Chapter 439: East China Sea Fleet
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Chen Zhong, who had been on Chongming Island, received another telegram from Britain and the United States the day after replying to the notes of Britain and the United States, and this time the telegram sent to the king of Hainan was much more relaxed than the first time. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
In the telegram, Britain and the United States and other countries hoped that the king of Hainan would not deal with the current situation so drastically, and that they could mediate between them, and put forward a corresponding armistice plan.
The specific plan was that as long as the king of Hainan did not continue to expand the war to the north, they could persuade the Qing court to recognize the existing occupied area in the south where the Hainan army was currently located, and the area in the northeast as the king of Hainan as autonomous. The area under the jurisdiction of the Qing court remained as it was.
However, at the end of the message, Britain, the United States, and other countries still expressed some of their tougher attitudes.
Roughly speaking, if the king of Hainan insisted on continuing to expand the war to the north despite the armistice of the Qing court, then Britain and the United States and other countries would not rule out armed intervention.
Chen Zhong threw the telegram on the ground, sneered, and said: "If you don't beat these birdmen who went to Nima, you just won't be able to remember that since this king has traveled to this period of history, how can you continue to do nonsense in this land."
This king's army, this time is no longer than four years ago, Lao Tzu now has three million elites, and three powerful naval fleets, even if you unite, this king will not be afraid of you If Britain and the United States and other countries really dare to fight with this king's army, then, this king will fight with you with all your might"
In view of the current situation, Chen Zhong convened an emergency military meeting in the prefecture of Chongming Island.
At the current military meeting, Chen Zhong and Chen Fangzheng made a major adjustment to the establishment of the East China Sea Fleet and the appointment of officers in light of the existing ships and personnel.
After the distant hatred of the secret of the distant enemy, the hatred of the lonely
The East China Sea Fleet has been reorganized in accordance with the overall establishment of the Hainan Fleet.
The "East China Sea Ship," the flagship of the first guerrilla formation of the East China Sea Fleet, was a 23,148-ton giant battleship spontaneously developed by the Hainan Shipyard, and two battleships of more than 15,000 tons, the Chongming and the Tiger Roar. Four cruisers of the 7800-ton class and above.
The flagship of the East China Sea Fleet's first battle group is the 26,300-ton giant battleship "Superman Ship" imported from the United Kingdom. A self-produced giant battleship of more than 23,000 tons "Qiongzhou". A 20,000-ton "Long Sea Ship," three 15,000-ton battleships, etc.
The flagship of the First Guerrilla Formation of the East China Sea Fleet, the "East China Sea Ship," is a 23,148-ton giant battleship spontaneously developed by the Hainan Shipyard, and two battleships of more than 15,000 tons, the Chongming and the Tiger Roar. Four cruisers of the 7800-ton class and above.
The flagship of the second battle group of the East China Sea Fleet is a 20,000-ton giant battleship "Shanghai Ship" spontaneously developed by the Hainan Shipyard. As well as two 15,000-ton battleships "Jianghu" and "Biwolf Sword", two 10,000-ton and 7,800-ton cruisers.
The East China Sea Fleet mobile attack battle group, one 20,000-ton battleship "Nanjing", three 15,000-ton "Guangzhou", "Plateau Ship" and "Tianshan Ship", and two 7,800-ton cruisers.
The fleet also includes 38 main warships including torpedo boats, gunboats, transport, supply, communications, and ambulance vessels, and the accompanying supporting ships, bringing the total number of ships in the East China Sea Fleet to 46.
At this military meeting, Rear Admiral Ye Gucheng was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the East China Sea Fleet, and Rear Admiral Chu Feng was appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the East China Sea Fleet and Captain of the First Flagship "Superman Ship." Further adjustments have been made to the captains of each ship.
This time, the adjustment of the East China Sea Fleet included a number of generals who had actual combat experience in the former Hainan Fleet, and these generals were later assigned by Chen Zhong to Britain and the United States and other countries for further study.
Therefore, the current major readjustment of the East China Sea Fleet has raised the combat strength of the East China Sea Fleet as a whole, raising it to a great level in terms of the organization and deployment of ships and the ability and quality of personnel.
It can also be said that the size of the ships and the command ability of the generals of the readjusted East China Sea Fleet are in no way inferior to the combat capability of the world's strongest fleet, such as Britain and Germany.
At the military meeting, Chen Zhong stressed that the East China Sea Fleet now has the scale of the world's most powerful fleet, and the reason why it is being adjusted at this time is to deal with a possible war near the mouth of the Yangtze River.
Britain and the United States and other countries have threatened to intervene in the current impending civil war, obviously to help Yuan Shikai win this war, so as to protect and further obtain their interests in China.
Of course, Cixi also saw the clues, so although her attitude towards Britain and the United States and other countries was not particularly tough, she did not give them an accurate answer.
The attitude of the Qing court and Chen Zhong surprised Britain and the United States and other countries, in their opinion, why did the rulers of the Qing court, who were originally very obedient, suddenly become cold.
Although they knew that Chen Zhong was not the useless rulers of the Qing court like Cixi, the joint phone calls and threats from several of the most powerful countries should change Chen Zhong's attitude, or at least ease it somewhat.
However, on the contrary, instead of seeing Chen Zhong compromise, they made a tough posture adjustment to the forces in the East China Sea.
The knot is not too lonely to defeat the ball finger
The readjusted East China Sea Fleet did not anchor in the Chongming Island Military Port, but sailed out of the military port and conducted overall coordination and cooperation in the East China Sea and live-fire training against the imaginary enemy in war. In the eyes of the whole world, this is clearly a demonstration against Britain and the United States.
In the past, although the Hainan army did not show extreme weakness, because its own strength was not particularly strong, it did not make such a high-profile statement.
The enemy science and the enemy are not in trouble, and the master of the technique is too much
But now, the East China Sea Fleet is showing such a powerful lineup on the surface of the East China Sea, and the momentum is like a rainbow, which really makes the Qing court, Britain and the United States and other countries feel great pressure.
There was a heated debate in Britain about Hainan's performance, and Churchill believed that if Britain showed weakness, then their interests in China would gradually disappear. Even, Britain's hegemony in the world's oceans will be seriously damaged.
Churchill advocated a joint fleet with the United States, France, and even Russia to deal a devastating blow to the sea military power of the King of Hainan, otherwise they would lose their foothold in that piece of land in the Far East.
Today, Japan is paralyzed, and although the Russians still have a certain amount of local strength, they no longer have time to take care of the Far East.
The Qing court had reached its final moment, and Yuan Shikai could not turn the tide at this time.
In their opinion, this king of Hainan is impossible to use for them. Hainan Wang Chenzhong has become the toughest stumbling block for their interests in China, and even in the Far East.
If they did not remove this stone, they would not have been able to take it by force in China very comfortably. Their strategic deployment in the Far East has been completely disrupted by the king of Hainan.
Churchill predicted that if Chen Zhong, the king of Hainan, was not eliminated, the Far East and even the world could change dramatically.
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