After the press conference, Chen Shao stayed at the National Defense Forces' Operational Staff Headquarters.

The battle on the army side has not yet begun, and Chen Shao mainly wants to see the situation in the navy. From the beginning of the search, Chen Shao never left a single step. He is very confident in the navy, but who can explain the war, after all, the other party is the United Kingdom, which claims to be the world's first navy, and even if it takes advantage of the time and place, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no mistakes. And once something really goes wrong, it will definitely be the greatest misfortune for China at that time. Chen Shao's confidence that he finally helped them regain is also likely to be ruined. Not to mention anything else, if a British warship bombarded China's coastal cities, then what is the difference between what Chen Shao said at the press conference before and farting. At that time, it will not only deal a great blow to Chen Shao's prestige, but also make some people no longer believe in the provisional government at this time, and Chen Shao's previous victory over Japan will never return. Another important point is that the prestige that China has just established with great difficulty will also be burned to the ground.

Chen Shao will never let this kind of thing happen, although the possibility is extremely small, but there is no big mistake in being careful. There is also a reason for staying in the operational staff, as the last line of defense, he is in contact with the base at any time, and the base is also constantly paying attention to the South China Sea area, to see if there is no way to see far, but there is still no problem in monitoring the South China Sea area close to China. In fact, in the coastal areas of the South China Sea, there are still two aircraft carriers guarding the battle, and the roadbed airfields along the coast are also on standby, ready to strike at any time. If there is no problem, it is considered a drill, and if something goes wrong, it can be used as a role to fight fires.

When he learned that he had found the British Eastern Fleet, Chen Shao completely let go of the last trace of worry in his heart. As long as you see the enemy, it's easy to do. I am afraid that the other side will be out of sight of the radar, bypassing the South China Sea and threatening the Chinese mainland. Because there is no radar in other places, and only in the South China Sea there is radar. Without radar, it is impossible to make early warnings, and as a defender, it is very passive.

This time, the General Staff of the naval battle did not directly give orders on how to fight, but only gave them a target. The Admiralty itself formulates the specific tactics to be applied, and the Admiralty tells the combat units the direction of the tactics, and the specific tactics are decided by Liu Haijiang and Di Wolf themselves. Actual combat training, actual combat training. This point has always been emphasized by Chen Shao, and the headquarters cannot be in charge of everything, so that if a large-scale war breaks out, the headquarters will not be busy to death. Moreover, the headquarters cannot know the battlefield situation in more detail, and many things need to be played by the generals below. The strategic and tactical objectives can be determined, and the specific methods of fighting should be decided by the people below themselves, except for some things that need to be managed by the headquarters.

"Chairman, the naval battle is over, and we have achieved brilliant results. Annihilated the British Eastern Fleet. Both battleships, the USS Nelson and the HMS Royal Oak, sank to the bottom of the sea. Jiang Baili took a battle report with an excited face, walked quickly to Chen Shao's side and said.

"Do we have any casualties?" Chen Shao was also a little happy, but his first thought was whether his troops had casualties, which was purely a natural reflection.

"There was no damage other than one plane that was hit in the wing. There were no problems with that plane either, the wings were pierced with two small holes, which did not affect the flight. Jiang Baili said.

"That's good, are there any captives?" Chen Shaodao.

"There are only a few hundred, and many of them are injured." Jiang Baili looked at the battle report and said.

"I remember that the British Eastern Fleet also had 7,000 men, to say the least, that is, more than 6,000 people died in this naval battle." Chen Shaodao.

"Yes, six thousand people died, and their commander Keith was buried at the bottom of the sea. Now that the submarine has taken prisoners at sea, the two cruisers of the USS Shihuang aircraft carrier battle group are also rushing to the waters of the battle, ready to decompress the prisoners and go ashore. The Admiralty asked, what about the wounded soldiers among those prisoners? Jiang Baili said.

"It's not a way to let them fend for themselves, and it's not appropriate to kill and injure such wounded soldiers, there is not a hospital run by the British in Guangzhou, and when they go ashore, ask the British to treat themselves, but be careful to prevent the captured wounded soldiers from escaping." Although Chen Shao wanted to deal with the British like he did with the wounded Japanese soldiers, this was not a good way after all, and this time the role played by China was to belong to the side of justice, but to reclaim its own land. Once the killing, injuring and injuring prisoners is exposed, it will cause many adverse consequences to China's image. Anyway, they don't spend money themselves, so they ask them to save themselves, and they don't blame others if they can't save them.

After Jiang Baili went to convey Chen Shao's instructions, Chen Shao spoke again: "Baili, go to your office." ”

Jiang Baili was a little puzzled about which one Chen Shao was singing, but he still nodded and led the way in front.

"You can't hear the wind for a hundred miles! Tell us what you think! As soon as Chen Shao entered Jiang Baili's office, he was the first to speak.

"I don't understand what the chairman is talking about?" Jiang Baili had just closed the door, and before he could turn around, he heard Chen Shao's words, and he didn't reflect it yet.

"In that case, I'll get straight to the point. On the issue of China's future system, you and I even Brother Songpa hit it off at first sight, recalling that when we met in the hotel, time flies, it has been more than ten years, and you and Brother Songpa have been fortunate all these years, not only to manage the military academy, but also to manage the army. The achievements of the construction of the army, the credit of the two of you cannot be erased. Now I ask this question with you as my confidant, and you don't think of me as a leader, just answer as a friend, and I want to hear your opinion. ”

Chen Shao was still relatively cautious in this matter, and he was not very clear about the thoughts of his two generals. Even if the end of this matter was already doomed, he still wanted to find out. Once the imperial system is implemented, what kind of mood are Cai Ye and Jiang Baili? You must know that it was Yuan Shikai who wanted to be the emperor and the two decided to revolt, Chen Shao believes that they will never do this now, and they don't have the ability to do it. But Chen Shao didn't want the two of them to have any pimples in their hearts.

As for the other generals of the National Defense Forces, Chen Shao has already figured out all of them, and they are the most ferocious in the matter of the imperial system, Kong Wenhong, Chen Fuqin, Qian Pengfei, Xu Jinghai, Chen Shaokuan and others all wish that Chen Shao would become emperor as soon as possible. Among all the high-ranking generals, Cai Ye and Jiang Baili have not shown any intentions.

Jiang Baili was asked this question and didn't know how to answer it all of a sudden, he didn't have less contact with Cai Ye these days, and this matter was also the topic that the two talked about the most. They also knew what the other generals meant, and the two of them had decided to wait for Chen Shao to make a decision before looking at the situation, but now Chen Shao has spoken out the problem. It really made Jiang Baili embarrassed, to put it in his heart, Jiang Baili did not deny the imperial system, and he had no opinion on the issue of Chen Shao being the emperor. This is the answer he came up with after discussing with Cai Yi, because they know Chen Shao's personality, and after getting along for eleven years, Chen Shao's actions have deeply moved them. Both of them compared themselves with Chen Shao in their hearts, and the results made them feel ashamed, they were not as much as Chen Shao. They tried to imagine that if there was no Chen Shao in China now, it would probably be ruined, and the warlord melee would be the best result. If we add Japan on the sidelines, then the result of China can be imagined.

The reason why they opposed Yuan Shikai's proclamation as emperor was because some of Yuan Shikai's actions were very unpopular, and they were afraid that once China was in the hands of such people, it would ruin China. Later, it was revealed that the treaties signed by Yuan Shikai and Japan were even more unacceptable to them. That's why they had the opportunity to meet Chen Shao, the fate of life is unpredictable, if they hadn't been moved by Chen Shao's words back then, they might be the same as some people now.

"Brother Baili, is this question difficult to answer? In this case, I will not force you, in fact, I will come to this issue according to public opinion. An investigation team has been investigating for a long time, and I have here a preliminary finding, would you like to hear it? Chen Shao saw that Jiang Baili had been silent all the time, so he spoke again.

"What is the public opinion?" Jiang Baili was originally about to answer Chen Shao's question, but he didn't expect that there was anything else now, and he suddenly became interested.

Chen Shao took out a table from his jacket pocket detailing the preliminary results of public opinion polls in each province.

"The first to conduct a survey were conducted in our southwest and northwest regions, and the results of the polls in the northwest showed that 93 percent supported the imperial system, and the number of people surveyed was 5 million. The proportion of people in southwest China who support the imperial system is close to 99%, and the number of surveyors is more than 10 million. The proportion of people in support of the imperial system in the two regions is 94 percent, and the number of surveyors is also more than 10 million. It is also strange to say that the voice of the Taiwanese support of the imperial system can reach 100%. The preliminary results of the survey of the newly acquired land are also available, with nearly 100 million people surveyed, and the proportion of people in favor of the imperial system is 75%. Chen Shao didn't look at the form, he remembered the contents very clearly, and handed the form to Jiang Baili as he spoke.

This form is not falsified, and it is not necessary. If the results show that he does not support the imperial system, there is no doubt that Chen Shao will remain dictatorial. However, Chen Shao never worried about this, not to mention the areas under Chen Shao's original rule, even if it was the area that had just been taken, the support for the imperial system reached three-quarters. In a few years, this support rate will be even higher, and there is absolutely no problem approaching the Liangguang region.

Jiang Baili reasoned out his thoughts and said his heart: "Actually, Brother Songpa and I are not against the imperial system, besides, if you are called emperor, the cohesion of our army will be stronger, and our army will only have you as the supreme commander, and others cannot replace it, I believe that once other systems are implemented, the first one who does not agree is our army." Because you are the only faith of our million-strong Wehrmacht. ”

(To be continued)