What the three of them talked about tonight were the top secrets of the Chinese people. If any of them were spread, it would cause an uproar.
This is not just for the military, but also for changes in technology, economy and geopolitics, each of which is the core competitiveness of the Chinese nation in the future.
The most detailed nautical map of Southeast Asia is in the hands of the Chinese. This is the geographical advantage of the Chinese navy. The sea is not just a vast ocean, there are too many secrets underneath.
Not only the sea map, Xiang Ying also wanted Huniu to reveal more secrets to calm his master's mother.
"Submarine force, yes, we now have a submarine force, and this is our trump card!"
"The name of the submarine force project is Kunito Suike. Outsiders always think that this is an ordinary diver training force, but my teacher's mother does not know. In fact, the Kuodou Submarine is not only training divers, but also the birth of the Chinese submarine force. land!"
Submarine forces were nothing new in the world at that time. There was a precedent for submarine forces operating during the American Civil War.
However, the technology of submarines is too backward. The problem of underwater oxygen supply cannot be solved, and the performance of offensive weapons cannot be guaranteed. Research on submarines in various countries around the world is basically concentrated in the personal hobby fields of a few military experts.
In fact, the Chinese are not very advanced in submarine technology. After all, this industrial product has too high requirements for basic industries. Whether it is the steel manufacturing industry or the chemical industry, the Chinese are far from reaching the stage of manufacturing mature submarines.
But this does not prevent Xiao Letian from using him as his trump card!
"Mother, our submarines are all single-person submarines, powered by compressed air. They are small in size, about twelve meters in length, and only 2 meters in height."
"This kind of water ghost submarine has a diving depth of 5 meters, an effective sailing distance of only 5 kilometers, carries a compressed air torpedo, and a warhead of 25 kilograms..."
"Is it very backward? Yes, the master is very dissatisfied with the performance of this submarine and even calls it garbage!"
"Master once made it clear that this weapon is prohibited from being put into actual combat until its performance is greatly improved... But, I don't think so!"
"The threat of the Royal Navy is imminent. Even if the submarine force is rubbish, it must become a rubbish stumbling block that stops the enemy!"
"It's not obvious to expect submarine operations, but I think it's very feasible to use it for sneak attacks!"
"Once the war in the Eight Immortals Shoal reaches a stalemate, the subsequent supply fleet will secretly release these small submarines and secretly approach the enemy within 5 kilometers!"
"How do you ensure concealment?" Huniu is indeed an expert. "Is the submarine going into battle during the day or at night? If it is going into battle at night, does it have underwater lighting?"
"If there is underwater lighting, how can you ensure concealment? If it is daytime, how can you ensure that the enemy will not notice it?"
Lin Zhen replied, "Mother, you may not understand this kind of weapon. Submarine operations cannot have a lighting system. He relies on a periscope to identify the direction..."
"It is true that a 5-meter diving depth cannot guarantee effective concealment, but there is no way we don't have a larger watertight cabin model now, and we are running out of time!"
"However, this kind of attack is meant to be a one-off, and we cannot use this unreliable weapon system multiple times!"
"The investment in submarines must only be used when the battle is at its fiercest, when the enemy has been attracted by our firepower. There is no guarantee of 100% success, but there will definitely be a lucky person who can break through!"
Huniu's face turned pale and she looked at the chart and was silent for a moment. "You...don't think that I don't understand anything. How powerful is 25 kilograms of explosives when it explodes underwater? These Kunito water ghosts...do they have time to withdraw?" ?”
This question caused the room to fall into silence. Xiang Ying looked uncertain for a long time before sighing, "I don't want to lie to my wife. We have exited the show early, and currently we have a total of 21 experimental submarines..."
"If we all go into battle, I'm afraid only one-third will survive in the end... But this is a national war, sacrifice is necessary, and no one can avoid it!"
Huniu suddenly closed her eyes, "Hey... your master once talked about it before. There is no way to kill people in war, because everyone in the world is immortal!"
"But... knowing that it is a fatal situation, but letting the soldiers go, this is not the way to be a commander..."
"Do you know who I'm thinking of? That was your head of state's first trip to Europe, and I accompanied him. In the Mediterranean, French Emperor Napoleon III sent warships to intercept us..."
"The most critical moment was a recruit from Ryukyu... His name was A Cai. He pretended to negotiate and rowed a small boat close to the French warship. Finally, he ignited the explosive barrel and damaged the French warship..."
"Hey...A Cai's tablet is still standing in the temple for worship! What a young man!"
"But what was the result? We still didn't escape the pursuit and interception of the French. We were eventually caught by the French Emperor. In the end, it was the 300 European officer regiments who entered the French border and rescued us!"
"Do you think Ah Cai's death was in vain? That's why your master hates using the Death Soldier technique. Although the situation forces him to use it sometimes, he is unwilling to use it in his heart..."
"You guys did this today, and suddenly I heard the sound of A Cai... using the Death Soldier move is too..."
Huniu was speechless, Xiang Ying and Lin Zhen looked at each other with awkward expressions!
This actually leads to a historical case from that year. Xiao Letian did not create the Kunitou Water Ghost unit by himself, but he had a close relationship with young people such as Xiang Ying.
That year, Xiao Letian visited Europe for the first time and participated in the Austro-Prussian War. He also slapped the French Emperor loudly. In order to retaliate against Xiao Letian, Napoleon III sent a retaliatory fleet.
He mobilized all the navy from the Indian colonies, and while Xiao Letian had not returned to China, he released false information saying that Xiao Letian was dead.
Taking advantage of the chaos in Naha's people, the French army launched a war!
Among them, part of the French fleet split up and went around to the direction of Kunigami Village in the north, trying to land and take the retreat route to Naha.
However, Xiang Ying, Lin Zhen, Jin Sanshun, Cai Bixia and others, who were still college students at the time, led a group of ordinary people and recruits and blocked it.
During the stalemate, Xiang Ying and the others invented a sneak attack method of using earthen mines to blow up ships. They selected a few fishermen with the best water skills in Kunigami Village and dived into the water to blow up French warships.
In that battle, all the fishermen were wiped out, but they also sank a French warship and captured another!
It was in that battle that Kunigami Water Ghost became famous. Water Ghost is actually a nickname given by ordinary people to those fishermen with the best water skills!
Kunigami Village is the name of the place, and Suigui commemorates those fishermen who sacrificed their lives. This is the origin of Kunigami Suigui!
That battle was the first battle for young people such as Xiang Ying, and the Guotou Water Ghost was actually their masterpiece. This had nothing to do with Xiao Letian and other generals themselves.
After the war, Xiao Letian returned to Ryukyu. In order to commemorate these sacrificed fishermen, he changed Kunigami Village into a naval base and built a bronze statue of fishermen diving to bomb French warships.
At this point, Kunigami Water Ghost has become a unique term for the Chinese military. Xiang Ying later vigorously supported the Kunigami Naval Base. The code name of the deep divers is Kunigami Water Ghost. Even the code name of the submarine project is now Kunigami Water Ghost. .
Understanding this period of history also understands Xiang Ying's mentality at the moment. He, Lin Zhen and others do not think that using dead soldiers is a problem.
On the contrary, they are willing to fight with dead soldiers!
