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Volume IV: Battle of Unification, Chapter 588, Shelling of the Southern Government Navy

At this time, the Japanese Empire, which was most deeply involved in the Northeast and had the most entangled interests, was struggling to deal with international criticism, and the Northeast was rarely quiet. The General Staff Headquarters of the Japanese Empire strictly ordered the Kwantung Army and the Japanese Intervention Army living in Vladivostok not to clash with the squadron, they did not want to fall into the quagmire of two sides, after all, if the Westerners caught two handles, they really could not deal with it. However, Wang Maoru did not want to have a conflict with the Japanese at this time, and the Japanese were tired of dealing with Western countries, so why didn't he want to take this opportunity to develop and strengthen himself?

In the wake of Chiang Fangzhen, Chief of the General Staff of the Wehrmacht, this relative quiet in East Asia was a dark tide, and it was not all smooth sailing. Wang Maoru was very disturbed by the fact that the Japanese Kwantung Army had assassinated Wang Maoru several times, and even killed Lieutenant General Xiong Bingtao, deputy chief of the General Staff Office, so he ordered Li Delin, minister of general security, to thoroughly investigate all the spy agencies of Japan and other countries under the jurisdiction of the nine provinces. Under international law, any spy has the right to the death penalty, so the MIA and CIA joined forces to assassinate a large number of agents with international backgrounds. After continuing to dig deep into intelligence, the two intelligence agencies of the Wehrmacht dug up many Japanese spies and agents who were lurking during the First Sino-Japanese War and shot them to death on various charges. Some of the Chinese who had sold Chinese intelligence to Japan were also retaliated against, and Wang Maoru carried out a weeding operation under his territory in a manner similar to the Soviet Union's great purge.

Yes, Wang Maoru regards these people as weeds and tumors, and what the Chinese people hate most is not the daughter-in-law of foreigners, but the mutual attacks of their own people. The last Beiyang Warlord 5 to start

On April 15, the ninth year of the Republic of China, the North Sea Fleet passed through Hong Kong, and when 18 warships (including two British frigates) arrived at the Hong Kong wharf, 16 of them suddenly hoisted the five-color flag of the Republic of China, which immediately caused the people of Hong Kong to cheer and jump. The five-color flags fluttering high in the wind on the 13,300-ton Old Man Star and the battleship Revenge on the two capital ships attracted more than 100,000 Hong Kong citizens to watch for a while, and more than 20 people were even squeezed into the sea.

According to the secret agreement between Wang Maoru and Sun Yat-sen, the North Sea Fleet will arrive in Zhongshan County after adding water and coal in Hong Kong, and accept the naval fleet of the Southern ** Military Government here, the largest capital ship of the Republic of China Navy at that time, the Haiqi cruiser, was only 4,300 tons, and the ** Government Navy Chief Lin Baoyi originally had no rights, and at the same time, the Fujian generals in the navy and the Guangdong nationals were full of contradictions in the future. I heard that he was assigned to the North Sea Fleet, but in fact he was under the command of the northeast warlord Wang Maoru, and the Fujian naval officers were not happy, and they all said that they would never go to the northeast.

At that time, the British captain Claydon James said to Shen Honglie: "I hope you can give an order, give them a little, and let these people be tough in the navy." The British sailors are going to fight, how dare Shen Honglie make his own decisions, appease James and others and say that they want to ask Xiushuai, James smiled and said: "Major General Shen, we can make a bet, your marshal will definitely agree to my request, we British people know, his bones are full of aggressive blood." ”

Shen Honglie thought about it again and again and sent a telegram to Wang Maoru, who immediately responded, he could destroy one or two ships, and the navy must be completely returned to the North Sea Fleet. After gaining Wang Maoru's support, Shen Honglie immediately said to Claydon James: "This matter is left to you, if we do this, I am afraid that we will be blamed." ”

James said disdainfully: "Accusing the conductor of a feeble moan." He smiled again: "Shen, you lost the bet, don't forget to invite me to drink." ”

Subsequently, Shen Honglie found Lin Baoyi, the commander of the Southern Navy, who had long been interested in seeing the powerful Northeast Navy, so he naturally agreed to hand over the fleet. And under Lin Baoyi's instigation, some of the government navy ships left, including the Haiqi cruiser, the largest cruiser of the military government, the captain of the cruiser Wen Shude, a native of Shandong, naturally welcomed the return to the north. In addition to the cruiser Haiqi, the cruiser Zhaohe, the cruiser Haichen, the cruiser Yongfeng, the gunboat Chuyu, the gunboat Tong'an, the gunboat Fengwu, the gunboat Fu'an, the gunboat Yongxiang, and the destroyer Feiying all expressed their willingness to go north. This move immediately polarized the government navy, and some of the officers who stayed behind threatened to use force against their compatriots if the navy went north.

On April 22, the ninth year of the Republic of China, it was agreed to leave the ten main warships headed by Haiqi in the north, and at 12 o'clock at noon on the same day, the North Sea Fleet of the Northeast Navy suddenly launched an artillery bombardment on the remaining troops, and the two capital ships Old Man Star and Revenge eight 50mm cannons fired three rounds, and the only remaining ships of the ** government in Zhongshan, the Yuzhang gunboat, the Falcon torpedo ship, and the Baomin cruiser were all sunk, which shocked the Guangdong ** government, and also frightened the Haiqi and other fleet officers. They did not expect the 50mm cannon to be so powerful, and after only three rounds were fired, the naval port was destroyed.

Almost half of the ten warships including the Haiqi were escorted north and came to Shanghai.

There will be a short break here. The people of Shanghai wept with joy when more than 20 warships of the Republic of China Navy appeared, and the warships of various countries docked at the Wusongkou Wharf in Shanghai also waited for them, because they heard what this North Sea Fleet was doing in Guangdong, and they sank all the navy of the southern ** government that did not obey them, and even bombed the military port.

Wang Maoru was preparing for the Qinglong Legion to go north to the northeast in Changchun, and when he learned what the North Sea Fleet had done, he immediately sent a telegram to Sun Wen, the president of the Guangdong ** government, saying that this was a selfish act of the British sailors on board, and he would be severely punished, but he secretly sent a secret telegram to Shen Honglie saying that if it was good, all the participating sailors would be rewarded with twenty pounds.

Although they may offend the ** government in the south, but now when they need themselves, Wang Maoru calculates that they will definitely endure this breath, and the most important thing is that the ** government in the south has no money to support the navy, which is a big burden for them, a big burden, Wang Maoru kicked out this burden for them.

At that time, 5,000 fast guns secretly funded by Wang Maoru also secretly arrived in Guangzhou City, and Sun Wen ordered Chiang Kai-shek to secretly form ten infantry battalions with these 5,000 guns, and insiders of the Kuomintang also knew about Wang Maoru's funding, 5,000 rifles, 20 machine guns, 20 submachine guns, and 4 75 field guns and the allocated shells and ammunition, these guns and ammunition were only part of Wang Maoru's cooperation with the Kuomintang. Wang Maoru replied that he had fined the British sailors who participated in the shelling, and Sun Wen ordered the Kuomintang people not to pursue the matter, but the Kuomintang people became more dissatisfied with him, believing that he and Wang Maoru had no intention of seeking skin with the tiger.

Since Shanhaiguan was already occupied by the Wehrmacht, and the jurisdiction of the Wehrmacht was not limited to Shanhaiguan, but directly occupied Luanxian, almost approaching Beijing. Therefore, the Qinhuangdao Naval Base was also taken over by Wang Maoru as the Northeast Naval Base, and Ren Guodong, the commander of the Northeast Navy, also led 2,000 marines to train here. The sea is gradually thawing, and the North Sea Fleet will be able to officially return to the Qinhuangdao naval base in mid-May. At the same time, after Liu Guanxiong dealt with personal affairs in Changchun, he also came to Qinhuangdao and officially assumed the position of principal of the Northeast Naval Academy.

The Northeast Naval Military Academy temporarily studied ten subjects, namely navigation, marine engineering, machine guns, Chinese language, English, surveying, communications, torpedoes, quartermasters, and shipbuilding. The arrival of Liu Guanxiong has made many teachers more convinced. In fact, the navy of the Republic of China had to become a tool of warlords because of its particularity, and the navy became a wild child with milk and motherhood. As long as the Kuomintang has some money, it will be spent on the construction of the army and party affairs, and there will be no spare money for the navy to spend, not only for the Kuomintang navy, but also for the navy of the Beijing government, and this is also the reason why the navy is involved in the opium trafficking.

After Liu Guanxiong came to the Northeast Naval Academy, he immediately showed his experience as a veteran of the Navy for many years, making the Navy more standardized and modernized, and at the same time paying attention to the cultivation of naval qualities. However, Liu Guanxiong was extremely unhappy with the position of the propaganda department in the navy, which mainly strengthened the loyalty of soldiers and officers to the handsome general Wang Maoru, which made Liu Guanxiong unpleasant. Liu Guanxiong found Ren Guodong, commander of the Northeast Navy, and reacted, saying that loyalty education was a bit excessive, and Ren Guodong asked rhetorically: "Senior, you can't say anything to me, but I can't implement this requirement." How many pairs of eyes are on me, if I propose not to let the Propaganda Department in the Navy promote loyalty education. The next day, someone immediately impeached me for being disloyal to Xiushuai, and the wall fell down and everyone pushed it, and on the third day, someone took over me as the commander of the navy. The old general is highly respected, naturally no one dares to say anything about you, and I can't do it junior. ”

Liu Guanxiong shook his head helplessly and said, "If that's the case, the navy ...... Alas. ”

The construction of the southernmost naval base in the northeast region is in full swing, and the Qinglong Army in Harbin is also preparing vigorously at this time, Gong Xiaoqi and Liu Jian have time to eat when they are busy going to the toilet, and all the soldiers are waiting for the day to actively prepare for war, just waiting for May 1 to set off for the north.

The Blue Dragon Regiment of the National Defense Force has a total of 88,000 people under the jurisdiction of the Fourth Division, the Ninth Division, the Seventeenth Division, the Guard Regiment directly under the Legion, the Artillery Regiment directly under the Legion, the Cavalry Regiment directly under the Legion, and the Baggage Regiment, which can be described as the largest force in the National Defense Force.

Wang Maoru handed over this unit to Gong Xiaoqi, which was also a kind of trust in him, and Gong Xiaoqi was grateful. He proposed a departure ceremony, but Wang Maoru rejected the idea, saying that we don't need to make a big show, we just need practical benefits. Gong Xiaoqi then said to Wang Maoru: "Xiushuai, your subordinates should take Beijing directly at this time, and then take Taijing City first, and then we will be justified." Wang Maoru said: "The time is not ripe, don't be impatient." (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe, reward, your support is my biggest motivation. )

Volume 4: The Battle of Unification, Chapter 588, Shelling the Southern Government Navy, the First Launch, the Last Beiyang Warlord, 5