Chapter 333 People’s Navy, Moving Forward

Of course, Chang Haonan did not disclose this kind of ambition to anyone, including Du Yishan.

First of all, it was actually a very hasty decision to disband the two mechanical and metallurgical departments. In 1997, he had not even written a word about it, so he certainly could not say it directly.

Secondly, Chang Haonan's own influence is still mainly within the Committee of Science and Industry. Now he talks about what he wants to do to other departments at the same level, which always feels like meddling in other people's housework.

Although he actually just wanted to intervene——

It is a pity that the two ministries and commissions were directly disbanded, but the original situation is indeed no longer in line with the requirements of the times.

Therefore, the best way is to build the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in advance and integrate the functions of the Ministry of Machinery Industry, the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry, the Ministry of Electronics Industry, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, and even the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.

If you can’t do it all at once, do it gradually.

But this cannot be said in advance, otherwise people will inevitably think that they want to use the Science and Technology Commission to annex brother units and become a dominant company.

The impact is too bad.

It is more efficient to do it quietly by yourself.

Yan Yongnian next to him naturally didn't know Chang Haonan's true inner thoughts, but this project was originally intended to focus on the latter. Others were willing to bring the power of the Ministry of Machinery Industry to play with him. He had no objection at all, but just reminded some of the things. Obstruction and sabotage from within.

"Let's take advantage of it, and times are different after all, so there's no need to be so pessimistic."

Chang Haonan replied with a normal expression,

"Anyway, it's a pleasure to work with you, Professor Yan."

The two shook hands and exchanged contact information, and then prepared to say goodbye to Shen Yiqing.

Before leaving, the latter brought them some bacon dried at home as a return gift for their arrival.

While waiting for the other party to sign up, Chang Haonan noticed a piece of news in the newspaper——

A British fleet transited the Suez Canal on a planned visit to a series of South and Southeast Asian countries.

He looked specifically at the date of the newspaper.

More than half a month ago.

And today is June 20th.

This reminded Chang Haonan of the origin of this British fleet.

Wave 97 task force.

It also exists in the original timeline.

Chang Haonan could not remember exactly which ships were in it, but he still remembered that this should be the largest single fleet assembled by the Royal Navy after World War II.

It was even bigger than the one sent out to the Falklands in 1982.

In the original timeline, the Chinese Navy really had no ability to intervene with the main part of the fleet that was more than a thousand kilometers away. It only sent a frigate to prevent two of the ships from trying to rush into the waters near HK on the evening of June 30. plot.

It was a tie.

Both parties felt that it would be disrespectful to talk about this matter, so they chose to keep a low profile for a long time.

However, now, although the content written in this newspaper does not directly criticize the British for provoking, people who are knowledgeable can still see some clues from it.

In short, it is a thorn in the middle.

After returning home, Chang Haonan specially dug out the newspapers he had saved in recent days.

Sure enough, I found the follow-up from the day before yesterday.

This fleet has passed through the Strait of Malacca and entered the waters near Annan.

And there will also be a joint exercise with the Annan Navy.

The wording on the newspaper used to wrap the bacon was much harsher.

In fact, Chang Haonan estimated that if it were a different country, a different time, and a different format, this matter would probably be handled in a low-key manner.

But "the British drove nearly 40 ships to the surrounding waters to cause trouble in June."

It basically hits all of China’s lightning points.

Because the war of 1840 was fought in the same way.

Thanks to Chang Haonan's efforts, the equipment level of the Chinese army has improved to a certain extent compared to this time in the previous life. However, judging from the map, the exercise area chosen by the opponent is not close to the mainland of China. A rough measurement is about 1,500 kilometers. .

For the Chinese army in this era, it is indeed a bit beyond their reach.

After all, the combat radius of the aircraft is not just cut in half. If the necessary consumption during the mission is included and some margin is left, it can be one-third to one-fourth.

As for the surface ship force...

It can only be said that the influence brought by Chang Haonan has not radiated to them yet.

So based on the situation in the previous life, I'm afraid it's not optimistic.

He was suddenly curious, what would happen in the next 10 days?

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It can only be said that although Chang Haonan has a high level of confidentiality in the military industry system, he is not a soldier after all, and it is impossible for him to understand many internal situations in the army in real time.

For example, the Air Force has expedited the introduction of two Ilyushin-78 tanker aircraft and conducted joint training with relevant naval aviation units in Qingtang Province for more than a month.

In the next few days, this mixed aviation unit temporarily formed for this purpose secretly transferred from the northwest Gobi to Lingshui Airport in Qiong Province, the southernmost part of the motherland, in batches.

Together with the naval surface ship forces who also participated in the embankment operation, they will teach the self-righteous British an unforgettable lesson.

June 23rd at 7am.

The two warships set sail in the light morning fog, honking their horns, and left Zhanjiang Port with the assistance of barges.

They are the Type 051D destroyer Jingjiang and the Type 053H frigate Rongzhou.

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If we only talk about it from the perspective of combat effectiveness, this one-wheel drive and one guard are naturally inferior to an aircraft carrier plus two-wheel drive and three guards in the Hailang 97 fleet.

In fact, the combined displacement of the two ships is just over 5,000 tons, not much larger than a Type 22 frigate.

But at this critical moment, no matter how great the disadvantage is, there is absolutely no reason to retreat.

What's more, before setting off, they had received clear information that this mission would be covered by their own aviation units.

This is unprecedented in history.

Based on the range of shore-based aviation in the past, it was basically impossible to bring any effective support. At most, it was time to fly around for a while and then return.

But this time, the superiors specially arranged for all the commanders and fighters participating in the mission to visit Lingshui Airport in Qiong Province.

Although the people in the surface ship force don't know much about aircraft, they can still tell the size.

A dozen fighter jets and fighter-bombers, at a glance, were much larger than the J-7 or Q-5 that were common in past exercises.

And according to the comrades accompanying the tour, these aircraft can also be refueled during flight, so they can fly to the scheduled mission sea area 1,500 kilometers away and stay there for about half an hour.

Half an hour, although it doesn't sound like a long time, is enough to do a lot of things.

Especially for some veteran commanders and combatants, in some maritime conflicts they have participated in, the really intense part from beginning to end usually lasts about this time.

"Finally, we no longer have to worry about those Annan Su-22s..."

This is the first thought in many people's minds.

At the end of the tour, two large tankers that were almost five stories high were completely beyond the imagination of many people.

Although the People's Navy has always faced a situation of weak enemies and strong enemies since its establishment, it has nothing to fear now.

But it is better after all to build up all-round confidence before setting off.