Chapter 170: One Heart

Outside Qingdao, on the blue ocean in summer, seagulls dotted, and the sky and water are all blue, with a quiet and quiet scenery. There are several square cabins with hanging jacks and a maximum of about 400 materials for water, rolling nets on the sea. This is the season of fish flooding, but because Qingdao is at the same time, the fire is at full speed. These people who always make a living on the beach also know that this is a military port, and iron warships are indispensable for fighting for this port. No one dares to fish in this water.

But these small fishing boats were not afraid. They drove out sixty or seventy nautical miles away, and in the waters of hundreds of miles, there were still many such fishing fleets waiting for the same. Although the sailors on the boat with tanned and shiny skin were all dressed as fishermen, their minds seemed to be completely unattended on the nets they were under. They did not care about the danger of the volatile climate in summer, so far from the shore. Their eyes were all focused on one direction, the east.

Over the past few days, many Japanese destroyers and gunboats from Lushun have patrolled this sea area. Some Japanese ships in Shanghai have also rushed to Lushun to gather. But overall, the ocean is still calm. These sailors have been repairing the Chrysanthemum Island for many days. They are naturally Chinese naval officers and soldiers. They left their gunboats and opened a sea search cordon for the motherland. For those who are outdated and lack of equipment, they cannot be soldiers.

It was a huge humiliation to patrol the coastline of the motherland, and it also made them feel full of energy. The country did not have a strong naval force, so it was impossible to be proud in this blue land! Although there was no naval equipment from a strong country, they were confident that they had a naval spirit that was not inferior to those powerful people. In order to welcome the arrival of the Japanese fleet, the navy also made its own preparations as much as possible. Although the strength was very different, once the war started, they would rush forward without hesitation.

A very strong-looking man slid down from the mast with a thud. A huge German Zeiss eight-fold binocular telescope hung on his neck. His eyes changed and red due to long-term observation. Although the man had already gone down to the deck, he still looked east frequently. A sailor below smelled in confusion: "Master, have you noticed?" The man glanced at him: "Call me the boss of the ship!" Then he sighed: "I haven't found it yet, we can only get here as far as the farthest. Here we are guarding us to wait for the enemy to hit the door.

It's so frustrating to stay in this small fishing boat! We can have our own battleships, blocking the port of the little Japanese to see their movements, and it's so cool!" The soldiers under him just smiled, and even the small gunboat Jiangnan Shipyard has just begun to resume manufacturing, and there are still battleships! The officer dressed by the fisherman seemed to know that he was talking in a dream, so he shook his head and sat down, picked up a kettle and drank cold water. The navy's combat mission this time was three: alert, mine-burning, and using the British torpedo speedboat brigade hidden in the small harbor to wait for an opportunity to fight against the Japanese warships

The Navy headquarters has established a forward command in a small fishing village near Xiangshan, and Navy Commander Lieutenant General Xie Guanchao personally took charge of this forward command. This time, the Navy dispatched 11 modified gunboats to mine mines. More than 600 anchor mines purchased from Germany have been arranged on the waterway of Jiaozhou Bay. In the small fishing port outside Jiaozhou Bay, twelve British torpedo speedboats from the Navy Wen Tianxiang Brigade were also prepared, each carrying two white-headed torpedoes. The others are these fishing boats used for warning, mobilization

There are about eighty or ninety fishing boats of all sizes, some of which are equipped with radio stations to report the movements of enemy ships on the ocean to the headquarters at any time. For this war, there are possible conflicts with Japan. The Navy has also made its best efforts. In Yangzhou, other main surface ships of the Navy have also gathered. If it is really necessary, these ships will head north without hesitation and launch an attack on the advantageous Japanese Navy. The Navy is not prepared to retain any strength in this war, even if the balance of power is so great.

The sound of cannons on the land is completely inaudible after such a long distance. But the naval officers and soldiers all know that the brothers on the land are already sacrificing their lives to launch an attack in order to capture Qingdao as soon as possible. No matter how big the casualties are, they will not worry about it. Thinking of this, the naval soldiers of these countries feel a vague pain in their hearts. If our maritime power is strong enough, will the enemy block their door? We are sorry to the country!

At this moment, a fishing boat not far away was frantically circulating light signals here with a few small mirrors. A sailor said loudly: "Master, east! east!" The officer threw away the kettle in his hand, rushed up the mast barefoot and raised his telescope to look east. After a little search, he found that several masts floated above the sea level. There were also several steam boilers' smoke rising straight into the sky. The visibility is very good now, and it can even be identified.

Those masts are typical British style tripod masts, and the sunrise flag of the Japanese Navy is vaguely floating on them! From the shape and size of the mast, this capable naval officer has quickly calculated it in his heart. These are the four Japanese Navy's armored cruisers, as well as the powerful King Kong battle cruiser. The main force of the Japanese Second Fleet indeed appeared on the surface of the East China Sea on the third day after the declaration of war on Germany! The Japanese are finally here!

He was on the mast with a serious expression, and he was still muttering. There were more and more smoke columns appearing in the sky. Half of the heavy body of the main battleship had slowly appeared in the telescope eyepiece. Behind, the masts of those low and ugly torpedo destroyers appeared. They were originally driving in front, but the low mast made them a little late before they appeared in sight. There were also slender second-class cruisers guarding both wings. The main force of the First Southern Detachment of the Second Fleet was almost all here!

The officer slid down from the mast and ordered loudly: "Generator generates power! Set up a radio antenna and report to the Navy General Front Command! Four enemy armored cruisers, one battle cruiser, four to six torpedo destroyers, and two second-class cruisers. The direction is xxx east longitude and xxx north latitude. It appeared on the east ocean on August 6! The enemy ship speed is about 15 knots. Is there any army fleet that needs further observation? Indeed, the information will be sent after further observation!" His forehead was covered with sweat beads of rolling down, and I don't know if it was nervous or excited. Finally, he cursed fiercely: "Damn the Japanese, I'm really here to take advantage of the situation to rob! Grandpa's life, even if it's broken on your warship, I'll bite you a piece of meat!"

The telegram was quickly passed to the Navy Front Command. The Reserve Army had long sent liaison officers at the Navy headquarters. In addition to passing information to Cai E's headquarters, it was also responsible for coordinating the reconnaissance operations of the Land Airlines for the Navy. The Navy now has no planes, and the reconnaissance also requires the assistance of the Land Airlines. The liaison officer with the rank of colonel quickly reported to Chief of Staff Tang Zaili on the phone through the established battlefield communication network, and applied to call the Land Airlines for another reconnaissance.

In the afternoon, the fishing boat cordon reported that the Japanese ship was approaching about fifty nautical miles from the coastline. The four Bazan-type aircraft of the mainland Airlines took the risk of approaching their maximum round-trip voyage and took off and searched the sea under the leadership of Ding Yushang. Finally, they finally caught this fleet of considerable size in the ocean east of Qingdao. Their planes fell to a height of about 150 meters, and even the appearance of the Japanese sailors on the ship could be seen clearly. Ding Yushang grabbed a Zeiss camera in his hand and took pictures of the huge warship. The tall masts, thick turrets, and fourteen-inch large main guns all told the contempt of Japan, a country with strong maritime power, for the defenders of China's coastal areas. Ding Yu

Shang and their planes hovered on the Japanese fleet and found that they were already cruised at a low speed and were not followed by the army fleet. It seemed that they were taking the lead to show their force and blocking Jiaozhou Bay. In the fleet, he also found a seaplane mothership (Ruogong seaplane mothership), which actually had two Newport-style seaplanes that he had shot down! He waved his fists at the Japanese sailors who were staring at him, and then spitted at the guys who were gesturing at him with Hakikas machine guns on the torpedo destroyer, and waved to his team members to return. He was still swearing fiercely: "Damn, I have to shoot both of you in the sky! When I go back, I find the machine gun and install it secretly!"

At this time, on the bridge of the King Kong, Lieutenant General Kato Dingyoshi, the commander of the Second Japanese Fleet, silently used a telescope to look at the Chinese planes that were hovering away. He could see the aggressive look of the young pilot wearing a white scarf on the plane clearly. He watched the plane turn into a few small dots in the distant sky before putting down the telescope. He sighed deeply to the chief of staff of the fleet beside him: "As soon as he approaches Qingdao, there is a Chinese army.

The plane came to reconnaissance, and they were always paying attention to our movements! Today's China Army is unlike the Qing army during the Sino-Japanese War! We must work harder!" Then he issued a heavy order: "Tele to Japan and Jitai to report that our fleet has arrived at the designated location and carry out the task of effectively blocking Jiaozhou Bay. When can this fleet start to clean the Jiaozhou Bay channel and prepare for the fleet to cover the subsequent fleet to move in, please confirm the instructions as soon as possible!"

During these days, Japan and China have also begun their own crazy diplomatic efforts. Japan is working hard to make their behavior seem legitimate and hope to get the support of the great powers in the alliance. Then he will fight against the Chinese front-line army and annex Jiaozhou Bay, both domestically and internationally. The British invites them to join the war, which naturally gives the green light to their attack on Qingdao. France welcomes any act of attacking Germany. Their focus of public relations is the United States.

The United States has always been the strongest opponent of Japan's unilateral action in China. But at this time, it was the time when the terrifying war in Europe began in the United States and the momentum of isolationism in China was the strongest. They believed that Japan's action was supported by Britain and the Allies' combat action against allies. Although it meant to interfere with China's sovereignty, the action was irreproachable. President Woodrow Wilson and his Secretary of State said through the State Department in his order to the new ambassador to China Cooper: "

Try to express our kindness to Chinese friends, but in this situation, we cannot interfere with the war actions of the two major international systems for Japan's actions in Shandong..." (In addition to Ambassador Cooper, this is the original historical saying of the United States when he replied to Yuan Shikai's government's request for help). Cooper also smiled helplessly when conveying to Yuchen. The United States' interests and valuable influence that these people worked hard to manage in China were easily abandoned because of changes in the domestic political situation! The only support is

The United States is preparing to secretly transport three ships of arms to support Yuchen. Especially the heavy shells he lacks, and the United States promises to subscribe to nearly 9 million US dollars of Chinese national government bonds. The support is just that, the rest depends on your own efforts! After some practice, the Japanese Okuma Cabinet has no scruples and the mobilization has accelerated. In their opinion, this time, not only will it be to seize Qingdao, but it will also give Yuchen a serious blow to the Yuchen government! Laying the foundation for the future further differentiation and annexation and Zhang Ben. The storm is coming.

The Yuchen government, represented by Song Jiaoren, also made nearly desperate efforts. It submitted a note to European powers, declaring that the German army in Qingdao was being removed from its warship by the Chinese government forces. As a sovereign and independent country, such behavior is legitimate and a manifestation of responsibility for the international situation. After paying a significant price, the Chinese government army has controlled the situation. The surrender of the German army in Qingdao is just around the corner. China has actually made great contributions to the Allied Powers. Japan has completely made a big contribution to the Allied Powers.

There is no need to send troops to Shandong! However, in this world where the strong prey on the weak and follow the laws of the jungle, China did not show respectable strength at that time, so it was regarded by the great powers as a way to appease Japan and win over its victims on its own chariot. Although several powerful countries expressed goodwill to the Yuchen government and also stated that Japan's combat operations would be limited to Shandong, this was just a means of them, especially Britain playing balance and restraining each other in the Far East. For Shandong, they had decided to give it to Japan.

At this time, Japan's new ambassador to China (Japan did not establish an ambassador in China) submitted a note to the Republic of China government, requiring China and Japan to determine the status of Qingdao in the form of a treaty. Simply put, Japan not only had to inherit all Germany's original rights and interests in Jiaozhou Bay, but also even had the entire Jiaoji Line and the land of Shandong Province east of Weixian as their leased land! This note, which completely exposed Japan's ambitions, was coldly rejected by Yuchen. Such an international form also made many government officials and parliamentarians give up their fantasies about the great powers, gradually

They gradually stood by Yuchen. At this time, they finally began to believe that only by self-improvement, only by Yuchen, the spiritual leader who has become a national rejuvenation, can they strive for China's status and ensure the integrity and development of the country. In just a few days, the Shandong crisis, the North China crisis, and the roar of the Chinese crisis spread all over the country. The entire Chinese nation was waiting for Yuchen to shout out the four words that condensed the will of the entire nation, "Never give in!" The crisis did not overwhelm the military and civilians under Yuchen's leadership, the national spirit and will, as if they were waiting for a new tempering and rebirth.

But in such an atmosphere, there are not some undercurrents.

In the famous Ma Xiangxing Halal Restaurant in Nanjing, although this store is not big, it is the time to serve customers. The steaming and colorful halal dishes are flowing through the seats. Some guests who look quite wealthy are at the time of drinking. Naturally, the current war in Qingdao and the scolding of the Japanese Radish Head. The people in every capital seem to be the same informed. They are talking about Yuchen's current actions vividly. He is already mobilizing troops from all over the country and buying a cannon fleet that can be mounted dozens of miles from the United States! This time he is determined to fight with the Dongyang Radish Head! These loud conversations are combined into a piece, making the restaurant more visible.

It was very disturbing. A guest suddenly flashed in at the door, with a low figure. In such hot weather in Nanjing, he was wearing a long gown and a tweed hat. He also had a black sunglasses on his nose. Judging from his figure, he was also a fat middle-aged man. The coworker wearing a Hui white hat in the store greeted him diligently and saw him wave his hand impatiently: "There are guests waiting for me in the Jizi box, don't disturb me, do you understand?" As he said that, he walked upstairs with his long gown. At the door of the Jizi box, there were indeed two men wearing black silk jackets waiting for him. He brought his followers to eat, and it was obvious that the guests inside were either rich or noble. The man took off his hat, lowered his head and got into the box.

At this time, downstairs, there were two men who were slowly eating beef dumplings, and their eyes flashed. The coworker quietly approached them, pretending to clean up the table, and whispered: "It's him, Huang Jun, the deputy director of the Ministry of Transportation, is nothing wrong!" One of the men nodded, stood up and said, "Go up and take a look!" The man was Hui Yingci, who had been promoted to major researcher at the Military Intelligence Bureau. His activities in Shanxi were from Cai E and Bai Siwen.

Joint recommendations were originally going to send to the United States to study for further studies in international relations. However, because of the current tension, he was left in the MIIS to conduct strategic intelligence analysis on Japan. In the sea of ​​documents like a mountain, he discovered that within the government, there seemed to be a pipeline that continuously conveyed vital domestic military intelligence to Japan! At that time, the Army Intelligence Department did not have the reputation of the international community as the future General Intelligence Department of the Three Army Intelligence Department. Bai Siwen halfway

Becoming a monk has a rare talent for building relationships, finding friends, and leveraging corners, but he really does not have the ability to integrate an intelligence system well. He is also a little careless in protecting national security. After all, he was a person of that era and did not have this concept. However, although this Major Hui Yingci was a little unconventional, he had extraordinary talent for intelligence work. During these days at the headquarters, he had already been within his own work scope.

He initially made a relationship, divided his responsibilities, and clarified his work priorities. His external abilities were limited for a while, and the objective conditions were not yet mature. However, he had to take the internal prevention again and again! From the bottom of his heart, he also hated these guys who betrayed the interests of the country and the nation the most. These guys should be on the gallows! After a period of monitoring and tracking, and even using the power of the gang, he finally felt that there was a big fish in his net today. Huang Jun, this guy, is probably not qualified.

"Mr. Otake, please give our husband a lot of thanks to Inoue, Kido and Katsura. Since returning to China, we have been guided by the elders and have been constantly kind and caring. In the last incident of Manchuria, our husband's news was not delivered in time. I am really sorry. This time, the Shui kid (referring to Yuchen) was too reckless. He wanted to destroy the future of our country's national land! Does our country have the power to fight against our neighbors? Because there is no, we need to closely support from both sides. With the help of your country's first awakening of benevolent people in East Asia, we can avoid the situation of being divided by white people and achieve the prosperity of China and China in one! Our husband said that this is not a treason, this is saving the country."

The person who spoke was Huang Jun, deputy director of the Planning Department of the Ministry of Transportation, and his head was almost on the table. Although he was in the private room, he still held a big leather bag tightly and grabbed it with his hands on it, twitching it nervously, as if he was holding a pack of bombs. His fat face almost smiled like a flower: "It's not only our husband who missed the time when he was studying in Japan, but I didn't dare or forget it for a while! I really want to go back to that student era, and live for the rest of his life under the bright spring light of Japan and the great temperament that shines on Asia! Our husband firmly believes that the future of the world lies in Asia. And the future of Asia lies in the prospect of close cooperation between the patriots of China and Japan."

Kobe Fukama, a Japanese Army Reserve Chief, and also the commissioner of the Black Dragon Association, felt a little impatient. He was a completely Chinese Japanese. He lived in the northeastern area of ​​Shandong since 1897 as a Chinese. Investigating intelligence and developing the inside line. Before the Russo-Japanese War, he was single from the Northeast to Russia's Siberia to investigate the war potential and military geography of the Russian army in the Far East. After the war broke out, he also raided the rear of the Russian army with the Chinese Huama team and received the medal. Later, he joined the Black Dragon Association and moved his work to the Yangtze River Basin. He accepted the "woodwood" agency now in Shanghai, and advanced research on Nanshanqiao who escaped from Liaoyang.

He always looked down on the Chinese, and naturally dared to come to Nanjing to collect intelligence by himself. This time, the woodcutter agency also has the island agency located in Fujian (the director of the agency is naturally the Ichigoku of Kuroshima). He is working hard to collect the war strength of the Yuchen regime and the information prepared to fight against the Japanese army. The gentleman Huang Jun mentioned is a big shot in the current government who has always been valued and cared for by the Japanese political circle. At this time, he was finally frightened by the pressure of war. He believed that Japan's invasion of China could no longer be stopped, and the future of the government depends on Japan's face. Finally, he decided to sell himself first, and a large amount of internal intelligence was his fate.

Listening to Huang Jun's words, he had only contempt in his heart. These Chinese people only had promotion and wealth in their hearts. They had no national soul at all! Japan has Yamato soul, what does China have? Their national self-esteem spirit has been polished by the Qing people! Don't look at Yuchen's fierce call now and pretend to be a hero. Then the empire will give him some great things, but it will be just a good cooperation? This great man said in a hypocritical way that it was for the interests of the country and the nation, but it was not for himself? Such a country served by people like a dog will not be allowed to be annexed to Japan.

Can you be independent? But he still smiled with a reserved face: "Huang Jun, I am very moved by your patriotic enthusiasm with that gentleman. It is precisely because of the existence of people like you and me that there is an infinite bright future. In the future, you and that gentleman will have greater responsibilities in China. In the empire, you are also happy to see the kind-hearted and kind people who are kind to the empire to control this country... After this matter, Huang Jun and that gentleman are very welcome to visit Japan. At that time, the empire will seriously discuss the promotion of Japan and China. What is the bright future?"

Huang Jun's fat face was sweating, but his smile became more pleasing. He was about to stand up and hand over the bag. He heard a sound outside the door. Then the door was kicked open. Four or five men rushed in with pistols. The leader was naturally Major Hui Yingci, who participated in the operation in person. His face was full of sarcastic smiles. He looked at the two people in the box. The two men brought by Kobe were already half lying at the door and pointed by several pistols. At this time, he heard the sound of police whistles on the street outside the box. The armed policeman with white leggings surrounded the building with a long spear. Then a staircase sounded, and several Ma Xiangxing's coworkers came up with kitchen knives: "Where is the traitor?" It seemed that the temporary resettlement worker finally couldn't help but leak the news.
Chapter completed!