Chapter 095 Survivors and Hunters
"Mr. Xiaocang, you can also tell the commander of Shanxian that I will come back soon and find this weekly charter!" Shenwei Guangchen said coldly.
Knowing the opponent's name is a good start!
Xijing Maru sent out the second whistle, which was the signal of anchoring. Mitsuomi Kamio will return to China by Xijing Maru.
The seagulls were familiar with the sound of the siren and flew to the mast of Xijing Maru. The waves that turn over when Xijing Maru anchors can roll up fish and shrimp for the seagulls.
However, the seagulls flying to Xijingwan suddenly changed the direction of flight before landing, wiped the mast of Xijingwan and spread their wings.
They seem to be aware of a danger.
Like the seagulls, Shenwei Guangchen also sensed the danger, but his way of avoiding danger was different from that of seagulls.
The divine tail light minister suddenly crawled on the ground.
A flame rushed into the sky from the mast of Xijingwan, and several seagulls who could not change their direction were swallowed up by the flames.
They were also swallowed up by the flames, as well as more than a dozen soldiers carrying cotton-padded clothes on the dock. They crossed the sea from Japan to North Korea for 50 yuan a day, becoming the first Japanese civilians to die in the war.
The flame was followed by a deafening explosion.
The ammunition that had just been unloaded from Xijing Maru and piled up on the dock exploded before it could be transported.
A blown cannon wheel fell from the sky and hit Ogura Matsubara's body. Before Ogura Matsubara could hum, he fell into the sea with the wheel.
The area around Xijing Maru, from the land to the sea, has become a sea of fire.
In the northwest of Incheon Port, there was a dense gunfire.
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Ten nautical miles east of Incheon Port, next to an unknown island, the cruiser Naniwa is patrolling at sea. Captain Higashigo Heihachiro stood on the tower and stared at the four lifeboats full of Qing soldiers not far away, in a complicated mood.
The Wavespeed was built in the United Kingdom with a displacement of 3700 tons and is equipped with 2 26cm heavy guns, 6 15cm artillery and 4 torpedo tubes, with a speed of 18 knots. It is a fast heavy-fire cruiser.
However, Naniwa suffered a loss in the recent Battle of Toyoshima. It was hit on the port of the ship by the Jiyuan ship with a displacement of only 2,300 tons and cut off the signal cable. The same Jiyuan ship actually hit the Yoshino ship, which was more powerful than the Naniwa, causing Yoshino to be seriously injured.
If it hadn't been for a shell that had not exploded, the end of the Battle of Toyoshima would have been rewritten.
What's more annoying is that the Jiyuan ship not only took a big advantage, but also the belt, which was said to be called Fang Boqian, actually raised a white flag. Just as Dongxiang Pinghachiro was proudly ready to be landed, the Jiyuan ship drove at full horsepower and ran out of the range of the 26cm heavy gun.
Three Japanese cruisers with a total displacement of 11,000 tons actually made the Jiyuan ship with a displacement of 2,700 tons run away. That Fang Boqian is really too cunning!
Dongxiang Pinghachiro did not get nothing. He sank the Gao Shenghao and drowned more than 1,000 Qing soldiers. This result earned him the award of the base camp.
However, at the award ceremony, Togo Heihachiro heard the sarcastic congratulations of Akisu captain Murahiko: "Dongxiang, you are really a violent person. What a mess!"
Shooting at the enemy who fell into the water is actually the same as the body of Ling Chi Jin Yujun in the North Korean court, it is the act of a coward!
"Can we shoot?" The first officer asked.
"No, wait." Dongxiang Pingbalang shook his head.
The four lifeboats not far away are full of 170 Qing soldiers, who are the survivors of the Gaosheng, who have been floating on the sea for three days. Perhaps many people on board have become corpses.
"I understand the captain's mood." The first officer said, "However, the current situation is completely different from the Toshima naval battle. The two countries have officially declared war. They are no longer sea victims, but our enemies!"
Dong Heihachiro frowned. In the battle of Toyoshima, he ordered to sink the Gaosheng and eliminate 1,200 Qing troops who tried to reinforce Asan, so that the Japanese army occupied an absolute military advantage and equipment advantage in North Korea and ensured the victory of the Battle of Chenghuan. For the country, he made great achievements!
However, it is an unforgettable shame for individuals, especially a Meiji soldier with a samurai spirit, who fell into the water and opened fire on the enemy!
Hinghachiro Dongxiang tried his best to hide his inner shame. He forced himself to forget Toyoshima and those Qing soldiers who were struggling in the sea. The faces that were deformed because of survival always appeared in his dreams, making him unable to sleep at night. That was a frightening memory!
However, fate seems to be deliberately punishing him!
Just today, when he was on a routine cruise mission, the dream actually appeared in broad daylight!
Four lifeboats and 170 skinny Qing soldiers appeared in his sight.
For a moment, he even absurdly told himself that he was dreaming.
But that's not a dream!
There are still survivors on the Ascension, who are looking for land on the vast sea.
Dish them! They are the Qing army that reinforced Yashan!
You can't destroy them! Yashan has been firmly in the hands of the Japanese army, and they are just a group of sea victims.
Dying them, the Japanese and Qing Dynasty have declared war! They are wearing the uniforms of the Qing army!
They can't be eliminated. Their uniforms are shabby. It's just a fig leaf!
Dish them! You are the captain of the Japanese Navy!
You can't destroy them, you are a warrior!
"Order them to surrender!" Dongxiang Pinghachiro said in a low voice.
"Captain, we have issued three flags, and they are completely indifferent!"
"Then send it again!"
"Captain, I think it's futile to do this!" The first mate said, "They seem to be angered by the Battle of Toyoshima. If I were them, I would not surrender. I would rather die!"
On the lifeboat, the Qing soldier's face was godless.
In the face of the godlessness of death, that's called fearlessness!
Heihachiro Dongxiang closed his eyes: "Then get ready to fire..."
"Boom..." There was a series of loud noises.
Heihachiro Dongxiang opened his eyes, and four lifeboats were still rippling in the sea breeze.
In the direction of Incheon Port, thick smoke is rising.
Dongxiang Pingbalang's heart sank and shouted, "Go to Incheon Port at full speed!"
"Yes!" The first mate agreed, and the wave speed turned around the bow.
Incheon Port is the lifeline of the Japanese army, and there is no room for any loss.
"Captain, what about those lifeboats?"
"Throw a lifeboat and load it with water and food."
"Captain, they are the enemy!"
"No, they are refugees!"
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Hannagan collapsed on the lifeboat, looked at the faraway Wave, and shook his head with a wry smile. It seemed that God didn't want to see him for the time being.
He has been floating on the sea for three days, and his side is full of Qing soldiers who have exhausted their physical strength to the limit.
In the sea of Toyoshima, Hannagan encountered the cruiser Naniwa for the first time, and he thought he was bound to die.
As a German, Hannagan could have justly boarded the Wave Speed and asked for asylum. Although the Japanese are arrogant, like the Qing people, they have a kind of awe of hatred for Westerners. They will give Hannagan courtesy, although behind this courtesy is hatred.
However, he did not do so. He put himself in the position of the Qing army, although he was wearing the uniform of a retired German captain.
Hannagan, as a general of the Qing army, on behalf of more than 1,000 soldiers on the ascending, directly negotiated with Heihachiro Dongxiang on the Langsu and asked him to let him go. He is based on the Law of International War. Under the framework of this law, the two countries shall not take hostile action without declaring war, let alone Can exchange fire.
However, international law, or conventional conventions, is the way of thinking of Westerners. The two major countries in Asia, Daqing and Japan, do not seem to have a deep understanding of this law.
Higaoka Hirahachiro refused his negotiation and politely invited him to stay on the Langsu.
Hannagan also refused Togo Hirahachiro's invitation.
As a retired officer of the German army, it was the Qing Dynasty that gave him the life of a soldier for the second time. He was appointed as a military instructor in Tianjin by the Qing Dynasty and served as the adjutant of Li Hongzhang. Fifteen years later, he received the highest standard of courtesy in the Qing Dynasty and dedicated his life's talents to the Qing Dynasty.
Hannagan does not understand the way of thinking of Qing officials and subjects. There are many options for anything, but Qing officials always choose the worst option righteously, and the reasons they give are often ironic. For example, Hannagan has long found that Weihaiwei fort "can only take care of the sea, not the back road", and Li Hongzhang's reason is that our Chinese rear is as solid!
If you don't understand, Hannagan has to admit that whether it is Li Hongzhang or other officials, his respect for him is from the bottom of his heart. For this reason, Hannagan does not intend to be a "tsar", which is the most vicious mockery of unscrupulous officials by the Chinese.
Hannagan returned to the Ascension, and he was ready to be sunk with more than a thousand Qing soldiers.
He believes that if he dies, the Qing Dynasty will hold a state funeral for him. This is a treatment that German captains will never get. In Germany, only meritorious marshals can enjoy the state funeral.
However, he did not die.
He was forcibly put on a lifeboat by a group of Qing soldiers.
The people of the Qing Dynasty have always hated foreigners. However, in the sea of Toyoshima, the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty threw away their weapons but did not throw them away.
Then there is endless drifting.
Just this morning, they saw the land.
However, they also saw the Wave Speed!
The Wavespeed is the devil. It is like an unwavered ghost, blocking the last part of their journey to land and life.
At that moment, Hannagan thought of surrender.
Three days of drifting made him feel the value of life, and the state funeral seemed meaningless.
The Wave sent a flag, telling them that they would receive humanitarian treatment.
However, Hannagan found that his partners, the clearance soldiers who put him on the lifeboat, were not interested in humanitarian treatment.