After the last military display, almost all military generals have great expectations for future wars.
Because judging from the situation on our side so far, there is a problem with the navy. With air force reinforcements, the enemy navy cannot get close to our coast.
Now that we have the final insurance, it can be said that almost all the navy and army generals are confident of victory, and they are no longer as gloomy as they were a while ago.
On the second day of April in 1897, the Wusongkou Pier in Shanghai was packed with people. Everyone came to watch the Nanyang Navy’s expedition ceremony.
Liu Hai, as the actual controller of the Liangjiang and Nanyang Navy, also delivered a passionate speech this time.
In his speech, Liu Hai denounced the enemy's ambitions, and at the same time expressed to the masses his determination to resist and never surrender.
After the speech, Liu Hai immediately boarded the destroyer Hefei.
The Hefei is an improved version of the Sovremenny-class destroyer. It has a 48-unit vertical launcher that can launch Hongqi 9/10/16, three types of anti-aircraft missiles with different ranges and performance. The configuration includes the YJ-83 and the most advanced YJ-83.
Long-range heavy-duty anti-ship missiles, including 12, can attack as far as 400 kilometers.
In addition, there is an advanced command and combat system, which can be used as the flagship of the fleet.
There are currently four warships like this in Liu Hai's Nanyang Navy. In addition to these, there are two Russian guided missile cruisers and four Type 051 guided missile destroyers.
In addition to these 10 cutting-edge warships, the remaining main force of the Nanyang Fleet cannot be underestimated.
They also have four 50,000-ton Iowa-class battleships, two 12,000-ton Sovereign-class battleships, four 6,800-ton Olympia-class cruisers (one of which has been renamed a Modern-class destroyer), and ten
A 5,000-ton Forth-class cruiser, and some light cruisers.
This time the Nanyang Navy can be said to be in full force, and the total tonnage has reached 380,000 tons.
This is a terrible number. Not to mention the power of the warships, this tonnage alone is enough to make the Nanyang Navy rank third among the world's navies, second only to the first ranked 1.26 million tons and the second ranked 530,000 tons.
ton.
But in terms of combat capabilities, Liu Hai's Nanyang Navy can be said to be at the top of the planet.
As long as those ten missile ships don't cause any trouble, even if the enemy country sends all its warships to the vicinity of the Qing Dynasty, they will not be Liu Hai's opponent.
Liu Hai sent out all his warships this time, just to show off to the great powers and tell them that all navies near the Qing Dynasty must act according to the rules of the Nanyang Navy.
With the sound of a whistle, dozens of warships and transport ships slowly left the dock of Wusongkou base.
After leaving Shanghai, this huge fleet sailed toward Fujian, and finally arrived at Keelung Port, a branch base of the Nanyang Navy.
And here, there is already a division of the servant army waiting there. Their purpose this time is to follow the Nanyang Navy southward to deal with some colonial matters on land.
Accompanying the army going south, there were also some small warships. They were led by Marine Minister San Benquan Bingfu. Their main purpose was to follow Liu Hai's warships south to watch the battle between Liu Hai and the Nanyang Navy.
The main purpose of Liu Hai letting them follow him was to show these people his military power and make them be honest and not be half-hearted.
Seeing the arrival of Liu Hai's warship, Sanbon Gonbei immediately took a transport ship to Liu Hai's flagship destroyer Hefei.
At this time, Liu Hai was holding a telescope in the control room, watching the construction of Keelung Port Terminal from a distance.
Since Liu Hai's great victory, with the rapid expansion of Liu Hai's naval strength, the original military base has become very small, and sometimes it cannot even dock all the Nanyang Navy ships.
Therefore, Liu Hai directly acted like a slave country and ordered them to recruit migrant workers in the country to expand the base and wharf.
These people did not dare to disobey Liu Hai's orders. They immediately recruited tens of thousands of migrant workers from the country and began to rebuild the base dock on a large scale. According to Liu Hai's telescope, the current Keelung Port dock
It has begun to take shape.
At this time, the guards came to report, and three powerful soldiers came to see him.
"Let him in."
Not long after Liu Hai finished his instructions, San Benwei entered the command room under the leadership of the guards.
When he got here, he seemed to have arrived on an alien planet. He looked at the various equipment in the command room that he didn't understand, and he felt happy for a while. Fortunately, they had taken refuge with General Liu Hai. Otherwise, as General Liu Hai's strength increased greatly,
, they didn’t even have a chance to join the colony, they could only become a colony.
Sanbon came to Liu Hai's back tremblingly, gave a military salute and then said: "Admiral Sanbon Gonbei, come to pay homage."
When Liu Hai heard the voice behind him, he put down his telescope, looked back at Sanbon Gonbei and asked, "Is your army ready this time?"
"Reporting to the Generalissimo, Army Lieutenant General Sanchi Yuanchi leads the 1st Army Division and is waiting for the Generalissimo's orders at any time."
Liu Hai nodded, and then said to her: "I'm not familiar with you, and Lu Chun didn't set off with the fleet this time, so I appointed you to temporarily control the navy and army and obey my orders at any time."
"Yes, long live the Generalissimo."
Next, Liu Hai rested at the dock for another day, and the transport ship of the slave state also completed the delivery of the 1st Army Division.
At this time, the Nanyang Navy set off again and continued its mighty journey southward.
And this huge fleet stunned the colonial armies of various countries near Nanyang along the way.
It can be said that these powers have seen the world before, but this is the first time they have seen such a large fleet.
And precisely because Liu Hai passed through various places in Southeast Asia this time, the lives of the Chinese people in various places in Southeast Asia were much easier.
The purpose of Liu Hai's army this time is to go to the strait, and then use the powerful navy to defeat all enemy bases near the strait and seize this choke point on the sea.
If the enemy navy comes, Liu Hai will fight it decisively on Asan Yang instead of bringing the war near the Qing Dynasty.
Naturally, such a large-scale military operation by Liu Hai cannot be concealed from anyone. Liu Hai's Nanyang Navy set out on the first leg and received the news on the other.
The Prime Minister, Earl Rosebery, was very surprised after receiving the news from the Far East. He did not expect that the Nanyang Navy had developed to this extent in just a few years.
After this, the British Prime Minister Lord Rosebery summoned people from the navy to discuss how to deal with Liu Hai's Nanyang Navy this time.
This meeting brought together almost all the key figures in the British Navy. After receiving the news, these big bosses were very anxious.
Because they didn't expect Liu Hai's naval strength to be so powerful.
Earl Rosebery was in the middle of the conference room, looking at the people in the Admiralty below with heavy faces. He knew that these people under his command were not as confident as before in this decisive battle with the Nanyang Navy.
In order to encourage these people under his command, Earl Rosebery said: "Don't worry too much, everyone. Judging from the intelligence, although the Qing Dynasty's Nanyang Fleet has added a large number of new warships, their tonnage does not exceed 10,000.
tons, so now the Nanyang Navy’s main battleships are still four unknown huge battleships and two Sovereign-class battleships.”
Lord Admiralty George.
After the Prime Minister finished speaking, Lord Hamilton also began to speak: "I completely agree with His Excellency the Prime Minister's opinion. Although those four battleships are difficult to deal with, this time we have 14 battleships above the Sovereign level alone, plus two
There are more than a dozen ironclad ships, and this scale cannot be matched by the opponent at all, so I hope everyone does not have to worry."
First Sea Lord Admiral Arthur.
When Sir Hood saw that the two big men had said this, he could only hold his nose and admit it, so he said: "In this case, should our warships move forward?"
"Where is our fleet now?" Lord Rosebery asked.
"We have arrived at Sui Port and are replenishing supplies there."
"It seems we're almost at Asan now? In my opinion, we'd better keep moving forward."
"What should we do on the other side of the Channel?" asked the Admiralty Minister.
Earl Rosebery thought for a while, and then said helplessly: "Let the people over there resist on their own. If they can't resist, retreat to the interior. After the navy defeats the Nanyang Navy, we can regain the lost ground."
All the naval officials nodded after hearing this. Due to the long distance to Malacca, the navy is now beyond its reach, so this can only be done temporarily.
As domestic orders were conveyed to the colonies near Malacca.
After receiving the notification and analyzing the situation between the enemy and ourselves and knowing that it was impossible to compete with them on the sea, Sir Mitchell, the Governor of the Straits Settlements, immediately ordered the military and government officials in the coastal cities of the Straits Settlements to begin to retreat inland.
At the same time, all land forces in the Straits Settlements were ordered to enter a state of war and ordered to establish defense lines beyond the range of naval guns.
The officers in these colonies were so angry that they cursed when they heard this order. The governors had no idea that the troops sent to the colonies from the country were only second-rate troops.
This is not the main thing. After all, second-rate troops can also fight. What worries these officers the most is that they know very well that the soldiers under their command have been corrupted by the rich life in the colonies. Now they are allowed to pick up swords and guns to fight with
Fighting with ferocious enemy troops, I'm afraid they may not have the strength even if they have the heart.
After all, if a soldier wants to stay in shape, he must undergo long-term training, and almost everyone in the Straits Settlements Army has several mistresses, so they have no time to train. I am afraid they have forgotten all the essentials of combat.