Chapter 243 Buying a Submarine

"Your Highness, please come on board." British Minister Claude MacDonald bowed and humbly extended his hand.

Maud nodded to Wei Jichen and Liu Buchan and said, "Two generals, you are all friends of my British Empire. Without you, my life would be bleak."

The Chinese and British officials around her thought she was talking about being rescued. Only Wei Jichen knew that this was Maud's confession of friendship to her.

Wei Jichen stepped forward, gently took Maud's hand in a silk white glove, kissed it, and said with a smile, "Your Highness, it is our honor to meet you. We look forward to seeing you again next time."

"Yes!" Maud's eyes were full of tenderness and reluctance, "We will definitely meet again."

Liu Buchan was afraid that the two would reveal their true colors at the last moment, so he coughed softly and said with a smile, "Your Highness, your beauty and wisdom make us admire you, and we look forward to you coming to China again. "

Maud gave Wei Jichen a last, affectionate look, then turned around and stepped onto the wooden planks of the ship, with two servants behind her helping to hold up her long skirt.

"General Wei, I'm sorry to have disturbed you these days. I didn't expect that General Wei would be so interested in our British culture. "Dou Nale and his party stayed in Lushun for a few days, all of which were in Wei Jichen's western-style courtyard.

Dou Nale first saw the decoration in Wei Jichen's house and determined that Wei Jichen was an open-minded person who could do business.

The British supported a lot of forces in the Yangtze River Basin, but they have never intervened in China's Northeast region. On the one hand, it was because the Russians were obstructing it, and on the other hand, the Northeast government was relatively xenophobic.

During the time he stayed in Wei's house, Dou Nale seemed to have discovered a new treasure house. He could see that Wei Jichen was young and ambitious, and was exactly the person that the British Empire could support. In addition, Maud said some good things to him intentionally or unintentionally, and Dou Nale's favor for Wei Jichen increased greatly.

Wei Jichen secretly laughed in his heart. It was obviously Maud who did it, but now Dou Nale blamed it on him. He did not point it out, but just smiled and replied: "I am indeed interested in the British! "

Dou Nale naturally did not understand Wei Jichen's profound words. After saying goodbye to Liu Buchan and other Chinese officials, they all turned around and boarded the ship.

Toot...

The ship's whistle sounded long, and then began to move slowly.

Wei Jichen looked and saw Maud standing on the rear deck, waving at the shore.

"This British princess is so nice. Look, she is gone, but she is still so enthusiastic to us." Li Dingxin said with emotion.

After speaking, he shook his hands excitedly. Wei Jichen's parting feelings were diluted by Li Dingxin's words.

Liu Buchan said meaningfully: "The matter of Princess Maud has come to an end. Zijie, you have to keep up your spirits. There is a rumor that the Russian Far East Fleet will come to our Lushun dock to repair ships. "

Wei Jichen was stunned. Russia came so quickly. He didn't think about it. Although the Russians did not directly occupy Lushun until 1898, they had been making small moves before that. The Russian fleet came to repair ships in name, but actually to survey the waters around Lushun to make preliminary preparations for future occupation.

"Has the court agreed?" Wei Jichen asked in a low voice.

Liu Buchan sighed and said gloomily: "Most likely they will agree."

"If the Russians provoke trouble, what will Brother Liu do?" Wei Jichen looked at Liu Buchan with a pair of sparkling eyes.

"Be tolerant in small matters, and never take a step back in big matters. "Liu Buchan knew that this was Wei Jichen exchanging opinions with him.

Wei Jichen nodded slightly. Although he was a little disappointed with Liu Buchan's words, he knew in his heart that this was the best he could do.

The Beiyang Fleet also had three cruisers and some small ships. In terms of tonnage, they were not weaker than the three cruisers of the Russian Far East Fleet docked in Jiaozhou Bay, but the comparison of strength was one thing, and whether or not to dare to fight was another.

In later generations, when the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded China, the Beiyang Fleet docked at Dagukou did not dare to fire, and watched the Eight-Power Allied Forces break through Dagukou. In the end, even several cruisers were confiscated by the small boats sent up by the joint fleet of several countries without firing a single shot.

The admiral of the navy at that time, Ye Zugui, firstly, did not receive an order, and secondly, he fantasized that if he did not resist, the joint fleet of several countries would return the ships to him. In the end, it was the Russian , Japan and several other countries divided up several cruisers.

The Russian Far East Fleet is coming, Wei Jichen has a sense of urgency in his heart, needless to say.

After they come, they will definitely send ships to observe the terrain in the waters of Lushun and Dalian, and they may even discover their secrets on Changxing Island. Changxing Island is not only building a port, but also planting a large number of seeds on the island. If the Russians are curious and send people to the island to take a look, wouldn’t it be exposed that they are planting on it and developing and building a secret base.

The secrets on the island, of course, the fewer people know the better, I am afraid that the arrogant Russians will not take me, the commander of the Ding Liao Army, seriously.

A cold light flashed in Wei Jichen's eyes, it is better to kill them and prevent disasters before they happen.

To kill them, first of all, it must be done secretly, and secondly, it is best not to do it in the Lushun waters.

It is actually not very difficult to be unaware of the enemy. The Germans can use one U-9 to kill three 10,000-ton cruisers. Why can't they use a few to kill the three Russian cruisers? Well, the Russians also only have three cruisers in Jiaozhou Bay. The other ships of the Russian Far East Fleet did not go south and stayed in Vladivostok Port.

Today's Russian Far East Fleet is not very strong. There are only 6 cruisers, and they are all quite old-fashioned. The only two ships worth noting are the flagship Nasimov armored cruiser. This one has 8 203 guns. The strange one arranged in a diamond shape was built in 1884; the other one is the Rurik-class armored cruiser built in 1888. This is a big fish, weighing more than 10,000 tons.

^.^，

The Russian fleet anchored in Jiaozhou Bay is headed by the Nasimov. The other two are quite old-fashioned cruisers. Rurik I is not here. If we want to compare the strength, the Dingyuan of the Beiyang Fleet currently anchored in Lushun, Pingyuan Yuanhao and Jiyuanhao are no worse than them, and are even slightly better.

The more Wei Jichen thought about it, the more desire he had to kill them. Shanghai was a gathering place for fleets from all over the world. If he tried to be cool and let it go, the Russians would not even think of who could kill them. What's more, the report just released by the British investigation team There are a large number of mines in the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea. Three cruisers were struck by mines and sank. Although it may make people feel incredible, if they investigate and investigate and cannot find the answer in the end, this will also become the best. Answer.

Lao Maozi is definitely the evil neighbor who has done the most harm to China in modern times and has the most profound poison. Not to mention cutting off 1.5 million square kilometers of land from China, even the independence of Outer Mongolia was planned by him. China has a total of How much territory, 9.6 million square kilometers, is horrifying to think about.

Then I will kill him. Wei Jichen held his hand tightly and killed three Russian cruisers, reducing the strength of his Far East fleet by half. This deal is a good deal.

Now, the top priority is to familiarize Yang Yonglin and the sailors he brought with him with the submarine's combat methods.

Submarines generally stay submerged on the surface when not attacking. Only after discovering a target or ambushing them beforehand will they lurk underwater, wait quietly, and then launch a sneak attack.

The main weapon is torpedoes, which are available on cruisers and do not require much time to become familiar with them.

The operation is similar to that of ordinary ships, not much different.

Today's ships do not have anti-submarine devices. They rely on the observation of lookouts. Whether calculated mentally or not, the enemy ship will never be able to detect its own submarine.

On Changxing Island, Wei Jichen took Yang Yonglin and other sailors from the shipping company to observe the port on the shore.

Only one Pegasus was carrying cargo, and the other two cargo ships were idle. Yang Yonglin and others stayed at the shipping company headquarters on Changxing Island.

Yang Yonglin didn't know why Wei Jichen divided the port into two parts, but fortunately one part had been completed and separated by barbed wire, walls and other objects.

"Brother Yang, how about staying at my shipping company?" Wei Jichen smiled and stood on a rock and asked aloud.

Two sailors carried him to Wei Jichen's side, and then quietly retreated into the distance.

Yang Yonglin said gratefully: "If General Wei hadn't taken him in, my broken body would really have nowhere to go."

Although Yang Yonglin was like this, Wei Jichen still saw a hint of loneliness in his eyes. Yes, anyone who becomes the captain of a small cargo ship from being the captain of an armored cruiser will feel lonely. Yang Yonglin is naturally no different, but he He thought that he would never have the chance to board a warship again in his life, so he settled down and became Wei Jichen's fleet commander.

"Brother Yang, if you are given the opportunity to fight with a foreign country again, will you choose to retreat or advance?" Wei Jichen asked slowly.

Yang Yonglin commanded the Zhenyuan to collide with the Chiyoda. In the end, the two ships sank, and he also lost both retreats. However, the Qing court would not see this. They would only see that the Zhenyuan sank in the hands of Yang Yonglin, so he acted heroically. The treatment was not good, and they were not even willing to pay a suitable price in exchange for him.

Although Yang Yonglin was angry and complained about the court, he replied unambiguously: "I will still choose to move forward."

He glanced at Wei Jichen and continued softly: "I am not loyal to the court. This is my duty as a naval general. I have no reason to retreat."

"Don't worry, Brother Yang will definitely have a chance to go to the battlefield!" Wei Jichen said vaguely, but Yang Yonglin was a little confused and thought that what Wei Jichen said was to comfort him.

Late at night, Wei Jichen asked a few soldiers to guard outside, and walked alone into the newly built military port. You can say that the Chinese have thousands of problems, but you can't say that the Chinese are not hardworking enough. With non-stop work 24 hours a day, the port was not only completed ahead of schedule, but the surrounding barbed wire fences and walls were also fully constructed.

The soldiers guarding here are the most loyal soldiers to Wei Jichen. Each of them has a friendship score of more than 90 towards Wei Jichen. They will not let anyone approach the port except under Wei Jichen's orders.

Wei Jichen walked up the stone stairs on the pier and slowly walked to the sea. Although the water was cold, Wei Jichen was excited.

This is going to be your starting point.

Without hesitation, Wei Jichen immediately entered the system and clicked directly into the naval military technology system option.

A U-9 imitation submarine costs 20,000 merit points, it's worth it, I'll buy three of them today, I'll see if I can't kill you, you actually want to interfere in my territory, Wei Jichen cursed angrily.

Wei Jichen closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and then silently recited the number three.

"Confirm to buy the U-9 imitation submarine? Please choose a suitable place to put it." The voice of Xiao Dingdang appeared in real time.

"Confirmed to buy, stored in the port." Wei Jichen almost didn't think about it, and replied immediately.

"Dingdang, you spent 60,000 merit points to buy three submarines. In 5 seconds, three submarines will appear in the port."

Wei Jichen hurriedly exited the system and looked ahead excitedly, clatter, clatter, like the sound of the tide.

Wei Jichen opened his eyes and observed carefully. After a few seconds, he saw three dark submarines suddenly rising slowly from the sea level under the moonlight.

This is the submarine. Almost at the moment when the submarine appeared, Wei Jichen lifted his feet, held the kerosene lamp, walked to the gangway, climbed to the top of the submarine, opened the lid, and slowly climbed in.

Everything inside was very new to Wei Jichen. He didn't dare to touch it randomly, but followed the markings and walked into the command cabin.

Wei Jichen finally saw something familiar to him, a long tube, which should be a diving telescope. He opened the lid and looked outside. It was pitch black and he couldn't see anything. Wei Jichen smiled in his heart. It was the middle of the night. What could he see?

When he entered the torpedo compartment, he saw the 25 torpedoes placed not far from the three torpedo tubes. Wow, this black thing can sink a cruiser of more than 10,000 tons. It really can't be underestimated.

It's a pity that Yang Yonglin should be brought here too, so that he can try the power of a torpedo.

However, if he saw three submarines appearing out of thin air in the sea, he would probably think I was either a god or a demon.

But how to explain it to everyone now?

Wei Jichen thought for a while and suddenly realized, why should I explain the origin of these things to others? I believe that no one would dare to ask if I don't ask, and I just need to keep this sense of mystery and let them guess for themselves. Most of them should think that I bought them from abroad.