The magnates of the Manchu Qing Dynasty also received the amazing news that the Northeast Navy under Lin Daxin defeated the French Navy and the Russian Navy.

It is unbelievable that the combined navy of the two countries even surpassed the most powerful British Royal Navy, and it was unbelievable that it could be defeated by the Northeast Navy under Lin Daxin.

In the Xinuan Pavilion of the Forbidden City, the Empress Dowager Cixi sent people to summon Emperor Guangxu, Prince Gong Yixin and Li Hongzhang here.

The Empress Dowager Cixi sat on the soft floor and said in a deep voice to the three people sitting on the chair: "Lin Daxin's rebellion won a great victory in the naval battle, defeating the combined navy of the French and the Russians, you know? ”

Emperor Guangxu and Prince Gong Yixin all nodded solemnly, such a heavy news has spread all over Beijing, it is impossible for them not to know.

Although Li Hongzhang's expression was calm, his whole face was full of red light, and he also nodded.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: "I heard that the rebellion was because there was an airship that could fly in the sky, so that he could win this naval battle, I don't know where to buy this airship?" How much silver do I need? ”

Prince Gong Yixin said: "Queen Mother, it's true, the airships built by Lin Daxin are like behemoths, which can transport huge bombs into the air, and then fly to the head of the warship, and use huge bombs to sink the warship, which is very powerful. ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi sighed and said: "That rebellious strength is getting stronger and stronger, and the threat to our court is getting bigger and bigger, God really bless me in the Qing Dynasty!" Cixi also knew that the Qing court had no way to restrain Lin Daxin.

Emperor Guangxu sighed and said: "Although Lin Daxin won a big victory in the naval battle, but the Russian army has been expanded by 2 million, and the final outcome of this battle is still unknown, I am a little entangled in my heart, and I hope that the Russians can defeat Lin Daxin's rebellion and help the imperial court eliminate this big trouble, and I hope that Lin Daxin can defeat the Russians and keep the northeast and Mongolia of the Qing Dynasty!" ”

Prince Gong Yixin glanced at Li Hongzhang and said: "The Russians have annihilated 300,000 Dingbei troops in the trading city of Outer Mongolia. ”

Cixi suddenly said at this time: "Li Aiqing, I heard that your subordinates have built a yì for you, and sent the six towns of Beiyang to the northeast to support Lin Daxin's rebellion. ”

Li Hongzhang frowned and was about to speak, Cixi continued: "Although this is also to prevent the Northeast and Mongolia from falling into the hands of the Russians, but our imperial court must take into account the consequences of Lin Daxin's defeat, if the Beiyang Army supports Lin Daxin to fight with the Russians, or is defeated, then our Qing Dynasty will not also be affected, and the Russians may use this as an excuse to continue to attack our Daqing, then our Daqing will really be destroyed!" Li Aiqing, do you say yes or no? ”

Li Hongzhang understood, the Empress Dowager Cixi reminded herself that she could not let the Beiyang Army go north, and went out of Shanhaiguan to support Lin Daxin in fighting the Russians, Li Hongzhang snorted coldly in his heart, if Lin Daxin really sent someone to hope that his Beiyang Army would send troops to help fight Lao Maozi together, he would not care if the Qing Dynasty was involved or not.

However, Li Hongzhang said: "The queen mother can rest assured, the old minister knows it!" ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi frowned secretly when she heard this, what do you have to count, whether to send troops to support Lin Daxin, or to send troops to support Lin Daxin.

Lin Daxin received good news from the Fourth Fleet and the Fifth Fleet at the Lushun base, and the warships escorted by the Fourth Fleet to the captured have returned to the military port of the Lushun base. The only not-so-good news is that Yu Fu, the commander of the Fourth Fleet, was on the blocked sea route, and his old injuries recurred, and after the doctor's diagnosis, Yu Fu was no longer suitable for fighting at sea, and had to recuperate for a long time.

Lin Daxin personally led people to send Yu Fu back to Arthur City, and then ordered all the warships of the captured French Navy and the Russian Navy to be sent to the Dalian Shipyard, and the injured warships of the Northeast Navy were also sent to the Dalian Shipyard. It is no longer possible to pose a threat to the Northeast Navy in a short period of time, but there are still Japanese people who have been eyeing the Northeast next to them, and maybe at any time those Japanese will pounce on them like a vicious wolf, and the Northeast Navy must maintain a certain size to deter the Japanese.

In addition, Lin Daxin has ordered the Shenyang Arsenal to start manufacturing anti-aircraft guns and professional anti-aircraft shells, and is ready to install anti-aircraft guns on all warships of the Northeast Navy.

Now that Lin Daxin's airship has been born, France and Russia, the world's naval powers, have been bombed together, and the main warships of the navies of the two countries have basically been lost, so that all the world's powers, including France and Russia, will definitely start to build giant airships, so in the future, the warships of the Northeast Navy must be in accordance with the air defense weapons.

Returning to his residence in Lushun City, Lin Daxin spread out the map and thought about it for a long time, then sent a telegram to Chen Ming, the commander of the Fifth Fleet of the Northeast Navy, and then ordered the adjutant of the Governor's Mansion beside him to pack up and prepare to leave the Lushun base and go back to Shenyang.

After reading the telegram, Chen Ming immediately ordered a part of the personnel to be transferred from the warships of the Fifth Fleet to the captured Russian battleship Bisk and the large fast armored cruiser Galina, so that the two warships that were not seriously injured could go to sea to fight.

After that, Tran Ming ordered the entire Fifth Fleet of 5 ironclad battleships, 3 large fast armored cruisers, 2 anti-aircraft fast protection cruisers, 4 destroyers of the destroyer class, and 4 captured warships to set sail in the direction of Da Nang, a French colony of Vietnam.

Only 4 anti-aircraft fast protection cruisers and a few torpedo boats were left at the Manila Naval Base, and the Manila Garrison Fleet was stationed at the Manila Naval Base.

It turned out that Lin Daxin's telegram ordered Chen Ming to lead the main force of the Fifth Fleet, as well as the captured French and Russian warships, to launch an attack on Da Nang, the base of the French Asian colonial fleet, to annihilate France's maritime power in Asia, and clear the way for the army to attack France's Asian colonies Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.

Originally, Lin Daxin and the Russians were fighting inextricably, but you French suddenly jumped out and formed a huge joint fleet with the Russians, running from distant Europe to Asia to destroy Lin Daxin's Northeast Navy.

Lin Daxin is not the one who is willing to suffer, and I didn't provoke you French, and now you came to fight my navy for no reason, although you were beaten extremely miserable, but this matter is not over, Lin Daxin looked at the map, and hit the idea on the French Asian colonies.

Lin Daxin decided to take the opportunity to drive the French out of Asia, including Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, and adding a few more provinces to his name.

Chen Ming led the main force of the Fifth Fleet of the Northeast Navy and four captured warships to the waters of Da Nang, Vietnam, at about 9 a.m. on November 25, preparing to launch an attack on France, the base of the Asian colonial fleet.

In the bridge of the Xinghai, the flagship of the Fifth Fleet, Chen Ming was a little excited, because his Fifth Fleet did not catch up with the sea battle that shocked the world in the Ussuri Bay, which made Chen Ming feel a little regretful, and the Fifth Fleet only intercepted a few ships of the French Navy and the Russian Navy in the Paracel Islands.

Now he is leading the Fifth Fleet to attack the bases of the French colonial fleet in Asia, eliminating the French Navy's power in Asia, and making up for the regret that he did not participate in the naval battle of the Gulf of Ussuri.

The sudden appearance of the Fifth Fleet of the Northeast Navy made the French in Da Nang panic, and the French were already on the coastal watchtower and found that the sudden appearance of the fleet was raising the flag of a golden anchor in the middle of the blue bottom of the Northeast Navy.

After receiving the news that the Northeast Navy was coming to the waters off Da Nang, Alfrea, the commander of the French Asian Colonial Fleet, immediately ordered the warships of the entire French Asian Colonial Fleet and the two remaining warships of the French Expeditionary Fleet, the all-steel battleship Cecilia and the large fast armored cruiser Madeleine, to ignite and boost the boilers of the warships and prepare to meet the Northeast Navy.

At present, the two remaining warships of the French Expeditionary Fleet have temporarily belonged to the Asian Colonial Fleet, and the former commander of the French Expeditionary Fleet, François, has been dismissed from his post in France and has taken the ship back to France, and has returned to France to take responsibility for the fiasco of the Expeditionary Fleet.

Almost the entire elite of the French navy was lost in the naval battle in the Gulf of Ussuri, and the French top brass had to put someone to take on this responsibility, and François, the commander of the expeditionary fleet, was the best candidate.

Soon after, 1 all-steel battleship Cecilia, 1 ironclad battleship Osh, 2 large fast armored cruisers Madeleine and Admiral Charles, 4 old ironclads, 2 old armored cruisers, and 5 protective cruisers of the French Asian Colonial Fleet sailed out of the harbor of Da Nang, ready to meet the Northeast Navy outside the harbor.

The distance between the two fleets was soon close to 15,000 meters, and Chen Ming saw the French Asian colonial fleet appearing in the direction of Da Nang from the observation window in the bridge of the flagship Xinghai, and was about to order the main warships to form a battle line and seize the T-shape, when Huang Zifeng, the captain of the Xinghai, suddenly said to Chen Ming: "Commander, the soldiers on our watchtower report that another fleet appeared in the direction of our fleet at 11 o'clock. ”R1152