Chapter 673: Stealing Chickens Can't Be Done
After only 12 hours of bombing in Huludao, Zhang Tinglan personally flew to Huludao, at this time the fires in the city and the port had not completely disappeared, firefighters, soldiers, and people were trying their best to extinguish the fire, and the city was still full of ruins and broken walls, huge and hideous craters, stimulating everyone's eyes.
The crater of the super naval gun is more than ten meters deep, and it affects 100 meters of accidents, just like a wound in the city, which looks extremely terrifying. Zhang Tinglan walked through a huge crater with a calm face, and he said to Shen Honglie on the side: "Find out all the craters caused by the main gun of the Nagato, don't fill them in, keep them all." ”
Shen Honglie asked suspiciously, "Dashuai, what is this going to do?" ”
Zhang Tinglan said: "These are both shame and glory, shame because we did not defend the enemy from the country, let the enemy warships bombard our city, no matter what, this is a shame." But at the same time, it was also glorious, our navy, which was temporarily at a disadvantage, did not flinch, but bravely responded to the battle, and in yesterday's battle, we sank one cruiser, three destroyers, two frigates, damaged one cruiser, and captured one frigate. This is a huge victory, and it is also a sign to the world that China is no longer a Manchu Qing with a sea and no defense, and the era when a few gunboats and a few shells in a port city could make a huge country bow its head is gone forever, and any aggressor will have to pay a heavy price! ”
Zhang Tinglan pointed to the huge crater in front of him and said: "Transform all these craters into pools, and build urban green spaces and parks around them, so that everyone who comes here knows how peace comes from!" ”
The bloody wars of the past, the leisure of future generations, and the turning of bomb craters into pools have perfectly combined the two, and peace has never been sought. It was beaten, and it was bought with blood. In yesterday's battle, all three batteries were damaged to varying degrees, more than 1,000 soldiers were killed or wounded, seven torpedo boats were lost, one submarine was sunk and one was damaged.
The shipyard was also affected by artillery, two submarines that were still on the slipway were destroyed, and a lot of shipbuilding equipment was also destroyed. Fortunately, there were shipyard workers, risking being hit by shells at any time. Infested in the midst of the fire, all efforts were made to rescue equipment and drawings, and extinguish the fire.
It was thanks to their sacrifice that the shipyard suffered losses within an acceptable range, as long as three months. It can be restored, and of course more than a dozen workers are all killed in the fire.
An oil mill in Huludao was also attacked. More than a third of the plant was destroyed. Soybean oil exports from the three eastern provinces have been hit hard. Thousands of houses were destroyed, more than 500 evacuated people who did not come were killed, most of the city was engulfed in flames, and various property losses exceeded 30 million oceans.
Journalists from all over the world poured into Huludao. As Zhang Tinglan said, there are also two emotions surging in their chests, which are glory and shame. The atrocities of the Japanese made all China resentful, and the naval officers fought bloodily and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, which made everyone feel even more excited.
As various reports spread out, public opinion, which was already boiling, came to a complete peak, and people everywhere took to the streets to protest against Japan's atrocities in sabotaging the peace talks. Aspiring young people from all over the country have gone north, and the flow of talents has reached its peak in an instant.
Zhang Tinglan arrived at the headquarters and called Shen Honglie over: "Now there are two questions, I must figure it out for me, the first is what happened to the Nagato, and the second is whether the submarine hunter is British?" ”
Since he was preparing to retaliate, he had to find the enemy first, so Zhang Tinglan raised these two questions.
Shen Honglie thought for a while and said: "Dashuai, it seems that the Nagato was torpedoed, but this warship still withdrew, and I haven't determined the injury yet." In fact, we still had insufficient drills, otherwise a dozen torpedo boats, firing dozens of torpedoes, would have left the Nagato, and the brothers had no experience. Shen Honglie was very upset.
"Needless to say, I regret it, and now immediately send planes and submarines to find out the situation of the Nagato, this battleship is a treasure of the Japanese. I heard that the cost of one ship is as high as more than 40 million yen, and if we can sink it, we will make up for all our losses, and we will still make money. ”
While he was talking, Feng Yongshuang suddenly walked in in a hurry, his face full of excitement.
"Marshal, have we found the trace of the Nagato?"
"Oh? Where did it go? Zhang Tinglan couldn't help but ask.
"I didn't go far, I went to Weihaiwei."
Zhang Tinglan and Shen Honglie's eyes suddenly lit up, and they did not return to China, which absolutely proved that the Changmen was seriously injured and could no longer return to China, so they could only stop at Weihaiwei nearby, which created a valuable opportunity for Fengjun.
"Dashuai, I think let's attack the Nagato, we must leave this battleship behind, let the little devils really enjoy the pain of digging out their hearts and livers, let them show off their might, and beat them back to their original form at once." Shen Honglie actively asked for battle.
At this time, Feng Yong and others also arrived, and when they heard the news, Feng Yong hurriedly stood up and said: "Dashuai, attack the port, or leave it to our air force, I will immediately mobilize two bomber groups, I don't believe in bombing the Nagato." ”
"Commander Feng, don't be too anxious, what if you go to bomb and the Nagato runs away, or the navy will go over first, use the submarine to lay mines, and trap the Japanese in the port, and then you won't be too late to act."
"Good!" Feng Yong said with a smile: "Let's join forces by sea and air, conquer everything, and we will definitely win the Nagato." ”
Zhang Tinglan looked at these two militants, waved his hand, and said with a smile: "You seem to have forgotten something, Weihaiwei is still a British leased land, and you are going to attack the Nagato, how can the British Empire pass this pass?" ”
"Dashuai, how can you care about the British, they are under the banner of mediation, shouting some neutral slogans, but they actually cover up the Nagato and say the heavens, and we are justified, if they dare to come out, I will shave them with big ears!" Feng Yong said menacingly.
Shen Honglie, who was on the side, was older and didn't be so impulsive, he heard a hint of something strange from Zhang Tinglan's words, and hurriedly asked with a smile: "Dashuai, I'm afraid you don't just want to sink the Nagato, but want to involve the British?" ”
Zhang Tinglan smiled and nodded: "Although the Nagato has an important status and is the spiritual pillar of the Japanese, we have long determined that the aircraft carrier will be the main force of the navy in the future, and the battleship will be eliminated sooner or later." The sinking of the Nagato alone will have a limited effect, and if we can seize this incident and clear the way for our negotiations and future naval development, even if we let the Nagato go, what can we do! ”
When Zhang Tinglan said this, he revealed a strong self-confidence, he already had a jihua who could get more benefits. The Japanese had already put themselves in a disadvantageous position by sabotaging the peace talks this time and brazenly attacking them, but the Nagato, an important weapon of the country, was injured again and could not return to China, which gave the Feng army the opportunity to concoct it.
Even more ingenious was the involvement of the British, who first provided submarine hunters, were captured by the Bunjun, and now took in the Nagato. This is the loess mud that fell into the crotch of the pants, not is!
The other two parties at the negotiating table have both fallen into the hands of Fengjun, and if they don't make good use of it, they will simply be sorry for the opportunity given by God.
Zhang Tinglan turned around on the ground a few times, and then said: "The most important task at present is to encircle the Nagato in Weihaiwei, and we must not let this battleship slip away, the navy must lay mines outside the port at all costs, and the air force must also transfer the bombers over, but we must remember that it will not be triggered, so that it can be effective." ”
Although Shen Honglie and Feng Yong didn't know what Zhang Tinglan's plan was, they both knew that there was absolutely no mistake in listening to the big man at this time, so they hurriedly prepared according to the instructions.
Zhang Tinglan hurriedly sent a report to the people in Fengtian, asking them to stir up the matter and put pressure on Japan and Britain together. At this time, the British were indeed in a dilemma, and the British Empire was even more troubled than Japan.
The British are masters of balancing, and they have been tossing and turning in Europe for hundreds of years, and the same is true for the Far East, and the British want to see a balance between China and Japan so that the interests of the British can be safeguarded. But after the outbreak of fighting between China and Japan, the British felt bad.
The rise of the Feng army is faster than imagined, especially after the Feng army used a submarine to sink the King Kong, the British were completely afraid, and no one knew better than them the horror of unrestricted submarine warfare. The Feng army could use submarines against the Japanese, but it could also deal with the British, and with the British Empire in Liliang in the Far East, there was no way to deal with a large number of submarine attacks.
If the Feng army gains the upper hand, they will be driven out of China, and the countdown has already begun. It was seeing this that the British decided to help the Japanese, knocking out the sea liliang of the Feng army. In this way, Japan has a sea advantage, the Feng army has a land advantage, both sides demand the British, and the British Empire can play a balance, so they provide intelligence and provide the latest submarine hunting ships to Japan.
But who knew that stealing chickens and rice would not make a mistake, Japan did not really destroy Huludao, and it was hit hard, and the Nagato had a serious oil leak, so it had to temporarily anchor in Weihaiwei and wait for local rescue.
The British are almost going to scold the Japanese to death, isn't this asking for trouble for them, if people know that Britain and Japan wear the same pants, how can he still use his power, but if he doesn't care, he will completely offend Japan.
At the moment when the Nagato entered Weihaiwei, the British minister Eston immediately asked to see Zhang Tinglan and asked for an explanation of the matter.
After the two met again, Eston looked honestly afraid, while Zhang Tinglan was calm.
"Mr. Minister, you don't have to say anything, I'll show you some gifts first, and then we'll talk!" (To be continued......)