Chapter 260 New Year's Eve 1
On the dark sea, the strong wind disturbs the waves, and Cai Tinggan's heart is as rough as the bad weather.
He seemed to see the kind Mrs. Macline in the grassland of Connecticut, who was his American mother, a kind American woman without prejudice. He clearly remembered that she was mocked by her American classmates because of her braids. Mrs. Maclian came to school and solemnly protested to the principal! At the insistence of Mrs. Mai Lian, the school ordered the mocker to apologize to Cai Ting.
Cai Tinggan missed day and night in Connecticut, where he learned what "all people are born equal" and what "bythepeople, forthepeople, ofthepeople"!
People's governance, people's enjoyment, people's existence!
The court he serves now is completely different from the government he has seen!
Now, he can no longer hear Mrs. Mai Lian's voice in the dark Weihai Guard Port, and even his second hometown, Lushun, is submerged in the vast night.
The corners of Cai Ting's eyes are a little wet.
There was a deep voice behind him: "Cai Guan belt!"
Cai Ting was shocked and hurriedly turned around. Behind him stood a dark shadow.
However, he can accurately determine his identity from the shadow voice.
That is the Beiyang Marine Division Dingyuan ship's pipe belt, right-wing general Liu Bu toad.
Cai Ting knelt down in a hurry. After returning to China, Cai Tinggan took a year to get used to this kind of kneeling ceremony. Until now, he has not done it properly. The movement is mechanical, which is very funny to others.
Cai Ting is not that he is not smart. He hates kneeling and worshiping!
In the United States, kneeling is a personal insult!
"Forget it, don't kneel!" Liu Bu's voice is very low.
"Thank you, Lord Liu." Cai Ting stood up straight and said, "Lord Liu came to the Fulong boat in person. What do you want to do?"
"Do you want to go back to Lushun?"
Cai Ting's heart trembled and then smiled bitterly: "Lord Liu laughed. Lushun is in the hands of the Japanese." After the loss of Lushun, Liu Buqian lost his soul and had not met his subordinates for a long time. It is said that he was smoking opium every day. The officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Marine Division were very dissatisfied with the general commander-level belt.
And Cai Tinggan is even more dissatisfied with Liu Bu Toad. When Lushun fell, Dingyuan's ship did not help. Instead, it ordered the eight torpedo boats docked in Lushun Port to give up the military port and flee to Weihaiwei.
In the offensive and defensive battle of Lushun, the Beiyang Marine Division did not fire a single shot, and even the Japanese Combined Fleet, which was preparing to fight with the Beiyang Marine Division, was surprised.
"Do you want it or not!" Liu Bu's voice became harsh.
Cai Ting said coldly, "I miss you so much!"
"Then order the torpedo boat troops to leave the port immediately!"
"Lord Liu, if the distant ship departs from port, the Fulong will naturally follow you!" Cai Ting sneered.
"The Dingyuan ship will not leave the port. The Japanese joint fleet is staring at Dingyuan and Zhenyuan."
"So, Lord Liu intends to sit and watch the Japanese Combined Fleet attack in the military port?"
"I won't go back to the distant ship!"
"Where is Lord Liu going?"
"Here, on the Fulong boat, with you!" Liu Bu Toad's voice is very cold.
Cai Ting was shocked: "Lord Liu, do you really want to act with the torpedo boat troops? Does Admiral Ding know?
Liu Bu toad nodded: "Lushun is the hometown of the torpedo boat troops! As for Ding Ruchang, I think we don't have to care.
"Why?"
"The Japanese Combined Fleet blocked the export of Weihaiwei, and the large cruisers couldn't get out." Liu Bu toad said, "Only the torpedo boat troops can fight! Cai Guandai, this is our opportunity and the only opportunity!"
"However, once the torpedo boat encounters a Japanese cruiser, I'm afraid there will be no place to die."
"If you stay in the military port, there is a place to die!" Liu Bu toad said coldly, "Cai Guandai, have you learned to find a place to be buried after studying in the United States for eight years?"
Cai Ting's blood boiled: "The humble position followed Lord Liu to attack Lushun! However, we don't have a single soldier on the land of Lushun, and the torpedo boat can't fight on land.
"Yes!"
"Who?"
"Week Charter!"
Only then did Cai Tinggan notice that Liu Bu toad's figure was straight and straight, and he was not the muddle-headed opium ghost in everyone's impression.
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January 24, 1895, the twelfth lunar year, New Year's Eve, 22:00 p.m. in the Yellow Sea, Xijing Maru.
The Minister of the Navy, Huashan Zijizhong. He will stand on the bridge and look around.
Countless ships are sailing quietly on the surrounding sea.
Huashan Ziji is too familiar with these ships. As the founder of the Japanese navy, he can easily identify each warship and their commander from the outline of those ships.
He remembered the Hiroshima incident.
At that time, the Beiyang sailors who visited Japan deeply shocked the Japanese with their strong lineup. Since then, the two giant cruisers Dingyuan and Zhenyuan have become a nightmare for the Japanese. At that time, the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Marine Division rushed to Hiroshima Street and beat Japanese civilians. The strong lineup of the Beiyang Marine Division was photographed. Japan put up with it!
However, this shame inspired Japan's enterprising spirit!
Japan endured humiliation and burdened heavy burdens. In just ten years, the Japanese navy made rapid progress and became a world naval power. This emerging maritime force finally defeated the Beiyang Marine Division in the Yellow Sea.
And now, it's time to completely end this shame!
The joint fleet has only one goal - to capture Zhenyuan and Dingyuan, drag these two giants to Hiroshima, and apologize to the people of Hiroshima!
He took Xijing Maru and followed the joint fleet to the sea of Weihaiwei. As the founder of the Japanese navy, Shiki Kayama believes that he should witness this great moment.
As a naval general, Shiki Huashan should not have taken Xijing Maru. Xijing Maru is not a warship, but a civilian merchant ship.
Huashan Ziji is unwilling to waste war resources because of him, and all warships should join the attack on Weihaiwei. What's more, the Yellow Sea at this time has already become the world of the joint fleet, and the Beiyang navy was trapped in the Weihai Guard Port and could not get out at all.
This will be a doomed victory!
For this victory, Japan has endured humiliation for 50 years!
In 50 years, many people died, and they did not see the day of victory.
Dashanyan, the commander of the Second Army, walked to Huashan Ziji and sent him a glass of sake: "Happy New Year, Huashanjun."
Dashanyan came to Xijingwan to discuss and cooperate with the joint fleet. In another six hours, the advance troops of the Second Army will arrive at Rongcheng Bay and launch a beach raid. At that time, the strong naval gun support of the joint fleet is needed.
The two sides have discussed all the details.
Huashan Ziji took the glass and smiled, "Dashanjun, are you still so old-fashioned?"
The Spring Festival is no longer a legal holiday in Japan, and the legal New Year in Japan is New Year's Day.
Dashanyan sighed: "When I was a child, my parents would give me New Year's money on this day, not on New Year's Day. Maybe our children will never get lucky money on this day again, but I will never forget my childhood New Year's Eve, which is the happiest time of the year!"
The sound of the mountain rock is a little sad.
"The progress of the times always comes at a price." Huashan Ziji raised his glass: "Happy New Year, Mr. Dashan!"
The two of them drank all at once.
The sea was foggy, and the outline of the ship suddenly appeared.
"I got a message just now." Dashanyan said.
"Good news or bad news?"
"It's neither good nor bad." Dashanyan muttered, "It's a neutral news."
"However, I feel the uneasiness in your heart." Huashan Ziji smiled and said, "Can you share it?"
"Of course." Dashanyan said, "The headquarters in North Korea called, and Zhou Charter is not in Linjinjiang."
The name Zhou Charter is unknown to the Japanese army, including the navy.
"What does this news mean?" Huashan Ziji asked.
"I don't know."
Huashan Ziji shook his head: "Dashanjun, the name Zhou Charter actually has no practical significance. He is just an imaginary opponent created by your army for yourself. The Qing army is too weak. You need a strong opponent to prove yourself. However, this opponent doesn't actually exist!"
The Japanese military generally believes that the Beiyang Navy facing the Japanese Navy can be regarded as a modern army, and the army of the Qing Dynasty cannot be regarded as an army at all!
"Maybe." Dashanyan nodded: "However, I still ordered the Third Division to stay in Lushun and strengthen the defense of Lushun. After all, Lushun is the base of the Shandong Campaign and our big rear."
"It's right to be careful." Huashan Ziji said, "However, I always think that Zhou Charter is not a myth. In front of the army of the Japanese Empire, he is just a clown."
Dashanyan sighed: "Mr. Huashan, Xijing Maru once suffered a heavy hit in Incheon."
"Yes, a bandit attacked it, causing a fire in the cabin and some of the cabins were damaged. However, it has been repaired.
"As far as I know, the bandit who attacked Xijingwan was called Zhang Ziying, which was the predecessor of Zhang Jun. It was Zhou Charter who led this bandit. He was a battalion officer at that time!"
Huashan Ziji's heart skipped a beat.
The words of Dashanyan seem to indicate something!
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January 24, 1895, Lunar New Year, New Year's Eve, 23:30 p.m. in northern Korea, the east bank of the Yalu River, Sanfengli, Lingshan Temple.
In a narrow Zen room, there is a light red candlelight.
The door opened, the cold wind blew into the Zen room, and the candle swayed.
A thin monk walked into the Zen room and closed the door.
The monk went to the table, took off the cloth jacket, hung it on the hanger, took a rotating pistol from his waist, put it on the table, and exhaled gently.
There is a garden mirror on the table, and a beautiful face is reflected in the mirror.
The monk looked in the mirror, took off the monk's hat on his head, and his long black hair poured down.
In the distance, there was a wave of chanting, and the monks of Lingshan Temple gathered in the Daxiong Hall to wait for the arrival of the New Year.
Then, a heavy and slow bell sounded.
Take the monk to the corner of the wall, where there is a plaque. The monk lit a incense, knelt down to the plaque, bowed three heads respectfully, and then inserted the incense in the incense burner in front of the plaque.
The plaque reads: "The position of mother Liu Ying."