"You two are so leisurely today, don't you know that today is the day when Dongdi Kingdom and us deliver the goods?"
Gao Shaoyi's voice came from behind, and the two people's eyes also turned back from the sea. Today was indeed the day for the delivery of Dongdi Kingdom, but Gao Shaoyi had already arranged for appropriate personnel to go there, so the two people did not follow them to join in the fun.
, my nerves have been highly concentrated during this period, so I just took this opportunity to take a good rest. Li Zhongtang will return to Haicheng tomorrow.
Gao Shaoyi is about to lead the fleet south, and the negotiations with Dongdi Kingdom have been completed, so Li Zhongtang will not stay outside any longer. There must be someone in Haicheng. There are still many things that need to be done by Li Zhongtang.
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"It's rare for us to get half a day off. These young men from the navy are really motivated. In a short time, they almost blew up a small island. Based on the intensity of your training, I estimate that by the time you go south, their
The combat effectiveness is not too weak either.”
Li Hongtang said with great appreciation that the Beiyang Navy back then was Li Hongtang's hard work, but unfortunately Li Hongtang failed to keep this seed, mainly because of insufficient training.
According to the records of that year, there were one or two live-fire trainings per year, which was already a very good year. In many years, there was no way to conduct them, and the only option was to conduct simulation training in the port.
"Our main fleet is about to go south. All the ships left here are the second-line fleet. Except for one heavy cruiser, the other warships have never experienced war at all. Therefore, while the main fleet is here during this period, both sides must work hard.
It will take some cooperation, but I think the defense of Hengfu Port should not be difficult."
Gao Shaoyi pointed to the surrounding area and said, the two of them also knew that it was not difficult to defend here. As long as the Dongdi Kingdom did not have a navy, even if there were four or five warships left, most of them were more than ten or twenty years ago.
Yes, it is impossible for them to be our opponents. In addition, our army has been deployed. There are a total of three Marine Corps regiments of 7,000 people, plus two artillery regiments.
If Hengfu Port cannot be defended under such a situation, then these people don't need to talk nonsense here, and they can just go home and take care of their children.
"Master Zhongtang seems to be a little regretful?"
Gao Shaoyi saw that Li Hongtang did not answer his words and was frowning. Could it be that he had some unfulfilled wishes? This time, Li Hongtang was negotiating for the leading role. Even if there was still some anger in his heart, he should have all come out now.
Alright.
"Master Zhongtang probably wants to go to the capital of Dongdi Kingdom to have a look."
Others didn't know what Li Hongtang was thinking, but Zhu Jiugong knew very well that when the Beiyang Fleet was defeated, Li Hongtang still remembered very clearly how some senior officials of Dongdi State took warships to show off their power in Haicheng.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Now we have to focus on the overall situation."
Li Hongtang did have this idea, but he paid more attention to the current overall situation, so he gave Zhu Jiugong a lesson, but Gao Shaoyi picked up his watch.
"It's just noon now. If we set off now, Mr. Zhongtang should arrive near the capital of Dongdi around seven o'clock tonight. When the sun rises tomorrow morning, our warships will sail along the shore. Mr. Zhongtang
You can have a close look at the capital of Dongdi Kingdom, and then return directly to Haicheng from there. I wonder what Mr. Zhongtang thinks of this arrangement..."
Gao Shaoyi thought it was such a big deal, but under the current circumstances, as long as we don't fire on their palace, other things basically don't matter.
"Is this... really not difficult?"
Li Hongtang's eyes showed expectation. To be honest, the warships of Dongdi State ran rampant near Haicheng back then, which greatly suppressed the momentum of the entire Daqian Empire. If we do the same thing now, If so, it can make many people straighten their backs.
"What's so embarrassing about this? Do you think the current Dongdi Kingdom still dares to say no to us? Master Zhongtang should hurry up and make preparations. But in this case, I won't be able to send Master Zhongtang farewell."
Gao Shaoyi said nonchalantly, people like Li Hongtang have made great contributions to the suppression of the captive army. They just have such a request, and we should find a way to meet it. Moreover, this is also a positive publicity. In addition to Li Hongtang's past, there are also A large number of reporters must be deployed. In the past few days, the Suppression Army has occupied the front pages of all major newspapers.
"I have thanked you, Mr. Guo. I have to go back and change my clothes. I have to put on formal clothes. This clothes is not worthy of the scene tomorrow."
Li Hongtang said very excitedly that this old man was already very old, but after hearing Gao Shaoyi's permission, he quickly went down to prepare.
"My lord, I..."
Zhu Jiugong said with great envy that when he sent the fleet to the capital of Dongdi Kingdom before, Zhu Jiugong hoped that he could lead the fleet there, but there must be people here, so he asked Wang Baichuan to lead the people there.
There are not many such opportunities nowadays, and Zhu Jiugong also wants to follow Li Zhongtang around. He is also an old man of the Beiyang Fleet, and the humiliation of the past is all in their hearts.
"You can send Mr. Zhongtang there, but there is one thing that you have to come back tomorrow. I don't know much about the navy. You have to trust me and leave all your precious little things to me. Then you can continue to walk around there a few times."
Gao Shaoyi said with a smile.
"Please rest assured, Mr. Guo, I will return to my humble duty before six o'clock tomorrow afternoon."
After Zhu Jiugong finished speaking, he immediately gave Gao Shaoyi a military salute and followed Li Hongtang's example in changing clothes. Although the clothes he wore were also military uniforms, they were not the most revealing. Zhu Jiugong wanted to find out the military uniforms of the Beiyang Navy back then. , you must wear that military uniform, let all the old brothers see, we finally fought back.
Gao Shaoyi understands the obsession in the hearts of people like Beiyang Navy, and they must satisfy this mood. As long as they satisfy this mood, the knot in their hearts will be opened, and they will be able to follow us in the future. The Navy went further.
Of course, this is also a way to hit the hearts of the people of Dongdi Kingdom. They have been hit hard before and they can't hold their heads up. Gao Shaoyi doesn't mind giving them another shot. You can slowly understand that in the huge Zhenlu In front of the army, you will never raise your head...