late Qing Dynasty arrest

Chapter 655 Prelude to the Battle of Diaoyu Islands

Naval battles require the combination of many factors to fight, especially group battles. If one side is determined to escape, it is difficult to wipe out all the enemy ships. The fleeing side sacrifices at most a few ships. That's why Li Guolou organized the battleships into three T-shaped teams. A battle team came to lure the Japanese fleet to fight to the death, so when the second and third fleets appeared on the battlefield is the key to victory.

Hearing that Li Guolou used the Mighty cruiser as a bait and risked himself as the first echelon, Feng Zicai was a little moved

"The characteristic of the Japanese army's Bushido training is that they would rather bend than bend, even if they die, they will pull a back. Therefore, our army must seize this characteristic of the Japanese army and set up a trap in the waters of the Diaoyu Islands to let the cruiser Fuso take the initiative to find me. One hour later, the second echelon came to the battlefield. The Japanese army They will fight to the death and continue to entangle with our army. When the third echelon comes to the battlefield, the Japanese army can only let our army slaughter them." Li Guolou put out the model warships like a rainbow and looked at the generals with a grinning grin. It's a decisive battle and I want to destroy the main battleship Fuso of the Japanese army in one fell swoop.

Li Guolou speaks elegantly and makes a tactical lesson clear and logical

The officers around the table looked at Li Guolou with piercing eyes. Although they didn't make a sound, they all had the thought of dying for the country. Everyone in the room knew that Li Guolou was a ruthless man who dared to risk himself. Lou has a wealth of naval knowledge and has a lot of insights into western naval warfare, and he seems to be a qualified commander.

Feng Zicai looked up to Li Guolou in his heart, stroked a long beard and squinted his eyes, and said, "Commander Li, you set up the battlefield like this, we already know your bravery, but if you are the commander-in-chief, if you make a mistake, it will blow too much morale. An officer’s personal bravery is a kind of harm to an army. The first echelon is not suitable for you to command and put it in the second echelon to give full play to our army’s strengths.”

Li Guolou nodded Shen Ning for a moment and said: "Feng Guantai's words are reasonable and should focus on the overall situation. I will command the second echelon and the first echelon. I will give you the command of the first echelon."

Feng Zicai replied without hesitation: "Commander Li, please rest assured that I will firmly hold on to the flagship of the Japanese army and never let the enemy escape."

In the decisive battle at sea, all the generals stood proudly, with the expression of a strong man gone forever, and expressed their determination to Li Guolou with generous speeches [

The Weiwu leads the first echelon to the Diaoyu Island, Li Guolou moves to the Weili cruiser, the time for the decisive battle is getting closer

Stars dot the Milky Way sprinkled in the sky Li Guolou looks at the Big Dipper and the martial arts stars are shining brightly. What he has done is beyond ordinary people's imagination. The decisive battle with the Japanese army is the greatest test for him. Although he has the confidence to win, there are so many loyal generals buried here

Li Guolou was thinking about those Shandong Dahan Long Spear Club, Boxer Boxing, bandits, these Shandong restless elements were recruited by the Xinwu Army. In the face of national righteousness, these people will die righteously. Taiwan is an aggression against the Chinese nation. As long as it is commanded by him to fight, the Japanese army will be massacred and no prisoners will be taken.

Li Guolou looked at Zheng Hengdan who was beside him. He had just been promoted to the commander-in-chief of the two towns. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses fight, is he an armored warrior? Li Guolou is a Han. He has never regarded himself as a Manchu. Joining the Eight Banners of Han was just a stopgap measure to climb the dragon and attach himself to the phoenix. But the Li family was favored by the emperor to make him rebel. I still can't let go of this cruel heart. The empress dowager, the emperor, Prince Gong, and Li Hongzhang are kind to him. As long as these five people don't die, he won't rebel. Li Guolou laughed off Zheng Hengdan's reactionary remarks. The factor even adopted a few proxies who want to be the founding hero, only he can overcome these thorns

Li Guolou's ideal is to become a prince along the way to open up the territory for the Qing Dynasty. The future is full of variables. Everything depends on God's will. Li Guolou cast aside distracting thoughts and looked up at the sky.

Zheng Hengdan smiled and said, "Li Zhentai, if you don't become a little stone of Wuqu star, you will grab it."

Li Guolou said contemptuously: "Little Shitou is not academic and likes to speak wild words. He doesn't have much future. Staying in the capital will kill him. In the future, he will at most be a general guarding the frontier."

It was the first time that Zheng Hengdan heard Li Guolou comment on his subordinates and took advantage of Li Guolou's good mood and asked: "Then what about Su Yuanchun and Li Yunzhu who you value most?"

"Su Yuanchun is a loyal minister, honest, kind, and good at using troops. In the future, no matter how high the life of the governor is, I can't say Li Yunchu." Li Guolou paused for a moment, looked at Zheng Hengdan under the starlight, curled his lips, and said, "Sir. Bewitching him, the two of you are an unstable factor in the Xinwu Army, be careful, I will clean up the door."

"I am wronged, my lord, what I say is just copying what you said. How come it becomes a reactionary speech in my mouth? Aren't you crossing the river and demolishing the bridge?" Zheng Hengdan was very dissatisfied. How dare you tamper with Li Guolou's thoughts if you indoctrinate the Xinwu Army with great power chauvinism?

Li Guolou said: "Sometimes what I say is impromptu. Don't grab the chicken feathers as arrows. Do you think I don't know about the dark thoughts in your heart? You are still an honest man, Mr. Fu Xiang. His disciples are all over the world. We are all Fu Xiang. A weapon in the hand of an adult"

Zheng Hengdan lowered his head and muttered: "Zhuzi can't make a big deal"

Li Guolou turned his head away as if he hadn't heard that there were reactionaries around the Han ministers, but the Han ministers were bought by the Qing's prison policy, just like him. Instead, like Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang, he embarked on the road of suppressing peasant uprisings

Li Guolou is full of contradictions in his heart, and he believes that the Qing Dynasty cannot "disrupt" the Qing's governor system, which has given the soil for local separatist regimes to grow. The Qing Dynasty is already on the verge of local separatist regimes. The territory of the Qing Dynasty is exactly the same as Tsarist Russia’s invasion of the six cities of Ili. The consequence of the Muslim uprising in the Northwest was that foreign powers invaded Xinjiang. Andiyan people also established an independent kingdom in Xinjiang. The Qing Dynasty lost one-seventh of its territory.

Li Guolou doesn't want to see the country broken, mountains and rivers crumbled and watched helplessly as the land is divided by foreign powers, so Li Guolou wants to take the revival of the Qing Dynasty as his mission, first of all, he must drive the invaders out of the country, and the Taiwan naval battle is imperative. He wants to fight the Qing army The majesty of my Qing Dynasty [

Zheng Hengdan has become the No. [-] figure in the Xinwu Army. The military plan for the Taiwan naval battle was implemented in accordance with Li Guolou's ideas. The specific plan for the battle was completed by the staff led by him. Learning to fight in battle is as proficient in commanding and fighting as eating. Zheng Hengdan is no longer that bookish young man. His ambitions are growing day by day, but Li Guolou is like a mountain pressing on top of him. Li Guolou was killed by the Qing emperor and immediately pulled up the flag to rebel"

Sometimes Zheng Hengdan hoped that Emperor Tongzhi would kill Li Guolou, so that he could do something amazing, open up the world and usher in the rise of the Han people, but Li Guolou buried the ambition in his heart. Speaking of which, he is only loyal to Li Guolou. Now he can't persuade Li Guolou to rebel. There will be opportunities in the future. Zheng Hengdan is not in a hurry to wait until Li Guolou becomes a general.

Zheng Hengdan stood next to Li Guolou and guessed Li Guolou's intentions. The strength of the commander-in-chief of the second town is still too small. He is dormant at the foot of the Qing Dynasty. For the time being, he will serve for the Qing emperor to make great achievements in the future.

Li Guolou employs a person first to see if the person is loyal, this loyalty is to him, as for whether he is a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, with the so-called attitude As for the ability of the pillars of the Qing Dynasty, it’s not about recruiting soldiers for the country. They can become generals who can conquer wars. He is young and energetic and has become a myth in the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty. Even Zhang Haogu, who was promoted to the third level, can’t compare with his subordinates. Even more sharp-edged children in their teens have become famous generals. War is always the world of young people. Li Guolou believes that through the Taiwan naval battle, he can train a large number of commanders for the Qing Dynasty. In the next 20 years, there will be a large number of commanders He led the Qing army

"Li Zhentai, why did the Japanese army invade Taiwan? What are the benefits of the Japanese army?" Zheng Hengdan did not ask about his position in Li Guolou's mind, but wanted to know Li Guolou's real opinion on the Japanese army.

"Japanese militarism is revived. The army is under the control of the war faction. Attacking Taiwan Island can gather people's hearts and buy off the hearts of the Ryukyu Islanders. In a few days, Ryukyu will become a province of Japan attached to Japan. As for Taiwan's defense, it is our country. Weaknesses have been seen through by Japan. The Japanese learn from Western colonial policies and are still arguing that they are fighting for territory with Taiwan’s aboriginal people and refuse to recognize the Qing’s sovereignty over Taiwan. After all, our country’s national strength is not enough to deter Japan, so we need to build a small pole first. Well, our motherland is not going to destroy it." Li Guolou said that Japan has no worries and can do its best to fight the Qing Dynasty. Instead, the Qing people are fighting in their nests. How can the Qing and Japanese wars escalate? It is best to fight the Japanese army in one battle. drive out of Taiwan

"Liu Liumazi is not easy to mess with. He is very good at training troops. Our Xinwu Army is the foundation he laid. I believe we can win a big victory in this Taiwan campaign."

Li Guolou stopped talking to Zheng Hengtan, thinking about putting shackles on Zheng Hengtan in the future, not giving Zheng Hengtan a chance to be independent, he didn't comment on Zheng Hengtan, but this remnant of the White Lotus Sect always wanted to rebel and block him and stay in Jinji Some officers of the Xinwu Army in the fort have a common ideal. We should be on guard against the group of generals who work for him.

A troop carrier can carry more than 200 people. It is divided into upper and lower cabins. The people on this ship are all from Shandong. They are all soldiers and officers of the Xinwu Army who also sleep inside. There is a strange smell in the cabin of the troop carrier. Put a few washbasins and the vomit just vomited in the washbasin. The recruits suffered from the bumps, so even if they cleaned the cabin diligently, there was still a smell of vomit. More than 100 people slept in a cabin with upper and lower bunks and tied their bodies with canvas. so as not to fall off the iron bed

The bumpy boat sways from side to side. When it is convenient to go out, people have to walk sideways. More than 100 Shandong men sleep, wipe guns, and play cards in such a narrow environment.

Gambling is not allowed in the army, so the soldiers who play cards put stickers on their foreheads. Whoever loses more has more stickers on his forehead.

Zhang Xiaotian, Zhang Tie Pao, and Yang Jingwei were sitting on the same bed with papers all over their face, shirtless and making fun of each other playing cards. For them, going out to sea by boat was a new experience. How far is not clear The current task is to eat, sleep, and play cards. If you want to smoke, you need to get out of the cabin.

The soldiers of the Xinwu Army on this ship are composed of bandits from Weishan Lake, captives of the Lincheng garrison, and members of the Long Spear Club, Boxers and Boxers. Zhang Xiaotian was awarded the rank of captain because of his achievements in the Weishan Lake water battle He is an alternate captain, so the brothers' cigarettes will be distributed by him first. He is the backbone of these Shandong people and enjoys a high prestige.

Zhang Tiezhuo and Yang Jingwei were awarded the rank of lieutenant, and they each led [-] soldiers. The soldiers they led were all bandits from Weishan Lake. Now they have become members of the glorious Xinwu Army, led by Alirang, the captain of the eighth battalion and the fourth sentry.

Zhang Tiepao killed the bandit leader Zhou Tianlun showed his determination to Li Guolou with practical actions. He was awarded the title of lieutenant and he deserved it. No one in the army raised any objections.

But the "Black Tiger" Yang Jingwei was awarded the post of lieutenant, which is unexpected. At the beginning, he was still chasing Li Guolou's boat and wanted to kill Li Guolou. That's why he led the heroes from Shandong to Taiwan to open up a piece of fertile land for the islanders of Weishan Lake. All moved to Taiwan Island

This army will take root in Taiwan in the future to find a piece of paradise for the folks, so in their minds, Taiwan has become a second hometown full of fighting desires

Looking at the blue sea and blue sky, Zhang Xiaotian exhaled a smoke ring and said, "I don't want to retire. Liu Mingchuan likes to use heroes from the rivers and lakes. After that, I will join Mr. Liu as the magistrate of a certain province in Taiwan in the future."

Zhang Tiepao shook his head and said, "I don't believe that the head of a county has to manage at least 10 people. Are there so many immigrants from Shandong? You were deceived by Li Guolou."

Zhang Xiaotian laughed loudly and said: "Idiot, what I said is that Taiwan will be dominated by Shandong people in 20 years after retiring. I can manage 10 people or less."

Yang Jingwei snorted and threw the cigarette butts into the sea and said in a low voice: "You two idiots have no sense of direction at all. We have already passed Taiwan Island where there will be wars. Are we used as a transport team to carry supplies for the navy or to save money? Just try not to talk big."

"It's true that we have already passed Taiwan Island." Hearing Yang Jingwei's words, other people couldn't help but look up at the blue sky, blue sea and sun.

"Believe it or not, your navy is going to war, we just have to watch it, actually, I'm very good at water warfare, but it's a pity that Li Guolou doesn't need me." Yang Jingwei sighed with an unfathomable expression, and it was not his fault that the Weishan Lake water battle failed. The mistake is that Li Guolou has [-] mosquito boats. If he had [-] mosquito boats, Li Guolou's head would have been used as a chamber pot by him.

Yang Jingwei looked arrogantly and jealously at the mosquito boat sailing in the sea. He didn't want to stay in the Xinwu Army and change his family to serve the Nanyang Navy. It was his dream.

The Shandong Dahan on the deck looked seriously at the surrounding warships, the Daqingshui Division was looking for a decisive battle with the Japanese army, and they could only act as spectators to keep the troop carrier safe.

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