Chapter 131 Desolation (Ask for a monthly pass!) Read! ）

At 5:05 a.m. on May 27, 1905, the commander of the Combined Fleet, Heihachiro Togo, sent a telegram from Zhenwan to the base camp.

"After receiving the alarm of discovering the enemy fleet, the combined fleet immediately dispatched to destroy it, and the weather was sunny today."

This short telegram was drafted by Akiyama Shinyuki, and to some extent Akiyama Shinyuki has the style of a writer, at least this telegram has some words in the style of ancient Japanese poetry.

The bōlàng was high, the ships were very turbulent, and the cannons were not easy to aim, but the Russian fleet's shè striking skills were worse than those of the combined fleet, so it was beneficial to Japan. This is not like the nonsense that was talked about in order to save face after the Battle of Dadonggou, and this "Japanese shè attack technique is stronger than that of the Russians" is proven.

In several battles with the naval guns of the Japanese cruisers of the Russian Far Eastern Fleet, it turned out that the hit rate of the Russian fleet was only 26% of the Japanese fleet. After the Combined Fleet eliminated the Far East Fleet, it increased its hit rate by three times in the following training, and even if the hit rate of the Bōra Sea Fleet from afar had not decreased, it would have been only equivalent to that of the Japanese fleet.

In fact, compared to the hit rate shown by Bōlo's naval fleet in the Hull incident, the gunners of the Russian Far East Fleet in Arthur can be regarded as almost "divine hands". Moreover, the combined fleet had another advantage over the Russians, the Japanese fleet used the Shimose bomb yào in the Battle of Daidonggou, which was several times more destructive than the black fire yào used by the Russians, and now it can also be added the influence of bōlàng.

At 5 o'clock in the morning, the town bay was already bustling with activity, and now the main ships of the combined fleet, which were preparing to sail for Tsushima, were even more busy.

"Quick! Hurry up! Throw them all, throw them all! ”

With the roar of the military causal, the sailors surging on the deck were desperately throwing into the sea the bags of expensive "British charcoal" piled up on the ship, these Welsh anthracite bought by the Japanese at a high price, which was originally intended to be used by the Combined Fleet to Hokkaido temporarily in case the Russians did not go through the Tsushima Strait, but now they are not needed.

"Two yen!"

Almost every time he threw a bag of charcoal, Yamaguchibashi muttered in his heart, a bag of "British charcoal" is 50 kilograms, although a ton of British charcoal in the UK is only 30 yen, but if you count the freight, each ton is worth at least 2 yen, which is not counting the price of coal bags, but this will not take care of so much.

In order to seize the time, the flagship of the Combined Fleet, the Mikasa, was thrown at the coal throw on all the ships, except for the gunners. Why don't gunners have to do such a thing? It was afraid that the soot would run into the eyes and affect the aiming in naval battles soon after.

After throwing the coal, all the officers and men changed into new military uniforms inside and outside. The Japanese fleet also learned from the British before the war, and this was not just to boost morale, but to reduce the wound infection when wounded, and at a time when there was no way to prevent wound infection, this was a very effective measure to save the lives of combatants.

While they were nervously making preparations, the main force of the Combined Fleet, led by the battleship Mikasa, sailed out of Zhenwan, and the warships anchored in many ports also sailed out of the harbors, and the Japanese Combined Fleet, with 140 warships and 18,000 sailors, began to sail towards Tsushima.

Under the blazing sun, in the battle map room of the Royal Palace, while Ye Zugui was making a report, the naval staff officer began to express his opinions while slowly pointing from one point to another on the chart with a pencil.

“…… Suffice it to say, when a bad fleet gets a bad commander, and then a bad battlefield, even if God blesses, tomorrow! ”

The young staff officer spoke, his face full of confidence and helplessness.

"Tomorrow! The Imperial Russian Navy will cease to exist, at least as a maritime military force that had been a deterrent until then, and will disappear! ”

When the young midshipman was making a report and explaining, the contradiction between self-confidence and helplessness on his face attracted Chen Moran's attention, looking at this young naval officer, Chen Moran nodded, to a certain extent, he was still very satisfied with the navy, at least they realized a lot of problems.

Perhaps its own navy is not very strong, but at least, on many issues, it is very clear, and in this case, the navy at least will not make wrong decisions. ,

"So!"

After a pause, he cast his eyes on His Majesty, at this time he could not suppress the jī movement in his heart, as a midshipman staff officer, he could not even graduate from the Naval Academy, he could report directly to His Majesty, and this alone made him believe that his future in the Navy had been paved, and he must seize this opportunity.

"For the sake of the long-term peace and stability of the Empire, we must consider a decisive battle with the Japanese Navy in a few months!"

In a word, in exchange for the surprise of the entire combat map room, everyone turned their attention to this bold young man, and Chen Moran fell into thought, now even a young man can see the potential fuse of war between China and Japan, so who can't see it?

"Anyway, I think I'll let Coastal Defense Command do some work first. Your Majesty, we now need to think about who will win the war, but about the threat that Japan will pose to us after this war! ”

Chen Moran, who was silent, frowned tightly, and finally took a deep breath.

"In any case, the Japanese threat is imminent."

After saying that, Chen Moran cast his gaze to the admirals and officers in the room, his eyes looked directly at them, and Chen Moran's voice became extremely low.

"It is conceivable that from now on, in Asia, in the Far East, China and Japan, there will be an insurmountable threshold, confrontation or war, will be the most direct choice for China and Japan in the future, when China and Japan start, I only hope ......"

After a pause, his eyes fixed on the officers.

"The Royal Navy can live up to the name of the Imperial Royal Guard, and can live up to the fact that it is a good stock, and fight bravely!"

The words are heavy, but they have a taste of unquestionable.

"What if...... Then let the Chinese people and the sea remember that China's navy has never failed to live up to the trust of the empire and the people! ”

When he finished speaking, Chen Moran bowed deeply to the naval officers gently, and his words and deeds were undoubtedly expressing the fact that if war broke out, then the navy would have to fight to the last man.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we will live up to Your Majesty's trust!"

A few minutes later, he left the war room with heavy steps, walking on the flat grass of the royal palace, Chen Moran lit a cigarette, walked with his arms crossed, and looked down to think about whether he was right or wrong to do this? From the very beginning, I never missed an opportunity and made the most of every opportunity I could.

When he was against the Qing Dynasty, he took advantage of the national dissatisfaction caused by the Qing government's neutrality in the Russo-Japanese War. During the Russo-Japanese War, he took advantage of such an opportunity to take advantage of the fire, and the speculation and adventure brought rich and unimaginable returns to China, but ...... The price is that in the next ten years, China will move towards all-out confrontation with Japan, and the current China ......

There is no problem in defeating Japan on land, but the root of the problem is at sea, although the navy has a "deterrence strategy", but if there is a real war, what they can do is to let the navy die, even if all of them are killed, they must not let the navy avoid the war and protect the ship, China cannot afford to avoid it, and the people are also unacceptable, the only thing that can be done is to let the navy ......

Chen Moran, who was strolling on the lawn and thinking, did not realize that he had unconsciously walked to the open area, and at this time, the open area was full of hundreds of citizens who came to visit the garden, and when people saw His Majesty's figure appear in sight, their eyes were full of surprise, and more were surprises.

"Grass People...... Meet Your Majesty......"

A mixed cry only startled Chen Moran, and he retracted his mind, but what was reflected in Chen Moran's eyes was hundreds of citizens kneeling on the grass, kneeling there, and they didn't even dare to raise their heads.

“…… Hooray, hooray, hooray......"

The people's kneeling and the people's shouts were seen in front of them and listened to in their ears, but Chen Moran's mood fluctuated there, looking at these "grass people" who didn't even dare to raise their heads, this is what they called themselves, grass people...... How familiar this term is!

They are grass people, grass roots, and ...... Could it be that this is the time of his own hope, for some reason, looking at these "grass people" and feeling their awe, surprisingly, Chen Moran found that there was no trace of joy in his heart.

That's not right!

This...... Isn't that what you want to see? I am the emperor of this empire, the founder of the empire, and I should have enjoyed this kind of awe, and I should have ...... But why, when I see their obedience, I can't rejoice?

Looking at these awe-inspiring, timid, and joyful faces, they ...... They are their own people, their own subjects, not ...... No, they're grass people, didn't they say that themselves? But why can't I accept this term? ,

Wasn't once upon a time a grassroots of the grassroots? But why do you forget that the grassroots also have grassroots dreams and aspirations, if you ......

My empire, my, my ...... One by one, the thoughts of the past came to mind, when he had power, what was he pursuing as a former grassroots?

"Grass people, grass people......"

Repeating these two words on the side of Chún, Chen Moran did not say no courtesy or flat body, but just said these two words with a sad expression, these two words that had disgusted him incomparably.

In the end, Chen Moran didn't say anything, but turned around and left, leaving only a background for these people, a background that seemed a little sad.

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