Chapter 24: Secret Battle

The reason why Ye Zhikui dared to provoke the British government at this time is actually some of his own ideas.

First, he was unwilling to pretend to be a grandson for a while, betray some big and small national interests, gain support from some powerful powers, and then slowly rise up.

What he wants to do is backed by the Chinese people. China has a population of hundreds of millions and now it has a certain industrial foundation. It can build guns, cannons, warships and other things. Why can't he seek independence? Thinking that the People's Liberation Army can work with more than a dozen coalition forces on the Korean battlefield with Xiaomi and rifles. Ye Zhikui doesn't think his situation will be worse than that time. As long as he arouses the fanatical patriotism of the masses, Ye Zhikui will have the confidence to fight to the end.

Second, unlike the later Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China, Britain was resisted by all China because of its attempt to subvert the military government, boycotted Britain and weakened the British power. The military government only provoked the British one, who would be cheaper in the end? The United States, Germany, France and other powerful people could all expand trade with China. The British were originally the largest sellers, and this cake must be very big, enough for them to divide it up. Therefore, their wise choice was to take the opportunity to expand trade in China, rather than risking the possibility of the military government's crazy counterattack and work with the British to teach China a lesson. It would be more than worth the loss.

The third is the contradiction between the great powers. Needless to say, Germany was jealous of the British colony and kept making secret trouble for it. France's "2s plan" and Britain's "2c plan" collided, and the contradiction has not been resolved.

The reason why Britain was chosen was because it had many colonies and was not so easy to get rid of its origins. The conflict between Britain and the United Kingdom had entered a white-hot state. The British had been preparing for several years and were launching the "James Attack". It turned out that in history it was in December 1895, in an attempt to annex the Boer country. It was August. Ye Zhikui had already received news that the British had been sending troops there, believing that they were already on the verge of being on the string and had to make a move. Only Ye Zhikui knew that a "pleasant trip" that the British thought before the war would cause him to mobilize 440,000 troops, with a total of more than 7 times that of the Boer people. It lasted for more than two years. Finally, the concentration camp system was first created and the three-light policy was implemented to win the war.

Once the British fall into the quagmire of China's war, their colonies will be ready. Therefore, the British do not have the possibility of a protracted war. As long as the military government withstands the three axes in front of it, the days ahead will be much better.

As for the massacre of the British, Ye Zhikui can only say one thing, are the Chinese people too kind? The British burned, killed, plundered, and massacred Chinese people, and were not afraid of provoking national hatred between China and Britain? The military government massacred the British people and provoked national hatred. If there were national hatred, I believe it would have been formed long ago.

After two days of sailing, the British Far East Fleet passed through the Taiwan Strait and entered the East China Sea. Feilimante stood proudly on the deck, looking at the blue sky and white clouds, and listening to the waves.

After venting his anger in Guangzhou, he felt a little more comfortable. He then believed that only by bombarding Dagukou could the military government put the greatest pressure and force the military government to surrender. Therefore, he went straight to Dagukou without stopping.

I wonder what expression would be like when the military head Ye Zhikui learned that our Far East Fleet could easily bomb Guangzhou within one day?

I was so anxious that I still apologized to the British Empire.

However, these are over, and I will make you completely surrender!

"General, I just got in touch with the British Empire Embassy in China!"

Before the eldest mate arrived, the voice came first and came happily to announce the good news to Ferrymante.

It has been one day since the fleet lost contact with the embassy. I asked Hong Kong, but I don’t know what happened!

Feirimant took off his white gloves, frowned slightly, and asked unhappily: "Wilson and the others can't get in touch one day?"

The first mate obviously didn't care and replied indifferently: "It was said that there was a small problem in the communication equipment, but it has been repaired now and we can contact us in the future."

"So, what news is coming from the embassy?"

Feilimante did not think deeply, and asked the questions he cared about directly. What he most wanted to hear was the helpless anger of the military government. In this way, he felt the pleasure of the ***. The enemy hated you, but there was no way to deal with you.

The first mate was slightly depressed and said angrily: "I was about to report this to General, General, but the embassy said that the military government strongly condemned us for the irrational behavior of bombarding Guangzhou City, demanded that our British Empire apologize immediately and compensate for the losses, and asked us to return to Hong Kong as soon as possible."

Feilimante curled his lips, feeling a sense of pleasure in his heart, and said disapprovingly: "The Chinese people can only talk about it. Of course we will go back to Hong Kong, but then the islands around Hong Kong, such as the Kowloon Peninsula, will become our territory."

"General, the Embassy returns that some Chinese mobs have begun to attack us British civilians and demand that we resolve the current dilemma as soon as possible."

Ferrymant sneered and said, "Don't worry, we will arrive in Dagu in a few days, and they will have to surrender. By the way, there is news about whether there is a Beiyang Fleet."

"Don't worry about this general. According to news that Ambassador Wilson bought from the military government, although the Chinese Beiyang Fleet has returned to the sea, it is still in the sea. As long as we move faster, I believe that they will not return to China until we occupy Tianjin."

"Continue to contact them, we must promptly know the reaction of the Chinese government."

"Yes, General!"

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At the same time, Beijing, the former British Empire Embassy in China, has now been occupied by the Chinese team, and no one is allowed to approach, and foreigners are not allowed to do so.

Ye Zhikui and several generals were standing in a communication room with joy, with some telegraph technicians rushing around.

The sudden attack of the Chinese team caught the British off guard and had no time to react, either shot dead or captured, leaving behind a large number of confidential documents and files that were not destroyed.

With these documents and passwords, after a day and night of hard deciphering, the military government was finally able to contact the British Far East Fleet this morning.

Moreover, it has not been long since then, and I have contacted the Governor of Hong Kong, England.

At this time, a bold and even a bit crazy plan was released in the General Staff: that is, to wipe out the British Far East Fleet.

The Nanyang Fleet is used as the bait fleet to seduce the British fleet, while the Beiyang Fleet is hidden behind the bait fleet. Once the British Fleet pursues the Nanyang Fleet, it will definitely fall into the trap. At that time, it will be the day when the British Fleet will be destroyed.

The most important part of this is to grasp the whereabouts of the British Far East Fleet and conceal our military information.

Although the military government launched crazy revenge against the British, it may take some time to spread this news to Hong Kong, which is now dominated by Guangdong troops.

What made the generals of the military government make this decision: the Beiyang Fleet has arrived in the Yellow Sea, and the Nanyang Fleet has just entered the Yangtze River, and it is completely time to go.

The communication room was busy and nervous, and Ye Zhikui and several staff officers couldn't help at all, so they had to stand aside and wait for the news.

Fortunately, he didn't wait long.

"Master Marshal, Ferrymant did not doubt our identity. The British Far East Fleet was eager to retaliate and did not dock all the way. It seemed that he was destroying himself."

Yang Wei, the head of the password group, suppressed his inner joy and reported to Ye Zhikui.

Ye Zhikui smiled and nodded, and asked with a little concern: "Even so, we can't hide it for long. Have they asked if they are currently at?"

Yang Wei quickly handed over the documents in his hand to Ye Zhikui and said excitedly: "Not only have they asked the location of the sea area they are in, but also learned their speed and whereabouts are completely within our control."

Ye Zhikui was very happy and praised: "Dashan, hurry up and contact the Beiyang Fleet and the Nanyang Fleet to transmit these messages, and ask them to choose a place to ambush the seas where the British Fleet passes, and then look for opportunities to annihilate the enemy fleet."

"Yes, Grand Marshal!"

When Guo Baochang, President of the Nanyang offshore ship, received the order from the Supreme Command, the Nanyang Navy had already arrived in the Jiangyin area. The Nanyang Fleet was not strong, with six cruisers and more than ten gunboats.

He was shocked when he heard the order to join forces with the Beiyang Fleet to annihilate the British Far East Fleet.

Guo Baochang gathered several captains to solicit opinions!

"Do not do it!"

Guo Baochang pointed directly at the center, and you should know that as a bait fleet, it is easy to be swallowed by the enemy.

The captains didn't even think about it and replied collectively: "Do it!"

"Okay, my god, if you don't succeed this time, you will be successful. Maybe there will be no Nanyang Fleet in the world from now on, but I believe that the British Fleet will definitely not eat good results this time." Guo Baochang said confidently.

Yuan Jiugao thought for a while and asked, "Old Guo, where are we ambushing?"

Guo Baochang took out the sea map and said with a smile: "The British fleet is now in the Fujian waters. After discussing with Deng Shichang, Beiyang, we decided to ambush this place, which is the eastern end of Zhejiang, before they leave the East China Sea. Based on the information, we can infer that they will arrive about one afternoon later than us."

Yuan Jiugao's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "So, if they arrived in the evening, we can first place some mines in that area, leaving only the waterway we understand, and the victory will be a little more."

Guo Baochang said proudly: "The British would never have thought we would be so bold."

The other captains were extremely excited. The small fish swallowed the big fish. It seemed that the largest sea battle in the Far East was about to break out. This battle would be either you forget or I would destroy it.
Chapter completed!