Sure enough, the two units that most admired the spirit of bushido in the country were undoubtedly the navy and the army, and when the commander of the fleet, Gua Sheng Waiji, gave the order to retreat, the entire fleet, especially those who were slightly younger and had just joined the army, reacted the most.

It can be said that the naval fleet is a brand new fleet that has experienced death and then formed a new fleet, and more than 80 percent of the soldiers in this fleet are composed of new soldiers, and the longest time they have been in the army is only ten years. To build a naval fleet within ten years is undoubtedly a fantasy.

Don't say that I can't do it, even Wang Lin, who has the help of the Red Police Unit, will never be able to do it. The 100-year-old navy is not just an empty word, but a real word, and it is simply impossible to train a qualified fleet without the tempering of decades, dozens, or even hundreds of battles.

When they heard the order to withdraw from the battlefield, the first reaction of many naval soldiers in the entire naval fleet was that they would never retreat, this is not what a samurai or a soldier should do. But then again, no matter how much I believe in bushido, the spirit of bushido will never be fully integrated into a person's body.

Although it was difficult to capture a prisoner of war who was still alive in the later wars, this kind of thing did not happen uncommonly, on the contrary, in the later period, it was much easier to capture the prisoner alive than before.

And the most important thing is that the captains of the ships of this fleet were a little excited after learning of this order. This is mainly because these captains deeply understand a truth, as long as they can survive and have not made any particularly major mistakes, just like this, their position in the future will be much higher than now.

Everyone is planning for their future, don't look at those who seem to be desperate and want to rush to the front every time, if they have the opportunity, sit in the rear, just draw on the drawings, think about tactics and strategies can continue to rise step by step, no one will be willing to rush to the front every time, and in the book, if you don't believe in the spirit of bushido, maybe it's nothing, but in the army, if you don't believe in the spirit of bushido, you can even be sentenced to have committed treason.

This is a magical country. When there are people above who are apotheizing for them, except for those recruits who have just joined the army and are easy to be fooled, they are still stupidly shouting long live their dedication, some experienced veterans, which one of them does not agree on the surface, and their hearts are already happy?

"Hmph, is Xiao Yueben going to run away if he dies in battle?" Liu Chengming held the telescope with a flat face, and carefully watched every move of the fleet, for fear of missing a key link.

"Commander, something is not right?" Seeing that the atmosphere of the battle was extremely relaxed, the first mate Deng Guobin interjected.

"Oh? What's wrong? Liu Chengming looked at Deng Guobin with some doubts, at this time, any sentence may remind Liu Chengming, so he had to pay attention to the words of the first mate Deng Guobin.

"Haven't I always admired the spirit of bushido? It stands to reason that they shouldn't have retreated at this time? Could it be a trap? Deng Guobin thought for a while and continued.

"Hehe, I've thought of that, too, but what's there? Although we only have two warships, we are Chinese warships, and the combined tonnage of these two warships is more than the total tonnage of our fleet, not to mention the 381 mm main guns equipped with our ships, which have a long range and great power. We can follow them closely and strike them out of range, and if they make the slightest move, don't we have two submarines to help! Liu Chengming replied with a soft smile.

As the commander of a fleet, if he can't even think of this question at this time, then what else can he do to be the commander of this fleet? As early as at the beginning, Liu Chengming thought of this problem, but in the end, he thought about the comparison of the strength of the two sides, as long as he did not rush forward, he might not be attacked by the army, and it could even be said that there was no surname.

"Commander, I think it's better for us to be safe, after all, there are still tens of thousands of soldiers waiting behind, if something happens to us, not only will it threaten our entire navy, but even the plans of the army and the Ministry of Defense may also go bankrupt." Deng Guobin said with a wry smile.

He didn't believe that the commander didn't think of it, but as a soldier, and it was also a warship, he had the right and the obligation to ask the commander his questions. In short, he felt that the navy had only just started for a long time, and although it defeated the British Far East Fleet back then, it did not mean that he was the first in the world, and he could ignore the navy of any country in the world.

And according to the experience of recent years, the number of Chinese ships in service is decreasing year by year, at the beginning it still maintained the speed of one a year in service, but in recent years, sometimes it is two years before there is a Chinese ship in service, and now, the situation is a little different, as of the last Chinese ship in service, it was three years ago.

Regarding the service of warships, that is a matter that the Ministry of Defense and the emperor will worry about, and it is not something that the captains and deputies below can manage, so the middle and senior ranks of the entire Chinese Imperial Navy Force generally have the idea of steady and steady at present.

Perhaps it is because the country has just been reunified, and there are too many places to spend money, and the country no longer has too much money to develop the navy, so for them, every warship in the navy now, whether it is a battleship or a cruiser, or a warship of small tonnage, is extremely valuable, and no one can be lost.

"You're afraid we won't be able to afford it, right? I know what you captains and first mates are thinking, what is going on steadily, never rushing, even if there are fighters, and never rushing without absolute certainty of victory. Let me tell you the truth, our Imperial Navy is not afraid of attrition, we have new ships, don't look at the small number of warships we have now, but when we lose a warship, the Ministry of Defense will immediately resupply us with a new ship. Liu Chengming shook his head, it was inconvenient to tell them some of the reasons for this matter, and even he himself didn't know why.

I just remember that Sa Zhenbing, the vice commander of the navy, once told them that the imperial navy is not afraid of attrition, and asked them, the front-line commanders and fighters, not to worry about so many things when they are fighting. As for why the speed of service of warships has been slowed down, it is because the empire is currently developing new warships, and most of its energy and funds will be spent on new warships.

Of course, Sa Zhenbing only told them this, and that's all Sa Zhenbing knew. It is impossible for Wang Lin to tell the soldiers below clearly, saying, you bear with it for a few years, and in a few years we will have aircraft carriers in service, and then it will be the end of all battleships.

In short, some secrets, which should be kept secret, still need to be kept secret, aircraft carriers, which absolutely involve national security, and are not only related to the development of the Navy, but also to the development of the Air Force.

"Commander, I really don't understand, since we can afford it, why doesn't the emperor just build dozens of Chinese ships to serve, then we will have enough warships to conquer the whole world and fight every country that dares to look down on us." Deng Guobin asked with a wry smile in some puzzlement, since he has the ability, what is the purpose of doing this now? Is it just to preserve strength?

'Boom, boom, boom! A roar of 381 mm guns resounded over the entire battlefield, Liu Chengming was wondering whether to tell them what he knew, suddenly a burst of smoke instantly filled the entire warship, a name below, the gunner hurriedly lifted another new shell, quickly opened the chamber, the shell shell that had been used out of the chamber, and then stuffed the new shell into the chamber, ready for the next attack.

'Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! The sound of shells tearing through the air came from the sky over the battlefield, this is the sound of the shells in the process of moving, although it is very good, but the first reaction of any enemy, after hearing a beautiful music, is fear, worry, and even panic.

The 381 mm main gun gave them a deep impression, a few shells, just by landing on the perimeter of a warship, can overturn it, such a strong power, except for large-caliber shore guns, they really have never seen a warship with such a strong combat effectiveness.

'Boom, boom, boom! Shells burst into the sea like thunder, setting off a series of shocking pillars, two Chinese ships, a total of sixteen twin 381 mm guns, almost half of them were firing frantically, such a dense network of firepower, there will always be one or two lucky shells directly hit.

However, the small warships of the naval fleet often have no bones left when a cannonball goes up, and if they encounter a shell that is not up to par, or if the crops are particularly weak, they will often be halved by a shell, and then they will quickly sink to the bottom of the sea, forming an extremely spectacular undersea military museum.

Looking at the retreating navy on the opposite side, two or three warships sank to the bottom of the sea with just one salvo, Liu Chengming secretly exclaimed in his heart, is it the gunners' technological progress? Or is I too unlucky?

"There are some things I don't know much, but one thing I can tell you is that we can afford it! Fight a war of attrition with us, and in the end, it will be the enemy of the other side who can't afford it! ”

(To be continued)