Three days later, that is, on December 16, at about 10 o'clock in the morning, at the mouth of the Pearl River, the evacuation fleet finally returned safely after five days and nights of turbulence.

When there were still 100 kilometers to go to the mouth of the Pearl River, that is, at about half past seven in the morning, the Singaporean-Malaysian Chinese who had eaten breakfast stayed on the deck and refused to go back to the cabin. Everyone wants to witness the moment when the fleet sails into the Pearl River, and they don't want to miss a single detail.

Zhang Liangfeng reported early that the Navy of the Cadet Army would come to pick up the ship, and at this time, Lin Jiangshi, Hu Tiejun and other Xinghua Volunteer Army generals were most looking forward to seeing their country's fleet.

With the Japanese Navy concentrating the country's most elite naval strength to form a westward expeditionary fleet to the Indian Ocean, and with the completion and operation of the Kaohsiung Airport in Tainan, the South China Sea finally has a little bit of the characteristics of China's inland sea. A large group of mixed torpedo boat units, two "Hengshan-class" frigates, three "Hengshan-class" destroyers, two "Songshan-class" heavy cruisers, and as many as twelve Ming-class submarines - Chen Ce and Chen Yuanyang sent almost all the naval power they could use. The "Jinan" torpedo boat, the first warship produced and manufactured by the Xuebing Army itself, served as the flagship of the mixed fleet, and Chen Ce personally sat on it, led the mixed fleet to meet the 80 kilometers, and after seeing the evacuation of overseas Chinese, he ordered the whistle to be sounded.

The whistle sounded for a long time, and the mixed fleet of the student army lined up in a wild goose formation slowly drove into everyone's sight, Lin Jiangshi was extremely excited, and said to Hu Tiejun beside him: "I really didn't expect that the student army actually has a navy of such a scale. ”

Hu Tiejun nodded again and again with tears in his eyes and said, "It's not easy, it's really not easy!" A more professional soldier like him can better understand how difficult it is for the student army to develop a large-scale fleet. You must know that the coast of China at this time is all the world of the Japanese! In terms of the displacement of warships alone, the largest "Hengshan-class" heavy patrol of the Xuebing Army Navy is only more than 6,000 tons, let alone compared with the Japanese aircraft carriers and battleships, and compared with the Japanese army's 10,000-ton heavy cruise, it is not at the same level at all. However, as long as he thought that the submarine of the Xuebing Army had attacked and killed the aircraft carrier "Kaga" in front of a Japanese fleet, Hu Tiejun felt that although the Xuebing Navy was still very weak, it was not without the strength to fight a war, and in time, they might really be able to defeat the Japanese combined fleet.

Insiders look at the doorway, and laymen look at the liveliness. When Hu Tiejun saw the mixed fleet of the Xuebing Army, his instinctive reaction was to compare it with Japanese warships, while Chen Jiageng and others only cared about the fact that China also had its own fleet, and they dared to show it.

"Behold, the warships of our country!" On the "Kunshan" at the top, the Chinese people talked excitedly.

"yes, that's a lot!"

…… In the midst of people's discussions, the "Woo-" and "Kunshan" also sounded the whistle, and immediately, almost all merchant ships and cruise ships sounded the whistle.

Accompanied by the mixed fleet, the evacuated overseas Chinese fleet sailed steadily toward the mouth of the Pearl River, where they were greeted even more warmly -- thousands of fishing boats, merchant ships, and passenger ships of various types formed a huge fleet, and the crew members and fishermen displayed banners on the boats with slogans such as "Welcome Home" and "Welcome Back to the Motherland." At around 10:10 o'clock, when the "Kunshan" slowly sailed into the Pearl River under the guidance of the "Jinan" torpedo boat, the "crackling" firecrackers rang out, and the fishermen and crew members of hundreds of fishing boats and small merchant ships shouted in unison: "Overseas Chinese, welcome home!" ”

Witnessing this scene and listening to such a warm and familiar local sound, Chen Jiageng and the others all had tears on their faces, and they crowded to the side of the boat, waving their hands vigorously. Some young men and big girls even shouted with all their strength: "Mother of the motherland, your overseas wanderer is back!" ”

On the "Qiangyun", Zhang Liangfeng couldn't help but have tears in his eyes when he saw this scene, and Cui Lin, an iron-blooded man, couldn't help but shed tears in his eyes. Feeling that Xiao Yi and the other brothers were looking at him in a little surprise, Cui Lin also felt embarrassed, rubbed his eyes with his hand and scolded: "Mom, which guy is doing this, Lao Tzu was actually moved to the point of sadness!" ”

Xiao Yi smiled and said, "Hehe, it's the first time I shed tears when I saw it, it's rare!" ”

"It's rare, Lao Tzu was just blown by the sea breeze!" Cui Lin said stiffly.

When Zhang Liangfeng heard this, he turned around and said with a tearful smile: "If a man has tears, he doesn't flick, it's not that he can't cry." If I could die a few fewer compatriots, what if I cried for three days and three nights? ”

As soon as he said this, Cui Lin's expression suddenly hardened, and he said, "What about Bai Sihua's bastard? It is time for them to take a look and feel the strength of our Chinese. ”

Zhang Liangfeng smiled: "I still want you to remind me, I have already asked Aesop to escort them out." ”

Such a grand and humane celebration scene is undoubtedly a cup of warm chicken soup for the soul of the Chinese at the mouth of the Pearl River at this moment. For Britons such as Bai Sihua, it was a torture of conscience and a shock to the soul.

The fact that the student army welcomed the return of the Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia with such pomp and circumstance not only shows that they attach importance to overseas Chinese, but also indirectly illustrates another problem, that is, the ultimatum issued by the study and merger army is definitely not just talk.

No matter which country or nation, the most powerful strength it possesses is not economic or military, but the kind of cohesion of the whole people. The so-called everyone rowed a big boat, as long as the whole people were united, even if there was a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of them, they would definitely be able to break through in the end.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, what could Westerners on the necks of Chinese? Even with the help of 30,000 or 40,000 eight-nation coalition troops, he can do whatever he wants on the land of China, the key is that China at that time was a plate of scattered sand - Bai Sihua knew this period of history, and if so, he was more and more able to appreciate the huge power contained in this scene. The louder the Chinese's cheers, the more frightened he became. Seeing a loophole, he walked up to Aesop and asked him in a particularly friendly and humble tone: Can I talk to you?

I don't know what medicine the British sell in the gourd, but Aesop didn't refuse.

Bai Sihua asked him aside a little sneakily, made sure that no one noticed them, and said in a low voice: "Your Excellency, there is a sentence that I have been holding back for a long time. Fundamentally, Jews and us English belong to the same territory, and in the eyes of the Chinese, we are all Westerners—"

Before he could finish speaking, Aesop understood what he meant. He shook his head, looked at Bai Sihua with a little pity, and mocked: "Then what can it mean?" Sir, I will not forget - what did you British do when we Jews groaned under the butcher's knives of the Germans? Appeasement? It's a shame you guys figured it out. Sir, a true friend, will definitely stand up when the other person encounters disaster. Sadly, I have heard of an Englishman who did anything to save us Jews. Sir, let's be honest! ”