"Folks, our navy drank this glass of wine today, and we are about to go to war. ※%※%, if we have any misfortunes, please take care of our family, our navy is here to thank you!" Navy Chief of Staff Qiu Baoren took the initiative to bow and said.

And the tens of thousands of marines behind them also bowed together, as a salute to these common people, expressing their gratitude to them. Because they have already promised in public that no matter what the outcome of this battle is, they will also adopt the families of the dead sailors, and they will adopt different numbers of families of the dead sailors according to their respective economic conditions and strengths. After all, it is inevitable for a general to die before the battle, let alone an ordinary soldier? So no matter what, they may have such a day themselves, so they also salute those who are willing to take care of their families.

"Crack!"

Qiu Baoren smashed the wine bowl in his hand on the deck of the ship, and then the wine bowl shattered into pieces. Then there was a crackling sound, and tens of thousands of wine bowls were also smashed onto the deck of the battleship, and this represented the end of the farewell ceremony.

"Punishment!"

"Woo-"

The battleship blew its whistle and began to sail out of the port. In addition to Taiwan's naval officers and soldiers on the battleship, there are also a small number of members of military observation groups from foreign countries who have come to visit the battle. There are several in each country. They are responsible for observing the process of this battle, hoping to learn some knowledge and experience. Although the Taiwan Navy was established not long ago, there is still a lot to learn. Let alone the huge scene of dozens of battleships fighting together this time, it is enough for those officers to benefit from it for a lifetime.

However, they will not only have people on the Taiwan side, there will also be the same observation groups on Japanese and American warships, this is inevitable.

However, in the corner next to this farewell ceremony. There are several people talking here. And these few people are also foreigners with big noses. They are here for some discussions. Obviously, the ministers of various countries are here. And these countries are headed by the British Minister Zhu Erdian, next to the French Minister Bisheng, and the German Minister Klind. At present, although China has long been fighting with the Eight-Power Allied Forces, it has not actually declared war. Therefore, the envoys between them are still in each other's countries. Anyway, as long as there is no declaration of war for a day, the country is naturally "friendly". However, this Klinde didn't know that he was lucky at all. In the past, he was killed by the Boxers. In this time and space, because Wang Guorui planted many people in the Boxers, it effectively protected those diplomats. personnel safety. Although Wang Guorui also hated foreign devils, diplomats should also be protected. This is a common practice in all countries. If you kill foreign diplomats at will today, how will you communicate with foreign countries tomorrow?

After all, peace is the mainstream in this world. Peaceful communication is the real main channel, and war is just a continuation of politics. Therefore, the rules that should be followed must be followed. Diplomats of various countries must be protected, and Wang Guorui has also recognized it. Because Wang Guorui also has a lot of "diplomats" in foreign countries. If you kill other people's diplomats casually today, then you will only do fifteen if you are a first-year junior high school student. This bad example cannot be easily set. Wang Guorui asked someone to protect Klinde. So Klinder didn't die like in the original history.

"It really surprised me that these Chinese people would support their navy so much. They would support their army so much. These Chinese people would be so willing to be with the army and take care of the families of those who died in battle. , This really surprised me." Zhu Erdian said.

But Klinder asked with some doubts: "Is there anything strange about this?"

"At that time, exactly 60 years ago, my British Empire launched a war against China. Our British Empire called it a commercial war, while Chinese records called it the Opium War. Xia Li once recorded a story in his diplomatic diary. At that time, the navy of my British Empire was in Humen and the navy of China. Well, China at that time could only be called a navy, and it was far from qualified to call it a navy. When our British Empire When the Chinese navy and the Chinese navy were fighting in Humen, Guangdong, tens of thousands of people gathered on both sides of the strait. And those people saw the naval forces of our two countries fighting with their own eyes, and they were not worried about the naval forces of their own country. They I completely regarded this period as a monkey show, and when the navy of the British Empire defeated the Chinese navy, those people actually whistled, as if they were not angry and annoyed by the failure of their own government’s navy.” Zhu Erdian said .

Both Klind and Bi Sheng were surprised that the citizens of their own country had such an attitude towards their own country's army, and even laughed at them when their country was defeated. It was completely a monkey show? This is unimaginable in Europe, because Europe is already a country of citizens, and every citizen is a member of the country. They fight for the country and then can achieve development.

"Back then, Pachari was also very puzzled, but a comprador said a sentence called 'the country does not know the people, and the people do not know the country.' This sentence means that the rulers of China did not regard China's The people treat them as their own people, not as their own citizens. Chinese citizens, although nominally Chinese citizens, do not recognize this country and do not have much sense of belonging. And they all have The military of this country also doesn’t have any good feelings, and they don’t regard them as people who protect their own interests.”

"So, in China back then, they were not a citizen country at all. Their national rulers did not regard the people as their own people, and the people did not have a sense of belonging to this country in their eyes. Their army, for ordinary people In other words, they are all used to oppress the people, and the people did not regard them as soldiers. Therefore, if it was decades, or even a few years ago, it was impossible for the Chinese people to regard the army of this country as protection People they are interested in, even they regard their own country's military as an enemy, and they may be on guard at any time."

"But now, these people understand, these people understand that these troops are fighting, fighting, and giving their lives to protect the interests of the people of their country. And they all love their troops and are willing to do their best Relieve the worries of these soldiers, and then allow those soldiers to die for their country with complete peace of mind, and their family members are not afraid that no one will take care of them. You must know that a few years ago, those ordinary people would not make such a choice, they would just put Those soldiers are regarded as the emperor's slaves, as people who bully the common people. But in the past few years, the minds of these common people have changed like this, this is the most terrifying thing!"

Zhu Erdian said so much, in fact, it is only one sentence, that is, the thinking of the Chinese people has changed, and the thinking of the Chinese people has completely changed. And this made Zhu Erdian shudder, obviously feeling extremely scared.

"Is it that scary?" A very young-looking follower asked.

But Zhu Erdian said affirmatively: "Yes, the Chinese people have awakened. They know how to protect their own interests. They know that the government is for their own good, and the soldiers are there to protect their interests, so that they can protect their lives and properties. That’s why they love the soldiers so much and are so willing to pay for the soldiers who died. On the surface, it’s just a military supporter, but in fact it represents the awakening of this country with a population of 400 million. These people have already begun A real awakening, knowing that you have to fight for your country and do your part for your country."

"Once 40 million people are awakened, the power that erupts is really unparalleled. At that time, 400 million people were almost more than the total population of our Europe, accounting for a quarter of the world. One population. Once the citizens of such a huge country start to wake up, how huge will the power that will explode? They have already begun to wake up. If they have a qualified leader at this time, then their power will explode But it can be changed!"

However, some entourages still said: "Minister Zhu Erdian, it's not that scary, is it? As long as the Japanese defeat their navy this time, they will lose~lightnovelpub.net~ Defeating them on the battlefield? Doesn't mean conquering They? An awakened nation, a country with 400 million awakened population, can we conquer? Even if we add up all of Europe, it may not be able to conquer them? And 400 million People, how many inexhaustible talents are there, how many elites have how many manpower can become soldiers. At that time, as long as there is a leader who dares to safeguard the national interests of the country, they can explode with infinite power. Even if the Japanese wipe out With their navy, we can even wipe out the political power of Taiwan together. But is this useful? Once 400 million people start to wake up, it can’t be solved by killing a certain person, or defeating a certain person. One battle can kill it. There are so many heroes in this world, even if there is no Wang Guorui, they will naturally produce a great hero to lead them, who have begun to awaken, to fight hard. Therefore, such a nation , is it something we can conquer?"

"Can such a nation be conquered by us?"

"Can such a nation be conquered by us?"

Zhu Erdian asked the same question three times, but no one could answer it. (to be continued.) u