But what they didn't know was that less than a week before Hong Kong's return, there was a group of great Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy soldiers who used their lives as a bet to guard China's waters.

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- Hong Kong's return to the motherland 25th anniversary -

July 1, 2022 is the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland.

5 years ago, an old flag that had been flying for 156 years was lowered in Hong Kong and replaced by a brand new five-star red flag.

At that time, people in China and Hong Kong were cheering and celebrating Hong Kong's return.

But what they didn't know was that less than a week before Hong Kong's return, there was a group of great Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy soldiers who used their lives as bets to guard China's waters.

British troops invaded Chinese waters

On June 25, 1997, the British super-large mixed fleet "Wave 97 Task Group" arrived near the South China Sea.

The Chinese Navy has long heard about this army and is gnashing its teeth.

Because it was this army that opened our country 157 years ago and then made Hong Kong a British colony for 156 years.

Hong Kong's return is imminent. China didn't want to be troublesome, so it didn't pay attention to this British navy at first.

However, seeing that the Chinese navy did not react much after seeing itself, the British navy immediately began to push further. A warship was dispatched and headed directly towards the South China Sea.

Seeing the approaching warships, the Chinese navy also knew that Britain was demonstrating against itself and wanted to humiliate China.

If China really takes no action against this warship, it will inevitably be ridiculed by all countries.

So China could no longer tolerate it, so just like that, a Chinese guided missile destroyer set out from Chinese waters and sailed towards the British warship.

After seeing this Chinese destroyer , the British warship was not afraid at all. On the contrary, it was very excited, thinking that its dignity had been provoked, and continued to move towards the Chinese waters.

They seem to want to use this method to oppress China and make the Chinese navy give in again.

But the Chinese navy did not tolerate them. As fearless Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers, they directly used the advantages of their own guided missile destroyers to intercept British warships.

Through the bravery of the Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers and China's increasingly powerful military power, the British navy was finally intercepted in the high seas 30 nautical miles away from our country's territorial waters and was unable to advance even half a step.

During the battle, our Chinese navy also discovered that the seemingly brave British navy was actually a paper tiger.

If you see him coming menacingly and then avoid him, then he will definitely push forward.

But if you choose to confront him head-on, he will not dare to conflict with you at all, and will even take the initiative to give in.

But this is also because of the cowardice of this British warship. After all, not any British navy can have the courage to really start a war.

Therefore, after this British warship returned, it was ridiculed by its comrades on the other 33 warships, causing great loss of face.

Many British navy even said that if it is their own warship team, they do not even need to use all the force. They only need to drive the warship there, and the Chinese army will surrender without fighting.

Finally, after some discussion, a seemingly brave British fleet took the lead and was about to smash the door of China into pieces again just like 157 years ago, making the Chinese navy afraid of the British navy when they saw it.

Historical origins, coupled with the emergence of new enemies

157 years ago in 1997 The Qing Dynasty was an extremely feudal and corrupt country, but their understanding of their country was still in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, thinking that they were the world's No. 1 country. one.

All foreign countries foreign countries are just enemies that can be defeated by themselves with a wave of their hands.

But what they don’t know is that Western countries have undergone tremendous changes during the two hundred years of isolation.

The gunpowder used by the Chinese to make fireworks and firecrackers is used by them to make powerful firearms artillery .

The steel used by the Chinese to make cold weapons was used by them to make powerful and sturdy warships.

When they were sitting on a wooden boat, holding bows and arrows, they looked at the British Navy opposite a group of strange-looking ghosts sitting on a steel ship and firing artillery. Only then did the navy of the Qing government realize what a terrible enemy they had encountered.

This group of ghosts with different-colored hair, different-colored pupils, and pale skin, as if they possess strange witchcraft, can easily blow a big hole out of the city wall that they think is extremely strong.

And they think that the powerful catapults and bows and arrows cannot hurt the opponent at all.

In the end, the Qing Dynasty surrendered. Due to the huge gap in technology, the Qing Dynasty, with a population of 3 to 4 billion, chose to surrender to a warship with less than a hundred people.

Until this time, people didn't know that this group of ghost-like creatures were actually humans from the other side of the world, and they also had a country of their own, Great Britain.

In order to appease this group of invaders from the West, the Qing government had no choice but to cede territory and pay compensation in order to achieve temporary stability.

Hong Kong became a victim and hung a flag that did not belong to the Qing government the next year. And this hanging lasted for 156 years.

During these 156 years, the Qing government was replaced by the Republic of China. In the end, the Communist Party successfully took over all the territories of the Republic of China except Taiwan and established a new China.

At this time, Great Britain also experienced the Easter Uprising , which resulted in the complete loss of Southern Ireland. At the same time, it also had an abbreviation called Britain.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, we continued to develop our country's comprehensive national strength and developed our country's military and economy.

Gradually, China has grown from being frightened into surrender by a warship to becoming one of the world's military powers that dares to confront the United States.

never regarded Westerners as monsters. At that time, there were many economic exchanges with other countries in the world, and China truly stood up.

After China stood up, we have always wanted to wash away all the humiliations in the past, especially the land that was deprived of other countries, especially Hong Kong and Macau.

New China is not like the Qing government. In order to avoid war, it would rather trade its own land for temporary stability.

Facing China’s territory, New China has only eight words: : Every inch of a country’s territory must be fought for.

On September 24, 1982, Deng Xiaoping and the Iron Lady Mrs. Thatcher had a fierce debate over the ownership of Hong Kong.

China's tough attitude and determination to regain Hong Kong overwhelmed Mrs. Thatcher.

In the end, Mrs. Thatcher fell on the steps of the Great Hall of the People, and even her handbag was thrown to the ground.

This scene was also recorded by reporters from various countries, causing Britain to lose face.

It is precisely because of this negotiation that Hong Kong's imminent return to the motherland has become an unchangeable fact.

In the end, China and Britain decided that in 1997, Britain would return Hong Kong to China, allowing China to completely return to the embrace of the motherland.

However, Britain was very unhappy when China took back Hong Kong, the fertile land in its hands. Especially in this matter, Mrs. Thatcher of her own country fell down and lost face.

So the UK has promised China on the surface that it will return Hong Kong, but in fact it continues to obstruct China.

Whether it was economic, military or technological, China was hindered by various obstacles from the United Kingdom at that time.

But China had become completely powerful at that time. Although Britain's obstruction to China was problematic, it was not a big deal.

So in the end, China ignored Britain at all, and not only did China not become weaker because of this, but on the contrary, it became stronger.

In 1997, Hong Kong was about to return to China. The British government saw that China was about to take over Hong Kong. It was extremely anxious and thought that it must find a way to make China lose face.

Then the British government thought of its own prowess and China's humiliation during the Opium War period.

then decided to send the navy to intimidate China again, allowing the scene 157 years ago to be shown to the world again.

So just like that, the British military announced that it would send its own ultra-large mixed fleet called "Wave 97 Task Group" for a cruise this year.

And the British military stated that its purpose of sending this fleet is to maintain regional security and is not a demonstration against any country at all.

But the words are good. In fact, everyone knows that Britain is coming to China.

And they will demonstrate against China in the same way they did 157 years ago, causing China to lose face before Hong Kong returns.

After receiving such news, China also attached great importance to it. The Chinese navy is ordered to strictly guard the country's waters. The British naval fleet cannot be allowed to humiliate China again.

It is for this reason that the British army dared to attack the Chinese waters in an attempt to use a warship again.

But will the UK completely give up on Hong Kong because of one failure? Of course not. Britain's retreat only heralds one thing, and that is that his next attack will be more violent.

With the idea of ​​​​perish together, the Yibin vowed to defend China's waters

After the British warship left, the Chinese frigate Yibin received an order to pass through the submarine training area and sail to the South China Sea to protect China's territorial waters.

allowed the Yibin to enter an area that did not belong to its actions. It can be imagined how seriously the situation was taken at that time.

Therefore, the naval members of the Yibin who received the order did not even say goodbye to their families, but directly drove the Yibin towards the South China Sea.

At noon the next day, while all the crew were enjoying a delicious lunch, suddenly the alarm of the Yibin was sounded, and all the crew entered a state of alert.

It turned out that two large ships from the United Kingdom were discovered in the South China Sea. So the Yibin decided to sail towards the two ships and expel them from Chinese waters.

But not long after, the British sent a helicopter to threaten the Yibin in an attempt to scare away the Chinese Yibin.

But when the helicopter came near the Yibin, it was scared away by a soldier holding a broom and cleaning with a gun.

After the news was learned by the United Kingdom, it was immediately angry. It tried to intimidate China twice in a row without success, and was even taken aback by China. This made the United Kingdom very angry.

The British side directly let the two warships sail towards the Chinese waters, and they must give the Yibin a disincentive.

After getting closer, Chinese navy soldiers discovered that the two British warships coming here were a Broadsword-class frigate and a comprehensive supply ship.

This made the Chinese navy soldiers feel nervous. After all, China's navy was still relatively weak at the time. One-on-one, China was likely to be defeated.

But it doesn’t matter if the war is defeated. If the British navy is allowed to enter Chinese waters, it will be a huge shame for China.

So the captain asked the signal soldier to send a message to the British warship, telling the other party that this was China's exclusive economic zone and ordering the other party to leave immediately.

However, in response to China's propaganda, the military should have no intention of stopping and directly stated that they were sailing on the high seas and did not violate navigation laws.

Seeing the arrogance of the British navy, the Chinese captain was extremely nervous, but he still ordered that the other side should not be allowed to enter Chinese waters, so he followed the other side's warships all the way, never leaving.

In fact, it stands to reason that the Yibin cannot keep up with the opponent's warships, because the top speed of the Yibin is only 26 knots, and the speed of the British frigate is two knots higher than that of the Yibin.

This can also be seen. At that time, China's navy was still inferior to that of Britain. But fortunately, the United Kingdom also sent a comprehensive supply ship. The comprehensive supply ship was relatively slow, and the Yibin could still catch up, so in the end the Yibin was able to follow the two British warships closely.

But then the two British warships suddenly changed their course and sailed in different directions.

Seeing this situation, many crew members of the Yibin were confused and did not know which ship to pursue.

had no choice but to ask the captain for instructions on which warship should be pursued. After thinking for a moment, the captain said, pursue the supply ship .

Supply ships are used to transport supplies and are much less threatening than frigates. Therefore, many crew members did not understand the captain's decision.

The captain explained while ordering the pursuit of the supply ship that the other party's frigates were more advanced than ours. Even if we chased the other party's frigates, we would not be able to catch up with them.

On the contrary, because it can't catch up, it will lose face in the end, so it is better to abandon the opponent's frigate and stick to the opponent's supply ship.

Seeing that the Chinese army was not fooled and was staring at its supply ship, the British had no choice but to send the frigate back again. Continue to protect your supply ships. So just like that, the two sides reached a stalemate again.

Just when the members of the Yibin fleet thought that this stalemate would end after Hong Kong's return, the other side's frigate suddenly changed direction and rushed towards the Yibin.

They are also frigates, but the British frigates are larger than the Chinese frigates, so in the event of a collision, the Chinese Yibin will definitely suffer.

It is with this idea that the British fleet believes that the Chinese fleet will not dare to confront itself, so it will definitely retreat, and then prove to the world that the Chinese fleet is not as good as the British fleet.

But every time they thought about it, the crew of the Yibin rushed towards the British frigate with the determination to die. They firmly stated that every inch of the country's territory must be fought for, even the sea area.

Seeing how the Yibin was not afraid of death, the British navy became afraid. At the last moment, they had no choice but to change their course, and finally left the Chinese territory in despair.

They know that these people in China have completely changed and are no longer the Qing government that could be bullied at will.

Conclusion

The crew of the Yibin returned to the military region and received praise from the military region.

They are truly fearless warriors who dare to face death and fight against enemies stronger than themselves.

And when Hong Kong returned to the embrace of the motherland, they proved to the world that China has the strength to protect Hong Kong and its own territory.

hereby also hopes that those "children" who have lost their way can return to the embrace of the motherland as soon as possible!

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