Chapter 358 Start

At the entrance of the blue Mediterranean Suez Canal, a large ocean-going cargo ship flying the Xinhua flag is crowded in the middle of the cargo ships of various countries, waiting to enter the canal and return to Luzon. The three big characters "Xinchang Wheel" on the bow are particularly eye-catching.

This is a large ocean-going cargo ship purchased by the newly established Luzon Nanyang Shipping Company from France. The crew are all from Fujian and Luzon. They have just shipped more than 4,000 tons of rubber to France, and on the return trip, it is full of French-produced railway rails, so the water is very deep.

On the deck, the sailors enjoyed a rare relaxation and gathered together to chat, and two of them could even see the braids.

"Third brother, what's going on today? This line has been running for almost a year, and I haven't seen the blockade of the channel? Looking forward to the braided man, he looked at the two British cruisers blocked at the mouth of the canal and shouted.

"I haven't seen it." The older sailors named Sange also stared curiously at the entrance. You should know that this is the Suez Canal. In order to ensure the safety here, the British have stationed 100,000 troops on the coast of the canal, and there is also a fleet stationed there. In addition, there are no pirates nearby. As for those Arab chiefs, I'm afraid they have no strength at all. The canal is over the side, so this scene is really rare.

In fact, not to mention here, even if they enter the strange Indian Ocean, there are few pirates who dare to intercept Xinhua cargo ships now, because between Luzon and the Indian Ocean, there are warships flying blood cloud dragon claw flags all year round, so who dares to touch the tiger's beard at this time?

It's just that it's really unusual today. You know, although the British control here, they rarely block the waterway. After all, this is the Suez Canal connecting the Eurasian continent, and it is the busiest waterway in the world. Blocking here is equivalent to cutting off the world's wealth, and even the British dare not do it at will.

But why do those British cruisers still keep the canal entrance and prevent them from passing through?

The third brother sucked his nose and took out a Luzon-made cigarette from his pocket and stuffed it into his mouth. Suddenly, he saw a large warship drilling out of the waterway from the corner of his eyes. Looking at the flag flying high on the mast, he suddenly straightened up, opened his mouth wide, and even noticed that the cigarette in his mouth fell on the deck.

"Blood Cloud Dragon Claw Flag!"

He is too familiar with this flag. You know, he also participated in the construction of the Subic military port not long ago. What's more, as long as they are Chinese growing in the Southern Ocean, no one knows that flag. It is precisely because of the existence of this flag that no pirates dare to attack the cargo ship at will, and even if they run. When it comes to Europe, it is no longer full of white eyes.

Everyone knows that this is a flag to protect them. As long as it flies high, everyone dares not regard the Chinese as the third-class citizens of the world!

For it, Nanyang Chinese are willing to donate a huge amount of money to build a comfortable military port for it! For it, the Nanyang Chinese even built an ancestral hall!

Because it is their protector and the backbone of this new country!

Almost for a moment, all the sailors on the deck widened their eyes, and some even waved their arms excitedly to pay tribute. The third brother and everyone felt an electric current flashed on the backbone!

They can't describe the feeling at this time at all, in the past! This is the sea where white people are rampant. Now, it can't be described as excitement to see the warships of our own country.

Cheers, rejoice, and spread all over the deck in an end. Everyone shouted loudly. The sailors in the distance also seemed to hear their calls, waving their military hats to say hello to Xinchang Wheel!

"Second-level alert."

The greetings of the sailors on the deck did not make Xiao Tianzhi forget his responsibility. From the Sky Survey to the Anhai, not only the equipment was updated, but also the whole person seemed to have been promoted to a higher level. Even at this moment, he did not forget his responsibility.

Under the urging of alarm bells, the sailors entered the battle position one after another, the turret began to rotate, the shells were stuffed into the gun, and the rangefinder on the top of the bridge had locked the two most threatening British cruisers.

However, this did not cause a fierce reaction from the other party. Instead, it continuously played a series of signal flags of condolences, which made the third brother who knew a little bit of the naval flag wonder when the British [***] ship was so easy to talk?

But they soon understood why the British, who had always been imprisoned here, were so talkative, because several warships were drilled out of the waterway again. They were surrounded by a new white cruise ship, one of which was even larger than the largest cargo ship.

Fleet!

Our fleet!

It's our fleet!

A Chinese fleet that entered the foreign waters for the first time!

The sailors on the Xinchang wheel jumped, shouted and vented. The corners of some people's eyes were wet. What could be more exciting than this to see their fleet in a foreign country?!

Li Mo stood high on the deck and looked at the heads of people on the Xinchang wheel deck in the distance. There was a smile on the corners of his mouth. Even Fang Xianqi and Luo Sanniang, who accompanied the visit, couldn't help laughing happily and waved their hands to pay tribute to each other.

This is what he pursues. From the moment he returned to this era, he has been looking forward to seeing the ships of his own country in every sea and every corner!

Now, under its own influence, this country is slowly raising its head from the yellow land and turning its eyes to the dark blue ocean. Although there is only one here, it still looks alone, but I believe that there will be more ocean-going fleets flying the Xinhua flag across the sea in the future, bringing back wealth and gradually Bring back the sense of worry about the ocean.

This is a big era, an era of change. Giant ships and cannons are the characteristics of this era, but only a part of the navy is not enough to support a powerful global navy. Only by awakening the marine consciousness in the hearts of the people can we become a real maritime power!

In the scorching breath, Tang Shaoyi was also a little excited. It was not until the staff around him pulled him and pointed to the sea level in the distance that he calmed down and quickly walked to Li Mo.

"Your Majesty, it's a German cruiser!"

When the Oriental Princess slowly passed by the Xinchang Wheel, a German cruiser had approached quickly. The two British cruisers also seemed to have seen their competitors. After bringing out two white tails on the sea, they quickly leaned over and accompanied them on the left side of the visiting fleet.

After seeing this, the German cruiser quickly found the right side and accompanied it.

Looking at this scene, Yan Fu and Tang Shaoyi on the deck couldn't help smiling at each other. The competition for the Zhonghua has begun, and a silent competition has begun. How to fight for the greatest interests for themselves in this competition is that the two of them need to work hard.

With the opening of this competition, Li Mo's trip to Europe will receive unprecedented attention, and the Chinese will eventually land in Europe with a brand-new look, washing away the impression of white people's thinking with long braids and opium.

"The first stop remains unchanged, continue to go to the Ottoman Empire." Li Mo seemed to turn a blind eye to the accompanying British and German cruisers. Under his orders, Princess Oriental continued to sail to Constantinople, the former European center, accompanied by five warships and a supply ship.

Only the medium-sized passenger ship full of German naval interns continued west along the Mediterranean Sea, ready to take the lead in returning home to report the achievements of the past three years.

Yan Fu and Tang Shaoyi quietly got on the steamboat and sailed to the British and German cruisers to bring condolences and thanks to the emperor. At the same time, they also tested the attitudes of the two countries--

Urumqi is also known as Dihua. After Li Mo ascended the throne, he restored many place names, especially important first-tier cities, and began to get closer to future generations.

This is not a strong fortress. In fact, except for a medium-sized fortress in Ili, it is good to have a loess wall in the whole northwest.

This is the difference between the northwest and the Central Plains. The Central Plains has many strong cities, and the vast northwest desert is not a lack of materials, let alone a lack of manpower, but a nomadic lifestyle since ancient times, which makes people not pay much attention to urban construction. It was not until nearly a hundred years that some people gradually settled down for a long time that some small Type of city.

So when standing behind the bunker of Tucheng and looking at the dense figures outside the city, Major Chekov only felt cold all over.

It's all my fault. Why bother the conversation between the Secretary of the Army and the bitch! As a result, he was sent to the remote Siberia, and not long ago, he was sent to this strange land to ask for support and help those guys with small hats to split Xinhua and weaken and attack the Far East arsonist.

As a battalion commander, he led his battalion into Ili as soon as possible, but before his buttocks were hot, he was rushed here by the later troops. Originally, it was nothing. Compared with Yili, it was more prosperous here, but now he understands why many colleagues were laughing when he took over the task.

Because this is the only gate in and out of Ili, at the beginning of the Western Expedition of the Xinhua Army, he will definitely be the first to encounter the enemy here, but he was not worried at the beginning, because there were 10,000 "friends" here, and they also armed up to 30,000 to 40,000 militias one after another, so he always thought that the Xinhua Army would be here. The head of the collision bled and finally evacuated.

In this way, he will become a star in the attention of the whole Russian Empire. Even Army Secretary Kuropatkin has to compliment him, and even the woman will be willing to climb into his bed!

But now he knows that he is wrong!

Two kilometers away, there are 48 105mm Army guns, and the ferocious muzzle shines coldly in the sun. Behind the cannons, there are teams of Xinhua infantry on standby, and farther away, there are dense cavalry!

Even if there is no way to know the detailed number of people, there are about 10,000 people from here, and this is only the main direction of attack in the east. On the three sides, there are also a large number of enemies, and they have surrounded the whole Urumqi.

Not to mention him, even the most imaginative people can't know how the Xinhua Army brought so many heavy cannons and shells here. Did their 20,000 infantry come here?

It was not until several large cars drilled into the artillery position from behind and began to carry boxes of shells that Chekov suddenly realized, but he still couldn't believe that when the car became so big?

But before he could figure it out, a series of fires suddenly burst out on the artillery position in the telescope!

"Prepare!"

Chekov shouted violently, but as soon as the voice came to his mouth, the rumble of cannons had come. Explosions and flames rose everywhere around him, and the smoke and dust covered everyone's eyes in an instant.

"Rumble."

"Rumble."

In the blazing fire and raindrop-like explosion, the whole of Urumqi began to tremble. Countless rebels and Russian soldiers had not even responded, but turned into a mass of blood mud in the explosion shock wave that swept through like a hurricane.

The first battle after entering Xinjiang finally opened the curtain in the sound of gunfire! .

(to be continued)