Start: Datang Wanli a lonely city

Chapter 1060 A bigger naval battle is about to begin

After briefly introducing all the recent situations to Li Zhongtang, Yang Shixiang and Sheng Huaixuan immediately regretted it.

He was worried that Li Zhongtang, who had just woken up, would not be able to breathe and would faint again.

For this reason, they quickly looked at Master Zhongtang on the bed, and were prepared to call Doctor Xue in to save people if something went wrong.

Miraculously, Li Zhongtang vomited blood twice and fainted.

I don’t know what I was thinking, but now I seem to have completely looked away, with a calm look on my face.

After a moment of silence, Li Zhongtang said in his mouth: "Shi Xiang and Huai Xuan, you two don't need to panic, I'm not as miserable as you two think.

In fact, you just mentioned the various reactions of the imperial court, the governors of the provinces, and the great powers. When I saw the navy's message, I thought about it, and that's why I was so angry that I fainted.

But now I have figured it out, there is no hope of improvement in this crisis.

As long as Xuange Camp withstands the attack of the Yinfa Expedition Fleet, things will not be at their worst; even if Daqing dies, at least they are still in the same lineage of planting flowers, but it is just a change of dynasty.

Even some military ministers who were addicted to opium secretly swallowed some cooked opium to resist their addiction.

Because Li Zhongtang said that as long as Xuange Camp withstood the attack of the Yinfa Fleet, things would turn around, but they didn't have any confidence in their hearts.

Mobilize the boxers of Yihe Boxing to join the war? It was Guangxu who suggested something. After the old witch glared at her, she no longer dared to mention it.

But facing these inquiries, Sheng Huaixuan and Yang Shixiang didn't know what to say.

Say it! In addition to Li Zhongtang, there are many people who can see that the battle between Xuange Camp and the Yinfa Expedition Fleet is related to the Far East.

joke! In order to destroy the Xuange camp, the Yin people even dispatched the Sovereign-class battleship Sovereign, which had just been launched for more than a year.

As for the eastern Guangdong province, why are they so cooperative? One of the most critical reasons is not how loyal Guangdong Province was to the imperial court.

Weng Tonghe almost died of anger when he faced his unlucky student.

Except for Eastern Guangdong Province, the governors of all provinces are unwilling to send troops to participate in the war. What should we do? What else can be done? These people have been disobeying the imperial court for more than a day or two.

Prepared for the 11th birthday on the tenth day of the tenth lunar month, which is November 7.

Without him! As the Great Yin of an empire where the sun never sets, it has been invincible to this planet at sea for too long. The number, strength, and quality of its sailors have reached a desperate level.

Even if the two of them are laymen on battleships, they can still know that this thing is the sacred weapon of the Great Yin Empire.

Look at how big a piece of flesh and blood they tore off from Da Qing's body.

Plus the two old-fashioned ironclad ships obtained from the Dutch...

When the time comes, it will be used to invite theater troupes, make various purchases, and reward princes, ministers, and their families. They will even give wine, meat, and gifts to the elderly people in the capital city to make them happy, and to decorate the atmosphere of universal celebration.

Coupled with the fact that they were unwilling to send troops this time because the law failed to punish the public, the court really had no solution at all.

After finishing speaking, Li Zhongtang seemed to have exhausted all his energy. After slowly closing his eyes, he quickly fell asleep again.

In the solemn atmosphere that made people feel dead, the old witch, Guangxu, and Daqing's military ministers had been sitting here for a whole day.

Seeing this, Yang Shixiang and Sheng Huaixuan clearly had countless things to say and ask, so they could only retreat right here.

For example: Mobilize the first town of the New Army to join the war?

In response to such a proposal, Emperor Guangxu and Weng Tonghe resolutely refused to agree; they shouted that the important place in the capital must not be without strong military protection.

Naturally, this is a great good thing, but where does the money needed come from?

It is naturally impossible to say that the Daqing court has no money at all. The old witch even has a special fund of more than one million taels of silver.

So how to deal with it? We can just wait and see what happens, without doing anything.

Urgently form a new army to stop the Japs from advancing into the Northeast.

The ship is strong and powerful, and its combat effectiveness is simply disappointing.

But time passed for a long time, but no countermeasures were discussed.

Therefore, as that fleet gets closer and closer to Surabaya City, all parties are making various preparations while waiting for the final result of this battle.

The difference is that not many people have as much confidence as Li Zhongtang in Xuange Camp.

Even the pattern of the entire planet in the future.

If Xuange Camp can hold on to the Yinfa expedition fleet, everything will be fine; if they are also destroyed, it depends on what conditions the little devils and the great powers will put forward.

It's just that these silvers are all spent by the old witch who has already spent millions of taels.

He was asking about important issues such as how Master Zhongtang was doing, and more importantly, how they should deal with it in the future.

Completely annex the entire Daqing? Not really. "

In essence, it is still reluctant to waste this intimate armed force.

Therefore, spending such a sum of money will definitely make the old witch's sixtieth birthday unhappy.

Even if Xuange Camp has secretly made some other arrangements in the past year, it is nothing more than building some coastal defense cannons. How can it deal with such a behemoth at sea?

Could it be that they relied on their two warships that had been severely damaged in yesterday's Dadonggou naval battle?

Unfortunately, as Li Zhongtang said, these people were invited here early in the morning and had plenty of tea, snacks, etc.

Otherwise, every year Mao's three warships of the Guangdong Navy, including the Guangjia, Guangyi, and Guangbing, would participate in the Beiyang Navy's maritime exercises, as well as participate in the "Gaosheng Incident" and the Battle of Dadonggou. Go in?

It's completely Li Hanzhang who is supporting his brother.

It was just Li Hanzhang, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and governor of Guangdong. This man was Li Zhongtang's eldest brother.

After the two of them went out, a group of Beiyang officials waiting outside gathered around them.

What are these most powerful people in the entire Daqing court doing sitting here?

Of course, we should discuss how to respond and solve the various crises currently facing Daqing.

Summer Palace, Leshou Hall,

And once someone makes the old witch unhappy, with her vengeful nature, she is afraid that the other person will be unhappy for the rest of their lives.

No one dared to mention the proposal of using this sum of money.

Without money, it is impossible to form a new army.

Therefore, in the spirit of saying less and making fewer mistakes, and saying nothing so that both sides would not be offended, except for Weng Tonghe, the emperor's advisor and military minister, he occasionally spoke up to support Emperor Guangxu.

It would be strange if these people could come up with a solution when the other military and aircraft ministers just didn't speak.

Finally, after spending a whole day in the air, the old witch was exhausted, and she couldn't bear it at first.

After putting down the snuff bottle in his hand, he started shouting: "Let's stop the discussion today. Let's just disperse. You can make your own decisions tomorrow.

After all, it is not my turn as a woman to worry about the state affairs of Daqing.

Besides, this matter is not a good thing. At least these rebels in Xuange camp are dead.

Xuange Camp is our Daqing's biggest worry. As for the Western and Japanese Japs, even if we give them more land, I, Daqing, will still be there. "

When everyone heard that it was really true, they immediately said goodbye and left.

Prepare to see the results of the battle between Xuange Camp and the Yinfa Expedition Fleet, see what conditions the great powers and the little devils will put forward, and then make some other calculations.

Before that, of course, I don’t care about it for now. If I can take it easy, I can take it as fast as I can...

And when the above-mentioned top leaders of Daqing were silent in the Leshou Hall of the Summer Palace, they were all silent.

In a braised pork shop no more than ten miles away from the Summer Palace, Tan Fusheng and a group of scholars had drank countless amounts of wine.

Even their breath smelled strongly of alcohol.

Otherwise, they had received too much stimulation in just a few days.

After first hearing the news that the Huai army in Chaodao was defeated by the Japs, they felt fear and confusion in their anger.

Thinking about this dignified young man, is he so weak that he can't even defeat a little devil?

Isn’t decades of foreign business of any use?

When the news came that the Beiyang Fleet and the Xuange Battalion had joined forces and completely destroyed the island nation's combined fleet, I felt indescribably excited and happy.

He preached everywhere that the imperial court must severely punish the little devils and recruit Xuange camp.

Not long after the results were happy, bad news came again that the two countries were going to help the little devils transport soldiers and supplies, giving them a hard blow in the head. Daqing can't even deal with the little devils, and now it has the side gangs of the two top powers, Yinfa. Is there any hope for this court?

Facing the cruel reality, they were so angry that they had no other better way than drinking to vent their worries and relieve their worries.

For a time, it seemed that these drunken scholars could be seen in every tavern in the capital city.

But among them, the one who drank the most and felt the most helpless was Tan Fusheng, the leader of the younger generation in the Qing Dynasty.

If he could, he would be drunk to death right now.

In terms of reasons, he finally accepted a cruel reality. The Daqing court seemed to have no hope, even if Emperor Guangxu immediately took over the government and implemented reforms, it would be useless.

But Xuange camp was originally considered a backup option in his mind.

Now they are also facing the attack of the Yinfa expedition fleet, which is a disaster.

It was also at this time that Tan Fusheng, who had given up all illusions about Daqing, realized the importance of Xuange Camp for growing flowers.

And what a wonderful thing it would be if Daqing was replaced.

The problem is that now, it seems it's too late to say anything...

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It was still at the same time, but the place was changed to the port of Yokohama in the island country.

Under the illumination of the large incandescent lamp at the pier, under the orders of the little devils carrying rifles, they began to board the merchant ships of Yinfa and other powerful powers along the pier.

While waiting to board the ship, Private Kenichi Sato.

He couldn't help but twist his head and looked at the large number of people seeing off people at the side.

But no matter how hard he searched, he couldn't see the existence of his wife Mieko; he suddenly felt a little lost in his heart.

Kenichi Sato, a private in the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Guards Division.

Originally a Guards Division like His Majesty's Royal Guards, their most important job was to protect the palace and the island's capital.

Therefore, Sato Kenichi never thought before that the empire would one day use them in a foreign war.

However, there are too many things happening in the island country these days.

One day ago, the entire island country had not completely recovered from the good news of occupying Chaodao Island, when a huge bad news came.

The entire empire put in a lot of effort, even His Majesty only ate one meal a day and saved money to build the combined fleet, but it was completely destroyed in the Battle of Dadonggou.

I don’t know how the news was leaked out, and I couldn’t even block it.

Immediately, countless angry and desperate people rushed to the streets, smashing and rioting everywhere. In addition to the navy headquarters being smashed, many rice shops were also looted.

Under the leadership of Prince Komatsu, Sato Kenichi and others quickly dispatched to suppress these mobs everywhere.

Just when their Guards Division was facing an astonishing number of mobs and running around in all directions, they were a little concerned about one thing and not the other.

Another good news came: Yin and France were willing to help them transport soldiers and supplies, which was an expression of their support for them in this war.

It means that they have ushered in a huge turning point in such a war with Daqing.

The mob that was still rioting one second before heard the news began to cheer loudly, 'Long live the island country', 'Long live your Majesty', and 'Long live the Yin Kingdom'~

Then, the island nation that grabbed the last straw began to get even crazier.

No! Even their Imperial Guards, who are responsible for protecting His Majesty, have now been incorporated into the Second Army.

In the shortest time, they boarded the merchant ships requisitioned and hired by the base camp from various ports and transported them to Asahi Island.

Subsequently, many reserve forces were mobilized urgently.

Because all the people of the island country know that if the island country loses this battle, then they will be completely finished.

Fortunately, with the support of Yinfa and other great powers, Sato Kenichi could not imagine the possibility of failure in their fight against the corrupt Daqing.

In the previous battles, Daqing was the strongest Huai army, and all kinds of weaknesses and ugliness were also revealed in front of them.

The problem is that although he has enough confidence in this battle, Sato Kenichi still wants to see his wife say goodbye before leaving.

Unfortunately, soon it will be their squadron's turn to board the ship.

Just when the island nation's top soldier felt a little disappointed.

Suddenly, a familiar figure, wearing a floral kimono that was only worn during festivals, ran towards him. It was his wife Mieko.

After running over, Mieko solemnly handed over a white belt.

At the same time, he explained in his mouth: "Sato-kun, there was a delay in making this thousand-person needle, and I almost didn't make it~"

The so-called thousand-person needle is about one meter long, with one thousand women each sewing one stitch.

Thousand-person needles are gifts given by island women to soldiers at home before they leave. They are used as a lucky charm to bless the soldiers' long military fortunes and win good luck on the battlefield.

In the future World War II period, this approach reached its peak.

After taking the Thousand People Needle with great care and looking at the dense threads on it, Sato Kenichi felt the deep friendship with his wife.

After his eyes turned red, he immediately said:

"Don't worry, Mieko, I will definitely come back alive, because the newspaper said that those backward soldiers in Daqing are trash, and one island country soldier can beat ten of them.

A warrior like me, Sato, can defeat at least twenty of them.

correct! Do you need any trophies from Qing Country as gifts? I will definitely bring them back to you when the time comes. "

"Really? That's great." After hearing this, Mieko immediately shouted with a tone full of surprise: "I hope that by then, I can have a hairpin used by the noble ladies of the Qing Kingdom.

The wife of the Yamashita family has a silver hairpin from the Qing Kingdom, but everyone has been envious of it for a long time~"

"Okay, I will definitely bring you a more beautiful and precious blond hairpin." Kenichi Sato promised in his mouth.

How did you get the promised hairpin? Of course, he didn't rely on his meager military salary to buy it, but asked young people to rob it.

In the following time, Sato Kenichi's Third Guards Regiment all boarded the ship; with loud whistles, merchant ships set off overnight.

On the pier, an astonishing number of people from the island country cheered loudly, looking forward to the return of these island country soldiers with rich and bloody trophies, as well as compensation from Daqing.

In short, if a tsunami floods them now, it will drown the families of these invaders.

None of these guys who are looking forward to human blood steamed buns are considered innocent...

Still at the same time, somewhere in the Yellow Sea.

Hu Biao, Shadow Cavalry, Wu Zu, and Xiao Bailian led the Guifei and Fenghuahui, two warships full of scars; after a day and night of sailing, they had already sailed five to six hundred kilometers away.

(Originally, Brother Shizi was scheduled to have a naval battle at Dadonggou.

But the author of Poujie remembered it wrong and became a gigolo; so here is an adjustment, the cross will be arranged in the subsequent battle with the Yinfa expedition fleet. )

Since they separated from the Beiyang Fleet, they have been rushing back towards Nanyang day and night.

As for the two headless corpses of the imperial concubine, they are now put into a system ring. With the time-solidified nature of the system ring, there is no need to worry about it rotting.

At this moment, Hu Biao, who had woken up, stood on the bow of the ship, frowning tightly as he looked at the stars in the sky.

On the one hand, after seeing the headless body of the imperial concubine, he finally understood why the imperial concubine's behavior was so abnormal in the past.

I even found my cousin Xiaomei and told her some weird things.

Because he kept telling himself that as long as the mission was completed, the imperial concubine would be able to be resurrected in the system; but an unreasonable feeling of uneasiness became more and more intense.

I always feel like something is going to happen in this matter.

On the other hand, he knew that there was no way he could catch up with the battle between Xuange Camp and the Yinfa Expedition Fleet.

Because according to the content of the telegram, it is known that the Yinfa fleet is now away from the Strait of Malacca, but it is only a little more than a hundred nautical miles away.

This more critical naval battle is about to begin, and it will take them several days to arrive...

(End of this chapter)