Wu Xiaoliang was excited, "In this way, His Excellency the Duke is willing to help." ”

He knew that this Petrov had participated in the Russo-Japanese War and was said to have been a prisoner of the Japanese, but he didn't expect that he would still be in the navy.

Sure enough, Petrov was silent for a long time, and the cigar burned quietly between his index and middle fingers.

"I was the captain of the Admiral Ushakov, and the battleship was sunk by the Japanese at the end of the naval battle, when I was seriously wounded and transferred to the destroyer Ulyan, and finally the entire destroyer was captured by the Japanese......"

Hearing Petrov say this, Wu Xiao said in his conscience, the rumors were really true, he did not interject, but continued to listen to Petrov's speech quietly,

"Baron Nevsky was the captain of the deported ship, and after we were released after the war, the Imperial Government ordered us to stay in Siberia." Petrov's gaze darkened,

Wu Xiaoliang understood that in fact they were exiled by the tsarist government, but now it can be regarded as a blessing in disguise, the old officers who stayed in Europe were shot and killed, and those who were in prison were imprisoned, and Petrov and Nevsky were still able to control part of the troops and resources in Vladivostok It is already a blessing in misfortune,

It's just that this Petrov is old, can he still endure the hardships of getting on the ship,

Petrov seemed to see Wu Xiaoliang's worries, and said infinitely lonely: "I am only fifty years old now, if I had not lost that naval battle, there would be no problem in working in the navy for another ten years, it is better than being this governor." ”

Then he asked, "I wonder what the overall condition of this ship is." "This is Petrov's real fear, a ship being captured after a big battle, compared to the damage will not be an understatement,

"The No. 1 turret and ammunition compartment were all flooded, the rudder blades and blades were damaged, there were a few leaks in the amidships, and everything else was in good condition."

Wu Xiaoliang didn't know much about warships, but he only knew about these situations, so he listed them one by one, the situation was much better than Petrov's estimate, except for the trouble of the No. 1 turret flooding, the others were all minor problems, and the shipyard in Vladivostok could solve these basic maintenance,

Thinking of this, Petrov laughed that after the Far East Pacific Fleet was completely annihilated, according to the order of the tsar, the shipyard should be disbanded, but he still had hope in his heart, he believed that one day, the Imperial Navy would re-establish the Pacific Fleet, once there was a technical fault in the disbandment, then the loss would not only be a shipyard, so under his insistence, it was retained, but he didn't think that he would serve this young Chinese general,

Petrov knew that with the fall of the Tsar, it would be difficult for him to join the navy in his lifetime, and it would be shameful to have his own warship, and now he did not want to let go of this opportunity, and having a truly advanced battleship was a long-cherished wish he had always dreamed of,

It's even easier with sailors, the old sailors scattered in Vladivostok back then, if not a thousand, but eight hundred, I believe that as long as Petrov, the rear admiral, issued a call-up order, the imperial sailors of that year would be duty-bound,

"General Wu, please take me to the warship immediately, I want to see the damage first."

Wu Xiaoliang was ecstatic, he could get an experienced battleship commander, which he did not expect, and this person is still Petrov, he is very interested in this candidate, this person is a polite gentleman, he takes the lead in organizing the reconstruction, it is the most suitable candidate, considering the age problem, he can assign the young Nevsky to him as an assistant,

Petrov was so excited that he didn't even change his clothes, hurriedly put on his coat and followed Wu Xiaoliang straight to the port of Vladivostok.

The evening breeze at the end of summer had already carried a hint of coolness, penetrating Petrov's not thick coat, but this coolness was immediately dispelled by his burning heart, and against the backdrop of the moonlight and lights, a steel giant ship was quietly docked in the harbor, exuding a leisurely luster, Petrov sincerely admired:

"It's beautiful."

Petrov had an unreal feeling that from this moment on, the huge battleship in front of him was his, and he excitedly described his judgment on the Hanoi:

"Look at the size, the displacement is at least 20,000 tons, my God, the Japanese were able to produce such a large battleship earlier."

"One, two, three, four......"

Petrov counted the main gun barrels of the battleship, and at the same time marveled in his heart at the degree of the rise of the Japanese, building a warship is not just a simple matter of building a ship, it is directly linked to a country's industrial capacity and science and technology, no matter how the country that can produce such a warship early can not be underestimated, thinking of his motherland is now prone to civil strife, there is a faint pain in his heart,

"Oh my God, there are twelve 36o mm caliber naval guns, and if you shoot at him at the same time, eight guns on each side will be aimed at the enemy ship, what a terrifying firepower it will be."

Petrov's heartfelt admiration,

Wu Xiaoliang handed over the repair of the warship to Petrov, and explained that no matter if he needed money or people, he could come to him directly, and the old guy seemed to be ten years younger in an instant, and his face immediately glowed with a brilliance that he had never seen before.

Petrov happily agreed, since he can no longer put on a battle robe for the motherland and take charge of the warship, then being a mercenary can also completely fulfill the ocean dream that has been pressed in his heart for more than ten years, he did not ask Wu Xiaoliang if he could keep this warship, and how to deal with the Japanese who were about to launch a crazy revenge, because in his heart, this is an unsolvable mathematical problem, when the entire empire was defeated by them, and now with the small Vladivostok, how can he resist the powerful Japan,

He didn't ask because he wanted to leave a little hope in his heart, and he didn't want to despair too soon.

Wu Xiaoliang was also worried about this issue, and after returning to the headquarters of the Suidong Army, he immediately convened the first military conference after the war, and put the issue of disposing of warships in place.

The resistance and premonition were generally strong, and Wang Huaishi, the mayor of Suidong and the supervisor of the Northeast Company, was the first to jump out.

"It will definitely not work, first, the money spent on repairing such a huge warship is unbearable in Suidong, and the Northeast Company cannot afford this spare money; Second, how the Japanese could sit idly by and watch our warships take possession of them is simply a fantasy. ”

Yin Chengfu expressed support for Wang Huaishi's point of view, Fang Qidao sat behind the conference table and smoked a cigarette silently, only Li Zejun expressed the army's support for Wu Xiaoliang's decision, but he could see that Li Zejun was also disappreciative in his heart.

Wu Xiaoliang didn't expect such a big resistance, and some regretted why he had to create a democratic atmosphere in the Suidong Army at the beginning, and discuss freely, but now he is cocooned and self-bound.

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