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spn Chapter 141: Ship and aircraft dive: Target - British Royal Navy

Leizhou Peninsula, Xuwen territory, Hai'an Port.

Shortly after dawn, the tranquility of the harbor was broken. On the road leading to the port, military trucks filled with Southwest Army soldiers and equipment drove into the port one after another.

On December 5, 2011, the Southwestern People's Army's sea-crossing campaign against Qiongzhou officially began. Amid the sharp charge horns, soldiers carrying combat packages and rifles quickly jumped out of the trucks, and from time to time they formed a team one by one.

When the sun just jumped out of the horizon, a large number of troops had already gathered in the port.[

Huo Dingguo, commander-in-chief of the sea-crossing operation, and Chen Jitang, director of the Guangdong Provincial Government, appeared at the military port. Following Huo Dingguo's order, the first unit of the 5th Division, the main force of the Southwest People's Army, immediately ran to board the ship.

There are no large transport ships in the military port. There are only a few ordinary transport ships of the Southwest People's Army Navy and some small and medium-sized cargo ships recruited from the Hehai Transportation Company under the Shusheng Group. This new Hai'an Port has been newly built, and the port is enough to provide thousands of ships.

This is the first time in the southwest that large-scale ships have docked.

One of the earliest coastal ports built in the four five-year plans. Because it is close to Qiongzhou, the Southwest People's Army deliberately strengthened its construction. Not only the construction of the seaport, but also several large antennas can be seen on the top of the mountain behind the seaport.

The net rotates toward the sea 24 hours a day.

Of course, in addition to these advanced auxiliary equipment, the two Ruili-class destroyer warships docked in the port and the dense anti-aircraft guns in the port defense facilities also prevent possible invading enemies from doing whatever they want.

When the Fifth Division was boarding the ship one after another, the two Ruili-class destroyers numbered 301 and 303 also sounded their whistles and slowly sailed away from the berth. The whistles resounded throughout the harbor as if they were the loudest bugles.

Two advanced destroyers with a full displacement of 2,280 tons. One was built by Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard and returned to Fangchenggang Shipyard for outfitting. The other was later built by Horseshoe Bay Naval Shipyard. The entire ship is 10,429 meters long and 10,429 meters wide.

1104 meters, draft 315 meters. The design of the warship abandoned traditional design thinking and neither used heavy armor.

For protection, there is no super-large-caliber naval gun still favored by navies of various countries, but a new 150mm naval gun. However, it is densely covered with anti-aircraft gun barrels, large-caliber torpedo tubes on both sides of the deck, and the main gun.

The latest arrangement in the front is an unknown weapon system composed of more than a dozen short barrels, which are the combined tusks of the Ruili-class destroyer.

Standing on the 301 ship, Huo Dingguo took a deep breath of the sea breeze with a slight fishy smell, but he did not feel any discomfort. Instead, he felt that his blood was boiling. Behind him was Chen Jitang, who could not help but raise his telescope to watch the people who were still boarding the ship in the distance.

Officers and soldiers of the Fifth Division of the Southwest People's Army.

"It's really spectacular." Two years ago, when Chen Jitang wanted to deal with Chen Ce, he had to rely on a few shabby airplanes as a deterrent. All he could get were some fishing boats. However, now, he saw a large number of fishing boats coming out of the port.

A motorized cargo ship, and then look at the new warship under your feet, how can you not feel emotional.

Huo Dingguo nodded, seeming to recall the episode when he crossed the sea to Japan, "Yes. When I went to Japan, I was still riding in the cabin of a British ship. When I arrived at Yokohama Port, the entire ship was seized by the Japanese navy.

Even the British ships had to surrender in front of the powerful Japanese navy. Let me think about it, the caliber of those giant cannons is probably more than 400 millimeters."

"The Japanese warships often weigh tens of thousands of tons, which is indeed big enough. However, since we started late in the southwest, it doesn't matter if the warships have less displacement. The Japanese's armament ideas are too crazy." As a former coastal warlord, Chen Jitang certainly knew about the Japanese army.

There are some movements, especially the fleets of various countries that wander around China's territorial waters from time to time, among which the Japanese fleet is the most rampant.

Huo Dingguo smiled mysteriously and did not tell the truth. He just said vaguely, "Director Chen, since you got on the ship today, you will not have come in vain. You and I will both become special witnesses of this sea-crossing battle."

"Of course, of course." Chen Jitang didn't know the inside story and just said with a smile.

After the entire division had boarded the ship and left the port, Huo Dingguo and Chen Jitang came to the observation room on the destroyer.

"Brother, did we really build this ship ourselves? What a big guy." Ye Mingguang trembled and took the cigarette from Huang Bing, the lookout officer of the 301 ship, and put it on the lighter in Huang Bing's hand.

It took two puffs.

Huang Bing's position is quite special, and he is one of the very few people allowed to smoke on warships. He smoked an Egret cigarette in his hand and said proudly, "Of course. The warships under my feet, large and small, are all produced in our southwest."

Well, this telescope is made in Kunming, this cigarette is made in Yuxi, and this lighter is made in Guilin..."

"They are not foreign goods, good guy. Hey, Brother Huang, I have been following you since I got on the ship. Is this job just to watch the sea with you?"

After being hired, Ye Mingguang always felt that he was in a fog. First, he saw the Southwest Army, which was completely different from the previous Guangdong Army. He was shocked.

Ye Mingguang, who had only seen a dozen fishing boats going out to sea together, was surprised by the strange guns and artillery, and then boarded the ship in the morning. His hands and feet were still trembling. The more this happened, the more he felt

Uneasy, these soldiers are obviously going to fight, what should I, a commoner who only knows how to fish, do with them?

"That's right, Comrade Ye, we just want you to help watch the sea." Huo Dingguo's voice sounded. Although Private Huang Bing had been staying in the observation room and didn't recognize him, when he saw the man with the yellow star on his shoulder, he immediately

He threw the cigarette into the ashtray, put his feet together, and saluted with a snap, "Private Huang Bing, the lookout man of the 301 ship, I have seen the general."

General? General? When Ye Mingguang heard this, his feet were weak. The biggest officials he had ever seen were the village chiefs and the officials who came to visit from the countryside. Of course, the squad leader a few days ago also counted. But he never expected that the dignified general would actually

He came to see me, and even talked to me. He suddenly stuttered. He wanted to salute but didn't know where to place his hands. He swallowed dryly and said, "My name is Ye Mingguang. Yes, I am a fisherman. I have also met the general."

"Comrade Ye, don't be nervous. You are not a soldier. Whether you are a general or a soldier, you don't need to be so restrained. Military regulations can't control you, haha." Huo Dingguo patted him on the shoulder and saw that the cigarette in his hand was almost burning.

He took out a pack of Chinese cigarettes he bought at his own expense and handed it to him, "Here.

, keep it. This time we are looking for you, mainly because we want you to follow the landing troops to observe the rising tide along the coast of Qiongzhou Island. Although we have done a lot of preliminary work, there is no fisherman who is most familiar with the sea to lead the way.

During the rising tide, everyone feels uneasy."

"No, no problem, I'm the best at this." When he talked about his profession, Ye Mingguang stopped stuttering and became more energetic. He is a decent man, not afraid of being treated by soldiers, but afraid that he won't be able to help. That's called

Wait and do it in a hurry.[

"Okay, you and Comrade Huang Bing are responsible for observing the changes in the tide. If you find anything abnormal, you must give a warning as soon as possible."

At the same time, in Haikou Port, a small gunboat formation was sailing out of the dilapidated port and heading towards the Qiongzhou Strait.

This is Chen Ce's naval force, a naval force composed of five small gunboats. It was relying on them that Chen Ce escaped Chen Jitang's offensive before.

Now, Chen Ce personally led the army and wanted to rely on this "only" navy in the southeast to prevent the Southwest Army from landing.

"uncle"

On the gunboat at Haikou, Chen Liren saw his second uncle standing there looking at the sea with deep thoughts, then stepped on the deck and walked over.

"Liren, why are you here? Didn't I ask you to stay in Haikou Town?"

Seeing his nephew Chen Liren suddenly appearing on the gunboat, Chen Ce was a little angry. He had no idea about going to sea this time and felt uneasy. So he deliberately left his nephew in Haikou and refused to let him board the ship.

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Although there are many men in the family, this nephew is the most promising and self-reliant. At a young age, he traveled thousands of miles to study in Southwest China. Although there have been constant letters over the past few years, until now, his family does not know what he studied in Southwest China.

He never asked his family for money, because studying there was free. Even if he had to pay some fees because he didn’t have a poverty certificate, he made up for it through his own work-study program.

"Liren, you are always so disobedient. Back then I wanted to send you to study in Great Britain, but you ran away to Kunming alone. Now it's better, the war is approaching, and you didn't wait for the good Southwest, but ran back. Although Southwest's

The government doesn't have a navy, but this is a war after all. It's better for you, a scholar, to just walk away." Chen Ce was worried and scolded Chen Liren on the spot with a fierce face.

"Second uncle, aunt has already told me about your deal with Colonel Deng."

"Huh, deal? The benevolence of a woman is more than enough to succeed." Now, Chen Ce no longer avoids this nephew. He did accept Deng Wenyi's money and was tempted by his promises. Deng Wenyi gave

He read the appointment letter written by Chairman Chiang Kai-shek and appointed him as the deputy director of the Naval Operations Department of the Nanjing National Government. In addition to the 200,000 yuan handed over to him, once the war is over, regardless of success or failure, he will be promoted.

, went to Nanjing to take up a job.

Chen Liren took two steps forward, leaned against the railing, endured the bumps of the gunboat, and looked at the sea in front of him and said, "Uncle, aren't you all curious about what books I have read in the southwest over the years? Maybe I shouldn't hide it.

You guys. I am actually a cadet at the Fangchenggang Naval Academy. I have been awarded the rank of second lieutenant and will soon enter the Southwest People’s Army Navy to officially serve.”

"What???"

Chen Ce was shocked when he heard this. He turned around and grabbed his nephew. This was good. The formation set off to organize the Southwest Army to land in Qiongzhou. Unexpectedly, a man from the Southwest People's Army stood in front of him. "Li Ren, you are crazy.

Have you? Why should you join the Southwest Army?"

"Second uncle, why can't I join the Southwest Army? Maybe you think I'm still the kid who didn't understand anything a few years ago, but I still want to say that looking at the whole of China, only the southwest can save this nation, and only the southwest can save everyone.

Live a good life."

"Living up people is a trick of politicians. Politicians don't always confuse people like this. They have deceived you."

"Second uncle, it's not me who was deceived, but you. A mere five or six gunboats can't even make waves in front of the Southwest Navy. Do you really think the Kuomintang wants to rely on you to block the Southwest Army? They are just doing everything with the Southwest Navy.

To be against someone is to be reactionary in everything."

"In the entire southeast, except for the Nanjing 'government', I have never seen a Chinese warship."

"Second uncle, we can't be a frog in the well. The strength of the Southwest Navy is no longer something that these gunboats can withstand. If we stop early, we can avoid letting these Qiongzhou bastards die, and we can also end up with a good end."

"Bastard, are you cursing your uncle?" Chen Ce doesn't understand. A few gunboats may be able to block a few sea ships, but if the air force is dispatched from the southwest, he will have no way to deal with it. But these are not his

In terms of success or failure, Chairman Chiang's promise is the most important thing.

The quarrel between the two immediately attracted the attention of the sailors on the gunboat. Chen Ce turned his head and said nothing. Chen Liren wanted to say something, but saw Deng Wenyi coming up from the bilge.[

"Your name is Chen Liren, right? I am Deng Wenyi, the special commissioner of the Nanjing Central Government." Deng Wenyi came over, not angry, but looked at the young man with interest. He had heard the two people below the deck just now.

In the conversation, "I can't tell that you are actually a naval cadet from the Southwest Military Academy. It can be regarded as a family background, and you have followed the old path, haha."

"Deng, Section Chief Deng, the children are young and wise, and you, the adults..." "It's okay, young people can't see the overall situation, I don't blame him. Although Southwest is a bit reactionary, the talents it cultivates are still good. This incident

After he succeeds, if Li Ren is willing, he can work in the Navy, and I will vouch for him." Deng Wenyi has seen many passionate young people like Chen Liren, and many of these inexperienced people have never seen wealth and power.

He is so idealistic only because of the temptation of sex. If he really wants to follow him to Nanjing and sees the style of the central government in power in China, he will abandon all these bullshit ideals and factional disputes.

It is most practical to have a high position, a lot of power, a lot of money and a lot of women.

"Colonel Deng, it's not that I'm young, but it's the fact. Today's southwest is no longer something that these gunboats can stop. Those who understand the current affairs are heroes, and the right way is to step back from the brink. Although I have a higher-level mission, but in the

Personally, I don't want anything to happen to my second uncle and these soldiers." Chen Liren didn't hide anything. This was the original mission content. His superiors sent him back to Qiongzhou in advance in order to persuade Chen Ce to surrender. It would be best to resolve the Qiongzhou issue peacefully.

Don't want to cause casualties.

Deng Wenyi shook his head. This young man is still too young to know that the Southwest Navy is recognized. As the head of the Intelligence Section, he has not received any information about the Southwest Navy. Even if there are some small ships, they will not all be sent to the Qiongzhou Strait.
To be continued...