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    Fulongchang is a larger shipping company in Tianjin. Anyone familiar with it knows that this company has some connections with Wang Shizhen, one of the three heroes of the old Beiyang. After he was swept out of power, the old Beiyang started to engage in industry and commerce, especially ""  Land income dropped sharply after the Chengcheng Act, prompting gentry from all over the country to develop into the capital market. In addition, the aftermath of the European War has not completely subsided, and national construction continues to be vigorous. When the market prospects are promising, they can earn a lot, becoming a driving force for the development of the north.  A force.

    "Haizi No. 3" is a 4,600-ton offshore bulk cargo ship under the name of Fulongchang. It is an offshore ship independently developed and designed by Jiangnan Factory in 1917.  Now it is flying the national flag and the logo of Fulongchang Cargo Co., riding the wind and waves and heading east at full speed.

    In the bridge of the boat, Minamizojiro kept looking around with his little eyes. These eyes had hardly been closed since he left Zhengzhou.  Since there are currently only three navigation points between China and Japan, namely Lushun, Yantai and Shanghai, Japanese ships cannot enter the Bohai Sea without authorization. Therefore, in order to transport back this batch of finished metallurgical materials, the Japanese Ministry of Intelligence purchased the ship through various connections.  This is an attempt. If this trip can go smoothly without being discovered, it means that a secret transportation channel from Siberia to the Far East has been opened. If it fails, it means that it will be very costly and risky to enter the Persian Gulf or even the Black Sea, which is the traditional territory of Britain and France.  Continue to obtain much-needed strategic resources from poor parties.  The latter road is not easy to walk, and it is likely to affect the interests of allies, so Japan is paying special attention to this transportation.  In addition, all of them are finished products such as tungsten and molybdenum of huge value, so the cruiser Kurama was specially sent to protect it in the high seas outside the Bohai Strait in the name of cruising North Korea.

    "Lookthere are Miao Island Islands ahead!"

    A string of pearl-like islands ahead made Ori Naga Shinoda scream with joy.  Minami Zojiro was also relieved after seeing it, as long as he crossed the Miaojima Islands.  Even if it leaves the inland sea and enters the Yellow Sea, although it is likely to be encountered by patrol ships from the direction of Port Arthur, the Haizi is a relatively fast cargo ship. The Kurama Navy can escape after being entangled for a while. No matter how bad it is, it can be diverted to Incheon Port from North Korea.  Return home.

    The long journey of thousands of kilometers and several months was about to reach the end, so everyone involved in the operation could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. Ori Naga Shinoda, who was only 20 years old, even waved his fist vigorously to express his inner excitement.  When he and his companions joked a few words and then focused their gaze forward again, it was like the icy water in August pouring down on his hooded face, and the cold air from the soles of his feet suddenly rushed into his brain!

    "China Coast Guard patrol steamboat (speedboat)!"

    Next to the island.  Three Seagull-class speedboats based on the LM speedboat suddenly rushed out from behind the island like elusive elves. This offshore speedboat with a modern appearance has been enlarged to 50 tons and started mass production. The Navy alone has launched nearly  Order for hundreds of torpedoes.  The National Guard even purchased 122 ships at once for customs inspections and anti-smuggling recovery.  Half of the 3,000 aero-engine trophies obtained after the victory in the European War were used to produce them and as engine spare parts.

    There are no torpedoes on the Coast Guard speedboat, not even rapid-fire cannons, only a 12.7mm Fang heavy machine gun imitating the later M2HB model with a shield.  Because this machine gun was so popular in the European War, Britain, the United States and France alone placed orders for more than 20,000 guns. However, the end of the war led Europe and the United States to save money and canceled half of the remaining orders rather than losing the deposit.  In order to recover the company's losses, the Ministry of National Defense purchased all 2,711 completed machines, allowing this machine gun to begin equipping troops in large numbers.  As for Browning, who originally invented and designed it, he could only hide at home and curse "piracy".

    The anti-smuggling speedboat flying by in a zigzag pattern made Minamizojiro anxious. Seeing the other party heading straight for him, it was obvious that he was well prepared!  Victory is in sight.  No one was willing to give up at this time, so he gritted his teeth and asked: "How far is it?"

    ¡°25 nautical miles!¡±

    "Send a telegram to the Kurama. Be prepared and we will rush over."

    When Minami Zojiro shouted, the Japanese sailors immediately took out their hidden rifles and other weapons and prepared to resist to the end. Even he himself clenched his revolver.

    "Stop the ship and inspect" The speedboat quickly approached.  They circled around in a big circle and quickly approached side by side.  The marine police on the deck held on to the railing to prevent them from falling due to the surge, while vigorously waving the stop flag.  But the shouts and flags failed to stop the ship. Instead, it suddenly turned its rudder and crashed into the patrol boat at close range.  This action scared the guard sailors on the patrol boat out of their wits, and there was even more swearing and chaos on the deck. Fortunately, the patrol speedboat was flexible and quickly turned the helm.  Pull out a huge arc wave and quickly evade it.  After pulling away from each other, the sailors finally calmed down and realized that the intelligence might be true and there must be smuggled contraband, so they all rolled up their sleeves and prepared to curse: "Avoid you bastard! Machine gun, warning  shooting".

    Seeing the speedboat twisting the machine gun, Ori Naga Shinoda just started to get nervous. Small water jets arose on the sea in the bow direction of the ship, and then the sound of shooting came over.  ?A speedboat approaching from the side fired a warning fire. A string of 12.7mm machine gun bullets swept across the deck and landed in front. The harsh sound of the machine gun made Shinoda Ori Naga unable to help but look at Minamizojiro.  After all, he was just a student studying in Russia before. This time he joined the action entirely out of the dream of building a powerful empire. The first time he encountered such a scene made him very nervous.  But Minamizojiro had experienced too much and knew that it was almost impossible to sink a seagoing ship with heavy machine guns. Moreover, it was only 25 nautical miles away from entering the open sea. The cruiser must be coming, so he ordered to continue moving forward regardless of the threat, trying to rely on the size of the ship to break through the encirclement and suppression.  , and asked the sailor to take out his hidden rifle and keep the speedboat away.  Facing the frantically escaping ship, the Coast Guard sailors were obviously irritated, and the captain ordered to turn their guns and shoot at the bridge.

    Shinoda Orinaga and everyone were so frightened that they crouched down quickly, and the helmsman even squatted to control the ship like a wounded beast rushing towards the strait.  Three machine guns kept firing at the seagoing ship. Although they hit a lot of hits, without armor-piercing incendiary bombs, they were really unable to deal with such targets. In addition, the boat was small and could not board the ship before the opponent stalled, and the above  He was told to detain the ship as much as possible.  Therefore, we can only repeatedly chase and shoot the upper level with machine guns, hoping to kill and injure people and force it to stop.

    Even so, the bullets that rained down from close range still punched countless bullet holes in the superstructure of Haizi No. 3, and the bullets hitting the steel plate with a constant clanking sound was frightening.  Just as Shinoda Orinaga mustered up the courage to pick up a rifle and prepare to fight with everyone to the end, a 12.7 bullet accurately hit his partner next to him.  The bullet passed through the waist, and the tearing force actually severed the body from here!  Blood and intestines flowed all over the floor like uncontrollable water!  The young Shinoda Orinaga was stunned. This scene was so exciting!  He never imagined that the real battlefield would be like this.  So frightened that I hid in a corner with my gun and shivered, and I didn't even have the courage to look outside.

    However, the casualties could not stop Minamizojiro, who was about to succeed, commanding the cargo ship to dash left and right towards the high seas outside the strait.  As time passed, a speedboat even rushed to the front and fired violently at the bridge.  Just when the situation was getting worse, a sailor suddenly shouted: "Look" Thick smoke billowed on the sea level.  As if something was about to emerge from below, the huge body of the Kurama cruiser jumped out of the sea level after a moment.  After seeing it, Minamizojiro and everyone else screamed excitedly, but as soon as the sound came out, they were suppressed by the two destroyers that rushed out of the stab!

    "China destroyer!"

    Two Changfeng-class large destroyers of the First Fleet suddenly crossed over from the right side, and quickly rushed over by splitting the waves with their 30-knot high-speed bows.  As an intelligence officer, Minamizojiro certainly knew this cutting-edge destroyer, which was launched into service three years ago. It has a standard displacement of 2,200 tons and has three twin 12 mm naval guns. It is really not something that a small seagoing ship can stop.  In front were two destroyers that could not escape at all, and three speedboats were chasing them on the left and right. Even though the north wind was blowing, Minami Zojiro was sweating profusely.  Looking at the lagging Kurama and the bridge full of bullet holes, I decided to use the last resort.

    "Captain, they raised the Japanese flag!"

    At the captain¡¯s reminder, a Japanese flag was quickly raised on the Haizi No. 3 ship. Minamizojiro tried to identify himself in this way.  Let the opponent be wary of firing so they can take the opportunity to escape.  But one thing he didn't expect was that this game had already been mastered by others, so not only did the two Changfeng-class destroyers come from the Second Fleet, but standing on the bridge was Bing, who also served as the captain of the North Wind destroyer after returning to China.  Major Wen.  Bingwen glanced at the raised Japanese flag and sneered in his heart, wanting to ask for help in this way he really underestimated himself.

    "Right rudder 30¡ã, speed 20 knots. Keep the boiler pressure and let the Sea Breeze move with our ship. Let the speedboat leave temporarily, prepare all gun positions for engagement, and prepare torpedoes"

    With a low voice, the two Changfeng-class destroyers quickly deflected their bows and blocked Minamizojiro's route with their steel bodies. At the same time, the six twin main guns also quickly locked onto the approaching Kurama cruiser.  This series of provocative actions caused a burst of curses on the bridge of the pursuing Kurama.

    "Baga! This is a provocation from the China Navy!"

    "Your Majesty, Master Dazuo, we should attack immediately and rescue our ship."

    The Japanese officers on board the Kurama were very excited. How could they have experienced this kind of anger in more than 20 years!  He was actually blocked by two destroyers much smaller than his own, blocking the channel of his country's ships!  But they completely forgot that Minamizojiro was still within China's territorial waters at this time, and the ship was not a ship registered in Japan.  Captain Yoshioka Fanze also had a gloomy look on his face and was so angry that he was already shouting curses.  These Chinese people really think of themselves as the bosses of the Far East. Do they think they can defeat the Japanese navy just because they defeated a bunch of stupid donkeys?

    But he was finally calmer than the officers. After all, Port Arthur was close at hand, and the opponent's two Anhai-class battlecruisers were stationed there.?Here, and there are several cruisers to help, the Kurama will definitely not be able to escape if there is a fight.  Therefore, the officer stopped shouting: "Send a signal to them that ahead are our Imperial Japanese civilian ships and ask them to leave immediately."

    "Captain, the Japanese cruiser wants us to release people. The cargo ship is still rushing this way, the distance is 13,000 meters, and it is expected to enter the range of the secondary battery in 5 minutes." The navigator of the North Wind is also a naval cadet in Germany, and has experienced the Arctic Ocean  and the journey around half of the world, not only his navigation skills have been tested, but he has also fully matured psychologically, but he is still a little nervous when he sees the Kurama, which is nearly eight times larger than him, slowly raising its gun muzzle.  But Bingwen, who had personally participated in the Battle of Jutland Ore and slowly escaped with the Seydlitz, had already entered combat mode, and some data about the Kurama also quickly emerged.

    Standard 14,600 tons, full load 15,500 tons, equipped with 2 twin L45 305mm main guns, 4 twin L45 203mm secondary main guns, 12 single L40/120mm secondary guns, 4 single 76mm rapid-fire guns, ship  There are three 457mm torpedo launch tubes underwater in the bow.  In terms of tonnage and firepower, there is no comparison with the Changfeng-class destroyer. Moreover, the main armor thickness of the opponent's waterline is 178 mm, and the command tower is 228 mm. There is no chance of engaging in a sea artillery battle with the opponent, or even firing torpedoes close to it.  All difficult.  But as an older generation armored cruiser, it has a major Achilles¡¯ heel!  That is the underwater torpedo tube on the bow of the ship.  Due to weight issues and the inability to see clearly underwater, no designer would only use thick armor in this position. Armored cruisers like the Kurama only have a maximum of 76mm here.  At this time, the launch tube should have been filled with live ammunition and entered combat mode. Your own L50 120mm naval gun has a good chance of penetrating and detonating the torpedo using armor-piercing projectiles!  Of course, it is still a bit dangerous to get close. After all, the main gun and secondary secondary battery are no joke. One of them is enough to sink the destroyer.

    It¡¯s risky and dangerous, but if you succeed, the rewards will be great!  Because it is less than 40 kilometers away from Lushun, as long as the ship enters the water, it means that it cannot leave.  But even if it can't be penetrated, with this kind of armored cruiser with a speed of only 22 knots, as long as it fires, it will definitely not be able to escape the pursuit of the two Anhai-class ships that have already raised fire and anchored and are waiting to attack, so he suddenly smiled, very relaxed  Waving his hand: "Send a signal! Tell the Japanese that they have entered our territorial waters and tell them to get out immediately!"

    "Get out of here? Captain, can you be more subtle?" The navigator scratched his head.

    Bingwen turned around and smiled slightly: "When you make trouble, do you still need to politely say please?"

    The navigator stood at attention and saluted, held his head high and repeated the order: "Yes! Send a signal. You have invaded our territorial waters. Slow down and get out immediately, otherwise you will be sunk! Repeat three times."

    Get out?  Sink!

    The signal made Yoshioka Fanze twist his nose with anger, and the Kurama's naval guns were even more furious

    *****

    PS: Apologize to everyone.  Yesterday and today were supposed to have two chapters each, but last night I did a good job coding, and as a result, my best friend secretly discovered the high-definition seed of the biggest action movie of the yearthe one about going all the way to the West.  As you all know, the consequences are over-excitement. I was so busy that I downloaded it at 1 a.m., and secretly put on headphones to finish watching it at 3 a.m As a result, I didn¡¯t get up until 7 a.m., dozing off all day long, and  Being late and being chargedtragic, I won't watch it again next time!  By the way, I despise the Hong Kong film and television industry. They also say that movies should be internationalized, but they actually ignore a quarter of the world's population and use Cantonese dialogue

    How hateful!.

    (To be continued)

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