Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Sun Kaihua thought that the French army would have the courage to fight him in a decisive battle when they saw the ship was destroyed.Who knows, when the French army saw that the ships were destroyed, they looked like deflated balls one by one.The stall fell to the ground, and the first person raised the weapon in his hand.I didn't know what to say in my mouth, and then the infection spread like a plague, and all French people raised their hands.Surrender!

Seeing this, Sun Kaihua laughed loudly, and shouted to the soldiers: "Bring the wine, this Frenchman is not very good at fighting, and the wine is still good."

Sun Kaihua blew on the wine bottle, and the red wine, sweat, and blood mixed together and flowed from his neck into his clothes.

The Lion Awakens Chapter 40

The silence of the Forbidden City in the middle of the night was terrifying.In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Guan Xuqing was still staring at the map of the Taiwan Strait in a daze, and now the entire Fujian navy was wiped out.The situation in Taiwan is unknown, although the situation in Vietnam is relatively stable.But it's just a defense, and it's not yet capable of a strategic counterattack.

If history is not to repeat itself, it is necessary to destroy this French fleet, which is now the second largest in the world.But Guan Xuqing only has one Nanyang navy in his hands, and the Beiyang navy has not yet been formed.The task of the Nanyang Navy is quite arduous, and it has to guard the 18000-mile coastline along the southeast coast.It reaches Tianjin Dagu Port in the north and Jiangnan Shipbuilding Bureau in the south.Now that the Mawei military port has been severely damaged, the shipbuilding industry of the Qing Dynasty has retreated for at least ten years.If something happens to the Jiangnan Shipbuilding Bureau, then the shipbuilding industry of the Qing Dynasty will be completely collapsed.

Guan Xuqing thought about it and suddenly saw his hometown in his previous life-Shanghai.At that time, the Jiangnan Shipbuilding Bureau's warship port, but a bold, even a gamble plan gradually formed in the mind...

In the early morning of the next day, good news came from Taiwan.Great Victory at Huwei Port!Sun Kaihua led his troops to repel the landing French army, wiped out 1037 enemies and captured 1321 people.The French warship had no choice but to leave the Taiwan Strait and disappeared.

In the early court, Guan Xuqing asked the ministers in the Hall of Supreme Harmony: "According to the Taiwan war report, the French warship has left the Taiwan Strait. Dear friends, please tell me. Where will this terrifying fleet go to harass us along the coast of the Qing Dynasty?" ah?"

Prince Jin was very distressed when he saw his son was hurting his body and mind for the Sino-French war recently.But seeing him becoming more and more mature, with the appearance of a generation of emperors, he smiled gratifiedly.

Seeing this, Guan Xuqing suddenly asked, "Prince Chun, tell me. What should we do?"

Prince Jin knelt down on the ground and said, "I think the French will go north and directly attack Dagu Port in Tianjin. Just like 20 years ago, they landed from Tianjin and directly entered the palace."

As soon as this remark came out, there was another uproar.All the ministers whispered that many of them had experienced the Second Opium War.The scene of that year is still vivid, Prince Jing Chun said.It's even more likely.

Prince Chun continued: "As far as I know, the French army marched thousands of miles away. They worked hard and mobilized everyone, and they also wanted to win a quick battle. But now, the Vietnam War has reached a stalemate. The French army wants to occupy Taiwan and become its strategic base in the Far East. Nanke Cannon Bomb Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi; go north to harass my Jiangsu and Zhejiang generations, and threaten my Jiangnan Shipbuilding Bureau. But now Taiwan is as solid as gold, and foreigners definitely hope to go straight to the capital.”

"Then what should Prince Yichun see? I can't be allowed to retreat to Rehe like the late emperor!" Guan Xuqing said with a frown.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, you can immediately transfer the Nanyang Navy to assemble in Tianjin Port. The French fleet will definitely come, and the Tianjin Dagukou Fort will cooperate with the Nanyang Navy. Tianjin can be guaranteed worry-free! Then let Dong Liang go from Dalian, Shengjing, Shandong , Zhili Quick Tune and four standard troops came to guard the capital. This is safe and secure." Prince Chun talked eloquently.

"Your Majesty, no! Now that the Mawei Military Port has fallen, the Jiangnan Shipbuilding Bureau is the only shipbuilding base in the Qing Dynasty. If all the Nanyang Navy is transferred to Tianjin, what will the Jiangnan Shipbuilding Bureau do? The Jiangsu and Zhejiang generations of the Qing Dynasty have always been my Qing Dynasty's The granary and the bank are now the economic lifeline of the Qing Dynasty. If the French army did not go north, but attacked our Jiangsu and Zhejiang generations, then what should we do." Weng Tongsu said anxiously.

Guan Xuqing looked at Weng Tongsu without saying a word.Sweeping towards Li Hongzhang again, he continued to ask: "Li Hongzhang, what do you think?"

Li Hongzhang hurried out of the line and said in a trembling voice: "Back to the emperor, I think that what Mr. Weng said is purely imaginary and has no real evidence. But Prince Chun is an old minister who seeks the country, and he has a lesson from the past. I believe that the transfer of the Nanyang Navy to Tianjin is a good example. OK."

Guan Xuqing nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Okay, since Li Aiqing also said the same thing. Let's draw up an order for all the Nanyang Navy to return to Tianjin."

"Cha!" Li Hongzhang and Prince Chun knelt down and replied.

Weng Tongsu looked at the emperor whom he had taught, his disappointment was beyond words!Is this the wise and wise emperor from before?After all, blood is thicker than water.At the critical moment, I still listen to my father's words.In the end, he still pays attention to his own interests, and forgets about the common people and the country and society of the Qing Dynasty.

Touré, commander of the French Far East Army, stood on the deck, looking at the sky in the distance.Thinking about something in the sea breeze, a soldier suddenly ran over: "Report to Mr. Toure, and the cruiser Lisa reported. All the more than 20 gunboats and cruisers of the Qing Nanyang Fleet have all left the port, and their whereabouts are unknown."

Toure was stunned for a moment, and didn't slow down for a long time. "What? Gone? Where did they go? Did they abandon their only remaining shipbuilding factory? Abandon their newly developed industrial city?"

"According to Lisa's report, they may have gone north. They are afraid that we will attack their capital, and they may go back to defend the capital."

"Hahaha, stupid Qing people. Cowardly Qing people. Our army is in a bitter battle in Vietnam. Where is the army going to attack their capital? What a godsend, after they stay away from here, we will leave them alone Destroy the existing shipyard." Toure said happily.

The Nanyang Navy is much stronger than the Fujian Navy. In addition to the "Chaoyong" and "Yang Wei" ordered from the United Kingdom, there are also two behemoths "Changsheng" and "Invincible" originally ordered by Turkey.

In addition, there are three brand-new warships. They are the "Nanji" and "Nanxiang" ordered by the Nanyang Navy at the Hamburg Shipyard in Germany at the beginning of the year, and the three cruisers "Nanfeng" produced by the Mawei Shipyard at the beginning of the year.

There is a big difference between the British and German shipbuilding concepts. The Germans pay more attention to the armor protection of warships.This point can be reflected in the two "Nanji" and "Nanxiang" ships that returned to China at the beginning of the year.Compared with the ultra-fast speed of "Super Brave" and "Yang Wei" at 16 knots, the two German cruisers only had a speed of 13 knots.However, "Nanji" and "Nanxiang" have a displacement of 2000 tons and an all-steel structure.The armored guard is much thicker than the two British cruisers.

The United Kingdom was the number one navy in the world at that time, and they could specially manufacture ships suitable for them for a special task.The cruiser was the ship responsible for communication and escort at that time.The Daqing Water Division is far from reaching such a level, so German ships may be more suitable for Daqing.

As for "Nanfeng", it can be said that it is the culmination of domestic shipbuilding technology.Nanfeng, which was built at the beginning of this year, has a displacement of 2200 tons and a speed of 15 knots. It can be said that it has both the speed of "super brave" and the protection of "Nanji".It can be called a masterpiece in the history of Mawei Shipyard.Unfortunately, after the funding problem was resolved and mass production was being prepared, the Mawei Naval Port suffered a devastating blow.

In addition to these seven capital ships, the Nanyang Navy also has more than ten gunboats, including Zhendong, Zhennan, Zhenxi, Zhenbei, Zhenzhong, Zhenbian and other small gunboats purchased by the British Armstrong Shipyard.These gunboats are imitation gunboats on the shore. Although they are not suitable for decisive battles in the ocean, they are still very effective for defending ports with forts, because the gunboats have large muzzle diameters and slow speeds, only 9 knots.

Except for these, the rest are wooden gunboats manufactured by the Jiangnan Shipbuilding Bureau in China.They are all old antiques decades ago, and the speed is 11 knots. However, since most parts of the hull are made of wood, it will burn as long as a shell is hit.The ability to resist blows is quite poor.

Due to Guan Xuqing's special promotion, the commander of the Nanyang Navy is now assumed by Deng Shichang, the hero of the Sino-Japanese War in the Sino-Japanese War.

Receiving a telegram from the court early in the morning, Deng Shichang led seven capital ships and ten small wooden gunboats to Tianjin.Eleven small defensive gunboats were left to guard the Jiangnan Shipbuilding Bureau.

When Deng Shichang just drove to Yantai, a large cargo ship appeared in front of him...

The Lion Awakens Chapter 41 Battle of the East China Sea

Toure got the exact news that the Nanyang Navy really ran away.Only some small gunboats with extremely slow speeds were left to guard the military port. It was a godsend.Toure led all fifteen fleets to the East China Sea to face the Jiangnan Shipbuilding Bureau.There was a feeling of meat on the chopping board, and Toure even felt that as long as he gave an order lightly, the only military port in the Qing Dynasty would be destroyed!But the truth is exactly the opposite...

At this time, the ratio of the remaining fleet of the Nanyang Navy to the French fleet was 13:15. It seemed that they were evenly matched, but the reality was completely different.

In the French fleet, there are not only the 4600-ton ironclad ship "Kerry", but also the 3500-ton cruiser "Nancy", and the other two 2200-ton cruisers "Stan" and "Fez".Even more terrifying "Elegance".

In contrast, the thirteen small British gunboats left behind by the Nanyang Navy have a total tonnage of less than one-third of that of the French army. Even the largest "Nan Tian" has a displacement of only 1400 tons. Let alone confronting "Kerry", it is A cruiser like "Fez" would probably be able to sink him as well.

Behind the Nanyang Navy is the Jiangnan Shipbuilding Bureau, and there is no way for them to retreat.It is even more impossible to retreat, if the Jiangnan Shipbuilding Bureau is destroyed again.Then the Qing Dynasty's shipbuilding industry will start from scratch.

At this time, following Toure's order, the 240mm main gun on the "Kerry" and the 190mm main gun on the "Guin" showed their power, setting off huge waves around "Nan Tian".

Although "Nantian" also fired back and hit the second ship several times, the 150-pound hexagonal steel gun of "Nantian" could not even break the armor of "Guin", let alone "Kerry". That's 153mm thick armor.

And the two sidestring rapid-fire guns kept hitting the "Nan Tian" ship. After several hits, "Nan Tian" caught fire.

The braids of the Qing army on the ship were all on fire, and their feet shook violently, and they felt like they were about to be thrown out. The French torpedo ship hiding behind the huge body of "Kerry" fired several torpedoes, "Nan Tian" The side string was blasted into a big hole, and the seawater poured in instantly. After a while, "Nantian" tilted, and after a while, "Nantian" sank.

More than 100 officers and soldiers on the entire ship were killed in battle.When he was dying, the captain Zhang Cheng hung the dragon flag on the pole, indicating that although the ship died, the flag was still there.

Seeing the "Nan Tian" at the port was sunk in a short time, Gao Tian in the military port was the first to react. He was the captain of the "Nan Xing"; he stood on the deck of the "Nan Xing", facing The soldiers shouted: "This is the time for us to serve our country! Our ships and guns are both small, and we cannot penetrate as deeply as enemy ships. Are you willing to live and die with me?"

The soldiers on the ship were full of enthusiasm, and they all promised: "I am willing to die."

Seeing the "Southern Star" rushing straight towards him, Toure was really dumbfounded.If he was allowed to rush in, his own side would not dare to fire for fear of accidental injury.It's really possible that this mosquito boat messed up the whole situation.

It's a pity that "South Star" got hit by "Juyin" before charging into the enemy's formation.Gao Tian felt a chill in his chest, and when he looked down, a ten-centimeter gash was blown open in his chest, and blood flowed out... His head was heavy, and he fell on the deck.

After "Nantian" and "Nanxing" sank one after another, "Nanwu" took over the flagship and commanded the remaining fleet instead.

When the French army went to war, in order to concentrate the attack force.Concentrate all the main fleet in the front, leaving only the two cruisers "Fez" and "Stan" upstream.Just being rushed by "South Star", even "Stan" was attracted to the front.This isolated "Fez" upstream.

The three gunboats of the Nanyang Navy immediately leaned up and blasted "Fez" fiercely. It would be better to cut off one of his fingers than to hurt him.The nearest "Stan" saw that "Feith" was besieged after being alone, and immediately left the "Nanjian" and "Nankai" on the left wing of the Nanyang Navy, and moved closer to "Feith".

Seeing that the "Stan" had approached, the three gunboats of the Nanyang Navy stepped up their attack on the "Fez".After dozens of shells landed on the "Fez" ship, thick black smoke rose from the ship.But always standing.Seeing that the "Stan" was getting closer and closer, it had already reached their range.

"Nanyun", "Nanfei", and "Nanbo" officers and men of the three ships were all red-eyed. If they couldn't sink him in this way, they would really feel sorry for "Nanxing" who helped attract firepower.

At this moment, a warship suddenly rushed out of the gunpowder smoke on the river.It is the transport ship "Baoding" of the Nanyang Navy. The "Baoding" is only equipped with a front cannon, so it has not received the attention of the French army since the war started.At this time, the "Baoding" had reached a maximum speed of 11 knots, came in the wind and waves, and rammed into the "Fez".

The "Fez" was besieged by three ships of the Nanyang Navy before, and his attention had been on those three ships, and he had no idea that the Baoding had already run into him.Now it is too late to find out.

Captain Gore of the "Face" yelled in horror: "Full starboard, fire at him."

After all, the "Baoding" is a transport ship with a displacement of more than 1000 tons. After being shot, it resolutely rammed into "Fez".