Chapter 178, The Navy's Tragedy

If you talk about the navy of this era, many people must not necessarily know about their existence, because in this not long history, they have left so little and too little, so little that they can almost be ignored. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, there is no way to do this, because their opponent is the Japanese Navy in this time period, so it is normal to have this ending.

You must know that the Japanese Navy at that time was one of the strongest navies in the world, and with the fleet of the Chinese Navy at that time, they had no room for resistance in the face of the Japanese fleet, and they were not even qualified to resist.

Therefore, in the face of the Japanese navy's unstoppable upward movement from the Yangtze River, they could only sink the old ships in their fleet into the icy Yangtze River to block the Japanese advance.

Although they did not have much left, they also gave their best efforts for this war, and paid a huge price for it.

Prior to this, Li Shunsheng had always belonged to the above-mentioned category of people, and he didn't even know that there would be a naval fleet in Nanjing at this time. Therefore, in his plan, there was no deployment of the naval side that he had forgotten about.

And when he really noticed that there was such a force, the war was nearing its end.

"What a mistake!" Li Shunsheng frowned slightly, although he could let them transport refugees from these forgotten navies, it was undoubtedly a waste of their combat power to do so.

"Anyway, let's see what happens. I just hope that these people can be trusted. Because after seeing many troops fleeing without a fight in Nanjing, Li Shunsheng did not have much hope for the army he did not know.

In line with the mentality that he would rather kill by mistake than let go, Li Shunsheng issued a combat order to this naval unit in the name of Tang Shengzhi, the commander-in-chief of Nanjing, hoping that those people would obey his own arrangements.

"You're not Commander Tang himself, are you?" The reply from the Navy Department surprised Li Shunsheng a little, but he didn't expect that he was actually discovered by the commander of this unit that had never been taken to heart.

"That's right! But why do you doubt me? Li Shunsheng admitted the fact that he was just an imposter without any scruples. Also, in his heart, he didn't feel that he had done anything out of the ordinary, you must know that in order not to expose himself, he was basically just acting purely according to the plan in Tang Shengzhi's hand.

"Everyone feels it, but your audacity is beyond my expectations." The fleet commander was also surprised by Li Shunsheng's frankness, knowing that what the other party was doing now would be court-martialed if it was exposed.

"I have a mission for you!" Now that his identity has been recognized, Li Shunsheng directly stated his purpose.

"Give the order! You are now the commander-in-chief of Nanking! ”

"I hope you will be able to hold off the Japanese fleet and cover the retreat of the inhabitants of Nanking City before twelve o'clock tomorrow noon." Li Shunsheng's order was not very formal.

"Yes!"

"Is there anything you need me to do?" Knowing that carrying out this task of his own is almost a matter of no return, Li Shunsheng wants to fulfill the last wish of the men he has never seen before.

"Last wish? Speaking of which, but no. ”

"If you can, when China has its own powerful navy, please tell us."

"Brothers! Let's go! ”