Another World: Naval Storm

The negotiations were over, and the Romania-War in the Far East was completely over. Leo's fleet also began to return to Qifeng Port, an important military port of the Drakes in the Far East. This time, Leo deliberately made a big detour from Sakhalin Island and led the fleet to see the battlefield where the Romania-War sea decisive battle took place.

When they reached the Tsushima Strait, the Japanese Combined Fleet had been waiting for a long time.

"Sir, the Japanese are provoking us! Their guns are pointing at us!" Dawson was a little nervous.

"It doesn't matter. They just have a grudge and have no place to vent it." Leo observed the combined fleet with interest.

"These Japanese warships are outdated. Von der Tann is far superior to any Japanese battleship!"

"It's just that they have too many warships. If the Empire wants to gain a foothold in the Far East, it still needs to send a few more warships over!"

On the side of the Combined Fleet, Tohei Shimosaburo was also observing the Drake fleet through a telescope.

"Although their cruisers are stronger than ours, the gap is limited. The main one is the Von der Tann, a battleship that is superior to any of our battleships!" Tohei Shimosaburo said with emotion.

"The displacement is tons, which is more than 4 tons more than the Mikasa. Is this still a cruiser?" Hinata muttered to himself.

"The Empire must also have such a majestic warship! I just don't know if the Taren people will sell it to the Empire!" Tohei Shimosaburo knew that Taren also had several warships of the same type launched.

"I don't know. The Empire should also master the technology to build dreadnoughts and battlecruisers. Being controlled by others won't last long!"

"Yes! I just don't know whether the new shipbuilding plan will be approved. We didn't get a huge amount of compensation in this war, and the government is tightening its belt to get through this difficult time.

"Sir, there is another cruiser fleet following us!" Dawson said seriously. After leaving the Tsushima Strait, the main force of the Combined Fleet had already returned, leaving only the Japanese Second Fleet still following.

"Let them follow us if they want. This fleet is just for surveillance. We may not lose if a real fight breaks out!" Leo said nonchalantly.

The fleet continued sailing and arrived at Ma Shijin. It had been several months since the war ended, but the damage caused by the artillery fire had not disappeared. Now the Ma Shijin port was full of Japanese people who were rebuilding it.

Burnt houses could be seen everywhere along the coast, and countless numb Xunyang people stood in front of the ruins watching Leo's fleet pass by.

During the Romanian-Japanese War, the armies of the two countries wantonly burned, killed, looted and murdered the people in the northeast of Xunyang. They not only burned down people's houses but also disrupted production.

According to statistics, in this war, more than 6900 innocent people from Xunyang were killed, and the property lost was worth million taels of silver.

The damage to civilian houses was the most serious, because Luo and Wu claimed that the civilian houses in Xunyang were an obstacle to military affairs and razed the village to the grounds.

In order to prevent the Japanese army from using civilian houses as cover to attack Lushun, the Russian army directly blew up a large number of bungalows in the northern part of Lushun, and even removed the eaves to use as firewood. The residents were forced to wander.

The Russian army also burned the crops of the residents to prevent the Japanese army from hiding, which directly caused hundreds of thousands of people to starve. In addition, the armies of the two countries also requisitioned all coal, iron, food, and horses.

In addition to the residents, the Luo-Wo army also looted the weapons, ammunition and military pay of the Xunyang government army. The originally weak Xunyang government army completely lost its ability to defend itself after its weapons were taken away. Even if it still had the ability, under the strict order of the Xunyang government, it did not dare to open fire on the Luo-Wo army.

"There is no hope in their eyes! They are a group of zombies!" Dawson said slowly. He was not afraid of dead bodies, but he was afraid of seeing such scenes.

"Yes, there is no hope for the corrupt empire!" Leo said word by word, "They need a leader to lead them to break the old shackles, so that they can usher in a new life!"

"When will that be?"

"Who knows? It could be now or in the future!"

Leo's fleet made a beautiful arc turn, exposed its rear to the Japanese, and left the sea area.

A few days later, at Governor-General Qifeng's Mansion, Governor Drake Paul Yeshek held a banquet to personally entertain the returning fleet officers and soldiers. Of course, due to limited space, only officers could attend.

A huge, bright chandelier swayed gently above the hall. Below, groups of people were talking with cups in hand. A few noble ladies covered their mouths with fans so their faces could not be seen, but the bold ladies raised their cups to greet them. The middle and lower-level officers of Leo's fleet had never seen such a scene before and they stood there in a daze for a moment.

Governor Paul Yeshek had also served for many years, so he certainly wouldn't mind. "Our warriors are here, let me see them!"

Leo stood at the front, with the rest of the officers lined up in several rows behind him.

"Colonel Leo, your name is already known to everyone in the empire. Very good! His Majesty the Emperor is very satisfied with your performance in Far East Germany!"

"Everyone, His Majesty the Emperor has promoted Leo to the rank of Major General and appointed Major General Leo as the commander of the Far East Fleet!" Governor Paul's words caused exclamations from the audience. Leo is the fastest promoted soldier today except for the Drake royal family.

"Congratulations! The prosperity of Qifeng Port needs your support in the future!" Governor Paul replaced the epaulettes on Leo's military uniform with a golden bean.

"Thank you, sir!" Leo saluted to express his gratitude. Now he became the protagonist of the banquet, but this warm atmosphere made Leo somewhat unaccustomed.

For example, at this moment, a lady in revealing clothes invited him to dance. Leo turned around and asked the Governor for help, but Governor Paul just gave him a helpless expression. "Boy, necessary socializing will help you integrate into the upper class as soon as possible. Now you are no longer a poor boy from Kaili!"

Dawson, the fool, wanted to rescue Leo, but was stopped just as he was about to go over. "Foolish boy, don't disturb your superior's affair. Now tell me about your battle. I was also on the battlefield!"

Unable to refuse, Dawson had to watch Leo being pulled into the dance floor.

"General, you look a little nervous!" The lady's smile never stopped.

"Ma'am, I'm not nervous. Dancing is not harder than going to the battlefield!" Leo said stubbornly.

"Then why are your movements so stiff?" the lady asked, and tightened her arms around Leo's waist.

"Maybe you haven't danced for a long time. You know, the last time you danced was a few years ago!" Leo talked nonsense seriously. The last time he danced was when he was studying etiquette courses at Kaili College, and he danced with a male partner.

"Madam, I don't know your name yet?" Leo only remembered to ask the lady's name at the last moment after the dance.

"My name is Theresa, General!"

After the music ended, Theresa returned to the group of noble ladies. Three or five of them surrounded her and no one knew what they were talking about. She could hear teasing sounds from time to time.