Open an aircraft carrier to fight against Japan

Cheng Fanggang's troops came out of Sujia Village. Zhang Mao, the guard of Sujia Village, was very surprised to see Cheng Fanggang returning with his troops, so he hurriedly sent someone to ask why Cheng Fanggang came back. Cheng Fanggang told the envoy directly: "We follow Lin You are handsome, now you are here to fight the Qing court, you go back and tell Zhang Mao, we are brothers, don't stop us."

Zhang Mao saw that Lin Yuan was so powerful that the Qing court couldn't stop him, and he had already thought of defecting to Lin Yuan. Now that Cheng Fanggang had surrendered, he joined forces with Cheng Fanggang and went to Xu Yingku's Fengyang City Offensively, someone had told Xu Yingku the news that Cheng Fanggang had defected to Lin Yuan, and Xu Yingku lost his temper when he heard it.

Xu Yingkui said angrily: "Okay, Cheng Fanggang dared to rebel against me! Someone, catch him for me, and I will tear his body to pieces!"

The subordinates hurriedly persuaded: "My lord, I can't care about Cheng Fanggang now. Now our north and east are full of forest rebellious bandits. Whether to fight or go, come up with an idea quickly."

Xu Yingkui let out a long sigh and said, "Retreat to Hefei! From Fengyang to Hefei, there are countless villages and towns, as well as mountains and rivers in the middle. Let's rely on these terrains to block the Linni bandits."

Xu Yingkui ordered his subordinates to pack up, withdraw from the Fengyang Mansion position, and retreat to Hefei. It was November [-]th, and it took only one day for Lin Yuan's troops to break through the Qing army's invasion of the Huaihe River when the Qing army defected on the battlefield. The news of the Huaihe defense line carefully prepared on the south bank reached the Qing court, and Emperor Guangxu spat out a mouthful of blood heavily!

Li Lianying hurried over and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to teach the imperial physician?"

Emperor Guangxu shook his head slightly, and said: "No need, I'm fine, it's just a momentary rush, don't tell the queen mother about this."

Li Lianying sighed softly, and said: "With Lafayette's current body and bones, if he heard the news, he would have..."

Emperor Guangxu asked sadly: "What did the imperial doctor say about the queen mother's body?"

Li Lianying said: "The imperial doctor said that Lafayette is too worried, his blood is deficient, coupled with the recent exogenous wind and evil, I am afraid that he will not be able to pass this year."

Emperor Guangxu sighed softly. The Empress Dowager Cixi was his adoptive mother. The feeling of respect and fear, there is absolutely no trace of love, but now that the Empress Dowager Cixi is going to die, Emperor Guangxu can't help but feel a little bit of sadness.

Emperor Guangxu was full of thoughts for a while, and the past was vivid in his mind. At that time, Lin Yuan was still his courtier, not his mortal enemy. Emperor Guangxu sighed and asked Li Lianying helplessly: "You said that Lin Yuan turned against him?"

Li Lianying remained silent, but Emperor Guangxu sighed again and said, "Please bring General Kodama here."

Soon Yugentaro came, and Emperor Guangxu said, "Your Excellency, have you heard? Lin Yuan's troops have already broken through the Huaihe defense line in Fengyang."

Kodama Gentaro said: "I heard that, I think His Majesty the Emperor looks sluggish, is it just because of this incident?"

Emperor Guangxu sighed: "Can't this incident make me feel depressed? Once the Huaihe River is lost, the only thing we can rely on is the Yangtze River."

Gentaro Kodama smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you still have an elite army in Huai'an, why did you forget?"

Emperor Guangxu said: "Isn't it Yuan Aiqing's new army? I haven't forgotten them, but I'm afraid they are useless. Both Zhang Zhidong and Xu Yingkui have lost their defenses. What can Yuan Aiqing do?"

Kodama Gentaro smiled and said: "Your Majesty, although you have lost the Huaihe defense line, there is a good opportunity to win."

Emperor Guangxu couldn't help but cheer up when he heard the word "victory", and said: "Your Excellency, tell me, where is this good opportunity to win?"

Kodama Gentaro smiled and said: "That means the supply line of Lin Yuan's troops has become longer. As you know, Lin Yuan's troops have a lot of heavy weapons, and the transportation and supply of these weapons are very difficult. In the previous battles in North China, because there was no Blocked by large rivers, Lin Yuan's transport troops can easily supply ammunition to the front line, but now that there are more Yellow River and Huaihe Rivers as obstacles, it will definitely be more difficult for Lin Yuan's troops to supply ammunition."

"There is still a large area from the Huaihe River to the Yangtze River. There are many dangerous mountains and rapids in this area. Why can't you hold back Lin Yuan? Moreover, the situation on the Huaihe River defense line is not without improvement. For example, Zhang Zhidong is currently stationed in Xianshan. Lin Yuan's troops will never attack Wuhan southward unless they take down Xianshan Mountain; and Xu Yingkui's troops, although they abandoned the Huaihe line of defense, the main force did not suffer too much loss, and they can definitely fight!"

"Of course there is also Yuan Shikai's department. They have the most complete combat effectiveness, and there are also some elite troops from our Great Japanese Empire. They are definitely a hard nut to crack!"

After hearing this, Emperor Guangxu said in surprise: "According to Your Excellency General, our Qing Dynasty has not been completely defeated by Lin Yuan?"

Kodama Gentaro smiled and said: "Of course not, not only not, but there is still a chance of winning! It's a pity: many people can't see this, and I saw many people on the way with slumped faces, as if they were mourning! This is absolutely not possible. Yes, so I decided to fight a big victory to boost our morale."

Emperor Guangxu hurriedly asked: "Does the general have a good strategy to win?"

Kodama Gentaro smiled and said: "Of course, our third and fourth regiments have now reached the Zhenjiang area. I will immediately let them go north to join Yuan Shikai's troops."

Emperor Guangxu thought to himself: "I thought you had some clever tricks, but I didn't expect that you sent two regiments. Two regiments from your Great Japanese Empire came, and everyone in one of them was captured by Lin Yuan. If one of the people died for no apparent reason, there is nothing special about your alliance."

Thinking of this, Emperor Guangxu couldn't help showing a look of disappointment on his face. Kodama Gentaro saw it at a glance, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, our two regiments are specially organized for the armored vehicles of Lin Yuan's troops. Yes, each of the infantry squads is equipped with a killer cannon, which is specially designed to deal with the main artillery tanks of Lin Yuan's troops, and we have brought a brand new weapon with us this time."

Emperor Guangxu thought: "It's a brand new weapon. You have brought out brand new weapons again and again, but you were defeated by Lin Yuan." However, Emperor Guangxu asked out of politeness: "What weapon?"

Kodama Gentaro smiled and said: "This weapon is very confidential, I hope His Majesty the Emperor will not tell others."

When Emperor Guangxu heard this, he stood up and smiled and said, "In this case, I really want to listen carefully. What kind of secret weapon is it?" Then he walked up to Kodama Gentaro, who described the weapon in a low voice. After listening, he took three steps back and said in surprise: "There is such a thing in the world?"

Kodama Gentaro smiled and said: "With this kind of thing, Lin Yuan's troops will definitely be deterred, and their troops will not be able to break through Yuan Shikai's defense line!"

Kodama Gentaro prepared secret weapons, and Lin Yuan's Second Army also began to attack the Qing Army Yuan Shikai's Department in Huai'an with the Seventh Division as the main force.