Chapter 011 Machine of Hatred

Just now, Xijing Maru met Yaeyama and was shocked.

When Yaeshan departed from Lushun Port, it was an hour later than other troop carriers.

This is because the cavalry brigade of the Third Division, which had boarded the ship, suddenly received an order to leave the ship and return to Lushun Port.

Yaeyama had to wait in the port to unload the horses and supplies of the cavalry brigade.

When everything is ready, the other troop carriers have already anchored and set off.

After Yaeyama put down the cavalry brigade, carrying 2,000 officers and soldiers and ten cannons of the Third Division, he hurried out of the port and chased the fleet. In a hurry, he deviated from the course. At dawn, the captain found that Yaeyama was actually heading in the direction of Japan.

Yaeshan had to turn around and look for the waterway. As a result, he accidentally walked into the Changshan waterway and met Xijingwan head-on. As a result, both sides broke out in a cold sweat.

After this toss, Yaeyama's coal consumption was almost exhausted, and he could not go to Rongcheng Bay, so he had to follow Xijing Maru back to Lushun Port to add coal.

The Bohai Sea has become Japan's inland sea, and the ships encountered here may only be Japanese ships.

The captain looked at Yae Mountain on the side and nodded: "Maybe, but I always feel that it's a little risky to refuse to escort."

Huashan Ziji opened his eyes: "Mr. Captain, the so-called adventure is on the battlefield. Nowadays, the Bohai Sea is no longer a battlefield. The ships of the Beiyang Marine Division have been besieged by the combined fleet in Weihaiwei, and they can't leave the port at all.

Suddenly, a harsh alarm sounded on Bazhong Mountain on the sideboard side.

At the same time, the observation post standing on the mast made a frightened cry: "Four enemy ships! 400 meters away!"

"Nonsense!" Huashan Ziji scolded: "How can there be an enemy ship in the Bohai Strait? How can it be..."

However, he can no longer shout out.

Two torpedo boats flying the dragon flag of the Qing Dynasty appeared on the port side of Xijing Maru, only 200 meters away. At the same time, two torpedo boats also appeared on the starboard side of Yae Mountain.

The sideboard side is the best attack position for the torpedo boat.

Huashan Ziji suddenly remembered Dadonggou, where a Beiyang sailor's torpedo boat sank Xijing Maru. That's luck!

Will God give him another good luck?

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Fulong drove at full power and rushed to the enemy ship.

Cai Tinggan has recognized the enemy ship, that is, Xijing Maru, who narrowly escaped in the Battle of Dadonggou.

That was Cai Tinggan's shame. God had eyes and sent Xijing pills to his eyes.

This time, Cai Ting will never miss again.

At a distance of 80 meters from Xijing Maru, the left and right torpedo tubes of Fulong were launched at the same time.

This distance is twice as far as in the battle of Dadonggou. After diving, the torpedo has enough distance to float up and will never get to the bottom of the ship.

Two torpedoes dragged the water line and galloped towards Xijing Maru.

Cai Tinggan heard the screams of Japanese sailors on Xijing Maru, and also saw that on the bow of Xijing Maru, a Japanese general in * military uniform stared at him in a daze.

Two loud noises sounded on the sea.

Two torpedoes accurately hit the port side of Xijing Maru. The huge hull of Xijing Maru was released from the surface of the water in a violent explosion, broke into two pieces, and smashed into the sea heavily.

Cai Tinggan saw that the body of the Japanese navy* was lifted in mid-air, and then fell into the burning fire of Xijing Maru.

Then, there were two loud noises on the sea.

Yaeyama was attacked by the left one, and two torpedoes were also hit, and Yaeyama was also broken into two pieces, causing a raging fire.

The wreckage of the two Japanese ships slowly sank.

On the sea, Japanese officers and soldiers fell into the water everywhere, struggling in the cold sea.

There are only more than 100 sailors on Xijing Maru, while on Mount Yae, there are more than 2,000 soldiers of the Third Division.

These soldiers were supposed to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor in Rongcheng Bay, but now they can only struggle in the sea.

Liu Bu Toad said, "Order all boats to fire at the sun army that fell into the water!"

Cai Ting said hurriedly, "Lord Liu, they have lost their combat effectiveness. Doing so is against humanitarian principles!"

"The Qing army brothers on the high-level number also lost their combat effectiveness! Didn't the Japanese still shoot!" Liu Buqian said coldly, "The Japanese will not recognize your American-style humanitarianism, nor will the Qing Dynasty recognize it!"

"Lord Liu, this is not in line with the laws of war..."

Cai Ting's voice was drowned out by the fierce sound of gunfire.

Before receiving the order, the sailors on the four torpedo boats opened fire. The machine gun spit out the flame of hatred and shot at the Japanese officers and soldiers struggling in the sea. Even the cook picked up their rifles and shot at all the moving targets in the sea.

Hate is the devil, quietly permeating everyone's thoughts, spreading on the rough sea, ruthlessly devouring life!

And war is a machine that creates hatred!

Dense bullets flew on the sea, and the blood of Japanese officers and soldiers stained the sea red.

Japanese officers and soldiers on Yaeyama and Xijing Maru all hid at the bottom of the sea and did not escape.

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All the sea fire guns on the Golden Mountain Fort roared.

The muzzle of two 30cm Armstrong cannons spewed out flames, and three 15cm cannons, five 8cm dome guns, and three 15cm mortars fired shells at the waterway on their respective positions.

Before leaving North Korea, the officers and soldiers of the division's direct battalion had been secretly trained in coastal artillery operation, and the person responsible for training was Hannagan, the almost omnipotent foreign devil.

Hannagan, as Li Hongzhang's adjutant, once served as the deputy admiral of the Beiyang Marine Division and participated in and led the design and construction of Weihai Guard Military Port and Lushun Military Port. Hannagan is very familiar with Lushun Port, and even the artillery configuration on the Golden Mountain Fort was designed by himself.

The core firepower of the Golden Mountain Fort is two British 30cm Armstrong cannons. According to Li Hongzhang's original plan, it is equipped with two to three German large-caliber Krper coast guns, while Hannagan insists on using British coastal guns. The reason is that German Krper Arsenal is a famous manufacturer of gunfire. But the coastal cannon is not the advantage of Krumb.

At Hannagan's strong request, Li Hongzhang adopted Hannagan's suggestion and broke off the contract with the German arms dealer. For this reason, German arms dealers hate Hannagan to the bone.

Because of this suggestion, Hannagan broke the way back to Germany. In the salon of German upper-class society, Hannagan appeared in the topic of dignitaries as an image of eating inside and outside.

Hannagan loves the ancient oriental country he serves. Although there are many unsatisfactory things in this country, such as kneeling and braids, Hannagan still likes her very much and likes her long history and the beauty of the East. He regards China as His lover, he has devoted almost his life to this lover.

Lushun Port is Hannagan's proud masterpiece. He personally turned Lushun into an oriental Gibraltar Fortress.

However, the fortress was easily broken by the Japanese.

When the news of the fall of Lushun reached North Korea, Hannagan was extremely depressed.

This seems to prove that his design has failed. This makes him a laughing stock of the German upper class!

Hannagan stayed up all night, repeatedly considered the points of Lushun Fortress, and came to a conclusion that each point was impeccable!

The reason why Lushun lost is not the fortress itself, but the army guarding the fortress!

Hannagan believes that this judgment is correct. However, he can't prove his point.

Zhou Charter told him that Zhang Jun was going to Liaodong to seize Lushun. Hannagan became excited and volunteered to join the army.

There are only 2,000 troops in Liaodong. They are a lonely army. In the face of tens of thousands of Japanese troops, this is a huge adventure. It is very likely that 2,000 troops will be eaten by the Japanese army.

Zhou Charter advised Hannagan to stay in North Korea, but Hannagan unethrely refused.

Hannagan wants to use his own actions to prove that Lushun is a perfect fortress. He wants to shut up the talkers in the German upper-class salon!

In this way, Hannagan followed Zhou Charter to Liaodong.

From North Korea to Liaodong, Hannagan used all his time to explain to the officers and soldiers the defense system of Lushun Port and the operating procedures of various artillery laid on the fortress. Hannagan also tried his best to draw all the artillery. In view of the fact that most of the soldiers in the Zhang army could not read, Hannagan drew all the operating procedures into pictures, and each soldier had one copy.

In addition, Hannagan transferred more than 50 artillerymen from the artillery and divided them into ten groups to follow the army.

In this way, when Zhang Jun captured the Golden Mountain Fort, the officers and soldiers quickly found the corresponding artillery according to the pattern, and quickly expanded the artillery and calibrated the range according to the regulations.

Hannagan personally served as the artillery commander to uniformly dispatch artillery fire.

When the first ship of the Japanese military transport ship was about to leave the waterway, the Armstrong's cannon opened fire.

Two shells fell into the sea at the end of the waterway, stirring up a huge column of water, and the transport ship swayed and down in the sound of the explosion. The sailors on the ship howled in horror.

Then, countless shells covered the waterway.

The transport ship driving at the front was hit and paralyzed in the waterway, and the transport ship behind was in a dilemma.

Two Armstrong cannons concentrated on blocking the exit of the waterway, while other cannons bombarded transport ships in the waterway.

This is a battle without suspense.

Soon, the transport ship driving in the front exploded, and the full load of ammunition was detonated by gunfire, and the whole hull was torn apart into fragments.

The transport ships behind them stepped into the footsteps one after another, full of guns, ammunition, food and medicine, and buried in the sea.

The logistics support line of the Shandong battlefield was cut off!

That is to say, if the Japanese army wants to continue fighting in the Shandong battlefield, there is only one way to send transport fleets from Japan.

This road is not unfeasible, but the problem is that there are nearly 60,000 Japanese troops in the Shandong battlefield, as well as the entire joint fleet, and Japan must devote its national strength to ensure the consumption of such a huge army.

The joint fleet was the most embarrassing because they had to return to the military port of Sasebo in Japan to add coal.

The best way for Japan to support this war is to recapture Lushun!