Chapter 370 August 8th

Flagship.

In the Duke, the technicians hurriedly shuttled back and forth between the conning tower and the telegraph, and the wires were laid naked in the aisle of the cabin, and they were not even interested in covering it up.

This scene made Captain Liu Toad's eyes red. As the first ship of the Duke's class, he was appointed as the flagship by the commander this time. How can it be so ruined? What's more, in recent years, he has treated this treasure better than his wife, now.

Forget it!

Seeing that the commander-in-chief opened his eyes and closed his eyes, he could only turn his head and deliberately not look at the messy wires with a black face, but he swore in his heart that if these experts of the Ministry of Science and Technology who were afraid of being put in the emperor's mouth could not get a fart, they must let the soldiers throw them directly off the warship!

Long Guozhang and Tan Xiaozeng were very interested. From time to time, they communicated with the technicians beside them, and their faces seemed to be eager to try.

On the ocean next to

, four Arctic stars and six Duke-class are all in place. Further away are four Vladivostok-class and four Jinghai-class, and the outermost are as many as 12 new defense-class destroyers.

Take the opportunity of the joint exercise of the two fleets that have just ended. This is the first time to make peace after the division of the navy. Although it seems that the navy is still in these families, the total number of ships has not changed much, but in fact, the connotation is very different.

Akashi, Tsugaru, Zongya and Tsuima.

The navy has a naval tradition. It is related to life and death, but it has been controlled by the navy to name the four captured battleships. In addition to commemorating, it is also to highlight the previous achievements.

After repair and modification, they are no less than the front-line capital ships of any country in the world. Together with their brother ships, they constitute the core strike force of the Xinhua Navy.

The Vladivostok class is still old and strong. The Jinghai class is a rare all-rounder in the navy, and the first appearance of the defense-class destroyer, in addition to more than twice the displacement of the previous destroyer, also raised the speed of the warship to 30 knots for the first time! With the spear heavy torpedo on it, even a giant ship like the Duke class dare not take it lightly.

In addition to what can be seen on the water, it has taken the lead in attacking quietly. The submarine troops lurking in various strategic positions have become one of the killers of the navy. As long as these gray sharks are underwater for a day, they can't let people relax at all.

What excites all the captains and officers most is that although the Chinese test ship has become the Rhine, two real Chinese battleships and four new heavy cruisers that have just been named Liaodong class have finally laid the dragons at the same time with Ryukyu, Dalian and Huludao Shipyard a month ago after more than half a year of experiments and preparation. Bone, two years later, the navy will completely change its appearance.

After two years, the navy once again recalled the ships that were originally scattered in various bases and clenched their fists. At this moment, what everyone has to face is not the Japanese capital that even the sailors are insufficient, nor the Russian navy with great ambitions. This time, the opponent is the real world's first, the total number of ships and the total tonnage. It is far beyond itself and is a well-deserved first navy in the world!

Even if he is just a regional squadron here, he still dares not be despised!

From the beginning of the army, to the first appearance of the Pacific Fleet, to the most powerful navy in the world! Xinhua took eight years.

Eight years!

You can even make the first generation of navy grow old!

Liu Bu toad straightened his waist, breathed the hot sea breeze, and stared at the fleet beside him for a long time. It was not until a harsh chainsaw-like noise suddenly sounded from the conning tower that he regained his senses.

"Okay?" Long Guozhang was like a curious baby. He took the phone receiver handed over by the engineers. It seemed that he couldn't believe that talking to this thing would make the whole fleet hear his voice.

"The commander can rest assured that the signal is not stable, but there is no problem with sound transmission." After following Tesla for several years, Xinhua's own radio engineers finally began to emerge. In the face of the doubts of the naval commander, they still nodded confidently.

"Ha ha, then I said it?" Long Guozhang touched his nose and looked around at Tan Xiaozeng, Ji Rushan and others behind him. After everyone nodded and responded, he slowly raised the phone receiver with a smile.

The turbulent sound of electric currents sounded from the loudspeaker of each warship.

This voice, like a signal of a decisive battle, made every sailor stand up straight.

"They say that this thing can bring my voice to every warship." Long Guozhang held up the phone and said with his eyes: "I believe them, because they are all the best scientific experts in our country."

"Just like I believe in them, I believe in you more!"

"You defeated Japan, defeated Russia, and just taught the Netherlands a lesson, but I still want to tell you, forget it!"

"Those achievements have passed. Compared with them, it is the real navy that stands in front of us at this moment! It is the world's first navy that has been in the world for hundreds of years!"

"The emperor said that he didn't want to fight, so he went to Europe to visit, bringing the friendship of the Chinese nation and peace, but what he got was rejection!"

"Those people!"

"They try to continue to divide our country, trying to rely on warships and cannons to bully us for the rest of our lives!"

"We will never agree!"

"Never!"

"Let's go and tell them to get out of my territory! They are the Royal Fleet, and I am also the Royal Fleet! This is our country. In order to unify the Chinese nation, even if we have to pay our lives and blood, we!"

"Our Xinhua Navy!"

"I will also move forward bravely!"

The sound is still a little distorted, and the noise of the current is accompanied from time to time, but the sentence "Never!" But it ignited all the soldiers, and at the same time, three short whistles sounded from the ships seemed to respond to the commander's oath, and thick smoke spewed out of every chimney, and even the big island of Taiwan on the side seemed to be covered by smoke.

"What I said is okay." Looking at the responding fleet, Long Guozhang clenched his fists and turned his head excitedly to look at the crowd. He didn't know whether he was impressed by the new generation of radio system dragged in for the first time, or throbbing when he saw that the fleet was about to go out.

"Commander Dragon, it's time for us to go. I wish you and the fleet success!" Several engineers took the phone call from Long Guozhang, and the red box was red: "We will never agree!"

Long Guozhang saluted the engineers, but when they began to clean up, he was reluctant to give up this kind of good thing that could communicate directly with other ships without wires, and swallowed: "Is it over? Why don't you stay here and let me help you continue the test?

"Commander, don't embarrass them. Chang Lin said it's not mature enough. Let's wait for another two years." Tan Xiaozeng smiled, grabbed Long Guozhang with his eyes straight, and handed over the telegram he had just received.

"The Taiwan Declaration just received, Qiu Fengjia announced the cancellation of Taiwan's autonomy!" Tan Xiaozeng continued, "Chen Ping asked me to rush to Taipei with you immediately."

"Go to Taiwan? Isn't it that you can't catch it again?" Long Guozhang rubbed his hands and looked at the fleet that was about to leave. Just as he was about to ask the communications officer to send a telegram back, Tan Xiaozeng pulled him again, pointing to Ji Rushan and Le Fei and said with a smile, "They are all fleet commanders!"

Long Guozhang immediately understood what Tan Xiaozeng meant. Although the opponent in this battle was tough, it was hard to say whether Phillipman would fight to death, so it was time to give young people some opportunities to exercise.

"Have a good fight." After leaving three words, Long Guozhang reluctantly took Tan Xiaozeng and other staff officers to board the Honolulu and drove to the distant island of Taiwan.

Behind him, the thick smoke was divided into two parts and quickly disappeared on the sea level--

September 5th, the seventh day of the eighth lunar month, night.

People came and went in the British Embassy in Yanjing, and the neighboring embassies of France, the United States, Russia and other countries were also brightly lit. The soldiers on guard stared their eyes widened for fear of putting in any new face.

Xinhua's unusually tough and continuous statement during this period finally made them feel that the situation was serious. Although Li Mo's global visit was not over, he obviously lost his patience, especially when France and Britain repeatedly refused his request to exchange technology for unity, they were directly ready to use force!

British ambassador Dou Maile frowned. Due to Germany's withdrawal, the Sino-German friendship agreement with Li Mo, and the sale of the Rhine to Germany, the feudful France has sent a large-scale intervention of the fleet. The only thing that can be relied on is the only six main cruisers currently stationed in Cam Lan Bay, Vietnam. The East India Fleet.

Although Russia has the intention, it can only threaten in the north. What's more, the low bureaucracy of the Russians still makes it impossible for them to organize a reliable army, even if it is a dominant number. Although Nicholas II has brought Parokut to Siberia to be the commander-in-chief, the north is especially Siberia is about to enter winter. According to Russia's efficiency, it will definitely be delayed until tomorrow spring.

As for the Russian navy, Nicholas II has rejected the British request for him to send more warships, on the grounds that his fleet is not fully prepared, and even half of the ships are still under construction.

The United States has a positive response, but what can they do? Just after the ridiculous Cuban War, the Pacific Fleet is retreating around half of the earth. There is a lack of main warships on the Pacific side. Although George Dewey's fleet is in Tokyo, Yokosuka is stuck in Xinhua's hands. In case of a declaration of war is a problem!

And Britain is also uncomfortable. The war with the Boer people shows no sign of ending. On the contrary, there are more and more troops. God knows that there are so many weapons and equipment, machine guns and cannons in the Boers, which has driven the British Empire crazy, and Britain on the Boer issue. Already opposed to the whole of Europe, those guys are afraid they can't wait for Britain to start a big war in the Far East and completely consume the strength of the empire.

At this time, Dou Maile, as the core brain of the Far East, did not begin to believe the legend that Li Mo was favored by the goddess of luck. Otherwise, what if the Boer War, which was thought would only be solved in a few weeks, would become a swamp?!

"Mr. Ambassador, an emergency telegram from Shanghai."

The words of the military officer made Dou Maile get up quickly and take over the telegram, but after a quick glance, his face suddenly turned pale!

Taiwan announced the end of autonomy and accepted the leadership of Xinhua!

The New Chinese Army has begun to take over Taiwan's defense, and a marine regiment of the first troops even entered Penghu this afternoon! The vanguard battalion of an infantry division stationed in Borneo has also arrived on the island of Taiwan!

This means that with Taiwan as a base, the entire southeast coast is within the scope of the New China Army's artillery!

This means that if Fellitman does not respond in time, the Far East Fleet of the British Empire will be divided into two parts, Hong Kong and Shanghai!

"Prepare the car, I want to see the Prime Minister of Xinhua immediately." -

In the morning.

The light rain fell overnight, making the water of the Yangtze River turbid.

On the Hankou wharf, the collected ships lined up in a row, like a wooden dam, separating the galloping Yangtze River from the wharf. The soldiers stepped on the soft grass and quickly boarded the deck, and the hocks gathered together.

After the Jiangfang embankment, a cannon that had already been hidden was dragged out. The gunners quickly turned the handle, and then the wisp of fish could clearly see that the muzzle was rising little by little.

Behind them, the cannonballs were installed with fuses, and the loaders took advantage of the last time to wipe the already discernable shell.

More far away, tens of thousands of soldiers sat quietly, either smoking, wiping their guns, or whispering in groups. They were all waiting for the red bell to jump out of the bank of the river and waiting for the thunder to sound.

There was also silence in the front-line headquarters in Wuhan. Everyone raised their wrists from time to time to look at a few watches. When the pointer was about to reach the end, when a round of red suddenly jumped out of the river, the communication officer suddenly picked up the phone.

"Thunder."

"Thunder!" After the correspondent said these two words to the phone, he got a reply like an echo.

When the phone was just put down, a sultry thunder suddenly exploded from the river in the distance. The rumbling sound of cannons spread around the Yangtze River like a thunderstorm. Hundreds of cannons roared at the same time, and the spouting fire was even more brilliant than that round of red!

At the same time, Yucheng, Yichang, Nanjing and other places also sounded thunder at the same time. Dozens of hippo-class airships flew southeast against the morning light, and the speedboats hidden in the complex waterway also roared all the way south along the abundant waterway in the roar of the motor!

September 6th.

Seven o'clock sharp on the eighth day of the eighth lunar month.

Rolling thunder opened the prelude to the Southeast War.

Three army divisions and two internal affairs divisions, with a total of 80,000 troops, sang the inspiring volunteer song written by His Majesty the Emperor in person. With lightning speed, they crossed the Yangtze River from Sichuan, Hubei, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces at the same time under the cover of heavy artillery.

All the soldiers who participated in the war have only one idea in their hearts!

"Unification of China!" ......

(to be continued)