499 Northern Expedition

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On this day, the ambitious Japanese Navy suffered unprecedented losses.

The southbound and northbound fleets sent by the Japanese military headquarters were all wiped out, which resulted in eight battleships in the Japanese Navy being sunk by Lan Fang, seven of which were sunk; All eight heavy cruisers were sunk, and not one of the Japanese navy, which had flaunted its might a day before, was gone.

And the price Lan Fang paid for this was only six torpedo planes and two reconnaissance planes, which were hardly worth mentioning.

When the news came out, the world was shocked.

Since mankind entered the era of sail warships, the navy is the master of the earth, and the powerful warship is the symbol of the ultimate force, and today, all this seems to have variables, the warship is no longer invincible, and the dreadnought is no longer the hegemon of the sea, so will the international order once established on the basis of a strong navy continue to exist?

This is a question that many interested people are interested in.

All the diplomats in Lan Fang were dispatched, and they tried to find out the reason for Lan Fang's defeat of the Japanese fleet, so that they could better deal with the unknown variables that might arise.

And Qin Zhiyuan, who was in the center of the focus, didn't care about what those diplomats were thinking, Qin Zhiyuan was now going to counterattack, counterattacking the Japanese mainland, and he had gained greater benefits.

The Japanese Navy, which can rank among the best in the world in terms of performance and scale, has almost been wiped out, and Lan Fang's only battleship "France" is the hegemon of East Asia, Qin Zhiyuan must of course make good use of this opportunity, only by making good use of this opportunity, can he get more benefits.

That's right, it's interests, the reason why Qin Zhiyuan went to war with Japan, national hatred and family hatred are important, and interests are the fundamental reason.

During the First World War, Japan took advantage of the fact that the European powers were too busy with the world war to look eastward, and signed many "treaties" with the Republic of China, these "treaties" have a strong exclusivity, if all are implemented in accordance with the "Treaty", Japan will dominate the Republic of China market, which Qin Zhiyuan can not accept in any case.

Lanfang is building a large number of factories, and it is almost foreseeable that Lanfang will become an industrial country, and Lanfang's domestic market is far inferior to that of the Republic of China, so Lanfang also needs the Republic of China, the world's largest market.

At this point, Lan Fang and Britain, France, and the United States actually have a wide range of common interests, which is why the Americans and the British released that biased statement a few days ago.

On October 14, Qin Zhiyuan saw off the upcoming Northern Expedition Fleet at the port of Coconut City.

This time, the flagship of the Northern Expeditionary Fleet is naturally the battleship "France", but in addition to the "France", there are four big guys in the fleet who are particularly eye-catching.

These four big guys are aircraft carriers.

When Qin Zhiyuan returned to Lanfang from Europe, he brought back two aircraft carriers converted from freighters, namely "Taishan" and "Huangshan", and in this year, through the efforts of workers and technicians, Lanfang changed two more aircraft carriers, namely "Wanghai" and "Zheng He", which were already able to form two aircraft carrier fleets.

The reason why names like "Wanghai" and "Zheng He" are used is to avoid suspicion.

When Qin Zhiyuan named the "Taishan" and "Huangshan", the Foreign Legion still belonged to the Republic of China, and Lanfang had not yet been established, so it was natural to use the mountains of the Republic of China as the place name.

But when the latter two aircraft carriers were refitted, the Foreign Legion had no relationship with the Republic of China, and Lanfang had already established a country, so it was inappropriate to use the mountains of the Republic of China as the name of the ship, so Qin Zhiyuan used Lanfang's island name as the name of the ship.

The commander of the Northern Expeditionary Fleet was not Antonio, but Xie Rundong, the first captain of the "Wanghai".

Antonio commanded the "France" to open artillery bombardment on the Japanese sailors who fell into the water, although this behavior was very pleasant, but it was not good to say after all, Qin Zhiyuan had to refrigerate Antonio for a period of time, and then release Antonio after the rumors subsided.

And Xie Rundong, a native of Baoqing in Xiangzhong, performed well after joining the Lanfang Navy, and now it is time to add the burden.

"When I go to Yingzhou, I must raise the prestige of my country, play the prestige of my Lanfang, and don't be polite to those Japanese on Yingzhou Island and those locals who have been assimilated by Japan, kill those who should be killed, and drive away those who should be driven away, in short, I want to see a clean Yingzhou, not a smoky Yingzhou." It sounds like Qin Zhiyuan didn't let Antonio lead the team because Antonio was not ruthless enough!

Since the First Sino-Japanese War, Japan got Yingzhou from the Qing Empire at that time, and then Japan used various assimilation methods to assimilate the local people in Yingzhou, and now more than 20 years have passed, Qin Zhiyuan believes that there must be many people on that island who love Japan from the bottom of their hearts, regardless of whether their Lao Tzu is Chinese or not.

This is almost certain, if it were not for the success of the assimilation of the Japanese, there would not be so many "Iwasato Masao" in another time and space.

Damn, look at the name, "The Man Who Popped Out of the Stones", why do you think you're a monkey?

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, your subordinates will definitely get a clean Yingzhou, and it will not be a miasma." Xie Rundong is also decisive.

Although Qin Zhiyuan ostensibly put Antonio in the cold palace, he had actually decided to set Antonio's title as an earl when he was knighted at the end of the year.

That's right, Qin Zhiyuan is going to reward his merits at the end of the year, and the first batch of nobles will appear in Lanfang at that time. Lanfang is an imperial country, since it is an imperial system, there must be a vested interest class, only then will Lanfang have a group of people who are determined to defend the interests of the ruling class.

To be honest, Xie Rundong was very interested in what kind of title he could get, and if this battle was fought well, it was not impossible for the earl.

"Not only Yingzhou, but also the Penghu Islands and Ryukyu must be taken back, and the Japanese must be driven back to those four islands, and they must not be allowed to have any overseas territories." Qin Zhiyuan wanted to lock the Japanese on the four islands of the Japanese mainland, since Japan relied on the war to stand up step by step, then let this war send the Japanese into the abyss.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, from now on, on the seas of East Asia, you will only see our Lanfang's national flag, and Your Majesty will never see the plaster flag." Xie Rundong is sonorous and powerful.

Lan Fang's patriotic education is still very successful, at least Xie Rundong's hatred for the Japanese is not much less than Qin Zhiyuan.

This is already very rare, you must know that in this time and space, there has not been a "918" or the "Nanjing Massacre", but the "Tokyo Massacre" may have occurred......

Hehe, who knows.

After drinking Zhuangxing wine, Xie Rundong and his entourage bid farewell to Qin Zhiyuan and boarded the ship in turn and headed north.

In addition to the battleship "France" and four aircraft carriers, Xue Rundong's fleet also had 20 destroyers and 15 10,000-ton freighters, and those freighters were carrying the 1st Armored Division, which had been deployed in Lanfang itself, as well as the newly formed 6th and 7th Divisions, which would land on Yingzhou and sweep away the Japanese on Yingzhou Island.

When the last destroyer disappeared from sight, Qin Zhiyuan turned around and saw Glynton Augustine, the U.S. ambassador to Lanfang, and the French ambassador to Lanfang, Owen Jonah.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, I really can't describe my shock in words, how did you do it?" Glynton Augustine still can't hide his horror.

"Qin, France and Lanfang are allies, we have a tacit cooperation and a close relationship...... "Owen Jonah gushes, tracing the friendship between France and France back to three years ago.

Three years, this is really a "long" history.

"Greenton, Owen, I know what you want to do, you can go to Mr. Prime Minister on this issue, and he has the final say." Qin Zhiyuan began to kick the ball.

Almost without thinking about it, Qin Zhiyuan could guess the intentions of Glynton Augustine and Owen Jonah.

Lan Fang's defeat of the Japanese fleet, and the use of the extreme method of "total annihilation", has aroused sufficient interest in France and the United States.

For France and the United States, they were interested in the way Lan Fang was used, because the largest and most powerful navy in the world was not the Japanese, but someone else.

Now that the torpedo machine has achieved its goal, Qin Zhiyuan no longer keeps the torpedo machine secret.

The torpedo machine is just a concept, and if the Americans and the French knew about the existence of the torpedo machine, they would be able to guess the secret of the torpedo machine even if they guessed.

Since secrecy is impossible, it is best to exchange the concept of torpedo machine for real money at the moment when the torpedo machine is at its most impressive.

Qin Zhiyuan is the king, and his relationship with the French and Americans has always been good, so he definitely can't open his mouth, so the work of "slaughtering people" was handed over to Huang Bohan.

Huang Bohan has not had much dealings with the French and Americans, and Huang Bohan, who was born as a businessman, has a dark heart that he will definitely not be polite when he kills people.

"Prime Minister......" Glynton Augustine looked bitter, and it was obvious that Huang Bohan had made a deep impression on him.

"Uh-huh......" Owen Jonah's eyes were spinning, as if he wanted to find a different way.

Truth be told, if there are any paths, Owen Jonah has a lot more ways than Glinton Augustine, and they are much more powerful.

Others don't talk about it first, but Foch and Julie can already save Owen Jonah a lot of detours.

Qin Zhiyuan didn't pay attention to this, and even, if Foch or Julie spoke, Qin Zhiyuan would even give the secret of the torpedo machine directly to the French now.

Qin Zhiyuan, who has become a king, is constantly improving, and he is no longer the laborer who wants to hide a bag of jewelry when he sees it.

(To be continued.) )