You were tasked with guarding the Sihang Warehouse, and you brought out a Tiger tank?

"salute!"

On the deck, two rows of naval officers and soldiers dressed in neat sailor uniforms stood at attention and gave Lin Feng a perfectly standard military salute.

Lin Feng returned the salute, but did not linger on the deck. Instead, he headed straight for the heart of the warship—the bridge and radar room.

In the original timeline, the Fletcher-class destroyers were considered one of the best destroyers of World War II not only because of their firepower.

It is also because it is equipped with groundbreaking electronic devices.

Stepping into the somewhat cramped radar room, several instruments with circular displays were humming softly.

"Reporting to the Commander."

The officer in the radar room immediately came forward, pointing to the instruments in front of him and reporting:

"This ship is equipped with SC-type air search radar and SG-type surface search radar."

SC radar can detect large high-altitude aircraft formations at a distance of 70 nautical miles or low-altitude targets at a distance of 30 nautical miles, in good weather conditions.

The SG radar can clearly distinguish the outlines of large ships on the sea surface from 20 nautical miles away, and can even detect the periscopes of submarines that have surfaced.

Upon hearing this data, a hint of surprise and anticipation flashed in Lin Feng's eyes.

Radar is incredibly useful on the battlefield today!

You should know that the Japanese navy nowadays relies entirely on lookouts on top of masts with high-powered binoculars to keep a close watch for air defense and enemy detection.

Although the maintenance cost is cheap, consuming only food, cod liver oil, and carrots, in the event of heavy fog or pitch-black nights, human eyes can never become owl eyes.

Moreover, it's impossible for the human eye to see an airplane hundreds of kilometers away.

But radar can!

Furthermore, the Fletcher-class destroyers are equipped with four high-powered steam turbine generators and one emergency diesel generator, ensuring an extremely abundant power supply.

Lin Feng was calculating in his mind:

As long as it's willing to burn heavy fuel oil, even if this destroyer doesn't go anywhere and just stays stuck in the naval port of Qingcheng Port.

It can also generate electricity 24 hours a day to power the radar.

This is equivalent to giving Qingcheng Port an extremely valuable early warning radar out of thin air!

In the future, if Japanese planes or warships want to launch a surprise attack, they will be detected dozens of nautical miles away, and the air defense forces and fighter jets in Qingcheng Port will be able to prepare to intercept them in advance.

However, Lin Feng was not overwhelmed by the arrival of the radar.

He was well aware that radar technology was still very immature in the early stages of World War II.

Not only are vacuum tubes prone to burning out and have an extremely high failure rate, but they are also susceptible to weather and sea clutter, resulting in a significant false alarm rate.

Sometimes when a flock of seabirds flies by, a large patch of snow appears on the radar screen.

"Radar is a good thing, but we can't rely on it entirely."

Lin Feng stroked his chin and turned to his advisor, instructing him:

"Air defense early warning still requires a multi-pronged approach."

The fighter jets patrolling the skies cannot stop.

In addition, aren't there many small islands like Lingshan Island and Zhucha Island in the waters off Qingcheng Port?

Send people up there immediately to establish strong air defense observation posts on those islands.

Equip me with a high-powered radio and a high-powered telescope, and open my eyes wide.

With manual sentry posts and radar, I will weave an impenetrable air defense early warning network around Qingcheng Port.

"Yes, sir!" The staff officer immediately wrote down the order.

Lin Feng walked out of the radar room and onto the open bridge with a wide view.

He gripped the railing with both hands, looking out at the vast naval port.

Inside the naval port, besides the Fletcher-class destroyer that stands out from the crowd, there are countless other ships of all sizes moored.

Lin Feng mentally assessed the current state of his navy.

After these several rounds of system-generated troop deployments, he now commands:

One Fletcher-class destroyer equipped with a 127mm main gun.

Six LCS fire support ships equipped with 76mm main guns and 40mm Bofors cannons.

Twelve PT torpedo boats equipped with torpedoes and machine guns.

In addition, there are more than 30 small transport ships and LCVP landing craft of various types.

With this limited resources, if we were to take them out and confront the Japanese Combined Fleet, which has over a dozen battleships and several aircraft carriers, head-on on the high seas...

That's like an old man eating poison—he's tired of living.

But Lin Feng had no intention of engaging the main Japanese fleet in a direct confrontation.

His gaze passed over the breakwater and landed on the vast sea to the north.

That place is the Bohai Bay.

The Japanese transport ships used to frequently pass through the Yellow Sea to enter the Bohai Bay.

Lin Feng's lips curled into a smirk as he began to secretly plot in his mind:

They were to dock at Tianjin Port to unload cargo and transport troops, weapons, ammunition, and various supplies to the North China Area Army.

The Bohai Bay is a semi-enclosed sea area sandwiched between the Liaodong Peninsula and the Jiaodong Peninsula.

By this time, the Great Xia navy had already been completely annihilated.

Apart from a very few foreign merchant ships, the rest of the ships that dared to swagger around in the Bohai Bay were almost entirely Japanese vessels.

What's even more deadly is that the Japanese navy has always had an extremely arrogant tradition.

They admired fleet battles and utterly despised escort missions.

Before the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Japanese transport ships were basically "naked" when sailing in coastal waters, and they didn't even bother to send a single escorting destroyer.

This is practically a piece of fatty meat delivered right to my mouth!

Lin Feng's eyes grew brighter the more he thought about it.

Now he has the Jiaodong Peninsula as a solid base.

He could easily take off in a large seaplane like the HE-115, which has a range of over 3,000 kilometers, to conduct extensive aerial patrols over the Bohai Bay.

Once the seaplane spotted those slow-moving Japanese transport ships loaded with supplies on the sea.

He could immediately dispatch Fletcher-class destroyers with speeds up to 37 knots, along with a pack of torpedo boats like a wolf pack, to launch a naval raiding operation!

They caught up with the helpless transport ships.

Those who could be captured were escorted back to Qingcheng Port along with their ships and cargo to enrich their own resources.

If you encounter any that dare to resist, or that you can't capture, then just use the 127mm main gun or torpedoes to send them to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish.

What if the Japanese get desperate and send warships to retaliate?

Lin Feng thought that would be even better.

As long as the Japanese warships dare to approach the Jiaodong Peninsula.

He could launch a swarm of Stukas and HE-111 bombers from Cangkou Airport at any time to teach the Japanese navy a lesson.

"Hmm, good idea, let's do it."

Lin Feng patted the railing of the bridge, in a great mood.

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"Look, it's our King of Shandong!"

As soon as Lin Feng pushed open the door to the private room, Zhao Yushu, who had been waiting inside, raised his wine glass and jokingly shouted.

This is a brightly lit luxury restaurant that originally belonged to a traitor and has now been raided and confiscated.

At this moment, a grand celebration banquet is being held here.

The top generals of the 33rd Army Corps gathered together, all with ruddy complexions.

Upon hearing Zhao Yushu's words, a burst of good-natured laughter erupted in the private room.

"Get lost, stop making fun of me."

Lin Feng laughed and kicked Zhao Yushu, took off his military overcoat and handed it to the guard, then strode to the main seat and sat down.

"Your Excellency, this cup of wine is a toast to you!"

Zhang Wenzhong, the newly formed commander of the 8th Army, was the first to stand up and pick up a full glass of baijiu (Chinese liquor).

Immediately afterwards, Li Dadao, commander of the newly formed 15th Division, Zhang Bingwen, commander of the 112th Division, and a group of senior generals including Zhao Dashan all stood up.

"Congratulations, Your Excellency, on taking Jiaodong and annihilating the Fifth Division."

"Congratulations, Your Excellency, on your appointment as Acting Bamboo Mat Bearer of Shandong Province."

The generals' voices were loud and clear, their tones filled with heartfelt respect and obedience.

They followed Lin Feng, fighting their way from Pengcheng all the way to Jiaodong.

They fought tough battles and won them all.

Not only are their equipment getting better and better, and their territory getting bigger and bigger, but now they even have a formal title.

Who wouldn't feel hopeful to have a bright future following such an invincible and protective commander?

"Brothers, sit down."

Lin Feng raised his wine glass and looked around at the proud and fierce generals present.

"We were able to successfully take Jiaodong and send that old devil Itagaki to a prisoner-of-war camp."

This is not solely Lin Feng's achievement.

This is inseparable from the bloody battles fought by everyone present, and even more so from the brothers who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield.

Lin Feng slowly poured the liquor from his cup onto the ground as a tribute to the fallen heroes.

"This cup of wine is a toast to our fallen brothers!"

"In honor of our fallen brothers!"

Then he refilled the glass and held it high:

"Gentlemen, I, Lin, will never keep this honor to myself!"

Dry!"

"Dry!"

Everyone tilted their heads back and drank the strong liquor in their glasses in one gulp.

Inside the restaurant, the atmosphere was cheerful and harmonious, with the sounds of clinking glasses constantly filling the air.

Amidst the laughter and cheers, a formidable force truly possessing integrated sea, land, and air strike capabilities was officially formed on the Jiaodong Peninsula.