The Republic of Heroes

After receiving the warning, the defense system set up by the Suidong Army under Wu Xiaoliang's careful design was activated immediately, and all personnel were immediately in place. The newly added coastal cannons were all pushed out of the bunker, loaded with ammunition and adjusted to preset parameters, and ready to shoot at any time.

Since Yin Chengfu was in charge of commanding the entire beachhead bunker, he rushed to deploy the defense first.Wu Xiaoliang took Fang Qidao, who had just taken office as chief of staff of the Suidong Army, and Li Zejun to the hidden command post on the coastal highlands.

This state of high alert lasted until noon the next day, and there was no enemy ship attacking. Just when everyone thought the military situation was a lie and relaxed physically and mentally, the tweeter of the alarm system rang over the entire beach position.Wu Xiaoliang heard the siren, and immediately went to the observation window of the bunker, picked up the binoculars and looked towards the sea.I saw several ships lined up on the sea-sky line and slowly approaching.

Everyone was extremely nervous, with a heart hanging in their throats.The Suidong has just emptied the seawater in the hull and is undergoing repairs. Facing the Japanese battleship Suidong Army, it is almost powerless to fight back.We can only hope that the re-reinforced bunker can escape the bombardment of the Japanese large-caliber naval guns and play its due role in the Japanese landing operations.

"Eh?" Fang Qidao noticed something was wrong, he pointed to the sea in the distance, and said to Wu Xiaoliang:

"Look at Weizhong, is a ship of this size a battleship?"

Wu Xiaoliang always felt that the warships in the field of view of the telescope were a bit awkward before, but he couldn't tell where the awkwardness was for a while. After Fang Qidao reminded him, he picked up the binoculars to observe again. As expected, as the warships became more and more It can be judged that they are pitifully small in size, and it is absolutely impossible for them to be battleships.

"This is strange, is it the leader of the Japanese navy?"

Within the field of vision of the telescope, I saw the head ship of the formation diverting the water and turning, and the five-color flag fluttering in the wind was impressively exposed on the mast.

"This this……"

Fang Qidao was so surprised that he couldn't speak. The fleet coming from a distance was flying the five-color flag of the Republic of China, which symbolized the republic of the five races. Could it be that this fleet came from the Beiyang government?While guessing, the messenger sent the information from the observation station.

"Reporting to the brigade commander, the semaphore from the fleet in the distance, Lieutenant Colonel Chen Shiying of the Admiralty led ten gunboats including Jiang Heng and Li Jie to support the Suidong Army, requesting to dock..."

When the people in the bunker heard this, they were beyond surprised. They couldn't listen to what the messenger said. There was only one thought in everyone's mind. The Beiyang government sent people to reinforce us. We are not abandoned.

"Reply to Lieutenant Colonel Chen, please send personnel to the shore to hand over the official documents, and after confirming that they are correct, all of them will land on the shore."

Wu Xiaoliang was cautious, and this was a last resort. After all, 10 people in Suidong were in danger, so he had to be careful. It's too late to regret.

The other party quickly replied with the word "good".

Seeing the lead ship suddenly speeding up and coming straight to the port, Wu Xiaoliang has basically confirmed it at this time and believes that the person coming must be Chinese.So he hurriedly led a group of senior staff officers from the Suidong Army Headquarters to the port. Ten minutes later, the warship docked, and everyone saw clearly that it was a gunboat with a displacement of only a few hundred tons.

The glands were on the hull, and a tall middle-aged officer walked down steadily. The dark blue officer's uniform seemed a little wrinkled due to the long-term voyage at sea. When he saw Wu Xiaoliang, the leader, he was stunned for a moment, and then heeled together He simply gave a military salute neatly.

"Navy Lieutenant Colonel Chen Shiying was ordered by the Ministry of the Navy to lead the fleet to Suidong and wait for the command of the commander!" He said and submitted the official seal letter that he carried with him. The identity can be faked, but the encrypted text of the military documents cannot be faked. False, after some confirmation, it was finally confirmed that it was correct.

After Wu Xiaoliang had completely confirmed the identity of the other party at this moment, he no longer concealed his inner excitement. After learning that he had become an abandoned son of the Beiyang government, he was filled with anger and disappointment.At this moment, I learned that the Beiyang government had actually sent reinforcements, and I was so excited that I didn't think about many details in depth.For example, the telegram was received a few days ago, and it would take more than half a month for the naval fleet to arrive in Vladivostok from Bohai Bay.

Although the small fleet brought by Chen Shiying was small, it greatly encouraged the low morale of the Suidong Army due to the strong psychological pressure.Several iron-clad gunboats docked one after another, the fleet looked dusty, and the bottom of the ship was covered with barnacles that even spread above the waterline. It seemed that these iron-clad gunboats had to enter the dock for necessary repairs before they could recover. Some speed and combat effectiveness.

The dramatic changes in the incident caught all the officers and soldiers of the Suidong Army by surprise, so the hasty defensive battle turned into a welcome ceremony of unprecedented scale. The newly recruited sailors and army soldiers from the port area flocked. Overcrowded, shoulder to shoulder.The cheers were like a tsunami, and the fleet sailors who came from afar were soon infected by the enthusiasm of the Suidong Army and cheered.

However, the truth is often cruel. After Wu Xiaoliang inquired about the situation of the Beiyang government in detail, as well as the changes in attitude between the presidential palace and the State Council before and after they dispatched troops, his heart immediately became cold again.

Regarding Vladivostok, a squadron that is hanging overseas alone, the Presidential Office's attitude is very clear, that is, let it fend for itself. When Xu Shichang secretly pushed Wu Xiaoliang when he went north, he didn't really want to help Wu Xiaoliang realized his ideal of recovering the lost land.

The real reason is that after Wu Xiaoliang left, Duan Qirui lost a lot of help in Beijing.Although Duan Qirui himself did not recognize this rising star, Xu Shichang still insisted that if Wu Xiaoliang is allowed to continue to develop in Beijing, he is likely to become the second Xu Shuzheng, even worse, so this time bomb Sending away without risk is the best policy.

Contrary to the presidential palace, although Duan Qirui has retreated behind the scenes, the State Council is still firmly in Duan's hands. However, in the past six months, the rift between Duan's factions in Mali has obviously intensified, and the most acute contradiction is the Xu Shuzheng and Jin Yunpeng.Earlier, due to Prime Minister Qian Nengxun's sudden betrayal in Congress, Duan Qirui dismissed him and replaced him with Jin Yunpeng.

Xu Shuzheng was envied by Jin Yunpeng for taking the post of army chief at the beginning of the year, and now the two have a dispute over how to deal with the crisis of the Suidong Army.