The British are now eager for China and France to fight in Vietnam and both sides will suffer losses. They are so eager to benefit from it. Originally, they hoped that Yang Feng would help them block Russia. Now this issue no longer needs to be considered. Everyone can see that Russia's expansion has reached its limit. This
The land of a country with only over 100 million people is almost circling the earth. With Nicholas's enthusiasm for land, he is no longer able to expand the territory. Now he can't even digest new territories. This can be seen from the situation in Luzon.
It can be seen that Colombia is also thinking about regaining its lost territory. Nearly half of the Russian army has to be restrained in remote and crisis-ridden colonies, and huge polar bears are struggling in the mire.
The Russians were unable to expand, but the Chinese expansion ambitions were gradually revealed. Although they did not threaten the British Empire, they already needed to be curbed. Now that France has such a good chess piece, it is natural to make good use of it.
"Don't worry about them. What if there is support from the British? In this three-thirds of an acre of land in Asia, we still have the final say." Emperor Yang said with a sneer.
"Where is Lin Taizeng?" he asked immediately.
"We have arrived in Taiwan and are beating dogs for maintenance," Yuan Shikai said.
"Just let them go directly to Yazhou after completing the maintenance." Yang Feng said.
"Cheng Biguang asked the Beiyang Fleet to go south again." Yuan Shikai said.
Cheng Biguang has requested a battle on behalf of his Beiyang Fleet for the third time. After all, the Southeast and Southeast Fleets have all moved south, and the Beiyang Fleet is hiding behind to watch the fun. It can be said to be a very shameful thing. They have no enemies in the north that they need to guard against.
The U.S. Navy is gone, and the Japanese Navy is gone. Russia still has four cruisers in Aomori, and the British have two protective cruisers in Nagasaki as a symbolic presence. These two are potential enemies, but they are too weak to pose any threat.
Sex. Even without the Beiyang Fleet, it would be no different for these warships to dare to enter the Bohai Sea. There are nearly a hundred torpedo boats under the three fortresses alone, not to mention a complete coastal defense system.
As for the German fleet in Kagoshima, it can be completely ignored. China and Germany are so good that they are now close to signing a formal alliance treaty. In this case, there is no need for the huge Beiyang Fleet to stay in the Bohai Sea. Those are two ships
Second-class battleships, four large armored cruisers, and ten protected cruisers are almost as strong as a second-class naval power. There is no need to waste too much time.
"That's it, let them go south too, but they don't have to go all of them. Leave the three ships Haiqi, Haitian, Haichen and half of the destroyers in the north. The other battleships will go south." Even after thinking about it, it was hard to dampen their enthusiasm for participating in the war.
So Yang Feng said.
In fact, he doesn't want these old warships to go south. It's not that they don't have enough combat effectiveness. If you really think about it, the combat effectiveness of this fleet is still very impressive. In particular, the two ships in Dingzhen still maintain the record for the highest artillery caliber in the Chinese Navy.
The power of the 305mm piercing bombs specially manufactured for them increased dramatically.
But the key is that the speed is too slow, which is very dangerous in the face of the French high-speed destroyers and steam gas torpedoes.
"Forget it, we have destroyers anyway. We just want to provide them with more protection. Although these old warships are slow, they still have plenty of firepower." Emperor Yang said to himself.
Most of these old warships have been modified. Especially in Hanyang and Fuzhou, a large number of 152 and 120mm rapid-fire guns produced by Jiangnan No. 3 Factory were installed on these warships. The medium-caliber rapid-fire firepower is extremely terrifying, and
Although their speed is slower than that of diesel-engine battleships, they are definitely faster than merchant ships. Their maximum speeds are all over twenty knots, so they are very useful for blocking ports.
After receiving the order, the Beiyang Fleet was in jubilation. Even the commander of the fleet, Cheng Biguang, was a little happy. They had been frustrated over the years, just watching others show off their power outside. They could only stay in the Bohai Sea for exercises, and now they had the opportunity to participate in the war.
, and quickly split the fleet into two halves as quickly as possible, leaving deputy commander Fang Bofeng to lead the three Haiqi ships to continue to stay at Weihaiwei, six destroyers to garrison at Lushunkou, and all the remaining capital ships to weigh anchor and head south in a mighty manner.
Dang and drive to Yazhou Military Port.
At this moment, in the distant Indian Ocean, the huge French expeditionary fleet was also riding the wind and waves. The warships that had just been maintained in Colombo were rushing to the East at full power, preparing to defend the dignity of the French Republic.
On the battlefield in Hanoi, Vietnam, the huge Vietnamese army, which has swelled to 100,000, is launching attacks on Hanoi again and again, risking their lives under the cover of Chinese heavy artillery.
The Vietnamese army had changed their tactics at this time, because with the arrival of reinforcements from the southern front, they no longer needed to worry about the danger of crossing the Red River alone, so they directly crossed the Red Sea at the weak point of French defense in the upper reaches of the Red River, and followed the southern front.
The Vietnamese army defeated the French army from both sides, gained a stable south bank ferry, and even set up a pontoon bridge on the river. Then they avoided the fortress that caused their blood to flow into the river, and launched an attack from the southwest of Hanoi.
The French army dug trenches outside Hanoi, set up machine guns and barbed wire to firmly block the Vietnamese army. So far, nearly 20,000 Vietnamese soldiers have fallen on the battlefield, but this has not intimidated the heroic Vietnamese people at all.
Although countless warriors fell, more warriors spontaneously came from all over Vietnam to join the fight against the invaders.
Their bravery has been respected by almost all countries in East Asia. A large number of people in China donated money and materials to them, buying rifles, machine guns, and even cannons, which were continuously sent to the front line in Hanoi, including some big capitalists, celebrities, and members of Congress.
Members of both houses of Congress organized groups and went to the front line in Hanoi to offer condolences. There were even a large number of enthusiastic young people who volunteered to go to Hanoi to help their Vietnamese brothers. Even the King of North Korea in Seoul personally donated money to Vietnam, and hundreds of North Korean youths also formed a volunteer army and rushed there.
Join the war.
At this time, there was also an upsurge of yellow jihad in Japan. In recent years, as historians have conducted more and more in-depth research on the origins of the Japanese and the emperor, the theory that the Japanese and the emperor originated from China has been widely spread, and some even went so far as to
Among Japanese students studying in China, there are also voices calling for Japan to return to China. As for the views of the yellow family, they have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Now Vietnam, which is also a yellow race, has declared war on the colonists, which naturally makes the Japanese people feel excited. You must know that there are still white colonists from three countries on their land. Comparing their feelings, the Japanese people naturally admire the Vietnamese people.
It's like an endless stream of water.
Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that a large number of Japanese volunteers went to Vietnam to participate in the war. Many of these Japanese volunteers were participants in the original war and had rich combat experience, especially trench wire experience.
Many of them were artillerymen. The joining of these people greatly eased the pressure on the Chinese volunteers. Even an artillery regiment composed of Japanese volunteers appeared on the battlefield. Together with the cannons purchased with donations from the Chinese people, the combat effectiveness was quite powerful.
"Well, this is quite surprising." Emperor Yang was lying in the hot spring of Huaqing Pool, looking at the report of the Vietnam battlefield with some astonishment.
"This may have an impact on our acceptance of Vietnam." Yuan Shikai said worriedly.
"It doesn't matter, what can these people do?" Yang Feng said disdainfully. He really didn't care about these Vietnamese. They were all supported by sexual desire. As long as they were not given ammunition, all machine guns and cannons would become decorations.
, when the time comes, if they are obedient, they will be spared their lives and will be obedient people. If they are not obedient, they will directly send troops to push back.
Of course, it would be best to borrow French hands to solve the problem.
Emperor Yang looked at the map and suddenly smiled.
"Tell Liu Buchan that the maritime blockade is limited to the coast of Vietnam, and the Khmer coast is not within the scope of the blockade." He said with a hint of sinisterness on his face.
Yuan Shikai didn't understand for a moment and said doubtfully: "What if the French army lands on the Khmer coast? Although there is no port there, even if they land in small boats, it won't take long for the first batch of 50,000 French troops to reach Phnom Penh from the coast.
Three to four hundred miles, even if the French army marches on foot, it will only take ten days, and then take a boat from Phnom Penh down the Mekong River to reach Saigon directly. From the railway northward and use Da Nang as a base to attack forward, Hue may not be safe."
"What's the big deal? If Hue is not guaranteed, just let our people retreat to Hainan Island with the Vietnamese king and his son, and then send them directly to Beijing. I am about to adopt this little king and let him be my godson.
It’s pretty good too.” Emperor Yang said with a smile.
"But in that case, the French army will continue to move north..." His Excellency the Lord Chamberlain's words stopped abruptly. He suddenly understood the emperor's intention. To put it bluntly, it was to put the French army into Vietnam, let them go north, and then send the Vietnamese in Hanoi to
After they had cleared up the Vietnamese army, Liu Yongfu's army here would go south from Zhennanguan to avenge them.
No matter how much French troops are deployed in Vietnam, it will not be a concern, because as long as the navy is defeated, they will not be able to supply through the coast of Vietnam, and the logistics will not be available at all. There are no ports along the Khmer coast. Even if a small dock is urgently built, there is no railway from the coast to Phnom Penh.
, Building a simple road can only be done on an emergency basis. The French have no landing ships and no roll-on/roll-off ships. It is difficult to transport trucks to Vietnam in large quantities and then transport supplies from the sea to Phnom Penh. Even if they can do this, the Chinese Navy will wait until war is officially declared.
We can also confidently blockade the Khmer coast.
In other words, the French army's logistics supply can be cut off at any time. Even if all their 100,000 troops are sent into Vietnam, as long as the naval battle is won, they will be nothing more than a turtle in a urn in front of the Chinese Navy.
But it was enough for the turtle to kill the Vietnamese army.