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Volume 1: The First Ming of the Young Phoenix Chapter 143: Urgent Telegram

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    After several days of heavy snow, coupled with sophisticated equipment, careful planning and accurate intelligence, Tang Yaozu led the well-trained and highly skilled Yaju warriors to successfully complete this task, which could be regarded as leveraging the pillars of the Qing Dynasty.  Important tasks.  After that, they evacuated smoothly according to the plan made in advance.  It has to be said that the intelligence network established by Zhang Guodong deserves the most credit. After more than three years of development and heavy investment in manpower and material resources, the intelligence system of the Yajuan mercenaries has begun to take shape, and China is a place of focus.  , which is also the place with the largest number of intelligence personnel.  With the help of intelligence personnel, the soldiers who completed the mission handed over their firearms and ammunition except pistols.  Then they all set out on the road lightly, broke into pieces and dispersed to the Weidagu Port in Tianjin, boarded the merchant ship that was renovated from an ironclad ship of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and flew the British flag, and escaped.  The next day, news of the death of Emperor Guangxu and Cixi also reached Baodao via telegram.  But what makes people feel very strange is that the government offices in various places in Baodao have not received the notice from the governor¡¯s office strictly ordering some officials to observe national mourning. Except for a few old people wearing white clothes, some people even clapped their hands and set off firecrackers in celebration.  celebrate.  The reasons for this strange phenomenon are: First, from the day when the peace negotiations for ceding territory were signed, Mr. Liu Mingchuan had already announced to the whole country that the island would no longer be controlled by the Manchu and Qing court.  On the other hand, it can also be seen that the Qing government's cession of Baodao to the Japanese country has seriously hurt the hearts of the people of Baodao.  According to the information coming from the capital, the Forbidden City has now tightly blocked all information.  The city has been under a curfew for several days, but the true cause of the death of the emperor and the queen mother has not been announced.  The extremely busy princes and ministers were still busy discussing how to carry out the funeral.  Two people at the peak of power in the Qing Dynasty suddenly died suddenly. Guangxu had no heirs and no inheritance edict.  The succession of the new emperor will have to wait until the funeral is completed, and then be discussed and recommended by several princes and ministers.  At that time, there will inevitably be another intrigue.  Although the land cession and compensation treaty has been signed, the completion of the formalities is scheduled for the end of summer.  In this way, Baodao still has some time to purchase armaments.  It also gave Liu Zhenhua and the Yaju mercenaries ample time to formulate and implement follow-up plans.  The Japanese side took advantage of the negotiation table with the Manchus.  The Ito Hirobumi cabinet also elected the first Governor of Takarashima.  It was none other than Rear Admiral Shiki Kayama, the former Chief of Naval Command who resigned due to the destruction of the United Fleet.  However, the resolute opposition of the troops and people stationed on Baodao to the cession has become known to everyone in the world.  It is simply impossible for Japan to take over the country peacefully and smoothly. Resistance from the troops stationed on Baodao and the people is inevitable.  It is no longer just a matter of a day or two for the Japanese country to covet the Chinese treasure island. As early as 1874, it had attempted to occupy it by force.  Nowadays, fat is on the lips, and it is impossible not to eat it.  But in fact, warships from Japan are frequently missing on the sea route to the East China Sea, and the navy is already facing the problem of having no gunboats to escort troops there.  Two submarines led by Lin Jiakai and Qu Fei attacked a troop transport ship coming out of Yokosuka the day before yesterday. After communicating with a supply ship disguised as a merchant ship by radio for supplies, they are now wandering like ghosts between Kyushu Island and the Ryukyu Islands.  The Osumi Strait is free for hunting.  There are Japanese mercenary intelligence personnel lurking in Japan to provide intelligence, and they can also use periscopes and radars to conduct reconnaissance on the surface.  The acoustic torpedoes equipped on submarines were used underwater to attack large ships coming out of Japanese ports without anyone noticing, and achieved fruitful results.  The Japanese navy, which was completely confused about the situation, had regarded the Osumi Strait as a forbidden area after several warships disappeared inexplicably.  If a troop transport ship wants to go to the Korean Peninsula and Liaodong in China, it can only enter from Maizuru through the Tsushima Strait.  ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????: There are only a few decent or decent warships with a certain degree of combat effectiveness in the Japanese navy.  Sasebo Military Port has become a ruin, and its reconstruction and use are far away. If you want to go to the treasure island, you must go through the Osumi Strait Channel from Yokosuka and Kure Port.  After all, in this era before radio and navigation, ocean-going ships all followed fixed and familiar routes.  Unknown new waterways mean unknown dangers and accidents. In this case, the probability of encountering shipwrecks and other accidents will be much higher than normal.  After three years of dormancy, the energy accumulated in arms is not trivial.  Automatic firearms and ammunition shipped from Australia's Ascendas Port and Irian Island to Treasure Island have been arriving at Keelung Port in recent days.  After being unloaded from the ship, they were secretly escorted by Liu Mingchuan's soldiers and sent by railway to military camps across the island for temporary storage. They would not be released until before the war.  Mr. Liu Mingchuan has been running Baodao for several years, and gradually replaced the Qing soldiers stationed on Baodao with local young men.  Most of the lower-level officers who led the troops had gone to Irian Island to participate in the actual combat training of the Yajuan Team.  Many people areOnly one trip is allowed.  ¡°Moreover, since Liu Mingchuan gave up his intention to return home due to illness at Liu Zhenhua¡¯s request, the exchanges between the teams from the two places have become more frequent.  Many passionate people among the officers and soldiers have accepted the unique discipline control and ideological education of the Yajuan Army. Secretly, many people have become preparatory soldiers for the Yajuan Army.  Regarding what happened in the capital, Mr. Liu Mingchuan roughly guessed that Liu Zhenhua was responsible.  But the old man, who was completely disappointed with the Qing court, did not pursue anything on this matter.  They just shook their heads and sighed a few times when they met.  The leaders of the Beiyang Navy who decided to stay and help the treasure island fight against the Japanese had mixed reactions after learning the shocking news that the emperor and the queen mother were buried at the same time.  Although they all put on mourning clothes, all the navy officers and soldiers gathered at the seaside of Keelung Port to hold a remote ceremony toward the north, but no one asked to leave.  There are still several months left before the delivery time in the treaty negotiated between the two countries.  After discussing with Liu Mingchuan, Liu Zhenhua planned to persuade Liu Buchan and others to send all the remaining ships of the Beiyang Navy to the Tengfei Port Shipyard in Australia for renovation.  After all, although Baodao has some inventory of the ammunition used by these warships, it is not enough to deal with a big war.  Moreover, now that these naval officers have decided to stay, the reasons that previously hindered their trip are no longer valid.  Liu Zhenhua believes that sooner or later these officers and soldiers will become our own.  Helping them strengthen and improve the combat effectiveness of gunboats is a matter of course.  A week later in the afternoon, Liu Zhenhua invited the public management leaders to board the Ascendas for a discussion. In name, the two sides exchanged and learned the experience and technology of naval warfare. In fact, he planned to invite everyone to the Ascendas Port in Australia.  In the large conference room of the Tengfei, not long after everyone sat down, the ship's adjutant rushed to the door and handed the telegram in the folder to the guard Liu Meng who was standing guard at the door.  Jiang Shuisheng, the captain of the Yazhu mercenary naval battle brigade who was participating in the meeting, was sitting under the long conference table near the door. He took the telegram from Liu Meng and read it, and said in a voiceless voice: "Zhenhua, Nanyang urgent telegram, Irian Island is under attack."  The Dutch fleet is bombarding!" "Oh? Let me see if there are any casualties!" Liu Zhenhua was surprised and surprised after hearing this, and quickly reached out to take the telegram.
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