On September 15, 1900, a huge fleet of flags was unfurled at the Liugong Island Naval Base in Weihaiwei, Shandong. And here Liugong Island gathered countless Taiwan's civil, military, military and political officials, and even many gentry and celebrities from the north of the mainland, as well as many local people. Because today they are going to send a powerful navy out to fight, and this naval battle, if nothing else, will determine China's future future. Even, the impact is far more important than the Sino-Japanese War. In this naval battle, the pressure on Taiwan's navy is very enormous, and countless people who are concerned about the future fate of their country have also come to bid farewell one after another, organized and unorganized, because they hope to be able to use this method to reassure themselves and do their part.

"Officers and men, our Taiwan Navy has been established for several years, and we have no less than 15 battleships, which is already a world-class navy. Today, since Lord Wang and the people of the motherland can use us, then our navy naturally wants to go out to fight, and we have no hesitation. Six years ago, this was Weihaiwei Liugong Island, which was the camp of the Beiyang Naval Division, and the Beiyang Naval Division was wiped out here. And today, our Chinese navy, where it falls, it will also get up, we will set off here, inherit the legacy of our ancestors, go to Dadonggou, and fight to the death with the Japanese again. This time, it's either you who die or I die! Qiu Baoren shouted.

"Either you die, or I die!"

Tens of thousands of sailors on various warships shouted together, and this sound could be directly transmitted and could be heard more than ten kilometers away. This decisive battle at sea is a decisive battle that everyone can't afford to lose, so this time everyone has the determination to die.

"Everyone, have you written your suicide note?" Qiu Baoren asked.

"We're all done!" Tens of thousands of sailors said together.

Qiu Baoren took the initiative to pick up an envelope, and then came to a huge box. Then he took the initiative to say: "I am the commander of this naval battle, and I bear the brunt of this responsibility." So I first wrote a suicide note, if I can't win this time, then I will jump directly into the sea to give an explanation to your ancestors who have taken the first step. Now, you've all put your suicide note in these boxes. ”

One by one, the sailors lined up. Then put their "suicide note" in this box, and when a box is full, they will also be replaced, and then send a box again to these people to hold the "suicide note". And when the "suicide notes" of tens of thousands of naval sailors were put in these boxes, there were no less than 20 large boxes, and these were the "suicide notes" of these sailors. These suicide notes have also written a "suicide note" from Qiu Baoren, chief of staff of the Navy, to the captains of ships, and down to every sailor.

This suicide note is also placed in the same way. And then it's kind of saved.

"Order all military postal systems to send these suicide notes back to their respective homes." Qiu Baoren said.

When the military postal personnel began to sort these "suicide notes" on the spot, these "suicide notes" would be sent to the families of the sailors through the postal system. Of course, some of the Red Police soldiers did not have families, but were sent to a unified "village", and Wang Guorui would arrange for someone to receive them at that time. And these suicide notes suddenly made the people around them also point their fingers, and then felt that this navy did this. It's all desperately determined.

"Since we all wrote suicide notes, we are all dead by now. We are from now on. It's all a dead man, and we're already dead. We can be here now, and that is to be able to take revenge. We can only fight the Japanese and then we can survive. If we don't survive the death, then we can even have a companion on the Huangquan Road. Qiu Baoren said.

Qiu Baoren asked these naval soldiers to write this "suicide note", that is, he hoped that everyone could put aside all their thoughts. Give up all unrealistic illusions, so that they fight desperately. This is because at present Taiwan's sailors are inferior to those of Japan and the United States in all qualities, especially in terms of psychological quality. Therefore, Qiu Baoren also hopes that through this method of "putting death and resurrection", these soldiers can completely give up all superfluous ideas, so that they can completely let go of their thinking. Then let them go and fight hard with the Japanese and Americans. Only in this way can they completely let go, and then go and fight with the Japanese and Americans for the final victory.

Although according to the deduction this time, the chances of the Taiwan side still being relatively good at winning, only by letting these soldiers go out as much as possible can they truly become warriors who will be born after death. And only by letting them go through this battle can they truly mature and become a truly qualified navy. Otherwise, it was all a petty fight before, and it would not be possible to call it a real navy, at most it would be some ordinary sailors.

According to the process, the next step is to follow the regular process of the "death squads" who perform major and life-threatening tasks in ancient times, and they are also to send a bowl of Zhuangxing wine. Then everyone also sent some of their hearts, and then a jar of wine was sent. Although according to the convention, the navy is not allowed to drink alcohol and fight on warships, but there are still two days before the start of the war, and everyone also drinks some low-alcohol alcohol, plus a bowl, so there will be no problem.

"Xiao Lao'er is the largest wine merchant in Shandong, this is our Shandong specialty Jimo old wine, which is a famous wine unique to our Shandong. And good wine with heroes, now I will also give it to all the warriors who are about to go out for the country! An old man came out and said.

The old man picked up a glass of Jimo old wine, and then didn't toast it immediately, and took the initiative to take out something that looked like a bank check again.

"Lord Wang bought five thousand spies from Jimo old wine with me, and paid me a check. However, as a member of us Chinese, I send strong wine to our soldiers on the march, how can I still ask for money? So, this check, I ......"

The old man didn't say anything, and directly tore up the check on the spot, which made everyone look stupid. Because the value of this check is no less than 50,000 pieces of Taiwanese currency, the value is not low. But this old man actually said that he would tear it up, and there was no heartache at all. This time, the old man took out 5,000 jars of Jimo old wine, but it was lost to his grandmother's house, but he still took it out so directly, and he didn't care about any losses, which made everyone very emotional.

"It seems that many of our Chinese people are hot-blooded, not all insensitive." Wang Guorui saw this from a distance, and he was also a little emotional.

"Everyone, let's go out to toast the warriors together, and let them go to the battlefield on behalf of our Chinese sons and daughters. They are working so hard, for whom can they be, not for us ordinary people? Isn't it to fight against foreigners, and then let our people not have to be exploited by foreigners, and don't have to continue to be angry with foreigners? Today, they are out, and we can't do anything else, but give them a bowl of Zhuangxing wine, which is what we should have. The old wine merchant said.

However, with this encouragement, some businessmen immediately took the initiative to come out.

"I am a medicinal herb merchant in Shandong, and I am famous for dealing in Ejiao in Dong'e County. I don't have anything else, but I have a little capital. Although I am too old to kill the enemy in person, I also hope to do my part as a son and daughter of China. No matter what, no matter whether the sailors succeed or fail in this expedition, I am willing to fund the care of the families of the 100 fallen sailors. If the child is young, I will take care of him until he reaches adulthood, and I will give a dowry when my daughter grows up. If there are old people, I will fund them to provide for the elderly, I hope that all the officers and men of the Navy do not have any worries, I have it! There is no basis for my words, so I made a statement in front of everyone, if I disobey, there will be five thunderstorms in the sky, and no one will come to do business with me. ”

Hearing this, everyone also took the initiative to bear the burden of the families of the fallen naval officers according to their respective economic strengths. Some big businessmen are willing to bear more than 100 households, and some people with poor economic conditions are willing to adopt several families to adopt a family of fallen naval officers and soldiers.

Hearing this, many naval officers and men saw this situation and burst into tears. Only then did they feel that they were being taken seriously, and even Qiu Baoren felt teary-eyed. When he was in the Beiyang Navy Division in the past, he would never have gained such respect from the people. But now these people support them so much, so that they can have no worries, and this kind of military and civilian fish and water situation makes them feel extremely moved. How many people have been willing to do so since ancient times? And being able to do this by himself made these naval officers and men determined to work hard.

Even many Navy sailors felt that if they could get such support from the people, it would be worth it. In the past, many of them were old-style troops, and they had a very bad impression among the people, so how could there be such a situation of "military and civilian fish and water"?

Next, everyone also began to toast, and gave these naval officers and men a magnificent wine, so that they could fight in peace. (To be continued.) )