Rebirth of the Northern Giants

In the command cabin above the flagship Dingyuan, Deng Shichang, the admiral of the Beiyang Navy, and Nie Shicheng, the commander-in-chief of the landing army, were chatting leisurely inside.

Nie Shicheng looked at the sky outside, and asked aloud: "Zhengqing, I wonder how long it will take to reach Baoyue Bay?"

Deng Shichang took out the watch from his pocket, glanced at it lightly, and then replied with a smile: "Old Nie, but don't worry, we will arrive before noon."

"That's good, Zhengqing, do you think the merchant fleet led by Lin Taizeng has been discovered by the Russians?"

Nie Shicheng picked up his teacup, took a breath, and asked with a smile.

Deng Shichang smiled a little proudly and said: "Presumably the Russians have mistaken Li Gui for Li Kui at this time, and the caravan as the main force of my Beiyang Navy. It can't be blamed on them. Who told their fleet to be replaced by my Beiyang Navy?" It has been suppressed all the time, and it has always been like an enemy, even the expedition ships we sent a few times ago did not dare to approach a little bit, let alone such a large fleet, it is a miracle that they can tell the truth."

It turned out that Deng Shichang made several preventive preparations in order to prevent the leakage of information such as the dispatch time and landing place of the Chinese army. First, he spread the news that the fleet would leave on the 15th, which made the Russians miscalculate the landing time of the Chinese army.

Then, the Beiyang Fleet gathered a large number of merchant ships and quietly pretended to be the Beiyang Fleet. The real and fake fleets left Wonsan Port in North Korea at the same time, and then separated in the middle of the day. The merchant ships went first, and the Beiyang Fleet was a little behind. When the Russians noticed it and mistook it for the Beiyang Fleet, the real main fleet would land from another place unexpectedly, in order to deceive the Russian army and confuse the Russian army.

If the Japanese know that the intelligence they have obtained through untold hardships is in the end a strategy of the Beiyang Fleet, I wonder if the intelligence personnel will vomit blood and die in anger.

Nie Shicheng praised from the bottom of his heart: "I'm afraid Zhengqing's plan will turn around the Russian army, and it will save a lot of trouble for our army to go ashore."

Speaking of landing, Deng Shichang frowned slightly, and said with some concern: "Mr. Nie, according to intelligence, the Russian army has assembled an army of 4 in Vladivostok. Our navy can only suppress the enemy's coastline. If Russia If the army abandons Vladivostok and flees to Shuangchengzi, the navy will be helpless and unable to support, and it will all depend on you, Mr. Nie."

Nie Shicheng said nonchalantly: "The Russians will not give up on Vladivostok easily. You and I will join forces to deal with most of his troops first. When they want to retreat, they will be powerless to resist. What's more, Feng Guozhang and others have already taken the initiative to attack and keep compressing the Russians to the south, and it is not too late to encircle and annihilate them."

Deng Shichang smiled and said in admiration: "The General Staff is really generous this time. The three armies are dispatched from different directions at the same time. The Russians really have nowhere to go. Nie Lao's 3-strong main force launched an attack from behind. Not to mention, Feng Guozhang's 4-strong army will also go down from the north, and finally, Jilin General Changshun's 9 East Route Army will attack from the middle, with a total of more than [-] troops. They will wipe out the east of Jilin in one fell swoop. For all the Russian troops south of Khabarovsk, just thinking about it can make people feel soul-stirring and blood-boiling."

Seeing Deng Shichang talking about Changshun, Nie Shicheng sneered, and said slowly: "Jilin General Changshun was ineffective in supervising the battle a few days ago, and now he is famous but not powerful. Commanding the [-] new troops of the military government, and controlling the other Jilin armies in Ningguta, Changshun shot himself in the foot this time. He wanted to preserve his strength, but in the end he became a poor commander. Sigh."

"The generalissimo is really courageous. Isn't he afraid that Changshun will turn to the Russians in a fit of anger and cause changes in the war?" Deng Shichang asked with some emotion.

"I'm afraid Congyun would do exactly as he knew that Changshun would seek refuge with him. He is that character, he would rather lose more than tolerate other people's obedience to his orders." Nie Shicheng replied with a smile.

Not to mention that Nie Shicheng and Deng Shichang chatted about Ye Zhikui, but they said that before the Beiyang Fleet approached the Russian waters, the merchant fleet led by Lin Taizeng entered the Russian waters, and was soon spotted by Russian boats cruising around.

Seeing the shadowy fleet, the Russians were shocked and mistook it for the main fleet of the Chinese. These Russians did not dare to go close to check, but hurried back to report the important news.

And Lin Taizeng led the fleet forward slowly, giving these Russians enough time to prepare.

"General Weizofort, the Chinese main fleet is coming." A naval signal soldier stumbled into the Russian Army General Command.

Inside the house, there was a smell of smoke, and the ground was full of cigarette butts. The commanding generals of the Russian army waited anxiously. The unknown situation is the most frightening situation. When they heard the reports from the soldiers, most of the generals sent Take a breath.

"Where is the Chinese fleet heading?" Weizofort asked hastily.

The soldier didn't dare to take a breath, and hurriedly replied: "General, it seems that they are heading for Bay No. 3."

Wizofort marked the most likely places where the Chinese landed as Bay No. [-], No. [-], and No. [-] Bay, and the bay called Baoyue Bay by Nie Shicheng and others is No. [-] Bay in the mouth of the Russians.

"Continue to monitor." Wizofort ordered.

"Yes, sir." The signal soldier turned and left quickly.

Gerroni asked Weizofort anxiously, "Do you need to send more troops to Bay No. [-]?"

Under the watchful eyes of all his colleagues, Wizofort only felt that he was under a lot of pressure, and he hesitated for a while before replying: "The second and third bays are not far apart, and the Chinese may also turn around and turn to the second bay. Therefore, I hope to increase troops to these two places, and then make adjustments based on subsequent news."

"Okay, just do as you said." Gerroni had no other plans, so he had to follow the advice of the naval commander.

More than 1 Russian troops, who were ready to go, moved quickly. Amid the urging of the officers, they rushed to the No. [-] and No. [-] coasts for reinforcements.

On the coastline of Baoyue Bay, there are two regiments of the Russian Army with a total strength of more than 3000 people, scattered scattered on the defensive line.

After lunch, the Russian coast watcher habitually set up his binoculars to check the sea area. In fact, he felt a little disapproving. He was very lucky. He heard that the Chinese fleet was heading towards the No. [-] and No. [-] bays, hoping that those Chinese people would be driven into the sea. Bar.

what is that?The observer was startled, opened his eyes wide, and bursts of thick smoke rose from the sea level, and then, the majestic fleet appeared in his sight.

No, the Chinese fleet is coming

The alarm sounded loudly, and the Russian soldiers hurriedly found a defensive position under the yelling of the officer, and made preparations for resistance.

"Here we are," Deng Shichang murmured while standing on the deck of Dingyuan.

Nie Shicheng looked at the coastline and said with a smile: "In that case, the old man will go down and direct the landing."

The troop carrier was protected among the cruisers and gunboats, and the Beiyang navy lined up as if they were in no man's land, and slowly approached the coast.

Before the Chinese fleet was within the effective firing range, the Russian coastal artillery fired first, and the shells fell tens of meters in front of the Li Dingyuan, splashing big water.

Standing on the bridge, Deng Shichang remained unchanged, put down the binoculars, and slowly ordered: "Send a signal, go in another 30 meters, and then shoot at the enemy's fort.".

Volume Two, The Wind and Cloud of the Capital, Chapter [-], Landing on the Beach

"It's not good, it's not good, sirs, the Beiyang Fleet appeared in Bay No. 40. There are more than [-] large and small warships, which are more than the last attack on our fleet. Colonel Luman asked Vladivostok to reinforce the army as soon as possible, otherwise it will be inevitable." The position will be breached by the Chinese army." The correspondent ran all the way from the telegraph office, and finished in one breath with a pale face.

"What's the matter, but there is still a fleet belonging to that country?" Wizofort sat down on the ground with a dejected expression.

"Soldier, has Colonel Luman confirmed that it is China's main fleet?" Geroni, the military governor, asked anxiously.

"Sir, Colonel Luman's tone is very affirmative, saying that the Chinese fleet has already fired at our army's position."

There was no trace of blood on Gerroni's face, and he waved his hand and said, "Let the [-] reserve troops in the city go to support Bay No. [-]. If the Chinese have landed before they arrive, they will defend on the spot. "

Although he knew that it would be too late to dispatch the army to rescue now, Geroni still had a little luck in his heart.

Seeing that many generals turned pale, Gerroni couldn't help sighing. I don't know when, the warriors of the empire have become afraid of fighting the Chinese army. Come ashore, piggy, before we can wipe them out and reap the fruits of victory.

Gerroni had to stand up, slapped the table, and reprimanded: "Look at you, all of you are pale and worried. Even if the Chinese landed successfully, we have [-] troops. Are you afraid that they will fail? Ladies and gentlemen, you must cheer up. Courage is being lost among you. As the generals of the empire, I hope you will set an example and let the soldiers see that the Chinese are not terrible. Now, we will start to plan the attack direction of the Chinese Defensive position."

Some generals' morale was aroused by him, and some generals began to secretly make plans in their hearts: whether they should consider running away.

Weizofort is deeply blaming himself. Due to his previous misjudgment, the Russian army is now in a very unfavorable situation, but he has never been able to figure out what the other fleet is. Since there are more than 40 ships If warships appear in No. [-] Bay, the Chinese Navy will not have many ships left.

Fortunately, the answer did not keep him waiting for long. Soon there was news from the No. [-] defensive position that the Chinese fleet began to sail slowly towards the No. [-] bay. According to the investigation, most of the ships in this fleet were merchant ships, and they had just recovered When Wizofort who came heard this news, his chest became even more heavy.

In Baoyue Bay, the Chinese fleet bombarded the Russian army positions without any pressure. If Deng Shichang was not afraid of wasting shells, Deng Shichang ordered to stop firing after three salvos, maybe the Russian army positions would have been overturned.

Ruman, the Russian commander, saw the menacing approach of the Beiyang Fleet, and his few coastal guns fell silent after several rounds of shelling by the enemy.

Seeing this situation, Deng Shichang signaled that Nie Shicheng's army could start to move.

The Wehrmacht, who had been waiting for a long time, was already impatient, and all of them looked at the coastline full of gunpowder with fierce eyes.

Nie Shicheng gave an order.

"Quick, quick, get on board"

"Damn it, don't forget to bite the gun"

"The Russians are ahead, everyone, get on the boat."