Uraga Waterway, Tokyo Bay

At the end of the Qing-Japanese War, the Qing Pacific Fleet did not force its way in because of the forts in Tokyo Bay. After the war, Japan immediately began to purchase warships around the world after obtaining a loan from the United States, intending to reorganize the combined fleet and compete with the Qing state. In order to prevent Qing dogs from jumping over the wall to raid Tokyo Bay, they purchased thousands of mines from the United States and threw them into the Uraga Waterway for the first time, making it impossible to raid Tokyo Bay on a large scale.

The Uraga waterway still has a narrow and winding channel, and according to the continuous reconnaissance of the submarine force in the early period, it can be confirmed that this channel is composed of two consecutive zigzag routes. In addition to warships, those that can pass through the Uraga waterway are designated cargo ships for military supplies. After the First Sino-Japanese War, Japan, under the threat of the Qing Dynasty and the supervision of Britain and the United States, dismantled all the port equipment in the entire Tokyo Bay and sent it to the Qing State as compensation. The ports of Yokohama, Tokyo, Chiba, Kawasaki, Yokosuka, and Kisarazu, all of which are located within Tokyo Bay, were demolished almost overnight. Most of the U.S. loans were used to buy warships, and a small part was used for the army, leaving almost negligible funds to buy port equipment that could not even afford a port of Yokosuka.

The port of Yokosuka, the last ship of the Japanese Navy, was particularly important in maintaining the port. This is the last habitat of the Japanese Navy, and without him, the Japanese Navy will become a ghost wandering the sea, and in the end it can only die. The Japanese were extremely cautious this time, and conducted a close examination of everyone in the port of Yokosuka, for fear that there were Qing spies in it. At the same time, in order to prevent this shipping route from being detected by the Qing people, from the day the mines were dropped, all merchant ships stopped taking Tonkin Bay, and all of them were diverted to Osaka, the only port on the Japanese coastline except for Tonkin Bay. Although the Osaka merchants, represented by the commander of the Japanese Fourth Division, Kurokawa Railway, did everything they could, but in the eyes of the Japanese government, this loss was far less important than ensuring the safety of Tokyo Bay.

In an attempt to find out the distribution of mines in the channel, the CIA tried unsuccessfully to infiltrate military cargo ships. The mine map was kept top secret. The CIA sacrificed two people and did not get it out of the hands of the Japanese. The submarine force thought that under the cover of night, they could quietly follow the cargo ship into the harbor to explore the channel, and some even offered to fix the divers to the submarine deck. Visual guidance of the ship into port. For this purpose, the submarine force has also conducted simulation training, although it is theoretically feasible. But in the end, the submarine was not powered enough to support the passage of the entire channel.

Yamamoto looked at the calm waters of the Uraga waterway, and of course he knew that the seemingly calm sea was filled with mines known as the killers of warships. Except for a small number of people who had previously been trained in Tokyo Bay, most of the crews of the fleet he led this time had no experience of passing through the Uraga waterway. Therefore, Yamamoto Shobei ordered the three cargo ships that had already passed through the Uraga waterway to go first, and let the captains and co-navigators of each ship watch from the bridges of each ship together, at least to have a sensory concept.

Yamamoto Gonbei quietly watched as the cargo ship set sail towards the Uraga Waterway slowly, and the guide ship in the Uraga Waterway also sailed out. He knew what each cargo ship was carrying, and the first one in front of him was loaded with repair and replacement barrels. Four months of fear have finally passed. The first thing the fleet did after entering the port was to take full maintenance, so that you could have a good rest. Yamamoto Gonbei sat down relaxedly, picked up the tea and gently chewed and tasted the fragrance of the tea, this is the tea given to him by Wu Deren, it is indeed a good tea. Yamamoto had some regrets, in addition to the hostile relationship, he found that he and Wu Deren really talked about it, when they talked about the battle mode of the British fleet, the two of them actually had a good heart and at the same time argued with Philistine, they both had the idea of defeating the British. I am a person who is good at planning the layout. Wu Deren is a natural warrior, at least they teamed up to win Filimant. If the two of them can join forces, it's a perfect match. It's just a pity. There was destined to be a decisive battle between the two of them......

yes, I still have to fight. This is a struggle for the leadership of East Asia, and only by taking the leadership can we lead the whole of East Asia to compete with the Westerners. Yamamoto was thinking, when the fleet returned to Hong Kong and he handed over the order in Tokyo, should he go to Qingguo and talk to Wu Deren in detail? Besides, let's wait for the fleet to return to port.

Yamamoto pity is pity, as the commander of the Japanese Navy, he naturally has to think about the Japanese Navy first. He understood that after the Japanese fleet entered the port this time, perhaps the Qing Navy would block the Uraga waterway. In order to avoid being blockaded by the Qing State and not being able to get supplies, he filled all his warships before returning from England. Artillery shells, repair parts, replacement barrels, and army artillery were used in his fleet for almost all of the military supplies needed for Japan's expansion. To this end, he filled all the battleships. When he arrived in Singapore, he asked the cargo ships that were loaded with army weapons to go back first, and then return to load the navy after emptying. In this way, the load of the warship will be reduced, and the speed and maneuverability can be slightly improved, and in case the Qing Kingdom raids them, at least there will be a little more room for counterattack.

"Attention, everyone, this is the first turn in the fairway." Yamamoto reminded the officers on the bridge to pay attention to the signals to guide the ship.

The guide ship turned around while signaling, and the cargo ship responded to the corresponding signal. When the cargo ship was about to turn around the corner, Yamamoto noticed from a distance that the cargo ship suddenly trembled, and then there was a loud explosion behind the skyrocketing water. Something happened! Yamamoto jumped up like a bayonet in the buttocks, and shouted angrily, "Hachi, what's going on? ”

Even if the cargo ship is lost, it can be loaded with all the maintenance parts of the fleet and the replacement barrels, and what can be done to repair the ships that have lost these battle damages. Yamamoto's worries didn't end, and another thing happened that made him feel cold. It should be said that when navigating in a mine-filled waterway, a ship that hits a mine should turn its back to the waterway to avoid the ship sinking in the waterway and blocking the waterway. But now Yamamoto's worst fear happened, the captain of the cargo ship was urgently promoted from the second mate in the afternoon, and in the sudden situation, he only thought of saving his life and gave the order to continue to accelerate the turn, so Yamamoto watched the cargo ship sink in the channel.

It's over, the waterway is blocked. Yamamoto suddenly shouted, "Sound the alarm and prepare for battle-" Yamamoto thought that this was a conspiracy of the Qing people to ambush him at the gate of Tokyo Bay, so the fleet alarmed loudly. The Japanese fleet was panicked and prepared for battle, but it was so panicked. But Yamamoto was too careful this time, and now the Second Task Force of the Qing Dynasty was heading towards the Guangxu Islands, and Yamamoto waited for several days and did not wait for the Qing fleet that came to attack them. Thereupon. Yamamoto was thinking that it might be a loose mine in the channel. It just floated into the fairway. But how did the fleet return to port? None of the people on the Japanese fleet noticed that in the distance there was an iron rod that could not fail in the waves. The telescope inside the iron rod saw the cargo ship sink, and the water bubbles floating behind the iron rod trembled a few times, and then sank in the waves of the sea with the iron rod.

In fact, this is the conspiracy of the Qing State, and this is the second reason why the Japanese fleet will wait in Singapore for a month. Mines in the Uraga waterway have always been a fear of the fleet, and even if there are more advanced demining methods in later generations, there is still no good way to deal with mines. Therefore, when the submarine force trained divers to fix them on the submarine deck, some people proposed to use submarine mines to directly abolish the channel. Thereupon. After a month of training and reconnaissance, the plan began after three Japanese cargo ships sailed out of the Uraga waterway. Under the cover of night, the submarine Ghost drove into the first turn of the already reconnoitred channel and dropped two mines. Originally, he thought that he would harvest a heavy cruiser, but under Yamamoto's cautious attitude, he only harvested a cargo ship.

"Give the USS Ghost a collective third-class meritorious service." After receiving the telegram from the ship, Wu Deren was very happy: "The plan has been successful, and the Uraga waterway has been blocked. If the Japanese fleet wanted to return to port, it had to clear the mines of the Uraga waterway. Hehe, when Little Japan is cleaned up, it's time for us to rush in and make a fortune. ”

An unbridled sneer began to erupt in the bridge of the Ryuyin. The CIA has discovered Japan's gold reserves. After the big war, you can openly bring back the spoils of war, the rules of the navy. Twenty percent of the booty was to be given to the fleet as a bonus.

Feng Qi also coaxed on the side: "Send a telegram to the surname Feng Guozhang and tell him." Our navy will send their army to Japan, and if they can't hit the battery, the navy's bonus loss will be compensated by the army......"

Yamamoto sat decadently on the bridge of the battleship Kongo, frowning, but Yang Zaoer happily sat in the kitchen at home and cleaned up two big yellow croakers with her mother.

Yang Zao'er's home is a medium-sized family in the local area, with a large loose yard and three large tiled houses. These are all passed down from generation to generation. There has been no progress in Yang Qishan's generation, but most of these scholars are not good at management, but fortunately, the books are somewhat famous, at least they have not fallen.

Mother Yang didn't let the people move the two big yellow croakers. said that he would make it for his daughter to eat. Yang Zao'er followed her mother in the kitchen when she was a child, and these things have long been cooked. So he drove his subordinates out of the kitchen and did it himself.

"Jujube. Who is the general you are talking about in your letter? And who are these people, you see they are all carrying guns. The reason why Mother Yang asked Zao'er into the kitchen was to ask about it alone. I'm really afraid, I'm a good person.

"He's just a general. One head and two legs, just like that, there's nothing to say. These were the guards that the general had sent to protect his daughter. "Yang Zao'er really doesn't know how to describe the emperor.

"Oh, it's just a guard." Mother Yang put her mind at ease: "But who is his surname and what is his family background, you always have to tell your mother clearly about these things, this is a major event in your life." Dead girl, you want to kill your mother in a hurry. ”

"Mother-" Yang Zao'er was coquettish in front of her mother: "His surname is Li Dan, and he is a general of the General Staff Headquarters." Not only is the power great, but the family background is also extremely strong. The father of the family has passed away, and there is only a mother and an aunt, and a younger brother. ”

"Yo, big family. It's just that the capital is too far away, so your father has been unhappy since he received the letter. Actually, my mother thinks that you can marry by her side, so that my mother can go to see you when she misses you. If this is really married to the capital, I want to see each other again......" As she spoke, Yang's mother began to cry.

"Mother, when your daughter gets married, you and your father will move to the capital. Let's also buy a yard in the capital, so that my father and mother can come to see their daughter at any time. ”

"Nonsense, my father and mother followed you to the capital, and I can't let my in-laws laugh to death. Your father is a scholar who still needs to be faced. Mother Yang didn't stop talking, and the two fish had already been packed up: "You go out first, and my mother will make your favorite big yellow croaker for you to eat." ”

"Thank you, mother." After Yang Zao'er finished speaking, she went out consciously, and people who couldn't get pregnant couldn't smell the fireworks.

Outside the courtyard, Yang Dongzi had already arranged a guard and went to the village chief to discuss where to park. The little magpie was directing the guards to unload the goods from the car, and they were all busy with their own work, and Yang Zao'er returned to her boudoir.

"The fish is ready, come and taste the dates." Mother Yang brought out the prepared big yellow croaker from the kitchen, and the whole room was full of fish fragrance for a while. Yang Zao'er pushed the door out of the boudoir with a happy face, and since she arrived in the capital, what she wanted to eat most was the big yellow croaker made by her mother. I could smell the smell of fish, but I couldn't help retching.

"What's going on? I'm tired. Mother Yang put down the fish and came to see her daughter worriedly.

Yang Zao'er blushed and shook her head, retching a few more times. As a person who came over, how could Yang Mu not understand, so she asked cautiously with a skeptical attitude: "What are you...... Pregnant? ”

What else can be said? Yang Zao'er could only nod.

"Are you fooling around, do you want the face of the Yang family to get out of this unmarried pregnancy?" Mother Yang heard that she was about to fight when she raised her hand, but she must have been her only daughter, and her raised hand still couldn't fight in the end. just patted Zao'er's back a few times, even if it was a beating: "How can you do such a thing, if you let your father know, how can this happen." ”

"Mother, Li Ming will come to our house in a few days to propose marriage, and my father will agree after watching it for a while."

"You--my mother has always disagreed to let you go to the capital to study, this is good...... Iniquity—"

I couldn't eat a few bites of the delicious big yellow croaker and Yang Zaoer on the dinner table, so the mother and daughter sat aside and chatted, and naturally someone would do it. Mothers always tolerate their children without a bottom line, no matter how big a mistake they make, mothers always have to think about their children. Yang's mother complained about her daughter, but at the same time told her daughter about the matters that the pregnant woman needed to pay attention to. Yang Zao'er didn't see her father come back left and right, so she asked her mother. Only then did I learn that my father had been invited by the Ningbo government to discuss matters related to education for all. When Yang Zao'er heard this, this was one of her jobs, so it was good to take this opportunity to listen to the opinions of the government below. So Yang Zaoer began to encourage her mother to pick up her father.

Yang's mother couldn't twist her daughter, so she agreed to come down. is worried about what to do on the spot if her husband finds out that her daughter is unmarried and pregnant, but she is more worried about the prefect's officials now. There are yamen open, and there is no reason to come in if you have no money. I thought I was waiting at the side door after letting people pass through. Unexpectedly, his daughter's subordinates would put the car at the main gate of the yamen so straight, and after parking, they walked over directly and said a few words.

The daughter comforted herself in a low voice on the side, although her daughter's husband was a general, but after all, this must be the yamen: "This is the yamen, can you just go in like this?" Your mother hasn't made progress in her life. ”

Yang Zao'er smiled and didn't speak, but just pulled her mother, who was trembling slightly, and walked inside. If the mother knew that her son-in-law was the biggest yamen official in the world, would she faint on the spot?

In the back hall of the yamen of the Ningbo prefect, the prefect and the elders are discussing what to do with this education for all. Yan Fu Yan Zhongtang must have been the prefect of Hangzhou for a term, and he has learned some skills over the years, so he is naturally not a pedantic person. Now that the discussion comes and goes, it is easy to say how to learn and learn, but the money required is too great. He has been an official for many years, and he still knows it, although it shows that the emperor will give this money, but it is not still a local government. So he plans to contact the local wealthy businessmen to see if they can support some.

With a bang, a servant pushed the door and ran in with a panicked face: "My lord, Lord Qincha from the capital has arrived." ”

Could it be that he was found out about making profits in the business? But this is not a matter in officialdom, who doesn't do that. Could it be that I offended an adult, but I've always been honest. Why did the imperial court send Lord Qincha to get me? Liu Shutang suddenly panicked. (To be continued)