On June 28, 1914, the Austro-Hungarian Crown Prince was assassinated in Sarajevo!

On July 8, the Chinese Revolutionary Party organized by Sun Yat-sen was proclaimed in this day.

On July 23, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was appointed to Crown Prince Franz. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand gave Serbia an ultimatum. On July 28, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. On August 1, Germany declared war on Russia. On August 3, Germany declared war on France. On August 4, Britain declared war on Germany. The United States declared neutrality. On August 6, Austria-Hungary declared war on Russia. At the same time, Serbia and Negro declared war on Austria-Hungary. On August 23, Ben declared war on Germany.

A world war has broken out!

On August 6, Yanjing issued a declaration of neutrality on the outbreak of war in Europe.

On 8 August, it was said that the warship appeared in the waters of Qingdao. On 13 August, it was said that Germany was willing to return the leased land in Jiaozhou Bay directly to China, and the chargé d'affaires of the embassy in China warned Vice Foreign Minister Cao Rulin that China would not be allowed to accept Germany's proposal. On September 21, the Ministry of Education issued a nationwide petition asking students to be cautious of China's neutral attitude in the European war, and not to be extreme in their speech and communication.

On September 25, he said that under the pretext of declaring war on Germany, he invaded and occupied the station in Weixian County, Shandong. On October 19, the army presented the "Five Rules of Beheading" in Pingdu County, Shandong, stipulating that "if there is one person in the village who obstructs the actions of the army, the whole village will be beheaded." ”

This month, the Chinese seafarers of Shanghai China Merchants Bureau, Swire and Jardine Matheson Tri-steamer Company held a general alliance strike!

It's chaotic, the world is in chaos, and China is about to be chaotic!

Wang Hengyue, who was in Sichuan, showed a rare leisure, raising birds and fish seemed to have become his biggest hobby.

Occasionally when I went out, someone asked about the war situation in Europe, and Wang Hengyue's only answer was: "If a foreigner fights a foreigner, what does it have to do with the envoy of this town?" What does Sichuan China have to do with it? ”

Obviously, the southern Sichuan town guard is now a little "unambitious"!

Wang Qinglu entered the backyard of the town guard embassy and saw Heng Shuai looking at something in front of a birdcage. When he took a closer look, he found that the bird raised by Heng Shuai was dead.

Wang Qinglu smiled, this is the first bird that Heng Shuai has raised and died? Every time, I always swear to feed, but every time I can't raise it for a few days, the bird will die.

Looking into the fish tank again, more than a dozen fish raised have also turned their bellies.

Wang Hengyue shook his head and sighed with emotion: "Huai Zhao, you said that my army can be brought well, but why do you always can't raise fish and birds?" ”

"Because Heng Shuai is not the material to do this." Wang Qinglu smiled and said: "In terms of raising fish and birds, ten Heng Shuai are not as good as Wang Qinglu, and in terms of leading troops to fight, the decisive victory is between the curtains and the curtains, and ten Wang Qinglu can't catch up with one Heng Shuai!" ”

"Slap the ass, slap the ass!" Wang Hengyue smiled "haha", and then said, "What's the matter?" ”

"Deng Yong brought news in France, the first batch of pig bristles and tung oil we sent over were sold out, especially our bristles and tung oil are of excellent quality, so they are very popular with all countries, a large number of orders have been pressed on his desk, Deng Yong asked us to immediately send a large number of goods, how many to have, the more the merrier!"

Wang Hengyue nodded: "Tell him that the second, third, and fourth batches of goods have been shipped one after another and will arrive soon, and also, let Deng Yong loosen his belt, don't be afraid of a big appetite, this world will not survive but starve to death!" I want to be the No. 1 bristle supplier in the world. ”

"Yes." Wang Qinglu responded: "The exploration of coal mines and copper mines has been completed and has entered the mining stage. The reserves in several places are very amazing, but the subordinates don't understand very well, why is Heng Shuai so sure that there are such rich mineral deposits in these places? ”

"Fight unintentionally with intention." Wang Hengyue replied very simply: "What else?" ”

"The gunboat was bought!"

"What?" Wang Hengyue, who had always been calm, had a flash of joy in his eyes: "The gunboat was bought?" ”

"Yes, it's already arrived!"

"Let's go, call Wu Qianlong and Zhang Xiaoyue, take a look!"

Wang Hengyue couldn't say anything, and walked out quickly.

The gunboat has indeed arrived!

Only one of them, to be exact, was a gunboat!

A total of four ships arrived.

The first one was a gunboat with the name "Town" that had been scrapped and was found out of nowhere.

"Zhennan!" Zhang Xiaoyue's eyes lit up.

"Zhennan?" Wang Hengyue was also stunned.

I seem to have seen that after the "Zhennan" was scrapped, it was resold again after a few years, why did this resale actually resell it into my own hands?

"Zhennan, Zhennan!" Zhang Xiaoyue seemed to be full of affection for this old tooth gunboat: "Four hundred and forty tons, five artillery pieces, and fifty-five soldiers. In the First Sino-Japanese War, the bloody battle with the Japanese invaders, and then the surrender of Ding Ruchang, the commander of the navy, to Liugong Island, I just went to Beiyang to serve on this gunboat, I don't want to see you again today, it's like a dream! ”

Wang Hengyue was also very emotional when he heard this.

The defeat of the First Sino-Japanese War buried the dream of a generation of Chinese naval powers! This "Zhennan" has witnessed the strength of the Chinese Navy and its subsequent decline.

"Look, can the 'Zhennan' still work?" Wang Hengyue asked, pointing to the gunboat.

"Yes!" Zhang Xiaoyue's answer did not hesitate: "Just let me get on the ship!" It can still go on battle, and its cannons can still roar! ”

"Good!" Wang Hengyue also raised his voice suddenly.

The other three ships, one is an Italian river defense gunboat, Wang Hengyue named it "Chuannan", with Wu Qianlong as the captain. A practice ship, a supply ship.

Wang Hengyue's water army finally has a scale!

Not big, two gunboats, one of which is still scrapped, a practice ship and a supply ship. But the foundation has been laid!

What does the future hold? No one knows. Maybe there will be cruisers, maybe there will be battleships, maybe nothing, it's still this small scale.

But Wang Hengyue's dream of the navy has already started!

No one knows how fanatical this landlubber Wang Hengyue, who can't know how water, is for the navy!

Sooner or later, Wang Hengyue swore in his heart that sooner or later, he would make a huge fleet! Even if his own generation can't compete for hegemony at sea, there will be the next generation, and the dream of a strong Chinese Navy will come true sooner or later!

And everything started with the "invincible" "Strong"!

"When I went to Rong County, there were only a few people." Wang Hengyue said in his words: "There are really only a few people, and when I saw my troops later, I almost wanted to give up and quit, I couldn't even beat the bandits with such a force, but I still persevered after all, and then I had my reading power mixed division, and I had the capital to wrestle with other powerful factions in Sichuan!" The start of the water army is much better now than it was back then. With the ship, and with my support! Like Feng Ru, what your navy wants, I will give it, if you want the moon in the sky, I will not give you stars"

Feng Ru, who also came to see the excitement, said: "The town guard, Feng Ru 7 has been successfully test-flown and was tested by Pete. ”

Pete immediately puffed up his chest triumphantly, and Feng Ru ignored him: "At the same time, according to the request of the town guard, I am installing weapons on the plane, so I need to get the assistance of the military." ”

"What you want, I'll give you!" Wang Hengyue didn't even think about it: "Who do you fancy in the military, what weapons do you need, don't ask me, just go and get it!" ”

said, thoughtfully: "Now that Europe is fighting, there will soon be combat planes in the sky, and the future contest will no longer be limited to land and sea. I have a dream of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. I may still be dreaming about it now, but whether I can turn this dream into reality depends on you, please! ”

turned to Vester, who was specially called, and said: "I said Vester, Feng Ru No. 7 has been lifted into the air, why is the armored car I asked you to study still wrapped in a layer of iron sheet and equipped with a Madsen machine gun?" ”

West shrugged: "I don't think the things designed by the boss are of much use in the southern Sichuan region. If you really want to fight, then a car wrapped in iron sheets and equipped with a Madsen machine gun is enough, and no one in Sichuan is an opponent of the boss! ”

Wang Hengyue was angry, and he didn't take Lao Tzu's armor dream seriously at all, and pointed at West and said: "Listen, will Lao Tzu stay in Sichuan for the rest of his life, Lao Tzu will give you half a year to get out what Lao Tzu wants!" Otherwise, I'll deduct your salary! ”

Vest was startled, Wang Hengyue continued: "You said that you are also brainless, there are ready-made crawler tractors that can be used as a reference, Lao Tzu bought them for you, you let Lao Tzu stay in the factory, staring at the tractor, brainless, why not study carefully?" ”

"Boss, I promise to do what you ask!" Vest hurriedly said: "If I make it, boss, you won't deduct my salary, right?" ”

"The dog said, not only will you not deduct it, but Lao Tzu will also give you a salary increase!" Wang Hengyue replied angrily: "And you, Mario, Karnofsky, Yamamoto Sukeyuki, Suzuki Masahiro, you should study the machine gun research machine gun, improve the artillery, improve the artillery, I put a lot of money into it, I want results!" ”

"Boss, we've done our best, and your weapons are already the best in China." Mario was clearly a little unconvinced.

"Dog, Europe is fighting, this war is fought, new weapons emerge in an endless stream, China has been lagging behind for so many years, Lao Tzu can't continue to lag behind!" Wang Hengyue said, and suddenly said to Feng Ru, "You say, can this plane take off on a ship?" ”

"Impossible!" Without thinking about it, Feng Ru replied.

Wang Hengyue rolled his eyes: "Why don't we bet, I said that this plane can take off on the ship sooner or later, and we will bet on your salary for a year?" ”

Feng Ru replied without hesitation: "Okay! ”

(To be continued)