"Leaving the military gate, the Zhenyuan ship sent a flag, requesting that it immediately set sail for the return to Lushun Military Port. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Shao Changhao, the captain of the Dingyuan ship, ran to Liu Buyun, who was standing at the bow of the ship, to report.

Liu Buyun was talking about Pyongyang with Hannagan, the assistant and chief gun of the Dingyuan ship, and Hannagan's naval adviser and secretary Dai Leer.

After listening to Shao Changhao's report, a wave of green gas welled up on his face.

This 'rat Zeng' really lost the face of the Fujian Shipbuilding School!

At this time, a large amount of supplies of the army were still piled up in the harbor and were being carried out of the mouth, and the fleet left in such a hurry, and the army, which had been driven off the troop transport ship overnight and was holding back its stomach, was sent back to Jinjing.

caused Emperor Guangxu to be furious again.

Since the declaration of war in the Qing Dynasty, those spectators who are full of food and support every day have been in an uproar, fueling the flames.

I am afraid that the world will not be chaotic!

First, on August 3, Lang Zhirui, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, impeached Ding Ruchang for dereliction of duty, and asked him to be handed over to the Criminal Department for review and justice, and Fang Boqian, who had damaged the Japanese ship in the Battle of Toshima, was replaced.

Immediately after August 5th, Long Zhanlin, a waiter of the Criminal Department, asked Ding Ruchang to be dismissed from his post and sent to serve in front of the army.

Later, on August 6, Emperor Guangxu directly ordered Li Hongzhang to severely reprimand, 'You blindly take refuge, do not notice, refuse to correct, disaster will be unpredictable, I am in danger for you!'" ’

On August 13th, the imperial court decreed, 'Ding Ruchang has been cruising for several days without encountering a single ship, and if he is late to wait and see, causing the enemy ships to harass several frontiers, he will definitely be punished severely!' ’

On August 14th, Wen Tingshi, a scholar in waiting, said, 'Please dismiss Ding Ruchang from his post and punish him. ’

On August 16, Lang Zhirui, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, played again, 'Please deal with Ding Ruchang, who delayed the military aircraft. ’

On August 17, Shi Linshu, the co-organizer of the university, submitted to the Hanlin Academy to edit Zeng Guangjun Tiaochen Fighters, and invited himself to join the army to submit a document, saying, "Ding Ruchang is the remnant of Anhui twist, and he is obscene. With the soldier wheel as a place of felt anointing, he was promoted to the commander, and he did not understand it, so that the Japanese people were the first to control the chances of victory. ’

On August 23, the Military Aircraft Department sent a telegram to Ding Ruchang, 'I hope he will be ashamed, and if he is afraid of delaying the fighter plane, Ding Ruchang will be convicted of a serious crime!' ’

On August 24, Yu Shi Zhong Dexiang played, 'Ding Ruchang is now hiding in Beiyang, please order Liu Kun to investigate secretly,——

On August 27, Prime Minister Yamen issued a document, "The Japanese ships have repeatedly peeped into Haikou, and the navy is in urgent need of people to defend against suppression." Ding Ruchang was afraid of incompetence and could not win the task of commanding, so he strictly ordered Li Hongzhang to select reliable personnel among the admirals. It is no longer possible to change the battle and replace no one to protect the lyrics and songs. ’

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These impeachments, decrees, have not been interrupted for three days since the declaration of war.

Like a huge mountain that is constantly increasing, it is heavily pressed on the backs of the Beiyang generals, and they are almost out of breath.

Liu Buyun glanced at the Zhenyuan ship moored about 600 meters to the port side of Dingyuan, even from such a distance, Liu Buyun seemed to be able to see Lin Taizeng's 'white fat' body standing on the bridge, and there was a greasy smell in his heart.

"What are TM's things? It's really a dragon giving birth to nine sons, how can Lord Lin have such a wrecked brother! ”

Liu Buyun muttered in a low voice, and ordered Shao Changhao, who was in charge of the flag, to say: "Tell Zhenyuan Ship that since the Admiral's order has been issued, you only need to strictly follow it, and you must not cause trouble, and let people despise my sailor!" ”

got the flag of the Dingyuan ship coming back, but Lin Tai was angry enough, and he looked at the southern sea with the same sea and sky as he looked anxiously, and secretly prayed in his heart.

That terrible Japanese fleet, don't just come by chance!

The sea surface of the Yellow Sea, 30 nautical miles south of the mouth of the Yalu River, the sea area of Yamato Island.

Japanese Combined Fleet, 1st Guerrilla Detachment.

On the vast blue ocean, the endless sea is on the left, and the verdant mountains of Pyongan Province in North Korea are on the right.

Yoshino, Naniwa, Takachiho, Akitsuzu, four ironclad cruisers, lined up in a line, are splitting through the turquoise sea, all the way to the mouth of the Yalu River in the north.

Six nautical miles behind them, the cruisers Matsushima, Chiyoda, Itsukushima, Hashidate, Hiei, the old ironclad ship Fuso, the gunboat Akagi, and the armed merchant ship Saikyo Maru were speeding up behind.

Among the four warships of the First Guerrilla Force, the Yoshino is a cutting-edge dome cruiser that was only completed and launched on September 30 last year, with a displacement of 4,150 tons, a length of 109.73 meters, a deck width of 14.17 meters, and a draft of 5.18 meters.

The power system consists of two vertical 4-cylinder reciprocating steam engines, with 12 high-rise coal-fired boilers, which can obtain 15,000 horsepower, and the stern twin propeller design has a speed of 23 knots, making it the fastest surface warship in the world at this time.

In its fire system, the four main guns are the latest large-caliber rapid-fire guns, with a rifle length of 6.096 meters and a barrel caliber of 150mm, firing a warhead weighing 49.5 kg at a rate of 7 rounds per minute, with an effective range of 8.6 kilometers.

The 8 secondary guns arranged on the flanks of the hull are also the latest large-caliber rapid-fire guns, with a caliber of 120mm caliber and an effective firing range of 7 kilometers.

In addition, 22 47mm caliber Haqikaisi single-barreled rapid-fire guns, 5 14-inch torpedo tubes, and the bow of the ship with razor-sharp underwater ramming angles, and the guns are equipped with special gun rangefinders that have just been introduced.

The Yoshino is simply a beast of war with unparalleled power.

It is praised by the West as the best cruiser in the world today.

The other three battleships, Naniwa, Takachiho, and Akitsuzu, not only had a high speed of more than 18 knots, but also all of them were equipped with new large-caliber rapid-fire guns.

The firepower is very ferocious.

In addition, the warhead of the flowering bomb used by the Combined Fleet was filled with strong Shimose gunpowder with picric acid as the main ingredient.

This kind of shell has a series of amazing characteristics, first of all, the sensitivity of the shell is extremely high, that is, the small rope in the mission can cause an explosion, and after the explosion, it will not only form the shock wave and shell fragments like the explosion of ordinary black powder shells, but also accompanied by a fire with a core temperature of up to 1,000 degrees, which is said to be ignited by steel.

The flames formed by the explosion of this gunpowder will spread out like gasoline on fire, and can continue to burn for a period of time even in water, which is extremely powerful.

Therefore, before the war, a consensus had already been formed among the entire Combined Fleet: there was no problem at all in defeating the Beiyang Naval Division.

The Combine Fleet's headache was how to lure this slippery fat loach out of its sturdy burrow.

Only after catching it first can you consider whether it is fried or stewed.

At this time, Rear Admiral Kozo Tsubii, commander of the 1st Guerrilla Group of the Combined Fleet, stood on the bridge of the Yoshino and looked at the outline of the continent that stretched from east to west at the end of the sea ahead.

What a great river and mountain!

The sun was warm and cloudless, visibility was excellent, and there was hardly any wind movement over the sea.

It was an extremely rare weather that could make the ship's column of smoke soar straight into the air, condensing for a long time, allowing the sentries to detect the enemy from a great distance.

"The god of sunshine bless my fleet and bless the empire!"

Major General Tsuboi secretly prayed in his heart, hoping that this cruise would catch the Beiyang Naval Division, which had been cowering in the Lushun Military Port.