Chapter 484: Fire!
Wang Hengyue, the president of the Republic of China, has such a good interest in personally coaching football and basketball, but he really doesn't have so much leisure!
Their attention was all on Temple Street.
Shibamizu Kiyozaburo gave an "ultimatum", which can be seen as a threat from the Japanese himself, or as the arrival of war.
However, on the part of the Chinese fleet, they were not moved in the slightest, and on the one hand, they were dealing with the Japanese themselves, and on the other hand, they were also actively preparing for the coming of war.
Prior to this, the angry and frustrated Japanese government put forward four unreasonable demands: (1) The minister stationed in Japan should apologize to the Japanese government: (20) The navy of the Chinese navy stationed in Miaojie should apologize to the commander-in-chief of Japan; (3) severely punish the Chinese people who were responsible for the incident; (4) Pay a certain amount of pension to the family members of the Japanese navy who died.
And Zhang Xiaoyue, commander-in-chief of the Chinese Navy's Overseas Chinese Fleet and plenipotentiary, categorically rejected all the unreasonable demands of the Japanese himself!
This is tantamount to the time to start testing the nerves of the decision-makers on both sides of the Chinese and Japanese sides!
Whoever loses his breath first, who collapses first, will lose this contest.
The shadow of the Japanese warships began to appear on the river, and these were the warships sent by the Japanese side to retaliate, including cruisers, destroyers, and gunboats, and the Japanese themselves actually transferred more than 20 ships of various types in one go. And the shallow gunboats of Belarus also went down the river from upstream!
Belarus is also determined to intervene in it!
A joint investigation and mediation team composed of interventionist forces from various countries also rushed to Temple Street to investigate the incident.
On March 3, just as the investigation and mediation team was urgently maneuvering, something unexpected happened: the white Russian shallow gunboat "Naspetnov" shelled the Chinese armed tug "Icheon"!
"Naspetnov" fired a total of seven shells, causing minor damage to the "Icheon".
All of a sudden, the situation has become serious!
The sudden attack of the "Naspetnov" did not allow the "Day" himself to do not expect.
When the news reached the ears of Shibamizu Kiyozaburo, the expression of this "Japanese" Navy Commander was also extremely complicated for a while.
"Your Excellency Dazuo, the Russians shelled the ships of China, will our fleet join the shelling?"
"No!" Shibamizu Kiyozaburo came to his senses from the shock: "Russians, very cunning! Their intention in choosing this time for the shelling is very obvious: first, to test the attitude and bottom line of the Chinese people, and second, to try to drag us all into the war! They did not dare to deal with the Chinese fleet alone! โ
"Your Excellency Dazuo, there is nothing to worry about, the strength of the Chinese fleet is not strong, we can sink them at any time!"
"Baga!" Shibamizu Kiyozaburo scolded angrily: "Of course we can sink the Shina fleet, but that means that a full-scale war between China and Japan will inevitably break out!" Theoretically speaking, we are "friendly forces" with the Chinese army and the White Russian army, and in the absence of evidence to prove that the Chinese assisted the Soviet Russian Red Army, rash war will only give the Western countries an excuse for complete intervention.! โ
When he said this, Shibamizu Kiyozaburo was really in some pain. What makes him feel incomprehensible is when did Western countries start to stand on the side of the Chinese people?
Since the beginning of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Manchu Qing court has always been the defeated general of the Great Japanese Empire, but why has the current government of the Chinese government become so tough?
"So, what should we do now?"
"Order my ships not to move without an order!" Shibamizu Kiyozaburo quickly made his decision: "Observe the reaction of the Shina fleet, if the Shina fleet returns fire, then our ships will remain in their current positions." If the Chinese fleet is silent about this, then order all our ships to fire artillery at the Chinese fleet in a demonstration! โ
Shibamizu Kiyozaburo is determined to observe the attitude of the [China] fleet! If the Chinese people are hard, they will let the Chinese people be soft, and they will bully the Chinese people without hesitation!
"What should we do if the White Russian ship is shelled by the battleship of China and is in danger of sinking? White Russians are just some nose gunboats! โ
"That's a Russian gunboat, and it has nothing to do with the Great Japanese Empire!"
"Hello!"
The day itself has already made a decision, and now is the time to test the naval commander of the Chinese country!
"Order the ships, ready to go" Naspetynov. Gun fire! When the shelling took place, Chen Shiying did not hesitate to give such an order. โฆ,
"Yes! What happens if the person joins the shelling? "Fight back! Fight back! Chen Shiying pursed his lips tightly and said resolutely: "We are the Chinese fleet, and we will never allow anyone to bully us, but we will only endure it silently!" โ
"Yes!" The subordinate hesitated slightly: "Do you want to ask for Commander Zhang's support?" โ
"No!" Chen Shiying shook his head slowly: "We can't burn all the jade, let us bear it alone!" โ
In 1920, on March 3, the year of the Republic of China, after the Belarusian shallow water gunboat "Naspetnov" shelled the Chinese armed tugboat "Lichuan", the Chinese gunboat "Jiang Heng" and the small "Lisui" launched a counterattack at the same time!
The speed of the return fire was so fast that the Russians could not have imagined it!
At the same time, the flagship of the "Hairong" of the Chinese Overseas Chinese Fleet was ...... On the ship, Zhang Xiaoyue, the commander of the overseas Chinese protection fleet, actually smiled when he learned the news that Chen Shiying had begun to fight back resolutely: "Chen Shiying is too little of a friend, he actually fought back alone, don't we exist?" โ
"Commander, what shall we do now?"
"What should I do?" Zhang Xiaoyue smiled again: "Order" Yongfeng, the destroyer closely monitors the "Japan" fleet, and order" Hairong. "Haiqi, joined the shelling of the Belarusian" Naspetnov. Resolutely give me "Naspetynov, sink!" โ
"Yes! But where is the "day" himself? โ
"Regardless of the Japanese itself, this is to safeguard the dignity of the navy of China! If someone else hits us on the head. We still don't dare to fight back, what kind of navy are we still in China? Fight, fight resolutely! โ
At 3 p.m. on 3 March, all of the Chinese convoys, except for the destroyer "Yongfeng," joined the bombardment of the Japanese gunboat "Naspetnov."
The swiftness of the response and the intensity of the counterattack of the Chinese fleet are shocking!
Let two cruisers, three gunboats, and the wounded armed tugboat "Icheon" rain down the shells on the "Naspianov"!
The "Naspetynov" was embarrassed by the stormy attack, and hid in Tibet, while resisting stubbornly, while desperately begging the tyrannical fleet to join the battle as soon as possible!
But the Japanese fleet remained stagnant,
The mediation team of the Bao Army, which had arrived after hearing the news, observed the battle aboard the Japanese ship "Nara," and they were obviously surprised by the attitude of the Chinese military.
"Obviously, the Russians were the first to provoke it." The head of the mediation team, the American David, shrugged his shoulders: ...... Naspetynov. Before the matter was clarified, it took the lead in shelling the Chinese ship "Icheon." No, this jฤซ angered the [China" side, and also caused the [China" people to retaliate! โ
The deputy commander, the Englishman Wilton, nodded, and said to Shibamizu Kiyozaburo on the side: "Mr. Osa, the mediation team hopes that the Japanese fleet can maintain sufficient restraint before the matter is clarified and the situation deteriorates further. โ
Although I guessed that the Chinese people would make some moves, I never imagined that the actions of the Chinese navy would be so great. Shibamizu Kiyozaburo stood there motionless with a sรจ iron green face......
"Naspetynov" was already precarious under shelling. But he was there to see death and not save him. At this time, the White Russian commander on the "Naspetnov" must have regretted there, why did he go to poke such a big hornet's nest!
"Naspetynov" suffered multiple injuries and could sink at any time. As for the other White Russian gunboats, when they saw this posture of the Chinese navy, they also hid far away, lest they accidentally hurt themselves.
At 2:26 p.m., Naspetnov raised the white flag.
"Keep shelling" Naspetnov, No. โ
Chen Shiying categorically gave such an order!
"Shelling, give me the "Naspetnov, sunk!" โ
At the same time, Zhang Xiaoyue also gave such an order.
The white flag did not do anything in the slightest.
The Chinese Navy refuses to surrender "Naspetynov"!
"Baga!" On the "Nara", Shibamizu Kiyozaburo roared angrily: ...... Naspetnov has surrendered, but the warships of the Chinese continue to shell! Stop, they must be ordered to stop at once! โ
David "En" said: "Yes, this is not good, this is very inhumane."
"Yes, it's very bad, it's very inhumane." Wilton said. โฆ,
And then what?
No then.
There was no follow-up by the mediation team.
Inhumane, very inhumane, very inhumane. That's all, nothing else.
For the weak White Russian "Naspetynov", no strong man will reach out and pull it, and its sinking or not has nothing to do with the Americans, with the British!
It was just a game, the mighty lion devoured the weaker prey, while the tigers and cats watching the battle watched from afar with admiration.
If the "Naspetnov" were to be replaced by a "Chinese" warship, the foreigners of the mediation team would also adopt the same attitude.
The weak will inevitably be beaten, and the weak will inevitably not be sympathized.
Sympathy and support are reserved for the strong, although the current "Chinese" navy is not yet a "strong", but there is a strong government behind them to support them!
So, all of this became a matter of course.
In 1920, at 3 p.m. on March 3, 9 years of the Republic of China, the "Naspetynov" sank!
This was the first foreign ship sunk by the Chinese Overseas Chinese Fleet (CNA). And this also issued the most solemn declaration to all countries that the navy of the "China" country is there: the navy of the "China" country must not be insulted!ใ