"The China Shanghai responded that this is Chinese waters and requires our fleet to evacuate immediately!"
"Yakar!" Kato Kanji shouted angrily: "Ultimate notice, issue an ultimatum to the 'Shanghai', and if another navy invades the Imperial waters, the Imperial Navy will annihilate it without mercy! I am not Hachi.
Chihara is the most beautiful!"
The sudden appearance of the "Shanghai" immediately angered Kato Kanji. The anger caused by his constant forbearance in obeying Yamamoto Gonbei's orders suddenly burst out in an instant.
The flagship battleship "Northern Expedition" of the Chinese Navy's Fujian Fleet.
"Report, the destroyer "Shanghai" is heading towards the waters controlled by the Japanese fleet at full speed!"
This report made Fujian Commander Zhang Xiaoyue stand up suddenly: "The power generation 'Shanghai'..."
"We have already asked, and the captain of the Shanghai, Qi Chengcheng, only responded with one sentence, 'for the sake of honor.'"
"For honor."
Zhang Xiaoyue sat down slowly: "***, you are so brave, a destroyer dared to break in. I am looking for opportunities for a decisive battle everywhere, and the little 'Shanghai' really dared to do it...
..."
After thinking for a moment, he said: "Order our Fujian fleet to start at full speed, move closer to the 'Shanghai', and order all ships to prepare for first-level battle!"
This is the 12th year of the Republic of China, 9 a.m. on August 18, 1923 AD.
"Report, the Japanese ship issued an ultimatum, requiring our ship to immediately stop sailing and withdraw from Japanese waters!"
Qi Chengcheng said coldly: "Another ultimatum? If the 'Haiqi' is not afraid, how can I be afraid of the 'Shanghai'? Reply and reiterate that this is Chinese waters...ultimatum, request
All Japanese ships should evacuate from Chinese waters immediately!"
The two sides are constantly shouting semaphores, war is inevitable!
The "Shanghai" moved forward tenaciously, and the Japanese ships showed their determination. The flagship "King Kong" took the lead in an attempt to prevent the "Shanghai" from continuing to advance.
Captain Guan Qiancheng of the "King Kong", Captain Qi Chengcheng of the "Shanghai", and Niu Liancheng, who single-handedly planned the incident, historically called this day the "Three Cities Incident", also known as the "8.18 Incident"
.
"Reporting to your Excellency, Commander, the 'Shanghai' continues to accelerate, and at the same time, the ships of the China Navy are rapidly approaching our waters!"
By this time, Kanji Kato began to calm down.
What do the Chinese want to do? Just break into their own fleet with a destroyer? Do they want to commit suicide? Or do they want to lure themselves into sinking it?
"How many ships does the China Navy's Fujian Fleet have?"
"Three cruisers, two heavy cruisers, four light cruisers..." Guan Qiancheng skillfully reported the number of ships of the Chinese Navy's Fujian Fleet.
"The strength is roughly the same as mine, slightly stronger than my fleet." Kato Kanji smiled contemptuously: "Their 'Haiqi' and 'Haichi' were purchased by the Qing Dynasty from the beginning. Although they were improved several times, no matter how
There is a certain gap between it and our ship in terms of tonnage and firepower. If a war breaks out, given the quality of China's navy, it will definitely lose!"
"Then, should we shoot it and sink it?"
"No." Kanji Kato shook his head: "If it is sunk, this is exactly what the Chinese want to see. Order, once the 'Shanghai' enters our waters, fire artillery around it to drive it out.
Chinese people will not be stupid enough to commit suicide!"
"Hai!"
Although the order was issued, Kanji Kato still had some doubts in his heart. Since the Chinese wanted to fight the Imperial Navy, they could definitely dispatch more ships. Why did their paper strength only seem to have a slight advantage?
Or do the Chinese really arrogantly believe that they already have the possibility to defeat the Imperial Navy when their strength is roughly equal?
If that is really the case, then the Chinese Navy will definitely pay the heaviest price for their ignorance!
The "Shanghai" began to slow down and steadily advanced towards the waters controlled by the Japanese ships.
Qi Chengcheng picked up a telegram: "Commander Zhang just called and said that he will chop off my head when the naval battle is over."
"It's not like he chopped me off." Niu Liancheng said nonchalantly.
Naval battles and beheadings are not as important as the apple in your hand...
Qi Chengcheng laughed boldly: "Good boy, good boy, my head is not your head. That's right, ***, let us two die in a vigorous battle here!"
"Uncle Qi, the Japanese definitely don't dare to sink us, they only dare to scare us..."
Niu Liancheng's words made Qi Chengcheng startled: "Why?"
"They are not fools like me." Niu Liancheng looked at Qi Chengcheng as if he were looking at a rare animal: "Kato Kanji is arrogant and disobeys orders, but if he really sinks our ship, it will trigger a comprehensive
War, I’m afraid that prince won’t be able to speak for him..."
Qi Chengcheng was quite convinced by this silly boy's words. He heard Niu Liancheng rub a big apple on his body: "As soon as the Japanese fire, let's run away."
"Run?" Qi Chengcheng's eyes widened.
"Of course." Niu Liancheng opened his mouth wide: "Why don't you run? The people at the east end of our village are fighting with the people at the west end of the village. There are dozens of people, but we are alone. Are we waiting to be beaten by them?"
Qi Chengcheng burst into laughter. How could this boy be stupid? What was stupid was just his appearance. He was smarter than anyone in his heart.
There must be something wrong with his brain, but it's just in daily life. He doesn't understand the ways of the world and doesn't know how to take care of himself. He always gets into some trouble, but when it comes to things on the water, he does it better than anyone else.
shrewd......
Niu Liancheng didn't care what Qi Chengcheng was thinking, he opened his mouth wide and bit into the big and sweet apple...
...
"'Shanghai' has entered the waters under my control!"
It’s here, it’s finally here! Kato Kanji smiled coldly. Since the China ship did not listen to dissuasion, the only thing they could be given was the most serious warning!
"fire!"
The 12th year of the Republic of China, August 18, 1923, 9:20 am.
The flagship "King Kong" of the Japanese Navy's Second Fleet fired at the destroyer "Shanghai" of the Chinese Navy's Fujian Fleet!
The "King Kong", which did not dare to actually sink the Chinese ship, began shelling the sea to the left of the "Shanghai"!
A huge column of water rose up, and water splashed onto the deck, splashing everywhere.
The Japanese fired two warning shells, and the entire Second Fleet entered a strategic state.
The "Shanghai" seemed to be "frightened". After the Japanese fired two warning shells, it quickly changed course and evacuated the sea area quickly.
After a brief silence on the "King Kong", a burst of cheers suddenly broke out...
The vulnerable Chinese Navy! The "Shanghai" is anticlimactic!
Standing on the deck of the "King Kong", Kato Kanji's mouth showed a smile... He originally thought that there might be a counterattack from the "Shanghai", but it did not appear, and the "Shanghai" escaped in embarrassment.
Already......
The Chinese Navy will never be as good as the Imperial Navy, never...
...
Northeastern Front Headquarters.
"The President has arrived!"
With this sound, Wang Hengyue, the President of the Republic of China, strode in!
"Heng Shuai has worked hard all the way!"
Jiang Baili, who was urgently discussing the military situation in Northeast China, and all the personnel in the headquarters stood up.
"I'm not working hard, it's you who are working hard." Wang Hengyue took off his cloak: "I'm not here to supervise the battle, nor to command, I'm just here to see the victory!"
"Report, urgent call from Fujian Fleet!"
This sound immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Read it!" Wang Hengyue said coldly.
"Acting Commander-in-Chief of the Fujian Fleet Zhang Xiaoyue telegraphed. On August 18, the 12th year of the Republic of China, the destroyer 'Shanghai' of our fleet was on normal patrol in our waters and was bombarded by the flagship of the Japanese Second Fleet 'King Kong'. There were no casualties. Japan
The navy acted recklessly in China's waters, and everyone in our navy was filled with righteous indignation and applied for retaliation..."
"Go tell Zhang Xiaoyue that I have given him the right to act arbitrarily. If you report these matters to me again, he can stop being the acting commander!"
"yes!"
"Heng Shuai, is there going to be a fight at sea first?" Jiang Baili asked in a low voice.
Wang Hengyue nodded: "Yes, we fight at sea before on land. I have been waiting for this day for too long..."
Then he raised his voice slightly: "Send a message to major newspapers. On August 18, the twelfth year of the Republic of China, the destroyer 'Shanghai' of our fleet was on normal patrol in our waters and was bombarded by the flagship of the Japanese Second Fleet 'King Kong'.
..."
After saying this, he thought for a moment: "'Shanghai' was slightly injured, two crew members were killed and six were injured..."
A smile appeared on Jiang Baili's lips, and Heng Shuai was about to start acting "rogue" again...
But there was no smile at all on Wang Hengyue's face: "All our naval officers and soldiers are filled with righteous indignation. The Diaoyu Islands and their surrounding waters have always been China's maritime territory. The Japanese have unreasonably occupied our ships and injured our crews. This is an open war."
Behavior! Even though the Chinese navy is weak, it still fights to defend the country's maritime borders. At this critical moment of life and death, the government of the Republic of China strongly condemns the Japanese government's hegemonic banditry and orders the Chinese navy to fight to the death to protect China's sea rights!"
The headquarters was quiet, no one spoke, but everyone here was excited!
The war is about to begin, the war is really about to begin! This is the moment that the president has been waiting for for a long time, and it is also the moment that all Chinese officers and soldiers have been waiting for!
The war between China and Japan is about to break out!
And this first shot will be launched by the Chinese Navy, which has suffered great humiliation!
(A brother in the book review area talked about why the war started on the Diaoyu Islands and the problem of the Japanese navy in Taiwan. Haha, readers’ eyes are sharp. In fact, around the 700th chapter, there is a chapter dedicated to the problem of the Japanese navy in Taiwan.
Chapter, but that chapter was later deleted by Spider, some things were a bit sensitive. I originally wanted to write a supplementary chapter, but then I forgot when I posted it, huh... Well, this issue will be discussed after I finish writing the naval battle.
Let me explain it again. I have to explain it after thinking about it, otherwise some of the plots will be too abrupt when Taiwan is recovered. Of course, the sensitive things will not be written. Thanks again to all the brothers for correcting the mistakes in the Spider book.
, Spider will work hard to write this book, thank you, sincerely thank you!)