() Three years later, the once sensational fleet disappearance occurred again, but this time the unlucky one was no longer the Japanese, but the French. The deputy commander of the French Far East Fleet, Fou, who participated in the British-French joint inspection fleet that year,
The German Commodore sat blankly in the headquarters of the French Far East Squadron in Da Nang, looking at the report in his hand.
A total of nine French warships and more than 2,000 French sailors were never heard from again after leaving the port. Because the French fleet did not arrive at Guangzhou Bay as scheduled, the staff of the French Consulate in Guangzhou did not report to the Far East Squadron Headquarters until the next day.
An inquiry telegram was sent. When receiving this telegram, Commodore Ford did not realize that there was a problem with the fleet. Instead, according to the unique French thinking, he thought that Vice Admiral Bidollière might have changed his plan midway.
After waiting for a full four days, Commodore Ford realized something was wrong. No news of the French fleet was found in any nearby ports. The Fleet Command also specifically contacted the British Far East Fleet Command in Hong Kong to ask if any news of the French fleet had been found.
There was no trace, but the British didn't know anything about it.
At this time, Commodore Ford panicked and quickly dispatched all the ships of the Far East Squadron to search for possible ports along the way. However, he still found nothing, and the fleet evaporated as a whole.
It was only at this time that Commodore Ford remembered that three years ago, Japan's fleet disappeared for no reason. At that time, he and the British pretended to search the waters near Taiwan, and completely ignored Japan's cry.
Treat it as a conspiracy. Now, it's your turn, what should you do? If you can't find a proper reason, your career will probably come to an end. Domestic politicians will not hesitate to
He used himself as a scapegoat to appease the anger of the families of the missing persons.
Afraid to be afraid, the report had to be reported. The country was still waiting for the good news of the occupation of Guangzhou Bay. So, a telegram was sent from the French Far East Squadron in Da Nang and traveled across the ocean to France.
The French government received the telegram and immediately went into chaos. During the Sino-French war, Taiwan was not captured, so the government resigned. Now that Guangzhou Bay has not been captured, the losses are even greater than in the Sino-French war. Don't think about it, hurry up
Go back to the office, pack up your personal belongings, and get ready to go home.
The French government immediately held an emergency meeting, studied for several days, and finally decided to dispatch two warships from French Oceania to Annan to first replenish Annan's Far East Squadron. As for the missing fleet, the deputy commander of the Far East Squadron was ordered
Brigadier General Ford, find out the whole story within a deadline and make arrangements.
Since the French lost most of their main ships and the remaining ones had to maintain the security of Annan, the plan to forcefully lease Guangzhou Bay was postponed indefinitely.
Although the French plan went bankrupt, the disappearance of the French fleet this time has still attracted the attention of governments around the world. Dozens of warships have mysteriously disappeared in the South China Sea. The first three times were from the Japanese, and countries such as Britain, France, Germany, and the United States thought that
Ri himself lied and didn't even take it seriously. But this time it was his French brother who was in trouble, so he shouldn't be lying. So what is the reason why so many military ships disappeared for no reason?
The Japanese spoke first. They gloated that the French fleet probably encountered a storm, deviated from the route, ran aground on the rocks, and sank. This was what the French said about the Japanese fleet at the time. Now the Japanese have not changed a word and have returned it directly.
The Americans are busy attacking the Philippines and have no time to think about it.
For other things, I only expressed sympathy for the French fleet's experience; apart from being disgusted with Japan's little belly, the British still agree with Japan's own statement, because in the consciousness of the British navy, no one can survive without God.
In the case of using a large fleet, a solid
The powerful French fleet was wiped out completely, not even the British themselves; the Germans have always been at odds with the French, and although they were very happy to see the French being defeated this time, their always rigorous attitude towards life made them
They carefully analyzed various factors and finally came to a conclusion, that
It means that the French fleet encountered a storm, because there has never been a storm in the waters of the Beibu Gulf that can sink more than 4,000 tons of cruisers, and there are more than one, but three. There are only two reasons for the death of the French fleet this time.
, firstly, the French lied, secondly, they were attacked by the enemy;
Soon, the Germans' statement was partially proven. Two Vietnamese fishing boats, while fishing in the waters north of Da Nang, accidentally picked up a few wooden boards, one of which was the French fleet's flagship "Basgue"
The nameplate of the cruiser. Burn marks can be clearly seen on these wooden boards, and there are several bullet holes on one of the wooden boards.
The French were extremely angry. It was a great shame and humiliation for someone to have their entire fleet wiped out in their own backyard. But they were angry. Apart from a few small gunboats, the French Far East Fleet only had wooden sail warships.
Now, let alone looking for enemies, defending your own home is now a problem.
The British were also angry. Under their own eyes, their cousin's fleet was silently annihilated. This was also a serious threat to the British Far East Fleet. However, the British did not think of Taiwan yet, because Taiwan's
The navy is really not worth mentioning. The first thing the British thought of was the Americans and the Germans. In the Far East, only the American and German fleets could accomplish this miracle.
The Germans were so happy that their mortal enemy, the French, was actually hacked. It was worth a drink. The Germans would only be happy if the British fleet was also hacked, but if they could hack the British, they could also hack themselves. Germany
People still strengthened the defense of Weihai Port.
The French proposed that Britain, the United States, Japan and Russia send warships to thoroughly investigate the attack on the French fleet. The Russians immediately agreed and actively requested to send three battleships from Lushun Port to Hong Kong. I immediately
He became anxious and threatened that Japan would not participate as long as the Russians participated. Japan hated the Russians. Originally, they had robbed Port Arthur with their own blood and sweat, but in the end, the Russians took the lead and snatched everything away from them.
, let alone jointly form a fleet, they are lucky if they can avoid fighting when they meet; the Germans are unwilling to sacrifice their lives for the French, using the excuse that the Jiaodong Peninsula is still unstable and the warships cannot leave, and they only provide spiritual support; the British agreed to the French
According to the request, several warships are prepared to participate in this investigation; the Americans are worst, saying that the war in the Philippines is fierce and the American fleet cannot stay away, but it can help the French defend some ports in Annan;
The French almost fainted and sent warships to help me defend the port? I used this reason often in the past. Many colonies were like this to help defend, defend and then it would be theirs, but now they are being used to deceive themselves!!
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The British have no idea. They can't be sure of anything just by relying on a few boards with bullet holes. Besides, these countries are all white-eyed wolves. They don't have any fuel-efficient lamps. Don't be the big boss yourself. Let the French be sad and adapt.
As a result, the French proposal was so difficult to produce. The French government was beyond its reach and could only take it out on the Annan people. Therefore, in the next period of time, many fishing boats in Annan were attacked by French gunboats on the grounds that they had to attack France.
