Volume 30000 Ancient Miraculous Works, Chapter 389, The army set sail for Europe

At this time, Wang Maoru said goodbye to his wife and lover, said goodbye to Meng Enyuan, Jiang Fangzhen and others, arrived in Yingkou, Liaoning, and took the guards to prepare to board the flagship Haisheng Maru cruise ship. It's not the first time Wang Maoru has done it, he has circled the earth twice, and he has long been adapted. He represented the Chinese soldiers on this voyage, so the farewell team was particularly grand, many celebrities of all sizes ran to Yingkou to say goodbye, old friend Yuan Keding clasped Wang Maoru's hand and said: "Brother Xiusheng, cherish, go and return quickly." ”

Wang Maoru smiled, waved goodbye to everyone, and said: "Brother Yuntai, you also cherish it, my brother will naturally be loyal to his duties, just a mere Austro-Hungarian Empire, not to be afraid." ”

Yuan Keding had visited Europe in his early years, had seen European armies, and saw that he looked down on European armies so much, so he hurriedly said: "Xiusheng, don't take it so lightly, the strength of the European armies, my brother has never seen it." Alas, or not, if you go to Europe, you must not rush to the front line, remember, remember. ”

Wang Maoru said with a smile: "Brother Yuntai, I am the division commander, but I am not a small soldier, how can I rush to the front, rest assured." ”

Boarding the Kaiseimaru, he waved to his hometown behind him and shouted, "If I don't mess around, I won't come back......"

This time, Japan was in charge of the transportation, and the Japanese liaison officer Wang Maoru was also familiar with it, and it was Mitsumasa Yonechi, a naval staff officer who had been in contact with Wang Maoru, but as soon as the fleet set off, Mitsumasa Yonechi found Wang Maoru, and his face showed ecstasy. "Japan has decided to send a fleet to the Mediterranean to participate in the war, and we will make peace in Singapore, so that our fleet will be a combined Asian fleet." "Wang Maoru showed bitterness in his heart, the Asian Combined Fleet is not your Japanese fleet yet, we are just taking a boat.

Coincidentally, at this time, Germany announced the launch of unlimited submarine warfare. The escort capabilities of the British fleet were greatly inadequate. From the end of 1914, as the German Navy intensified its raids, especially the gradual introduction of "unrestricted submarine warfare". Britain, who was in an extremely difficult situation, had to beg Japan to participate in the Allied escort operation.

Unexpectedly, the cabinet of Japan's Okuma Shigenobu put up a stand and delayed the decision to send troops to Europe. In 1916, the German Navy adopted new tactics. Let submarines secretly lay mines outside a series of Allied ports, and a large number of merchant ships sank. In February of that year, Sir Grey again sent a formal request for help from Japan, and a Japanese destroyer fleet was sent to Singapore to guard the important Strait of Malacca. By the beginning of 1917, Germany's "unrestricted submarine warfare" was becoming more and more rampant, and British merchant ships could not be built faster than they could be sunk. In order to save the situation, Britain bluntly hoped that Japan would send warships to participate in escort missions in the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean waters, which meant that the Japanese army would directly participate in the war in Europe.

In the face of the British desperate plea for help, the Japanese negotiated even higher. The new prime minister, Masashi Terauchi, not only demanded that Britain fully recognize Japan's vested interests in China and the Pacific islands after its future victory over Germany, but also supported Japan's status as a great power in the future reconstruction of international relations. At the same time, in exchange for China sending labor to support the European battlefield, Britain privately wrote a "diplomatic check" to the Chinese Beiyang government, promising to help China recover its sovereignty over Shandong after the World War. Faced with contradictory demands. British Prime Minister Lloyd's. George's eventual fall to Japan set the stage for China's "total diplomatic failure" at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference.

After receiving a satisfactory reply from the British government, in March 1917, Japan officially sent a fleet to Europe, commanded by Rear Admiral Yasuzo Sato, with the armored cruiser "Akashi" as the flagship. The eight destroyers were all the newest destroyers of the Japanese type.

It was just that the Japanese dragged their feet, first wandering around the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea of the East China Sea, then wandering around the South China Sea, and finally running to the Philippine Sea, intercepting German merchant ships and civilian ships, during which they actually killed a German submarine, but unfortunately it was not captured. At this time, he ran to the Indian Ocean, but he was still unhurried, and only went to Europe to try to give Japan the greatest benefit. They shuttled back and forth between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea, and fought the pirates of Malacca, to the delight of the British colonial states such as Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and India. These pirates were a headache for these countries, and the fact that the Japanese Navy warships were pirates in order to delay time actually made the South Asian countries feel grateful to Japan.

This time, in addition to the 18,870 soldiers, Wang Maoru also brought the Russian princess Tatyana. In order to facilitate the care of Tajiyana, Wu Qiuyue, the captain of the women's special unit of the military police, volunteered to board the ship to accompany and take charge of the work of the gendarmerie. In addition to the two women on the ship, Wu Qiuyue and Tajiyana, there was also a Russian translator, Ms. Bi Shengqiong, and Wu Qiuyue's personal maid Li Erya. Li Erya hooked up with He Ping, a young officer in the staff office, and this time Wang Maoru went to Europe to participate in the war, and He Ping also participated as a staff officer, which relieved the pain of lovesickness between the two.

However, the navy has a taboo, that is, women cannot be allowed to board the ship, if it weren't for the sea life pill is a cruise ship, the captain must kill them, these four women honestly stayed in the cabin, and did not go out to get into trouble.

Wang Maoru promised Tajiana to send him to a relative's house in Europe, which can be regarded as returning her wish, and Wang Maoru also has an idea, that is, to make Tajiyana's identity public, so that her trip is not only a trip to Europe, but also a trip to escort the princess, so that it can cause more shock in Europe and strive for greater benefits for herself.

The first stop of the ship arrived at Qingdao, and a few days later the fleet arrived in Qingdao, which was then under Japanese administration and home to the Japanese Navy and Marine Corps.

Wang Maoru strongly demanded that the five-color flag of the Republic of China be hoisted on the mast of the troop carrier in addition to the Japanese flag, so as to show that these soldiers were soldiers sent by China to fight in Europe. However, the Japanese side refused this proposal, and Wang Maoru angrily asked the soldiers to take out the national flag they carried, and asked the soldiers to erect the Chinese five-color flag on the deck, and hundreds of soldiers stood on the deck with the national flag in their hands, and finally the Japanese side had no choice but to agree to allow the Chinese flag to be hung. The Chinese soldiers, who had won the respect of the Japanese, shouted happily on deck, and the soldiers of the eight troop carriers shouted wildly to celebrate the victory in the "battle for the flying of the flag on the mast".

When they arrived in Qingdao, eight huge troop carriers docked to receive supplies, heal sick soldiers, and take a short rest, which was warmly welcomed by the citizens of Qingdao. Some of the soldiers were originally seasick and had no strength, but when they saw the enthusiastic Qingdao people, they quickly straightened their waists, as if their strength was reborn. The soldiers stood on the deck waving five-color flags, and the citizens of Qingdao on the shore had also prepared the national flag, but they had no choice but to wave because of the ban of the Japanese police.

The Chinese soldiers who were dressed were so angry that some of them even went back to the cabin to take out their rifles, and Wang Mao ordered a ban and said to the soldiers: "Now your anger is only reckless, and you have the strength to drive the invaders out in the future, not to cause conflict now." Let the Japanese be afraid of us and respect us, then we will make a difference in Europe. ”

The mayor of Qingdao invited Wang Maoru to speak, but Wang Maoru politely declined, but just had a meal with the representatives of local businessmen and gentry in Qingdao. However, Chen Shouting, a representative of Shandong businessmen who came from Jinan, said: "General Shangwu Gao Yi, participate in the war for the country, I, Chen Liuzi, toast you with a cup, and at the same time, on behalf of the people of Shandong, I will give you a salary of 20,000 oceans." This Chen Shouting is now in his twenties and is already a representative of Shandong businessmen, it is indeed not simple, eloquent, enthusiastic, especially the eyes of people are full of sincerity, but Wang Maoru admires this person very much, and said with a smile: "Businessmen are patriotic, patriotic businessmen, with you patriotic businessmen, how can the motherland not be strong?" ”

When the fleet left, the Qingdao wharf was sent off by 10,000 people, because Qingdao belonged to the Japanese occupation at this time, the people could not see the Chinese soldiers and policemen at all, and at this time they saw tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers dressed in them, and shouted one after another: "Qingdao, Qingdao." The soldiers also knew what they meant, and they were silent one by one, Wang Maoru listened, shook his head and sighed, and returned to the cabin to be silent for a long time.

The second stop is Shanghai, when Wang Maoru is at sea, he wants to reveal the identity of Tajiana's princess, because you can't assassinate the people on the ship. Of course, he was most worried about the troop convoy being attacked by German and Austro-Hungarian submarines, and although the Japanese sent warships with him to Europe, who could guarantee that the Japanese would not trap them. Carrying the Russian princess can also be regarded as an excuse, they are not only Chinese soldiers who go to Europe, but also the guards who escort the princess. So he first approached Tajiana, and said to Ms. Bi Shengqiong, the interpreter of Guò, that he wanted to reveal the identity of Princess Tajiana, so that when she arrived in Europe, she could be safely sent to Germany or Austria-Hungary.

Tatyana hesitantly asked, "Is this okay?" I really don't know very well, since this is the case that the general is in charge. So what am I going to do? ”

Wang Maoruxin said that you really don't have the toughness of Russian women at all, it stands to reason that Russian women should be that Catherine type, but think about it, Chinese women are not all Lu Pheasant, Wu Zetian Cixi, why can't Russia have a big-breasted woman who doesn't pay attention.

Wang Maoru took matters into his own hands and said: "In this way, you dress up and put on the most gorgeous clothes, and I will announce your identity in Shanghai, and officially announce that I will take you back to Europe for refuge, and send you back to your German uncle." ”

"Thank you, distinguished Mr. General." Tatyana said happily.

When he arrived in Shanghai, the citizens of Shanghai were even more enthusiastic, and Lu Yongxiang, the envoy of the Songhu Protector, warmly invited Wang Maoru to Shanghai Paramount and held a grand welcome ceremony for him. Wang Maoru thought about it, it was not good to refuse Lu Yongxiang, after all, Lu Yongxiang was a celebrity in Anhui at this time, and Lu Yongxiang's power in the southeast was in full swing at this time. rs