Chapter 237: Lower Keshang
All kinds of boats of all sizes soon appeared on the Wuhan River, and the soldiers began to capture the sailors who were still soaking in the Yangtze River, these soldiers were still very tenacious, and many people were unwilling to be captured by China, and they resisted to the death, but the Chinese [***] team had already received instructions that if these people resisted, they would not save them, and let these bastards soak in the river to see who could survive to the end.
Takeo Abe has sobered up a little at this time, but he would rather be confused all the time, he came to Hubei with ten ships, and now there are only three troop transports and two seriously injured destroyers left, he knows very well that the remaining ships are also vulnerable in front of the aircraft, I am afraid that the other side still has room to start, otherwise again, his people will either die in the belly of the fish or be captured by the Chinese.
After thinking for a long time, Takeo Abe had no choice but to order the remaining warships to retreat, Abe seems to have seen his tragic end, not even the edge of Wuhan, was bombed back by Chinese planes, and also destroyed the original plan of cutting through the mess quickly, and what is worse is that the victory of the Chinese will greatly boost the morale of the Chinese side, and perhaps provoke a larger wave of anti-Yue.
At that time, he will be a sinner of the empire, a heinous sin!
Takeo Abe trembled and rubbed his command knife with his hands, the war knife that could bring him courage, but at this time, like a poisonous snake, showing its sharp fangs, staring at himself, Abe fell into endless terror.
Towards the end of the evening, Shi Yi and Xia Douyin captured a total of 624 prisoners, and about 100 soldiers died in the belly of the fish, and all the powers had a tacit understanding when the news of the conflict between the Chinese and Chinese armies on the Yangtze River came, after all, they were still strong in the Far East, and when they promised to safeguard the interests of these countries, they were unwilling to confront the company anymore, and even the United States chose to retreat and choose to watch from the sidelines. ‘
However, the battle that took place on the Yangtze River greatly shocked them, and the squadron sent five ships to the bottom of the river in one fell swoop with dozens of planes, and also captured hundreds of prisoners, and suddenly Sichuan had a different weight in the eyes of the great powers, this is not only an economic partner, but also an important force that can restrain the situation in the Far East, and all countries must pay greater attention to it.
Just when reporters from various countries gathered to the riverside, they happened to see the Chinese [***] team escorting a large number of Yuben prisoners from the river to the barracks, these Yueben sailors looked extremely embarrassed at this time, covered in muddy water, hanging their heads, like hairless pheasants, these foreign reporters did not expect that they would see this situation, it is simply the sun coming out of the west, when can the Chinese be so arrogant, haven't they always been cowardly and incompetent, they also have advanced weapons, But they are all used to protect Lafayette, don't they end up smoking opium, how can they come from such a majestic army?
The crazy flashing lights made the captives extremely unnatural, as if once they were illuminated, their ugliness might be discovered by the country, and they would be forever charged with the crime and unable to turn over.
If foreign journalists are just curious, Chinese journalists are simply boiling, since the beginning of the Qing Dynasty Chinese has been burdened with great humiliation, foreigners have been raging on China's territory again and again, China's political axe has retreated step by step, China has always suffered losses in conflicts with foreign powers, China has ceded land and paid reparations for major conflicts, and China apologized for small conflicts, and this has always been the case, and nothing has changed.
Now the wind direction has suddenly changed, it turned out to be the [***] team that captured all of them, this is definitely the news of the explosion surname, of course, there are also some reporters who say strange things, the [***] team acts recklessly, once it annoys the company, what is the good end, these martial artists are in power, there is nothing good.
There was a commotion outside Wuhan, and so was Chengdu, after Shi Yi sank the ship, he hurriedly reported the situation to Qiao Yu, and also asked for instructions on how to deal with the captured prisoners.
"Dashuai, I really didn't expect that a small plane could easily sink a huge ship, it seems that it must be the world of airplanes in the future, and the more important it is in the air!" Wu Tong looked at the battle report and sighed with emotion, "Marshal, we have captured more than 600 prisoners, last time the British were afraid of the safety of the prisoners, and finally chose to compromise, I think this trick can also be used in itself!" ”
Jiang Baili shook his head again and again, "Chief of Staff, you don't seem to know Yue himself very well, he is narrow-minded and extreme, so they will not choose to compromise because of hundreds of soldiers, on the contrary, they will retaliate even more frantically, and these captives will not be willing to be captured, if they can't be carefully guarded, I'm afraid that these captives will try their best to commit suicide, this is my heart!" ”
Wu Tong was a little dumbfounded when he heard this, "Dashuai, isn't it a big trouble for these captives, it is better to let them all die at the bottom of the river!" ”
Qiao Yu said: "Chief of Staff, I am not monolithic, I have sacrificed too many people's interests in the process of industrialization, and now the lives of the people are not much better in China, except for a little dignity, the others are almost the same, we must be good at taking advantage of this kind of sentiment among the people, these prisoners are good seeds, we not only raise them well, but also educate them well, so that they understand that only by overthrowing the evil political axe of the people, Only then can their sons get better, they don't have to go around as cannon fodder, the emperor is the root of all evil, and the warlords and chaebols are the moths of the world! ”
It may take a long time to produce an effect, but this kind of investment feels worthwhile, so Qiao Yu hurriedly ordered Shi Yi to send the captives to Sichuan as soon as possible and manage them properly.
"Qiao Shuai, although we have won a good start, but I am afraid that this will be annoyed and angry next, what other big moves, Wuhan's defense force must be strengthened, especially the number of aircraft bombs must be increased, only aircraft are the best weapon to contain Yueben!"
"Brother Jiang is right, transfer all the planes from Sichuan to Wuhan, and rely on air superiority to make Yueben completely dead to the Hanyang Iron Works, but what I'm worried about now is not Wuhan, even if I send warships over, the largest is only a few thousand tons, just a few bombs are enough to sink it, and the Yangtze River channel is so wide, if I send too many warships, it will definitely affect the navigation of cargo ships, and Britain and France will not agree, it can be said that after this battle, the rest is a lawsuit of saliva, But I'm more worried about Yanjing! ”
At this time, the situation in Yanjing was exactly in the direction that Qiao Yu thought, and Minister Zhiyi was roaring loudly in Zhongnanhai: "Your Excellency, the Chinese [***] team sank the warship of the exercise for no reason, causing heavy losses on the part of the Republic, these are the mistakes of the political axe of the Republic of China, you must give us an explanation, otherwise the imperial political axe will regard this behavior as a declaration of war against the capital, and we will take murderous means to retaliate!" ”
Yuan Shikai was also taken aback after getting the news that the Sichuan Air Force had sunk the warship, and in Yuan Shikai's impression, the Navy was an incomparably powerful existence, and the Beiyang Fleet had been wiped out in the past, and now the Chinese Navy is not as good as the Beiyang Fleet, where can it threaten the Beiyang Fleet, the Yangtze River is the back garden of the People, and he can come and leave if he wants, and he knows that this amazing news has come over, and Sichuan has sunk the warship of the Emperor through air power.
In an instant, Lao Yuan became very interested in this new type of weapon, if the aircraft is the nemesis of the ship, then after the Beiyang equipment is equipped, will there be no need to worry about the blackmail of the book, but then Lao Yuan also calmed down, and for the time being, he still considered how to deal with his own protests.
"Mr. Minister, I think the exchange of fire on the Yangtze River is a complete misunderstanding, China is a good friend, has a deep friendship, and will never go to war, I will immediately inquire about the matter and strive to solve it as soon as possible!"
"Great President, I don't want to bother you anymore, our combined fleet has already begun to move, and soon the coastal areas of China will be able to see the iron fist of the empire!"
Said Zhiyi directly threw out the huge bomb of the United Fleet, Lao Yuan was dizzy in an instant, difficult to parry, beads of sweat had appeared on his head, Yuan Shikai knew very well that the main warships of the United Fleet could not enter the Yangtze River at all, so now using the United Fleet is undoubtedly to show himself, saying that he can't bully Qiao Yu, so he will bully himself, isn't this asking for his own life.
"Mr. Minister, everything can be resolved through negotiations, war is not a good way after all, and it will be a harm to the people of both countries!"
Said Zhiyi said coldly: "President, it was your country that first put aside the friendship between China and China, and it is impossible to take strong action without taking strong action, and now it is not impossible to save the matter, first, your country fully accepts the 21 articles proposed by our side, and second, you will make Qiao Yu removed from his post and investigated the Sichuanbian patrol, and at the same time compensate for the losses in this regard, otherwise there is no other way to solve the problem only through war!" ”
"Mr. Minister, your country's fleet is approaching Wuhan for no reason, and we all know very well what it wants to do, so can't China be allowed to resist?"
This time it was Lu Zongyu who spoke, he had been in charge of negotiating the twenty-one issues with Yueben, and he had been bullied by Yuezhiyi, and now he heard the news that Yueben's fleet had been sunk, not to mention how happy he was.
"It is said that Ben has the right of free navigation on the Yangtze River, and we just want to hold routine exercises, and there is absolutely no other intention!"
Everyone knows that the attack on Wuhan by the fleet is to plot against the Hanyang Iron Works, but now that Zhiyi is dead, Yuan Shikai and Lu Zongyu have nothing to do for a while, but soon he himself gave Zhiyi a hard slap in the face!
Takeo Abe led the fleet to withdraw from the Wuhan River, but they only withdrew about 70 kilometers before the evening, all the Chinese planes had withdrawn, and there was a fierce quarrel in the fleet!