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Zeng Dawei continued: "Our emperor is willing to form a military ally with your country. With our rich resources and your country's advanced technology, there must be great development prospects. For this reason, our emperor is willing to lease a port for your country's Far East Navy. Park warships. You can even sign a unilateral military agreement with your country. Once your country’s territory is invaded by a third country, our country is willing to send troops to help.”

This time, Vadsee was really tempted. The unilateral military agreement meant that Germany was invaded and the Qing Dynasty had to send troops.But the Qing Dynasty was violated, and Germany could not send troops.

The Germans believed that there would eventually be a war with France and Russia, and even advocated a pre-emptive attack on Russia or one of France, so they started to cooperate with Austria. Now that the Qing Dynasty has come to ask for cooperation, can Waldsee be tempted?

Although the current strength of the Qing Dynasty is not enough to cooperate with Germany on an equal footing, if the Qing Dynasty restrains France and Russia in the Far East, this is definitely good news for Germany.

"Mr. Ambassador, according to what I say, the power of the emperor of your country is supreme. Excuse me for asking, are you in control of what you just said?"

"Your Excellency, please rest assured, all of this is a telegram from our emperor who asked me to bring a message."

Vadsi was completely tempted, he patted the table and said: "Okay, tomorrow I will send the crew to send four ironclad ships back to your country. In addition, the French cruiser "Dour" in the Far East is super fast, and your country may not have To catch up with its warships, our country has recently produced two cruisers similar to the "Tour", which also have a displacement of 5700 tons, a speed of 17 knots, and more than 30 artillery pieces on the ship. You can give up one to supplement your country Naval power. It’s just a little expensive, but it can be cheaper to show that our country is willing to cooperate with your country.”

Now it was Zeng Dawei's turn to get excited, "Really? Thank you so much, Your Excellency Director. I'll go back and send a power call to our emperor, and please give me a price, so I can go back and report."

"Well... just give it according to the cost. Two hundred million marks."

"1000 million marks, equivalent to [-] million taels of silver. At this price, you can buy two medium-sized ironclad ships!" Zeng Dawei said in surprise.

"This is already the cost. It is very difficult to achieve such a fast speed for such a large warship. And I am sure that your country can only buy such an advanced warship from me, because no one with this shipbuilding technology The country doesn't want to leak it."

When the news came back to the capital, Guan Xuqing was extremely excited.It can be said that this news is no less joyful than the victory of the Yellow Sea War brought him.

Before officially signing the alliance agreement, Guan Xuqing specifically asked Zeng Dawei to add a few more cooperation clauses including Germany helping the Qing Dynasty train army generals.

After repeated revisions, deliberation, and finally signed a military alliance agreement with Germany on the fifth day after.

And four armored ships and one cruiser also flew the flag of Germany and sailed from Germany to the Qing Dynasty on the first day after the agreement was signed...

The Lion Awakens Chapter 58 Five ships return home

The monstrous and huge waves of the North Atlantic Ocean rushed towards the five huge warships sailing on the sea one after another.They are four ironclad ships ordered by the Qing Dynasty in Germany, and a cruiser purchased.

The four ironclad warships, known as the world's number one, are still quite small in the sea. The tonnage of 7400 tons is still tossed by the turbulent waves in the waves, and sometimes the capital of the ship is even buried in the sea.

Liu Bu stood on the deck, watching the direction of the fleet.Where is the direction of the motherland? He still remembers the oath he made when he left the Qing Dynasty:

When I went to the West, I knew the Qing Dynasty's plan for self-improvement. I had nothing else to ask for. I shouldered the future of the country and pursued the science of foreigners. I traveled thousands of miles to leave my motherland and my parents.

Everything is vivid in my mind. Now that the Qing Dynasty has finally established a powerful navy, the wish of so many years can finally be realized.

After finally entering the Mediterranean Sea, a row of white warships sailed in front of them. The three-color national flag flying on the flagpole made the sailors on the five warships nervous.But now it is the Germans who are in the fleet. It is useless for them to be anxious. The Germans are not prepared for combat at all.

They were sent to Germany three years ago to learn the driving skills of the new ship, and this time they just returned to China with the new ship.

At this moment, Liu Bu also became nervous.The German officer next to him patted him on the shoulder and said, "Hey, Liu! Don't be nervous. These four ships are still German warships. The Gauls dare not shoot at them."

Liu Bu nodded, but did not speak.The actions of the French warships also confirmed Ram's Hua. Although their muzzles had been pointing at the five warships, they seemed to have deep scruples about the German flag on the flagpole, and did not fire until the two fleets crossed. a shell.

All this made Liu Bu feel a deep sense of shame. His own warship needed the protection of other countries to escape from the enemy's guns. He blamed himself for not having a strong navy.

But fortunately, all this is slowly changing...

There was a big map hanging on the wall of the upper study room, and Guan Xuqing was staring at the location of Vietnam on the map.Now the forces of both China and France are concentrated on both sides of the Red River, although the Qing army has more troops than the French army.But the French army defended along the natural danger of the Red River, and they couldn't help the French army for a while.However, after this naval battle, the situation was different.

The coastline of Vietnam is like a question mark in reverse. He, Leizhou Peninsula and Hainan Island hold Beibu Gulf firmly in their arms.And Sanya is like the two doors of the Beibu Gulf. As long as you master these two doors, you can block the Beibu Gulf, so that the army in Vietnam and the Far East Fleet in the military port will not get a trace of supplies.

The Red River Naval Port in Vietnam is only a port where warships can be docked, unlike the Qingjiang Jiangnan Shipbuilding Bureau, Mawei Naval Port and other full-featured military ports that can be docked, repaired, and supplemented by shells.Fell, who had fled back in the South China Sea War, had been captured by Billy, and was about to be transferred back to the Indian Ocean along with several wounded warships, including the "Tour".Repair and supplement.

Guan Xuqing didn't know how long he looked at it, but he still hesitated.Should we let go of this opportunity to completely annihilate the French Far East Fleet? If we wait until the new German ships are replenished and then blockade the Beibu Gulf, the number and level of warships will be completely higher than that of the French army.But the best fighter may be lost, and it may take another day for the German warship to come back.But if the Nanyang navy is sent directly south, it may not be strong enough.Both "Bubai" and "Juyin" were injured to varying degrees in the South China Sea War, and they have been sent back to Jiangnan Shipyard for repairs together with the captured "Victory". The sinking of "Yang Wei" and "Super Brave" did not have super fast warships in terms of cruisers.If the warships in the French military port forcibly break through, even if they can defeat the French warships, I don’t know how many warships will be lost. When the Qing Dynasty was unable to build its own iron-clad ships, sinking one would be one less!

Alas, it hurts the brain!When Guan Xuqing was hesitating, Wang Shang's voice behind him interrupted his meditation.

"Your Majesty, Lord Zuo Zongtang is calling." Wang Shang said.

Guan Xuqing turned around and took the telegram: Your Majesty, now the French fleet has been defeated.Must go back to India for supplementary repairs, ministers please lead the navy to fight and blockade the coast of Vietnam.Annihilation of the French fleet.

In fact, apart from the warships returned to the Jiangnan Shipyard for repairs, the Qing navy only had two ironclad warships, "Eternal Victory" and "Triumph". 2 cruisers, "Nanji" and "Nanxiang".And dozens of small gunboats.

The French army also has an ironclad ship, three cruisers, and three gunboats in the naval port.

The number of capital ships is about the same, the difference is that the seven French warships have varying degrees of damage and a serious shortage of shells.

However, Zuo Zongtang's initiative to invite Ying still made Guan Xuqing quite pleased, since the naval officers and soldiers had such a strong fighting spirit.Let them do this immortal feat.

"Give electricity to Zuo Zongtang: lead all the remaining navy warships to patrol south and block the Beibu Gulf. Completely wipe out the remaining French warships in the port, and cooperate with the army to capture the whole of Vietnam in one fell swoop."

"Cha." Wang Shang turned around and ran to the telegraph room.

Although it is already winter, but the whole body is hiding in the South China Sea south of the Tropic of Cancer, but I can't feel the slightest chill.The sun here is still scary, Zuo Zongtang is standing on the deck of the "Victory".Keeping his eyes on the front, this time he will take down all the warships of the French army in one fell swoop!

The Lion Awakens Chapter 59 The Battle of Crossing the River

While Zuo Zongtang was leading the naval fleet to actively attack the Honghe military port, the Qing army in northern Vietnam was also actively preparing for the battle of crossing the river.At this time, a total of 11 troops from Lu Yiwei's Department, Liu Mingchuan's Department, and the Black Banner Army had assembled on the north bank of the Red River.The Black Banner Army has expanded to 3 people in this year, enjoying the same treatment as the Qing Army, whether it is weapons and equipment, or military food and salaries.This moved Liu Yongfu quite a bit. When Liu Mingchuan told Liu Yongfu that the imperial court would supplement the Black Banner Army at first, he didn't believe it at all. He already knew what the decaying imperial court looked like.

But then he saw the horse-drawn horse-drawn horse-drawn muskets and ammunition, as well as the Gatling machine guns one after another, and Liu Yongfu was completely dumbfounded.

He picked up the Mauser and Gatling and looked at it again and again. Even after fighting the French for so many years, he has not seized many such good guns, let alone the Gatling machine gun.Later, there were still small steel cannons dragging behind the carriage, and he was completely stunned. Has this really changed?

Over the years, the Black Banner Army has suffered so much because of backward weapons, and how many people have died.With these guns, it is finally possible to avenge those dead brothers.Liu Yongfu suddenly felt the feeling of dying for his confidant.

However, most of the soldiers of the Black Banner Army are composed of ordinary people.No formal training, poor military skills.Ammunition consumption is often the highest, but the damage to the French army is not as great as Liu Mingchuan's troops.

At Liu Yongfu's own request, the imperial court dispatched training officers to assist the training of the Black Banner Army.When new recruits from China were added to Liu Mingchuan's and Black Flag Army's headquarters, Liu Yongfu was also the first to select them.

So at this time, Liu Yongfu was already dead set on the court or the little emperor.

In the comprehensive counterattack after the Dongling victory, Lu Yiwei's troops outflanked and outflanked, and the mobility of his troops made Liu Yongfu speechless.Later, I heard that it was all caused by the little emperor letting the troops train and run, and he worshiped the emperor to a certain level.

In addition, when the Black Banner Army joined Liu Mingchuan's head-on assault, they also saw the completely different combat effectiveness of the Qing Army. Really nothing.When to attack, when to retreat, and when to provide artillery support, there are rules and regulations. Even the courage that the Black Banner Army is proud of is not lost at all. After a few battles, the Black Banner Army has the least victory.

If it was said that he cared about the Qing army when he cooperated with the Qing army against the enemy at the beginning, he is now pestering Liu Mingchuan and Lu Yiwei like a student, asking questions about this and that, not about visiting and training.He always borrowed the political commissar of the Qing Army to teach his Black Banner Army.

Now the three troops are preparing for the battle of crossing the river on the north bank of the Red River. For this coordinated operation, the three main persons in charge will meet, and the location is set at Liu Mingchuan's headquarters.In order not to let people gossip, Liu Yongfu set off with his entourage early in the morning before dawn, and finally arrived before noon.

After checking Liu Yongfu's badge, the soldiers at the gate of the camp immediately saluted with guns.His eyes are full of respect. The Black Banner Army has been victorious in Vietnam for decades. These days, the political commissars are telling his stories every day. I didn’t expect to see a real person today. I can brag when I go back!

Of course Liu Yongfu didn't know what the soldiers at the camp gate were thinking, he had already been attracted by the training on the field.Conducting military training by division of arms and division of subjects can be said to be strictly prohibited, and Liu Yongfu is simply dumbfounded by the fact that there are advances and retreats.

What is multi-arms cooperative operations, what is group charge after artillery cover, and what is division, encirclement and annihilation one by one.He has experienced this advanced training mode today.

After watching a group of people over there run with heavy loads, they formed a circle and listened to the political commissar telling stories.Out of curiosity, he also walked over.The scholar-like man in the crowd was talking about the burning of the Old Summer Palace by the British and French allied forces. The scholar was very eloquent, and all the soldiers around him were impassioned when he talked about it. Later, even Liu Yongfu couldn't help being immersed in it.

"Damn it, the French devils are too bullying. This time, we must let them spit out all the things that robbed us."

"That's right, it wasn't 20 years ago in the Qing Dynasty, and this time I was called a little devil, and there was no return."

The scholar-like officer waved his hand to signal for everyone to calm down.