Two tiny destroyers are clamoring to sink the battleship! The flags on the Qing destroyers were waved over and over again, which made the young sailors on the battleship Yueben, who were close at hand, turn green when they saw the flags. The young staff officers and officers on the warship were even greener and blacker, and they had never seen such arrogance. In one of the busiest straits in the world, isn't it a deliberate slap in the face to tell yourself to fuck off?

"Let's go to war." When the staff officers saw that there were only two small destroyers in the Qing Kingdom, they shouted angrily. But Yamamoto Gonbei shook his head, he couldn't fight, and he didn't dare to fight.

It was impossible for a 10,000-ton battleship to defeat an 800-ton destroyer, but he could not afford to sink two Qing destroyers. Once the artillery is fired, it means that the two countries will enter the war again. Yamamoto's own road back to China was all within the range of Qing artillery, and the Qing State could completely divide its troops into two routes and use the Pacific Fleet to intercept itself, while the North and South Ocean Fleets could drive to Yuben. However, the existing naval strength in the country is only a few dozen gunboats that cannot even go to the far sea, and it cannot resist the attack of the Qing State, and the Qing State, which has dozens of large warships, can sack the Qing State again. With only two battleships, he could really only take these two battleships to drift in the open sea, either lose supplies and finally sink the ship on his own, or be sunk by the artillery fire of the Qing fleet.

"Your Excellency, are we going to be scared off by two small destroyers? It is said that the Imperial Navy cannot accept such humiliation! ”

"Your Excellency, morale can not be shaken. If we retreat, then the morale of the entire fleet and even the entire empire will fall to a low point. So on the battlefield in the future, how will the warriors of the empire face the Qing people. Let's go to war. ”

"Instead of returning home in such a humiliating way, it is better to fight to the death with the Qing people here. In this way, the people of the empire will also be rejuvenated by our unyielding resistance. Go to war, Your Excellency. ”

"Let's go to war." "Let's go to war." "Let's go to war." ……

Gonbei Yamamoto turned his head to look at the indignant staff officers who had crowded the entire bridge, and he let out a long sigh. At last he nodded, but once again he stressed that the cannon was not allowed to fire without his orders.

A bright whistle sounded at the mouth of the South China Sea in the Strait of Malacca, and the personnel on the two battleships were in confusion. Looking at the chaotic naval officers and soldiers in front of him, Yamamoto Gonbei clenched his teeth, and his clenched finger bones turned a little white.

Compared to the dead Admiral Heihachiro Togo, he is good at organization and layout, but charging into battle is not what he is good at. However, the combined fleet had been completely wiped out, and the Tsuyomoto naval elite on Eda Island was left to cry in the wind, and he had to take up this heavy responsibility. As one of the few remaining personnel of the Imperial Navy, after the fleet and all the officers and men were all buried in the sea, he also had to grit his teeth and carry the banner of reviving the Imperial Navy. Looking at the nervous soldiers on the deck, they were still too immature compared to the combined fleet that had been training hard for decades.

A young sailor slipped, and Gonbei Yamamoto saw blindness and fear in his eyes. There were even large beads of sweat on his forehead. Since the elites of the Imperial Navy were all shattered in the First Sino-Japanese War, these cadets who were originally unwilling to be used by the naval school had to appear here, and these young sailors have become the hope of the future of the Imperial Navy.

The fleet finally finished turning, and all the guns on the two battleships were pointed at the two small destroyers in front. And over and over again, the flag was raised: get out of the way immediately, or you will bear the consequences.

"Reply to them. Hurry back and go back, Lao Tzu still has something to do. Zhou Haicheng, the captain of the destroyer Ruimin, said fiercely.

The order was quickly conveyed, and after receiving the order, the standard-bearer looked at the muzzles of dozens of black holes, trembling his legs while waving the flag. The officers and officers in the destroyer Ruimin also looked at their captain very sadly, and told you at the beginning, don't be so arrogant. Just put up any flags, and wait for others to force a rush, let's just obediently get out of the way. After all, we are destroyers, can we really blame it! But you fucking want people to get out, and you said you want to sink them on the spot. It's better for you to die by yourself, why do you have to bring everyone together to bury you. How dare a destroyer tell the battleship to fuck off, you're a fucking madman.

Unexpectedly, the fleet began to accelerate and rushed towards the south side. An attempt to force the Qing destroyers to get out of the way of the fleet with their huge hulls.

"Dog, dare to run! The left rudder is full, rushing up at full speed, and the ship's course must be blocked. Zhou Haicheng jumped to his feet and ordered: "Let all the naval guns and torpedoes be ready, and we have to work." ”

It turned out that there was still room to run seven or eight thousand meters apart, but now he had to rush up to block the other party. Xiao Yue didn't need to open fire, just like this, he could crash his two small ships into two. This will make you Zhou Haicheng have to prepare for work, could it be that you Zhou Haicheng really plans to use destroyers to challenge the battleship? But the captain's order still has to be carried out, and it is a big deal to die in battle. Otherwise, after the questioning, everyone will push you up to the guilt. With the emperor's temper, if he can't do it, he will be cut with a knife, which is called the injustice of death.

The Qing destroyer, who thought it would retreat, did not expect to rush over like a second flute, and Yamamoto Gonbei stared at the Qing destroyer tightly, constantly estimating the distance and speed of the two sides. Seeing that the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, the Qing destroyer not only did not slow down, but kept accelerating, rushing straight to its own course. Wait a little longer, wait a little longer. Yamamoto Gonbei's heart hung in his throat.

"Right full rudder, slow down. Make every effort to avoid the Qing ** ship. Yamamoto could no longer resist the pressure, and finally gave the order to dodge.

"Your Excellency the Admiral......" The staff officer wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Gonbei Yamamoto.

"Get out of the way now, right now." Yamamoto Gonbei said it to the staff officers in a roar.

The warship turned to slow down, and the Qing ** ship also began to slow down, but it drove towards the front of the fleet. The two sides were only separated by less than thirty meters at the closest distance, and at this distance, Yamamoto Gonbei even clearly saw the young and disdainful face on the Qing destroyer.

The U-turned, the fleet once again faced the Qing ** ship head-on. What to do? To go or not to go? How should you go?

"Baga, shut up for me." Gonbei Yamamoto turned around and yelled at the staff officers who were constantly shouting behind him. A group of fools who only know how to go to war, a group of fools who only know about broken jade. Why didn't they want to think about the fact that these two warships were the last naval officers and sailors of the empire who could operate warships to fight. If they all break together, will they let those cargo ship sailors who have never been on a warship challenge the Qing Kingdom in the future?

Three thousand meters, the four warships of the Qing Dynasty and the two sides faced each other like this.

Qing said that the two ** ships confronted each other in the Strait of Malacca, and this scene caused all the passing ships to scatter and leave. Everyone was convinced that there would be no suspense about the battle of two 10,000-ton battleships against destroyers with a displacement of less than a thousand tons. All the ships leaving the strait quickly returned to Singapore, and all the ships entering the strait also avoided the open sea.

But what happened later stunned everyone. The small ship of the Qing Kingdom, which was less than 1,000 tons, dared to rush to the warship that was more than ten times the same size, and forced the ship to turn around. For a time, the sea was full of cheers.

On this sea, the most people have always been Chinese. With the great development of the Qing Dynasty, more and more materials and fleets came and went with the Strait of Malacca. Not only the Emperor's Pacific Freight Company, but also Luzon and other places in the South Seas have formed many of their own fleets, and even the Ryukyu King Shotai established the Ryukyu Shipping Company with the support of the Emperor. These fleets began to travel frequently between the South and Indian Oceans, and even the ships of the foreigners were quite full of Chinese. Nowadays, the Nanyang Chinese have slowly gotten better, and the local aborigines before this time had to look down on the Chinese, but now the Nanyang Chinese are walking on the street with a straight back, and even the British patrols are no longer unprovoked. Isn't all this now because the warships of the Great Qing Kingdom sailed here? Now, the small fleet of the Qing Kingdom has forced back the large fleet, how can this not make people happy.

The Chinese were happy, but the British were not. If you want to go to war under the nose of the British Empire, what do you think of the British Empire? What's more, the Strait of Malacca is the fastest and only shipping route from Europe to Asia, and there are only a thousand ships coming and going every day. Once the war broke out, the Qing State would definitely make every effort to encircle the warships, and the first thing to bear the brunt of was to blockade the Strait of Malacca. In this way, the British Empire suffered the most. This must not happen. If you really want to fight, then you are not allowed to fight here.

The British Governor of Singapore immediately sent a telegram to the British Minister to China and the Commander of the Hong Kong Far East Fleet, and at the same time asked the British Far East Singapore Squadron to set sail for mediation at the exit of the Strait.

A Qing destroyer completely ignored the gun's muzzle and rushed towards the ship at full speed. The two torpedo launchers in the bow of the ship were already ready sailors, and even the poor 102mm naval guns were pointed directly at the ship. However, the Qing destroyers did not sail in a straight line, but advanced in a serpentine shape from left to right, and the guns of the ships were also capturing the Qing ** ships from left to right, but the guns of the ships never captured the Qing ships.

The British detachment arrived at the exit of the channel, and all they saw was that the ships were constantly evading the charge of the Qing ships. And the Qing destroyer behaved as if it was teasing the battleship.

Yamamoto Gonbei was already sweating profusely, and he didn't dare to hit it, and he didn't dare to hit it. Looking for an opportunity to rush over, another Qing destroyer stared at his course. As the Qing ship approached, the ship was also constantly dodging, and if it didn't dodge, who knew if the Qing ship would suddenly launch a torpedo. If you don't hide, if you really get a torpedo, it'll be all over. Now the British, who are finally waiting for mediation, as long as the British come forward, even the Qing Kingdom will not dare to refuse.

On the British ship, Gonbei Yamamoto strongly criticized the innocent provocation of the Qing people to the British, and repeatedly emphasized that this behavior of the Qing State would bring the danger of war to East Asia, which had just been peaceful, and the Qing State must bear all the consequences caused by this.

Zhou Haicheng replied with a disdainful face: Sailing warships into China's waters without China's permission is no different from declaring war.

"We just passed. Passed, understood? Yamamoto Gonbei stared at Zhou Haicheng viciously.

"If you say it's passed, you will pass it, in case you fire two shots at our country. The court tracked down and wanted to cut off my head, did you come to take this knife? Zhou Haicheng did not show weakness.

"I can guarantee it!"

"I can't trust your promises."

The two quarreled without giving in to each other. The British can't see it, you guys are arguing so much in front of me, when I am what? The Englishman spoke: "What if we vouch for myself?" "After all, Britain still wants to support Yuben, so let's help it.

"Since the British Empire has come forward to vouch for this, of course there is no problem. It's just that if you don't write something in writing, I'll have to give it to the top anyway. Zhou Cheng said helplessly.

The request was reasonable, so the British nodded and got pen and paper. But before he could put pen to paper, Zhou Haicheng spoke again: "Since the British Empire can vouch for the book, I wonder if it can also vouch for the Qing Dynasty?" ”

What do you mean? The British looked at Zhou Haicheng very vigilantly.

"The British Empire is the most powerful empire in the world, with the most powerful navy, and the British Empire naturally has no problem as a guarantor." Zhou Haicheng's words were very satisfying to all the people on the British ship. But Zhou Haicheng cracked his mouth and smiled: "Since it is the most powerful empire, naturally it can't favor one over the other." As you know, I was transferred from the Pacific Fleet. Our Pacific Fleet of the Great Qing Dynasty has long wanted to list Tokyo Bay as a cruising route, and now that the British Empire is willing to guarantee this policy, it can naturally guarantee our Great Qing Dynasty. Please rest assured that when our Pacific Fleet cruises in Tokyo Bay, it will definitely pass through. ”

As soon as these words came out, Yamamoto Gonbei immediately became angry. Anyway, we just passed through your door, and you asked to pass through my house. Is it tolerable or unbearable, but for a while, I can't think of how to refute it. Suddenly, Gonbei Yamamoto discovered a question: "You are just the captain of a small destroyer, what right do you have to ask the British Empire for a guarantee." I am the commander of the Imperial Navy, and I don't talk to the captain of a small destroyer. Yamamoto was contemptuous.

"I'm talking to you for the sake of the British Empire, and if you treat you with anything, you won't move me. It's true that I'm the captain of a destroyer, but I've been invited by the British Empire to talk. You don't want to talk to me, do you look down on the British Empire? The British Empire is willing to vouch for you, that is your blessing, and I think that even the emperor of the Qing Dynasty will definitely agree to it when he sees a letter of guarantee from the British Empire. Since you don't want to talk to me, you don't need the guarantee of the British Empire. Well, if you want to leave, let's sink first. After speaking, Zhou Haicheng said respectfully to the British: "Look, since I look down on you and don't think I need your guarantee, do you think I can go back first?" ”

When Yamamoto Gonbei heard this, he was stunned. He immediately wanted to explain something to the British, but the British would not listen. The British are angry, we came to help you and said that I still don't appreciate it. In that case, forget it.

The British threw down his pen: "I don't care about your business, from now on we must restore normal passage in the strait." Any provocation by either of you in the Channel will be regarded by the British Empire as a provocation to the British Empire. The consequences, you can see what happens. ”

As this was the case, Yamamoto had no choice but to return to Singapore first to report the matter back home. And after Zhou Haicheng returned to the ship, he complained very much: "Damn Xiao Yueben is finally honest, but Lao Tzu still has to stay here for a few days." The officers and men, who were finally relieved, carefully asked the captain what would happen if he really called.

"What to do? There is no such problem, Xiao Yue didn't dare to fight. If you hit these two warships, you will never want to return to China, these are the last two warships in this book, and I am reluctant to do so. Besides, if he fights, what can he do to stop our Pacific Fleet, then my Pacific Fleet can loot it again. As for the statement that there may be casualties, Zhou Haicheng's eyes were pouted: "Don't be a soldier if you're afraid of death, don't be afraid of death when you're a soldier." If you are afraid of death, you will report to Lao Tzu and transfer them away, and Lao Tzu should not be afraid of death on the ship. ”

Why not fight? Guangxu looked at the telegram presented by Li Hongzhang and forwarded by the British side and sighed deeply: "I have actually thought about it, and if I sink a ship, I will falsely claim that I am 500,000 pounds, and I can also be injured for 200,000 pounds." Why didn't this little one fight? As soon as Guangxu's words came out, Li Hongzhang, who was drinking the tea into his mouth, squirted out all of them.

In order to talk about the return of the two battleships, the Qing Dynasty said that the two countries exchanged messages back and forth. Finally, ten days later, the ship entered the South Seas. However, this is also on the route designated by the Qing fleet, and there are Qing ** ships to escort it. As for the pirates in the Dongsha Islands, it is not up to them to manage.

When the two battleships were escorted back to Tokyo Bay by two destroyers of the Qing Dynasty, this scene deeply stimulated Yue himself. Under the single-handed pressure of Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito, the indignant young officers of the army after the First Sino-Japanese War could no longer hold back, and they rushed into the streets, rushed into the prime minister's office, and shouted that they would fight to the death with ** people.

Ito Hirobumi is worthy of being the most outstanding politician in the world, and in the face of the crazy army after the First Sino-Japanese War, he did his best to stabilize the domestic situation. Because he knew that Ben, who had paid a large amount of war reparations, did not have the ability to expand his army again. It will take at least three years for Ben to recover, but he can't hold it back. But he still did his best, and chose to meet the emperor in the form of a round and a play, and explain his political views.

"Ito-kun, we have to consider the feelings of the people. I think you'd better be the governor of Korea. The Emperor's words completely interrupted Ito's last effort.

In the next 10 days, the new Prime Minister Yama Prefecture Aritomo visited the consulates of various countries, and then announced his plan to purchase ships. Two British battleships and two armored cruisers, two American battleships and two armored cruisers, two French armored cruisers and two protective cruisers. Austria-Hungary had two protective cruisers, five torpedo ships, five Italian torpedo ships. Coupled with the two battleships they had just returned home, there were six battleships and six heavy cruisers, and all the battleships exceeded 10,000 tons, and the heavy cruisers were also 9,000 tons! Plus protective cruisers, torpedo ships and some auxiliary boats, a total of twenty-five warships!

This is a bet on the operation of the empire, and it is said that this is crazy. Hirobumi Ito said while sitting on a boat to North Korea looking at the sea. (To be continued.) )