I built an armada

Recently, he has been busy with administrative work. He usually only pays attention to the development of frigates, nuclear submarines, and aircraft carriers, and has not paid much attention to the navy's acceptance of destroyers.

Xu Dongguo, Qian Wenbing, and Xiao Chongjun are still the main people in charge of this aspect, and he is still very relieved.

If Xu Dongguo hadn't reported today, he wouldn't have known that the shipbuilding speed of the integrated military factory had reached such an astonishing level.

How long has it been, and the navy has changed so much?

In the past, it took several years or even more than ten years to equip a new warship, but now it has to worry about naming.

Things are really different, and the changes are so fast that it makes people feel like they are in another world.

"Now it basically maintains the rhythm of delivering two 052Ds in two and a half months."

"According to Dingping, this time seems to continue to shorten, and it may become two ships launched in one month."

"We have more modern warships, and naming has become a big problem."

Xu Dongguo nodded lightly and responded very seriously, but with a bitter smile on his face.

Both Qian Wenbing and Xiao Chongjun had strange expressions on their faces. After Xu Dongguo's reminder, they also realized that naming was a problem.

They had never thought about this problem before, and they just thought that it was a very pleasant thing to continuously receive 052D.

But they didn't know that with the increase in the number, the name of the warship must be expanded on the original basis.

"Chief, now as long as we have enough military funds and enough time, sooner or later we can achieve at least one 052D in a province."

"According to Dingping's plan, our navy can receive at least more than 35 052Ds."

"In this case, we need to re-plan."

"In addition to naming, we also need to speed up the retirement of old ships."

Before everyone spoke, Xu Dongguo took a look at the documents in front of him and spoke again.

At present, the navy has a large number of old ships, and some of them were only installed in the past few years, such as warships like 051C, and ships such as 051B that were installed before.

As a country that values ​​thriftiness, the navy is naturally not likely to be so extravagant.

If it is retired and sealed, it will not work.

"The two questions you raised, now it seems that we really need to think about it seriously."

"Especially the second one, the retirement procedure of the ship."

"We can't send all of them to the museum, or seal the ships like the Eagle Tribe and soak them in the sea water and let them age slowly."

"We don't have such a generous military budget, and that kind of treatment is obviously not in line with our national conditions."

"Will you all express your opinions?"

Liu Huaming nodded lightly in agreement, and then looked at everyone.

For this kind of thing, brainstorming is naturally better, not suitable for one-man show.

"In my opinion, if we can't send them to the museum, then we can only use them and let the newer ones, such as those launched in recent years, retreat to the second line."

"For the older ones, I think we should just sell them to our partners so that they can have warships to use."

"Let the Ministry of Foreign Trade do some activities to see who is willing to take them, and we can carry out modernization modifications."

Xiao Chongjun took the lead in taking over the conversation, and Lang Lang said that he had thought about this matter after watching the recruitment video. If they are sold, they can get a sum of military funds, which is a good thing.

"I am really full of emotion. I didn't expect that we would have a large-scale retirement of ships."

"We really caught up with a good time."

Qian Wenbing began to sigh first, and then suggested, "Chief, we should have another way, digest it within the tribe and transfer it to the coast guard."

"Their ships in service are basically small ships, and they are often on the front line of maritime rights protection."

"As long as our ships are slightly modified, they can be used by them."

This statement opened everyone's mind at once. As long as the warships are transferred to the Coast Guard Bureau, they can be put into use directly with a slight change in the paint.

With the help of the Coast Guard, the Navy has an extra helper.

Previously, the five dragons governed the sea, but the result was that the rights and interests of the sea area were not well maintained, and it led to internal conflicts.

In the past, during the meeting, Liu Huaming adopted Su Dingping's suggestion and suggested to Xue Shuai to unify the law enforcement at sea, directly integrating many rights protection departments at sea, and establishing the Coast Guard to specifically manage illegal activities in the sea area.

When necessary, you can rush to the front, and the navy will support you behind.

In this way, the advanced naval ships can completely go out from the first island chain and gallop in a more vast area, showing the mighty and majestic posture of the Longxia Navy!

"Commander, I think it's okay."

"After being transferred to the Coast Guard, they won't have to fight for military funds, and we can get more."

After a little thought, Xu Dongguo casually agreed, "It's really a good choice to transfer to the Coast Guard, and they have a strong demand for ships. Why don't we do a favor?"

"If one day we need to use that batch of ships, we can call them from the Coast Guard."

Xiao Chongjun on the side also spoke up.

"Commander, I think this is feasible."

"The retired ships should be sold to the outside first, and they can be digested internally if there is no other way."

The three fleet commanders have expressed their opinions, and Liu Huaming has a bottom line in his heart. He simply walks on two legs, combining internal digestion with external sales.

But he never expected that less than two years would pass.

The navy has undergone such a dramatic change, and new ships have been commissioned one after another, so much so that they need to take corresponding measures.

The size of the navy is limited. For each new ship commissioned, an old ship must be retired.

And if it continues at the current speed, it will probably not take long for the navy to break this size limit.

"There is one more thing, you may have forgotten."

"With the addition of new warships, will our navy still remain small as before?"

"In addition to aircraft carriers, the three-step strategy also includes amphibious assault ships and amphibious landing ships, right? Those start at more than 20,000 tons."

"We also need to consider the naming of these warships."

Without waiting for everyone to speak, Liu Huaming spoke again. He wanted to remind everyone that the navy is no longer what it used to be. Since we have to consider the issue of naming, let's consider it together.

And we can't treat the symptoms as they are now.

"I really didn't expect this. Look at me, I'm only concerned with the current excitement."

Xu Dongguo suddenly realized and reacted first.

The three-step strategy has basically reached the second step. The third step is to develop large surface ships. According to Su Dingping's plan, the Longxia Navy must have what the Eagle Tribe has, and the Longxia Navy must also have what the Eagle Tribe doesn't have.

In this way, the current scale will be expanded.

"Commander, we should reserve talents in advance."

"We need to expand, otherwise once the amphibious assault ship and the amphibious landing ship are launched, we will not have the talents to keep up and use them in time."

"Commander, apply to Xue Shuai."

After a little consideration, Xu Dongguo spoke again.

"Commander, I suggest that both things be solved at the same time."

"Those giant ships should also be named, as well as new frigates, missile boats, destroyers, and many auxiliary ships."

"Dingping also said that we need to develop comprehensive supply ships above 50,000 tons, and we will encounter naming problems at that time."

"It's easier to solve them together."

Qian Wenbing said. In his opinion, it's better to solve them together than to solve them step by step. Anyway, they all need to be solved.

Whether it's expanding the army or naming, report them together, Xue Shuai will definitely consider it.

"Chief, I agree with Lao Qian's proposal."

"Name it, expand the army, do it together."

"Anyway, we have no selfish motives, and with the development of the economy, military expenditures will increase accordingly. We can support enough soldiers and ships."

At this time, Xiao Chongjun spoke up. Instead of reporting many times, it is better to solve it together.

Once these two things are solved, there will be no need to bother Xue Shuai for a long time in the future, and we can focus on development.

"Chief, I think this is feasible."

Xu Dongguo also echoed.

Listening to the three fleet commanders expressing the same opinion, Liu Huaming fell into a brief contemplation.

He knew very well that this was a major event in the history of the navy, and it was also the first time they encountered it. There was no such sweet trouble before.

With the Longxia tribe joining the Blue Star Alliance Trade Organization, commercial interests will inevitably spread all over the world in the future. At that time, the navy must go out with it, develop ocean-going strike capabilities, and safeguard the interests of the Longxia tribe.

As long as there is an ocean on Blue Star, as long as the river is connected to the ocean, the navy can extend its tentacles.

The three-step strategy proposed by Su Dingping just fits the extension of the interests of the Longxia tribe, so naturally the expansion of the navy became the topic.

You should know that Su Dingping proposed the three-step strategy when the navy was still very weak and was still being bullied. This shows his foresight and vision, which is really amazing.

He couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had embraced Su Dingping into the arms of the navy and trusted him unconditionally.

It was also because of this move that the navy has reached its current size.

"When reporting to Marshal Xue, we need to prepare relevant plans."

"In the matter of naming ships, I once asked relevant staff to spread the news online to see what they think about the naming of our navy's warships."

Hearing Xu Dongguo's words, everyone, including Liu Huaming, immediately stood up.

They didn't expect that the other party had already made preparations in advance.

"Those netizens followed our current ship naming regulations, starting from provinces, then prefecture-level cities, and some cities full of revolutionary ideas."

"Some netizens are from county-level cities, and they also said that their counties can also be equipped with a ship."

"Some are even more exaggerated, saying that there is one ship per person."

Speaking of this, Xu Dongguo showed a helpless bitter smile on his face. What a terrifying level it would be to have one warship per person.

If the Longxia Navy had so many ships, I'm afraid the Eagle Tribe would be silent when they saw it.

You should know that the current Eagle Tribe only has more than 300 ships. Once everyone in Longxia has one, it is equivalent to more than 1 billion ships. Even if a few discounts are made, it will eventually reach 100,000 ships, which is still an extremely terrifying force.

Once the Longxia Navy goes out to sea, it is equivalent to the Longxia Navy going on patrol, and idle people will avoid it!

Such a terrifying scale is scary for anyone who sees it.

However, it also makes him helpless and under great pressure.

"Oh my God, our netizens are too enthusiastic, aren't they?"

"Not to mention one ship per person, even if there is one ship per county, our military expenditure will not be able to support it."

"Could it be that they want our navy to rob the Eagle Tribe?"

Qian Wenbing was slightly startled, and then laughed heartily. He thought he was bold enough, but he didn't expect netizens to be more imaginative.

How serious is the phobia of insufficient firepower? How much they hope that the navy can become strong and dominate the entire Blue Star.

"I don't think we are asked to rob only the Eagle Tribe, but the entire Western Tribe."

"And we have to enslave them all. Even so, we can't afford to support a warship for one county."

"It has to be said that our netizens are more concerned about the development of our navy than professionals like us."

Xiao Chongjun, who was not far away, also spoke up, with a look of confusion on his face.

The majority of netizens are obviously looking forward to the Longxia Navy becoming stronger day by day, and having more advanced ships to better protect the maritime rights and interests of the Longxia tribe.

If it really reaches the scale of one ship for one county, then if the navy is fully deployed, the warships will definitely be spread all over the ocean, really like a cruise of the great powers.

Hundreds of 052Ds are equivalent to the Longxia Navy having hundreds of modern missile destroyers, and they are all shield ships.

What a spectacular and grand scene this is!

"Our people are very enthusiastic, that's a good thing."

"I am very pleased."

"What does this show? Our navy has officially stepped onto the stage and become a military branch that people pay attention to. We are no longer the little transparent ones in the past."

"This should also be written into the plan to prove that our naming has a broad popular base."

Liu Huaming showed a gratified smile on his face. Today's navy is growing in size, which makes him, the head of the navy, more and more confident and his spine straighter.

Even if he meets the army and the air force next time, he can speak with more confidence and louder voice.

Thinking of the past, it really seems like yesterday.

At that time, apart from Xue Shuai and the senior bosses, almost no one paid attention to the navy, and it could only develop silently.

Several batches of sailors have retired, and the navy is still the old ships that served decades ago. It can't be said that it is not difficult and hard.

Just as several leaders were discussing enthusiastically, someone suddenly knocked on the door.

After getting Liu Huaming's permission, the door was quickly pushed open, and a guard walked in quickly.

"Chief, the latest intelligence."

Everyone stopped discussing immediately. They knew that Liu Huaming's guards would not rush in unless it was something important.

"Speak."

After getting Liu Huaming's permission, the guard said in a serious manner: "Chief, today we found a group of people outside many bases who were trying to approach the military management area where some secret bases are located."