In August 1918, the Yanjing Anfu National Assembly opened, electing Xu Shichang as president, replacing Feng Guozhang, who was directly related to him, and Duan Qirui also resigned as prime minister at the same time and turned to behind-the-scenes control.

The contradiction between the two systems is irreconcilable!

And the Feng Department also saw the hope of becoming the owner of Yanjing.

In the southwest, the revolutionary army and political axes of the Protector of the Law in Guangzhou have condemned one today and will not admit it tomorrow, but they have not seen any real movement for a long time, and their attitude has also made people suspicious.

The situation in China is unpredictable, and a clash is quietly taking place in Temple Street.

In order to strengthen the defense of the Sino-Russian border river, China's Jiangshang Fleet raced against time and arrived at Miaojie in early September and entered the Heilongjiang River, where the "Jing'an" ship headed south and returned home, and the command of the fleet was handed over to Chen Shiying, captain of the "Jiang Heng" gunboat.

China took back the navigation rights of the three rivers, which the Russians and the Russians themselves did not want to see. The Chinese fleet, on the other hand, had to rush to Harbin, the headquarters of the "Jihei River Defense Fleet," before the Heilongjiang River froze over.

"Boom-boom-"

A few cannon sounds alarmed the fleet commander Chen Shiying, who hurried to the deck, and before he could open his mouth to ask questions, a cannonball exploded not far away, and a huge column of water flew into the air, and fell again with a "bang".

"What's going on?"

"Report to the commander, the White Guards of the Russians, and I will fire at the same time!"

"What? The Russians and themselves fired at me together? ”

"Yes, they told my fleet to return immediately, and not to go west!"

"Bastard!" Chen Shiying's face turned pale: "Tell them that we are the fleet of the Republic of China, and now we are rushing to Harbin, and no one can stop us!" ”

However, the Russians and Yue himself didn't seem to see Chen Shiying's request at all, and the shells were still flying wildly one by one

Chen Shiying looked at all this angrily, and now he couldn't wait to order all the guns on the ship to fire together, and teach the group of bastards on the opposite side a hard lesson! But you have to restrain yourself!

His fleet consisted of only three gunboats and one tugboat, and the Russians and themselves, in addition to the artillery fire they were firing in full swing, had four destroyers and a cruiser nearby, much more powerful than themselves!

The way forward was blocked by artillery fire, and the nearby temple street, full of Russian White Guards and Japanese troops, three gunboats and an armed tugboat, was as precarious as food in the mouths of a pack of wolves!

The resumption of navigation rights in Sanjiang is something that he has repeatedly explained before his departure, and he must do it no matter what kind of difficulties he encounters. This is a symbol of China's exercise of sovereignty!

"Order, 'Lijie' to shoot once in the direction of the Russians, not to aim at the target, and repeat, not to aim at the target!" Chen Shiying finally made up his mind.

He didn't want to hit any target, and this time he fired the cannon just to warn the Russians and himself that the Chinese fleet was just exercising its legitimate rights!

And beating the Russians, not Yu himself, is also Chen Shiying's cleverness, and he can't leave any tongue for Yu himself.

The shells on the "Lijie" roared out and fell on the sea far from the shore position, and the water column rose like a green dragon, hovered in the air for a while, and then "drilled" into the sea.

The shelling of the demonstrators was effective, and the shelling of the Russians and himself on the shore stopped at once.

The Chinese fleet counterattacked? Does the Chinese fleet really dare to strike back? The Russians were stunned, and so were themselves.

Since the outbreak of the Russian War, a series of reactions from the Chinese have been surprising. First of all, the Beiyang political axe, which was suffering from internal and external troubles, sent troops to protect the safety of overseas Chinese; Then this small fleet, despite the danger of the annihilation of the whole army, forcibly shelled! When did the attitude of the Chinese become so tough?

Although there were only three small gunboats on the other side, the Russians and Yue themselves did not dare to really sink them, China is also one of the intervening forces, one of the participating countries, and an "ally", once the fleet of the "allies" is sunk, it will inevitably cause serious dissatisfaction among the United States, Britain, France and other countries!

The two sides instantly formed a confrontational situation.

Chen Shiying was also nervous in his heart. Although he grasped the psychology of the White Guards and the Legion, gambling that they would not dare to sink him, what if they were angry? Their own fleet is definitely no match for them!

"Commander, we've found the fleet behind us!"

"What?"

"Spot the fleet behind the side!"

"Keep watching!"

"Yes!"

"Report, there are two destroyers, and they are rapidly approaching me!"

Chen Shiying's head exploded with a "boom"!

In the direction of Temple Street, the fleet of the person stationed there has been dispatched!

"Report to the commander, the army has asked our fleet to stop the ship for inspection!"

"What?" Chen Shiying thought he had misheard: "Stop the ship for inspection? Then he said angrily: "Tell them that we are the Jihei River Defense Fleet of the Republic of China, and they have no right to order us to stop the ship for inspection!" ”

"Commander, the army ultimatum, stop the ship for inspection, this is an ultimatum!"

Anger and pain made Chen Shiying's face distort together!

This is the "Alliance", this is the "Alliance"! I have lost even the legitimate right to exercise the navy of a country!

"No!" Chen Shiying bit her lower lip tightly, and Shaoqing gritted her teeth and said, "Never!" Tell them once again that we are the Republic of China's Jihei River Defense Fleet, and if they dare to fire at us, it means a war against the Republic of China! ”

Confrontation began on shore and sea. He did not dare to open fire rashly, and if he really sank or damaged any of the ships in the Chinese fleet, it would inevitably cause an uproar in the international community, even including the intervention of the European and American powers.

Europe and the United States are already fighting openly and covertly over China's interests, and now that the United States, Britain, and France have freed their hands from the European battlefield, I will not give them any excuse to openly meddle!

At 1 p.m., reinforcements from one of Ben's cruisers arrived. At 1:15 p.m., reinforcements from one of the Russians on the shore also arrived. At this time, three gunboats and one armed tugboat of Chen Shiying's fleet had been surrounded, and this small fleet was in danger of sinking at any time.

Chen Shiying was desperate, but full of grief and indignation. The Russians and themselves are constantly increasing their troops there, and they are almost hitting stones there, where are their reinforcements?

Chen Shiying closed his eyes in pain

"Commander, fleet, discover fleet!"

Chen Shiying sighed softly, did his fleet come up again?

"Commander, look, look at that, our fleet, look at that, it's our fleet!"

Chen Shiying opened his eyes suddenly, and he almost suspected that he had misheard.

Our fleet? Where do we have a fleet?

Raising the binoculars and looking at the sea in the distance, there was a "boom", like a thunderbolt on his head, and at that moment, Chen Shiying's hands even began to tremble.

Fleet! Fleet! Fluttering at the top, it was:

Republic of China, five-color flag!

A fleet of two cruisers, a destroyer, flying the five-color flag, is approaching at high speed!

The sailors of the Chinese fleet suddenly burst into an earth-shattering cheer!

Flag, flag of China! On the sea, the national flag flies!

Republic of China, five-color flag!

It's coming, it's coming, it's finally here! Your own reinforcements have finally arrived!

The five-colored flag lit up the sea like a lightning bolt in the night!

He and the Russians were also visibly at a loss. They already had the absolute upper hand, but with the arrival of two cruisers and a destroyer, the power was broken at once!

The Guangzhou Revolutionary Army and Political Axe, the flagship of the overseas Chinese fleet "Hairong".

"Report to the commander, our ship has entered the combat zone!"

"Signal." Zhang Xiaoyue lit his pipe and took a deep breath: "Our fleet is not for Guangzhou, the Republic of China to protect overseas Chinese, and carry out the task of protecting overseas Chinese." Any armed provocation is regarded as a declaration of war against the Republic of China! ”

"Commander, do you want to prepare for battle?"

"Just put on a show." Zhang Xiaoyue said with a pipe in his mouth: "I don't dare to fight, the Russians don't have the strength to fight, although justice and fairness are a vague thing, but everyone always has to be scrupulous in this situation." ”

The sudden arrival of the overseas Chinese fleet in Guangzhou brought about a great change in the situation of the confrontation.

Neither side dared to make the first move, and neither dared to really fight.

The standoff lasted until 5:30 p.m., when the situation finally took a turn.

Perhaps given some order, the ship began to withdraw from the confrontation on its own initiative.

Chen Shiying breathed a long sigh of relief.

A smile appeared on Zhang Xiaoyue's face.

The armed confrontation between China, China, and Russia ended with the victory of the Chinese fleet.

Such a victory has a certain accidental surname, but it is full of necessary surnames. From the beginning, they thought that they could intimidate the Chinese side by force and force them to stay in Temple Street, but they did not expect to encounter a hard-line Chinese fleet commander, Chen Shiying.

Subsequently, Zhang Xiaoyue, another commander of the overseas Chinese protection fleet with an equally tough attitude, also rushed to the surface of the confrontation in time, which immediately made his wishful thinking come to naught.

The attitude displayed by the Chinese fleet is surprising, and the Sayben fleet, which has not received any combat orders, does not dare to rashly use force, and no one can bear this responsibility.

With the full assistance of Zhang Xiaoyue and Chen Shiying, the weak Chinese Navy achieved a beautiful victory!

"Commander, the gunboat 'Jiang Heng' sent a signal, thank you for the full support of our fleet, long live the Republic of China!"

Zhang Xiaoyue was silent for a moment: "Tell Commander Chen Shiying, please ask Commander Chen to hurry to Harbin, our fleet will undertake the escort mission and wait for the opportunity to rescue the overseas Chinese." Long live the Republic of China! ”

When the "Hairong" ship slowly approached, all the soldiers on the gunboats of the "Jiang Heng" and "Lijie" raised their hands in unison.

Zhang Xiaoyue looked up and saw that whether it was his own fleet or Chen Shiying's fleet, although the military uniforms they wore were different, what fluttered on the bow of the ship was a common flag:

The five-color flag of the Republic of China!

(To be continued)