It doesn't mean that the side that has the advantage in the situation necessarily means that everyone is in a good mood. www.biquge.info At least in the headquarters of the North Sea Division Fleet of the Ming Empire, Zhang Rude's mood was very bad.

He had just lost a cruiser, the Fuxian Lake, and hundreds of soldiers had sunk in the icy waters with the ship because of this loss.

Moreover, in the pre-war meetings, His Majesty the Emperor repeatedly emphasized that he should control the sea transportation route from Shandong to the Korean Peninsula, which he has not yet controlled in his own hands.

This is simply a great shame for an admiral of the Imperial Navy. What annoyed him even more was that the weapon used by the other party to threaten him turned out to be an invisible new weapon.

He was desperate, because before even the thought of revenge arose, he found that he had no power for revenge at all. His fleet galloping across the sea could not hurt the Japanese submarines in the slightest.

In this case, Zhang Rude could only strengthen the guard in the port to let his fleet shrink and avoid suffering greater losses.

However, in this way, the Ming Imperial Army, which was counting on the transport fleet to deliver supplies on the Korean Peninsula, became more and more difficult after encountering bad weather.

"Dangdang." In Weihaiwei's military port, Zhang Rude's office door was knocked on from the outside, interrupting the thoughts of the commander of the North Sea Division Fleet of the Ming Empire.

"Come in!" Zhang Rude raised his head and looked at the officer who walked into the room, not knowing why there was a trace of solemnity on the other party's face.

"Your Excellency General, there is a telegram from Gyeonggi, top secret." The officer handed the message from Gyeonggi to Mr. Zhang, and then turned and went out.

The telegram itself was sealed with wax and oil, as it was when it came out of the translation room, which saved a lot of trouble and eliminated many leaks of information that occurred in the transmission process.

Zhang Rude tore open the message, then opened the envelope, took out the message inside, and began to read it.

There was nothing about the core secrets in this telegram, but the orders in it made Zhang Rude a little overwhelmed.

"Order, the Navy transport fleet has begun to send supplies to the Korean Peninsula, please this!" The telegram was apparently sent by His Majesty the Emperor's Secretariat himself, for the end of the telegram would not be used indiscriminately except by an order from the Emperor himself.

However, Zhang Rude still did not understand why His Majesty the Emperor ordered the use of sea routes to transport supplies to the Korean Peninsula when the shipping routes could not be guaranteed at all.

"No, His Majesty the Emperor generally won't interfere with the judgment of the front-line generals." In his office, Zhang Rude walked around with his hands behind his back, and then his eyes fell on the telegram spread out on the table.

This somewhat unconventional order made Zhang Rude wonder, and he didn't know whether he should carry out His Majesty's order and let the transport fleet start transporting supplies to the front line.

"Report! Second telegram! Just when Zhang Rude was very entangled, the officer who delivered the telegram pushed open his door again.

This officer was obviously very strange, and he didn't know why in just a few minutes, there were telegrams sent to him continuously.

Of course, Zhang Rude has not read the content of this telegram, but he estimates that it is also related to the telegram just now.

So he solemnly opened the later telegram and carefully looked at the contents inside. As a result, there is only a short sentence in it, and it seems that I don't want to explain the ins and outs of the matter in too much detail.

"There is intelligence that the number of Japanese submarines is insufficient, and it will not affect the navigation safety of most ships in the route in the short term." What was said in the telegram was indeed an explanation of the previous telegram.

But this explanation made Zhang Rude even more depressed: how insufficient is this quantity? Is there still a standard for judging this?

Another thing that broke him down was that it would not affect the safety of most of the ships on the route in the short term, and there were many explanations for this sentence in reverse, which was as devastating as not saying anything.

Except for the first sentence, the phrase "there is intelligence" can be regarded as a little bit of something, and the rest of the things are basically vague.

How long exactly in the short term is not said; It will not affect the navigation safety of most of the ships in the route...... This sentence seems to be true no matter how you interpret it.

At this time, let Zhang Rude carry out this kind of order, so if the fleet really suffers losses, who will bear the responsibility in the end? Of course, it was him, the commander of the fleet, Zhang Rude.

On the other hand, the telegram did not specify the specific source of intelligence, whether it is reliable or not, after all, the use of intelligence to deceive opponents, the ancestors of the Chinese have done quite "slippery" 2,000 years ago!

What if this information is false? What if this information was a decoy thrown by the Japanese to lure the transport fleet of the Ming Empire to dispatch, and then give a lot of casualties?

Of course, these questions must be considered by Zhang Rude himself, and he must make his own decision within a few minutes.

After hesitating for a long time, Zhang Rude decided to obey the orders from Gyeonggi. Not for any other reason, but because he felt that he should obey this command.

"No matter who bears this responsibility in the end, I, Zhang Rude, will also have to do something." This is a reflection of his heart.

"Give an order for destroyers and light cruisers, which are relatively fast, to cover the transport ships leaving the port and transport the tents, food, and ammunition that are urgently needed at the front line!" Ruthlessly, Zhang Rude immediately issued a combat order.

He had to take the risk of completing the transportation plan and transporting the strategic materials urgently needed at the front to the designated location at one time. In this way, all plans will be back on track, and the only thing that remains is the thorny issue of sea power.

However, even if the sea control power is not in hand, Zhang Rude can endure some more time, after all, he has successfully transported materials to the front line, and this achievement is enough for him to wait and see for another half a month.

"General, at this time, regardless of the threat of Japanese submarines, forcibly send a transport ship, if it is sunk in large numbers, the responsibility is not small." A naval staff officer spoke.

Zhang Rude waved his hand and firmly repeated his order: "I don't care so much, all orders are given by me Zhang Rude, and they have nothing to do with you!" Immediately arrange for the fleet to go to sea and deliver all kinds of supplies to the front line! The supplies are mainly tents, ammunition and food! Let's do it! ”

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Today, for the time being, Long Lingnan went to his daughter-in-law's house for the New Year, and it was very uncomfortable to be unaccustomed...... I beg your pardon...... (To be continued.) )