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Volume 2: Under the Warlords Chapter 1182: The Humiliation of the Navy

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    Sato and Suzuki looked at each other and burst into laughter. They used the First Fleet to "teach" the Chinese but found that the Chinese fleet was so small. The Japanese First Fleet could even crush them by ramming into it.  .  Is this the full power of the Chinese Navy?  Yes, I'm afraid so. According to intelligence, the Chinese navy did go out in full force this time to rescue the overseas Chinese who were persecuted by the North Koreans.

    Suzuki Kantaro said: "I ordered the fleet to occupy the prefix T. We will scare the Chinese so that they will never dare to go out twenty nautical miles away, and let them be afraid when they see the Japanese navy."

    ¡°Then the Japanese warship¡¯s cannon was raised, and its thick muzzle was aimed at the Chinese rescue fleet.  Soon, the Chinese and Japanese warships were only a few nautical miles away from each other, and both sides could even clearly see the commander on the opposite command tower. Kantaro Suzuki stood on the command tower of the Nagato and looked at the command tower of the Chinese warship's flagship Canopus.  When I went there, I happened to meet Liu Guanxiong looking at him.

    The two men's eyes seemed to have communicated. The Chinese fleet's guns were aimed at the Japanese fleet, but they did not fire.

    "Commander, they have already started a shootout with the T prefix, we" Captain Liu Yaoxing of the Canopus said anxiously to Liu Guanxiong.  Although the Chinese rescue team discovered the Japanese fleet early, Liu Guanxiong did not assume a fighting posture or seize the T prefix.  Liu Guanxiong believes that seizing the T-prefix fighting posture is undoubtedly a suicidal behavior, because once a battle occurs, the Chinese navy will be burned to the ground - although Wang Maoru can use this to realize the path of militarization.  But as the chief of the navy, Liu Guanxiong very selfishly hopes that the Chinese navy can be retained.

    The Chinese navy is also full of contradictions.  Liu Guanxiong even saw that if a naval war broke out between China and Japan, he would enter the Martyrs' Shrine after Liu Guanxiong died.  But if the war did not break out, Liu Guanxiong's military career would have ended.  He is not afraid of death, he is afraid of the last drop of blood being shed by the Navy.

    "President, you can sacrifice the navy, but I can't. Because you are a politician and I am a soldier. I'm sorry, I have to disobey your order." Liu Guanxiong said in his heart.  He opened his eyes and said resolutely: "Don't move. If you wanted to grab it, we would have grabbed it long ago. Our army discovered it earlier than the enemy - but what's the use? The total tonnage of our fleet is less than one-sixth of the enemy's. The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895  After that, the East China Sea has become Japan's territorial waters, and we are now within Japan's territorial waters." In fact, after seeing the other side's warships, Liu Guanxiong also understood all the preparations before the war.  When the two armies met, it was all in vain. The navy, a technical branch, could not bridge the gap between the two sides with its courage.  At the same time, Liu Guanxiong was also distressed. The information from the intelligence department was wrong. It was not the Fourth Fleet of the Japanese Navy, which was slightly larger than the Chinese Navy. The naval flag flying in Yaoyao clearly said the First Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy  ¡­

    "Then shall we commit suicide?" Liu Yaoxing said with eyes vacant.

    "My dead soul returns to the Martyrs' Shrine, and my death will awaken the hearts of the country." Liu Guanxiong said lightly.

    "Alas." The Chinese officers in the command tower felt sad in their hearts.  China's East China Sea is actually Japan's territorial waters now. The humiliation brought to China by the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1898 has been hanging over the Chinese people for more than 20 years.  The biggest impact of the Sino-Japanese War of 1898 on China was not the compensation, but that from then on, China's territorial waters became Japan's territorial waters.  China's fishing boats don't even dare to fish in the open sea, and China's remaining warships can only cruise in the Yangtze River.

    At this time, the Japanese Navy¡¯s First Fleet has completed occupying the T prefix.  Just waiting for Suzuki Kantaro to give the order to fire, the Chinese navy will be burned to the ground and the entire army will be annihilated.

    But the Japanese navy did not fire either. The cannons on both sides faced off against the cannons, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.  The Japanese Navy flew a flag: "This is Japan's territorial waters. You must withdraw to China, otherwise it will be a declaration of war against the Empire of Japan."

    The main battleship Avenger immediately responded with the flag: "Our rescue fleet has received permission from the Japanese government to go to the waters of Nagasaki Naval Port to pick up the Chinese."

    The flag of the Japanese Navy said: "Our fleet has not received domestic instructions. According to naval doctrine, your fleet must retreat."

    The Chinese Coast Guard on the Avenger responded with a flag: "Your government issued the announcement in the form of a worldwide telegraph. It is impossible for your ministry not to receive it. You are violating the peaceful and loving will of your government and the Emperor. Some officers in the military are trying to  Became the shogun and continued to control the Emperor of Japan and the country of Japan."

    The Chinese reply immediately caused a commotion among the Japanese naval officers and sailors on the Japanese warship. Since naval flags are a must-learn course, many Chinese words can be understood by the Japanese navy.  In particular, the words of the shogun and controlling the emperor and the country of Japan greatly damaged the morale of Japan's First Fleet.

    "Chinese people work cunningly and cunningly." Kantaro Suzuki said, stroking a small white beard on his chin, "But the navy is not a place where you can win by talking loudly. The navy is better than any other branch of the military."In conclusion, we are not those armies fighting for each other.  "

    The Japanese Navy said: "Our department has not received the telegram, please return to China immediately, otherwise it will be a declaration of war on the Japanese Navy!"

    China responded: "The Japanese Navy not only declared war on the Chinese rescue team, but also ignored the orders of the Japanese Emperor and destroyed world peace. Please get out of the way!"

    At this time, in the sky, Lieutenant General Li Ruyan, who was in charge of commanding the 318 airships, ordered the airships to slow down and hover over the Japanese battleships, and immediately ordered all airships to open their bomb bays and prepare for bombing - more than seventy airships  Immediately open the belly of the airship, revealing the dark bomb bay - but there is no bomb inside. They are here for rescue, not for war, and dropping bombs from an altitude of one thousand meters to bomb the battleship is just a  Just a threat.

    Li Ruyan could only use scaring methods to help the Chinese rescue fleet. He knew that they had to buy time for the bombers. At the same time, he knew even more that the fleet in front of him was definitely not the Japanese Fourth Fleet rumored in the intelligence, because the opponent's flagship was  The behemoth Nagato is obviously not the Kashima battleship that is only slightly larger than the Canopus in the intelligence.

    "The intelligence is wrong, the intelligence is wrong," Li Ruyan said in surprise. He looked at the Chinese and Japanese naval ships confronting each other below, and said silently in his heart, "Navy brothers, I can only help you get here."

    The information is wrong!  In the command tower of the Japanese First Fleet, all the commanders also exclaimed at the same time, because the opening of the bomb hatch door surprised the commander of the Japanese First Fleet, Suzuki Kantaro. He and Sato Tetsutaro looked at each other and exclaimed: "Could it be that China  A human airship came with bombs? Did they launch a counter-attack on us?"

    Although Yamamoto Isoroku, the principal of the Japanese Naval Academy, strongly advocated a risky attack at this time, he believed that the Chinese would never come here with more than 300 airships' ammunition. They were here to save people, not to fight.  However, Kantaro Suzuki and Tetsuta Sato were both very cautious people and conservatives, so they rejected Yamamoto Isoroku's bold adventure.  At this time, even Kanji Kato, who has always had a tough attitude, is not sure. If this is a Chinese strategy, then the Japanese First Fleet, which makes the Japanese feel reassured and proud, will suffer heavy losses.

    Before departure, the Japanese Navy¡¯s decision was to teach the Chinese fleet a lesson, but the word ¡°lesson¡± is very vague, and the Japanese Navy has not made a specific decision whether to eliminate or not eliminate the Chinese rescue team.  Japan's Navy Minister Kazuichi Murakami does not support the elimination of the Chinese rescue team, but the middle and lower-ranking officers of the Navy have called for a crackdown on the Chinese rescue team. Hardliners in the military represented by Kanji Kato hope that the Japanese Navy will not take into account any international affairs.  Prestige, something as illusory as international prestige, how can it be beneficial to eliminate China's only maritime power.

    However, the Americans and British are always wary of the Japanese navy and suppress Japan at all times in the "Washington Naval Treaty".  The attack on China's rescue fleet only eliminated the young enemy originally planned, but it also had a great negative impact on Japan. They would suffer international infamy and face the wrath of a unified China.  Speaking of which, this notoriety is useful only after it is exploited. The United Kingdom and the United States originally wanted to guard against the expansion of the Japanese navy. Therefore, Navy Minister Murakami Kazuichi believes that the elimination of the Chinese rescue fleet will only speed up the sanctions against the Japanese navy by the United Kingdom and the United States. Our current  The first priority is to revive the economy.

    ¡°However, Kanji Kato strongly believes that destroying the enemy and its buds is the surest way. Behind Kanji Kato is Chief of Staff of the Navy Sato Tetsutaro, so Sato¡¯s opinion is particularly important.  It was Sato who suggested that the First Fleet go to sea for training and "wait for opportunities" after thinking about it, which prompted the First Fleet to leave Yokosuka Naval Port.

    After a brief hesitation and tense confrontation, Suzuki Kantaro finally decided to obey the cabinet's decision and not attack China at this time.  Regarding China's rescue fleet, the Japanese Navy is very confident that with only three salvoes of artillery fire, China's remaining naval power will be wiped out.  Therefore, Suzuki Kantaro has reason to believe that the Chinese navy on the opposite side has red eyes and is determined to die, and they are just dishes on the Japanese navy's plate, and the Japanese can eat them whenever they want.

    Tetsutarou Sato has always maintained an ambiguous attitude of not knowing whether it is possible or not, and has also saved the lives of hundreds of people on seventeen Chinese warships.

    The First Fleet of the Japanese Navy then issued a flag to the Chinese rescue fleet: "We will escort you to the Nagasaki Naval Port."

    Of course, the threat to the Japanese from the large-scale airships in the sky still played a certain psychological role. Li Ruyan's decision brought good luck to the rescue fleet.

    The Japanese began to pay attention to the air force, especially airships, because this time the sky was blocked, the Japanese suddenly had an epiphany.There may be other modes for coming to war.  Especially Yamamoto Isoroku, the president of the Japanese Naval University. He is a rare officer in the Japanese navy who supports sea-based aircraft. While the airship in the sky gave him a great shock, it also reminded him that the Chinese are far from capable.  It's as simple as imagined.

    Therefore, this confrontation at sea has brought half good and bad luck to the Chinese. The good luck is that the last drop of flesh and blood of the navy has been saved, and the bad luck is that it indirectly forced the Japanese to accelerate the construction of aircraft carriers.
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