The development of submarines is far away but cannot quench the thirst of the nearer. Even Fang Xiaoyu is not sure whether these new weapons will be used in the battle against the Cossack Navy, so he decided to go to Marshal Xia Homin, hoping that the Lanfang Imperial Navy can join forces with the Chinese leading fleet.
Fight and destroy the Cossack Empire's expedition fleet.
At this time, the imperial fleet was stationed in Quanzhou Port, which was not connected by railway, so Fang Xiaoyu had to take a cruiser to Quanzhou Military Port. The person who received Fang Xiaoyu was still the same second lieutenant, but he had been promoted to captain.
When he saw Fang Xiaoyu, he naturally did not dare to neglect, and soon led Fang Xiaoyu to Marshal Xiahoumin's residence. Upon hearing Fang Xiaoyu's arrival, Marshal Xiahoumin immediately received him in the study.
The captain only belonged to the field service and had no right to enter Marshal Xiahoumin's residence. Under the leadership of the housekeeper, Fang Xiaoyu came to the door of Marshal Xiahoumin's study.
The forty-year-old butler bowed slightly to Fang Xiaoyu and said: "Your Excellency, the marshal is waiting for you inside, please come in." Fang Xiaoyu nodded slightly and agreed, then ignored the butler and reached out to push open the door of the study.
Door.
Marshal Xiahoumin was reading a book. When he saw Fang Xiaoyu coming, Marshal Xiahoumin put down the book and smiled and said: "Xiaoyu, you are such a rare visitor to a busy man. Why do you have so much time to come to my place?" Fang Xiaoyu said with a smile: "Me too.
If you have something to do, come and see the marshal, otherwise how could I dare to leave the territory casually."
Xia Houmin said: "You are leaving the territory, aren't you afraid that His Majesty will blame you?" Fang Xiaoyu smiled mysteriously and said: "It doesn't count, I am inspecting the Ryukyu Islands, and I stopped by Quanzhou Port to refill coal water before returning.
No one cares about me, I just stopped by to see you, the elder who has always taken care of me. Your Majesty will not blame me for this." Xiahou Min laughed and said: "You are still so clever, what?
I can think of all the excuses.”
Fang Xiaoyu said: "I'm not as smart as you, Marshal. I'm here to beg you this time. I've helped you make a lot of money over the years, so you can't refuse."
Xia Houmin sighed and waved his hand: "Xiaoyu, please sit down and talk first." Then the two of them sat on chairs, Xia Houmin lit a cigarette, took a puff and said: "Xiaoyu, I know why you came.
Look for me, but it’s a pity that I can’t help you with this.”
Fang Xiaoyu frowned slightly and said: "What? What difficulty does Marshal Xiahou have?"
We will not participate, and our navy is required to stay put and not initiate or participate in any military operations against the Cossack Empire."
After hearing this strange imperial edict, Fang Xiaoyu wondered: "What's going on? Why didn't I hear it mentioned by my family?"
Marshal Xia Homin said: "I guess you came out before the letter from your family arrived in the Chinese Territory. This happened a few days ago. I heard that when the conflict between your Chinese Territory and the Cossack Empire began, Marshal Xia strongly advocated the empire's participation in the war.
, to contain the Cossack Empire from another direction, but Cheng Yuhuan has been using the excuse of tight funds and the fact that the Imperial Army was severely damaged in the last war against Monte and it was difficult to mobilize troops. I don’t know what Cheng Yuhuan said to the emperor a few days ago. The emperor
All navy and army forces are required not to participate in this conflict, and violators shall be punished as crimes of rebellion and disrespect."
Fang Xiaoyu said in surprise: "How could this happen? Is the empire planning to let our territorial strength go against a big empire?"
Xia Homin shook his head and said: "There is no way, I can't disobey the imperial decree no matter what, not to mention that the Eastern Continent Fleet of the Saer Empire and the Nantes Empire have put a lot of pressure on us, even without this imperial decree, there is nothing I can do
It’s also very limited.”
Fang Xiaoyu knew that it would be useless to talk. After all, there is an imperial edict on this matter, and Xia Houmin cannot make the decision. Fang Xiaoyu stood up and said: "In this case, I won't disturb the marshal and go back first."
Seeing that Fang Xiaoyu was about to leave, Marshal Xia Houmin's face felt a little feverish. He could not do anything about Fang Xiaoyu's difficulties. He also felt a little ashamed of this junior who had helped him a lot, but he couldn't take action because of the difficulty of the divine order. At this moment, he could only comfort him.
Said: "If there is any need for ammunition and supplies, I can still provide some support. As for the fleet, I can't do anything."
Fang Xiaoyu said: "No need, Marshal. I believe that I can win even without the Imperial Navy." Before leaving the house, Xiaoyu turned around and said meaningfully to Xiahou Min: "I believe that this time the Cossack Imperial Navy will not only
It was brought for us, China. Before attacking the Chinese navy, he will not let such a big hidden danger of the Imperial Navy stay in the rear and threaten him at any time."
Fang Xiaoyu has a very thorough understanding of the situation at sea. This sentence can be regarded as advice to Xia Houmin. After all, he is not willing to weaken his country's strength with strong enemies looking around. This is not good for either the empire or the Chinese nation.
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After saying these words, Fang Xiaoyu did not look back and walked straight out of the Marshal's Mansion. Looking at Fang Xiaoyu's retreating back, Xia Houmin sighed and said: "I will remember your advice, but
I hope you can survive this crisis. I believe that as long as you can survive this crisis, your future will be limitless."
Zhang Haiyang, the naval chief of staff who came with him, was waiting anxiously outside the marshal's house. When he saw Fang Xiaoyu coming out, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "How is it? Has Marshal Xiahou agreed to help?"
Fang Xiaoyu shook his head and said: "No, the emperor has issued a strict decree, ordering the navy not to participate in any military operations against the Cossack Imperial Navy."
"How could that happen?" Zhang Haiyang exclaimed in a low voice.
Fang Xiaoyu said: "It's the Cheng family who are causing trouble. They want to use the Cossack Empire to completely eliminate us, but I won't do what they want. This victory must be ours. Let's go back."
Zhang Haiyang nodded and followed Fang Xiaoyu towards the pier. Zhang Haiyang looked at Fang Xiaoyu's firm back in the sunset and secretly made up his mind that this time he must teach the Cossacks a solid lesson at sea and let them know about China.
Leading the navy is not a soft persimmon, and can be pinched by anyone who wants to.
After shaking on the sea for three days, Fang Xiaoyu arrived at Vladivostok Port and boarded the train. One day later, Fang Xiaoyu returned to Tongjiang Fucheng. When he returned to his official residence, the housekeeper told him that someone from the Fang family was coming.
Fang Xiaoyu came to the living room and found that it was his second brother Fang Dingbang who was waiting for him. Seeing that it was his second brother, Fang Xiaoyu was surprised and said: "Second brother, aren't you working in the capital? Why do you come to me when you have time?"
A note to readers:
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