Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

"General, it seems that the Qing people are unwilling to let us go." The adjutant next to Billy said.

"Hehe, if I were their commander, I wouldn't let you go! Let the victory come closer to us, don't love to fight, and withdraw to the Red River Naval Port first." Billy calmly ordered.

It is already 9 o'clock in the evening... The sea battle has been going on for 9 hours so far!The two sides fought from the scorching sun to the bright moon, while Guan Xuqing and the ministers in the capital were anxiously waiting for the result, and hurriedly made different analyzes and evaluations of the different results after the war!

The good news of sinking the enemy ship is constantly coming from the front. It seems that the overall situation has been settled and the chance of victory is in hand!

However, the naval battle in the dark is changing rapidly, and the situation is far from being as simple as imagined in the capital...

PS: I just finished coding a chapter, and it looks like another emerald diamond.Which brother is so generous, show your face and show your face!Xiaoguan wanted to thank him but couldn't find anyone!Two chapters will continue to be updated tomorrow, see you at the old time at night

The Lion Awakens Chapter 56 The Battle of the South China Sea ([-])

The "Victory" is an ironclad ship that was not built here in France in the 70s. It is of the same level as the "Triumph" that was captured before. It is characterized by good protection and strong firepower. The disadvantage is that the speed is not very fast, only 15 knots.But after the Qingshui Division lost "Super Bravery" and seriously injured "Yang Wei", only "Triumph", "Long Victory" and "Undefeated" could reach 15 knots.Originally, the "Victory" could have evacuated calmly, especially in the darkness, both sides lost their focus in the artillery battle.There is no such accurate shooting as during the day!However, after the "Tour" sank the "Super Brave", the confidence of the "Victory" was extremely inflated.After seriously injuring "Yang Wei", he was still unwilling to leave, and stuck together with the two cruisers "Nanji" and "Nanxiang". It's pretty easy to run when you're invincible.

But on the other side in the darkness, the seriously injured "Yang Wei", surrounded by seven small gunboats, had already surrounded the "Victory" from the side.

"Lower the muzzle, fire!" Captain Miche of the Victory commanded the battle.

"General, General Billy issued another semaphore to let us retreat." A signal soldier said.

Mischer looked at the rear, and said to the signaler, "Where are you going to retreat? Where did General Billy hit four Qing army ironclad ships? Wouldn't we become targets if we retreated? The two German cruisers here have powerful gunfire. Not much. We can barely resist, and withdrawing to Billy is tantamount to death. Order the semaphore soldier and let him send a semaphore to General Billy: The Dole will retreat to the Red River Naval Port first, and the Victory will be broken later."

"General, a large number of Qing army gunboats were found on the left side. The distance is less than 2000 meters away." Another soldier hurriedly said.

Mi She looked to the left in horror, and cursed: "What? We are surrounded? Full starboard, evacuate to the right at full speed."

On the other side, the "Dour" faced the siege of the four Qing army ironclad ships "Invincible", "Changsheng", "Triumph", and "Juyin" alone.But Billy made full use of the advantage of fast speed, always wandering around the four ironclad ships.If it weren't for waiting for the "Victory", he would have fled back to Vietnam long ago.

"General, the Victory said he will cut the rear. Let's retreat first." A signal soldier said.

Billy was already on the verge of collapse at this time. Although the "Dour" was extremely fast, it always kept a distance of about 2000 meters from the ironclad ships of the Qing army.Coupled with its own displacement of 5700 tons and armor of 153mm, it did not suffer any fatal damage.However, since I set out to sea in Vietnam in the morning, I have sailed a total of several thousand nautical miles.After fighting for at least 10 hours, the shells were almost exhausted.Since the original plan was to surround the Qing army with a surprise attack from the southeast, in order to be concealed, they made another big circle at sea.Now that the fuel has almost been consumed, if you take the Qing army around in circles, you may run out of fuel and be in danger of being captured after the shells are finished.When he was considering whether to evacuate first, another communications soldier came and said: "General, the Victory is surrounded by dozens of gunboats and cruisers of the Qing army. It cannot break through, and a distress signal has been sent."

Until now, Billy finally realized his mistake in dividing his troops to encircle the Qing fleet.He had no choice but to give up the "Victory". If he kept following him with the Qing fleet, he would consume more fuel. When the fuel ran out, it would really be over.

The "Dour" semaphore: After the "Victory" is broken, after the "Dour" is far away, it is allowed to surrender to the Qing fleet.

After the "Dour" semaphore, it quickly fled towards the Red River in Vietnam...

The "Victory" was completely disappointed after seeing the coach's semaphore.They had been abandoned by Billy, and under the close-range attack of many gunboats, a terrifying hole had been blasted on the rear deck of the "Victory".Before "Dour" ran away, the white flag had already been hoisted and surrendered to the Daqingshui Division.

Zuo Zongtang seemed unwilling to let go of "Douer", and led "Triumph", "Juyin" and "Invincible" to chase for 4 miles until he was sure that he could not catch up.Only then did the semaphore return to the voyage, and the four ironclad warships drew beautiful circles in the sea and then sailed towards the port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan...

In this "South China Sea War", the navy of the Qing army sank a total of 2 ironclad ships (including the capital ship "Elegance"), 3 cruisers, 7 gunboats, and 4 torpedo ships.An ironclad ship "Victory" was also captured.

The Qing army lost 2 cruisers ("Yang Wei" was seriously injured and sank when returning to the voyage), and 14 gunboats.The number of warships sunk was exactly equal, 16 each.But everyone knows what kind of warship France lost, and what kind of warship the Qing Dynasty lost.

The most important thing is that the Daqingshui Division gained the initiative in the naval battle, and the remaining 1 ironclad ship, 4 cruisers, and 3 gunboats of the French Far East Fleet have been hiding in the Vietnamese military port and dare not move.

In the Warring Pavilion of the Military Aircraft Department, Li Hongzhang, Li Zhen, Prince Gong, Prince Jin, Peng Yulin, and Weng Tongsu were all sitting in it. There was already a pile of memorials on the desk, but no one was in the mood to read them.The tea on the table was added one after another, and the leaves turned white, but none of them noticed.Every time footsteps were heard in front of the window, the six people always stood up at the same time, but none of the reports they wanted to see were sent in, and there was no news of the news they wanted to know.

There was another sound of "kick, kick, kick" footsteps. The tea bowl in Li Hongzhang's hand trembled, and he glanced at Prince Gong. No one stood up this time.

However, the little eunuch who ran all the way didn't have such restraint as them, and shouted loudly: "Great victory, the navy has won a great victory."

At this time, other people in the warm pavilion had already gathered around. After reading the contents of the telegram, Prince Chun and Li Zhen, who were originally full of sorrow, looked as if they were seeing the sun after the clouds.Now France only has two capital ships in the Far East, and I am afraid that they dare not even leave the port.It will take at least two months for the new warships to be transferred, and their biggest reliance—naval superiority—no longer exists.The rest is the decisive battle of the army.Even winning a naval battle with such a disparity in strength, how can an army with more numbers than the French still lose?

However, the expressions on the faces of Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang were somewhat complicated. This battle was too thrilling, but after the lingering fear, there was infinite worry.This battle was barely won, and the little emperor didn't know how inflated he was. He would definitely continue to fight this battle, but if he continued to fight, the foundation of the Westernization Movement for the past 20 years would be completely wiped out. Now we are here The side is already hurting, and the French are just a drop in the bucket, which really pissed them off. We have all the warships coming over, and we really can't resist it.

"Does the emperor know?" Prince Gong asked the eunuch.

The eunuch said excitedly: "The emperor knows, the emperor has been in the telegraph room, and the emperor asked his servants to send it to the adults."

"Where is the emperor now?" Li Hongzhang continued to ask.

The eunuch scratched his head and said, "I don't know, the emperor was still in the telegraph room when I came."

"Go down." Prince Gong said.

"twitter."

Although the military aircraft department is not very optimistic about the prospect of the war, it doesn't matter so much outside. On the same day, the "Daqing Daily" published the news of the victory of the Yellow Sea War. It not only sank sixteen French warships, but also After capturing a big ship, the happy students of Tsinghua University slapped their desks loudly.The teahouses and restaurants are all full, making the owners of these shops earn a lot of money.

But some people are happy and some are unhappy. Zai Lian came out from the mansion early in the morning to walk the birds, and after seeing the article in the newspaper, he threw the newspaper away.

"*Damn it, it's another fucking shit luck, the master of ZTE, not by adding other people's ass, when will it be his turn to be emperor. Pooh." Zai Lian spat directly at the newspaper saliva.

The result of the Yellow Sea War also shocked the West. French newspapers called it another "Battle of Trafalgar".The Western media exclaimed "the rise of another naval power" and "the awakening of the Eastern Lion".More importantly, this naval battle had far-reaching political consequences.Germany, which usually only regards the Qing Dynasty as a cash cow, has also reconsidered whether it can cooperate with the Qing Dynasty in more fields, including strategic alliances!

(I'm sorry, brothers, I came back late from the New Year's Eve dinner at work today! I'm extremely sorry. To express my apology, I will update the three chapters tomorrow.)

The Lion Awakens Chapter 57 Sino-German Alliance

Berlin, Germany.

The Legation of the Qing Dynasty is a rented typical German-style building, with a dark and gray exterior wall that is deep and simple.

The envoy of the Qing Dynasty to Germany was a man named Zeng Dawei. He studied in Germany in his early years and was very familiar with German culture and language.After Li Hongzhang's recommendation, he served as the German Minister.At this moment, he hurried out from the envoy with a look of excitement on his face.He has just received a notification from the German Foreign Ministry that Lieutenant General Waldsee, the German quartermaster and deputy chief of staff of the German army, is finally free to see him.

Vardesi is the successor personally selected by the famous German marshal Moltke, and he is granted full authority to handle all the affairs of the chief of staff, so Vadesi has actually mastered the chief of staff of the German army.

It has been nearly a year since the war between China and France. Zeng Dawei asked to see Vadsee many times in order to let Germany release the four large warships "Dingyuan", "Zhenyuan", "Jiyuan" and "Weiyuan" that had been built. Among them, "Dingyuan" and "Zhenyuan" have a displacement of 7400 tons. With the addition of these big guys, the French navy has to be a little bit afraid, but until today, Zeng Dawei has never been able to enter.And now I finally meet myself.

After getting into the carriage, Zeng Dawei has completely calmed down. This is the basic quality of an excellent diplomat. He has already heard the news of the great victory of the Qingshui Division in the South China Sea, because he can probably guess that Waldsey asked See him for a reason.

The conflict between France and Germany has never been resolved. The Germans are naturally willing to do things that weaken the French without paying anything themselves. It is just how to persuade the Germans to send their warships back to the country in a unified way. Otherwise, the four Ironclad ships simply cannot pass through the Mediterranean, which is heavily defended by the French.All this depends on himself, Zeng Dawei suddenly felt that the burden on him was not light.

When Zeng Dawei saw Wa Dexi, he was waiting for him at the door of the office, which made Zeng Dawei a little flattered. Usually, when these foreigners see him, they always hold their heads up as if they didn't see him, but now they are standing at the door. Greeting himself, Zeng Dawei quickly felt the reason.

"Mr. Ambassador, I'm really sorry. I was too busy a while ago, so I haven't seen you. This time we want to have a good chat." Vadsi said with a smile on his face.

Zeng Dawei replied respectfully: "Your Excellency Director, please don't say sorry, I am very honored to meet you."

Zeng Dawei's polite attitude left a very good impression on Vaderxi, and soon they got into the topic.

"I heard that Vietnam, your country's vassal, was invaded by the French. I was also very angry. Those Gauls are always so greedy. However, due to our neutral status, we cannot provide assistance to your country. I rushed to very Sorry, but fortunately, your country has won consecutive victories, and I am very happy for your country."

"Your Excellency Director, you don't need to appreciate it. It's just that although our country has won a few victories, it has also lost a lot. It urgently needs to be replenished with new warships. The four ironclad ships ordered by our country a while ago, can we allow them to return to China as soon as possible?"

"Haha, of course there is no problem. Tomorrow you can send people to take over those four warships."

"No, no, no." Zeng Dawei waved his hands again and again: "Your Excellency, you also know how tight the French blockade is in the Mediterranean Sea. It is impossible for our warships to pass there. So we hope that your country can send sailors." Send these four ironclad ships back to our country as merchant ships."

"Is that so..." Vadsi pondered, with a look of embarrassment on his face, and did not speak.

Zeng Dawei took the heat to hit the railway: "Your Excellency, you also know that the French hate your country, and our country is fighting against the French. There is an old saying in our country that the enemy's enemy is your friend. As long as your country can get these four ships If the armored ship is sent back to our country, our country will be able to drive the French out of the Far East. France has invested tens of thousands of troops and dozens of warships in the Far East. Once they fail, it will be enough to make them lose their vitality. I believe this will be a disaster for your country. Good news."

Vadsi continued to think, but still did not speak.