Volume 1: The Battleship Yitian Changes into the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 Chapter 70: Being a Gentleman
"What are you laughing at, sir? Are you disliking Shunji..." the beautiful woman in his arms asked softly.
"So if I really dislike you, you will be happy, right?" Sun Gang asked with a smile.
She didn't expect him to say that. She didn't know how to answer for a moment. Looking at her confused look, Sun Gang laughed again.
"How do you know I'm afraid of the cold, my dear girl?" Sun Gang asked.
"Because Shunji's heart is also cold." She looked at him and couldn't help but shed tears.
"Then let's warm each other up?" Sun Gang said with a smile, "I really like you, my dear girl, but I don't want you to always have so much pain in your heart."
She buried her head in his arms and began to sob. Sun Gang looked at her shoulders shaking slightly and sighed in his heart. Well, when he returned home, he could finally face his beloved wife with peace of mind and pride.
At the starting point, not every time traveler can do this when faced with such temptation.
When daybreak came, he looked at his quilt which was propped up high by something, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
The fragrance of the beauty is still there, but she is gone.
It is really not easy to be a gentleman of this night.
But he had no choice but to do so.
Because he could vaguely feel the relationship between the person who appeared and disappeared from time to time and her.
I also guessed why she offered herself to me.
Is it true that while she is here, the hidden enemy cannot harm herself?
When we return , in addition to speeding up the pace of ship purchases, we should also set up the Beiyang Military Intelligence Office as soon as possible and build an intelligence force of our own.
Even if it was to protect himself.
When he finished washing up and came to the yard, Jin Shunji was fighting with Zhan Shuxiao in the yard. The figures of a beautiful woman with long flowing hair and a handsome and heroic young man fighting with each other formed a strange and magnificent picture on a sunny morning.
The two of them were fighting fiercely. When they saw Sun Gang coming out, they jumped back and retreated as if in tacit understanding.
"Are you exercising like this early in the morning?" Sun Gang asked with a smile.
"Lord Zhan is very interested in our country's boxing and asked me to demonstrate it to him." Jin Shunji adjusted her breathing and said with a smile.
"I didn't expect Miss Jin to have such good martial arts skills." Zhan Shuxiao said calmly, "She is also the best woman in Qinggong that I have ever seen. I can't catch up with her at all."
"Lord Zhan's marksmanship is so good that he can hit the target even from a hundred paces away. I'll ask for your advice more often when I have time in the future." Jin Shunji said.
"That requires Miss Jin's unique flying knife skills." Zhan Shuxiao said with a smile.
Sun Gang looked at them and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Perhaps his envisioned elite force would start with the two of them?
After staying in the capital for a few more days and discussing the ship purchase with Li Hongzhang, he hurried back to Lushun.
When he arrived at the base, the officers and soldiers told him that the Dingyuan and Zhenyuan had been modified and overhauled.
Looking at the two sisters, Dingyuan and Zhenyuan, which were docked in the harbor and looked brand new, he felt extremely cordial, just like seeing his long-lost relatives who had just recovered from a serious illness and came to greet him.
We learned from military workers that after the modification and overhaul, the Dingyuan and Zhenyuan adopted new engines, with a maximum speed of 17 knots. The new recoil device was added to the gun mount, which greatly increased the firing rate of the main guns. In addition, some unnecessary devices were removed and new steam engines with smaller boilers were used to save space. In addition, the bow was replaced with a 152mm rapid-fire gun, and the original turret at the stern was removed and replaced with two 152mm rapid-fire guns with ear platforms in parallel, which greatly increased the firepower of the entire ship. The gun covers and main gun covers less than 4 inches thick were all removed (this was also a bloody lesson learned in the Battle of the Yellow Sea. These gun covers did not provide much protection against large-caliber shells. Instead, they would become cages for the crew and bounce shrapnel everywhere, causing heavy casualties.), the main defense shields were thickened to more than 6 inches, and the comprehensive combat effectiveness of the two battleships was improved to a higher level.
There is an endless stream of foreign tourists visiting these days, and many foreign journalists take photos with the naval officers and soldiers next to the warships. China's image as the largest naval power in Asia has been promoted.
A few days later, the Beiyang Fleet, with its dragon flag flying, set out in full dress and headed south to Shanghai to avoid the cold. He, the Minister of Shipbuilding, stayed at the Port of Lushun and did not go with them. During this period, since he had secured the rare funds, his ship purchase plan had to be put on the agenda.
Fearing that the Russian fleet and other uninvited "guests" would force China to rent again after the Beiyang Fleet left, Lin Taizeng discussed with the navy and army generals and decided to add a large number of controlled mines inside and outside Haikou. Zhang Wenxuan and Xu Bangdao also set up observation posts along the coast to monitor the sea surface at any time and mobilized coastal fishermen to pay attention to the movements of ships from other countries. Sun Gang was very pleased when he learned about this. It seemed that this anti-aggression war had brought many useful things to the Chinese military and civilians.
After the Beiyang Fleet set out, the "Beiyang Shipping Company" founded by his beloved wife also sent ships to accompany them, carrying a large number of northern goods to Shanghai, and carrying a lot of goods for naval officers, saving them from the notoriety of "warship smuggling". Even Zhang Yi, the general manager of the Kaiping Mining Bureau (originally a servant of Prince Chun's Palace), who had always been indifferent to the navy, came to ask for help in transporting things to the south. Naturally, Ma Yue agreed. From that day on, the navy obtained all affordable high-quality smokeless coal, and was isolated from coal face ever since. When his beloved wife proudly told him about this, it made Sun Gang happy for a long time.
"You've been very lucky lately." Ma Yue said to him that day, "You can say that you're making a lot of money. Haven't all the things in Beijing been resolved? I see that you're still a little unhappy. What happened?" Indeed, the last time he came back from Beijing, he seemed to be worried about something, which made her, who was very sensitive, sense something.
"Nothing." He smiled, held her soft hand, and said, "Things went unexpectedly smoothly, and I was a little overwhelmed for a while."
"I'm afraid it's not because of this?" His beloved wife looked at him with smiling eyes and asked meaningfully.
"What do you mean?" Sun Gang asked vigilantly, as if he smelled danger.
"You've been in Beijing for so many days, haven't you gone out for some entertainment at night?" Ma Yue reminded him with a smile.
"I have to wait in the palace before I even have breakfast. I am exhausted during the day, how can I have the leisure time?" Sun Gang said, "I will sleep as soon as it gets dark."
"Oh..." The beloved wife nodded suddenly understandingly, "I just slept at night, yes." She emphasized the word "slept".
Sun Gang immediately broke out in sweat, and he knew what she meant.
Even though he really hadn't done anything to offend her, at this point, even if he hadn't been a "thief", he still felt guilty.
After all, it's a fact that you hug a beautiful woman and go to bed with her and lie in the same quilt with her, right?
Who would believe you if you said you didn't touch anyone?
"If I say I did nothing, would you believe me?" Sun Gang asked weakly.
"This sentence needs to be explained..." said his beloved wife, still looking at him dangerously.
"She came to see me at night, wearing only her inner clothes. I understood what she meant without her saying anything." Sun Gang made up his mind and said, "Besides, she said it without even a detour. I couldn't chase her away, so I let her come to bed, but we didn't do anything. When I woke up at dawn, she was gone." After he finished speaking, he didn't dare to look at her face, but whispered, "Whether you believe it or not, I still say that we really didn't do anything."
After a long time, Ma Yue stretched out her hands, held his face, and looked at him with her beautiful big eyes, blinking, but she didn't look angry.
"Based on your performance every night, I really find it hard to believe." She said with a smile, "You need to be so strong. I was worried that I was a virgin and couldn't stand your torment for the first time. You actually told me that you didn't do anything. I was really surprised."
"How do you know she's a virgin?" The Harbour Master seemed to have forgotten that he was "in danger" and actually cared about this! Yes, if you don't actually do it, how can you know if she is a virgin? This question is definitely a hot topic on the Internet.
Ma Yue looked at him with some pride and said, "Of course I can know. I can tell from the eyebrows, chest, and gait." Seeing his eager look to learn, she realized that she had gone off topic. She couldn't help but glare at him. He smiled and hugged her in his arms.
"You already know that she is still a virgin, yet you still ask me this. Are you doing it on purpose?" Sun Gang asked with a smile.
"Why don't you want such a beauty?" Ma Yue quickly brought the topic back to the topic. She looked at him and smiled, "You haven't been able to do it these days, have you?"
"Okay? I'll prove it to you now." Sun Gang's hands immediately started to get naughty.
"Ah! No! Please, let's not let anyone see us in broad daylight!" She smiled sweetly and dodged his movements. "You haven't told me yet, why don't you want her?"
"Although she looked calm on the surface, I could sense the deep pain in her heart," Sun Gang said. "I always respect good girls. I couldn't do that."
She looked at him with bright eyes and smiled, "Then why are you acting differently towards me? You are even more perverted than a pervert."
"You are different." Sun Gang hugged her tightly and said, "I have admired you since college. Now that I have the chance, of course I will pester you. Besides, I know you like me too."
"Don't give me that!" She laughed, "When did I ever like you?"
"Have you forgotten that you saved a seat for me when we were in class? Another time, we were talking at the door of the classroom for a long time and didn't even realize the teacher had been teaching for a long time. I even sent you back to school..." Sun Gang said confidently, her face slightly reddened, and she hugged him tightly.
"Yes, I love you, please don't leave me..." She said foolishly in his arms: "I don't want you to like others..."
Sun Gang hugged her tightly, a faint feeling of happiness welled up in his heart, and the small storm disappeared without a trace.
