Another World: Naval Storm

At the devastated Mashijin naval port, Tohei Shimosaburo looked at the Rakshasa ships with only the masts sticking out of the water.

"Salvage them as soon as possible and repair them as quickly as possible. The empire needs their combat power!"

"The Russians' 2nd and 3rd Pacific Fleets have already joined forces. According to intelligence analysis, they are likely to be resting in Cam Ranh Bay, Annan."

"Send someone to tell the Franks that the Rakshasa fleet is not allowed to stop in the Frankish colony for supplies, otherwise they will bear the consequences!" With the indulgence of the Tarens, the Japanese fleet has become invincible in the Far East, and the Franks do not have the strength to refuse the Japanese in the Far East.

"I believe they will make a wise choice!" Chief of Staff Hyuga was a little too proud of himself.

"Don't use force unless it's necessary. The Talens will acquiesce to our attack on the Luoshas, ​​but they won't allow us to offend two world powers in a row!"

"Don't worry! The Franks won't take the blame for the Russians!"

"The Pacific 4th Fleet reported by the Talens is actually under the command and control of the Drakes. What should we do?" asked Chief of Staff Hyuga.

"No, that is the Russian Pacific 4th Fleet. We will kill them as soon as we meet them! They are too far away from the Russian 2nd Fleet, and dividing our forces is a taboo! We will eat them up bit by bit!" Tohei Shimosaburo said with a fist.

"The Russian 4th Fleet is not a concern. Without the Ma Shijin naval port, the supporting 2nd Fleet is no match for the Combined Fleet. They can only take a detour to Vladivostok. Based on the supply situation, the Tsushima Strait is their only way!" Tohei Shimosaburo judged that as long as the Franks did not provide supplies to the Russians, they could only go through the Tsushima Strait.

"Colonel Leo, I can't do anything about the current situation. I hope you can save some face for the Rakshasa Empire!" This was Leo's sincere plea before sending Lieutenant General Makanov onto the Drake merchant ship.

"Don't worry! I will teach them a lesson!" Even if Makanov didn't say it, Leo would do his best to deal with the Japanese.

"All troops, prepare to attack Donglai!" Leo gave the order, and four warships galloped away like wild horses.

The destruction of the Pacific Fleet caused the Rakshasa ships that had managed to escape to flee in all directions. In addition to some of them being intercepted by the Japanese fleet, some other Rakshasa ships frequently fled to Xunyang.

The combat area was near Ma Shijin. The nearest port city to Ma Shijin was Donglai, and there was a consulate of the Rakshasa Empire in Donglai, so the Rakshasa warships and refugees were all heading there.

"The Xunyang court is corrupt and incompetent. Although the empire has failed in the Far East, it is still a world power and has connections with the people of Xunyang in all aspects. They will definitely protect us!" This was said by a Rakshasa refugee who ran to Donglai.

Other countries had seen through the weakness of the Xunyang court. The Romanian-Japanese War took place on the territory of the Xunyang Empire, but the Xunyang government actually expressed neutrality. The people of Manchuria suffered. Not only were their food and property robbed by both sides, but they were also captured as soldiers and cannon fodder. Countless people were killed and injured, and hundreds of thousands of people became refugees.

On the evening of January 1905, 1, a fleeing Russian warship, the Svetlana, stopped at the port of Donglai. As soon as the Japanese consul in Donglai, Higashino, received the news, he immediately reported it to the Japanese Emperor Kikuchi. The reply received was to ask the Xunyang government to do everything possible to withdraw the Russian warships from Donglai within 11 hours and let the Japanese warships attack the Svetlana.

"What should we do? The Russians want our protection, and the Japanese want us to hand over the Russians. This is really difficult to deal with!" The old queen mother Xunyang said with a pinched throat.

"Manchuria is the birthplace of our dynasty. The Russians are eyeing it closely, and a large area of ​​land has fallen into their hands. Now that the Japanese are at war with the Russians, why not ally with the Japanese to fight against the Russians!"

"Not appropriate! Our country is a little weak, and if we don't act carefully, we will be in trouble. It's better to remain neutral and not offend anyone!"

The old empress dowager wanted not to offend anyone. She had originally maintained a neutral attitude since the beginning of the Russian-Japanese War. Now that the Russians were showing signs of defeat, it was better to remain neutral. After all, they still had a chance until the end.

The Xunyang government was worried. If they didn't handle it well, the two bandit countries might reach out to them. Then the Russians and Japanese would stop fighting and attack the Xunyang Empire. Japanese would open fire within 24 hours, and the Russians threatened and demanded. In this dilemma, they could only think of a way to not offend anyone.

The Xunyang government sent the Beiyang Fleet's commander-in-chief, Sa Zhenhai, to board the Svetlana to negotiate with Captain Gorjie.

"Captain, you should know that the Japanese fleet is just outside Donglai Port and may attack at any time. Your arrival brings danger to Donglai!" Sa Zhenhai said this sincerely, meaning to let you go by yourself.

"General, I understand what you mean! But we can't go out. The lives of hundreds of people on the ship are in the hands of your government." Gorge turned the tables.

Sa Zhenhai pondered for a long time, "Captain, please see if this will work. The warship lowers the Luosha flag, nominally surrenders to the Xunyang government, and promises not to participate in the war again! In this way, our country has the right to take you in!"

"This is the only way!" Gorge still succumbed to reality and saved his life.

Sa Zhenhai thought this method saved everyone's face, so he replied to the Japanese Consul Dongye. Unfortunately, he was wrong. The Japanese refused to accept it. After all, they couldn't let the duck in their mouths run away, so they sent two destroyers to forcibly land in Donglai Port and seize the Svetlana on the pretext that the consulate staff were missing.

The crew of the Svetlana was sure that they could not defeat the Japanese, so they simply evacuated the warship and blew up the ammunition depot before leaving! Maybe the Japanese were too lucky, or they maxed out their garbage-picking skills, so they pulled the warship back to repair it and then sailed out to fight the Russians.

Xunyang did not have the courage to fight Japan for trampling on its sovereignty.

"The Japanese are so despicable. How can we explain to the Russians? The right of neutrality is useless." Queen Dowager Xunyang had a new understanding of the shamelessness of Japan.

"Sa Zhenhai goes to the consulate every few days to negotiate, but they just don't give a clear answer. How about explaining the situation to other countries and asking them to intervene?"

"Well, that's a solution. Let Guo Songtao do it!" Queen Mother Xunyang ordered.

Other countries gradually learned about this, especially the powerful countries also opposed this practice. Japan was afraid that other countries would use this as an opportunity to interfere, so it went through the motions to apologize to the Xunyang government: "Blood brother, please forgive me." Hearing this, the people of Xunyang were furious. It would be better to die out than to be brothers with you!