Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

"Commander-in-Chief, I have a disagreement..."

"Eh..." Lao Jiang glanced at He Yingqin in surprise, and asked back with a last bit of expectation: "Respect, I am not a dictator. At this moment of crisis for the party and the country, feel free to speak up if you have any different ideas, don't hesitate..."

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..." He Yingqin nodded, and said under everyone's gaze: "I thought that the purpose of this trip of the National Defense Forces Navy Fleet was not to bombard Nanjing City, but to deter our central government strategically and warn us. My central government should not be too long-handed, and stop going to Guangxi and all areas controlled by the National Defense Forces to create chaos for the National Defense Forces..."

Lao Jiang, who was nervous about whether the National Defense Forces naval fleet would bombard the seat of the central government, subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. -" Then, facing He Yingqin in front of him, he asked eagerly: "Respect, tell me the reason for your judgment..."

He Yingqin, whose expression remained unchanged, explained to Lao Jiang in a deep voice: "I made this judgment boldly from the clear warning issued by the National Defense Force's naval fleet to the Wusongkou Fort."

"If the purpose of this naval fleet of the National Defense Forces was really to bombard the city of Nanjing, then he would not have informed them of the ultimate goal of the trip when he just entered the mouth of the Yangtze River waterway: going upstream from the Yangtze River waterway, Go to Nanjing City, the seat of our central government, to perform combat missions..."

"With the combat power of this naval fleet sent by the National Defense Forces, there is absolutely no problem in breaking through the Wusongkou defense line and entering the Yangtze River waterway. But what about after breaking through the Wusongkou defense line? You know, the Yangtze River waterway is not the sea. As long as this fleet enters the Yangtze River waterway, He may be attacked by hundreds of thousands of artillery pieces from our Central Army from all directions. At that time, no matter how strong the combat effectiveness of this naval fleet is, it will not be able to withstand the piecemeal attacks of our Central Government Army.”

"That is to say, as long as our central government makes up its mind, the naval fleet that enters the Yangtze River waterway will never reach Nanjing City. As a navy of the National Defense Forces that has had combat experience with the Japanese Navy, it must be clear about this truth. Those who understand this truth Under the circumstances. They still do this, which directly shows that their purpose is not to bombard Nanjing City, but to deter us by force and threaten us..."

Dai Li, the head of the intelligence department, opened his eyes and said in agreement: "Reporting to the principal, the students fully agree with what Minister He said... If the fleet sent by the National Defense Forces was really to bombard Nanjing, it would not have just entered the Yangtze River waterway. When the time comes, tell them the purpose of their trip.”[

"Of course, if the ultimate goal of the National Defense Force's navy is to bombard Nanjing, the students have the confidence to assure the principal. With the support of our central military forces along the Yangtze River, this fleet will be wiped out in the Yangtze River waterway."

Under He Yingqin's signal, Chen Cheng, who is He Yingqin's political opponent, followed unexpectedly and said in support: "Principal, I also support what Minister He said. The purpose of the National Defense Force's trip is not to bombard Nanjing City, but to let the My central government stepped back in the Guangxi operation. Of course, if my central government turned a blind eye to the military threat of the National Defense Forces, it is unclear to the students whether this naval fleet will change the purpose of this trip..."

"So, the students thought that for the safety of Nanjing City and the prestige of the central government, the central government should put down its airs immediately and take the initiative to ask for negotiations with the National Defense Forces. At a certain price, the National Defense Forces are required to withdraw from this branch that has entered the Yangtze River waterway. The naval fleet. Prevent this fleet from entering the coast of Nanjing and disturb the morale of the army and the people."

Hearing the word "negotiation", the anger that had just calmed down on Lao Jiang's face suddenly surged into his heart again.He growled sharply at the subordinates in front of him: "Mother Xipi, it's another negotiation. Don't you think that the central government has suffered less grievances in the previous negotiations with the National Defense Forces... The National Defense Forces have continued to grow and develop through this negotiation again and again. Is it?"

for a while.Everyone standing in Lao Jiang's office immediately shut their mouths wisely.Then, he lowered his head and said nothing.They are very familiar with Lao Jiang's habits.In front of him, Lao Jiang had already agreed to this suggestion from the bottom of his heart, but he couldn't let it go for the time being.Under such circumstances, after five minutes at the most, Lao Jiang will agree to this proposal and take the initiative to negotiate with the National Defense Forces after the pent-up anger in Lao Jiang's heart slowly subsides...

Sure enough, just after three minutes of silence in the small office, a long sigh came from the mouth of Lao Jiang whose face gradually calmed down.Then, he ordered He Yingqin who put forward this opinion in front of him: "Respect, this proposal is made by you, then you will negotiate with the National Defense Forces on behalf of the central government."

Having said that, a murderous look quickly passed Lao Jiang's eyes.Then, the conversation changed, and he continued to order to He Yingqin: "However, for this negotiation, our central government does not have a bottom line. Regardless of whether the National Defense Forces are willing or not, the central government will at most give up sovereignty over Guangxi Province..."

Although he knew that this negotiation would become very difficult due to the limited conditions, under the gaze of Lao Jiang's murderous eyes, he still answered very readily: "Yes, Commander-in-Chief..."

Li Guosheng knew that it was not appropriate to push Lao Jiang too hard at this moment.Because, the old Jiang at this time is no longer the old Jiang half a year ago.Although the territory in his hands has not increased, the number of troops in his hands has doubled within half a year.More importantly, the millions of troops that have been added are all new armies equipped with Soviet Red Army standard equipment, and are also equipped with a certain number of heavy weapons.

Although the combat effectiveness of these troops is not as good as that of the National Defense Forces, the Central Government Army has a certain numerical advantage after all.If Lao Jiang is really pushed into a hurry, Li Guosheng is not sure whether Lao Jiang will launch a war against the National Defense Forces for the sake of face. At that time, the National Defense Forces he has worked so hard to create will face a lose-lose situation under the attack of the Central Army. ending.

Li Guosheng, who is based in Nanning, Guangxi, received a guarantee from Chiang Kai-shek that he would no longer intervene in military and political affairs in Guangxi Province, and that he withdrew all the guarantees of all troops going to the border of Guangxi Province, and directly issued an order to retreat to the naval fleet.

Compared with the panic of Lao Jiang of the central government in Nanjing, Chen Jitang, the head of the Cantonese Army in Guangzhou, unexpectedly staged a scene of "The Great Migration of the Cantonese Army Command" to the people of the country.

Compared with He Zhongyi, the commander of the First Squadron of the National Defense Forces, who returned with merit, Zhang Haitao, the deputy commander of the squadron, shifted his attention to another navy of the Nationalist Government controlled by the Guangdong Army since he received the order.

Of course, for Deputy Commander Zhang Haitao, who has a new-style cruiser and three new-style destroyers, it is not the dozen or so offshore gunboats and gunboats equipped by the Cantonese Navy that fascinate him.It is the thousands of naval officers and soldiers owned by this Guangdong Navy fleet...

Therefore, after receiving the order to attack Guangzhou, Deputy Commander Zhang Haitao was thinking about whether he could give the Cantonese army a smooth ride in this operation and take down the naval fleet under the control of the Cantonese army. [

During the two-day sea voyage, a very bold strategic idea slowly emerged in Zhang Haitao's mind: "Induce the Guangdong Navy to use force against itself first, and then dispatch the fleet to surround and wipe out the Guangdong Navy."

In the waters about [-] kilometers away from Guangdong, the four warships controlled by Deputy Commander Zhang Haitao are the smallest destroyer among the four warships.He was cutting through the waves and heading towards Guangzhou very arrogantly.As the destroyer got closer and closer to the port, two puffs of thick black smoke from the warship's burning of heavy oil gradually appeared at the edge where the sea and the sky met.

It was not the Cantonese Army that first discovered this lone army deep into the ship.It is a shallow sea gunboat cruising in the waters near Guangzhou.Through the telescope, although seeing this ship is definitely not something I can compete with.However, no matter how strong the combat power of this ship is, it cannot stop its own fleet from attacking in groups.More importantly, if your own fleet can find a way to capture this destroyer flying the flag of the National Defense Forces Navy, then the strength of your own fleet.It is suspected that there will be a new round of improvement.

Thinking of this, seeing a destroyer is like seeing a pile of gold ingots. The captain of the Guangdong Army's submersible gunboat immediately sent his thoughts to the Guangdong Army Naval Command in Guangzhou via radio waves.

In the environment of the Republic of China, which was heavy on the army and light on the navy, although the Guangdong Navy was responsible for the patrol and security tasks along the coast of Guangdong.However, Chen Jitang, commander-in-chief of the Guangdong Army, did not pay much attention to this naval fleet with backward equipment.In addition to receiving limited military pay and fleet maintenance fees from the General Command of the Guangdong Army, the entire naval fleet has not been troubled by any military expenses for the purchase of naval ships for several years.

Seeing that more and more ships under his command had to withdraw from the battle sequence because of their old age, the fleet commander almost dreamed of raising his military expenditure somewhere and buying two new naval ships for his officers and men.

However, what the fleet commander didn't expect was that this idea has been kept in his heart for several years and it has become a dream come true.

Now I see the reports and thoughts given to me by my subordinates, especially after learning that this destroyer is the latest destroyer currently equipped by various countries.The heart of the fleet commander has gradually cooled down over the past few years.Finally became moved.A pair of eyes also shot out a burst of fiery gaze.

After a short hesitation, he immediately made a decision: "Eat this destroyer. For the naval fleet under his command, and for the thousands of sailors under his command..."

Soon, the several submersible gunboats and gunboats available to the entire Guangdong Navy, under the personal command of the fleet commander, sailed out of the military port in a fan shape, and half-surrounded the position of the destroyer exposed by the National Defense Forces.

Just when the limited surface ships of the Guangdong Navy, like a pack of wolves smelling blood, rushed towards the destroyer from all directions.To the surprise of all the officers and soldiers of the Guangdong Navy, at a position about fifteen kilometers behind the destroyer, a cruiser and five destroyers were being divided into three. The Kwantung Navy outflanked and left behind.

Just when your seven or eight Guangdong Navy ships have completed the encirclement of the destroyer, continuously compressed the encirclement circle, and began to call the destroyer with a clear telegram, asking the destroyer to disarm and surrender.More than a dozen 120mm secondary naval guns scattered on both sides of the destroyer's deck fired a round of guns around them as agreed.

Intensive explosions sounded on the battlefield, and more than a dozen water columns, tens of meters high, soared into the sky directly amidst the explosion of naval guns.Looking around, although more than a dozen guns hit the target, but among the limited seven gunboats and gunboats dispatched by the Guangdong Army, each ship was blocked by at least two jets of water in front of it.

Although the two soaring water columns located on both sides of the flagship of the Guangdong Army Navy drenched the commander of the fleet into a drowned rat.However, what surprised everyone was that instead of showing any anger on the face of the fleet commander, a smile from the heart flashed across his face.Of course, what the fleet commander laughed at was not a dozen or so cannons hitting the target, but the immature combat method of the Wehrmacht and Navy.

In the eyes of this naval commander, on a naval battlefield that relies entirely on naval guns, as long as he is an experienced naval commander, he will concentrate all the limited firepower in his hands.Destroy your enemies one by one.

And the Navy of the National Defense Forces in front of him has actually divided the limited dozen naval guns into seven. Does he think that the quality of the artillery under his command can guarantee that every shot will hit the target...Of course, this possibility is obviously impossible to realize , because, even in the navies of the great powers, if the hit rate of naval battleship guns can reach more than [-]%, it is already the elite of the elite...

Since the National Defense Force's naval law has achieved [-]% hits by naval guns, it also foolishly disperses its limited firepower.Shoot yourself.This round of bombardment by the National Defense Forces clearly and erroneously told myself that the captain of the naval fleet of the National Defense Forces is completely a recruit without any combat experience, no.A naval commander who is inferior to recruits.

Thinking of this, the admiral, who was a bit apprehensive about the destroyer before departure, was finally completely relieved.

He ordered loudly to the adjutant standing behind him at any time: "Order the captains of the ships to continue to approach the destroyer of the National Defense Forces. During the approach, all ships should pay attention to avoiding the naval guns fired by the destroyers of the National Defense Forces... In addition. In order to ensure that our army is intact and damaged The destroyer was seized, and all ships are prohibited from using naval guns..."

"Yes, Commander..."

The seven ships drew white arcs on the water surface, and they were constantly approaching the destroyer.A destroyer completely surrounded by the Cantonese navy.Still firing round after round of naval guns around in a chaotic manner, it seemed to confirm the conjecture of the commander of the Guangdong Navy that the captain of the National Defense Force who commanded this destroyer had no combat experience at all...

In this way, under the deliberate weakness of the destroyer, the distance between the seven gunboats and the destroyer was quickly shortened to 500 meters.

Seeing this, the smile on the face of the Cantonese navy commander grew even wider.The same smile behind him.The adjutant who seemed to have seen the victory continued to order: "What are you still doing in a daze, order the ships to use small-caliber naval guns to fire high explosives on the deck of the destroyer, killing and injuring the officers and soldiers of the National Defense Forces on the deck of the warship. Force them to surrender to us..."

Small-caliber high-explosive blasts that did no damage to the warship's hull exploded on the deck of the warship, and thick black smoke from the explosions quickly rose on the deck.Soon, the [-]-meter-long deck of the destroyer was completely covered by a large amount of black smoke produced by the gun explosion.

However, what the Cantonese army did not expect was that before its shelling, there was no active naval officer and soldier of the National Defense Forces on the deck surface of the entire destroyer. More than 100 naval officers and soldiers, in addition to the dozens of gunners squatting at various artillery positions and on standby at any time.All the remaining officers and soldiers hid in the cabin of the warship covered by a thick deck.

1 minute, 2 minutes...

Under the anxious waiting of the navy commander of the Guangdong Army, seven gunboats poured more than a hundred rounds of small-caliber guns on the deck of the destroyer, and the white flag of surrender was still seen on the deck of the destroyer, which had been completely shrouded in gunpowder smoke.

The expected picture did not appear. The smiling navy commander frowned and said: "Although the tactical level of these naval officers and soldiers of the National Defense Forces is not high, their fighting will is beyond imagination. Since they don't want to take the initiative Surrender, then let's take the initiative and recruit them..."

"Order, 001,002,003, [-], [-] three shallow water gunboats, go up immediately, under the cover of four gunboats, board the destroyer, force this group of National Defense Forces to surrender to us..."

Soon, three equally confident gunboats sailed out of the formation, and quickly approached the destroyer from three different directions.

However, at this moment, an accident happened...

The destroyer, which had just launched a random counterattack with its naval guns, suddenly fired a series of dense cannons around it like a rain.Although the dense cannons couldn't destroy the three gunboats that were constantly approaching him, the hot armor-piercing guns still left a series of dense craters on the swords of the gunboats.

More importantly, the dense machine guns are like rain, making bursts of water on the sea around the gunboat, or hitting a series of sparks and dents on the gunboat deck...

Of course, when these machine guns caused fatal injuries to themselves, the three gunboats still approached the destroyer unstoppably.

The Cantonese navy commander at the rear nodded very approvingly, and said: "The three captains have done a good job. As long as they can capture this destroyer, even if all three gunboats are buried in the bottom of the sea, it will be very cost-effective..."

A person often loses his vigilance when he is the happiest, and the same is true for the commander of the Guangdong Army Navy as a soldier.

On the decks of the remaining four gunboats of the Cantonese Army, when all the sailors were attracted by the exchange of fire within the encirclement, a dozen or so thick black smoke suddenly appeared around them half a minute ago.Not only that, these thick smokes are like a huge encirclement circle, constantly enveloping them.