Chen Hao laughed and said: "The Guangdong Navy Division is my own people, how can I let the Cam Ranh Bay Fleet start a war with it, I asked Chen Shaokuan to lead the fleet to Guangdong this time, in order to let some warships of the Cam Ranh Bay Fleet merge into the Guangdong Navy Division." ”

"The flagship of the detachment this time is the Zhenwei, and there are six cruisers, if you join the Guangdong Naval Division, you can improve the combat effectiveness of the Guangdong Naval Division."

Feng Yong understood Chen Hao's plan, and generously presented seven warships, including battleships, to the Guangdong Naval Division. The Cantonese naval division had more than 30 ships, but all of them were destroyers and torpedo boats, and they were definitely no match for the battleships and large cruisers of the Cam Ranh Bay detachment.

After the Cam Ranh Bay Detachment joined the Guangdong Naval Division, the nature of the Guangdong Naval Division had completely changed, and the main battleships had become battleships and cruisers. At that time, the lord served as the governor of Guangdong, and his subordinates had the support of large warships, and those commanders and pipes could still withstand the wind and waves? It's just that Feng Yong still has a question, and he said curiously: "My lord's method is very good, but my lord sent seven large warships to the imperial court in one go, isn't it too generous?" ”

"This official is loyal to the imperial court, so what if he donates the entire Cam Ranh Bay fleet to the imperial court?" After Chen Hao finished speaking, he saw the disbelieving looks on his confidants around him, and said lightly: "Since this official has served as the commander of the Guangdong Navy Division, he will firmly control the Guangdong Navy Division in his hands in the future, even if the imperial court immediately decrees the removal of my official position, can they take away my warship?" ”

Everyone suddenly realized that after the Cam Ranh Bay Squadron joined the Guangdong Naval Division, it was nominally under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, but in fact it was their own people who controlled the warships. As long as the lord gives an order, the warships in Cam Ranh Bay will immediately carry out the orders of the lord, and the imperial court cannot order these warships at all.

Nominally, there is another benefit to giving warships to the imperial court, and it costs money to hire NPCs. The amount of money Chen Hao spends every month is an astronomical amount. His army is basically NPC, and now there are 10,000 army standing troops in Cam Ranh Bay, 8,000 navy troops, plus a complete mountain division in Guizhou and a second mountain division being recruited, and the monthly military expenses plus training fees are consumed more than one million silver dollars.

Now in the game, only Chen Hao can raise soldiers like this, because he has the treasure of Captain Jinte to support him. But it's almost the limit. In order to compete for hegemony in two years, he must continue to expand his troops, and military spending will only get higher and higher. Yang Du has put forward many opinions on this, Chen Hao has no good solution, so he does not hesitate to give up his maritime supremacy to do warship business, so he can only find a way to open source.

After Chen Hao generously presented the ironclad ship to the imperial court, there were also 3,000 naval officers and sailors, and there was no reason for the imperial court not to bear this part of the military expenses. The military expenditure of 3,000 men is only a small part of Cam Ranh Bay's expenses, but it can also save a lot of money. With this precedent, when Chen Hao wanted to expand the navy, he could send some advanced warships to the imperial court, and then let the imperial court help him raise soldiers.

Chen Hao's duties also include controlling the Nanyang Naval Division, since he can donate warships to the Guangdong Naval Division, of course, he can also donate them to Nanyang. Even Chen Hao has no problem donating warships to Beiyang, even if the warships are controlled by Sa Zhenbing, the ownership of the warships will not change. He has the Imperial Mind Perk, and now he has reached eighty points of Scheme. There is no way for his troops to betray.

Chen Hao had already thought of this method on the way to the Sailor Camp, and he asked Cuiyun Niang to send electricity to Cam Ranh Bay. Let Chen Shaokuan lead a detachment of troops over. In addition, he also sent a telegram to the imperial court, saying that in order to enhance the strength of the Guangdong Naval Division, it was decided to merge the seven large ironclad ships of Cam Ranh Bay into the Guangdong Naval Division.

Chen Hao's behavior was understood by the Empress Dowager Cixi as a reward for her kindness, and because she got the official position of Guangdong Sailor, she took the initiative to donate seven large ironclad ships to the imperial court. The Empress Dowager Cixi issued an order to encourage Chen Hao, and responded to Chen Hao's request for reorganization after the Guangdong Navy Division increased the number of large ironclad ships. Empress Dowager Cixi asked Chen Hao to dispose of it himself.

Chen Hao delayed for so long just to wait for the imperial court's holy decree, and the Cam Ranh Bay fleet had already set off, and only rushed over after picking up the angels in Shanghai. Now that Chen Hao has the holy decree in his hand, plus the seven large warships under his control, the Guangdong Navy can only obediently obey even if he has the support of the governor.

Whampoa Wharf. An officer of the Dry Water Division Battalion stroked his palms and laughed, excited that he had left the Admiral. He Chengdong suggested that the adults have a wine to celebrate, and when they were about to act, suddenly a soldier came to report that a fleet had come to the sea. He Chengdong was shocked, and hurriedly ordered the officers and men of the naval division to prepare to meet the enemy and led the fleet out of the port.

After discovering that the fleet on the opposite side was all large warships, He Chengdong's face changed, but he was much more relieved after the lookout reported that the other party was flying the golden dragon flag. The fleet flying the dragon flag is their own people, and there are so many large warships can only be the Cam Ranh Bay fleet, no matter how strong the Cam Ranh Bay fleet is, they do not dare to brazenly attack the ships of the Guangdong Navy Division, because what they do means rebellion.

Just as Ho Chengdong expected, the opposite fleet quickly waved a flag to indicate that there was no malicious intent, and the warship slowly approached. After finding that the admiral who was angry was standing on the deck of the battleship, He Chengdong held a loudspeaker and said loudly: "Why did the Admiral go and return? ”

Chen Hao laughed loudly and said: "Since Lord Ben took office, he has found that the Guangdong Navy Division does not have large warships, and the management is quite lax. Therefore, Lord Ben went to the imperial court and merged his seven large warships into the Guangdong Naval Division, and after receiving the permission of the imperial court, he led the ships to deliver them today. ”

He Chengdong must have been happy to add a large warship to the Guangdong Naval Division, but he quickly understood the purpose of this admiral. These large warships are all descendants of the Admiral, and if they are merged into the Guangdong Naval Division, it is natural that the Admiral will be the first to look forward. If that is the case, He Chengdong and the others will no longer be able to use the mutiny to coerce the admiral, because the admiral has the capital to suppress it.

He Chengdong reacted quickly, he pretended to be crazy and stupid and said: "Your Excellency is loyal to the subordinate and admires, since this is the case, why don't you hand over the warship here?" ”

Chen Hao snorted coldly and said: "This official is the Admiral of the Guangdong Naval Division, who can he use to deliver the warship to the imperial court?" The officer will command the fleet to anchor at the docks. ”

He Chengdong said with an ugly face: "Didn't your lord say that he wanted to go back to Cam Ranh Bay and ask the imperial court to resign from the appointment of the admiral of the Guangdong Navy Division?" ”

Chen Hao smiled slightly and said: "I'm afraid that I will disappoint He Tongdai, this official sent a report asking to resign from the position of admiral, but the imperial court decreed that the application was not allowed, so this official can only continue to be this admiral." Okay, without further ado, He Tongdao should get out of the way quickly! The officer is to lead the fleet into the dock to replenish supplies. ”

He Chengdong said vaguely: "Lord Admiral, even if these warships are donated to the Guangdong Navy Division, there must be a charter for everything, and the brothers must be allowed to receive the warships, right?" ”

He Chengdong means that even if you are the commander, there are still a large number of officials in the naval division battalion, and since these warships belong to the Guangdong naval division, of course they should be divided and each official is responsible. Chen Hao also recognized this, he had already asked the Empress Dowager Cixi for the personnel power of the Navy Battalion, and he would directly adjust it after going ashore, but now he couldn't tell He Chengdong and the others, so that they would not let the fleet enter the dock in their dying struggle.

Chen Hao said briskly: "He Tongdao is reasonable, the warships will naturally be reassigned after they are berthed at the dock, and the lords control the warships according to their duties." ”

At this point, He Chengdong should have been relieved, but he always felt that something was wrong and became hesitant. Many high-ranking officers of the Navy Battalion were on the ship, and he was about to convene these officials to discuss and discuss, but Chen Hao on the Zhenwei was impatient. Chen Hao ordered the warships to get closer to the fleet of the Guangdong Navy Division again, and then took the loudspeaker and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, this officer is Chen Baxian, the new Admiral of the Guangdong Navy Division, who led seven warships to merge into the Navy Division on the orders of the imperial court today, but was blocked by some people and could not attack the port. ”

"This officer had fought the Japanese in Tsushima, and I believe that many brothers are familiar with this warship at their feet. That's right! This warship is the Zhenyuan ironclad ship of the Beiyang Naval Division, which was robbed by the Japanese in the first year of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the official went through great hardships to get it back. Now this warship is called Zhenwei, and this name is given in the hope of washing away the shame of the First Wu Year and sending this warship to the imperial court, and the official also hopes that the imperial fleet will become stronger and stronger, and there will be no repeat of the mistakes of the First Wu Year. ”

"This official has been serving as the Admiral of the Naval Division for some time, but perhaps most of the Naval Brothers don't know each other yet, because some people don't want me to be the Admiral of the Guangdong Naval Division. Every time the official wants to gather to discuss the matter, there will always be officials who prevaricate with the possibility of a mutiny, and if the official forcibly orders them, they will incite the brothers to mutiny. ”

"This official believes in my Great Shimizu Division, and I believe that you want my Great Shimizu Division to become stronger and stronger, this time I led seven large ironclad ships to join, but I was still obstructed by some people under various pretexts. Here, this official solemnly declares that if anyone dares to obstruct the docking of warships at the dock with bad intentions, this official will order the cannon to be fired, and he believes that the court has its own judgment. ”

Chen Hao stood on the warship and made a speech, and his words attracted the attention of many officers and men of the naval division, and won their support. Every officer and soldier of the Navy Division of the Zhenyuan knew him, and the first year of the First Wu was a shame for all the officers and soldiers of the Navy Division of the Qing Dynasty, so when he learned that Chen Ba had defeated the Japanese fleet and recaptured the Zhenyuan, many soldiers of the Navy Division admired him very much.

After Chen Hao served as the commander of the Guangdong Navy Division, the officers and soldiers of the middle and low-level Navy Divisions have been deceived by some officials and do not know about some battles at the upper levels. Now that Chen Hao has publicized this matter, and the battleship Zhenyuan is parked not far away, it has made many sailors and soldiers enthusiastic. While He Chengdong and others were discussing, many officers and men made a noise and loudly demanded that the naval warships get out of the way and welcome the fleet headed by the Zhenyuan into the dock to anchor. (To be continued......)