"We'll talk about the plane later, I've been out for six or seven days, let's talk about the situation at home first, and whether anyone in Jiangsu has jumped out." Guo Yu uncovered the plane and directly asked about the situation in Jiangsu that he was concerned about, and he explained when he went out that there was no need to contact him for serious matters, but during this period, a few little ghosts popped up in the border of Jiangsu, after all, there were still Japanese people in the back.

Erzhu said: "Although the government of the Republic of China issued an order to revoke your overseer, but did not rearrange someone else to take office, it should be your press conference that made the government of the Republic of China very jealous, I think it is to arrange someone to come, and that person probably does not dare to take office." Speaking of this, Wu Erzhu laughed, causing everyone present to smile.

"Our Huafu army has 100,000 soldiers in Jiangsu, and the one who is not long-eyed dares to find anything uncomfortable, the government of the Republic of China is a toothless tiger, just scream twice, and let them do it It is estimated that they don't have the guts." Gao Yi said.

At this time, Zhou Wu said, "The Japanese side secretly sent someone to contact us, and was ready to find someone to negotiate with you in the near future to resolve the concession, I don't know what they want to do, because you explained when you went out a few days ago, try not to contact you, we pushed it away, the Japanese were very unhappy, thinking that you were contemptuous of the authority of the Japanese, and the envoy was very unhappy at that time, and his words were disrespectful to you, and he was later driven out by us." ”

"Now it's all at this point, and they want to see me, do they say why they want to see me?" Guo Yu asked.

"The messenger meant to bring you to Japan. To be the spokesperson for their interests in the Republic of China is simply arrogant and delusional. Wu Erzhu said.

Guo Yu thought for a while and said, "The Japanese want to take advantage of the benefits in the Republic of China. It is necessary to have its own spokesperson, and now some warlords in the Republic of China are accused by the Japanese, and the Japanese are very ambitious, but they want to enslave me Guo someone, and they can't do it, look at it, sooner or later, one day they will make the arrogant Japanese suffer a lot. The Japanese came back to contact and refused directly. ”

"Where is the Japanese Second Fleet?" Guo Yu asked.

"The scouts said they left Yokosuka Port four days ago, according to their speed. It should be able to reach Shanghai in 6 days, but the exact location is uncertain at this time. Wu Erzhu said.

"Has our fleet been contacted, where has it been." Guo Yu asked.

"You also know that our military is all in combat readiness, so you don't need to prepare in advance. After receiving your order, Lin Haichao organized the fleet to set off on the same day, and they adopted the sailing mode of full speed forward, and now they are in the Pacific Ocean, and it should take four or five days to get to Shanghai. Wu Erzhu said.

"Our fleet is still too small, and warships such as patrol boats are not suitable for ocean-going operations, and now they can only be used for emergencies. It would be nice if we had our own big navy in the future, so let's not be in a hurry for this battle, and see how the Japanese react. After all, there are too many things involved, and it is not good for us to strike first, but if the Japanese do not know how to restrain themselves, then fight with them and kill their prestige. Guo Yu said in a deep voice.

Guo Yu is busy, he goes out for six or seven days. There are a lot of things that need to be decided by him, involving all aspects of the economy, people's livelihood, and the army. Guo Yu was really busy for two days. Guo Yu can be busy with his work steadily, but the entire Republic of China is waiting for the upcoming great changes, because the Japanese Second Fleet is about to arrive.

In the past week, the entire Republic of China suddenly became quiet, and warlords from all over the Republic of China government were watching to see how Guo Yu responded to the coercion of the Japanese, whether he chose to compromise or hit his head and break the bloodstream.

Li Yuanhong, Duan Qirui, and Feng Guozhang are watching, the overseers are waiting, and even foreigners are waiting, they are waiting for whether they can get a piece of the pie after the conflict between the two sides, of course, it is Guo Yu's cup.

The entire Republic of China entered a depressing atmosphere, which made people a little breathless, but as the Second Fleet sailed outside the port of Shanghai, this oppressive atmosphere suddenly became suffocating, and people seemed to hold their breath and wait for the confrontation between the two sides to begin.

From afar, people on the docks could see the huge fleet moored outside the harbor, the tall chimneys still emitting black smoke, and the Japanese flag hanging from the high bridge flagpole.

The Second Fleet is coming, Vice Admiral Yashiro Rokuro stood on the command tower of the command ship Iwate armored cruiser, looked at the port of Shanghai in the distance, and said to the commanders of the ships behind him: "Everyone, after two years, we came to the Republic of China again to carry out the tasks assigned to us by His Majesty the Emperor and the Admiralty, the last time we completed the task of seizing Qingdao in the Republic of China, which was affirmed by the Military Department, and also won the glory of our Second Fleet. Strive for the beautiful completion of this mission, and I think you will all get the credit you deserve. ”

Yashiro Rokuro said to the Chief of Staff of the Second Fleet, Taijiro Nagata, "Chief of Staff, please send a report to the Imperial Empire that we have arrived outside the port of Shanghai and ask for instructions on the next step." ”

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander." Chief of Staff Yasujiro Nagata replied.

"Then you should go back to your respective warships and wait for the orders of the military headquarters and the empire, but I want to say that although the government of the Republic of China is weak and the Republic of China no longer has a large-scale fleet, you must not slack off, let alone be careless, and be ready to prepare for war at any time, this is our responsibility as soldiers, and it is also the combat principle of the Second Fleet, do you understand?" Rokuro Yashiro said loudly.

The two dozen or so fleet commanders of "Hayi" all stood up and replied.

After the commanders of the ships left, only the chief of staff Nagata Taijiro and the captain of the Iwate Saburo Momotake Saburo Osaku were left in the tower, and Nagata Taijiro said: "Your Excellency, Commander, this is just a simple dispute, can't the Imperial army in China handle this matter well, and it is really necessary for the Second Fleet to come in a hurry." ”

Yashiro Rokuro took off his gloves and put them on the table, walked to the porthole and looked at the Shanghai Port in the distance, Taijiro Nagata walked over and looked into the distance, Yashiro Rokuro said, "The empire needs to develop and grow, and it needs countless resources, and now the Republic of China is like a sick elephant, as long as there is a small wound, it is an opportunity for us in Japan, so we must take advantage of an opportunity to increase the wound, so that the empire can get more benefits." ”

"Do you think there will be war on this mission?" The chief of staff asked.

"No, the Republic of China simply does not have the naval power that can be handled, and we dare not compete with us, our task is to deter the overseer in Jiangsu, in fact, if there is only one overseer in Jiangsu, the empire will not send the entire second fleet, the main thing is to deter the government of the Republic of China, and increase the fear of our Japanese Empire in the hearts of the people of the Republic of China, then they will not resist lightly in the future, this is like domesticating animals, as long as he is used to submission, there will be no resistance in the future." Rokuro Yashiro was there analyzing.

"Your Excellency Commander is really knowledgeable, this already involves the realm of psychology, and it is really a unique opinion." Chief of Staff Yasujiro Nagata complimented.

In the office of Guo Yu of the Suzhou Bureau, Zhou Wu was reporting on the arrival of the Second Fleet in Shanghai.

"The head of the meeting, according to the intelligence, the Second Fleet has all set off and has arrived outside the port of Shanghai, there is no other action for the time being, and no troops have been sent ashore, just moored outside the port, but the boiler has not stopped, I don't know if there is any next move." Zhou Wu reported.

"Do you know what warships they have, what level they are, and what their combat effectiveness is." Guo Yu asked, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can do it in one's heart, Guo Yu wanted to compare the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Second Fleet with his own fleet. In fact, Guo Yu was too worried, after all, the generation difference was there, as long as he was not a confused commander, adopted a reasonable way of fighting, and made good use of the gap in weapons between the two fleets, he would definitely not be as worried as Guo Yu.

Zhou Wu still had a relatively clear understanding of the situation of the Japanese fleet, "The Japanese Second Fleet is all composed of cruisers, the flagship is the armored cruiser Iwate, and the cruisers Shuho, Iwami, and Tango, the armored cruisers Yakumo and Tokiwa, the protective cruisers Chitose, Akitsuzu, Chiyoda, and Tone, as well as four coastal defense ships and other auxiliary ships. ”

"Among them, the three cruisers of the Shufang, Iwami, and Tango have the strongest combat effectiveness and the largest displacement, each of which is probably more than 13,000 tons, and even the Iwate is only more than 9,000 tons." Zhou Wu said.

"Then why don't they use a big ship as a flagship, but instead use the Iwate." Guo Yu was a little puzzled, under the general circumstances of the fleet, the most advanced, the most combative, and the largest tonnage warships were used as flagships, so why didn't the second fleet be arranged according to common sense.

"The Zhoufang, Iwami, and Tango were all remodeled by the ships captured by the Japanese during the naval war between Japan and Russia in 1905. Zhou Wu said.

Since the Japanese have not made any moves, their fleet has not yet arrived, so they can only stay there for the time being, and it is not too late to deal with it after the Japanese have any reaction.

The Second Fleet is stationed outside the port of Shanghai, which makes the citizens of Shanghai very nervous, the newspapers have reported, saying that the Japanese are to coerce Guo Yu, the overseer of Jiangsu, to submit, these Shanghai citizens are really afraid that one day the Japanese and Guo Yu will turn their faces, and make a move, the Japanese will send warships to blow up Shanghai, in 1914, it was the Japanese Second Fleet that bombarded Qingdao City, and the ordinary citizens of Shanghai had no choice but to pray at home that there would be no war, and those who were rich and powerful were trying to leave Shanghai temporarily, Or go to other places to hide, or go to the countryside for a few days to take refuge, and for a time the streets of Shanghai are much depressed. (To be continued) R580