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The limited naval fleet, with the exception of a part captured by the Wehrmacht at Yingkou, was transformed into a Wehrmacht naval fleet.

The remaining part of the ships and naval officers, when Yuan Shikai broke with the imperial court, all of them were brought to Qingdao Military Port in Shandong.

Although the Beiyang Army and the forbidden army were in full swing on the battlefield, the navy stationed at the Qingdao military port did not move, except for the maintenance of ships, and there was no regular training.

Of course, this does not mean that the naval officers and men brought over by Yuan Shikai are incompetent, but because the Beiyang Army does not have enough military funds to ensure the regular training of the navy in peacetime.

Even if the continuous expansion of the army did not hollow out the Beiyang Army, it would have used Yuan Shikai's limited financial resources almost to the fullest.

In addition, the battle against the forbidden army and the national defense force was mainly on land, although Yuan Shikai attached more importance to the navy than the imperial court, in the case of limited financial resources, in order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops, Yuan Shikai could only give priority to the army.

This has caused the Beiyang Navy to spend on military expenses, except to ensure the maintenance and maintenance of all ships, there is no extra silver to train.

Because there was no training, after the officers and men maintained the warship, before it was dark, thousands of naval officers and men all shrank into the barracks.

Nuoda's Qingdao Military Port also quieted down little by little as night fell.

At this time, the naval fleet of the Guard Division was anchored less than ten nautical miles from the pier, quietly waiting for nightfall.

Although the surrounding waters had been shrouded in darkness, Chen Jiliang, who had personally taken over the escort mission, was still standing on the bow deck of the ship, holding a telescope and staring at the direction of the Qingdao Military Port.

Li Xiaohu, the commander of the guard division, walked to the side and asked a little anxiously: "Commander Chen, are you sure to take the military port and send the guard division into Shandong!" ”

"The marshal has just sent a telegram that the Fourth Army has taken the capital and captured the little emperor. The little emperor has already written an edict of abdication according to our request, and it will be announced after we raid and take Qingdao! ”

Chen Jiliang replied confidently: "There is definitely no problem in taking Qingdao." ”

"The special operations division has found out the enemy situation in Qingdao, and the Beiyang Army has arranged 16 warships of various sizes in Qingdao, but because of lack of funds, all of them are docked at the wharf, and even the most basic coal and ammunition cannot be guaranteed."

"If we raid Qingdao, they will be destroyed before they even have time to react!"

"Besides, even if our raid doesn't go well, it's nothing. The Beiyang Navy looks strong, but in fact, it is a strong foreign force. Even if we give them enough time to react, those ships are either short of artillery batteries and ammunition, or the old ones are about to be obsolete, and they threaten us at all. ”

"In other words, the fleet of the Beiyang Army in Qingdao can only be beaten passively in front of us!" Li Xiaohu asked rhetorically with a hot face and great excitement.

After getting Chen Jiliang's affirmation, Li Xiaohu followed and asked: "Commander Chen, since there is no suspense in this raid, then what are we waiting for, just kill it directly and take Qingdao!" ”

A touch of embarrassment quickly flashed on Chen Jiliang's face, and he was embarrassed to answer: "I'm not afraid of Senior Commander Li's jokes, I postponed the attack because of my own selfishness." To tell the truth, I fell in love with the Beiyang Army fleet in Qingdao Military Port! ”

Li Xiaohu directly showed a stunned expression on his face, staring at Chen Jiliang, unable to say a word for a long time.

Chen Jiliang still had embarrassment on his face, and continued: "Although most of the sixteen large and small warships in the military port are about to be eliminated, they can still be used after all. Even if it can't be used at sea, there is no problem at all with changing it to an inland gunboat. ”

"Sixteen large and small warships, if they are converted into silver, four million taels will definitely be indispensable, and it is a pity to blow them up like this!"

"There are also more than 5,000 naval officers and sailors in the military port, and they are all talents. The power of the naval guns is too great, and if they attack the military port by surprise, the naval officers and men stationed in the military port will definitely suffer heavy losses. ”

Despite the wealth of the Wehrmacht, four million taels of silver was still a wealth not to be underestimated.

Therefore, when Chen Jiliang said this, Li Xiaohu was moved.

You must know that in addition to the most important task of forcing the main force of the Beiyang Army to return to Shandong, the commander also specially explained two secret tasks: one is to take away all the military and political talents left by Yuan Shikai in Jinan, and the other is to take away all the wealth that Yuan Shikai has hoarded in Jinan, so that Yuan Shikai will lose his wife and lose his troops.

According to Dashuai's estimate, he should be able to bring back gold and silver worth five million taels in Jinan.

If he can cooperate with Chen Jiliang to win the Beiyang Navy fleet and capture all the ships, it will definitely be an unexpected and huge surprise, and this result will also add a strong comparison to his battle book.

As for the five thousand naval officers, other senior ranks of the Wehrmacht

Officers may only take them for granted, but as the commander of the guard division, the senior officer of the National Defense Force who has dismissed Yang Xingguo the most, has also understood the simplest truth from Yang Xingguo's mouth.

It costs much more to train one qualified naval officer than ten qualified army officers and men, and that's not the most important thing.

If a naval fleet wants to build an army from scratch and form combat effectiveness, it will take 10 years, or even longer, to train officers and men.

Suffice it to say, five thousand officers and men of the Navy are worth more than a dozen ships, and much more.

If the marshal knew that his trip to Shandong would bring back 5,000 naval officers and men for the national defense forces, Li Xiaohu would be sure that the marshal would sleep at night because he would be happy and couldn't close his mouth.

With these 5,000 well-trained naval officers and men, as long as there are enough warships, the Wehrmacht's naval strength will certainly be able to swell rapidly at least twice as much.

At that time, even if it is not an opponent of the Japanese Navy, it will have the strength to fight back against the strength of the Japanese Navy.

The shock on Li Xiaohu's face had disappeared at this time, replaced by a hot face, and then continued to stare at Chen Jiliang and asked rhetorically.

"Commander Chen, what do you think, whether it is a dozen or so large and small warships in the military port or more than 5,000 naval officers in the military port, I am interested. As long as you can take them, the guard division will definitely cooperate with you unconditionally. ”

A hint of surprise quickly flashed on Chen Jiliang's face, and he replied very happily: "We must cooperate with the guard division, we can deal with the battle at sea, and the battle on the dock of the military port will depend on the army, that is, Division Commander Li, your guard division." ”

"I plan to change the raid on Qingdao Military Port to a sneak attack!"

"Using the speedboats towed behind the fleet, they attacked the military port from the sea, and when the Beiyang Army did not react, they quickly killed the military port, and used the ship's guns to cut off the passage for naval officers to board the ship."

"As for the guard division, I hope that Division Commander Li can draw five hundred elites from the guard division, divide them into ten troops, and send them to the dock through ten speedboats to raid the naval barracks. The navy is rarely equipped with army weapons, and basically has no combat effectiveness, and 500 elites will definitely be able to capture them. ”

"In addition, I will draw ten former officers and men of the Beiyang Fleet from the navy to cooperate with you to persuade you to surrender!" (To be continued.) )