For "sea power supremacy", he will definitely not be interested in the army.

Lin Xiaolei is a "superior of the Naval Power" and is an absolute naval general. When he applied for the Naval Academy, because his college entrance examination scores were very ideal, he filled in the application form "obey the volunteer allocation in the school". As a result, he was favored by the Army and was admitted to the Armored Soldier Academy of the National Defense University. In order to join the Navy, Lin Xiaolei cut off a intact appendix before the physical examination to "escape". The next year, Lin Xiaolei got his wish and was admitted to the Naval Academy. Because he had only been in elementary school for 5 years, Lin Xiaolei was only 18 years old at the time, and not many people knew that he was a "repeater".

When Zhang Weichang handed over the "Navy Annual Development Report" to Wang Yuanqing, Lin Xiaolei began to report on the naval reform.

Unlike the Army's report, Lin Xiaolei attached more importance to the navy's advantages, especially the navy's combat performance during the Peninsula War, which leads to the aspects of the navy's focus on construction.

Because the Peninsula War was a war dominated by the ground, the Navy did not expose obvious flaws during the war.

Before joining the war, the outside world believed that the carrier battle group of the Republic Navy was most likely to be threatened from the air and under the sea. As a result, when the Navy joined the war, the South Korean Air Force had been defeated by the Republic Air Force, and the US Air Force withdrew from the battlefield with the ground forces. The South Korean Navy's submarine force was too unsuccessful and was destroyed by the most powerful submarine captain of the Republic Navy before he even got on the air combat group. In Lin Xiaolei's words, Liu Haifeng alone could stand up to the entire South Korean Navy.

Although Lin Xiaolei's words are suspected of fighting for the sea, it can accurately reflect the Navy's actions in the Peninsula War.

In addition to the naval battle to annihilate the southern Korean fleet, during the entire war, the navy's main task was to strike the ground, dispatching carrier-based fighter jets day and night to provide air support to ground troops, perform battlefield breaking tasks in accordance with the combat orders issued by the previous command, and arrange warships to provide artillery support to ground troops.

For Lin Xiaolei, these missions do not require aircraft carrier battle groups to complete.

The emergence of the navy in the Peninsula War more or less shows the transformation of naval war functions and battlefield roles in modern wars against weak enemies. Because weak enemies often do not have the ability to control the sea and it is difficult to pose a threat to aircraft carrier battle groups of powerful opponents, "controlling the sea" has become the secondary task of the navy. In most cases, the navy plays the role of a "frontier strike platform".

This can be seen from the development of Haiti in the United States.

After the end of the Cold War, the United States lost its only ocean-going enemy. The navy began to transform comprehensively. Navy equipment also undergoes major adjustments. Although its performance is extremely advanced: it is confronting any enemy in the depths of the ocean. However, the "Seawolf" class attack nuclear submarines still cannot avoid being greatly reduced in the fate of ground destiny. In the end, only three "Virginia" class attack nuclear submarines were built. They took more attention to combat capabilities in offshore shallow waters. Because the US Navy really cannot find an opponent that poses a threat to the aircraft carrier battle group. Therefore, they can serve until 20211. They are still very advanced. All F-4D "Tongcats" fighters were retired in the early 21st century. Only the aircraft carriers focused on ground attack capabilities were left. It was not until the Republic's aircraft carrier battle group was put into service. The US Navy redeveloped heavy carrier-based air-based fighters.

For the growing and growing Navy of the Republic, we must not only emphasize the ability to strike against the ground. Because the Navy of the Republic cannot always fight against weak enemies. Sooner or later, it will face such a powerful opponent as the US Navy.

According to this strategic theory, Xiaolei put forward the "comprehensive naval" view during naval reform.

It's very challenging and exciting.

Not to mention the enemies of the Republic's navy and local areas. Even the Republic's Army and Air Force think that Lin Xiaolei wants to steal everyone's jobs.

In fact, the "Comprehensive Navy" emphasizes the navy's comprehensive combat capability and bringing the navy back to its original form is not a fight with the army and the air force.

"Sea-making operations" is the most basic task of the navy.

In modern warfare, "sea control" is no longer a matter of allowing warships to use artillery to bombard, nor is it a simple matter of sending fighter jets to throw bombs and torpedoes at enemy ships, but a comprehensive and three-dimensional maritime battle.

At the end of 2025, Lin Xiaolei, who is still the chief of staff of the Navy, clearly mentioned in the "Annual Plan for Naval Development (2026)" submitted that the mother is still the core force of the navy. It is not only the aviation combat platform in the fleet, but also the electronic, information and network combat platform, and the neural center of the fleet. The navy must build a future maritime combat system covering four-dimensional spaces such as the sky, sea surface, under the sea, and electromagnetic environment based on the aircraft carrier construction force.

Because Lin Xiaolei is a professional, no one has the value of this planning report.

From theory and practice, Lei comprehensively and in detail the independence and integrity of the naval force in the report, and clearly pointed out the development direction of the navy.

The naval reform of the Republic was originally carried out according to Lin Xiaolei's plan.

Because the second round of military reforms implemented by Zhao Rundong particularly emphasized "joint combat", the naval reform was implemented

Xiaolei joined the content of joint operations, defining the navy as "a versatile player of joint operations".

Therefore, Lin Xiaolei proposed three major tasks of the navy in 2026: sea control, support and blockade.

"Sea Control" is a traditional task and will not be described in detail. "Support" belongs to the category of joint combat and requires the coordinated development of other military services. The key is "blockdown".

When Lin Xiaolei proposed the "three major tasks of the Navy", he was condemned by many people, including some naval generals.

The problem lies in the "blockade".

According to Lin Xiaolei's definition, "blockdown" refers to the combat methods and means of suppressing and destructive strikes against various transportation and production activities such as sea and air shipping, maritime resource development, foreign exchange, port activities, near-coast transportation and other transportation and production activities within the scope of naval strikes.

Very difficult to describe, but very clear definition.

This definition has caused less trouble to Lin Xiaolei.

If the navy is built according to this criterion, the Republic's Navy will have complete independent combat capabilities and become the most powerful strike force. For example, in dealing with island countries like Japan, can the navy really complete the "blockade" mission like Lin Xiaolei's definition? I'm afraid even the Marines will not be used. As long as the blockade continues for a few months, Japan will have to surrender.

I have to admit that Xiaolei wants to build an "ideal navy".

Historically, only Britain, which was "the sun never sets, and the United States, after the end of World War II, had an "ideal navy" in the short term.

Key question: Does the Republic have the ability and needs to build an "ideal navy"?

National defense and military forces are only means to safeguard national security and interests, not the ultimate goal of national construction.

The development of the military must not only comply with the country's strategic needs, but also conform to the country's overall strength.

From the perspective of strategic needs, the Republic does not need an "ideal navy" in the short term. From the perspective of overall strength, the Republic is unable to build an "ideal navy" in the short term.

Based on the actual situation, with the main purpose of solving the Japanese problem in the short term, the Republic has no reason to pour too much energy into the navy.

In fact, since 2025, the Republic has been intentionally compressing naval spending and turning its focus to the air force, army and independent armies. Not to mention, the three large aircraft carriers that started construction in 2025 have not been built according to normal progress. In order to paralyze Japan, and even let the aircraft carriers be launched in advance, many construction projects that should be carried out on the ship platform were arranged in the outfitting stage.

For the Republic, a proper navy is needed, not a "gold-swalking monster".

Because the development of arms is a matter between the Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff, the differences in naval construction almost caused Lin Xiaolei, Xiang Yinghui and Ye Zhisheng to fall in love.

At the end of 2026, the annual military spending was allocated. Xiang Yinghui and Zong Yingren, then Minister of Defense, both agreed to allocate military spending at 27%, and the ratio of 25% to 25% is the allocation of military spending of the three armed, navy and air force (the other 23% are allocated to 35%), but Lin Xiaolei firmly demanded that the Navy be increased to 35%. This matter was debated for several months. After Ye Zhisheng became Minister of Defense, Lin Xiaolei went to the Ministry of Defense to specifically find Ye Zhisheng to "theory". Ye Zhisheng was not Zong Yingren, so he ignored Lin Xiaolei. In the end, he went to the head of state and Wang Yuanqing came to distribute it. Although the Navy finally received 305% of the military spending (squeezing the military spending of the independent armies), the relationship between Lin Xiaolei and Xiang Yinghui and Ye Zhisheng was completely stalemate.

In Wang Yuanqing's words, in addition to the particularly serious "naval thought", Lin Xiaolei is a good comrade.

Once you get the money, you have to do things.

As a large military spending agent, the Navy is obliged to deliver a satisfactory answer.

No matter how bad Lin Xiaolei has a bad temper, he dare not fight against Wang Yuanqing. If he really wants to offend Wang Yuanqing, Lin Xiaolei will not be able to go back to be a soldier, let alone the commander of the navy, it is impossible for Lin Xiaolei to go back to be a soldier!

In accordance with Wang Yuanqing's instructions, Lin Xiaolei quietly revised the naval development plan.

The "blockade" mission was postponed indefinitely. The Navy's main task was to act as a "maritime strike force platform" in the "joint combat system". To this end, the Navy focused on building long-range strike forces. With limited funding, it could only try to tap potential on the existing basis.

The number of air combat groups has not increased, but its combat capabilities have been greatly enhanced.

It is mainly reflected in: the escort warships in the combat group are fully updated, and all large warships will be replaced or undergo major improvements; the three "Huaxia"-class aircraft carriers that have been in service for less than 1c have been in service in 2c25, and will return to the shipyard in 2026 and 2027 for mid-term major reforms, increasing the ability to carry unmanned fighters and adding a large number of new equipment; the combat effectiveness of the submarine force has been comprehensively improved, and the new hybrid submarines have been in service at a speed of three per year from 2026; new fighter jets are purchased for the Navy aviation and unmanned fighters are deployed on the aircraft carriers.

Like the Army, the Navy's reform plan has clear targetedness and significant practical significance. (To be continued,)
Chapter completed!