Of course, Cai Ye couldn't guess the purpose of the National Social Army, because the National Social Army did not do this for the sake of the Yunnan Army.

"Beiyang Navy!"

Although Yan Guang asked the people of the Military Intelligence Agency to find a way to blow up and sink the Haiqi ship, it is unknown whether the CIA can succeed in the end, after all, there are always countless possibilities in this world, not to mention that it is not a simple matter to blow up and sink the Haiqi ship, in this case, Yan Guang can only make two preparations.

The 8-inch main gun of the Haiqi ship is very powerful, and it is the largest caliber main gun in the Chinese Navy, in addition to the 150-caliber naval guns of ships such as Hairong and Haichou. And in terms of their tonnage and armor, although it will not be comfortable to be hit by a shell from the 120 main gun of a Jianghu-class gunboat, it will not be fatal either...

So if the CIA's operation is not successful, Yan Guang will have to find another way to deal with them...

The 150 and 210 caliber guns in the artillery positions of the Nationalist Socialist Army on the Sichuan-Yunnan border were withdrawn and transported to Padang by ship, this is the method that Yan Guang came up with.

The main guns of the Haiqi ship are 2 8-inch Armstrong naval guns, the secondary guns are 10 120 caliber guns, and the weapons of the three ships of Hairong and Hai Chip are 3 Krupp 150 caliber rapid-fire guns (2 in the front and 1 in the rear), and 8 105 caliber Krupp rapid-fire guns...

The 105 Krupp rapid-fire guns of Hairong and Haichou ships can be ignored, and the only ones that are more threatening are the two 8-inch guns and 10 120-caliber secondary guns of the Haiqi ships and the nine 150-caliber rapid-fire guns of the Hairong and Haichou ships. Of course, 6 guns on 12 Chuzi-class gunboats are also a threat.

There are 120 120-caliber guns on the 15 Jianghu-class gunboats, although only 60 can be used when facing the enemy head-on, and the quality of the sailors is worrying, but there is no problem in dealing with the six Chuzi-class gunboats and other small ships of the Beiyang Navy.

As for the strongest Haiqi ship? And Hairong, Haichou and other three ships?

Push the dozen or so 210 and 150 caliber guns on the artillery positions of the Kuomintang Army and the newly produced guns of the Sichuan Arsenal to Yichang, and then it will be up to us to see which side is more powerful, the shore artillery or the naval artillery.

As long as the gunners of these heavy guns are strong enough, with the cooperation of hundreds of artillery pieces of other artillery regiments on the shore and 15 German-made Jianghu-class shallow gunboats, it is not impossible to defeat the Beiyang Navy. And the Yangtze River is long and narrow, and small ships like Feiying and Jiang Li and Jiang Yuan are still good to say, Haiqi and Hairong, Haichou and Haichou? At that time, even if you want to turn around and run away, I am afraid it will not be an easy thing.

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In the Shanghai Naval Port, the first mate, Tong Daqiang, was carrying a suitcase to the Haiqi ship docked at the dock.

Just looking at his face, it seemed that something was wrong.

"Lao Tong, why did you come back so early today?"

Seeing that Tong Daqiang was back, an officer on the side said with a smile.

As long as Tong Daqiang left the military port, he either went to Huajie Liuxiang, or went to a certain gambling house to have a good time, and he came back at 9 o'clock today, which is somewhat strange.

Then seeing that Tong Daqiang's expression was a little wrong, the officer asked with some concern.

"What's wrong with your face? Are you feeling unwell? ”

"No, it's nothing, it's just that I may have just eaten a bad stomach..."Looking at his concerned colleagues, Tong Daqiang laughed twice. You get busy first, I'll go up and take a rest. ”

"I think I'll go up and squat for a while." Seeing that Tong Daqiang didn't seem to matter, the officer smiled and left.

After the officer left, Tong Daqiang first wiped the sweat on his face with a handkerchief, and then continued to walk towards the Haiqi ship as if nothing had happened.

After getting on the Haiqi ship, several sailors in charge of guarding it saw that they were still empty-handed when they went out, and Tong Daqiang, who came back with a large suitcase, felt a little strange, but he didn't care, not to mention that Tong Daqiang was the second person second only to Tang Yanguang (captain) on the Haiqi ship, even if they felt a little strange, they didn't dare to make any moves, after all, if Tong Daqiang hated him, there would be small shoes to wear in the future.

But...

"Is there something wrong with the appearance of the first mate Tong?"

After Tong Daqiang boarded the Haiqi ship, looking at Tong Daqiang's back, a sailor said a little strangely.

"It's really weird..."

Although Tong Daqiang is greedy for money and gambling, he is a good person, and he usually chats with his sailors, so whether it is in the Beiyang Navy or on the Haiqi ship, the personnel are very good, which is why the officer was so concerned just now, but Tong Daqiang didn't talk a few words when he met them today?

"Maybe it's Tong Dake, he lost all his money in the casino..."

Looking at Tong Daqiang, who was very different from the past, those sailors could only think of it.

At this time, Tong Daqiang, who was walking towards the cabin step by step, didn't know what the sailors behind him were talking about, he was just thinking about what happened two days ago in his mind...

Tong Daqiang is now in his thirties, and being the first mate of the Shanghai Qi ship in his thirties can be regarded as a successful career, but he is not married in his thirties, and it is also an outlier in this era.

Of course, Tong Daqiang himself doesn't think so, in the eyes of Tong Daqiang, whose parents are dead, without family constraints, he can naturally have a good time. In fact, that's what he did.

Relying on the high salary brought by the identity of the chief deputy, as well as the filial piety often sent by the people below in Ping Yu, and various other "legitimate incomes", Tong Daqiang can be said to be quite at ease, eating, drinking, gambling and really everything, but Tong Daqiang did not touch opium, after all, he is still very clear about the harm of opium.

Eating, drinking, and gambling is quite relaxed, there is no family burden, and Tong Daqiang's various incomes can also be added up to maintain this life relatively easily, but in the past few days, that is, when the Haiqi ship was injured in the bombardment of Wusongkou Fort and had to dock at Shanghai Port, Tong Daqiang lost a fine light in a gambling house in Shanghai...

In fact, Tong Daqiang's gambling skills are still good, after all, he has been eating, drinking, and gambling for many years, and he has been proficient in many things.

It's just that he doesn't know why, this time he actually lost all his money, and he lost all the money on his body.

Of course, if it's just like this, it's nothing, it's a big deal not to gamble, anyway, he didn't borrow usury, even if he borrowed, when he returned to Yanjing after the war, it was unlikely that the loan shark would go to Yanjing to collect debts.

However, at this time, some people with mysterious origins suddenly found him and asked him to blow up and sink the Haiqi ship docked in Shanghai port...

At the beginning, of course Tong Daqiang disagreed, after all, he only lost two-thirds of his belongings in the gambling house, and if he lost today, it was a big deal to avoid gambling for a while, anyway, he would not starve to death on the ship. And if you report this matter, there may be a reward sent down from above...

However, after these people took out all the "not very good" things that Tong Daqiang had done in the past, Tong Daqiang knew that if he reported today's incidents, the people above were likely to forgive his past mistakes, but with those things that happened in the past, he would never be reused, and he was even likely to be dismissed...

It was at this time that those people proposed that as long as Tong Daqiang was willing, they could provide 500,000 silver dollars for him to live the rest of his life comfortably. If Tong Daqiang doesn't want to stay in China, they can even find a way to send him to the United States or live in Ben...

Faced with such conditions, Tong Daqiang hesitated...

(To be continued)