"How come the Navy is not loyal enough? What happened? Why can the lord be so suspicious of the Navy!"

As the former naval general of the Edo regime who led the ship to the Imperial Army, Jiro Nagamo was much less qualified than the naval generals of the same period, but Nagamo, who loved Chinese culture, surpassed many generals of the same period in his understanding of the idea of ​​the supreme commander.

Moreover, Nagamo was a firm supporter of the Japanese Confucian Theory. His teacher was the Japanese great scholar Rayama who served as the chief Confucian official of the shogunate government. It was precisely because of the Japanese Confucian Observation Group led by Rayama that the people in Edo Castle were greatly fluctuated, which eventually led to the open castle and surrender of Edo and became a model for the Japanese Confucian community to implement the Imperial Army.

Under the persuasion of his teacher Lin Luoshan, Nagamoto led 13 warships of his troops to voluntarily revolt, becoming the first shogunate general to take the initiative to surrender.

Nanyun has a Chinese name called Zhao Fuguo, which means assisting the country.

"Nanyunjun, I have said that with the major incident at the headquarters of the Empire, the navy's negative attitude will inevitably arouse the anger of the highest decision-makers. Now it seems that the authorities already know that some guys in the navy are unreliable." While Orihiro was saying this, he stared at the Navy's "Three-man Committee".

"Look, I'm right, someone is going to be in trouble!"

Wang Dali looked gloating. In fact, as the first naval general to surrender to Eunuch Wei and once served as the general of the fleet, he was very disgusted with the generals of the Zhejiang and Fujian divisions such as Shi Dezheng and Shen Yourong, and was very disappointed, even if he was the commander-in-chief of the first mobile fleet second only to the three.

At the beginning, when Eunuch Wei was determined to regain Taiwan across the sea to form a real joint fleet, Wang Dali was very opposed to Eunuch Wei's plan to give up command of the joint fleet, and repeatedly made suggestions, believing that Shi Dezheng, Shen Yourong and others were all the old foundations of the Southeast Navy. These people were deeply involved in the officialdom, and it was not a safe thing to expect them to completely obey Eunuch Wei, who was born in the inner court.

"Dadfather-in-law, I just said that in the end. At the critical moment, I can still trust my foundation!"

A prophecy comes true!

At the critical moment, the Navy did not have enough efforts to maintain the reform.

If Wang Dali was in charge of the joint fleet, he would definitely mobilize all the land soldiers to advance to the capital? Cooperate with the army to complete the general siege and even the total attack on the capital.

This is what interests determine the butt.

"Your Excellency's judgment is really wise, maybe? We will welcome a new commander!" Arima Naochun admired the predicament of Commander Wang.

The Navy is not loyal enough? Has it declared the incompetence and unreliability of the Navy's top leaders? Then, the Navy's top leaders will inevitably make big moves next.

In this way, the Commander of the First Mobile Fleet is likely to become the first person in the Joint Fleet!

"People? Please don't make noise? As imperial soldiers, we must maintain our highest respect for the Supreme Commander!"

The combat commander Kawashima quickly listened to the shock and snarling of his colleagues around him, and shouted in dissatisfaction. Then he bowed his body heavily again? He listened carefully to the broadcast of Supreme Commander Shi Yin.

"Quiet!"

Shi Dezheng, the commander of the United Fleet, also raised his hand ruthlessly to stop the discussion behind him. He did not look up and tried to confront the supreme commander on the East Asia. Instead, he had straight legs together, and his slightly drooping figure was still.

Chen Yourong and Hou Anzhi around them looked at each other? They also chose to be silent.

They could not choose to speak out because after hearing that the army was seeking the imperial reform by force, as the highest command of the navy, all three of them unanimously opposed the army's radical approach and believed that this would damage the country's vitality? Therefore, they were not very enthusiastic about participating in the reform? They began to deliberately suppress the calls for reform that were also rising within the navy.

Sending a small number of troops to participate symbolically? Whether it is successful or failed? It is the consensus of the three to maintain the strength of the Imperial Army, especially the navy.

Of course? They also have their own claim, that is, under the control of the military, they do not use force, but carry out smooth and slow national reforms through top-down legal channels.

However, the continuous development of the matter made their proposition look a little pale, because the source of the incident was the admiral of the Imperial Army, Eunuch Wei, who was the one who created the Imperial Army. If he was defeated, whether the emperor's personal army and the joint fleet that had become the largest fleet in Asia could continue to exist has become a question that people think about.

This led to the navy's current very contradictory approach.

On the one hand, the Navy sent a land warrior to control Tianjin Guards, but on the other hand, it was still in Tianjin. Even if the army kept coming to the Navy, it was prompted that the Navy's hands and feet could be amplified to expand the incident, so that the Supreme Commander and the Imperial Army could win the greatest benefits.

However, the Navy still did not take action until the base camp sent a stern notice that the great Supreme Commander would go to the Navy to review the troops in person.

Shi Dezheng and the other two could not know the profound meaning behind the notice, but as Wang Dali said to Eunuch Wei back then, the origins of these three made them really unable to make a single bet.

To be honest, the three of them don’t want to rebel.

No matter from which perspective, no matter what slogans the army used, the actions of soldiers entering the capital are no different from rebellion.

The navy can appropriately demonstrate the power of the imperial army and show their attitude to the capital, but it is never willing to leave the impression of rebellion on the court.

On the East Asia ship, the supreme commander He Yin was still broadcasting.

"Loyalty is a quality that imperial soldiers must possess. Only when loyalty is unbreakable can the imperial army move forward! However, the navy is not loyal enough, which makes me feel very worried and disappointed.

As far as I know, the Navy often boasts itself as the mainstay of the empire, believing that the Army cannot be compared with the Navy, and even has wrong attacks on the Army. But in fact, the Army is loyal enough, and the Navy is just loud, but in action, it makes me unable to see your loyalty. And what the Navy is doing now is dragging the Imperial Army into disaster!"

The voice of the Supreme Commander was full of anger, and it was obvious that the Supreme Commander was really extremely suspicious of his loyalty to the Navy.

"So, tell me whether my navy soldiers are still trustworthy, and whether my navy soldiers are willing to accept my leadership!"

The supreme commander raised his hand and slowly glanced at the naval officers and soldiers in white uniforms on the dock.

"loyalty!"

Wang Dali, commander of the First Mobile Fleet, took the lead in responding to the Supreme Commander and raised his right arm high.

"loyalty!"

The generals and soldiers of the navy gave their answers to the Supreme Commander.

"loyalty!"

After a little hesitation, the commander-in-chief of the Joint Fleet, Shi Dezheng and Chief of Staff, Chen Yourong made a statement at the same time.

This is what they must do. They oppose rebellion, but they cannot openly oppose Eunuch Wei.

"Very good, your loyalty has given me confidence and hope! Then, I ask that each of you can uphold my will and be committed to the complete rise of the empire and the common prosperity of Asia!

"I also require the navy to participate unconditionally and fully in the great cause of imperial restoration. I also require that after the reform is successful, the navy can open up the waves of thousands of miles and create the prestige of the country in all directions!"

"So, can the Navy do it? If it cannot, I will turn my sails around. From now on, the Navy will no longer be a member of the Imperial Army, and you will no longer be my most loyal and trustworthy subordinates!"
Chapter completed!