Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 275 After the Naval Battle
It was already noon, and the sun finally climbed to the highest point. Broken hulls and mutilated corpses were everywhere in the golden sea water. The ships of the coastal defense fleet were searching for and rescuing the sailors who fell into the water, and then towed the old-fashioned gunboats that could still float. Walk.

The fires on Taipei and Xiangjiang have been extinguished, but the hulls have been damaged beyond recognition.Until the fire was extinguished, the captain of Taipei, Liu Changqing, was still standing on the deck, and he was ready to sink with the ship.Although the Taipei did not sink in the end, it was no longer capable of sailing. Liu Changqing was filled with grief. He knew how much manpower and material resources the country had spent to build such a warship, but now it was destroyed in his own hands.

Looking at the calm sea, the supreme commander Lin Jianzhang was silent. At this time, he had no joy of victory. Looking at the corpses of Chinese and Russian soldiers floating on the sea, a sense of sadness suddenly came to his heart.This battle will be recorded in the annals of history as the largest naval battle since the invention of steam warships by human beings, but this victory was won with the blood of countless soldiers.

In the deacon's room of the Military Aircraft Department, Feng Xianghua, Liu Buchan, Li Hongzhang and others were all sitting quietly. There was already a large pile of memorials on the desk, but no one was in the mood to read them.

Every time footsteps were heard in front of the window, several people always stood up at the same time, but they all came to deliver reports waiting for instructions from various places, but there was no news of the news they wanted to know.

There was another sound of "thump, thump, thump" footsteps, and the tea bowls in the hands of all present trembled, and they glanced at each other, but no one stood up this time.

However, the little eunuch who ran all the way was not as reserved as they were, and shouted loudly: "Victory in Vladivostok, wipe out the Far East Fleet!"

Liu Buchan was the most urgent. He walked to the door in three steps at a time, snatched the telegram from the young eunuch with one hand, and laughed loudly when he saw it: "What a Lin Jianzhang, I sure didn't misread you! Haha"

At this time, other people in the warm pavilion had gathered around, and after reading the contents of the telegram, their faces that were originally full of sorrow now broke into smiles.Everyone present knows that the Far East Fleet is the trump card of the Russian Navy. Now that it has been completely wiped out by our army, Chinese warships will be able to gallop across the Far East waters in the future.

But in retrospect, Liu Buchan was still a little scared. Lin Jianzhang went into battle in a hurry, and the coastal defense fleet had just been formed. Many officers were urgently transferred from fleets from various places. This was a huge test for Lin Jianzhang's ability to organize and coordinate command However, if the opponent is a weak navy like Australia and New Zealand, it will be fine, but it is the Far East Fleet, which is known as the number one in the Far East. This battle is really too dangerous.

Feng Xianghua, the supreme military leader and Minister of the Army Department of the empire, was not only joyful but also worried. Now the empire has completely controlled the sea power in the Far East, but the always proud Tsar Nicholas will never let it go. With this revenge, the Russian army is bound to go south in a big way, and now Zhang Zuolin's Far East Frontier Army has only eight divisions. It is really hard to say whether it can withstand the crazy offensive of the Russians.

When Wang Shang reported the news of the navy's victory, Guan Xuqing's expression seemed to be calm, and he just nodded slightly to show that he knew, but his trembling hands suppressed the excitement in his heart at this time.

A large map of one in two million was hung on the wall, and Guan Xuqing stared at the location of Shanghai Shenwei on the map.After a while, I turned my attention to the East Siberia region, where 200+ Russian troops are gathering. I believe that Nicholas II will order a large-scale southward movement in the near future.Will their attack target be Hailanpao? If so, can Zhang Zuolin defeat the 10,000+ Russian army like he defeated the Far East Army? What if the opponent's target is not Hailanpao?Don't forget that there is a long and narrow border between China and Russia. It is impossible for every place to be impenetrable. They can find a weak link at any time and tear a gap. When the gap is broken, it will be too late to block it.

The next morning, Liu Buchan reported the victory of the Far East Fleet in the Vladivostok naval battle. The civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were all elated and congratulated the emperor one after another.Guan Xuqing was full of energy. Looking back at the "Upright and Bright" plaque written by Emperor Shunzhi on the main hall of Qianqing Palace, his heart was ups and downs and he couldn't help himself.In the span of ten years, the Chinese navy has grown from nothing, from the initial difficult beginnings to the present, which has defeated the most powerful British, French, and Russian navies in the world, and has become a Great Wall of Steel on the defense line of the empire. Words.He couldn't help being full of pride, turned around and waved his arms to the ministers, and said loudly: "God bless the common people, God bless China."

All the civil and military men knelt together: "Long live my emperor, long live the Chinese Empire!"

On this day, "China Daily" and other media first published the news of the victory of the Vladivostok naval battle, which immediately caused an uproar in the whole country.Since the reign of Emperor Daoguang, foreigners have been bullying China with strong ships and sharp guns. As long as foreigners' warships come over, they will be paid for land and compensation. Now our Chinese army is almost invincible and invincible. This makes the people feel angry .Regardless of a person's status, level of knowledge and culture, he has a sense of national pride, and even traffickers will be happy for the strength of the country.

After the early court, Guan Xuqing specifically kept Liu Buchan and Feng Xianghua. He smiled and said to Liu Buchan, "Zixiang, you, the governor of the navy, have contributed a lot to the victory in this naval battle."

"The emperor has congratulated you. It's all due to Lin Jianzhang and the officers and soldiers in front. I just supervised from the rear." Liu Buchan hurriedly said modestly.

Guan Xuqing's eyes flickered: "Why should Zixiang be humble, among other things, the Lin Jianzhang you recommended to me is really the pillar of the country. I said that if the Russian fleet can be defeated without the help of the airship, then it can show that the strength of the imperial navy has already reached its peak." He has reached a considerable height, and Lin Jianzhang has indeed achieved this, and I will greatly promote this man." He paused for a moment, and continued: "I will pass on my will, give Lin Jianzhang the rank of Vice Admiral, and confer on him the Imperial Far East Fleet. The position of the commander, stationed in Vladivostok, is responsible for the defense of China's territorial waters north of the Bohai Sea. After going down, the Ministry of the Navy will draw up a plan for the establishment of the Far East Fleet, and some warships will be transferred from other fleets in the near future."

"twitter."

Seeing Feng Xianghua's hesitant expression, Guan Xuqing said with a smile, "Xianghua, if you have anything to say, just say it."

Originally, Feng Xianghua saw the emperor Longyan Zhengyue, and he didn't want to disturb the emperor's good mood, but the matter was urgent and he had to say, "Qizou emperor, according to reliable reports, the original news that Russia released troops in East Siberia was false. "

"What!" Guan Xuqing immediately became vigilant.

"Now I have figured it out. It turns out that they have been gathering in the northern part of Mongolia. At present, they have assembled nine divisions and are marching towards the Kulun area." It is a loophole in military intelligence, and he is also responsible.

Guan Xuqing was speechless for a while, and finally his nervous expression returned to calm, and he said to Feng Xianghua: "The Russians are deliberately setting off smoke bombs, just be more vigilant in the future."

"Cha." Feng Xianghua let go of the heart he had been holding all along.

"Have you called the Northwest Military Region yet?"

"The news was telexed early in the morning."

"It seems that this important matter is going to fall on Zhang Yu." Guan Xuqing stood up and paced in front of the throne in deep thought. Feng Xianghua and Liu Buchan knew that the emperor was thinking about something, and neither of them dared to make a sound.After half a cup of tea, Guan Xuqing sat back on the throne again. The doubts on his face had dissipated, and he said to Feng Xianghua: "The Russians can't move the head but also want to hit the tail. They want to make a surprise, so that we can't care about it. Let's deal with him in the same way as he did."

"Xianghua, I want you to send two telegrams." Guan Xuqing's expression was half a smile, and Feng Xianghua was confused by such a sentence out of nowhere.

"Please make it clear to the emperor."

"A telegram was sent to Zhang Yu, asking him to organize troops to go to the front as soon as possible, and another telegram was sent to Zhang Zuolin, asking him to lead the Far Eastern Frontier Army to march to East Siberia once the Russians started war against Mongolia." Guan Xuqing said every word. Speak very loudly.

"What does the emperor mean?" Feng Xianghua obviously didn't understand the second half of the emperor's sentence.

"I also give the Russians an embarrassment. Nicholas II's Far East Army stationed in East Siberia has been wiped out by us. Now that he has assembled the main force in northern Mongolia, his defense must be empty. We just take advantage of this Opportunity cut right into the heart of the Russians."

"I have the guts to say that if the Far East Frontier Army sends troops, the Northeast Frontier will be empty. If the Russians take advantage of the void and enter, I'm afraid it will be difficult to save them."

"Xianghua, when did you become timid? I once said that war is a political investment with the highest risk and the highest return. If you want to receive rich returns in the future, you must dare to take risks. Besides, I have thought about it At this time, the Russians will never dare to easily invest too many troops in the Far East, and don't forget that there are still three German divisions stationed on his western border."

"It's still the emperor who thinks carefully, and the minister will do it now."

Feng Xianghua and Liu Buchan both retreated. Guan Xuqing was about to go back to the palace to rest, but the telegraph room sent an important telegram. Guan Xuqing glanced at it casually. The inscription read: Emperor Wilhelm of the German Empire, he immediately became interested. I have been busy with the war against Russia, and haven't had a special understanding of the situation in Europe for a long time.In the telegram, William first congratulated Guan Xuqing on China's brilliant victory on the Far East battlefield.Immediately after the conversation changed, he began to chatter about how the German army has faced many difficulties on the European and African battlefields since the start of the war, and expressed his disdain for the vacillating Italians. Finally, he hoped that His Majesty the Emperor of China would, out of the standpoint of an ally, Send an army to Europe to support Germany on the Western Front.

(End of this chapter)