In fact, the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Navy Division also have a good impression of the East China Government, because most of the officers of the Beiyang Navy Division have experience in studying abroad. Even if they have not studied abroad, they have received modern education at home and have a certain international understanding. Therefore, they are mostly dissatisfied with the corruption and backwardness of the Qing court. The East China Government has won many battles abroad, not only has greatly promoted the prestige of the country, but also regained many territories, which naturally made the Beiyang Navy very impressed.

When the East China Government was famous for its appointment with the Qing court, it had a relationship with the Beiyang Navy. The two sides had several joint trainings. The Beiyang Navy's warships were also maintained at the East China Government for maintenance. The relationship between them was well handled. Several low-level officers from the Beiyang Navy served in the People's Army Navy. It was not until the East China Government and the Qing court that they broke off contact with the Beiyang Navy. The Beiyang Navy's warships completely lost their maintenance and the result was that they fell to the point where warships now lost their combat effectiveness.

Many middle and lower-level soldiers of the Beiyang Navy secretly thought about betraying the Qing court and defecting to the East China Government. They did not act rashly because of the high-level officers. In fact, the senior officers of the Beiyang Navy had not thought about joining the East China Government. However, although they were all modern education, they also had many traditional ideas, and they were all people with families. They naturally did not dare to be rash in their work, and they were not able to make ends meet. Therefore, they were just thinking about it and did not take action.

But now that the Qing court has been destroyed, the Beiyang Navy will certainly not recognize Pu Wei and Pu Ye, so it has completely eliminated the obstacles to joining the East China Government. It just so happened that Japan is going to forcefully rent Taizhou Prefecture and Wenzhou Prefecture, causing a crisis in the southeast. Zhou Fu took the initiative to announce that Zhejiang would join the East China Government, and the Beiyang Navy naturally followed the flow and defected to the East China Government.

Sa Zhenbing first said: "Since your return to China, you have made great achievements and protected my sovereignty; you have respected me and you have long been in the hope of making China's prestige. However, there were many difficulties in hindering before, but now you have eliminated the constraints. It is also the Japanese ambition to peek at my territory. You must be the first to raise troops to provide assistance. With the actions of the Grand Duke, although we have no great talents, we are willing to take the whole army to join the command of the East China Government, report to the country, and safeguard the common people. Only then will we not be able to do this."

Although Sa Zhenbing's words were so big that he lost his writing bag, the meaning was very clear, that is, the Beiyang Navy was willing to submit to the East China Government, so Luo Yue and Chen Xiaojiang were also very satisfied. Luo Yue said: "Sa Junmen is too polite. The Junmen is willing to submit to the East China Government. This is in line with the general trend of the times and the actions of the people. We naturally welcome it with both hands."

Sa Zhenbing hurriedly said, "I really don't dare to be a military gate. After we surrender, it is enough to be an ordinary soldier."

Luo Yue smiled and said, "How can that be done? Please rest assured that Sa Junmen is here. We will definitely recruit materials according to our ranks and make proper arrangements for the officers and soldiers who have defected to us. In the future, we will never regret it."

Sa Zhenbing said again: "Thank you for your kindness."

Luo Yue said: "But the most urgent task now is to stop Japan's ambitions. Therefore, the arrangements for the Beiyang Navy officers and soldiers can only be carried out after the crisis is over. Now it is only temporarily resettled, so please understand."

Sa Zhenbing hurriedly said: "That's natural. We should put state affairs first. And if we stop Japan this time, we will not refuse."

At this time, Chen Xiaojiang said: "According to our understanding, the Beiyang Navy's warships have basically lost their combat effectiveness due to lack of maintenance and maintenance. Is this the case?"

Sa Zhenbing also smiled bitterly and said, "That's true."

Chen Xiaojiang said: "So, in a few days we will arrange tow boats to tow your warships to shipyards in Qingdao, Tianjin, Dalian and other places for repairs. After the maintenance is completed, the five sea-headed warships will be organized into a cruiser team, and other ships will be reorganized according to the situation."

Sa Zhenbing hurriedly said, "Of course this is good."

Chen Xiaojiang said again: "During the warship maintenance period, the soldiers of the Beiyang Navy will first be sent to other warships to serve. On the one hand, they will maintain their training status so as not to waste their skills; on the other hand, they are also familiar with the system habits of our navy. There are still many different naval training systems on both sides; and officers will first go to the academy to conduct 2-3 months of systematic training according to their level and position to fully understand our naval systems, training, tactical command, etc. After the study is over, we will arrange to serve in each warship and fleet according to their learning situation. During the service of soldiers and officers, we will have the same promotion opportunities as other soldiers and officers based on their performance. In addition, after the maintenance of your warships is over, we will also respect the personal wishes and make arrangements. What do you think."

Sa Zhenbing nodded and said, "It's so good, your people have really thought it through."

The arrangements of the East China Government are indeed very reasonable. In fact, after the Beiyang Navy was formed, the training was quite strict. After the reconstruction, Sa Zhenbing was in charge of the Beiyang Navy and also closely followed the daily training. However, in recent years, due to the lack of maintenance of the Beiyang Navy's warships, the dispatch rate has declined and the quality of soldiers' training is difficult to guarantee. Now that the warships are dragged for maintenance, the soldiers are even less likely to get training opportunities. Therefore, they are assigned to other warships of the People's Army Navy to serve. Not only can they continue to maintain training, but they can also adapt to the training methods of the People's Army Navy.

Although the training of the Beiyang Navy is quite strict, the strategic thinking of tactical command and strategic thinking was very backward. In fact, this was revealed in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894. After all, warships can be bought and soldiers and sailors can be trained, but tactical command and strategic thinking are not that simple. A real strong country will not teach this knowledge, and it is not possible to teach. After all, the problems faced by the navies of various countries are different, and the naval strategies and tactical commands formulated are naturally different. Therefore, the officers of the Beiyang Navy are more difficult to adapt to the People's Army Navy than ordinary soldiers. This is a matter of concept and need to be re-learned to gain a foothold in the People's Army Navy. Moreover, the warships of the Beiyang Navy are indeed unable to be placed in the People's Army Navy. If they can be arranged to serve on other warships, they actually have a better development prospect.

Chen Xiaojiang also nodded and said, "Okay, please arrange for the list of all your officers and soldiers. There will be a special person to arrange it in a few days."

Sa Zhenbing immediately said: "Okay, let's make arrangements immediately after I return to Ningbo."

Chen Xiaojiang said: "Tomorrow I will set off to Wenzhou to meet with the fleet. I will take you two at the same time. In addition, I will also ask Sa Junmen to arrange a plan and send a few capable personnel to act with our fleet, contact the ports of Wenzhou, and arrange the berth of our fleet. This operation may take a long time, and we have dispatched many warships, and it is best to have a port to berth."

Sa Zhenbing looked at Cheng Biguang and said, "Hengqi, you will accompany General Chen's fleet. After arriving in Wenzhou, arrange the fleet to enter the port of Wenzhou."

Cheng Biguang is the second person of the Beiyang Navy. He acted with the fleet and handled the fleet to enter Wenzhou Port. In fact, Sa Zhenbing wanted to follow the fleet himself in person. First, he had long admired the fleet of the East China Government. Now he had the opportunity to get close contact, so he naturally did not want to miss it. Second, Sa Zhenbing also believed that the dispatch of the East China Government's fleet would inevitably stop Japan. If he fought, he would definitely win. In this way, he would also have the first prize to follow the fleet of the East China Government.

However, Sa Zhenbing needs to deal with the Beiyang Navy's surrender, warships, personnel arrangements and other matters. After all, Sa Zhenbing is the main general of the Beiyang Navy, so he really couldn't get away with it, so he had to give this opportunity to Cheng Chen Biguang. However, Sa Zhenbing also comforted himself. After joining the East China Government, there were still opportunities. It would be a pity to lose this opportunity.

The next day, Sa Zhenbing and Cheng Biguang boarded the Dengzhou at the port with Chen Xiaojiang, and set sail with Laizhou.

Sa Zhenbing, Cheng Biguang knew that this was the Qingzhou-class ship No. 3 and 4. Although it was just a protective cruiser, it had outstanding performance and strong firepower. It also performed very well in the Far East War. Therefore, the two were quite excited. During the voyage, accompanied by Chen Xiaojiang, they carefully visited the front and back of the Dengzhou, making them feel that they didn’t need to go there. After all, the Qingzhou-class is much stronger than the five sea-type warships of the Beiyang Navy.

As a naval officer, he naturally hopes to command powerful warships. Therefore, such a warship naturally makes Sa Zhenbing and Cheng Biguang excited. However, the Qingzhou-class is just a protective cruiser after all. In the sequence of the People's Army Navy, it cannot be ranked as a main battleship, and its purpose is only cruise, escort, breaking the war, etc., and it cannot be at the forefront of the decisive battle.

Thinking about Li Hongzhang's efforts to manage for 13 years, he built the Beiyang Navy. However, even when the Beiyang Navy was at its peak, it was far from comparable to the current Navy. It has been less than 10 years since the East China Government established such a navy. Of course, the glory of the People's Army Navy is not only due to the number of powerful warships, but also the success of the series of radiant locusts since its establishment, which also made Sa Zhenbing and Cheng Biguang sigh.
Chapter completed!