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Ding Ruchang, the commander of the Beiyang Naval Division, Liu Buchan, the chief soldier of the right wing, Lin Taizeng, the chief soldier of the left wing, Han Nagen, the chief instructor and deputy commander of the Yang Naval Division, Lin Yongsheng, the commander of the Yuanyuan ship, Qiu Baoren, the chief soldier of Nanyang Town, and Nie Shicheng, the chief soldier of Taiyuan Town.

A group of senior generals of the two armies of the Beiyang Waterway stood silently on the bridge, looking at the slanting sun that was slowly falling into the western mountains with a heavy heart.

Not long ago, the Anton Telegraph Office sent an urgent telegram from the Governor's Yamen.

Pyongyang fell, and the Pyongyang armies had already retreated to Anju, and soon the whole army was withdrawn to the country to organize a defensive line on the north bank of the Yalu River.

The Governor Yamen asked Liu Shengxiu and Nie Shicheng to quickly land and deploy on the north bank of the Yalu River in Jiulian City, Andong.

After the Beiyang Naval Division completes the escort, it should not stay behind, and should immediately go south and cruise in the Weihaiwei Ocean to control it.

When the news came, all the generals of the Beiyang Naval Division were shocked, and Lin Yongsheng boarded the Dingyuan ship with several pipes to discuss.

Before the words could be spoken, Liu Shengxiu and Nie Shicheng boarded the ship in a small boat, hoping that the army on the troop carrier would rest tonight and continue to land after dawn tomorrow.

As soon as Liu Shengxiu's words came out, all the Beiyang generals next to him changed color slightly, and they all looked at him with a look of stupidity.

What's the situation, what are you doing?

"Zizheng, you know the situation now; Pyongyang was defeated, and the Japanese army was not only able to attack the cities on the northern line of the Yalu River through the Korean long drive, but their fleet was also liberated from the guards and could rush to attack all parts of our coast at any time; ”

Of course, Ding Ruchang could not agree to such an idiotic proposal, and flatly refused: "Escort you ashore, the fleet must immediately rush to the surface of the Weihai Sea, across the sea and the port of Incheon six hundred miles to the east, and hold the choke point of the Japanese fleet to the west into the Bohai Sea and south to the Yellow Sea; Tonight you must land with all your troops, and tomorrow morning the naval division will set sail directly south. ”

Hearing Ding Ruchang's refusal of his request, Liu Shengxiu's face was not very good-looking.

For more than 30 years in the Qing Dynasty, the 4,000 Ming troops he brought with him were no longer the Ming soldiers who could endure hardships, see blood, and fight tough battles.

Nine times out of ten, they are the children of their Liu family and relatives of the township party, and they are just soldiers to earn money, and the picture is that they can easily support their families without farming.

Usually I don't even release a gun, so I don't want to mention any training.

After a day on the big steamer, they all complained about the tiredness of these young masters and soldiers with delicate skin and tender flesh and grains, and shouted "uncle" one by one, "grandfather" and "uncle" I am so tired!

made his face as an elder have no lustre.

"Landing in a hurry at night, most of my soldiers are not familiar with the nature of the water, and I am afraid that if there is a mistake, there will inevitably be casualties."

Liu Shengxiu still wants to hold on a little longer.

"Are you still afraid of death as a soldier? There will be casualties when landing at night, so if the Japanese army is really coming, what can I do if I fight at night! ”

Liu Buyun on the side had long been tired of listening to it crookedly.

At this time, the sailor was exposed to such a dangerous place, he really wanted to set sail away immediately, and listened to Liu Shengxiu still talking crookedly about not having fun, Liu Buyun really couldn't help it, so he interjected in a weird way.

"Humph!"

Liu Shengxiu snorted coldly with a dark face, and when he saw Ding Ruchang silent, he couldn't help but arch his hand angrily, got off the ship with Nie Shicheng, and left straight away in a small boat.

"Whew! What the hell; ”

Liu Buyun looked at Liu Shengxiu's distant boat, and couldn't help but scold angrily: "Isn't it true that the emotional court spends money on their Liu family's descendants?" Among the 4,000 thousand Ming troops, all of them are his Liu family's children and relatives of the township party, before I said that the combat strength of the Pyongyang armies is too weak, but I think it is Fengsheng's gang of 'duck egg soldiers', they can easily sweep away these Liu family's group of waste, young master soldiers! ”

"Since the end of the war between the Qing Dynasty and Britain and France in the tenth year of Xianfeng, the army has mobilized more than 30,000 troops ten years ago and fought several small-scale battles with the French army in northern Vietnam, among which the real role is Liu Yongfu's 3000 Black Flag Army; Where did any soldiers go? ”

Ding Ruchang looked at the afterglow of the setting sun faintly and said: "Since you don't fight, the army doesn't need any skills, as long as you don't lack arms and legs, you can eat in the barracks and wait for death to get silver; This kind of good thing, which one is not rushing up, and it is not only Liu Shengxiu's Ming Army? ”

"In comparison, the Beiyang Yi Army, the Sheng Army, the Renzi Army, and the Luyu Defense Army are the elite soldiers of Zhongtang and the Imperial Court who deliberately smashed out with heavy money to defend the gate of the Beijing-Tianjin-Tang and Jingshi Divisions; Although there is also nepotism among the township parties, it is far less serious than the rest of the armies, and it can be said that the combat strength of the Pyongyang armies is the top in our Qing army. ”

Lin Taizeng frowned and said, "If they can't win against the Japanese army, wouldn't the rest of the roads be even more unbearable!" ”

"Now it's up to us sailors."

Fang Boqian's words made everyone look sideways, thinking to themselves, how could this coward suddenly dare to say such a tough thing?

"Junmen, we have to urge the army to land overnight, otherwise once the Japanese fleet blocks us in Dadonggou, this hasty naval battle will have to be fought if not fought!"

Fang Boqian's voice changed suddenly, and he looked at Ding Ruchang with a crying voice and shouted: "Since the army is unbearable, our sailor is the last screen of the Qing Dynasty!" As long as the strength of the naval division is preserved and the waves are not easily fought, the Japanese army will not dare to cross the Yalu River to attack our Daqing Jiangshan; If the sailors were injured, the Japanese army would have no worries, and it would collapse that day! ”

"Shut up!"

Ding Ruchang fiercely reprimanded Fang Boqian, an unassuming coward: "If your words get out, what will the Beiyang armies say about our sailors!" No one can do it, just you show your ability, is it the Great Qing Ping Domain? ”

Ding Ruchang reprimanded Fang Boqian, and then said to the generals around him: "From this time on, all ships are in a state of imminent battle; The air pressure in the boilers was all raised for me, and the cannons were adjusted, and the shells were ready for battle. ”

"Wow!"

On the bridge, all the generals responded in unison, and the old bridge creaked and swayed again.

"When this battle is over, we must spend money to change the bridge first."

Ding Ruchang held the railing and thought to himself.

Night falls, and the sky is full of stars.

When it was dark at night, He Changying especially wanted to sleep in a marching tent with Xu Ru, but Xu Ru didn't even look at him, and ran to Lu Zhaomei and Xiao Liuzi's tent with a slightly red face, and He Changying had to sleep alone in disappointment.

I can't sleep!

After tossing and turning, He Changying couldn't sleep, so she got up and walked out of the tent, sat quietly by the river alone, listened to the bubbling water, looked at the bright river reflected in the starry sky, and fell into contemplation.

Tomorrow is September 17th, and if history has not changed, tomorrow at noon, a sea battle will break out in Dadonggou, 400 miles northwest, which will shock the whole world.

This naval battle was the first large-scale naval battle in the history of mankind with steam-powered warships.

In its battle, the Zhiyuan, Jingyuan, Chaoyong, and Yangwei of the Beiyang Naval Division sank, and Guangjia ran aground and was destroyed after escaping, and the rest of the ships such as Dingyuan and Zhenyuan were seriously injured.

The Nishikyo Maru, Yoshino, Hiei, and Akagi of the Japanese Combined Fleet were seriously wounded, Matsushima lost its combat effectiveness, and many other ships were also heavily damaged, and finally took the initiative to withdraw from the battle.

Immediately, the Beiyang sailors, who had been blown up, chased after them for several miles.