Heaven's Change of Fate

Chapter 48

On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to sleep soundly?
Although the German Empire did not have this proverb, everyone present understood the meaning of it, and everyone was silent. The growth of Yang Xin's strength played an increasingly important role in the great revival of the Second German Empire. At that time, Yang Xin's thoughts must be considered.

"I think it is possible to attack the Japanese country, so that we can test the pros and cons of the Dreadnought-class battleships in naval battles, but there is no need to occupy the four northern islands of the Japanese country. From a geographical point of view, we are too far away from the Far East; from a military point of view, It is meaningless to occupy the four northern islands. How many troops can we send there? If there are too many, the Earl of the Far East will definitely not be happy, and supplies and the like are too troublesome. It’s better to let our Earl from the Far East occupy it,” said Prince Heinrich.

"Your Excellency is very reasonable. In my opinion, our Earl of the Far East is a staunch nationalist and a wise genius. I think that as long as his bottom line is not touched, everything can be coordinated through diplomatic means." ’” Bismarck said.

"We don't need the four northern islands, but we must have the concession. We can negotiate with our Earl of the Far East through diplomatic means, and we must participate in the naval battle. This is the best time to test the combat power of the Intrepid. "In the end, Kaiser Wilhelm II finally made the final decision.

Just do what you say, Kaiser Wilhelm II immediately sent a telegram to Yang Xin, asking Yang Xin to introduce one million workers to Germany within five years, and requesting that when the warship is delivered, a joint fleet of Germany and China will be temporarily formed. To contain Britain's naval military power in the Far East.

Yang Xin immediately stated that there is no problem with labor, and that the second batch of Chinese laborers will go to Germany in half a year, with a tentative number of 20.As for the United Fleet, Yang Xin also agreed, but Yang Xin strongly demanded that he be the commander-in-chief of the United Fleet.

Of course Kaiser Wilhelm II disagreed, and strongly demanded that Prince Heinrich be the commander-in-chief of the combined fleet. In this way, the battleship had not yet seen the shadow, and the two shared the form of a telegram on the issue of the commander-in-chief of the German and Chinese combined fleets. , argued for a day.

In the end, an agreement was reached in a compromise between the two parties.

First of all, the joint fleet formed by Germany and China was approved, and the name was named the German-Chinese United Fleet. Yang Xin did not compete with Kaiser Wilhelm II for the name of which country is the first, and the name of the German-Chinese United Fleet is very happy and very It is easy for Yang Xin to think of a certain heavenly king in later generations.

Secondly, Yang trusted the commander-in-chief of the combined German and Chinese fleet, but when it came to specific battles, Prince Heinrich commanded it.It means: Yang Xin is the strategic commander of the Dehua United Fleet, and Prince Heinrich is the tactical commander of the Dehua United Fleet.

To put it bluntly, Yang Xin has the final say on the military operations and military movements of the German-Chinese joint fleet, but when it comes to specific battles, how to fight, what formation the battleships line up, and which tactics to use, Prince Heinrich has the final say .

On this point, Yang Xin also agreed. After all, he is a layman in the navy, and Yang Xin is already very content with being able to control the strategy.Since you want to learn from foreigners, you have to respect your teacher, and from Kaiser Wilhelm II to naval officers, they are not interested in the strategic deployment of the German-Chinese combined fleet. power.

After all, the combined Dehua fleet is only temporary.

After the negotiations, Kaiser Wilhelm II asked Yang Xin to build one or two naval ports and naval military bases within two years to prepare for the upcoming warships.

Yang Xin immediately asked Kaiser Wilhelm II to send skilled workers and equipment to help him build a military port and a naval base.

Kaiser Wilhelm II did not hesitate, and immediately stated that he could send skilled workers and equipment to help Yang Xin build a military port and a naval base.

However, you have to pay extra.

Even if Yang Xin is the Earl of the Far East personally appointed by Kaiser Wilhelm II, and he awarded Yang the top-level Iron Cross, the extra money still has to be added.

Yang Xin said that this is not a problem, the price is open to Kaiser Wilhelm II, and Yang Xin's only request is to settle the payment in marks after 25 years, even if he pays high interest for this.

Kaiser Wilhelm II agreed, and immediately sent [-] skilled German technicians to the Far East to help Yang Xin build a military port. As for ordinary workers, Kaiser Wilhelm II asked Yang Xin to recruit them on the spot. Anyway, there are many Chinese laborers.

Restricted by the traffic environment at the time, it took these skilled German technicians one to three months to go to the Far East, not to mention that they had to bring a whole ship of equipment.

Taking advantage of this time, Yang Xin first chose the base for the construction of the port. In the end, Yang Xin chose Zhanjiang in Guangzhou as the military port and naval military base.

Zhanjiang is one of the three major military ports in later generations, and it is also the naval military base of the South China Sea Fleet. Why did Yang Xin choose this place? First, the geographical location is unique and it is a natural seaport. .

Zhanjiang belongs to Leizhou Prefecture among the nine prefectures and four prefectures. It is a wild area in the eyes of Qing court officials, and they don’t pay attention to it at all. In order to keep it secret, Yang Xin directly bought the post of Zhanjiang county magistrate with money that was twice the market price. , and then replaced all the top and bottom of Zhanjiang County with his own people, and at the same time bribed the main officials such as the magistrate of Leizhou Prefecture.

Then, Yang Xin ordered twenty Krupp 150mm long-barreled cannons, ten Krupp 210mm heavy rapid-fire cannons, and five Krupp 88mm heavy howitzers from Kaiser Wilhelm II. Equipped with the [-]mm rapid-fire gun produced by itself, the coastal defense system of Zhanjiang Military Port was constructed.

Yang Xin bought these customized cannons with real money. After all, you can’t just play empty-handed wolves all the time, and you can’t catch a sheep and squeeze it to death. You have to let the sheep take a breath, right? Moreover, Yang Xin felt that his credit value in front of Kaiser Wilhelm II was almost exhausted, so Yang Xin used cash this time.

After the election was settled, Yang Xin transferred elites from Foshan to set up another military camp in Zhanjiang. Foshan was used as the base camp and Zhanjiang was used as a sub-base. Afterwards, Yang Xin recruited 22 Chinese laborers again, 20 of whom were used to build a military port workers, the remaining [-] were sent to Germany.

As the German Empire of Yang Xin's alliance, it traveled thousands of miles to the Far East by boat, so they couldn't let people run away for nothing. No, while waiting nervously, Yang Xin ushered in German technicians and equipment. At the same time, Yang Xin recruited The laborers also embarked on a journey to Germany.

After sending off these workers, Yang Xin devoted himself to the intense construction of the military port.But at this time, an unexpected figure sneaked into Yang Xinxin's Zhanjiang barracks.

(End of this chapter)