The six warships led by the cruiser Haichen descended the river at a high speed of 22 knots per hour, wisps of white smoke rising from the high chimneys, which were almost invisible to be pulled by the wind. When I first saw the Yangtze River sailors, these boats were burning coal foam, and they smoked half the sky with billowing smoke, but they couldn't run at speed, like turtles crawling. And at this moment, the boiler is burning expensive British charcoal, and the warship is cleaving the waves on the river faster than the galloping horse! Chai Dongliang had to sigh: You get what you pay for! This boiler is clearly burning silver!

After Chai Dongliang gave the order to set sail, the fleet turned up the air pressure of the boiler in two hours, and the sailors were also assembled at this time. Chai Dongliang also brought a company of cavalry directly under the First Brigade of the Army. In winter, the Yangtze River is dry and the wind and waves are not big, and the landlubbers will not get seasick, and these cavalrymen are on the deck for the first time on a warship, and they all crowd onto the deck to see the beautiful scenery of the river and the sky. I can't stop sighing in my mouth!

Chai Dongliang also stood at the bow of the boat to watch the scenery, but his brain was spinning faster than the axle, and when he got closer, he could hear the sound of a small abacus in his stomach. Yangzhou and Nanjing are close at hand, if they occupy it, the soon-to-be-established Nanjing Provisional Political Axe will definitely not agree, but put such a big piece of fat without biting twice, it is simply sorry for the grandfather! But now you can't turn your face with Mr. Sun openly, right? The revolutionary party was already in a weak position relative to Beiyang, and the real fighting force was nothing more than the four new armies of Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Anhui. If there is another infighting, in case of a slight change in history, Yuan Shikai's brain is hot and he lets the Beiyang Army cross the Yangtze River, then the joke will be big!

Yangzhou, Yangzhou, is like a beauty. If it is close, it is not inferior, and if it is far away, it is slow! How should we treat this beautiful woman who has captivated the country and the city?

Tang Qianming walked over with a smile, saluted respectfully with both feet, and Chai Dongliang also returned the salute.

"Dudu, since the sailor brothers have been attached to you, they have fought Wuchang first, then Nanjing, and now they are about to fight Yangzhou again, they are all the pioneers of our sailors..."

Chai Dongliang was obedient and listened, thinking about what this guy meant!

"Commander Tang, if you have anything to say, since the sailor defected to me, he is a confidant brother, there is nothing that can't be said directly!"

Tang Qianming scratched his head and said: "Governor, this is about to come to the end of the year, the brothers' families are all in Shanghai, Brother Shui wants to ask the governor's instructions, can you send a festival ceremony, and let the brothers go back to Shanghai to visit relatives for a few days?" ”

Chai Dongliang smiled and said, "So that's it?" The Boxing Rite has been prepared for a long time, and the sailor brothers have worked hard and worked hard to get a salary for two festivals a year. As for visiting relatives during the Chinese New Year, it is even more natural! But..."

Chai Dongliang dragged out a long tone, as if he had a difficult face.

"Dudu, could it be that Tang's words are inappropriate?"

Chai Dongliang sighed, pointed to his heart and said: "The brothers are in Anhui, but their families are in Shanghai, it is not easy to meet in this ordinary life, the brothers shed blood and worked hard for the revolution, and they also have to suffer from the separation of husband and wife, father and son, every time I think about this, my heart hurts!" ”

"What does the Governor mean?"

"Or take the family to Wuhu, although Wuhu is not as prosperous as Shanghai, but it is also a treaty port, Shanghai has some foreign gadgets Wuhu also has everything, the family of the sailor is given priority to arrange in the industrial park, find some light jobs for them, one can earn a few silver to supplement the family, and the other can also let the sailor brothers and their families reunite, from the pain of lovesickness in the two places!"

Tang Qianming's mouth opened and closed and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Chai Dongliang glanced at him coldly and said, "Could it be that Commander Tang has a different opinion?" ”

Tang Qianming shuddered and said: "The governor is dedicated to the sake of the sailor brothers, Tang is grateful, the officers and soldiers of the sailor know that the governor loves the soldiers like a son, and he should die for the governor!" ”

Although he said so, Tang Qianming's heart secretly complained, the family was sent to Wuhu, which means that the hostages were in the hands of Chai Dongliang, and if the officers of the Navy Division wanted to betray, the sailors below would mutiny!

"Governor, after the battle in Yangzhou, my brother will send someone to arrange the relocation of the family of the Sailor brothers to Wuhu!"

Chai Dongliang smiled faintly and said: "Don't worry about Commander Tang, before leaving, I have already ordered Fang Qingyu to do this matter, and the money for moving is enough, and the residence in Wuhu has also been arranged, which is the original flag camp!" After this fight in Yangzhou, the sailor went directly to Nanjing to participate in the founding ceremony, and when he returned to Wuhu after the ceremony, the brothers should be able to reunite with their families and enjoy the joy of family! ”

Tang Qianming's jaw of surprise was about to fall: "Governor, have you already sent someone to do it?" ”

Chai Dongliang saw his appearance, and his heart was secretly refreshed!

Since the establishment of the Beiyang Naval Division of the Qing Dynasty, it has been controlled by the Fujian Gang, and it is almost impossible to penetrate the water without a needle. The Fujian gang and its hands excluded dissidents, and Lang Weili, who was strict in governing the army, was forcibly driven away by them.

By the time of the War of Resistance, the navy had completely degenerated into an interest group. At the time of the 128 Incident, the military and civilians from all walks of life in Shanghai were bent on resisting the war, and the common people took out the last copper plate in their homes to support the resistance, and even gangsters like Huang Jinrong and Du Yuesheng organized a righteous army to fight against him. It's just the navy uncle, who didn't move! What is even more hateful is that the deputy commander of the Navy actually drove his own car to visit China's defense zone with Admiral Yumoto! The reason is that the two are both classmates of the Royal Navy in Greenwich, England, and when the old classmates arrived in Shanghai, they naturally wanted to do their best to be landlords!

This kind of out-and-out Han annihilation behavior, the national political axe is powerless to sanction it! The Ministry of Defense is simply powerless against the monolithic Navy!

During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the poorly equipped Chinese Army fought hand-to-hand combat with the Chinese army every inch of mountains and rivers and every inch of blood, and the army of a division on the Songhu battlefield was sent to the front line, often losing more than half of its efforts in one day, and the young Chinese Air Force was almost wiped out! Only the navy, which did almost nothing during the entire period of the Anti-Japanese War!

Chai Dongliang knows very well that no matter what kind of group, as long as it forms an interest group, it will inevitably degenerate. At present, the Qing Dynasty is about to fall, the Republic of China has not yet been established, it is a period of panic in the people's hearts, and it is also the best time to reorganize the navy to break this monopoly.

Chai Dongliang is even more worried than this, Tang Qianming is the younger brother of Tang Hualong, the number one person under Li Yuanhong, and the master Gao Ming is the brother of Li Yuanhong's confidant Gao Chuguan!

The right-hand man beside him has such a close relationship with Li Yuanhong, and Chai Dongliang has to have two more eyes!

Looking at Tang Qianming's lost expression, Chai Dongliang sneered in his heart!

Negotiate the price with Lao Tzu, you are still tender!

"Governor, look!" Lu Kai ran over and pointed to the distance and exclaimed.

Chai Dongliang looked at it, Yangzhou City was in the distance, but at this moment, the fire was soaring into the sky, the smoke was soaring into the sky, and Yangzhou City was already a sea of fire!

Chai Dongliang was stunned for a moment!

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I asked for a recommendation ticket!