"It would be nice if Shingo and Yasuke were also with me......" Saigo Takamori thought of his dead brother Saigo Norido and his cousin Oyama Iwa, who was currently serving in the government army, and shook his head.

"This younger brother Shingo has been with me for many years to give advice and advice, and he is very insightful, and it is also because of my initiative to 'conquer Korea', he wants to engage in 'expedition', but unfortunately he was defeated and died, alas...... I am also responsible for Shingo's death...... Now I only have Kobei left by my side, or this younger brother is like me, silent and silent, brave to charge, his current troops belong to the Shinohara system, and he should fight on the front line......"

"Cousin Yasuke is also very good, in the past, the guns of our army were all purchased by him as an expert. It's a pity that after the Restoration, his thinking changed, and when Yasuke came back from an expedition abroad, he actually said strange things to me, such as 'the royal road is still in danger, why talk about it', and went to discuss civil rights, parliament and other topics with Ito and others, which was a bit like Sakamoto Ryoma in the past. Could it be that the way of King Qin is also doubtful? Fortunately, although he is not in the camp of our army, he has not yet appeared on the front line......"

It was getting dark, and the sound of the cannon was scattered. There was a sound of hurried footsteps outside, the door opened, and a group of samurai returning from the front ran in the dry and cold air, and one of the leaders fell in front of the Saigo case with a blood-stained cloth on his arm, shouting, "General! General! ”

Saigo Takamori lifted up slightly: "Say slowly, what's the matter?" Can you bring back the latest frontline news? ”

"Today, our army fought with the enemy in the field of Yuyu, and the soldiers advanced bloodily, and the smoke covered the sky. Reportedly. He had already wounded the commander of the enemy army, Major General Nozu Zheno, and Nogi Noshinori Shosa, who had repeatedly violated the front of the army before, and killed the commander of the enemy's 2nd Brigade, Major General Miyoshi Shigenaga. ”

"Oh. So, is it our army that won? ”

"Yes." The samurai nodded. He continued: "However, because General Ikegami Shiro's troops had been fighting since the morning, firing at the enemy and running out of ammunition, they had to withdraw a little later at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and then the main force of the enemy's 1st Brigade also arrived, and the troops of Lord Murata on the left flank also temporarily withdrew because they were running out of ammunition. The enemy also ran out of ammunition and had to retreat west of Osaka. General Shinohara Kunikan was worried about the darkness of the night, so he did not pursue. Instead, they camped with the armies and replenished ammunition from the landing sites overnight. ”

Saigo Takamori sighed and nodded: "It must be a hard battle, it seems that the enemy army has transferred a lot of troops one after another in order to keep Osaka, and our army can win more with less, everyone is really hard!" ”

The samurai paused and then said, "In addition, Tsunashi Oyama has sent a message to bring it to the attention of the generals on the front. The two ironclad ships, 'Hiei' and 'Kongo', have returned from Europe and may appear in the next three days. ”

Hearing the news, Saigo Takamori's brows suddenly twisted.

"Is there any news of the enemy's other ironclad ship, 'Fuso'?" Saigo Takamori asked.

"It was found that the hull of the 'Fuso' was seriously corroded and the machine was loose. It is still being repaired in Tokyo Bay and has never been to sea. The samurai replied.

Listening to the samurai's answer, Saigo Takamori's brow relaxed slightly.

After the samurai said goodbye and withdrew. Saigo Takamori came to the map and observed the positions of the enemy and our armies marked on it.

"That's it. The main force of the enemy army was all drawn to the south......" Saigo Takamori tapped his finger on the map, and Saigo Kikujiro's curious gaze followed. "Hanpeng, do you want to break through here? However, if the enemy's ironclad ships come, our army will have no ships to fight with, and the landing army will be attacked on its back...... What are you going to do then? ”

"Didn't Uncle Han Peng say that he has a way to deal with these two ironclad ships?" Saigo Kikujiro couldn't help but ask when he saw his father's worried look.

"Yes! He promised me, but the problem is, I can't think of any way he can solve this problem! Saigo Takamori sighed.

"Father, the son thinks that Uncle Hanpeng will definitely use an unbelievable method to solve the problem." Saigo Kikujiro was full of confidence in Lin Yiqing, and comforted his father on the side.

"Why do you say that?" Saigo Takamori asked, turning his head.

"Father, up to now, Uncle Hanpeng has never disappointed you and everyone once!" Kikujiro Saigo replied with a smile.

"Yes! From the time I met him until now, he has indeed never let me down once. Saigo Takamori nodded, looking out the window, "Chao Peng's actions are too unbelievable and unpredictable, I hope he will be just as successful this time......

At this time, Saigo Takamori father and son had no way of knowing what kind of method Lin Yiqing would use to solve the two new ironclad ships of the government navy!

At this moment, the officers and men of the Japanese Navy on the two ironclad ships, "Hiei" and "Kongo", would not have thought that what kind of fate would await them.

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"Deng Zhongxiang Gongji - Diary - East Japan Sea Trial":

"...... the sea area where the 'Kaiji' ship is sailing now, the sea water is blue, standing on the flying bridge, looking at the distant sea, seeing the ups and downs of the waves, quite feeling that the mind is open, seeing the remnant sun like blood, slowly falling at the stern of the ship, the glow is ten thousand ways, illuminating the sea surface like a red snake dancing, very spectacular. When our ship sailed into the East Japan Sea, it was pouring rain and raining very coldly, and the sky was full of water around it, the waves passed over the top of the ship, the hull was swaying in front and back, and the water in the middle compartment was deep, and the sound of rushing and surging was endless. ”

At that time, the sea was pouring torrential rain, and the surrounding noise was like thunder, and it was like the wind blowing a bamboo tube, whining and whining, and it was impossible to tell what was making such a sound, and when the rain rushed, the sea fog dispersed faster. Before everyone could understand what was going on, they saw a huge wall of water appear on the sea not far ahead, and the sea water emptied it, and our ship was like a lonely leaf in front of this huge wall of water rising from the sea. The light of the sky in the east was completely covered by the wall of water, and as soon as the sea fog dissipated, the sky immediately darkened, and our ship seemed to be in the abyss of the dark sea......"

"The young sailors on board our ship were terrified by this horrific sight, trembling and trembling. Seeing that the wall of water was getting closer, the closer it became, the more powerful it felt, and the wall of the sea stood so that people did not dare to look at it, so he immediately ordered to sail straight at full speed, and if our ship turned to avoid it, it would inevitably be shattered or overturned by the great wave. ”

"He Qinxian (He Ruzhang) is on the ship, and he said: 'At dusk yesterday, I watched from the sea. Seeing that there are black clouds in the sea fog in the east, like a monster descending in the thick clouds, it is the condensation of sea air as mentioned in ancient books, and I wonder if the huge water wall that appears now is caused by the accumulation of sea air. Qin Xian spoke as freely as usual, and everyone was at ease. Yu admired ......"

"At that time, looking at the sea surface on the ship, all the turbid waves were monstrous, the water potential was emptied and pressed, and there was not only a huge wall of water between the sky and the sea, but dozens of huge waves appeared at the same time, and the sea water poured into the sky, and the sea surface in the gap of the water wall was extremely calm, and the water wall rising in the sea also seemed to be frozen at the highest place, and the sea air went straight up and down, and the sea surface did not have the meaning of violent fluctuations. Our ship was in the midst of this suffocating upheaval, and the drum wheel rushed forward. Surrounded by blue crystal waters, I don't know where I am. ”

"The wind and waves are urgent, and although our crew Ben is frightened, the operation is correct, Yu personally steers the wheel, drives the ship between the peaks and valleys, chops the waves, and prepares for extreme danger, and then the crew works together to finally turn the danger into a ......."

“…… The wind and waves stopped, Yu and Qin Xian and the others took a breather, and the sea fog rose on the sea directly in front of our ship, and if our ship sailed further, it would enter the fog, and the visibility ahead was getting lower and lower. ”

"This fog is very strange, about a few feet high, the fog is misty, pressing on the surface of the sea, looking from where our ship is, the sea fog and the sky are distinct, and from the fog the sea air rises, the surging abnormal sea air produces several wisps of black smoke straight into the sky, as if the claws of the black troll drill out of the fog. The strange claws pointed at the sky, and it looked like a terrifying anomaly, and the wind and waves on the sea were surprisingly calm, and the sunset was about to fall with the last rays of afterglow. ”

Qin Xian did not see such a vision, and asked why, and replied that the sea advection fog is also, the sea fog advection, and the visibility can be reduced to the minimum. At this time, Qin Xian was concerned that the sea fog suddenly adved, and he did not know the direction, and it was easy to collide with passing ships. Yu told that the sea was wide here, and he slowly sailed past at night, and sent more people to look, so as not to touch it by mistake. Wait until dawn and the fog clears. ”

Although Yu said that he did not need to worry, he had to be extra careful in his actions, so he ordered the rest of the ship to go to the deck and look around. Because of the night voyage in the sea fog, it is necessary not to be careless in the slightest, and the foggy sea is so calm that it can even be said to be a little terrifyingly quiet, as if an unknown great calamity is brewing. ”

"Our ship did not let its guard down in the slightest, slowed down to the minimum, and moved slowly, with all the searchlights turned on and the mast lights hung on the top of the mast. The fog is extremely heavy, the night is vast, and although the lights are bright, it is like being in the dark. Qin Xian said with a smile that the ancient books contained in the ancient books that the ancients also used lamps when they sailed at night, which could drive away ghosts, and the diviners also used the light of the lamp to extinguish the good fortune. Yu knew that his words were vain, and he did to relieve the tense atmosphere, so he laughed, and said that the lamp is also widely used in the maritime industry, and there are many benefits. If the mast is windproof and waterproof, it will not go out easily, and it will hang high places, and the special strong searchlights on the bow and side of the ship will attract a small group of fish, but it can keep the deep-sea tribes away. Because even if there is no reef, it is dangerous for a huge whale salamander to emerge from the cold underwater and overturn the boat. The sea conditions here are treacherous, and if there is a shipwreck here, the shipwreck will not be spared, and even if they do not drown in the sea, they will inevitably die in the belly of the fish. When everyone heard what Yu and Qin Xian said, their hearts were a little at ease. (To be continued......)

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