Yuan Shikai's prestige plummeted, but Chen Xuan is like a rising political star, in fact, under the successive explosive news and Chen Xuan's years of accumulation, although he did not hold any position in the country, Chen Xuan has become the uncrowned king of the southeast.

On June 1, Yan Fu arrived in Shanghai with the Nanyang Navy and most of the captured Japanese ships.

All of a sudden, Shanghai's flags were displayed and the gongs and drums were noisy, and the whole Shanghai was empty.

In order to see the heroic appearance of the fleet earlier, countless people ran to Wusongkou early to wait.

Nine o'clock in the morning.

"It's here! It's here! Our fleet has arrived! ”

A young man in Western-style clothes raised the binoculars in his hand and jumped and jumped on the embankment, the shouts were deafening, and the crowd that had been waiting for a long time suddenly stirred.

Sure enough, the shadow of Hitomi appeared on the river in the south.

One, two, three。。。。。。

In less than a moment, dozens of shadows jumped on the river, first a small dot, and then gradually became larger, bigger and bigger, and there were more and more ships, and each ship was like a huge mobile water fortress, and an awe-inspiring sense of oppression came to the face.

Thousands of people who came to visit erupted in earth-shattering cheers and shouts, which were endless, like a monstrous wave sweeping through the crowd, wave after wave, as if to completely wash away the shame of many years!

The fleet gradually approached, and the human eye could no longer count them, only unconscious shouts and tears on their faces, at this moment, it was tears of great joy, and thousands of people seemed to have straightened their waists more than usual at this moment.

Gradually, the human eye can already see these huge ships.

I don't know which sharp-eyed person exclaimed, and the crowd gradually quieted down, and then silently, silently staring at the big boat on the river.

I saw, I saw, countless heroes who had been looking forward to it day and night, they finally returned, but the black hole left by the explosion of countless huge shells on the ship is still in my eyes, and you can imagine how tragic the war was at that time.

The officers and men on the ship also changed into white dresses and saluted the welcoming crowd, and the sharp-eyed people could see the red blood oozing from the white military dress, although it had been so long, it was clear that the injuries were not completely healed.

But at this moment, their bodies stand straight, like green pines that have experienced the baptism of wind and snow, proud and inviolable, more like optimus jade pillars, protecting their country and nation at all times.

"Tom-tom-"

The salute on the Wusong Fort sounded neatly, paying tribute to the returning heroes, and the atmosphere was even more solemn. Mu Zhuang. Yan, the people who came to visit couldn't help but hold their breath, silently watching the huge warships sail in front of them, and there was only the sound of rushing water.

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Chen Xuan and a group of high-ranking members of the Ba'ath Party, military representatives, consuls of various countries, and representatives from all walks of life have long been waiting on the huge platform temporarily built by the river, and the surrounding area has long been under martial law by the army, and no one is allowed to step into the 500-meter distance around the platform.

First, five cruisers sailed in front of the platform, and then Yan Fu's flagship 'Taishan' approached. On the platform, Yan Fu, who was dressed in neat uniform, walked off the bridge with more than 100 officers of the fleet, came to Chen Xuan, and gave a salute to the whole team.

"Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, Yan Fu, Commander of the First Fleet of the Nanyang Fleet, has returned from the battle with the fleet, and I implore the Commander-in-Chief to review it!"

Chen Xuan was also wearing a military uniform today, trying his best to suppress the excitement in his heart, returned a military salute, and said loudly:

"Accurate!"

Yan Fu waved his hand, and Xue Kai strode forward and waved the flag in his hand.

The fleet immediately reacted and began to whistle, and then the soldiers standing on the deck quickly took their positions, taking advantage of the limited geographical environment to form a group, and after a single cannon sound, one by one sailed in front of the platform.

Chen Xuan and the other officers always stood straight, their saluting hands were never lowered, watching the fleet sail in front of them, their hearts were full of ups and downs, 8 years of hard work, 8 years of lying on the salary, finally having their own country's fleet, and finally having the right to say no to the powers.

Have you seen the princes who sacrificed for the country in the First Sino-Japanese Naval War? This is our fleet, our Chinese's fleet, although he is still very weak, but one day they will gallop around the world to comfort our compatriots who have suffered for a hundred years, and we Chinese have stood up again, and no one can arbitrarily inflict humiliation on us, because our naval heroes do not agree!

At the end, more than 30 captured Japanese warships appeared, and the audience finally broke out into deafening cheers and cries, wanting to vent all the grief and anger of these years.

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The review ceremony lasted for 3 hours, and Chen Xuan and others also stood on the viewing platform for 3 hours, during the 3 hours, Chen Xuan's hand was not put down, he was full of gratitude to these warriors who fought at sea, and there were no words to express his surging mood at the moment!

The parade was followed by the award ceremony and the award ceremony, and Chen Xuan personally received the ranks and medals from the honor guard and wore them one by one for the naval officers.

And Yan Fu, because of his great merit, was awarded the rank of general above, and he was also the first general in the military system of the Baath Party, and was awarded the highest honorary medal of the Baath Party - the Order of Yan and Huang!

Situ Biru, commander of the Nanyang Air Force, was awarded the rank of colonel, second only to Yan Fu, in fact, Situ Biru's military rank is already one level higher than that of Feng Ru, commander-in-chief of the Air Force, and was also awarded the Yanhuang Medal, Xue Kai was awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel, and served as the commander of the upcoming Third Fleet, which was also awarded the Yanhuang Medal!

The rest are the soldiers who are particularly outstanding or have made special contributions in this battle, and they have also been awarded titles and decorations, and the eyes of the army officers are hot, but this is what people have exchanged for their lives and merits, so there is nothing to be jealous of, I just hope that one day I can also make achievements on the battlefield, and I will still have such a glorious day.

Shanghai's naval base is on Changxing Island, and when the naval fleet returning to the Changxing base after participating in the military parade, there is naturally a banquet prepared long ago to welcome the returning heroes, while a kind of officers and guests who have been invited to watch the ceremony go to the Pudong Pearl Hotel to participate in the navy's celebration banquet.

At the banquet, the consuls of various countries gathered together and whispered, knowing what they were thinking without guessing, so Chen Xuan didn't bother to care about them, just communicatively walked around the crowd with wine glasses, and politely greeted everyone.

As for the officer corps, it is not so reserved, and most of the Baath Party officers are young people in their twenties, and it is rare to have such a good opportunity to gather together.

Yan Fu, who had just been promoted to general, became the target of public criticism, and the officers of the army and the air force stepped forward to toast, and the naval officers saw that it was wrong, this was to kill our commander, and they all stepped forward to relieve their commanders, so they fought in the wine field.

After Chen Xuan politely greeted the consuls and representatives from all walks of life, he took Yan Fu, Sun Hongye, Feng Ru and Zhao Xuechu, who had escaped from the encirclement, to the conference room on the top floor of the Pearl Hotel.

"Youling Gong, can you introduce the situation of this naval battle!"

"Yes! Commander in chief! ”

Yan Fu, who was dressed in an official uniform, stood up and saluted meticulously.

"After several years of development, our navy is more advanced than the Japanese fleet in terms of equipment and ships, but the elite of our officers and men is still far from being as good as the Japanese, take this battle as an example, the strength of our two sides is about the same, but we are fighting very hard, their cooperation is better than ours, the command is better than ours, and the artillery bombardment is more accurate than ours, without the help of the air force brothers, the victory or defeat is still between the two sides, and in the end, even if we win, we will be greatly injured, and it will be difficult to recover for several years.

And the Japanese are only out of the third fleet, which is not as elite as other fleets, and it is also because their commanders are arrogant and underestimate the enemy, which is why we are led into the ambush circle, next time I am afraid that there will be no such good luck, and the Japanese are all-round tough, we have no absolute certainty of winning, and even the possibility of losing is greater!

However, the submarine squadron performed well this time, sinking and damaging 14 Japanese ships without a single casualty, and our Admiralty is ready to purchase another 25 ships to form a submarine formation, but the disadvantage is that the noise is too loud, it cannot escape the monitoring of sonar, and the range is also short, so it can only fight in coastal waters! ”

Although Chen Xuan guessed the result, he was still a little disappointed in his heart, but he also knew in his heart that his navy had only developed for a few years, and how many years had the Japanese developed?

This victory, is already the favor of God, various reasons led to this big victory, Chen Xuan even absolutely Yan Fu is comforting everyone, if there is really a full-scale war, the Baath Party is afraid that there is no chance of victory, and the coastal cities will be lost to the Japanese, but their own foundations are all on the coast, and Anshan and Harbin alone are not enough to support a large-scale war.

"Changjing, what's going on in the northeast?"

Chen Xuan figured out the truth and asked Sun Hongye.

"According to the war report, Commander Sun Zhiheng's 100,000 troops have been stationed in the Yalu River, and various tactical exercises are underway, and the Japanese army is also actively building fortifications, Commander Li Jinxu of the Southern Route Army is making good progress, and now it has reached a place 50 miles away from Lushun, and the railway branch lines have been recovered one by one, just waiting to launch the final attack, according to Commander Li Jinxu's estimates, the Japanese army's fortifications in Lushun are complete, and there is a navy to help the war, this battle is fought, I am afraid that the casualties are not small!"

"What is the combat readiness of the Army Group Southeast?"

"Our department is building batteries along the coast and important nodes of the Yangtze River, artillery has also been put in place, and installation and commissioning are underway, and now there are 250,000 soldiers in the Southeast Military Region, and the newly recruited 100,000 recruits cannot form combat strength, if there is a war, we are sure to hold the coast for three months, and after three months, if the Japanese attack with their lives, we will have to retreat!"