But this is far from enough, the Empress Dowager Cixi wrote a reply, and she also planned the plan, fully cooperated with her, and put forward higher requirements for Zuo Zongtang. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info the total annihilation of the North Vietnamese fleet is far from enough!

Zuo Zongtang's face was full of red light and majestic, "Someone!" He shouted, "Prepare the carriage and go to Guangzhou immediately!" ”

At this time, he couldn't even wait for the telegram of the battle of Haiphong Port, and he was about to set off for Guangzhou to carry out the next step of chip deployment, as for whether the Beiyang Naval Division could win, Zuo Zongtang thought that there was no need to worry, so much effort and effort had been mobilized, and so many manpower and material resources were mobilized, if he did not win, he would have to surrender and admit defeat quickly.

Yu Garden, Shanghai.

A eunuch is sweeping the floor slowly and quietly in front of the Deyue Tower, most of the peach trees are planted in front of the Deyue Tower, it coincides with the beginning of March, the peach blossoms have bloomed, the ground is full of pink petals, between the beautiful forests and stones, the thrush is singing tactfully, it is the morning, the sky is slightly white, the shimmer adds a layer of hazy light to the courtyard, everything is so clear, but carefully rubbing the eyes, it seems that everything is hazy. Yu Garden is not more spacious than the Old Summer Palace and the palace place, the Jiangnan Garden has always been the delicate appearance of the dojo inside the tight screws, at this time it should have been the time to sprinkle and sweep, and it should be in full swing, but the Moon Tower is the resting place of the Empress Dowager Cixi, and it can not alarm the inside, so it can only be slow, very light and very light to sweep the petals on the ground, fortunately the petals are soft, not as good as the leaves, and the sweeping will make a rustling sound.

Downstairs stood two rows of palace maids holding towels and silver basins and other washing tools, waiting with low eyebrows, Li Lianying stood at the door, listening carefully to the movement inside, the palace maids who were waiting to get up had not yet clapped their hands to send out the news, obviously the Empress Dowager Cixi was still asleep at this time.

Last night, it was very late, and then she seemed to be restless and sleepless, Li Lianying naturally knew why, but she didn't know how to solve it, so she had to offer a soothing mulberry soup, and finally fell asleep, and she must be late today.

There was a quiet scene in front of the Deyue Tower, everyone was at ease, even Li Lianying, who had something on her mind, was also calm on her face, and suddenly at this time, there was a hurried footstep on the verandah, although it was not loud, but it was extremely hurried, obviously someone came over in a hurry, Li Lianying frowned slightly, turned her head to look, and then her brows stretched, but her face was stiff, it turned out to be the eunuch on duty in the telegraph room of the internal affairs office, and she came in such a hurry, there must be important military affairs.

He wore flowers and willows, bypassed Dingqiao Lotus Pavilion, and only arrived in front of Deyue Tower, a group of people had already stared at him, he didn't dare to slack off, and handed the telegram in his hand to Li Lianying, "Boss," his voice trembled, his face was red and white, "Urgent report from Guangdong!" I want to play it to the West Holy Master immediately! ”

Seems to be good news! The eunuch on duty can't say it clearly, but his face says it all, it will definitely not be bad news, these years, the Empress Dowager Cixi has become more and more angry to get up, other old ladies are old, they can't sleep, but the Empress Dowager Cixi is blessed, broad-minded, and has never been haunted by trivial things, so the sleep time has been very sufficient, if you call it rashly, although you will not be angry, I am afraid that it is to show the people below, so it is easy to call.

But today is absolutely fine, Li Lianying took the telegram, went up the steps, and gently buckled the door, and the palace maid inside hurriedly asked in a low voice, "What?" ”

"There is an important military report in the south that I want to ask the West Holy Master to read, you quickly ask the West Holy Master to get up," Li Lianying said solemnly, "Don't delay!" ”

The palace maid on duty at night knows the severity, since the queen mother hung the curtain, so that the military report that suddenly arrived at night or early in the morning had to come out from time to time, and it could not be delayed, so she went to the inner room and quietly told the aunt who was sitting on the edge of the door of the inner room, this is an important errand to serve the Empress Dowager Cixi to get up and drink tea at night, only the closest palace maid to the Empress Dowager Cixi can be this errand, Aunt Hongfeng did not dare to slack off, stepped forward to the silver silk gauze tent Zimu pulled the bed and leaned down, and shouted a few words in a low voice, "Niangniang, Niangniang?" ”

"Huh?" A thick nasal voice sounded in the tent, apparently in reaction to being called in a deep sleep, and the voice was a little impatient and lazy, "What's the matter?" What time is it? ”

The palace maid in charge, Hong Feng, hurriedly knelt down, "There is an important military report in the south, and the chief manager has come to ask Niangniang to get up." ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi in the tent unconsciously "en", it seemed that she didn't care about this matter, stopped talking, and was about to fall into a deep sleep again, Hongfeng was a little helpless, thinking about whether to call again, or let the Empress Dowager Cixi continue to sleep for a while and then call, sleep until it is fine, but if the major event is delayed, he will have to eat and hang, and the Queen Mother will definitely not have a good face at that time.

When she was thinking wildly, the silver silk gauze tent suddenly had no wind and automatically, and when she brushed it, the Empress Dowager Cixi tore open the gauze tent, and the green jade flounder tents on both sides of the excitement trembled, "What did you just say?" She suddenly woke up at this time, her eyes were wide open, and her loose bun was pulled up when she slept, which was no longer fluffy at this time, so unkempt came out of the bed, "Whose news?" ”

"The chief said that it was an important military report from the south."

The Empress Dowager Cixi stood up, and walked out barefoot in her middle clothes, Hongfeng hurriedly picked up the cloak on the chaise longue on the side, and hurriedly put it on the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager Cixi impatiently tied it with her own hands, her hands trembled excitedly, and she didn't tie it several times, but her mouth quickly said, "Open the door, quickly!" ”

"Niangniang," Hong Feng hurriedly said, "You haven't cleaned up, be careful of catching a cold." ”

"What else do you care about this time, whether you catch a cold or not!" The Empress Dowager Cixi stomped her feet and drank the order to open the door, but the palace maid couldn't, so she could only open the door, and the Empress Dowager Cixi appeared barefoot in front of Li Lianying.

Li Lianying hurriedly knelt down, "Enlighten the Buddha, the report from the south." ”

The eunuchs on the side all knelt down, not daring to look at the Empress Dowager Cixi who had no makeup and long hair hanging to the ground, and even the sweeping eunuchs standing under the peach petals hurriedly bowed their heads, the Empress Dowager Cixi grabbed the bright yellow crust fold in Li Lianying's hand, spread it out and looked, the original very worried expression on her face disappeared, a smile appeared on her face, and then the smile became bright, as if she had gotten a great news, the Empress Dowager Cixi walked down the steps while chattering, and the eunuchs and palace maids on both sides knelt on the ground, "Yesterday afternoon, the Beiyang Navy Division went to Haiphong Port, Together with the French army in the South Seas, by the early hours of this morning, the North Vietnamese fleet had been destroyed, the enemy chief Guba had been killed, and the victory had been reported. ”

The number of words was short, but the words were pleasantly surprised, and the Empress Dowager Cixi stood under the peach blossom tree and shouted, "Report the victory!" Victory! Then laughed, the withered petals seemed to be alarmed by the laughter of the Empress Dowager Cixi, and they fell down one after another, she threw the fold, the fold flew out, and when she turned around, the green silk and the cloak fluttered together with the wind, and the petals also flew down, and the laughter shook the entire Yu Garden, "See?" She turned around several times, and after the company commander laughed, she said to Li Lianying, at this time she was obviously too excited, in the eyes of the eunuchs, the Queen Mother's words were already a little incoherent, "Who said that I won't win!" Who said that I couldn't beat the French, who said that I wouldn't change my life against the sky! See, big win! ”

The petals fell on the head and cloak of the Empress Dowager Cixi, she stretched out her hands, held the petals and the breeze with her hands, closed her eyes, Li Lianying is such an interesting person, at this time with the palace maids shouted long live, "Congratulations to the Buddha, congratulations to the Buddha!" ”

"Such a big victory," the Empress Dowager Cixi was intoxicated with the joy of victory, and it took a long time to open her eyes, "I must not tell the world, call up, call the military plane immediately, yes, and Ronglu, I want to pass on this joy to them first, and then announce it to the world, and then wait for Zuo Zongtang in the south to report it most carefully!" ”

On 21 March, the Nanyang Naval Division raided Haiphong Port, and the Franco-NATO fleet counterattacked, and in the afternoon, the three ships of the Beiyang Naval Division Dingyuan rushed to Haiphong Port to join the battle, and the North Vietnamese Fleet was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses, and the battle lasted until late at night, the North Vietnamese Fleet was completely annihilated, and even killed Lonely, and the large and small cruisers sank 13, blew up 12, and captured 5. Historians call it the "Great Victory of Coastal Defense". (To be continued.) )