The king of Yue, Bai Yuangui, threw the telegram directly to the ground.
"How did Wu Yi fight? Danji Port is so close to the mainland, and the domestic army can respond at any time.
He didn't even notice that the Fujian country had laid mines, which caused the battleship HMS Glory to sink."
The King of Yue, Bai Yuangui, felt sorry for the loss of a battleship. Their country had only five battleships in total, and with the loss of one battleship, the navy of the country of Vietnam was completely damaged.
The losses of the battleships were immeasurable, but the loss of the naval officers aboard the battleships simply made the Yue King Bai Yuangui heartbroken.
He was born in the Army, so recruiting Army soldiers into the Imperial Army was almost effortless.
The Imperial Army has millions of soldiers, while the Navy only has a few hundred thousand soldiers.
Naval talents are inherently scarce, and with the status of Yue King Bai Yuangui, recruiting naval personnel will be more difficult than ordinary people.
The top talents of the Navy would rather go to people like King Rui who have almost no background in the military.
They will not encounter the monarch's cronies, and their development will not encounter bottlenecks.
Cui Wenwu, the governor of Yue, who was accompanying King Bai Yuangui of Yue, leaned down to pick up the telegram that had just been discarded.
After Cui Wenwu read the telegram, his face turned livid.
The loss caused by the sinking of the battleship Brilliance to Vietnam far exceeded the gain from gaining Danji Port.
It can be said that Vietnam suffered heavy losses during this expedition.
Cui Wenwu thought of something, and he immediately ignored the still angry King of Yue and stepped forward to report: "Your Majesty, the issue of accountability should be resolved after the war.
The most urgent issue for our country now is to deal with the incoming Fujian navy.
If the Fujian Navy can mine mines outside Danji Port, it can mine mines outside any port in our country.
Once our country's ports are blocked by mines, it will cause extremely heavy losses.
In particular, the Fujian navy is approaching fiercely. If this naval battle fails, it will cause a huge blow to the confidence of our Vietnamese people."
The Yue King Bai Yuangui immediately regained his senses, suppressed the anger in his heart, and began to calmly think about the current situation.
He quickly issued several orders.
"Order the coastal defense artillery at the seaside to enter the first level of alert. Once the Fujian navy fleet is found, they can directly fire back without asking for instructions from their superiors.
Fujian's mine-laying methods are very powerful. Even if we use merchant ships to clear the way, we still have to open up the sea route from the port to the outside world.
Inform the naval admiral that this naval battle will give this king a prestige.
If strength does not prevail, you will have to deal with it even if you use delaying tactics.
Let the navy let go of the war. They are close to the homeland and can easily supply ammunition.
During the Fujian naval expedition, they certainly cannot use naval gun shells arbitrarily."
Governor Cui Wenwu wrote down the orders of Yue King Bai Yuangui one by one.
He will discuss with the General Staff to formulate specific orders and issue them to the Vietnamese Navy.
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October 28, 4356 (1659 AD).
General Wei Zhifeng, the naval governor of Fujian, commanded most of the navy of Fujian and crossed the Mediterranean Sea to the west coast of Vietnam.
He looked at the narrow strait ahead, which was the Strait of Gibraltar.
General Wei Zhifeng now simply does not dare to lead the fleet through the Strait of Gibraltar.
The Strait of Gibraltar is now controlled by the Imperial Mediterranean Fleet.
But this place is too close to the mainland of Vietnam, and it is difficult for coastal defense artillery to hit this far.
However, rockets with extremely poor accuracy were used and equipped with special warheads.
As long as one rocket hits the battleship, General Wei Zhifeng will not be able to bear the loss.
He had just received accurate information that the submarine fleet had made a great contribution and they had sunk the Yue Navy battleship HMS Glory.
As long as the Fujian navy has this result, their counterattack can be announced to the outside world as a victory.
In the subsequent war of the Fujian navy, as long as the defeat is not too tragic and there are some results, then you will achieve your goal.
It is precisely because the Fujian Navy has basically achieved its goals that General Wei Zhifeng now seeks stability and does not want to do risky things.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Fujian navy began to approach Dingzhi Port, the largest port on Vietnam's Mediterranean coast.
General Wei Zhifeng believed that this name showed Vietnam's ambition for the port of Gibraltar.
He estimated that it was precisely because the empire also sensed Yue's ambitions that it ignored the fact that Yue's battleships were blown up by mines.
General Wei Zhifeng was confident that the existence of the submarine would be hidden from the Vietnamese navy, but he knew that he could not hide it from the Mediterranean fleet.
He went to the empire for inspection and study, and saw the strength of the empire's navy in research and development.
Just because submarines appeared on the European battlefield, the Imperial Navy immediately copied submarines and developed submarines that were far more practical than European countries, as well as matching torpedoes.
In order to discover submarines hidden on the seabed early, the Imperial Navy developed a variety of equipment to detect the existence of submarines.
When Wei Zhifeng investigated, he had no way of knowing what methods the empire used.
But he knew that the empire had developed some kind of equipment that could detect submarines in the sea.
General Wei Zhifeng put down his telescope. He looked forward to the right and could already see the outline of Dingzhi Port.
A ferocious smile appeared on his face, and he murmured: "My compatriots who died, I will avenge you.
If you have spirits in heaven, please bless the naval guns to be more accurate."
General Wei Zhifeng gave an order, the battleship's main gun was raised high, and a shell flew directly towards the port.
The shell exploded on the beach not far from the shore, throwing a large amount of yellow sand into the air and leaving a huge crater on the beach.
General Wei Zhifeng smiled, they had now brought the war to the enemy's homeland.
The Fujian fleet continued to approach Dingzhi Port, and they encountered intensive counterattacks from coastal defense artillery.
General Wei Zhifeng frowned slightly when he saw how fierce the resistance of the Yue Kingdom was. The Yue Kingdom still had some strength.
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King Bai Yuangui of Yue heard a violent explosion from the port.
He knew that the Fujian navy was trying to attack the port.
He was able to leave Dingzhi Port yesterday, but he has not taken any action.
When they were attacked by the enemy, Bai Yuangui, the king of Yue, took the lead in escaping.
This will bring a devastating blow to the defenders of Dingzhi Port.
King Bai Yuangui of Yue testified at the port that the troops staying at the port would definitely do their best to express themselves.
In this war, once you are favored by the King of Yue, you will definitely become famous.
The King of Yue, Bai Yuangui, looked at Cui Wenwu, the governor-general on the side, and asked: "How prepared is our country to deal with the provocation from Fujian?"
Cui Wenwu still frowned, and he said helplessly: "Your Majesty, the time left for us to prepare is too short.
In order to cope with the arrival of the Fujian Navy, we can only make preparations at all costs.
Domestic ammunition reserves are insufficient. We also purchased a batch of ammunition from Switzerland, which will be shipped to the northwest port in two days.
Fujian does have unknown means of laying mines. A large number of mines are laid outside the main military ports in our country.
These are fixed-depth mines that are very difficult to make. They only attack large warships and have no effect on small destroyers at all.
Navy officers drove fishing boats and pulled a huge steel trawl net to salvage mines around the port.
Because the merchant ships had a relatively deep draft, they accidentally triggered submarine mines many times.
Our fleet is now waiting for work, preparing to wait until the Fujian Navy consumes part of its ammunition.
Our army will launch a fatal blow to the Fujian Navy.
The navy needs a long time to cultivate. Fujian was only founded a few days ago, and they don't have many naval talents.
The achievements of the Fujian navy in recent years are nothing more than strong ships and powerful artillery.
When all the shells from the naval guns are used up, these people will be like tigers with their teeth pulled out."
There were dense explosions at the port, temporarily stopping the discussion between the monarch and his ministers.
Governor Cui Wenwu only hoped that the defense line could hold on longer.
The King of Yue, Bai Yuangui, was here to supervise the battle. The military beat him so hard that it didn't look good on anyone.
King Bai Yuangui of Yue climbed up to the attic. He used a long monocular telescope to observe the naval battle ahead.
When King Bai Yuangui of Yue saw the battle between the two armies, a smile appeared on his face.
"Haha, the Fujian navy is relatively cowardly. When our navy goes to the battlefield, the Fujian navy will definitely retreat."
King Bai Yuangui of Yue did not understand the navy, but he knew war.
In war, only those who are not afraid of death and truly dare to rush forward can have a strong army.
The Fujian navy now has the upper hand, but it shows great concern for its lives.
They didn't want to lose too many warships, and they also wanted to capture this port.
This contradictory mentality caused the Fujian Navy to lose its spirit.
The Yue King Bai Yuangui's previous judgment was correct. The performance of the Fujian army in foreign wars was indeed not very good, and its ability to withstand pressure was not strong.
The only miscalculation he made was that he did not expect the feedback from Fujian to be so intense.
In addition, the Min Kingdom also had secret weapons, which directly messed up all the preparations of Yue King Bai Yuangui.
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General Wei Zhifeng saw how fiercely the Yue defenders counterattacked.
He frowned, feeling incredible.
The Vietnamese army has such a strong will to fight. No wonder the Vietnamese dare to occupy Danji Port. They do have some level.
General Wei Zhifeng did not know that the Yue King Bai Yuangui was here to supervise the battle, and he misjudged the strength of the Vietnamese army.
He saw the fleet organizing an attack, and they repeatedly tried to get closer.
What greeted us was a dense rain of bullets, and the Yue defenders were literally pouring out artillery shells.
They don't care about the hit rate at all and use bullet rain method.
The fleet is not prepared to suffer too many casualties. Faced with this rogue style of play, they really have no good solution.
When General Wei Zhifeng was considering whether to attack by force, the Yue fleet suddenly appeared in the east of the fleet.
They planned to block the Fujian fleet at the port and attack from both sides.
General Wei Zhifeng immediately issued an order to evacuate.
He did not want the fleet to suffer a double blow from coastal defense artillery and the Vietnamese fleet.
When the Fujian fleet and the Yue fleet fought, the warships were all built by the empire, and there was no generational difference in the warships between the two countries.
The degree of casualties between the two fleets depends entirely on the strength of the two navies.
The navy is a high-tech branch, and the Fujian Navy has been established for a longer period of time.
The performance on the battlefield, the accuracy of the Fujian naval fleet's guns, and the performance of the soldiers in responding to the war were all better.
But General Wei Zhifeng still felt extremely stressed.
The Vietnamese navy gave him the same crazy feeling as the defenders on the shore.
The Vietnamese navy did not consider the extent of damage to the naval guns at all.
One shell after another, they quickly fired the shells at the Fujian fleet.
Doing so will drastically reduce the life of the naval gun.
But after doing so, it did cause casualties to the Fujian Navy.
General Wei Zhifeng saw the madness of the Vietnamese navy.
This is the offshore sea of Yue State, and the support of the Yue State Navy fleet is extremely fast. He wonders if Yue State still hides its strength?
If Vietnam still had a naval fleet, it would be difficult for them to escape unscathed.
Once the Fujian Navy suffered heavy losses in this war, its fate would still be to be eaten up by rising stars.
General Wei Zhifeng began to issue orders to gradually withdraw the fleet from the battlefield.
They evacuated to the depths of the Mediterranean. He wanted to see if the Vietnamese navy dared to follow them?
The Vietnamese naval generals saw that under their unremitting efforts, the Fujian naval fleet had no choice but to retreat.
He saw the waves hitting the gun body of the ship, making a hissing sound and a puff of white smoke rising up.
He heard his subordinates clamoring and chased the Fujian navy for revenge.
However, the general decided to return to the military port to rest and recuperate. Their approach was overextending the life of the warship.
The most important thing now is to ensure the combat effectiveness of the fleet.
Only if the strength of the fleet is not damaged can they ensure the safety of Vietnam's maritime borders.
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King Bai Yuangui of Yue has been waiting for news of the naval fleet.
After he received the telegram from the front line, a smile returned to his face.
"Well, the navy fought very well."
The Vietnamese navy resisted the attack of the Fujian navy.
If they can stop it this time, they will be able to stop it in the future.
After experiencing this crisis, the Vietnamese navy became extremely cohesive.
The Yue Navy, which had just been established, could be proud of being able to draw a tie with such a powerful enemy as the Fujian Navy.
King Bai Yuangui of Yue issued an order: "Cui Aiqing, commend the army and navy. Their achievements in defending the city are worthy of reward."
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Xiyang, the capital of Vietnam, is far away from the war, but it is still affected by the atmosphere of war.
The Vietnamese army occupied Danji Port. As Mi Youde who proposed this strategy, he was praised and praised by his colleagues.
The whole country celebrated in Xiyang City to celebrate the victory of the Yue Kingdom's expansion war.
Immigrants are basically people who have experienced the rapid development of the empire.
They know that victory in foreign wars will bring what benefits to their own people?
Mi Youde, a popular figure around the King of Yue, was also accepted by many officials.
The good times did not last long, and news of the rapid counterattack by the Fujian Kingdom reached Xiyang. At first, everyone did not pay attention to it, but then it was revealed that the Yue Kingdom had suffered a huge loss, and one of its battleships was sunk.
Mi Youde immediately became deserted, and everyone avoided him like the god of plague.
They were all afraid that when the King of Yue became angry with Mi Youde, they would be classified as allies.
Mi Youde also sensed that something was wrong in the atmosphere, and he knew that no matter what direction this war would develop.
His outcome was basically doomed. Vietnam's strategy of seizing Danji Port failed, and someone must take responsibility.
The king of Yue, the main promoter of this strategy, will not bear the responsibility, so he, the proposer, can only bear the responsibility.
Mi Youde immediately packed up his belongings, disguised himself and left the country of Yue.
The King of Yue is not in Xiyang, and no official has the right to monitor another official.
This is also the reason why Mi Youde escaped successfully.
On the way, he heard the news that the Fujian naval fleet had retreated and Yue had suffered little loss.
Mi Youde ran faster. If he didn't run, it would be too late.
