Respectfully

The four Japanese cruisers returned with a full load again.

In order not to leak the news, after looting the target, the Japanese sailors killed all "witnesses", regardless of men, women, or children.After the massacre, another fire was set to ensure that no trace of evidence was left.

Several islands in the Philippines were looted one after another. By the time the army arrived, the Japanese had already disappeared.All that remains are burned villages and unidentifiable corpses.

Snatch it all up, kill it all, burn it all up.

The Japanese Three Lights Policy was staged in advance in the Philippines.

The U.S. Atlantic Fleet and the British Fleet are escorting merchant ships and blocking German submarines. It would never have occurred to them that Japan, who is nominally an "ally" would come to the Philippines to "Sanko".

Furthermore, apart from its geographical location and seaport, in the eyes of Americans, the Philippines is simply synonymous with poverty. What can we grab?

But the Japanese scorpion just came, snatched it, and ran away.

Scraping land in North Korea, but also facing resistance from the North Koreans, robbing, killing and burning in the Philippines, will not be caught at all.

The Japanese scorpion knows the taste, and is no longer satisfied with looting the Philippine Islands, and soon set his sights on the merchant ships sailing alone in the ocean.Flying the British flag and neutral merchant ships serving the Allies, the Japanese will not move easily, and they are eyeing the Chinese merchant ships.

With the foundation of robbery in the Philippines, some of Japan's warships don't have to stay in the harbor to rot. If they can rob a few merchant ships transporting military supplies, the harvest will be even greater.

It was a naval captain who made the suggestion. Neither the Minister of the Navy nor the Prime Minister Terauchi could make up his mind immediately, but the Japanese tradition of defeating the upper echelon once again exerted its power. This time, the sailors directly "restrained" the Prime Minister and the Marine Minister.

The two warships, which did not fly the national flag and carefully concealed all markings, sailed out of the port in the early morning of February 1918, 2. They had already received news that a Chinese merchant ship would leave Shanghai for Europe in the near future.Most of the goods transported on the ship are military supplies, which are worth the "risk".

The eyes of the Japanese scorpion are bright, thinking that a piece of fat is about to fall into the mouth, but they don't know that no matter how delicious the fat is, if the piece is too big, if you swallow it in one bite, you will most likely choke to death.What departed from Shanghai was not one merchant ship, but a fleet of merchant ships, a total of 21 ships.Not only were three cruisers escorting, but also a submarine was following.

The plan of disguising submarines to ambush British and American merchant ships, and then blaming it on Xiaozi was "deliberated and approved". Before the official implementation, the three submarines of Huaxia will sail in batches to determine the route and train troops by the way.

"The Japanese have a good idea." Li Jinyan leaned on the sofa, looked at the telegrams sent by intelligence, sneered, and robbed the Huaxia Merchant Ship?It's been a few days since I've been beaten, my skin is itchy, right?

"Yan Shao, should I remind you about this?"

"En." Li Jinyan picked up an orange and pushed it away, "Send a telegram to John, and then send a message to the two escorting cruisers and submarines. They can figure out how to do it."

"Yes."

While talking, Li Jinyan tore the orange in half and put it into his mouth one by one, it was very sweet.

President Lou Da and Mrs. Lou have already returned to the capital, and Bai Lao is also returning to Beijing temporarily. Several old gentlemen are very worried about the construction of the museum.

Lou Er Shao doesn't need to go to school. Apart from completing his daily homework, he just practices calligraphy and plays.

In order to let Lou Er Shao "play" well, Li Jinyan put in a lot of effort. During this time, the toy factory's new products followed suit, and Lou's son-in-law who opened the toy factory followed suit.In particular, battery-powered train and car toys are quite popular in the market. In addition to domestic sales, they are also exported in large quantities.Europe fought wars, but the United States made a fortune. When the Americans opened up the world market, China's tentacles had already extended to the American continent.

From the earliest lipsticks, cans, various daily necessities, to later clothing and toys.

The only thing that Li Jinyan regrets is that most of the exported products are light industries, and Huaxia's heavy industry development still has a long way to go.

However, it is too late to catch up now.

Europe has begun to decline, the world police has not yet become a giant, and polar bears have not developed terrifying military and heavy industries. Everything has not yet been finalized. This is China's opportunity.

Huaxia saved its vitality and strengthened itself through the European War. When the conditions are ripe, it is bound to go further.

"Brother Yan."

Lou Er Shao's voice interrupted Li Jinyan's thoughts, and when he raised his head, the little leopard was walking over with two newspapers in his arms.One is the supplement album of "Current Affairs News", and the other is "Interesting Talk".

"Rui'er finished writing?"

"En." Lou Er Shao sat down on the sofa and handed the newspaper to Li Jinyan, "Brother Yan, read the newspaper."

Li Jinyan hugged Lou Er Shao into his arms, and unfolded the political news supplement, which published the news of the Chinese army fighting in Europe, with a picture of a tank and several mighty Chinese soldiers.It has been more than a month and almost two months since the battle launched by the Chinese Expeditionary Army in Cambrai, and the popularity of the news has not diminished. Every move of the Chinese Expeditionary Army in Europe has attracted attention. Whenever there is a report on the Chinese Expeditionary Army, the newspapers will Out of stock.

"This is the news that the young commander is fighting in Europe."

"Big brother?"

"Yes, Rui'er, do you want to listen?"

"want."

"Okay." Li Jinyan pointed to a line of words under the picture, and slowed down his voice, "In the eighth year of the Republic of China, our Chinese Expeditionary Army..."

Most of the afternoon, Li Jinyan was reading newspapers to Lou Er Shao, waiting for the little leopard to play by himself before he had time to deal with the rest of the business.

After being busy for more than half a birthday, it was time for dinner again. There were only Li Jinyan and Lou Ershao at the dinner table. Looking at the vacant seat beside him, Li Jinyan was absent-minded for a moment.

What is the current European battlefield like?Are the supplies delivered?Should I send another telegram to Ned and Second Sister Xu?

The farther away, the more frequent the miss.

Occasionally, Li Jinyan also finds it incredible.

"Brother Yan?"

Lou Er Shao finished eating the egg custard, looked up and found that Li Jinyan was distracted again.

"Is Rui'er full?"

"I am full."

Li Jinyan finished the meal in twos and threes, took the second son of the building with him, and went to the yard for a walk in the yard as a routine every day.

"Rui'er wants to see the leopard."

"Look at the leopard?"

"kindness."

"Okay, let's go see the leopard."

On February 23, Huaxia's merchant fleet encountered two "unknown ships" at sea.Due to the exhaustion of the submarine's battery, it had to return early. The three cruisers participating in the escort launched an artillery battle with the opponent, and some merchant ships equipped with artillery also participated in the battle.

A merchant ship also carried a small Curtiss seaplane, which John had procured for the shipping company through various connections.With the aerial reconnaissance of the aircraft and the early warning received in advance, the merchant fleet quickly discovered the "enemy situation", and after confirming that the opponent was not a friend or an enemy, they took the initiative to launch an attack.

One merchant ship became 21, plus three cruisers,

24 against two, the result can be imagined.

No matter how "brave" Japanese warships are, it will not help.

The hunter became the prey, and soon a light cruiser was damaged, the speed slowed down, and the bow was on fire. The only option to not be captured was to sink.The Japanese destroyer turned around and fled. Before leaving, it did not forget to add a shot to the unsinkable "friendly ship" and completely sent it into the bottom of the sea.The Japanese sailors on the ship died generously and righteously, and they also cursed at the destroyer.

The scolding of "wild semicolon eight ga" is endless.

That's right, the one who made up a shot for a friendly ship was the well-known gunner in World War II, known as the three "auspicious" of the Japanese fleet, the wild branch.

Yefenhao ranks at the bottom of the three auspicious ships. Looking at its feat, the other two "auspicious" ships can't keep up.The "accords" of two aircraft carriers and three cruisers are enough to make the wild branch stand out from the crowd, even if it sinks all its own people...

Of course, Ye Fen was not a Yanyang-class destroyer in World War II at this time, but the name "Wild Fen" had already begun to exert its power. It sank a cruiser with one shot, which can be called a "good start".

The cruiser sank and the destroyer fled. The Huaxia navy did not rush after it. Instead, they sent two planes to scout the escape route of the wild branch from the air. It can be determined that the British and American merchant ships that appear near here will always sink no matter what. On one or two ships.

As for whether it was sunk by the Japanese... In short, all the evidence will prove that they did it.

After experiencing the previous attacks, the merchant fleet became more cautious as it marched, and the alarm was not temporarily lifted until it encountered the formation escorted by the British and American fleets.

The two merchant fleets merged into one, and the news that the Huaxia merchant ship was attacked on the way also spread.The captains of the British and American fleets were first surprised. Did the Germans break through the blockade?Then he shook his head again, impossible!

So what are the origins of these two warships?

At this time, a Portuguese sailor working on the Huaxia merchant ship said convincingly: "It's Japanese, I can be sure!"

Japanese?

The British and Americans had different thoughts in their hearts, but they remained calm on the surface. After the fleet arrived in Liverpool, the White House and Whitehall respectively received a secret message.

It's just the "private grievances" between countries. If other issues are involved, one must be careful.Since Germany can "buy" Mexico to block the United States, it can also "help" the Bolsheviks to cheat the tsar, and no one can guarantee that they will not repeat their old tricks and act from within the Allies.

Japan's army is not worth mentioning, but the navy must be vigilant!

It is not ruled out that there are other forces making troubles in it, and the most likely ones are the Huaxia people.But in any case, Japan's "loyalty" and "position" are still marked with a big question mark, especially for the United States. After receiving news of the Philippines' successive "disasters", this question mark has been enlarged several times.

At this time, the Japanese didn't know that before Huaxia made a move, they automatically and consciously put a basin of dirty water on their heads.