Just when the army formed an encirclement of Seoul, Japan finally couldn't hold it back, and no longer increased its troops to Korea little by little, this time 50 troop carriers, a total of 50,000 men and horses to reinforce Korea, Xian, and the Japanese navy was also elite, escorting a total of 35 cruisers, battleships, and ironclads

"Chengfeng" observed this situation in the Yellow Sea near the Sea of Japan and immediately reported it to Deng Shichang and Yan Fu

Deng Shichang looked at the rough waves, the Sea of Japan is too far away from his own maintenance base, logistics and supplies, and a large-scale naval battle is definitely a war of attrition, when the time comes, the Japanese warships can go back at any time to replenish raw materials and shells, and when the time comes, they can't fight and can't fight, and if they can't escape, it's over, and it's better to lure little Japan to the Yellow Sea to fight

Yan Fu is also looking at the information of the Japanese Navy in detail, these are all information sent by Zhao Bingjun from Chao Xian, but don't say it, Zhao Bingjun This kid is really capable, in a short period of time, he has established his own intelligence network in Chao Xian, many local Chao Xian people have become his eyes and ears, and the profession is complicated, there are businessmen, prostitutes, women, military cadres, and students, of course, these are the people who help inquire about the news, and the real core personnel are currently only two students of the Chao Xian clan

"Yoshino" captain River source to one; With a displacement of 4,216 tons, a voyage of 22.5 knots, and four 150mm guns "Takachiho" Nagashi Nomura Sada; With a displacement of 3709 tons, the aviation 18 knots are armed with two 260mm breech guns; Captain Akitsu Chau Uemura Hikonoki has a displacement of 3,150 tons, 26 sections of the voyage is equipped with 4 150mm guns, and the captain of the "Wave" Heihachiro Togo has a displacement of 3,709 tons, and is equipped with 24 sections of the voyage and 4 150mm guns

This was the first guerrilla group escorted by Japan, with an average voyage of 19.4 knots, and had the first clipper ship in Asia, "Akitsushu", and the Qing Dynasty had so far not had a single Japanese cruiser to catch up

And the Qing Dynasty can also barely make up a fleet that reaches an average voyage of 19.3 knots, "riding the wind", "breaking the waves", "rising", "sailing", "flying eagles", "sea lions", Yan Fu has always been comparing the tonnage, navigation, supply, repair and other differences between the main ships of the two navies

"General Yan, do you think we should attack the Sea of Japan to intercept their troop carriers this time?" Deng Shichang interrupted Yan Fu's train of thought

Yan Fu put down the telegram and said, "General Deng, I was just reading the information on the Japanese fleet sent by the imperial court, I guess you have already seen it?" ”

"Yes, Japan has developed rapidly in recent years, but I didn't expect it to develop so fast, although the total tonnage of its navy lags much behind my Qing Dynasty, but in this naval battle, he can dispatch all the best ships, and I have to guard against the British fleet in the south, escorting Germany to Thailand to replenish, on this point of view, we have suffered a big loss," Deng Shichang said helplessly

"Now that the war between Korea and Xian is fierce, I heard that the Japanese army in Seoul has been surrounded by four divisions of our Qing Dynasty, and I believe that Japan will increase its troops to Korea and Xian on a large scale in the near future, and we can take this opportunity to fight selectively," Yan Fu said

"Yes, otherwise, the little devil saw my Qing fleet waving his sword and shouting in the Yellow Sea for a long time, but he never came out with a sword, which would inevitably make people laugh, so what does General Yan mean to fight?" Deng Shichang said excitedly

"This matter has to be reported to the court, I don't know what the emperor means? The emperor is wise and martial, but it must have a deep meaning for us to blockade the Yellow Sea, and now that Japan is still sending supplies from Japan, although the long point of the land route has avoided our blockade, the emperor should have been aware of it," Yan Fu said

When Guan Xuqing heard that a brigade stationed in Korea and Xian finally had news, he was happy and deeply blamed himself, in fact, he had long known that Japan would take action against Korea and Xian, so why did he forget about this brigade? caused such a large number of casualties, and I always felt sorry for the dead soldiers

On this day, Guan Xuqing was looking at the military report sent by Chao Xian in the Heart Cultivation Palace, Wang Shang gently pushed open the door, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the joint telegram of General Yan and General Deng"

"Yan Fu and Deng Shichang?" Guan Xuqing raised his head

"Yes, Your Majesty," Wang Shang handed over the telegram

Guan Xuqing looked at it carefully, among which Yan Fu listed in detail the current comparison of the strength of the Chinese and Japanese navies, and because the Japanese navy avoided the Yellow Sea, the two fleets never had a chance to meet Now, Japan has suffered a little loss in the DPRK, and the large-scale increase of troops to the DPRK and Xian is a good time for the fleet to take the initiative to attack, and the order is coming

After reading it, Guan Xuqing smiled with relief, it seems that Deng Shichang and Yan Fu were not idle in Lushun, and they were still thinking about how to destroy the Japanese fleet all day long, instead of hugging Lushun and blockading the Yellow Sea

Guan Xuqing came to the map with his hands behind his back, looking at Japan like an earthworm facing the sea on all sides, and suddenly a bold idea flashed in his mind, why do you have to prevent Japan from landing in my Daqing inland? I've changed history, can't I land in the interior of Japan?? Didn't Japan increase its troops and go to Korea, and the country must be empty......

"Hurry up, go and call Feng Xianghua, Li Hongzhang, and Prince Gong," Guan Xu shouted without replying

"Chirp"

After a while, the three of them came to the Heart Cultivation Hall one after another

"The minister knocks to see the emperor"

"Flat"

Guan Xuqing turned around, beckoned to them, motioned for them to come over, and continued: "Look, this is the Sea of Japan, this is the current supply route of Korea, Xian, Japan," he said, drawing a straight line on the map with his hand

"And our Beiyang Fleet in Lushun, patrolling in the Yellow Sea and entering the Sea of Japan, is a sheep into the mouth of a tiger, a thousand-mile expeditionary artillery shells, insufficient raw materials can not hold out for a long time, and the Japanese fleet can be supplied nearby, then Japan has the first express ship in Asia, and it really can't be withdrawn when the time comes," Guan Xuqing said helplessly

Prince Gong said: "The emperor is wise, the Beiyang Fleet only needs to defend the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea, and there is no need to take the initiative to attack, and Japan's national strength is weak, so what does it matter if it allows it to increase troops and supplies to the DPRK and Xian, forgive him for being a small country and unable to defeat our Great Qing Lion."

"Uncle Sixth is right, but what's the point of spending it all the time with a little Japan? The prestige of the imperial court among the people will be greatly reduced, and people say that the Qing Dynasty will fight France, Britain, and Russia, at least a few months, and at most a year, and the foreign Yi bandits will bow down to them, but if they fight a small Japan, they will not be able to conquer for a long time, what will the people think of us? What we lost in the war was the people's money, and the British are now quelling the rebellion in Africa, once they come to their senses, do the sixth uncle think they will re-attack the doctrine of Burma? Especially when we are still in Korea with Japan," Guan Xuqing said with a serious face

"The emperor is wise, but the minister is not thoughtful," Prince Gong said with a red face

Guan Xuqing's eyes swept to Feng Xianghua and said, "So, I want to completely defeat Japan Xianghua before Britain comes to its senses, how do you fight?" ”

Feng Xianghua looked at the map and said: "Japan is an island country, surrounded by the sea, and if you want to defend the entire coastal defense, you have to disperse the fleet, but now they have concentrated the whole country's fleet in the Sea of Japan in order to escort troop carriers, so Nagasaki in the East China Sea, Tokyo in the Pacific Ocean, and Yokohama are all exposed in front of us, I think that the most effective means to attack Japan is to directly attack the Japanese mainland and destroy its foundation."

Guan Xuqing looked at Feng Xianghua, who was becoming more and more mature, and felt a burst of joy in his heart, "Keep talking"

"I thought that the Beiyang Fleet could send warships to escort troop transports to land directly from Nagasaki, and the rest of the warships would all lie in ambush between the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan, and if the Japanese fleet came to the rescue, it would be destroyed directly, and if the army did not come, it would land from Nagasaki and destroy its domestic industrial capacity," Feng Xianghua continued

Guan Xuqing nodded with a smile and continued: "What if Japan comes out to the rescue, and my Qing fleet is defeated?" I have looked at the comparative analysis of the naval strength of China and Japan that Yan has repeated, and the strength of the Japanese navy is not under the Qing Dynasty."

"Uh...... This, the minister expected that the Great Qingshui Master would definitely be able to win a big victory," Feng Xianghua said embarrassedly