Chapter 547 We will launch a counterattack!

The seashore.

The old man was sitting in a wheelchair, and an empty trouser tube kept swinging under the sea breeze.

In the distance, several children are playing. The blue water and the warm sunshine make this afternoon full of warmth.

Suddenly, a loud whistle on the sea in the distance made the old man unconsciously hold the armrest of the wheelchair, and his fingers were green, but when he turned around, he returned to normal.

The war has been over for decades.

The children didn't notice the changes here. They held the ball in their arms and looked at the huge, the empire's latest super aircraft carrier in the distance, which slowly sailed out of the harbor accompanied by more than a dozen other warships, and all jumped excitedly.

The high blood cloud dragon claw flag is like a red, illuminating the whole Pacific Ocean!

Every citizen of the empire knows that they are the guardians of the empire and the masters of this vast blue. Their rise and sweep, they make the world tremble, starting from that unforgettable counterattack.

"Grandpa, didn't you say that you used to serve on the aircraft carrier? Is it that big?"

Looking at his naughty grandson, the old man shook his head and said with a smile, "Grandpa didn't have such a big aircraft carrier at that time."

"Grandpa, have you sunk a battleship? Why don't you tell us the story of your war? The child's innocent words attracted the yearning of his friends.

"Ha ha, sinking a warship can't be done by one person." A sense of memory rose in Grandpa's old eyes and he smiled and said, "Do you want to listen to that paragraph? Grandpa fought a lot.

"The Empire Strikes Back! Grandpa, let's start from there."

"Yes, that's right."

"Okay." Looking at the children cheering and surrounding themselves, the old man slowly raised his head.

Looking at the increasingly distant aircraft carrier, his thoughts suddenly returned to decades ago. On that day, he and his war eagle were on duty on the deck of the Raider training aircraft carrier, waiting to take over the reconnaissance comrades-in-arms. Next to him were the best ace pilot of the empire, who later became the emperor's son-in-law, and only ten years ago. With the glory of the Marshal of the Imperial Navy, Zhu Houbin retired from the position of the General of Naval Aviation and rested.

He is his wingman.

"Da Wei." Zhu Houbin patted the cabin and shouted to sit in the cockpit, with a stiff look.

"Captain, what's the matter?"

The call made Jin Wei suddenly come to his senses. He poked his head out and looked at the captain who came to him. He unconsciously scratched his head, but his hand touched his forehead and remembered that he was still wearing a hard helmet on his head.

"Are you nervous?"

This scene made Zhu Houbin seem to have returned to the years of North Africa. At that time, when he really went to war for the first time, he was as nervous as these young pilots. Although good training can relieve pressure and make them full of self-confidence, training can never replace actual combat.

Fortunately, this time it's just a reconnaissance. At most, it faces some European warships that have begun to be commonly equipped with anti-balloon guns, and the opponent's double-wing seaplanes lacks horsepower, and the maneuvering slowly is like a stupid goose. It has been replaced with a 20mm machine gun and two 12.7mm machine gun hornets. Maybe it only takes one dive. To kill the other party.

So he even hopes that the battle will break out soon, so that these carefully selected partners can pass the most difficult initial stage of the battle. He believes that as long as there are a few such exercises, these guys will be better than himself.

"Don't think about it after going up, just fly with me!"

"Yes, captain!"

Jin Wei saluted and looked at the calm smiling face of the captain who had shot down dozens of planes and was known as the North African eagle. Suddenly, all the worries and tension disappeared and he nodded heavily.

After encouraging Jin Wei, Zhu Houbin walked to the next plane. His team had eight bumblebees, and there were three teams on the whole assault carrier, led by two North African eagles like him.

After chatting with the last team member, Zhu Houbin raised his wrist and saw the red string tied on his watch, but he couldn't help frowning and sighing before focusing on the pointer.

Nine o'clock.

The first wave of take-off reconnaissance team has been out for an hour and a half. According to the speed of the bumblebee, it is enough to detect the sea area, but they have not sent back any information so far, which has brought a trace of haze to the whole operation.

The atoll in the distance is like a moon, thin and curved but like her crooked eyebrows. Every time she laughs, it is so touching, but her identity.

Zhu Houbin smiled bitterly, quickly put aside the distracting thoughts in his mind, and his thoughts returned to the sea full of reefs and islands.

This is the side of the Alafra Sea near the island of Guinea. The coast that protrudes ahead is the famous Point of York in North Australia, and further ahead is Port Moresby in British-controlled Guinea.

Crossing Port Moresby is the Coral Sea, which is famous for having a large number of coral reefs, and there is a thin strait in the north of the Coral Sea, located between Rabaul and Bougainville.

Don't underestimate this inconspicuous strait. It is the only way to connect Daxia (Miconysia) and Australia. Not long ago, the empire exchanged the Solomon Sea and the Bismarck Islands from the Germans. After putting two iron gates here, it once caused strong British protests, but at that time Britain was already trapped. Europe is powerless to deal with it, so it can only watch Xinhua's troops station on these islands.

Judging from the chart, there are three reasons for entering and leaving Australia from Xinhua. The farthest way is to enter East Australia by detour from Vanuatu via Nauru in Daxia, but there are many islands there, all of which are in the hands of Britain and the United States at present, and can only enter and exit in peacetime.

The second article is here.

As for the third one, it is to take Luzon and reach North Australia and Western Australia through Dili along the Malugu Islands. This line is the most used at present, but there are many ships along the way, and the escort patrol ships are like crossing the river. Therefore, if the U.S. fleet raids there, I'm afraid it will be found before reaching Dili and lose the sudden surname.

But the problem is that there has been no news from the first batch of departure partners so far. Is it a mistake in the above judgment? The U.S. fleet went to Dili?!

Just as he walked to the war eagle with doubt, the deck suddenly became restless. The sailors pointed to the sky and began to shout, and the turret on the cruiser not far away rotated faster.

When Zhu Houbin looked up, he only saw a small double-winged seaplane in a big circle and began to flee north desperately.

"to the north?"

Zhu Houbin's heart jumped suddenly. Why did he flee north? The American fleet should come from the east or the south, right? In the north are Rabaul and Daxia, and there are shore-based aircraft patrols!

Before he could understand, the two bumblebees in the clouds roared to the slow seaplane, just a dive, and the biplane fell down like a drunken or a big kite with broken wings.

"Is there a radio signal?"

Looking at the falling seaplane, Gu Jun Huo Meiyu suddenly twisted up in the bridge of the flagship battleship Jiangsu.

"No."

The words of the staff made the officers in the bridge relieved. The absence of a radio signal means that either the enemy did not install a radio on the plane, or the pilot was too nervous to send the signal.

But whatever the reason, this sudden appearance of the seaplane shows one thing. The U.S. fleet is nearby!

"Let the second flight brigade immediately." Gu Junhuo walked to the chart and looked at Rabaul and Solomon Islands in the east, but his words stopped for the time being. Has the American fleet attacked Rabaul? Then why didn't the garrison send a telegram? And there are still two submarines patrolling in that area. No matter how bad it is, it will not be killed by the enemy in one breath.

Or so.

Gu Junhuo's fingers drew an arc coil along the Marshall Islands, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. Obviously, the American commander was very smart. He did not go straight, and he made a big circle to prepare to attack Rabaur from the north!

This is a bold guy who actually took the fleet through the door of Daxia's house, but this is also right, because at this time, all the attention of the empire is in the southeast, and if he attacks from behind, he will have an advantage first!

"The Second and Third Air Brigade all set out to search for the sea north of Bougainville Island!"

After the staff officer took the order, Gu Junhuo immediately looked at his watch again. The correspondent who was about to speak suddenly stopped him and shouted with the phone, "General, Guam telegram, they are about to broadcast the emperor's speech."

"Let all ships turn on the broadcast, receive the public channel (passive acceptance does not affect the radio silence), speed up to 23 knots, the first drive patrol immediately set off, the route northeast, search forward, and the rest of the ships are ready for battle!"

"Yes!" --

"Young master, what are you doing?"

Looking at the second young master walking into the living room with two clerks carrying a large wooden box and a few buttons on it, the old housekeeper's eyes were straight. Over the years, there have been a lot of novel things in China, but I have never seen anyone go home like a wooden box! And the wooden box is not worth the young master's personal procurement.

"Ha ha, Lao Wang, this is a baby." Hearing the housekeeper's call, he hurriedly took his wife out and helped him carefully put the wooden box on the table of the Eight Immortals. Then he smiled and said, "This is called a radio."

"Radio radio? Sir, is this the talking machine you said last time? The lady sat down at the table with a smile, looked up and down at the wooden box and asked the master nod, and said with a smile, "Lao Wang, I'll tell you in detail later. Anyway, this thing is sold like crazy outside now. If it weren't for one of my classmates in the factory, I couldn't buy the goods at all. Let's put it this thing can listen to the big play and the broadcast of the political axe."

The chaotic explanation made the old housekeeper even more confused. He had to stand on the side and watch the master and the young master busy. After the young master pulled out a wire from the back of the box to connect the electricity at home, there was a rustling sound inside.

Seeing that the old housekeeper was shocked, the second young master smiled and quickly waved his hand to show that he was not impatient. Then he pulled out a thin antenna from the box, carefully adjusting the knob and swinging the direction of the antenna. After a moment, the rustling sound became a woman's voice.

"Dear listeners, this is Daxinhua Asia Radio Station, morning news program." Listening to the pleasant female voice, except for the master and the young master, everyone else in the living room was stunned. Can you speak?

But the next heavy voice made even the master and the young master who had heard the radio suddenly freeze. Dear listeners, the emergency news is broadcast below. At four o'clock this morning, the British and American coalition forces brazenly attacked our territory of Nauru, which has caused more than 600 deaths so far!"

"Next, we will broadcast the important speech of His Majesty the Emperor in the parliament."

"Britain and the United States attacked us? Why!"

"The emperor, the emperor, the emperor also speaks in it?!" The old housekeeper sat on the ground, and the whole hall was stunned. Everyone looked at the radio foolishly.

The Yanjing Parliament Building was full of parliamentarians who had received news. When Li Mo walked into the venue with the Prime Minister, Speaker, guards and several generals with a serious face, everyone held their breath.

Li Mo slowly walked to the podium. As a constitutional king, the royal family only had advice and procuratorial power over the political axe and the parliament. Usually, only one or two members of the clan came to listen and never spoke or made statements, but this time the emperor went directly to the podium of the parliament, which made people suddenly feel the tension and solemnity of the situation.

As a later generation, Li Mo's speech never brings manuscripts and rarely uses gorgeous words. He needs this kind of simple and straightforwardness to guide the country. Gorgeous words and circuitous style will only become synonymous with inefficiency. Under his imperceptible influence, the unspoken style has become popular in the whole Xinhua. It has greatly improved the efficiency of the political axe.

After the technician adjusted the microphone, Li Mo immediately raised his right arm, and the needle could be heard in the venue.

"Guys, I received an unfortunate message at four o'clock this morning."

"The farthest Nauru District in Daxia Province of China was attacked by the British and American fleets, and the 3,000 soldiers stationed there lost contact after sending a telegram for help."

"Life and death are still not clear!"

Li Mo's words made everyone's breathing suddenly rapid. The old man and his family in the living room sat down with a solemn face. The second young master, who had just graduated from college, clenched his fist and opened the window to find that the noisy Guangzhou city outside had begun to calm down.

"I don't want to deny it."

"We have disputes, conflicts and contradictions with Europe and the United States!"

"But we have tried our best to resolve, resolve differences, and contact them with a smile."

"We returned the right to the United States to cut Nicaragua. We threw a large order of 100 million US dollars to help them at the time of the most economic crisis in the United States. We strictly kept our neutrality in the European war. We did not provide weapons support like any belligerent countries. We opened a grain storage warehouse and used our own food to help. To help the European people who are hungry because of the war, we have provided billions of loans to the United Kingdom, the United States and other allied countries to help their people tide over the difficulties!"

"Even outside the Suez Canal, they pointed their cannons at our transport fleet, put those women and children under the muzzle of the gun, when they did not allow us to pass when they cut off the Suez Canal, and when the soldiers stationed in Persia were stuck on the way home! I hope for peace and pray that war will not break out.

"I once hoped to use this method to resolve the hatred between Asia, Europe and the United States, because we do not want to be isolated, and because we also belong to the citizens of this world, I dream of peace, look forward to equality, and wait for justice, so I am willing to exchange kindness and smiles."

"But."

"Today, I was betrayed!"

"Betrayal!"

Li Mo's fist hit the podium fiercely, and the knocking sound spread through the microphone to all parts of the country, in the political axe office, the military camp, the corridor, the factory room, and the school.

As long as there is a radio broadcast, the hearts of all the people who stand up their ears seem to have been knocked. Many people know at this moment that the emperor has done so many things to have a good relationship with foreigners, but now he has been attacked and betrayed by others!

No one will accuse the righteous war, but everyone hates the despicable sneak attack, which is like the kind of anger when you meet a robber on the street, but when you get home, you find that your wallet has been stolen by a thief.

The anger drowned everyone in the blink of an eye.

"At five o'clock sharp, I just received the declaration of war, but at that time, our soldiers had been suffering for an hour in the gunfire. I didn't know how to face their parents, let alone imagine their eyes!"

"It's all my fault."

"Freedom and justice have been replaced by militarism, and our sky and sea have been stained with dust."

"The enemy tried to defeat us with cannons and sneak attacks, and let us and the whole of Asia return to the era of being enslaved by them!"

"But they made a mistake!" The voice was suddenly loud, which made all the soldiers of the task force listening to the radio straighten up and made the whole country suddenly shake their arms.

The bow split the waves, and the war eagles rushed out of the runway. The cannons rose slowly, and the shells were pushed into the gun!

The bayonet has been polished, the steel gun was carried on the shoulder, and the engine began to roar. The soldiers gently put down the will, held their heads high, and began to line up!

"They will never understand what kind of nation it is."

"For five thousand years, countless foreign barbarians have tried to conquer here, but we have never bowed our heads, and our blood will never cool down!"

"My people, I'm calling here."

"Let's unite!"

"Hourse the hands of the people around you and tell them! We are extremely powerful, and we swear that we will not compromise!"

The master clenched his fist and looked at his wife affectionately. He remembered his eldest son who was serving thousands of miles away at this moment. His eyes were slightly red, and he slowly stretched out his hand to cover the trembling little hands.

"Let's go!"

"My warrior!"

"Go and tell those great powers, and tell those shameless people who hold high the stick of militarism. The sneak attack will not let us compromise. We will not sit back and wait for it. I'm here to tell you that no matter how much it costs, freedom and justice will never disappear!

"We will defend it to the end!"

"We will launch a counterattack!"

The window is already a mountain tsunami. From the distant Siberia to the farther Daxia Islands, from the top of Kunlun to the deep blue sea, only two words echo in the sky.

"Strike back!"

1915, August 1, 9:25 a.m.

Li Mo, the emperor of the Xinhua Empire, declared war on all the Allied countries of Britain, the United States, France, Russia, Italy, Spain and other countries in the parliament building.

At the same time, out of consideration of the need for allies, the parliament passed the decision to join the Allies by full vote, vowing to defend the freedom and justice that belongs to the empire to the death!

(to be continued)