Chapter 010 Narrow Road

Cai Tinggan looked out of the window, and the sea was hazy and turbulent.

In front of his eyes, there seemed to be a sunny grassland in Connecticut. On the grassland, there was a cabin. Mrs. McLen sat under the oak tree in front of the house and smiled and waved to him.

"The U.S. government is a government that governs the people and enjoys the people!" Cai Tinggan said slowly, "And the court of the Qing Dynasty is the emperor's court!"

"What's the difference between the two?" Liu Buqi muttered.

"A government that governs the people and enjoys the people is the government of the people. Every citizen is a member of this government. The rights and obligations of the people constitute the power and obligations of the government, and the interests of the people constitute the interests of the government!"

"So, what about the court of the Qing Dynasty?"

"That's just the power and obligation of the emperor alone, the interests of the emperor alone, or, at most, the court of the emperor's relatives and nobles, the court of the Qing Dynasty, has nothing to do with the common people, or even with dignitaries. This court cannot represent the interests of the subjects, nor can it protect the interests of the subjects, and even deprives the interests of the subjects to safeguard the luxury and glitz of a few people!" Cai Ting took a breath and spit out the thoughts that had been accumulated in his heart for many years.

Since returning to the Qing Dynasty, Cai Tinggan has never revealed this idea to anyone for so many years. He knows that not only the court cannot tolerate this idea, but also the ordinary people of the Qing Dynasty will not recognize it! This is an excessive monarchy with 3,000 years of absolute monarchy. The emperor's thought permeates every cell of this nation. This nation cannot imagine what a government without an emperor is like.

However, today, in this dangerous strait, Cai Tinggan spoke unscrupulously in front of Liu Bu toro, the second figure of the Beiyang Marine Division.

Cai Tinggan knew that if he didn't say these words, I'm afraid he would never have a chance to say it again.

Four torpedo boats launched an attack on Lushun Port, which was a suicide attack.

He and his soldiers chose to commit suicide, and Liu Bu toad, like him, also chose to commit suicide.

Based on this, he is willing to speak his mind.

Cai Tinggan finished speaking and stared provocatively at Liu Bu Toon. This second-grade military officer of the Qing Dynasty may be angered by his fatherless words.

However, Liu Bu toad's voice was still calm, mixed with a cough: "Cai Guandai, you have told all your thoughts. You probably think that you have gone back to Lushun?"

Cai Tinggan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Lord Liu, you should know how likely it is to win with the attack power and defense ability of the torpedo boat."

Liu Bu Toad nodded: "You're right. Torpedo boats can't compete with the Japanese cruisers, let alone the shore guns of Lushun Fort, but we are not alone fighting.

Cai Ting was shocked: "Lord Liu, is it that the Dingyuan ship is also here?"

Liu Buchan shook his head: "If the Dingyuan ship comes, will I be under the shelter of your Fulong?"

Cai Tinggan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Lord Liu is serious, and Fulong is also your subordinate. Who are our collaborators?

"Week Charter!" Liu Bu toad said

"Week Charter? Zhang Jun?" Cai Ting was shocked: "Aren't they in North Korea?"

Li Bu toad said, "Yesterday, during the day, Zhang Jun sent a secret envoy. Zhou Charter personally led a 2,000 troops to secretly cross the Yalu River and advance to Liaodong. Their goal is to retake Lushun Port! They will launch an attack on Lushun from land. Zhou Charter hopes that I can lead the distant ship to assist Zhang Jun and launch an attack from the sea road to Lushun Military Port, and attack Lushun on both sides. However, my Dingyuan ship's target was too big to drive out under Admiral Ding's eyes, and I thought of you. Although the firepower of the torpedo boat is far less than that of the cruiser, Lushun Port is your base. You are familiar with the terrain there. Moreover, if Zhou Charter captures the Golden Mountain Fort, under the cover of the battery, the torpedo boat can play a flexible character and deal with the Japanese ship.

Cai Tinggan nodded and said, "If Zhang Jun can really launch a land attack on Lushun, it would be feasible for us to cut off the retreat of Japanese warships by sea. But can Zhou Charter really reach Lushun? I heard that Song Qing's troops gave up Haicheng and stationed in Jiulian City to prevent Zhang Jun from entering Liaodong. Even if Zhang Jun breaks through the Yalu River defense line, from Haicheng to Lushun, it is all the world of the Japanese army, how can they break through the 300-kilometer deep defense line of the Japanese army!"

Liu Toad coughed twice and said, "Your worry is reasonable, but I assure you that when we arrived at Lushun Port, Zhang Jun should have captured the Golden Mountain Fort!"

"That's where the headquarters of the First Division of the Japanese Army is located!" Cai Ting exclaimed, "How can this be!"

Liu Bu toad said in a low voice, "Cai Guandai, I can also tell you that in addition to Zhou Charter, there are still people staring at Lushun."

"Who?"

Liu Bu toad made an arched action to the southwest.

Cai Ting was shocked: "Your Majesty..."

"No!" Liu Bu toad said, "The emperor knows nothing about this matter!"

Liu Bu Toad did receive a secret order from the Forbidden City, but this secret order was not from the emperor, but from the imperial concubine.

However, Liu Bu toad knows that he can't say this!

Once the Empress Dowager Buddha knows, Liu Buqi can't live, Zhenfei can't live, and all the officers and soldiers of the torpedo boat, including Cai Tinggan, can't live!

Outside the command module, the shout of the observation post suddenly sounded: "Enemy ship was found in the northeast! fang 45."

Cai Ting hurriedly looked out of the window.

In the sea fog, two faint contours can be seen in the distance, about three nautical miles away.

"Spear the order, set up the battle formation!" Cai Tinggan shouted, "Fulong and the left third attacked the right-hand enemy ship, and the left first and left second attacked the left-hand enemy ship. Note that each ship must maintain the offensive formation. The first ship did not attack, and the second ship immediately followed and launched the second round of attack!"

In the naval battle of Dadonggou, Fulong once broke through the siege of the Japanese ship and launched an attack on the "Xijing Maru" on board by the Japanese Navy Minister of Military Order Huashan, and the torpedoes in the torpedo tube on the left side of the launch boat 40 meters from the port of "Xijing Maru". At such a close distance, Xijingwan can't escape the disaster. However, because the distance was too close and the launched torpedo was too deep to eat water, the torpedo actually penetrated under the keel of Xijing Maru.

Originally, the torpedo boat should have been set up to fight. The first ship was not hit, and the rear ship followed to launch torpedoes. However, in the battle of Dadonggou, the left first-class ship behind Fulong was salvaging other injured warships who fell into the water and did not catch up with the timely shooting. Xijing Maru narrowly escaped. A disaster.

This is Cai Tinggan's eternal pain. Today, he is determined not to let this mistake happen again!

......

Shiki Kayama, the Minister of Naval Order, stood on the bow of Xijing Maru and closed his eyes.

What flashed in his mind was Rongcheng Bay.

Huashan Ziji feels that he is the lucky one in history.

In August, in Dadonggou, he rode Nishikyo Maru and witnessed the feat of defeating the Beiyang Marine Division by the Japanese Combined Fleet.

This morning, he took another Xijing Maru to witness the joint landing of the Japanese army in Rongcheng Bay.

Dozens of large ships unfolded on the sea of Rongcheng Bay in turn. Powerful naval guns spit out their tongues of fire and covered the whole coast with fierce artillery fire. In the earth-shocking sound of artillery, the landing troops rushed to the coast in hundreds of small boats.

In the eyes of Huashan Ziji, this is not an attack, but a review and display.

This is the most powerful force in the history of the Japanese Empire. The three divisions of the army are nearly 60,000, and almost all the ships of the navy, including the Matsushima ship, and all the essence of the national army created since the Meiji Restoration are concentrated in this small bay. They have presented Japan's strong industrial ability and organizational ability to the world. Shiki Kayama believes that the officers and soldiers on the Western warships watching the battle from afar are trembling for the strength of the Japanese army.

The resistance of the Qing army collapsed without any suspense.

When the leading troops of the Second Division arrived in Rongcheng County, Huashan Ziji decided to return to Lushun Port.

The battle in Rongcheng Bay ended in just one hour. The joint fleet completed the cover mission and began to advance to the sea of Weihaiwei.

In the next few days, the joint fleet will have nothing to do. According to the plan, the 2nd Division, the 3rd Division and the 6th Division will launch a land attack on the rear of Weiwei through Rongcheng County, deciding that the decisive battle of the Weihaiwei Campaign will not take place on the sea. What the combined fleet needs to do is to wait in the sea off Weihaiwei, either to wait for the Beiyang sailors to jump over the wall and intercept at sea, or wait for the army to attack Weihaiwei, and bombard the Weihai Guard fort with naval artillery to provide fire support for the army.

Huashan Ziji has witnessed two great battles with his own eyes, and now he has nothing to do.

The Xijing Maru on which Huashan Ziji took was a civilian merchant ship, which was very inappropriate to stay on the sea. Therefore, Huashan Ziji accepted the suggestion of the commander of the joint fleet and returned to Lushun Port. After stopping at Lushun for a while, he would return to Hiroshima and return to the base camp.

In order to ensure the safety of Huashan Ziji, the joint fleet was ready to send a cruiser to escort Xijing Maru, but Huashan Ziji refused. As an officer, he should not become a burden to the army, let alone waste valuable war resources. The cruisers of the Japanese Empire should fight against the enemy in Weihaiwei, not escorting people!

What's more, the Bohai Sea has become the inland sea of the Japanese Combined Fleet, and Ziji Huashan does not believe that at this time, enemy warships will appear on the sea.

The visibility on the sea was not good, so Huashan Ziji simply closed his eyes and recalled the battle that took place in Rongcheng Bay not long ago.

Captain Nishikyomaru's voice sounded around him: "Your Excellency, an unidentified ship was found in front of you."

Huashan Ziji did not open his eyes, but said lazily, "It should be another lost troop carrier."