Chapter 435 Expedition! Where to recruit?

@@@@@@In the port of Manila, the white Royal Princess slowly put away the anchor. This world-famous Royal Cruise, which has been in Manila for a full month, finally began to return.

This is an unforgettable month. Later historians even called it a great turning point for the Chinese nation, because it was the departure of this cruise ship that heralded that the Chinese nation had finally embarked on a prosperous road.

With the naval victory parade attracting a fierce response along the coast, some things that had been lost for thousands of years began to be slowly retrieved in the hearts of the people. Standing on the deck of the highest floor, looking at the farther and farther Luzon Island, Li Mo gently took Luo Sanniang's hand, looked at her with a smile, and breathed a long sigh of relief. .

The deck is quiet, leaving only two closer and closer figures.

Holding Li Mo's arm and looking at her face close at hand, a layer of water mist rose in Luo Sanniang's beautiful eyes. Perhaps only four sisters in the world know how much painstaking he has paid for this country.

The world only saw another victory of the navy, seeing the glory and glory, but they didn't see him lying on the map and starting to study the war a few years ago. They didn't see his red-eyed drawings, and he didn't see him lighting a cigarette alone on the night before the fleet's expedition, and his hands trembled slightly.

As Chen Ping said, this difficult day finally passed, just like a person who held his breath and swam forward in the water. He suddenly put his head out of the water and took a deep breath.

After following him for a long time, she also changed from ignorance to understanding, so she knew that this was just a breath halfway, and then the country would continue to dive forward.

On May 8, Li Mo returned to Yanjing with Luo Sanniang. At the same time, representatives from Britain, France, Germany, Germany and other countries arrived. Even Salisbury temporarily postponed his visit to Japan, hoping to hold a second meeting with Li Mo.

Just as Li Mo set foot on Tianjin Port, the news in St. Petersburg also arrived at the same time, just like Xinhua's annihilation of the Russian Expeditionary Fleet. This news also made all countries unable to sleep, because everyone knows that if Nicholas II could not control the domestic situation as soon as possible, let alone take back the east of the Yenisei River, I'm afraid I'm afraid that I have to worry about the safety of the whole Ural Mountains, including Yekaterinaburg.

This is unacceptable to Europe!

Although newspapers and parliaments such as France, Britain and parliaments have condemned the atrocities of Nicholas II, all countries also know that they need Nicholas II at this moment and a Russia that can block the Chinese in Asia.

In addition to worrying, the world also feels incredible about Li Mo's luck. If there is no civil strife in Russia, not to mention a year, with the surname of Nicholas II, it will fight for ten years!

Although Europe has temporarily lost the best opportunity to contain Xinhua, from the perspective of Britain, especially France, in fact, if Russia really loses a huge Siberian territory in the end, it is not a big bad thing. After all, a poor living environment, long-term frozen soil, and the number of immigrants who have spent a hundred years is only two. About one million, Siberia, which has no output at all, is a big burden for Russia. Even if there are enough resources under the thick ice, it cannot be exploited with the current technology, so losing that land will not really weaken Russia much. On the contrary, it will make the Russians focus more attention. Come from Europe.

Germany is no longer satisfied with its own status. Li Mo's experience of abruptly killing a way through the navy and naval guns has undoubtedly inspired Germany and Wilhelm II. The larger naval shipbuilding plan is already under preparation, and the economic rapid progress has given William II an adventure. The foundation, coupled with the formidable army power, will be a disaster for Europe if it is not contained.

So Salisbury went to Yanjing to meet with Li Enfu as early as half a month ago. Judging from his hurried departure, the rise of Xinhua has touched some of the deepest things in people's hearts. Although the enthusiasm of the people is being aroused, Li Mo is very clear that the more he is at this time, the more he needs to stay cold. Quiet.

The world's attention once again focused on Yanjing, especially after Witt's emergency visit to Europe on behalf of Nicholas II, Yanjing's every move became everyone's attention.

On May 10, Li Enfu accepted Britain's suggestion of Salisbury first and announced a one-month truce in the western battlefield centered on Tomsk, waiting for Russia's attitude.

In the face of the signal released by Yanjing, Nicholas II was reluctant to do everything, but he was forced to stir up the praigate and ordered a temporary ceasefire.

On the same day as the ceasefire, Tang Shaoyi set off for New York, the United States on behalf of Xinhua's political axe, and where she will meet the appearance of the same countries and the plenipotentiary representative of Nicholas II.

A negotiation filled with the smell of gunpowder at the beginning was about to begin. At this time, the delegation in Yanjing, led by Salisbury, began to pressure Li Mo to give a reasonable explanation for Lefei's order to shell Banda Aceh.

The military's attitude on this matter is very clear, because the Netherlands took the lead in violating the Chinese legislation and allowed Russia to add coal, which eventually resulted in the sacrifice of hundreds of heroic New China's naval officers. The navy only took a retaliatory action.

However, Britain, France and other countries believe that the Netherlands was forced to be helpless. At that time, the Russian fleet was far stronger than that of the Netherlands. If it did not open the port, it would trigger a war, so the Governor-General of the Netherlands had no choice but to do so, and the scope of retaliation taken by the Xinhua Navy was obviously too large, causing tens of thousands of deaths and injuries, including more than 2,000 euros. White people from the continent, so the murderer must be severely punished.

Although the "Navy Fury" operation was not ordered by Li Mo, it was indeed from his instruction. It was not that he wanted to attack Sumatra, but to destroy the foundation of the last rule of the Netherlands in Southeast Asia in this way. After the loss of Borneo, in fact, the base of Dutch rule had begun to loosen, Banda Aceh accelerated this process. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Intelligence, within a month after the shelling, the damage to the Dutch colonists on the island of Sumatra increased by 20%. As long as the incitement continues, the Netherlands will withdraw from Asia sooner or later.

In fact, this old sea coachman has never really taken control of the East Indies. While using the contradictions of various ethnic groups to create killing, they have actually destroyed their own ruling base, including resistance to Sumatra and Java, just because their strength is too weak. In addition, Xinhua's continuous action was submerged out of sight.

In addition to driving the Netherlands out of Southeast Asia, Li Mo also hopes to take this opportunity to swallow the island of Dutch Guinea from the law. After all, military occupation and legal recognition are two different.

To put it bluntly, even if you criticize me, I will punch you, and then set up the table to "drink tea". I can apologize to you, and you also have to take out something with a substantial surname to compensate me.

Just as the two sides were entangled over the Banda Aceh incident, a piece of news quietly came from the new garden. The imperial concubine Qiaoxi will take the crown prince and some noble children who were rewarded after the founding of the People's Republic of China to Thailand to worship the Buddha.

"Go to Thailand to worship Buddha? There are many famous temples in China. Why do you want to go to Thailand?

After getting the news, the Thai ambassador to China was simply excited. Xinhua's continuous action in the South Sea and the annihilation of the Russian navy have long aroused Thailand's concern. They were afraid that Xinhua would annex the entire Southeast Peninsula, especially that the Xinhua Navy Fleet was going to North Korea and Japan in the name of the victory parade. When threatening, if the relationship with China is handled well, it will be a headache for the ambassador.

But now the Empress and the crown prince are going to Thailand to worship Buddha, which is undoubtedly a friendly signal, so the Thai ambassador sent a telegram back to China as soon as possible and accompanied the trip in person.

The king of Thailand, who got the news, was also overjoyed and personally arranged a grand welcome ceremony. When the small group took a train from Yanjing to Shanghai first and boarded the ship there, they arrived in Bangkok under the protection of a Jinghai-class light patrol. After receiving the most grand reception. During the three-day visit of the Buddha, the noble concubine and the emperor The delegation led by the prince showed the demeanor of the royal family of a great country, visited the local poor in the name of the royal family of the Xinhua Empire, and gave Thailand medicine worth one million blue coins to help Thailand improve its medical environment.

On the last day before the end of the visit, Qiao Xi Niangniang expressed her personal dream of China-Thailand friendship for the first time, and called on people in Southeast Asia to unite, forget the previous war, and establish a united and friendly Southern Ocean.

On May 25, in order to express friendship and in response to the initiative of the Imperial Princess, the Royal Navy of the Xinhua Empire sold the captured two 2,200-ton Russian protective cruisers Vistlana and Diamond to the Thai political axe at a low price of 300,000 blue coins and about 40,000 pounds, making it always wanted to form a sea. The king of Thailand of the army was ecstatic.

In the new garden, Long Guozhang touched his beard and flattered, "Your Majesty, the noble concubine's salute Buddha is really amazing!"

Li Mo stared at this man angrily and said, "Okay, my naval commander, the ability to fight the war has not increased much, but the skill of flattering has increased. Women's diplomacy is said to be your noble concubine diplomacy, okay!"

"Yes, Lao Long, you didn't mutter before that the noble concubine abducted your mouth and daughter, and now you eat cold food and cold dishes when you go home." Chen Ping squeezed his eyes and joked.

"Nonsense! My Majesty, Yuanshou is a rumor!" Long Guozhang quickly waved his hand: "I think of my imperial count, how can I have a cold meal!"

"Well, I can't eat cold food. It's true to get into a cold quilt! Haha." After Yan Fu finished speaking, he also laughed.

The three pillars of the military farted there. Li Enfu also shook his head with tears and laughter. He also admired Li Mo's move very much. This is simply a draw from the bottom of the pot. First, to stabilize Thailand, and then promote peace in the Southern Ocean, which is equivalent to telling everyone that Xinhua has no intention to continue to expand in the Southern Ocean. It can stabilize the hearts of the people of the southeast and lay a good foundation for the entangled Bandaazi.

The most important thing is that this can certainly inspire the anti-colonizers in Sumatra and other places and accelerate the colonial disintegration of the great powers in Southeast Asia.

Now around Xinhua, Britain, France, the Netherlands, Germany and the United States all have military bases. The first three are in the South China Sea. However, the ethnic groups there are complex and need the most attention, so we have to consider accelerating their expulsion.

Although Germany has occupied Kyushu Island, the strength of the German navy is not good. On the contrary, the United States has been dominating the port of Yokohama recently, but Yokosuka is in its own hands, coupled with the garrison of Shikoku Island, it is difficult for Americans to make waves here, so Xinhua is also the best opportunity to work hard.

But before that, there is still a tricky thing to do, which is to cut the navy!

Because the Russian navy was basically completely annitied, the Xinhua navy with a total tonnage of 590,000 tons has soared to the third place in the world. If the captured Russian [***] ships are also added, it will directly surpass France to become the world's second navy!

Now as long as you don't compete with Britain for the first place in the world, it doesn't matter to Li Enfu to rank anywhere. The problem is that the increase in the total tonnage is bound to lead to greater expenses, so the disposal of all Russian captured ships and the reduction of naval expenditure have become the top priority.

Li Enfu squinted his eyes at Long Guozhang, who was joking with Chen Ping, and asked with a smile, "Lao Long, what are you going to do with those Russian [***] ships?"

This time, Long Guozhang didn't jump up. Now he doesn't like Russian things, and he can't wait to change money to build a few more new battleships, so he immediately patted his chest and said, "My Prime Minister, don't worry this time. I have asked people to contact the envoys of various countries in China, and I'm preparing to take these warships. Sell them all out to save money for the country.

"Well, that's good. This time, you are taking care of the overall situation. Li Mo grabbed his tongue, nodded with a smile and continued, "In addition, make preparations. The Polaris will be handed over to the Naval Academy immediately. In the future, it will be used as a collection of the Naval Museum together with Dingyuan. The other two Polaris will also be sold. The triple gun technology of the Vladivostok class cannot be leaked, so retire directly and sell it to steelmaking. The factory returns to the furnace.

"What!"

Long Guozhang, who had a proud face just now, jumped up like a rabbit who had been stepped on his tail. If it was not Li Mo who spoke, he would have spit on it.

Fortunately, the Vladivostok class was originally modified with an old Russian warship. The airworthiness surname and tactical ability have been degraded to meet the requirements, but how many years have the three North Star? I'm going to sell it!

Isn't this a prodigal?

The biting appearance of Long Guozhang made Li Enfu and the other three people laugh secretly. Li Mo didn't seem to see it. He took a sip of tea and said, "In half a year, except for six dukes, all the remaining coal-fired warships must be eliminated, and the total tonnage must be compressed to less than 500,000 tons."

Before the four people could react, he suddenly got up and waved his hand and looked at Long Guozhang: "I'm going to see Salisbury later, so I don't have time to listen to you now."

"I'll give you half a year to rest and prepare for the naval expedition in half a year."

"Sea, naval expedition!"

Not to mention Long Guozhang, even Li Enfu and others stared.

Expedition! Where to recruit?

(to be continued)