Chapter 780 The Last Chip of the Gambler

Next to the Sinai Peninsula, a thin canal connects Europe and Asia. Against the blue sea water, there is an invex of yellow sand.

The camel team is slow, and the bell is ringing.

On the sand dunes on the river bank, several Arab men sat on camels and saw warships with cannons passing in front of them. They waved to the deck one after another, but when the sailors also saluted them, they found an amazing thing.

The fleet is actually from east to west! Moreover, on the strange blood-red flag, it seems to be the legendary dragon claws of the East!

"The Chinese fleet!" A man in robe was the first to understand. He covered his mouth and seemed to be unable to believe it: "Allah, they actually killed the Mediterranean Sea!"

.. In front of the bow, the backpack double-loaded L47/130mm high-level dual-purpose rapid-fire gun, the sailors carried long pliers to clean the barrel. When a bucket of seawater washed through the steel deck, a sailor immediately began to wash with a rag and a mop.

The sailors huddled together and waved to the Arab people on the bank while cleaning up their beloved warships. Behind the bridge, a young corporal who was wearing glasses and covered with books and windings was strengthening the superstructure with cotton gauze stopped working and looked at the blue water sand beside him, as if thinking.

The comrade-in-arms handed a roll of cotton yarn wrapped for anti-fragments to the corporal. Following his eyes, he saw that there was no difference in the distance. He turned his head and asked in surprise, "What are you thinking?"

"I'm thinking about why we want to fight this battle."

"Hehe, what do you want to think about this?" The older veteran smiled and said, "To put it bluntly, this is to protect the country and fight against foreign enemies. It's said that it's small, carrying guns and cannons to eat imperial food.

The corporal seemed not to hear the veteran's words and smiled: "In the past, I couldn't figure it out vaguely, but when I saw those people today, I figured it out." Fingers pointed to the Arabs on the shore, and their comrades-in-arms slowed down and looked at the young corporal who resolutely decided to become a naval man immediately after graduating from college.

Corporal held a cotton gauze roll in his arms and looked into the distance: "In 1840, the Western powers used opium as an excuse to launch a war to open our door! In 1860, they broke through Yanjing City, burned the Yuanmingyuan Garden, and tried to force the emperor to kneel down and plead guilty!

At that time, the Qing Dynasty was incompetent and the national strength was weak, and we lost!"

Corporal's eyes were crystal clear and his voice was low: "From that day on, the great powers who tasted the benefits have always wanted to shorten the route of plunder, so they enslaved the Arab world, forced the workers, tens of thousands of people to bury their bones and yellow sand with whips, and finally completed this unrivaled Grand Canal.

They call it a beautiful name to promote the exchange of civilizations between the East and the West, but after it was opened to navigation in 1869, it immediately became the most convenient way for them to seize Asian wealth.

From here, they took away countless precious cultural relics, poisoned our fellow villagers with opium, and exchanged countless silver wealth! Up to now, the cultural treasures left by our ancestors have also been displayed behind the glass windows in Europe, showing off as the "merits" of that year!

At that time, the target of these people was the powers, foreigners, gunboats coming from the west with bloodshots, filled with gold and silver goods and then turned away.

Now, they are waving to us and saluting us!

It's not because they are in Asia, but because we are strong! Because we began to go up the canal against the current!" There was silence on the deck, and the young corporal's words hit every sailor's heart like a hammer, and they all understood.

The emperor recruited them from all over the world and turned them from workers and peasants into iron warriors, not only to defeat the enemy, but also to the motherland that has suffered for a hundred years and compete for a future! A future that makes the Chinese hold their heads high, the world look up, and the great powers dare not speak with cannons from now on!

The dragon has been suppressed for a long time, and will eventually hold its head high and sing the loudest song!

"Well said! I'm coming, Maozi, wait with your clean buttocks!" The veteran was the first to stand up excitedly, let tears run down, held up the cotton gauze roll and laughed, and roared, "Well said! After bullying us for a hundred years, it's time to pay off the debt!

If you eat it, spit it out for us!

Take it and give it back to me!"

"Haha, from now on, let the world wave to us!"

The captain stood outside the cabin, silently listening to the corporals and sailors, looking at the war eagles soaring in the sky, and also wanted to shout a few voices with the soldiers, but he knew better that the trip was actually not simple

.. In the afternoon in Rome, pedestrians are in a hurry.

The sunshine in May not only did not bathe the most beautiful city in Europe warmly and comfortably, but also added a little irritability and uneasiness.

The former birthplace of the Roman Empire and the seat of the Catholic Church made the city affect the whole of Europe for thousands of years, but no one expected that less than 50 years after the reunification at the end of the century, the city and the country where the city was located fell into the greatest crisis because of the wrong choice.

In the famous Earl's Palace, hundreds of Italian officers went in and out, but the clouds on their faces became more and more solemn.

The Chinese fleet has entered the Mediterranean Sea!

One light cruiser and six destroyers have been stationed in the port of Seth, Egypt, and the rest of the capital ships are also gathering in Djibouti.

The news, like thunder, suddenly exploded from the port of Side at the entrance of the Suez Canal in the east of the Mediterranean Sea, and the gale began to sweep all the Mediterranean coastal countries and forces. The strong smell of gunpowder began to gradually spread with warships passing through the canal.

No one dares to underestimate the dragon claw war flag that seems to be stained with blood. Since the beginning of the war, the record of this navy, which also starts with the royal family, is so arrogant that people don't even dare to look at each other like the sun above their heads.

Although everyone knew that they were preparing to enter the Mediterranean Sea for a long time, when the cold bow really cut through the blue and broke through the red line in their hearts, everyone couldn't help but feel scared.

"Your Majesty, this is the latest news."

In the conference room, the intelligence officer saluted and reported to the military uniformed Vittorio Emanuele III: "Three hours ago, the Ottoman Navy's Aavos-Selem Sultan (formerly German Goben), and Izmail led three cruisers to break through the blockade and leave the Dardanelles, aiming for the port of Seder."

The air is more and more condensed. After the Italian-Tutian War, the Ottoman navy, which was almost suppressed and did not come out of the Black Sea, was also dispatched. Moreover, it was the white paradise and the emperor sailed out of the strait. The reason why they dared to do so was undoubtedly the Chinese forward warships!

Several strikers have broken the balance of the Mediterranean, so what about the arrival of China's main fleet? The officers can't think about it anymore.

Like the officers, Vittorio Emanuele III's beard trembled slightly twice. In fact, like Alfonso XIII, he now regrets his original choice. If he had chosen Germany at that time, he might have been able to enter Spain now, and it is even likely to become a big deal. The three kings of Li, Albania and Spain!

But now he also dares not withdraw from the war immediately. Compared with Spain, Italy's domestic economic and political situation is also bad. What's more, compared with the temporary security of Spain, if Italy withdraws from the front line, maybe the Austro-Hungarian army will come in directly.

"Have the British and French support fleets arrived?" Vittorio Emanuele III's eyes turned red. Many people know that the king with two moustaches is a veritable gambler. Before the war, as a member of the Allies, he chose to join the treaty because he saw that the Chinese were held back by the United States and thought that China would not intervene in the European war. Now when the treaty is at a comprehensive disadvantage and he can't solve it, it's like a red The eyes were about to lose all the gamblers, and decided to press all of them and bet on the last one.

"Your Majesty, three Queen Elizabeth-class battleships sent by the United Kingdom have crossed the Strait of Gibraltar. Six French cruisers, 45 destroyers and 33 submarines are expected to arrive in Tarantho tomorrow. In addition, two Greek battleships Limonos and Hierchis are on their way. "

"What about us?" Vittorio Emanuele III continued to ask.

"We have gathered all the warships, including the Francesco Caracciolo class, Andrea Doria, Cayo Duillio, Count Cavour, Giulio Caesar, Leonardo da Vinci and Dante. These 7 new battleships, 6 old-fashioned battleships and Elena King, Naples, Vittorio Emanuel, San Giorgio, San Marco and Benito Brin, in addition to 11 cruisers, 37 destroyers and 79 torpedo boats and 21 submarines. As soon as the Minister of the Navy introduced his troops, he immediately frowned and reminded him, "Your Majesty, I want to remind you that our current troops are seriously insufficient and we can't take the initiative to attack!"

And Rome is too close to the coast. We have no way to compete with Chinese planes. They can easily bomb me. The most important thing is that we can't really concentrate all our efforts to send all the warships, because there are also four Austro-Hungarian joint-class battleships across the Adriatic Sea. I We must."

"I know."

Before the Minister of the Navy finished speaking, Vittorio Emanuele III interrupted him impatiently: "My dear minister, we have no way out, so I need you to find a way to block those damn Austro-Hungarian ships in the harbor before the Chinese main force enters the Mediterranean Sea! "

"Now." The Minister of the Navy is stupid. He hasn't solved the other party for more than two years, but he has to do it in the next few days. Is it possible?

Vittorio Emanuele III ignored the sad-faced Minister of the Navy and raised his chin: "Gentlemen, I know what you are thinking, but we have no way out now. Show all your skills, or Rome is captured by the infidels again, or I ask the Pope to welcome you together."

(to be continued)