It is said that Ben, the base camp of Tokyo.

It's late at night, and the whole base is quiet, but everyone who knows the inside story is hard to fall asleep tonight. It has been two days since the fleet set off, and according to intelligence, today will be the day of a decisive battle, and I don't know if the Imperial fleet has won at this moment.

In a room in the base camp, there was a burst of bamboo music. In the room, the kabuki struggled to twist their waists to make themselves look more beautiful.

Prince Arisugawa Palace Chihito squinted his eyes and sat cross-legged on the carpet, and next to him, the same two heavyweights, Prince Komatsu and Prince Kita-Shirakawa Nohisa.

Sweet rice wine was placed on the table, and Kabuki was in front of him, but his eyes were always half-closed. The two beside him also didn't glance at the Kabuki in front of them, and at this moment, the minds of the three of them had already flown to the distant Yellow Sea.

Prince Chihito squinted at Kita-Shirakawa Nohisa, to be honest, he didn't like that guy, that guy was too ambitious, and he once proclaimed himself Emperor Tobu, I really don't know why His Majesty the Emperor pardoned him. Now that he has been mixed into the army, leading the most elite army guard division, this time it is even more annoying! But this is not the time to talk about personal grievances, even if you don't like it, you still reserve a seat for him.

The kabukis, who are swaying, singing and dancing, and their faces are painted more white, seem to be able to feel the solemn atmosphere in the room, and although they try to make themselves more relaxed, their pace is still a little nervous.

Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside, and before the kabuki could get out of the way, a young man slammed open the wooden door and rushed into the room.

"Yaga!" Chiren slapped the table and shouted, "Panic, what kind of system." ”

"Your Royal Highness." Shao Zuo ignored Prince Chiren, who was already angry, and shouted, "The Kingdom of Hawaii handed over a declaration of war to His Majesty the Emperor half an hour ago!" ”

"What!"

This sudden news made the three big people in the room panic suddenly, at this time! How could anyone come to challenge the Great Empire? And it's the Hawaiian kingdom that was unknown before?!

Shao Zuo quickly said the news he had just received, according to the Minister of the Kingdom of Hawaii, five hours ago, the fleet of the Hawaiian Navy suddenly attacked a destroyer of the Hawaiian Navy that was on its way to watch the battle, causing serious damage to the ship and a large number of casualties, so the Minister of the Kingdom of Hawaii officially protested and demanded that the Minister of the Kingdom of Hawaii compensate for the loss of 100 million pounds.

£100 million!

That's enough to buy hundreds of ironclads! Emperor Meiji, who had just fallen asleep with his concubine in his arms, was already very angry after being woken up, so he naturally would not agree to such an unreasonable request, and immediately ordered the Minister of the Kingdom of Hawaii to be expelled from the palace, but he did not expect that the Minister of Hawaii immediately declared war on behalf of the kingdom and said that the consequences would be fully responsible for the consequences.

A small Pacific island nation with only a few tattered second-hand ships! also dared to ride on the head of the Great Empire to, and after Emperor Meiji received the declaration of war, he was so angry that he almost knocked off the palace hall! Immediately order the expulsion of all Hawaiian Kingdom personnel stationed in Hawaii, and declare war on Hawaii on behalf of Hawaii!

Five hours ago?

Chiren took out his pocket watch and glanced at it, if the information sent by Keisuke Otori from North Korea was accurate, then according to the pre-war plan, regardless of victory or defeat, Ito Hyungsuke should have returned with the fleet five hours ago!

How could it be possible to give the order for a surprise attack on a small destroyer, now that he had already returned home? Could it be that the other party took the lead in provoking? It is possible that Ito Henyoke would never allow a small destroyer to provoke the Imperial Navy.

Although we have not yet received detailed information on the victory or defeat in the Yellow Sea, judging from the sudden attack on the Hawaiian warship by Henyo Ito, it is possible to win, otherwise how could the defeated navy attack the warships of a third country?

Only the victor deserves to run rampant in this sea!

Prince Chiren was overjoyed, this was great news, but he couldn't figure out how he didn't get any news of the attack that happened five hours ago, and how did the Hawaiian minister get the telegram news?!

A possibility suddenly popped out of his mind, and it sent chills down his spine in an instant, this was a conspiracy! It's definitely a pre-set trap!

Before he could wake up from the cold, Kita-Shirakawa Nengjiu had already jumped up and shouted, "Yaga! A small island country dares to come to my empire to spread wild! Send someone to kill that minister immediately! ”

Komatsu was the calmest of the three, and after hearing the news, he immediately said, "Is there any news from Hyungwoo Ito?" ”

"Report to His Royal Highness, there is no news from the fleet yet." "But according to the plan," replied, "according to the plan, they should return to Sasebo tomorrow morning to recuperate, and then from there back to Yokosuka." ”

"No way!" Komatsu immediately said: "Since Hawaii wants to challenge the empire, they will definitely come by sea, no matter whether they really dare to go to war or not, they must immediately send warships back to Yokosuka to guard the gateway to Tokyo!" ”

Chi Ren nodded subconsciously, the sudden declaration of war made him a little flustered, whether the fleet had won or not, and what was Hawaii's idea! How did they know that war would break out today! Why did Hyunsuke Ito order the attack on the third [***] ship? £100 million! How could this minister have such confidence? Just rely on the Pacific Fleet, which has just been formed and may not even be full of sailors? Did he think that by buying a few warships, he could conjure up a powerful navy?

The battle situation, which was originally very clear, suddenly became confusing, at this time, whether it was Chihito, Nohisa, or Komatsu, they no longer had the ability to change the emperor's ability to declare war on behalf of the empire, and now they had to wait for the fleet to come back and figure out what happened to Ito Henyu!

"Send someone to contact the fleet immediately, and inform them when you find it, don't go back to Sasebo, and rush to Yokosuka immediately!" After thinking about it a few times, he decided to wait for the fleet to come back before making plans.

Looking at Shao Zuo, who was running away quickly, for some reason, Chi Ren always felt a little frightened, what happened to the United Fleet? ――

On the surface of the sea, the moon finally poked its head out of the clouds as the last flames gradually sank into the water.

Outside the hatch, on the deck, the dense footsteps shuttled endlessly, and in the command tower war room, the needle drop could be heard quietly, Li Mo sat alone in front of the chart, Simmons, who was originally accompanying him, couldn't contain his excitement, and had already rushed out to join in the fun, leaving him alone anxiously waiting for the final results of the battle.

Suddenly, the hatch was gently pushed open, Chen Ping and Long Guozhang walked in with excitement on their faces, and without waiting for Li Mo to ask, Long Guozhang shouted: "Young master, great victory!" ”

"Nonsense, I don't know about the big victory yet! The young master saw it all the way. Li Mo despised it in his heart, but he suddenly stood up and asked excitedly: "Is the statistics out?" ”

"It's out." Chen Ping pinched the statistics and blushed: "A total of seven enemy ships were sunk, two were sunk, three were captured, 170 enemy officers and 1,602 soldiers were captured. ”

"Where's Hyukee Ito?"

"That guy, when he saw the Takachiho being sunk, he committed suicide! Grandma's! At that time, Lao Tzu hadn't fired at his flagship, it was too faceless! Long Guozhang pursed his lips, extremely angry at this kind of behavior.

Li Mo smiled, this guy still didn't have a proper way to be the commander, and he didn't care about him, and continued to ask Chen Ping: "In the captain's list, are there two people, Murahiko Nomashiro and Togo Heihachiro?" ”

"Yes." Chen Ping looked at the preliminary interrogation record in his hand and said, "But they are all dead with the ship!" ”

"Heihachiro Togo is dead."

When he first heard the news of Ito Hyungyou's death, Li Mo had an indescribable feeling, and now he learned that these two people were also dead, and he couldn't help but feel a little regretful, these three people who impressed him the most in the United Fleet at the time, did not expect to die under the wings of his little butterfly, and it can be regarded as avenging the friends who gritted their teeth against the three in later generations, right?!

"I don't know if there is a parallel world, why don't you organize Tesla and George to study the time machine?" Young Master Li Hu Si thought for a while before asking, "What about our casualties?" ”

"Seventeen people were killed and eighty-one were wounded, most of them minor." Chen Ping flipped through the statistics and said: "In terms of ships, except for the Swordfish, which suffered serious losses and needed to be repaired, the other ships did not have any major losses. ”

Hearing that there was also damage on his side, although Li Mo didn't say anything, he still sighed lightly, although the equipment was superior, and the other party was tired, so he waited for work or sneak attack, but war casualties of this scale were inevitable, not to mention that the Pacific Fleet was the same as himself, a newcomer and a new tender, and this time it could be regarded as a baptism of blood and fire.

"The officers and soldiers who died should try their best to ensure that the remains are intact and bring them back. The injured should also be sent back to Oahu as soon as possible and treated by the best doctors. Li Mo said.

"Yes."

"The pension should be doubled, and if there is any request from their dependents, it can be appropriately met." Young Master Li thought about it, gritted his teeth and set a high pension, this is the best opportunity to win people's hearts.

Hearing the young master's command, Long Guozhang also hurriedly bowed his hand and said: "The young master is kind-hearted, I thank you for those sacrificed soldiers." "It's all as it should be." Li Mo smiled slightly: "The soldiers fought bravely to kill the enemy, and those of us who were hiding behind couldn't let them chill." ”

"Young master, don't worry, Yuanshou knows how to do it." Chen Ping also nodded quickly, understanding Li Mo's thoughts.

Seeing that the two of them understood, Li Mo put down his pen and said with a smile: "Our minister, Mr. Minister, at this time, you should have already put forward conditions to Yue Ben and declared war, right?" I don't know if that guy from Meiji will follow the example of Hyungyou Ito to commit suicide by breaking his stomach after hearing the amount of compensation. ”

Listening to Li Mo's words, the corners of Chen Ping and Long Guozhang's eyes twitched, originally according to the meaning of the two, it was enough to mention eighteen million, anyway, he would never pay, how could he think that Young Master Li opened his mouth to be 100 million, and pay back the pound, this is not forcing him to go crazy! It seems that there is still a gap between himself and the young master!

At this time, the Polaris under his feet moved slightly, and then the sound of the steam engine rumbling was heard, and Li Mo immediately walked to the chart, lay on the table and said, "Where is the first stop?" ”

Chen Ping hurriedly walked to the young master's side, pointed to the chart and said: "Our plan is to be led by the four ships of the Determination to forcibly raid Sasebo, the base camp of the fleet. ”

Chen Ping took out a pen, crossed the Sasebo base in Nagasaki, followed the coastline of Kyushu Island, went north, and reached the Seto Inland Sea, and suddenly split the line and said: "After fighting Sasebo, the fleet will be divided into two, Kobe, Osaka, Kure Port and Etajima, and destroy their naval potential!" Eventually, the fleet will assemble off the coast of Tonkin Bay and force me to agree to our terms. ”

With the collapse of the Combined Fleet, he no longer has any decent naval strength, so Chen Pi and Long Guozhang's plan is feasible, but Li Mo is a little strange and asks, "What about the Polaris and the Antarctic Stars?" Why don't they participate? ”

Chen Ping's hand drawing the line paused, and after raising his eyelids and looking at Long Guozhang, he said with a strange expression: "Young master, we are going to send them to Lushun to pick up Fang Boqian." ”

"Oh." Li Mo responded, and then remembered his cheap "father-in-law", if it weren't for Fu Bo's left and right advice, he wouldn't have sent Nighthawk back to catch people, at this moment, he had to sacrifice the strongest firepower of the fleet for him, it was not worth it!

So Li Mo thought about it and immediately said: "Send the Sky Survey and the Sea Patrol to pick up people, Sasebao's coastal defense is relatively tight, don't waste firepower!" ”

Before Li Enfu set off, together with Fu Bo, he told Chen Ping and Long Guozhang about Fang Boqian being the young master's father-in-law, so the two of them already knew about it, and when they heard that the young master only sent two protective cruisers, Long Guozhang, who was familiar with the interior of Beiyang, hurriedly said: "Young master, I have gone to patrol the sky and the sea, I'm afraid I won't be able to control the scene!" ”

"Town scenes?" Li Mo pulled a black line on his forehead, this is not to cut people, what kind of scene is the town!

Before he could speak, he heard Long Guozhang say: "In the naval battle in the afternoon, Fang Boqian took the lead in returning for some reason, according to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, this can already be regarded as ......." Long Guozhang didn't say the word "deserter" in his mouth, and after a pause, he continued: "After Ding Ruchang goes back, he will definitely report to Li Zhongtang at this time, if he can't suppress the Beiyang Navy Division, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape." ”

"It's really to give the young master face, deserters will desert, what's not to say." Li Mo smiled bitterly in his heart, but what Long Guozhang said was also right, Fang Boqian in history was indeed executed quickly, although he was also very strange about Ding Ruchang's quick and late execution of the other party in the middle of the night, but thinking of Fu Bo's repeated explanations, he sighed and said: "Then let Ji Weishan take the Antarctic Star and the Patrol Sea to pick up Li Qiang and them, in case it ......." ”

Li Mo thought for a moment before saying, "If you can't save it, forget it." ”

"Forget it?" Chen Ping glanced at Li Mo in astonishment, and immediately understood what the young master meant, he would rather sacrifice his "father-in-law" than make an enemy of Beiyang for the time being, so he hurriedly said: "Young master, don't worry, I will take care of Ji Weishan." ”

Li Mo nodded, and after removing Fang Boqian's matter from his mind, he continued: "After receiving someone, let the Patrol take him to Ryukyu, I will wait for them there." ”

"After sending off the people, the Patrol Sea is responsible for supporting the landing of the Ryukyus, and the Antarctic Star will immediately go north, and the large force will continue to attack the port of Yumoto, and I can't delay the big thing because of me." Li Mo pointed his pen at the sea off Yokosuka and stabbed it hard. "Let the Swordfish rush back to Honolulu immediately, lead the destroyer formation to escort the first regiment, the fourth regiment and the marines, and I will take the Exocet and wait for them off the coast of the Ryukyus."

As soon as Li Mo dropped his pen, he heard Chen Ping ask, "Young Master, what about those captured prisoners?" ”

"Yuanshou, you said that the navy has always been strong, is it important to have people or ships?" The cruel eyes in Master Li's eyes flashed, Chen Ping and Long Guozhang glanced at each other, and immediately nodded and said, "Yuanshou, Guozhang, you know what to do!" ”

"Okay, you can do it." Looking at the snow-white searchlight pillars outside, Li Mo stretched his waist and smiled: "Don't let the team relax yet, this battle is not over yet!" ”

(To be continued)