1228 Preparations and Disputes
Zaichun went out of the city and found that the fanaticism in the city was much more enthusiastic than watching the city gate building. There were crowds everywhere, and there were army troops everywhere. Naba's commercial port had been blocked. Now only troop transport ships were allowed to enter and exit the coast. No one knew where these soldiers were going.
"Look, it's the flag of the First Division! It's the Qinglong... It's sure to win! It's sure to win!" People on the street waved their arms and cheered, and then the sound of neat leather boots sounded on another street.
"Sword Drawing Camp! It is a sword Drawing Camp composed of our Fuso warriors!" Countless Fuso immigrants bowed 90 degrees, and the soldiers brought them all proudly raised their necks.
Once the war machine is started, every screw must be used to force and every part is moving. Under the command of the Prime Minister's Mansion, every cell of the Chinese race begins to burn, and infinite force pushes the war machine to slowly move forward.
The ammunition depot hidden in the mountains was opened, and trucks of bullets, shells and materials and equipment began to be distributed. Nearly twenty battle preparation depots continued, and logistics officers were waiting to receive ammunition on the doors of nearly twenty battle preparation depots.
The loading carriages and rickshaws hovered on the mountain road like long dragons, bullets, shells, compressed dry food, canned iron, emergency medical packages... All kinds of materials are carefully counted in categories and then delivered to their destinations.
"Bring enough weapons and ammunition, bring enough shares for three days, bring more bullets and less food... Check each other, don't miss it, hurry up, you must set out in twenty minutes, the whole team must set out, the ships in the military port are ready..."
The Kuomintang military port in the north of Ryukyu Island has now become a group of people. Countless auxiliary soldiers and reserves are carrying supplies to the transport ships. The vanguard troops waiting to board the ship are gathering in front of the Guotou Water Ghost Statue to toast and worship.
The national water ghost is a totem of the Ryukyu sailors. When the French attacked Ryukyu, if it weren't for the sacrifice and dedication of the national water ghosts, the war situation would have been out of control.
After the war, Xiao Letian spent a lot of money to ask the Western sculpture commander to cast this bronze statue. It was a water ghost who was seriously injured and rushed out of the waves. His chest was already penetrated by bullets, his seven orifices were bleeding, and behind him was an explosion of air waves soaring into the sky.
The water ghost's expression before his death was not as scared as he was, only the open-mindedness after victory and the natural relief after defeating the enemy. This sculpture has become a sacred object that the Ryukyu Navy must sacrifice for money to go to war.
"Today, I swear in front of the heroic spirits of our ancestors! I, Ryukyu Navy officers and soldiers, will surely bear your brave spirit of sacrifice, fight to the death and die even if you die with the enemy..."
"Today we swear that if we do not defeat the enemy and win triumphant success, we may die in battle and reunite with our ancestors! If we violate this oath, we will abandon it together with our gods!"
"Damn..." Countless soldiers at the scene raised their heads and killed a bowl of fine wine, and then they only heard that they were afraid of a crisp sound and the porcelain bowl was smashed to the ground.
"We're on the ship..." The officer ordered the team to start to set off on the transport ship, slowly leaving the port and heading towards his destination.
The soldiers who toasted and swore one after another, and the atmosphere of fighting became stronger and stronger. At the same time, in another military port east of Ryukyu Island, as the killer weapon of the Chinese, the Zhiyuan Iron-armored warship, which was poor in the 20s in the world, began to prepare for the departure.
The chimneys had already started to smoke, and the pressure of the boiler was gradually increasing. Small trucks sent smokeless white coal selected from Kailuan and Shanxi to the coal bin. The sailors were so busy that they were all like black charcoal.
Teams of combat sailors began to board the ship, and the communications of the units on the battleship were heard constantly. Xiang Yingzheng and Xiao Letian were standing on the dock, and the two were whispering and didn't know what they were saying, but from a distance they looked like they were having an argument.
"No, I absolutely disagree. Prime Minister, you are in trouble! Zhiyuan has undertaken the most difficult combat mission. Although it is an iron-armored warship with strong defense, the danger still exists. I disagree with you to board the ship!"
It turned out that Xiao Letian came here to board the Zhiyuan and join the naval battle together. However, Xiang Ying became angry today, and he withstood Xiao Letian's order righteously.
What a joke? If there is an iron-clad fleet in Ryukyu now and the Zhiyuan is the flagship, then Xiang Ying would have to let the Prime Minister get on the ship without Xiao Letian speaking, because this is the safest place.
However, the main task of this expedition to the Zhiyuan was to lure the enemy on the ocean like a lonely knight and anger the enemy to divide the troops, thus making the main force of the enemy believe that the Zhiyuan could not arrive at the treasure island in time.
This kind of deceptive tactic is very difficult to grasp. If you fight too fiercely, it will make the enemy retreat. If you fight too softly and fakely, it will make the enemy suspicious.
This kind of battle to lure the enemy often requires close-range shooting between warships, so that the play can be performed beautifully. The Zhiyuan's iron armor is of course strong enough, and it is probably a delusion to sink Zhiyuan.
But Zhiyuan is not heavy, which does not mean that the soldiers on the ship have not sacrificed! Close-range shooting, the enemy's flowering bullet is very powerful, and the command tower is the focus of the enemy's firepower coverage.
The Prime Minister’s fate of the Chinese clan is the spiritual core of the entire Chinese clan, and there must be no mistake at all.
But Xiao Letian was also very twisted today. How could he not go up and see this warship carrying countless Chinese emotions? How could he not fight with him in person?
"Xiang Ying! I won't be in trouble, because the Zhiyuan is the first ship of the Chinese Navy. This is the first flagship protected by our national fortune. The warships that come by national fortune will naturally be blessed by our ancestors, so I won't be in trouble!"
"What strange thing is this? Why is the Prime Minister talking nonsense today? I can't care about that much. I am the captain of Zhiyuan now. I can only make the decision on this floating land. Without my permission, you will never be able to board the ship..."
When Xiang Ying said this, he turned his head and wanted to leave. He really didn't want to spend a little more time, but before he could step on the pedal, Wang Huaiyuan chased after him and grabbed him.
"Don't you understand? The Prime Minister wants to use his body as bait, and he wants to anger the enemy himself... As long as the Prime Minister appears in front of the Russians, those Russians will believe that the Zhiyuan is our ultimate killer weapon, and they will move towards the trap more without any scruples!"
"Whether Molière or Russian commanders are all traditional officials, they are also very conservative in their consideration of issues. Especially the officers who grew up in the Tsarist Russian environment have all been educated on the supremacy of imperial power..."
"So, they will naturally think that the place where Xiao Letian is is the place where the Chinese have the strongest combat power and the most powerful defense power. They will naturally think that Zhiyuan is our last trump card!"
"Silly boy, this is a psychological warfare! You have to understand the Prime Minister's painstaking efforts!"
Chapter completed!