When the rice was cooked, the soldiers sat on the ground and wolfed down the food.
When the taste of the dried meat entered the rice, it tasted especially sweet. After eating, Ma Jifen patted his stomach and asked in confusion,""Why isn't Yang Junmen here?"
Without Yang Junmen, how could they have won this battle?
The officers and soldiers got up and searched for Yang Yonglin.
At this moment, Wang Guocheng, a first-class sailor, ran over and stood at attention in front of Ma Jifen."Ma Junmen, Yang Junmen invites you to board the ship.”
Ma Jiefen excitedly shrugged his shoulders and said in a humorous tone,""King, if you can call me Old Ma, I would be honored.”
"This humble servant wouldn't dare!"
Wang Guocheng gave a simple and honest smile, revealing his pearly white teeth.
Ma Jiefen limped onto the ship and walked into the command module.
As soon as he entered, Ma Jiefen was shocked by the scene in front of him!
Yang Yonglin was sitting in front of a mysterious machine, pressing the buttons with his hands, making a beeping sound as if he was sending a telegram.
"Yu Chen (Yang Yonglin, Yu Chen), what is this?”
"This is a radio transmitter!"
Yang Yonglin let out a long sigh after sending the telegram.
Ever since the communications bureau along the coast was occupied by the enemy and the power lines were cut off, the navy had completely lost contact with the court.
Yang Yonglin had just spent 200 attribute points to exchange for a radio transmitter from the system to send out the battle report.
"Radio transmitter? Why haven't I heard of it before?”Ma Jifen asked in confusion.
The radio transmitter was invented by the Italian Maroni in 1896. It was only February 1895, so Ma Jiffen certainly had not heard of it.
"Oh, I just randomly fiddled with this thing!”
Yang Yonglin gave an excuse and leaned back in his chair comfortably. His thick eyebrows formed a line."Ma Ji, what do you think will happen if the Imperial Court finds out about this battle?”
"Yu Chen, your country's situation is a little complicated!”Although Ma Jifen was a foreigner, he was familiar with history.
Not only could he speak with a local accent, but he could also name the military officials and governors.
Ma Jifen was also very familiar with the situation in the Qing Dynasty.
The Empress Dowager Cixi's party and the Emperor's party led by Emperor Guangxu fought openly and secretly, while Li Hongzhang, the Northern Minister, was a thorn in the side of the Emperor's party and Qingliu.
If it wasn't for Emperor Guangxu's teacher, Minister of Revenue Weng Tonghe, who secretly obstructed them, the Beiyang Navy would have been able to acquire a single ship and cannon for several years, and would have lagged behind the enemy navy by an era.
However, no matter how fierce the struggle between the Emperor's Party and the Queen's Party was, there was one fact that was certain-this victory would definitely bring a ray of hope to the Qing Dynasty!
"Yu Chen, you will soon become the hero of the Qing Empire!”Ma Jiefen blinked his blue eyes and smiled.
"Maggie, I'll take your blessings. I'll go and have a good sleep before I become a great hero.”Yang Yonglin fell asleep immediately. Ma Jifen frowned in dissatisfaction and said," Yu Chen, how many times have I told you? Even if you can't call me by my full name, you can't call me Maggie-"
Speaking of excitement, Ma Jiefen even patted the iron pillar.
However, Yang Yonglin's nostrils were like thunder and he had already fallen into a deep sleep.
Looking at the lone ship sailing across the ocean and killing the left wing commander of the enemy ship, Ma Jiefen sighed."Yu Chen, I don't know about the situation in the Imperial Court, but from today onwards, you will become the Empire's most dazzling general star!”
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Tianjin, Zhili Governor's Office.
A sudden blizzard swept across the world, and the entire Governor's Mansion was covered in snow. No one was willing to go out in such terrible weather.
The scribes of the yamen had gone home very early. The huge Governor's Mansion seemed deserted and lonely. In the greenhouse on the west side, a white-haired official wearing a nine-clawed python robe was sitting on an armchair with a haggard face.
This official was the Governor of Zhili and Minister of Beiyang, Li Hongzhang!
The door creaked open.
A concubine served him ginseng soup, and Li Hongzhang only said," Put it down." He didn't even look up, his mind preoccupied with the battle ahead.
Ever since the enemy had occupied the coastal telegram office and cut off the wires, there had been no news from the Northern Navy. Li Hongzhang was burning with anxiety.
According to the original plan, if Ding Ruchang could break through to Haosongkou and save the ship, he would still have the opportunity to make a comeback.
However, after so many days, there was no news at all. There were all kinds of theories in the imperial court.
Li Hongzhang's heart was in a mess!
If the entire fleet was destroyed, the vigorous Westernization Movement would only become a joke. The Qingliu and the Imperial Party would definitely attack together. At that time, he, a famous minister of the Zhongxing Era, would probably fall from the clouds to the bottom of the valley.
Bang!
The door was suddenly pushed open and son-in-law Zhang Peilun suddenly rushed in, his face flushed with excitement.
"Youqiao, what happened?”Li Hongzhang asked in confusion.
Zhang Peilun was a famous scholar and had always been particular about bearing. Why did he lose his composure today?
" Lord Zhongtang, Beiyang Navy's left wing commander Yang Yonglin led the Zhenyuan warship to attack and sank the enemy's flagship-"
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