Start: Datang Wanli a lonely city

Chapter 1052 Departure

"What the hell! You really can't have the slightest fantasy about this dog system."

Standing on the simple dock of a small island with a natural harbor in East Java, which is now regarded as the home port of Xuange Camp, Hu Biao cursed.

In some positions in front of him, a large number of Chinese workers were like a busy ant colony, transporting high-quality anthracite thermal coal from Wales.

There were also artillery shells of various calibers, medicine, food, water, etc., delivered to a number of warships moored at the dock.

Next to him, there was also a group of bosses surrounding him, also silently watching the supplies being supplied to these battleships.

Among them are Yang Dongli, Duan Zheng, Guifei, Xiao Mei, Shi Polu, Xiao Bailian, Zhan Xiang, Big Fish, Shadow Cavalry, Lang Qing, Wu Zu, Lao Tie, Shi Shi, Lao Ping, Er Pang, Yuan Hai and other team members. .

After including Hu Biao, there were 17 people in total.

Let them all gather here since they received the news yesterday that the Yinfa expedition fleet and the combined fleet of the island country have all set off.

They knew one thing: the Xuange Camp fleet must immediately divide its forces.

And the squadron participating in the Battle of Dadonggou was about to go out, otherwise they would not be able to catch up with the battle.

Let this powerful army appear and shock the whole world.

After a year of training, these troops can be regarded as qualified modern cavalry, which is relatively normal.

All the remaining team members will go to fight the expedition fleet under the leadership of Yang Dongli, the second in command.

For this reason, a group of cavalry need to enter Chao Island in advance and hide in many places; when the time is up, they will immediately bloom behind the enemy.

So today is the day the squadron sets out; on such an important day, the team members in Surabaya City naturally need to come and see them off.

The key to the problem is that when the singer, the so-called 'heir of the golden family', entered the dynasty, he had only about 1,800 people in his third regiment.

Based on the current situation in Pingchao City, we can only say that the result will not be much better.

When the Yinfa expedition fleet is still two days away from Malacca, Xiaomei and others will move to Kuala Lumpur at night.

But after counting these people, the so-called cavalry brigade can actually be regarded as a division in terms of strength.

Once they received the news from Fenghuahui and Hanjiang ahead, Fengrui and the others immediately commanded a large army to march towards Chao Island.

But also today, the Xuange Camp Independent Cavalry Brigade also set off early.

The remaining Yang Dongli and a large group of people were here to see him off today.

Not the plan of the cavalry brigade, but the size of the cavalry brigade.

In short, Hu Biao and the others have done everything they can to prepare for the arrival of several key battles on sea and land in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1994 in the next ten days or so.

Instead, he will go to the Air Force, which is currently on another remote island.

Some final preparations before the air force attack.

Just like those great ancestors in the founding war of the modern plane more than fifty years later.

The 1st and 2nd divisions of the 1st Infantry Corps of Xuange Camp, plus most of an artillery brigade, have secretly moved to the edge of the Yalu River to hide.

Such a statement is not very accurate.

The above are all the plans of the Xuange Camp Fleet in naval battles.

Then you can fly out from here and give the Yinfa fleet a surprise.

Somewhere in the countryside, a field airport has been secretly built in a large sugar cane field only thirty or forty kilometers away from the coastline.

The interference of these guys will have a devastating impact on the main mission of overthrowing Daqing.

The squadron will head to the Dadonggou sea area, find a place to hide first, and wait for the Japanese to fight with the Beiyang Fleet, then kill them at the critical moment and give the Japanese a hard greeting.

Even if the weapons of these herdsmen are slightly inferior, they can still play a considerable role in this battle.

Among the people at the scene, in addition to the deputy chief of staff of the team, there were also two people, Shi Polu, the director of the security department; after that, they had to stay in their hometown in Surabaya City to deal with the subsequent small moves of the Dutch people.

The squadron at Camp Xuange is about to complete all the supply work, one hour before departure.

The general will lead the departure of three warships including the Imperial Concubine, the Feng Hua Hui, and the Pai Kick.

As for land warfare, the plan is like this.

All that's left is just a desperate bloody battle...

Because in the original history, Pingchao City was completely defeated by the Japanese two days before the Battle of Dadonggou; in this battle, the main force of the Beiyang Army suffered a huge defeat.

But they will leave Surabaya City soon.

Perhaps these herdsmen from the grasslands have not received any formal military training, and the weapons in their hands cannot even guarantee a rifle for each person.

Because in comparison, the Yinfa Expedition Fleet is the biggest threat in this incident; not to mention that they really want to kill Surabaya, which will cause a fatal destruction to their home base.

The main reason is that when the cavalry troops officially entered the court today, the 1st Cavalry Regiment led by Corn and the 2nd Cavalry Regiment led by Yu Hanfeng both had a strength of about 1,800 people.

In addition, more than 3700 people, herdsmen with their own horses and weapons, followed him across the Yalu River.

Six days later, the main force of the fleet led by Yang Dongli and others will also set off; according to the speed of both sides, about eleven or two days later, the expedition fleet will be blocked at the east end of Malacca, and the battle will officially begin.

Therefore, Yinfa's expedition fleet must completely defeat them; in order to achieve such a goal, the team can only invest more manpower and combat effectiveness.

Specifically, they were Hu Biao, Guifei, Shadow Cavalry, Shi Shi, and Wu Zu.

Based on this, Xiaomei, Lao Pingliao, and Dayu will also set off today, but they will not follow Hu Biao and his squadron.

Besides, the main tasks of the cavalry units are harassment, surprise attacks, etc., rather than attacking fortresses and frontal combat.

The imperial concubine pulled Xiaomei aside, and after hesitating for a moment, she finally spoke: "Xiaomei, I said if, please note that it is if.

If anything happens to me during this mission, remember to take good care of Hu Biao for me in the future.

Even though he is always smelly, he doesn't know how to take care of himself at all.

So you remember, his taste is no matter how spicy he is, but if he eats too spicy food, he will have a stomachache the next day, so keep an eye on him and don’t eat too spicy food; if he drinks alcohol and is addicted to it, he will also feel uncomfortable the next day. It took a long time, so I had to watch him not to drink too much.

And he likes black socks, so when..."

After a lot of endless explanations, the guy suddenly heard so much fierce information about the pretty girl that he was stunned.

Instinctively, he first cursed:

"Good guys! You guys usually play so hard, but that guy Lao Hu is actually so promiscuous?"

Then, he realized the crux of the problem. It was not that this couple had such a big deal, but that the imperial concubine's behavior was too abnormal.

Eagerly, he asked in his mouth:

"No! Cousin, are you hiding something from me?

There are also system tasks that are not about resurrecting after death in battle; so Hu Biao, you better leave it to yourself to take care of all kinds of things, and don't get involved with me.

I can't play with all the tricks you two have. "

"Remember, I mean if, if anything happens, just remember what I said; if nothing happens, just forget about this thing completely and don't worry about your brother-in-law all the time."

The imperial concubine who made such a statement did not bother with Xiaomei any more and just left.

"Who cares about him?" Xiaomei immediately went crazy.

Then Xiaomei, who was confused, pulled Hu Biao aside and asked: "Lao Hu, did something happen to my cousin?

Just now, you secretly told me that I must take good care of you in the future. Why do you hear this and why do you feel strange? "I also feel that something is wrong with her recently, but if I ask her what's going on and don't tell her, I always have severe head pain." "

After hearing this, Hu Biao spread his hands and said helplessly.

Xiaomei glanced at Hu Biao with disgust and cursed: "You bitch, you don't even know what's going on with your cousin, what's the use of you?

Forget it, I must protect my cousin this time, otherwise I will definitely settle the score with you. "

After saying that, he showed Hu Biao his fists that looked very delicate and beautiful after applying nail polish, and then twisted away.

Hu Biao shouted from behind: "If anything happens, I will die in front of the imperial concubine."

After the sound fell on Xiaomei's ears, the girl shuddered...

Finally, at 6:10 in the morning of June , at this auspicious time, which was calculated by the master, the Xuange Camp Squadron officially set sail.

Except for Hu Biao, Guifei, Shizi, Shadow Cavalry, and Wu Zu.

At this moment, we were standing under the flag of Xuange Camp flying in the sea breeze. The people standing on the deck waving goodbye were all white-haired.

Among them, Shuiwei, Daniel from Holland, Huang Acan from Guangdong, Yang Dongli and other familiar veterans, their thin figures trying to straighten their backs were getting farther and farther away from them in the long sound of the whistle.

Originally, Hu Biao and his group were not allowed to let these veterans go into battle.

Prepare to let other new sailors take control of these three ships so that these veterans can live in peace; after all, they have paid too much for the fleet over the years.

After hearing the news, the man who was just a mouthful jumped on his feet and shouted:

Those baby sailors, how can they be familiar with these three old ships?

The most critical point is that they believe that this battle is extremely dangerous. Instead of letting some babies who have just begun their lives die in the battle, it is better to let them, the old guys who have lived enough, die.

Anyway, they think that dying in battle is not better than dying in a hospital bed.

Based on the understanding of the plot that "the best destination for a soldier is to be hit by the last bullet in the last battle", Hu Biao finally agreed to their request.

In the end, the three ships were counted, and each one was at least fifty years old, and had undergone many repairs, modifications, and countless naval battles.

Carrying a group of hundreds of veterans who were older than the age of the ship, it sailed towards the battlefield.

Looking at the white hair in his eyes, in the inexplicable emotion, Hu Biao remembered that when he participated in the mission for the first time, he met the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty at Qiuci City in the Western Regions, including Zhang Duizheng, Niu Laizi, Xiucai, etc. A group of veterans.

And before the war started, everyone drank, ate meat, bragged and spanked that night.

And the war song they sang when they were drunk.

As soon as his mind moved, he immediately sang loudly in his own mouth and behind his tracheal dantian:

"The royal winds of the four seas, the virtues and the clear water for thousands of years; I don't even have to wear my military uniforms. I'm done today. Looking back, the Qin fortress is as low as a horse, and gradually I see the Yellow River flowing straight north. The power of the sky rolls directly over the Jade Gate Fortress, and the barbarians from thousands of miles away are extinct. Song……"

There are stories about the origin of Xuange Camp and the veterans of the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty, as early as after the First Battle of Yangcheng in the First Duck War.

Many Daqing scholars rummaged through the pile of old papers, and naturally the above war song of the Tang Dynasty was also rummaged out.

And it spreads so that everyone is no longer a stranger.

So soon after, Yang Dongli and others who were seeing them off, the officers and soldiers of the entire fleet of Xuange Camp, and even the Chinese workers on the dock all started singing loudly along with them.

Amidst such loud singing, even the most rookie and young sailor in the fleet, the anxiety caused by the impending war disappeared for a while.

Because in these songs, everyone feels the inheritance of this nation for thousands of years.

The spirit of fighting to the death and never compromising when facing foreign enemies...

At the same time, that is when the Xuange Battalion squadron set off.

The Beiyang Fleet is located in the home ports of Weihai and Liugong Island.

Admiral Ding looked at this moment, An Xiezheng was sending a steady stream of artillery shells of various calibers to the battleship, and his heart was already full of huge surprises.

A little later, when I saw that the thermal coal unloaded from a barge turned out to be the "five-tank coal" from the Kaiping Mining Bureau, I even felt a little elated.

You know, Daqing is not without good thermal coal.

Among them, Beiyang Fleet and Kaiping Mining Bureau, which provides thermal coal, produce "Wuchao coal" that produces thin smoke and high calorific value when burned. It is called "supreme grade" by outsiders.

It's a pity that in order to celebrate the old witch's sixtieth birthday, the fleet's funds are tight.

Even the small procurement funds were used by relevant personnel, and the remaining money could only be used to buy another kind of "eight slots of coal".

This thing is the worst kind of coal produced by Kaiping Mining Bureau.

When burned, there will be a lot of rocks and ash, which will have a huge impact on the life of the boiler and the speed of the battleship.

What's even more deadly is that the billowing black smoke produced can be seen from a long distance on the sea.

This means that in a naval battle, you can be discovered by your opponent faster and more easily, and you will suffer a big loss before the battle officially begins.

Fortunately, at this critical moment of the war, Li Zhongtang finally figured it out.

Not only were they equipped with enough new artillery shells, but the thermal coal was also replaced with the best kind.

Facing these surprises, Admiral Ding, Lin Yongsheng, Huang Jianxun and other generals of the Beiyang Fleet were filled with great joy.

To Zhang Shiheng, the manager of the Ordnance Bureau, he praised him without words.

The officers and soldiers on other ships were also indescribably happy.

I thought that if there was a war with the Japs, I wouldn't have to worry about not having enough artillery shells; burning the fine white coal into the boiler would also make the ship go faster, so that the Japs wouldn't be discovered from a long distance away.

I never thought that they were a fleet that was about to fight for the country. Facing the threat of a powerful enemy, wasn't it the most basic thing to ensure enough artillery shells and fuel before the war?

They don't even know about these shells and high-quality 'five-tank coal'.

It was not out of Li Zhongtang's concern at all, but also because officials like Zhang Shiheng realized that no money had been withheld from the purchase this time.

Just these things are all after Xuan Geying arranged for Huang Yizhi to get through Zhang Shiheng's relationship.

He found an excuse to let Guan Deng take him off the ship and gave them to them at the price of cabbage.

What these Beiyang Fleet officers and soldiers who were in ecstasy did not notice at this moment was that, taking advantage of the supply opportunity, one man and his dog secretly boarded the Zhiyuan ship under the cover of a first mate.

It was under Huang Yizhi's control that this person had been stripped of the command of the Zhiyuan ship.

Now he serves as a casualty officer in charge of Deng Guanmen in the Beiyang Navy Yamen.

After smelling the actual smell of gunpowder smoke in the air, how could he stay on the shore? Finally, at the critical moment, he convinced his former subordinates and took him aboard the Zhiyuan ship.

Because he has already tied his body and soul to this fleet.

The Zhiyuan ship has been his work for half his life.

One day later, the Beiyang Fleet, which had been hastily maintained, set out again with a total of twelve warships, escorting some ordnance and supplies and heading towards Chao Island again.

After the fleet had set off for half a day, Admiral Ding received a letter that had been arranged in advance by Commander Deng and was only delivered at this moment.

After reading it, Admiral Ding couldn't help but shook his head and sighed:

"Zhengqing, Zhengqing (Deng Guandai's word), you rush to do things that others can't avoid. Let me tell you how to do it.

Whatever! Now that the matter has come to this, what if you let me take care of you again? "

Then, he said to Goshiha behind him: "Send a report to the fleet, and Deng will immediately resume command of the Zhiyuan ship..."

(End of this chapter)