Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

For the strong reaction of ordinary people, Guan Xuqing supports it in his heart. This is an opportunity to unite the national spirit and arouse patriotic enthusiasm. However, he ordered the garrisons and government security personnel in various places to maintain the normal social order in the local area, and it must not happen because of this. large-scale riots.However, he was a little worried about the mood swings in the navy. He was worried that someone in the navy would make some uncalmly moves, which would affect the overall plan.For this reason, he summoned Liu Buchan and Lin Jianzhang many times, and repeatedly stated that he should control the emotions of naval officers and take strict precautions against accidents.

However, Guan Xuqing's worries were definitely not superfluous. Just two days after the Bird Harbor incident, something happened to the Imperial Navy.

It happened on the morning of April 21st.A fleet of naval vessels departing from Weihai arrived at Nagasaki Port after a half-day voyage. A torpedo boat broke into the port to demonstrate, whether it was unable to hold back its anger or was instructed by the high-level fleet, and pulled out a banner to write a letter. Four big blood-red characters read "Blood Debt and Blood Repayment".The 37 guns on the boat also fired warning shots at some warships in the port.

Although the Japanese were intimidated by the large fleet outside the harbor, they still sent two cruisers to drive away the torpedo boat Beibing, but they never fired.Just rely on its own large tonnage and speed to swim with the torpedo boat.

After receiving the news, Ito Yuheng immediately returned to the Ministry of the Navy from the palace.To this end, he dispatched the Fuso ship and the Chiyoda ship to Nagasaki Port for support.He is very aware of Japan's current predicament. The Chinese are deliberately provoking. If one is not handled well, it is very likely that it will bring disaster to all the possessions of the navy of the Great Japanese Empire currently in hand.As a newly promoted member of the navy, if it weren't for the Tori Harbor incident, the emperor once highly valued him, saying that he represented the future hope of the Japanese navy.Facing his seemingly smooth career, Ito had to be more cautious for himself and the Imperial Japanese Navy.

The telegram he sent to the garrison fleet in the military port was not to undermine the dignity of the country, but he did not take the initiative to cause trouble.Therefore, although the Chinese torpedo boat Bei Cing fired recklessly, the Fuso and Chiyoda ships never fired back. They were trying to use large tonnage to drive the torpedo boat out of the military port.

However, after a while, all the fleet left the waters outside Nagasaki Port and turned to the south, and the reconnaissance reports on the shore were continuously sent back to the ears of Yuheng Ito, the naval headquarters in Tokyo.

They voluntarily evacuated?What do the Chinese want to do?

Immediately afterwards, the telegram said: The enemy ship began to turn to the east.

Ito Yuheng's head exploded all of a sudden.The Chinese left a torpedo boat in the military port, while the large-scale fleet group bypassed Kyushu Island and went straight to the east. The east...isn't Tokyo?

As the Minister of the Imperial Navy, if the enemy fleet is allowed to pass through the defense zone of Sasebo Port and go straight to Tokyo Bay, in case of any incident, then he Ito Yuheng will not be able to atone for his sins even if he dies a hundred times.

After ordering to continue the observation, Ito Yuheng ordered all ships to abandon the Chinese torpedo boat Beibing, leave the port at full speed, and pursue the Chinese fleet.

Not long after, an unexpected thing happened.In the face of this nasty torpedo boat, the old captain of the Fuso Arai Yuki made a mistake of rushing to the heart. The semaphore just sent from the delivery of the Matsushima from the French Mediterranean shipyard indicated that the fleet must immediately prepare for battle and defend Tokyo. , but the small torpedo boat in front of him took advantage of its small size and fast speed to quickly break through the protective circle of the two cruisers and rush into the harbor.Because the fleet is about to set off to fight, if this torpedo boat is released into the port at this time, the consequences will be disastrous.Moreover, if you don't fight at this time, you will be even more unable to attack when the small boat enters the fleet and throws it at the mouse.

Resurgence: World War II Chapter 3 Ninety Visits Tokyo with Warships

Therefore, Arai Yuki decisively ordered the sinking.The newly installed six-inch fast gun quickly sent out the projectiles, continuously splashing water around the Beibing torpedo boat.It was still too late to give the order. The torpedo boat Bei C had already rushed to the inner harbor, and dozens of ships in the guard fleet were slowly starting to leave the port to pursue the Chinese fleet.The Fusang can no longer fire. With a poor hit rate, it is very likely to hit your own friendly ships if you fire rashly.

Sink him!As a soldier, Ito Yuheng must have his own burden.So after the entire fleet left the Fusang to deal with the Beibing, all the other dozen or so warships set sail and headed for the southern waters.

Under such circumstances, the Beibing had to abandon the ship and go ashore. More than 210 crew members abandoned the [-]-ton small torpedo boat and landed at the berth. For safety reasons, Fuso was not attacked by artillery fire.However, after more than forty Chinese marines landed, they were immediately surrounded by Japanese land security forces and faced off.

The Japanese fleet sailed south. After sailing for more than half an hour, the fleet was about to turn left and enter the Osumi Strait. This is where the last news of the Chinese fleet was received.Yuto Ito never left the telegraph, and he was full of anxiety at this moment. Even the fleet passing by his hometown, Kagoshima, did not calm him down.

Standing on the bridge of the Nagasaki Port, Gonbei Yamamoto looked helplessly in the direction of Kagoshima, and sighed in his heart. If the Chinese were to cause any harm to Tokyo, not only his own life would be lost, but even the top boss Ito Yuheng will inevitably die.

With a feeling of apprehension, he ordered the guard fleet to head east, but he never saw any Chinese fleet ahead.This made Ito very puzzled. The main force of this Chinese formation is two ironclad ships whose speed is far behind that of his own cruiser formation.It stands to reason that in any case, the opponent's warship can be intercepted before entering Tokyo Bay.Yamamoto has already made preparations for the battle. As for the outcome of the battle, it depends on the blessing of God Amaterasu.

After chasing for a while, there was still no result. At this time, the guard fleet had crossed Shikoku Island, and Koben Port was in front of them, but there was still no trace of the enemy.

not good.I fell into the trick of diverting the tiger away from the mountain!Such a terrible thought flashed through Gonbei Yamamoto's mind, the damned Chinese must have gone back from Tanegashima or Yakushima somewhere!He looked up at the sky, and decisively ordered to return.

After several hours of returning to the voyage, it was already evening, and the sunset glowed red, reflecting the sea in the west. From the eyes of the Japanese naval soldiers who got nothing, it looked more like a raging flame burning in the Nagasaki Sasebo Naval Port.

Everyone was anxiously waiting for the verdict of fate.Gonbei Yamamoto breathed a sigh of relief until the evening sun presented the intact Sasebo Port in front of them.After docking, Kozo Tsuboi, the commander of the Sasebo Naval Port, notified Yamamoto of the arrest of the Chinese torpedo boat Bei C. All 43 members of the military port confronted the land security personnel with weapons. However, the security personnel in the port did not dare to use force to arrest them.After a while, the Chinese marines returned to the boat unharmed, and swaggered away from the port, heading west, presumably back to China.

Gonbei Yamamoto thought it over and over again, and repeatedly deliberated with Tsuboi Kozo, but they didn't understand what the Chinese were up to.In the end, it was concluded that the Chinese did not have any special purpose for Nagasaki Port. Perhaps, they were just playing with the garrison fleet.Yamamoto twisted his fist a little angrily, and said to Tsuboi Kozo with a mocking smile: "If this can relieve the Chinese, the Garrison Fleet will accept it. As long as it doesn't bring trouble to Tokyo, the Garrison Fleet will accept such an insult." worthy."

"Your Excellency, Commander, we want to buy a new ship." Kozo Hirai was equally depressed, and after sighing weakly, he said to Yamamoto: "The Chinese navy is completely superior to the Japanese navy. If Tokyo does not buy new ships of big ships, China will Only two ironclad ships can make the Empire of Japan suffer from a nightmare. Maybe we can see this nightmare again tomorrow."

"Send a telegram to Tokyo and report the latest news to General Ito." Yamamoto let out a long breath, and he didn't even have a trace of strength in his fingers.

Indeed, these two ironclad ships, which were outdated in China, became a nightmare for Japan. After this day, when the Japanese garrison fleet in Nagasaki Port completely gave up strategic cruising and was preparing to fully deal with the harassing Chinese fleet, the Chinese Navy The formation did not come to visit, and directly rushed eastward from the Osumi Strait. The whole ship raised the banner of battle, and went straight to Tokyo Bay from the channel between Honshu Island and the Izu Islands.Three dragon flags are hoisted on the flagship, which means that there are senior officials on board.

A Chinese naval formation consisting of 21 ships is docking in Tokyo Bay. Since the black ship attack, the Japanese have never seen such a dense foreign fleet. No one dared to block, or symbolically used coastal defense batteries to fire.

The two 260mm cannons mounted on the left and right sides of the flagship ship pointed directly at Tokyo. The Japanese, who could not see the intentions of the Chinese, quickly passed the news to the government. Saigo, the commander of the naval garrison in charge of the defense of Tokyo Bay, said, Tentatively dispatched the second of the only Sanjing warships that could get a little closer to the Chinese warship——Itsukushima with a displacement of 270 tons (the third Qiaoli was under construction) approached the Chinese warship, and at the same time issued a semaphore to reprimand The barbaric act of the Chinese fleet invading Japanese territorial waters.

Not long after, Xixiang saw the semaphore issued by the other party from the road: the chief of the Chinese navy wants to meet with the Japanese high-level, and there are important matters to be negotiated, and the pilot will immediately enter the berth.If you refuse, it will be considered disrespectful to the Chinese emperor and government, and it will be a declaration of war!

When Xixiang looked at it from the road, his nose was crooked. It was the first time he had seen someone rushing to another person's door for a forced meeting, but at this moment he was out of control. It may be said that the Sino-Japanese naval battle will start, and the location of this battle is at the door of the emperor's house, Tokyo Bay.He didn't dare to make a private decision, and immediately reported the situation to Yuheng Ito.

"Trash! A bunch of rubbish!" Anger, helplessness, frustration, and loss, Ito Yuheng had mixed feelings in his heart at this time. It seems that as a soldier, it is not enough to have dreams, the key is to have strength.He reported the news to Emperor Meiji with a lot of lawsuits in his head.Meiji's reaction was similar to Ito's initial reaction, followed by a storm of cursing.After cursing, Meiji shook his head in frustration and said, "Let Hirobumi Ito arrange it."

Ito Yutei was about to turn around and leave when Meiji stopped him suddenly. "Slow down, remember, no matter under any circumstances, you can't do anything that damages the dignity of the Great Japanese Empire. Otherwise, I will definitely not let you go!"

After receiving the order from the supreme officer, Saigo ordered the Itsukushima to pilot the Chinese warship, and fired a [-]-gun salute to welcome it.

Under the guidance of the Itsukushima, the Chinese fleet arrived at the port of Tokyo Bay one after another, crowding the small Tokyo Bay. After hearing the news, Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi, Minister of Commerce Mutsu Munemitsu and Minister of the Navy Yutou Ito were at the pier Greetings, when the preparations for the ceremony were completed, a man dressed in the uniform of a senior officer of the Chinese Navy stepped off the battleship under the protection of a group of guards, smiled and hugged Ito Hirobumi, and talked and laughed happily, not at all like the enemies of the two countries look.Only Ito Youheng and a few senior government officials were left wondering.

Ito Hirobumi turned around and introduced to Ito and others: "This is the chief instructor of the Chinese Weihai Navy, His Excellency Ye Zugui."

When Ito heard this, he was immediately in awe. He had heard of the name of General Ye a long time ago. Ye Zugui was selected to study at the Royal Naval Academy in Greenwich, England.Later, he went on an internship on the "Solak Perin" warship, sailing in the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean. official duties".After studying and returning to China, he was transferred to the Beiyang Navy's "Zhenyuan" ship's rotation leader. The chief instructor of the Beiyang Navy, the British Lang Weili, once praised Ye Zugui's training as "the champion of the whole army."Later, he participated in the Sino-French naval battle, the Sino-British naval battle, and the Sino-Russian naval battle, sinking countless enemy ships, and won the appreciation and esteem of Liu Buchan from the Ministry of the Navy and the emperor.

Many of the textbook battles that Ye Zugui once commanded have become compulsory subjects in the Japanese Naval Academy.

Sometimes Yuto Ito often wonders why so many outstanding commanders are concentrated in China. In comparison, Japan is not inferior in terms of military theory and combat experience. Why can’t they train soldiers like Ye Zugui? What about such talents?

Ye Zugui and Ito Hirobumi are old acquaintances. They have met on diplomatic occasions many times. Although they don't have any friendship, at least they are acquaintances, and Ye Zugui even visited Japan that year.After expressing the joy of coming to Japan again, Ye Zugui talked about the history of Sino-Japanese friendship and other words at length, and it was hard for Hirobumi Ito to find an opportunity to interject and say: "I really didn't expect your Excellency to suddenly When I visited Tokyo, I was not prepared to welcome you, it is really against diplomatic etiquette, sorry, sorry..."

Ito Hirobumi is worthy of being a veteran in the diplomatic arena, and his words are impeccable. On the surface, he expressed his welcome to Ye Zugui, but what he said clearly expressed his great dissatisfaction with the Chinese warships brazenly intruding into Japanese territorial waters.

Ye Zugui couldn't hear the other party's subtext, he smiled and said: "A few days ago, a Japanese friend visited my country's Bird Harbor without notice, so you should be mentally prepared for this personal visit."

One sentence between Ye Zugui's conversation and laughter caused Ito Hirobumi to hit a nail that was neither soft nor hard. He was slightly stunned and then laughed: "I won't gossip anymore, please come to my office for a seat."

Ye Zugui cupped his fists and said, "I was going to disturb you."

Resurgence: World War II Chapter 391 Breaking into Longtan Alone

"Your Majesty, something serious has happened!" Liu Buchan yelled as soon as he entered the hall, startling Guan Xuqing who was reading a book at his desk.

With a "snap", Guan Xuqing put the book on the table, with a bit of displeasure on his face. "What's all the fuss about, Zixiang, pay attention to your identity."

Liu Buchan blushed: "What the emperor said is that the minister is a bit reckless."

"Say something."

"Weihai called. This morning, without the permission of the Ministry of the Navy, a fleet of ships attacked Japan aggressively."

Guan Xuqing frowned and said, "Who is leading the team?"

"Ye Zugui."

"Oh." Guan Xuqing's expression immediately eased.

Liu Buchan thought that the emperor didn't know the seriousness of the matter, so he continued: "Ye Zugui led this formation into the Nagasaki military port. Although no casualties were caused, the two sides had a brief fire contact. Then Ye Zugui led the fleet and The Japanese went around in a big circle, and while the Japanese Navy Department was dizzy, they killed Tokyo Bay in one fell swoop..."

Before Liu Buchan finished speaking, Guan Xuqing couldn't help laughing: "This Ye Zugui is too courageous. I just asked him to show the Japanese a little bit of color, and just harass the Japanese a little bit. I didn't expect him to They even went to Tokyo."

Liu Buchan was still in shock, and said doubtfully, "Could it be... that this was ordered by the emperor?"

"That's right, but it's not anymore. I don't know what Ye Zugui wants to do now. Could it be that he wants to destroy the emperor by himself?"

"Your Majesty, according to the latest information, Ye Zugui has led a group of marines to land in Tokyo. The Japanese don't seem to dare to act rashly, and even held a special welcome ceremony..."

"Well, it seems that Ye Zugui is going to negotiate with the Japanese, and pay close attention to the movements in Tokyo. In addition, he ordered the Beiyang Fleet to send a main force to the high seas recently to continue to put pressure on the Japanese."