Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 419 Shocking Hong Kong
The mutual shooting of both sides has a certain effect.By 9 o'clock, the "Chongqing" ship had been hit by 15 shells, but its armor was thicker, so it was not penetrated.The "Kirishima" was hit by 21 shells, of which 4 220mm shells penetrated the armor, and the explosion inside the hull also destroyed the ship's power system.Seeing the "Chongqing" ship continuously circling, the "Akitsu" stopped following in vain, and began to turn, maneuvering to the other side, preparing to form a pincer attack with the "Mutsu".However, when the "Chongqing" ship learned that the "Wuhan" ship had arrived, it immediately stopped circling and turned to maneuver northward, leading the "Mutsu" and "Akitsu" away from the "Kirishima" so that "Wuhan "The ship made the final blow to the "Kirishima".

At this time, the "Wuhan" ship that rushed to the battlefield did not agree with the "Kirishima" that had lost all power and was paralyzed on the sea like a dead fish. Instead, it was out of the range of the flare, bypassing "Kirishima" and heading to the battlefield. Go north.The captain's idea is very simple. The completely immobile "Kirishima" can be dealt with by destroyers, and he wants to complete a beautiful sneak attack.For this reason, the "Chongqing" continued to fire flares at the fleet, keeping the fleet completely under the eyes of the "Wuhan" ship in the dark.

The "Wuhan" ship catching up with the fleet approached the lagging "Akitsu" at high speed and paralleled it.At the edge of the flare range, that is, less than 3 kilometers away from the "Akitsu", the nine main guns of the "Wuhan" ship fired a salvo, and all of them were aimed at the place near the waterline of the "Akitsu" battleship. . All 9 shells hit and penetrated the "Akitsu". The 9 shells that exploded in the hull not only opened 9 holes in the hull, introduced sea water into the hull, but also detonated two former main ships. The ammunition compartment of the gun.The huge explosion even cut off the hull along the No. 6 front main gun turret, and the entire giant ship sank to the bottom of the sea with more than 1 sailors in less than a minute.

This was a perfect sneak attack. They didn't know that there was another fleet of broken delivery ships that was stunned by this kind of attack.After a while, the "Mutsu" who reacted no longer had the heart to fight and revenge, and immediately turned to the west and fled at full speed.

Since Huang Jianxun didn't know how many fleets were still coming, and the "Chongqing" ship was seriously injured, he accepted it as soon as it was better and did not pursue it.The fleeing fleet did not forget to order the sailors on the "Kirishima" to abandon the ship. The destroyer that had been staying beside the "Kirishima" received part of the crew of the "Kirishima" and saw that the Chinese broken-off fleet killed the ship. When he came back, he ignored the remaining sailors on the "Kirishima" who kept calling for help, and immediately turned and fled.

The Chinese fleet surrounding "Kirishima" ordered "Kirishima" to surrender with a light signal, but waited for the firing of its main guns.So the "Chongqing" ship and the "Wuhan" ship, one on the left and one on the right, fired at the "Kirishima" with a total of 17 main guns.The shooting lasted for 4 minutes. The battlecruiser "Kirishima" was pierced by three 3mm artillery shells. The armor of the ammunition compartment was pierced. Amidst several earth-shattering explosions, the hull broke and sank into the sea.

The remaining oil tankers stopped obediently and raised the white flag to the Chinese fleet.

"General, what shall we do next?" An officer asked Huang Jianxun for instructions.

"Order all fleets to assemble in Victoria Harbour."

"What? Victoria Harbor? Isn't that the territory of the British Hong Kong area? We might provoke a war!" the officer reminded worriedly.

Huang Jianxun glared and said: "Fart! That has been our Chinese place since ancient times. Immediately send an order. If this basket is opened up, there will be a place to take care of it. What are you afraid of?" He pointed in the direction of Beijing. The officers immediately gained confidence and hurriedly delivered orders.

This small-scale Sino-Japanese naval battle lasted for nearly a day. The sound of rumbling guns from the sea moved the whole of Hong Kong. People were speculating whether the Chinese navy was planning to capture Hong Kong. He was panicked, didn't eat all day, and kept listening to the news from the sea until it got dark again and the sound of the cannons gradually disappeared. He thought he had finally escaped the disaster and was about to finish his meal. Suddenly, I received an urgent report from Victoria Harbour: Chinese warships rushed to Victoria Harbour again, and the speed was astonishing.

"What are they going to do! Immediately organize coastal defense, and if the Chinese warships forcefully break through the port, they will attack them, but before that, they must not provoke the Chinese." Bu Li asked his secretary again after giving this order. : "Any news from London?"

The secretary said in embarrassment: "We are required to fight back fiercely once the Chinese dare to attack Hong Kong, and will provide us with all the strategic materials we need."

"What? These bastards, what I need most now are troops and warships. Don't they understand the military defense strength of the Hong Kong region? We are not relying on others, but the mighty China. Do you want a small Hong Kong to come Do you want to fight with the world's first-class Chinese sea power?" Bu Li cursed incompetence in despair.

But Bu Li didn't know that despite the arrogance of the UK at the negotiating table, they really couldn't reach Hong Kong. At this time, the UK was far from the glory of the empire on which the sun never set.After the World War, German tanks built a steel barrier in Europe, and the British Army could not pass through Europe to aid Hong Kong, and since China controlled the Strait of Malacca, the gateway to Asia was tightly closed, and the nearest Indian Ocean Fleet Even with wings, it is difficult to fly into the southern waters controlled by China.

At the mouth of the Victoria Harbor at this time, Huang Jianxun was standing on the large front deck of the "Chongqing", looking at Hong Kong in the night with piercing eyes, feeling empty in his heart and not knowing what it was like.

"General, shall we continue to break through?"

Huang Jianxun shook his head, waved his arm abruptly and said, "The goal has been achieved, withdraw!"

As soon as the glorious record of sinking the two main battleships was reported back to Beijing, all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty rejoiced. This time, the tone in the Bird Harbor incident finally came out completely.This time, the Navy's breaking fleet not only destroyed a large number of China's maritime transport forces, but also sank two main battleships. The losses and blows brought to China are immeasurable.

With the interception and killing of China's cross-border fleet, the whole world regards the route for transporting supplies as a fearful route, and the living space of China has deteriorated sharply, and public riots have begun to appear in the country.The funds invested in the United States will never want to collapse, and to prevent the rise of China from affecting the interests of the United States in Asia, so the US Navy has begun to escort ships flying the US flag.Although the navy has grown rapidly under the new vigorous promotion, its attributes are destined to make this country unable to withstand the blow of sea transportation lines. The sinking of "Kirishima" and "Akitsu" made it impossible for the navy to complete the tasks of blocking China's coast and searching and rounding up China's breaking fleet at the same time.Avoiding a powerful China has become the only option at present.

Guan Xuqing was in the study room, looking at the imperial family genealogy handed over by the clan mansion, sketched some names on it with his ink pen for a while, and frowned and said to Wang Shang: "What does this clan mansion do? Some princes have passed away for so many years, and their names are still recorded on the genealogy, I ask you, how many years has this genealogy been changed."

Wang Shang was taken aback. He knew in his heart that there were many people in the royal family colluding with inside and outside the clan mansion. If they falsely reported the names of the dead, they would get an extra salary. To get a benefit, it is naturally better to turn a blind eye. "Qizou Emperor, it's terrible that this genealogy hasn't been changed for some time, presumably there are too many reasons for the clan's residence, so it's delayed."

"Crack", Guan Xuqing slammed the genealogy onto the jade case, and said in a deep voice, "Confused! Wang Shang, you have been with me for so many years, why have you no idea what to say now?"

Wang Shang hurriedly knelt on the ground: "The minister is dull, and he has the favor of the emperor."

"This genealogy clearly shows that some people want to eat money and get money from the dead. It would be fine if this kind of trick appeared everywhere. Now there are people in the royal family who dare to play this kind of trick. Is he tired of living? I still listen to it. It has been said that a lot of beggars in Beijing dare to blatantly oppress the people because of their yellow spirit, and collude with local officials to corrupt the law. If this kind of atmosphere is allowed to continue to grow, what will the empire look like! Tell the clan mansion People from the royal family must be carefully investigated and managed well, and if I hear any bad news again, I will show no mercy!" Guan Xuqing's face was full of anger, and his chest heaved violently.

"Zha, the emperor is happy and angry, you must take care of the dragon's body," Wang Shangcheng said fearfully.

After a while, Guan Xuqing's mood calmed down a little, and then he picked up the genealogy to look at it again, and said with a slight voice in his mouth: "I remember that Yu Geng has two daughters who are both born, why are you here?" Their names are not on the genealogy."

Wang Shang thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, Yu Geng does have two daughters, one named De Ling, who was named the princess by the Empress Dowager Cixi, also known as Deling Princess Ling or Princess Deling. Deling studied in England when she was young, and then returned to Beijing with her father. At this time, the foreign powers invaded, and the Empress Dowager Cixi was eager to please the envoys and their wives. She learned about Yu Geng’s daughter from Prince Qing. Familiar with foreign languages ​​and western etiquette, he ordered Mrs. Yugeng to bring Tong Deling to the palace for an audience. Later, he served as an interpreter for Cixi to communicate with the wives of envoys from Western countries. He left the palace for Shanghai due to his father's illness, and then moved to England to continue his studies. .”

Guan Xuqing clapped his palms and laughed loudly: "Okay! Who said that a woman's lack of talent is virtue, but in our Chinese Empire, women can still make a career out of it."

(End of this chapter)