Five hundred and fiftieth chapters Nanyang (seven)
"To be or not to be, that is the question"
These words from Hamlet also appeared in Major General Botja's mind.
Turning off the boiler means that the battleship will completely lose power, leaving a group of fighter planes in the sky to fight. Continuing to move forward means that the boiler will explode at any time, with disastrous consequences.
Sweat broke out on Rear Admiral Botjia's forehead. The fate of the entire battleship now depended on his one thought.
"Order the boilers to stop running, immediately turn off all weapons, and fire into the air." Major General Botjia made a decision quickly.
Under the command of Rear Admiral Bertja, the battleship "Prince of Wales" lost power and slid for a certain distance before slowly coming to a stop. Then the ten ten-inch main guns on the ship also began to fire into the air.
Seeing that the largest British battleship finally lost power and came to a stop, all the torpedo planes and bombers gathered around to enjoy this sumptuous meal without the commander saying a word.
But at this moment, an order was passed to the ears of all pilots, "Attention all units, attention of all units, all fighter planes stop attacking immediately and return home. Repeat it again, all fighter planes return home immediately."
"What?" Everyone, including the flight formation commander, could hardly believe their ears. What an international joke? The battleship below that had been beaten to the ground by them was already being slaughtered by them like a dead fish.
Just add two or three more heavy torpedoes and you can send it to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish. Why did you stop it instead?
The commander of the fighter fleet who couldn't believe it immediately asked via radio, but what he got was the personal answer from fleet commander Zheng Xin, "I repeat, return immediately, without any pause."
"Bastard" the furious flight commander could only utter a curse word and angrily led all the unwilling fighters to fly towards his own aircraft carrier.
Major General Botjia and others, who had been waiting for death with their eyes closed in the war room, saw that the fighter planes hovering in the sky would give up such a big target and fly back. They couldn't believe their eyes until they didn't know which officer it was.
In excitement, they sang the song "God Save Our Emperor" loudly, and they believed that they had narrowly escaped death.
"Quick, order the "Counterattack" to come back quickly and tow us back to the port." Botjia, who had narrowly escaped death, did not dare to neglect at this time and immediately ordered the battlecruiser not far ahead to come over and tow the "Prince of Wales" back to the port.
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"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, a wakes okay good thing, a Hellcat parked steadily on the deck. Captain Huang Haoran jumped out of the fighter plane and ran towards the war room. He'd been waiting there for a long time.
The ground crew immediately rushed up and skillfully folded the wings of the fighter plane, and then sent it to the hangar for maintenance and inspection.
"Commander, why don't you let us continue the attack? We have seriously damaged the British battleship. As long as you give me ten more minutes, we can send it to the bottom of the sea to feed the sharks. Why don't you continue the attack?" Huang Haoran's voice sounded.
Tooru was buzzing in the small space of the war room.
Zheng Xin clasped her hands behind her back and looked at the brave general with piercing eyes: "Why do I always tell you why? It's because the British agreed to abolish their Bill 5072, so the president specially ordered
Let's stop the attack and let the British guys go."
"Huang Haoran, the bounden duty of a soldier is to obey orders. If you can't even follow the basic common sense of obeying orders, then I advise you to take off your military uniform and go home."
Zheng Xin's sharp gaze weighed on Huang Haoran's heart like a mountain. Although he was very depressed, under the pressure of obeying orders, Huang Haoran could only salute angrily and leave the war room.
Seeing the seven dissatisfied and eight dissatisfied subordinates walking out, Zheng Xin's serious expression relaxed. She smiled and shook her head. This Huang Haoran has reached the position of captain, so why does he still not understand military affairs?
It is always necessary to serve politics.
Reports of the British Third Squadron sinking a destroyer and the heavy damage to the battleship "Prince of Wales" quickly reached the heads of government of the two countries. Churchill, who was shocked and angry, reported to the Chinese government through the Republic of China ambassador to China.
Ax made the strongest protest. The answer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headed by Zhou Tiecheng was that the South China Sea Fleet was suddenly attacked by shore-based fighter jets stationed in Malaysia, and the South China Sea Fleet launched a counterattack out of self-defense. Moreover, the South China Sea Fleet
The fleet also lost five fighter planes. The British government's behavior was actually a typical bad guy who complained first, and the foreign ministries of both sides started a war of words in the media.
This imminent naval battle once again told the European countries that the lion in the far east has straightened its waist. Although its body is not very strong and agile, it is no longer afraid of threats and blackmails from any country.
Anyone who dares to reach out to it will bite it without hesitation.
"It's such a pity. If the British had repealed that ridiculous bill in five minutes at night, our German Empire would have had a powerful ally," Germany's Berliner Zeitung commented.
"In a thrilling naval battle, the British decision saved this latest 40,000-ton battleship," the Washington Post commented.
"The shame of the British Empire, the sorrow of the "Prince of Wales", our battleship was almost sunk by a few small aircraft. Has the once invincible battleship become a floating target on the sea?" The British Times also issued
Comment.
No matter what the outside world said, on the morning after the naval battle, the dusty South China Sea Fleet still resolutely approached the port of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, and sailed into the dock under unfriendly eyes.
"Why should I hang up colorful flags and fire salutes to these devils? Then I would rather shoot myself." On the bridge of the battleship "Prince of Wales", Rear Admiral Botjia, with his head wrapped in white gauze, was furious. Regarding this,
A Chinese fleet that almost sent him to the bottom of the sea, Rear Admiral Botjia always responded with a hostile look. Now Lieutenant General Percival ordered himself to hoist colorful flags and fire salutes to salute his opponent. This made Botjia, who had just escaped from death, order
I can't figure it out.
"Major General Botjia, you have to remember that you are a soldier. The duty of a soldier is to obey orders. If you can't even follow the basic common sense of obeying orders, then I advise you to take off your military uniform and go home." Coincidentally
, the same words came out of the mouths of two lieutenant generals from the UK and China.
"This is an order personally issued by Prime Minister Churchill." The words that came out of Lord Wilson's mouth broke the last trace of reserve in Major General Bertja's heart.
"These son-of-a-bitch politicians, they should collectively go to hell." Rear Admiral Botega, who once swore to defend the honor of the Royal Navy, finally had no choice but to give in and hoisted colorful flags towards the fleet that was still firing at him yesterday.
The quality of the British Navy was reflected at this moment. In just five minutes, all the British ships in the dock hoisted colorful flags to pay tribute to the fleet that was still fighting desperately with itself yesterday.
Out of etiquette, all the warships of the South China Sea Fleet also hoisted colorful flags at this time. Except for the officers and soldiers on duty, all sailors lined up neatly and stood on the deck of the ship to salute their opponents.
"boom"
"boom"
The salutes of both sides began to fire, as if to express their feelings about being nearly sunk yesterday, the ten-inch main gun on the battleship "Prince of Wales" also began to roar, and the huge sound of the cannon was heard even twenty miles away.
It could be heard outside the city center of Kuala Lumpur, but the loudest sound at this time was not the sound of the cannons on the Prince of Wales, but the shouts from tens of thousands of overseas Chinese on the pier.
"The warship is our warship"
"Long live the motherland"
The wanderers who were far away from their motherland finally looked forward to their own warships. They watched the mighty warships sailing into the port one after another and the heroic naval officers and soldiers standing on the bridge and deck. The overseas Chinese who greeted the arrival of the warships on the pier were all excited.
They shouted with all their strength, and their voices even drowned out the roar of the cannon.
"Uncle Wang, our warship, this is our big warship." Zhou Zihao and the overseas Chinese who helped Uncle Wang to the dock looked at the towering booby trap, the cold muzzle, and the high-flying guns on the booby trap.
The sky was blue and the ground was covered with red flags, dancing for joy.
Hundreds of years later, following the huge fleet led by Zheng He, the fleet flying the Chinese flag once again came to this land.
The first aircraft carrier to dock was the "Han Signal" aircraft carrier. He followed the guide ship and gently docked at Pier 3, which is located in the middle and is the largest.
As the warship docked, the first person to disembark was Fleet Commander Lieutenant General Zheng Xin. Behind him, he was accompanied by Colonel Ren Ran, Commander of the Second Marine Brigade and the Chief of Staff of the South China Sea Fleet. Soon Lord Wilson took Lieutenant General Percival with him.
and Major General Botjia came forward.
Lord Wilson stretched out his hand from a distance and said loudly: "Welcome, friends from afar, welcome to Malaysia for a friendly visit. On behalf of the British government and the people of Malaysia, I welcome you."
"Hello, distinguished Lord Wilson, I am also honored to pay a friendly visit to Malaysia on behalf of the Chinese government and the 450 million Chinese people. Here, on behalf of President Su of our country, I would like to express my sincere greetings to you and your country's government."
As soon as the leaders of the two sides met, they exchanged polite words that made everyone behind them feel goosebumps. The level of nausea made people feel that it would be a pity for these two people not to act.