Chapter 182 Declaration of War, for Beiyang!

Standing at the embassy window and looking at the magnificent Qing Dynasty Imperial City complex in the night in the distance, Casini smiled, especially at the thought that the nobles of this country would have to kneel in front of him in a few days and trembling to hand over the rich Northeast Plain. At that time, his whole body trembled with excitement. At that time, I'm afraid I would also Because of this credit, he was canonized by His Majesty the Tsar.

As if to see the scene of being canonized by His Majesty the Emperor, the corners of Kasini's mouth suddenly outlined an arc. It was not until there was a sound of footsteps behind him that he slowly turned around.

"Mr. Ambassador, Mr. Ogner has left." The counselor walked to Casini and frowned and said, "But he seems to know that you are here."

"My counselor, what does it matter if he knows that I'm here?" Looking at his counselor, Casini smiled: "He's just jealous, because he thinks that we will damage the interests of Britain if we enter the northeast of the Qing Dynasty."

"But my lord, I listened to his tone very hard and asked us to withdraw immediately. If we don't withdraw, we will be responsible for all the consequences. I'm worried."

"Don't worry."

Casini waved his hand, pulled out a cigar and handed it to the counselor. He also clicked one before he continued: "The British are too arrogant. They want to dominate the Far East forever. Fortunately, the great Tsar is wise and not scared by the appearance of those British. Although they have a Far East fleet, don't forget. They don't have enough army here!"

"Without the army, Ogner will always be a toothless tiger. He can only scare those Qing people, and most of their interests are in the south. As long as we don't enter the south for the time being, they will not really be against our country." Besides, they won't understand that at this moment in Lushun, our fleet is not much inferior to their Far East fleet.

"The more anxious the British are, the more successful our actions are. Now is not the time to meet those people. What we need to do now is to delay as much as possible. As long as my team completely occupies the Northeast in a few days, it will be too late no matter what they say."

The counselor clicked a little, but somehow he was still a little worried and said, "But I heard that Ogner has been lobbying in various countries today, hoping to join hands to stop us, and I heard that the minister of Hawaii had publicly said that he would send troops to stop us."

"Humph!"

Hearing the counselor mention Feng Qi, Casini couldn't help smoking the corners of his mouth twice and took a sip of a cigar fiercely!

Thinking of the well-dressed Hawaiian minister, he actually came to scold himself a few days ago, saying that Russia had affected the regional balance, demanding that he immediately withdraw from the fleet and stop entering the Far East. Finally, he even moved out of the name of the king of Ryukyu, saying that if the suzerain was invaded, as Ryukyu's Protector, the Pacific Army will have the right to enter the Far East to help the Ryukyu Kingdom restore the stability of the suzerain and retain the freedom of armed intervention!

I want to share the cup of soup, and even the suzerain country has moved out. These Hawaiian yellow monkeys are really shameless!

Thinking of this, Casini hated it so much. These guys who came out of Hawaii, like their young master, were full of upstarts and had no gentlemanly demeanor!

The cigar held by Casini at the corner of his mouth was bright and dark, and his face changed with the faint light. He gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "Don't pay attention to that upstart. They just want to get some benefits."

"But my lord, the strength of the Hawaiian fleet is not much weaker than ours, if they."

"Ha ha." Hearing that the counselor was still worried, Kashini laughed: "My dear counselor, don't forget that the Hawaiian fleet escaped before Governor Alexayev arrived. Even if they had the intention to interfere, we would have taken control when the fleet came back!"

"And Hawaii is not without weaknesses. The land is small, and the lack of enough army is their biggest shortcoming. When we control the Northeast and North Korea, that Ryukyu, hum!" Kasini snorted coldly.

The counselor nodded and was about to say a few more words when he suddenly knocked on the door: "Mr. Ambassador, the minister of Hawaii asked to see you immediately. He said that if you don't go to see him, you will be responsible for all the consequences."

"This damn bastard! What on earth does he want to do at this late hour!"

As soon as he thought of this guy, he appeared again. Casini couldn't wait to let the guards arrest him immediately, but after all, the other party was a diplomat, so he fiercely extinguished the cigarette butt and sprinted downstairs.

In the hall, Feng Qi stood solemnly in the center and turned a blind eye to the exquisite murals and decorations around her. When she saw Casini walking down the gangway, she immediately walked over and handed a thick letter to the past.

"Mr. Casini, in view of your country's deliberate destruction of the stability of the Far East, first provoked a war and massacred our Chinese children. As a descendant of the Chinese and the protector of the Ryukyu Kingdom, I represent the Ryukyu Kingdom and the Kingdom of Hawaii to your country." Feng Qi handed over the letter and said coldly.

"Declaration of war!"

"What!" Before Casini, who had just walked down the stairs, heard the word "declaration of war" and his eyes were shocked. He thought he had heard it wrong and shouted, "Say it again?"

"I, on behalf of the Kingdom of Hawaii, the Ryukyu Kingdom, officially declares war on your country!" Feng Qi stood up straight and looked at the Russian ambassador coldly, with an undetected smile at the corners of her mouth: "This is a declaration of war."

"Declaration of war!?"

Kashini is like he hasn't woken up from a big dream. What is this guy talking about? Representing two countries that together are not as big as Russia, with a long history, a vast territory, and millions of troops. It can make Europe tremble by stamping its feet. Even the British Empire must be polite and treat guests like guests, and there is a country that has just climbed to the world's third throne to declare war?

Are they crazy? Or are you sick?

You should know that in the Far East at this moment, Russia has a huge formation of four first-class battleships, six second-class battleships and four cruisers. Even the British Far East Fleet is dwarfed, not to mention the newly established Hawaiian Pacific Fleet?

Do they think that defeating a few Japanese boats can challenge the huge Russian Far East Fleet?

"Your Excellency, I have completed my mission. Next." Feng Qi walked out with a smile. After walking to the door, she suddenly turned her head and said, "It's time for our respective troops to talk."

"Good night!"

Good night? Is this guy still in the mood to say good night?! Kasini felt that he was about to explode. These madmen actually came to declare war in the middle of the night and asked himself good night before leaving!

More importantly, Ogner just threatened to leave, and the damn upstart came to declare war. Is there any agreement between them? Or the Pacific Fleet and the British Far East Fleet have reached the offshore at the same time?!

Thinking of this, Casini only felt cold all over. Looking at the starry sky, there was only one thought in his mind.

"It's so late, is there anyone else at the telegraph station?" --

Ji Rushan stretched out and walked from the smoky command tower to the flying bridge. The cold sea breeze blew through his short hair and brushed along his cheeks, making him sober up a lot.

Behind him, the staff looked at his back with envy and admiration. After the commander no longer served as the captain of the battleship, the self-taught young man had become the first captain of the battleship.

Although a lot of newcomers have emerged in the fleet in this time, hot squares, cold Lefei, steady He Wenyu, and Ning Xiaochuan, who has just made great achievements, compared with the elegant captain in front of them, they still lack something.

That's the overall view.

Maybe others don't know, but as a staff officer, he knows that as early as he got the news of Russia's first increase of troops, his captain found the young master. The first to suggest to the young master to bombard the Vladivostok fortress and prevent the Russians from entering the Far East. At that time, the second batch of Russian fleet had not even set out.

Now, Vladivostok is close in front of me. I don't know what the captain is thinking?

Ji Rushan didn't know that the staff behind him was guessing what he was thinking. He stood on the bridge with his trousers pocket, looked at his partner in the dark, and took a deep breath.

The fleet has entered the light control. In the night, except for the navigation lights on the side, there is no light. Even the light of the bridge has been adjusted to a minimum and covered with a thick curtain.

The fleet is moving at full speed, and the steel ship splits the sea and fluctuates up and down.

Above the head, countless stars gradually disappeared, leaving only the star in the east who persisted tenaciously, but it did not last long. A slight red light had emerged from the horizon. In more than ten minutes, the fleet should reach Vladivostok.

Not long ago, when he was at the flagship meeting, he saw that the atmosphere of the fleet was a little depressing, but he did not care about this suppression. Although the Beiyang Marine Division did not represent the Pacific Fleet, as the children of Yan and Huang, who were the same ancestor of the same clan, saw that Beiyang being bullied and beaten and destroyed by the whole army, he said that he had no reaction at all. It's a lie! Moreover, he stayed in that army for a while. At that time, whenever he saw a warship, he was full of desire to step on the warship one day and become the captain of the Beiyang Marine Division.

But now, except for Zhenyuan and Jingyuan, which are covered with scars and are escorting by the Flying Fish to Ryukyu, all the other warships have been sunk. Thousands of original robes are buried in the sea, and the Russians are only injured by a heavy patrol.

As for Lushun, as long as the Russians are not stupid, they should have fallen at this moment. Maybe even the sea city has been breached, and I don't know what happened to those guys in the army. Without fleet escort, such a big transfer is really worrying.

But the Russians won't be happy for long!

On the front mast of the Polaris in the distance, a bean-sized light suddenly lit up. The light flashed, as if to remind everyone in the fleet that Ji Rushan took a deep breath and quickly walked into the bridge.

"Turn on the formation anti-collision lights, cancel the light control, and adjust the direction with the flagship."

"Punify the alarm and notify all personnel to enter the battle position!"

"Five minutes to prepare, and each gun will start to fill with live ammunition."

"Guns and guns, according to the distribution map of Vladivostok sea defense brought by the special service team, prepare for shelling."

"Yes."

The staff officers and artillery officers who received the order responded loudly.

Ji Rushan sorted out his military uniform, grabbed the latest high-power telescope imported from Germany, and said solemnly, "I repeat, this is not a drill!"

"Yes!"

Just now, the Antarctic star was dark and calm, and it became bright and noisy. A team of sailors had already been equipped to quickly enter their respective positions. After one night, the light control was cancelled. Each shell was lifted from the ammunition depot, filled into the gun, and stuffed with the propellant.

Subsequently, the muzzle of the front and rear main guns also slowly moved to the right, aimed at the starboard side, and the gunners were making the final adjustments.

The gunnery officer took the phone and assigned tasks to each gun position through the ship-based telephone according to the key positions marked on the Vladivostok defense map. The staff members lay on the chart, repeatedly reviewed the plan that had already been engraved in the brain, and checked every trace of possible omission.

The signal communication officer also took the phone and, together with the navigation staff, adjusted the posture and speed of the ship according to the flashing signal lights of the flagship in front of him. As for several younger interns, they kept shuttling between the groups. While attacking, they were also constantly learning all kinds of knowledge and experience like a sponge. .

Five years of military establishment and five years of hard training, coupled with a naval battle, the fleet has gradually matured, just like those officers assigned to the ship for internship. Now the fleet needs a strong opponent, an opponent who can really test their level.

The Russians are undoubtedly a big mountain. Three years ago, they claimed to be the world's third navy. So far, they have ten first-class battleships, thirteen heavy cruisers known as second-class battleships, more than a dozen light cruisers, and hundreds of destroyers and torpedo boats. They will be the powerful opponents of the Pacific Fleet. The toughest opponent ever! Ji Rushan believes that as long as the fleet can cross this mountain, the Pacific Fleet will also complete a transformation and become a powerful navy that cannot be ignored in today's world!

And what we have to do now is to kill the Far East nest of the world's Third Navy, make the Russian navy lack a forward base in the next few years, and force their fleet to return!

"Report, swordfish, swordfish break away from the formation, in the southwest direction." The shouts of the communications officer sounded in the busy bridge.

Ji Rushan nodded and slowly buckled the wind buckle. He knew that the departure of the destroyer indicated that the fleet had completed the final preparations, so he sent them out to prevent them from being attacked by others during the attack.

Commands, lights, the fleet is like a huge machine that is extremely sophisticated, turning little by little. When they are full of power, when the roar is uncontrollable, a new day is coming!

"Let's go, for Beiyang." Ji Rushan looked at the white fish belly in the east, slowly stood up straight, and raised his hand to salute the east.

On June 3, 1896, at 4:50 a.m., the Antarctic Star was the first to hit the prepared light signal. Immediately after it, the same light signal began to flash, and the faces looked at the horizon at the same time.

Serious eyes and consistent breathing.

As the front and rear masts of the flagship shine brightly at the same time, all the soldiers of the fleet stood upright and shouted at the same time.

"For the sake of Beiyang!"

(to be continued)