Since he has been running around the country for more than a year, Chen Shaokuan suddenly found that Duan Qirui, who was over 70 years old, was old, looked relatively calm on his face, and could hardly see the aggressive aura of the "Beiyang Tiger" back then. He was a little lacking in his breath and his speaking speed became very slow.;,

After the State Council moved to Xi'an, Duan Qirui would rather hand over all the powers in his hands and hand over the government's power to the State Council, than staying stubbornly in Beijing and expressing to the Chinese people the determination of the central government to fight against Japan to the death. Since the Democratic Party won the pre-war election, Li Yingquan, the leader of the Democratic Party's Political Science Department, became the Prime Minister. Before the war, the Anfu Party's MPs of the Duan Party and the Li and Progressive Party members fought for power and profits, and they had a big fight in the parliament. However, after the war broke out, the political factions in the country abandoned their political views and united unprecedentedly.

"We are fighting now for the future of the entire nation. Although we have encountered difficulties, all our ties with the allies have been interrupted. However, according to the situation reported to us by Austria, the Austro-Hungarian fleet and our naval fleet have opened the Suez Canal and entered the Indian Ocean. I believe that in a short time, we will open up the ties with Europe again." Duan Qirui said, "This Japanese is like a vicious dog. The more you show weakness, the more he will bite you, but if you beat it and conquer it, you will shake your tail and beg for mercy after seeing you again."

Duan Qirui rarely tells some jokes, which makes the atmosphere in the venue relax.

Jiang Zuobin, member of the National Defense Committee and Chief of General Staff of the Army, made a plan report on military operations, training, military production and equipment in 1940 after Duan Qirui: "...To ensure that we have strong national defense strength, according to the resolution of the National Defense Committee, the Interior Army will be reorganized into 43 armies in accordance with the German and Austrian army, each army has 6 army divisions under its jurisdiction. Among them, the North China-level Northeast War Zone is organized into 12 armies and 1 marine division. The enemy-occupied East China War Zone is organized into 4 armies to carry out guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines. The Central China War Zone is organized into 8 armies, and the South China War Zone is organized into 6 armies and 1 naval army.

The Northwest War Zone will be organized into 5 armies to prevent the Soviet Union and Russia. The Southwest War Zone will be organized into 8 armies to prepare for the operation of Myanmar. At the same time, each war zone will be organized to train 6 to 12 reserve divisions. In terms of military industry, we strive to equip each war zone with 3 army aviation divisions in 1940. The North China and Northeast War Zone will be equipped with 6 army aviation divisions, 4 in central China and 4 in southern China, and 2 armored divisions in each war zone as much as possible. After the reorganization is completed, each war zone will have 2-4 armored divisions and more than 3 landscaping divisions. In order to ensure transportation, this year, expanding the production of aircraft, tanks and automobiles is the top priority."

"What do you think about the Navy's equipment planning base?" Chen Shaokuan asked.

"In principle, the government agreed to the plan proposed by the Navy to acquire Qingdao Shipyard, but according to the suggestions of the German-Austrian military advisory group, in the naval construction plan next year, submarines will be the main one, and surface ships will be built first with light ships. Since we are blocked, the domestic industrial capacity cannot guarantee the supply of materials for large surface ships of more than 10,000 tons. The construction plan for large warships should be implemented after technical problems are solved." Xu Shuzheng said that the Austrian fleet is now active on the coast of Africa, and it will take a long time before opening the maritime transportation line. Before this, the Navy will definitely not be able to build large surface ships. However, China has ordered 6 aircraft carriers and 4 cruisers for the Navy in Europe using the funds raised in Europe. It is definitely not something that the Chinese Navy can do in one go.

"The production of aircraft and tanks is the most important thing to guarantee! The production of aircraft can barely maintain consumption on the battlefield, but the production of tanks is far from enough. The results of the Battle of Xuzhou and the Battle of Tongling have shown that our armored troops are capable of repelling the Japanese offensive and are the main force of strategic defense. The Arsenal Agency's movements are a bit too slow. Only 60 vehicles can be produced per month, which is far from meeting the needs of the frontline." said Jiang Fangzhen, deputy chief of staff.

"The main reason is that the tanks we produce are introduced according to German and Austrian technology, and some of them exceed the existing industrial processing and technical capabilities. At present, the performance of power, armor, artillery, etc. has met the technical requirements, but the technology of the bearing and transmission system is not up to standard. It is mainly caused by insufficient material strength." Yu Dawei, Director of the Arsenal, said, "We are currently forming experts to overcome the technical difficulties of bearing materials in Taiyuan Steel Plant."

"For the British and Japanese wars, the navy is the top priority. If we cannot defeat them at sea, we will not be able to achieve final victory." Wang Chongwen said, "So we must speed up the construction of the navy."

Xu Shuzheng frowned. Navy equipment was simply burning money. The cost of a torpedo could match a fighter jet, but he didn't say anything. The navy naturally needed development, which would undoubtedly squeeze out the army's equipment funds.

"How is our submarine development progress?" Jiang Zuobin asked.

"We should have mastered the production technology and technology of Germany and Austria. The Taiyuan Steel Plant has trial-produced pressure-resistant steel plates suitable for the construction of submarines. We will first trial-produce two. If the performance meets the requirements, large-scale construction will begin at the end of the year." Chen Shaokuan said that submarine construction requires high-quality marine structural steel, but it needs to have better ductility. This requires the addition of a part of nickel-chromium alloy. The metallurgical technology in this area comes from Germany. Only three steel plants in Taiyuan, Xinyu and Wuchang can produce, and the output is not large.

China's submarine technology introduced the smub35 submarine of the Austro-Hungarian Navy. Its length is 63 meters, with a water displacement of 710 tons, an underwater displacement of 816 tons, a surface speed of 186 knots, a maximum underwater speed of 8 knots, a range of 8,200 nautical miles/10 knots, and a maximum designed submarine depth of 180 meters. The military equipment is 5 torpedo tubes (4 torpedo heads/1 torpedo tails), and the total number of torpedoes is 12, and 28 mines can also be carried as minecraft boats. In addition, a 75mm deck gun and a 20mm anti-aircraft gun are also equipped on the submarine.

The smub35 submarine has not very large displacement and is suitable for activities in shallow sea areas such as the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea and the South China Sea. It is not the most advanced and outstanding submarine of the Austro-Hungarian Navy at present, but it is very suitable for construction at the current industrial level in China.

In 1940, China adopted an active defense strategy. The army needed to undergo a large-scale reorganization, and the strength of the navy was also increasing. In short, it was to accumulate strength and make full preparations for the counterattack in two or three years. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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