Chapter 46 Negotiations
No wonder Churchill was so shocked. The mysterious battleship in the telescope not only had nine large-caliber main guns, but the key was the tonnage of this giant ship. From a distance, the lowest was nearly 20,000 tons.
What does 20,000 tons mean? That is to say, the tonnage of this giant ship is nearly twice that of the flagship Queen Elizabeth, the flagship of the British Far East Fleet at this time.
You should know that although Queen Elizabeth is not the top of the main battleships in the UK, it is also the main battleship in the upper row. However, this Queen Elizabeth is like a toy in front of the mysterious battleship of the Chinese Navy. Yes, in front of such a giant, Queen Elizabeth is indeed a toy.
Michelle and Churchill did not react for a long time, but continued to immerse themselves in the huge shock brought to them by the Fearless just now.
"Commander, the East China Sea Fleet opposite the Chinese Navy sent a message asking our Far East Fleet what purpose was to come to the outer sea of Fuzhou? And he also warned solemnly that this sea area belongs to the sea of my country, and that our fleet invading into the sea of other countries without authorization should be condemned. In the end, they also issued an ultimatum saying that within ten minutes, if our fleet does not give a reasonable explanation or leaves the sea of China Sea Fleet immediately, then the East China Sea Fleet of the Chinese Navy will have the power to expel all foreign inexplicable fleets by force!" The Xinqiu soldiers on the mast translated the flag language from the East China Sea Fleet to Michelle and Churchill.
In the command room of the Fearless Bridge.
After Tang Jian issued the latest ultimatum, he smiled in the bridge and leaned backwards. In the bridge room, several other naval staff members also covered their mouths and laughed, with an excited look on their faces. In the Far East, it is probably only the Chinese East China Fleet dared to threaten the British Far East Fleet like this.
Tang Jian raised his hand and looked at the watch, and asked, "How is it? Does the British have any answers?"
"Not yet." Wu Yingke replied.
"Order the entire army and aim the muzzle at the British Far East Fleet opposite!" Tang Jian said with a smile on his lips and ordered.
"Yes! President!" Wu Yingke immediately obeyed Tang Jian's order. In an instant, the muzzles on all the warships of the Chinese Navy's South China Sea Fleet were aimed at the British Far East Fleet in the distance.
Wu Yingke bit his lips, wanted to speak but stopped, and finally he mustered up the courage and said, "President, are we really going to go to war with the British?"
Tang Jian smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I have my own sense of responsibility!"
In the command room of Queen Elizabeth's bridge.
At this time, Michelle had completely gone wild. The ultimatum issued by the China East China Fleet made him lose his self-control. Michelle walked anxiously in the bridge. Almost all the words about swearing in English erupted from his mouth in an instant, almost breaking his teeth.
Threat provocation! Naked threat provocation!
Michelle served in the British Navy for nearly thirty years. She had never encountered the naked threat now. This was simply a despise of the authority of the British Empire!
"Commander, the muzzle of the China East China Sea Fleet is adjusting its angle and aiming at us. If we do not reply according to time, they seem to be the first to fire the gun and start a war!"
"When you fight, fight! When will the British Empire's fleet be afraid of it? Order all the fleet's ships to prepare for live ammunition, aim the muzzle at the opposite China East China Sea Fleet. As long as they fire, they will fight back immediately!" Michelle pounded the table with big hands and scolded, her face turned into a pig's liver because she was too angry.
"Slow down! General Michelle! Do you want to take the blame for taking on the battle without authorization? Don't forget the real purpose of our coming this time!" Churchill shouted sternly.
Michelle blushed and shouted: "Hisser Churchill, don't you think these yellow-skinned monkeys are despising us?"
"General Michelle, maybe Tang Jian is irritating you and trying to find an excuse to start a war, so we must be patient, do you know?" Churchill held Michelle in anger and persuaded.
Michel closed her eyes and pondered for a while, but finally couldn't resist Churchill's persuasion and said powerlessly: "Okay, I'm too reckless and almost fell into the trap of these yellow-skinned monkeys! Sorry, Lord Churchill, these yellow-skinned monkeys are really too bullying, and I have not controlled my emotions."
Churchill smiled and patted Michelle on the shoulder and said, "Thank you General Michelle, let me talk to Tang Jian myself!"
Churchill raised his hand and looked at his watch. It was almost time to agree. Churchill immediately asked the Xinqiu soldiers to send a signal to the Chinese East China Sea Fleet, saying that the British Far East Fleet was willing to negotiate.
"Look! The British have agreed to the negotiation!" A combat staff member put down his telescope in the bridge room of the Fearless and said happily.
When this sentence reached everyone present at the Fearless Bridge, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The short ten minutes just now were as long as ten hours.
Everyone present knew that the confrontation just now was almost a gamble with huge risks. Seeing that side could not hold back and fired the gun first, the result of the gun was war!
If one side really takes the lead in firing, then a great maritime battle will probably break out in the East China Sea. China will also fall into war again.
"Hurry, hurry, put away the torpedo fuse!" Chu Zhaoliang hurriedly ordered the torpedo chief in the submarine No. 1.
"Oh, what a pity. I didn't expect the British to be so soft, and they had to be retracted." Deputy Captain Li Chun shook his head helplessly and sighed.
Just when the two fleets of China and Britain were in a tense confrontation, six black behemoths crawled under the sea area between the two fleets. These six behemoths, like ghosts on the bottom of the sea, were the submarine forces of the Chinese Navy.
Before the East China Sea Fleet set sail, Chu Zhaoliang received an order from Tang Jian to lead six submarines to ambush in this sea area and aimed the torpedo at four battleships in the British Far East Fleet.
As long as Tang Jian gave the order, the torpedoes shot from the six submarines could instantly severely damage the main battleship of the British Far East Fleet. Tang Jian made sufficient preparations in this confrontation. As long as the British Fleet dared to act rashly, with the cooperation of the submarine and the Fearless, the East Sea Fleet was fully capable of annihilation of the British Fleet on the sea.
Chu Zhaoliang said angrily: "Do you think we are really going to start a war this time? This is just the president's preparation, just in case! The president just ordered us not to act rashly, and the British have agreed to the negotiations."
Li Chun smiled. In fact, he was still willing to teach the arrogant British people on the sea a lesson.
In the gambling just now, Wu Yingke was nervous and sweaty beads appeared on his forehead. Wu Yingke took a step forward and said, "President, how do you know that the British don't dare to take the lead in firing, but are willing to sit down and negotiate with us."
Tang Jian smiled confidently: "Originally, I was only 50% sure to bet the British and did not dare to fire, but the CIA sent me a message that this time the actual commander of the British Far East Fleet was an old acquaintance, so I was 80% sure."
"Who is that person? The president knows him so well?" Wu Yingke asked.
Tang Jian said: "I can't say I know him. I only have one relationship with him. He is a member of parliament, named Churchill. He and I are considered to be the same person. If I were not divided into two different countries, I think I would become good friends with him."
Wu Yingke nodded in a slight understanding and said, "President, in order to prevent fraud, I will go to this negotiation."
Tang Jian waved his hand and said, "Since I am 80% sure that the British will not dare to fire, I am naturally confident that I will negotiate with them. Besides, only I can negotiate this negotiation."
Seeing that Tang Jian said so surely, Wu Yingke had to agree. Then Wu Yingke found a destroyer for Tang Jian, as well as ten presidential guards including Chen Chusheng.
Not long after, a small gunboat sailed out of the British Far East Fleet, and Tang Jian also boarded a destroyer and headed towards the central waters separated by the two fleets.
Just after the British agreed to the negotiations, Tang Jian agreed to negotiate between the two sides in the middle of the two fleets. Half an hour later, the two sides arrived at the agreed waters as scheduled.
When Churchill boarded the destroyer of the Chinese Navy, he was not surprised at all. Instead, he smiled and greeted him, holding Tang Jian's right hand and said, "President Tang Jian came to negotiate in person, which really made Churchill flattered!"
Tang Jian smiled and said, "Your Excellency Churchill, don't be so polite. I guess you have guessed that this negotiation was chaired by me!"
"Didn't you guessed it was me?" Churchill blinked at Tang Jian.
As soon as they finished speaking, Tang Jian and Churchill laughed loudly at the same time. If outsiders looked like Churchill and Tang Jian were like two friends who had not seen each other for many years, they could not tell that the two sides had just passed a tense sea confrontation.
Tang Jian threw a Cuban cigar to Churchill. Churchill smiled and grabbed it, skillfully cut it open, and then ignited it and started to suck it happily.
Tang Jian and Churchill sat opposite each other. After leisurely spitting out a smoke ring, Tang Jian asked, "Churchill came here with such a labor force. I'm afraid it's not as simple as chatting with me?" Tang Jian pointed to the British Far East Fleet behind Churchill.
Churchill smiled and said, "President Tang Jian is really a gentleman with a straightforward personality. Since everyone understands people, I don't have to go around the circle. To be honest, I didn't want to come at first. I lost a move before the negotiations even began."
Churchill's code words in the sea confrontation just now, Tang Jian was obviously determined to be the one who dared not take the lead in firing. First of all, he had already surpassed Churchill in terms of momentum. Tang Jian naturally understood what Churchill's code words meant, but just smiled and said nothing.
Churchill changed his tone and his tone was abruptly cold, saying, "But there is no way. I was entrusted by Prime Minister Chamberlain and asked me to solve this problem. I can only try my best. This time I came here to solve the problem of your army slaughtering thousands of soldiers in our country for no reason. I hope President Tang Jian can give me a clear explanation!"
Chapter completed!