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Volume 1: The First Ming of the Young Phoenix Chapter 127: Storm of Sino-Japanese War

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    The autumn air is crisp, the full moon hangs high in the sky, and the cold moonlight shines on the sparkling sea.  Amid the slight undulations of the waves, steam engines roared, and a fleet of three battleships arranged in a wild goose formation, cut through the water, and sailed at high speed on the wide water of the Yellow Sea.  Liu Zhenhua, wearing a white navy short-sleeved military uniform, stood by the porthole of the rest cabin of the battleship Soengfei.  He put one hand on the back of his head and looked up at the bright moon.  On the fresh and clean face, the light shimmered faintly between the eyes, and there was an evil smile hanging on the lips.  "Brother Zhenhua is really in high spirits. He's still admiring the moon so late. The Mid-Autumn Festival has already passed two days ago." A loud voice sounded at the open door of the cabin. He turned around and saw Jiang Shuisheng.  Wearing the same style of camouflage military uniform, he walked into the cabin with a smile.  Liu Zhenhua turned around and grinned slightly, reached out to touch his short hair, strode to the cabin and sat down at the table on the wall, and then said: "Brother Shuisheng, why don't you go take a nap? Why, stay at sea for a long time?  Are you so bored that you can¡¯t sleep?¡± The visitor nodded and said, ¡°Well, you¡¯re a little bored. You should have arrived a few days earlier, but you had to come.¡±  This is a long way to go. Zhenhua, can you tell me, is there any treasure to be mined under the sea or on the island, so you diverted the channel?  " Jiang Shuisheng walked to the table, pulled up a stool and sat down on his own, asking out the doubts in his heart.  Hearing this, the young master said dumbfounded: "Where are there so many treasures waiting for you to dig? I see, you, the captain of the Yazhu Naval Battle Brigade, have almost become a money addict. Over the years, you have been digging for treasures left by pirates all over the world.  Haven't you dug enough treasure yet? You are so greedy for money that you dare to think of me as a useless person like you!" Jiang Shuisheng smiled and argued: "Haha, how is that possible?  I don't dare to belittle your image as a young master. Who doesn't know that he is gifted with a pair of sharp eyes that can detect the treasures buried underground and under the sea. In recent years, the barren underground gold mines and oil have become a cornucopia of money.  You are the savior of our Lanfang Kingdom, a great leader, and the target of many beautiful girls! You are" Listening to Jiang Shuisheng's words becoming more and more outrageous, Liu Zhenhua had goosebumps all over his body and quickly interrupted.  He replied with words: "Okay, please stop flattering me! I have to say this every time we meet, don't you get tired of it? I have told you before that I, Liu Zhenhua, am also an ordinary person. There is nothing special about me. It's just what I read in books.  The more knowledge you have, the better your luck. Let me tell you, I¡¯m not really here for the treasure this time.¡± ¡°Hehe, hehe, if it¡¯s no good, then why are you here? This journey takes a lot of time.  Although the battleships of our Yaizhen fleet are very fast, everyone has been on board for a long time. Not to mention the soldiers of the fleet, even I want to step on the land and jump for a few times. "  Jiang Shuisheng continued to ask for the reason.  "Haha, okay, let me tell you. In fact, there is no reason. Aren't the Qing Dynasty and the Japanese Kingdom here fighting on the Korean Peninsula? Our Yazhan Mercenary Corps has been established for several years, and we have never fought any big battles. I  This time I will bring everyone to experience the atmosphere of war up close," Liu Zhenhua explained with a half-truth.  "Oh, no wonder you asked the fleet to prepare for battle when we entered the Yellow Sea. It turned out that we were going to the battlefield for a stroll. Zhenhua, tell me, are we helping the Qing Dynasty to beat up the little Japanese country? Our fleet  After it was completed, I really haven¡¯t experienced actual combat. I¡¯m tired of training and shooting.¡± When Jiang Shuisheng heard that he was going to watch the game, he became interested.  "We'll see what happens then. It's getting late. Go get some rest quickly and recharge yourself. You should be able to see the battle between the two sides this afternoon." Liu Zhenhua dismissed Jiang Shuisheng with a few vague words, took off his shoes and sat down.  He went to the bed and leaned against the soft pillow at the head of the bed, lost in thought.  "Time flies so fast. Unknowingly, it has been more than eight years since I arrived in this time and space. Whether Lanfang Country, which I brought up from the time of national subjugation, can become famous and shock the world, the key depends on it.  This battle is over." Liu Zhenhua murmured to himself and gradually fell into sleep.  A beam of moonlight shines into the cabin through the porthole glass and shines on the writing table beside the bed. The calendar placed on the table clearly shows that Monday, September 17, 1894, the 20th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty.  Jiawu, August 18th.  September 17th morning, 9 o'clock.  The main fleet of the Beiyang Navy, which escorted the troop transport ship to Dadonggou at the mouth of the Yalu River, consisted of ten warships and eight auxiliary ships. Under the leadership of Navy Admiral Ding Ruchang, they began to return in accordance with the exercise formation with great momentum.  The Qinglong flag hung from the front mast of the flagship Dingyuan fluttered in the morning sea breeze.  At about 10 o'clock in the morning, the Japanese joint fleet, which had already planned an ambush, first discovered this?Beiyang Fleet, then, the soldiers watching on the Zhenyuan ship mast in front of the formation also discovered several clusters of black smoke in the southwest, and determined that it was the Japanese fleet.  Immediately, the commander on the flagship, Ding Ruchang, issued an order for each ship to light fires, carry live ammunition, and prepare for battle.  The main gun on the battleship quickly removed its gun jacket, the ammunition hand, and the gunner were in place, and the war was about to begin.  At 12:05, the first guerrilla force of the Japanese combined fleet was in the lead, and the main force was behind, forming a single column and heading straight towards the Beiyang Fleet.  At 12:20, the commander of the Beiyang Navy, Ding Ruchang, made the first mistake of this battle. During the march, he ordered the fleet to change from a double vertical formation to a horizontal formation. The flagship was positioned far away from the center position, and the other ships were on its left and left.  The right side unfolded in turn, and the fleet advanced in a wedge-shaped echelon.  Using the flying geese formation in the gap to fight against the Japanese warships' single-column formation, the Beiyang Navy's advantages not only failed to be fully utilized, but were restricted everywhere, and each ship had to fight alone.  The Japanese ship's formation had long been studied through several simulated battles with the Beiyang Fleet as its opponent, so it appeared to be flexible and handy.  At the same time, Ding Ruchang also issued an order for the flagship to fly a flag: "Each squadron must act in coordination; always point the bow of the ship towards the enemy; all ships should move with the flagship within the scope of possible." This was the second impossibility he committed.  Forgive the mistake, the four high-speed ships Zhiyuan, Jingyuan, Jingyuan, and Laiyuan, which are fast and flexible, should have been grouped separately to form a separate guerrilla firepower.  Now they are mixed with other ships, and the mobile and flexible attack role of the destroyers cannot be used at all. At 12:50, the fleets of the two sides were more than 5,000 meters apart, and the Beiyang Navy flagship Dingyuan fired first.  However, they missed the target. The first guerrilla unit of the Japanese combined fleet turned left and headed towards the right wing of the Beiyang Navy. They tried to seize the T-shaped attack position and risked exposing the main team to the Beiyang Navy's formation.  Ten seconds later, the Zhenyuan ship fired a cannonball.  Immediately, all ships of the Beiyang Fleet fired artillery and bombarded them.  Rising into the sky from the sea, thick water columns were shot out by naval gun shells falling into the water.  Three minutes later, the Japanese flagship Songdao began to fire back.  Perhaps it was because Ding Ruchang had not checked the almanac before he went out today. In the first round of firing of the main gun of the Songdao ship, one of the shells accidentally hit the main mast of the Dingyuan. The casualties caused were minor, but it caused the signal to be lost.  Everything was destroyed by gunfire.  What is even more tragic is that Ding Ruchang, who was born in the army, was possessed by the god of decline and ran out of the command cabin to supervise the battle on the bridge and was burned by the fire.  Although he was seriously injured and did not retreat, he was still supervising the battle on the deck to boost morale, but the effect of this was not great.  As soon as the battle started, the Beiyang Fleet had already lost command.  In an instant, the guns of both sides roared and competed with each other, the smoke filled the air, and the sea water boiled.  Just as the Beiyang Fleet was engaged in a fierce battle with the twelve Japanese capital ships, nearly twenty nautical miles away from the sea where the two sides were fighting, the Lanfang Kingdom fleet, with the blood-red flag of the ancient ferocious beast on its masts, was on the sea.  They spread out and waited in formation. The formation of the battleships was like a sea beast with its huge mouth open, patiently waiting for its prey.
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