Chapter 292 A sudden showdown at sea! (First update!) "Sir, your move is really wonderful." As soon as he walked out of the room, Meng Fan couldn't help but give a thumbs up. This arrangement is really amazing. "It's not a big deal." Cun Yunsheng waved his hand, indicating not to get too excited. "Sir, who do you think can give a higher price?" Meng Fan looked curious. He was really curious as to who would pay the higher price, Vichy France or Free France. Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng smiled and said. "Why can't both families eat?" "Ah?" Meng Fan was stunned for a moment, what is this? Both families take it all? Isn’t this too exciting?
Are you really afraid that they will become angry? Just stop serving? "Don't worry, these are more than 10,000 French troops? The French men are almost dead now. If these more than 10,000 people are gone, tsk tsk tsk..." Cun Yunsheng didn't say the next words, but the meaning was obvious. . "Ah? Isn't it just over 10,000 people?" Meng Fanlai found it strange, isn't it just over 10,000 people? How much? Aren't the number of people who died in any of their battles counted in the tens of thousands? As long as the battle reaches a large scale, the casualties will definitely far exceed this number. What problems would people have with this? "Who made the men in France almost die in the last war? If these more than 10,000 people are gone, what will you do to the women and children in their country?" Cun Yunsheng said meaningfully. He remembered that after the victory of the war, France had a peak birth population for several years. As for how it came about, you have to ask the US military. After all, they knew what was going on. "Okay, it's been almost ten minutes. Let's go find Henry. He will agree to our request." With that said, Cun Yunsheng opened the door to the room again. At this moment, Henry in the room had long lost his previous air. "Special Envoy Henry, just now Special Envoy Bernard agreed to our conditions..." Looking at Special Envoy Henry, Cun Yunsheng said with a smile. "Please leave now..." Before he finished speaking, Envoy Henry suddenly panicked. "It's impossible for Bernard to agree. This condition is too harsh." During the period when Cun Yunsheng left, Henry weighed it for a long time, and finally felt that he could only accept half of it, and it was impossible to agree to other conditions.
result? Now everyone who told him about Free France actually accepted it? How could this be agreed to? Can you provide a 10,000-ton hydraulic press? Are those in Free France crazy? Where did they get the 10,000-ton hydraulic press? In addition, there are various oil refining equipment. And related supporting facilities, including dock equipment, etc. It's obvious that the other party is going for the industrial system. Currently, there are very few industrial systems in the world. "Why is it impossible to agree? There are tens of thousands of people, as well as a large number of naval soldiers. Envoy Henry, Free France is very short of soldiers now. Compared with these people, what is just some equipment?" Cun Yunsheng said meaningfully. said. Hearing this, Envoy Henry took a deep breath, looked at Cun Yunsheng, and then said again. "You are right, but the price is too high. Some equipment is classified and must not be sold." Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng's heart sank. As expected, it is not that easy to build a complete industrial system. Compared with the price paid by the industrial system that China later established, the price I paid now is already very small. Sure enough, it is impossible to become fat in one go. Even for the Soviet army in the north, they paid a huge price to establish their industrial system. "At most, we can only give half, but now the canal is blocked, and the equipment can only be transported to Alexandria at most. The rest needs to be solved by yourself." Envoy Henry looked at the silent Cun Yunsheng, thought for a while and put forward his own proposal condition. "This is our final bottom line. In fact, if it weren't for those naval soldiers, I would never have paid such a high price. You know what these equipments mean. It will allow an agricultural country to become an industrial country in a short period of time. " After Henry finished speaking, he spread his hands and said that if he didn't agree, he would give up. In fact, he didn't say a word, that is, there are not enough engineers, a large number of workers, and a large amount of power supply. It is a big joke to try to convert these equipment into strength. The reason why I didn't say anything was because I wanted to see the other party's jokes. Let him know what it means to overestimate one's capabilities and block the car with one's arm. Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng couldn't help but take a deep breath. He knew that this should be the opponent's bottom line. "Yes, but we can only give you half of the soldiers." Since there is only half of the equipment, it is natural that they cannot give it all. After all, Free France also has to explain something. "You are provoking the great France..." Finally, Envoy Henry couldn't help shouting. "Is the France of today still the France of the Emperor's time? Do you still have any backbone?" Cun Yunsheng mocked unceremoniously.
"If you are really capable, then come to the Far East. I will wait for you here." When it came to taking the emperor, Envoy Henry was completely silent, and it took a long time before he spoke. "Okay, half is half, but the navy soldiers must give us all. This is our bottom line." "Okay." Cun Yunsheng also knew that the naval battle in the Mediterranean had reached a critical moment. The fleets of both sides are currently testing each other, which is why there is no decisive battle yet. It was because the German army urgently dispatched a group of fighter jets to Sicily. It is hoped that with Sicily as a radius, it can provide support to the navy at any time. The Allies are also constantly deploying warships and fighter planes to enhance their own strength. At the same time, I am also waiting for opportunities. Cun Yunsheng knew that what the Allies were waiting for was the dredging of the canal. When the time came, they would attack from the east and west and inflict heavy damage to the navies of the four countries. At this time, Vichy France sent people to redeem these prisoners in order to enhance its naval strength. But the other party was very measured and did not mention those battleships, which made Cun Yunsheng feel a little confused. "They are just some old-style battleships. They will be gone if they are gone, but this shame will not be forgotten by the great France." Henry said meaningfully. Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng chuckled. "Don't worry, we won't forget it either." When he returned to Special Envoy Bernard's room, he no longer had the same air as before, but looked depressed. It was obvious that he had messed up. "Envoy Bernard, I just reached an agreement with Special Envoy Henry to release some prisoners." As soon as he entered the door, Cun Yunsheng told the other party the agreement reached. "Part of the prisoners?" Special envoy Bernard was stunned, and his eyes suddenly lit up, meaning there is still hope? "Yes, as for the remaining prisoners, I wonder if Special Envoy Bernard is interested in redeeming them? After all, you are right, we are allies." Cun Yunsheng said with a smile. "But two hundred thousand pounds is too little, so we still need to add a little more." Hearing this, Special Envoy Bernard could not help but shake his head and said helplessly. "General Cun, it's not that I don't want to add more. Free France doesn't have much to offer, and we also rely on others. This two hundred thousand pounds is already our bottom line, but I can promise that after the war is won, we will give a certain amount of compensate." "Oh? Compensation? What kind of compensation can I ask? Is it to hand over this colony belonging to Vichy France to our management?" Cun Yunsheng said with a half-smile. "Haha, General Cun is joking, this is not something I can decide." Special Envoy Bernard said with a smile. At this point, there is basically nothing left to talk about. Cun Yunsheng also knew the other party's bottom line, so if he wanted to obtain the management rights of these colonies, he still had to strengthen his own strength. Without strength, everything is in vain. When Special Envoy Bernard saw the French prisoners, he couldn't help but get furious.
Isn't he here just for those navy soldiers? Otherwise, why would you come all the way here? The result? This guy actually gave it to the people of Vichy France. This made Special Envoy Bernard very angry and went to find Cun Yunsheng. As a result, he was rejected directly. Even received cynicism. Do you want to exchange so many navy soldiers for two hundred thousand pounds? Either Bernard is too naive or Cun Yunsheng is too stupid. At this moment, Cun Yunsheng's real headache is how to transport the equipment back. "Let Li Si think of a solution?" Meng Fangliao's words made Cun Yunsheng's eyes light up. If the equipment can be transported to the Canaan region, the rest can be transported back using the ant moving tactics. Thinking of this, Cun Yunsheng immediately decided to send a telegram to Li Si, telling him to complete this task at all costs. … The perspective cuts to the waters of Qiongzhou Island. Sun Guanghua, who has just taken over as the commander of the naval fleet, looks at the French Indochina Navy flagship - the cruiser La Motte Pict. He feels relieved, especially after understanding the performance of the cruiser. Excited and excited. Although this light cruiser carries the word "light", it has a full load displacement of 9,350 tons, mainly eight 155mm naval guns. The "lightness" and "heavyness" of a cruiser do not depend on the size of the hull, but on the caliber of the artillery. The 1930 London Naval Treaty stipulated that cruisers are divided into two classes: light cruiser and heavy cruiser. The caliber of light cruiser artillery is below 155 mm, and the caliber of heavy cruiser artillery is between 155 and 203 between. If they had this cruiser earlier, why would they make the little devil's destroyer so arrogant? In other words, this cruiser is basically invincible as long as it does not encounter a heavy cruiser. In addition, there is Siam's flagship, Thonburi. In other words, Sun Guanghua's naval strength is actually not very weak at this moment, surpassing that of most countries. The only thing missing is heavy cruisers, battleships and aircraft carriers. But he was just thinking about these things. Or at most, I thought of a heavy patrol. As for battleships and aircraft carriers, we don’t even dare to dream about them. "Report sir, gunboat No. 2 has found an unknown target, bearing 192, distance shown 33 kilometers!" On the flagship, a report came from Sun Guanghua's command room. "It can't be a fishing boat, right?" Sun Guanghua frowned slightly. Because fishermen often go fishing around here, it is normal to find unknown targets.
"Probably not. This place is dozens of nautical miles away from the coastline. It is definitely not a fishing boat." The first mate stood up and said. "Never mind it, correspondent, notify No. 2 immediately. Gunboat No. 3 has entered first-level combat readiness. The personnel of each gun position have entered combat positions, and the entire ship has entered combat readiness." "yes!" This time, since it was a convoy operation, Sun Guanghua did not dispatch all the warships. After all, Bangkok also needed a navy to monitor Japanese military actions at any time. Therefore, the navy deployed this time included the flagship cruiser Ramot Pict and two 2,200-ton "Thonburi" class coastal defense ships. It was also called a battleship by the Siamese because its firepower was so powerful. Each warship is equipped with two 203mm twin-mounted naval guns. If two warships line up in formation, the firepower of a salvo can be comparable to that of a heavy cruiser. At that time, Britain and France did not have such fierce firepower in Southeast Asia. It can be said that this The firepower definitely went sideways. These four naval guns are still cannons removed by the Japanese army from the aircraft carriers "Akagi" and "Kaga". Because previous aircraft carriers were equipped with heavy cruiser-level guns. In order to avoid waste and win over Siam, these four naval guns were sold to the Siamese. But then there was a conflict between Siam and the French Indochina colony. One Thonburi was severely damaged and another was stranded. If the Siamese air force had not been dispatched, it would have stopped. Later, after repairs, the two Thonburi coastal defense ships are now active and vigorous at sea again. In addition to these, six gunboats were sent out as frigates to detect any Japanese warships that might appear in the surrounding area. At this time, although it is daytime, the fog on the sea dissipates very slowly, and it is a bit gray in the distance. Anyone who has ever been a naval observer knows that the observation visibility on the sea depends on the height at which you stand and the sea conditions and weather at that time. A gunboat with a displacement of 100 tons, such as a gunboat, has very low visibility. Ten minutes later, the Observer reported. "Report, target found, right ahead, right there!" "The report is that it is a Japanese destroyer. It is a Japanese destroyer. The other party is heading directly towards our ship." After receiving the report, Sun Guanghua immediately picked up the phone and issued a combat order. "I am the captain Sun Guanghua. Now I order the entire ship to enter combat mode and all personnel to prepare for combat! The observers continue to observe and report the opponent's ship model and firepower configuration." "Chief engineer, continue to keep the engine at high speed. First officer, left rudder 50, go around behind the enemy. They should not have noticed us yet." "Gunboat No. 2, Gunboat No. 3, spread out, don't be discovered by them." "yes!" "The entire ship is prepared. Once within range, fire freely. Repeat. Once within range, fire freely." "receive!" "receive!" "receive!" At this moment, due to heavy fog on the sea, the Japanese **** fleet was still sailing leisurely.
For the Japanese Navy, this kind of **** mission is not the first time. Especially the Mutsuki-class destroyers, what they do is escort. "Can you speed up?" A Japanese military commander, Sohei Takei, came to the command podium and couldn't help but ask. "You're not vomiting anymore?" Navy Lieutenant Colonel Nagata Taizo, who was in charge of the escort, glanced at him and said calmly. (End of chapter)