Chapter 138: The End of the Combined Fleet
Just as the Japanese people were preparing to fight to the death with the demon of Lucia who invaded their homeland, another demon in their eyes was receiving their navy in Mawei, Governor Yang stood on the shore with his titanium cane and a smile on his back against the sunset and looked at the combined fleet approaching in the distance, followed by a bunch of cheers for him, but when the four ships of Matsushima approached under the surveillance of the four destroyers, he realized that he actually didn't make much money.
Because these four cruisers were all wounded, especially the flagship Matsushima, almost half of the guns were gone, and there was a big hole in the hull of the Naniwa, and Takachiho was also scarred, but the Japanese-made sail hybrid cruiser Kaohsiung was still unscathed.
"Ma, these little Japanese broken jars are broken, and they don't even know how to cultivate." Governor Yang said with a depressed face, he didn't want to think about where the Japanese still had the money to repair them? Even the bones were about to be broken and eaten by him and those hungry wolves, and it was better to buy more rifles if you had the money to repair the ship!
"Lord Yang, this can't be done, you can't stuff us with such a pile of rags, we have given money." Chen Xiang, a veteran of the Hunan army beside him, saw this situation and hurriedly said, he came to receive it on Liu Kunyi's order, who would refuse such a pie-in-the-sky good thing, as soon as he heard that there were two 4,000-ton cruisers that were cheap to fish, he had to hurry.
"Knowing the way, knowing the way! Two million taels of silver to buy two 4,000-ton protective cruisers, and so much more!" Yang Feng said impatiently, he found that this person is getting older and more picky, a dignified governor of Liangjiang, that is also a famous minister of Zhongxing, actually for 500,000 taels of silver, and bargained with himself with a telegram for a morning, to know that the Japanese spent more than 500,000 pounds in order to buy these two warships, and he only noticed at this time that the Germans in Dingzhen were indeed very favorable. The battleship was sold for the price of a protective cruiser.
"Lord Yang, our Liu Zhengtai is not as rich as you and Li Zhongtang, these two million taels of silver are all pulled out from between the teeth of the Jiangsu fathers, and they must not be sloppy." Chen Xiang said with a smile, they did pick up a big bargain, Songdao cost 350,000 pounds, Nanisu cost 210,000 pounds, according to the current silver price, it also costs 3 million taels of silver, and now 2 million is in hand, although it is an old ship, it is cheap enough. What's more, if you buy a new one now, three million will definitely not be able to buy it.
"Who told you that you wouldn't make money? You have to learn to grab the outside and then use it to subsidize the domestic ones, and you always rely on looting the cheap foreigners in the country, isn't it a joke? Go back and train the soldiers well, and next time you have a chance to make a fortune, I will take you to play together, but we have also said it here, and you Liu Zhengtai have to take care of Jiangxi's affairs. Yang Feng said.
"Jiangxi? Are you talking about chasing down the chaotic party? We Liangjiang didn't have time to send troops, and you should be grateful for the brothers who did the work on their behalf. Chen said. Liu Kun is too lazy to care about Jiangxi's affairs, speaking of which, it is not a day that he looks at Deshou unpleasantly, I wish Yang Feng would quickly kill that guy, and when the time comes, the imperial court will definitely not dare to send someone over to be the governor. Then he can stuff the people of the Hunan army over, what a good thing!
Yang Feng was relieved to say this, because the road was not easy to walk, and his human and physical evidence had just been sent. At this time, Li Yuncong had actually taken Ruijin, and was attacking Ningdu and Ganzhou in two ways! His cross-border attack made Cixi like a treasure, and now it is a holy decree. It was a strict order to retreat, in short, to let all parties see how outrageous this guy's wolf ambition was, and even gave Liu Kun an order to send his newly reorganized Hunan army town into Jiangxi to expel it!
Of course, a loyal minister of the court like Liu Kunyi will definitely not be able to resist the decree and disrespect, but the speed of sending troops is a little slower, and it is expected to reach Nanchang in two months, and it is indeed difficult for him to walk hundreds of miles for two months.
Under the command of the pilot ship, the four ships of Matsushima slowly sailed into the dock of the Mawei shipyard, and after they stopped, those Japanese sailors walked down the gangway with humiliation and grief on their faces one by one, and said goodbye to their warships forever.
At this moment, there was a sudden burst of mournful singing in the sea breeze, just like the mournful moaning of an abandoned resentful woman, which made Yang Feng feel a kind of ghostly spirit, and he soon found that the song was coming from the Songdao, and it was inexplicably there, and he saw an old guy of about fifty, walking on two small short legs, while stroking the guardrail, while bowing his head and singing and walking out, wearing a very gorgeous blue dress, which was decorated with ribbons and various medals, which made people look at it and couldn't help but feel respect, Behind him was a slightly younger, equally ornate military uniform.
"Who is this guy, how did the Japanese put a madman on the boat?" Yang Feng asked maliciously.
"The commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet, Ito Yuhiro, should be the captain of the Matsushima, Hitaka Strongo." Longwilly said as he looked at Commander Ito, who was kneeling on the deck and making preparations for seppuku while singing.
Having said that, Commander Ito really has no choice but to seppuku, not only did he completely lose the war, but also had to send his warship to the enemy in humiliation, as a soldier, this is a more serious shame than surrender, there is no way to wash it except seppuku, the reason why he did not seppuku in Japan is to let his enemies see, the Japanese people will never bend their stomachs, don't think that you can be proud if you win the war, the spirit of the Yamato nation will never fall.
As soon as Yang Feng saw this situation, he immediately came to his senses, and hurriedly asked people to bring cameras and everything, and even got a small camera, and a group of people were waiting for Commander Ito to cut their stomachs with great interest, and their bad behavior caused strong dissatisfaction among those Japanese sailors, and even some people were extremely emotional, and they all rushed over to beat them, but unfortunately they were immediately beaten unceremoniously by the surrounding soldiers.
"What? Seppuku is your traditional Japanese culture, and I'm contributing to the promotion of your traditional culture. Yang Feng's eyes widened, and he shouted at those Japanese sailors.
Commander Ito on the deck of Matsushima gave him a contemptuous look, and while humming a waka, he unbuttoned his shirt and pulled out his saber, carefully wiped it with an expression of appreciation, and then looked up at the northeast with infinite affection and shouted, "Long live the Emperor!"
Immediately after that, he stabbed the saber into his stomach, and the captain of the Matsushima next to him, Hideki Hidaka, was very dashing, and at the moment when the flash of the camera sounded, a huge human head rolled down the deck, and blood spurted from his neck, forming a magnificent color against the background of the setting sun.
A dazzling new star that was originally rising was slapped by his own claws, thinking about the almost invincible United Fleet across the Pacific Ocean in history, thinking about the majestic Yamato Musashi, Governor Yang couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
After doing his own work, Hitaka Zhuangzhi turned the tip of the knife, and then stabbed it into his body, because he was worried that they would behave irrationally, so the guns of the Japanese on these warships had been taken away, and there were still officers who could keep the knife or something.
Although in this situation, assassinating Yang Feng is tantamount to dragging the entire nation to commit suicide, but it is still necessary to be prepared, after all, this thing has caused too much harm to Japan, in case any soldier can't think of it for a while!
"Find a coffin for burial, and let these sailors take it back! That's a man!" Looking at Captain Hidaka who was convulsing in pain on the deck and Commander Ito, who was headless, Yang Feng turned his head and said to Long Weili, Commander Lang also nodded with deep emotion, as a fleet commander, it is a respectable act to defend his honor by dying.
As for the Japanese sailors who came with the ship, they will return to Japan on a merchant ship, these do not need to be cared about, the maintenance of these four cruisers is also very simple, at this time the Mawei shipyard is undergoing large-scale renovation and expansion, and there are as many as 1,000 employees from Europe alone, and all kinds of new equipment are constantly being shipped, especially welding equipment, from gas welding to electric welding, these General Electric welding machines are high-tech even in Europe, and it is a piece of cake to maintain such a warship.
In addition, two 10,000-ton shipyards are being built, a large thermal power plant is being built, using three-phase alternating current that has just begun to be promoted, and there are two latest electric arc furnaces and a ship-based artillery factory, which has begun to take shape, and is imitating the authorized production of Armstrong's six-inch rapid-fire guns, and has already made products, just to replace these warships. The interior of the shipyard has also been reorganized, and all the waste that relies on relationships to suck blood has been taken away, especially the kind that will not do anything but intrigue, and it is resolute that it cannot be left. Wages have also been readjusted, greatly increasing the wages of technical personnel, those who have been suppressed for a long time old technicians are not only increased wages, and even arranged to travel abroad to inspect or something, for outstanding performance There is also a strict reward system, for a time the whole shipyard is like spring.
After enjoying the end of the combined fleet, the unexpected surprise of the seppuku drama, and completely satisfying his bad taste, Governor Yang left Mawei in his chariot and returned to Fuzhou, and he hurried back to continue the war between him and Lafayette. (To be continued......)