Everyone looked through the report submitted by the flight research team. There were not many contents of the report, nor did they mention many professional terms, mainly reporting on the progress of the research and development of fixed-wing aircraft and the feasibility of participating in the war.

At present, the flight research team has manufactured 4 test aircraft, all of which have been tested for more than 100 hours, and have undergone 3-hour continuous flights of more than 10 times. The longest test flight time has reached 206 hours, and 16 consecutive flights of 3 hours. The flight performance is basically good, no major accidents have occurred, and 12 pilots and 16 flight cadets have been trained. In addition, there are two two-seater test aircraft under construction. It is expected to take 1-2 months to complete, and 2-3 months of test flight and commissioning.

The main reasons for the smooth development of fixed-wing aircraft are twofold. One is that they use automobile engines, which are fully mature and reliable products. As long as the engine problems are solved, most of the aircraft problems will be solved; the other is that they use technical solutions that prove mature design in old time and space, and the main R&D personnel are professionals from pilots, and a large number of unnecessary functions have been reduced. The focus is to ensure the reliable flight performance of the aircraft.

The flight research team believes that the two test aircraft manufactured later have been optimized and improved on the basis of the first two aircraft, and their performance is completely reliable. As long as they are slightly modified, such as installing camera equipment or weapons, they can be used as reconnaissance aircraft in the battlefield, ensuring that there are 1-2 air reconnaissances every day, and each time for 2-3 hours, the reconnaissance distance can reach about 150 kilometers. This can greatly save the use and consumption of drones and helicopters, and also test the performance of the aircraft through actual combat.

In addition, the two two-seater test aircraft that the flight research team is manufacturing are basically mature technologies that have been successfully tested in the previous stage. However, due to the use of more powerful engines, although they are two-seater aircraft, the reconnaissance range can reach a maximum of 250 kilometers. In the conservative reconnaissance range of 150 kilometers, there will be about 300 kilograms of redundancy, which can carry at least 200 kilograms*. When the bomber is used, or a machine gun is installed on the side, it will turn into a fighter. Of course, the flight research team is also developing a machine gun shooting synchronous coordinator. Once this technology is successfully developed, it means that the real fighter is born. However, this technology is too complex and cannot be completed in a short period of time. It is probably impossible to catch up with this war.

After reading the report, Xia Bohai said: "This is how it is. I won't discuss the participation of the flight research team in the war now. After the meeting is over, we will invite the flight research team to hold a special discussion."

Xiao Jianjun said: "Okay, I will continue to report that the next combat goal of the Western Front is to capture Liaoyang, and the next combat goal of the Southern Front battlefield is mainly to respond sideways and cooperate with the operations of the Western Front. That is, to march along the northeast of the coast, cross the Dayang River, and advance to Dandong and Phoenix City areas."

Now the People's Army has occupied Lushun and cut off the Japanese army's maritime retreat. Therefore, the only way for the Japanese army to withdraw from the Liaodong battlefield is to cross the Yalu River and return to Japan via the Korean Peninsula. In Dandong, Phoenix City is the only way to pass. The goal of the southern battlefield is to threaten the Japanese army's retreat to force Japan to withdraw its troops. Once Japan withdraws its troops, the western front can easily capture Liaoyang.

Of course, the Military Commission also had a comprehensive requirement for the southern front of the war, and did not require the People's Army to really capture Dandong and Phoenix City, but made this gesture and force the Japanese army to retreat from Liaoyang. The real attack was during the Japanese army's retreat and during the process of crossing the Yalu River.

It is about 180 kilometers from Liaoyang to Dandong, and there is no railway, so it takes 4-5 days for the army to retreat. This is also the time when the Japanese army is weakest, and the People's Army has enough time and place to attack the Japanese army. Even if the Japanese army can withstand the attack of the People's Army halfway, then when the Japanese army crosses the Yalu River, it is the best time for the People's Army to attack halfway. Attacking halfway is the way to use troops, not to mention that the People's Army has a navy to assist in the war.

The People's Army's troops on the southern line are now about 83,000. In addition to the Marine Corps, there are two battleships, the Ocean and the Ocean. Of course, the troops are sufficient, but the firepower is still insufficient. Since the Marine Corps is equipped with far fewer artillery than ordinary infantry divisions, it mainly relies on fire support for warships when attacking Lushun. However, some battlefields will now be transferred to inland areas. Therefore, the Military Commission decided to send an additional armored train and two self-propelled artillery to the southern line to strengthen the firepower of the southern line, which was originally a weapon arranged to fight on the southern line.

Lushun has good port and terminal facilities and railway connections. Whether it is armored trains or self-propelled artillery, they can be transported ashore very easily and arrive at the combat location, so they can better exert the combat effectiveness of these two weapons. In addition to maintaining the existing warships, the Navy also sent a third cruiser squadron, a second destroyer squadron and two inland fleets. On the one hand, it was to provide battleships and ironclad ships for escort missions, and on the other hand, it also entered the Yalu River to fight when necessary. It was two inland fleets, with a total of 8 warships, all of which were small ships with displacement of 100-200 tons. The East China government built such a group of ships, which were originally used to patrol and combat in the inland rivers.

The Fifth Army is temporarily staying in Qingdao and serving as the general reserve force. Depending on the situation on the battlefields on both sides, it is determined to send this part of the troops to which battlefield.

These are the plans of the army, and the navy's combat mission in the next stage is relatively simple. After all, Russia's navy in the Far East has been in name only, and the Japanese navy has also suffered heavy damage and has no strength to confront the East China government at sea. Therefore, the People's Army Navy has basically no pressure on war, but it does not mean that the navy can be relaxed. The main task of the navy in the next stage is: to strike Japan's maritime transportation lines, put pressure on Japan, hit Japan's economy, and reduce Japan's Our war ability and provide bargaining chips for the next step of the two sides to hold arbitrage negotiations, allowing the East China government to strive for greater benefits at the negotiating table; the second is to cut off the sea transportation from Japan to the Korean Peninsula, completely excluding Japan from the Liaodong battlefield, so that the People's Army can focus on dealing with the Russian army. In addition, even if Russia and Japan finally join forces to confront the East China government, as long as the sea transportation line from Japan to North Korea is cut off, the alliance between Russia and Japan will not have much substantive significance.

In fact, the People's Army Navy has done this now. After winning the Battle of Tsushima on May 12, the People's Army Navy began to implement a maritime blockade plan against Japan on May 14. So far, it has sunk 9 Japanese merchant ships and captured 4 ships, totaling about 42,000 tons, harvested about 2,500 tons of materials, and captured 518 Japanese crew members, which has achieved a good result.

The Navy's current top priority is to obtain a temporary mooring point near the blockade waters, so that the blockade warships can rest for a short period of time and simple maintenance, so that they can better block Japan. Of course, the goal has been set long ago, which is Jeju Island. Now, of course, it is time to implement this plan.

The Navy has already formulated a plan to capture Jeju Island, and is preparing to dispatch armored cruiser squadrons, second cruiser squadrons, and third destroyer squadrons, and then draw a regiment and four landing ships from the Marines to form a special mixed fleet to capture Jeju Island. In addition, the expansion of the Marines must begin immediately. In this battle against Lushun, the Marines played a considerable role and proved their value. Considering that the Marines are likely to undertake the arduous task of attacking Vladivostok in the future, expansion is also imperative.

In fact, the Marine Corps has formed two reserve regiments, but this time it failed to participate in the war, but stayed in Qingdao for training. Therefore, after capturing Jeju Island this time, the Marine Corps will be expanded into two divisions and two reserve regiments. After defeating the Japanese army in Liaodong, they will train on Jeju Island.

Finally, there is the navy's shipbuilding plan. Currently, the warships under construction by the East China government include 1 battleship, 2 Qingzhou-class protective cruisers, 2 Dongchang-class protective cruisers; 2 Gaomi-class destroyers; 2 Haiyang-class destroyers; 4 inland river patrol boats, and 2 submarines, all ships can be launched this year.

Considering that the main battlefield will be transferred to land in the future, it is unlikely that large-scale combat or military operations will occur at sea, except for attacking Vladivostok. In addition, in the Battle of Takama, the Navy also captured 4 battleships, 1 armored cruiser, 8 protective cruisers, and 9 destroyers or boats. The main structure of these warships was not damaged, and they can basically be repaired in a short period of time. However, due to the large number, it can be repaired about 1 and a half this year, but by June next year, all of them can be repaired; and there are 5 battleships and 1 armored cruiser in Lushun, but these warships were sunk and then salvaged out of the water, which is relatively difficult to repair.

But overall, if the captured warships are repaired, even if only half of them are repaired, the number of naval battleships and cruisers is enough. Even if new enemies appear, such as Britain and France, the navy has five modern warships, which are completely sufficient to deal with them. Submarines are still in the stage of testing and research and development and cannot take on major tasks. What the navy lacks now are mainly small ships such as destroyers and inland river patrol boats. Because in this era, the execution of maritime blockade missions mainly relies on a large number of small ships to complete. Therefore, the Military Commission decided that in addition to the ships that have started construction, the construction of battleships, cruisers, and submarines will be stopped during the war, and only destroyers and inland river patrol boats will be built, while large and medium-sized warships will mainly repair captured warships.
Chapter completed!