On April 4, 1891, a strange fleet slowly sailed into the port of Surabaya. This fleet had fifteen ships. The most eye-catching ones were undoubtedly the four cruisers on the outside of the fleet. These were the cruiser detachment of the Northern Fleet.

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The reason why we did not arrive in Surabaya until April 4th was entirely because of the eleven ships around us, which carried thousands of South Chinese soldiers and some heavy equipment, boarded from Batavia or Semarang and came here.

"This! Is this Surabaya?" Deng Shichang became more and more surprised as he got closer to Surabaya.

At this time, Surabaya was no longer the city that relied on commerce and agricultural product processing as its main pillars. Due to the establishment of Nanhua, Surabaya's trade status continued to decline, but the installation of a large number of industrial equipment, especially steel plants, chemical plants, and power plants

Tall chimneys were erected, giving it the feel of an industrial city. This greatly stimulated Deng Shichang.

"Yes, it's not as big or as magnificent as Batavia, but it has a more Chinese feel." Liu Yiming said.

When the fleet docked at the port, Liu Yiming took the lead and almost rushed off the ship because he saw a shadow, a petite and pleasant figure...

"Did you miss me?" Liu Yiming rushed up and hugged Zhang You, whose eyes were red, and asked apologetically.

Zhang You didn't answer, just hugged Liu Yiming tightly and sobbed.

"Hey, I still have something to do, can you give me a little time?" After a long time, Liu Yiming remembered that he still had something to do and had to do it.

Zhang You reluctantly let go of Liu Yiming, and then looked up. Liu Yiming looked at Zhang You, whose eyes were red and her nose was red, and he wiped her tears with distress.

"Come with me, I'll make some new friends," Liu Yiming said.

"No, you just want to watch others make a fool of themselves and ignore you." Who knew that Zhang You's mind was like this, so he stepped on Liu Yiming and ran back to the carriage.

Seeing Zhang You get on the carriage, Liu Yiming had time to turn around and look at the abandoned people.

Fortunately, Deng Shichang and others had a heated fight with the Nanhua officials after they disembarked. Well, at Liu Yiming's strong request, Chen Jiangtao, Liu Wanhua and other people who had the president and prime minister on their heads did not come forward, but anxiously waited for Liu Yiming in the Government Affairs Office.

The first person to appear was a group of mid-level officials who had been transformed from plantation owners and businessmen, headed by Zhang Wentao.

It can be seen that these veterans are all familiar with the matter of commercial touting...

Liu Yiming went up and greeted everyone to the hotel. Well, the hotel where Charles once lived has been changed and turned into a state-owned hotel, specially used to receive officials or foreign guests coming to Surabaya.

It is worth mentioning that only Deng Shichang took two guards to the hotel. The guards of the other three ships returned to the ship after the reception banquet, and the sailors were not allowed to disembark.

After a joyful reception banquet for both host and guest, it was already evening and Liu Yiming walked back.

"Everyone, what are you doing here? It's so scary at night!" Liu Yiming just returned home and opened the courtyard door, only to find people all over the courtyard in the courtyard. He almost screamed.

Taking a closer look, Huo, they are all one of our own.

"Yi Ming, it's not clear in the telegram. You guys just want to hear it. What's your idea?" Liu Wanhua stood up from the bench and asked Liu Yiming.

"Of course Die Qing's idea is to destroy Nanhua." Liu Yiming said.

"Then what's going on? Another port siege? Let's keep more ships this time, and the sailors can also stay." Minister of Civil Affairs Yang Wenjie made two gestures on his neck with his hand.

"This...that is Die Qing after all!" Some people worried.

"What's the matter? If the telegraph wire is cut off and the port is blocked, who knows?" someone else said.

"Okay, okay, everyone, please be patient!" The more Liu Yiming listened, the more he felt something was wrong. Has this plan been revealed?

"The Qing Dynasty wants to attack us, and it has nothing to do with Beiyang." Liu Yiming said.

"This...where do you start talking about this?" Chen Jiangtao asked doubtfully.

"Die Qing wants to use Beiyang's hands to destroy us, and also uses our hands to cut down the vassal state." Liu Yiming said.

"Okay, okay, in short, I have my own plan for this matter. Even if you don't understand it, let the young people do it." After drinking, Liu Yiming missed his wife and became a little impatient.

A group of people wanted to get angry, but after thinking about it carefully, they really didn't understand. Then they thought about having children at home who were entrusted with important responsibilities, so they gave up their thoughts and left.

Squeak~

Liu Yiming pushed open the door and stuck his head in.

"Youzi~little Youzi~are you there?" Liu Yiming shouted without seeing Zhang Youzi.

"You're back!" A surprised voice sounded from behind Liu Yiming.

Liu Yiming looked back and saw that Zhang You was still holding tea in his hand, and there were several little girls beside him, all holding tea, presumably for the elders.

"Where did dad and uncles go?" Zhang You asked in surprise.

"Oh, they have something to do and have gone home. Come into the house with me." Liu Yiming took the tea, pulled Zhang You into the room.

"Don't make trouble, there are still people here!" Zhang You said shyly, half pushing.

Inside the room, Liu Yiming sat on the bed, held Zhang You on his lap, looked into her eyes, and joked.

"I've been gone for so long, do you miss me?"

Zhang You's head was held down by Liu Yiming, her eyes rolled around, and she didn't dare to look into Liu Yiming's eyes.

"No, who would miss you..."

"Really?"

"Really! More real than pearls!" Zhang You raised her little head, "Actually, it's a little bit, just a little bit."

Liu Yiming looked at Zhang You, whose neck was red, and said with a smile.

"But I miss you..."

"What do you want me to do?" Zhang You asked with a look on her face that said she didn't want to hear anything.

"I miss your smell, your voice, especially the sound you make like a cat~" Liu Yiming said with a bad smile.

"Hate, hate..." Zhang You jumped away and wanted to get into the quilt. However, Liu Yiming grabbed him and held him in his arms again, but now he was lying on his side.

"Honey, can you please be gentler..." Zhang You was confused and fascinated by Liu Yiming's breathing, and her final stubbornness made her say.

"I still like your unruly look." Liu Yiming said with a smile.

At this time, it is spring and flowers are blooming. Although there is no spring in the equatorial region, the flowers still come...

In the next few days, Liu Yiming stayed with Zhang You to make up for the newlyweds' short trip away from home. Of course, talking about business was inevitable, and Liu Yiming could still control it, but Zhang You, who has a taste for food and taste, is at a good age.

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"I was hurt by drinking and sex, and I am so haggard. From today on, I will give up drinking!" Liu Yiming looked at himself in the mirror and recited Lu Bu's famous line.

"Have a good rest, I'm leaving first." Early in the morning, Liu Yiming said to Zhang You who was in a daze, and Zhang You made a nasal sound to indicate that he understood.

It has been three days, and it is not that they have done nothing during these three days. In fact, Wang Yang and Deng Shichang directly contacted each other, and Zhao Dabao carried out the familiarization training.

The most important task is to become familiar with joint land and sea operations. This is the first time in the whole world. The simplest version is excerpted from the manual by Liu Yiming. Part of the idea of ​​​​infantry and artillery joint operations, Liu Yiming diluted it into steps and distributed it to

In charge of the four warships, the Zhiyuan ship is managed by the first officer, and Deng Shichang and Liu Yiming are jointly commanded.

"Let's go!" Liu Yiming Gujing Wubo said.

But Deng Shichang excitedly gave the order, because all the losses for this actual combat exercise were provided by Liu Yiming, including the shells and barrels.

The arsenals in Surabaya and Batavia have been able to produce artillery shells themselves. The gap in the 210mm cannon is not big. For Nanhua, it is just a trivial matter. It can increase Beiyang's combat power by one point. As for Beiyang's victory? Impossible

Yes, Beiyang is already rotten.

"Yiming, what is your purpose?" Deng Shichang asked after the fleet set sail and more than a dozen ships were galloping towards the east. ps Liu Yiming and Deng Shichang had a very good relationship with Charles, and Liu Yiming also called Deng Shichang directly as his eldest brother.

"Train sailors!" Liu Yiming and Deng Shichang wanted to ask, but what could he say? Come to me and I will give you the position of deputy division commander?

"Only fifty people are arranged for a warship, a total of two hundred people. For this trip, coal, artillery shells, gunpowder, supplies, and maintenance of the warship, plus the two hundred thousand taels you promised. The purpose is these two

Hundreds of people, I don’t believe it.” Deng Shichang said.

"Isn't this cooperation? I can't let you suffer, big brother." Liu Yiming thought about it, "However, big brother is strict in running the army, and I still have something to say."

"What are you talking about?" Deng Shichang thought Liu Yiming was going to reveal something.

"The Han people have been in seclusion for hundreds of years. It is not easy to have a navy. If we encounter an emergency, I hope that my eldest brother will remain useful. Save people and lose land, and both people and land will be saved. Save land and lose people, and both people and land will be lost." Liu Yiming said.

Deng Shichang chewed on Liu Yiming's words repeatedly, "Yiming still doesn't think highly of me... But, a man is upright, how can he live in an ignoble way?" Deng Shichang thought silently in his heart, and the two of them did not talk along the way.

"We're here! It's just ahead. It's said that this island has beautiful scenery. I'm going to build a villa here in the future." It wasn't until he got close to Bali that Charles rushed into the control tower. He was usually on the deck. In his words, he was

A grassroots officer, his battlefield is at the grassroots level.

"Joint operations, begin!" Liu Yiming glanced at Deng Shichang, who nodded easily, acquiescing to Liu Yiming's command. Just kidding, he is the financial backer.

There are all kinds of signal flares and signal flags, which are passed between the fleets.

The four ships of Zhijing Jinglai, two gunboats of Nanhua and a heavy frigate came forward. On the merchant ship, the small boats were put down, and the soldiers went into battle lightly, rowing as hard as they could, and rushed towards the shore.

"That's it?" Deng Shichang held a telescope and looked at the so-called enemy.

A breastwork made of mud, a simple diamond fort with only about a hundred people in it.

"It's mainly about military training. The lowest intensity of war is more useful than the most intense training." Liu Yiming said with a smile.

"You give the order!" Deng Shichang sighed and went back to chewing on Liu Yiming's words. This Liu Yiming always had amazing words, but sometimes he seemed to have never read a book.

"Bombard the opposite shore, cover the landing troops." The messenger immediately translated Liu Yiming's order into a semaphore, and the cannons of the seven warships began to take aim.

The front main gun of the Zhiyuan ship is a twin 210 Krupp cannon.

"Prepare, release!"

Boom! The two cannons made a loud noise at the same time!
To be continued...