On the Jinghai Light Cup, the sailors who had finished their work stood on the deck in twos and threes, watching the comrades-in-arms of the artillery crew slowly aim the muzzles of the four triple 152/152 mm naval guns at the big island on the horizon. 【 I want: super fast update 】

On the left and right, seven other sister ships of the same type have also formed a standard and straight artillery array on the opposite shore with the Jinghai as the center. Beneath the surface of the sea in front of them, six whale-like shadows quietly submerged in the blue.

The blood of the sailors boiled as the shells were filled into the barrels, and although Hong Kong Island in the distance was its own territory, it had been away from the embrace of the motherland for too long, and it was not itself that owned it at this moment, but a British fleet that had been trapped there for a month.

It's time for the British to go, too!

At this moment when the Chinese nation was weak, the fleet that knocked on the door of China with opium and artillery has now tasted the taste of being blocked, so they have come to the moment of leaving, because Hua already has its own navy and two fleets that can protect the blue sea frontier that only belongs to China!

Standing on the narrow observation flybridge protruding on the left side of the tall bridge, Le Fei sniffed, obviously realizing the mistake of the restrictions at that time, but it was not too late, Philitman was trapped in Hong Kong, and he didn't even have a chance to break through, so he could have a good time with this guy!

Thinking of this, he took out two betel nuts from his pocket and handed them over: "One?" Ji Weishan hurriedly pinched his nose and shook his head, and said with a wry smile: "Lefei, when did you like this thing......"

Le Fei smiled slightly, threw one into his mouth as if no one was around, and replied, "Brother Ji, do you know what we are thinking?" ”

Ji Weishan twisted his eyebrows and replied, "What? Saw my mistake *......"

Le Fei raised his head, glanced at the reconnaissance sea eagle that was flying around Hong Kong Island in the sky in the distance, and said: "Brother Ji, you are wrong" With the weather and sea conditions at that time, I think you did a good job, we can't always look at boring numbers, there are too many situations that affect naval battles, and I believe that if it can be as light as it is today, it will be another result. ”

"Then I'm wrong, if I can be bold and take the initiative to close the distance first with losses, maybe I will be able to completely annihilate Philettman*......" Ji Weishan did not avoid his mistake at that time, and said bluntly: "And I didn't make good use of the destroyer, if I used the destroyer to carry the spear to launch a wave first, I don't think it would be so hard*......"

"That's what I'm thinking about*......" Le Feiwan smiled and nodded: "When it comes to artillery battles and head-to-head duels, I'm not your opponent, but when it comes to using speed, you ...... "Not as good as me." ”

"Remember what we talked about? Speed will change naval battles! ”

Speaking of this, Le Fei's eyes flashed, he straightened up, and raised three fingers at the staff officer behind him in the bridge, and the momentum of flamboyance suddenly emanated from him, "With his movements, eight Jinghai-class and ninety-six naval guns burst out with an angry roar at the same time.

Thirty minutes, six shells per minute, more than 17,000 shells "Although at a distance of 18,000 meters, shells of this level did little damage to the capital ship, and the accuracy was terrible, but so many shells still formed a rain of bullets that covered the sky and the sun.

"I'm leaving, thank you for the reminder." In the roaring naval guns, Ji Weishan looked at Le Fei who was standing in front of him like a javelin, and the lines at the corners of his mouth gradually curved: "I really hope to have a big fight with Philitman, but unfortunately, he will be tortured to death by you!" ”

"Hehe, isn't that the result of the General Staff? When their spirits break down, "look how they fight back!" Le Fei smiled and waved his hand.

Ten minutes later, "the seven capital ships of the First Fleet, which were waiting in the distance, continued to sail south under the protection of several destroyers, and their mission was to prevent the British from jumping over the wall" When the billowing black smoke filled the sea, the Victoria berth area of Hong Kong in the distance was already full of water, and countless fires rose from everywhere, and from a distance, it seemed as if the entire island had fallen into the smoke of gunpowder.

The sudden bombardment tore apart the pride of the British Far East Fleet, and Philettman could not even organize a return fire, because the distance of 18,000 meters was beyond the sight of all his warships, and he did not have the scout airship floating overhead to guide him.

Now he is extremely remorseful, although he is almost on par with his opponent, but he was also scared at that time, so he almost didn't think about it and avoided Hong Kong, but he didn't expect that the opponent was waiting for him in Victoria Bay, if he was not in a hurry to enter the port at that time, but waited outside the port to lead the fleet to use the sea as a base, maybe he would not have fallen into this situation!

This was his second and crucial mistake, in which he deprived the fleet of its speed and maneuver as a life, tying himself up hand and foot.

Although all the shells that fell were six-inch shells, and most of them fell on the sea at a long distance, even those that fell on the deck would not cause much damage to the main body of the warship, but the terrible screams and shells in the sky were fatal to morale, and if such shelling continued for a while, I am afraid that even if reinforcements came, the Far Eastern Fleet would not be able to fight. 【 I want: super fast update 】

It's a psychological blow!

The important thing is that he can't break through!

As early as Yokosuka, the British Admiralty speculated that Li Mo might have mastered submarines, and only the kind of little thing lurking underwater could launch such an invisible and untouchable attack, which made him lose nearly ten warships in an instant.

It can be seen from the fact that the other side put this kind of little guy here and waited for him, instead of arranging it in the Bass Strait, and the other side also knows that the submarine does not have the ability to fight in the ocean.

He didn't know if Li Mo's submarine technology was better than that of France, because he had never seen a shadow so far, but their natural low appearance was destined to be unable to see clearly the surface situation several kilometers away, and they could only be ambushed with the enemy's route in advance, and they could not be used in wide straits, because once the sea was wide, they would not be able to find their opponents, and even if they did, with their pitiful speed underwater, it was enough for an old ironclad ship to escape, and once they surfaced to pursue, they would become targets again, That's why the UK hasn't taken the study seriously.

Because submarines do not have the capability of ocean-going operations, it is normal for Britain, which has a global strategy, to ignore "because the decisive battle of the British Navy will be fought at sea, not in the harbor!" And this neglect was also contagious to him, and he even forgot that Li Mo had a submarine, and took the initiative to retreat into the narrow offshore channel!

But it is precisely because of his own negligence and the second mistake that he set off a chain reaction, giving the opponent this opportunity for the other party's endless attack, and the narrow Victoria Bay of Hong Kong is almost their paradise!

It was too late to regret it, so he had to order all the mines stored in Hong Kong to be spilled, and also sank several seriously injured warships into the waterway, turning Victoria Harbour into a stuffy tank, although the problem of being attacked was temporarily solved, but he could not leave, because several times he sent warships around the crooked reserved waterway as soon as he left the port, he was ambushed, either sunk, or fled back in embarrassment.

But after the underwater crisis was resolved, a big crisis appeared, and the Chinese Army actually appeared on the back of Hong Kong! The consequences of Britain's lack of land force were finally revealed, and with little effort, the Chinese army seized Kowloon and turned Hong Kong into an island.

Rumble............!

A six-inch cannonball coincidentally hit a mine scattered in the harbor, and a huge explosion erupted from under the water, forming a huge column of water that soared into the sky, stirring up waves and even hitting the hull of a nearby cruiser and deflecting rapidly.

Looking at the splash of water, Philitman knew that the only thing he could hope for now was when the negotiations would be over, and how many warships he would have left at the end.

"Bang!" Sa Daoyi slapped the table fiercely, and roared hoarsely: "Lord Tang, you must immediately stop shelling Hong Kong, otherwise the negotiations between us will end here......"

Tang Shaoyi leaned back in his chair, and the assistant and recorder on the side faithfully recorded every character of Sadaoyi's roar, and when the British delegation stopped accusing and insulting, he leaned forward slightly, and suddenly took out a document from his bag and handed it over.

"Sir Sadaoyi, don't you want to take a look first?"

"Looking at the documents? What's so nice about a document? Looking at Tang Shaoyi slowly pushing down the documents in front of him, Sa Daoyi's heart chuckled, and a bad feeling suddenly rose, and then he took a deep breath and opened it, and suddenly felt dizzy.

How is this possible!

Hua actually mastered the negotiation cards that he came out this time, and also knew the secret plan designated by the navy! How the hell do they know? Who the hell leaked the secret!

Looking at this confidential document that seemed to have been printed from the British Prime Minister's Office, Sa Daoyi seemed to feel like a well-dressed warrior who was about to enter the gladiatorial arena, but when he stepped into the arena, he suddenly found that he was actually full of **, and he suddenly lost confidence.

"Sir Sardour, there is a lack of trust between us, so I personally feel that negotiations where trust cannot be established are meaningless, with all due respect, I do not want to participate in such negotiations, and if you insist, then I will have my assistant accompany you to discuss it."

"It's a fake, it's a rumor!" Sa Daoyi coldly pushed the document, tried his best to maintain the demeanor of an aristocracy, and asked: "Lord Tang, how can your country release our soldiers!" ”

"It's very simple*......" Tang Shaoyi crossed his fingers and put it on the table: "We need a guarantee that we can believe, to ensure that your country will not interfere and occupy our territory, if it can't be done, then you might as well continue to let the army speak." ”

Fight down, Dou Maile next to "Hmph*......" snorted coldly: "Lord Tang, do you know the consequences of angering the British Empire?" ”

"Your Majesty, please remember who you are, you are only a diplomat, not the British Prime Minister who made the decision!" In the face of Dou Maile's threat, Tang Shaoyi said without showing weakness: "Besides, do you know the consequences of offending 400 million people?!" ”

Tang Shaoyi's words were like a sharp sword that stabbed Britain's big weakness, and even Sa Daoyi was shocked, because it was not only Britain's weakness, but also the weakness of the whole of Europe, people!

Because the whole of Europe combined, it is impossible to gather 400 million people, the more population, the stronger the war potential, and Britain at this moment can not even gather 100,000 troops to the Far East, even if the sea wins, unless Li Mo's army gang mutinies, how to occupy the land?

"I'll be back*......" Sa Daoyi took a deep breath, grabbed the papers, and left the venue with the negotiating team, knowing that it would be an extremely difficult battle.

On 10 October, the negotiations between China and Britain, which attracted worldwide attention, reached a deadlock at the very beginning, and in the face of the sudden bombardment of Hong Kong by the Chinese army and the British cards they threw out, the British Government first panicked, and while checking out who had leaked the secrets, it quickly reformulated its negotiation policy.

At the same time, the Nanyang Fleet led by Le Fei launched long-distance artillery bombardments every now and then, early in the morning, at noon, or even in the middle of the night, wave after wave of shells and explosions made Philitman, who was in a predicament, panicked, and a large number of Chinese had already left the island to avoid the war, and after the loss of Kowloon, it became an isolated island, and even food began to be unable to guarantee normally.

At the same time, the British army in Shanghai was also caught in a bitter battle, and on 2 October, the 20,000 Chinese troops who had already been prepared launched a general attack on the British concession in Shanghai, and the British army was exhausted, and most of the streets were lost in just one day.

On 15 October, the Chinese Prime Minister's Office announced the liberation of Shanghai.

At this moment, the British government truly realized that its hesitation had completely lost control of the Far East, and that there were only two paths left before the British government, negotiations and the continuation of the war.

The decision to continue the war was difficult.

According to statistics, in order to defeat China, at least 20 battleships and more than 300,000 troops need to be mobilized.

On 16 October, when he learned that the Chinese army had begun to gather a large number of army troops on the outskirts of Hong Kong, and that he had concentrated 15 airships at the same time, he had to return to the negotiating table, and the first problem before him was how to win the trust of China.

Tang Shaoyi's answer is very simple, condominium Malacca!

However, as soon as this proposal was put forward, it was directly rejected by Sa Daoyi, and Malacca was too important, so he proposed that the Far East Fleet should be withdrawn to India entirely, and the Strait of Malacca should be used as the boundary to limit the number of ships entering the seas of South China each year.

Tang Shaoyi refused.

The reason is simple: there is no Strait of Malacca, and the restrictions are just a joke.

Seeing that the negotiations were deadlocked, Britain began to find another way, trying to go directly to Li Mo to persuade him, but this move was also blocked from the negotiations because the Chinese government was blocked from the negotiations on the grounds that the emperor was not in Beijing and the itinerary was a state secret.

On 17 October, Tang Shaoyi once again made a proposal, saying that the Chinese army must be allowed to set up a naval monitoring station in the Longya Islands without changing its ownership, and for the first time put forward a concept, the right to patrol the Strait of Malacca!

The Dragon's Tooth Islands are named after the Chinese, and are called Linga Islands in Europeans, located east of Sumatra, only 50 nautical miles from the Strait of Malacca.

Although the British government has not restricted the entry and exit of merchant ships from various countries, because the Strait of Malacca has entered an important strategic passage in and out of the Far East, warships of various countries must first inform the British garrison if they want to pass through, and they will also be monitored by the British Far East Fleet stationed in Canada.

This proposal seems to be less important than jurisdiction, but in fact, once the Chinese Navy establishes a regular patrol system in the Strait of Malacca, it means that the Chinese military can monitor every ship entering and leaving the Strait of Malacca, and setting up a naval monitoring station in the Dragon's Tooth Islands is equivalent to pulling out the teeth of any warship entering and leaving the waterway!

As for the Dragon's Tooth Islands, although Sadaoyi was right, he did not insist, because it was under the jurisdiction of the Dutch in Sumatra, and as long as it had Gapo, then the British position in Malacca would not be shaken.

At this point in the negotiations, everyone understood that since Li Mo decided to start a war with the British, he had actually been making an idea around Malacca, and he could not directly annex this strait, because the interests of all European countries were at stake here, but it did not prevent him from using the war to force the other side to withdraw from China at the same time, and at the same time to dig out some power from the British on the grounds of gaining trust.

The news from Shanghai has made everyone understand that Britain has lost all opportunities in the Far East, and hesitation has become a big mistake for Britain, and when the news of Li Mo's desire to win a cup in Malacca reached Europe, Wilhelm II seemed to see an opportunity, and proposed for the first time through the newspapers the idea of international condominium, which was also supported by France and Italy.

This is absolutely intolerable to the British, Germany took the lead in building the Nassau class, which is already very painful for the UK, but I didn't expect that it would be regarded as weak because it couldn't fight back for the time being, and everyone wanted to come to Malacca for a piece of the pie.

On 20 October, when the Chinese Pacific Fleet appeared off the coast of Gapo and blocked the four Sovereign-class battleships that were just about to pass through the Strait of Malacca to Gapo, Britain finally panicked, because the main force of the Far East Fleet was trapped, Gapo currently has only three Sovereign-class, although the Sovereign-class has porridge millimeter naval guns, but it is an early open-air battery design, in front of the opponent's Rui Duke class, I am afraid that there is no power to fight back.

After three days of communication, under the pressure of reality, Britain finally agreed to give China the right to patrol the Strait of Malacca for mutual trust, but at the same time strictly stipulated the distance, number and tonnage of ships entering and leaving the country.

The strict restrictions did not discourage Li Mo, the patrol was only an excuse, even if the freedom to enter a few torpedo boats would be a victory, because as long as this thick iron curtain was opened, it meant that the time to control a truly international strategic waterway was not too far away.

After solving the big problem of mutual trust, the negotiations finally entered the substantive stage, and the conditions for a phased withdrawal put forward by Sardor were directly vetoed, and a series of issues such as how to protect the interests of British businessmen in China were brought to the negotiating table.

On 8 November, after a long period of torment and bargaining, China and Britain reached an agreement under which Britain would give up all its concessions in China and withdraw all its garrisons, while the number of the British Far East Fleet was strictly limited to no more than 200,000 tons of total tonnage, most of which could only be six battleships.

In exchange, Hua sold the technology of the Zhonghua-class battleships to Britain for 1 million pounds, and delivered it after the departure of the next British soldier, and at the same time guaranteed that the legitimate interests of British merchants in China would not be infringed upon, and at the same time, the total size of the Nanyang fleet was voluntarily limited to 150,000 tons, and the number of battleships did not exceed six.

Five days later, when Dou Maile led 2,000 Chinese sailors into Hong Kong, he could not believe his eyes, only to see that the remaining four battleships and seven first-class cruisers were all in dilapidation, the deck and hull were full of traces left by shells, and the British Far East Fleet, which was once huge, with as many as ten battleships, fifteen first-class cruisers, and a large number of second-class cruisers and auxiliary ships, was completely crippled, and could not be restored at all in three to four years.

And the sailors were in a trance by the intermittent shelling that lasted for a month, let alone fight back, I am afraid that it will be a problem to continue to go to sea.

After receiving this news, Britain was indignant, but when the negotiations were over and there was no ability to immediately counterattack, they could only choose to retreat temporarily.

On 15 November, according to the agreement, the Seventh Infantry Division of the Chinese Army was the first to enter Hong Kong and take over all military installations in Hong Kong, while the British Far East Fleet had destroyed an unusable cruiser, and all the remaining ships were at anchor and under the supervision of the Chinese Navy's Nanyang Fleet and the sailors on board, and four days later they went to the Indian base through the Strait of Malacca to rest.

On the same day, the Chinese Marine Corps sent a battalion to land on the Dragon's Tooth Islands, despite Dutch opposition, and began to build monitoring stations on them, and ordered the expulsion of all non-Chinese natives from the island.

On 20 November, when the latter southern province of Yunnan was declared liberated, Emperor Li Mo, who had been silent for a long time, sent two medical teams, led by Duan Yue'er and Luo Sanniang, to Shanghai and Hong Kong to treat the wounded of the British soldiers who were preparing to return to China, citing humanitarian assistance.

Even the British government appreciated this news, knowing that months of blockade and fighting not only exhausted the British soldiers, but also many seriously wounded could not even get on the ship to accept the bumps of the sea journey, and now Li Mo has reached out to help, at least to solve the big trouble.

But in fact, Sa Daoyi regretted it!

Because hundreds of seriously wounded soldiers finally stayed in Shanghai for three months and set foot on the ship back home!

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