Mayuki Akiyama!

Since it has been three days, Tang Haoran still has this name in his mind from time to time, and the reason why he is deeply impressed by this name is because in another time and space, fourteen years later, the "Russo-Japanese War", although the war brought too much harm to China, but it was also the first time in modern history that colored people defeated the white race, and the war not only established Japan's status as a great power, but also awakened the whole of Asia, making the Asian nation believe that civilization and reform are the only way to become strong. The Yellow Race could also defeat the White Race by the Enlightenment.

And in the war that lasted for more than a year, the most critical was the naval battle, in the naval battle people remember a name - Togo Heihachiro, after the Battle of Tsushima, in the face of the brilliant results of the Japanese Combined Fleet, European and American countries called him "the greatest admiral after Nelson", although the Togo received unprecedented honor, but there is another person who can not be ignored, that is Akiyama Shinyuki.

"Without Marshal Togo, Japan could still win the Battle of Tsushima, but without Akiyama, the war would have been lost from the beginning."

Akiyama Shinyuki is the only genius in the modern Japanese naval circles, and in terms of knowledge, he is the only think tank in the navy, and his naval tactics are unattainable in the eyes of people in the navy. In 1903, he served as a staff officer of the First Fleet of the Combined Fleet, and led the planning of the strategic plan that the Navy should adopt in the Russo-Japanese War. Achieved victory in short. Mayuki Akiyama was the brain of the Japanese Navy at the time. The so-called "greatest Togo" also praised him as "wise as a spring", and later Japanese historians called Akiyama Shinyuki the de facto commander of the Japanese navy at that time.

According to the American Society for Naval Studies' naval history textbook "Kaigun", "It was not until Shinyuki Akiyama taught at the Japan Naval University that Japan really developed its own naval free thinking." Before that, it was mainly the British who were in charge of the classes. During his stay at Haida, Akiyama not only introduced Mahan's naval thinking, but also perfected the Japanese Navy's basic tactical doctrine, tactical regulations, strategic theory, and operational theory, established the "Japanese School" of naval military science, and introduced two kinds of naval chess deduction to Japan. For the development of the Japanese Navy's ideology and practical operation. The impetus is enormous.

It can be said that this guy, who looks inconspicuous now, has established the "great and prestige" of the Japanese Combined Fleet in later generations, and his reputation will be like thunder in later generations. Maybe he hasn't studied under Mahan yet, but after all, this guy ...... Well, it's a traitor!

Thinking that the first "Japanese traitor" who defected to him had such a big background, Tang Haoran couldn't help but be a little excited, could it be that he really showed the spirit of "Wang Ba" now, so that the heroes of the world rushed to him?

Of course, this complacency is fleeting. Tang Haoran is not so arrogant that he thinks that he is really "the spirit of the king", and all the qiē is based on interests. What did this Akiyama, known as a spring of wisdom, send to himself? Thinking of this, Tang Haoran couldn't help but be full of expectations for the arrival of Mayuki Akiyama.

What kind of person is he?

When the train slowed down and was about to enter the Seoul railway station, witnessing the changes in Incheon, Akiyama Shinyuki couldn't help but be full of curiosity about the commander-in-chief, the reason why he built Captain Yì to sail to Pusan, instead of sailing to Lushun, was not only because Tang Haoran was the only one in the Qing Dynasty who held the Asianism of "East Asia goes hand in hand", but more importantly, he believed that Tang Haoran would become a greater figure than Li Hongzhang in the future, and might even influence the Qing dynasty.

"Akiyama, you say, is it possible for Lord Tang to accept us?"

The closer he got to Seoul, the more nervous he became, and when the consul asked him to return to Pusan, he thought about returning home several times, but Akiyama was convinced that on the way from Busan to Incheon, Akiyama told him and the officers on the ship again and again about the fact that Japan had been defeated.

Although the war was only just beginning, it seemed to be a well-known outcome, and slowly everyone was convinced of it, but there were still some disagreements on some issues.

"Moreover, even if Lord Tang is willing to accept us, the Korean Unified Supervision Office does not have its own navy, what can we rely on him?"

"I think we should still take refuge in Li Hongzhang, Li Hongzhang is not only in a prominent position, the Beiyang Fleet under his command is also the largest fleet in the East, and I heard that the Beiyang Fleet is now going to purchase two new combat ships and four cruisers, as well as other ships, only by relying on such a figure, it is possible to seek Japan's independence in the future Qing-Russian War!"

In the past, these naval officers rarely thought about this war, but now under the influence of Akiyama, they believe that "a decisive battle between the East and the West is about to break out, and the Russo-Japanese War is a drill for this great war", and the price of this exercise is the destruction of Japan, after the fall of Japan, the Qing State, as the largest country in East Asia, when it becomes the target of Russia and Westerners, only the huge Qing State can defeat the equally large Russia, of course, provided that the Qing State implements reforms.

"Compared with the full-fledged Li Hongzhang, Lord Tang's strength seems to be weak now, but it is also the time to employ people, there is no navy now, not necessarily in the future, and ......"

After a slight pause, Akiyama Shinyuki stared at everyone and said.

"Li Hongzhang is already old is yesterday's Qing figure, ten years later, Tang will definitely become a greater figure than Li Hongzhang, if we defect to Tang at this time, he will definitely be able to occupy the prominent position of the Qing Navy one day, on the other hand, if he defects to Li Hongzhang, I am equal to Li Hongzhang's eyes, but only the coach of Beiyang, its status is low, far inferior to the Westerners in the ship!"

After making the decision to sail to China, Akiyama Shinyuki had already made a decision -- to take refuge in Tang Haoran, to take refuge in this "future figure of the Qing Dynasty," and to make plans for the future of Japan.

Even the reason why they turned their backs on Japan and did not wait for Japan to be completely defeated before leaving was precisely because of Akiyama's sentence that "losers will not be appointed", at least for now, Japan has not yet failed, and they are not disgraced losers.

"Yo Xi, in that case, let's show Lord Tang our value!"

When Guabu Waiyoshi sighed for everyone, Akiyama Shinyuki continued:

"Our value is not only because we have formal naval training, but more importantly, we can speak fluent Tang Yin, Ladies and Gentlemen, English is important, but now, in China, we have to pick up the Tang Yin that we have left behind in the past,"

Compared with later generations of Japanese, most of the Japanese who had just experienced the Meiji Restoration, especially those who were scholars, needed to learn Tang Yin, which was related to their education, such as Akiyama Shinyuki who also studied in a Chinese school for many years when he was a teenager. The Meiji Restoration is often used as a synonym for "civilization", and Sinology, which was the core of the learning of the old era, is often thought to be gradually declining, but this is not the case, and by the middle of the Meiji era, it was the era of "Sinology". In particular, the upper strata of society are often proficient in Sinology. Just as the most representative buzzword at this time is "all scholars in this world".

In fact, the high-ranking officials of the Restoration government traced back to their origins as elites who had studied Sinology in various feudal studies, so the foundation of their values was still the upbringing of the old Sinology, and they could not give up and had a strong love for Sinology. Although they have entered a new era, they blurt out Chinese, and when they write articles, they use Chinese intonation or literal Chinese translation.

And the political articles full of the atmosphere of the innovation of the times are endless, and the Chinese tone is just right for the authors to express their feelings of grief and indignation. Therefore, their Jianyì books, treatises, and Shujian are all written in Chinese, mainly in Chinese. The government authorities also have a tendency to do this, and edicts and decrees, such as the "Five Imperial Oaths", are never written in Japanese, but are translated into Chinese in a literal style.

The reason why Akiyama really needs to emphasize that everyone should re-"Tang Yin" is precisely because everyone attaches more importance to English than Chinese, but now for them in China, Tang Yin or Chinese is a language they must master.

"This, of course, we know, just...... Akiyama ......"

As the train entered the station and was about to stop, Waiyoshi looked at Akiyama Shinyuki and asked with some uncertainty.

"Are you sure that Lord Tang will accept us to work for him? After all......"

When he looked out the window of the car, his face was full of surprise -- he saw a group of officers and soldiers standing on the platform of the Seoul railway station, and in front of that group of officers and soldiers, there were several officials who were not wearing military uniforms, and the first of them was a young man wearing a Qing official uniform.

Could he be ...... Just when Guabu Waiyoshi was full of questions in his heart, Akiyama Shinyuki stood up excitedly, looked at the people on the station, and shouted excitedly.

"I know, I know, Lord Tang is the hero of the Orient in the world, he will not let us down, everyone......"

Excited, Akiyama Shinyuki looked back at the sixteen colleagues in the carriage, all of whom were officers on the ship, and they were obviously stunned by the scene on the station.

"Now Japan's destiny will be rewritten by us!"

After saying this softly in Japanese, Akiyama Shinyuki walked up to Guayu Waiyoshi and whispered to him:

"Your Excellency, if possible, I hope you can communicate with Lord Tang in Chinese, understand? This is very important! ”

(Well, it's a golden finger to have Akiyama turn his back on Japan before the complete defeat, but I guess...... Well, in Akiyama's opinion, he should be able to discern the final outcome of the war, and also be able to understand what is the most beneficial option for Japan, well, in short, Akiyama is here...... Hehe! It's also a brain-opener! Ask for a commuter pass! (To be continued......)