The First Evolution

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Perhaps most of the time, even during exercises, there is not much difference between the two.

However, once a war breaks out, there is a huge difference between a team led by an outstanding chief engineer and a team led by an ordinary chief engineer.

To use a more appropriate metaphor, a warship with an outstanding chief engineer is like wearing a fanatic armor, which can regenerate health according to a percentage every second. A warship with an ordinary chief engineer is like wearing a Doran shield.

In the former case, the battleships might still be active on the battlefield for a full hour after the war started, while in the latter case it was estimated that they were sunk directly half an hour after the war started.

Fang Linyan has conducted an in-depth analysis and found that both positions require a lot of experience to be qualified, and both Kitakatsu and Kuroda are well-known talents in their own professional fields, ranking among the top three in the entire combined fleet. .

The key is that after killing them, the Japanese Navy will not be able to cultivate such talents for a while. The gap created by this will not be replaced. It will have a significant impact on the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of 1898-1895 more than a month later. This is enough. .

According to Fang Linyan's assessment, if he can kill all six people on the list, the progress of the war on China's side may increase by 0.5%!

This is a national war. If the 0.5% percentage is converted into the lives of soldiers, it may be hundreds or even thousands. Therefore, for such a major event as a national war, this is already an extraordinary act.

Speaking of which, Laming is really dedicated. After getting these two lists, he immediately started busy again...

Youdao means that every line is like a mountain. Fang Linyan thought simply before, didn't he just kill someone? As a result, after Laming explained and analyzed it, he was immediately confused.

If one person is killed, then it is probably okay. Once two important figures related to the navy die accidentally in a short period of time, the officials will definitely be vigilant!

So even if safety factors are put aside, the difficulty of assassinating the remaining four people will definitely increase dramatically.

Okay, even if you are strong and capable, you are still sure to overcome all difficulties and win, but is it really worth it for you to spend so much energy and material resources to kill these people?

Everything has to be about cost-effectiveness. There are actually many ways to weaken Japan's national power! Assassination is just one of them!

If you put the same energy and material resources into other fields, will you achieve more success?

Fang Linyan was a kind-hearted person. He quickly drew inferences from one example and began to ask Tokugawa Shinobu to send more information, of course, everything related to the Japanese fleet.

Laming's words reminded Fang Linyan that some opportunities are difficult to find in China, but there may not be no breakthroughs in Japan's ports.

***

Another two days passed in a flash,

Tokugawa Shinobu's work efficiency is very good, and intelligence has been collected on five of the six people on the list.

However, among these five people, Fang Linyan and La Ming thought about it again and again and found that they could only get rid of three people at most. The remaining people were either far away or too difficult.

For example, the Kojima Shige on the list is the deputy chief engineer of the Akagi, but his other identity is the son of an army major general! At the same time, Kojima returned to the art of swordsmanship and obtained the true inheritance of Yagyu Shininryu.

Obviously, if you want to kill this person, you have to face the guards at his home, as well as his own powerful combat power.

Since he almost overturned the matter of kidnapping Tokugawa Shinobu, Fang Linyan now respects Laming's opinion very much. The three people selected by Laming are all drunkards without exception! In this case, it is definitely better to plot against a drunk guy than a sober one.

At the same time, once a person who likes to drink loses his whereabouts, people around him will probably feel like: This bastard must have been drunk somewhere again. In this case, Fang Linyan and the two would be able to get more assassination time.

Now Lamin is thinking of ways to set up a game. It would be best if three drunkards get together at the same time to form a drinking game.

Then the three of them were all drunk in the end. In this case, going for the assassination would be really worry-free and trouble-free, but this was obviously a good thing that only existed in theory.

At this time, Fang Linyan slapped his thigh simply, and then said:

"Let's stop pursuing perfection. Let's kill one first! Then tie him with stones and throw him into the sea. This way, at least it won't arouse alert for a day."

"Then assassinate the second and third within two hours and then get away before the situation spreads."

Regarding Fang Linyan's plan, Laming nodded and agreed. After all, this was the most feasible method.

Early the next morning, the two of them went to a high place outside the port and looked at the entire Nagasaki Port. They could see that the entire harbor was distributed in a concave crescent shape, and there were several scattered small islands outside the harbor. At this time A lighthouse has been built above.

In the port, there are a large number of ships docked densely, including British ironclad ships, American fast sailing ships, and Japanese-style Zhusin ships. The largest number are Japanese tuna fishing boats with bamboo buildings built on them, and very famous Japanese tuna fishing boats. The characteristic Hirata fishing boat.

The famous Nagasaki Military Port will not be built until Mitsubishi Heavy Industries moves in. Therefore, the current Nagasaki Military Port is not distinguished from the civilian port. It only occupies a large area in the northwest corner, but the slipway is covered with bamboo woven The barrier was so tight that one could only vaguely hear the chants coming from the workers inside.

In the waters of the port area, a large number of "pig tooth" boats shuttle around. These small wooden boats, which can only carry six or seven people, act as small traders, carrying vegetables, fruits, eggs, etc., distributed by The fishermen smelling the fishy smell of the sea raised it to their heads and shouted to sell.

Of course, some boats with hooded tusks have red lanterns hung on their bows in broad daylight, and there is a woman with heavy makeup sitting on the bow, waving her handkerchief and ogling at the big boat. It doesn’t matter what they are selling. Too much to say.

According to the intelligence received by Laming, the "Flying Dragon" and "Akagi" in the Japanese combined fleet will enter the port for maintenance today, so Kitakatsu and Kuroda Yuya on Fang Linyan's list will most likely come ashore. Fang Linyan and the other two will come ashore at this time. Just wait here for the return of these two warships, and then execute the assassination plan as soon as possible.

"Huh? Why does that ship look familiar to me?" Fang Linyan said suddenly.

Laming looked at the merchant ship called "Pingzhun" that Fang Linyan was pointing to, and after thinking about it, he said:

"This ship?"

Fang Linyan said:

"right."

Laming said:

"When we went to catch Tokugawa Shinobi that night, do you remember the guy he hosted for a banquet?"

Fang Linyan said:

"Oh! Is that guy related to this ship?"

Laming said:

"This Heizhen is that guy's flagship, and that guy's name is Kuukigen."

Fang Linyan was stunned:

"Sorry, it seems this person is famous?"

Laming said:

"According to the information I have learned, this person is the seventh generation direct bloodline of Kuki Yoshitaka, and Kuki Yoshitaka was the most famous navy general in the history of the Warring States Period in Japan. He was even called a pirate daimyo. He has been known for his water skills for generations. A thief’s profession makes a living.”

"If we want to use Chinese history as an analogy, the Jiugui family is similar to Zheng Chenggong's family, but its achievements are smaller, but its family's continuity and centripetal force are stronger, and of course, its luck is better, so it has lasted for nearly ten generations. People."

Fang Linyan groaned and suddenly said:

"I know, but after the Meiji Restoration in Japan, there should be no more soil for them, right?"

Laming said:

"What this man is doing is highly profitable and risky... He is smuggling arms."

Fang Linyan was not surprised after hearing this.

The situation in Europe at this time was not good to begin with. The great empire that was said to never set on the sun was still trying to maintain its former glory, but after all, it had revealed a strong smell of decay, and latecomers also began to try to challenge its hegemony.

The clouds of World War I have begun to brew. If it were not for the many internal conflicts in Russia, I believe that World War I would break out faster.

At this time, Asia is also full of heroes and chaos. In such troubled times, smuggling arms must be extremely profitable, and the risks are at least not as high as in peaceful times.

"That's right." Fang Linyan suddenly remembered something: "For now, Japan's own military industry is still in its infancy. It must be an arms importing country. So what is this guy smuggling? He purchases goods in bulk and then serves as a base. Where are the merchants selling goods?”

"But now that Japan is poor and stable, and there is no civil war, he can't sell anything."

Laming was stunned by Fang Linyan's question and said:

"I really don't know about this. I'll ask Tokugawa Shinobi later."

The two of them waited here for three full hours, but found nothing, and even the rain started to fall.

However, this is indeed normal. The weather at sea changes three times a day, and the speed of ships is greatly affected. Not to mention now, even a hundred years in the future, in 2000 AD, the arrival time at the port will be one or two days late. It's normal.

Fang Linyan greeted and said:

"Let's go. It looks like the rain is getting heavier. Let's have lunch first and then come here and stare."

At this time, Japan was really very poor. Not to mention eating two meals a day, the key is that each meal only consisted of two rice balls. And it doesn’t look like it’s filled with fish, meat or the like now.

The most common thing is to stuff a pickled plum into each rice ball. For example, in places near the sea, some cooked kelp will be stuffed. If the family conditions are better, a piece of fish or a small fish will be stuffed. .

The poor diet has led to a depression in the market. Fortunately, there are many foreign crews and tourists in Nagasaki Port, and the arrival time at the port is not uniform, so Fang Linyan and Laming can find a place to eat if they want. .

Strictly speaking, Lamin is actually a heroic spirit and a type of ghost. Therefore, eating is a habit of his life and he can enjoy the taste of delicious food. However, if he does not eat for ten days and a half, there will be no problem. of.

Therefore, while Fang Linyan was eating, he went to investigate the news about Jiuguiyuan. After Fang Linyan finished the sukiyaki he ordered, he hurried back to report:

"Master, Jiuguiyuan is quite famous in the port. In addition to smuggling arms, he also sells drugs, and the method of smuggling arms is even more incredible."

Fang Linyan said:

"Oh, why is it incredible?"

Laming lowered his voice and said:

"He received the goods from warships, then hoarded them. After reaching a certain amount, he sold them back through his connections in the military equipment department."

At this time, a dirty child ran over panting from a distance, and handed Lamin a bamboo tube. Lamin took out a banknote and gave it to him.

That bamboo tube is a very common thing in the market. It usually contains two rice balls. The workers and farmers here treat it like this at noon, so it doesn't look suspicious.

However, after Laming opened the bamboo tube under cover, he took out a piece of paper. After reading it hastily, he said:

"Tokugawa Shinobu sent me detailed information about the smuggling of Kukigen. Master, do you want to hear it?"

Fang Linyan was a little shocked at this time and said:

"Did you and Tokugawa Shinobu communicate only through a child? And you still wrote it so directly?"

Laming smiled and said:

"Master, this is not the era you live in. This is Japan at the end of the seventeenth century AD! No one has any sense of counter-espionage. Now even the Xuanyang Society mainly focuses on incitement and assassination, although it has also begun to collect some intelligence , but the energy is basically not focused on it.”

"What's more, we just vote and leave. We don't need to consider future sustainable development issues. The measures I have taken are enough."

Fang Linyan nodded and said:

"Okay, let's listen to the professionals and let's talk about the news revealed by Tokugawa Shinobu."

Laming said:

"The list of things Kukigen smuggled last time is as follows: one 57mm machine gun, thirty 150mm shells, sixteen 201mm shells, and four torpedoes, totaling 113,600 yen."

Fang Linyan said in surprise:

"Where do these things come from?"

Laming said:

"Of course it came from the warship. Oh, of course, according to the official training records, the ammunition must have been consumed by live fire, and the machine gun was destroyed by the explosion."

"Huh?" Fang Linyan's eyes widened after hearing this. He never expected that such a thing would happen! !

After he thought about it, he suddenly understood:

"Then General Jiugui Yuan will save these arms. For example, after saving to a certain base, he will use the inside line of the armaments department, and then resell them to the fleet! The price will definitely be lower than buying it from a Western arms dealer."

"During this process, the insiders in the armaments department made a lot of money. Not only did they get a kickback, but they also got appreciation from their superiors - spending a small amount of money to do big things! Jiuguiyuan made a profit. The purchase price of these ammunition It must be far lower than the selling price, and the ship officer who sold the items also made a profit, and the ammunition had no cost to him at all!"

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