Chapter 281: The water in the pond is lingering in fragrance

On January 8, the sunset just stained the waters of Keelung, Taiwan. A broken cruiser arrived from a distance. The deck cabin of this cruiser was covered with bullet marks. The smell of gunpowder had not yet dissipated and could be smelled from afar. What's more serious is that the hull seemed to be at the normal water level and sank a little.

Anyone with discerning eyes can see at a glance that the cruiser is seriously infiltrated. The Chinese officers and soldiers at Keelung Port all looked at the warship in fear because it was the Jingyuan of the North Sea Fleet.

What happened? Why did the North Sea Fleet only have one warship back to sail, and it was obvious that it had just fought and was seriously damaged.

When Liu Mingchuan and Song Pinglan who came heard the news arrived, the captain of the Jingyuan, Ye Zugui, was already exhausted and led the generals on the ship down from the warship.

Ye Zugui first asked the Jingyuan to make some minor repairs at Keelung port, and probably he would have to go to the naval base Weihaiwei before he could complete it.

Liu Mingchuan and Song Pinglan had a solemn expression and walked quickly to Ye Zugui.

"Tonghou, why are you the only one warship coming back? Commander Deng? You are fighting with the Japanese." Song Pinglan stepped forward and helped him up, asking with a little concern.

Liu Mingchuan next to him was also constantly touching his beard, obviously he was as anxious as Song Pinglan, and he thought of the answer.

Ye Zugui looked around and said with some fatigue: "Well, I've fought with the Japanese Joint Fleet. Let's talk about the details when I go back."

He rushed back all the way, but the waterline was injured by the bomb, and the loophole could not be blocked. He was afraid that the Jingyuan would sink in the middle and return to Keelung Port without any danger. He breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Mingchuan saw that although Ye Zugui was tired from his eyebrows, he did not look sad at all. Instead, he felt a little excited and hidden inside.

Liu Mingchuan felt relieved and hurriedly said, "Tonghou went to rest first, and Liu came to visit him later."

"It's okay, it's okay. If you don't tell me such big news, Ye can't sleep either." Ye Zugui said with a smile as he walked.

After a while, the three of them sat in the navy command camp in the port.

"Tonghou, can you see that the navy has won a victory?" Song Pinglan looked at Ye Zugui with his eyes curled up.

Ye Zugui drank the cup of tea on the table in one go, and then ate it hard on the table, which could no longer hide the ecstasy in his heart.

"Haha, the Japanese Navy is over! Pinglan, Mr. Liu, the Japanese are over!" Ye Zugui stood up and picked up Song Pinglan and Liu Mingchuan with force.

He was so excited that he couldn't help but feel relieved.

"The Japanese Navy is over," Liu Mingchuan said over and over again several times, and asked in disbelief: "Tonghou, do you mean that the Japanese Navy was completely wiped out by you."

"Although it is not too late, it is not far away. On the morning of the 5th, our North Sea Fleet and the East Sea Fleet used a plan to surround the Japanese Combined Fleet in the Ryukyu waters. By the time our Jingyuan withdrew from the battle sequence, the battle situation had been firmly controlled by our navy. Unless the British fleet suddenly appeared in East Asia, there would be no possibility of surviving the Japanese Combined Fleet." Ye Zugui said loudly in a stir.

Then he repeated the details of the battle between the two sides in detail, and kept saying that he had returned to sail in time because of the influx of water.

The three of them were so excited that they used tea as wine and drank three cups in a row, and their excitement calmed down a little.

"Tonghou, as you say, the Jingyuan hull was severely damaged and its speed was greatly reduced. Zhengqing should catch up with you from behind. Why would you come back first?" Liu Mingchuan asked with a smile, not familiar with the naval situation.

"Old Liu, you don't know this. Although the Japanese are brave, there are still some ships in the vast sea that may surrender. Commander Deng took a lot of time to capture these warships after the war. In addition, maybe other ships in our navy were more severely damaged than the Jingyuan. The speed of dragging these warships back would not be too fast." Ye Zugui analyzed for the two, while picking up a piece of beef on the table and putting it into his mouth and chewing it with relish.

Just now, Liu Mingchuan ordered the chef to serve a large table of food.

"Wait, Mr. Liu, within two days, you will see our naval fleet sailing into the harbor." Ye Zugui said vaguely while eating.

A few days ago, because the situation was tense, Ye Zugui was not in such a good mood to have a full meal. Now, he can eat as much as he wants, and he can go to bed and rest immediately after he finishes his meal.

"Pinglan, so, our Taiwanese army is not far from attacking Ryukyu?" Liu Mingchuan looked at Song Pinglan who was squeaking rice with big mouthfuls and asked softly.

The three of them were all from the army. When they were eating, they were as fast as the autumn wind swept away the fallen leaves.

Song Pinglan blinked his eyes and shook his head and said, "Old Liu, I'm afraid you will disappoint you. Ryukyu is a small place, what is the use of it? To deal with the Japanese, you have to hit a snake seven inches. We skip Ryukyu, and the sword tip points to the Japanese heart."

Liu Mingchuan is the governor of Taiwan, and this matter will not be concealed sooner or later. Moreover, it seems that his side has obtained the power to control the sea, and the second phase of the combat plan is about to be implemented, so Song Pinglan revealed the General Staff’s intentions slightly.

"Skip Ryukyu and attack the Japanese people directly." Liu Mingchuan opened his eyes in surprise, and then suddenly realized: "Okay, Ping Lan, you have even deceived me. I am still preparing for attacking Ryukyu. You should punish me three cups for punishment."

"Even Mr. Liu can't hide it. How can the Japanese be fooled?" Song Pinglan laughed and said, "When I think of the Japanese garrisoning 30,000 elite soldiers in Ryukyu, I, Song, feel relieved."

Song Pinglan and others were eating meat in Taiwan and drinking with big bowls. Ye Zhikui in the Forbidden City was also very surprised and excited to speak.

According to Deng Shichang's request, he temporarily concealed this exciting news from the people, but was limited to the few important officials in the Supreme Command.

Even so, many officials still saw a trace of Ye Zhikui's face, which had been smiling all day long.

The grievances and grievances between China and Japan over the past few hundred years will be resolved soon. Ye Zhikui couldn't scream, and even woke up with a smile in his sleep.

Ye Zhikui's mood directly affected the mood of other officials. Over the past few days, the British invasion and confrontation with Japan have caused each official to feel a close heart.

Today, as soon as Bai Weiwei came back from the newspaper, she saw Ye Zhikui walking towards her with a smile on her face.

"Brother Ye!" Bai Weiwei said hello, curious why Ye Zhikui came back so late today.

Ye Zhikui walked towards her quickly, then picked her up hard, and circled in the air for several times before letting it go.

Bai Weiwei was dizzy when she turned around, and looked at Ye Zhikui's childish behavior with amusement, and asked: "Is something happy happened? Brother Ye!"

"I guarantee that you will be happy after hearing this news." Ye Zhikui said happily.

Bai Weiwei's expression of listening carefully was cute. Ye Zhikui couldn't help but kiss her hard first, making Bai Weiwei's face blushed, then he held her soft hand and said with a smile: "Come with me!"

Bai Weiwei followed him willingly. After a while, she saw Ye Zhikui taking him to the imperial garden.

There is a small and exquisite pond in the imperial garden. Ye Zhikui's feet keep walking and pulling her there.

"Brother Ye, this is it!" Bai Weiwei screamed in surprise. The pond was covered with countless rose petals, and the fragrance of flowers was everywhere, refreshing the heart.

"Vivi, didn't Li Yisheng give you a bouquet of flowers? I'll give you all the petals of this pond." Ye Zhikui touched his head and smiled foolishly.

Bai Weiwei lit up Ye Zhikui's forehead with amusedness, stepped forward and stood beside the water, lifted her skirt slightly, squatted, slowly picked up the petals with both hands, smiled and murmured: "Thank you, Brother Ye."

Ye Zhikui also squatted down beside Bai Weiwei and said with a smile: "Silly, do you blame me for not having too much time with you?"

Bai Weiwei leaned her head on Ye Zhikui's shoulder and said happily: "How could it be? Brother Ye is a person who does big things. Vivi will be satisfied as long as he can see you at a glance every day."

Ye Zhikui held Bai Weiwei's hands tightly with some emotion, and the two leaned together like this, enjoying the fragrance of flowers floating in the pond.

After a while, Ye Zhikui broke the silence, pointed at the edge of the pond with his finger, and said with a smile: "Why is there a piece of driftwood like this? I clearly asked someone to clean the pond, so I won't scold them after I go back."

Bai Weiwei opened her eyes and thought Ye Zhikui was really angry. She couldn't help but persuade: "Brother Ye, it's not easy to clean the pond. For Vivi alone, everyone has been busy. Vivi is uneasy!"

She stood up, walked forward, gently picked up the driftwood, and smiled slightly at Ye Zhikui, "Pick it up, Brother Ye, don't scold others for Vivi."

Ye Zhikui had a strange smile on his lips and sat motionless.

Bai Weiwei picked up the driftwood and found that there was a thin white silk wrapped around it. The silk was connected under the water for some reason. Bai Weiwei was curious and pulled longer and soon, she pulled out a black wooden box from the water.

Bai Weiwei wiped her eyes with her hands in disbelief, and shouted in surprise as if she had found a treasure: "Brother Ye, look, what is this?"

Ye Zhikui knew what was going on, but he walked over with curiosity and said happily: "How come there is a wooden box? Open it and take a look."

Bai Weiwei carefully placed the box on the ground, slowly opened it, and screamed suddenly.

It is really a treasure. There is an extremely dazzling golden hairpin inside the wooden box. The upper part of the golden hairpin is a finely carved phoenix, with diamonds as eyes and emerald as claws.

Ye Zhikui stood aside and looked at Bai Weiwei's expression happily.

Bai Weiwei didn't get excited for long, but suddenly reacted and turned around. Her white and tender cheeks were red and charming. Her deep and clear eyes shone brightly and stared at Ye Zhikui and said coquettishly: "Brother Ye, this is what you put down."

Ye Zhikui smiled and continued to point to the wooden box. Bai Weiwei realized that there was a small note under the wooden box, and quickly opened it gently.

"Vivi, let's get married, Brother Ye will leave it!" The note reads a few big words written by Ye Zhikui.

"Brother Ye!" Bai Weiwei couldn't help but shed tears of happiness, jumped up, hugged Ye Zhikui's waist tightly, and placed her chin on Ye Zhikui's shoulder and sobbed gently.
Chapter completed!