Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 144
"Your Majesty, the Qing fleet has appeared in the sea." Ito Hirobumi hurried into the emperor's bedroom.

Emperor Meiji hurriedly asked, "How many warships are here?"

"There are two more captive British battleships of 18 tons than before blocking my reinforcement fleet, and five more cruisers. Except for the two German cruisers, the speed of the other three ships has reached [-] knots." Ito Hirobumi told the big Every warship in Qing Dynasty is like a treasure, "However, those four giant iron-clad ships are not in this fleet."

"You mean the four that Qing bought from Germany?" Emperor Meiji asked.

"Yes, it seems that they should stay in the East China Sea defense supply line." Ito Hirobumi analyzed.

"Well, the Qing Dynasty actually concentrated so many warships. It seems that they have become arrogant to a certain extent! If this is the case, then give them a long memory, what a stupid decision it is to fight us in the sea. Put Tokyo's Yamato , Musashi, and Katsuragi were transferred to Hokkaido and Kyushu to meet up. We defeated the Qing Dynasty in one go."

"Yes." Ito Hirobumi was also full of confidence in the victory.

I have to admit that it has the most outstanding battleships and cruisers in Asia.Those are all bought from the UK with loans from the UK. It may be a bit of a mouthful to say, but simply put, they were provided by the UK.The purpose, of course, is to attract the attention of the Qing Dynasty in the east, so that Britain can spy on the southwestern provinces of the Qing Dynasty.

The fleet of the Qing Dynasty finally crossed the East China Sea and entered the sea.The sky is still blue, and the sea is still green.If it weren't for the so-called name that divided this sea into the East China Sea and the sea, this should have been just a sea area.

"General, we have entered the sea. Did the fleet change its formation as planned?" a soldier reported to Yan Fu.

"Well, let Chengfeng and Breaking the Waves escort fleet to the left and right, Flying Eagle and Sea Lion to explore the way ahead, Nanji, Nanxiang, and Yangfan to the rear, and the rest of the warships remain unchanged." Yan Fu held up the binoculars and gave orders while watching.

"General, black smoke is seen [-] nautical miles ahead, there may be a fleet." The soldiers on the observation tower yelled.

Yan Fu was taken aback for a moment, what?The fleet showed up so soon?It seems that I value the command of the sea here more than anything else, and I can't even wait for us to go to Chongjin to pretend to transport some troops and refuel at the port by the way.Can't wait to find us for a decisive battle?
"Continue to observe whether there is a fleet and how many warships there are." Yan Fu still doesn't quite believe that what is in front of him is a fleet.

"Yes."

On the other side, in Osaka.A long-lost pair of father and son met again on the battlefield.

"Feng Zicai, the commander of the humble Second Division, has a meeting with General Feng." Feng Zicai knelt down on one knee and performed a standard Qing army salute.

"Father, please get up quickly, are you going to kill your son?" Feng Xianghua quickly helped his father up, and took a closer look.For four years, especially during the period of the Sino-British Burma War, supplies were not guaranteed. Although Feng Zicai can still lead troops to fight, his physical strength and energy are obviously not as good as before.I have also lost a lot of weight, and now I can't even walk with the big steel knife that would never leave my body.

"There are no fathers and sons on the battlefield, only commanders and generals. General Feng is now a general sent by the imperial court. He is a low-ranking general, but he is ordered by the general." How can the joy in Feng Zi's heart when he sees his son whom he has not seen for four years be expressed in words?Seeing his increasingly mature son, who was left alone in the capital by the emperor and now let him personally lead two divisions to attack Huanglong, Feng Zicai, who has rich experience in officialdom, immediately understood the emperor's intentions.For this son who is countless times better than him, Feng Zicai will be woken up by laughing when he sleeps.So give your son more prestige in front of your troops.

"Where is General Lu Yiwei?" Feng Xianghua was a little smaller than Lu Yiwei in terms of military rank and official position.But now that he is wearing the hat of an imperial envoy, the size of the official position and the high rank of the military have to stand aside again.

"The end is here." Lu Yiwei took a step forward.

"The emperor has ordered that General Lu transfer two divisions to this imperial envoy, and this imperial envoy will personally lead troops to attack Tokyo." Feng Xianghua said.

"Cha. The last general has made the 2nd Division and the 15th Division ready for battle, and they can board the ship at any time." Lu Yiwei agreed.

"Okay, the navy departs in an hour. Let's gather at the pier in half an hour and throw away everything that needs to be thrown away." Feng Xianghua ordered.

"Cha." Feng Zicai and Xiao Fei replied at the same time, then turned and left.

Finally, after the ten troop carriers were fully loaded, they were escorted by "Zhenyuan", "Dingyuan", "Weiyuan", and "Jiyuan" to Yokohama.When the eyes of the whole world were focused on watching the decisive battle between the Chinese and Japanese navies, they were like a sharp knife piercing the enemy's heart.

"Your Majesty, the Qing army has another fleet and 10 troop carriers heading for Tokyo, and may land in Yokohama."

"It's absolutely impossible. The strategic intention of the Qing Dynasty has always been to fight the navy. They wanted to lure us to the East China Sea for a decisive battle, but if we couldn't hold on, the Qing army wanted to fight us in the sea. They knew that they had no chance of winning and followed up. The second time, I sent a small fleet to Tokyo in an attempt to attract the main force of our navy. The same trick was used twice on one person, unless that person is an idiot, how can I fall into it again! Haha!" Emperor Meiji shouted for his wisdom laughed out loud.

"Your Majesty, but if there are really Qing soldiers in the troop carrier, what should we do?"

"Hehe, if your hypothesis is true, then our heroic fighters will definitely be able to hold on to the end of the Sino-Japanese naval battle at sea, and completely defeat the Qing Dynasty both tactically and psychologically."

"Yes."

Although there is only one word difference between the main attack and the assist, the effect is completely different. The assist even serves the main attack, so Feng Xianghua, who is in charge of the main attack this time, is under considerable pressure.If his attack here does not go well, then all the blood shed in the war in Hai will be in vain.

Although he has been on the battlefield since he was 18 years old, he has been in the army for half his life.It was really the first time that he was nervous before the war. The local wars he participated in before could not affect the overall situation, or he didn't need to think about it at all. He could fight wherever his father asked him to.But now his words and deeds, one order may cause thousands of people to shed blood on the battlefield.

Feng Xianghua stood on the deck, looking at the sea.He has been repeatedly calculating the assault route after landing, the emergency treatment after encountering the situation, etc. in his mind, and now he really pays attention to the story of the three little pigs that the emperor told him, maybe if he just returned from Germany. Let him participate in the battle directly, he will not think so much, all he thinks about is how to break through the opponent and defeat the opponent.But now, after staying in the Ministry of War for such a period of time, he will think more, not only to cover the navy that he assists, but also to consider the speed of breaking the opponent.

"General, Yokohama is ahead. General Deng is going to storm the fort. Let us prepare to land in 30 minutes."

A subpoena and words brought Feng Xianghua back from his thoughts.

"understood."

(End of this chapter)