"The Minister of the Humerus! Pillars of the Nation! ”

"Is this what you told me? Beiyang is gone! There is no news from Lushun Golden State so far! Do you have to wait for the Russians to hit my Forbidden City, and then you can do it! ”

On the Jinluan Palace, Emperor Guangxu sat on the dragon chair, his face turned black, and he coldly glanced at the civil and military ministers standing in front of him, eager to immediately raise his knife and slaughter all these guys! Liaodong has already started fighting, but from yesterday to this time, a whole day has passed! I haven't come up with a way to stop the Russians! Do you really want to watch the whole of Liaodong fall into the hands of the Russians?

"The emperor might as well wait, Lord Xu Yongyi Xu has already contacted the Russian ambassador, and besides, I have 20,000 soldiers in Lushun and Jinzhou in the Qing Dynasty, and the Russians can't beat them with just a few thousand soldiers!"

"20,000 soldiers? Well, a lot! In my opinion, how about sending you to command the army! ”

"Wechen doesn't dare, Wechen is a speech official, and this commander ...... war."

"If you don't dare, get out of here! Come on, pick up the top flower feather, and put it in prison! Looking at the minister who spoke, Emperor Guangxu's face darkened, and he shouted angrily: "When the Russians take Liaodong, they will cut off his head!" ”

I didn't expect a word, even the official was gone, and the imperial historian who spoke was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed and shouted forgiveness, but how could the angry Emperor Guangxu listen to it, and in less than a moment, several wolf-like guards rushed into the hall and pulled out this guy who was still waiting.

"There's no way!" Emperor Guangxu asked again, but the lessons of the past were in front of him, who dared to speak again, so he closed his mouth one by one, for fear of angering the dragon scales.

Looking at the ministers like wooden chickens, Emperor Guangxu was even more angry, these guys usually talk like a river, quoting scriptures and scriptures, but they are really at a critical juncture, but none of them are reliable, it seems that it is indeed as Kang Youwei said, it is time to change!

Emperor Guangxu looked at Prince Gong, who was standing at the front: "Prince Gong, what do you think should be done at this moment?" ”

Prince Gong is old, although he is also the prime minister, but he is basically semi-retired, this time the Russians suddenly entered, and had to drag the sick body to the court.

Hearing the inquiry at this moment, he hurriedly said: "Back to the emperor, the minister thinks that in addition to finding out why the Russians suddenly started the war, he might as well send someone to contact Britain and France and other countries immediately, listen to their suggestions, and let them mediate." ”

"Mediation! It's mediation again! Could it be that everything in the Great Qing Kingdom of China depends on the faces of those foreigners? So what do I want you to do? Before Yixun's words were finished, Emperor Guangxu slapped the dragon case again.

"The emperor is angry."

Weng Tongsu hurriedly comforted: "Although mediation is necessary, but the minister thinks that mediation also needs to be fought first, although the Russians are strong ships and artillery, but the labor expedition, the land soldiers are only a few thousand, I am afraid it will not last, you might as well immediately order the Jilin general Changshun to immediately send troops, together with Song Qing and Nie Shicheng stationed in Fengtian, and go south to Liaodong with a large army, so that there will be good news in a few days." ”

"Good news? Hum! Emperor Guangxu sneered, and originally wanted to reprimand, but he had to give the teacher some face, so he had to suppress the anger in his heart and asked, "Are Song Qing and Nie Shicheng enough?" ”

"Back to the emperor, Nie Shicheng and Song Qing have a total of forty battalions of soldiers, about 40,000 people, except for Song Qing's Yi army, the rest are veterans returned from North Korea, in addition, they can also be ordered to recruit villagers on the spot to be used, if Changshun can also arrive in time, it is also possible to concentrate 70,000 or 80,000 people."

"Yes." Emperor Guangxu nodded, although he didn't understand military affairs, but when he heard that there could be seventy or eighty thousand people, he was also a little relieved, after all, there were less than 10,000 Russians ashore in Lushun and Jinzhou at the moment, and as long as they left the sea, the Russian ships and artillery would not be useful, and immediately said: "The proposed decree is to order Changshun, Song Qing and Nie Shi to form a department, and immediately go south to support it." ”

"In addition, the mountain is adjusted again...... Before Emperor Guangxu finished speaking, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the hall, and the guards in the hall hurriedly blocked the door sideways, shouting: "Who is making a noise." ”

Without waiting for Emperor Guangxu and the ministers to react, Li Hongzao, who stayed at the military aircraft office, had already rushed into the main hall, knelt on the ground and hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty, something is wrong. ”

"Impatience and impatience, what kind of system." Weng Tongsu, who had never dealt with Li Hongzao, snorted coldly.

Li Hongzao had no leisure to quarrel with Weng Tongsu at this moment, and reported: "Your Majesty, Iketanga sent someone to report urgently, yesterday it was said that the Russian army of 30,000 suddenly attacked Changchun, and the ten battalions stationed there were caught off guard, and Changchun had already missed. ”

"What!"

"In addition, the Russian [***] team has also been found in Heilongjiang and is attacking Longjiang!"

Emperor Guangxu, who had just stood up, sat down dejectedly, it seems that the Russians have already made a careful plan, not only sent a huge naval division, but even the army has been dispatched, is it really to watch the three northeastern provinces fall?

Weng Tongsu felt like he had been slapped in the face, he just said that he was going to transfer troops from Jilin to the south, and the people hit the door, and then he realized that after losing the barrier of the Beiyang Naval Division, let alone rescuing Lushun, I am afraid that even Fengtian and the three northeastern provinces are in danger!

If the Russians really want to fight, they can even send troops directly to Tianjin!

Could it be that the Great Qing Kingdom is really in danger?

At this time, there was the sound of footsteps outside the door again, and the rapid steps were like sledgehammers, hitting the hearts of everyone in the hall at once, and everyone was numb in the scalp when they heard it, could it be some bad news?

"Your Majesty, Lord Xu is back." The voice of the guards was heard outside the hall.

"Announce quickly."

Before the words were finished, Xu Yongyi, who had gone to contact the Russian ambassador, had already rushed into the main hall, shaking his sleeves and not waiting to kneel, and Emperor Guangxu asked one step earlier: "No need to salute, tell me quickly, what does the Russian ambassador say?" ”

Seeing that Guangxu's face was not good, Xu Yongyi didn't dare to delay, and replied: "Emperor Qiqi, after Weichen went to see the Russian ambassador this morning, he said that the battle of Lushun was all because Beiyang took the lead in firing artillery, which led to ....... ”

"Nonsense!"

Emperor Guangxu picked up the teacup, slammed it into the hall, and reprimanded: "Beiyang fire!" If Beiyang was the first to open fire, why did there also appear Russians in Changchun and Heilongjiang? Could it be that Iktanga will have nothing to do?! ”

Xu Yongyi had just come back, and he didn't know that he had just gotten the news, so he was stunned for a moment and then asked in a low voice: "The Russian army has entered Jilin and Heilongjiang?" ”

Li Hongzao hurriedly recounted the news he had just gotten, and asked again: "Lord Xu, did the Russian ambassador say anything else?" ”

Xu Yongyi's cold sweat flowed down, and he thought that the Russians actually drove into Jilin and Heilongjiang, and even hit the foot of Changchun, and swallowed his saliva for a long time before muttering: "He said that he would cede the three northeastern provinces!" But I've been rejected. ”

"Wolf ambition!"

After hearing this, Weng Tongsu angrily reprimanded and said: "Your Majesty, the Russians have premeditated this for a long time, and the minister suggests that Shandong should be taken up immediately, and the soldiers of Zhili will rush to help, and at the same time issue an edict to the whole country, and the soldiers and horses from all over Huaixiang will go north quickly, and King Qin will protect them!" ”

"No! Your Majesty, what Lord Weng said must not be! When Sun Yuwen heard this, he hurriedly stood up: "Let's not talk about how much it costs to summon the country's troops, just say that now the Beiyang is completely damaged, and there are Russian naval warships outside Lushun, whether it is from Shandong or Zhili to transfer troops, we need to take the waterway, what do we take to escort the warships, do we just watch the soldiers and braves being sunk by the Russians with one cannon after another!" ”

"There is no Beiyang, we still have Nanyang, three naval divisions from Guangzhou, Fujian, and you can also ask Britain and France to help transport soldiers, you can also take a detour from Shanhaiguan, and you can also mobilize Mongolian elite cavalry to help!" Weng Tongsu glared at Sun Yuwen and said angrily: "Lord Sun, now that you are in danger, you are so obstructed, do you really want to cede the land of the three provinces to be satisfied?" ”

"Nonsense! The old man once said that he didn't want to save three provinces. Sun Yuwen was so angry that he pointed at Weng Tongsu and trembled: "It's just that the matter of transferring troops is very important, and Nanyang Fujian is far away, and the ships are small and weak, even if they arrive, what can they do with the Russian sailors?" ”

"And Lord Weng, don't forget, if Russia knows that we have mobilized all the troops and horses from all over the country to go north and send warships to attack Tianjin, what will you do?"

As soon as Sun Yuwen said this, the other ministers all nodded straightly, outside of Lushun Lonely Golden State, there is only a narrow passage, there is no naval division, the Russians only need to park a few warships on both sides to prevent the entry of a million troops!

And even if it is a detour from Zhili, it is too late in terms of time, because at this moment the Russians have already penetrated deep into Jilin to the foot of Changchun, and even if the Jianghuai soldiers set off immediately, it will take at least a month to arrive, and I am afraid that Mukden will be gone at that time!

Unless it is to mobilize Mongolian elite cavalry, but Mongolia has long been worse than before these years, even if those Qing nobles are willing to send cavalry into Liao, but if they anger the Russians and really hit Tianjin, it will be really a big deal!

Looking at the quarrelsome ministers, Emperor Guangxu suddenly felt extremely tired, turned his head to look, and saw a touch of residual sun outside the window was particularly dim, and he suddenly found that without the Beiyang Naval Division, the Qing Dynasty even spoke much quieter.

At this moment, who else can turn the tide? ——

The sea breeze in June can no longer feel the cold of Siberia, and the whistling sea breeze is more stuffy and humid, but compared to the uncomfortable weather, the rough sea surface is more of a headache for Long Guozhang.

Going north against the current and going against the wind may not be a problem for a fleet that has no mission and is well supplied, but for the Pacific Fleet at the moment, it is a bit of a headache.

On the waves, even the 10,000-ton Polaris still could not remain stable, and in the bridge, Long Guozhang looked around through the porthole while looking at He Wenyu, who had just become the captain of the Polaris.

Originally, Long Guozhang was also the captain of the ship, but as the fleet became larger and larger, it was inconvenient for the commander to personally lead the ship, so after the last naval battle, he handed over the Polaris and became the real fleet commander.

Thirty-year-old He Wenyu did not have an outstanding resume in studying the ship, and he was able to climb to today's position, completely relying on personal efforts, he is different from Ji Weishan, he is completely self-taught, and he is not as talented as the former, but if he is steady, he may not be the best in the Pacific Army.

The ship is steady, the tactical movements are steady, and the person is also steady, just like the Polaris on the crest of the waves at the moment, no matter how much wind it faces, it is still moving forward a little bit steadily. This is also what Long Guozhang values him, as the captain of the flagship, if he loves to be in the limelight in everything, without this stability, I am afraid that the first one will be bombarded by the enemy.

Ji Weishan, He Wenyu, as well as Fang Jin, Ning Xiaochuan and even the big thorn Lefei, it is their participation that makes today's Pacific Fleet continue to grow, and there are many such people in the fleet, such as the new generation of commanding officers who are about to return from their studies in the UK.

Whenever he watched these people grow up little by little, Long Guozhang couldn't stop laughing, because they were becoming the new backbone of this fleet! At this moment, they are going to challenge an old power, a navy with the third largest total tonnage in the world.

Long Guozhang believes that as long as the fleet can buy this threshold, then the strength of the Pacific Fleet will usher in a leap!

"Report, the fleet is already about to pass through the Tsugaru Strait."

The words of the navigation staff officer interrupted Long Guozhang's thoughts.

The Tsugaru Strait was an important gateway between the main island and Hokkaido, and was considered a place where foreign merchant ships were forbidden to pass through when the Combined Fleet was still alive, but with the destruction of the Tsukamoto Fleet, the ban on foreign merchant ships has disappeared.

"Did you contact the General Staff?"

The staff officer shook his head: "Not yet, it may be that the distance is too far, and the signal is a little weak." ”

Long Guozhang turned his head to look at the flagship communications staff officer, and after hearing the answer, he couldn't help frowning, the communications officer and the communications detachment are newly established in the Pacific Fleet, and due to the use of radio stations, the post of communications officer has been set up on every warship in the Pacific Fleet, but the current radio failure rate is too high, so each warship carries a few spare units.

A flagship like Polaris, at the moment there are a total of three long-wave radios in the communication room, and six short-wave radios that have just been put into trial use by the troops, this kind of signal is more stable, and the short-range radio station with a larger information carrying capacity is very practical for the fleet, especially when commanding, there is no longer a need for the signal officer to convey the flag, as long as the radio is ticked a few times, you can connect to any warship in the fleet, it is really very convenient.

It's just that the failure rate of this thing is higher than the original long-wave radio, it has reached the outrageous point, fortunately, this is just an experiment, according to Chang Lin of the radio station, what is needed now is a large number of trials, some problems in the design are found in time, and after a maximum of one year of debugging, you can come up with the second generation of mature products.

The ideal is good, but the situation at sea is too complicated, the salt spray is large, the corrosion is strong, the radio station strikes at every turn, and often does not receive the signal, and there is a lack of large receiving towers in this area, so a large cargo ship had to be temporarily modified for forwarding to ensure the transmission of radio signals.

Although no new signal was received, according to the previous brief communication, Long Guozhang and everyone in the fleet knew about the Beiyang Naval Division, and for these ordinary soldiers who did not know that the General Staff had predicted that Beiyang would be killed, it was really infuriating to see their compatriots being wiped out in such a way!

In addition to anger, there was also a strong battle ** in the fleet, and the combat effectiveness shown by the Russians when they attacked the Beiyang Naval Division was not much stronger, just because of the numerical advantage, and they would never have thought that just one day before they attacked the Beiyang, the Pacific Fleet was already ready with revenge shells!

Sneak attack on the Beiyang Naval Division! Then we'll knock you out!

An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth......

This is already the creed of the Pacific Fleet!

The only thing he was worried about was whether the declaration of war could be submitted on time, and he didn't want to be infamous for sneak attacks. Long Guozhang raised his wrist to look at the latest watch, and there were still a few hours left to arrive in Vladivostok.

(To be continued)