The war on October 12th was enough to change the history of war.
On this day, the ambitious Japanese navy suffered unprecedented heavy losses.
The fleet going south and the fleet going north sent by the Japanese military were completely annihilated. As a result, seven of the eight battleships in the Japanese navy were sunk by Lanfang; all eight heavy cruisers were sunk. The Japanese navy, which was showing off its might a day ago, was sunk.
There is not one out of ten.
The price Lanfang paid for this was only six torpedo planes and two reconnaissance aircraft, which is almost not worth mentioning.
When the news came out, the whole world was shocked.
Since mankind entered the era of sailing battleships, the navy has been the master of the earth, and powerful battleships have been the symbol of ultimate force. But today, all this seems to have changed. Battleships are no longer invincible, and dreadnoughts are no longer the overlord of the ocean. So, once
Will the international order based on a powerful navy continue to exist?
This is a question that interests many thoughtful people.
All diplomats in Lanfang were dispatched. They tried to find the reason why Lanfang defeated the Japanese fleet in order to better deal with unknown variables that may arise.
Qin Zhiyuan, who was at the center of the focus, had no intention of caring about what those diplomats were thinking. Qin Zhiyuan was now going to counterattack, counterattack the Japanese mainland, and gain greater benefits.
The Japanese navy, which ranks among the best in the world in terms of performance and scale, has been almost completely wiped out. Lanfang's only battleship, the France, is the overlord of East Asia. Of course, Qin Zhiyuan must make good use of this opportunity. Only by making good use of this opportunity
, in order to obtain more benefits.
That's right, it's interests. The reason why Qin Zhiyuan went to war with Japan was that hatred between the country and the family was important, but interests were the fundamental reason.
During the First World War, Japan took advantage of the opportunity when the European powers were busy with the world war and had no time to visit, and signed many treaties with the Republic of China. These treaties were highly exclusive. If all the treaties were implemented in accordance with the treaties, Japan would dominate the Republic of China market. This made Japan
Qin Zhiyuan couldn't accept it no matter what.
A large number of factories are being built in Lanfang. It is almost foreseeable that Lanfang will become an industrial country. However, Lanfang's domestic market is far inferior to that of the Republic of China, so Lanfang also needs the Republic of China, the world's largest market.
At this point, Lanfang actually has extensive common interests with Britain, France and the United States, which is why the Americans and British released that biased statement a few days ago.
On October 14th, Qin Zhiyuan saw off the upcoming Northern Expedition Fleet at the port of Yecheng.
The flagship of this Northern Expedition Fleet is naturally the battleship France, but in addition to France, there are four other big guys in the fleet that are particularly eye-catching.
These four big guys are aircraft carriers.
When Qin Zhiyuan returned to Lanfang from Europe, he brought back two cargo ships converted into aircraft carriers, namely Taishan and Huangshan. During this year, through the efforts of workers and technicians, Lanfang changed again
Two aircraft carriers have come out, namely Wanghai and Zhenghe, and they have been able to form two aircraft carrier fleets.
The reason why the names Wanghai and Zhenghe are used is to avoid suspicion.
When Qin Zhiyuan originally named Taishan and Huangshan, the Foreign Legion still belonged to the Republic of China and Lanfang had not yet been established. It was only natural to use the mountains of the Republic of China as place names.
But when the latter two aircraft carriers were refitted, the Foreign Legion had no relationship with the Republic of China, and Lanfang had also been founded. It was inappropriate to use the mountains of the Republic of China as the name of the ship, so Qin Zhiyuan named the island after Lanfang.
as a ship name.
The commander of the Northern Expedition Fleet was not Antonio, but Xie Rundong, the first captain of the Wanghai.
Antonio commanded the France to fire on the Japanese sailors who had fallen into the water. Although this behavior was very satisfying, it did not sound good after all. Qin Zhiyuan had to put Antonio in cold storage for a period of time, and then released Antonio after the news subsided.
Xie Rundong, a native of Baoqing in central Hunan, has performed well after joining the Lanfang Navy, and now it is time to increase his responsibilities.
When I go to Yingzhou, I must show off the prestige of our country and the prestige of Lanfang. Don't be polite to the Japanese on Yingzhou Island and the locals who have been assimilated by Japan. Kill those who should be killed and drive away those who should be.
Let's go. In short, I want to see a clean Yingzhou, not a smoky Yingzhou. It sounds like Qin Zhiyuan doesn't let Antonio lead the team because Antonio is not cold enough.
Since the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War, Japan obtained Yingzhou from the then Qing Empire. Then Japan used various assimilation methods in Yingzhou to assimilate the local people. More than 20 years have passed now. Qin Zhiyuan believes that,
There must be many people on that island who love Japan from the bottom of their hearts, whether their fathers are Chinese or not.
This is almost certain. If the assimilation of the Japanese had not been so successful, there would not have been so many Masao Iwasato in another time and space.
Damn it, look at this name, the man jumped out of the stone, do you think you are a monkey?
Your Majesty, please rest assured that your subordinates will definitely bring back a clean Yingzhou and ensure that it will not be a mess. Xie Rundong is also decisive in his killing.
Although Qin Zhiyuan ostensibly relegated Antonio to the cold palace, he had actually decided to designate Antonio as an earl when he was knighted at the end of the year. This was not the rhythm of being relegated to the cold palace. It was clearly a formal award and could no longer be a formal praise.
That's right, Qin Zhiyuan plans to reward people for their merits at the end of the year, and then the first batch of nobles will appear in Lanfang. Lanfang is an imperial country. Since it is an imperial system, there must be vested interests. Only in that way, Lanfang will
There will only be a group of people who are dedicated to safeguarding the interests of the ruling class.
To be honest, Xie Rundong is very interested in what kind of title he can get. If this battle goes well, it is not impossible to become a count.
Not only Yingzhou, but also the Penghu Islands and Ryukyu must be taken back. The Japanese must be driven back to those four islands and they must not be allowed to have any overseas territory. Qin Zhiyuan wants to lock the Japanese into the four islands in Japan.
Since Japan relied on war to stand up step by step, let this war send the Japanese into the abyss.
Please rest assured, Your Majesty, from now on, you will only see our Lanfang national flag on the sea of East Asia, and Your Majesty will never see the plaster flag. Xie Rundong is sonorous and powerful.
Lanfang's patriotism education was very successful. At least Xie Rundong's hatred of the Japanese was not much less than Qin Zhiyuan's.
This is already very rare. You must know that in this time and space, September 18th and the Nanjing Massacre have not yet occurred, but the Tokyo Massacre may have occurred.
Haha, who knows.
After drinking Zhuangxing wine, Xie Rundong and his party said goodbye to Qin Zhiyuan, boarded the ship and headed north.
In addition to the battleship France and four aircraft carriers, Xue Rundong's fleet also had 20 destroyers and 15 10,000-ton freighters. Those freighters were carried by the 1st Armored Division that had been deployed in Lanfang, as well as newly-organized ships.
The Sixth Division and the Seventh Division will land on Yingzhou and wipe out the Japanese on Yingzhou Island.
When the last destroyer disappeared from sight, Qin Zhiyuan turned around and saw the U.S. Ambassador to Lanfang, Glinton Augustine, and the French Ambassador to Lanfang, Owen Jonard.
Congratulations, Your Majesty, I really can't describe my shock in words, how did you do it? Glinton Augustine can't conceal his shock to this day.
Qin, France and Lanfang are allies. We have had tacit cooperation and a close relationship. Owen Jonah talked endlessly, tracing the friendship between Lanfang and France back to three years ago.
Three years, this is really a long history.
Glinton Owen, I know what you want to do. You can go to Mr. Prime Minister on this issue. He has the final decision-making power. Qin Zhiyuan started to kick the ball.
Almost without thinking, Qin Zhiyuan could guess the purpose of Glinton Augustine and Owen Jonah's visit.
Lanfang defeated the Japanese fleet and used the extreme method of total annihilation, which has aroused enough interest in France and the United States.
For France and the United States, they are very interested in the method used by Lan Fang, because the largest and most powerful navy in the world is not the Japanese, but someone else.
Now that the torpedo plane has achieved its goal, Qin Zhiyuan will no longer keep the torpedo plane secret.
Torpedo planes are just a concept. If the Americans and French were made aware of the existence of torpedo planes, they would be able to guess the secrets of the torpedo planes even if they just guessed.
Since secrecy is out of the question, the best choice is to exchange the concept of torpedo aircraft for real money at the moment when the torpedo aircraft performs at its most amazing.
Qin Zhiyuan is the king, and his relationship with the French and Americans has always been good, so he will definitely not be able to open his mouth, so the job of robbing people is left to Huang Bohan.
Huang Bohan didn't have much dealings with the French and Americans. Huang Bohan, who was a businessman, had a dark heart, and he would definitely not be polite when killing people.
Prime Minister Glinton Augustine looked bitter. It was obvious that Huang Bohan had left a deep impression on him.
Uh-huh, Owen, Jonah's eyes were spinning, he seemed to be trying to find another way.
To be honest, if we talk about ways, Owen Jonah has many more ways than Glinton Augustine, and they are much more powerful.
Let no one else say it, but Foch and Julie can already save Owen Jonah from making many detours.
Qin Zhiyuan is not concerned about this. In fact, if Foch or Julie opens the door, Qin Zhiyuan will even give the secret of the torpedo machine directly to the French.
Qin Zhiyuan, who has become the king, is constantly improving. He is no longer the laborer who hides a bag of jewelry when he sees it.
