"After dragging for a long time, the Mileage and Scavengers have finally been put into service, and the naval construction has also achieved remarkable results." Near the entrance of Yazi Lake, two "Star"-class light cruisers were cruising south and north, blocking all ships that might be close to this narrow entrance. Today is the day when the Chairman of the Executive Committee, Ma Wenqiang, reviewed the First Navy Fleet. For this reason, the relevant waters have been cleared three days in advance to avoid being disturbed by unsolicited guests.

Li Zemin, the chief of staff of the National Armed Forces and the Minister of the Navy, accompanied Ma Wenqiang on a light and stable contact ship as the review ship this time. Li Zemin, who is only in his early fifties this year, is the most experienced and determined years of men at sea. Therefore, after taking office after taking over the former Minister of the Navy, Major General Sang Kai, who died suddenly, took office, he continued to work hard and constantly advocated the importance of the navy. Finally, after Liao Xiaoyao, the head of the army, was reunited as the chief of staff of the military, regaining the military leadership that he had lost more than ten years of military leadership.

And it can be foreseeable that under the current situation, the Navy may control the military headquarters for a longer time in the future. Li Ze*min went down, including Mo Lie Eel, Mo Lie Eel, Zhou Yu and others, which are all choices. In comparison, although Guo Handong, Yang Liang, Mao Jun and others of the Army are also very good, who makes the overseas interests on the East Coast very important now? And the country is in such a key strategic position of transportation around the world, so it is difficult for the navy to become stronger. In the next few decades, it is probably difficult for the Army to turn over, and many people know this.

The contact ship acting as a review ship was not slow, so it quickly sailed into the sea of ​​the review ship. Major General Jiang Yaohui, commander of the First Navy Fleet, stood behind Ma Wenqiang as an explanation: "Please see, the first is the "East Coast Man" third-deck battleship, which is also the only three-deck battleship in my country that is donated by the nationals. The "Executive Committee" class was originally designed to make us a maritime armed force that can surpass the "August 10" class that has been in service for many years, and to better deter the navies of other countries and protect our East Coast interests. Now the "Executive Committee" class is still one of the most powerful warships on this planet, and only a few ships such as the "Sun King" in France."

"If we face the Sun King, can we win?" Ma Wenqiang asked with concern while breathing the slightly salty and fishy sea breeze.

"Of course!" Jiang Yaohui replied without hesitation: "The navy is about tradition. Although the French have occasionally achieved outstanding achievements in recent decades, such as defeating the Dutch fleet in the Mediterranean, it still is difficult to give people a sense of convincing. The Sun King seems to be powerful and has fierce firepower, but what about its personnel quality? I can say it is no exaggeration to say that it is far inferior to our East Coast Navy. Moreover, not only the French, but also the Dutch Navy, the personnel quality is not as good as us now. A major disadvantage of the navies in these countries is that they dismiss most of the personnel in peacetime, and only retain officers and grassroots backbone elements to serve in the army. In other words, the proportion of professional soldiers in their personnel is very low, far less than that of us. Six years ago, our country removed considerable naval officers and soldiers and sealed a lot of warships to reduce the number of warships.

Military expenditures during peacetime. But nearly six years have passed. Continuous large-scale investment not only greatly increases the number of ships, but also makes up for the personnel, and the combat effectiveness is restored quickly. We have maintained a full-professional navy for almost six years. The ships go out to sea for training every month, the maintenance costs of a ship for one month, the cost of shells and gunpowders that can be eliminated, and the cost of the officers and soldiers to go out to sea will be more than the cost of a British and Dutch warship in a year. Once the two armies are in war, don’t mention our advantages in ship mobility and artillery accuracy, but we can win by relying on the quality of the naval officers and soldiers who train hard every day. Ships and guns are dead objects, and in the end, they have to rely on people to manipulate and drive. Chairman, I am proud of the professional quality of our naval officers and soldiers. Please allow us to go north to Europe and conquer the waves of thousands of miles!"

"The spirit is commendable and the courage is commendable. However, we have to wait for the matter of going north to the continent. The "Executive Committee" is already in the Cape Verde Squadron, the "Liberator" is also in the Caribbean Squadron, the "Umbrella" is still undergoing overhaul in the shipyard, the "Milestone" and the "Scavenger" have not been in service for a long time, and the personnel are still in the process of running-in. If the "East Coast Man" is rashly sent out, wouldn't it be a little risk?" Ma Wenqiang was still relatively conservative and considered local security issues as soon as possible.

"Chairman, our country is actually located in the New World in the South, so where will we encounter any real maritime threat? Near the surrounding area, the only thing that can provide maintenance for large fleets and provide sufficient water, ammunition and personnel to supplement them is the only one San Salvador in Portuguese Brazil left. The Portuguese lend them ten courages and dare not challenge us. Therefore, our local area is actually very safe. With the remaining warships of the First Fleet South China Sea Squadron, it is basically impossible to turn the world." Jiang Yaohui replied: "Besides, we still have a huge number of coastal artillery systems, and the local area can be said to be solid."

Ma Wenqiang was a little silent after hearing this and said nothing. The reviewing ship continued to drive forward, with several "Solarity" class guard gunboats behind it. This ship can now be said to be the backbone of the East Coast Navy, with as many as thirty ships enough to make anyone tremble. It can be said that even a powerful warship like the "Executive Committee" class will not end well when it is besieged by several "Solarity" class, because this is a powerful warship with a tonnage of not small (more than 700 tons) that can be used to fight against bombing, and the cost-effectiveness is far beyond the cost-effective "Executive Committee" class. It is a real naval main force.

Now, half of the thirty "Solar" class guard gunboats have either gone to Huaiyuan Island in the Caribbean, to the Eastern Cape Verde Islands, or to Portugal, and there are only more than ten left behind in the local area. According to the plan of the Admiralty, ten "Solar" class guard gunboats will be sent to the Cape Verde Islands in case of emergency.

In addition, a considerable number of "Star"-class light cruisers, which are now as high as 60, will also travel north, and it is estimated that at least half. Even if these ships are "thin skinny", they are warships at least, and are not better than your armed merchant ships? You know, if the current European countries are fighting at sea with a decisive battle with the power of the nation, the temporarily recruited armed merchant ships will still be an important part of the fleet's strength. No matter how unbearable the "Star"-class light cruisers are, they are more reliable than these guys, and they are more capable of fighting than them, right? Although this warship was originally designed to be used for anti-smuggling.

In this way, if the East Coast people eventually send four "Executive Committee" class battleships, twenty-five "Solar" class guard gunboats, and thirty "Star" class light cruisers to the northern hemisphere, then this strength will be very considerable. Once a war breaks out, the people who stay in the Caribbean Sea and Cape Verde Islands can remove at least two-thirds of these warships and arrive in the conflict waters and safeguard the interests of the East Coast Republic of China. This is undoubtedly a matter of fact.

Such a force, no matter whether or not, is enough to change the end of a naval battle. Of course, this does not mean that the East Coast people will launch a war against whom. In fact, the Joint General Staff Headquarters does not have this plan. What the East Coast people plan is actually the security of stakeholder areas such as the Iberian Peninsula and Northern Italy. The East Coast people's fleet comes to the point of coming, which is more of an armed deterrent. After all, no matter how strong you are, who knows if you don't appear! Listening to the ears is false and seeing is true, and Europeans also believe in this principle. Once the appearance is successful, for example, let the French have some concerns and choose not to attack the rich land of Iberian Peninsula or Northern Italy, then the East Coast people's trip is not worth the price, and they will have the right to speak and influence for many years. At least the countries in Spain, Portugal and Northern Italy really understand who can guarantee their safety.

Of course, if the French go crazy and insist on attacking the above-mentioned areas, then the East Coast people have no choice. After all, warships cannot go ashore. All they can do is apart from continuously blocking the French coastal areas, they can only knock out their maritime colonies one by one. Which of the more important depends entirely on how the French know that the East Coast people do not have much initiative in this regard. The land-powered countries are sometimes so annoying!

"Last time our country fought a naval battle with the Portuguese in Europe, completely eliminating the remaining naval capital of this country. This battle has brought unexpected benefits to our country that have lasted for many years. Now the situation in the continental region has reached a critical moment, and our navy has not shined its muscles in front of Europeans for decades. I hope you can continue to work hard, hold high the banner of our fathers, and let the European buns see the strength of our east coast navy. Our ancestors often say that we will defeat others without fighting, and I hope your navy can also deeply understand it.

The essence of the border. Many times, in fact, there is no war to gain a lot of benefits. I believe you can do it." Ma Wenqiang turned around, looked at Jiang Yaohui, Li Ze*min and said, "There are things about the Dutch. Remember, William III can accept being the king of England, but it can never serve as the United Provinces. Britain and the Netherlands must not merge. This is our bottom line. If William III crossed this bottom line, then I authorize your navy to take all necessary means to bring things back to the right track."

Ma Wenqiang's words made Li Ze*min and others a little happy, because it was tactful to tell them that he had basically agreed to send the navy to the north. It also gave them great freedom to deal with the merger of England and the Netherlands. These two countries are competitors of East Coast people. Although they are not afraid, once the merger is quite annoying, it is better to dismantle it. Moreover, only by dismantling them, the UK cannot obtain a large amount of capital, talents, technology and market transfer from the Netherlands, so that the East Coast and England can facilitate cooperation, and eventually cultivate it into a thug like Japan in the later British-Japanese alliance, and act as a pawn for the East Coast to control the European situation in the East Coast. This is the most perfect state and final destination of the Kingdom of England.
Chapter completed!