Jinzhou Qing Staff Headquarters

Guangxu's impression of the staff headquarters should be mixed with whispers in the dense sound of telegrams, as well as fast-moving crowds and constantly changing sand tables. It turned out that the staff headquarters in the Beijing Military Academy was like this, and the later Jinzhou staff headquarters was also like this. But today's General Staff Headquarters is a different story.

The entire staff headquarters was surrounded by a sand table in the center without any change, and there was no ticking of telegrams. Only loud quarrels resounded throughout the hall. In order not to affect the normal work of the staff office, Guangxu specially ordered the staff department not to notify the visitors. I didn't expect to see such a scene. Guangxu's face is not good, the Korean war is still burning, does this look like he is doing a staff officer?

There is only one reason, and there is one more person in this than before. He not only accused Wang Shizhen, chief of staff, of arbitrarily changing the navy's operational plan, but also complained that Cheng Cheng, chief of the navy's general staff, did not strive for the greatest interests of the navy. Even Deng Shichang, the secretary of the navy, did not run away, and he was blamed for not getting more funds for the navy's maintenance.

"The dignified commander of the Qing Navy is like a land hooligan for some money, what kind of system has he become."

Guangxu's voice was not loud, but it was not angry and mighty. The generals of the General Staff Headquarters, including Wu Deren, stopped arguing and saluted the emperor, and after the salute, Wang Shizhen quietly waved his hand and asked the unrelated personnel to hurry up and go to work.

The reason why Wu Deren, the naval commander who was originally going to rob Japan, ran back to Jinzhou was because the General Staff Headquarters ordered all the Pacific ships to turn around and sail to the Guangxu Islands to block the sea surface for the test ship sea trials that would begin immediately. Commands are to be executed, and this cannot be changed. However, the small task of blockading and testing the sea surface can be handled by Feng Qi, chief of staff of the fleet, and Wu Deren has never been interested in tasks that have not been fought. Only the General Staff Headquarters did not have any explanation. Let Wu Deren, who had just left Lushun for half a day, come back with a destroyer in a huff.

I didn't expect to be even more angry when I came back, the new list of fleet members has been confirmed. Only two warships that he and Wu desperately snatched back in the Tsushima Strait were finally incorporated into the Pacific Fleet -- the Sinop and the Chesma, two newer warships with better performance, the Catherine II and the Duke of Edinburgh joined the Beiyang Fleet, and the Imperial Guard, the two ships of the former Beiyang Fleet, the Laiyuan and Jingyuan, and the two captured mine-striking ships will be transferred to the DPRK. And the Jingji 2nd ship, which was too badly injured, will be dismantled.

Jingji was indeed too seriously injured, and he was demolished when he was demolished. Whoever wants them to repair is too expensive, Wu Deren admitted. Why should the three capital ships be given to the DPRK, and Lao Tzu snatched them back with all his might, and he had to use the Navy's military funds to repair them, why should he give them to the DPRK in vain! Next year, Japan's 66th Fleet will return, but at this time, it will have to send its capital ships away. As soon as he talked about this, Wu Deren became angry. If the fire is big, you will scold. But the emperor in front of him still has to pay attention to his own quality, the emperor said so. But don't complain, that's not Wu Deren's style.

"Okay, you are also a dignified lieutenant commander, don't do anything to lose face in the navy." Guangxu looked at Wu Deren very curiously. An eight-foot man can be aggrieved like a little woman, and it is estimated that the Oscar winner is not at this level: "I am here to give you a word, once the test ship is completed, the first batch of newly built warships will all be incorporated into the Pacific Fleet, which is always okay." You must remember that you are now the commander-in-chief of the Qing Navy, and you are under all the ships of the Qing Navy, and the Pacific Fleet is only a fleet under the Qing Navy. ”

Wu Deren understands this truth. The reason why he made himself like the commander of the Pacific Fleet was that he didn't want to clash with the officers of the old Beiyang Fleet. As a foreign fleet, the Pacific Fleet is still restrained at home by the old-fashioned Beiyang officers. Now that the emperor said this in front of everyone, he can take office justly.

Deng Shichang, who was standing behind, was a little gloomy, and now there was no reason to make things difficult for the Pacific Fleet, and even to hand over the command of the North and South Ocean Fleets. The emperor still values these new generation of generals, because they follow the emperor from nothing to today's power to rule the world, this is the work of the dragon. This is true of the Navy, and it is also true of the Army. Starting from Ouyang Zhenhua, Wang Shizhen, Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang, Liang Huadian, Lei Zhenchun...... These soldiers were also nothing, and they only followed the emperor for four years before they became powerful generals. And the veterans Nie Shicheng and Liu Shengxiu who crawled out of the pile of dead people in the old Beiyang could only whisper in front of these juniors. He Deng Shichang, the Minister of the Navy. Ranked below the Ministry of War, not only can he not command operations, but even the staff officer of the Navy only has the right to make suggestions, and now he has truly become the Minister of Naval Logistics. Fortunately, Wu Deren only knew how to fight, and he was still responsible for supply, shipbuilding, and port management. Including the Dalian Naval School. As the emperor said: The high-risk work of fighting a war is suitable for Wu Deren's two hundred and five to do, and it is more important to do a good job in the protection of the fleet than to meet the enemy in person, and they all want to go to the front line to be arrogant, so who will pay silently for the army. Thinking of this, Deng Shichang was a little relieved. As an old navy, Deng Shichang understands the importance of logistics support, although what the emperor said is right, in fact, he wants to do two hundred and five.

solved Wu Deren's-stirring stick, and the situation immediately calmed down. The policy towards Russia has been made clear, and the military is only an auxiliary means, and now it seems that it is no longer needed. So what to do with Japan? How will the Western powers, especially Britain, react? It's a headache.

The plan to attack the Japanese coast was canceled, because Guangxu also believed that he would not be able to recover the cost of starting the warship this time. The question of whether or not to sail the fleet to the shores of Japan became a new point of contention. Guangxu only listened to them defend their reasons and did not speak, but Guangxu understood one thing, that is, the navy of the Qing Dynasty was now not capable of attacking the Gulf of Tonkin, because of the dense mines in the waterways. Even if the whole army is dispatched, it will not be able to break through the Uraga waterway, and Guangxu understands that even in later generations when science and technology are more developed, mines are the biggest trouble for the navy. It was not until after lunch that Guangxu made a decision: not to send warships to the coast of Japan, and the legation in Japan to deliver an ultimatum to Japan, stating the position of the Qing Dynasty and the demand for reparations, and replying within a limited time before the Japanese army in Korea was completely annihilated.

No one expressed even the slightest strange thought as to why the reply was set before the Japanese army in Korea was completely annihilated. Guangxu felt strange instead. Guangxu cautiously asked Wu Deren: "Do you know why I have to set the time so much?" ”

Wu Deren said with a big grin: "Isn't it that the emperor wants to capture Japanese prisoners and build railways." According to the character of Little Japan, which will not surrender until the last moment, it is certain that these Japanese soldiers will come to the Great Qing Dynasty to repair the railway. Then Wu Deren said with some embarrassment: "Originally, we planned to do this." ”

Guangxu's face was very dark, and the method he had come up with was not the same thing in the eyes of these people. I still underestimate these people too much. The experience of the two lives is just more insight, more long-term vision. Nothing else to be proud of.

Wu Deren's face changed, and now he said to the emperor with a flattering face: "Your Majesty, Japan still has two battleships of the same class as Longyin in its hands. Do you think it's going to be snatched back? "Fearing that the fleet was small, Wu Deren decided to make up for this loss in the distribution of ships from the Japanese.

"Didn't you say that your navy couldn't break through the Uraga waterway? Diplomacy alone will not work. Guangxu said before he spoke, and a flash of inspiration appeared in his mind, and he blurted out: "Is it possible that you have a way?" ”

Wu Deren walked to the sand table and said, "Whether it will succeed or not, you have to decide whether it will be the emperor or not." There really is a way to do this. It is impossible to storm the Uraga waterway head-on, but little Japan understands that to take Lushun it will require a detour to the Hanazono Pass, and we can also start here. After speaking, he picked up the baton and pointed it in Kamakura City, Japan.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks it's possible." Ouyang Zhenhua came up from the side: "Just wait for the Korean war to end, the fourth and sixth divisions and the first marine division can free their hands." As long as the Navy sends us to shore, the rest of the issues will be dealt with by the Army. The Army has evaluated the military strength of the Japanese mainland, based on the strength of our current equipment. There is no problem in taking Yokosuka. I don't dare to say that I can take down Tokyo, but it is still possible to launch a threatening attack on Tokyo. ”

"No, no." Wang Shizhen said angrily: "Isn't it clear that this issue will not be discussed again?" ”

"It was just your unilateral decision, and we didn't agree to it." Wu Deren glared: "The fleet did not act privately, but followed the orders of the General Staff Headquarters and went to the Guangxu Islands. This is already abiding by the rules, can it be that we have been deprived of the right to advise the emperor? ”

Ouyang Zhenhua also stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty." The core of your concept of integrated naval and land operations is landing operations, especially landing operations against enemy countries. There are still many things that can be improved in the report of the previous Busan landing, and the improvement plan has already been come up. Your Majesty, there is no better place to conduct exercises than Japan. ”

When Guangxu heard this, he hurriedly nodded yes, thinking that he didn't forget to train in front of Haicheng under such difficult conditions as the First Sino-Japanese War, and now he has the absolute superiority of the navy and the firepower of the army. In addition to Japan's situation, this is the best condition for conducting a live military exercise. Guangxu thought it was a good try, so he looked at Wang Shizhen with great anticipation.

"Your Majesty, do you want the whole world to know that the Qing Dynasty has the ability to fight across the ocean?"

As soon as Wang Shizhen said this, Guangxu understood that the weak Daqing had not yet shown the ability of his fists. Guangxu nodded: "This battle is not allowed to carry out all the battle plans on the Japanese mainland, and this cannot be changed." We have won the victory over Russia and Japan, but the Qing Dynasty is not strong enough to defeat Britain and France. Lying in wait and pretending to be grandchildren should be what we do. Tang Shaoyi, you go to the British to pretend to be a grandson and tell them that they are now poor in the Qing Dynasty. Russia will not pay compensation, so the losses of the Qing Dynasty will have to be recovered from the Japanese. Go to the Yankees again, in order to rebuild the Northeast, the Qing Dynasty will withdraw capital from the current Northeast enterprises and let them take over. Get some money from the United States and come back to subsidize it. ”

"But the emperor. Isn't it a pity to lose such a good opportunity for a live military exercise? Wu Deren did not give up, he was still thinking about the two Japanese battleships.

"In short, it can't be placed in Japan, so let's discuss it in detail within your staff headquarters." Guangxu said resolutely: "Also, don't keep thinking about these old warships, the Qing Dynasty doesn't have the strength to fight with others for quantity, so you can only fight for quality." How is the test ship now. ”

"The test isn't over yet." Wu Deren said dejectedly.

"Your Majesty, it is better to propose a war indemnity of 100 million taels of silver to Japan."

Regarding Tang Shaoyi's suggestion, Guangxu said casually: "Do you think Japan can take out one million taels of silver now?" ”

"It doesn't matter if you don't have money, you can use a warship to arrive. We can get Japan to pay 1.5 times! ”

"Then the price is 200 million taels." Wu Deren shouted arrogantly: "Let little Japan take out all the warships under construction and compensate us." ”

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The dispute over the General Staff Headquarters was resolved and the basic policy toward Japan was confirmed. Guangxu's work in Jinzhou was basically completed, and he was ready to leave the next day after visiting Jinzhou in the evening. The next day, Guangxu boarded the train and headed south, but the destination changed and stopped at Huludao instead. Because the second test report of the experimental ship was received in the evening of the evening, the results were very unsatisfactory. So, Guangxu decided to take a look for himself at the Huludao shipyard. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to m.qidian to read. )9