Chapter 472: Sealing the Sea

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Won there was ham, kimchi, garlic, mutton, dog meat, -

The rich rewards made the eyes of these hungry sailors red, whether they knew how to read or not, they were desperately hard all day long.

"The people of Paris, France, have established their own regime, the Paris Communeโ€”"

Jiang Guidi was lying on the Taishi's chair, listening to the master read the book "The Scream" to him with relish.

To be honest, in Jiang Guidi's opinion, He Changying's book is really good, straightforward and easy to understand, clearly organized, and the reason is clear.

It is a hundred times stronger than those books that the gods and gods are talking about and don't know what to do.

Moreover, there are a lot of truths in the book, and the reasons and shortcomings of the strength of various countries are analyzed, and every word is fine, so that after listening to it, it is like looking at the pattern in the palm of your hand, and it is clear.

Then he heard Menzi's report that Cheng Yunhe was coming.

Jiang Guidi hurriedly asked the master to take the book and avoid it for a while, if Cheng Yunhe saw that he was listening to He Changying's little bastard's book, wouldn't he be ashamed of his old face?

Before, Jiang Guidi still admired this little fellow who could fight.

But since Chen Shijie, the bastard, came and proposed singing and endorsing so that his soldiers could have something to eat, He Changying has also become a little bastard in Jiang Gui's mouth.

Of course, Chen Shijie is not too good.

Jiang Guidi and Cheng Yunhe each had rations for 300 people, which were provided free of charge, and the battalion officers of the two were also the supply of good meat and vegetables.

Ning Zhu's temporary command of the 300 banner soldiers was also supplied free of charge.

Gong Weijun Xu Sijin also has free rations for 100 people.

At that time, Cheng Yunhe was reluctant, but in Jiang Guidi's opinion, there was no war in Lushun now, and it was not a bad thing to let the soldiers sing and read.

And if they don't agree, the hungry soldiers with their chests against their backs will not dare to rob the arsenal of the anti-Japanese army, and it is really possible to make trouble in the 'camp'.

So under Jiang Guidi's persuasion, Cheng Yunhe pinched his nose and agreed.

"It's only been a few days since I've had a full meal, this Cheng Yunhe won't be making some trouble again; Let's have a good food and drink in the house, rest in winter, and let the soldiers sing and read every day, what a good thing, why can't he figure it out? โ€

Thinking in his heart, Jiang Guidi saw Cheng Yunhe walk in with an angry face.

"Hanqing, this really can't be like this anymore; It's only been a few days, and the battalion officers under my command can't control people! โ€

Cheng Yunhe sat next to Jiang Guidi, threw the cotton hat on the table with a 'snap', and shouted angrily: "It's really the opposite!" โ€

"Come, have a cup of tea, and dissipate your breath;"

Jiang Gui asked the soldiers to serve tea and put preserved melon seeds and fruits, and then said: "I understand what you said, yesterday one of my battalion officers also came to complain, saying that his subordinates were not obedient. โ€

Cheng Yunhe's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said happily: "Then-"

"I went to ask the soldiers, and it turned out that this battalion officer was very rude after he was drunkโ€”"

Cheng Yunhe interrupted Jiang Gui's words with a natural expression, and said angrily: "So what? This is a military camp, the heaviest military aircraft is humble, don't say rude, Shangguan just let him eat and drink urine, dare to disobey, and he deserves to be killed! โ€

"Pingzhai, either you lead your troops to rob the arsenal of the anti-Japanese army, and see if their Green cannon dares to fire; Either you want the battalion officers to serve the public, don't just open a small stove, drink wine and eat meat all day long, get drunk and go crazy to find the soldiers to vent their anger, who can take it? Either you can ask for food from Jinmen, then we don't have to look at anyone's face. โ€

Jiang Guidi felt that he couldn't figure it out with Cheng Yunhe, so he said directly: "Pingzhai, now that the middle hall has fallen, how many generals in our Huaidi have entered the prison of the Criminal Department; He Changying is gaining momentum now, and he is our fellow countryman, why bother? Survive this winter safely, no better than anything! โ€

"Ahh

Cheng Yunhe thought for a long time, and said with a sigh: "According to you, it's a big deal that he will pull all our 4,000 soldiers over." โ€

"Pull it over, pull it over, our 4,000 recruits, when the Japanese retreat, the court will be cut immediately, what are you doing with this? As long as the anti-Japanese army can train them well, defeat the Japanese soldiers in Dalian Bay! โ€

Jiang Gui's face didn't matter, thinking that Cheng Yunhe was really not an ordinary stupid, he was fifty or sixty years old, Zhongtang fell again, and after surviving this catastrophe, the old man went back to Luzhou to be a rich man, what are you doing with these useless fishers?

"Huh-"

Cheng Yunhe suddenly said in surprise: "Did you hear the whistle?" โ€

"What?"

Jiang Guidi also sat up straight in surprise, since the Japanese fleet attacked the sea area of Yingchengzi and bombarded Nanguanling, in Lushun Port, it had not been a long time since the ship's whistle was heard.

"Could it be that the sailor has returned?"

Jiang Guidi muttered to himself in surprise and joy, while listening quietly.

"Woo-"

Sure enough, there was a faint whistle sound, which came into Jiang Guidi's house.

Jiang Guidi and Cheng Yunhe stood up at the same time, as long as the sailor arrived, Lushun would no longer be an isolated island.

"Whoaโ€”"

Suddenly there was a sharp whistling between heaven and earth.

"Cannonballs!"

Jiang Gui asked, Cheng Yun and the two of them suddenly changed their faces.

"Boom-"

A huge explosion sounded in Port Arthur, shaking the earth.

"Woo-"

"Boom-"

Then, countless shells exploded in Port Arthur.

On the night of December 25, 1894, the Japanese Combined Fleet suddenly appeared off the coast of Port Arthur along the coastline of Dalian Bay.

The fleet swept past Port Arthur at a rapid pace, and while bombarding fiercely, it sailed towards Bohai Bay.

The whole shelling process took less than 10 minutes, and the bombing of Port Arthur and the surrounding batteries were full of fire.

According to later statistics, one coastal defense gun was damaged, five soldiers were killed and 11 were seriously injured; Nineteen houses were blown up, killing 35 civilians and seriously injuring 17.

In this violent way, the Japanese Combined Fleet announced to the Lushun armies that even if it did not enter Lushun, the Combined Fleet would have the ability to focus on creating troops in the harbor.

At this time, Oyama Iwa had received a telegram from the Hiroshima base camp and immediately sent a telegram to the country when the Japanese fleet passed through Dalian Bay.

On December 26, 1894 in the Western calendar, the Japanese Foreign Minister Mutsu Otsu sent a letter to the Western countries, and the Japanese Combined Fleet would completely seal the Bohai Bay, and no Qing ships would be allowed to sail in the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea.

Western merchant ships on passing routes were all boarded and inspected, and they were not allowed to help the Qing Dynasty transport arms and soldiers.

On that day, near the mouth of Bohai Bay, there was a Qing merchant ship and 21 cargo ships, which were intercepted by the Japanese fleet, forcibly boarded by Japanese soldiers, and then forced to sail to Incheon Port.

When the news came back to Beijing, whether it was the reappearance of the Japanese Combined Fleet at the mouth of the Bohai Bay, or the blockade of the Bohai Sea, the ban on the Yellow Sea made the Forbidden City lose its luster again.

This means that the arms transported from the West, as well as the guns and ammunition produced by the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, can only be transported through the long canal to reach Zhili.

In this way, it will take at least ten more days on the road.

Precious ten days.

Just ten days, or even a staggered one-day spacing, often have the potential to change too many things.