Rebirth of the Flying Era

Du Fei asked Vincent to sit down and asked directly, "What's going on? With two black circles under his eyes, he's about to catch up with the panda."

 Vincent smiled bitterly and complained: "My uncle hasn't left office yet, and someone is trying to please the new master."

 As expected, Du Fei guessed correctly, but this kind of flattery and contempt for others is not uncommon.

Dufey was more concerned about the purpose of Vincent's personal visit.

Dufy's previous telegram only asked about the fleet's visit to Yajiada and nothing else.

Normally it would be enough for Vincent to reply with a telegram. In addition, the situation there is not good, so there is no need to make another trip.

Now that Vincent is here, it means that he has something more important to say.

As expected, Vincent said: "Du, you asked me in the telegram about the inside story of this active fleet."

Du Fei nodded and listened to her next words.

Vincent was very busy: "Actually, this matter is in the same vein as the temporary change of the Governor of Xiangjiang. They are orders from the highest level, directly from Duke Philips, but everyone knows that Duke Philips has no political power, and everything he has comes from the Queen..."

Du Fei understood what he meant, which was that it was almost impossible to seek change from within Yingguo.

 In fact, this result was also what Du Fei had expected.

Even if we take a step back, this time it was not the Queen’s order, and with Vincent’s family’s connections in Huandun, it would be difficult to change anything.

After all, Xiangjiang, which they had regarded as fundamental and had been in business for many years, was taken away as soon as they asked.

 It shows that the Dai Zhilin family has almost lost the right to speak in Huandun.

 If that was all, there was no need for Vincent to come in person.

As expected, the next step is the key point. Vincent lowered his voice and said: "In addition, I also heard a rumor. This time the fleet is mobilized to Nanyang. In addition to showing posture and strength and acting with Yinni, there is another purpose..."

Du Fei couldn't help but raise his eyebrows after listening to Vincent's narration, a little unbelievable.

 But after thinking about it, it seems that it is not impossible.

 It turns out that this so-called fleet's return to Nanyang had an ulterior purpose, which was that the British planned to rent Palembang in Sumatra as a backup for Hong Kong at the right time and become the fulcrum of the Royal Navy in the Nanyang region.

According to the urine of the Yingguo people, they are really capable of such things as turning against others and stabbing their allies in the back.

And the current overall situation is very different from the world before Du Fei traveled through.

 First of all, because of the appearance of Du Fei, Huaguo's strength is stronger. Coupled with last year's victory, it seems full of pressure.

 Correspondingly, the control of the Yingguo people in Xiangjiang has been greatly weakened, which can be seen from the fact that Lei Luo became the deputy director.

 In this case, it is not surprising to consider losing Xiangjiang and prepare backup plans in advance just in case.

It just so happened that at this time, something happened again in Yin Ni, which gave the Yingguo people an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Du Fei couldn't help but mourn for Subian. If a person is unlucky enough to drink cold water, his teeth will be blocked.

Subian thought he had found help, but in fact he opened the door to the thief.

Thinking of this, Du Fei looked at Vincent again.

As I said just now, if it is just this matter, it is enough to say it in a telegram. There is no need to go there in person.

Even if the Yingguo people intend to stab Subian in the back, it is not enough to explain anything.

Dufey was certain that Vincent must have more to come.

Sure enough, Vincent continued: "Du, you must not want them to come to Nanyang, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have sent me a telegram to inquire about this matter."

Du Fei nodded. He had nothing to hide about this, and he couldn't hide it. He kept speaking harshly, which made him look disingenuous.

Vincent raised the corners of his mouth, heyed twice, and lowered his voice: "They will stay in Lijiapo for three days on the way and stay at the Raffles Hotel arranged by Li Jing..."

As he spoke, he took out a kraft paper document bag from his briefcase: "This is the architectural structure diagram of the hotel."

Du Fei narrowed his eyes slightly, a little surprised that Vincent could grasp this information.

You must know that the so-called task force is still gathering near Somali, and the subsequent itinerary, not to mention how top-secret it is, has probably not been arranged yet.

At this time, Vincent actually knew that the fleet would stop at Lijiapo, and also knew which hotel to stay in. This was not Vincent's ability.

Moreover, from the time Dufy sent the telegram to the present, excluding Vincent's time on the road, there was almost no time to investigate and prepare a detailed architectural diagram of the hotel.

In other words, there is a high probability that Vincent already knew this information before Dufy sent the telegram, and he had the building structure diagram of the hotel in his hand...

Du Fei couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly and smelled a strong smell of conspiracy.

However, this conspiracy was not against him, but against the Yingguo fleet.

Du Fei unfolded the structural diagram and looked at it, then looked at Vincent and said with a half-smile: "Are you planning to let me kill all the senior leaders of the fleet in Lijiapo? Are you so cruel?"

 Vincent shrugged and said indifferently: "They may not all die, but it's best not to use a gun. You know, it won't end well. It would be nice if something unexpected happens."

Du Fei looked at the structural diagram in his hand again, and said calmly: "Does this mean Luandun?"

Vincent was silent for two seconds, nodded and said: "Yes, Her Majesty the Queen's hand stretched too long this time."

Du Fei smiled playfully. There really is infighting everywhere. The current Queen of Yingguo is only in her forties, which is quite young for a political figure. She is obviously not satisfied with the rights in her hands being taken away bit by bit. null.

Now, Du Fei suddenly understood why Huandun suddenly changed Dongfang's strategy.

 Because it is far enough away from them, it is on the edge of the Zhengzhi territory and is least likely to attract attention.

 The Queen's group chose this place and wanted to give it a try.

In Du Fei's impression, it seems that this was not the case before the time travel, probably because his appearance caused some kind of change.

 It is a pity that Her Majesty the Queen still underestimated the vigilance and restrictions placed on the royal family by the vested interest groups in Wandun.

 The queen can exist, but only in a symbolic sense, and the restoration of royal power will never be allowed.

 We cannot allow even a little bit of testing, even a small move in the farthest reaches of Southeast Asia.

The queen, or the royalist faction's temptation, was immediately met with severe counterattack by other factions.

 They found Vincent.

 The reason is also very simple, because Vincent's Dai Zhilin family is being suppressed.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and this gave Vincent the opportunity to embrace another friend.

However, there is a premise. Those big figures in Luandun are only responsible for providing limited help.

And Vincent must act as a vanguard to cut off the hand extended by the royalists, which is this fleet.

 Obviously Vincent did not have this ability, which was why he immediately came to see Du Fey in person after receiving the telegram.

Du Fei took a sip of tea, understood the general situation, and said in a deep voice: "Vincent, we are friends, and preventing this fleet from reaching Nanyang is also my original purpose. But... now a new situation has arisen, you are here Huandun's allies have the same purpose..." Du Fei shook the hotel building structure diagram in his hand: "They paid too little."

Vincent gave a wry smile, of course he knew it was too little.

 But he was not qualified to bargain in front of the big men in Luandun, so he could only passively accept it.

 It is the other person who is responsible for setting the questions and he is responsible for answering them.

 You can't just say that you can't do it, just go and discuss with the person who asked the question whether you can change the question. At least he is not qualified yet.

 But Du Fei is different. Du Fei does not need to be afraid of the emotions of those so-called big shots.

If he didn’t know the other party’s intentions, forget it. Du Fei could only treat it as his unilateral intention to prevent the fleet from reaching Nanyang.

Now that we know that it is a matter between two families, you just want to give out some innocuous information and get a building plan and just sit back and enjoy the benefits. What a joke.

And Du Fei also saw that Vincent deliberately revealed this situation to him.

 Otherwise, after receiving Du Fei's telegram, he could pretend to reveal the relevant information to Du Fei.

Not only do you not have to come in person, you can also sell favors to Du Fei.

 Vincent didn't do this, not because he was a friend to Du Fei, but because he himself was not satisfied with Huandun's attitude. It was just that he was not qualified to say no, so he could only find someone who could say no and bargain for him.

 The two of them looked at each other, understanding each other tacitly.

Du Fei reached out and patted Vincent on the shoulder: "I heard that the governor-elect, Baron Wilson, is also in Lijiapo now, and he will definitely join the fleet by then..."

Vincent's heart trembled, and he instantly heard the overtones of Du Fei's words.

Although preventing the fleet from reaching the South Seas was the main purpose, the biggest threat to Vincent and his family was Baron Wilson.

　　Du Fei’s words were understated, but Vincent heard the profound meaning and immediately said: "If Wilson suddenly has a problem, according to the current situation, my uncle will continue to act as governor."

Du Fei laughed and said: "So we can continue to cooperate in the future~"

"Of course, I hope so." Vincent was slightly excited. If this could eliminate Baron Wilson at the same time, it would be a decisive change for him and his family.

 He is a smart man and knows that Du Fei's help will not be in vain. When they get the benefits, they must give Du Fei an equal return.

Of course, he can also ignore Du Fei's interests, but this cooperation or the deal of each getting what he needs will also fall through.

Vincent said: "By the way, I heard that Sarawak has been lacking warships..."

 Du Fei raised his eyebrows. Vincent was obviously prepared and nodded in agreement.

Vincent moved his buttocks and continued: "Due to economic constraints after the war, the Far East Fleet originally mothballed a number of destroyers and frigates in Xiangjiang..."

When Du Fei heard this, his heart suddenly moved. Although it was an old ship from World War II and was more than 20 years old now, the current Kuching Navy was not qualified to be picky.

Vincent continued: "Among them, two 'Tribe-class' destroyers and two 'Wartime' destroyers were built in 1948. They were basically mothballed without much use. If you want, I can think of a way. "

 Four old destroyers~

Du Fei thought in his mind, of course he had to get this, and he didn’t want it in vain.

However, it is impossible to estimate it for free. Vincent's ability is at most convenient and it is impossible to take it directly.

 It needs to be managed up and down, especially the current local navy.

Although these people are marginal figures, they are not as good as county magistrates. If they want to get the ship, they must be fed.

Du Fei asked: "How many ships are needed approximately?"

Vincent said: "Each ship costs one hundred thousand dollars. Colonel Rodit, who is currently in charge of the sealed supplies, is about to retire and is planning to move to Meguo." Du Fei instantly understood that one hundred thousand dollars for a destroyer was real. Not expensive.

 In total, it’s not much better than selling scrap metal.

Vincent added: "But let me explain in advance that although it is a new ship, it has been in storage for more than 20 years. It will definitely need to be renovated if it is to be used. The cost is not small."

Du Fei smiled and said: "I know, we just have a ready-made shipyard of our own, and we can drag it back and slowly repair it when the time comes."

Although several destroyers from the Second World War are not considered to have much combat effectiveness today, they are still large ships with a displacement of two to three thousand tons, and they can still be used around the South China Sea.

Especially when Du Fei is short of ships, Vincent's move can be regarded as a timely help.

However, these broken ships alone are not enough.

Du Fei said: "These ships are our friendship, but over there at Huandun..."

 Vincent knew how to measure. Just as Du Fei said, the boat was their friendship and Baron Wilson's life-paying price, but this time it was not the price at Wandun.

Vincent said: "You tell me, I will convey it to you."

Du Feidao: "The Kingdom of Sarawak joins the Commonwealth trading system as an independent individual and enjoys the basic rights of members."

 Vincent nodded. This request was not too much. Sarawak was originally in the British colonial system, not to mention that the current nominal king was still the former Earl of Ingo.

 …

A few days later, the assembled fleet left the Red Sea in a mighty manner and arrived in the south of Indu. It stayed for a day and continued eastward.

The next stop will be Lijiapo, which guards the Strait of Malacca.

 According to the plan, we will stay in Lijiapo for three days and continue to Yajiada.

 Vincent has stayed in Kuching these days and has been communicating with Wundun via telegram.

 An agreement was finally reached and Du Fei's request was agreed to.

 The next step is to look at Du Fei's methods.

 The next day, Vincent took a plane back to Xiangjiang to go to the ships he planned to 'give' to Du Fei.

Scraping a mothballed warship is also a very technical job.

Du Fei decided to go to Lijiapo himself.

 Once this fleet reaches Yajada, it will be the greatest support for Subian, and Du Fei must stop it.

What’s more, it’s the first time to cooperate with the capitalistic constitutionalists. You must flex your muscles and let the other party see your strength before you can cooperate in the future.

Du Fei prepared for two days and arrived at Lijiapo by boat under a pseudonym.

In addition to Cixin, Ding Sitian also came with them, as well as Xiaowu and Xiaohei's crow team, as well as two mice, Xiaohong and Xiaohui... Later, there was also a twenty-man team led by Eagle. Elite squad.

  Kuching has always had staff stationed in Lijiapo, both openly and covertly.

　Du Feilai did not disturb these people.

Because these people are permanent, whether it is an open line or a hidden line, they may have been discovered by the other party long ago.

 It was just tacitly understood and left untouched.

Du Fei looking for them would be tantamount to exposing himself.

On the contrary, Ma Sangu and his uncle Ma San, who had just returned to Lijiapo from Malaysia, were more private and safe.

As soon as Du Fei got off the boat, Ma Sangu and his wife came to the dock to pick him up.

 The two of them knew about Du Fei's situation and behaved very respectfully.

 When Qi Qi saw Ci Xin next to him, their eyes seemed to be electrocuted and they immediately looked away.

 At this moment, the uncle Liuxian they worshiped conveyed fear.

 The two of them had long known that Du Fei had a great master beside him, who could be called a saint in body and an immortal on land.

At first Ma Sangu and his wife didn’t believe it, but it wasn’t until they saw Ci Xin for the first time that they truly understood what it meant to be strong.

Even if Uncle Liu Xian is here in person, he may not be able to defeat this woman in a white dress.

 The two of them swallowed and showed more respect to Du Fei.

Being able to have a master like Ci Xin follow him wholeheartedly made them increasingly feel that Du Fei was unfathomable.

Du Fei came to the hotel to stay without any pretense.

This is near the Raffles Hotel, and the small black crow team can easily overlook the Raffles Hotel not far across the way.

In the hotel room, Du Fei and Ma Sangu asked about the situation here.

Ma Sangu and the other two did not know the real purpose of Du Fei coming here. Before, Du Fei only asked them to investigate some situations at the Raffles Hotel.

 The two acted very measuredly and conducted limited investigations on the periphery, trying to avoid alerting the public as much as possible.

Dufey took out the architectural structural drawing of the hotel and listened while looking at the drawing.

According to the information provided by Vincent, after the fleet arrives at Lijiapo, Li Jing will hold a reception here, and then the fleet's senior officials will stay here.

 With this news, Du Fei can make arrangements in advance calmly.

 …

 Three days later, God seemed less willing to favor the Yingguo people again.

It was rainy on the day when the fleet arrived at Lijiapo. Although Li Jing prepared a grand welcome ceremony, it could not help but be cast into a haze.

Du Fei came to the scene in advance with compassion and sat on the second floor of a cafe near the pier.

The view here is very good, you can see more than half of the port area, and you can also see the welcome ceremony prepared to welcome the fleet to visit.

 At this moment, there was a sudden commotion among the people below.

Du Fei looked out the window. A huge black shadow appeared in the haze on the sea in the distance, followed by another one after another.

Finally, a few minutes later, the first warship broke through the sea fog and revealed its true gray appearance.

The first ship to break through the smog was the flagship Ampton, a large ship with a displacement of 15,000 tons. Although it was an old gunboat with more than 20 years of history, even at this time it still gave people a shock. a feeling of.

The sharp and towering bow splits the sea. On the front are two stepped triple turrets. Behind the turrets are a tall bridge and various modernized antennas.

Although it looks very messy, it has a rough mineral aesthetic.

Du Fei has never seen a super battleship with a displacement of tens of thousands of tons and a gun caliber close to half a meter. He can only see it on TV or video, so he cannot experience the shock.

 But this cruiser of more than 10,000 tons can still deeply touch his heart.

 After Huaxia lost "Dingyuan Zhenyuan" in the late Qing Dynasty, it completely missed the era of large ships and cannons.

If we count from the Sino-Japanese War of 1898 to 1998, we have lost a full hundred years. It was not until decades later, before Du Fei crossed over, that the 055 large-scale drive was launched into the water before we regained our sense of presence at sea.

Du Fei's thoughts were spinning, and when he came to his senses, the entire fleet had appeared.

At the front are the two largest heavy cruisers of over 10,000 tons, and behind them are destroyers and frigates from large to small. They are all old-fashioned gun ships and there are no missile ships.

 From here we can also see that the Daiying Empire was indeed declining.

Although the fleet looks bluffing, it is just scraping together feathers. If it really has to face dozens of missile boats and launch anti-ship missiles directly from dozens of kilometers away, these ships will be nothing more than large living targets.

 But having said that, even if it is a living target, if this fleet is given to Du Fei now, he will definitely accept it happily.

 At least in this small area of ​​Nanyang, the two heavy cruisers alone are enough to show off their power.

 A few minutes later, with the high-pitched whistle sound, the fleet approached the port area.

Lijiapo was originally the base of the Yingguo fleet, and the port had sufficient berths.

The ships docked one after another, and the band that had been waiting at the dock immediately started playing music.

As the gangway was lowered, a few senior officers on the ship came down in navy uniforms.

The leader was none other than the commander of this expedition, Lewis Shaojiang.

Dufey had seen it through the photo Vincent gave him. This middle-aged and fat young man had a big belly and was pushing his white navy uniform forward.

Standing on the gangway and walking down, his chin was slightly raised, looking very arrogant.

At the bottom of the gangway, Li Jing had been waiting here for a long time. He took two steps forward, with a smile on his face, and he bent over and stretched out his hands to shake hands.

Lewis Shaojiang curled his lips imperceptibly, which was considered a courtesy, and stretched out his hand to shake hands.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but the two of them are obviously about the same height, but when they stand together, Li Jing is a head shorter.

At the same time, people who had prepared in advance waved small flags outside the cordon, as if they were welcoming their relatives.

Du Fei felt a little uncomfortable when he saw this.

 It is difficult for him to agree with the behavior of these people, whether before time travel or now.

Just yesterday, Du Fei also saw the newspaper advocating that he hoped that the British and French fleets would return permanently and return to Lijiapo.

 Perhaps this is the sequelae of being colonized, and it will be the same for Dongyang and Nangao in the future~

Du Fei stood on the second floor next to the harbor, looking coldly at the people below who were celebrating.

 They were not forced, but welcomed them from the bottom of their hearts, as if those huge ships were really here to protect them...

Du Fei sighed and waited silently for the celebration to end. The officers who got off the ship were picked up. The celebrating people left a mess on the ground before he stood up and left.

Ci Xin didn’t speak the whole time and just followed silently, as if she didn’t exist at all.

 Although it ends here, the welcome celebration does not.

Over at the hotel, there was more activity, especially after the officers left and the sailors disembarked from the ship.

These sailors waved the banknotes in their hands, bringing new consumption.

 At the Raffles Hotel, it was another scene of revelry...