The fall of Beiyang and the pacification of Northeast China by the People's Army indicate that the situation in China, which has been in turmoil for more than two years, has finally stabilized, both for the domestic forces and for the great powers. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoAlthough the country still has a lot of problems at the moment, for now, it has finally reunited in a real sense.

On 28 May, at the same time that the Communist Party of China announced that it would take the autonomous government as a provisional transitional government and temporarily assume the functions and powers of the central government, the Second Plenary Session of its Second Central Committee was held in Chengdu.

At the plenary session, Xiao Mubai, after pointing out the new priorities of the CPC's work under the situation of national victory, not only expounded the CPC's basic policies in the political, economic, and diplomatic fields, but also expounded on the general task of building China from an agricultural country into an industrial country. While calling on all comrades in the party to continue to maintain a modest, prudent, not arrogant, and non-rash style of work in the face of victory, and to continue to maintain a style of arduous struggle, the plenum also adopted a resolution on the convening of the CPPCC at the initiative of the Communist Progressive Party and the participation of all political parties and forces in the preparations for the establishment of a new China and the establishment of a new central government.

When the news came out, there was a rush in the country, and the great powers watched coldly. It is understandable that the people's discussion is that after all, their own country is about to change their family, but it is the attitude of the great powers, but it is related to the fact that the autonomous government is unwilling to recognize the rights and interests of the great powers in China, continue to pay the indemnity for Xin Chou, and fulfill the debts of the previous settlement.

The attitude of the great powers will not have much impact on the self-government of the Communist Party, which has always been known for being tough and accustomed to doing its own thing. Xiao Mubai didn't have the idea of "scrapping the contract", but after thinking about it, he felt that now was not a good time for a showdown. Although China has nominally been reunified, only he knows that the current reunification is only the result of a formality and a forcible combination by force, and that the ideology, people's hearts, and so on are still very sloppy, and it will take time to accumulate and precipitate. Although Xiao Mubai is very unaccustomed to the ugly faces of those imperialists, before the outbreak of the European war, he can only endure it, let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs drag it first, and use the freezing method to deal with the foreign powers.

Speaking of the European War, Xiao Mubai thought of Japan, the only member of the Entente in the Far East, and the country that made a fortune after the outbreak of the war in later generations. He suddenly felt that it seemed like the best time to settle the dispute between the two countries, taking advantage of the current "great" Japanese empire and its weakness. Otherwise. To wait until after the outbreak of war in Europe would be to risk offending the entire Entente bloc. Thinking like this, Xiao Mubai was about to call Jiang Fangzhen, chief of the general staff of the People's Army. Of course, he didn't know at this moment that during the period of time he was talking on the phone, the warships of the Chinese and Japanese navies almost misfired on the surface of the Yellow Sea.

Although the southeast monsoon blows slowly on the Yellow Sea at the end of May, today is a rare good weather. On the sparkling sea, after taking part in the escort mission, the three ships of the People's Army Navy, "Chengdu," "Nanning," and "Huashan," which had left Yantai Port, were forming a single column and marching through the waves at a distance of about 800 yards.

Chen Shiying, the former Qingshui Division who took the lead in defecting to the People's Army in the Xinhai year, has now become the captain of the cruiser "Chengdu". However, at this time, just as he was directing the ship to drive at high speed in the front position of the formation, the voice of the lookout suddenly came from the microphone: "Three directions due north and east, the ship has been discovered." ”

"Continue to observe and quickly determine the type of ship, course, and speed." Chen Shiying's expression changed, although he was constantly giving orders in his mouth, he had already determined the identity of the person who came in his heart. He was the captain of the People's Army from the former Qing Navy to the current captain of the People's Army, and he was very clear about the ships coming from the north.

Sure enough, with simple instruments and knowledge of the ship, the lookout quickly reported the identity and basic data of the other party: "The Japanese armored cruisers 'Shubo', 'Izumo', 'Bante', 'Asama', and 'Tokiwa' are heading southeast at a speed of 14 knots. ”

"Level 1 combat readiness." Chen Shiying turned his head and gave instructions to the first mate beside him. The first mate, a young and capable young man, turned around and immediately pulled down the alarm switch.

Level 1 combat readiness, that is, the battle can start at any time. The sharp siren sounded throughout the sea in an instant, and the signal corps quickly transmitted the alarm to the ships behind through the flag. Immediately afterwards, the sirens on the three warships sounded one after another, and the officers and men on duty quickly ran to their battle positions to stand by, while the officers and men who were not on duty also passed through the passages in the cabins in an orderly manner and arrived at their respective positions. According to the parameters reported by the rangefinder and azimuth meter operated by his officers, the gun commander began to continuously calculate the direction and firing angle required by each main gun; The chief engineer, who has changed his position to the engine room, is directing his subordinates to start the machine according to the captain's instructions, constantly adjusting the dynamics of the entire battleship.

On the cruiser "Chengdu," Chen Shiying, who was holding a telescope, could already see the other party very clearly, and he was sure in his heart that this group of Japanese naval formations had absolutely no good intentions. According to the current speed and course of the two sides, then in half an hour at most, the Japanese warship column will cut into the formation of the Chinese Navy at an angle of about 45 degrees. As a naval officer, Chen Shiying naturally knew that when two fleets that had not declared war but were hostile met on the high seas, they would often play an ancient game in which the standard of victory was to seize the T-shaped and disrupt the formation of the opposing fleet. But after all, it was on the high seas, in the territorial waters of a country, and in the navy of the country to which it belongs, and it was definitely an act to provoke war, but the Japanese navy is actually going to play like this now, and its arrogance and arrogance can be seen.

"It's not good, Lao Chen!" Su Mutao, the political commissar who was also holding a telescope and observing the sea, suddenly said to Chen Shiying, who had a solemn expression, at this time: "Do you want to play with Little Japan?" Even their dilapidated warship dared to come to the door. ”

Chen Shiying is very aware of his own strength, and with his speed and flexibility, he believes that as long as he cooperates with the "Huashan" and "Nanning", he can completely make the arrogant and shameless little Japanese Navy suffer some losses in this game. Of course, if there is really a fight, with these few broken warships of the Japanese, I believe that it is impossible for the side to suffer much loss. He was about to give the order, but he didn't want the communications officer guarding the command tower to suddenly report at this time: "Captain, the 'Huashan' has raised the flag and asked us to accept its command. ”

As soon as the voice of the communications officer fell, an order from the battlecruiser "Huashan" came at the right time: the target was "perimeter". "Huashan" responded to the periphery, and "Chengdu" and "Nanning" attacked left and right.

"Left rudder 18, full speed!" Chen Shiying became excited, it seemed that he was not alone in anger at this time, and wanted to play with Little Japan.

Orders continued to be transmitted, and after the two Chinese battleships tacitly distanced themselves from each other, they began to rush towards the Japanese Navy ship formation composed of five armored cruisers at absolute high speed.

The Japanese Navy also apparently understood the intentions of the Chinese Navy at this moment. Soon, the "Izumo" and "Iwate" began to accelerate forward, trying to stop in front of the two Chinese warships. It is a pity that the Japanese armored cruisers, which had a maximum speed of 21 knots, always seemed a little sluggish in front of the Chinese battleships traveling at a speed of 28 knots. The two warships could not intercept it, so they could only retreat and move closer to the "Zhoufang" and seize the position outside the left and right sides of the "Zhoufang."

Although the Chinese warships did not achieve the purpose of holding the maneuver hostage because of the timely return of the "Izumo" and "Iwate", the "Chengdu" and "Nanning" easily got rid of the other warships of the Japanese Navy that reacted and slowly pressed up.

"Right rudder 3, keep speed, keep up with the 'Nanning', this time you must get stuck in front of the 'Zhoufang' and force it to slow down." Chen Shiying received new instructions from the flag and telegram, and after ignoring the intention of the captain of the flagship, he quickly gave the order.

The Japanese naval formation has been lined up in three columns at this time, and this is the best time to seize the T-shaped and suppress the opponent's speed! Although the Chinese warships that have already crossed the U-shaped outer circle are now moving in the same direction as the Japanese naval formation, it will take more than ten minutes to completely get rid of the Japanese. Chen Shiying was very nervous, at this time he really wanted to fight, if he really started fighting now, he believed that with the superiority of the "Huashan", "Chengdu" and "Nanning" in terms of performance, the Japanese fleet at this time would only be beaten!

At this moment, although the Japanese Navy warships have raised their speed to the highest level, they are still powerless to deal with the Chinese warships traveling at high speed. The initiative is already in the hands of the Chinese Navy, and now it is not that they are ready to slap the Chinese Navy in the face, but that they are really going to be slapped in the face by the Chinese Navy. The Japanese Navy finally panicked, and the speed of the Chinese warships was far faster than the information they had received before.

At this time, the "Huashan," which had been making plans on the periphery, began to follow closely behind the "Chengdu" and "Nanning" ships after several maneuvers in succession. Then, after the three warships made a beautiful anti-U maneuver almost at the same time, Hessesen's muzzles were finally all aimed at the Japanese Navy's "Zhou Fang"! The layout of the two navies on the central axis made the nine main guns of the "Huashan", six of the "Chengdu" and "Nanning" all play a role, but the Japanese naval formation of three columns had only the three battleships arranged in the front with a total of 12 main guns to deal with the Chinese warships that had seized the T-shaped prefix...

After slashing the face of the Japanese Navy, the three Chinese warships returned to the cheers of the officers and men, and no matter what they thought of the game, it was undoubtedly a great shame for the officers and men of the five Japanese warships. Even so, when the people of China were leaving, they waved a greeting flag to the "big" Imperial Japanese Navy.