Chapter four hundred and ninetieth gift of warships
Chen Hao laughed loudly and said: "The Guangdong Navy is one of our own. How could I let the Cam Ranh Bay Fleet go to war with it? I asked Chen Shaokuan to lead the fleet to Guangdong this time in preparation for some warships of the Cam Ranh Bay Fleet to be merged into Guangdong.
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"The flagship of the squadron this time is the Zhenwo. There are also six cruisers. If they join the Guangdong Navy, the combat effectiveness of the Guangdong Navy will be improved."
Feng Yong understood Chen Hao's plan and generously donated seven warships, including battleships, to the Guangdong Navy. Would the court refuse such a good thing? The Guangdong Navy has more than 30 ships, but they are all destroyers and
Torpedo boats are absolutely no match against the battleships and large cruisers of the Cam Ranh Bay Squadron.
After the Cam Ranh Bay Squadron joined the Guangdong Navy, the nature of the Guangdong Navy has completely changed. The main battleships have turned into battleships and cruisers. At that time, I was the admiral of Guangdong and had the support of large battleships. Those in charge were still in charge.
Can it ride the wind and waves? But Feng Yong still had a question. He said curiously: "My lord, this method is very good. It's just that I sent seven large warships to the court in one go. Isn't it too generous?"
"I am loyal to the imperial court, so what if I donated the entire Cam Ranh Bay fleet to the imperial court?" After Chen Hao finished speaking, he saw the disbelieving looks on the faces of his confidants around him, and said calmly: "Since I have served as the admiral of the Guangdong Navy,
From now on, we will have the Guangdong Navy firmly in our hands. Even if the imperial court immediately orders me to be removed from my official position, will they be able to take away my warships?"
Everyone suddenly realized that after the Cam Ranh Bay Squadron joined the Guangdong Navy, it was nominally under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, but it was actually its own people who controlled the warships. As long as you give an order, the warships in Cam Ranh Bay will immediately carry out your orders, and the imperial court cannot order them at all.
These warships.
There is another advantage of giving warships to the court in name. It costs money to hire NPCs. Chen Hao spends an astronomical amount of money every month to raise troops. His army is basically all NPCs. Now there are 10,000 standing army troops in Cam Ranh Bay.
, the navy has 8,000 people, plus a complete mountain division in Guizhou and a second mountain division being recruited, the monthly military expenses plus training expenses cost more than one million silver dollars.
Now in the game, only Chen Hao can raise troops like this, because he is supported by Captain Jinte's treasure, but he has almost reached his limit. In order to compete for hegemony in two years, he must continue to expand his troops, and military expenditures will only get higher and higher. Yang Du responded to this
Chen Hao has already expressed his opinion many times, but Chen Hao has no good solution, so he does not hesitate to give up his position as a maritime hegemon in order to do the warship business, so he can only find ways to open up the business.
After Chen Hao generously presented the ironclad ship to the court, he also gave it to 3,000 naval officers and soldiers. There is no reason why the court should not bear this part of the military expenses. The military expenses of 3,000 men are only a small part of the expenditure of Cam Ranh Bay, but it can also be saved.
A lot of money, and with this precedent, when Chen Hao wants to expand his navy, he can send some advanced warships to the court, and then ask the court to help him maintain his troops.
Chen Hao's duties also include controlling the Nanyang Navy. Since he can donate warships to the Guangdong Navy, of course he can also donate them to Nanyang. Even if Chen Hao donates warships to Beiyang, there is no problem. Even if the warships are returned to Sa, the warships will be controlled.
Quan will not change either. He has the special skill of Emperor's Mind, and now his Machiavellian attribute has reached 80 points, so there is no way that his troops will betray him.
Chen Hao had already thought of this method on the way to the naval camp. He asked Cuiyun Niang to send electricity to Camlan Bay and asked Chen Shaokuan to lead a squadron. In addition, he also sent a telegram to the court, saying that in order to strengthen the Guangdong Navy
Due to its strength, it was decided to merge the seven large ironclad ships in Cam Ranh Bay into the Guangdong Navy.
Chen Hao's behavior was understood by the Empress Dowager Cixi as repaying a favor. Because he got an official position in the Guangdong Navy, he took the initiative to donate seven large ironclad ships to the court. The Empress Dowager Cixi encouraged Chen Hao and said to Chen Hao
The Guangdong Navy requested to reorganize after adding large ironclad ships, and Empress Dowager Cixi asked Chen Hao to handle it on his own.
Chen Hao had been delaying for so long just to wait for the imperial edict from the imperial court. The Cam Ranh Bay fleet had already set off and rushed over after picking up the angel in Shanghai. Now Chen Hao has the imperial edict in his hands, plus the seven large warships under his control
, the Guangdong Navy had no choice but to obey even if it had the support of the governor.
At Huangpu Pier, a group of naval battalion officials clasped their hands and laughed, excited that the admiral was gone. He Chengdong suggested that everyone buy a drink to celebrate. When they were preparing to take action, soldiers suddenly came to report that a fleet was coming from the sea. He Chengdong
Shocked, he quickly ordered the navy officers and soldiers to prepare to meet the enemy and led the fleet out of the port.
He Chengdong's expression changed when he discovered that all the fleets on the opposite side were large warships. However, he was relieved after the lookout reported that the other side was flying a golden dragon flag. The fleet flying the dragon flag was his own, and there were so many large warships.
Cam Ranh Bay Fleet, no matter how powerful the Cam Ranh Bay Fleet is, they do not dare to brazenly attack the ships of the Guangdong Navy, because doing so would mean rebellion.
Just as He Chengdong expected, the fleet on the opposite side quickly raised a flag to show that there was no malice, and the warship slowly approached. After finding the angry admiral standing on the deck of the battleship, He Chengdong took a loudspeaker and shouted: "
Why does the Admiral go and come back again and again?"
Chen Hao laughed loudly and said: "Since I took office, I have found that the Guangdong Navy has no large warships and its management is quite lax. Therefore, I reported to the imperial court and merged my seven large warships into the Guangdong Navy, and received the imperial court's permission.
I will lead the ships to deliver the goods today."
He Chengdong must be happy that the Guangdong Navy has added large warships, but he soon understood the purpose of the admiral. These large warships are the direct descendants of the admiral. If they are merged into the Guangdong Navy, they will naturally follow the admiral's lead. If so,
He Chengdong and others could no longer threaten the admiral with rebellion, because the admiral had the capital to suppress it.
He Chengdong reacted quickly. He pretended to be crazy and said: "Your Majesty, I admire you for your loyalty. In this case, why don't you deliver the warship here?"
Chen Hao snorted coldly and said: "I am the Admiral of the Guangdong Navy. Who should deliver the warships presented to the imperial court? I will command the fleet to berth at the dock."
He Chengdong said with an ugly expression: "Didn't your Excellency say before that he would return to Camlan Bay and request the imperial court to resign from his appointment as Admiral of the Guangdong Navy?"
Chen Hao smiled slightly and said: "I am afraid that I will disappoint He Tongdai. I sent a report requesting to resign as admiral, but the imperial decree did not allow it, so I can only continue to be the admiral. Okay, no more nonsense.
Say more, He Tongdai should get out of the way quickly! I am going to lead the fleet into the dock for supplies."
He Chengdong said vaguely: "Admiral, even if these warships are donated to the Guangdong Navy, there must be a regulation for everything, and the brothers must take over the warships, right?"
What He Chengdong means is that even if you are the admiral, there are still a large number of officials in the naval camp. Since these warships belong to the Guangdong Navy, of course they should be divided and handled by various officials. Chen Hao also agrees with this. He has already informed the Empress Dowager Cixi
I want the personnel power of the Naval Battalion, and I will make adjustments directly after landing ashore, but I can't tell He Chengdong and others now, lest they fight to the death and refuse to let the fleet enter the dock.
Chen Hao said straightforwardly: "What Tongdai said makes sense. The warships will naturally be redistributed after they are berthed at the dock. Your Excellencies will control the warships according to their duties."
He Chengdong should have been relieved at this point, but he always felt that something was wrong and became hesitant. Many senior officers of the naval battalion were on the ship. He was going to summon these officials to discuss the matter. Chen Hao on the Zhenwo
But he became impatient. Chen Hao ordered the warships to get closer to the fleet of the Guangdong Navy again, and then shouted loudly with a loudspeaker: "Dear navy officers, I am the new Admiral of the Guangdong Navy, Chen Baxian. Today, I was ordered by the imperial court to lead seven warships and join forces.
The division entered the water, but was blocked by some people and was unable to attack the port."
"I once fought with the Japanese in Tsushima, and I believe that many brothers are familiar with this warship. That's right! This warship was the Zhenyuan ironclad of the Beiyang Navy. It was robbed by the Japanese in the Sino-Japanese War.
I went through all the hardships to snatch it back. Now the warship is called Zhenwo. I chose this name in the hope of washing away the shame of the Sino-Japanese War and gave this warship to the imperial court. I also hope that the imperial fleet will become more and more beautiful.
Be strong and don’t have to repeat the mistakes of the Sino-Japanese War."
"I have served as the Admiral of the Navy for some time, but maybe most of my Navy brothers don't know me yet, because some people don't want me to be the Admiral of the Guangdong Navy. Every time I want to gather together to discuss matters, there are always officials
Using the possibility of a mutiny as a pretext, if I force the order, they will incite brothers to mutiny."
"I believe in my brothers, the Great Clearwater Division, and I believe that you hope that our Great Clearwater Division will become stronger and stronger. This time I led seven large ironclad ships to join, but some people used various excuses to obstruct me. I solemnly express my sincere
Announce that if anyone dares to obstruct the docking of warships with ill intentions, I will order the firing of guns. I believe the court will decide what is right and wrong."
Chen Hao stood on the warship and gave a speech. His words attracted the attention of many naval officers and soldiers and gained their support. Every naval officer and soldier on the Zhenyuan knew each other, and the year of Sino-Japanese War was the year of the Qing Dynasty.
Therefore, after learning that Chen Baxian defeated the Japanese fleet and took back the Zhenyuan, many navy soldiers admired him very much.
After Chen Hao became the admiral of the Guangdong Navy, the middle and lower-level naval officers and soldiers have been deceived by some officials and did not know about some of the battles at the top. Now Chen Hao has publicized this matter, and the battleship Zhenyuan is parked not far away.
place, which made many navy soldiers excited. While He Chengdong and others were discussing, many officers and soldiers started making noises, loudly demanding that the navy warships get out of the channel and welcome the fleet headed by the Zhenyuan to enter the dock and berth.
