1890 King of Southeast Asia

The Qing Empire Yangtze River Fleet was completely annihilated, and the Revolutionary Army Yangtze River Fleet also suffered heavy losses.

The Chutong gunboat, which fired first, was hit by more than 30 shells with a caliber of more than 100 mm, causing a fire. The fire could not be controlled during the battle, and the captain had to order the ship to be abandoned.

Another Chuguan gunboat was seriously flooded and had to choose to run aground after the battle to wait for repairs.

The rest of the ships were damaged, but the damage control could handle it by themselves.

Four Chuzi gunboats were left to receive the surrendered gunboats and salvage the drowning. Sun Wu led the remaining gunboats to chase the transport ships of the Jiangnan New Army.

When they were less than ten kilometers away from Jiujiang, Sun Wu caught up with the transport fleet that was running away.

Sun Wu asked the signalman to signal them to stop the ship for inspection.

"Captain, the enemy ignored the signal we sent." A soldier who looked only sixteen or seventeen years old pointed at the indifferent transport ship and said.

"Fire, warning shot, signal, the next shot will be to hit the ship." Sun Wu nodded expressionlessly.

Just now, the distance was a little far, and the transport fleet was too dense, so he was afraid of accidental injury, otherwise he would have fired a warning shot directly.

Yes, he was afraid of accidental injury. Sun Wu still wanted to accept these soldiers. Apart from anything else, soldiers who have undergone military training are very valuable at this special moment.

And his experience in recruiting the Six Chu Fleet and the Four Lakes Torpedo Fleet also gave him confidence.

Boom!

In order to deter, the 203mm gun on Sun Wu's ship fired a high-explosive bomb, which exploded on the right bank in the middle of the transport fleet, stirring up a huge water column.

"Captain, no response." The soldier was a little confused.

"Wait a minute." Sun Wu glanced at the soldier.

This kid obviously did not meet the age requirement for joining the army. He was on the ship when he accepted the Six Chu Fleet.

Originally, he was part of the dismissal, but he refused to leave and insisted on joining the revolution. In addition, he had been on the ship for more than a year and was quite skilled in the business. The revolutionary army was short of manpower, so he stayed.

Because he was young and smart, Sun Wu transferred him to his side, preparing to teach him some basic naval knowledge first, and send him to school after the war.

However, he talked too much... I don’t know how the people in the Liuchu Fleet tolerated him before.

"Wait a minute?" The soldier obviously didn't understand the emotion in Sun Wu's words, wondering why he had to wait a while.

"Report, there is a riot on many enemy ships." The lookout shouted.

Sun Wu nodded, and it was almost time for a result.

Two minutes later, the transport ship that was left behind in the fleet raised a white flag, and then many white flags were raised one after another.

This book~First published: Tower Reading * Xiao @Shuo-APP\u0026——Free, no GG, no pop-up windows, and you can * @interact with book friends^.

"Ah? It's amazing, but why did they wait so long before surrendering?" the soldier said in surprise.

Sun Wu had no expression on his face. At this time, some ships that raised white flags used rifles and even infantry artillery to attack some ships that had not yet raised white flags.

"Let them pull over and no one is allowed to get off the ship. The two gunboats with more serious injuries will keep an eye on them, and the rest will continue to move south." Seeing that they were almost done fighting, Sun Wu said.

There is no port here, and they have no army. They can only let these people stay on the ship first, and wait for the army to arrive before incorporating them.

...

At 5:00 p.m. on June 25th, Jiujiang.

At this time, the news of the defeat of the Yangtze River Navy Fleet had not yet arrived, and Jiujiang was still a peaceful and prosperous scene.

"Is this the Jiangnan water town? It's really unique."

Sun Wu looked at the houses along the coast, which were exquisite, elegant, and unique. Of course, most of them were still dilapidated houses, but they were also brick and tile houses.

"Is the detachment leader a northerner?" The soldier interrupted in time.

This book~First published: Tower Reading * Novel - APP\u0026——Free, no pop-up, and can * @interact with book friends^.

"Well, my ancestral home is north of the river." Sun Wu nodded.

"Isn't it close to the capital? Has the captain been to the capital? What is the capital like? I haven't been there yet. Is its wall as high as that of Jinling..." The soldier began to cast a spell.

"Ahem! I haven't been there either. I haven't been to the capital or Jinling. Let's not talk about this. Are you familiar with this place?" Sun Wu quickly interrupted the soldier's chanting.

"Fortunately, when we were still the Yangtze River Navy, we had to come to Panyang Lake from time to time. I have been here twice."

"Look, that's the Jiuhuamen Wharf. Merchants coming and going all stay here. It is the busiest wharf here. Jiuhuamen is above it..."

"... From Jiuhuamen, you can directly see the prefectural government office..."

"What did you say?" Sun Wu was stunned, thinking he had heard it wrong.

"Well, I said the tea cakes at the east end of the city are a must, do you want some? With our status, it's not appropriate for us to buy them!" The soldier looked at his clothes.

A thin blue coat with the iron-blooded red star logo printed on it, and his whip was cut. I'm afraid he will be questioned when he gets off the boat?

"Not that, you mean, you can see the prefectural government directly from the city gate?" Sun Wu looked at the busy dock and fell into deep thought.

Site: Tower^Read novels, welcome to download-^

Their plan did not intend to attack any city along the river, but to quickly attack Jinling, on the one hand to catch the Qing Empire off guard and mobilize their pace, and on the other hand because of insufficient troops.

"Yes, the prefectural government office is very big, and the houses around it are quite low, so you can see the office at a glance." The soldier nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. He was already thinking about how to go up to buy tea cakes.

Sun Wu touched his chin. If he could identify it directly with his naked eyes, then the distance should not be too far, and Jiujiang City was not big to begin with, so it would not exceed the range.

And in terms of military strength, isn't there a First Brigade of the Jiangnan New Army? Even if they are incorporated, they can't be used immediately, so it's better to let them make a pledge of allegiance.

"Turn around, go back!" The more Sun Wu thought about it, the more feasible it was, and he directly ordered the fleet to turn around.

But it was late today, so we could only wait until tomorrow...

...

The next day, Sun Wu let all the captured new army soldiers get off the ship, but they were not allowed to carry any weapons.

Then, it was reorganization.

Find the revolutionaries among them, whether they were real revolutionaries or not, promote them to lead the army, and send people from the revolutionary army to serve as deputies.

Of the last 7,000 people in the First Union Artillery and Horse Battalion of the Jiangnan New Army, almost 6,000 people joined the revolutionary army.

The rest were all soldiers of the Banner Camp.

It took three days to reorganize. These 6,000 people were organized into three regiments. The officers below the regiment level were a mixture of people selected from the new army and people sent by the revolutionary army, even the platoon leaders.

Well... Of course, with such a reorganization, don't think about maintaining combat effectiveness. It's good enough to be able to get together when fighting.

On June 30th, Sun Wu lost his patience and gathered all the people who had just been recruited to hold a meeting.

"I know that many of you have been forced to commit to our army. Now I give you a chance. Stand up and I will let you leave." Sun Wu stood on the stage, and a severely distorted voice came out of the loudspeaker.

"I will only count ten times. After ten times, I will regard you as revolutionary soldiers who are loyal to the revolution! Ten, nine, eight..." Sun Wu counted down.

After the countdown, more than 200 people were counted. Of course, it was not because they were devoted to the revolution, but because they could not refuse the military pay given by the revolutionary army, so they paid it out.

That's right, during the reorganization, Sun Wu had already distributed the first month's salary and restoration salary in Nanhua banknotes.

Specifically, during the three days of reorganization, one and a half days were spent on distributing money, and the other half day was spent on registration.

This book~First published: Tower Reading * Novel @APP\u0026——Free, no GG, no pop-up windows, and you can * @interact with book friends^.

"Leave your weapons, military pay, and all the military belongings, and stay aside. We will let you go after the war." Sun Wu glanced at these people.

"For the rest, according to the revolutionary army's wartime subsidy system, each soldier will be subsidized with eight dollars per month during the war. It is inconvenient to carry dollars, so we will still use Nanhua banknotes to settle..." Sun Wu waved his hand.

The officers sent by the revolutionary army from each camp began to distribute subsidies, and the soldiers received a minimum of three yuan and seventy cents in Nanhua banknotes.

The exchange rate is 2 to 1.

It is the tradition of the Qing Empire that foreign currencies are stronger in the Qing Empire than in the native country of the currency.

Especially in this prosperous Jiangnan, foreign currencies are more popular than silver. They can be easily exchanged for the same amount of silver in major businesses. If you meet someone to buy, you can raise the price.

"The money has been distributed. Once you get the money, you have to do things. I, the commander of the Revolutionary Army's Special Jinling Detachment, order you to attack Jiujiang!" It took more than half an hour to distribute the money, and Sun Wu gave the order.

"Yes!"

"Long live the revolution!"

"Attack Jiujiang!"

The original text comes from Tower \u0026 Reading Novels ~ \u0026

The people who got the money were shouting, although noisy, but the morale was high.

The Chinese army has a special tradition. The status of soldiers is extremely low, and they all do things for money.

In general, when the money is in place, the morale and combat effectiveness will rise. If the pension system can be improved, the combat effectiveness will be fierce.

Just like why Mr. Yuan was able to sit on the Diaoyutai? Because the six Beiyang towns were strong and loyal.

…

On the afternoon of July 1st, Jiujiang was filled with smoke. Sun Wu sent a war report to the Three Towns Revolutionary Army Headquarters on the wasteland of the Jiujiang prefectural government office, asking them to send someone to take over.

That's right, in just one day, they captured the important town in Jiangnan, Jiujiang Prefecture City.

The attack was very smooth. Although the Jiujiang prefect had learned the news and made defenses, he only had half-fired Green Camp soldiers.

Sun Wu sent infantry to attack from the land of the West City. After pinning down a part of the enemy, he raided Jiuhua Gate and dispersed the Green Camp soldiers' resistance with fierce artillery fire.

Then he pulled the telephone line to the gate tower of Jiuhua Gate, and under the command of the artillery observer, he launched a fierce artillery bombardment on the prefectural government office.

The prefect was sitting in the yamen according to tradition, and was buried under the ruins of the yamen when a burst of artillery fire attacked.

The news of the fall of Jiuhua Gate and the death of the prefect spread quickly. The Green Camp defending Jiujiang had no fighting spirit, so they fled from the southeastern direction where there was no revolutionary army attack.

At night, Sun Wu found all the middle and low-level officers in the temporary command center and arranged the next task.

"The army numbers reorganized from the Jiangnan New Army are the 7th, 8th, and 9th Regiments. They will stay in Jiujiang for training and wait for the three towns to send people to take over."

"The original 1st Reinforced Brigade and the Yangtze River Fleet will continue to move south along the river..."