Chapter 212 The sound of shelling outside Shanhaiguan

On the dock of Ryukyu Port, Master Li wears a short shirt and coat. He misses the years of T-shirts and shorts in his previous life. Of course, it would be better if there was a hot bikini girl.

But compared with the bikini girl, he is more surprised why Fang Xianqi suddenly came to Ryukyu? Is it said that the anniam is coming?!

Looking at the cruise ship that has appeared on the horizon, Master Li's body shivered. Anyway, he is also his real wife. What if he is really powerful? Did she cook raw rice first? Or should I stew three pieces of fat meat together?

It's difficult!

Master Li sighed for a long time, and Chen Ping behind him was even more sad.

He didn't know why the American political axe suddenly changed its attitude and succumbed to orders of tens of millions of dollars. All he knew was that this must be the young master's means. Now the American political axe has changed its position under the purchase orders and lobbying of Tang Shaoyi and Liang Dunyan. Without the United States, Germany and Japan, Britain will also be powerless, so there is no suspense about the negotiations in Shanghai, but what he and everyone did not expect was that the young master would bet on Kyushu and the three northeastern provinces!

This is too bold!

And everyone knows that Kyushu and the three northeastern provinces are out of proportion. How can Germans give up the larger three northeastern provinces for Kyushu? Didn't the young master send it to the door to give others a chance?

What the hell is this for?!

Li Mo seemed to see through Chen Ping's mind. He approached two steps and smiled, "Are you worried?"

Chen Ping nodded unabashedly: "Young master, the three eastern provinces and Kyushu are not proportional at all. Even if Germany will support us in this negotiation, when our two families go to war, they will definitely turn to Japan immediately."

"Yes, the analysis is correct."

Li Mo nodded his head and walked to the dock. As he walked, he asked, "So what would you do if you were in Germany?" Chen Ping thought for a moment and immediately said, "If I were William II, I would definitely take our big order first. As long as we wait until we go to war with Japan, we will immediately turn to Japan, provide support, help Japan defeat us, and then force us to fulfill the additional contract, so that we can get a large amount of materials and Northeast Three for nothing. Province."

"Then what?"

"Then they will immediately send troops to land from Lushun and other places to take over the northeast."

Li Mo turned around and smiled: "Then guess how the countries will react at that time?"

"I definitely don't want to. I paid such a high price to defeat us, but I can't get any benefits, but they certainly can't come up with a realistic way. The best thing is to launch a dark war between North Korea and Germany."

"Britain and the United States are definitely against it, but they certainly can't come up with any effective way. On the contrary, Russia, if it has enough troops, it is very likely to take the lead in seizing Jilin and Heilongjiang, and Germany will form a confrontation with Russia because it is far away from China."

"The analysis is very good." Li Mo nodded and suddenly grinned, "Let me ask you again, what preparations does Germany need to do?"

Chen Ping continued to analyze: "If Germany wants to get Kyushu or the Northeast after the war, it needs a large number of troops, but now the size of the German Far East Fleet is too small, and with the lessons learned from Russia, they are also afraid that once the navy loses, it will be entered by France, so I think their navy will increase the scale of troops. It will be very big, but if the navy cannot form a scale, the army will face the danger of being suppressed by us and Japan. Any cross-oceanic operations without maritime support is impossible!"

"And Germany lacks bases in the Far East that can not only be resupplied by warships, but also stationed in the army."

"Do you think that Japan will open the base to Germany?"

"No." Chen Ping shook his head affirmatively: "Even if Germany shows the agreement with us, I'm afraid it's not so stupid to open the base to Germany. Everyone knows that it's easy to send God, and the United Kingdom and the United States are now very powerful in Japan. In addition, the country is small, and they will certainly not be willing to share the third family."

"The last question." Li Mo smiled and raised a finger: "If Mr. Li's negotiations are successful, how will the countries react after we finally get the three northeastern provinces?"

"If the facts are established, what will be the reaction?" Chen Ping was a little surprised and didn't understand what the young master meant. He shook his head.

Looking at Chen Ping, who shook his head blankly, Li Mo's smile gradually closed, and his face became serious: "Let me tell you, we have obtained the northeast, and the weakness of the Qing Dynasty is equivalent to being exposed to everyone's eyes. As long as there is a period of preparation, the great powers will rush to the coast of the Qing Dynasty like a wolf and cut the land to pay compensation. It will come one after another.

"Although the Qing court has nothing to do with us, when these powers stand firm, even if we fight down one by one, we will lose a lot." Li Mo turned his head and looked at the cruise ship where the black smoke was ready to dock. His eyes were clear and bright.

Some words, he can never say to others that after the Three Kingdoms returned to Liaoning in history, the Germans occupied Qingdao and the French circled Guangzhou Bay, which was all caused by the weakness of the Qing Dynasty. Now that he has replaced Russia and occupied the northeast, no one can guarantee whether history will repeat itself.

The Pacific Army can defeat Japan and Russia, but it does not have the strength to be surrounded by all the great powers, so the best way is to divert this disaster from mainland China, which is a good target.

But it was not easy to get away from this disaster, so he threw out the contract and took the lead in temporarily withdrawing the attention of the Germans from the coveted Qingdao and lured Germany with a larger northeast.

Of course, in order to get a big order from the Northeast, Germany has to fulfill the contract first, as Chen Ping said, and turn to Japan immediately after the two families go to war to help defeat the Pacific Army. But the problem is that Germany's strength in the Far East is too weak, lacks a frontier base, and unlike Britain, which has a strong fleet support in the Far East, and it can't be changed in a short time, so it can only wait for the navy to return home. After the decisive battle with the Pacific Fleet begins, it can take the opportunity to launch their poor Far East cruise ship. The team.

But will there really be a decisive battle?

Li Mo hung an arc at the corners of his mouth. Looking at the beautiful figure on the cruise deck next to the dock, he walked past Chen Ping with a smile and said with a gentle smile, "I have informed Mr. Li that we must set up Qingdao and Yantai as trade ports."

This sentence from passing by suddenly made Chen Ping's eyes suddenly light up. These two places are indeed suitable for both naval stationing and the army, but if these two places are in their own hands, the Germans can't do it unless they immediately go to war with the Pacific Army or find trouble with the British who control Weihaiwei. Based on the Jiaodong Peninsula across the sea from the Liaodong Peninsula!

But there is another question. Chen Ping hurriedly chased after him: "Young master, will the two battleships we ordered in Germany be detained again?"

"Two battleships are not the key to deciding the outcome of a war." Li Mo suddenly turned his head and smiled cheerfully: "Soon, the whole world will see it!" --

Shanhaiguan, in the former army camp, Changshun looked at Li Hongzao, the military minister who came to the governor, and Ronglu, the governor of Zhili, with his face like a black date.

The reinforcements from Zhili Shandong and other places arrived, but Mongolia, which had originally promised to send troops, changed its mind again. However, this was not the reason why they were in a daze, but this continuous arrival of troops, which was really disappointing.

More than 50,000 people, less than 5,000 muskets are equipped, and more of them are big knives and spears. These 5,000 guns were returned by Liu Shengxiu to Shi Mingjun at the beginning, not to mention the cannons.

At present, there are about 5,000 people stationed in the front line of Fengtianhai City, 50,000 to 5,000, which is enough from the number of people, but these 5,000 people are all equipped with muskets, and there are at least 50 cannons to support.

Especially from Nie Shicheng's words, the Pacific Army not only has artillery, but also a powerful palm thunder, which is not weaker than shells after being thrown out. If this fights, I'm afraid that my miscellaneous army is no different from dying!

"Is it possible not to go?" Changshun glanced at Li Hongzao and Ronglu next to him, and his heart suddenly sank.

Less than three days after Nie Shicheng returned to Shanhaiguan, he was sent to Yanjing for custody on the charge of collaborating with the enemy. The 2,000th number under him followed the Pacific Army to fight the Russian men, and also dispersed one after another. A large part of them defected to the Pacific Army under the leadership of the two brothers of Shoushan. Their departure made the soldiers panic even more. F panic.

But the emperor has repeatedly demanded the immediate recovery of Fengtian, but in the face of the Pacific Army armed with teeth, how should we fight this battle? Changshun is not sure.

But if I don't fight for a long time, I'm afraid that my new General Fengtian will also do it.

Li Hongzao and Rong Lu next to

were also disturbed by the continuous imperial edicts. If they don't fight, they will resist the edict! Can you play? Can you win?

"General Changshun, the two of us don't have access to military affairs, but now the emperor and the old Buddha are staring at our news, and the negotiations in Shanghai are also frozen. Do you think we should fight first? His Pacific Army is not made of copper and iron. If we can win one or two battles, the three of us can make sense.

"Yes, this battle must be fought no matter what. Only by fighting this battle can we cooperate with countries to pressure the Pacific Army and force them to withdraw from Fengtian and Liaodong." Rong Lu said quickly.

Changshun nodded. It is necessary to fight. In this case, it is better to attack earlier. The longer it takes, the more it is not good for the army, and it will save the people in the army to panic.

Thinking of this, just as I was about to call someone to pass on the order, I heard a sudden sound of rapid footsteps outside the account. In less than a while, the guards came to report. The Pacific Army sent a letter and asked him to open it by name.

What are you doing with the messenger?

Changshun looked at Ronglu and Li Hongzao next to him. After opening the letter in a hurry, his face changed greatly with just a glance. He shouted, "Quick, prepare the horse!" -

"Are you ready?"

On the Bohai Sea in the south of Shanhaiguan, two battleships flying the blood cloud dragon claw flag and two heavy patrols have already lined up. A destroyer in the distance is leisurely wandering back and forth, as if watching another good show.

The light rain made the heat dissipate. In the middle of the rain, Ji Rushan passed in front of the main gun at the stern of the ship. Looking at the already prepared gun group in the turret, he nodded with satisfaction.

"It is ready, and the letter has been sent to the other party, but the battalion of the Qing army is 10,000 meters away from us. The distance is too far, and we can only reach the left camp seat seven kilometers away, and the accuracy of this distance cannot be guaranteed." The staff quickly handed over the shelling plan.

Ji Rushan took over the plan and did not open it, but smiled: "It doesn't matter whether it's enough or not. The main thing is to let the Qing army know that they are outdated!"

"Let's go, let's shoot for 20 minutes first!"

The staff member spit out his tongue. In the 20-minute rapid shooting stage, the four warships will launch 2,560 shells of more than 152mm. Even if the accuracy in the maximum range is seriously reduced, this kind of shelling close to the intensity naval strength is enough for the Qing army to experience the lag in the captain's mouth!

Soon, with the order of the gun officer, the already prepared main gun and the secondary gun spewed out huge fireballs at the same time, and the violent recoil made the 10,000-ton steel beast can't help but deviate slightly.

At the same time, the three partners next to them also roared one after another.

In the explosion, Ji Rushan slowly climbed onto the flying bridge and sighed. If his Polaris was equipped with a new 152mm naval gun that had just been developed at this time, I'm afraid it would be more than the left battalion of the Qing army.

On the mast, the observation post did not have time to pay attention to the captain in a daze below. Because Shanhaiguan is a hilly terrain, even if they stand high, it is difficult for them to see whether the shell fell on the target or not. However, because they did not ask for damage this time, they also leisurely held their hands and watched the rise in the distance. A huge cloud of mushrooms rose up.

Eight 305mm naval guns, eight 203mm naval guns, and 28 152mm rapid-fire secondary guns. Each eruption stirred up countless ripples on the sea. Like the bombardment of the ship not long ago, the old gunners still happily hid behind, guiding the new reserve gunners who came to the fleet for internship.

Hing hinges click, lifting a huge shell from the bottom compartment, and then the artillerymen stuffed it into the chamber with a push rod, and then filling it with the launcher that was hung at the same time. After the muzzle was adjusted to the maximum elevation angle, and then there was an earth-shaking noise, which made the dust in the turret soar.

Such a loud noise and vibration will appear every minute and a half in the main turret of the Polaris, exactly like a clockwork clock.

A low mountain blocked the gunners' sight. They couldn't know whether the shells they fired were effective, but no one complained and paused, and they were still working and firing.

The hot air completely dispelled the coolness brought by the rain. After a few rounds, several excited gunners had taken off their military uniforms and were very busy wearing sweatshirts and shorts.

Boom!

When Changshun quickly boarded Guancheng with Li Hongzao and Ronglu, he heard a loud noise coming from the distance all day long. He quickly grabbed the thousand-mile mirror from the hands of the left and right deputy generals, and found that the left camp not far away had already been in flames, and countless shells flew down from the sea like raindrops!

Li Hongzao and Ronglu, who saw this scene for the first time, only took a look. Suddenly, their faces changed greatly. They were stunned, and cold sweat dripped down their backs and foreheads!

A firelight, a sound of explosion, kept rising from the left camp. It was not too much to describe it with bullets like rain. Under such dense firepower, in less than a moment, the whole left camp seemed to be surrounded by flames.

The war horse hissed in the flames, but after a moment, it was torn by the surging shock wave. A companion, who didn't even have time to shout in the flames, completely disappeared in front of him.

Next to

, the soldiers of the Chinese army's battalion were already pale, and the camp was even more restless. Countless soldiers who heard the sound of gunfire rushed out of the camp one after another, squeezed up to the tower, climbed the sentry tower, and looked nervously at the firelight in the distance, afraid that the shells would fall back on their heads.

The earth was trembling, and the roar of the shells tearing open the air like thunder, stimulating the nerves of every Qing soldier.

Suddenly, a shell exploded thousands of kilometers away from Guancheng. The scattered stone crumbs were mixed with soil, and a huge earth ring suddenly splashed around. The heat wave rushed straight to the camp gate, making the soldiers standing near the door blue.

Such a close explosion can be seen with the naked eye. Not to mention Li Hongzao and Ronglu standing in Guancheng, they exploded clearly. When the smoke dissipated, a large pit several meters in diameter had appeared in front of the thousand-mile mirror, which stunned them!

A shell has such great power. If there are hundreds or thousands, isn't it?!

Thinking of this question, not only Li Hongzao, but also Changshun, a general who was used to life and death, couldn't help shivering.

The sound of gunfire is still continuous, shaking the heartstrings of every Qing soldier like thunder. Every time the earth trembles, it will make their faces white, until the last touch of blood disappears on their faces.

Listening to the continuous sound of gunfire, no one knows how many shells the warships on the sea have stored. But everyone knows that if the other party is aiming at the camp, then I'm afraid they have become a pile of broken meat at this moment!

The way and means of war have been changed. In the past, the war dominated by guns and swords has been completely reduced to the world of cannons and muskets. Not to mention 50,000 people, even if another 50,000 people are added, I'm afraid no one will think that it can be taken back from the Pacific Army!

The rumble of cannons made the whole mountain customs silent. In addition to the frightened and hissing war horses, everyone also held their breath and waited for the end of the gunfire.

When the last shell fell an hour later, and when the sea breeze blew away the smoke in the front camp, Li Hongzao, the Minister of Military Aircraft, could no longer hold on and sat on the whistle, and beads of bean-sized sweat kept rolling down from his forehead.

In front of the camera, the left camp with 5,000 people has disappeared, and even a piece of cloth can't be picked up. The green earth seems to have been completely turned over by a plow, and it is in a mess.

The Qing soldiers gasped hard, and everyone's vests were cold sweaty. A cool air surged up from the soles of their feet, and their bodies stiffened in an a moment.

After a while, someone turned his head and looked at the arrow tower above his head.

Changshun slowly put down the single thousand-mile mirror in his hand and sighed after a long time: "Your lords, please ask the emperor that there is really nothing Changshun can do!" After saying that, Li Hongzao, who was sitting on the arrow tower, walked to the stairs step by step, but when he had just stepped on the stairs, somehow his feet suddenly softened and almost fell down.

The soldiers were so scared that they quickly supported the commander-in-chief, but when their hands leaned up, they found that the commander-in-chief, who had been calm just now, was trembling all over.

Looking at the dilapidated land like a cemetery in the distance, looking at Li Hongzao, who was paralyzed on the ground, Ronglu's heart was even more ashes...

(to be continued)