Chapter 127 Mission, Robbery!

The morning light is like gold, reflecting on the ship of the Polaris, as if it has painted a layer of bright armor on the big guy of more than 10,000 tons. At this moment, it is the time for the fleet to have breakfast. Hundreds of soldiers are holding rice bowls or squatting on the deck, or sitting in the standing position. Looking at the freighterships that are being side not far away, they only feel that The white steamed buns in my hand are a little sweeter than those in the ordinary.

These days, there is no large restaurant on the warship for hundreds of people to eat at the same time. Even on the 10,000-ton battleship, there is only a narrow restaurant for officers who can only arrange 20 or 30 people, so most sailors will be crowded on the deck for meals.

From the beginning of the sneak attack, the fleet has been drifting on the sea for seven or eight days. It not only annihibited the newly won Japanese joint fleet, but also took advantage of the inconvenient conditions of this year to continuously bombard many ports in Japan, especially from Kobe, Osaka yesterday to the last Edajima and Wugang. It made me deeply understand the pain of lack of maritime power.

Although the morale can offset part of the fatigue, the sailors are not copper cast after all, so at Chen Ping's suggestion, the Pacific Fleet took the opportunity to wait for supplies and destroyer formations to stop at the sea for a slight rest.

Although the fleet helps to rest, it does not mean that the soldiers can be idle and bombard Wu Gang for killing his carefully hidden arsenal. When he circled out of the Fenghou waterway, a Japanese fleet foolishly crashed into the arms of the fleet. Naturally, he will not let go of such a great ceremonial dragon constitution.

But the problem is that when the cargo ships full of various materials raised the white flag and handed over the transportation list, the commander of the Pacific Fleet fell into the most painful and happy excitement.

From Sasebo, to the emptying of Wugang, and then to the fleet of Fenghou Waterway, there were only six capital ships left. Unexpectedly, as many as 27 merchant ships and seven large and small Japanese warships were captured, which made Commander Long worried.

On the one hand, it is necessary to ensure the integrity of the combat effectiveness of the fleet, and on the other hand, it is necessary to pull out people to take over the cargo ship as much as possible to prevent the prey from escaping. In addition, all ships in continuous operations need to carry out routine inspections, so he and his staff members are busy.

The two people on the terrace at the top of the navigation bridge did not have so much trouble. Chen Ping was the general staff officer of the entire Pacific Army, and it was not his turn to overtake power for this kind of fleet reorganization. However, Tan Xiaozeng, as the staff officer of the fleet, became idle because Commander Long took the initiative to take over the work excitedly.

As the sun rose higher and higher, the temperature on the sea gradually became warmer. Looking at the freighter squeezed into a group of frightened deer in the distance, Chen Ping hooked the corners of his mouth slightly and said with a smile, "Guo Zhang has appeared this time. If these freighters are taken back, I'm afraid that our courtyard will treat him as a guest!"

Chen Ping's words made Tan Xiaozeng laugh. Since the establishment of the State Council, the army and the State Council seem to have become sworn opposites. On the one hand, the army is generously for funds, and on the other hand, the State Council is overstretched. If the young master had not reconciled and taken out his own money to subsidize the State Council many times, maybe Li Enfu would have What does the team scold look like?

Now it has finally turned over. Even if there is no follow-up to this battle, the full cargo ships and supplies in front of us are enough to offset the military expenses of this expedition! It's better to get money from the war!" Tan Xiaozeng narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"It seems that Lao Tan, you are about to get along with Long Guozhang, and you are about to get into the eye of money." Chen Ping turned around and joked.

"Hey..." Tan Xiaozeng didn't care at all and deliberately sighed, "There's nothing we can do. Our fleet has always been in and out. Purchasing warships for training and maintenance is also the most expensive business. If we don't stop Lord Li's mouth, we won't be able to open the pot!"

"Come on, you'd better cry to Lord Li and the young master." Chen Ping waved his hand with a smile and continued, "But then again, this battle is almost here. You can get more money in the past few days."

"Huh?" Tan Xiaozeng was stunned when he heard this: "Why does Yuanshou have this idea? Didn't he say that he had gathered dozens of warships in Tokyo Bay? Is it possible to let them go like this?

Chen Ping went to the small table, sat down again and handed a cigarette to Tan Xiaozeng. Then he said, "Lao Tan, do you remember that I ordered two main battleships from Britain in May?"

Tan Xiaozeng nodded. It was said that the purchase of ships from Britain before the war was still abuzz in the fleet at that time, because the two battleships built by the United Kingdom were completely imitations of the majesty. Not only was the tonnage larger than the Arctic star, but also the latest 305mm new gun with a 40-fold body barrel was used on the main gun. It is much better than the North Star, so many officers at that time asked the young master to upgrade the main gun for the North Star to compete with the other side.

It was delayed only because the Arctic star had not returned at that time and it was impossible to negotiate with the UK to purchase a new main gun upgrade. I don't know why Chen Ping mentioned this matter. Will he continue to fight to the end and have a relationship with these two battleships that will take at least a year and a half to build a return to China?

"All the main combat equipment of the Japanese navy has been destroyed by us. After Sasebo and Wu Gang were blown up by us, it is equivalent to cutting off the two arms of the Japanese navy. Although there is still Yokosuka, they have lost their most precious frontier base!

On Eda Island, the loss of thousands of naval elites has ruined their future!

Now the rest of Japan are basically some old-fashioned warships and boats. If we continue the war, we have to face the elimination of all these remaining naval forces. In that case, we will completely lose our naval rights. Even if the two battleships return home, we will face an embarrassing situation of no one to lead!

Therefore, I will try my best to keep these people, and I will no longer choose to resist to the end!

It is an island country. They have a natural pursuit of sea power. They know the important surname of the navy better than anyone else! If it weren't for those two battleships, they might have fought to the end, but with these two ships, they would hesitate and plan more for the future!"

Chen Ping smoked a cigarette hard, and his eyes became a little more transparent. He continued, "With our current army strength, we can't attack the mainland at all. I said that I also know this, so the young master sent a telegram asking us to destroy the coastal facilities as much as possible and destroy their naval potential, because The young master has guessed that the war will not continue, and the next step will be the stage for us, Li Enfu and Lord Li!"

Tan Xiaozeng understands what Chen Ping means. The two battleships that have just been built in Britain are the hope for the future. As long as the battleships can persist until the battleships return to China, and add enough personnel and auxiliary ships, the navy will still have hope! On the contrary, even if the battleship comes back, if there are no suitable sailors, the powerful battleship will become a decoration!

From this point, it can be seen that what a wise decision the young master ordered to destroy Eda Island at all costs. He forced the political axe to save the remaining naval personnel with a truce!

Thinking of this, Tan Xiaozeng also secretly admired the young master who supervised the war in Ryukyu and the young man who had just served as the Chief of General Staff of the Pacific in front of him. His eyes had penetrated the war in front of him and turned to how to kill the Japanese navy in an all-round way after the war.

Looking at the cargo ship that began to be formation in the distance, Tan Xiaozeng, the chief of staff of the fleet, who was more than 60 years old, couldn't help but look forward to what happened after the war. For the Pacific Army, he took Ryukyu and killed the rising Japanese navy, and completed the first task. As for the next step, he suddenly pointed to the distance with a smile: "So, are we going to play the role of pirates and rob the mother!"

"Gunnie, 100 million pounds! Our young master Li really dares to speak!" After Tan Xiaozeng finished speaking, he laughed. He also had nothing to say to the young master who wanted to open his mouth.

"100 million pounds! I can't even sell the old man of Meiji, but..." Chen Ping stretched out and said, "I'm afraid Lord Li Enfu, the court of our State Council, is on his way back to Ryukyu. That guy has long been looking forward to pulling out a few hairs from the day itself to get subsidies. Let him do this! Let him do it! Haha...!" ——

"Allowed to return to the team."

With the signal from the flagship, the Antarctic Star slowly drove to the side of the Polaris. After completing the task of receiving Nighthawk and Fang Boqian and breaking up with the Sky Survey, the new battleship of more than 10,000 tons finally returned to the fleet.

The Antarctic Star and the eight destroyers that came to support are all classified, which also indicates that the fleet has finished its rest and will embark on the journey again.

Chen Ping stood by the porthole, watched the Antarctic Star skillfully reversing into the battle position from the bridge position, nodded to Long Guozhang and smiled, "Don't mention that Ji Rushan does have two things. No wonder his tutors say that this boy is the best candidate for the captain."

After receiving the fleet and completing the supplies, Commander Long's mood was much better. He laughed and said, "It's just this boy who dares to face Beiyang regardless of his feelings. If it's someone else, I'm afraid he can't do it!"

Chen Ping also nodded slightly, glanced at the Dragon Kingdom, and suddenly smiled and said, "When we fled, didn't you say you wanted to be a pirate? Let's go. Now you have a chance to go back to this business!"

As soon as he heard Chen Ping's words, Long Guozhang was not ashamed but proud of it. He touched his beard and despised him and said, "Come on! Yuanshou, pretend to be a good person! Don't think I don't know your little thought. If you were in my position, I believe you would have done harder than me!"

Before Chen Ping's reply, Long Guozhang glanced at Tan Xiaozeng behind him and continued to smile, "Besides, we are just a small business of robbing ships and goods. The big business is the patent of the young master! Haha..." . After saying that, he immediately ordered the fleet to adjust its course.

With the long whistle sound from the ships, it suddenly broke the calm of the sea, and countless fish jumped out of the water like boiling, as if to see off the soldiers who were ready to continue the expedition!

But the fish who saw them off obviously misunderstood. The fleet of a total of 15 warships did not formation as usual, but scattered like fairies scattered and rushed to the target that had already been targeted.

In the flagship communication cabin, the radio sergeant licked his lips and sent out a command message excitedly.

Mission, robbery!

(to be continued)