"Haiqi ship?"

"That's right." He Wenjun, who rushed back from Padang in the starry night, nodded. "Although a large warship of the Beiyang Navy, such as the Haiqi Ship, cannot enter the waterway from Yichang to Yucheng, if we want to go to Wuhan, I am afraid that we will have to face the barrier of the Beiyang Navy..."

"So..."

Hearing He Wenjun say this, Yan Guang went back and forth in the wartime headquarters. Originally, according to his idea, the Sichuan Navy should not only participate in the battle of Yichang, but also participate in the battle of Wuhan, after all, the 240 guns on the gunboat group are quite powerful combat power.

But now listening to He Wenjun's meaning, if you want to do this, you must first level the Beiyang Navy...

"If you fight head-on, can't you compete with the Beiyang Navy?"

Although the strength of the Beiyang Navy is not small on paper, Yan Guang always feels that the Sichuan Navy will not be much worse.

However, hearing Yan Guang's words, He Wenjun just smiled bitterly.

"Dudu, water battles and naval battles can't be seen like this, the Haiqi ship uses an 8-inch Armstrong main gun, although our Jianghu-class gunboat displacement can also reach 1,000 tons when it is fully loaded, but it is enough to take a shot, not to mention that in addition to the Haiqi ship, there are also three ships, Hairong, Haichou and Haichen, which are also equipped with 150 mm caliber Krupp rapid-fire guns, which are much stronger than the 120-caliber Krupp rapid-fire guns we are equipped with..."

"This..."Yan Guang frowned and took two sips of juice. Isn't our Sichuan Navy an opponent of their Beiyang Navy Army? ”

"It's not enough, although the displacement, armor and main gun caliber of the Haiqi ship and the Hairong, Haichou and other ships are stronger than ours, but the battle site is the Yangtze River after all, and we are still relatively strong in terms of adaptation to the waters, but if it is really hard-hitting, let's not mention the victory or defeat for the time being, I'm afraid we will lose both..."

Why don't you mention the victory or defeat for the time being, because He Wenjun feels that the final defeat will definitely be his own side, but it is also true that both sides will lose, after all, in the narrow waters of the Yangtze River, it is not suitable for large ships to fight, and in this regard, the Jianghu class, which is not very large but is similar to a hedgehog, is more like a fish in water.

Although he thought so, looking at Yan Guang's sad appearance, He Wenjun still comforted him on the side.

"Governor, in fact, don't worry too much, I heard that during the Second Revolution, the Haiqi ship was ordered to assist the Beiyang Army to suppress the Yuan army in Shanghai, and it was injured a lot when attacking the Wusongkou Fort, although I don't know how big it is, but maybe..."

Of course, Yan Guang understood what He Wenjun might mean, but he didn't want to rely on God's blessing for everything, although most of his current achievements were due to God...

"You say, if the Haiqi ship suddenly sits in the harbor, how much time will it take to salvage and repair it at the earliest?"

"Sitting?"

Hearing Yan Guang say this, He Wenjun was shocked!

"If you sit and sink, even if you use the sea valve, it will take a long time to sink into the water, if the people from Beiyang rush to stop it during this time..."

Although the Beiyang Navy has always been known for its low quality in later generations, if it uses the sea valve to sink itself, even if the Beiyang Army on the ship is sluggish, it will be reflected, and as long as it is saved in time, even if Yan Guang can really send someone to open the sea valve, I am afraid it will only bring some small trouble to the Haiqi ship...

Unless...

Blow up a hole in the interior of the ship, a hole that simply cannot be plugged, or simply install a time bomb in the ammunition depot, and the power of the ammunition explosion will definitely blow the ship in two, and there is absolutely no room for repair.

But...

"It's too ruthless!"

Hearing He Wenjun's proposal to let the Military Intelligence Bureau find a way to infiltrate the Haiqi ship, and then install a time bomb in the ammunition depot to blow the Haiqi ship in two, looking at He Wenjun, who felt a little Maitreya Buddha, Yan Guang suddenly felt a little creepy.

"It's not enough to send someone up to blow up a hole in the Haiqi ship, as long as the Haiqi ship can be sunk in the harbor, even if Yuan Shikai wants to repair it, it will take at least a few months, so that the Haiqi ship will not be able to catch up with the battle in Wuhan. Moreover, the tonnage of the Haiqi ship is more than 4,000 tons, which is the largest naval ship in China, and it is a pity to blow it up so simply..."

The Haiqi and its sister ships, the Haitian Ship, were both launched in 1896, and the cost at that time was 328242 pounds, or 3.93 million silver dollars according to Yan Guang's exchange rate at this time, or 4 million. The ship launched in 1896 is only 17 years old, and it is still very young according to the age of the ship, so it is a pity that it was blown up like this, according to Yan Guang's idea, it is to let the Haiqi ship sink into the port first, so that it can not interfere with itself in the Battle of Wuhan and other battles, and after he defeats Yuan Shikai, he is trying to find a way to repair him, after all, it is a pity that such a large ship sinks like this.

PS: The sister ship of the Haiqi ship, the Haitian ship, was sunk by the hands of Liu Guanxiong, the current Minister of the Navy, at that time, when the Russo-Russian War broke out, the Haitian ship was ordered to rush from Yantai to Jiangyin to ship munitions to meet the needs of "neutrality" in western Liaoning. Later, when he traveled to Dingxing Island in Jiangsu, because of the fog and the speed of the ship, he actually ran into the reef and sank. This kind of thing happened, according to the law, Liu Guanxiong should have been beheaded and executed, but because of Yuan Shikai's intercession, Liu Guanxiong was finally spared the death penalty. The grace of saving his life, coupled with Yuan Shikai's great appreciation for Liu Guanxiong, is why Liu Guanxiong was willing to die for Yuan Shikai later...

"That's fine..."

As a naval officer, if he really sank a "giant ship" like the Haiqi ship, He Wenjun would feel a little pity. So after listening to Yan Guang's thoughts, He Wenjun also nodded in agreement.

As for how to get the people from the MIA to mix with the Haiqi ships, and they still carry a lot of explosives? This is not what He Wenjun needs to consider...

"As long as there are no Haiqi ships, even if there are ships such as Hairong and Haichou, we still have the strength to fight..."

Although the 6 Chuzi-class shallow water gunboats ordered by Zhang Zhidong at the Kawasaki Shipyard in Kobe when he was alive is also a trouble, but the German goods and the original goods are originally two levels of things, not to mention that the tonnage of the Jianghu-class is much larger than the Chu-class after being fully loaded, and the standard is also built according to the standard of destroyers (only torpedoes).

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The branch of the Military Intelligence Bureau in the Shanghai Public Concession was, of course, secret.

In the Military Intelligence Bureau, Lin Yongqing, the head of the Shanghai branch, was overwhelmed by the decision made by Chengdu with a pat on the head.

"Let people go up and sink the Haiqi ship? It's easy to say, but the question is how to get there? Even if the quality of the Beiyang Navy is poor, at least it will not put a stranger's big bag and small bag of Shanghai Qi ship, right? ”

Although he was very distressed by the decision made by patting his head on the top, Lin Yongqing still sent a telegram back, informing them that they would come up with a solution within half a month as soon as possible...

However, after Lin Yongqing radioed the telegram back to Chengdu, he turned to look at several of his subordinates behind him.

Since the assassination of Song Jiaoren ended, there were less than 50 people left in the Shanghai branch of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and the few people Lin Yongqing looked at were the leaders of these people.

"Tell me, what do you all have in mind?"

In this situation, Lin Yongqing can only gather the wisdom of everyone, after all, it is not an easy thing to blow up and sink the Haiqi ship...

But looking at Lin Yongqing, none of these leaders seemed to want to speak first.

There was no way, Lin Yongqing had no choice but to name him directly.

"Li Rui, you usually have the most ghost ideas, what can you do?"

Li Rui, who Lin Yongqing asked, is the captain of the action team, although he is usually in charge of tough guys, but he has always had a lot of ghost ideas.

"This..."Li Rui said with some embarrassment. Since there is no time specified above, can we take our time? ”

"Take your time?"

"That's right, although it's not impossible for our people to go directly to the sea ship, but maybe the surname is still too small after all, in this case, can we..."

As he spoke, Li Rui whispered his thoughts slowly...

After listening to Li Rui's thoughts, Lin Yongqing and several others also nodded.

Although it is very difficult to do this, it may not be without a surname...

"Since that's the case, then you guys should hurry up and look for candidates..."Lin Yongqing said and looked at Li Rui. Also, you have all the explosives in the storehouse ready if the operation fails......... We just sank the Haiqi ship with a few fishing boats loaded with explosives..."

In fact, this method is the simplest, and the possibility of success is definitely not low, but in the end, how much damage is caused to the Haiqi ship, you must know that the above requirement is to ensure the complete surname of the Haiqi ship as much as possible. If you really use a few fishing boats full of explosives to rush over, even if the Haiqi ship can be repaired in the end, it is estimated that it is more cost-effective to buy one directly...

Just when Lin Yongqing and others were secretly operating, the Nationalist Army on the Sichuan-Yunnan border also made some moves.

Of course, none of these moves are offensive surnames, after all, now that the Padang side is preparing for an offensive against Yichang, Yan Guang doesn't want to make any extraneous branches...

However, looking at the actions of the National Social Army, the Dian Army was somewhat curious.

"Governor, why did you say that all the guns of the National Socialist Army were withdrawn?"

Standing behind Cai Yi, Zhang Muzhi, the captain of the pro-soldiers, asked a little strangely.

According to the information sent back by the Dian Army a few days ago, the more than 10 or so 150 and 210 caliber heavy guns that had a great deterrent to the Dian army suddenly withdrew from their artillery positions, and this move naturally caused a lot of confusion among the Dian army.

As for the confusion of the captain of his own soldiers, Cai Ye slowly shook his head. Because now, he can't see the thoughts of the National Social Army clearly.

"What the hell are you thinking..."

Looking at the position of the National Social Army in the distance, Cai Ye in the command said silently.

(To be continued)