On June 28, 1914, the Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary was assassinated in Sarajevo!
On July 8, the Chinese Revolutionary Party organized by Sun Yat-sen was proclaimed in Japan.
On July 23, the Austro-Hungarian Empire issued an ultimatum to Serbia regarding the assassination of Crown Prince Franz Ferdinand. On July 28, the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia. On August 1, Germany declared war on Russia. On August 3, Germany
Declared war on France. On August 4, Britain declared war on Germany. The United States declared neutrality. On August 6, Austria-Hungary declared war on Russia. On the same day, Serbia and Montenegro declared war on Austria-Hungary. On August 23, Japan declared war on Germany.
declare war.
The world war breaks out!
On August 6, the Beijing government issued a declaration of neutrality regarding the outbreak of war in Europe.
On August 8, Japanese warships appeared in the sea off Qingdao. On August 13, Germany was willing to return the Jiaozhou Bay leased land directly to China. The Charge d'Affaires of the Japanese Embassy in China warned Cao Rulin, Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, that China would not be allowed to accept the German proposal. On September 21, the Ministry of Education issued a notice.
The whole country is warned, requiring students to carefully observe China's neutral attitude in the European war and not to be biased in speech and communication.
On September 25, Japan declared war on Germany and occupied Weixian Station in Shandong Province. On October 19, the Japanese army issued the "Five Laws of Destruction" in Pingdu County, Shandong Province, which stipulated that "if anyone in the village obstructs the movement of the Japanese army, all the people in the village will be killed."
Punished by beheading."
That month, Chinese seafarers from Shanghai China Merchants, Taikoo and Jardine Three Steam Navigation Companies held a general union strike!
Chaos, the world is in chaos, China is about to be in chaos too!
Wang Hengyue in Sichuan showed a rare ease. Raising birds and fish seemed to have become his biggest hobby. He stayed behind closed doors all day long and spent all day in the garrison to accompany his birds and fish.
Occasionally when he was out, someone asked about the war situation in Europe. Wang Hengyue's only answer was: "Foreigners fighting foreigners, what does it have to do with our garrison? What does it have to do with Sichuan and China?"
It is obvious that the garrison envoy in southern Sichuan is now somewhat "unambitious"!
Wang Qinglu entered the backyard of the garrison and saw Hengshuai looking at something in a birdcage. When he got closer, he found that the bird raised by Hengshuai was dead.
Wang Qinglu smiled. This is the first bird that Hengshuai has raised to death? He always vows to feed it, but every time he cannot raise it for a few days and the bird dies.
When I looked into the fish tank, I saw that all the dozens of fish had turned upside down.
Wang Hengyue shook his head and sighed: "Huaizhao, you said that I can lead an army well, but why can't I keep fish and birds alive?"
"Because Hengshuai is not qualified to do this." Wang Qinglu said with a smile: "When it comes to raising fish and birds, even ten Hengshuai can't compare to Wang Qinglu. When it comes to leading troops to fight, a decisive victory can be achieved between the curtains. Ten kings
Even Qinglu can’t keep up with a Hengshuai!”
"Flattery, flattery!" Wang Hengyue laughed "haha" and then said: "What's the matter?"
"Deng Yong brought news in France that the first batch of bristle and tung oil we sent was sold out. Especially our bristle and tung oil are of excellent quality, so they are very popular among countries. A large number of orders are already on his desk.
Deng Yong asked us to send a large amount of goods immediately, as much as we need, the more the better!”
Wang Hengyue nodded: "Tell him that the second, third, and fourth batches of goods have been shipped one after another and will arrive soon. Also, let Deng Yong loosen his belt. Don't be afraid of big appetites. In this world,
I won’t die of exhaustion, I’ll just starve to death! I want to be the world’s number one bristle supplier.”
Qinglu responded: "The coal mines and copper mines have been explored and have entered the mining stage. The reserves in these places are very amazing, but my subordinates don't quite understand why Hengshuai is so sure that these places have such rich mineral deposits?
"
"Be intentional and fight unintentional." Wang Hengyue's answer was very simple: "What else?"
"The gunboat is bought!"
"What?" Wang Hengyue, who had always been calm and composed, beamed with joy: "Did you buy the gunboat?"
"Yes, it has arrived!"
"Let's go, call Wu Qianlong and Zhang Xiaoyue and take a look!"
Wang Hengyue refused to comment and walked out quickly.
The gunboat has indeed arrived!
To be precise, only one of them was a gunboat!
A total of four ships arrived.
The first one was a gunboat with the "Zhen" name that had been scrapped and was sourced from someone unknown.
"Zhennan!" Zhang Xiaoyue's eyes lit up.
"Zhennan number?" Wang Hengyue was also startled.
I seem to have seen that after the "Zhennan" was scrapped, it was resold a few years later. How come this resale ended up in my own hands?
"Zhennan, Zhennan!" Zhang Xiaoyue seemed to be full of affection for this old gunboat: "Four hundred and forty tons, five artillery pieces, and fifty-five soldiers. In the First Sino-Japanese War, there was a bloody battle with the Japanese pirates.
Ding Ruchang, the naval echelon admiral, surrendered to Liugong Island. It was on this gunboat that I served as a trainee before I went to serve in Beiyang. I don't want to see you again today, it's like a dream!"
Wang Hengyue was deeply moved after hearing this.
The defeat of the Sino-Japanese War ruined the dream of a generation of Chinese naval power! This ship "Zhennan" witnessed the former strength of the Chinese navy and its subsequent decline.
"Look, can the 'Zhennan' still be used?" Wang Hengyue asked, pointing to the gunboat.
"Yes!" Zhang Xiaoyue answered without any hesitation: "As long as you let me on board the ship! It can still go out and its cannons can still roar!"
"Okay!" Wang Hengyue also raised his voice.
There are three other ships, one is an Italian river defense gunboat, which Wang Hengyue named "Sichuan Nan", with Wu Qianlong as the captain, a training ship and a supply ship.
Wang Hengyue's naval army finally gained scale!
Not big, two gunboats, one of which is still scrapped, a training ship and a supply ship. But the foundation has been laid!
What will be in the future? No one knows. Maybe there will be cruisers, maybe there will be battleships, maybe there will be nothing, it will still be this small scale.
But Wang Hengyue’s naval dream has already begun!
No one knows how fanatical this landlubber Wang Hengyue is about the navy!
Sooner or later, Wang Hengyue vowed in his heart that sooner or later, he would build a huge fleet! Even if his generation cannot dominate the sea, there will be another generation, and the next generation will have the dream of a powerful Chinese navy.
, it will come true sooner or later!
And everything started from the "invincible" "Qiang Sheng"!
"When I went to Rong County, there were only a few people." Wang Hengyue said authentically: "There were really only a few people. Then when I saw my army, I almost wanted to give up and quit. With such an army, even the bandits couldn't be defeated, but
I finally persevered, and then I had my independent mixed division, and I had the capital to compete with other powerful factions in Sichuan! Now the navy has a much better start than I did at that time. With ships, and me
support! Just like Feng Ru, I will give you whatever your navy wants. If you want the moon in the sky, I will not give you the stars."
Feng Ru, who also came over to watch the excitement, said: "Guardian, Feng Ru No. 7 has successfully test-flighted, and it was test-flighted by Peter."
Peter suddenly twitched his chest triumphantly, and Feng Ru ignored him: "At the same time, according to the requirements of the guardian, I am installing weapons on the aircraft, so I need the assistance of the military."
"Whatever you want, I will give you!" Wang Hengyue said without even thinking about it: "Who do you like in the military? What weapons do you need? Don't ask me, just go and get it!"
He said thoughtfully: "Now Europe is already at war, and combat aircraft will soon appear in the sky. The future competition is no longer limited to land and sea. I have an army dream and a navy dream.
I also have the dream of the Air Force. Maybe I am still daydreaming, but whether I can turn this dream into reality depends on you, please!"
Turning to West, who was specially called, he said: "Speaking of West, Feng Ru No. 7 has already launched. Why is it that the armored vehicle I asked you to study is still covered with a layer of iron and equipped with a Madsen machine?"
A gun?"
West shrugged: "I think in the southern Sichuan area, the things designed by the boss are not very useful. If we really want to fight, then a car covered with iron sheets and equipped with a Madsen machine gun will be enough. There is no such thing in Sichuan
People are the boss’s rival!”
Wang Hengyue was furious, and together with West, he didn't take my armor dream seriously at all. He pointed at West and said: "Listen, I will stay in Sichuan for the rest of my life. I will give you half a year to get what I want."
Get the stuff out! Otherwise, I will deduct your salary!"
West was startled, and Wang Hengyue continued: "You said that you are also stubborn. There are ready-made crawler tractors that can be used as reference. I bought them for you. You stay in the factory and stare at me.
Just look at the tractor, it’s so hard to think about, why don’t you study it carefully?”
"Boss, I promise to do it according to your requirements!" West said quickly: "If I do it, boss, you won't deduct my salary, right?"
"You are a slut, not only will you not be deducted, I will also give you a salary increase!" Wang Hengyue replied angrily: "And you, Mario, Karnovsky, Yamamoto Sukeyuki, Suzuki Masahiro, you should
I’ve invested a lot of money into researching machine guns, researching machine guns, and improving cannons, and what I want is results!”
"Boss, we have tried our best, and your weapons are already the best in China." Mario was obviously not convinced.
"It's a raging war. Europe is at war. As this war breaks out, new weapons emerge one after another. China has lagged behind for so many years. I can't continue to lag behind!" Wang Hengyue said, and suddenly said to Feng Ru, "You said, this aircraft
Can it take off on a ship?"
"Impossible!" Feng Ru replied without even thinking about it.
Wang Hengyue rolled his eyes: "How about we make a bet? I said this plane and that plane can take off from the ship sooner or later, and we bet your salary for a year?"