The flagship of the rescue fleet, the battleship Asterisk Old Man, suddenly emitted black smoke from its majestic thick chimney while emitting three huge and long sirens of the voyage.

Other rescue vessels following the "......" also began to whistle.

The battleship Asterisk began to move eastward, and various fishing boats, passenger ships, and steamers followed behind the seventeen warships.

For the admirals, the seventeen ships received the desperate news that the Fourth Fleet might make a move on the Chinese rescue ships. Once the Fourth Fleet shelled them, they had to return fire, and the officers and men knew that they were definitely no match for the Fourth Fleet, and if they engaged this time, they would fight to the death.

So at this time, the sailors did not cheer, they just silently leaned on their clothes and wrote a suicide note.

Although they knew that the journey ahead was going to be death, the naval officers and men rushed forward without hesitation, after the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, the Chinese Navy had become a turtle with a shrunken head, and now they don't want to be turtles. Rather fight to the death than steal their lives, they are ready to die with the Fourth Fleet of the Rì Ben Navy - and even if they can't, they will make the other side knock out their front teeth.

There were only 300 rescue boats behind them, and there were 6 or 700 fishing boats to see them off, and their faces were full of joy without knowing it, and each boat proudly hung the Chinese five-sè flag and chanted patriotic slogans. As civilian ships, they were able to follow their fleet to the Rìben to rescue their compatriots, what a meaningful thing, who said that we ordinary people are not patriotic? Who says fishermen only care about themselves?

However, the sailors on the seventeen warships in front watched from afar the jubilant people on the civilian boats. Instead, a wave of pathos swelled up in my heart.

Liu Guanxiong stood in the command cabin of the flagship battleship Asterisk, looked at the civilian ship behind him with a telescope, and sighed. said: "The president is kidnapping." ”

"Kidnapping what?" His adjutant Zhou Chuliang asked.

Liu Guanxiong said: "Kidnapping public opinion, even kidnapping the world!" If Rì himself really opened fire on the Chinese civilian ships, the president would immediately set off a wave of anti-rì high cháo, and ...... Realize China's militarization line. Because hatred unlocks greater potential, there is no doubt that the president's move can be the true dúcái of China. ”

Zhou Chuliang hurriedly said: "Chief, be cautious, the wall has ears." ”

Liu Guanxiong smiled bitterly and shook his head. said: "I'm not afraid that the wall has ears, I'm only afraid that thousands of people behind me will die in the sea with me, and I'm afraid that this time I will be more than lucky." ”

"You know this is a mortal journey. He also took the initiative to lead the team ......"

Liu Guanxiong said: "I don't lead the team, who will lead the team?" Early in the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, I should have been buried on the Yellow Sea with my comrades, hehe, this time it was my wish. ”

"But how can you not sue the people?" Zhou Chuliang asked.

"Bet." Liu Guanxiong sighed. "The big president is gambling. But no matter what, the president is also invincible. ”

"Why do you say that, my subordinates don't understand." Zhou Chuliang was surprised.

Liu Guanxiong said: "If China does not fight, Wang Maoru, the initiator of this rescue operation, will definitely win the hearts of the people and have a lower reputation, which will bring him endless glory and political capital, and immediately establish his image as a tough guy president." It must be known that since the founding of the Republic of China, there have been many military presidents such as Yuan Shikai, Feng Guozhang, Cao Kun, and Li Yuanhong. However, they have compromised and bowed their heads to the outside world, which is very unpopular with the people. The president has established an absolute image and authority with a tough guy attitude. It is unlikely that anyone will be able to shake his position in the future. ”

"Is the benefit of war the road to militarization?" Zhou Chuliang said, "It's just that in this way, I still want to bury them all......"

"We're just pawns under the big president." Liu Guanxiong said helplessly, "A Navy Minister who died at the hands of Rì himself is more meaningful than a Navy Minister who is alive, isn't it?" ”。

Zhou Chuliang was shocked and said, "This ...... Zheng zhì is really ruthless, but the civilian boat behind ......"

"Bet on your own courage, even the rì warship that even civilian ships dare to attack will completely ignite the anger of China's 450,000,000 people." Liu Guanxiong said.

On the shore, suddenly a rough and heroic song resounded in the sky, it was tens of thousands of people on the shore singing in unison, and it was the Chinese people shouting loudly.

Listen, it's the loud Chinese national anthem "Song of No Clothes"!

"Do you say you have no clothes? with the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my spear. Enmity with the Son!

How can you say that you have no clothes? With the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my spear halberd. Work with the son!

How can you say that you have no clothes? with the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my armor soldiers. Walk with the son! ”

I don't know who was among the tens of thousands of people on the shore, and suddenly sang the military song of the Wehrmacht, perhaps a patriotic student took the lead in singing, or perhaps a Wehrmacht soldier started the song, and the song immediately resonated with the soldiers. All 12,000 soldiers of the 32nd Infantry Division of the 11th Group Army of the National Defense Army, who were in charge of the jǐng ring, sang loudly one after another, and then tens of thousands of people slowly sang in unison.

Generously go to the country, calmly go to Dongying, even if the body is destroyed, the Chinese soul is dignified!

These people are the pawns in Wang Maoru's hands, the pawns in his kidnapping of public opinion, the kidnapping of rì本zhèngfǔ, he is gambling, he is gambling with the future of the China Sea jǐng. Perhaps they are indeed too weak for the Navy Department, so weak that they have become a burden to the Ministry of Defense. The annual navy spends a lot of money, but it can't fight, and a group of enthusiastic soldiers can only catch pirates. With the money of the navy, Wang Maoru could add 20 infantry divisions or 200 bombers.

Yes, Wang Maoru is gambling and losing the navy, Wang Maoru can use public opinion to realize China's militarization path and make his power more concentrated - Liu Guanxiong guessed very right. Wang Maoru made up his mind that he had lost the navy, won China's path to militarization, and was able to invest 60 million yuan a year in the air force.

Bet, if he loses the battle in the sea, Wang Maoru will win a big victory in this big game of chess in the whole country and become a real dúcái.

The rescue ship slowly left Weihai Naval Port, Wang Maoru also got into the car, and sat in the car Wang Maoru turned around and said to Zhang Kuian: "Order to the Ministry of National Defense, the Second Group Army, the Third Group Army, the Fifth Group Army, the Eighth Group Army, the Ninth Group Army, the Tenth Group Army, and the Eleventh Group Army, all of them have entered the second-level combat readiness state. The Guards Panzer Division was ordered to go to the Běijīng railway station, ready to be transferred to Shenyang at any time, and in the event of an interception or collision by the Navy, we would immediately declare war on the Guards. ”

Zhang Kuian was surprised: "Declare war on rì? ”

"Yes!" Wang Maoru said with a cold face, "First slaughtered my Chinese, and then blocked my rescue ship and declared war, the reason is enough." ”

Wang Maoru did not stay in Weihai, so he and Zhang Zuolin flew back to Běijīng, at which time Běijīng once again broke out in anti-rì demonstrations, and Běijīng Mayor Xia Chao tried his best to arrange the parade activities without smashing and looting. During the event, the young students were more radical, and in China, they also cautiously ran to the embassy, and the embassy was overcrowded for a while. Jǐngcha had to protect the embassy and consulates in various places, and at the same time, the number of sales in China fell again, and the purchase of goods became a traitor.

On the plane back to Běijīng, Wang Maoru was restless, of course he knew why he was restless, and regarded the Chinese navy as his political bargaining chip, in order to realize the road of militarization, in order to monopolize the national power, he chose an extremely dangerous way, sacrificing the navy.

The name of the navy is still Haijǐng, but the annual investment is as high as 10 million silver dollars, which is only the repair and maintenance and the salary of the naval officers, and the additional shells and ships are a lot of expenses. If so much is invested, the navy can fight with the fleet, but the current situation is that all the ships of the Chinese navy are organized into a formation, and it is even inferior to the fourth fleet, the weakest of the four fleets of the navy. Knowing that this navy would not be needed in the short term, Wang Maoru chose another path to develop the air force.

Yes, the development of the Air Force.

When large aircraft appeared, China's large bombers could fly directly from Changchūn, Shenyang, Harbin, Vladivostok, and Weihai to Rìben, and the bombing area was large enough to cover the entire territory of Rìben, especially the air force departing from Vladivostok. If napalm is added, in terms of the current rì building, the economy that waited for the soldiers to destroy mièxìng has been set back thirty years. Wang Maoru nominally removed his military post, but in fact he was still responsible for military development and military strategy formulation, just as he decided to invest in the development of the air force on a large scale this time.

But sacrificing naval officers to provoke the Chinese people, arouse the anger of the Chinese, and then carry out militarization, is actually an adventure. Wang Maoru's heart was always haunted by the calm faces of the naval officers and soldiers, who may have known that this would be their death journey, but they resolutely chose to die.

They are dying for themselves and for their own ambitions, Wang Maoru felt sad and reluctant in his heart, but only for a while. For an ambitious man like him, a soldier who sacrificed, died worthy of what he died, nothing more. The political family is ruthless, the political family is cold-blooded, and Wang Maoru is naturally no exception as a political family. (Therefore, don't take seriously anything touching to the official, it's all needed by the government)

Zhang Zuolin, who was on the side, was also silent, Zhang Lao Gada understood, and secretly admired in his heart that he was really ruthless enough, people said that I am old Zhang and have a black hand, but I didn't expect you Wang Maoru to not only be black-hearted, but also do everything for personal ambitions. He even shuddered a little, this move was indeed too ruthless, and he buried the navy for his own personal political purposes. It's too ruthless, it's too ruthless. (To be continued......)