Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Dragon Goes to Sea
In fact, there is another important reason why he does not leave, that is, he always wants to stay in the barracks for a while, even if it is only for a short time.
There were two gentle knocks outside the door, and Luo Naijun put away his thoughts: "Come in." ”
A naval soldier flashed in from outside: "Brother Luo, the headquarters asked you to go now, saying that they want to talk to you about future work." ”
Luo Naijun's expression darkened for a moment, the things that should have come have come, and it seems that the ones who should leave are also leaving. He stood up and straightened his clothes, although it was not a military uniform, although they were going to drive him out of the army, but Luo Naijun felt that he couldn't keep his voice down when he went to the headquarters, if he didn't accept it, he had to tell them.
There seemed to be more guards at the headquarters today than usual, and Luo Naijun didn't care about this, and when he walked to the door, he was suddenly stopped by two soldiers: "Please stand, routine inspection." ”
Luo Naijun was stunned for a moment, and then said mockingly: "Yo, when did you have this rule?" Don't worry, I turned in all my guns yesterday. ”
A short and capable guy in his thirties next to him said, "Sorry brother, cooperate." ”
Luo Naijun said that he was polite when he saw people, he didn't take his ridicule seriously at all, and he didn't say anything more at the moment, and raised his hands flat: "Search it." ”
He was searched before he was allowed to enter the room. When he walked into the headquarters, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, because according to his thoughts, there was at least one table here, a few generals, and even someone from the logistics department who was present.
But he saw only one figure in the room, and that figure was standing in front of the maritime map that had been hanging in the headquarters, and the man did not turn when he entered the door.
Luo Naijun stood behind and hesitated slightly, and finally stood upright, still according to the rules of the army: "Report!" Luo Naijun, deputy commander of the fourth formation of the Navy, reports, please instruct the commander! ”
The figure then turned around: "Very good! I'm glad you can still think of yourself as a soldier, how about Commander Luo, we're meeting for the second time. Do you still know me? ”
Luo Naijun recognized people very clearly, although he and Yang Xiaolin only met once in Shandong, at that time he took the lead in fighting with the instructor of the special operations brigade and was knocked down by a punch. But when Yang Xiaolin turned around, he recognized it: "Commander Yang? ”
He really didn't expect that Yang Xiaolin would actually come to him in person, and the words that had been prepared in advance at this moment couldn't be said.
Yang Xiaolin smiled: "Let's make a long story short, the reason why I came to you is because we have a plan to implement, and in terms of candidates, General Wu Zhaolin strongly recommends you to me." ”
Commander Yang has a plan to find himself? Wu Zhaolin highly recommends him? These two things made Luo Naijun feel a little weird, and now his head doesn't seem to have the usual brightness. For a while, I really couldn't tell what was going on.
"This plan requires a bold but thoughtful person. Don't ask us what we're going to do, just go back to me, if it's for the development of China's navy, are you willing to do whatever you do. ”
Luo Naijun didn't think too much about the question: "Report to the commander, I'm willing!" Whatever I do, I'm willing! Even if I am asked to go up the sword mountain and down the sea of fire, I promise not to frown! ”
Yang Xiaolin laughed and said, "It's not that serious, I just want to see your determination." In fact, since Wu Zhaolin recommended you, I believe in his vision. The battle you fought at his headquarters was really beautiful. I've looked into it, and it's good. ”
In the face of this compliment, Luo Naijun didn't know what to say, and asked with some embarrassment: "Commander." Can you tell me what the mission is now? ”
Yang Xiaolin nodded: "I'll give you a mail ship with a displacement of 14,000 tons, and the naval soldiers who go with you this time will be your crew in the future, and you will have to travel back and forth between the Nanyang Islands and China in the future." The first thing you have to do is transportation, and you can afford to run transportation at sea all year round? ”
Luo Naijun raised his eyes to look at Yang Xiaolin: "Commander Yang." It won't be like that, will it? General Wu Zhaolin wouldn't strongly recommend me to do this, would he? ”
At this time, his mind was basically clear, if Wu Zhaolin highly recommended this task, it seemed that he didn't need to be bold and careful.
Yang Xiaolin said: "Yes, this is just what you have to do on the surface. And I want you to complete two tasks, the first is to make your crew into qualified naval soldiers! I don't know how much time you have, but I'll equip your mail ships with simple weapons. Second, your ship has a state-of-the-art communication system, which will be updated continuously. You have to learn to command Chinese warships in the nearby waters, including submarines at the bottom of the sea. Although there are not many warships, you have to learn to distribute them reasonably and form a fighting team. My request to you is that you must be the first to notice any ship approaching your mail ship, and the sooner the better, preferably to draw up an attack plan for the enemy fleet. What do you think? ”
Luo Naijun seemed to understand something dimly, but he still couldn't say anything when he wanted to ask him what he meant by this task. He was sure that Commander Yang's purpose in doing this was to build a navy, and it was to build a navy that was completely different from his own fleet before.
Without the slightest hesitation: "Yes!" Rest assured, Commander, I will complete the mission! But I have a question for the commander. ”
Yang Xiaolin nodded: "Ask." ”
"Don't give me a mail boat now, even give me a fishing boat, I don't have an opinion, I just want to know, when can my boat be replaced by a warship?"
Yang Xiaolin smiled slightly, did not answer his question directly, but turned his head to face the maritime map again: "Naijun, look at this map, apart from our homeland, where else belongs to us?" In this world, we must first forge our own economic interests. The economy is not only the material basis of the navy in the true sense of the word, but also the necessary basis of interests for the establishment of a navy. Only when this interest base is there, can we be qualified to play this sea power game. Got it? ”
Luo Naijun understood. China is different from the United Kingdom, Britain is an old robber, and he has already robbed a full bowl of money, while China has just stood up, and more importantly, there are several robbers next to him who are looking at China, not wanting China's footsteps to go out of the way. At this time, China could not use the British method, and there was no place for China to colonize again.
Therefore, the British can build a fleet first and then rob it, and China can only do it in a different way.
On November 7 of the first year of the Republic, the "Victorious", a large cruise ship purchased by China from the United States, finally began its first voyage, a day that is not recorded in the history of the Chinese Navy, because the "Victorious" was a civilian ship, and their crew were all soldiers of the former Chinese Navy who had been dismissed.
The foreign adults did not pay attention to this matter, and even reporters did not come. Except for their nominal boss, the Guangzhou Shipping Business Company, who sent people to the dock to set off two firecrackers, the launch of the Victor appeared deserted.
But on this day, the Chinese Navy light cruiser "Guanghe", destroyers "Sea Eagle" and "Sea Wolf", torpedo boats "Split Wind" and "Split Sun", as well as the Chinese Z1 and Z2 submarines hovering in the Nansha area received orders, and from then on they were incorporated into the Victor maritime formation, and all actions were under the command of the "Victor" cruise ship.
Listening to a cruise ship? This order really made those captains a little incomprehensible, but the order was clear and unconditionally obeyed. In addition, all soldiers who are assigned to the formation will be on leave for three years, and their communications with their families will be strictly reviewed by their superiors.
Canceling a vacation for three years is really a bit unkind. What is even more unkind is that the area of activity of the soldiers who have been incorporated into the formation is between China and the South Seas, and they have been cut off from all contact with the outside world, and there is only one place to go ashore, that is, the bases on the islands that Yang Xiaolin has just built.
Those navies are only now understanding that this is not a training base at all, but a cage for them. The soldiers who were incorporated into the formation really complained a lot, thinking that they were too far away. But they didn't know that they were just a group of pioneers, and when the first Chinese cruise ship, the Hanhe, was launched, more ships would be incorporated into the Hanhe formation.
Yang Xiaolin's secrecy work is really good, in the current form, there is really no country to pay attention to the launch of your Chinese cruise ship.
The contradictions in Europe can be seen by all, and they cannot be resolved without war. The gentlemen were shouting for bullets to bring each other to their knees, and at the same time, they also knew that once the other party gave himself in, it was not only the present that he would lose.
All the achievements of the past and all the dreams of the future will be completely destroyed by artillery fire. The gentlemen themselves are under a lot of pressure, who has the leisure to take care of your Chinese cruise ship? Britain and France have not reacted to this at all, and Mr. Sadaoyi has been coming to Yang Xiaolin for only one purpose in the past few days, to let the Chinese side send troops! Send troops to Russia and help Nicholas II.
Because, comrades, began to charge.
It was also the bad luck of Nicholas II, the winter of the first republican year seemed to come very early, and at the end of October, snow began to fall in many parts of Russia. Nikolai's palace was already leaking on all sides, and the Chinese kicked it hard from the outside, and it was a hurricane, which really called it a disaster.
By mid-November, the snow in St. Petersburg was already very deep, the temperature was very low, and the whole city was like an ice cellar.
I don't know who is so lacking in morality, and at this time, he also dug up the railway outside the city, so that the city's traffic was paralyzed. Although the situation was manageable, food and fuel shortages quickly began as supplies from outside could not be delivered.
Shortage is shortage, Russia's surplus is life, and it doesn't care about freezing to death. But the problem is that this is not only the capital of Russia, but also an important industrial base of Russia. Due to the lack of energy, many workers have nothing to do.
Cold, hungry and angry, the ready-made flour is there, but the bread cannot be made because the oven has no fuel, which is even more uncomfortable than no flour! (To be continued......)