Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 143
It has been more than half a month since Zhao Bingjun arrived. He went with some rebels of the former Donghak Party in North Korea immediately after he withdrew from North Korea.We got to know each other on the way.

Zhao Bingjun's proficiency in German and Korean easily concealed his identity. When the Qing army occupied North Korea to hunt down the Donghak rebels, those rebels who fled with Zhao Bingjun were grateful for their choice.However, they also hold a pessimistic attitude towards the current war situation. After all, in the minds of Koreans, Qing Dynasty will always be a great power in the sky, but it is just a small country like North Korea.It has only developed in recent years, but it is much different from a country with a profound heritage like the Qing Dynasty.

In a winery in Tokyo.

"Brother, do you know that the troops of the Qing Dynasty are going to land from North Korea, and the place is in Jinze. They will attack from both sides of the opposite line of defense. I heard that they will break through the line of defense and attack Tokyo soon." Zhao Bingjun said mysteriously to a North Korean beside him. Li Dongguo, the former rebel leader of the Dongxue Party, said.

Li Dongguo waited and asked, "What?? Are you serious?"

"Hush" Zhao Bingjun held down Li Dongguo, who was almost crazy, and continued: "Keep your voice down, this was revealed to me by a soldier officer I knew when I was doing business in the Qing Dynasty, and told me to leave quickly. I will tell you, Brother Li You are like brothers and sisters, and you brought your younger brother here from North Korea. I don’t want to thank you, I still have some relatives in Germany. If this is the case, you can go to Germany with me. It’s too dangerous here.”

Li Dongguo calmed down slowly, took a deep breath and said: "Thank you for your kindness, but I am a member of the Dongxue Party, unlike Brother Zhao, who can come and go freely. To tell the truth, Brother Zhao, people nowadays The Donghak Party members who came from North Korea are very closely monitored. A few days ago, General Ahn Ki-hwan was arrested because he wrote a family letter to his old mother in North Korea. Hey, he will not let us go. of."

Zhao Bingjun thought for a moment, then leaned into Li Dongguo's ear and said softly: "If the Qing Dynasty cannot be defeated, we North Koreans will be convicted of collaborating with the enemy. If the Qing Dynasty breaks through, the Dongxue Party members will still be chaotic and will be killed as well." .So it’s dead anyway, so it’s better to find a way to escape.”

Li Dongguo said seriously to Zhao Bingjun: "If Brother Zhao can really take me away from this place, I will be a cow and a horse in this life and I will repay Brother Zhao."

"Hey, what did Brother Zhao say? My little brother, how can I, a businessman, take Brother Zhao away? But how difficult is it to leave!" Zhao Bingjun pretended to be mysterious and looked around.

Li Dongguo was first splashed with cold water by Zhao Bingjun's first half sentence, and then ignited hope by the second half sentence.Hastily tugging at the corner of Zhao Bingjun's clothes, he said, "Brother Zhao, please show me the way!"

"Brother Li, don't worry, you and I are brothers and sisters, can I watch you go into the mouth of a tiger?" Zhao Bingjun lowered his voice and continued: "Why are you being detained now? Isn't it because you have family members in North Korea, and now North Korea has become A province of the Qing Dynasty. Theoretically speaking, you soldiers are all soldiers of the Qing Dynasty, and it would be strange if we didn’t guard against you.”

Li Dongguo sighed, "Yeah, that's why we couldn't leave."

"But, didn't I just say that. The Qing Dynasty will transport troops from North Korea to Jinze. Isn't this a great time for you to be loyal to others! Provide such important information, I believe people will not make things difficult for you."

"That's the case, but Brother Zhao's information" Li Dongguo was skeptical about Zhao Bingjun's information during the words.

"Brother, don't worry, my little brother dared to use his head to guarantee that the news is absolutely correct. You just need to claim credit, and people will definitely send warships to Kanazawa for reinforcements after they find out. When Tokyo's defenses are relaxed, we can flee to Yokohama and take a freighter directly to Germany. .”

"Will people believe it? Although their soldiers have withdrawn from North Korea, they still have a lot of influencers in North Korea." Li Dongguo looked at Zhao Bingjun with disbelief.

"Hehe, even if it is a lie, it will become the truth if there are many people telling it. Besides, it is absolutely true." Zhao Bingjun said confidently.

Li Dongguo nodded slowly, his gaze gradually changed from blurred to firm. There are quite a few Donghak Party members from North Korea who are now in Tokyo.

"Your Majesty, according to reports from North Korean intelligence personnel, the Qing army's troops in North Korea are distributing ammunition and rushing to make dry food, and it seems that they have made some moves." Hirobumi Ito said.

"Oh? We control the sea, what can their troops in North Korea do?" said Emperor Meiji.

Ito Hirobumi frowned and continued: "Your Majesty, the Qing Dynasty has continued to increase its troops in Nagasaki, and they have continuously entered our university. If things go on like this, it will be quite unfavorable to us, and the East China Sea is controlled by the Qing fleet. It is inconvenient for our fleet to travel long distances." Attack from a distance. Now they actually want to eat us in one bite, and transport the North Korean troops directly to the rear of our heavily defended Jinze, trying to attack back and forth. If this is the case, it would be a good thing for us.”

"How do you say that?" Emperor Meiji asked doubtfully.

Ito Hirobumi smiled slightly and said: "If the Qing army transports troops from North Korea to Kanazawa, they will definitely pass through the sea. As long as they are stopped here, the Qing fleet can be wiped out in one fell swoop. We can even reach the East China Sea and cut off the Qing army. logistical supplies."

"But, is this information accurate?" Emperor Meiji still asked doubtfully.

"It's true that we can't be sure just from the actions of the Korean Qing army, but now the ex-Korean Donghak party members in Tokyo are spreading rumors that the Qing army is going to land in Kanazawa."

"How did they know?" Emperor Meiji was even more puzzled.

"Hehe, although they are here, their family members are all in North Korea. The local people should know the most clearly about any disturbances."

"Then did the navy of the Qing Dynasty make any moves?" Emperor Meiji continued to ask.

"I haven't found it yet, but there should be a big move soon." Ito Hirobumi said after thinking.

"Okay, once you find any news that the Qing navy is approaching the sea, immediately mobilize the fleet to ambush their troop transport route. They will definitely be wiped out." Emperor Meiji slammed his fist on the table vigorously.

"Yes."

After receiving Guan Xuqing's order, Yan Fu and Deng Shichang had a fierce quarrel over who would raid Tokyo and who would entangle the enemy ships at sea.Yan Fu said that he would continue to lead the fleet to fight against Japan's main force, the reason being that the ultra-fast cruisers had a set of "torpedo division" tactics.And Deng Shichang also hoped to lead the fleet to fight against the main force of Japan. The reason was that Yan Fu had already fought once, and it was his turn.

In the end, Guan Xuqing ordered Yan Fu to continue to lead the "Long Victory", "Unbeaten", "Chengfeng", "Break the Waves", "Daqing No. [-]", "Daqing No. [-]", "Nanji", "Nanxiang" and "Yangfan" , "Flying Eagle", "Sea Lion", "Guangjia", "Guangyi", "Guangbing", "Jingyuan", "Laiyuan", "Jingyuan", escorted the troop carrier to attack Kanazawa.Deng Shichang continued to lead "Zhenyuan", "Dingyuan", "Jiyuan" and "Weiyuan" to raid Yokohama from Nagasaki.

Finally, the two fleets set off to their respective destinations.

(End of this chapter)