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On the Kuwuhai Sea (Sea of Okhotsk), four 40-gun first-class cruisers belonging to the Northern Naval Division of Xia Junzhen escorted two 25,000-material military transport ships loaded with officers and men of Long Xiang, and were speeding away in the north-northeast direction in the posture of two columns. At a visual distance from the front and rear of this small flotilla, there was also a first-class messenger ship of eighteen guns to accompany it.

According to the order of the Privy Council, exploring the sea area north of Kunai Island and searching for Fuso Da 6 to the east was a major task of the Zhenbei Naval Division, but the fleet that appeared in the Kunai Sea was clearly carrying out another equally important mission, which was to blockade the Kunai Sea, destroy the coastal ports of the Russians, and prevent the Russians from going to sea.

In view of the possibility of 6 battles to destroy the port of Okhotsk, which the Russians had established on the shore of the Kuno Sea, it was necessary to mobilize the Longxiang army to act together. However, because the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Division of the Longxiang Army, which belongs to the Zhenbei Naval Division, has to undertake the defense of Ezo, South Kuno Island, and the South Kuril Islands, the strength of the troops is also relatively tight. Therefore, after transferring an infantry regiment of the brigade and a brigade-affiliated ranger post, after some coordination, the White Corps, the divisional artillery corps, and two division-affiliated ranger posts were seconded from the Eighth Division of the Longxiang Army, which belonged to the Heilongjiang Inland River Water Division. Thus, it can be regarded as a joint action of the two major naval divisions.

"The second letter has found out that the Rakshasas only have a few small fishing boats." Nangong Youwei, the captain of the flagship [Handan], said in a complaining tone to Wei Youping, the immediate boss and the pipe band of the first detachment of the Third Cruise Fleet. "The Admiral actually wants to use a patrol ship to divide the fleet, it's like a knife to kill chickens."

"Killing chickens with knives? Mao bald, you mean those people in Heilongjiang. "Obedient and listening, of course Wei Youping knows the true meaning that Nangong Youwei wants to express." didn't arrive, three sticks can't hit a fart on weekdays, and now there is no one around, but chewing on right and wrong, what do the officials think, but you can ponder it with a mere six products. ”

Nangong Youwei blinked his eyes, and asked mysteriously: "Lord Guan, so to speak, is it really Admiral Chu who lost to Lord Chen of Heilongjiang after drinking, so he was forced to share the credit over there?" ”

"Where did you hear about the rotten grains of Chen sesame seeds?" Wei Youping glared at Nangong Youwei. "Use your brains well, do you think military affairs are child's play? If you lose drinking, you can figure it out. ”

Nangong Youwei said with some dissatisfaction: "There is no threat to Ezo and Nankuno Island, the Fubo army is enough to defend the local area, and the third division headquarters (Longxiang Army) can be completely withdrawn, why use the men and horses of Heilongjiang, if it is not for the fact that the Admiral lost the gamble and deliberately gave it away, then the problem in the heart is called big." ”

Hearing Nangong Youwei's accusation that Chu Jin had a tendency to connect with other departments, Wei Youping's expression was sharp: "Nonsense, what do you know." Do you think that Lord Admiral doesn't want to have only the third division (of the Long Xiang Army)? The Guangwei and Xuanwei armies were dismantled, and the Longxiang Army was expanded from five divisions to eight divisions, and none of them received more than half of the recruits. These newly incorporated into the Longxiang Army used to be landlubbers, and as soon as they got on the boat, they would turn over the river and the sea, and without training, how could they be used in cross-sea campaigns. ”

Nangong Youwei was stunned, obviously he didn't expect the reason to be so simple, he sneered: "My lord, look at my stinky mouth, or I'll hit myself twice, and you can extinguish the fire?" ”

Seeing that Nangong Youwei was really raising his hand and preparing to give himself two times, Wei Youping waved his hand impatiently: "I'm angry, but remember to stop babbling, in case it really reaches the ears of Lord Admiral, Lord Admiral has a large number, and you must not mention that the military department will promote you to one level and be the pipe band of the squadron of the town guard mansion." ”

The pipe band of the Zhenshoufu detachment sounds nominally the middle level of the naval division, but in fact it can only manage a few third-class letter ships and a few miscellaneous ships that are not suitable for long-distance sailing, not to mention the pipe band of the cruiser and cruise ship sub-fleet that is not of much higher grade, and even the pipe band of the sub-fleet of letter ships and military transport ships is not as good as the captain of a third-class cruiser and the captain of a fourth-class cruiser and a first-class cruiser of the lower rank, and it is the position that the sailor does not want to hold the most.

Nangong Youwei was really frightened, and muttered: "I also said this in front of you, my lord, and I don't dare to speak indiscriminately outside." ”

"I know, you usually have a saw-mouthed gourd." When Wei Youping said this, he looked Nangong Youwei up and down again. "By the way, Brother Yongchen, why are you talking so much today? Is there something good to hold in my heart, not to vomit and unhappy? ”

"How can there be any good things in the lower officials?" Nangong Youwei touched his neck. "It's a good thing, my lord, I heard that the Arsenal Department has redefined the classification of the cruising ship, from the original second class to the third class, is it going to give us a new ship next?"

Wei Youping said teasingly: "There is such a thing, but the ship is still being built, you can't wait?" ”

"That's?" Nangong Youwei said unabashedly. "Forty-eight guns, which is six short of a fifty-four guns and a fourth-class cruiser, can be regarded as a major battle force at sea, and it will not be enough to follow the cruiser to pick up leftovers to eat."

When I lived in Dongning, the 28 gunboats of the Xia Army's naval division were once the main force in naval warfare, but time has passed, and now the 40-gun cruisers are just running errands behind the main cruisers, and they can only entertain themselves without a king in the mountains.

"There's still a difference." After sighing for a while, Wei Youping responded. "The 15,000 4th class cruiser is a three-deck gunboat, while the 12,000 first-class cruiser is a double-deck gunboat, and that's the big difference. And the cruisers of the fourth rank were armed with eighteen twenty-point (4o-pound) guns, twenty eighteen-and-a-half (32-pound) guns, and sixteen fifteen-minute (28-pound) guns. The first-class cruiser was only equipped with 24 18-minute short guns and 24 15-minute long guns, and it was far inferior to the opponent in terms of firepower, that is, it was only a major girder in a secondary position. ”

"Lord Guan, the lower officials don't see it that way." Nangong Youwei retorted. "At present, the imperial court has only twenty-eight sub-fleets of cruisers, and according to the calculation of two sub-fleets, it is only fifty-six, and it is just a drop in the ocean when distributed to the entire ocean, and the cost of cruisers is high. Therefore, Xia Guan thought that in the future, it would be the newly built first-class cruising ships that would pick up the girders on the ocean everywhere, and the cruisers would just be important weapons for the town, and how to let them go to the battlefield. ”

Wei Youping said: "Then transfer you to be the captain of a fourth-class cruiser, and you don't want to?" ”

The captain of the fourth-class cruiser and the captain of the first-class cruiser are both sixth-ranked, but in principle, those who have not been the captain of the fourth-class cruiser can only be promoted to the command of the squadron of the town guard government or to serve in the sailor academy after the fifth rank, and those who have been the captain of the fourth-class cruiser can go to the Privy Council to serve as a painter, or they can be promoted to the captain of a third-class cruiser, and the range of choices is wider.

Therefore, Nangong responded in an embarrassed manner: "Don't joke, adults, it's always a good thing to be the captain of a cruiser??????"

As he spoke, the lookout shouted at the deck, "The signal of [Antares Forty], there are several fishing boats ahead. ”

Wei Youping's face turned grim: "Signal, let [Kangsu 18] go forward to escort the ship to lose, and the rest of the ships will rush to catch the wind and catch up, and we must not let a ship go back to report??????"

Looking at the [Antares No. 40], which was cutting through the waves and taking the lead like sharp arrows, several Russian fishing boats with one sloop and two masts were dumbfounded. The Russian fishermen had never seen such a fast ship before, so they were stunned and did not react, but they finally panicked when they saw several large ships with white sails approaching in the distance. You must know that in the Sea of Okhotsk, Russia does not yet have such a strong sea power, and does not even have a merchant fleet that can sail far, so it can be seen that the menacing opponent is not its own. In the unpredictable sea, in the great era of the jungle, since it is not his own person, then the ** of the ten is full of great dangers.

Seeing the crisis, several fishing boats began to turn around in unison, using their oars in unison, trying to get out of danger before the enemy arrived. But Antares was swifter than the Russian fishermen had imagined, and under their horrified gaze, it crossed the fastest fishing boats, turned around, and crossed the unarmed boats.

"Qin Weiting, this bastard guy, actually wants to make a round up by himself." Overlooking the smoke of gunpowder scattered after the bombardment of [Antares No. 40], Nangong Youwei roared with jealousy. "It's too lonely, it's too lonely!"

Wei Youping said with a smile: "Brother Yongchen, you are also fifty smiles and one hundred steps." The cruising boat still has a chance to pick up some scraps, but Qin Weiting has a chance to hit a solid target, maybe he will be suffocated a long time ago, and it is rare to have a chance, so let him practice first. ”

Nangong Youwei reluctantly admitted: "This is also true, there have been many fewer pirates on the Beiyang Sea in recent years, and the brothers' hands are almost moldy, and when they have an opportunity, they always have to seize it." However, [Antares No. 40] is to bully the Oros people without artillery, and if they really get to the port, it will depend on us to deal with the fort. ”

"Brother Yong, don't take it lightly." Wei Youping said. "The second letter fleet was afraid that the Oros people would feel it, so they didn't dare to get too close, so they didn't know much about the situation of the port forts, but the forts were made of earth and stone, unlike us who only had wooden shells, so it would be better to count a little more."

Nangong Youwei nodded and said: "Don't worry, my lord, Xia Guan has his own opinions, and he will not take risks lightly, so he has to escort the military ship to the shore first, and then make plans after transporting the Long Xiang army ashore." ”

Of course, Nangong Youwei was not afraid of the Russian batteries, and what he relied on was the ten fifteen-minute guns on each side of the four first-class cruisers, which were enough to overwhelm the coastal guns of most coastal batteries in this era.

At this time, the lookout post reported eagerly: "My lord, the Oros have surrendered. ”

Wei Youping's expression moved: "Banner, let [Antares No. 40] send the prisoners over, and this official will personally interrogate ??????"