There are many people at the pier.

The torches are as bright as day.

However, after walking around, Mrs. Lin and Mei Wanjun were not found.

gone?

Oh, that's okay.

It's because they don't wait for me. They are impatient.

Tonight has not passed yet. Really...

Suddenly, I heard the roar of an engine coming from the canal to the south.

Huh?

what's the situation?

Subsequently, anomalies appeared at the edge of the map.

There are a lot of densely packed white spots. All of them carry weapons marks.

Yes, this is the army!

There is no one else except the army.

frown.

Who is coming?

This posture seems a bit big!

Could it be Japanese invaders?

Probably not...

The July 7th Incident has not yet broken out.

It must be the national army.

The question is, which part of the national army is it?

In the middle of the night, a large group of people suddenly arrived in Yangzhou. What happened?

Still came by boat.

They seemed to be small steamers. There were as many as five of them. Each one could hold about a hundred people.

At this time, Chen Shutong was also alarmed.

His gunboat was also anchored near the canal.

Although the situation has changed a bit and time has been lost, it's okay.

Anyway, the National Navy has nothing important to do at the moment. The two gunboats under his command can fully cooperate with Zhang Yong.

This move made Zhang Yong a little embarrassed and regretful.

The strength of the national navy is really too weak.

Although it has the name of a navy, it actually does not even have a real warship.

The main force is various gunboats. The largest displacement may be less than 300 tons.

The lightest destroyers of the Japanese invaders had a displacement of more than 1,200 tons, not to mention cruisers and battleships.

The Yamato Hotel has a displacement of 70,000 tons, equivalent to three hundred gunboats.

Gunboats can only operate on inland rivers. Going out to the Yangtze River Estuary is the limit. It is impossible to go out to sea. If a big wave comes over, it will capsize.

Can I buy some battleships?

The idea is good, but the reality is very skinny.

The warships sold by the great powers are all very old models and very backward.

It's an old thing from at least twenty years ago.

Most of them were from thirty years ago.

However, it's better than nothing.

The problem is, it's very expensive.

A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even an expired warship is very expensive.

Without hundreds of thousands of dollars, you can't even buy a destroyer.

And for hundreds of thousands of dollars, you can buy dozens of airplanes.

From a cost-effective perspective, it is definitely cost-effective to give priority to the construction of the air force. Therefore, the route of giving priority to the development of the air force is correct.

World War II would quickly prove that air superiority was more important than sea superiority.

Air supremacy can threaten sea supremacy, but sea supremacy cannot do anything with air supremacy.

It's just that the navy has been ignored. It's a tragedy.

Destroyers are not practical. It would be good to have some mines.

Mines are actually really powerful weapons, especially when used on defense. They are enough to give the Japanese invaders a headache.

I wonder if Italy has mines? Get some...

have a bee in one's bonnet……

Suddenly I saw a familiar figure.

There is a small steamer right in front.

faint!

It’s actually Li Boqi!

No way? It’s actually him? He’s actually here?

Well……

What was Li Boqi doing here in the middle of the night?

He didn't stay well at the Ji'e Lane headquarters. He came to Yangzhou without even saying hello in advance. He also brought so many people with him...

It seems like both Zhong Yang and Wu Liuqi are here? Long time no see.

Then I realized something was wrong...

Li Boqi brought not many people. Only about twenty people.

Around Li Boqi, there were more heavily armed Nationalist soldiers. There were a lot of them. The small steamers behind were all Nationalist soldiers.

German style helmet...

All flower traps...

Or the Mauser 98K rifle...

Or a shell gun...

The yellow-green military uniform indicates that he is a direct descendant of Huangpu...

this……

Which big boss is here?

For a moment, Zhang Yong was a little nervous. He couldn't figure out the situation at all!

But it seems that they are not here to arrest themselves. The reason is very simple. If they are here to arrest themselves, they cannot mobilize troops like this!

As it was now, he had already run away and disappeared without a trace.

Something is wrong. Very wrong...

Turning to look at Chen Shutong, he asked in a low voice: "Counsel Chen, what's going on?"

"I don't know either." Chen Shutong said slowly, "No one told me. It must be for you. Only you have such dignity."

"Are you complimenting me?"

"Anyway, it's not for me. I definitely don't have that much face."

"Did someone complain?"

"who?"

"It's from the party affairs side."

"Probably not?"

Chen Shutong was not sure either.

Zhang Yong is a guy with many tricks and abilities. However, he also has enemies everywhere.

It is estimated that those who want to kill Zhang Yong can line up from Yangzhou to Jinling and then make two more turns.
To be continued...