"Emperor, I received a secret report from the Shandong governor, Li Bingheng. It is speculated that the Northern Navy might have been completely annihilated! Emperor, it seems that we can only…"
At this point, Weng Tonghe was too embarrassed to mention the word "peace talks".
After all, he was the teacher of two emperors and the leader of the Clear Stream!
Even if they wanted peace talks, Li Hongzhang would have to take the blame, right?
Emperor Guangxu glanced at his teacher, unable to rebuke him. The entire court was the emperor's party, so he could only rely on his teacher and Wen Tingshi, who were the clean party.
However, if the Beiyang Navy was destroyed, the Dongyang Army could land on the sea and attack the Qing Dynasty.
How could they defend Tianjin and Beijing?
Emperor Guangxu's heart was in a mess at the thought of this.
"Emperor, good news!"
The Minister of Military Affairs, Prince Li of the First Rank, Shiduo, rushed in and shouted,"" Beiyang Navy Left Wing Commander, Zhenyuan Warship Commander Yang Yonglin led the army to attack and sink the Japanese Combined Fleet's flagship Songdao and the first echelon's flagship Yoshino-"
"What?"
Emperor Guangxu stood up and asked in a trembling voice,""Is this true?"
Before this, Emperor Guangxu had received a secret letter from Li Bingheng, the governor of Shandong Province, saying that the Beiyang Navy might have been completely annihilated. Things had taken a 180-degree turn. Emperor Guangxu couldn't believe it!
It was only when Prince Li of the First Rank Shiduo handed over the secret report from the customs yamen and Yang Yonglin's original telegram that Emperor Guangxu finally believed that the Beiyang Navy had won once!
"Is this Yoshino the culprit behind the sinking of many of our ships in the Battle of Toshima and the Battle of the Yellow Sea?”Emperor Guangxu could not help but ask.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
King Liqin bowed and replied.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Emperor Guangxu's breathing quickened, and his eyes were especially bright. He swung his braids and laughed ecstatically."The Northern Navy did not disappoint me! Disappoint the people of the world!"
Starting from the Battle of Asan in North Korea, the Qing Dynasty was defeated again and again, and the state affairs were out of control.
In the past, the Qing Dynasty regarded the East Asia as a small country, but they actually captured Lushun and Dalian, clamoring to destroy the Chinese Dynasty. Emperor Guangxu woke up early and went to bed late, so worried that his hair turned white.
This victory gave Emperor Guangxu and his subjects hope!
"King Liqin, has the Empress Dowager seen this memorial?”Emperor Guangxu asked cautiously after his excitement.
"Replying to the emperor, this memorial came from Chuxiu Palace.”King Liqin said meaningfully and Emperor Guangxu immediately understood.
Empress Dowager Cixi wanted him to make the decision on the reward.
Therefore, Emperor Guangxu immediately issued an edict,"Yang Yonglin will be appointed as the Northern Navy Admiral and will be fully responsible for the Northern Navy. For those who had made contributions, they would be rewarded twice as much.”
The stormy Qing Empire needed an exciting victory!
After the news of the victory spread, every household in the capital was decorated with lanterns and streamers. In less than three days, Yang Yonglin's name spread throughout the world.
When they heard that this strict commander who lived on a warship had separated from his wife, many women of the nobility even weaved this great hero into their wet dreams.
The people of the world were looking forward to the new Beiyang Navy Admiral being able to completely destroy the Dongyang Combined Squadron and make the arrogant Dongyang Army suffer defeat!
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Liu Gong Island.
More than 2,000 Northern Navy soldiers stood silently in front of Ding Ruchang and Liu Buchan's coffins, their expressions solemn and solemn.
In addition to the coffins of the two generals who committed suicide, the memorial tablets of Deng Shichang, Lin Yongsheng, Huang Jianxun, and Lin Lvzhong were also placed on the table.
Amongst them, there were also the blood-stained clothes of the martyrs!
The new admiral, Yang Yonglin, held an incense stick and bowed three times to the coffin, tears in his eyes.
"Ding Junmen, Liu Junmen, I, Yang Yonglin, swear to the heavens that there will be no more Japanese warships in the East China Sea to comfort your souls in heaven!”As he spoke, Yang Yonglin bowed deeply to the coffin and memorial tablet.
"Liu Junmen, don't worry. We will sink all the Japanese warships under Yang Junmen's command and take revenge!”Sa Zhenbing couldn't help but roar in grief and indignation.
"Sink the Japanese warships and take revenge!”
More than 2,000 soldiers roared in unison and swore an oath to the rolling waves!
Those comrades who have been sleeping at the bottom of the sea, those unyielding and loyal souls floating in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea, you will not sacrifice in vain!
Facing the blue sea and sky, Yang Yonglin led more than 2,000 iron-boned men to complete the oath. Then, he carried out boxes of silver from the admiral's manor.
Crash!
White silver scattered on the ground.
Yang Yonglin said loudly," Everyone, you must fight bravely to kill the enemy. Anyone who hits the enemy's ship with a single shot will be rewarded with 500 taels of silver. Those who sink the enemy's ship will be rewarded with 5000 taels of silver-"
Righteousness could unite the army and boost morale!
However, the silver could solve the worries of the soldiers.
Soldiers were also humans. They had wives and children and had to eat. Yang Yonglin took out the remaining 40,000 taels of silver in the admiral's manor and rewarded the meritorious soldiers.
"Please rest assured, Yang Junmen. I, Wang Guocheng, will definitely take this reward!”
"I, Li Shimao, will also take it!"
"And I, Zhang Kangcheng-"
The cannoneers stood out one by one with high fighting spirit.
Morale could be used!
Yang Yonglin took a deep breath and ordered his troops to return to their battle positions, preparing for the storm-like battle.
In the few days after the sinking of the Songdao and Yoshino, the Japanese Army had been very calm.
Near the mouth of Liugong Island, there were no signs of Japanese warships showing off. This abnormality meant that the Japanese army was planning a bigger attack.
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