Republic of China: I am a great warlord, many children, many blessings

Shen Hao gave the order: "Order, Agan closely monitors the Japanese navy and attacks them when there is a chance."

"Yes, President."

In Japanese waters, the Japanese Third Fleet and the Fourth Fleet dispatched four battleships, ten destroyers and ten cruisers to slowly patrol the surrounding waters.

Suddenly, through the telescope, a thick black smoke was seen in the distance on the sea.

The observer was experienced and immediately became alert.

"Enemy ship spotted!"

"Enemy ship spotted!"

Soon, the newly reinstated chief captain, Shiba Goro, arrived.

He immediately picked up the telescope and started observing.

As the black smoke grew thicker, large numbers of warships appeared on the sea.

Although through the telescope, only dozens of small black dots like ants can be seen.

But based on years of experience, Shiba Goro can immediately judge the opponent's strength.

Definitely not worse than him, and as time goes by, the distance between the two sides gets closer.

Chai Wu "107" Lang finally saw the enemy's warship clearly.

"Hiss! Four battleships, fifteen cruisers, and ten destroyers.

It's Shen Hao's fleet."

Everyone was also shocked.

Having suffered two losses at the hands of Shen Hao, they now have some conditioned reflexes when they hear Shen Hao's name.

"Captain, what should we do?" asked a rear admiral;

Chai Goro thought for a moment and said, "Immediately order them to change direction and avoid any contact or friction with the enemy."

Now, because of the change of prime minister, Shiba Goro, who had been idle at home, was re-employed and became the captain of the Admiral's 3rd and 4th Fleets.

After all, although Chai Goro did not have a very impressive battle record, he preserved his strength from Shen Hao, and that was his credit.

Chai Goro had just been reinstated, but he didn't want to be dismissed again because of Shen Hao.

His task is not to confront Shen Hao head-on now.

If he fails in this naval battle again, he will never have a chance to turn things around in his life.

For Shiba Goro, it is better to avoid contact until he has the strength to crush the opponent.

Because Shen Hao put too much pressure on Japan at sea, Japan could not wait any longer.

As a result, Japan tightened its belt and bought a super dreadnought battleship from the United States.

Currently, Shiba Goro is just waiting.

Waiting for the super dreadnought battleship Fuso built by Japan to be launched, and waiting for the super dreadnought battleship purchased from the United States to return.

With two super-dreadnought battleships, he had the confidence to confront Shen Hao's fleet.

Otherwise, Chai Goro would never have started a war with Shen Hao.

In his opinion, Shen Hao is a lunatic.

It's stupid to fight a madman.

Forrest Gump, who was monitoring the Japanese warships, was suddenly stunned when he saw the Japanese warships changed their course.

"It seems that the Japanese are not ready for war. Guard the Japanese waters and blockade this place to prevent the Japanese from leaving."

"Yes, Captain."

Afterwards, Forrest Gump told Shen Hao about the situation here.

This surprised Shen Hao a little.

I didn't expect the Japanese to be so cowardly.

Hearing that Forrest Gump had blockaded Japan's waters, Shen Hao felt that it was the right thing to do. Regardless of whether to fight or not, the first thing to do was to deter Japan.

Shen Hao’s current strength is no worse than that of the Japanese, so he is naturally not afraid.

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed and Shen Hao's super dreadnought battleship successfully arrived at Wanwan. At this moment, the Japanese were facing a formidable enemy.

According to reports from submarine reconnaissance, several Japanese military factories and shipyards were working overtime without sleep.

All the warships, anyone who encountered Shen Hao's warships.

He avoided all of them, chose to avoid battle and had no direct contact with Shen Hao.

It was impossible to fight at sea for the time being, so Shen Hao turned his attention to the domestic situation.

At the same time, in China, Cai E signed a group of officers and soldiers who supported the monarchy, which made Yuan Shikai relax his vigilance against him.

With the help of the prostitute Xiao Fengxian, he successfully escaped from Yuan Shikai's surveillance.

He traveled from Tianjin to Japan, and then returned to Yunnan, where he sent a telegram to Shen Hao.

The meaning is very simple. He hopes to form a National Protection Army with Shen Hao, with Shen Hao as the commander-in-chief of the National Protection Army, and overthrow Yuan Shikai together.

However, although Shen Hao refused, he also sent a telegram to Cai E in return.

The meaning is very simple. I neither oppose nor support your organizing the National Protection Army to fight against Yuan Shikai.

At the same time, I won't make things difficult for you, but I also hope you won't cause trouble for me.

Upon learning of Shen Hao's intention, Cai E and Tang Jirao were both very excited.

The biggest obstacle they faced in their opposition to Yuan Shikai was Shen Hao.

Although Shen Hao and Yuan Shikai did not get along well, Yuan Shikai was still Shen Hao's father-in-law.

No one can tell whether Shen Hao will help behind his wife's back.

After all, we are all family.

In the blink of an eye, it was December.

On December 12, the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in the United States closed.

On December 12, Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself the Great Emperor of the Chinese Empire.

In order to stabilize the warlords in various places, he conferred the titles of princes on four people: Vice President Shen Hao, Guizhou General Long Jiguang, Vice President Li Yuanhong, and Confucius' descendant Kong Lingyi...

In addition to the four princes, Yuan Shikai also conferred six dukes.

Duan Qirui who had already resigned, Zhang Xun of the queue army, Ni Sicong, the general (governor) of Anhui, Duan Zhigui who had just arrived in Fengtian, Feng Guozhang, the general (governor) of Jiangsu, and Long Jiguang.

Because Long Jiguang was continuously awarded the title of Duke on the basis of the title of Prince, he became extremely powerful for a while.

Ni Sicong of Anhui and Duan Zhigui of Fengtian were both idlers who spent their time in debauchery. Yuan Shikai rewarded them with the title of duke, and they lived a life of luxury.

When the outside world learned that Shen Hao was conferred the title of prince, there was an uproar.

Countless insults came at once.

Duan Zhigui congratulated Shen Hao as soon as possible.

However, what Duan Zhigui did not expect was that Shen Hao did not accept the title of prince.

Instead, the moment he learned that he was conferred the title of prince by Yuan Shikai, he sent a direct telegram to the whole country.

'I do not recognize any monarchy or any princely title.

I support democracy and will not go along with Yuan Shikai.

After this telegram was sent, the criticism against Shen Hao became much less.

Just when Shen Hao refused the title of prince, Li Yuanhong also hurriedly followed suit and expressed his refusal of the title of prince.

Li Yuanhong did not kill Yuan Shikai because he knew that without Shen Hao's support, Yuan Shikai's situation was hopeless and he could fail at any time.

Therefore, even if Yuan Shikai's imperial edict was delivered to his residence, Li Yuanhong would not accept it.

Therefore, only Long Jiguang and Kong Lingyi were extremely excited and did not refuse, and they showed off their prince titles everywhere.

　1.2 Chen Qimei, former governor of Shanghai, led the Zhaohe Ship Uprising.

On December 12, Yuan issued his first order after proclaiming himself emperor: arrest and kill the rebels.

Shen Hao accepted the order and immediately called Yuan Shikai to express his determination to complete the task.

After all, Shen Hao is the Chief of the Navy, and the Zhaohe ship is under his jurisdiction.

A battleship and fifteen cruisers were directly sent over.

Zhou Weiguo, Li Yunlong and others were puzzled to see Shen Hao making such a big fuss.

Shen Hao sneered and said, "It's just a Zhaohe ship, it's not my turn to take action.

But Qingdao is still in the hands of Japan, so let’s take this opportunity to seize Qingdao.”

Hearing this, everyone looked at the map and suddenly understood.

It seems that Shen Hao's real intention is not to drink. As soon as Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor, Shen Hao started to take action.

It seems that they have taken over Qingdao, but in fact they are eyeing Shandong.

Once Shandong is taken, the capital and Tianjin can be directly threatened. This is the key point.

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485. Troops were dispatched to Qingdao, and Japan panicked

Shandong is located on the sea and is right on the road to Beijing, so its strategic location is very important.

It is very close to the capital and is one of the few provinces in the north with a long coastline. In case of war, it can protect the capital and provide a steady and rapid supply of war supplies.

Shen Hao had already drawn it.

Upon learning of Shen Hao's idea, everyone expressed their support.

Zhou Weiguo said: "President, it's my turn to take the lead this time."

Li Yunlong said, "President, let me do it. I have experience in this area. Look, I took Fujian in one day. Isn't this very simple?"

As soon as these words were spoken, they were immediately glared at by everyone.

Kong Jie said: "Old Li, you are too shameless. I can conquer Fujian with just one regiment. Why are you bragging about that?"

Ding Wei nodded and said, "That's right, you, Old Li, have lost all your dignity. The Taiwanese president asked Chu Yunfei to go there, and you, Old Li, went to Fujian.

How come we are all just eating and working, but only you, Old Li, can do it? "

Jiang Daya was also unconvinced and said: "You, Li Yunlong, have the least say"

Seeing that he had caused public outrage, Li Yunlong smiled awkwardly.

He said again: "Hey, you guys are really stupid. I, Lao Li, am doing this for your safety. People will die in a war.

Why not let our Lao Li take the risk? If something really happens, it will be our Lao Li’s fault.”

"26 you son of a bitch, this guy is dangerous, we will handle it ourselves"

"That's right. As a soldier, you should die on the battlefield and be buried in the mountains. That's all you should do. If you're afraid of death, you should go home and find a wife to live in."

"Haha, this old Li is still single. I think it's better for the president to find a wife for him. Otherwise, this asshole will just act like a scoundrel all day long."

"I think it's the old widow who's having a sweet dream. Where's the dream ball?"

"Anyone can go, except Lao Li"

"agree"

"I agree too"

Zhang Yi watched several people arguing on the side, but did not say anything. He had the least experience here.

The reason Shen Hao was able to become the governor-general of Fujian was because he wanted to slap Yuan Shikai in the face, otherwise he would probably not have been able to take this position.

Zhang Yi is still self-aware of this.

Li Yunlong also knew that everyone was dissatisfied, so he changed the subject and said, "Then let's let the president decide who will go."

Everyone looked at each other and nodded. Of course, the decision was originally made by Shen Hao.

Shen Hao said: "This time we will go to war against Qingdao and attack from both land and sea.