681 Closing (8)

Dalian. ※※※※※ I ※ I ※ ※

Headquarters of the Navy.

Long Guozhang took the document from the staff officer, closed the door casually after signing it, turned his head to look at Chen Ping and Li Enfu, who had just arrived by plane from Beijing, and said: "I have ordered Port Vila to evacuate, since this guy thinks that attacking there can delay us and improve the morale of the troops, then you might as well simply let him fight."

In addition, the two light carriers of Task Force 2 have moved to the north of Port Vila, but I don't think they will need to, according to the time, they should arrive tonight, but where the patrol detachment is, they will have to leave if they destroy some more harbor facilities.

Whether it is Nouméa or Port Vila, if you want to go back after the fight, you have to pass through the Fiji Islands, and Xiao Tianzhi has already asked two Guam-class ships to wait for him there to surprise them. ”

"Two battleships, isn't it too weak? No matter how bad Claxton is, there are more than twenty battleships and cruisers after the convergence, why not pull the mothership over? Li Enfu asked.

"It's a bit weak, but we didn't want to eat them with two Guam-class, if we pull the mothership over, with the complex hydrological conditions of the Fiji Islands, once it falls into chaos, Claxton will escape, if all the warships scatter and flee, no more motherships will be able to stop them, so we must scare them first, and then wait for him here." Chen Ping pointed his finger and said heavily.

"Here?" Li Enfu walked to the map and looked at it carefully with his glasses.

Ping nodded and said with a smile: "Didn't he want to go to Sealand?" Don't you want to take a step back and open the sky? Well, let's give him a chance to take a step back, and when he arrives here exhausted from the pursuit of battleships, and when he sees that he is about to arrive, he suddenly finds that there are two motherships waiting, what do you think will happen to him? ”

"How?" Long Guozhang pouted: "It's good that he can bring half of the warships back to Sydney!" ”

The two sang and harmonized, which made Li Enfu laugh and said, "Feng Qi sent a message in the morning, the Russian side has relented, and the bargaining is currently underway."

According to the intelligence inside Russia, Lenin could not hold out, Britain had already acted, and the army of Denikin and others had begun to march towards St. Petersburg, so I heard that he had threatened his resignation to force the party to agree to sign a contract, because he knew very well that if the war was continued, it would fuel the strength of the Russian bourgeoisie, and it would also bury the very weak Soviet government, and make everything they had won some time ago come to naught. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)

I have studied them, and these people are very good at political struggle, and in the face of politics and the fate of the country, they have chosen to be loyal to politics, and they have taken every respite to strengthen the power of the party, and have achieved control over the country and the people. ”

"He's a traitor!" Long Guozhang sneered.

"Doesn't he sell the state? If we continue to attack, then the Soviets will be destroyed by the combination of internal and external forces, whether it is Britain and France, or us, practicing the idea of capitalist freedom, which is incompatible with his set, so what he has to do now is to consolidate power, not to maintain the destiny of the country. Chen Ping said.

"It's fucking horrible! Put the political party above the state. ”

Li Enfu lit a cigarette, as if he didn't hear Long Guozhang's big mouth, and said quietly: "If the contract is signed, the door between Russia and the outside world will be basically closed, whether it is us or the Entente, the interference is very limited, so that Russia will become a stewed pot, the Bolsheviks led by Lenin want to change from a Soviet minority to a ruling faction, civil war and purges are inevitable, and it is estimated that many people will die." ”

"The more you die, the better, and it's all gone." Long Guozhang looked down on this kind of person in his heart, so he said coldly.

"That can't be said, the Russian civil war is definitely unavoidable, and the emperor has canceled the idea of not letting the Russian ** team enter the east of the Urals, that is, let it be at the fierce point, so that from Central Asia to Europe, it must be bloody and bloody, and naturally it will inevitably affect our borders, especially the problem of cross-border refugees is thorny."

"Mr. Li is right, I have already discussed this with Zhao Long, in five years, we will maintain no less than 500,000 troops in the northwest, and we will also increase some National Guards, in addition to building temporary camps in some major border areas, and be ready to collect refugees at any time, so as not to be penetrated into the territory of the country by them." Chen Ping said with a smile: "Actually, we should also see the benefits, if Lenin really implements the Great Purge, there will definitely be many Russian scientists and technicians who will leave, because the war in Europe is not over, so they will definitely be willing to come to us, this is a good opportunity to gather people." ”

"Hehe, it's still Yuanshou that you think far-reaching, my old dragon now wants to close the doors of Russia and Australia at the same time, and then go all out to deal with the United States!"

"Yes, the Russian side is basically finalized, Xiao Tianzhi is also waiting for Claxton to send it to the door himself, as long as Germany can withdraw the million-strong army on the Eastern Front in Europe, the pressure on Britain and France will increase sharply, not to mention that the emperor also predicted that the Russian Revolution is just a little spark, including Romania, Austria-Hungary, Serbia and even France, will all face the attack of the revolution!"

"Austria-Hungary! France?! Long Guozhang's eyes widened.

"Austria-Hungary has a complicated domestic situation, it was already facing division before the war, and it has basically been exhausted in the past two years, and the revolutionary ideology is rampant in the country, and the nationality is complex, and the hatred between various ethnic groups is also very deep, so even if the war is won, it is likely to be divided.

As for France, after the occupation of Paris, the capitulation faction in France began to advocate surrender, if this war was miserable, then it must be a non-French country now, the country's industry and agriculture have been basically paralyzed, all rely on the blood transfusion of Britain and the United States, so as long as they see Russia ceding land in exchange for peace, these people will definitely be instigated. Li Enfu took off his eyes and sighed: "Europe has reached the brink of revolution, and the next few years may usher in an era of great political changes." ”

"So what are we going to do?" Although Long Guozhang didn't understand politics, he understood the least truth, and he asked nervously.

Li Enfu squinted his eyes and smiled: "Hehe, the national chapter does not have to be nervous, although the thought cannot be stopped, but the root depends on the local soil, my country does not have this environment, the emperor has proved his ability in twenty years, and proved that the whole text has his vision, don't talk about you and me at this moment, even ordinary citizens are accustomed to this environment, what we have to do is to strengthen the monitoring of minorities in the border areas, especially after the entry of Russian refugees in the future, if you feel necessary, then simply do it without leaving any trouble, so that everyone can clearly understand." We don't like it!

What's more, what we really have to worry about now is Germany, if the revolution really breaks out in Austria-Hungary and France, then Germany will be surrounded by red ideas and fall into an embattled situation, which is also the real purpose of the emperor to leave Lenin in the first place! ”

"Let the red surround Germany?" Chen Ping squinted his eyes, as if he had thought of something, the corners of his mouth slowly hooked up a wicked smile, seeing him like this, Long Guozhang just wanted to ask, but the telegram interrupted his thoughts.

"Report, Port Vila telegraphed, they were shelled, according to reconnaissance, there were 5 capital battleships in total!"

"Hehe, the time is very accurate, it happened to be at night and slowly walked to the map, and a bright color flashed in the depths of his eyes.

Thundered.

2 Delaware, 3 Bellerophon, and five battleships with more than 40 heavy guns firing at the same time, and while the wind tore through the night sky, Port Vila in the distance was already shrouded in flames.

The battleship erupted into a roar, and in the continuous flames, the distant port of Vila seemed to be a sea of fire, which completely released Claxton's depression that had been suppressed for several months, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Having arrived here in 3 days, the plan is half completed, and all that is needed now is to smash this Chinese base in the southwest Pacific, as long as there is no seaport, their attack on Noumea will be greatly delayed, and it can also boost everyone's morale.

The sailors also frantically stuffed all the depression of the months into the barrels of the cannons, and one after another shells fell in Port Vila like eyes, and the warehouses and houses in the field of vision fell in pieces.

"General, destroyer, 9 o'clock."

"Order the cruisers to stop them at once, and the battleship formations continue to shell at full speed."

"It's too late." A smile crossed Claxton's eyes, and he nodded back at Fletcher with satisfaction, for Port Vila in the distance was completely shrouded in smoke and dust, and the target of the raid had been accomplished.

Fletcher had been standing behind Claxton, and he nodded immediately when he saw the smile, but when he raised his binoculars again and saw that there were only 4 destroyers coming, he always felt that this time was too smooth, although the plan was made by him, he always thought that he would be intercepted by at least one or two capital ships here, but the other party only sent 4 destroyers? Could it be that the main force is still in Noumea? Did your own deception really work?

"Torpedo!"

"Boom."

The heavy and thick Lance-III torpedo pierced the thin armor of the cruiser Memphis, and the lookout in the night saw this terrible black shadow in the water within a few meters by means of a searchlight, but it was too late for the alarm to be raised.

The 450-kilogram TNT warhead, which was used against the battleship, was too big for the Omaha-class light cruisers, and at the same time as a splash rose from the sea, a huge hole appeared in the port side of the Memphis, and the cruiser began to tilt at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The loss of a cruiser in a matter of moments made Claxton's eyebrows skip a beat, and after glancing at Port Vila, which had melted into flames, he stopped the idea of continuing the shelling and immediately ordered: "Leave, let's get out of here." ”

"Release smoke, serpentine maneuver, cruiser protects the wings."

"Left full rudder, full speed!"

"Contact General Seymour, our mission has been accomplished, let him gather the fleet at once."

"We're going to Fiji."