897 Conflict aboard the Zhiyuan

"What are you talking about? Give up the Kunshan! Sun Chu saw that there were still a hundred brothers on it, and you said give up?" Lin Zhen was the gun captain on the Zhiyuan, and his temper was as short as thunder, and he was angry when he heard that Xiang Ying had abandoned his brother.

Not only Lin Zhen, but also the soldiers around him also looked at Xiang Ying with incredible eyes, could it be that the captain who has always been tough is just a commodity who bullies the weak and is afraid of the hard?

Xiang Ying was furious, he didn't have time to talk nonsense with these people, "I am the captain of the Zhiyuan appointed by the prime minister, and the military order is as big as a mountain, so I will go and execute the order immediately......"

It's a pity that this is Xiang Ying's first time leading troops, and his prestige has not been established, and Lin Zhen, Cai Bixuan, Jin Sanshun, Liu Anchen and others at the same time have the prestige of fighting against him.

"No! We must not abandon our brothers, Sun Chujian and we came to Europe together, so we have to go back together!" Liu Anchen has the best relationship with Sun Chujian on weekdays, and at this moment he stood up with righteous words.

Cai Bixuan, Jin Sanshun and Lin Zhen were originally the descendants of the old Ryukyu ministers, they were born to be a faction, and it was impossible for Lin Zhen not to wave their flags and shout.

Cai Bixuan walked between the two and whispered to persuade, "Xiang Ying, Lin Zhen, now is not the time to quarrel, the road back to China is not one-fifth, if we don't unite, how can we go on the journey behind?" Don't let the soldiers see jokes......"

Jin Sanshun, the fat man, also came over to be a peacemaker, "dissipate the gas, first dissipate the gas...... Reasonably, unreasonable, friendship, why blow your beard and stare at you......"

Xiang Ying and Lin Zhen yelled at the fat man in unison, "What a mess, it's all on fire......"

As soon as the words came out, the two felt that this tacit cooperation was very unsuitable for the current tense atmosphere, so they snorted one by one and twisted their heads again.

Xiang Ying gritted his teeth and whispered, "You are also the core of our international student group, you don't know the layout of the prime minister, there are no secrets between you and me, let's not talk about how important our Zhiyuan ship is, let's just talk about the other four flying clipping ships, the precision machine tools, battleship drawings and various instrument parts on them...... Can these things be lost?"

"It's okay for us to die, but even if we die, we have to send these things out safely, this is the hope of our Ryukyu and even China's future! In the face of the prime minister's grand strategy, no one can not be sacrificed, even if I am on the Kunshan today, I will still choose to be the sacrificial pawn......

"Sun Chujian's choice is the right one! We can't let his sacrifice become worthless!"

Lin Zhen was not so easily convinced, he smashed his fist on the iron plate, "What you said is not wrong, it is precisely because these equipment and drawings are precious and abnormal, so we should let these four clippers go first, and the Zhiyuan will stay and fight to the end!"

"You have been planning the prime minister's grand strategy, but you have forgotten what is the purpose of the prime minister's establishment of the Ryukyu Navy! Why should we devote all our strength to building ironclad warships? Because we want to protect China's coastline and give the country time to reorganize its politics and preliminary industry and strive for peaceful development!"

"This is the prime minister's grand strategy, our navy has been bound to the forefront of the war from the very beginning of its formation, and the mission of the navy is to attack!

"We are the first ironclad ship in the Ryukyus, and whatever choice we make now is to shape the soul of this newborn baby...... If we retreat today, people will follow our example and have more reason to retreat!"

"I don't want to be this sinner, and everyone on the Zhiyuan doesn't want to be this sinner...... Even if the Zhiyuan sinks into the Atlantic Ocean today, at least our death can still cast the first wisp of military soul for the future navy!"

"What is the navy? We are a reef in the sea, and no matter how strong the wind and waves are, we will crush him! I only know what is the navy that escapes and retreats? Fucking we are not even as good as the Manchu sailors!"

Xiang Ying was stunned at the time, he didn't expect Lin Zhen, who had been painstakingly studying weapon systems, to have such eloquence, "When did you Lin Zhen become a thinker?"

After speaking, Xiang Ying grabbed the collar of Lin Zhen's military uniform, "Do you think I don't know these truths? You know, I understand, Jin Sanshun, Cai Bixuan, Qiu Wei, Liu Anchen...... They all understand, maybe Sun Chujian doesn't understand?"

"I really want to rip out your head and dig out that bit of stubbornness inside...... Sun Chujian's knowledge is no less than ours, and who of us is not convinced by his war games? Since he has made such a choice, there must be a reason for him!"

"Think about it with your stubborn head, did I give up on him, did I give up the Kunshan? No...... It was they who gave up on themselves, they sent a signal to us to leave immediately, and they offered to sacrifice!"

Xiang Ying almost roared out of the air in his lungs, "Sun Chujian is not a reckless martial artist, he must have discovered a serious crisis that cannot be reversed, otherwise how could he send such a signal to us? What you are wasting now is not time, but the lives of your brothers......"

"It's definitely a battleship, it's definitely the enemy's main fleet, otherwise Sun Chujian would not have been able to make such a decision!"

"That's right, I also know that it's the enemy's fleet...... Lin Zhen also grabbed the collar of Xiang Ying's military uniform with his backhand, "But don't forget, the Zhiyuan is the most advanced warship in the world now, and we have the most powerful speed, protection and firepower......"

"Why don't you fight? Isn't this the best opportunity for military training? Rushing forward and using our ultra-long range to defeat the enemy, this is actual combat, and what we lack now is actual combat experience......

Xiang Ying is going crazy, he has blood but also reason in his heart, and Lin Zhen only has fanaticism in his head: "Lin Zhen! You seem to have forgotten where we are now, can the Zhiyuan be exposed? What if the enemy is a fleet? How can you guarantee that all of them will be slaughtered?"

"Answer me! What should we do if we escape a battleship? What will we do if the main fleets of Britain and France pour out of the nest? You can't just be a fanatical general for the rest of your life? Why don't you mature a little ......?"

Just when the two were arguing, suddenly three more fireworks exploded in the direction of Kunshan, and this time it was yellow, blue, and yellow, which was a reminder signal.

Only a minute and a half after the three fireworks, the direction of the Kunshan swished...... A series of nine red fireworks were released.

In the Chinese tradition, nine is the extreme, red is blood! Xiang Ying and Lin Zhen rolled down their tears, they knew that the last moment had come, and the Kunshan had made the final choice.