My Italian

Saigon is the stronghold of French power in Vietnam. As early as 1859, the French power in the local area was deeply rooted, and then the governor of La Grandier built the Norodom Palace, which became the administrative center of France in Vietnam.

Today, however, the governor of Norodom Palace, Deviller, is very dissatisfied. Because he received news that the two cruise ships purchased by the Qing people from Italy had already appeared in Guangzhou Bay, which made Deviller very worried about the purpose of these two warships, mainly because the two warships were too fast, up to 18 At speeds above knots, those 13-15 knot battleships commanded by General Lonely feel ashamed.

Of course, what is even more abhorrent is the Italians, these two or five boys who only unified the country with the help of France, dare to meddle in the affairs of France. Of course, the matter of Italy is not under his control. I believe that the French government will make Italy regret selling the two warships to the Qing.

But now he must let General Lonely settle the threat.

"Your Excellency General Gupa, I believe you have also seen that the Qing people bought two large armored cruisers from Italy. I heard that even the officers and soldiers on board are Italians."

Some emaciated vice-admirals are more aware of the threat of these two warships.

"Your Excellency, I will find a way to put these two lone wolves in a cage."

After getting the result he wanted from Gu Diao's mouth, De Villeur continued. "Just tell my secretary if you need anything, and he will help you coordinate. I only have one request, that is, let the two Qing national patrol ships not threaten the connection between Indochina and the country. This will not only make the government dissatisfied, but also make A lot of powerful people are not satisfied."

"Your Excellency, wait for my good news."

Lonely put on a navy cap, turned around and left.

After leaving Norodom Palace, I immediately rushed to the port. His headquarters is right next to the naval port. Although he is confident in front of the governor, in fact, it is not so easy to catch these two Venice-class patrols.

The Ministry of the Navy had obtained the specific information of the two patrol ships before, and sent it to Guzhu on purpose. It was after understanding the specific performance of the two Venice-class that he had a headache.

The speed is fast, the firepower is fierce, and the armor is not weak. This is the first reaction after reading the Venice-level information. Then he felt admiration, and admired that the Italian warship designers were able to design such a balanced warship.

However, he has reservations about the design of the main guns of the Venice-class one after the other, because he has not yet played against each other, so he does not know why it is designed this way. Isn't this a head-on attack, two main guns are missing? ?

However, although he admires the Italian design, his task now is to sink the two Venice-class ships, even if they cannot be sunk, at least they will lose their combat effectiveness.

In fact, Gu Biao also had his own ideas. Originally, the combat plan he reported to Paris was to use the experience of the last war with the Qing to take Tanggu directly, threaten the security of the Qing capital, and force the Qing government to agree to the French conditions. However, Paris is reluctant to do this because it will affect the interests of other countries in China and create enemies for France, so the red line drawn for him is south of the Yangtze River.

Facing the red line given by Paris, Guba was not annoyed. He was going to cut off the sea route of the Qing country, and after the Qing country suffered unacceptable losses, he forced it to agree to the French conditions. Of course, Gu Diao has already selected a target. Taiwan is right next to this route, so taking Taiwan will be able to threaten the Qing country's waterway anytime and anywhere, and allow its fleet to have a foothold here.

The previous attack on the Fujian navy and the handling of the two Venetian-class patrols all served this strategy.

However, compared with dealing with the Fujian Navy, it is much more difficult to win these two ships, but no matter how difficult it is, it will not be difficult for him to be alone. Years of experience is enough for him to have various ways to deal with it.

To this end, he returned to the headquarters and immediately called his deputy Lisby.

"I just met with Your Excellency the Governor, and he asked us to find a way to protect the safety of the waterway."

"Damn, we wiped out the Fujian navy, and two bigger cruisers popped up, these **** Italians."

Lisby couldn't help but complain, more of course against Italy.

That's right, the news of Italy's sale of two cruise ships to the Qing has long been known on the streets, and the explanation given by Italy is that the transaction was completed before the outbreak of the war, and the reason why it has been delayed until now is mainly by the Qing people. To recruit sailors.

Anyway, I admit that I sold two ships to the Qing Kingdom, but this has nothing to do with me.

Of course, this is not what Gucha and others need to be concerned about. They urgently need to grasp the dynamics of the two Venice-class cruisers.

But now the difficulty is to send that ship to the right.

Thinking of this lone call and Lisby gave me a headache. At present, there are no ships in the French fleet that can reach 18.5 knots. Only the communication ship Baswar can barely keep up, but this is a communication ship of less than 1,000 tons. There is not much armed, and it is a free gift when you go. As for other ships, the fastest is the 1722-ton reconnaissance cruiser. This is only 17.6 knots, so it is not the same as a free gift.

It is pitiful to say that although the tonnage and size of the isolated French fleet looks scary, it is only some old goods from the 1960s and 1970s. The dude in the armored armor).

So it's not bad to bully the small ships of the Qing Kingdom, but it is not enough to deal with the two crystals that must come to the Navy.

"It seems that the only way to set up an ambush is to use it."

After studying for a long time, Gu Piao put down the pen in his hand and told his deputy to his deputy.

"It's a good idea to set up an ambush, but how do you let the other party fall into the trap?"

The deputy also felt that setting an ambush was a good way, and at the same time raised the question of how to get him into the trap.

"This is simple, give the other party a bait that cannot be refused. As long as they are tempted, there is a way to catch them."

Then Gupao said that he was preparing a bait. "If you were the commander of the other side and heard that the enemy was going to send a batch of military supplies to the front line, what would you do?"

"Of course I don't want the enemy to successfully complete the delivery of materials. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com"

Speaking of this, Rishibee also showed a smile, he knew that as long as the other party was tempted, he would step into a trap.

However, before that, a good plan is needed. For this reason, the lonely allocation needs to conspire with General Miller, who is in charge of the army in Beiqi. After all, the enemy cannot be regarded as a fool and suddenly transport a large amount of military supplies for no reason. This is not a good idea. Do you confuse your prey?

So every so often, General Miller in Beiqi made a high-profile announcement that he would launch a large-scale offensive against the Qing army and let the Qing country know how powerful France is.

Afterwards, the French army began to become active on the Sino-Vietnamese border. The Qing army's detectives described it as a sea of ​​foreign soldiers, who wanted to spy on China and Guangxi.

This made Zeng Guoquan, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, who was about to leave office, have to play the spirit of twelve points and asked the Qing troops stationed at the border to strictly prevent the invasion of foreigners.

Since the French army is going to prepare for the offensive, it needs enough military supplies. At present, the transportation of North Vietnam is destined to be the most convenient by sea and water. Therefore, under the **** of several cruisers and gunboats, a large number of cargo ships are under its protection. drive.