The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

Of course, Chen Shaokuan’s speech was more than that. After announcing the sensational and explosive news, he said to hundreds of old and new friends with earnestness and earnestness in his usual serious and candid manner: “The Chinese nation has been peace-loving since ancient times. Even if it is as strong as the Han and Tang Dynasties, it has always only launched a counterattack against aggression, and never bullied the weak. It has spread its splendid cultural inventions to the whole world, thus driving the civilization process of the surrounding and even the world... The Chinese people have enough Smart and intelligent, create advanced science and technology, manufacture the highest level of modern weapons and equipment, not to provoke war, but to protect the happiness and well-being of 5000 million compatriots, and to protect the hard-won peace. Of course, in the face of the The war of aggression against China will definitely not evade, and we will fight back vigorously with no regrets!"

Balabala gave a long speech, with reasons and evidence, but except for a few Chinese media, the vast majority of foreigners have long since lost their minds to listen, and their heads are full of shocking bombs he dropped when he came up!

Japan has built even bigger battleships!Still [-] tons of displacement, are you kidding me? !

When Chen Shaokuan finished his speech and entered the questioning session, the reporter from Reuters first couldn't wait to ask questions.Chen Shaokuan replied decisively: "Our information will never be wrong. If you want to verify it, you only need to go to the Japanese Kure Naval Shipyard to measure the size of its fully enclosed dock to know the authenticity."

How is this thing measured? Ri himself is not a fool, since he secretly engaged in the world's largest battleship.Naturally, they will try their best to cover it up so that no one will know.

Of course, the reporter from Reuters is not a fool, so he reacted immediately and asked Chen Shaokuan about the news from China. Chen Shaokuan said solemnly: "According to the news from some peace-loving people in Japan, the slipways used for the newly built warships are as long as 50. It is more than [-] meters wide and [-] meters wide! There are also hoardings that completely block the line of sight. In the past, I used to engage in intrigue and tricks, saying one thing and doing another trick, and there were many suspicious things in it. When the 'Ki-class' battleship was commissioned, some Japanese navy officials inadvertently revealed that this is not their most powerful battleship. I can testify!"

"Peace-loving Japanese people"... The audience couldn't help but curl their lips together. Commander Chen can really make jokes. Does that thing exist?Even if there is, I'm afraid they won't casually disclose such important information to the Chinese?What a lousy excuse.

But this is not important, what is important is that the evidence is conclusive.In order to cover up the disastrous defeat of World War I in the Pacific, Japan himself did not hesitate to risk the disapproval of the world, and exceeded the requirement of the naval agreement on the 35000-ton standard discharge limit.Vaguely hinted to the people that the standard displacement of the "Ki-class" battleships is around 4 tons, and the full load can even reach more than 5 tons!With three triple-mounted 5mm main guns, it can be called the strongest battleship in the world!

Relevant information was also placed on the desks of the great powers early on, which directly led to the fact that when the new naval agreement was finalized in June, the standard displacement limit of the main warships agreed by Britain, the United States and France was directly increased to 6 tons!

The British, dragged to their knees by the economy, never wanted to start a new naval competition.It's a pity that the good plan didn't work out, and the contract that was signed just before the foot turned around and poked a big hole in Ri himself!It is impossible for Chen Shaokuan to lie, even if it is exaggerated, based on Ri's own actions.Secretly built warships will never be smaller than the "Ki-class", so even if there is no [-] tons, it is almost predictable that the minimum is more than [-] tons.

More than 300 meters long slipway!The professional journalists, military attaches stationed in China, and intelligence personnel who had worked hard on this matter quickly calculated the results, and their complexion changed drastically. They had a premonition that a storm was coming!

The reporter of the New York Times jumped up and asked without losing the opportunity: "So in order to deal with the threats and challenges from Japan, what will be the scale of the Chinese Navy's new warships?"

Chen Shaokuan smiled slightly.Said: "This is a military secret, and it is not convenient to disclose it, but our chief designer believes that it should be enough to meet the challenge of the Japanese ship!"

This sentence is enough, and the reporters scribbled in their shorthand notebooks: "The standard tonnage of a new warship for the Chinese Navy is not less than [-] tons, and the maximum displacement may exceed [-]...."

The news media these days like to use sensational words and exaggerated headlines to catch people's attention. Some irresponsible ones have already planned to use "The Chinese will build a [-]-ton giant ship" as the headline.Guaranteed to get a lot of attention.Coupled with the news of Ri himself, it is enough for them to make a series of breaking news!

The news was spread all over the world through radio waves, and after a few hours, relevant information gathered on the desks of the military leaders of the great powers.

Americans have long expressed concern about the ever-increasing naval power of China and Japan, and the navy has used this as an excuse to apply for more funding to continue building a large number of powerful warships. With this endorsement, the originally determined "Iah The budget for the "Hua-class battleship" passed quickly without hindrance.

In contrast, the British are sad. In terms of military affairs, they expected that the aircraft carrier will become the main offensive weapon, but they are not sure that there is no need for battleships. Even if it is to maintain the dignity of the empire, it cannot be used The chain is broken, but the five "George V-class" battleships that have already started almost exhausted all the budget, and their various indicators are obviously behind!

Ri and the Chinese have started to make big guys with more than [-] tons. How can the British not have it? !Churchill preached on various occasions that the British Empire must build the world's strongest battleship, and must not let those stupid oriental monkeys overtake it!The "Lion" class battleship that has been determined must be changed!

The "Lion" class battleship, which has already issued a tender, has a standard displacement of 4 tons, three 3mm main guns installed in three companies, 3 horsepower and a maximum speed of 406 knots, and powerful protection with 120000-inch vertical armor. On the one hand, it seems quite reasonable, but this data is from the "Taishan-class" battleship that China has already shown on the battlefield, and it is not as good as the two big guys that have already been launched in Japan!

It's good now, it's already outdated before the start of work, how can such a sad thing happen again and again? !change!It must be changed!

But the efficiency of the British Empire is not so high, and it is not easy to change the things that have been determined.More importantly, in the global strategy that has begun to shrink, the original force suppression has turned into political coordination. Gotta keep an eye on that eagle at the door!

Therefore, after a series of quarrels, the bidding that was already in progress continued, but in view of the current situation, the immediate upgrade design was also put on the agenda.

The French are very calm. They seem to be completely unaware of the dark clouds of war in Europe that are so thick that they are about to break out. Apart from digging up Paris and other major cities with air defense everywhere, and desperately completing the "Maginot Line of Defense", they are like ostriches. Pretend to see nothing.The "Richelieu-class" battleship that has already started is slowly moving away. I don't know when it will be completed. Not to mention, new competition has come out, and a decent "Alsace-class" plan is casually thrown out to meet the new agreement standards. .As for when to start construction?God knows!

In contrast, the enthusiasm of the Germans is unprecedentedly high, even a bit too high!

His Excellency Hitler, a corporal of the army, called the boss of the navy Raeder very angrily. He spat all over his head and face, and threw his head in a mess. The roar made everyone within a hundred meters inside and outside the office shudder.

"Erich, you've let me down so much! I handed over the extremely important navy to you to prevent being messed up by those idiots! But look, what have you been doing these past few years? Hmm? There is no representative of Greater Germany that can be respected by the world, and even those annoying Japanese and cunning Chinese in the Far East are surpassing us. What is the situation? Have you really considered seriousness?! "

Across a wide desk, Commander Erich Raeder was sprayed with chao on his face, but who made him respect the head of state, and the cooperation between the two sides in the past few years It's also very good, and it's okay to bear it, but he doesn't think there is anything wrong with him in his heart.

Speaking of which, there is a certain reason for the mustache to go crazy, but this is not the fault of Commander Raeder. After Germany's defeat in the last war, the shipbuilding industry was stripped of its essence by a few big hooligans. I almost started from scratch, and I finally recovered a little productivity in a few years. Thanks to the large orders from the Chinese, I started construction on two "Bismarck-class" battleships and a "Zeppelin-class" at the same time today. The capacity of aircraft carriers, U-boats and so on are being built at the same time, and the speed is already very fast.

It was expected that Ri himself could make a fuss, and the only ones who were not sure about it were the Chinese.God knows where they got such a powerful technology. They secretly managed the construction of a 4-ton battleship, and now they are starting to build [-] to [-] tons. Laboratory" is playing tricks, but does it have anything to do with Commander Raedel and Mark?

No!

Your Excellency the Führer got mad because he felt embarrassed. The root cause may be the caliber of the original "Bismarck-class" main gun. Now, there is another issue of tonnage.

With a light cough, Raeder said at the moment when Hitler was foaming and panting: "Dear head of state, we already have a strong and leading shipbuilding plan, but we are just worried that it will be too exciting. The British have never To proceed, of course, it needs to be confirmed by you before you can make a decision. In fact, if it is not that the Naval Shipyard is unable to spare space and manpower, we can all be ready to start work."

"Is that so?" Hitler's eyes lit up, and he immediately sat back down like a different person, leaning his hands on the desk and staring at Raeder, "Tell me, this matter is very important!"

Erich Raeder spread out the rolled up sketches to him: "Look, these are the design parameters of our newly determined 'Hindenburg-class' battleship!"