Although the imperial court ordered Chen Baxian to be arrested, we still can't deny his merits, and he washed away the shame of the former Beiyang Navy in the Battle of Tsushima. In this battle, he captured three Japanese capital ships, eight destroyers, and 12 torpedo boats, and I was greatly encouraged by the fact that the Zhenyuan, the main ship of the Beiyang Naval Division, which had been captured by the Japanese, was recaptured by him. ”

"I boarded the deck of the Zhenyuan with General Chen Baxian, and General Chen named the Zhenyuan Zhenri, and the battleships he snatched from Japan at Yingkou were renamed the Zhenwei by him, and the other warships taken from Japan were named Pingri, Pingwei, Pingdong, Pingkou, ......."

"I witnessed General Chen naming the warships, and at that moment I saw his circle of patriotism, and he told me that the warships were named to remember the shame of the First Sino-Japanese War. General Chen said that one day he would buy more warships and then have the warships under his command fight like the new names. ”

"The Japanese and the Russians were still fighting in the northeast, and General Chen thought that whoever won in the end would be a shame for Huaxia. It is a shame in itself that the land of our great country has become a battlefield for other countries, and we can only be 'neutral'. General Chen said that after the end of the Russo-Japanese War, when the imperial court needed to protect the interests of our country, he would not hesitate to wave his army north to resist foreign humiliation. ”

Wang Ying, as Chen Hao's royal literati, reported absolutely positively, and Chen Hao's patriotism jumped on the page. After the release of this exclusive report, Chen Hao, who was already very prestigious, rose to the top again and became the object of heated discussion in the Qing Dynasty. Even those idle Eight Banners disciples in the capital couldn't help but make a few comments, thinking that the imperial court should cancel his arrest.

At the Nanyang Navy Division, Wu Jingrong held a copy of Huaxia Daily in his hand and couldn't help but burst into tears. Although many years have passed since the First Sino-Japanese War, he has always been haunted by that battle. He was even more saddened by the demise of the water master.

In 1874, the Qing government selected the third batch of official students to go abroad, and Wu Jingrong was selected and sent to the United States to study. After returning to China, he was sent to the Beiyang Naval Division, and accumulated merit to Lanling's five-grade military merits to supplement the thousand generals. In 1889, he was promoted to refine the garrison of the right battalion. Served as the first mate of the "agile" training boat. In April 1892, he was transferred to the Guangdong Navy Division "Guangjia" Clipper Gang Gang First Officer, and in February, he was promoted to the "Guangjia" pipe band, and was rewarded with the title of Jiadu Division.

In May 1894, Li Hongzhang went to Weihai to inspect the navy, and the three ships of the Guangdong Navy Division, "Guangjia", "Guangyi", and "Guangc", went north to conduct exercises. Later, "Guangyi" and "Guangbing" stayed in Beiyang, and "Guangjia" returned to Guangdong.

On September 17, 1894, the Battle of the Yellow Sea broke out, and "Guangjia" and "Jiyuan" were organized into one team. At 12:50 p.m., the naval battle began. The battle lasted until about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. "Jiyuan" fled first, and Wu Jingrong commanded "Guangjia" to flee with "Jiyuan". In the middle of the night, "Guangjia" fled to the "outside of Sanshan Island in Dalian Bay, approaching the dangerous rocky beach, and the soldiers of the ship told Wu Jingrong that the ship was close to the beach and must not enter."

Wu Jingrong did not listen, causing the bottom of the boat to touch the water and could not sail out, so he ran aground. Wu Jingrong abandoned the ship and landed ashore, and the next day the "Guangjia" was sunk by the Japanese ships. After the Battle of the Yellow Sea, Wu Jingrong was "dismissed from his post and left in the camp." to observe the after-effects", and later returned to the Nanyang Naval Division to serve as the pipe belt of the Jian'an torpedo boat.

Wu Jingrong played a disgraceful role in the Battle of the Yellow Sea, as Guangjia and Jiyuan fled together, and in the end he was disposed of. Jiyuan's "first escape" is one of the real crimes of the Qing government's punishment of Boqian, and it is also the content that all kinds of people who overturn the case want to overturn the most, and those who overturn the case use wisdom in this regard. The theory that Guangjia escaped first, Yangwei escaped first, and Jiyuan did not escape were put forward respectively.

The Guangjia ship fled before Jiyuan, and this view that Wu Jingrong should be held responsible, has not been confirmed. No matter how people guess, Genesis will only set the NPC's personality based on the data he has, and Wu Jingrong took the case after reading the newspaper. He asked Sa Zhenbing, the commander of the Nanyang Naval Division, to resign, and he decided to go to Cam Ranh Bay to serve.

Wu Jingrong rushed to Cam Ranh Bay and became the first senior naval officer to take refuge in Chen Hao, who warmly received him. Although the evaluation of Wu Jingrong in history is not very good, Chen Hao doesn't care about this, Wu Jingrong's basic attributes are not bad, Chen Hao has the emperor's mental stunt and is not worried about his rebellion, use it first.

With the idea of buying a horse bone with a thousand dollars, Chen Hao appointed Wu Jingrong as the pipe band of the armored cruiser Pingkou, which made Wu Jingrong very grateful. He was only a torpedo boat pipe band in the Nanyang Naval Division, but he became the main cruiser pipe band in Cam Ranh Bay, and it was really right to give up his position as a Nanyang Naval Division to come to Cam Ranh Bay.

Wu Jingrong came to Cam Ranh Bay to win the battle and wash away the shame of the Yellow Sea naval battle, and he had a better chance of realizing this wish if he was reused. After Chen Hao appointed Wu Jingrong as the pipe band of the Pingkou, he quickly received a system prompt: "Player Chen Baxian, because you reused the NPC Wu Jingrong of the Nanyang Naval Division, the chance of a high-level NPC naval officer to vote has increased to 5% within a month." ”

Chen Hao's idea of buying horse bones was correct, and the system recognized his approach, believing that it was a reasonable use of power, so his "Glory of the Water Master" skill became more effective within a month. After Wu Jingrong's defection to Cam Ranh Bay was reused, some high-ranking officers in China who were idle or still serving in the navy division moved their minds and had the idea of taking refuge in the Cam Ranh Bay Navy.

In the mansion of Yuan Shikai in the capital, after reading the newspaper of the day, Lao Yuan sighed: "Chen Baxian is indeed a rare general, not only is he powerful in land warfare, but he can also help the Russians win the Japanese navy, which is more powerful than back then." If Chen Ba is willing to serve the country first, with a strong navy, I will be able to straighten my waist when negotiating with foreigners. ”

Yang Shixiang smiled slightly: "This just proves that the adults are as wise as torches, and the adults have a lot of support for Chen Baxian, but I am afraid that he is also grateful in his heart." The imperial court ordered Chen Baxian to be wanted at that time, mainly because he was afraid of the Japanese retaliation, and now the Japanese navy was defeated by Chen Baxian, and the Japanese were not afraid. ”

Yuan Shikai pondered for a moment and said, "If Chen Baxian has such a big authority, will he not be able to lose his tail?" ”

Yang Shixiang shook his head and said, "Your Excellency, don't worry too much, Chen Baxian's strength lies in the navy, and he doesn't have any power on land." You can't rely on the navy, he will only cooperate with us, and with the support of the navy, your position will be more secure. ”

Yuan Shikai laughed and said: "As far as Yilian Mansion said, I will report to the court, Lafayette admires Chen Baxian very much, and most of them will agree with what I play!" (To be continued......)