Chapter 159: Wolves and Sheep Hunting (2)
After the Fuso sailors dived, the two merchant ships continued to be attacked, the sinking speed accelerated, and a large amount of supplies rushed out of the sea through the gap in the bottom of the ship, the scene was very spectacular, and the nearby submarines hurriedly detoured to get out of the way.
Mitsui Yako and the others were leisurely drinking a little wine, but suddenly they heard several loud rumbling sounds, followed by the noise of sailors, and several people ran out in shock. When they reached the deck, they found that the two smallest merchant ships of the caravan were sinking, and the sailors were jumping into the sea in horror because they were sinking too fast!
A soldier ran to the military representative in a panic and said, "Report to Your Excellency Dazuo, these two merchant ships have been attacked by unknown people, and several large gaps have been knocked out of the cabin!" â
After hearing this, the military representative shouted in disbelief: "Impossible, how dare the people of China attack the merchant ships flying the British flag, are they not afraid of the retaliation of the British Empire?" And how did they know that this was the fleet of the Empire? â
You don't have to guess who attacked you to know who attacked you, and now there is no other person in the South China Sea except for the Huaxia fleet.
"The people of China? Could it be that damn submarine force, they are not patrolling the East China Sea and attacking the ports of Duwan Bay, how many submarines are there in China? Tegaoke is a bunch of waste! Sumitomo Nobusawa was quick to react.
Not a single Chinese warship on the sea was seen, but their ship was attacked, and it was an attack point from the sea, what else could it be besides a submarine?
Mitsui Yako and the others were very scared, afraid that the next target of the attack would be their own ship, and immediately asked people to put down the lifeboat in order to escape.
"What the hell do you want to do?" The military representative looked at the sinking merchant ship and his heart was dripping blood, these were bought back with real money, if he continued like this, he would not have to return to China, and it would be a dead end if he returned!
Another soldier ran to the military representative, Yanagi Yangwei, and handed Yanagi Yangwei a telegram to report: "Your Excellency, the people of China actually said that our merchant ships were smuggling their national treasures, and asked us to go back to the China continent with them, or they will sink us all!" It's so arrogant, Your Excellency Dazuo must not agree! â
Liu Sheng looked at it, and it was even more arrogant, this is the territorial waters of the Chinese Empire, and the fleet must be inspected, and it has also been reported that there are national treasures of the Chinese Empire on the fleet, if it is not inspected, it will be treated as criminals and all sunk? !
"Bastard, you sue them, the people on the ship are all citizens with British Empire nationality, these merchant ships are also British Empire trade caravans, they all set off from Europe, there is no zĂ i their so-called national treasure, we have the right to reserve the right to sue the British Empire, let them get out immediately!" Yanagi roared.
In order to ensure that the supplies arrived safely in Fuso, the Fuso government paid a certain price and let all the sailors of the merchant ship join the British Empire nationality on the way back, except for a few people, of course.
In the submarine, Xu Zhi, the wolf head in charge of this mission, took the telegram sent by the Fusang people and said disdainfully: "Lao Tzu doesn't care if you are a citizen of Great Britain or a citizen of the Developed Country, you want to take a fake passport to scare us, really we are illiterate!" Sue them, it is not good to recognize relatives indiscriminately, we have the obligation to help Great Britain investigate and deal with a group of pirates who made false testimonies in the waters of China, long live the friendship between China and Britain! â
The communication soldier asked weakly: "Head, what should I do if these Fuso people are really taking it, and how will I explain it to Great Britain when the time comes?" â
"Smack!"
"Idiot, Lao Tzu said that he is fake is fake, how to explain it is the above thing, we just have to do this, why are you so stupid!"
Xu Zhi slapped the soldier's head hard, and several soldiers next to him couldn't help but laugh.
"Report, the people of China said that our British Empire citizenship is fake, and they even called us pirates, and asked us to be further checked!" The Fusang soldiers who summoned the message were all angry, this person was too deceitful!
Yanagi Yang directly tore up the telegram and said angrily: "Immediately ask the empire for help, let the ambassador of the British Empire put pressure on the people of China, and warn the submarine not to continue to attack, otherwise it will be a provocation to the British Empire!" Send people to rescue those sailors who have fallen into the water, and you can catch as many supplies as you can! â
Liu Sheng Yang Wei was very angry in his heart at this time, the caravan has a little armed force, but it is not very strong, even small and medium-sized armored cruisers can't be defeated, the main role is to prevent pirates, and now the submarine of the people is in the sea, not even a shadow is seen, how to fight back?
"The Fusang people didn't agree, isn't our power enough, do you want to sink another one, but those are all money, don't you float up, don't joke!"
Xu Zhi looked thoughtful, he didn't think that he would be able to intercept the victor Fusang merchant ships if he floated, these merchant ships were more or less armed, and the current submarines were very slow in the sea or on the surface, so if they really wanted to be hit, they wouldn't be mixed up in the navy for the rest of their lives!
"Head, news has arrived from the Imperial fleet, they have arrived at their destination!"
"Well done, then we'll follow slowly, let the communications soldiers talk to the Fusang people about life every once in a while, and the units occasionally bubble up and down, in short, we can't let the Fusang people think that we are gone!" On the one hand, Xu Zhi is threatening the Fusang people, and on the other hand, he is expressing to the empire that the credit of the submarine force cannot be robbed by the fleet, otherwise they will be miserable when the military expenses are allocated!
Soon such a scene appeared, and from time to time several submarines in the distance behind the Fuso fleet floated up and then sank, and Fusang's signal corps was often harassed by the Chinese submarine telegraph corps, so that the Fusang telegraph corps almost fell off.
After the Fusang fleet searched and rescued the sailors who jumped into the sea, it soon continued to sail, ignoring the warning of the Huaxia submarine force, and the Huaxia submarine force did not attack, which made Yanagi Yangwei very excited, thinking that the Huaxia people were instigated.
At the same time, the Fuso government in Dongjing was shocked when they received Yanagi's telegram, these materials were very important to Fuso, and if they were gone, they would not be able to hold the bay. The Fuso government did not expect that the people of China would take such despicable measures against them, and if such a thing happened in the future, they would have to rely entirely on the merchant ships of the British Empire and other countries to transport supplies.
The Fuso government quickly informed the British ambassador in Fuso, and after a circle, the British ambassador to China urgently ran to resist the Huaxia government, but the Huaxia government refused on various grounds.
"Report to Your Excellency Dazuo, the Huaxia fleet has suddenly appeared in front, and they are rushing towards us, what should we do?"
The Fusang fleet had not sailed far before they found a Chinese fleet of more than a dozen warships coming towards them, which frightened the sailors on board with trembling feet, and the picture of the sinking of the two merchant ships just now could not be waved away for a long time.
Liu Sheng's body was so weak that he leaned against the iron wall of the captain's room, he couldn't imagine that the Huaxia people would do such a desperate job, really to intercept or sink them, there was interception in front, and then chasing soldiers, he was really powerless.
"Your Excellency Dazuo, the Chinese fleet has sent a message for us to stop and be inspected immediately, otherwise we will bear the consequences!" As soon as the soldier's words were finished, Mitsui Ya and the others also came.
Yanagi didn't speak, at this time he didn't know what to do, should he be examined or sunk, or sink himself? To say that it sounds good is to accept inspection, and if it is not good, it is to accept prisoners obediently, and if it is not accepted, it is a dead end.
"This is a merchant ship of the British Empire, we can still get a glimmer of life if we are inspected, the British Empire will definitely intervene, forgive the people of Tachi and dare not do anything, these materials are too important to the Empire, and we will all become sinners of the Empire if we are ruined like this!" Sanjin said as he entered the room.
Sumitomo Shin hurriedly echoed: "The people of China are just making a show, and the ultimate goal is to provoke the empire to send a navy to attack, but they don't know that the empire has signed a secret agreement with Britain and other countries, and the British Empire will definitely take action!" â
"We accept their inspection, and if they really dare to swallow it, it will have a great impact on them, so they don't dare!" Yasuda is also in favor of being examined.
Liu Sheng was confused, and felt that Mitsui and the others were right, as long as the materials were still in the empire, they should have the opportunity to get them back, under the pressure of the Entente and other countries, not to mention the Chinese people, even the rice country had to lie down obediently.
"Good news, General, the Fuso fleet has been inspected by us!"
"Prepare for battle, as soon as you get on their boat, control all the people above, be careful, don't be tricked by the Fusang people!"
The Huaxia fleet quickly approached the Fuso fleet, and after the first contact, groups of well-equipped Huaxia naval soldiers quickly began to control the large merchant ships, and half an hour later, those small and medium-sized merchant ships raised their white flags and surrendered under the threat of the Huaxia fleet.
Liu Sheng Yangwei and others were thrown on the deck by the Huaxia soldiers, and they all scolded the Huaxia fleet for being shameless and despicable, this is not an inspection at all, but a deception!
The Huaxia fleet did not ignore the curses of Liu Sheng Yangwei and others, but sent people to sail all these merchant ships back to Guangdong Province, and as for the Fuso crew members who resolutely did not cooperate, they were all thrown into the sea to feed the fish!
When the news of the capture of almost all of these Fuso merchant ships reached the empire, the people in the military department were extremely excited, and with these materials, the empire's military expenses could be greatly alleviated, and Fusang would inevitably be weak without these materials.
From this time on, a submarine force and a small fleet were active in the South China Sea for a long time, and they were always fighting the autumn wind of Fuso merchant ships, and it was not until after World War I that they relented.
Since then, the merchants of Fuso have sailed around the South China Sea for a long time, and they do not dare to pass through the South China Sea, even if they go far away.
The Chinese capture of Fuso's fleet and its subsequent evolution caused an uproar in the world, almost leading the Entente to declare war on China.