentiality must be in place and strict.

After listening to Liu Huaming's words, Xue Shuai was also filled with emotion.

In the past, Liu Huaming was extremely cautious in everything he did, but now, just because Su Dingping proposed the concept of a 10,000-ton destroyer, he dared to let this man take a gamble without even looking at the design sketch.

However, since Su Dingping joined the navy, the navy has completely turned around and regained its strong vitality and combat effectiveness.

Whether it is 052C or 052D, their combat effectiveness is so strong that they defeated the East China Sea Self-Defense Force and confronted the aircraft carrier fleet.

Now, after sailing thousands of kilometers, they have successfully arrived in Doha, helping the Longxia tribe join the trade organization. There have been no problems along the way, which shows how reliable these two types of ships are.

Internationally, it is also at the forefront in terms of strength and reliability.

Especially the comprehensive combat capability of 052D, he heard that it even surpassed the Eagle Tribe's current main battleship, the Burke-class missile destroyer, and directly ranked among the world's advanced ranks, leading the major naval powers of the Blue Planet.

The navy has now entered the peak period of equipment replacement, which means that the 052D has entered the mass production mode and a new -ton destroyer needs to be developed.

As a result, the few people in the integrated military factory are simply not enough, and they have to seek help from outside.

He was really looking forward to seeing how mighty the new generation of naval warships would be.

For the sake of naval construction, after thinking for a moment, Xue Shuai immediately said: "You called me because you need my help, right? Who are you going to ask for help?"

"The Army, they have the most veteran technicians."

Liu Huaming spoke quickly and took out the plan he had prepared long ago.

Compared with the Air Force, the Army has the most talents, so he naturally adopted Xu Dongguo's suggestion.

"Okay, I'll say hello to Deng Zhenhua." "You can go directly to him tomorrow. As for how many people to borrow, you can borrow them yourself."

Marshal Xue immediately made the decision that he would naturally give his full support to the navy's affairs.

As the international situation changes, the navy will face more and more challenges. Without advanced warships and without replacing all old ships, it will be unable to shoulder the corresponding responsibilities.

Moreover, with the Longxia tribe joining the Blue Star Alliance trade organization, Longxia's interests will extend to all parts of the world, and the only force capable of global mobility and combat is the navy.

Naval vessels are not only combat fortresses, but also living places and mobile territory. Of course, the more advanced they are, the better.

The Longxia Navy also needs to lead the development trend of Blue Star ships and leave the Eagle Tribe behind.

Deng Zhenhua is the highest commander of the army and has a good relationship with Liu Huaming. However, if he wants to borrow people, it won't be a big problem with Xue Shuai's endorsement.

"Thank you, chief."

Then he talked to Xue Shuai about some other things, and then they hung up the phone.

Liu Huaming was completely relieved. He would no longer be afraid of being rejected tomorrow.

In fact, he also knew that the support provided by the army before was still very great, but those were small-scale support, and it was hard to say whether it would be a large-scale support this time.

With Xue Shuai's endorsement, we will surely be able to beg enough people from the army, not only in large quantities but also to keep the secret as much as possible.

Not long after, Liu Huaming received a call from Army Chief Deng Zhenhua.

"Lao Liu, what are you doing? You're so mysterious, and you're asking to borrow 15,000 people right away?"

"You are all experienced and skilled engineers. What on earth are you going to do?"

Liu Huaming obviously did not expect Deng Zhenhua to call him so soon. He was afraid that this guy would call him right after Xue Shuai hung up the phone.

This would save him the time of making a special trip tomorrow, which was not bad.

Just communicate on the phone in advance.

"Old Deng, I'm really short of people here."

"According to the three-step strategy, the navy has officially entered the peak period of equipment replacement and has started to produce warships in large numbers. Isn't this due to the lack of experienced technical engineers?"

"If we let newcomers take the field and not keep it secret, then the meaning will be different if we let veterans take the field."

Liu Huaming explained briefly, "Don't worry, I will pay you back in full within three years."

After hearing what Liu Huaming said, the army chief immediately guessed that this must be Su Dingping, whom he had met at the naval base before, a top scientist and a top talent in military science and technology who was coveted wherever he went.

"Old Liu, is this matter related to Comrade Su Dingping?"

Facing Deng Zhenhua's question, Liu Huaming quickly laughed and said, "No, no, we just turned on the intensive military mode. We are building several or even more than a dozen warships at the same time, so naturally we need so many people."

"Just tell me whether you want to lend it to me or not."

Naturally, he didn't want Su Dingping to be remembered all the time, so he avoided the topic.

Who is Deng Zhenhua?

He immediately guessed Liu Huaming's intention, and it was impossible for him to stop thinking about Su Dingping.

He had wanted to poach him before, and now that the opportunity had finally come, how could he miss it?

The Navy has entered the troop explosion mode, does the Army also want to do the same?
In particular, Su Dingping's previous proposal of using ballistic missiles to attack warships had never been realized by the Soviet Union before, but Su Dingping was full of confidence. Once it was developed, it would have extraordinary significance.

"Old Liu, there's no problem with borrowing people."

"But I have a condition. Su Dingping must serve our army for a period of time."

"If you don't agree, just pretend I didn't say anything."

Deng Zhenhua spoke directly. He wanted to pull Su Dingping over last time, but was stopped by Liu Huaming. He has always remembered it.

Liu Huaming naturally couldn't resist, so he glanced at Xu Dongguo and said, "I agree. As for whether Su Dingping is willing to go, I can't make the decision."

Hearing this, the army chief immediately laughed.

"I feel relieved when you say that. Just don't chase me away when the time comes."

The two of them didn't talk about anything else and hung up the phone immediately after reaching an agreement.

After all this was settled, not only Liu Huaming, but also Xu Dongguo and the others were completely relieved.

Next up are the 052-ton destroyers and the large-scale production of Ds. Just thinking about it makes me extremely excited.

They all had sleepless night.

Eagle Tribe, Black Palace, Warchief's Office.

The chief started a new day of work. He sat in a chair with a pen in his hand and quickly signed his name on the document.

These documents had already been sorted out by his staff long ago, so he just needed to take a quick look at them and sign his name on them. It was very easy.

At this moment, many staff members and senior military officials including Hawk Henry came to the office.

"What happened? Did the White Bear Tribe suddenly start a rebellion in the central region?"

Seeing such a large group of people coming, the chief quickly put down the pen in his hand and asked nervously.

He really couldn't figure out, apart from the sudden attack by the White Bear Tribe, what else could have caused his staff and senior military officers to be so nervous, almost all of them came.

It's like forming a wartime cabinet!
The crowd did not answer the chief's question immediately, but found a seat and sat down first.

Several staff members looked at Hawk Henry and other senior military officials, and one of them spoke immediately.

"Great Chief, this incident is related to the Longxia tribe."

"The White Bear Tribe is not taking any action at the moment."

Hearing this, the Great Chief was immediately relieved. As long as the White Bear Tribe did not suddenly launch an attack in the central region, they could still rest assured.

"Great Chief, the Longxia tribe has successfully joined the trade organization."

“They got two-thirds of the vote in favor.”

The chief, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly turned green in the face at the words of the staff.

He had clearly given orders to attack the Longxia tribe and not allow them to join the trade organization.

They wanted to use this to threaten the Longxia tribe, but who would have thought that they would actually succeed in stealing the chicken.

The great chief really couldn't understand why they had made such a tight deployment and many tribes had agreed to their demands, but suddenly changed their minds. Weren't they afraid of death?
"Great Chief, don't blame them. The Longxia tribe directly sent a fleet to escort the representatives there."

"The fleet has reached nine ships, one of which we have never seen before."

The aide took a deep breath and then began to explain, recounting the scene in general.

Naturally, he told the story of the Longxia fleet's friendly visit, its fight against pirates in Malacca, and a series of other things.

After hearing this, the confused chief understood instantly, but his face became even uglier.

At first he thought that the Longxia tribe had played a good hand and easily dealt with the rogue tribes in the Dongzhou waters. He even called on his staff to learn Longxia's strategies.

(End of this chapter)