In the middle of the night, Zheng Hengdan rushed out of the room excitedly. The radio station finally received a Japanese military secret. The Ryukyu County magistrate Nishimura Sanjia sent a secret message to Lieutenant General Xixiang Congdao and sent it to the Xinwu Army Radio team to decipher the value of the message. A thousand pieces of gold has extremely high military value. Li Guolou is waiting for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The Qing Dynasty Navy is about to sail away.
"Li Zhentai, hurry up and get up, everything is ready." Zheng Hengdan broke into Li Guolou's bedroom directly and his voice trembled with excitement.
Suddenly, Li Guolou sat up straight like a zombie and said anxiously: "Hurry up and show me the small carrying pole."
"Report to Li Zhentai that the three families of Changxi Village, Liuqiu County, are bringing a batch of supplies to Langqiao. They are taking the cruiser Fuso. The secret message only mentions one cruiser." Zheng Hengdan was so excited that he could not control himself and handed it to Li Guolou with a trembling hand. I can’t even grasp the message
Li Guolou stood barefoot under the oil lamp and read the message and muttered: "That's good, that's good. We should arrive in time on June 15th, so we can give orders to beat the drums and fire cannons, so the water division is ready."
"Yes." Zheng Hengdan was refreshed and stood up straight, giving a military salute. He was finally looking forward to setting off. He had been working day and night just to arrive early.
In the middle of the night, drums suddenly sounded loudly and salutes roared. The whole Mawei Port was shaken up. Lanterns were hung in the barracks. All the officers and soldiers knew that this was not a drill. The Qingqing Navy was about to sail away.
One ship after another, hung with hurricane lanterns, slowly sailed out of Mawei Port. The warships had already been in a state of combat readiness and set off when they heard the sound of cannons. The telegraph room on each ship was the busiest, sending and receiving telegrams. Every captain was careful. Reading the instructions given to him by Commander-in-Chief Li Guolou
Two cruisers, the Mighty and the Formidable, six battleships, twenty frigates (mosquito ships), as well as a huge wooden fleet, supply ships, and troop transports all set out within one day. Twenty mosquito ships are currently clearing the way. They are the eyes of the Navy and serve as the vanguard [
Li Hongzhang and Ding Richang hurried to the dock to see off Li Guolou. There was no grand expedition ceremony. Li Hongzhang asked: "Commander Li, are you ready?"
Li Guolou held out his chest and raised his belly in a military salute and said: "I report that Li Zhongtang is ready to bring the news of victory back to the motherland."
"Well, I believe you can complete the task. The people of the motherland are waiting for you to sing a triumphant song." Li Hongzhang boarded the cruiser Mighty and shook hands with every officer. He entrusted the heavy responsibility of the navy to Li Guolou, who was very serious about marching for the officers and soldiers of the navy.
Li Guolou, wearing a brand-new military uniform, stood on the side of the ship with high spirits and watched the warships setting sail one after another. He has the ability to shoulder the responsibility for the rise and fall of the country and shoulder the burden of the rise of a nation. The high-flying Yellow Dragon flag symbolizes the arrival of the Chinese nation's take-off.
Li Hongzhang, Ding Richang and others worked hard at the port to see off the warships one after another. They were busy at the dock all day long. Ding Richang said with some dissatisfaction: "Why didn't Mr. Fu Xiang see Mr. White Snake?"
Li Hongzhang flicked his official sleeves and angrily shouted: "That's ridiculous, little devil Ding! This is my heroic Daqing Navy going out to control what the White Snake Master has to do."
"Why don't you care about Mr. White Snake? He is the patron saint of the Great Qing Navy and he always has to say something auspicious." Ding Richang still felt that there was something missing. Not seeing Mr. White Snake made him feel uneasy.
"You are still a scholar. Don't you understand that you don't understand? Bangchui?" Li Hongzhang shook his head and sighed. The trick is to make the navy officers and soldiers feel like dying. How can you believe that this kind of magic stick can save the country?
"Oh, so I am Brother Bangchui." Ding Richang is a smart man. He immediately figured out the whole story. Li Guolou fooled the Nanyang Navy with one move, and the enemy was also fooled. Ding Richang Jiejie smiled strangely. Walking in front of Li Hongzhang with a wagging figure step. Ding Richang is not big or small. This is his territory, so he should walk in the front.
Li Hongzhang had a tiring day and looked at the empty port, and his heart became lost. The unknown ocean was full of variables. He did not ask about Li Guolou's battle plan. Since he entrusted the Taiwan naval battle to Li Guolou, he gave him 100% trust this time. Gathering the strength of a country to fight the Japanese army, there is only one way to win. Where is the battlefield? Li Guolou’s confidentiality work is excellent. Even he does not know where Li Guolou will place the battlefield.
Li Hongzhang smiled bitterly. Li Guolou was too treacherous and liked to deceive the world. The secret code sent by the Great Qing Marine Division said that the Great Qing Marine Division was sent to Keelung Port to reinforce Taiwan Island. If the Japanese army cracked this code, they would ambush the Great Clear Marine Division in Keelung Port. Falling into Li Guolou’s trap
Mount Luoxing is filled with the banners of the Ever-Victorious Army, but this mercenary army has already left Mawei Port. Two thousand of the Ever-Victorious Army have already boarded the troop ship bound for Taiwan. Li Guolou could not withstand the admonitions of the Ever-victorious Army officers. Those foreign officers actually Forced to go to Taiwan to fight with death, Chang Shengjun was so loyal to the Qing Dynasty. How could he neglect his loyal subjects? The victorious army goes to fight in Taiwan
After leaving Mawei Port, the Qingqing Navy reorganized a total of 86 ships in the vast sea into three T-shaped formations and sailed towards Taiwan Island. After that, the lines remained silent.
Only the Weili issued four false telegrams. With such a huge fleet going to the mouth of the Minjiang River, there must be Japanese spies disguised as fishermen to observe the situation of the Daqing Navy. The Japanese army will soon know that the Daqing Navy has gone to sea. Only by allowing the Japanese army to make mistakes in judgment can they achieve a surprise victory. Therefore, in recent times, the Xinwu Army has used old-fashioned cipher codes to deliberately release some real information, such as the information that Li Guolou obtained the command of the Daqing Navy and the discord between the North and South Navy. Report from Emperor Tongzhi
This old-fashioned secret code of the Qing army was written by Hong Jun, the Minister of Civil Affairs, for the Qing army [
Hong Jun is the number one scholar. He is a very miscellaneous person. He is very smart. The secret codes he compiled are much improved than in the past and are difficult to crack. But Hong Jun has one bad thing. He likes to visit brothels and enjoys having fun in romantic places. People who play in such places will act stupidly. Chui Haikan, so Li Guolou had reason to believe that the secret code written by Hong Jun had been cracked by the Japanese army. He had never believed in Hong Jun. Sai Jinhua, who could speak foreign languages, was like the foreign spy Hong Jun and his family had already been classified by him in another book.
Li Guolou sat on the cruiser Mighty and watched the navy officers and soldiers practice firing steps. The space of this offshore fort is small. For the artillery, every action must be efficient. Watching the gunners carry the guns is a kind of enjoyment of strength and beauty. The most important flower is full. Some gunners can actually carry a gun that weighs 160 kilograms by one person. Moreover, the gun has no edges and corners, and the gun body is round and difficult to pick up. This shows that there are many strong men on a cruiser.
The young people with the best health in the Qing Dynasty are eligible to join the Navy. As for the salary of Navy officers and soldiers, it is twice that of the New Armed Forces. The naval officers and soldiers of the thick iron-clad warships were the proud sons of the Qing Dynasty.
The observer holds up the telescope and reports the coordinates. The gunner sitting behind the gun mount quickly shakes the arm lever. There is a scale on the sight to calculate the distance of the coordinates. This requires mental calculations. The gunner only needs a few seconds to accurately aim at the imaginary enemy in the distance. Then the gunner asks the commander. The report showed that the target was locked and the officer checked whether the coordinates were correct. The next step was to remove the gun and replace it with another gunner. The sailors also kept watering the gun body to reduce the temperature of the gun barrel. This was the training in front of every gun. Officers also work as gunners. All navy officers and soldiers are very strong. The intensity of training is astonishing. One hour of class has already made people fall down from exhaustion.
Li Guolou looked at the sturdy cannon carrier and took a step forward and said: "I can also carry a hundred and sixty kilograms of flowers."
Li Guolou just leaned down and had not yet moved it up. Feng Zicai, the mighty trumpet commander next to him, stepped on the barrel with one foot to prevent Li Guolou from moving the cannon and shouted: "Commander Li, you must be self-aware. Your position is on the command podium." There is no need for you to show your ability to check your work. If you make mistakes, you must correct them and never tolerate the slightest mistake. If a ship is missing a screw, it may sink the ship. You must do your duty as a screw."
When Li Guolou saw Feng Zicai, he patted his greasy hands and said, "Guan Feng, what you said makes sense. Come here according to your rules. I will obey your orders."
Feng Zicai is in his forties and has a strong build with a big beard. He looks like the loyal and righteous Emperor Guan. His life is full of legends. He was originally the leader of the Tiandihui and surrendered to the Qing army after their defeat. He was repeatedly defeated in battles with the Taiping Army, but he persevered. Zeng Guofan's spirit suited Zeng Guofan's taste and he became Zeng Guofan's confidant. As a partial division, he was commended by the court after annihilating the Taiping Army. Feng Zicai was also awarded the yellow jacket and the title of Cavalry Commander.
After the Tiandihui Uprising broke out in Guangxi, the Qing court ordered Feng Zicai to purge the Military Affairs Department of the Longzhou Uprising. He led the 6th Battalion of Bian Yong to attack from both sides. He first captured Longzhou prisoners and killed the leader of the rebel army Chen Qi. Then he divided his troops to attack various rebel strongholds in Guangxi. Only the remaining Wu Yazhong's rebel army was unable to support it alone and retreated into Annan. The Annan government was greatly panicked by the arrival of the rebel army and repeatedly sent reinforcements to the Qing Dynasty to "suppress" the Qing Dynasty. The Qing government also sent Guangxi Admiral Feng Zicai to lead 30 battalions with a total of more than 120,000 people. The army gathered in Beining, Taiyuan and other places to cooperate with the Annan army to encircle and suppress the rebels in various provinces. In August, Wu Yazhong was wounded by a fire gun in Beining City and drank the blood of a peacock. He died. The generals successively invited him to surrender. In April 1870, Feng Zicai led troops to capture Wu Yazhong. General Liang Tianxi's base in Heyang was declared the "victorious class teacher"
Wu Yazhong's defeat did not mean the final disappearance of the anti-Qing forces of the Tiandihui. Soon after, Wu Yazhong's remaining troops gathered around his old army Huang Chongying, numbering 30 to 40,000 people, known as the "Yellow Flag Army." In 1871, Feng Zicai came out to attack for the second time. Feng Zicai, who was based in Heyang, the base of the Yellow Banner Army, heard that Liu Yongfu and Huang Chongying were fighting for victory, so he sent Yang Ruishan and Feng Yueliang to see Liu Yongfu. He sent five-grade blue feathers and merit plaques to ask the Black Flag Army to help him fight. Liu Yongfu immediately agreed to his request. A month later, the Qing army, the Black Flag Army and the Annan Army jointly broke through Heyang. Huang Chongying was defeated and fled away. The Black Flag Army became a supernumerary force of the Qing Dynasty stationed in Annan. Liu Yongfu defected to the Qing Dynasty and became a general of the Qing Dynasty.
Feng Zicai handed over Heyang to Annan and Sanqi local governors because of severe non-combat attrition due to the acclimatization of his troops. The troops returned to Longzhou. Feng Zicai returned to serve as governor of Guangxi. However, the situation was no longer comparable to the past when he was in power. Liu Kun, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, excluded him and attacked the governor of Guangxi. Xu Yanxu also impeached him for dismissing Feng Zhaojin, his nephew, from his post and protesting against him when he first took office. Feng Zicai finally dismissed his troops and returned home with the indignation of "I am willing to teach horses to cross Lintao because there is an old man lying in power."
But Ding Richang, the governor of Fujian, asked Feng Zicai to come out. Now Feng Zicai is serving as the commander of the cruiser Mighty in the Nanyang Navy. Feng Zicai has the rank of second-grade military attache. Feng Zicai has a bad temper and ranks behind Shen Baozhen in the Nanyang Navy. He is at odds with Shen Baozhen. Only Ding Richang can stand him. Now Feng Zicai kicks him. Let Li Guolou remember that he knows that Feng Zicai is not a flatterer.
After a short rest, the navy officers and soldiers began to practice again. Li Guolou was deeply impressed by the hard-working spirit of the navy officers and soldiers. The fleet was moving in an orderly manner on the blue sky and blue sea. The towering chimneys were rising one after another. Heiyun had such a huge navy under his command. Li Guolou was full of pride and wanted to write a poem, but when he thought that doing such a pedantic thing before the war started, he would be looked down upon by the navy officers and soldiers, he gave up his enthusiasm for writing poetry and turned back. Go to the command room to see the combat chart
In the command room, Feng Zicai was playing with combat models with the naval officers on the Mighty. One warship after another was placed on the battlefield on the map. When he saw Li Guolou walking in, Feng Zicai waved and said, "Commander Li, the line is silent now. You can always say that we will Where is the battlefield placed so that we can play out the probability of victory or defeat in the war?"
Feng Zicai's nephew Feng Zhaojin shouted: "Yes, Commander Li, we don't have any Japanese spies here. Are you so scared?"
Feng Zhaojin is the third mate of the cruiser Mighty, but he already has the power of the first mate. Feng Zicai does not avoid relatives when he is a good man, but he always brings this nephew who gets him into trouble.
Li Guolou looked at the pair of uncle and nephew and smiled and said: "Mr. White Snake gave me a warning and told me about the movements of the Japanese transport team. This time our army is not going to Keelung Port but to the Diaoyu Islands to intercept the cruiser Fuso."
Seeing Li Guolou's finger pointing towards the Diaoyu Islands, Feng Zhaojin squinted and said, "Commander Li, are you kidding me? This kind of thing can only be calculated by Mr. White Snake."
Li Guolou Zhenger Bajing said: "The third officer Feng calculated the outcome of the enemy and our navy based on the Diaoyu Islands naval battle. If he fails, he will be benevolent."
Feng Zicai sneered in his nose and said: "Commander Li, I have learned your lesson. It turns out that you are the biggest stickman."
Li Guolou smiled casually and said: "After Feng Guandai tried it, he found out that it didn't work. In the worst case, we will return to Keelung Port."
"Oh, that's all we can do. It's in vain that Ding Futai is so interested in you." Feng Zicai had no choice but to turn the model in the direction of the Diaoyu Islands. The navy has already set off in the vast sea. There are too many unknowns. Maybe the Japanese transport ship is really waiting to be destroyed by the clear water on the Diaoyu Islands. division division
"Hey, I'm surprised, Commander Li, why didn't you let Mr. White Snake stay on the Mighty?" Feng Zhaojin could tell that Li Guolou was lying.
Li Guolou glanced at him and said: "Starting the war exercise with the Diaoyu Islands naval battle, the imaginary enemy is the Japanese cruiser Fuso. The number of enemy ships will not exceed thirty. Our army will attack the Japanese warships in T formation to lure the enemy ships to attack the warships under my command."
All the generals looked at Li Guolou together. Although the commander-in-chief was not academically courageous, he still had merits.