"What are you talking about? Give up the Kunshan! Sun Chujian has a hundred brothers on board. Just give up if you tell me to give up?" Lin Zhen is the gunner on the Zhiyuan. He has a bad temper. When he heard about Xiang Ying, Abandoning Brothers was a hit at the time.
Not only Lin Zhen, but also the surrounding soldiers looked at Xiang Ying in disbelief. Could it be that the always tough captain was just a bully and afraid of the strong? You only dare to attack merchant ships, but you have to run away when you encounter a warship?
Xiang Ying was angry. He had no time to talk nonsense with these people. "I am the captain of the Zhiyuan appointed by the Prime Minister. The military order is as big as a mountain. I will carry out the order immediately."
It is a pity that this is Xiang Ying's first time to lead troops, and his prestige has not been established. Lin Zhen, Cai Bixia, Jin Sanshun, Liu Anchen and others at the same time have rival prestige.
"No! We must not abandon our brothers. Sun Chujian came to Europe with us, so we have to go together!" Liu Anchen usually has the best relationship with Sun Chujian, but at this moment he stood up righteously.
Cai Bixia, Jin Sanshun and Lin Zhen were originally the descendants of the old Ryukyu ministers. They were born in the same faction. It was impossible for Lin Zhen to take the lead and not wave the flag.
Cai Bixia walked between the two of them and persuaded in a low voice, "Xiang Ying, Lin Zhen, now is not the time to quarrel. We are not even one-fifth of the way back home. If we don't unite, how will we go on the rest of the journey? Don't let us The soldiers were laughing at the joke.”
The fat man Jin Sanshun also came over to be the peacemaker, "Calm down your anger. Calm down your anger first. If it makes sense, talk about friendship. If it doesn't make sense, talk about friendship. Why are you blowing your beard and staring?"
Xiang Ying and Lin Zhen yelled at the fat man in unison, "What a mess, it's all on fire."
After the words came out, the two felt that this tacit cooperation was not suitable for the current tense atmosphere, so they each snorted and turned their heads away.
Xiang Ying gritted his teeth and whispered, "You are also the core of our overseas student group. You don't know the Prime Minister's layout. There are no secrets between you and me. Let's not talk about how important our Zhiyuan ship is. Let's talk about other things." We have four clipper ships, so can we afford to lose the precision machine tools, battleship blueprints and various instrument parts on them?"
"We can die, but even if we die, we must send these things out safely. This is our hope for the future of Ryukyu and even China! In the face of the Prime Minister's grand strategy, no one is invincible. Even if I am in Kunshan today On the ship, I will still choose to be the sacrificed pawn."
"Sun Chujian made the right choice! We cannot let his sacrifice become worthless!"
Lin Zhen was not easily persuaded. He punched the iron plate. "You are right. Because these equipment and blueprint parts are extremely precious, we should let these four clipper ships go first. The Zhiyuan Stay and fight to the end!”
"You have been referring to the Prime Minister's grand strategy, but you have forgotten what the Prime Minister's purpose is to establish the Ryukyu Navy! Why do we devote all our efforts to build iron-clad warships? Because we want to protect China's coastline and reorganize the country's political and preliminary Let the industry strive for a time for peaceful development!"
"This is the prime minister's grand strategy. Our navy has been bound to the forefront of the war from the very beginning. The mission of the navy is to attack! Attack! Continue to attack!"
"We are the first ironclad ship in Ryukyu. Any choice we make now will shape the soul of this new-born baby. If we shrink back today, people will follow our example later and have even more reason to shrink back!"
"I don't want to be this sinner, and everyone on the Zhiyuan doesn't want to be this sinner. Even if the Zhiyuan sinks into the Atlantic Ocean in battle today, at least our deaths can cast the first ray of military soul for the future navy!"
"What is a navy? We are a rock on the sea. No matter how strong the wind and waves are, we will smash it! What is a navy that only knows how to escape and retreat? Damn it, it is not even as good as the Manchu navy!"
Xiang Ying was stunned at the time. He didn't expect Lin Zhen, who had been studying weapon systems so hard, to be so eloquent. "When did you, Lin Zhen, become a thinker?"
After speaking, Xiang Ying grabbed Lin Zhen's military uniform collar, "Do you think I don't know these principles? You understand, I understand, Jin Sanshun, Cai Bixia, Qiu Wei, Liu Anchen all understand it, but maybe Sun Chujian doesn't understand it?" "
"I really want to open your head and dig out the stubbornness inside. Sun Chujian's knowledge is no less than ours. Who among us is not convinced by his war chess deduction? Since he has made such a choice, he must have His truth!"
"Think about it with your stubborn head. Did I give up on him? Did I give up on the Kunshan? They didn't give up on themselves. Their signal was to ask us to leave immediately. They offered to sacrifice!"
Xiang Ying almost roared out the air in his lungs, "Sun Chujian is not a reckless warrior. He must have encountered a serious crisis that cannot be reversed. Otherwise, how could he have given us such a signal? What you are wasting now is not your time, but your brothers' life"
"It's definitely a battleship, it's definitely the enemy's main fleet, otherwise Sun Chujian wouldn't be able to make such a decision!"
"Yes, I also know that it is the enemy's fleet." Lin Zhen also grabbed Xiang Ying's military uniform collar with his backhand. "But don't forget, the Zhiyuan is the most advanced warship in the world. We have the most powerful Aviation, protection and firepower.”
"Why not fight? Isn't this the best opportunity for military training? Charge up and defeat the enemy with our long range. This is actual combat. What we lack now is actual combat experience."
Xiang Ying is going crazy. He has blood in his heart but also reason, while Lin Zhen only has fanaticism in his head. "Lin Zhen! You seem to have forgotten where we are now. Can the Zhiyuan be exposed? What if the enemy is a fleet? You How can we ensure that they are all slaughtered?"
"Answer me! What should we do if a battleship escapes? What should we do if the British and French main fleets come out in full force? You can't just be a fanatical general all your life? Can you be more mature?"
Just as the two were arguing, three more fireworks suddenly exploded in the direction of the Kunshan, and this time they were yellow, blue, and yellow fireworks. This was an urging signal.
Only a minute and a half after the three fireworks went off, a series of nine red fireworks were launched in the direction of the Kunshan.
In Chinese tradition, nine is the ultimate number, and red is blood! Xiang Ying and Lin Zhen burst into tears. They knew that the last moment had arrived and the Kunshan had made its final choice.
