In 1840, the British were the first to open the door of China with naval guns. For 70 years, from the 20th year of Xuanzong Daoguang (1840) to the present day, the British have not given up, trying to turn China into their largest colony in the Far East. They didn't get what they wanted, they couldn't do it before, and they almost couldn't do it! The gunfire of the Wuchang Uprising woke up the four trillion compatriots who were sleeping and fought bloodily for national independence and national prosperity. Now that the 17 provinces have been recovered, most of the country has broken through the haze and bathed in the sunshine of the republic. That backward and decaying dynasty is already on the brink of extinction, and the ugly braids that have been imposed on the back of our heads for 276 years have finally been shaved off! The braid at the back of his head is gone, but the braid on his mind is still hanging high. In the face of national righteousness and national interests, there is no concession, only the persistence of fighting to the end! If we do not cut off the ideological 'fear of foreign tigers', the Chinese revolution will never succeed! There is no way to retreat, only to fight to the death! Here we advise the British government that the warships of the navy cannot be sailed ashore to fight, and unless Whitehall makes a decision to send an army to intervene in the Chinese revolution in an all-round way, the huge Far East Fleet will not be able to solve the problem. As a soldier, it is better to fall on the battlefield of fighting for the country than to fight a civil war, and to die on the road to reunion! ‘

The telegram of the Anhui army was quickly transmitted to all parts of the country through telegrams, and one stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the already turbulent Chinese political arena immediately boiled!

Is Hu Rui crazy, or is this shijie crazy?!

Since 1840, the Western powers, led by the British, have been walking sideways in the ancient land of the East, relying on the strength of their ships and guns. From the Mongolian monk Grinqin in the Battle of Bali Bridge to Nie Shicheng who was martyred in the bloody battle during the Gengzi period, the bloody examples are placed there, and the Western powers are shouting. How many have fallen again?!

Hu Rui is crazy, really crazy!

"Hu Xiaolian is not ashamed, an idiot is a dream! Are the British warships vegetarian ?! At this critical moment in the peace talks, such a brazen challenge to the British, the great situation that has been painstakingly created has been destroyed, and the Western allies have also had opinions on us, and Hu Xiaolian must be severely punished! Convene the governors and people of all provinces to condemn together! ”

Chen Qimei, the governor of Yangmei, stood up happily and slapped the table vigorously. According to the proposed haode manuscript impassioned.

In order to split China, the Japanese constantly stirred up and incited nationalism among the students studying in Japan, and only a China with civil strife and division was in Japan's interests. So, for Sun Cannon and his organization. It has always been a strong sponsor. Not to mention arms and economic support, repeated uprisings have failed. Without exception, all the members of the League fled to Japan for refuge. Take advantage of Japan's shelter to recuperate and prepare for a comeback.

But even Japan, as the 'godfather' of the Alliance, is an out-and-out follower in front of the British. In order to curb the expansion of the Slavs in the Far East, the British chose Japan as their spokesperson in Asia. To put it bluntly, Japan today is a dog raised by the British. The dog's loyalty to its owner is directly proportional to the strength of the owner. At least this will, before the official start of the war in Europe, the huge empire on which the sun never sets is still firmly on the throne of the hegemon. Even Japan needs to nod and wait for the United Kingdom, is this so offended?!

"Self-defeating. No wonder! ”

Chen Qimei thought happily in her heart.

"Ince, never! The Anhui army has made outstanding achievements, and the Shanghai-Nanjing line is really recovered by them! Wuchang was in an emergency, and it was Hu Xiaolian who personally led his troops to help, annihilated the Beiyang Army, and kept Hankou and Hanyang! Without them on the front line, it would be impossible for us to sit down and negotiate with the Beiyang side at the moment! ”

Song Jiaoren is an understanding person, if he hadn't suffered two losses in a row in Hankou, would he Yuan Shikai lower his price and sit down to negotiate? To put it bluntly, Yuan Shikai was hurt at this time, and he was completely forced to come to the negotiating table by the fierce bayonets and cannons of the Anhui army.

At present, there are peace talks between the north and the south, but in fact, it is Li Yuanhong and Hu Rui who are on the front line. When the Nanjing Provisional Government actively called for peace talks between the north and the south, Huang Xing and Chen Qimei secretly made a black hand and directly excluded others, delusionally thinking of leaving those two aside and talking with Beiyang alone. The result? Excluded from obtaining Wu Tingfang touched the ashes of Tang Shaoyi's nose, the Beiyang side is not stupid, and you can be sure that the Nanjing Provisional Government can't be the master of these two!

Lao Yuan's mind is to promote the world with war and take the world lightly, and force Nanjing's temporary chairman and deputy to elect himself to the throne of the president as soon as possible, this is the right thing! In the troubled times, if there is a gun, it is the king of grass, and Beiyang's status today is not supported by the elite of the six towns? ! In Hanyang, Li Chun's Eleventh Mixed Association was completely engulfed, and Ma Jizeng's One Mixed Association was also disabled, plus the casualties of other soldiers and horses, the death and injury of the 10,000 little made Lao Yuan tremble in distress!

The six towns of Beiyang, except for the first town composed entirely of banner people, there are only five towns that can really be called. Almost lost a town at once, and most of them are Xu young veterans, how can you call Lao Yuan not distressed?! The troops in your hands are gone, so who will give you back!

After a nose of dust on the other side of the Beiyang, the Nanjing Provisional Government woke up like a dream, and hurriedly sent people to invite Hu Rui from Anhui and Li Yuanhong from Wuchang to attend the talks, and at the same time sent Song Jiaoren to Anhui to do work. This time, I remembered people, who cares about you! This is too serious about yourself, you come and go when you call it, and it's uncomfortable for anyone to be replaced, and it's weird to be able to take care of you.

"Fisherman, then watch this Hu Xiaolian destroy the current big situation?!"

Huang Xing gritted his teeth and stood up, forcing himself to fight back.

When he ran back to Shanghai in Wuchang, Huang Xing's hatred for Hu Rui was definitely no less than Chen Qimei. Aside from Wuchang and Anhui's separate negotiations with Beiyang, Huang Xing also actively agreed.

"Keqiang, don't get excited, these are all your comrades here, it's just a discussion, why be so excited."

Seeing that several of his followers were tense, Sun Wen hurriedly stood up and dissuaded.

This gentleman is also very depressed now, although the Nanjing Provisional Government has been established, but the financial aspects have always been very problematic. When Hanyang was still fighting fiercely, Sun Dacang went to the West as a single person and traveled around Western countries as a national leader. Hope to obtain loans and grants from various countries. But as everyone knows, these powers are the most philistine, and they have always advocated 'interests first', who cares about you with empty words and white teeth! As a result, I traveled around Europe, and the travel expenses were not spent, but I didn't receive a penny to Zuihou.

Hu Hanmin in Guangzhou sent Yao Yuping with more than 6,000 people to support the Nanjing Provisional Government, not counting anything else, in Nanjing alone, there are two divisions of the Jiangsu People's Army, plus the people brought by Yao Yuping. It adds up to 30,000 smaller! Money, ammunition, food, everything needs money, and as the boss of the Alliance, Sun's hair is almost gray. There is no news from Inuyoyi's side, and Japan's loan has not yet arrived. He really couldn't help it. I wanted to hug the thighs of the British, but people supported Yuan Shikai!

"Yat-sen. So what do you say! ”

Huang Xing threw out a sentence angrily. Kick the ball to Sun Cannon.

"Now that the provisional government has been formed, it is the time to be in ruins, and the financial problems have always been a shackle stuck around the neck. Japan's loans have not yet arrived, and the Western countries are also holding out a dime, so if they help the British to denounce Hu Xiaolian, I am afraid that the people will not agree. This is unreasonable. Condemnation is definitely not good, and solidarity is absolutely impossible, I think it is better to be a peacemaker and persuade it. Earlier our comrades launched an uprising in Wuhu. was brutally suppressed by the executioner Zhu Jiabao. Some of the surviving comrades were protected by Hu Xiaolian many times, and they still hold important positions in the army. It is the best policy to persuade Anhui and Wuchang to be brought under the name of the provisional government as soon as possible."

After pondering for a moment, Sun said conclusively.

Huang Xing and Chen Qimei, as Sun's diehards, although their faces were ugly, they still accepted it.

"Don't be so tragic, this is not married yet, I haven't hugged the beauty, so I am unwilling to go like this."

From behind him, the willow waist of Yan Nuxia's intimate ears and temples grinded for a while, Hu Rui's true colors did not change, and he joked and said with relief.

"Poor!"

Sanniang struggled symbolically, then glanced at her and continued to wipe the pistol in her hand. A box of golden bullets and several magazines were neatly stacked aside.

"Seriously, this battle will not be fought, and the British government is not stupid."

snatched the decomposed pistol, holding Sanniang's plain hand with gun oil, Hu Rui said.

"What do you say?"

Gently pushing the big head pressed on her shoulder, Sanniang asked incomprehensibly.

Yan Nuxia was born in the rivers and lakes, and she is a good hand at flying eaves and walls, and she is good at tactics. But when it comes to strategy, it's a blind eye. This is also the reason why Hu Dashuai Weishenme secretly supported Wei Wuji to establish another intelligence network after he had the Ministry of Intelligence.

"A stable China is in the interests of the United Kingdom, so the United Kingdom chose Yuan Shikai, who is currently the strongest. This time the British statement was obviously coming for us, and Yuan Shikai was reluctant to fight, so he moved out of the British, hoping to suppress us. It's a pity that the British government is not stupid, how can they support Yuan Shikai, and they will not send troops to stand up for him Yuan Shikai. At present, the situation in Europe is becoming more and more intense, and Germany is entangled with Italy and Austria-Hungary, ready to move, and opportunities are challenging the existing order. It is clear to all countries that a major war in Europe is inevitable. The long period of colonial tension in Europe forced Britain to concentrate on the security of Europe and its colonies. The Far East is so far away that Britain's centre of gravity is in Europe. At this time, it is unrealistic and uneconomical to send troops on a large scale to interfere in the Chinese revolution from the mainland. Although the British also had armies in India and Singapore, they were responsible for the security of the colonies, and secondly, the majority of these armies were local servants. All that can be done is the huge Far Eastern Fleet. However, warships could not go ashore, and at best they could only blockade the mouth of the Yangtze River in order to achieve the goal of blockading the Yangtze River. There are more than 100 mines in the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, and if they are all scattered, even if the Far East Fleet enters the Yangtze River Valley, it will only be a bloody hit! ”

Hu Rui analyzed confidently.

"So you've figured this out for a long time?!"

Sanniang couldn't help but gasp and asked.

"Yes, but not all...... At least the present situation in Europe absolutely did not allow the British to have the time and energy to come to the Far East to start a war, so I concluded that this battle could not be fought. ”

Thinking of the first shijie battle that was close at hand, Hu Rui couldn't help but grit his teeth, just let you cross for another two years!

The thought of a large herd of John bulls blowing Scottish bagpipes rushed in droves towards the barbed wire and machine-gun fire points on the German positions. Hu Rui couldn't help but tremble with excitement.

Come on, the worse Europe fights, the better!

"What's wrong, what's wrong?"

After calming his fiancée, before he had time to catch his breath, he waited for the Minister of the Navy Tang Qianming. It stands to reason that this person should be busy organizing the Yangtze River fleet to withdraw upstream this time, how could he suddenly ask for a meeting in a hurry, could it be that something is wrong.

"Dashuai, the two cruisers Bao Hairong and Haichen, as well as the Jingqinghao training ship and other large ships of more than 1,000 tons, have retained the minimum establishment. Went to Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau for renovation. Dashuai, your power has spread all over the world, and the whole country has shaken. Among the governors of all provinces, you are the first heroic who dares to sacrifice life and death for the sake of the national righteousness, and the fleet admires you a lot. Cast a new special to ask for battle! Please give your go-ahead to all warships under 1,000 tons to participate in mine-laying operations! ”

Tang Qianming hesitated. After all, he smiled bitterly and opened his mouth.

When Tang Qianming left the headquarters in despair. Preparing to start arranging for the fleet to sail upstream, Hu Rui's telegram also spread throughout the country. As early as the end of the Qing Dynasty, the main combat ships of the Yangtze River and the cruiser fleets were equipped with various series of radios such as TK imported from Germany. Soon, the entire Yangtze River fleet was boiling.

This is a fight for the country!

The fiasco of the First Sino-Japanese War is the deepest scar in the heart of every Chinese navy! After experiencing the reparations of the Treaty of Shimonoseki. The Manchu government emptied its family funds and set off a new round of ship purchases. But in the years that followed, the navy, which was the most important weapon, had been wasting the life of the ship in vain. Before joining the Anhui Army, the entire fleet had been spent in chaos. The endless civil war almost wiped out the desire of the Navy officers and men to fight. Suddenly receiving this telegram, the entire fleet immediately blew up the nest.

The work of the instructors and instructors assigned to the ship was not in vain. As a high-tech service, the quality and educational qualifications of naval officers have always been the highest. Most of the officers have studied abroad and have seen the true strength of the old navy. Gritting their teeth and hesitating for a while, this group of men knew that this was a battle that was bound to be lost, but they still chose to stay, and the officers and soldiers who invited them to fight crowded Tang Qianming's office.

It is an indisputable fact that the Chinese Navy is very weak, but if you lose the courage to fight a war just because the disparity in strength is too great, then it is the real sorrow of the soldiers! As a soldier, it is a natural responsibility to protect the family and defend the country! From another point of view, if the Yangtze River Fleet chooses to flee without a fight this time, then there will be no place for it in the Wehrmacht in the future.

Compared with those army officers who came from the training battalion, the navy that rebelled halfway has never been considered a descendant of Hu Rui. A cadre of naval officers, including Tang Qianming, hoped to prove their worth and existence with practical actions. So that the army from the training battalion knew that the Yangtze River Fleet was not a dry meal!

"Commander, we can't advance or retreat now, and it's hard to ride a tiger. If this is withdrawn upstream, our navy will no longer have a place in the Wehrmacht. Even if we come back cheekily and the handsome man kindly rewards us with a mouthful of food, this day will definitely be difficult. Without the Wehrmacht, the world is big, but how can we have a place to stay! Beiyang is very offended, he Yuan Gong is a treacherous person, can we please if we go? Nanjing's call is quite happy, and people with a discerning eye can see that they are strong on the outside and dry on the inside! Huang Zhongbiaoying on the Hairong ship also wrote a few days ago, there has been no salary for three months, and the main gun shells on the Hairong ship are gone! Commander, we can't do the capricious villain, whether it's advancing or retreating at the moment, you give that idea. ”

Before leaving, the first mate on the ship persuaded hard.

Thinking about the ships that had already started construction in Germany, Tang Qianming finally gritted his teeth and decided to hug Hu Rui's thigh, and only in the Wehrmacht can we see some hope for a strong navy.

"That's it, Sa Shuai, you entrusted the fleet to me, I don't want to show face, what's the matter!" (To be continued......)