Chapter 344: A Chance Encounter (I)
The battleship sailed for two days, and Wang Zhaoxing called Jiang Beiming into the captain's room: "Beiming, I'll be in Nanpu tomorrow, have you thought about what to say to Taomin?" ”
Jiang Beiming went through the whole plan in his mind again: "There should be no problem, you also know the resolution at home, do you have anything else you want to tell me?" ”
"What can I say? Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" Wang Zhaoxing smiled, "I can do a good job of escorting you, and you should do the rest." ”
The bell on the lookout post rang suddenly, and the officer on duty ran into the captain's room: "Report to the chief, a battleship has been spotted in the direction of 11 o'clock ahead, and it is heading towards us." ”
"Do you see the flag clearly?"
"The other side did not hang the flag." The officer on duty replied, "But judging from the direction of the other party's driving, it should be from the direction of Nampo." ”
"Toward Nampo?" Jiang Beiming and Wang Zhaoxing were both stunned, "Could it be Tao Min's ship?" ”
"And, sir." The officer on duty also reported, "The other side warship is the same shape as ours, with a displacement of about 400 tons and a speed of about 10 knots. ”
Jiang Beiming and Wang Zhaoxing were even more stunned: "Could it be that Tao Min really built a battleship so quickly, with a speed of 10 knots?" ”
"Don't think about it." Wang Zhaoxing grabbed the binoculars on the table, "Let's go out and have a look first, fortunately, there is only one battleship." ”
Jiang Beiming and Wang Zhaoxing came to the bow of the boat, and the two of them held the binoculars and looked at them for a while.
"It's supposed to be Tao Min's boat." Wang Zhaoxing put down the binoculars and asked, "What should we do now?" ”
Jiang Beiming didn't speak, and Wang Zhaoxing asked again: "Beiming, you are the supreme military commander, what should I do now?" We don't know if Tao Min is on the ship, if he is on the ship, let's go two against one now, how about sinking him? ”
Jiang Beiming waved his hand: "Lao Wang, it's no problem to sink him, but I'm thinking about another question now, what should I do after sinking him?" ”
"What else can I do?" Wang Zhaoxing asked puzzledly, "Sink him, capture Tao Min and Tao Gong back to Yulin Bay, what to do and let the crossing conference decide." If we can catch them now, won't the North Korean problem be solved? ”
"That's not what I'm thinking about." Jiang Beiming shook his head, "Lao Wang, now it's just the two of us, we have to come up with a decision." If there is no Tao Min and Tao Gong on the ship, or only one, the other is in Nanpu, will we sink him and completely push them to the side of Huang Taiji. We still don't know very well how far Tao Min's land reform and conscription in North Korea are going, even if the two of them can be eliminated now, will Huang Taiji take over North Korea, don't forget that Hao Ge has been in North Korea, he will definitely pay attention to Tao Min's actions in North Korea. If we kill Tao Min now, will we help Huang Taiji instead? ”
Wang Zhaoxing touched his head: "I can't think of such a complicated idea, it's better for you to make up your mind, you just tell me to fight or not." ”
"Lao Wang." Jiang Beiming raised the telescope again, "Get ready for battle, let's lean in and see their reaction first." ”
On the opposite battleship are indeed Tao Min and Tao Gong, this battleship is the first battleship built by Tao Min in North Korea, and today is also the first sea trial, Tao Min and Tao Gong also discovered the Fuzhou on the opposite side.
"Brother, on the other side is the Fuzhou." Tao Gong recognized the Fuzhou, "Why did they come to Nanpu?" ”
Tao Min did not answer his brother's question: "We only have 12 guns on our ship, and it is still a 6-pounder gun. The Fuzhou is equipped with 24 12-pounder guns, and the Wanzhou next to it also has 10 guns, so we are not opponents if we fight. ”
"Then what should we do, shall we turn around and go back to Nanpu?"
"We can't outrun the Fuzhou and Wanzhou." Tao Min was a little anxious, "Our sailors are very good, at most they can run to 12 knots, and the Fuzhou can be 15 knots, so we don't have to wait for us to run back to Nanpu and be caught up by them." ”
"I can't beat it, I can't run it, so what should I do?" Tao Gong was also anxious, "Why did they come to Nanpu at this time?" ”
"Brother." Tao Min suddenly asked, "Who did you say would be on the boat opposite, could it be Jiang Beiming or Xu Lang?" ”
"Impossible." Tao Gong replied, "They have nothing to do with Nanpu. ”
"Yes, they have nothing to do in Nanpu, and they have two ships at once." Tao Min suddenly said something like this.
Tao Gong saw that the Fuzhou and Wanzhou on the opposite side were getting closer and closer, and asked anxiously: "Brother, you have an idea, what's the use of just guessing." ”
"Herald." Tao Min ignored his younger brother's complaints, "Level 1 battle alert, turn the rudder 90 degrees on the left, go at full speed, keep a safe distance from the opposing battleship, and raise the white flag." ”
"Brother, why do you want to raise the white flag?" Tao Gong didn't understand what his brother meant.
Tao Min explained: "We can only bet once. I guess there must be Jiang Beiming or Xu Lang on board, and they must have come to Nanpu to negotiate this time. It's been 2 months since my letter to Jiang Beiming was sent, and they should have heard back. This time they came with two warships, I'm afraid they are worried that Nanpu is not safe, and I want to talk to them. ”
"Even if that's the case, this is the sea, not Nampo." Tao Gong felt that his brother was too risky to do this.
Tao Min thought about it again and felt that he had to take this risk: "If it is Zeng Guangxian or Wang Zhaoxing, or Han Wantao on the opposite boat, then they will definitely come up and fight, but Jiang Beiming and Xu Lang will definitely not, they will definitely have to talk." These two people think about things at a height that others can't compare, and now it's easy for them to defeat us, but Jiang Beiming and Xu Lang will definitely think about what will happen after defeating us. They may be discussing what would happen to North Korea and what would happen to Huang Taiji if we didn't have it. It's their way of thinking, and that's where I'm going to take advantage of it. ”
"Beiming, the opposing warship is making a U-turn, and the white flag is being raised." Wang Zhaoxing saw the white flag through the binoculars.
"Do they want to negotiate?" Jiang Beiming said to himself, "Could it be that the other side is really Tao Min and Tao Gong?" ”
"Look, look." Wang Zhaoxing shouted again, "They stopped the boat and let a small boat down." ”
Jiang Beiming also raised the binoculars: "I order, stop advancing, let that small boat come over, let's listen to what they have to say." ”
Wang Zhaoxing glanced at Jiang Beiming, but he didn't say anything. Both battleships stopped outside the range of their guns, and after more than half an hour, a small boat approached the Fuzhou.
Jiang Beiming secretly sneered in his heart, because it was a familiar face that climbed onto the deck of the Fuzhou, and it was the Jia Lae Zhen who was beaten in Lushun last time.