Australian Storm 1876

   Chapter 693 Betting on Tomorrow with Youth

  After the two sides signed the armistice agreement, the Dingyuan ship in Liugong Island Bay used as a water fort ran out of ammunition. Liu Buchan committed suicide with Liu Buchan.

  The defenders of Liugong Island were ordered to surrender, and a fast boat sailed into the harbor overnight and picked up hundreds of generals of the Huai Army at all levels.

  The Japanese army landed on Liugong Island, confiscated all guns and artillery, and packaged them as trophies and shipped them back to China.

The end of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 brought a strong impact on the Ocean Kingdom in the least weaker than that of Qing. This defeat made the Chinese who have always been proud of the kingdom of heaven to feel a deep shame, and their sense of belonging to the Ocean Kingdom from their hearts became stronger. .

  The decadent dynasty is hopeless. Who wants to get involved with him?

For the Fusang Kingdom, the victory of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 did not bring the large overseas territories they expected, and the war compensation was greatly compressed. In the end, Taiwan and the Penghu Islands were also lost under pressure from the great powers, and they were almost played by the Ocean Kingdom. Amidst the applause, the hatred really bloomed in my heart.

  So after receiving the 12 million taels of silver in the first installment, most of it was immediately used to order cutting-edge warships from the United Kingdom. The move of the base camp further contributed to the deep conflict between the Fuso State Army and the Navy.

  Fuso National Navy proposed the "Six-six Fleet Plan", which is to order six powerful armored battleships and six heavy cruisers to achieve the strategic goal of fighting against the Russian navy.

  What kind of concept is the indemnity of 70 million taels of silver?

  This is equivalent to 85 million yen (plus interest), which is an astronomical figure for Fuso. You must know that Fuso's GDP in 1893 was only more than 84 million yen.

After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Fuso Navy began an ambitious expansion plan spanning ten years. It planned to build 109 warships (with a gross tonnage of more than 200,000 tons), including battleships, cruisers, destroyers, torpedo boats, submarines, etc., into the world in one fell swoop. The ranks of naval powers.

  Is this 85 million yen enough?

  The answer is not enough. Even if all war indemnities go to the joint fleet to develop the navy, it is still a third of the funding gap compared to its ambitious shipbuilding plan.

  The navy’s greed completely angered the Ministry of War, and the conflict between the two sides was intensified because of the uneven distribution of the spoils, which soon became apparent in June.

  Liu Gong Island, Admiral’s Office of the Beiyang Navy

  Fuso State’s garrison in Weihaiwei in the treaty naturally occupied Liugong Island’s complete naval base facilities. This Beiyang Navy Admiral’s Gate, full of Chinese architectural styles, became the base camp of the joint fleet.

  Now, a group of fleet officers sat in the hall and talked a lot.

   "Jun Nomura, I heard that you have visited the Weihaiwei British Hospital. What is the condition of Jun Dongxiang? It is really worrying!"

  "Blessed by Amaterasu, Mr. Dongxiang is recovering very well. Apart from being temporarily unable to get out of bed for exercise, he can already start eating. It is really gratifying!"

   "That's great, Ji people have their own blessings."

  "Togo Heihachiro Daisuke came back with his life this time. The exploded shrapnel grazed his head, split his right ear in half, and went deeper and his head blossomed."

   "Yo Xi, his luck is much better than that of the unlucky ghost in Heyuan. I saw the cannonball blow him to pieces."

   "Hey, do you know that the army's Malu is said to be preparing to attack the Ryukyu Islands on the return journey, and they hope that the combined fleet will cover them. It is just wishful thinking."

   "Nani, why are these stupid army horse dung going to provoke the Ryukyu Kingdom?"

   "I heard that it was for the glory of the samurai. It's really hateful."

   "Today, the main battleship of the United Fleet is injured and sinking. After several **** battles, the combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced. Now is not a good time for Ocean Kingdom. They can't deal with it."

"Everyone, what I heard is not like this." The captain of the "Akitsu Island" Uemura Hikonojo Osamu raised his hand and pressed it down. Seeing that the eyes of all his colleagues were focused on him, he didn't panic. To say

   "The army's horses are stupid, but they are not stupid enough to hit their heads with iron plates. Now there are obvious fighters. The chances are not to be missed.

  According to the information of the Ryukyu Islands;

  The 3,600 royal guards who married the Princess Victoria have set off recently and returned to Australia.

The heavy cruiser "White Tiger" stationed at Naha Port took the cruiser "Loyalty" to Nanshun to visit Guangzhou Port. The purpose was to sell the warship to the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Governor of Huguang and other Qing court officials, and to showcase the shipbuilding of the Ocean Kingdom. technology.

  These stupid Chinese people are really wishful thinking. In the foreseeable 20 years, the Qing Dynasty will have no money to buy a small sampan. They are doing ridiculous useless work.

  Furthermore, according to the news from Lushun, the Ocean Kingdom is investigating the massacre case in cooperation with Britain, the United States and Germany, and pressured Westerners to treat the massacre in a fair and just manner.

  It is said that Ocean Kingdom will provide 2,000 silver dollars in compensation for each victim. How much is the total of 3,600 victims?

This is a huge compensation of 7.2 million silver dollars, which is equivalent to an iron-clad battleship. This is simply a lion's mouth. It is an insult that the base camp absolutely cannot tolerate. Therefore, it was decided to implement the "Wind" combat plan. When the Second Army returned home, the Ryukyu Islands were removed. This nail, in the future, can re-emerge the island of Taiwan in the south. "

With that said, all my colleagues understood. The commander of the "Hashidate" Hashidate hesitated, but still asked the questions that everyone cares about; "If this is the case, I am afraid that we will go to war with the Ocean Kingdom. The combined fleet is not well prepared!"

"Yes, those horse dung in the Army don’t know how powerful the Qinglong-class heavy cruisers are. They are far from comparable to the Dingyuan and Zhenyuan two ships. Together, the two huge 7600-ton ships can’t match the combat power of a 9800-ton heavy cruiser. , The joint fleet has no ships to contend."

   "Hey, Mr. Nomura said that the imperial navy is not strong enough to compete with the navy of the Ocean Kingdom. It would be too presumptuous."

   "The outlook is not optimistic!"

  "Everyone, everybody, please listen to me." All the colleagues yelled, with deep worries in their words, Uemura Hikosuke raised his hand to stop everyone again, and then said;

  "Commander Yutoh Ito has decided that the Second Army will be sent to the Ryukyu Islands on the return trip.

  However, we will not fight head-on with Ocean Kingdom battleships. Presumably a cruiser on the other side will not challenge our entire fleet.

  The joint fleet transports the army to the beach and retreats, never participate in the ensuing battles, and try to avoid war with the Ocean Kingdom.

Thus

  After the army occupied the Ryukyu Islands, as long as they ensure the personal safety of Princess Victoria and King Shangdian, and allow them to be exiled to Australia, with the help of the British and Americans, the Ocean Kingdom will not go to war.

  You must know that the Imperial Army is not muddled, and it has the confidence to head-to-head with any European and American power.

  Only by removing the stinger on the back of the Ryukyu Islands, the Great Fusang Empire can extend its power to the south, including Taiwan and Penghu, and safely and boldly operate the North Korea and Manchurian plans to realize the rejuvenation of the empire.

  I hope everyone can unite and complete this arduous task without compromise. "

  "Onboard, long live the empire."

   "Onboard, Amaterasu God bless, the imperial military will last forever."

  A group of joint fleet officers shouted enthusiastically. The ferocity in their hearts had been aroused. When they thought of fighting against the powerful Ocean Kingdom, they couldn’t be excited about it.

   "Wow, the military will be available!" Lieutenant General Ito Yuhiro, commander of the combined fleet, stepped in and nodded in satisfaction.

  As a small and poor Fusang island country, it lacks resources and has weak national strength. It has never been guaranteed to win ten times. It depends on hard work to win. Therefore, from the army to the navy, there is a habit of killing and betting on their lives.

  Lieutenant General Ito Yuhiro looked around the crowd and said solemnly;

   "All the monarchs, the combined fleet performed well in the Yellow Sea battle and Liugong Island naval battle. The monarchs did not fear life and death, fighting hard to achieve the good situation of the Great Fusang Empire today.

  However, we have to see...the road ahead is still bumpy.

  Traditional land overlord Tsarist Russia is eyeing the plots of Man Mongolia and the three provinces of Northeast China. This is something that the Great Fusang Empire cannot allow.

  The next 10 years

  The navy and the army of the empire will inspire new ideas, step up their combat readiness, and strive to completely defeat the Russian Empire on the battlefields of the three northeastern provinces, and since then dominate the situation in East Asia, and win a bright future for the Great Fusang Empire.

On our side, there is also the Great Ocean Kingdom looking forward to it. Because of its history and national origin, it has always been malicious to the Fusang Country. Only from the battle of the Liaodong Peninsula, it has exported a large number of cutting-edge weapons and ammunition to the Huai Army to supplement the Beiyang Fleet. The depleted ammunition depot has caused great damage to the combined fleet.

  We must be forgiving. The Great Fusang Empire is not yet capable of challenging two regional powers at the same time, so when we stepped on the Czarist Empire, it was the beginning of dealing with the Ocean Kingdom.

  Today's plan, the future is rough and difficult, I only wish to break through the thorns and thorns to smash a **** road with the monarchs, and to welcome the glory of the Great Fusang Empire. "

  After finishing the words, he immediately drew a fanatical response from a group of naval officers;

   "Onboard, Sada Nomura will follow you to the death."

   "Long live the Great Fusang Empire, if I wish to meet the Lords and Shrines, that would be an intoxicating ending!"

  "Onboard, Amaterasu God bless!"

  June 29, 1895

  The Second Army is dominated by the Sixth Division with Heimu as Lieutenant General, and a mixed brigade of the Second Division, began to board 11 troop carriers in Weihaiwei, preparing to withdraw their troops back to China.

  The task of occupying Weihaiwei will be undertaken by the 7th Division. All other troops will return to the mainland. The first army in the three northeastern provinces will also retreat to the Korean Peninsula as planned to end the large-scale military mission of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895.

  On the dock

  Fusang overseas Chinese and military officers’ wives and family members held small flags in their hands, sending off the glorious warriors who returned home, and there was a joyful atmosphere everywhere.

   defeated the Qing Dynasty and made the Fusang country more and more incomprehensible. The kind of villainous cheeks and faces can smell from far away, which is simply unsightly.

  General Dashanyan led a group of high-ranking officers to see off at the pier in person, saying goodbye to Lieutenant General Kuroki Weizhen.

   "Kuroki-kun, please."

  "Please rest assured, Mr. Dashan, this trip is like trying to get something out of your bag, please wait for the good news of my victory!"

"Oh, the navy has done a solid job of espionage. The White Tiger heavy cruiser visited Guangzhou and the Qinglong stationed at the port of Samarinda. Recently, West Xiangzhou confirmed that the Suzaku will return to Hong Kong, while the Xuanwu has been staying at the Australian base camp. This shows that these four heavy warships that have made the Imperial Navy afraid of it will not be an obstacle to the recovery of Ryukyu. Kuromoto-kun can do it with confidence and boldness."

   "Hahaha, those cowardly Satsuma idiots are really contemptuous, and they are ashamed to be with them."

   "Kuroki-kun, bear with me."

   General Dashanyan exhorted him, and he couldn't help showing a smug smile on his face. Recovering the Ryukyu Islands would be the proud work of his military career. The use of this carbine was so great that he couldn't help but feel complacent.

  He didn’t know. At this time, a telegram was sent by the British Telegraph Office in Weihaiwei and flew to the Kingdom of Ryukyu...

  Everything is ready, just wait for the east wind.

  (End of this chapter)