The First Evolution

However, in the battle outside Nagasaki a few hours ago, the Shiraishi Regiment of nearly 4,000 people was almost wiped out, including nearly 300 Shintoists, even one Shinto. The deputy leader of the sect, and many senior officers were "smashed" here, which undoubtedly brought a bucket of ice water to the heads of this group of radicals.

Fang Linyan was thinking about the far-reaching impact of this battle on the Japanese government. Now, according to Zheng Xianren's intelligence feedback, this victory seems to be a blow to the head, which directly caused the opponent's head to suffer a sharp pain. ! The Tokyo government gave up all unrealistic fantasies.

After all, Japan itself at this time had not yet jumped out of its status as a small country and few people, and the Meiji Restoration had not seen enough results. The bad news of the "Occupation" of Nagasaki and the complete annihilation of the Shiraishi Wing was like a combination of two punches.

Fang Linyan and his expeditionary force feared the most that the Japanese government kept sending people from all over the country to harass them and hold on to them.

The conservative decision made by Tokyo at this time undoubtedly greatly overestimated the combat power of the expeditionary force, helped them a lot, and gave them a chance to breathe.

Then Zheng Xianren handed over another telegram and two newspapers:

"Now that the incident of the raid on Nagasaki has spread, it has also caused a lot of shocks in the world. Both Britain and France have expressed their extraordinary concern about this incident, and they are particularly shocked that Russians have appeared among the troops that attacked Nagasaki. And very attentive."

"The Russians sent a note to European countries, saying that the great Russian Empire has no intention to insert the emperor's scepter into Japanese territory for the time being, and regrets that a small number of Russians appeared in the bloodshed in Nagasaki. "

"According to the investigation, the original identities of these Russians were some inferior mercenaries from Vladivostok, consisting of sacked old and weak soldiers, exiles and adventurers. They were hired at high prices by the Qing State and took the Villefort (French) ) shipping company ships to Nagasaki, and the person in command is a Qing official named Yuren Song.”

"In this case, Russian Minister Cassini euphemistically stated that he did not expect that some drunks and villains in Vladivostok could cause such great harm to Japan, and he personally sympathized with Nagasaki. I am willing to donate all this month's salary-----47 silver rubles for the poor residents there. I will also write a letter to the Far East Governor of Vladivostok, urging him to manage the mercenaries under his rule and not let him The dereliction of duty has caused havoc for the poor citizens of a country."

There is no doubt that the current situation has excited the Russians, and Cassini's smug, smug face can be imagined from his words.

Britain and France should also be very annoyed and began to re-examine whether their previous foreign policy was appropriate. After all, what they need is an ally who can effectively contain the Russians in the Far East, not a waste that can be knocked down.

Finally, Zheng Xianren took out a telegram and waved:

"This is the telegram I received ten minutes ago."

Then Zheng Xianren's face became a little dignified, he glanced around, and suddenly smiled and said:

"At seven o'clock yesterday morning, the four ships Zhiyuan, Dingyuan, Chaoyong and Yangwei of the Beiyang Fleet were near Sanyu Reef in the east of the Sea of ​​Japan.

Encountered with three warships of the Japanese Combined Fleet, successfully sunk the Japanese ship Hiso, and after chasing Chiyoda and Itsukushima for ninety nautical miles, severely damaged the Itsukushima. "

"It has now been confirmed that the Itsukushima was 120 nautical miles away from Tokyo Bay. Due to the excessive wind and waves at sea, it was seriously injured and sank!"

After hearing the news, everyone was overjoyed.

Now their biggest worry is the Japanese combined fleet. Although they have already deployed in Japan's major ports and set up corresponding chess pieces and spies, once they find the news of the combined fleet, they will immediately transmit it by telegram.

However, there are unforeseen circumstances, who can guarantee that the chess pieces they arrange will be able to find the traces of the combined fleet? Even if it is discovered, can the information be passed on in time?

Originally, the Combined Fleet had lost three battleships here in the expeditionary force (one Yura on the way + two repaired in Nagasaki Naval Port). At this time, because Nagasaki Naval Port was attacked, there was a huge loophole in scheduling. , but was directly captured by the Beiyang Navy and defeated it in one fell swoop!

This is the first time the Beiyang Navy has suffered a big loss for the Japanese Combined Fleet in a frontal naval battle!

According to the fact that there is no wind in the country, it is necessary to blow three-foot waves. At this time, it must be a national celebration, and the sinking of the two Japanese ships can cause a sensation in the world.

Fang Linyan also breathed a sigh of relief, because according to the normal historical development, the Jiawu Yellow Sea naval battle that decided the outcome at this time has already happened, so there is no need to say more about the ending! Obviously, with his own efforts, history has changed! !

Dingyuan and Zhenyuan were originally scars that never fade in the hearts of the Chinese people, but now they have returned with honors.

"Today, the world is full of tears, and there is a public foot and a strong navy."

This depressing couplet must never appear again!

Combining the current information and the estimates of the Chinese businessmen, they will be able to obtain a buffer time of about four days. During this time, they can search and squeeze Nagasaki. be more at ease.

In fact, if the Japanese combined fleet was advancing at full speed, it would take less than two days to reach Nagasaki at most. But now they don't dare to give them a hundred courage! It is estimated that the Minister of the Navy has been furious at this time, frantically generating electricity to the ports where the combined fleet is staying, so that they must act cautiously.

At this time, after the combined fleet suffered two consecutive blows, its vitality had been severely damaged. Both in terms of tonnage and artillery positions, it had been completely suppressed by the Beiyang Navy.

If the Beiyang Navy seizes the opportunity and succeeds in ambushing it again, Japan will completely lose its control of the sea! This will directly lead to the cut off of the supply lines of the tens of thousands of troops dropped on North Korea. After all, the ammunition and food of these Japanese troops must be supplied domestically.

For Japan, it will be an outright catastrophe. Therefore, the Combined Fleet must demand stability. Anyway, this is the end of the matter, and it is not a day or two short of that.

However, the situation after four days is extremely dangerous for the expeditionary force, and the pressure of the combined maritime fleet will not be mentioned.

"My Healing Game"

Although the Japanese Army has dispatched about eight or nine elite regiments to North Korea, with such a long buffer time, it will definitely be able to convene a division, and a total of four to five regiments will come to Nagasaki.

The situation of the expeditionary army can be said to be extremely dangerous, and that is the biggest challenge that the entire expeditionary army has to face.

No matter how brave and skillful these old Maozi were, they would never be able to make a comeback in such a situation, not to mention that the purpose of their coming here was to burn, kill, and loot, and now their morale has been demoralized.

After everyone has fully grasped the current situation, they have their own bottom line, so they are quite satisfied with the current situation.

Since the "Yura" successfully returned to Vladivostok, the Qiao family has only made money but not lost. At this time, the buffer of these four days can ensure that the profit can be maximized and the two captured Japanese ships: Yoshino. And Toshima returned with a full load.

Fang Linyan checked the war progress bar at this time, and found that the Qing Dynasty's winning rate had exceeded 85%, and his contribution rate was logically the first, but he found that under such circumstances, he actually still Being bitten by the following two or three!

Although only his name can be seen on this contribution ranking list, and the rest of the people are anonymous, Fang Linyan immediately realized that among the two or three people below him, maybe one of them is Mr. Cayenne.

The other person should be the one behind the battle of Sanyu Reef.

In front of Fang Linyan's eyes, the appearance of the old housekeeper Arteba suddenly appeared... Could it be him?

Of course, the most contented people at this time were the group of Chinese businessmen headed by the Zheng family. They had a lot of ups and downs. More than ten hours ago, they were still on the verge of ruining their family.

But after more than ten hours, because of the good fortune they forged before and their full cooperation with the expeditionary force, they successfully made their power reach the peak here in Nagasaki——although only temporarily , but it does not prevent them from using the network of relationships they have built up for a hundred years, and the beginning of the layout of contacts, and then seek huge benefits.

This is an achievement that the heroic ancestors could not achieve in those days.

The next night, and even the next few days, must be a sleepless night, some people are excited, some people are in pain, some people are ecstatic, some people are depressed...

After summarizing all the reasons, Fang Linyan said solemnly:

"I have the latest news now that the Russians are unstable."

Zheng Xianren, however, was very indifferent, smiled slightly and said:

"This should actually be expected, right? The Russians also suffered heavy casualties in the battle against the White Rock Wing, and their morale must have been demoralized. These Russians are inherently brutal and undisciplined. In order to stabilize the military's morale, they must be indulged."

"This kind of thing happened in ancient times. For example, if there are too many casualties in a siege, then in order to vent the grievances of the soldiers, most of them have to slaughter the city for three days. For us, it is nothing more than bankruptcy."

Fang Linyan saw that Zheng Xianren seemed to be very experienced in handling this matter, and moved in his heart:

"Actually it's like this..."

Then he explained everything about Lyudmila and Romansaf.

Zheng Xianren immediately came to the spirit:

"Oh? Aren't these Russians on the same page? That's interesting."