Half an hour later, Wang Feng took Zhou Xiuying and several entourages, changed into civilian clothes, and hurried to Suzhou Railway Station.

The train station was crowded, the square in front of the station was black, and the waiting hall and ticket window were full of people, Zhou Xiuying said helplessly: "I bet with you, there are many people who just want to take the train and have a fresh look, and they don't really have anything important to go out." ”

Wang Feng smiled: "I completely agree with your opinion, let's go, let's go in through the special passage." After speaking, Zhou Xiuying walked to the other side, entered the station from an inconspicuous place, and got on a specially hung carriage.

After a while, with a long whistle, the only legendary sizzle sounded, and the train started slowly, about 100 kilometers from Suzhou to Shanghai, stopping at two small stations in Kunshan and Baoshan on the way, which took four hours.

To be honest, this kind of speed is like a snail for Wang Feng, not much faster than riding a horse, but for people at that time, it was already rocket speed, Zhou Xiuying and the faces of those soldiers were tightly pressed against the glass, and they couldn't take their eyes off the rapidly retreating rice fields, woods, houses, and even buffaloes and human figures, and watched it like this for four hours, as if they couldn't get tired of watching it.

It was already evening when they arrived in Shanghai, and then they immediately boarded a specially arranged boat at the wharf, and two days later, the group arrived at Xiangshan.

Inside the base, as soon as he saw Wang Feng, Boss Chen said: "Commander-in-chief, you have come just in time, according to the latest news, France has sent a fleet of nearly 100 ships to be stationed in Da Nang, and it seems that there are tens of thousands of army soldiers. According to a merchant who had trade with Japan, there seemed to be an American fleet docked in Edo Bay, probably seven or eight warships. ”

"Humph!" Zhou Xiuying snorted angrily: "The French and the Americans have a good calculation. Aren't you waiting for us to take advantage of the fire after our defeat? Foreigners don't have a good thing! ”

"That's it!" Wang Feng waved his hand and said: "You don't know what the character of foreigners is, all the basis for interacting with foreigners is based on the premise of interests, profitable, and they are afraid of your strength, so they will be friends with you, so the key is to be strong." Commander Chen, what do the fleets think now? ”

Boss Chen muttered: "There are mainly two kinds, one is to rely on shore artillery to defend the base. The other is to temporarily abandon the base, avoid the warships in the Yangtze River, and start building them again in the future. ”

Wang Feng asked, "Which one are you?" ”

Boss Chen sneered: "Commander-in-chief, although I would like to drive a warship to fight with foreigners. But the difference in strength is really too big. Several of our warships are not easy to come by, and if we are invincible and still have to face the battle, we are not afraid of death, but we feel that it is a pity, as long as we retain our strength, there will always be a chance for revenge in the future. ”

"Humph!" Boss Chen's wife, Xian Yunying, rolled her lips: "Coward! Don't make so many excuses if you don't dare to fight! ”

"What nonsense are you talking about, you mother-in-law? I'm not thinking about the fleet yet? Boss Chen's face suddenly flushed with anger.

"Okay, okay, you all actually have a point, but you look at the problem from different positions." Wang Feng waved his hand and persuaded: "But according to your heart." I am more inclined to Mrs. Xian, after all, we withdrew the warship to the Yangtze River. Not only will it have an impact on the morale of the military, but it is also equivalent to giving up the initiative to foreigners. ”

Xian Yunying immediately threw a smug look at Boss Chen.

Boss Chen shook his head with a wry smile and asked, "Commander-in-chief, what do you mean?" ”

Wang Feng didn't answer and asked, "What kind of assistance can Lan Fang provide us?" ”

Boss Chen pondered: "Lan Fang is still quite interesting, they are willing to let us call on all their resources in wartime, and can provide a port for us to dock, of course, provided that we need to sail the warship out of the open sea."

As he was talking, Boss Chen's eyes suddenly lit up: "Commander-in-chief, do you mean to drive the warship outside and look for opportunities?" ”

"Not bad!" Wang Feng smiled and nodded: "Sitting and waiting for death is the next strategy, we must make full use of the resources at hand, in my estimate, when the warships of various countries gather on our southeast coast in October and November, their base ports in Southeast Asia will be empty, at this time, we will surprise the enemy, fight a sea guerrilla war, maybe we can achieve unexpected results, it depends on whether you dare to jump out and fight!" ”

Boss Chen's face was red again, this time it was red with excitement, as the commander of the East China Sea Fleet and the old seafarer who had been adrift on the sea for most of his life, he also felt embarrassed and embarrassed when he retracted the warship back to the Yangtze River, but the enemy was powerful, and he could only endure humiliation and burden, and now, Wang Feng pointed out another way out, sea guerrilla warfare, which immediately gave him hope.

Boss Chen nodded violently at the moment: "Dare!" ”

"Good!" Wang Feng turned his head to look at the map, picked up the wooden pole and rowed over: "Our warships can't dock at Lanfang, they can only use their supplies secretly, otherwise they will let the Dutch know at the first time, and our sea guerrilla warfare will not be able to play, are any of you familiar with the sea conditions around Palawan Island?" ”

Boss Chen also looked at the map and said without thinking: "Commander-in-chief, do you want to hide the fleet in the Palawan area?" This place is good, nearly a thousand large and small islands are dotted, and foreigners will definitely not find us.

You can also rest assured that in the early years when we were still in Chen Village, we often traded with the Chinese in Luzon and Mindanao, and we had several safe and secret routes to avoid the reefs, and we could also secretly ask the Lanfang people to come on board to guide us, they were more familiar with the local sea conditions and more secure. ”

"Hmm~~" Xian Yunying took it excitedly and said: "Bara looks not far north of Manila, which is the nest of the Spaniards, we have never provoked the Spaniards, but they actually took the initiative to stir up trouble, hum, it's time to give them a good pot to drink." ”

Wang Feng pondered: "The strength of the Spaniards in the Philippines is not weak, there are two or three battleships of five or six thousand tons, although the model is a little old, but it is better than a large number of artillery, you see the situation, if the Spanish navy in Manila also joins the United Alliance, then give me a hard beating, hit the shore, don't take prisoners!"

In fact, what I want to get rid of most is Singapore, as long as we control Singapore, our warships can travel between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, although with our current strength, even if we occupy Singapore, it is difficult to control, but I hope that you can at least destroy Singapore's ports, you must pay close attention to the situation in Singapore, once there is a fighter plane that is beneficial to our army, you should grasp it in time. ”

"I know!" Boss Chen nodded violently: "So, to the British in Singapore, do you want to?"

Wang Feng shook his head and said: "The British captives can not be killed as much as possible, and I can't explain it to the British Alice for wanton killing, besides, we will continue to communicate with the British in the future, there is no need to do things too desperately, and the Spaniards are different, Spain has already passed the most glorious golden age, and its strength has declined very badly, and he is a small southern European country, even if he does not trade with him, there is almost no loss to us, there is no need to scruple." ”

Perhaps under the influence of the law of the jungle in international relations in modern society, Wang Feng never concealed his bullying and fear of the hard in international exchanges, and tried his best to sit down and talk with the powerful countries, without disturbing the talks, and then fighting, but for the weak countries, he was not even qualified to negotiate with him, in his eyes, Spain was a weak country and did not need special treatment.

Xian Yunying also nodded approvingly: "It's okay for Britain to show off its strength and might, but what kind of thing is Spain?" Our East China Sea Fleet and South China Sea Fleet currently have a total of one battleship, six frigates, and three frigates at the base are about to be completed, if they work overtime, they will definitely be able to launch within two months, and ten warships are enough to challenge Spain's naval power in Manila. ”

Xian Yunying's words revealed his hatred for Spain, Wang Feng was a little stunned, and Boss Chen hurriedly explained: "In the early years, the Spaniards relied on their ships and guns to rob the merchant ships of our Chen Village more than once, and many people died, but the British were more disciplined, and after paying the taxes that should be paid, there was basically no additional trouble. ”

Wang Feng glanced at Xian Yunying understandingly, and said, "How to fight you decide for yourself, I came today just to set the framework with you." ”

Zhou Xiuying asked, "What about the United States and France?" What to do? Also, if our warships disappear from the base like this, it will be easy for people to guess your strategic intentions, so you must think of a safe way. ”

"Hmm~~" Wang Feng frowned and said slowly: "Before we show an obvious defeat, the United States and France will only watch from the sidelines, so don't take the initiative to provoke, but if you accidentally encounter it, I will grant you carte blanche to dispose of it, huh?" ”

"Yes!" Boss Chen understands what the so-called discretionary disposal power is, and he should do it in one bite.

Wang Feng said: "Another point is how to hide the whereabouts, I think you can use the Ming plank road, secretly cross the Chen Cang method, first drive the warship into the Yangtze River, and then quietly sail out, that is, you can disappear into the sea unconsciously, and the foreigners will only think that our warship is hiding in the depths of the Yangtze River, and when they chase in, they will understand, the way back has been densely covered with mines, so that he can not come and go." ”

"Good!" Boss Chen shouted loudly, there was never a moment, he was full of confidence in this battle!

Wang Feng also said solemnly: "The order, immediately transfer the South China Sea Fleet into the Yangtze River, the base is guarded by the fort on the top of Lantau Island, I require that before October, there must be at least 300 guns on the top of the mountain, and then Lin Fengxiang will garrison Jiaozhi and Guangdong with one army, and the other army will echo with the 48th Mountain Division, and attack Yungui from next month." ”

"Yes!" A member of the Black Hawks hurried away.

Wang Feng said to Chen Lao Dao again: "From now on, you will also withdraw the large and small warships into the Yangtze River in batches and times, and before the final departure, the harbor mouth will be sealed with mines. ”

"Yes!" Boss Chen and Xian Yunying both saluted. (To be continued......)