Long Fei felt as if he had eaten a fly. He asked the two prefects to take orders from Chen Baxian, so what was the point of letting them take refuge? The main reason for accepting the two prefects was so that Ying Yu could have a place in Guangxi.
If the prefect obeyed Chen Baxian's order, how could Ying Yu still have a foothold in Guangxi?
Long Fei was too lazy to care about Ying Yu's life and death, but he didn't want Chen Ba Xian to dominate Guangxi, which would put him at an absolute disadvantage in the competition. Chen Ba
With Guangxi under control, Long Fei's home base of Yunnan will be in danger next.
Although Long Fei was afraid that Guangxu would be suspicious of him, he had to raise objections at this moment. He mused: "Your Majesty, you must be on guard against others. Although Mr. Chen is very loyal now, I think it is better for your Majesty to accept the two prefects personally.
.The two prefects are loyal to His Majesty. If something unexpected happens in Guangxi, they can do their best."
Emperor Guangxu was imprisoned in the palace for many years, and he developed a suspicious character. This time, Long Fei's words came to his heart. He showed a very trustful attitude towards Chen Baxian, because Chen Baxian had great strength in his hands, and he had many
There is something to rely on. In fact, he is also very worried, fearing that one day when he is at a disadvantage, Chen Ba will betray him. Zhen'an Prefecture and Sicheng Prefecture are close to Yunnan, and it is indeed necessary to have complete control.
In the end, Emperor Guangxu withdrew his order to have the two prefects secretly obey Chen Baxian. After Yingyu had done a lot of work, they all called together to declare their allegiance to Guangxu. The court was furious and ordered the governor of Guangxi, Chen Baxian, to put down the rebellion as soon as possible and move the two
The rebel thieves killed nine tribes.
Mr. Chen was in a dilemma. The two prefects were loyal to Guangxu, and he would definitely have to show off with Guangxu if he sent troops to suppress them. He worked hard for so long just to avoid offending both sides. He was unwilling to offend Guangxu and please the court, but he could not turn a deaf ear to the court's orders.
Just when he was greatly entangled, Li Hong, the prefect of Nanning Prefecture, and Zhang Hongda, the prefect of Taiping Prefecture, simultaneously pledged their allegiance to Guangxu, and the situation in Guangxi suddenly became turbulent.
Chen Hao, who was originally hesitant, couldn't help laughing when he learned that two more governments had declared their allegiance to Guangxu. He had never thought of completely occupying the entire Guangxi, because that was too unrealistic and Guangxi was mixed too much.
Huo Qubing has already laid out his power in Guangxi. Yingyu moved from Guangdong to Guangxi, and Long Fei and Xuanyuan Jian, who are close to Guangxi, are also eyeing him. If he succeeds in controlling the entire Guangxi, he will definitely become the target of public criticism.
Chen Hao's current strength is not weak, but he definitely does not have the strength to face four attacks at the same time. The gain of occupying Guangxi is not worth the loss. He has set the early target to be Guizhou very early. After accumulating strength in Guizhou, he will move to Guangxi, so currently he only needs to
It is enough to firmly control Guilin Prefecture, Liuzhou Prefecture and Qingyuan Prefecture near Guizhou.
He was in a dilemma when Zhen'an Prefecture and Sicheng Prefecture declared their allegiance to Guangxu, because he could not attack and had to answer to the court. However, after the two prefectures controlled by Huo Qubing announced their separation from Guangxi's jurisdiction, he was not anxious because he
With an excuse to deal with the court, he gave a lie to the court, saying that the political situation in Guangxi was corrupt, that there were some rebellious officials and traitors who were loyal to Guangxu, and there were revolutionaries who were ready to take action.
Mr. Chen also proposed to the imperial court a strategy for pacifying Guangxi. He would first stabilize the vacillating prefectures and annihilate the Revolutionary Party bandits with all his strength. After the other prefectures stabilized and the ruthless army formed a fighting force, they would then march westward to capture the city for the imperial court.
If everything goes well for the betrayed Four Prefectures, they will directly command Yunnan...
The Regent Zaifeng admired Master Chen after reading his excerpts: "When Lao Foyé was alive, he called Chen Baxian the pillar of the country. At that time, I didn't think so, but now it seems that he is indeed worthy of his name. Although this man is young, his strategies are mature and sophisticated.
The king is relieved to have him in charge of the southwest of the country."
Emperor Guangxu was assured that Mr. Chen would be in charge of Guangxi, and Regent Zaifeng was also assured that Mr. Chen would be in charge of the southwest, so his position as governor of Guangxi became more stable. After the four western prefectures were separated from his jurisdiction, he did not send troops to suppress it, but secretly strengthened the control of other prefectures.
control, and took the opportunity to arrange his own confidants in patrol camps in various places.
Chen Hao spent a year consolidating his bases in Guangxi and Guizhou. By the end of 1909, the three prefectures near Guizhou had completely become his territory. The prefects of the three prefectures were taken over by him for various reasons and replaced with allegiance.
At the same time, he established base areas in the three prefectures, with three battalions of Polu troops stationed in each base area.
The Polu Army is headed by Jiang Baili and has nine battalions under its command. It is commanded and trained by outstanding officers selected from various places. Although this army has not been established for a long time, its combat effectiveness has improved very quickly because the middle and lower-level officers are all elites. In purchasing
After purchasing mortars, heavy machine guns, mountain cannons and other weapons produced by Guizhou Arsenal, the average combat effectiveness reached 1.4.
Each division under Chen Hao has more than 10,000 men. Only the Polu Army has a smaller number, because the Polu Army is an army of the imperial court. Jiang Baili, the commander of the Polu Army, is still loyal to the imperial court, not Chen Hao personally.
Although Chen Hao used many methods to try to get Jiang Baili to be loyal to him, and achieved certain results, it was still a little short of success.
In Guizhou, steel mills, gunpowder factories, arsenals and other facilities have been built in Zhenyuan Prefecture, and four hydropower stations have been built at the same time, forming a complete industrial base. Now Chen Hao's focus is on the country, even if Jinlan Bay does not provide equipment
, domestic factories can also be self-sufficient.
Cam Ranh Bay is still the base camp of the Navy. The arms produced are mainly used for external sales, and the profits obtained are provided for the development of domestic base areas. The Thanh Hoa Steelmaking Plant established in Vietnam has once again expanded its scale, with annual steel production reaching 200,000 tons.
, which is almost three times the output of Hanyang Iron Works during the same period.
The four Russian battleships have been launched for sea trials and will be delivered soon, allowing the shipyard to gain a lot of profits. But the biggest gain is the orders from players. With Qian Duoduo and others taking the lead, a large number of domestic rich people have invested in the game.
Inject funds to order warships. Owning a warship collection in the "War" game has gradually become a fashion. While bringing profits to the Cam Ranh Bay Shipyard, the number of warships controlled by Chinese players continues to rise, and the competition between them and Japanese players
The gap is getting smaller and smaller.
Even if the Cam Ranh Bay Shipyard, Huangpu Shipyard, and Mawei Shipyard were in full production, they still could not meet the needs of players. Production orders have been scheduled until 1911. Despite this, Chen Hao did not just make money. He used the profits to start building super dreadnoughts.
, and four new battlecruisers were launched at the same time.
Xu Jianyin and Wang Donglai worked hard for almost two years, and finally mastered the battleship technology obtained from the Russians, combined with the Invincible-class battlecruiser technology obtained from the United Kingdom, and designed a super-dreadnought that originally only began to appear in 1912.
The new warship uses 10 385mm caliber main guns, 12 156mm caliber secondary guns and 4 76mm guns. Its firepower exceeds the dreadnoughts being built by various countries.
Historically, Britain only began to build the Elizabeth-class battleship with a main gun caliber of 385 mm and a full load displacement of 33,020 tons in 1912. In the game, because Chen Hao obtained the technology of Britain, Germany, Russia, and Italy, this kind of super battleship appeared in advance
.This class of battleships is named the Huaxia class. Two ships are planned to be built in the first phase. The first is named Huaxia and the second is named Zhonghua.
The battleship built by the Russians and entrusted by the Cam Ranh Bay Shipyard used Italian design ideas, which gave Cam Ranh Bay a great advantage and greatly improved the hull design. Wang Donglai and Xu Jianyin collaborated to design the super-dreadnought ship and quickly accepted it.
When the system prompts him, his shipbuilding skills have reached the full master level, and he is only one step away from becoming a grand master.
The construction cost of the two super-dreadnoughts reached 2.4 million pounds, and the performance of the warships reached the level of the British Elizabeth-class super battleships. Due to the UK's complete industrial base, it only costs about 2 million pounds to build battleships of the same class, and the Cam Ranh Bay Shipyard spends more
£400,000.
If Russia or France build this kind of battleship, even if it technically meets the requirements, the cost will be more than 2.8 million pounds. So if Chen Hao is willing to sell this latest battleship, there is no problem in selling it for 3 million pounds, and there will still be dozens of dollars in the middle.
million pounds profit.
Now the Cam Ranh Bay fleet has one dreadnought and six Invincible-class battlecruisers, and two more dreadnoughts will be launched soon. When the two super dreadnoughts and four battlecruisers are launched at the same time, the Cam Ranh Bay fleet will
There will be two super-dreadnoughts, three dreadnoughts, ten invincible-class battlecruisers, in addition to large and small cruisers and destroyers.
In addition to making breakthroughs in battleship design, the Cam Ranh Bay Shipyard has also made rapid progress in cruiser and destroyer technology. The new destroyers produced are completely self-designed. The four subsequent Invincible-class battlecruisers built are also improved models, and the number of small warships has reached
Thirty-six ships.
After the super-dreadnought is put into service, the size of the Cam Ranh Bay fleet will be second only to Britain, Germany, the United States, France, and Japan, and surpass Russia to rank sixth in the world. Of course, this is under the premise that each country does not build new ships within two years.
, after players build more warships, the size of the NPC national fleet will be much larger than in history.
The tonnage of Japan's warships once again surpassed Russia's, which is inseparable from the large amount of money invested by Japanese players. The more warships purchased by Japanese players, the more warships the Japanese government added accordingly. Now the number and quality of warships exceed
Russia. If the Cam Ranh Bay Fleet had not united with Russia to prevent the Japanese from taking rash actions, the Russian Pacific Navy would have been finished long ago.
After the four Dreadnought-class battleships commissioned by Russia to be built in Cam Ranh Bay were launched, the Russians immediately announced that these four battleships would join the Pacific Fleet. Together with the previous four Invincible-class battlecruisers, the strength of the Russian Pacific Fleet far exceeds that of Europe
The Baltic Fleet and the Black Sea Fleet. (To be continued..)
