361, the imperial capital
Of course, Feixue and his party outside didn't know what was going on inside, and after receiving the reply, they directly handed it over to Liaoning, and Liaoning put it on the data link.
Neptune couldn't help but complain when he saw it:
"This emperor is old, the shelf is quite big, and he won't let our ship dock in port."
Nanchang shook his head and said:
"Most of the news of our arrival in Hong Kong has not yet reached the emperor, and this must be the so-called coastal defense fleet just now, which is very vigilant against foreign warships."
Liaoning spat out:
"This should be a vigilance, according to the other admirals, the total number of ships controlled by the emperor through various means is estimated to be more than 2,000 people.
"But among the two thousand people, there is no capital ship with more than 14 inches of main guns, and now a large battleship from outside is suddenly approaching, they must be very nervous."
Mu Feng thought about it and looked at the situation in other aspects:
"Now there is an AWACS aircraft over your heads, you can check the information directly, if you feel in danger, don't go in, it's okay if the emperor doesn't visit."
Shenzhen took a look at the other information on the datalink:
"I think it's no problem, under the observation of the large early warning aircraft, the situation of the forts, airports, docks, and military camps around the imperial capital is clear at a glance.
"If they want to make a small move, we can spot it right away, and then immediately go back to the surface, unfold the hull, and they're done."
Liaoning and Nanchang also nodded in agreement.
Mu Feng groaned:
"Neptune, Sirius, the two of you pause your work and concentrate on the AWACS aircraft, the people at the airport are all cheered up, arrange for a few bombers to go over to the sky to star, Guangdong, Crimson, Changchun, Taiyuan, you are all ready, if there is a situation, go over to support at any time, everyone be careful."
"Understood!"
The people involved agreed together and immediately took action.
The snow's hull turned sideways on the surface of the sea and stopped moving completely.
Not long after, the AWACS aircraft saw that a cruiser had left the Huangdu dock and sailed in the direction of the Flying Snow at a speed of about 24 knots.
Based on the database comparison, Neptune sends a simple report to the datalink:
"It should be the armored cruiser Haiqi, the original battleship Haiqi, built by the British company Armstrong and commissioned in 1899.
"With a full load displacement of 4300 tons, a maximum speed of 24 knots, the main armament is two 8-inch guns, 10 120-mm secondary guns.
In 1911, he participated in the coronation of King George V, and then went to the United States and Cuba to comfort overseas Chinese.
"I was going to cross the Pacific Ocean and complete the circumnavigation of the world, but after the Xinhai Revolution, I changed my flag and returned to China by the same route.
"On September 25, 1937, it sank into Jiangyin on the Yangtze River to block the shipping lane, and in 1960, the hull was dismantled after being salvaged out of the water."
After reading it, everyone's mood was a little complicated, and no one spoke for a while.
Liaoning hesitated for a while: "But now she still follows the emperor Lao'er." ”
"Hmm."
A group of people agreed, setting the tone for communicating with each other.
The Flying Snow hull is more than 240 meters long, with 9 380mm guns, just across the sea, and the ships passing around are quite surprised and panicked.
This is the feeling of driving the cutting-edge high-speed battleships of World War II to the naval ports of 1900.
Some ships saw it from afar, and many of them did not dare to approach, after all, the 380-mm guns were now facing both sides, and those who sailed from them had to pass under the muzzles.
Haiqi, who was approaching, was helpless when he saw this situation, because the opponent's cannon was facing a direction other than his own, which should indicate that he would not attack him.
However, the other party did not follow his own requirements, restored the state of the ship, and still maintained the hull, so he should still be vigilant about himself.
Haiqi felt that he couldn't convince the other party, so he could only approach at full speed.
After about half an hour, the hull of the Haiqi finally reached the side of the Blizzard.
The two ships were very close to each other, and Haiqi's artillery could not penetrate Feixue's armor, and Feixue's cannon pitch angle was not enough, and it could not hit Haiqi.
Feixue first used a small boat to send the Shenzhen and Liaoning people to the Haiqi, and then restored the state of the ship's mother and boarded the ship.
Haiqi's ship girl projection stood on her deck, looking at the few ship girls in front of her.
The mother of the huge battleship before is now standing at the very edge of this team, and it seems that her status is the lowest among these people.
When these people boarded the ship, they still came in a small boat and did not unfold their ship.
"Are these all battleships?"
This somewhat frightened thought rose in Haiqi's mind, and then kept his face as calm as possible:
"Welcome to the Haiqi of the Dual-Moon Empire's coastal defense fleet, I will take you into the port now."
Shenzhen also arched its hand:
"I'm tired."
Haiqi took the Shenzhen group and sailed for half an hour again before finally arriving at the Huangdu Wharf, going ashore, and entering the garrison of the coastal defense fleet.
Along the way, the Shenzhen group mainly observed the surrounding conditions.
Compared with the docks of the other Admiral's Mansion, the Imperial Capital Wharf is more large and busy, and the clothes of the humans living nearby are basically the same as those of the Jiangnan Admiral's Mansion.
The Shenzhen entourage first met the admiral of the coastal defense fleet.
After a brief introduction, the two sides checked the official documents brought by Shenzhen, and solemnly arranged people again to take a group of people to the Honglu Temple inside the imperial capital.
The interior of the imperial capital is much more prosperous and lively than other towns where the Admiralty is located, and the degree of industrialization is not low, but most of them are concentrated in the suburbs.
The people in Shenzhen originally thought that after they arrived at the place, the person in charge of the Honglu Temple should have greeted them at the door.
However, after arriving, it was a welcome envoy who didn't care about anything, greeted the group in Shenzhen, politely circled, and was directly arranged to rest in the post house.
Shenzhen asked the welcome envoy when he would be able to see the emperor, and the answer was to see Honglu Siqing first, conveyed the news, and then waited for the summons.
Shenzhen asked when he would be able to see Honglu Siqing, and the answer was tomorrow morning, please wait for the summons with peace of mind.
After the welcoming envoy left, the Shenzhen group gathered together for a meeting in Yiguan.
Shenzhen frowned and said:
"Everyone has also seen that this is completely a classical era, the posture of the central dynasty, and they have never put us on an equal footing.
"When we came to visit, we were taken for granted as a pilgrimage and a tribute.
"Don't talk about the emperor, their external leaders will only 'summon' us when they have time, and they have no sense of reciprocal diplomacy at all."
A group of people nodded almost at the same time, and that's what the other meant.
Nanchang's face is incredible:
"I'm surprised, it stands to reason that this place has entered the era of industrialization, and we came here on a large battleship, isn't that enough to attract their attention?"
Shenzhen shook his head a little helplessly:
"In ancient times, there were a lot of twists and turns, they had to pay attention to the city government, pay attention to the unnecessary performance, worry that they would not be able to show it either, and maintain the face of the Heavenly Empire ......"
Peace Ark interjected:
"Shall we wait for their so-called 'summons'?"
There was silence in the room for a while, and Liaoning exhaled and said:
"I'm here, just wait for a day, I'll see Honglu Siqing tomorrow, and ask about the situation."
Shenzhen and Nanchang hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded, said to Mu Feng, and stayed here for a day temporarily. I want to talk about "The Red Blood of the Ship Lady" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find a confidant~