The Manchurian Navy had fought many battles, but they were basically overwhelmingly bullied or overwhelmingly bullied, and there were really not many evenly matched battles, so the battle against the British Far East Fleet, which would not necessarily start this time, was very meaningful. Bo Dun, who has been firmly in the high position of commander-in-chief of the Navy for more than 20 years, really wants to take command in person, and Bian Changdi, the bigwig of the inland river faction, also wants to get this honor and completely overhead Bo Dun, and the two will inevitably compete again. In the end, it had to be Guo Xing'a who came out as a referee to judge Bian Changdi's victory!

There is no way to be in command by Bian Changdi, Botun's foundation and lineage are in the Nanyang Fleet, and now the Nanyang Fleet is still in Panama! The Yellow Sea Fleet, the East China Sea Fleet, the North Sea Fleet, the Japanese Combined Fleet, and the Yangtze River Fleet, which joined in the fun, were all members of the Inland River faction. Except for a few generals who came from the foreign faction, ninety percent of the people are from the inland river faction, so naturally they can only be in charge of the handsome seal by Bian Changdi, the leader of the inland river faction.

"Ding Shengping, you are responsible for commanding the First Fleet, responsible for cruising on the periphery, and preventing enemy ships from turning and cutting into the inland sea!" Bian Changdi divided the huge fleet, and all twelve Sea Tiger-class heavy cruisers were handed over to Ding Shengping, the general of the Liuyang faction who had been in the north.

"Li Gen, the two big guys belong to you, whether to cooperate with Ding Shengping's first fleet, or fight independently, you can decide for yourself! That stupid big man, we don't understand! "The inland river faction scratched its head when it saw the 10,000-ton giant ship, so Bian Changdi handed over all the battle patrol Xiaomeng and Ape Sheng, which he looked down on the most, to Li Gen, the commander of the Yangtze River Fleet. Li Gen is a serious foreigner, and it is undoubtedly the best choice to give him two ships and one big guy with more than 40,000 tons.

"Ma Erwei, the second fleet is under your command, cruising on the periphery, once there is a conflict, you will immediately cut into the enemy fleet and disrupt the enemy ship array!" Ma Erwei is also a foreigner, but his current position is more inclined to the inland river faction, so Bian Changdi attaches great importance to him and gives him a very strong task.

"Huh!" After Bian Changdi finished assigning all the ships with a speed of less than 36 knots, he stopped talking, and the three people who received the task could only answer the order, and then go down to break down the task, and they would not be able to mix the rest of the matter.

Bian Changdi stiffened his face, and waited for all the officers of the Liuyang faction to go down, then he showed a smile and pulled all the generals of the Inland River faction under his command to his side. Bian Changdi deliberately let go of the people of the Liuyang faction, just to hold a small circle meeting, everyone's thinking is different, and they can't pee in a pot at all, so Bian Changdi naturally does not bring people from the Liuyang faction to the meeting.

"The battle line, the battle line, have been fooled and stupid by the British, dull! Stiff! Bian Changdi saw that he was surrounded by his own family, and immediately started to ridicule the Liuyang faction.

"Fighting a war is about being flexible and changeable, and their way of fighting a dumb war is not effective at all!" Kuang Guangren and others immediately chimed in.

"Their way of playing is to rely on the boat and use the advantage of equipment to subdue the opponent! The large-scale manufacture of useless large warships not only wastes money, but also consumes everyone's desire to explore. Everyone is thinking about how to spend money and how to equip larger and more advanced warships, but no one is studying new tactics and tactics. Xu Hongxing's words are much more beautiful than Kuang Guangren and others.

"If they do what they do, why do they need to open fire? Everyone drove the battleship out and hung it on the table to settle the score, whoever loses will surrender himself! As soon as Hu Chaoxiu and the others spoke, the conductor Tari immediately burst into laughter.

"Alright, alright, don't laugh! If we can't defend the sea frontier and the war is unfavorable, it's our turn to laugh at us! Everyone laughed for a while, and Bian Changdi waved his hand to stop his favorite generals.

"Alas! The Commander has a big problem for us! Bian Changdi wanted to assign tasks to the generals, but remembering that there were only thirty-six destroyers in his hands, a wave of unhappiness inevitably flooded his heart.

The Yellow Sea Fleet, the East China Sea Fleet, the North Sea Fleet, the Yangtze River Fleet, and the Japanese Combined Fleet originally each had 12 Seawolf-class destroyers, for a total of 60 destroyers. If these destroyers were brought together, Bian Changdi would have an absolute numerical advantage over the Far Eastern Fleet, and the wolf pack tactics that the Inland River faction was best at could be used to their heart's content. However, Bolton believed that the British might take advantage of the concentration of the main forces of the Manchurian navy near the Yellow Sea to launch a surprise attack on Japan, the mouth of the Yangtze River, Vladivostok and other places, so he insisted on leaving eight destroyers in each of the above three places in case of contingency. Guo Xing'a felt that what Bo Dun was thinking was reasonable, and he should leave some back for himself and agreed, but Bian Changdi scolded the sky.

Bian Changdi thought that Bolton's idea was groundless and did not conform to the actual situation at all, and the stationing of left-behind fleets in various places was even more diluting his own troops for no reason. When the British army entered the Pacific Ocean, these troops were in front of them, and there was absolutely no mistake in reconnoitring the planes, airships, and garrisons on the island chain a few times, where would there be fish that slipped through the net! And according to the current situation of the British army, they absolutely have no ability to raid. No matter what tricks they play, and the plane's reconnaissance capabilities will definitely be able to detect their movements, and if they find their movements, they can run anywhere. The river faction cares most about the speed of the ship, and at present, the speed of all ships of the Manchurian Navy is first-class, so that the British army can run a hundred nautical miles first, and Bian Changdi will definitely be able to catch up with them.

"Forget it, don't talk about it! Let's not talk nonsense, six destroyers for one person, how to deploy brothers, I don't need to explain it anymore! Remember the phrase, we are wolves, we are sea wolves. If the British dare to make a move, they will show Lao Tzu wolf nature and tear them apart like wolves! Bian Changdi was holding a military deployment meeting, not a criticism meeting, so he quickly adjusted his mood and assigned the task.

"Huh! Please rest assured, Deputy Commander! Everyone responded in unison and made a guarantee of victory to Bian Changdi, deputy commander of the navy.

"Deputy Commander, the Xiaomeng is the flagship of the fleet, and the vision is relatively good, please sit in command of the Xiaomeng!" Hu Chaoxiu found that Bian Changdi seemed to intend to stay on his Cuiliu, and immediately put forward a conscientious suggestion. The Inland River faction's style of play is a little bit, but there is also a very fatal drawback, that is, the ships participating in the battle are very dangerous, and Hu Chaoxiu doesn't want Bian Changdi, the deputy commander, to make any mistakes.

"Slowly, not refreshing, I'd better be with the brothers!" Bian Changdi didn't want to see Li Gen go to show him a battleship shooting.

"The deputy commander should look at the overall situation, find fighters for everyone, and make a decision immediately, instead of staying here to boost morale, the Xiaomeng is the most suitable. And Xiaomeng is the flagship of the fleet, and the deputy commander should command on the flagship! "The generals of the Neihe faction didn't want Bian Changdi to be on the front line in person, and rushed to the enemy pile with everyone.

"Okay!" Bian Changdi thought about it and made sense, so he was no longer reluctant.

The Manchurian Navy was arranging its troops, and the British were not idle. Admiral Curtis, divided his huge fleet into three parts. Five Sovereign-class battleships, four Indomitable-class battleships made up a large force, and all the light cruisers and destroyers moved with them. Twelve Centurion-class battleships of the second class formed the First Squadron. The remaining thirty or so armored cruisers were unified into the First Cruiser Fleet. The cruiser fleet was deployed in front to reconnoiter the situation of the Manchurian navy and make tentative moves at the same time. The First Squadron is deployed in the center and can quickly come forward to provide firepower and meat shields in the event of a conflict. Curtis personally led a large force behind, ready to strike at a critical moment and deal a fatal blow to the Manchurian fleet.

The two sides have been very lively back and forth, but there has been no head-on conflict. At its worst, the British cruiser and the Manchurian destroyer collided almost on board, but at the last moments, both commanders kept their senses. Hundreds of warships are gathered in a small sea area, and everyone will be nervous, but everyone has to refrain from it, and a misfire is a full-scale war, and no one can afford this consequence.

At the same time as the fleet was fighting, the British were also exerting great pressure on the Manchurian government, hoping to force Manchuria to make concessions on the issues of Panama and the Qing Dynasty through both military and political pressure. It is a pity that the Manchurian government has made up its mind and resolutely refuses to give an inch, and the British can only continue to exert pressure in order to achieve their goals. Curtis received an order from London to sail the Far East Fleet into the Bohai Bay to further pressure the Manchurians.

The British Far East Fleet's activities in the Yellow Sea were already a provocation against Manchuria, and if it forcibly entered the Bohai Bay, it would definitely start a fight, but fortunately, the Bohai Bay was not owned by the Manchurian Empire. The east and north sides of Bohai Bay are the territory of Manchuria, but the line from the Jiaodong Peninsula to Tianjin is the territory of the Qing Dynasty. There was a treaty between Britain and the Qing Dynasty, and the British fleet had the right to enter the treaty ports. Unable to avoid an overreaction of the Manchurian army, Curtiste informed Bian Changdi of the movements of the Far Eastern Fleet, and then marched along the line of Weihai and Yantai to Tianjin.

Bian Changdi was a little helpless about the behavior of the Far East Fleet, although it was clear that the carriages and horses were artillery, but after all, it was not really about to fight, and the British entered the territorial waters of the Qing Dynasty in accordance with the treaty, and he could not stop him according to the law. The British must not have a good heart, Bian Changdi knew very well, so he must not let the British go to Tianjin smoothly. The Manchurian Fleet kept moving parallel to the Far East Fleet all the way, and the meaning of surveillance was very obvious, and the two sides were 10,000 meters apart, and they sailed towards Tianjin with big eyes.

Both sides were planning what to do after arriving in Tianjin, and no one expected that they would not even be able to cross the Shandong Peninsula. After the Far East Fleet set sail in Weihai, it has always walked along the coastline, which is the safest way, but when the fleet entered the waters near Yantai, there was a great accident.

"Steering gear failure, boat loss of control, steering gear failure, boat loss of control!" The Sovereign-class battleship Empress of India suddenly sent an emergency signal to Curtis's flagship, the Sovereign, and then crashed headlong into the Manchurian Fleet 10,000 meters away.

"Alert, enemy attack, enemy attack!" The ships in Manchuria were also in a panic, and he didn't expect the British to really dare to do it.

"The enemy ships crossed the eight-thousand-meter line and continued to approach our fleet!" The operational staff provided an update back to the control tower.

"Hit!" Bian Changdi hesitated, but still gave the order to attack.