The next day, Feng Zicai led the first echelon of more than 20 ships to the waters of Diaoyu Dao, where the wind calmed down and Ning Diaoyu Dao could dock ships, and four troop transports sailed to Diaoyu Dao for a short rest

Li Yunkai personally 'planted' a "new army" battle flag on the beach, as if he had won a battle, and he, the vanguard officer, had captured the enemy's retreat

Diaoyu Dao is a small island composed of reefs, which is not suitable for human habitation, and can only allow passing ships to make a short stop, if the wind and waves are too high, it will become a problem to dock in Dalian, but in order to lure the Japanese army, Feng Zicai ordered four troop transport ships to dock on the east side of Diaoyu Dao, and Feng Zicai's main battleship to do a warning mission and patrol around Diaoyu Dao

Two mosquito boats were at the forefront, as the vanguard to find the Japanese ships, and the captains Liu Buyun and Lin Yongsheng took up the heavy task and sailed to the eastern waters, and they received a telegram from Feng Zicai that the Japanese ships would appear in this sea area, and now their two mosquito ships searched the eastern waters

Nowadays, the larger sea ships are all started with steam engines to find targets, first look at the dark clouds in the sky, the steam will rise, a dark cloud, the bigger the power, the more obvious the smoke clouds, captain Liu Buyun's expression has not changed, holding the telescope high to look at the wide sea in the distance, there is no ship

Liu Buyun ordered to adjust the speed to twelve knots and go at full speed to the east, the mosquito ship split the 'wave' and cut the 'wave' at high speed, the mosquito ship is the most advanced frigate built in the Qing Dynasty, looking at the whole east, it is the fastest ship, but the number of artillery is too small, originally there were ten 'guns' on the hull, but according to Li Guolou's thinking, the mosquito ship should be good at speed, dismantling the six 'guns', there are only four 'guns' in total, the mosquito ship is not an attack ship, originally used to protect the battleship, it is a small horn in the naval warship' But Li Guolou regarded this kind of frigate as the main battleship, and in the water battle of Weishan Lake, it was highlighted that the mosquito boat was a little fast, turned quickly, and could change the direction of attack at any time

At ten o'clock, Liu Buyun found a target, and an American-flagged transport ship appeared in front of him, and the two ships were less than two nautical miles away

Liu Buyun was overjoyed, the Japanese army was too careless, and he actually sent such a large piece of 'fat' and 'meat' to his mouth, how could there be any reason not to eat it, and hurriedly ordered to meet it, and the muzzle of the gun was aimed at this big guy

The other ship found the mosquito boat, and the ship turned around and wanted to escape, and kept waving flags to inform the Qing army that they were American merchant ships

Liu Buyun was too lazy to pay attention to it, and even didn't reply to the flag, and continued to chase the transport ship, the two ships played a game of cat and mouse, unlike usual, this time it was the Daqingshui Division attacking, this Japanese troop transport ship was from Osaka, Japan to Langqiao, Taiwan, and just hit Liu Buyun's muzzle, so it can only be said that providence is on the side of Daqing

Finally, the two ships were no more than a kilometer apart, and the people on the other ship could see clearly, and sure enough, it was a group of high-nosed foreigners, who were still waving desperately and waving the American flag in their hands

Liu Buyun scolded and scolded: "Who are you bluffing, Lao Tzu is that you shoot me to shoot unsinkable enemy ships, and the gunners will commit suicide and apologize for me."

Boom, boom, boom

The mosquito ship took the lead in firing four shells, three of which hit the enemy ship, which was a powerful "flower" bomb, penetrating the iron deck and exploding in the belly of the enemy ship, immediately rising three black 'colored' smoke, and all the foreigners on the transport ship disappeared, and Liu Buchan fired the first shot of the naval battle of Diaoyu Island

Liu Buyun pointed with his big hand and shouted: "Knock out the chimney of the enemy ship for me"

The four 'guns' on the mosquito ship, the two 'doors' in front and back are large-caliber guns, all of which are Prussian-produced Krupp cannons, and the 'flower' shells used are hugely powerful, and they are hit by it, not as simple as piercing the deck, the shells directly penetrate the deck, drill into the cabin, explode inside, the gunners are all sharpshooters, and each shell is a destruction for the enemy ship

Another round of bombardment of tons of shells 'fired' at the enemy ship, causing the enemy ship to smoke everywhere, and a shell hit the engine room of the enemy ship, and soon the enemy ship lost power, and the system was floating on the surface of the sea like a dead whale

Countless spears stretched out from the enemy's cabin, and the Japanese soldiers who were not afraid of death resisted the attack of mosquito ships with long weapons, and the merchant ships flying the American flag were indeed Japanese troop carriers

The mosquito ship was hit by hundreds of bullets, and the cabin was riddled with holes, but the overall structure of the hull was still undamaged, and Liu Buchan in the command room shouted into the microphone in embarrassment: "The gunner will give me a shot, don't spare the shells until the enemy ship is sunk."

Boom, boom, boom

The gunners on the mosquito ship fired 100 rounds of "flower" shells and solid shells to attack the enemy ship in turn, and after 10 rounds of fighting, the enemy ship was already crooked and almost sunk

Liu Buyun was overjoyed, and hurriedly ordered to stop the 'shooting' and did not look at the Japanese soldiers who jumped into the sea and fled on the enemy ship, and returned in the direction of the Diaoyu Islands, the mosquito boat also had shortcomings, the hull capacity was too small, and the continuous strike ability was limited, and it was necessary to replenish the shells, and it took more than 50 rounds of shells to hit an ironclad ship, and a mosquito ship could be loaded with a maximum of 200 shells. Medicine' is more important than capturing prisoners, he is not interested in the foreigners with high noses on the enemy ships, and the Japanese soldiers who fell into the sea are useless for naval warfare, whether they live or die depends on the will of God, and if they are rescued by the follow-up Japanese fleet, it is also a sign of humanitarianism

Liu Buyun received the education of the Western army, full of a sense of honor as a soldier, and the naval battle of the Diaoyu Islands made him famous in the first battle

Another mosquito boat approached, captain Lin Yongsheng led the officers and men of the naval division to salute Liu Buchan, the two mosquito boats passed by, and the Daqingshui division sank the enemy in the first battle, and a troop transport ship was sunk by at least 400 Japanese troops

Lin Yongsheng looked at the floating heads on the surface of the water and shouted: "Show me clearly, only save the foreigners, and all the Japanese will be 'shot' to death." The 44 officers and men on the mosquito boat salvaged the foreigners in the sea, but they picked up four foreigners, and a Japanese officer of the naval division took out a pistol and prepared to kill the Japanese

I didn't expect this short Japanese to speak Chinese and shout: "Don't shoot, I'm a military monk, I'm a Japanese monk, not a Japanese soldier, I don't kill if I don't have a gun."

"You are a monk," the Qing officer had a good conscience, and did not 'shoot' the Japanese to kill him, making the monk with the army the first Japanese captured by the Great Shimizu Division

The Great Shimizu Division rescued two more foreigners, Lin Yongsheng could speak a little English, and when he asked, it was really the Americans who were the crew of the troop transport ship that sank them, and there were a total of ten American captains on board, and the captain was nowhere to be found

Lin Yongsheng asked: "Do you know that Diaoyu Dao is a military zone and civilian ships are not allowed to sail?"

The six Americans first shook their heads and quibbled that they did not know that the Diaoyu Islands were a "belligerent" war area, and that they were only doing business to transport supplies for the Japanese

Lin Yongsheng angrily pointed at the noses of the six Americans and said: "You are very dishonest, and the Qing Dynasty has been issuing high-power clear codes every day to demarcate the 'engagement' battle area, informing the fleet in Taiwan waters to leave the dangerous area, and even the British have recognized the 'engaging' war zone we have demarcated, and you must be responsible for your words and deeds."

The six Americans hurriedly changed their tune and put the blame on the captain, who only took the money to do things, and only risked not being in this sea area for the sake of money

Lin Yongsheng briefly understood the situation of these Americans, they were all on the route to and from Osaka, and they had traveled back and forth five times, and a total of more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers and various military equipment were transported to Langqiao, and the Americans poured soybeans out of a bamboo tube, pouring out of their pockets, and telling Lin Yongsheng everything they knew

On the contrary, the Japanese army monk belonged to the dung pit, and the stones in the pit were smelly and hard, and he did not answer anything except for taking out a string of Buddhist beads and chanting the Buddha and reporting a name

An interrogating officer said impatiently: "His 'milk' and 'milk' little Japan is still 'quite 'strong', so if you 'get' a 'flower' girl, she will soften and say anything."

The accompanying monk nodded slightly: "We Japanese monks can get close to 'women' and 'sex', this is also a kind of practice, don't want to get a piece of information from me, my life has long been dedicated to the Buddha."

The officer could not ask for useful information, so he locked the Japanese military monk in a small locker, who was called the Japanese Kou, the locker was short, and the locker was suitable for the Japanese to live in

Feng Zicai received the news of the 'engagement' battle, and hurriedly led the first echelon to move closer to the sea area of the 'engagement' battle, time is life, and the Japanese army also received the news that the time for a showdown between the two armies was coming, and the Japanese fleet could be completely annihilated by seizing the fighters

"Report that Liu Buchan has sunk an enemy ship and is already on the way back," the herald walked into the command room panting and reported the latest military situation, and this news greatly boosted the fighting spirit of the officers and men of the naval division

Feng Zicai clenched his teeth to prevent himself from getting carried away, and the arduous battle was waiting for him, and said solemnly: "Okay, Liu Buchan fought so strong, my army is mighty, and I will report this good news to the whole army, and I will drive to the east at full speed, and I will eat a big fish instead of a small fish."

The big Shimizu division put on a T-shape, slowly "pressing" the Japanese main battleship, and the flagbearer on the tall flagpole kept waving the flag to release news, using the flag to inform the commander of the other party's formation and how many warships there were

The ship's whistle sounded and the bell sounded constantly, and every officer and soldier of the naval division stood at his post in the pre-war preparations

Five enemy ships sailed on the sea, and one of the warships in the center was the cruiser Fusang, Lin Yongsheng looked at the behemoth, and felt a little timid and impulsive, and the Japanese army dared to break into the waters of the Qing Dynasty when they had the confidence

"Stop salvage and move closer to the main fleet" Lin Yongsheng did not succeed in personal heroism, but made tactical concessions, without the support of cruisers and battleships, a few mosquito ships could not compete with the behemoth, the real test came to this is the official contest between the two navies, Lin Yongsheng is ready to sacrifice his life for the Great Clear Water Division, in the front line, where there is any way back, generously to die, the blue sky and blue sea will witness the loyalty and courage of the Great Clear Water Division

The two navies met in the waters off the Diaoyu Islands, one was jubilant and the other was angry, and they saw that one of their troop carriers had been sunk by the Oshimizu Division, and the sea was full of Japanese soldiers floating on the sea

The Japanese commander on the cruiser Fuso, Lieutenant General Ono Gobu, ordered the salvage of his compatriots who were killed, and while sending two patrolling battleships to observe the movements of the military naval division, Ono Gobu had the honor of a Japanese soldier and did not think of leaving the danger zone, but stood on the deck like a Japanese samurai

At this time, Japan had not yet incorporated Ryukyu into the territory of Japan, the three Nishimura were the fourth generation of Ryukyu prefecture commanders, and the three Nishimura were Ryukyuan people, but they were loyal to the Japanese emperor, and the king of the Ryukyus, Shotai, was a puppet king canonized by Japan, and the king was placed under house arrest by the Japanese army, living in the palace and isolated from his subjects

Seeing the Japanese naval fleet staying in this area, the three Nishimura families were a little frightened, and they came to Ono's side and said: "Vice Admiral Ono, we are very likely to meet the main force of the Oshimizu Division, so we should leave this sea area as soon as possible."

Ono Gobu looked down on the Nishimura three families from the bottom of his heart, the Japanese soldiers who were fished up from the sea were his fellow brothers, how could there be a reason not to save him when he saw death, Ono Gobu said with a serious expression: "What are you afraid of, even if the main force of the Oshimizu Division comes, I will dare to fight, with my Fuso cruiser, the power is enough to laugh and pride the entire East, I am here to wait to see who dares to offend me, the Great Japanese Navy."

The three Nishimura families looked at the vast sea, and were very anxious, this time they poured out the strength of the Ryukyus to prepare the materials for the Japanese army, as well as the 500 Ryukyu soldiers were in the fleet, if there was a mistake, how to go back and 'hand' over to the Ryukyu soldiers, and they also wanted to seek revenge on the Paiwan tribe in Taiwan, hoping that the Japanese navy could deter the Great Shimizu Division

The three families of Nishimura saw a Qing ship fleeing, thinking that the Great Qingshui Division had escaped, but half an hour later, the situation suddenly changed, and the Great Qingshui Division's fleet appeared on the sea, this time it was the turn of the Japanese two battleships to retreat, and the two ** ships on the sea were chasing after me

Ono Wubu took the telegram and hurriedly read it, and then sneered: "The braid national sailor dares to come to find death and I will fulfill him."

The Great Shimizu Division was not terrible, only one cruiser, two battleships, five frigates, a total of more than 20 battleships, and other wooden battleships, so the fleet was equipped with such a fleet that dared to find a decisive battle with the Japanese, which was a self-defeating way

Ono Gobu ordered to prepare for a decisive battle with the Oshimizu Division, and forty-five ships formed a fish-scale column in order to destroy the Oshimizu Division in one fell swoop

The sea was full of waves, and the sailors of the two countries put on a battle formation, and the naval battle between Qing and Japan was about to break out