"Kill him!"

Seeing that he couldn't dodge, York panicked and gave orders to the officers and men on the "William", which is a human survival instinct, even if he wants to die, he has to pull a cushion. If the Chinese were determined to kill them, it would be impossible for the remaining flagship "William" to escape the pursuit of the high-speed fleet of the South China Sea Fleet.

"Shut up!" Miller burst into a shout, pulled out a pistol and pointed it at York's head, and said viciously, "You idiot, don't forget, I'm the commander of this warship." ”

York looked at the Chinese warship "Zhenhai" that was approaching and attacking, looked at the pistol pointed at the head, and laughed maniacally: "General, we are all going to die, and the Chinese will not let us go, do you think such a threat is meaningful?" All we know is that whoever wants to kill us, we will kill him, and we will not sit idly by! ”

Miller was furious, but he also saw that the officers and staff officers in the command cabin were all looking at him, but they did not stop York's behavior, he felt a chill in his heart, put away his pistol, and said to York: "Dear Chief of Staff, I hope you are calm, if we open fire, then we will really die without a place to be buried, and it is not in line with the Empire's Far East strategy, do you understand?" ”

York sneered: "Hell, the Far East strategy, those politicians are even sending us to death." I would rather choose war, even if we all die here, but I still believe that with the capabilities of our British Empire, we will definitely teach the Chinese a bitter lesson, and the great Royal Navy will avenge us. ”

For a moment, there was a depressing silence in the entire command cabin.

Halfway through, Miller stared at York, and said with an incredulous look and tone, "My God, you're so selfish. Colonel York, Chief of Staff, do you still think a senior officer should say something? The empire had a population of more than 30 million, more than 6 million soldiers served during the war, and the death rate reached 22%, and most of the people were injured on the battlefield to varying degrees. Any idea why this is? Because we are the world's number one power, we need to safeguard the global strategic interests of the empire and the benefits that our citizens of the empire can enjoy from the power of the empire. But now that the U.S. Navy has reached or even surpassed the size of the Imperial Royal Navy, if the Empire is held back by another major war, the interests that countless of our soldiers and civilians have sacrificed to defend will be surrendered. You are so selfish, how can you ignore the interests of the country and the nation for the sake of your momentary pleasure? We lost more than a million soldiers in the world war, how many more people do you want the empire to sacrifice in this Far Eastern war that will be provoked by you? "In the end, it's already a roar of exhaustion.

York's face turned pale after being reprimanded, such a burden was too much for him to bear, who could bear such a responsibility? Looking at the Chinese warships getting closer and closer, he could even see the commander of the other side brandishing his saber and roaring fiercely, like a deflated ball, and laughed miserably: "Then what now?" Are we here waiting to die? ”

Miller said calmly: "Every game has its own rules. Although the Chinese are very strong, they do not have the ability and courage to challenge the world order, at least for now. As long as we dodge one of their impacts, we are safe, unless they deliberately provoke a war. ”

The eyes of the officers and men on York and the warship showed a look of hope, and each of them understood that the Chinese did not want to provoke a war, at least for the time being. An officer on the spot shouted: "General, what to do, you give orders!" ”

Miller perked up and said loudly: "Everyone listen to me, we are an armored heavy cruiser, and the other side is only a light cruiser of more than two thousand tons, as long as it is not hit by the other side on the sideboard, it is impossible to bring fatal damage to our warship." The most important thing is that although the opposing warships are currently faster than us, we are hybrids, and if we are given a few minutes of steam pressurization, our ships will be faster than the other side, and they will lose the opportunity to ram. ”

York said bitterly: "General, there are more than a dozen warships around the other party." ”

Miller sneered and said: "Let's touch them lightly, and then call the world openly, saying that our fleet was lost and encountered a marine traffic accident, and anchored and stopped to save the accident personnel, and at the same time asked the empire to contact the French Da Nang base, indicating that the fleet will go to Da Nang for repair and rest." ”

York, of course, is not an idiot, and it is clear when you hear it.

This telegram has three major contents: 1. The fleet was lost and intruded, and the collision of warships is defined as a 'traffic accident'; 2. It indicates that after the collision, the British warship has dropped anchor to save the shipwrecked personnel, and if it is attacked, it is a deliberate act by the Chinese side to occupy the name of peace and righteousness; 3. Indicating that going to Da Nang to rest and recuperate is tantamount to sending a message to the Chinese side that we are leaving.

"Speed up, kill them!"

Sa Shijun's whole person is in a state of fanaticism, and being able to take out the warships of the world's first British Navy is definitely the glory of the navy in this era. Why does the traditional Chinese art of war have such a strong sentence? That is because at the moment when the blood is rising, you will forget the danger, forget everything, put life and death aside, just for victory.

"Captain, the enemy's ship is accelerating!" The helmsman suddenly shouted.

Sa Shijun smiled fiercely: "As expected, I went to the Qingdao base to assist in salvaging the warship many times ago, and studied the power system of the British Navy, and we have a chance to collide." Keep an eye on the torpedo tubes on the side of the side, detonate the torpedo with impact, and kill them! ”

"Yes!" The helmsman answered loudly.

Sa Shijun suddenly fell silent, muttered for a few seconds and asked, "Are you afraid of death?" Are you afraid of death? ”

"Loyal to the country, we are glorious in life and great in death!"

"Good!" Sa Shijun cheered loudly, his tone changed, and he suddenly said solemnly: "I swear: my generation of soldiers, to protect the family and defend the country as their own responsibility. Now that foreign enemies have invaded our territory and killed our compatriots, our generation of soldiers will perform their duties as soldiers and fight bravely" This was originally a declaration of oath when Japan was declared war, but it was shouted out at this moment of crisis, which was doubly tragic and majestic, and the officers and men on the warship also joined in this solemn oath, revealing tragedy and the will to die. ”

"I sincerely pray to the gods of the mountains and rivers that I am now going out to meet the enemy, to defend the land left by my ancestors, to defend the dignity of my China, to be justified, to weep in the gods, and to be determined to be firm and unswerving. Spring and Autumn are righteous, Han and thieves are not separated, born as a soldier, and died as a military soul"

The voice was transmitted to the flagship "Jiangxi" through the radio, and Sa Zhenbing burst into tears in an instant as he recited, and Lin Jianzhang and other naval officers and men couldn't help but salute in the direction of the "Zhenhai". Hitting an 8,000-ton armored heavy cruiser with a light cruiser with 2,000 tons of weak armor is undoubtedly a life and death.

In order to survive, the "William" was frantically accelerating and escaping, and the "Zhenhai" was frantically pursuing at full speed in order to leave the enemy ship, and the speed of life and death was at an hourly speed.

However, Miller and York soon realized that something was wrong, the other party's warships were constantly approaching, and their intentions were gradually understood by them, until the warships above were only ten or twenty meters apart, Miller finally changed his face and shouted: "Damn, they are going to hit our torpedoes!" ”

“what!？” York couldn't believe his eyes and cried out in horror, "Are they crazy? ”

Miller shouted frantically: "Launch the torpedo now!" ”

York shouted: "General, even if we want to attack now, the torpedoes will not hit them, and you are not against starting a war?" ”

Miller roared: "Idiot, who said to torpedo their warship? It is left empty facing forward. Do you still want to keep the torpedo for the other side to hit and detonate and blow us all to pieces? Fast! ”

During this period, a large number of warships were designed to mount torpedo tubes on the side of the side, and the powerful torpedo was an important means of naval warfare. It was not until later, with the development of the navy, that the incident of torpedoes being detonated by shelling occurred many times, and with precision strikes, it was gradually canceled.

Sa Shijun was already close enough to see the frightened faces of the officers and men on the enemy ship, and laughed wildly: "If you don't go to heaven, then Lao Tzu will send you to hell!" ”

However, just as he was about to hit the opponent's torpedo tube, he saw a puff of smoke from the torpedo being launched from the tube.

"Ah!! How so!? Sa Shijun stared at the launched torpedo, almost madly roaring.

The two warships collided diagonally in the same direction, and the torpedo tubes on the "William" turned into fragments at the moment of the violent impact, and the two warships shook violently, and the friction produced sparks in all directions, and the impact force of the collision caused the officers and men on the warships to stagger, and some people were thrown out

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"The William didn't sink?" Li Bufan frowned.

Wu Di put down the telegram in his hand and said with a sneer: "If it doesn't sink now, it doesn't mean that it won't sink in a while." Boss, we need to let the British know how good we are, and let Miller's detachment die and die. As he spoke, he made vicious slashing motions.

"Killing everything is not necessarily the best policy." Li Bufan pondered for a while and said, "I think this is enough to make the remaining foreign devils in this fleet frightened, and it is also enough to show our determination and courage to defend national sovereignty, there is no need to put us in an unfavorable situation of international public opinion." We have to play by the current rules of the game, at least for now. ”

Wu Di said curtly: "Count the luck of these bitches." Unexpectedly, Miller, the commander of the British fleet, was still a talent, and such a telegram would not lose the prestige of Britain, but also saved himself very smartly. ”

Li Bufan sighed: "The British Royal Navy, which has been crisscrossing the world's oceans for hundreds of years, is indeed extraordinary, and its quality is unparalleled in this era. Wu Di, tell me, can our fast navy really fight with it? ”

"The facts will tell!" Wu Di's answer seemed high-spirited, confident and absolute

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