In fact, at this time, even if Zhou Fu regretted it, it was too late, because at this time, the People's Army had already entered Zhejiang Province.

It turned out that after the East China Government made a resolution, it immediately began to send troops to Zhejiang Province. The garrison in Shanghai was the Marine Corps, with a total of two brigades stationed, and there was a regiment of the National Guards, responsible for daily public security work. Both Marine Brigades were preparing for the departure. Regardless of the result of Li Jingfang's persuasion by Zhou Fu, they would enter Zhejiang Province and prepare for war against Japan. If the negotiations were well, they would enter Zhejiang peacefully. If the negotiations were not well, they would attack Zhejiang. At the same time, a military division was transferred from the north bank of the Yangtze River to Shanghai, ready to reinforce the Zhejiang strife at any time.

At the same time, the naval fleet stationed in Shanghai is also preparing to develop and advance sea and land.

At this time, most of the warships captured in the Far East War had been restored and were incorporated into the navy. Among them, the main battleships were 5 battleships and 4 armored cruisers. At the same time, the East China Government has built a batch of warships to serve, but among the newly commissioned warships, there are not many main battleships, only two, namely the Jinan-class armored cruisers, the Kaifeng and Luoyang ships, the 3rd and 4th ships.

The main battleships under construction include: the third ship of the Mingjian-class battleship, Longquan, will be launched at the end of this year and will be put into service in the middle of next year. The No. 4 Juque is also built, and the construction time is expected to be 3-4 months later than the Longquan. There are also the No. 3, 4 armored cruisers, Huang Piao and Wu Ju, will be launched in the second half of the year and will be put into service in the first half of next year.

There are also four Russian battleships Poltava, Letvizan, Victory, and Peresvet, captured in the Far East War, which are expected to be restored and put into service next year and the following year, because these four battleships were sunk by the Japanese in the port of Lushun and were soaked in nearly half of them before being salvaged out of the water. Therefore, the damage is heavier and the maintenance is more difficult.

However, even if the warships are not still under construction or maintenance, the strength of the People's Army Navy has been greatly enhanced. The main battleships have reached 11 battleships and 14 armored cruisers, and in the next two years, a large number of main battleships will be put into service. In addition, although there have been no major battleships in recent years, many warships at the second-level, such as protective cruisers, destroyers, etc., have been built. After all, the navy does not rely solely on the main battleships, but also have strong combat tasks such as patrol, escort, and attacking pirates during peacetime. Therefore, the People's Army's navy has now expanded a lot, and its organization has also undergone major adjustments.

First, the East China Sea Fleet was officially established in the People's Army Navy, with the base in Shanghai. The fleet commander Chen Xiaojiang, which is also the first sub-district fleet established by the People's Army Navy. The rest of the warships are called the main fleet and the fleet commander Chen Xiaojiang.

The East China Sea Fleet is set up:

The battleship detachment, flagship Gan Jiang, Mo Ye, Chi Tu and Jue Ying, are actually composed of two battleships and two armored cruisers. Because these two types of warships currently have only two, and their performance is quite different from other warships. If they are formed into a team with other warships, it is difficult to effectively coordinate the combat. At the same time, subsequent warships of the same type are also under construction. Therefore, these four warships are temporarily organized into a team and will be reorganized after the subsequent warships of the same type are put into service.

Armored cruiser team, flagships Jinan, Tianjin, Kaifeng and Luoyang; these four ships are medium-sized armored cruisers, both firepower and flexibility, belong to the low-end level among the main battleships, and can perform some daily cruise missions.

The first cruiser squadron; flagship: Qingzhou, Yizhou, Dengzhou, Laizhou

Second cruiser squadron; flagship: Dongchang, Jining, Linqing, Wuding,

The first destroyer squadron; flagship: Haiyang, Laiyang, Wendeng, Rongcheng

The second destroyer squadron; flagship: Gaomi, Yuncheng, Anqiu, Zhucheng

There are 24 combat warships, 8 auxiliary warships and 12 logistics ships. In addition, there is also an Yangtze River detachment under the East China Sea Fleet, with 4 teams under it, each with 5 patrol boats, mainly responsible for the security of the Yangtze River waters. After all, the south of the Yangtze River is basically not the territory of the East China Government, and defense on the Yangtze River is also very important.

The warships in the East China Sea Fleet are basically warships built by the East China Government themselves. This is because Shanghai is currently the economic center of the East China Government and the frontier at the southern end. Therefore, heavy troops must be arranged, because they are at sea, and they need to be equipped with elite warships.

Of course, the main fleet's strength is not weak, and there are:

The first battleship team, flagships: Weiyang (Russian ship Prince), Boyang (Russian ship Borodino), Feiyang (Russian ship Eagle), Guangyang (Russian ship Glory), and Xuyang (French ship Xufren). In fact, these five ships are basically considered to be of the same school. Weiyang is a type of battleship purchased by Russia from France. It has a very eye-catching performance in the Battle of the Yellow Sea of ​​the Russo-Japanese War. Boyang, Feiyang and Guangyang are all imitated by Russia according to the Weiyang, and the Xuyang is an improved model based on the Weiyang model of France, so these five battleships with similar performance are grouped into a group.

The second battleship team, flagships: Yan Yang (British ship Majesty), Shikiyo (Japanese ship Shikishima), Heyang (British ship Majesty), Xingyang (British ship Mars). In fact, these four warships can also be considered similar ships, Yan Yang, and Yang, Xingyang are all majestic-class battleships built by the United Kingdom for Japan, so it is also appropriate to form these four battleships into a group.

After the restoration of the other four Russian battleships, they will also be organized into a group to become the third battleship team.

The first armored cruiser team, flagships: Takuhai (German ship Count Bismarck), Kaihai (Russian ship Russian), Baohai (formerly Russian ship Gromo Bowie), and Beihai (Berwick). These four armored cruisers are large armored cruisers with a total of more than 10,000 tons, so they are composed into a group.

The second armored cruiser detachment, flagships: Bahai (Russian Bayan), Yonghai (Russian Warrior), Jinhai (Japanese ship Rijin), Kehai (French ship Kleber). These four armored cruisers are medium-sized armored cruisers of 7-8,000 tons, so they are formed into another armored cruiser detachment.

In addition, the main fleet also has 5 cruiser teams and 8 destroyer teams, a total of 73 combat warships, 18 auxiliary warships, and 31 logistics transport ships, which is also quite considerable.

Moreover, the People's Army Navy's current combat warships have reached nearly 100, and the scale has expanded by nearly 60% compared to the Far East War. Currently, in the world naval rankings of [British Jane's Defense Weekly], it is only slightly inferior to the French Navy and ranked fifth. And two years later, the two famous sword-class and four repaired Russian ships will be included in the list, and the People's Army Navy will surpass France and be promoted to the top four of the world's navy.

In any case, this is a huge achievement. At the same time, the shipbuilding industry of the East China government is also developing rapidly. In addition to Qingdao Shipyard and Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard, Dalian Jinzhou Shipyard will also be able to be put into production by the end of the year. There are also three small shipyards in Tianjin, Lushun and Weihai, which can ensure that new warships will continue to be put into service in the future, so that the People's Army Navy will remain strong.

This time, Li Jingfang's persuasion was very successful, so two Marine brigades stationed in Shanghai set off the next day. One of them took a sea route, set off with the navy, and landed directly at Taizhou Prefecture. This time, the East China Sea Fleet was also dispatched. Chen Xiaojiang, the commander of the East China Sea Fleet, also acted with the fleet, but he did not go to Taizhou Prefecture, but went ashore in Hangzhou Bay. The other brigade took the land route and arrived in Hangzhou. At the same time, Luo Yue, the commander of the Marine Corps, had already arrived in Shanghai, and set off by land with Shanghai Mayor Li Songchen, and joined Chen Xiaojiang in Hangzhou. Once he started a war with Japan, the command headquarters of the sea and land line troops were located in Hangzhou.

In fact, Japan did not invest too much force this time. The army landed in Fujian was only more than 5,000, and the fleet was not large. There were only 8 warships in total, with only two armored cruisers, and the others were protective cruisers. The situation set up by the East China government to deal with it is really exaggerating.

However, there is a reason why the East China Government does this. First, it is to create momentum, deter Japan, and force Japan to retreat when it comes to difficulties. If Japan still does not know how to live or die and insists on launching a war, the East China Government will also quickly defeat the Japanese army with absolute superior forces and make a quick decision; second, it is to shock the local forces in Zhejiang. Although Zhou Fu has decided to submit to the East China Government, this does not mean that the local forces in Zhejiang are willing to submit to the East China Government, because everyone's interests have different needs. For Zhou Fu, submit to the East China Government.

In order to get the greatest benefit, it may not be necessary for other local forces in Zhejiang. Many even believe that submission to the East China Government is harmful to their own interests, and Zhou Fu's control over Zhejiang Province is also limited, so it is inevitable that someone will make a report from it, destroying the East China Government's smooth acceptance of Zhejiang. In addition, Britain, France and the United States naturally do not want the East China Government to occupy Zhejiang Province, and they may also do some tricks. The East China Government naturally cannot be guarded, so they simply use open conspiracy to enter Zhejiang with strong forces to see who dares to cause trouble.
Chapter completed!