Chapter 547: The Russo-Japanese Navy

When Chen Hao received a call from Wang Ying about Zhou Shi's arrest, he just said lightly, "The crime deserves", and then did not say anything more. In fact, he still admires Zhou Shi's methods, if it weren't for Zhou Shi's idea of coincidentally beating Wang Donglai this time, it would not be easy to clean up Zhou Shi.

Chen Hao doesn't have that kind of plot of heroes cherishing heroes, so he has to fight Zhou Shi to the death and then step on him. The main thing he really wants to deal with is Zhou Shi, and it is much easier to easily take down Zhou Shi, and he can devote himself to the game. He has a lot of opponents in the game, the tricky ones are Xuanyuan Jian, Long Fei, and Huo Quzhi, as well as the old enemies such as Ying Yu and Guan Ning, and they must be defeated if they want to succeed in reaching the top.

After returning to the game, Chen Hao appeared at the Cam Ranh Bay Shipyard, and the people who participated in the groundbreaking ceremony had already left, and the Cam Ranh Bay Shipyard began construction under the command of Xu Jianyin. The design of the super battleship this time greatly boosted the morale of the NPCs belonging to Cam Ranh Bay, and the loyalty of both the soldiers and the shipyard personnel increased.

Major newspapers and periodicals are vigorously promoting the super battleship, and Chen Hao's prestige has risen by 3 points again, and he is about to break through the 90 mark. However, compared with Wang Donglai, he is far behind, Wang Donglai's reputation was originally only 52 points, because the design of the super battleship suddenly increased to 72 points.

The game time entered 1910, only a year before the Wuchang Uprising, and domestic players in China were looking for clues to various missions. Someone is trying to find an opportunity and then rob the reputation of the first uprising in Rong County, Sichuan, and it is better to fire the first shot of the Xinhai Revolution before the Wuchang Uprising, so as to gain more political capital in the game.

Chen Hao doesn't have this kind of thought, he has already taken root in Guizhou, and he just needs to wait for the opportunity with peace of mind. His prestige has reached 89 points, and with his position as governor of Guangxi and commander of the Nanyang Navy, it is enough to participate in the political game of the Xinhai Revolution. And with his knowledge of the system. The historical status of the Wuchang Uprising cannot be changed, and it is almost impossible for players to replace it.

After the Wuchang Uprising, there were groups of people from all over the country to respond, and it was even more difficult for players to achieve such an effect, even if they made a big event, the system would release a large-scale task to recruit players to fight. No matter who makes the first bird, there will be players who are jealous, and a large number of players will receive crusade missions in the imperial court, and players who want to rely on Shouyi to fight for political status will definitely be unlucky.

Chen Hao focused on the movements of the Japanese Navy. He attached great importance to the struggle between Russia and Japan, and looked forward to the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese naval war as soon as possible. Wang Yaqiao is worthy of being a spy who is proficient in spies and can grow to the S-level, and with the guarantee of sufficient funds, he quickly perfected the intelligence system, and the Japanese side sent more than 80 spies to inquire about the news.

Wang Yaqiao will send the sorted information to Chen Hao for review every day, and Chen Hao has recently focused on the movements of the Japanese side. His announcement of the ship-building plan did stimulate the Japanese, who ordered more warships from the British, and at the same time the naval movements became more frequent, presumably in order to take advantage of the fact that the new ships in Cam Ranh Bay had not yet been launched, and the capital ships were refitted to fight the Russian Pacific Fleet.

Previously, the Russian fleet was frequently active in the Sea of Japan. Wanted to disrupt the Japanese sea lines of communication and relieve pressure on the army. At that time, the capital ships of Cam Ranh Bay were still there, and the Japanese always tried to avoid decisive battles, for fear that the navy, which had been developed with great difficulty, would run out. After the departure of the Cam Ranh Bay fleet, the Japanese base camp quickly issued instructions for the navy to look for opportunities for a decisive battle with the Russians.

There were several skirmishes between the Japanese and Russian fleets, but the Russians did not get any news of the Cam Ranh Bay fleet and each time they took the initiative to retreat. Chen Hao received a telegram from the Tsar. After learning that the Japanese had been looking for opportunities to fight the main force several times, he felt that the time was ripe to trap the Russians. So he sent a telegram to the Tsar that the Cam Ranh Bay fleet had secretly left the port.

The main fleet of Cam Ranh Bay did leave the port, and several docks in the shipyard were camouflaged, according to Chen Hao, to confuse the Japanese. His telegram relieved the Russians, who kept sending telegrams asking where the Cam Ranh Bay Fleet had arrived, while the Russian Pacific Fleet began to take the initiative to look for an opportunity for a decisive battle.

The base camp of the Japanese Navy, Heihachiro Togo, convened a meeting of a group of naval officers. He said solemnly: "Gentlemen, the Russians have avoided a decisive battle with our country some time ago, but recently they have been very active, what do you think about this? ”

Vice Admiral Dewa Shigeto saluted: "Your Excellency, the Russians should not be at all certain about fighting our navy. There must have been some reason for their eagerness to fight. The Chinese in Cam Ranh Bay have always been in collusion with the Russians, and this time they announced that it was strange to repair the battleship, so I think that the Chinese fleet will appear when we are at war with the Russians. ”

"Yo Xi!" Heihachiro Togo nodded and said, "Dewa-kun's analysis is very reasonable, and my country's personnel lurking in Cam Ranh Bay have also heard the news that a fleet in Cam Ranh Bay has secretly left its post at night. ”

Lieutenant General Hikotomi Uemura said hatefully: "Damn the Chinese, if their maintenance of warships is just a conspiracy, then we must not start a war with the Russians, otherwise we may repeat the mistakes of the Battle of Tsushima." ”

Heihachiro Togo frowned and said, "Uemura-kun, if you don't look for an opportunity to defeat the Russians in a decisive battle within a year, the strength of the fleet of the Chinese people in Cam Ranh Bay will increase in a year, and our country will be even more passive." Moreover, the war with the Russians has been going on for many years, and the domestic economy can no longer be supported, and relying on money from strangers all the time will shake the foundations of the empire. ”

Lieutenant General Hikotomi Kamimura said emotionally: "Your Excellency, Commander, I know the dilemma that our country is facing, but if the Chinese people in Cam Ranh Bay unite with the Russians, we will be defeated. If the navy of the Reich suffers another heavy blow, the result will only be worse, and we may even lose the war with the Russians. ”

Heihachiro Togo motioned for Uemura Hikonotomi to sit down, and muttered, "We must defeat the Russian navy within a year, even if the Cam Ranh Bay fleet participates in the war, we must do so, this is the order of the base camp." So we can only take risks, and I think that it is not impossible to defeat the Russians, because the Chinese want us to lose both with the Russians, and they will not want to see the Russians win. ”

"During the Battle of Tsushima, if the Cam Ranh Bay fleet had been put into battle earlier, the losses of the Russians would not have been so great, so they only used each other's relations. If we have a decisive battle with the Russians this time, the Cam Ranh Bay fleet will definitely not try its best to fight for the Russians, so we still have a chance. ”

Vice Admiral Hikonotomi Uemura retorted: "Your Excellency, even if your judgment is correct, our navy will suffer heavy losses even after defeating the Russians, and it is the Chinese who will benefit in the end. ”

Heihachiro Togo sighed and said, "Gentlemen, the war between our country and Russia must end as soon as possible, and we can only make Cam Ranh Bay proud this time." As long as the main Russian fleet is defeated, our army will be able to drive the Russians out of Korea, and our country will be able to negotiate with the Russians to end the war after gaining the initiative. ”

"There will be losses in our main fleet, but Cam Ranh Bay is controlled by Inhuman Chen Ba first, and when our naval strength is damaged, our country can recruit Inhuman fleets to defend coastal defense. At present, our biggest enemy is still Russia, and only by completely defeating the Russians and obtaining a large amount of resources from Korea can our country have the possibility of rising. ”

Lieutenant General Idewa Shigeto questioned: "Your Excellency, the Chinese will wait until we and the Russians are defeated before making a move, this is just your personal speculation. If the Cam Ranh Bay Fleet enters the battlefield ahead of schedule when our country is at war with Russia, then our navy may be completely wiped out, and we will not only lose the war with the Russians, but also the entire navy. ”

Heihachiro Togo said solemnly: "I will issue a mission to my country Inhumans to recruit a hundred small warships owned by Inhumans and let them participate in the war. If the Cam Ranh fleet tries to join the battle early, they will launch a decisive attack at any cost, small warships are no match for the Cam Ranh Bay people, but it is no problem to delay the time for our main fleet to retreat. ”

Togo Heihachiro's method is not to make up, and a hundred small warships are entangled, which can definitely drag the Cam Ranh Bay fleet. He was inspired by the Battle of Dongsha Island, when a large number of Chinese fishing boats appeared on Dongsha Island, and although these fishing boats did not have any attack power to speak of, they delayed the time for the main Chinese fleet to reach the battlefield.

Heihachiro Togo mainly recruits players with destroyers and torpedo boats to participate in the battle, and a hundred destroyers and torpedo boats attack with all their might, and the capital ships of Cam Ranh Bay really dare not take it lightly. Japanese players are not fools, even though they know that the future of the country in the game is at stake, and they are not willing to let them lose a warship as a price. In order to get these players involved in the mission, Heihachiro Togo promised that whoever had their warship was silent, the government would compensate them from other sources.

The Japanese Navy quickly drew up a battle plan, and the main fleet put on a posture to fight the Russians, sending a large number of small boats in the nearby waters to explore the location of the Cam Ranh Bay fleet. After determining the location of the Cam Ranh Bay fleet, the recruited Inhuman small warships were ambushed in the middle of the way, and if the Cam Ranh Bay fleet was to enter the battlefield, it would immediately start fighting.

The Russians were bent on waiting for the Cam Ranh Bay Fleet to come to their aid, thus winning the game in one fell swoop, and they would surely panic if the Cam Ranh Bay Fleet did not appear. Heihachiro Togo is ready to make full use of this psychology of the Russians, devote all his forces to a decisive battle with the Russians, and annihilate the Russian Pacific Fleet in one fell swoop.

Both Cam Ranh Bay and the Japanese Navy had their own plans, only the Russians remained in the dark, believing that with the help of Cam Ranh Bay the main Japanese naval forces could be eliminated. After learning that the main force of the Japanese Navy appeared in the Yellow Sea, the main force of the Russian Pacific Fleet, consisting of four dreadnoughts produced in Cam Ranh Bay, four battle cruisers, and a large number of old ships, set out from Arthur and Vladivostok respectively in an attempt to outflank the main force of the Japanese Navy. (To be continued......)