When the war against Japan broke out in 1937, the Republic of China Navy had more than 120 ships of various types, with a total displacement of about 68,000 tons.
The largest ships were cruisers, including Hai Rong, Hai Chou, Ning Hai, Ping Hai, Yi Xian, and Zhao He, all of which had a displacement of less than 3000 tons.
The Hai Rong, Hai Chou, and Zhao He were warships ordered during the Qing Dynasty and were extremely old and outdated.
Ninghai was a new warship ordered by the Ministry of the Navy from Fusang in 1931. Pinghai and Yixian were built by the Republic Shipyard to imitate Ninghai.
Apart from these six cruisers, the rest of the naval ships were small gunboats and torpedoes, and most of them were old ships from the Qing Dynasty.
What about the Republic of China Navy's opponents?
The Fusang Navy had 285 ships, including 9 battleships, 4 aircraft carriers, 12 heavy cruisers, 13 light cruisers, 70 destroyer, etc. The total displacement exceeded 1.2 million tons, ranking third in the world.
The enemy's navy was 20 times the size of the Republic of China's navy, and the number of officers and soldiers was 6 times that of the Republic of China's navy. Their combat effectiveness was even more incomparable.
Therefore, after the war broke out, the strategy formulated by the Ministry of the Navy of the Republic of China was to give up on blocking the enemy at sea and instead lay mines and sink ships in the Yangtze River and other waters so that the enemy ships would not go deep into the hinterland.
The enemy was strong and the navy was weak. Although it was obvious, the navy of the Republic of China was not timid. They still bravely took on the heavy responsibility of defending the country and used their own blood to defend the last dignity of the navy.
The first was the Battle of Jiangyin. On August 13, 1937, the Battle of Songhu broke out. 700,000 Chinese troops gathered in the East China Sea, ready to launch a fatal blow to the Japanese.
In order to prevent the Japanese from taking advantage of the naval advantage and attacking the flanks of the Chinese army along the Yangtze River, the Republic of China Navy decided to start a bloody battle with the Fusang Navy in Jiangyin.
Faced with such a powerful enemy, knowing that they had no chance of winning and that they would definitely die if they started a war, the Republic of China Navy did not retreat. They resolutely fought against the Fusang Navy and fought to the death for three months. In the end, they sank their warships and blocked the Yangtze River. They were completely annihilated.
Looking at the Blue Sky and White Sun Flag fluttering in the wind, Qin Zhen's mood was very complicated!
In this chaotic world where the wind and clouds were raging and the flames of war were raging, there was no lack of heroes among the flower planting people. There was no lack of Awakened ones who used their lives to support the future and used their spirits to illuminate the road ahead.
They either joined the army to serve the country to revitalize the nation, or used their pens to write articles to inspire the people, or studied hard, full of ambition to study for the rise of the nation!
Unfortunately, corruption was prevalent in the country, and Chang Kaishen was only suitable to be a governor. He did not have the ability to lead the nation out of the doldrums and become a world power again.
It was really difficult for him to carry the flowers forward when he was not capable enough and had to pretend to be fat!
Beep beep beep ~
The whistle sounded, and the 2950-ton cruiser, Hai Rong, slowly entered the dock.
The Iowa-class battleship was parked on the left, and the Bismarck-class battleship was parked on the right, making the old-fashioned warship, which was still powered by coal steam engines, look particularly small, shabby, and even a little…funny!
The tens of thousands of citizens, navy officers, and army guards had mixed feelings. They suddenly felt extremely sad.
Most of the young Qin people had never been to their homeland of planting flowers. Their knowledge of planting flowers was still limited to books, the words of the older generation, and the newspapers.
To sum it up, planting flowers was synonymous with backwardness, ignorance, chaos, and weakness. They were repeatedly bullied and oppressed by the western powers. Three months ago, Fusang had directly sent troops to invade a million square kilometers of land, which was equivalent to ten times the land of Great Qin being invaded by Fusang, and 30 million compatriots had become slaves.
Due to the fact that they were too weak, what else could the government do other than protest?
In this cruel era where the law of the jungle prevailed, the weak had no right to speak at all. Who would care about you?
Under the gaze of tens of thousands of pairs of eyes, Chang Kaishen's muscles tensed up as he walked down the escalator and stepped onto the ground. His bald head, who was wearing a big brimmed hat, was sweating slightly.
For some reason, he suddenly realized that Qin Zhen, who was standing 20 meters in front of him, was tall and straight. He was wearing a black military uniform and had an ancient longsword on his waist. He looked at him strangely.
Pity?
Hate iron for failing to meet steel?
Extremely disappointed?
Chang Kaishen's keen senses caught these changes in his expression, which were hidden very deeply. Even Song Meiling, who was dressed up, saw it clearly.
What's going on? Does Qin Zhen have a prejudice against me?
Fortunately, Qin Zhen quickly returned to normal and walked up with his head held high.
"Chairman Chang, Madam Song, welcome to Xianyang!”
Facing Qin Zhen, who had a gentle smile, sword-like eyebrows, and starry eyes, and was as handsome as a person in a painting, Chang Kaishen dispelled his wild thoughts and immediately started to brag about each other.
"To be welcomed by His Majesty the Emperor himself, I'm really flattered!”
"Haha, Chairman, you're too polite. Our Great Qin Empire and Flower Plantation are from the same roots, and we're like brothers. Since a distant relative is here as a guest, I have to come and welcome him.”
After Qin Zhen was done with the formalities, he reached out and shook hands with Chang Kaishen and Song Meiling.
"Did you have a smooth journey?"
"It went smoothly. It's just that after we arrived in Xianyang, we were shocked.”
Chang Kaishen stared at the huge IOHua-class battleship, his envy and shock already hanging on his face, unable to be hidden.
"This is a new battleship that Great Qin built, right? I wonder when we'll be able to build such an advanced warship! Sigh…"
Qin Zhen was very satisfied with Chang Kaishen's expression.
This was the first time he had met a famous historical figure, and it was as if he was the emperor of a powerful country. The sense of superiority that had inexplicably appeared immediately rose.
"Chairman, you're wrong; these two battleships were not built by Great Qin.”
What?
"It wasn't built by Great Qin?" Chang Kaishen asked in surprise.”
How was this possible?
There were no more than six countries in the world that could build such a huge ship with a displacement of at least 50,000 tons!
Great Britain, Beautiful Country, Gaul, Fusang, Italy, and Great Qin!
The first four Kingdoms had a deep enmity with Great Qin, and they had just fought a war with Great Qin. It was impossible for them to sell warships to Great Qin.
Even though Italy was neutral, it would not build warships for Great Qin.
"Yes, I bought it from the Milky Way Trading Company. It just arrived at Xianyang Port yesterday.”
So that was the case.
Chang Kaishen was enlightened.
The Milky Way Trading Company's strength was obvious. It was both mysterious and powerful, and it could secretly send food to Great Qin. It was reasonable for it to sell a few warships.
Hmm…that didn't seem to make sense!
The difficulty of building a warship was too great. Without a complete industrial system, building a warship was no different from daydreaming.
The mastermind behind the Milky Way Trading Company was most likely a merchant from Beauty Nation. Could it be that Beauty Nation sold it to Qin Zhen?
Impossible! Even the Beauty Nation did not have such a powerful warship.
Qin Zhen's trick?
It should be.
After a quick analysis, Chang Kaishen understood that Qin Zhen was probably planning something, which was why he was hiding his strength.
No, since Qin Zhen said that the warship was bought from the Milky Way Trading Company, can I beat him at his own game and ask him to help me buy some weapons and equipment?
Chang Kaishen had an idea…
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