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    West of Wuhan City. Yangtze River Waterway.

    Navy Commander Chen Shaokuan stood on the deck, feeling the rapidity of the ship going down the river and the breeze, which was a very pleasant thing.

    However, at this time, Chen Shaokuan was not happy at all. He could even be described as feeling heavy.

    Yesterday, he first received a telegram from Zhou Zhirou, director of the Air Force Aviation Committee. Zhou hoped that the navy could cooperate with the young man to teach the little devil's aviation soldiers a lesson. However, before he could think about whether to agree or not, a call came from the attendant's office.  When he arrived, he made it clear that he hoped that the navy would put the overall situation first.

    ¡°Obviously, the person in the official residence also hopes that the Navy can cooperate with Li Guoyao¡¯s troops to fight this battle well.

    Throughout his military life, Chen Shaokuan was not afraid of war, but he did not expect that the mighty Chinese Navy would one day be used as bait. This was simply a shame for the navy.

    Chen Shaokuan is not very famous in the army world. Compared with Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, Yan Xishan, Chen Cheng, Xue Yue and others at the same time, he is like a transparent person. However, this person is second to none in the navy world.  ah.

    ¡°The person who knows the most about the navy in the Nationalist Government must be Admiral Chen, and the rest are not worth mentioning.

    Chen Shaokuan, courtesy name Houfu, was born in a naval family.  When he was young, Chen Shaokuan first studied at the Nanyang Naval Academy. He studied hard and practiced hard during school. When he graduated, he had rich navigation knowledge and mastered considerable navigation skills.

    When the First World War entered the decisive stage, Chen Shaokuan, as the attach¨¦ of the Embassy in the United Kingdom, accompanied the British Admiral Commander Zielik on the flagship to participate in the famous Battle of Groring with the German Navy. He stayed at his post, obeyed the command, and received the British Navy's  authorities and common sense.  After the war, he was awarded the European War Medal by the Queen of England.

    After the war, Chen returned to China and served as the captain of "Tongji", and was later promoted to the commander of the Second Fleet. He also served as the chief of staff of Du Xigui (the commander-in-chief of the navy).  In the era of the Beiyang government, it could be regarded as a meteoric rise.

    In 1927, Chen Shaokuan led the Second Fleet to join the National Revolutionary Army and intercepted Beiyang warlord Sun Chuanfang's troops crossing the river at Longtan, shattering Sun's plan to counterattack Nanjing and allowing the Nationalist Government to quickly establish Nanjing as its capital.

    Then he participated in the first Western Expedition, led his ships to attack Tang Shengzhi, occupied Yuezhou, and established the situation in Hunan.

    After that, he led the second fleet to participate in the second western expedition to attack Li Zongren.  Due to his repeated military exploits, Chen was promoted from Commander of the Second Fleet to acting Parliamentary Secretary of the Navy, and then became Minister of the Navy.

    After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in China, Chen Shaokuan immediately organized the "Jiangyin Blocking Line" to seal off the lower reaches of the Yangtze River to protect China's rear area.

    It can be said that Chen Shaokuan was born in the navy, grew up in the navy, and dedicated the first half of his life to the navy.

    However, at this time, the Chinese Navy was almost bankrupt. The Chinese Navy was actually an empty shell, which made Chen Shaokuan heartbroken.

    The Chinese Navy has its glorious past. The Beiyang Navy rose up during the Westernization Movement in the late Qing Dynasty and once became the largest navy in Asia and the sixth largest in the world. At that time, the Chinese Navy was still very prosperous.

    However, since the Revolution of 1911, in addition to accepting the legacy of the Qing Dynasty, the navy did not build a single new ship for 16 years from 1912 to 1928. By 1928, when the National Government nominally unified the country, the total tonnage of Chinese naval ships  It is only more than 30,000 tons, which is less than the tonnage of a large foreign battleship.

    The total tonnage of the navy of such a large country is only 30,000 tons. It is really embarrassing to tell it. You must know that the displacement of a Fuso-class battleship in the Japanese military district at that time reached more than 30,000 tons. In other words, the Nationalist Government Navy at that time  The combined tonnage of all ships is not as large as that of a large Japanese ship.

    In view of this, shortly after the establishment of the Ministry of the Navy, Chen Shaokuan proposed a 600,000-ton shipbuilding plan to the National Government. Citing Dr. Sun Yat-sen's long-term plan for building seaports and military ports in the founding strategy of the People's Republic of China, he proposed using Japan as the imaginary enemy and petitioned the National Government to start in 15  This year more than 2 billion yuan will be allocated to fund the construction of the navy.

    But after the plan was sent out, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no news.

    At that time, the National Government¡¯s treasury was empty, and major taxes, duties, and salt taxes had been mortgaged to imperialist countries. The actual fiscal revenue was pitiful. How could there be financial resources to build a navy?

    What¡¯s more important is that compared to the army, the navy is a bottomless pit of money. A warship with a small tonnage can cost as little as hundreds of thousands, or as much as several million.

    Therefore, the money spent on purchasing a warship can completely form an army regiment or even a division. Therefore, the military budget allocated by the National Government to the navy every year is very limited.

    Despite this, financial difficulties did not discourage Chen Shaokuan, he squeezed out money from the savings of the Navy's monthly budget and successively built ships such as "Yongsui", "**", "Minsheng" and the 1,500-ton "Yixian".

    After the September 18th Incident, the Navy requested government funding and ordered the 2,600-ton "Ninghai" from Japan. Jiangnan Shipbuilding also built the same-ton "Pinghai" according to Japanese drawings.  Along with the new ships, Chen also worked on building gunboats and refitting old ships.

    After 8 years of hard work, the Navy Ministry built a total of 7 warships and 10 300-ton Ning gunboats, and refitted 13 ships.

    So far, the total tonnage of naval ships has increased to more than 44,000 tons, and its strength has been greatly strengthened.

    However, even so, the strength of the Chinese Navy is still far inferior to that of the Japanese Navy.  Although the Chinese Army is also at an absolute disadvantage, the National Government of the Army can still rely on its large numbers to compete with the Japanese army. Although it continues to lose battles, it still has the capital to fight.

    The navy is far behind. Compared with the weak Chinese navy, the Japanese navy is a giant.

    At this time, Japan has a world-class naval force that is completely designed and produced by itself. Japan has the world's leading complete fleet of battleships, aircraft carriers, etc., with a total of 285 large warships, and a total naval tonnage of 14 million tons.

    With the end of the Jiangyin Naval Battle, the Chinese Navy lost its main force. At this point, the Navy was reduced to a second-rate service, with great restrictions on both its personnel and funding.

    In fact, when formulating the Jiangyin naval battle plan, Chen Shaokuan had already anticipated this situation. After all, there is really no need for a military unit that is not even qualified to fight the enemy head-on.

    ¡°However, he still resolutely implemented the battle plan for the Jiangyin shipwreck, blocked the Japanese warships¡¯ attempt to enter the Yangtze River by sinking it, and bought time for the evacuation of enterprises, schools, and government agencies in Shanghai, Nanjing, and other places.

    What Chen Shaokuan didn¡¯t expect was that their navy would one day be used as bait. Moreover, Chen Shaokuan had fought so many times with the Japs. Chen Shaokuan was still very clear about the strength of the Japanese aviation force. The overwhelming scene was really scary.

    Chen Shaokuan felt even heavier when he thought that when the fleet arrived at the Wuhan dock, it would inevitably become a bombing target of the Japanese Air Force, and that their few warships might become scrap metal after this battle.

    While he was deep in thought, a major general officer hurried over, holding a message in his hand.

    "Commander, there is an urgent call from Wuhan!"

    Chen Shaokuan took the telegram and looked at it a few times and said: "The little devils are making frequent moves at many airports such as Nanjing and Shanghai, and martial law has been implemented nearby. They are obviously ready to act. It seems that it is impossible for us not to be bombed this time.  !¡±

    "Commander, the little devil's aviation force is no joke. We are so weak now. If we fight head-on, the consequences will be unpredictable!"

    "Ji Liang, I don't understand this, but you have to know that this order was given by the Chairman himself. If we don't follow it, we will be disobedient on the battlefield, and we will be beheaded!"

    "Beheading is just a matter of beheading. You can't just throw yourself into it knowing you are going to die!" Chen Jiliang said in a deep voice.

    "Don't talk nonsense, we are just a supporting role this time. The protagonist is the young man named Li. It will be up to him then!" Chen Shaokuan said.

    "He's just a young boy. How can he, a motley officer from the army, know how to deal with the Japs' aviation force, and let our navy cooperate with them? He's so fucking stupid!"

    "Don't be impatient. We can only face the matter calmly now. We are about to arrive in Wuhan City. Pass the order and all personnel will immediately enter combat positions and face the Japanese aviation forces at any time!"

    "yes!"

    "Tell brothers to fight hard. Others use us as bait, but we cannot underestimate ourselves. We are the Chinese Navy and an upright national defense force, not dispensable bastards!"

    "yes!"

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