The Rise of the Empire

The two sides had a face-to-face meeting, the Beiyang Squadron continued to send troops and supplies to Asan, while the Mainz continued to dangle on the sea... At this time, another fleet that had been hiding in the coastal waters of North Korea gradually revealed its figure! One hour later, three Japanese fast cruisers rushed towards the Qing fleet that was transporting supplies!

"Your Excellency, Commander, it's the Qing fleet. The information is correct. Two warships are escorting a transport ship to Asan!" On the bridge of the Yoshino, a staff officer said, pointing to the fleet in the distance.

"A German ship, 2,000 Qing soldiers and 12 cannons!" Kawahara Kazuka is also weighing, now that the German fleet has not left and is still lingering in the Far East, if he hits the German ship at this time, what will happen? Woolen cloth? At this time, Kawahara Yoichi hadn’t encountered the armored cruiser Mainz. He only knew that the German fleet was stationed in Shanghai, but he didn’t even know that one of the cruisers had come to the north, and even this battleship was right under his nose!

"Send a signal to Naniwa and Akitsushu to see their opinions." Kawahara Yoichi was still a little worried, so he decided to work together.

"Attacking them, we can sink two Beiyang cruisers and 2,000 soldiers. Even if the incident happens, the cost we bear is nothing more than compensation for a merchant ship. The Germans are far away from the mainland and have no base support. They will not fight us Yes." Soon, the cruiser Naniwa sent a reply, and the captain of the Akitsushu, Uemura Hikonomori, expressed his support for Togo Heihachiro's opinion!

"That's right, this business is for the Japanese fleet, and if you're diplomatic, you can plant it on the Qing people!" After Kawara figured it out, he also felt that it should be fought, so the three Japanese cruisers turned towards them murderously. The Qing fleet in the distance rushed over!

half an hour later. Colonel von Howes suddenly looked northeast. There seemed to be a burst of gunfire. And then, more and more German military officers realized that something was wrong in the direction of Asan!

"I'm going? What happened?" Ruprecht immediately got down from the conning tower and came to the bridge. At this time, Colonel von Howes was arguing with Captain Ingenor!

"We shouldn't intervene in this battle, so it must be at war, and according to the principle of neutrality, we should avoid both sides." Captain von Ingenauer said.

"But that's our merchant ship! As a German navy can't protect its own people, what's the difference between a mighty warship and scrap iron?" Colonel Howes retorted.

"Captain Ingenuel, you must pay attention to one thing. The two sides have not declared war at this time. There is no issue of neutrality clauses. Our ships are free to sail on the high seas and should not be subject to any restrictions! The German Navy should guarantee this right ! If a series of consequences are caused by your mistakes, you must bear them. I will testify for Colonel House!"

The prince didn't know what mood he was in right now, nervous? expect? Excited to be on the battlefield? Maybe there is still a little bit of fear?

Colonel House's superiority in military power and the pressure of the prince's status made Colonel Ingenuel feel very nervous. He knew very well that if the German transport ship was sunk or captured, he could rescue it but did nothing. what consequences! The testimony of the two is enough to make him beyond redemption!

"We only guarantee the safety of the transport ship. We will not fire first, nor will we help any of them!" Colonel House emphasized. He was also a little depressed, if he didn't encounter the Beiyang Fleet when he came, he would be fine. But the key is that if you encounter it, then you have to deal with it!

"All personnel have entered a state of first-level combat readiness, let's go!" Seeing that the captain had no other response, Colonel House decisively took over the command and ordered the fleet to sail to the sea area where the accident occurred. The huge hull of the Mainz rowed on the sea. Make a huge letter U. Sailing towards the accident sea area at a high speed of 18 knots,

What the Germans didn't expect was that there were not only Germans on this sea, but also Americans and British! This sudden outbreak of battle also attracted their attention!

"We are a merchant ship of the German Empire, you can't order us, our battleship is nearby!" The captain of the Haisheng, Old Willie, stood on the bridge and looked at the black hole muzzles of the two cruisers in the distance. He kept ordering his men Repeat the semaphore.

"Your ship is loaded with our enemies, stop the ship and accept our orders!" The semaphore was displayed on the Naniwa. As in history, the three Japanese cruisers, Yoshino, Naniwa, and Akitsushu, faced the two weak chickens of Jiyuan and Guangyi, and they had an overwhelming advantage! , In less than half an hour, the Guangyi was severely damaged and withdrew from the battle, and Fang Boqian also followed his actions in history and immediately disappeared. Yoshino began pursuit, with two other cruisers preparing to deal with the transport.

"We reject this order!" The German ship in the distance held on stubbornly but did not let go.

The Japanese are also a little anxious. If the other party refuses to surrender, there is only one way to do it, and that is to sink it! Hikoyuki Uemura finally ordered the naval guns to aim at the poor transport ship. The 6-inch and 4.7-inch naval guns began to roar, and orange fireballs hit the deck of the unprotected merchant ship, bursting into flames. ! And at this time, a huge figure is approaching quickly!

Although the Mainz is theoretically one hour away from the opponent, this hour is calculated according to the speed of the Qing Dynasty escort fleet. In fact, the conversion is only about 9 nautical miles! It only takes half an hour for the Mainz to arrive at full speed!

"Damn it, Japan is attacking that transport ship! That's our ship!" Earl Spey said angrily, pointing at the Japanese fleet that was shooting in the distance! In an instant, the German naval officers and soldiers on the Mainz immediately became angry! This is definitely provocative!

"Get ready to fight!" On the bridge, Colonel House was about to give the order.

"We told them to stop, they dare not do anything to us! Our strength can crush them! If the fleet really fights, it will be troublesome!" When Colonel Ingenuel was hesitating, Herbert said suddenly. In his opinion, at least the transport ship is not sinking, so there is room for relaxation. He is a diplomat, his way of thinking is different from that of a soldier!

"What does your highness mean?" Colonel House wiped the cold sweat off his brow, turned around and asked.

"He is now commanding the tower." The staff officer next to him said.

"Immediately inform the prince of the current situation, I need to know His Highness's opinion!" The so-called high-ranking person will stand up to him if something goes wrong. You can also share some stress! Colonel House thought so.

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