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On the 2nd of January, although the whole country was in a state of outcry against Japan, Russia and the United States, and support for China's foreign war. However, Wang Yuze and the top officials of the empire were not concerned about this. As everyone knows, today will be the time for a naval battle between China and Japan. The outcome of this naval battle is directly related to China's next move. Although everyone has a very high level of confidence in the Chinese Navy's home fleet, there are too many unexpected factors in naval battles, so no one can guarantee the final result until the end.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the Admiralty received a telegram from Deng Shichang, commander of the Home Fleet, that the naval battle had begun, and since then there has been no news. Wang Yuze stayed in the study all day, and he had already asked Wu Hao to send someone to guard the telegraph room, and once there was a telegram related to the naval battle, it would be sent immediately. However, from morning to afternoon, there was still no news.

"Could it be that something happened to the fleet?" Wang Yuze thought with some worry. After all, there are a lot of uncertainties in naval warfare. If the Japanese Navy had been lucky, it had shelled through the deck armor of the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships and blasted through the ammunition depots. No matter how powerful the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships are, they will not be able to withstand the explosion of the ammunition depot. Therefore, this made Wang Yuze a little restless.

"Your Majesty, otherwise let's send a telegram to Commander Deng to ask about the situation!" Wu Haojian to. He was so anxious about Wang Yuze, and he was a little reluctant to go, and he didn't know what to do.

"No, you don't! At this time, there is no news yet, which means that it is still in the midst of fierce fighting. It's better not to distract them, and when the battle is over, news will naturally come. We have to have confidence in our Navy! How can little Japan be our opponent? Wang Yuze said with a smile, to hide the anxiety in his heart. For this war, although he was ready, he was still a little apprehensive in his heart. After all, it's like a gamble for China. It is not yet clear which side has a greater chance of winning, but Wang Yuze hopes that China will be the one that wins. And this naval battle between China and Japan is like the beginning of this gamble. If it wins at the beginning, then China is much more likely to win overall.

For Wang Yuze's insistence, Wu Hao had no choice but to persuade him. In fact, as a soldier, he also hoped that the Imperial Navy would be victorious.

Time passed slowly, and at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, a janissary quickly ran in and reported to Wang Yuze: "Your Majesty, urgent battle report ahead!" ”

Wang Yuze suddenly stood up from his chair and took the telegram.

This telegram was not sent by Deng Shichang, but by Li Haitao of the detachment. At the cost of heavy losses to the heavy cruisers 'Xi'an' and 'Wuhan', the detachment defeated the Japanese continental fleet, sank the battleships 'Fuji' and 'Yashima', and captured two light cruisers and two destroyers. He lost 2 killed and 07 wounded.

"Haha! All right! Although it was not the defeat of the main force of the home fleet that he had been waiting for, the defeat of the Japanese home fleet by the detachment still made him very happy.

"Your Majesty, is it Commander Deng's good news?" Wu Hao asked.

"No, it's a good news for the detachment. The detachment has annihilated the Japanese home fleet! Wang Yuze said with a smile.

Subsequently, Xiong Wu, chief of the General Staff, Cai Yun, minister of the army and navy, and Zhang Chengcheng rushed to congratulate Wang Yuze. The victory of the detachment almost wiped out one-third of the combat power of the Japanese Navy! After the main force of the home fleet won, the Japanese navy was completely finished.

Fortunately, Deng Shichang did not let Wang Yuze and the others wait, and at six o'clock in the afternoon, the good news of the main force of the local fleet came. When the good news arrived in Wang Yuze's hand, he couldn't wait to open it, and after that, he laughed even more.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Commander Deng won a heavy victory, completely annihilating the Japanese fleet returning to China, and capturing the battleship 'Asahi' and the armored cruisers 'Somo' and 'Suruga'." Wang Yuze said with a smile on his face.

When they heard this, they all cheered. They know that this time the Chinese Navy has won a big victory. Together with the Japanese home fleet, which was wiped out by the detachment, the Japanese Navy was completely incapacitated.

"Your Majesty, how are our casualties now?" Xiong Wu asked. The defeat of the Japanese fleet was inevitable, but its own losses could not be too great. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the Chinese Navy to face the grim situation that follows.

"The heavy cruisers 'Xi'an' and 'Wuhan' of the detachment were seriously injured and needed to be returned to the shipyard for repairs. The heavy cruiser 'Beijing', the main force of the home fleet, was heavily damaged and needed to return to the shipyard. The other battleships, although there are some minor injuries, do not affect the combat effectiveness! Wang Yuze said.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and said that this was a veritable victory!

"So, what's next for the Navy? I believe that we have now struck while the iron is hot, completely disarmed the Japanese navy, and destroyed the two battleships under construction in Japan, so that the Japanese navy will not pose a threat to us at all. At the same time, we will make every effort to blockade Japan, lest hundreds of thousands of troops of the Japanese Navy join the mainland battlefield! Wang Yuze said. Japan is an island country, and as long as the Japanese Navy is solved, the Japanese Army will become an ornament. Although the Japanese Army is very powerful, they can't swim through the Korean Strait, right?

"Your Majesty, the Admiralty has made arrangements. The damaged ships of the detachment will return to the shipyard for repairs, and the rest of the warships, after returning to the port of Naha for resupply, will immediately go north and attack the Kobe shipyard first, destroying the two Japanese battleships under construction. The main force of the home fleet will return to Zhanjiang Port to rest and monitor the British Navy! Zhang Cheng said.

Wang Yuze nodded, and then added: "Don't forget that the Russians also have a Pacific Fleet. At that time, the Navy will need to cooperate with the Army to attack Vladivostok and pull out this Russian nail nailed to the Pacific coast! ”

"Please rest assured, the Russian Pacific Fleet only has a few old and weak warships, and the detachment can easily destroy them. By the time the army starts attacking, the detachment will be able to go north to destroy them! Zhang Cheng said confidently.

Wang Yuze didn't say much, after the total annihilation of the Japanese navy, in the entire Far East and even the Pacific region, except for the British navy, no country can threaten the Chinese navy. Although Russia is militarily strong, that refers to the army. Their navy, among the world powers, is probably still at the bottom of the list. It will not be difficult for the Chinese Navy to attack the Russian Pacific Fleet. Now that the weather in the north has begun to warm, China and Russia are increasing their troops on a large scale, and a major war is about to break out.

The next day, the Imperial Daily and other newspapers gave a large account of the victory of the Chinese Navy. The people of the whole country rejoiced, and cities spontaneously organized to celebrate the victory of the navy.

At the same time, the victory of the Chinese Navy also made the Western powers feel enormous pressure. The US Navy's West Coast Fleet originally planned to go to sea before the 4th of July, but after learning of the victory won by the Chinese Navy, it immediately postponed the time to go to sea. The Chinese Navy annihilated the Japanese Navy at a small cost, and the U.S. Navy would have no advantage if the Chinese Navy were to send some of its forces from the home fleet to Hawaii. In order to avoid defeat in the First Sino-American Pacific War, Theodore? Roosevelt resolutely ordered the US Navy's West Coast Fleet to postpone its departure from port and not to provoke the Chinese Navy for the time being. The American people have also realized the horror of the Chinese navy, and some anti-war voices have once again raised their heads.

For all countries, Britain is undoubtedly the most aware of this naval battle. The light cruiser "Pegasus" of the British Navy's Far East Fleet observed almost the entire naval battle between China and Japan. Lieutenant Commander David sent the details of the naval battle to the commander of the Far Eastern Fleet, Vice Admiral Fremantle. It was then forwarded by Vice Admiral Fermantle to the British Admiralty.

British Admiralty Chancellor Frederick? William? Sir Richards immediately issued an order to the British Far East Fleet to retreat to Singapore to defend it to the death, and they were not allowed to take the initiative to provoke the Chinese Navy. There is no doubt that the Chinese Navy's 'Zhonghua-class' battleships have shown extremely powerful combat power, and even the Chinese Navy's 'Beijing-class' heavy cruisers, which are high-speed and powerful heavy cruisers, have also entered the eyes of the British Navy. Frederick? William? Sir Richards asked the Third Admiralty, John? Abbasnot? Fisher stepped up the design of the British Navy's 'Dreadnought-class' battleships, and demanded the design of the British Navy's own high-speed, firepower heavy cruisers. The naval battle of the Chinese Navy undoubtedly proved the correctness of their thinking, and even Britain had to agree that China had gone ahead in this regard. However, the British were not afraid that with their shipbuilding industry, they would be able to turn things around very quickly.

The Germans also received a detailed battle report, and originally they may have some doubts about the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships. However, after the test of the battlefield, it undoubtedly proved the strength of the 'Zhonghua-class' battleship. At this time, Kaiser Wilhelm II personally ordered to speed up the construction of the 'Nassau-class' battleships, so that the German Navy could have such an epoch-making powerful warship.

Russia, on the other hand, is also feeling the crisis. The defeat of the Japanese Navy made the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops an ornament. Russia will ** deal with China's million-strong army. To this end, Tsar Nicholas II demanded that the Trans-Siberian Railway transport various war materiel to the Kurtsk and Baikal regions with maximum capacity. Army soldiers assembled in the Far East by car or even on foot.

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