Heaven's Martial Fate

Chapter 154
It's midnight again...

At this time, the naval warships did not have the ability to fight at night at all, so the small day warships blocking the gate of Weihaiwei Military Port stopped shelling early, and fell into silence as night fell.

But here in Weihaiwei Military Port, it has not completely quieted down.

Several small boats quietly rowed out of the military port. According to the hydrological conditions of the military port, the sailors on it quietly sent several large iron balls tied together with ropes into the water without making too much noise while they were in a certain sea area at night.

After sending more than a dozen groups of these big iron balls into the sea, they rowed quietly back to the shore of the military port and landed.

If there are modern people here, as long as they have a little understanding of military affairs, they will know what the iron ball that the boat dropped into the sea at night just now is.

Mine!And it's still a series of mines!

This thing appeared in the Song Dynasty. The modern sea mines were created by the French, and it is not difficult to get samples through the Khmer base.

Once you have a sample, things are much easier afterwards.

Don't think that the sea mines at this time have high technological content, at least they are simpler and easier than producing standard shells.

The fireworks and firecracker workshop under Wu Dong's command has already been produced, and it has gone through several years of sea trials.

This time, it was just a surprise for the little Japanese warship.

I don't know if it's because they did a lot of evil in their childhood, their luck didn't work in China, and there was fog on the sea in the early morning.

It's just that the two small day warships not far away can't see each other with the naked eye.

In such an environment, almost only the roar of the steam engine of the warship can be heard.

The sailors on the small day warship did not notice that nearly ten torpedo boats were slowly approaching from the sea off Weihaiwei in the mist.

Suddenly, a small Japanese warship suddenly exploded violently.

Amidst the loud bang, a ball of flames rose from the dense fog, dyeing the surrounding white fog orange.

Before the surrounding warships could react, there were several earth-shattering bangs. The bridge of this unlucky warship suddenly rose high, and then quickly fell to the sea surface with a loud bang.

At this time, the screams and screams of the sailors on the warship can still be heard.

The surrounding small day warships wanted to rescue, but they didn't know what happened. Facing the thick fog that was almost impossible to see, they were at a loss for a while.

When they dispatched small boats to drive there cautiously, only the bow of that unlucky warship was still exposed above the sea, and the rest of the hull had completely sunk.

At this moment, a warship not far away suddenly exploded violently, and the orange-red flame rose like a huge torch, which was extremely dazzling.

The rest of the warships in Xiaotian were taken aback. Before they could disperse immediately, suddenly there were several violent explosions, and at the same time, there were piercing torpedo sirens.

Now, the warships gathered at the gate of the Weihai Weijun Port suddenly panicked, some of them fired shells at the military port indiscriminately, and some turned to prepare to leave this dangerous place.

At the same time, small warships patrolled the surrounding waters at high speed like crazy, hoping to find the bold Qing warships that secretly fired torpedoes.

The chaos lasted until the morning, and after the sun had completely risen and the thick fog on the sea dissipated, the Little Days fleet was shocked to discover the heavy losses.

Three warships have completely disappeared on the sea surface, and three more have been severely damaged and must be returned to their home port for emergency repairs, otherwise they may sink directly.

The rest of the warships, and several suffered minor injuries of varying sizes, it can be said that the losses were huge.

When the fleet boss saw this situation, his heart suddenly turned cold.

What makes him even more frightened is that the Qing army actually has countermeasures.

Whether the torpedo boat was dispatched quietly, or other means, it was enough for him to prepare to leave.

As for the army that landed, they only sent some liaison personnel to go ashore quietly. It would be best if they could be contacted, but if they couldn't be contacted, no wonder it was his head.

Looking at Weihaiwei Military Port, which was still under the control of Beiyang Navy, he could only swear at the bastard, and commanded the fleet to leave cautiously.

Admiral Ding, who was in charge of the Weihaiwei Military Port as a high-ranking member of the Beiyang Navy, naturally knew about what happened to the navy in those days.

While my heart was shaking, I couldn't help but smile again and again...

He knew that in the future, Senior Brother Wu would have the final say on defending the Weihai military port.

Even though it is apparent that it still belongs to the Beiyang Navy, in fact the right to speak has completely fallen into the hands of Senior Brother Wu.

There is no way to keep the same sentence, whether it is the army or the navy, only those with strong strength and good record can speak confidently.

As for the ten torpedo boats and gunboats that quietly disappeared in the military port, Admiral Ding didn't take it seriously at all.

In any case, the medium-sized ships of the Beiyang Navy are still there, and the base navy still has a certain combat effectiveness and has not been completely wiped out.

For Admiral Ding, he also has the confidence to report to Li Zhongtang.

Just thinking of Senior Brother Wu and his amazing boxer arm, he couldn't help but feel a chill.

Ludi is close to the capital, but hides such a terrifying army, if something unexpected happens...

"There can be no accidents!"

Wu Dong, who seemed to have insight into the uneasy thoughts of Admiral Ding and other senior generals early on, said directly at the subsequent meeting: "If I did anything wrong, the whole Ludi would have been in chaos, and even I have completely controlled it!"

"The reason why I didn't act rashly is that I don't want to give the big powers an opportunity. Another aspect is that I don't want to fall into an endless war with the gentry of the world!"

"Otherwise, how could all the boxer farms under my command be built in the wilderness, I just don't want to have too many entanglements with the local forces!"

"Brother Wu, how do you arrange so many elite troops under your command?"

Admiral Ding was not stupid either, and asked directly: "The Mutiny of Song Taizu Chen Qiaoyi is not a secret, but it's not that Brother Wu can do whatever he wants!"

"If you want to compete for territory, it's not only in the land of Huaxia!"

Wu Dong laughed, and slid his fingers across a group of Beiyang navy generals, and said leisurely: "If you are tired of the mess in the officialdom, welcome to join us!"

When the navy generals looked at each other and were at a loss, Wu Dong left with his confidant and laughed loudly.

Now that his strength has reached his stage, there is no need to hide it too much, at least there is no need to hide it from the generals of the Weihaiwei Naval Base.

At that time, there will be a large-scale sea transportation of personnel and materials at Jiaoao Wharf, and it will be impossible to hide it if you want to.

Instead of the generals of the navy guessing and frightening themselves, it is better to get vaccinated early.

After so many years of development, Wu Dong has formed his own system, including talent training and promotion channels, and has made good progress in all aspects, especially in mechanical technology and gunpowder production, which the mainstream of the Qing Dynasty despises.

It's not that he hasn't tried before, letting Boxer Farm contact the local area, trying to find out a more suitable communication mode.

As a result, there was no effect at all, and on the contrary, it was harassed.

It's not that the local forces are cowardly, but their desire to control the land, the means of production, and even the personnel is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

As members of the Farm Management Association in the experimental area, half of them were directly dragged into the water in just six months.

They took advantage of their positions to secretly modify the fundamental policy of the farm, allowing outside gentry forces to purchase the matured fields of the farm, and they themselves were one of the members of the purchase.

As a result, when Wu Dong found out, the farm that was used as an experimental field, most of the fields allocated to the boxers' families changed hands, and there was not even a single cent of the public land left.

There was nothing to say, Wu Dong directly arrested those guys who were in league with the local forces and sent them to Khmer to open up wasteland and reform through labor.

As for the local gentry who engage in tricks, Wu Dong doesn't fight them head-on. In short, everything in their family is isolated by the boxer system.

Not only that, but also often harassed by thieves and bandits.

It wasn't until the gang of squires who dared to reach out to Boxer Farm went bankrupt that they didn't continue to toss.

In this way, Wu Dong completely put out the idea of ​​integrating into the mainstream circle.

However, the mainstream gentry circle couldn't understand Wu Dong and the Boxer forces' domineering behavior, and kept them out intentionally or unintentionally.

In this way, let Wu Dong see clearly how difficult it is to get involved in the land of China.

This is still happening in the boxer farm and the key areas controlled by the Dharma altar. Once Wu Dong can't hold back and sweep Ludi, maybe one day his confidant boxer forces will all stand aside.

It was only then that he realized deeply that it was not easy for those founders, who were simply making enemies of the world, destroying all the courage to rebuild, not everyone has it.

At least at this time, Wu Dong didn't have such determination. It's better to start again in Khmer, at least there is basically a blank place, no matter it is order or anything, he and his subordinates will say goodbye to each other, without too much entanglement and conflict. effort.

Therefore, after this little incident, the Boxers under him will have to start a large-scale relocation. He really doesn't want his brothers to be wasted to death in entanglements with my Qing Dynasty.

This time, the battle with the Xiaotian Army gave him a fairly clear recognition of the strength of his opponent's Boxer Armed Forces.

Just when the morale is high, take Khmer to repair the dishonest French.

As for the senior generals of the Beiyang Navy who sit in Weihaiwei Military Port, whether they believe what he said is their own business.

Wu Dong intends to occupy the Jiao-Ao area all the time. Through this springboard, he will continuously send manpower and material resources to Khmer. There are already tens of thousands of boxers and their families who are organized and armed, as well as nearly [-] people from Guangdong Province who have voluntarily defected. The people are a very powerful force...

(End of this chapter)