The MIA's previous information was not wrong, and it was true that the main fleet of the company had assembled at the Yokosuka military port not long ago, but after changing the flag of the merchant ship to stabilize the situation, he began to think of counterattacking.

The strategy adopted by the navy was to mass-assemble to defend against the threat posed by submarines, and then to attack the ports of the three autonomous provinces of East China.

Although it is said that the large ports and military ports of the three provinces of East China Autonomous Province have strong defensive capabilities, and they are all equipped with artillery batteries, and there may also be submarines, the problem is that the navy can attack those small ports that have little defense power, so as to retaliate against the political axe of East China's autonomous government.

However, no sooner had the main fleet sailed out of port than they received an order from the Admiralty to withdraw to Yokosuka, which had been attacked by submarines from the Shina.

Soon after Yokosuka was bombed, he was shocked because there was a battleship in Yokosuka harbor that he had planned to build on his own, and that was the Kongo-class cruiser.

The attack on the port of Yokosuka means that other ports may also be attacked, and Admiralty Minister Saito was blamed after the attack on the port of Yokosuka.

In his opinion, if the main fleet is not transferred away from Yokosuka, it is impossible for the Shina people to succeed in their attack.

Minoru Saito had no choice but to mobilize the main fleet of the navy back.

…… He apparently thought that the submarine had left, but thinking that the Grim Reaper would turn back again, the guards in the harbor were very lax, and people's attention shifted to rescuing the warship and the dock.

The floating dock was sturdy, and it had not sunk even after being blown up by six large-caliber mines.

Zhou Xiulong was secretly surprised when he saw it in the periscope.

"This thing is too sturdy, isn't it?" Zhou Xiulong thought a little depressed, but in the periscope, he could see that the floating dock had been blown to pieces, and the warship under construction had also been blown up and disintegrated on the spot.

"Torpedo preparation ......"

Zhou Xiulong ordered.

The interior of the Grim Reaper was quickly busy adjusting the torpedo again, and Zhou Xiulong once again aimed the torpedo tube at the floating dock in the distance, and snorted coldly: "This time we must blow up and sink this thing." ”

Nine-eleven!

The Reaper, which had turned back to Yokosuka Naval Port again, fired six torpedoes at the floating dock in the harbor, and the successive explosions shocked him again.

After only six explosions, the floating dock, which had been blown up in disarray, burst into three pieces, and then slowly sank...... Yokosuka was in chaos again, and the artillery in the harbor continued to bombard the water, but this was just a waste of shells, and after firing the torpedo, the Reaper had already dived quickly and left the Yokosuka military port again.

The Reaper walked more calmly this time, because he didn't find the location of the Reaper at all, and the shells were even more scattered, and when the Reaper dived a little deeper, even if it was hit by the cannonballs, there would be no damage.

...... "Bagaya Road...... Attacked twice in one night, why don't you apologize to the emperor for their crimes? "The call went to the Admiralty for the second time, and Yokosuka was attacked by a submarine again! Minoru Saito was about to blow up.

I didn't wait long for Minoru Saito to stop, but suddenly another phone call came.

Minoru Saito picked up the phone angrily and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Sir, no, two destroyers and one cruiser in the main fleet returning to Yokosuka were damaged by mines and sank......"

When Minoru Saito heard the report, he didn't know what to say, he just felt that his chest was very nauseous, and the tactics of the Shina people really disgusted him.

…… The attack on Yokosuka by the East China Navy led the Cabinet to decide at an emergency meeting shortly afterwards to immediately cease war with the East China Autonomous Government.

If the fight continues like this, it is said that it will suffer a big loss on the submarine.

It is said that it will take time to develop anti-submarine technology, and as long as the anti-submarine technology is mature, the navy will be able to overwhelm the Huadong navy in an all-round way.

At the negotiating table, because of the urging of the cabinet, Britain also increased the pressure on both sides because of the urgency of the cabinet and the fact that Britain found that the East China Navy had begun to attack the British-flagged merchant ships.

If it continues to fight, the safety of the merchant ships of the British Empire will be threatened.

However, the political axe still refused to apologize, but they were willing to pay 3 million yuan in compensation, and under the pressure of the British, the two sides quickly signed a new settlement agreement.

He admitted his mistake in the conflict, but did not admit it publicly, and at the same time paid 3 million yuan in compensation to the East China Autonomous Political Axe, and at the same time annulled the previous agreement that the East China Autonomous Political Axe paid compensation to Yue Ben in order to end the maritime conflict.

As for the timing of the reparation, the East China Autonomous Government demanded that it be paid immediately.

He had no choice but to sign this agreement under the condition that the strength of the navy was greatly damaged, and it was very likely that the losses would continue to expand.

…… In this battle, the navy lost 80,000 tons of tonnage, and at the same time a floating dock was blown up, as well as a Kongo-class cruiser under construction.

At the same time, it also lost 34 merchant ships, totaling 230,000 tons.

This is a huge loss for the political axe, and it also verifies the declaration of the autonomous political axe in East China, and it will cost ten times to make the comeback.

The price is tenfold!

In terms of tonnage, it is thirty times, and in terms of losses it is fifty, sixty times, after all, warships are much more valuable than merchant ships...... However, most of the warships lost by the Navy can be salvaged and repaired, because those warships were sunk in the harbor, and it is easy to salvage, and the third-generation warships of the Navy have already begun to be built.

The Navy should be able to repair nearly half of its warships, if not more.

Moreover, the personnel of the Navy did not suffer many casualties in this conflict, and the East China Navy did not hurt the Navy at all.

However, the world is still shocked by the conflict, especially the power of submarines, and reassesses the maritime power of the East China Autonomous Axe.

After the two sides signed a settlement agreement, the New York Times commented: "The conflict between the political axe and the autonomous political axe of East China has planted the seeds of war, and as long as you give some nutrients casually, this seed will grow wildly." ”

When the news of the victory of the East China Navy reached China, the Chinese press was boiling. The victory of the East China Navy brought the Chinese Navy to the shame of the Sino-Japanese War.

The East China Autonomous Political Axe Administration Building was soon surrounded by Chinese and foreign reporters, who asked for an interview with Chairman Xia, and the East China Autonomous Political Axe had already posted a notice and held a press conference at 9 o'clock in the morning.

Soon nine o'clock came, and Xia Jun appeared in front of the media as scheduled.

The fanatical reporters saw that Xia Jun still had a good order after he appeared, and the administrative building was not a place where they could go wild.

Xia Jun had a smile on his face today, obviously in a good mood.

"May I ask the chairman, what is the reason why our navy defeated the navy after only two years of existence?" The reporter who asked the first question asked expectantly.

"Technology and innovation, as well as the efforts of the Navy, this is the reason for our victory." Xia Jun thought for a moment and said, "However, we have not completely won yet, and we will face more severe challenges in the future." ”

"Is it going to be carried out with the Navy?" The reporter continued.

"It is possible, if this is to attack our civilian ships for no reason like this time, then our East China Navy will inevitably have to fight with it." Xia Jun said solemnly: "Again, if anyone dares to attack our Chinese merchant ships, our East China Autonomous Political Axe will make them pay ten times the price, or even more." ”

"Chairman, with the current strength of our navy, can we guarantee the global trade of our merchant ships?" Another reporter asked.

"Our navy is still relatively weak, but we will learn the lesson of this time, and in the future, we will send submarines and destroyers to strengthen the armed protection of merchant ships."

"Chairman, how will the aftermath of the dead crew be handled?"

"We are deeply sorry for the crew members who died, although we cannot mentally comfort the families of the crew members who died in the dead, but the East China Autonomous Government will compensate them materially, and the compensation has arrived, and each crew member's family will receive 10,000 yuan in compensation."

10,000 yuan!

You don't have to work for the rest of your life!

…… On this day, almost all of China's newspapers reported the victory of the East China Navy with front-page headlines, and the focus of the whole of China was on the East China Autonomous Political Axe.

Teachers and students in Chinese universities and middle schools were boiling over when they saw the newspapers.

It was only a small victory, and it didn't even really hurt the vitality of the Navy, but in this era of constant defeat, such a small victory was enough to cause boiling and cheering.

More and more young people who care about the country and the nation are coming to the three provinces of East China to study with enthusiasm, and this naval victory has once again triggered an upsurge of going to the three provinces of East China.

In the book, Katsura Taro's cabinet was not so good.

Although they wanted to block the news, it was obvious that the news could not be blocked, and the people of Katsura Taro were already dissatisfied with the Katsura Taro cabinet, and the people of the people accused the cabinet of being a military and political axe.

At the same time, the people were angry at the failure of the conflict, and Katsura Taro quickly became a victim, and on January 13, less than a month after Katsura Taro came to power, his cabinet collapsed.

Even if Katsura Taro took out Emperor Taisho's decree, it would have no effect.

In the midst of the excitement of the people, the Katsura Taro cabinet collapsed and became the first cabinet to be overthrown by the people.

On the question of how to form a new cabinet, the elders of the Senators began to discuss again, and finally decided to push Yamamoto Gonbei to the front desk to form a new cabinet.

Yamamoto Gonbei, earl, is the father of the Navy.

When he was still a big sa, he was called the Minister of Quan Bingwei, and he actually commanded the navy, which was as big as the formulation of the Qing Dynasty's theory of naval control, the establishment of the combined fleet, and the proposal of the 66th Fleet and the 88th Fleet.

From the retirement of old officers to the implementation of the hammock, to the victory of the two ships of Zhending and Dingzhou with rapid-fire guns, and the appointment of Yuhiro Ito and Heihachiro Togo as fleet commanders, he is all clearly associated with him.

The navy has just been defeated, and it is said that a person from the navy needs to come out and take charge of the overall situation, and quickly restore the navy.

At this time, the main force of the navy lost nearly one-third, and it can be said that it suffered an unprecedented heavy blow, although it did not hurt its vitality.

However, as an island nation, he was aware of the unprecedented crisis at this time.

I don't care about any economic regulation and control, and we will talk about implementing the plan of the 88th Fleet first.

(To be continued)