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    Captain Lambert and Captain Bernie were both stunned when they saw the semaphore displayed by the "Ghisriel".  "The 'Odisha' escaped? What do you mean?" At this moment, four newly arrived British warships of the East India Fleet gradually approached, and saw a Chinese ironclad ship and three Chinese cruisers.  Lambert was even more surprised when he saw the situation of a pincer attack on the British fleet.  After seeing the "Ryuxiang" hoisting the flag "Our ship's control is out of order", Lambert seemed to understand something and couldn't help but smile. He turned to Captain Bernie and said: "Send the signal and ask them.  "Do you need our help?" Captain Bernie nodded and gave the order loudly, and soon a series of signal flags were raised.  The ironclad ship "Wyvern" raised the flag: "Does your ship need help?" Seeing the flag of the British ship, the ironclad ship "Ryuxiang" quickly raised the flag and replied: "Thank you, the fault will be eliminated soon, please  Wait a moment." After confirming that the Chinese warship was not hostile, Lambert breathed a sigh of relief.  Lambert looked at the Chinese warship on the opposite side, which was now classified as a third-class ironclad ship by Western countries, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised.  Although this ironclad ship is old and old in style, thanks to the efforts of Chinese technicians, it has a completely new look, as if it had just left the factory. Not only has the hull been replaced with French sky blue painting, but all the artillery on the ship have also been replaced.  It was replaced with a new French breech-loading cannon. On the side of the ironclad ship, Lambert saw two large 190mm cannons, as well as multiple Hotchkiss single-barreled and five-barreled machine guns installed on the ship.  .  There was also the Lin machine gun on the mast, which made me secretly surprised.  And at this moment.  Liu Buchan, who was standing on the flying bridge of the "Dragon Xiang", was also carefully observing the ironclad "Flying Dragon" in front of him.  The "Wyvern" has a displacement of 2,751 tons and is equipped with four 9-inch (229 mm) cannons. In terms of size, it is almost the same as the "Ryujo", but the main gun of the "Wyvern" is  The "Ryujo" is arranged in different ways on the side of the ship. It adopts an extremely novel double-mounted method, which is installed in two circular turrets.  Looking from a distance, it looks domineering.  But unlike the "Ryuxiang", which is equipped with a large number of machine guns and machine guns for close combat, the "Wyvern" does not have any other weapons.  Seeing the "Flying Dragon", Liu Buchan couldn't help but simulate the battle scene between the "Dragon Xiang" and the "Flying Dragon" in his mind.  "You will definitely suffer losses in a long-distance battle, but you can win a close battle!" Liu Buchan said to himself.  The "Wyvern" quickly raised the signal flag to take over the command, gathered the British ships and returned to the team. At this time, the "Flying Fleet" had no command.  Seeing the "Wyvern" hoisting Commodore Lambert's flag (acting as an agent), he automatically merged with the East India Detachment, and the "Dragon" also signaled the withdrawal of the team.  "Where did the Odisha go?" Seeing that the Odisha was still missing, Lambert was very surprised and raised the flag again to ask.  It was the cruiser "Gisriel" that gave the reply, indicating the direction of the "Odisha".  Lambert immediately ordered the fast gunboat "Lily" of the East India Detachment to search for the "Odisha".  And at this moment, two faint smoke pillars suddenly appeared in the distance.  Lambert immediately ordered the fleet to move forward, and as the British fleet moved, the Chinese fleet also followed.  The shadows of the two boats gradually grew larger, very quickly.  The "Odisha" and the "Pegasus Princess" appeared.  The two warships were still in tandem at this time. It was seen that the "Heshuo Princess" was still chasing the "Odisha" under the banner of "the ship's control failure".  Liu Buchan couldn't help laughing.  The current "Odisha" looks like a cat being teased by a mouse.  Since the "Pegasus Princess" can reach a maximum speed of 14 knots, while the "Odisha" can only reach a maximum speed of 11 knots, even though Coles tried his best to get rid of the pursuit of the "Pegasus Princess",  However, the "Heshuo Princess" relied on its excellent navigation performance and high speed, as well as the captain's excellent steering skills, to always follow him closely, threatening the "Odisha" with its underwater attack angle as sharp as a knife.  Seeing the embarrassing posture of the "Odisha", which was almost twice the size of the "Pegasus Princess", constantly dodging left and right, Lambert, Captain Burney and other British naval officers all faced it.  He looked angry and felt extremely ashamed.  In their view, Nelson¡¯s fighting spirit was gone on the Odisha!  On the contrary, on the Chinese cruiser that was in hot pursuit, the British discovered an extremely strong and brave fighting spirit!  "Zhengqing is still so hot! I can't match it!"  On the flybridge of the cruiser "Henghai", Qiu Baoren looked at the "Odisha" which was driven nearly crazy by the "Princess Heshuo". While being amused, he also let out a heartfelt voice of admiration.  At this time, he not only admired Deng Shichang, who had always had a fiery personality and bravery, for daring to challenge powerful enemies, but also admired Deng Shichang's steering skills and his command of the warships.  Among the captains of China's first-generation steam fleet who were transferred from the Shipbuilding Navy to the Beiyang Navy, most of them had a background of studying in France. However, Deng Shichang did not study abroad.  Long-term experience on the ship has developed excellent skills.  Seeing that the fleets of both sides had withdrawn and ended this unique maritime exercise, Deng Shichang decisively ordered to slow down the speed, lowered the bluffing "the ship's control failed" flag, and turned towards the formation of his own fleet.  go.  At this time, the "Odisha" still didn't seem to have recovered from the panic. Seeing the British fleet appear, it rushed straight over and almost collided with the "Wyvern", thanks to Field's jumping feet.  After cursing, Coles came to his senses and quickly turned the wheel, avoiding a tragedy.  And where the bow of the huge "Odisha" pointed, other British warships were also frightened and fled.  "This damn idiot!" On the flying bridge of the "Wyvern".  Lambert looked at the "Odisha" passing by and cursed angrily.  He has already decided.  The first thing to do after returning to Hong Kong is to report the scandal directed by Captain Coles of the "Odisha" to the Admiralty!  "Hahahaha!" The girl standing at the entrance of the cave laughed happily as she watched the British fleet in chaos.  "Stop laughing! They heard it!" The man also saw this funny scene, but he didn't bother to laugh. Instead, he rushed over from his hiding place, hugged the girl, and covered her  mouth.  The girl was caught off guard and struggled violently.  The man hugged the girl tightly, dragged her behind a rock, and growled into her ear, "Don't make a sound! If the people on the warship hear it, you and I will not survive! Do you understand?"  The girl understood what he meant and gradually stopped struggling.  Seeing that the girl understood what he meant, the man slowly let go of her.  The girl jumped away suddenly.  He pulled out a short knife and looked at himself with wary eyes.  "Don't be afraid! I won't hurt you!" The man was surprised when he saw this girl who was only seven or eight years old pulling out a knife. Instead, he spread his hands and whispered as pleasantly as possible.  .  "Who are you?" The girl stared at him closely.  He leaned against the stone wall and asked loudly.  "Oh, my little aunt! Can you please lower your voice?" The man was anxious and couldn't help but leaned out and glanced at the warships on the sea.  "You shouted like that, and the officers and soldiers were attracted. Both of us will be dead!" "The officers and soldiers will not kill me!" The girl glared at him and said.  But the voice was still lowered.  "Come on, little aunt, I know exactly who you are! Stop pretending!" The man sneered.  "You're talking nonsense!" The girl's face suddenly turned red, and her eyes instantly became sharp.  "Sister-in-law, please stop being so harsh! Look at the way you use a knife, just like a pirate, you run so fast, and your feet, you're probably going to stay on the boat for a long time, right?" the man said, "  And those things in your cave, did you encounter a foreign gunboat this time? How long did it take to land on this island? " "So what?" the girl said, glaring at him.  You are a pirate, and the officers and soldiers may not recognize you! Even if you tell them, they may not believe you, but you are a shaggy remnant, and the officers and soldiers will definitely believe you when I tell you!¡± The man¡¯s expression suddenly changed when he heard that the girl revealed his identity!  changed.  "Which of your eyes looks at me as a hairy remnant?" "I won't tell you!" the girl snorted.  There were waves of whistles on the sea. The man raised his head and looked at the sea. He saw that the warships on the sea had gathered and were divided into a team of rice flags and a team of dragon flags. From a meter  On the Chinese flag warship and a dragon flag warship, they each put down their small boats and sailed toward the island full of soldiers.  "It's broken! It's broken! The officers and soldiers are coming!" The man's face turned ashen for a moment.  The girl also noticed the officers and soldiers sailing towards the shore of the island in small boats, with a flash of panic in her eyes.  "How about we perform a show together and deceive the officers and soldiers?" The man said to the girl with his mind racing.    "How to act?" the girl asked.  Seeing that the girl agreed, the man felt happy.  "Little girl, what's your surname?" The girl hesitated for a moment and replied: "My surname is Huang, and my name is Huang Zhengrong." "Ha! What a good name! It's impressive!" The man praised and said, "My surname is Huang.  Li, my name is Li Xiangtian. The two of us pretend to be father and daughter in distress. If the officers and soldiers ask about it, just say that you are my daughter, and your name is Li Sizhu. The two of us went out to sea on a boat, but we encountered a sea breeze and the boat capsized.  Well, you and me, father and daughter, are the only ones left alive and living on this island, do you understand?" The girl nodded.  "Remember! You are my daughter, your name is Li Sizhu! I miss my thoughts, my bamboos, my bamboos, don't forget!" Li Xiangtian saw the boat approaching the shore and warned Huang Zhengrong again.  "Li Sizhu" Maybe because she thought the name sounded nice, the girl repeated it and nodded again.  Seeing that the girl was very clever, Li Xiangtian had a look of approval on his face.  "Now, hide the knife!" Li Xiangtian said, turning to look at the seaside again.  Not long after, the boat reached the shore. British sailors and Chinese sailors jumped out of the boat and waded to the beach.  "I said it. Dear Deng, no one lives on this island." Looking at Deng Shichang, who looked serious and dignified, and seemed to have not recovered from the excessive exercise just now.  Lang Weili, the captain of the cruiser "Gisriel" said with a smile.  "But I just heard someone laughing." Deng Shichang looked at Lang Weili and said with certainty, "There must be someone on this island." As the captain of the cruiser "Gisriel" that has been stationed in China for a long time, Lang Wei  Li and Deng Shichang had met several times and were considered acquaintances, so this time Deng Shichang requested to go to the island to investigate. In order to ease the tense atmosphere, the British sent Lang Weili and Deng Shichang to the island together.  "Maybe it's your imagination, Deng." Lang Weili looked at this small desert island and said, "I dare say that apart from seabirds, there won't even be a single sheep on this island." Deng Shichang  He didn't say anything, but walked straight towards the rock.  A group of red-coated Chinese marines followed him with rifles in hand.  Seeing that Deng Shichang was still angry, Lang Weili was very wise and stopped talking.  Instead, he waved his hand and motioned for the British sailors who were also wearing red uniforms to follow.  As a naval soldier, Lang Weili understood Deng Shichang¡¯s anger from the bottom of his heart.  Because he knew the purpose of this "flying fleet" exercise very clearly.  Comparing himself with others, if the same "gunboat diplomacy" happened in his own country, he would feel the same humiliation and indignation as Deng Shichang.  It was as if he had witnessed the escape of the Odisha.  As for Deng Shichang's feat of chasing the "Odisha" in a ship.  He admired it from the bottom of his heart.  Lang Weili walked up the mountain with the British sailors. As he walked, he took out a cigarette and was about to light it when he suddenly discovered it.  Two figures, one large and one small, were rushing down the mountain and running towards this side.  I saw a man and a little girl suddenly appear.  Lang Weili opened his mouth in surprise.  #$^*_))(*^%$### People¡¯s suppression campaign is from the inside out. Zuo Zongtang actually suppressed the Nian army into the important areas of the capital. This oolong caused a huge commotion and alarmed people.  After destroying the two palaces and Shengjia, it was probably a serious crime to destroy the nine tribes. Afterwards, Li Hongzhang, who suppressed this group of Ninian bandits, received a commendation from the court. In 1867, he was promoted to the governor of Huguang and let go of this group of Ninian bandits.  Zuo Zongtang went to Beijing to report on his work in fear. The empress dowagers of the two palaces did not say anything to blame when they summoned Zuo Zongtang, but the Empress Dowager Cixi politely said to Zuo Zongtang:  "The troops are ordered to advance from east to west, taking care of Shanxi's defense, and not allowing the bandits to flee inward" A rough translation means that the bandits must be suppressed from east to west, trying to protect Shanxi, and not allowing the bandits to flee inward. Then.  Zuo Zongtang was still ordered to return to defend the northwest. Li Hongzhang was proud, but Zuo Zongtang was very disappointed. He had been suppressing bandits for most of his life, but in the end he had to be "instructed" by the empress dowagers of the two palaces that the bandits must be suppressed "from east to west."  It's okay to lose face, but he let Li Hongzhang get a big limelight in vain. With Zuo Zongtang's character, he definitely couldn't swallow this, but he had to swallow it.  Did Nianzi slip away from his own defense area? In terms of his ability to suppress thieves, not many people were impressed by Zuo Zongtang, and Li Hongzhang was one of the few people who could take the situation seriously.  In January 1868, Li Hongzhang's cavalry (reorganized from the Huai Army's Yangtze River Navy) was among them. His service experience in the Yangtze River Navy also became the basis for his future as a captain of the Beiyang Navy.(a major source of the governor) wiped out the main force of the Eastern Nian Army under Lai Wenguang and Ren Zhu in Shandong. Ren Zhu was killed and Lai Wenguang fled to Yangzhou alone and was captured.  In August 1868, Zhang Zongyu's troops of the Western Nian Army were heavily surrounded by Li Hongzhang in northwest Shandong. The entire army was destroyed. Zhang Zongyu crossed the Tuhai River without knowing where he ended up. He was said to have thrown himself into the river and died.  The Nian army that was raging in the north was completely put down.  After the war, the Huai army ranked first in terms of merit, and Li Hongzhang was promoted to associate bachelor.  Zuo Zongtang, who was originally not very ambitious and was already "envious, jealous and hateful" of his political opponents who had risen to prominence, obviously didn't want to see Li Hongzhang so prominent, so he just looked for trouble and doubted Li Hongzhang's statement that Zhang Zongyu committed suicide by throwing himself into the Tuhai River.  Zhang Zongyu was still on the run, so he led his troops to search everywhere, but of course found nothing.  However, Zuo Zongtang's groundless and deliberately provocative actions made Li Hongzhang, who had tolerated him repeatedly before, intolerable (Li Hongzhang, as a student of Zeng Guofan, always followed Zeng Guofan's teachings, and because Zuo Zongtang was eleven years older than Li Hongzhang, so  Even if the conversation with Zuo Zongtang was not conducive, Li Hongzhang acted less impulsively and did not care about Zuo Zongtang. For this reason, Zeng Guofan once wrote a special letter to praise Li Hongzhang: "Your Excellency does not compete with Zuo Zongtang for your morale, and you admire him from far and near.")  In a letter to his mentor Zeng Guofan, he was so angry that he bluntly called Zuo Zongtang "the true character of Ah Hao is revealed here."  Taiwan, although as early as the Three Kingdoms period, Soochow generals Wei Wen and Zhuge Zhi led thousands of soldiers to land on Taiwan (plundering thousands of local indigenous people and returning them), they became the first recorded Central Plains people to arrive in Taiwan.  However, for a long time, the Central Plains Dynasty has not implemented effective actual rule over the entire island of Taiwan.  Even when the Qing Dynasty established prefectures and counties in Taiwan and immigrated to Taiwan, they only settled in Taipei, Keelung and Tainan.  A large number of Gaoshan aboriginal tribes known as "Huawaishengfan" are still the main residents of Taiwan Island.  Some of the aboriginal people are fierce and xenophobic in their folk customs, and they have a hostile attitude towards all "other races".  However, the Taiwan waters are also a typhoon-prone area. Survivors of shipwrecks at sea are often washed up on the island by the waves. They are regarded as intruders by the indigenous tribes and are repeatedly brutally killed.
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