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The North-South Peace Negotiation Behind the Black Screen Chapter 745 Blood-stained Sea Borders 1

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    Under the blue sea and the sky, a fleet is riding the wind and waves, sailing on the Yellow Sea.

    The first 10,000-ton battleship took the lead. It was a retired Connecticut-class battleship purchased by the government from the United States in the fourth year of the Republic of China.  It is now named the "Xinzhen" battleship by the Navy, and it is the same "Yuan" class battleship of the Republic of China as another Connecticut-class sister battleship "Xinding" purchased by the Republic of China.

    The two battleships Zhenyuan and Dingyuan were once the pride of the Beiyang Navy and the most powerful symbol of the modern Chinese navy""  However, due to the corrupt rule of the Qing Dynasty, the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War more than 20 years ago destroyed the best of the Beiyang Navy.  The Dingyuan ship was injured before the war. During the war, it was attacked by a Japanese ship and then blew up and sank.  The Zhenyuan ship was plundered by the Japanese after the war and returned to China. It served the Japanese in humiliation for nearly twenty years before it was demolished by the Japanese in 1912. It can be said to be a shame for the Navy of the Republic of China.

    Therefore, after Li Han purchased these large ships from the United States, the two strongest Connecticut-class battleships were renamed "Zhenyuan" and "Dingyuan" by the navy.  However, considering the absolute gap in strength between the Republic of China and Japan at that time, Li Han finally rejected the naming of the Navy. The Navy finally compromised and named the two Connecticut-class battleships "Xinzhen" and "Xinding" respectively, both belonging to the Republic of China.  'Far' class battleship.  Its extended meaning is the New Zhenyuan Number and the New Dingyuan Number.

    The USS New Town battleship came forward, and then there were three large ships of 10,000 tons in the formation. They were the "Weiyuan", "Weiwu", and "Megatron" that were converted from the "Virginia-class battleship". The three Republic of China numbered "Wei"  level main battleship.  Subsequently, there are three Hairong-class cruisers, "Hairong", "Haichou" and "Haichen", as well as the light cruiser "Feihong", the light cruiser "Zhaohe", the light cruiser "Yingrui", the sea  Supply ships 'Skylark', 'Partridge', 'Liuying', 'Titmoat' and so on.

    This fleet has almost gathered more than 70% of the core warships of the Republic of China Navy.  Now, they have formed a task force, commanded by Liu Guanxiong, the former chief of the navy and now the admiral of the Republic of China Navy.

    Liu Guanxiong, also known as Ziying or Ziying, was born in Fuzhou, Fujian. He was the leader of the Fujian faction of the navy in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. He graduated from the fourth batch of the driving class of the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Academy. In 1877, the Qing government sent a total of thirty naval students to the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom.  Five years later, the Qing government sent a second batch of ten naval students to study in Britain and France.  The Sino-French War from 1884 to 1885 made the Qing government further realize the extreme importance of strengthening naval construction.  Therefore, as soon as the war ended, the Qing government made the decision to become the "Great Flood Controller".  At the end of 1885, the Qing government decided to send the third batch of naval students to study in the United Kingdom and France.  A total of 33 people were selected to study abroad this time, including 17 majoring in driving, two majoring in wheel management, and 14 majoring in manufacturing.  The driving major was selected from the graduates of the driving classes of Fuzhou Shipping School and Tianjin Naval School, and Liu Guanxiong was fortunate to be one of them.

    In 1887, the Qing government decided to send personnel to the United Kingdom and Germany to accept orders for four new cruisers: "Zhiyuan", "Jingyuan", "Jingyuan" and "Laiyuan".  In order to save hundreds of thousands of dollars, additional insurance was added to the ship pick-up this time.  Therefore, safety along the way is extremely important, and the Beiyang Navy sent its best officers and soldiers to participate in this pick-up operation.  Each of the four ships is equipped with a driving officer, a chief mate, and two international students.  Liu Guanxiong was assigned to serve as first mate on the cruiser "Jingyuan".  The British general Lang Weili, the chief inspector of the Beiyang Navy who was responsible for commanding the ship-receiving operation, was stationed on the ship.  In April 1888, four cruisers including "Jingyuan" and the torpedo boat "Zuo Dui No. 1" arrived in Dagu, Tianjin and joined the Beiyang Navy.  Since then, Liu Guanxiong has stayed on the "Jingyuan" ship as a gang leader and other positions.

    After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1899, the Western powers took advantage of the defeat of the Qing government and launched a new round of frenzy to carve up China.  In 1897, Germany occupied Jiaozhou Bay; in March 1898, Russia leased Lushunkou; in April, France leased Guangzhou Bay; in July, the United Kingdom leased Weihaiwei.  The Qing government was unable to resist and almost responded to every request.  In March 1899, Italy also joined the ranks of carving up China and wanted a share of the pie, making an rude request to lease China's Sanmen Bay.  In order to increase its "persuasiveness", Italy also sent three warships to China to show off its force and issued an ultimatum to the Qing government.  The Italians were coming with great force, and the Qing government was very nervous because they did not know what was true, so they consulted the navy for advice.

    Liu Guanxiong said to Ye Zugui: "Italian warships must be exhausted after a long journey of thousands of miles, and supplies will be very difficult. We have to work hard, and the situation is favorable to us. Moreover, our army currently has "Hai Tian", "Hai Qi", "Hai Qi" and "Hai Qi".  The five newly purchased cruisers "Rong", "Haichou" and "Haichen" are fully capable of fighting against the Italian ships.  "Ye Zugui strongly agreed with Liu Guanxiong's analysis and reported this analysis to the Qing court as the navy's opinion. The Qing court received the navy's reply and felt confident, and categorically rejected Italy's ultimatum. Italy was originally bluffing, and when it saw China  Their attitude was tough and they had no choice but to give up their unreasonable request to rent Sanmenwan.

    ?It was this victory over Italy that cleared Liu Guanxiong's career path and won the favor of Beiyang leader Yuan Shikai and the Qing government.

    On January 3, 1912, the Provisional Government of the Republic of China was established in Nanjing.  On the 5th, interim President Sun Yat-sen appointed Huang Zhongying as Chief of Navy.  On the 27th, Huang Zhongying sent a letter to Sun Yat-sen, requesting to resign as Navy Commander-in-Chief and requesting to be changed to Commander-in-Chief of the Navy.  In the letter, Huang Zhongying praised Liu Guanxiong for his "talent, talent and knowledge that are well-known both at home and abroad, and he can truly lead the navy and live up to the expectations of the public." Therefore, he suggested to Sun Yat-sen that Liu Guanxiong should serve as the chief of the navy, but Sun Yat-sen still agreed.  Soon after, Yuan Shikai stole the power of the Republic of China, appointed his former confidant Liu Guanxiong as the chief of the navy, and began to take charge of the navy.

    After Yuan Shikai's death, Li Han, a powerful vassal in the southwest, rose up to compete in the Central Plains. Soon after he successfully took over the Central Plains, Liu Guanxiong, a former confidant of Yuan Shikai, was displeased by Li Han, who was preparing to attack the Beiyang Group, and soon lost his position as chief of the navy.  Although he still retained the rank of general, he was transferred to the Tianjin Maritime Academy as a supervisor. It can be said that he is overqualified and underused.  In 1917, Tianjin Maritime Academy was upgraded to Tianjin Maritime University. Liu Guanxiong made great contributions during his two years in office. In addition, in order to balance the stubborn Navy Chief Tang Xiangming, Li Han re-activated two naval veterans such as Liu Guanxiong and Sa Zhenbing.  This has formed the current situation of the three giants of the navy.

    "The wind is going to blow!"

    Standing at the bow of the ship, Liu Guanxiong slowly put down the telescope in his hand and murmured.

    There is a faint storm coming from the southeast, turning the sky black, just like Liu Guanxiong's heavy mood now.

    ¡°The fleet left port one day ago, and based on intelligence, it unexpectedly sank two Japanese destroyers that were cleaning up the Chinese mines on the sea. Not long after, they were targeted by the Japanese Navy, which had been preparing to wipe out the main force of the Republic of China Navy.  Not long after, this task force had a brief battle with the Japanese Navy's leading fleet and began to withdraw. However, because most of the Republic of China warships were old and refurbished warships, their speed was not as fast as many of Japan's new warships. As a result, both sides chased each other.  It has been unable to escape the lock of the Japanese fleet.  Now one day of chasing and one escaping, the distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer. Now it is less than 15 nautical miles. In a few hours, they will completely fall into the Japanese encirclement.

    "Pass the order, all ships are at full speed, target Liugong Island, and move forward at full speed!"

    After wiping off the water vapor on the telescope, Liu Guanxiong put away the telescope, turned around, told a captain's staff officer behind him, turned around and walked into the cabin without looking back.

    Four days ago, a presidential order co-written with another order from the Navy Ministry was sent to the Qingdao Military Port, and was transferred to him soon after.

    The contents of the two orders are very similar. To sum up, they can only be summed up in one sentence. Their task force, which has concentrated more than 70% of the combat power of the Republic of China Navy, is now responsible for the task of "bait".

    Yes, bait.

    Since the naval power of the Republic of China was far inferior to that of the Japanese Navy, the General Staff had no intention from the beginning to allow the naval fleet to compete head-on with the Japanese Navy in this all-out Sino-Japanese war.  role.  Before the war, the General Staff specially instructed the senior navy generals: In this battle, the main task of the navy is to cooperate with the army to blockade the Liaodong Peninsula, harass and sneak attack the Japanese fleet and warships, and block waterways in a limited way to attack Japan's commercial transportation capabilities.  .

    Although it is embarrassing, this strategy of "preserving strength" has been supported by many high-level generals who know the navy of the Republic of China.

    Therefore, in the past half month, the Republic of China Navy has been swimming around the sea to avoid fighting with the main force of the Japanese Navy. It relied on the huge undersea wolf pack and deployed mines in the main waterways to block the Japanese Navy from moving northward.  They also waited for opportunities to conduct sneak attacks on Japanese merchant ships and even fleets.

    However, not all naval generals are like this. As early as the beginning of the war, some naval generals and middle- and lower-level officers jointly submitted a letter to the Navy, requesting to take the initiative to escort the southeast coast and protect coastal routes. However, this request was not unexpectedly rejected.  The Ministry of the Navy rejected it because the difference in naval strength between China and Japan was too great.  The Japanese are eager for the Republic of China Navy to make this choice, so that they can calmly attack from the sea and sink the Republic of China fleet, thereby completely controlling the Far East waters and gaining the ability to deploy troops anywhere in the north and south of the Republic of China to open up the second, third and fourth places.  strategic advantage on the battlefield.

    Facing the enemy of the Japanese combined fleet, Ruguo's rash attack is tantamount to hitting an egg with an egg against a stone. It will not only fail to protect the coastal routes, but will cause unnecessary combat losses.  However, this was only the intention of the top brass of the Navy, but not the intention of the President. No one knew what the President was thinking. He actually ordered the main force of the Navy to attack and serve as a decoy fleet to seduce the main force of the Japanese Navy.?With the order of an ambush.  What made Liu Guanxiong feel even more cold-hearted was that the presidential order included a solemn sentence, "It is hoped that all naval officers will not forget the dead souls of the North Sea and fight to the death!"

    In Liu Guanxiong¡¯s view, this was clearly an order that was dazzled by the current victory and wanted to destroy the navy!

    Liu Guanxiong admitted that in the past nearly one month of war, the Republic of China caught Japan by surprise and achieved impressive results on all fronts.  Especially on the Liaodong Peninsula and the Korean Peninsula, the Republic of China relied on the application of the army and army aviation. Yijing suppressed Japan at a disadvantage. Seeing that the Japanese aggressors were driven out and the Liaodong Peninsula was regained, such an amazing victory may make the Yijing  The young president also developed a sense of pride.

    I¡¯m afraid this battle won¡¯t be easy to fight!

    The humid sea breeze kept blowing, and Liu Guanxiong let out a long sigh.

    As the supreme commander of this task force, he knows much more than ordinary people.  For example, in order to ambush the Japanese fleet, the Republic of China decided a week ago to set up an ambush within 30 nautical miles of Liugong Island in Weihaiwei.  After several days of mobilizing troops, more than 60 submarines gathered in the entire Yellow Sea and East China Sea were mobilized here. In addition, there were 70 torpedo boats that came from the Yangtze River Estuary and Bohai Bay at starry night. Liu  The airstrip n¨¦nggou initially built by Yijing on Gongdao ensured the use of land aviation aircraft of the three bombing squadrons during the war. In addition, almost all the naval surface warships of the entire Republic of China were gathered here.

    Although it seemed that they were fully prepared, in Liu Guanxiong's view, the reason why the Republic of China was able to severely damage the Japanese squadrons stationed in Port Arthur and Taiwan Island at the beginning of the war was just to catch the Japanese unprepared.  Now that the Japanese have suffered a lot from the Republic of China, they naturally have a long memory. It will be difficult to repeat the victory at the beginning of the war!
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