Three days later, on December 16, at around ten o'clock in the morning, the evacuation fleet finally returned safely from the Pearl River Estuary after five days and nights of turbulence.
When we were still 100 kilometers away from the Pearl River estuary, that is, around 7:30 in the morning, the Chinese from Singapore and Malaysia stayed on the deck after breakfast and refused to go back to the cabin. Everyone wanted to witness the fleet entering the Pearl River in person.
At that moment, I don’t want to miss any detail.
Zhang Liangfeng informed early that the Xinghua Volunteer Army generals like Lin Jiangshi, Hu Tiejun and others were looking forward to seeing their country's fleet the most.
As the Japanese Navy gathered the most elite naval forces in the country to form a Western Expedition Fleet to go to the Indian Ocean, and as the Tainan Kaohsiung Airport was completed and put into operation, the South China Sea finally had some characteristics of a domestic sea. A brigade of mixed torpedo boat troops, two "
"Hengshan-class" frigates, three "Hengshan-class" destroyers, two "Songshan-class" heavy cruisers, and as many as twelve Ming-class submarines - Chen Ce and Chen Yuanyang sent almost all available naval forces
Come out. The torpedo boat "Jinan", the first warship produced by the Xuebing Army, served as the flagship of the mixed fleet. Chen Ce personally sat on it and led the mixed fleet to greet them eighty kilometers away. When he saw the evacuation ship
After the team was formed, they ordered to sound the whistle.
The whistle blew longly, and the mixed fleet of the Xubing Army in a flying formation slowly sailed into everyone's sight. Lin Jiangshi was extremely excited and said to Hu Tiejun beside him: "I didn't expect that the Xuebing Army actually has such a large navy.
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With tears in his eyes, Hu Tiejun nodded repeatedly and said: "It's not easy, it's really not easy!" More professional soldiers like him can better understand the difficulty of developing a large-scale fleet. You must know that the country at this time
The entire coastal area belongs to the Japanese! In terms of battleship displacement alone, the largest "Hengshan-class" heavy cruiser of the Xuebing Army is only over 6,000 tons, let alone compared with the Japanese aircraft carriers and battleships.
The Japanese army's 10,000-ton heavy cruisers are not at the same level at all. However, as long as he thinks that the submarine of the Xuebing Army once attacked and killed the "Kaga" aircraft carrier in front of a Japanese fleet, Hu Tiejun felt that although the Xuebing Army Navy
They are still weak, but they are not without the strength to fight, and given time, they may really be able to defeat Japan's combined fleet.
Experts watch the door, laymen watch the excitement. When Hu Tiejun saw the Xuebing Army's mixed fleet, his instinctive reaction was to compare it with Japanese warships, while Tan Kah Kee and others only cared about the fact that the country also had its own fleet, and
They also dare to show off.
"Look, our country's warship!" The Chinese on board the "Kunshan" at the head of the ship said excitedly.
"Yes, there are so many!"
...Just as people were talking, "Woo--" the "Kunshan" also blew its whistle, and immediately, almost all merchant ships and cruise ships also blew their whistles.
Accompanied by the mixed fleet, the evacuation fleet sailed steadily towards the Pearl River Estuary, and at the Pearl River Estuary, they received an even warmer welcome - thousands of various types of fishing boats, merchant ships, and passenger ships formed a huge
The fleet, crew, and fishermen put up banners and wrote slogans such as "Welcome home" and "Welcome back to the motherland" on the ship. At around 10:15, when the "Kunshan" slowed down under the guidance of the "Jinan" torpedo boat
As we slowly sailed into the Pearl River, the sound of "cracking" firecrackers rang out, and hundreds of fishing boats, fishermen and crew members on small commercial ships shouted in unison: "Overseas Chinese, welcome home!"
Witnessing this scene and listening to such a warm and familiar local accent, Tan Kah Kee and others all had tears in their faces. They crowded to the side of the boat and waved their hands vigorously. Some young men and older girls even used their strength to suck milk.
Shouted: "Motherland, your overseas wanderers are back!"
On board the "Qiangyun", Zhang Liangfeng couldn't help but shed tears when he saw this scene, and Cui Lin, a tough man like him, couldn't help but shed tears with his eyes reddened. He felt that Xiao Yi and other brothers were looking at him with slight surprise.
To himself, Cui Lin still felt embarrassed, rubbed his eyes with his hands and cursed: "What a fool, what kind of guy could do this, I was so moved that I felt sad!"
Xiao Yi chuckled and said to his left and right: "Hey, this is the first time I shed tears when we see each other. It's rare!"
"What a rare thing, I was just blown by the sea breeze!" Cui Lin said harshly.
Zhang Liangfeng heard this, turned around and said with a tearful smile: "Just because a man doesn't shed tears easily does not mean he cannot shed tears. If a few compatriots can be spared from death, so what if I cry for three days and three nights?"
When he said this, Cui Lin's expression suddenly hardened and he said, "Where's that bastard Bai Sihua? We should let them see it and feel the power of our people."
Zhang Liangfeng smiled and said: "I still need you to remind me that I have asked Aesop to escort them out."
Such a grand and humane celebration scene is undoubtedly a cup of heart-warming chicken soup for the Chinese people at the Pearl River Estuary. But for British people such as Bai Sihua, it is a torture of conscience and a spiritual test.
of shock.
The Xuebing Army put up such a grand ceremony to welcome back the Chinese from Singapore and Malaysia. This not only shows that they attach great importance to overseas Chinese, but also indirectly illustrates another issue, that is, the ultimatum issued by the Xuebing Army is definitely not just talk.
That's all.
No matter which country or nation, the most powerful force it possesses is not economic or military, but the cohesion of the whole people as one. The so-called people rowing oars and sailing a big ship, as long as the whole people are united, even if the front is
It's a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, and they will definitely be able to get through it in the end.
In the late Qing Dynasty, why were Westerners able to ride on the necks of the Chinese people? Even with the help of the 30,000 to 48,000-nation coalition forces, they could do whatever they wanted on the land of China. The key was that the country at that time was a piece of loose sand - Bai Sihua knew this history.
, In this way, he could more and more realize the huge power contained in this scene. The louder the cheers of the people, the more frightened he became. Seeing an opportunity, he walked up to Aesop and greeted him in a particularly friendly and humble tone.
Asked: Can I talk to you?
I don’t know what kind of medicine the British sell in their gourds, but Aesop didn’t refuse.
Bai Sihua invited him aside a little sneakily, making sure that no one noticed them, and said in a low voice: "Sir, there is something I have been holding back for a long time. Fundamentally speaking, the Jews and us English people actually belong to the same region.
Yes, in the eyes of Chinese people, we are all Westerners——"
Before he finished speaking, Aesop understood what he meant. He shook his head, looked at Bai Sihua with slightly pitiful eyes, and mocked: "What does that mean? Sir, I will never forget - when we
When the Jews groaned under the German butcher's knife, what did you British do? Appeasement? I'm sorry you can think of it. Sir, a true friend will definitely stand up for the other party when he encounters disaster. What a pity.
, Up to now, I have never heard of any British person doing anything to save us Jews. Sir, face the reality honestly!"