Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 150 Summation (1)
At the same time, "Ride the Wind", "Break the Waves", "Raise the Sail", "Flying Eagle", and "Sea Lion" approached the capital ships such as "Changsheng" at the rear of the battlefield. Although the two ironclad ships occupied the direct channel, they Unable to guard against the super fast speed of the Qing cruiser, even if you go around in a big circle, the honest ironclad ship can't catch up.

The two truncated fleets finally joined forces again, and the fleet had suffered heavy casualties at this time. Not only were four gunboats sunk, one was seriously injured, but the main cruisers "Akitsusu" and "Takachiho" were also sunk. , seeing fewer and fewer chips in hand.

What's more terrible is that at this time, the wind is blowing, the sea is white, and a summer storm is brewing. The war clerk on the "Changsheng" ship recorded in this way: the wind and waves were so strong that they hit from the side, so that all the warships bumped up and down and the ships moved slowly.The surge almost rushed to the bridge, and both lookout and ranging were impossible.Even the Qing No. [-] ship in front couldn't get a glimpse of the whole picture, it could only be seen disappearing in the waves.

But this storm became the fleet's life-saving straw, and the fleet turned northeast to Hokkaido to evacuate.

"The weather suddenly changed, all fleets gather and return immediately." Yan Fu ordered.

This feint attack fleet had seventeen warships when it was launched, and now only the "Daqing No. [-]", "Daqing No. [-]", "Changsheng", "Unbeaten", "Chengfeng", and "Break the Waves" remained when it returned. ", "Flying Eagle", "Sea Lion", "Sail", "Jingyuan", "Laiyuan", "Guangjia", "Guangyi", thirteen warships, "Guangbing" sank during the return voyage, before When charging, he was shot by the "Kyushu" machine gun.

In Yokohama, "Zhenyuan", "Dingyuan", "Weiyuan" and "Jiyuan" were guarding outside the Yokohama Fort. After Deng Shichang wiped out the three gunboats guarding the fort and destroyed the entire fort, Feng Xianghua led two A teacher has logged in.

Two battle reports were sent to the capital at the same time.

Guan Xuqing seemed quite satisfied with such a result.Although there is no wipe-out fleet, what has been hit hard is still strength.Today, apart from the four main battleships in the fleet, there is only one "Speed ​​Wave" cruiser, which can also be called the real opponent of the Qing Navy. The rest of the old-fashioned gunboats and iron-clad ships are not worth mentioning at all.

Guan Xuqing has only started to feel a little scared after the war has developed. It is hard to imagine that if people really develop according to the previous development speed for another three to four years, they may really become the Qing's number one enemy in Asia.

It's a pity that neither the British nor the Chinese can hold their breath.This battle of national destiny broke out ahead of schedule, and it was lucky for Qing Dynasty.The four battleships and four cruisers provided by the United Kingdom are considered to be super-class in Asia. Unfortunately, they lack naval talents, and the true strength of these eight warships has not been brought into play under poor command.

On the Qing side, after the previous two wars, a large number of commanding talents emerged, and the soldiers all accumulated actual combat experience. It was a tie.

But in terms of the army, the whole situation is reversed. The Qing Army is comparable to the British Royal Army.What's more, they were equipped with the most advanced mortars and grenades at that time, and these technologies were not available to humans.

The logistics and military strength are even more dominant. The economic development of the Qing Dynasty in recent years has been quite rapid.One year's gross national product (GDP today) is worth five full years.

In terms of the number of the army, the regular army of the Qing Dynasty has 100 million people, and the reserve army (serving military service) has 100 million people.In other words, no matter how many people are knocked out on the front line, the rear can make up for it at any time.At that time, there were only 38 regular army troops and 20 reserve troops. The gap was obvious.

The maritime advantage that people rely on for survival no longer exists, and the 5 Qing troops who landed in Yokohama wanted a knife directly into their hearts.For the first time, people have a pessimistic attitude towards the prospect of war.

"Your Majesty, Yokohama has fallen now. The Qing army has already approached the city. In my opinion, Your Majesty should go to Hokkaido first. There are our warship escorts there. I will make a comeback one day." Ito Hirobumi said embarrassingly.

"No, I was born as the great emperor, and I swear to share honor and disgrace. I will never take a step back!" Emperor Meiji said angrily.

"However, our defense in Yokohama has been breached. In addition to the Qing army that landed, the Qing army in Nagoya has also detoured to Kanazawa. The prospect of the war is very pessimistic. I wonder if the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Talk to the Qing Dynasty and end this war as soon as possible!" Ito Hirobumi said with his head down.

With a "pop", the teacup in Emperor Meiji's hand was shattered by him on the imperial case, and the fragments of the teacup were embedded in the meat, dripping with blood.The servants around panicked for a while, and a samurai went to the doctor in three steps at a time.

"Ito-kun, don't you think that what you said can kill you ten times?" Emperor Meiji pointed at Ito Hirobumi with a bloody finger.

"No, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is thinking about the future of our great empire. Now the Qing army has a large number of soldiers. Although our great empire has developed rapidly in recent years, it is not as strong as the Qing Dynasty. The return of the secret talks between the subordinates in the Qing Dynasty , their Wusong Shipyard will launch two cruisers of the same level as the Rise next month, Mawei Shipyard will launch ten assault gunboats this month, and Lushun Shipyard will have 3 coastal defense gunboats and 1 The French torpedo ship goes to sea. Even if the casualty ratio between the Qing army and our army in the current naval battle reaches 1:1, the Qing army is still a good deal. What's more, the current casualty ratio is only [-]:[-], and the army has no advantage. It will all be ruined." Ito Hirobumi knelt down in panic and sincerely analyzed the current battle situation.

"You still have the face to talk about your secret talks?? It's all the wrong information brought about by your secret talks, so we are fooled by the Qing Dynasty again and again! You are born in a family of warriors, where is your Bushido spirit? Gone?" Emperor Meiji roared at Ito Hirobumi like a lion out of control.

"His Majesty"

Emperor Meiji fell heavily on the seat, watching the blood dripping from his hands drop by drop.Tears finally couldn't help but flow down!
"Okay, Ito-kun, go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and talk to the Qing Dynasty. Is there a possibility of a truce? In addition, the whole country mobilizes to resist the Qing army. Prepare with both hands. If necessary, you must fight the Qing army to the end." Emperor Meiji resolutely There was a desire for victory in his eyes.

"Roms."

Inside the Forbidden City, there is a relaxed atmosphere.

Guan Xuqing was playing chess with Concubine Lan in the back garden.

"Be the first shot." Concubine Lan used the method she had just learned from Guan Xuqing.

"Horse jumping." Guan Xuqing relaxed after leaving the tedious government affairs and headache battle reports. Facing the beautiful royal garden and beauties, he was in a good mood.Only now did I realize how great it is to travel back to the Qing Dynasty and become the emperor!

"Ah, how should the concubine go? The emperor will teach the concubine." Concubine Lan acted like a baby in front of Guan Xuqing.

Just as Guan Xuqing was about to speak, Li Hongzhang hurried over.

"Your Majesty, I'm overjoyed!" Before the person arrived, the voice had already passed.

Guan Xuqing turned to look at Li Hongzhang, and asked with some annoyance: "Hongzhang, I think you are in a daze. Even though this is a harem, can you forget the principles of monarchs and ministers?" Guan Xuqing has completely integrated into this space.

"Ah, I'm guilty of capital punishment. I pray for the emperor's peace, and the blue lady is auspicious." Li Hongzhang hurriedly knelt down on the ground.

"Stay flat." Guan Xuqing said to Concubine Lan, "You go back first, I will talk to you another day."

"The concubine resigns." Concubine Lan left slowly surrounded by all the court ladies.

After watching Concubine Lan leave, Guan Xuqing turned to Li Hongzhang and said, "There's such a rush, what's the good news?"

"Your Majesty, look." Li Hongzhang took out a neatly folded piece of paper from his sleeve, and continued, "The envoy has come to pray for peace."

Guan Xuqing took the peace agreement book with a smile, and said flatly: "Look at your prospects, it is expected that you will come to pray for peace when you are young. Why are you so happy?"

"Yes, the emperor taught you that." Li Hongzhang lowered his head in shame.

"People want to use the peace talks to delay time. Now that Yokohama has been broken, Lu Yiwei's battle report said that he has led two divisions to the back of Kanazawa. It is only a matter of time before Jinze is broken. Feng Xianghua's battle report said that it can be broken within five days. Tokyo, is this an appropriate time for peace talks?" Guan Xuqing put down the peace talks book and said to Li Hongzhang.

"Ah..." Li Hongzhang frowned slightly, and continued: "Actually, I thought it was just a small country, so I just need to teach him a lesson. Now the peace talks clearly state that North Korea belongs to our Qing Dynasty, and we will live in harmony with our Qing Dynasty in the future." .”

"Fart, since ancient times, keeping a dog can guard the gate, and raising a tiger can cause trouble. Although it is a small country, can you tell the difference between a dog and a tiger?" Guan Xuqing stood up and continued: "The king of North Korea has already sent a table to offer The land, North Korea is now a province of our Qing Dynasty, and everyone in the country knows it, what should he admit? Whether he admits it or not, it belongs to my Qing Dynasty."

"Yes, yes, yes." Li Hongzhang agreed.

Guan Xuqing changed the subject, and continued: "Well, if people have to admit their mistakes, we, a big country in the Celestial Dynasty, have to be a little sincere, right? We can't just push it to the end, right?" Turning around, he said to Li Hongzhang, "Well, you can tell the envoy. We can talk about peace. But if they need to come to the Qing Dynasty to negotiate, the venue will be set in Tianjin. It’s better for you to go, the conditions.”

(End of this chapter)