Chapter 376 Tell him that he picked up all the big ones!

"Sink two old-star battleships, Goliath, Revenge, and hit the Ocean!"

"Sink two Edgar-class first-class armored cruisers, Demion, St. George, one Orlando-class second-class cruisers, and four small destroyers."

Zhang Zuolin slowly opened the second page of the document and took a deep breath: "The Antarctic Star of the First Fleet sank, and Captain Yang Tai died. There were 285 people on the ship, and only 37 people were rescued."

"The Polaris was hit hard and has lost the possibility of continuing its service. Eighty-nine people were sacrificed and seventy-seven people were injured. Captain Zhou Cheng is also on the injured list."

"The Vladivostok sank, and Xiao Tianzhi abandoned the ship at the last moment. There were 521 people on the ship, 430 people were rescued, and the rest were sacrificed."

"In addition, Duke, Akashi and Zonggu have also been traumatized. At present, the remaining seven capital ships have temporarily entered Penghu on standby. Lan Jianshu led six defense-class destroyers to the sea of Hong Kong to meet the Second Fleet."

The war report echoed in the brand-new command hall of the National Defense Building. When every officer heard the war report, he clenched his fists and felt a little proud!

Yes, it's pride!

In the face of the 21 warships of the world's First Navy, the First Fleet still fought a turbulent battle when the weather and sea conditions were unfavorable and the new equipment could not be effective. Although from the specific data, the First Fleet did not have much advantage, please don't forget that it was the First Navy!

is a fleet with hundreds of years of tradition, and the total tonnage is more than the sum of the following three. It is pride. Even France, Germany, the United States and other countries think that it is out of reach, or even dare not touch its edge!

Although it was only a squadron, or even half of the squadron, don't forget that Xinhua also did not go all out! The Second Fleet is monitoring the British and French fleets off Hong Kong and Jinlan Bay. The mysterious submarine troops are underwater in a certain sea area, waiting for a fatal blow!

It's good to be able to fight like this under the condition that the strength is equal and the equipment is limited! Everyone believes that if the sea conditions are changed, even if the rain is smaller, the result will be completely different!

But war is unpredictable. Even if it occupies a certain technical advantage, it will still be offset in front of nature. This may be the charm of the navy, and the best teacher in Britain has taught young Xinhua a good lesson, that is, how to take advantage of harsh natural conditions.

Perhaps Phillipman doesn't know that after this war, the Xinhua Navy will launch combat research on various meteorological conditions**. Of course, these are just hiladies.

The sinking and heavy cost of the three capital ships was a little high, but it was not too unexpected. As early as the news of the weather conditions in the sea at that time reached the command hall, Chen Ping had already vaguely guessed some.

The best way for Ji Rushan at that time was to avoid the war and take advantage of the equipment after waiting for the weather to clear up, but in that case, it was possible for Philip Man to pass through the Bus Strait smoothly and join the fleet sent from Hong Kong and India unscathedly, forming a bigger flood peak.

The door of the conference room was quickly closed under the gaze of the staff and officers. Before Li Mo came back, several people sitting in the conference room at this moment were the core personnel of the general staff and shouldered the responsibility of leading the country.

Li Enfu lit a cigarette, and his eyes were still a little ruddy. After exchanging glances with Liang Dunyan and Rong Kui, the first Speaker of the House of Lords, he slowly raised his head: "Yuanshou, I am also very sad about the sacrifices and losses of the First Fleet, but I still want to remind you that you can't take Britain It's completely urgent!"

"Mr. Li, look at what you said, how can we?" Zhao Long, commander-in-chief of the army and deputy chief of staff, spread out his hands and put on a reluctant smile.

"Come on!" Li Enfu, who didn't know the military's careful thoughts, glanced at the two and said solemnly, "I know you are sad, but in your position, you should know better than me that there will be sacrifices as long as there is a war!"

"In a bad word, even if we win another victory this time, there will still be greater sacrifices in the future, so I think that early sacrifice is far better than late sacrifice, because that will keep us awake all the time."

"Mr. Li said a lot. It's better to be sooner than late." Chen Ping lowered his head and said with a cigarette.

"Since Yuanshou agrees with me, I would like to say that you must not treat the British Far East Fleet like Russia this time! I know that this may hurt the feelings of the soldiers. Although I also want to anniperate the British Far East Fleet to avenge the dead soldiers, it will cause serious opposition between our country and Britain! We are not ready for a full-scale confrontation with Britain, so we must consider it as a whole. Li Enfu took a deep breath and solemnly reminded him again.

"The army must serve the interests of the country, not a tool for revenge! This is an insurmountable iron frame!"

"Then how many can I sink?" Chen Ping suddenly raised his eyelids and looked at the three people. The cold light in his slightly red eyes suddenly exploded. Even Li Enfu and other three people, who had known each other for many years, were also cold from the cold light.

As the core personnel of the general staff, the three of them are very clear that the actual commander of the three armies is actually somewhat similar to Li Mo. They are all surnames that must be reported. If others bite him, he will bite him twice, and he will never suffer losses.

Such a person is not suitable for managing the country, but he is a born soldier, because this kind of person can best inspire his comrades-in-arms around him. When the enemy punches him, he will fight back regardless of the consequences, and finally use his teeth!

And the navy obviously hasn't used its teeth yet!

Lan Jianshu's six defense-class destroyers are moving south quickly. There are also six defense-classes in Lefei's hands, and eight submarines have not appeared all the time. Even in the most difficult time, Chen Ping did not transfer them to block the Bus Strait!

Because from the beginning, the opinions of the general reference were very unified, that is, to use the attack on the Phillyteman to force him to withdraw to Hong Kong, use the submarine to block the harbor, and force the British Far East Fleet to withdraw from the battle!

But this comparable battle has changed some people's minds. Although from the perspective of naval scale and loss ratio, Xinhua obviously suffered more losses. The destruction and sinking of three capital ships is equivalent to the loss of one-fifth of the strike capacity. Although the British Far East Fleet lost more, it was only It can be regarded as a small setback.

But if the navy uses 12 destroyers and four light patrols as its squad, and reuses the submarines that have been lurking around Hong Kong Island, it is not impossible to repeat the scene of Yokosuka Port, but the question is that if the Far East Fleet is completely annihirated, what else can it get besides revenge?

The furious British Empire will send more warships. Even if it is impossible for them to contact France, Germany and Austria, it does not mean that they will not find the United States and Russia. In a few years, the Russian fleet of nearly 40 capital ships will definitely come. If you add double the British fleet. And the United States, which has coveted Hawaii for a long time, then just surrender!

Therefore, from the beginning of the Battle of the Southeast, the General Staff strictly limited the scope of the army's use of force, which is also the reason why the naval department transferred the position of the war zone to strengthen the First Fleet in the heavy patrol of the Second Fleet. In order to form an advantage, Phillyteman had to withdraw to Hong Kong and then blockade Hong Kong Island through submarines. Block the Far East Fleet in the old nest, so that the British will have to save the Far East Fleet unless they go crazy!

At that time, the Prime Minister's Office can use the life and death of the British Far East Fleet to master the initiative of negotiations! Now, the first step has been completed, and even very well completed. Although three capital ships were lost, they successfully forced Phillipman to flee to Hong Kong in a hurry, and the three battleships from India have not yet crossed the Strait of Malacca, so strategically, it is themselves who won.

But the problem is that the navy must have to vent, but if they are allowed to do it, God knows whether they will completely beat the British Far East Fleet! That's why Chen Ping asked this question.

"Three capital ships!"

"And we hope to try not to spread the battleships."

After the three discussed, Li Enfu gritted his teeth and stretched out a palm: "Go and tell Long Guozhang that the two battleships lost by the navy this time will persuade the parliament to allocate funds to compensate him as soon as possible, but we must not destroy the previous plan!"

"Zhao Long, immediately report to Qin Shou, a battleship and two first-class armored cruisers!" Chen Ping nodded and suddenly got up and walked out: "Tell him to pick up all the big ones!"

"Pick up the big..."

Hearing these three words from outside the door, Li Enfu almost hit his head on the conference table. After all, these guys still refused to suffer losses!

After the new order was sent by the radio to Qin Shou, who broke his fingers off the coast of Hong Kong all day long, the submarine commander's eyes turned green and he took photos to screen the target over and over again.

On September 12, when the Phillyteman arrived in Hong Kong with the remnants of the fleet and entered Victoria Bay in Hong Kong with the help of the garrison fleet, eight gray sharks broke through the Uraga waterway again, followed the Phillyteman fleet, avoided the mines, and quietly entered Vito, which is known as the best naval anchorage of the Far East Fleet. Leah Bay!

The hunt reached ** in an instant, and the spear with a range of 5,000 meters once again showed amazing strength. The old-star battleship Ocean and two 10,000-ton large first-class armored cruisers were immediately detonated and sunk as soon as they leaned against the dock at night.

The remaining submarines that did not grab the main target vented all their anger on the auxiliary ship. According to the statistics after the incident, at least three torpedo ships, two second-class armored cruisers and several auxiliary ships were destroyed that night, and the fire on the dock even turned red all over Hong Kong.

At the same time, in the early morning of September 13, two regiments of the Marine Corps and a regiment of the 7th Infantry Division, under the cover of the heavy artillery of the First Fleet, defeated two French cruisers stationed in Guangzhou Bay and successfully landed.

The next afternoon, the Third Division, three battalions of the Marine Corps approached Kowloon, which is only separated by a strait from Hong Kong Island, which also announced that the British Far East Fleet stationed on Hong Kong Island was completely surrounded!

On the morning of the 15th, Felitman sent out the last letter, "Hong Kong is surrounded, ask for support." After the telegram, the three telegraph lines to the outside world were cut off at the same time.

Lightning and thunder in the Far East! ......

(to be continued)