I built an armada.

Chapter 349: There Are Not Enough Cities to Name Battleships
Only a limited number of people know about it.

Even the sailors and grassroots commanders who participated in the war only knew part of the story. They only knew that they won, but they didn't know the specific circumstances.

In recent times, Army Chief Deng Zhenhua has been calling Liu Huaming from time to time to ask about the progress on Su Dingping's side.

More than half a year has passed, and he has been looking forward to Su Dingping joining the army. He has been looking forward to it for a long time, which has made him a little anxious recently.

The speed of the navy's progress was so fast that it was beyond everyone's imagination.

Two years ago, the navy was still composed of some broken copper and iron, and the main force was warships that had not undergone any modernization. But today, it has completely upgraded its guns and cannons, and new warships are launched one after another.

Even the Eagle Tribe paid special attention to it and gave it special care.

He was so anxious.

He was worried that if things continued like this, the navy's reputation would sooner or later surpass that of the army, with the navy in front and the army behind. How would he, the army's big brother, feel about that?
As for the Air Force, the Air Force chief was more anxious than Deng Zhenhua.

Originally ranked second, but now it has been squeezed to the third place by the navy. If it continues like this, it will have no way to survive in the future.

But the Air Force chiefs were really helpless and had no idea what to do. How could it be easy to update and iterate an aircraft like a fighter jet that integrated so many high-tech technologies?

No matter it was a bomber, a reconnaissance plane, or other auxiliary aircraft models, the progress of each model was very slow, which made him anxious and angry, and he even had several blisters on his mouth.

The current development of the navy was like all seals were suddenly lifted, and it was booming all the way. He even thought that the technology blockade of the Eagle Tribe had been lifted, and then Long Xia could freely obtain almost all the advanced shipbuilding technologies and various electronic equipment on Blue Star.

Otherwise, how did the vertical launch system and the four-sided shields on the bridge develop?
After he gave the order to put it into practice, he found that the bans were still in place. The Western tribes, led by the Eagle Tribe, had never lifted their guard against the Longxia Tribe for a single day. It was purely the navy that made the breakthrough on its own.

“Why doesn’t the Air Force have such top talent?”

"I wonder if we can poach the mysterious talent from the Navy?"

The Air Force chief stood in front of the windowsill with his hands behind his back, his gaze looking into the distance became particularly deep, and he muttered to himself.

Recently, I have heard some things about the navy from some secret channels.

It is known that the sudden strength of the navy was not a blessing from heaven, but the result of Liu Huaming picking up a precious top talent. It is because of his existence that the navy is able to soar all the way as if it had been turned on.

After pondering for a moment, the Air Force chief made up his mind to discover top talents no matter what.

So he called his secretary over.

“Starting today, you are looking for top talent across the country, especially in colleges and universities.”

“This matter must be handled as soon as possible.”

"Besides, forget it, I'll do this myself."

At this point, the Air Force chief suddenly remembered the time when the Navy was trying to sell them the Hongqi 901 air defense missile and anti-stealth radar.

This made him even more certain that the navy had hidden a master.

He also discovered that the army chief had been in frequent contact with Liu Huaming of the navy recently, and these two people must be doing something behind his back.

No, he had to take action as well.

In his opinion, the Air Force is developing too slowly because it lacks talent. If it could get top talent like the Navy, would it also be able to achieve rapid development?
"Okay, go ahead and do it."

After sending the secretary away, the Air Force chief immediately took action, picked up the phone and made a call.

As time passed, by the end of May, two more 5D ships were launched and joined the navy.

In this way, together with the previous five ships, the Navy now has seven 052D ships. This is a huge fleet. If there are two more ships, it will almost catch up with the number of 052C ships.

After the production line was upgraded and renovated, that group of engineers also joined the production sequence, and now we can basically maintain a pace of launching two ships at the same time every two and a half months.

In a year, 12 052D ships can be launched, and this is not even at full capacity.

If production is carried out according to wartime standards, this time will be shortened, and it can basically ensure that several ships can be launched in a month.

052D is the main missile destroyer of the Longxia Navy, so it is natural that it will be equipped in large quantities.

While the 052D was being produced, large-scale construction of the 054 frigate had also begun.

With the acceleration of the equipment deployment speed, the navy's combat level has been enhanced again. The East Desert Sea has long been left far behind, making them unable to catch up.

Given the current strength of the Longxia Navy, even the East Wasteland Sea since its heyday is no match.

When his assistant told Xu Dongguo the news that two more Type 052Ds had been launched, he only replied with three words: "Got it."

That's right, his whole body was numb.

It would be strange if it was not launched in this way. The 052D is really moving forward step by step according to the production plan formulated by Su Dingping.

"Commander, there is news from the integrated military factory."

“Naming is now a problem.”

“It is no longer enough to continue using influential cities as before, and new city names need to be introduced.”

After the assistant finished reporting the number, he took out a document and handed it over.

With the mass launching of 052D and 054 frigates, the names of naval ships suddenly became tense.

“That’s really a problem.”

"Then do it according to the major cities in each province, with a population of more than five million."

"Let me take a look first."

Xu Dongguo was stunned at first, then quickly took out the relevant documents.

Fortunately, the Longxia tribe is big enough and there are enough cities to choose from, otherwise it would not be enough.

If this speed continues, there will be at least one 052D in each province, not to mention one in each city. There is no way around it.

The Longxia tribe has more than 052 provinces, large and small, all named D. What does that mean?
According to Su Dingping, the navy must be equipped with at least 35 052D ships, otherwise it will not be enough. In other words, many provinces have been assigned more than one 052D ship.

Just thinking about it, Xu Dongguo almost couldn't help laughing.

It turns out that too many advanced warships can also be a trouble, which he calls a happy trouble.

A few years ago, he would never have dared to do this in his dreams. The navy at that time had no technology, and as a last resort, they spent a huge amount of money to import two 956Es from the White Bear Tribe, and they were castrated versions.

For a long period of time, the navy was unable to equip a single warship in a year, not even a gunboat.

The sailors rely entirely on the old equipment that has been in service for more than ten years and has been used for decades to deal with their opponents at sea.

How many sad tears have been shed, and how much pain of grievance have been shed.

When they are bullied by foreigners, they can choose to resist. They can drive their warships to ram their opponents, and even a ramming attack can sink them.

However, there are still some people in the country who followed suit and made all kinds of sarcastic remarks. For a long time, even the word "aircraft carrier" became a banned word and it could never be mentioned in any report.

Because once it is mentioned, it will immediately attract a lot of criticism, and the spit alone can drown a person. Looking back today, Xu Dongguo is filled with emotion.

The Navy finally made it.

After reviewing the documents, the secretary left, but Xu Dongguo stood up, walked to the windowsill, and looked up at the starry sky.

At this moment, the sky is dotted with stars and is extremely bright. The deep night sky always makes people unable to help but engage in endless reverie.

The Navy is where it is today because they discovered Su Dingping and brought him into the Navy at the first opportunity.

Unconsciously, his thoughts fell on Su Dingping.

After Su Dingping appeared, the development of the navy advanced by leaps and bounds as if it had wings. Good news came from time to time, either a breakthrough in some advanced technology or the launch of an improved ship.

Taking small steps and moving fast, one ship after another was launched, and each subsequent ship had technical upgrades and improvements over the previous one, which directly led to the navy accumulating more and more advanced technologies, and all of them were verified in the harsh environment of the ocean.

Little by little, they finally developed the 052C, a type of ship equipped with four-sided shields and a vertical launch system, allowing the navy to have its first Aegis missile destroyer.

Nine 9C ships have been launched, and each one is different.

With continuous improvements and upgrades, until the emergence of the 052D warship, the Navy has directly entered the explosive growth mode and entered a new stage of ship renewal.

He knew very well that the large-scale construction of 052D was because the relevant technologies accumulated previously had matured and Longxia Military Industry had established a complete related industrial chain.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that withstanding all the pressure, trusting Su Dingping without reservation, and fully supporting his scientific research work was the most correct decision he had ever made in his life.

Even if he had the chance to do it all over again, he would still make the same choice!

"Without Dingping, there would be no navy today."

Looking at the starry sky, Xu Dongguo murmured to himself, feeling very emotional in his heart.

It can be said that without powerful naval surface ships, there would be no navy today that has become the strongest in the waters of Dongzhou, and there would be no possibility for the Longxia tribe to join the Blue Star Trade Alliance.

In essence, Blue Star is a planet that admires the strong and where the law of the jungle prevails.

If the Longxia tribe did not have a strong navy, others would not even look up to this tribe, let alone the Longxia people.

Now that it has joined the Blue Star Alliance trade organization, Longxia's economy has also achieved rapid growth, and economic development is getting better day by day.

As the economy develops, the level of basic industries improves, various infrastructure projects are also followed up, the national happiness is increasing day by day, and people have more and more money in their pockets.

It can be said that these things are closely linked.

And the foundation of all this is military strength!
Without strong military strength to back it up, no matter how well the economy develops or how prosperous it is, in the eyes of others it is just a lamb to be slaughtered.

Because the Western tribes are like wolves, tigers and leopards, they are a group of robbers and pirates.

Only a strong navy can ensure the security of maritime trade and allow citizens to earn more money without worrying about safety.

Half an hour later, Zhang Zhaoxin, who was in charge of admissions, came to the office.

"Reporting to the Chief, the enrollment work is progressing very smoothly."

"I have counted the number of enthusiastic young people who are very enthusiastic in registering online or offline."

"There is also a very good sign that many of the young people who have signed up are still college students, and there are even quite a few graduate students and doctoral students."

Having said that, Zhang Zhaoxin paused slightly, thinking about whether there was something he should say.

"Just tell me what you have to say."

"Did you encounter any problems?"

Seeing that Zhang Zhaoxin suddenly stopped talking, Xu Dongguo frowned and asked.

"Commander, can we relax the age limit for some soldiers? For example, for doctoral students and graduate students, can we relax it by one or two years?"

"There are still college students on campus. Can we allow them to keep their student status?"

Zhang Zhaoxin quickly opened his notebook, took a look, and hurriedly began to report.

"Relax the age limit?"

"Retain your student status?"

For a moment, Xu Dongguo fell into deep thought. He knew very well what this meant.

After these conditions are relaxed, the navy will be able to obtain many top talents. Maybe among them there will be one or two talents similar to Su Dingping?
Of course, he has to know that this is a luxury.

If strategic-level talents like Su Dingping were so easy to obtain, wouldn't the navy have taken off long ago? Why wait so long?

"Okay, I will report this matter to my superiors. Please ask the chief to coordinate."

"I think it can still be solved."

Xu Dongguo knew very well that talented people made the army strong, and then he changed the subject, "Zhao Xin, there is something you must personally handle."

"We need to conduct a detailed background check on the new recruits and make sure no bad elements get in."

"Don't be afraid of trouble."

"This involves naval secrets, do you understand?"

Zhang Zhaoxin quickly sat up straight and said solemnly, "Yes, Chief. I will definitely take charge of this matter."

He was well aware that with the rapid development of the navy, this group of newly recruited students would be added to the front line, and by then they would all be driving advanced warships such as 052D.

If one or two bad elements sneak in, the consequences will be unimaginable.

It's not just a matter of leaks, it could also have immeasurable and terrible consequences for the Navy.

That is why this matter must be taken seriously.

Soon it was June.

The weather in the Longxia tribe is getting hotter and hotter, the central region has entered the plum rain season, and agriculture has also entered the busy Grain in Ear solar term.

The entire Longxia tribe is busy and prosperous.

Integrated military factory.

Military Illustrated Forging Space.

Su Dingping stood in the main control room of the 10,000-ton destroyer that had just been built. A large number of electronic equipment had been installed here, and it was the brain and core of the entire ship.

From here you can control almost the entire ship's weapons and detection systems, and communicate with other ships through data links to form a complete combat system.

(End of this chapter)