In Li Bingheng's memorial, he only described the battle results of the Beiyang Navy lightly, using the words " the navy fired to suppress the enemy's firepower but failed to retreat ".
He didn't mention that the Beiyang Navy had taken Jiming Island and Hailu Island and killed more than 400 Japanese soldiers guarding the islands.
Jiming Island and Hailu Island were the passages to the south of Weihai. The Japanese army had set up coastal defense cannons on them, which was equivalent to placing two nails on the route.
Now that Yang Yonglin had removed it in one fell swoop, it was also a great merit!
This Li Bingheng actually…
After Emperor Guangxu read the memorial, he couldn't help but fly into a rage."What a good governor of Shandong who has harmed the country! He kept saying that he wanted to work together on land and water to recover Shandong, but…"
At this point, Emperor Guangxu stopped.
Li Bingheng was a pure and clean person, and he was in the same vein as his teacher, Weng Tonghe, so he was considered one of his own.
But the Gong Prince was in charge of the navy yamen, so he naturally sided with the Northern Navy.
Emperor Guangxu also had a plan in mind. He temporarily suppressed his anger and sent off the Gong Prince before going to the Summer Palace to visit Empress Dowager Cixi.
After testing Cixi's tone, Emperor Guangxu came to a conclusion that the Empress Dowager had not clearly expressed her support for this matter and wanted to make her own decision.
Li Bingheng was able to become the governor of Shandong Province because of Empress Dowager Cixi's promotion.
The Empress Dowager not only used the Westernization Faction but also Qingliu.
She was even happy to see the two factions fighting to achieve a balance of power so that she could control the court.
If they touched Li Bingheng, the Empress Dowager would definitely be unhappy.
If they didn't take action, the Beiyang Navy soldiers would be disappointed.
Emperor Guangxu wavered for a moment!
During this period, Li Hongzhang impeached Li Bingheng several times, but Emperor Guangxu suppressed all the memorials.
However, there were many officials in the Westernization Party, and this battle plan was proposed by Li Bingheng himself. Before this, he shouted the slogan loudly, and Li Hongzhang deliberately added fuel to the fire, creating an illusion of victory for the court.
At this moment, Li Bingheng returned with a crushing defeat, and many of his supporters were greatly disappointed.
They thought that this person was just trying to please the public!
With this mentality, many of the clear waters were ashamed to associate with them, and the fishing vessels were also leaning towards the side that was beneficial to the Beiyang Navy.
Just as the court was still debating who was right and who was wrong, the Maxim Machine Gun Company formed by Yang Yonglin had taken shape.
The original 50 people had been expanded to 200 people.
They were basically allocated according to modern military standards!
A machine gun squad had ten people, equipped with one Maxim heavy machine gun and two light machine guns. In this era, this kind of firepower configuration was considered powerful.
After all, in this era where black gunpowder was commonly used, such a concentrated firepower configuration was very rare. Even the so-called invincible Japanese army relied on artillery and infantry formations to deploy powerful firepower.
In order to strengthen the configuration of the machine gun company, Yang Yonglin selected soldiers who were veterans of the navy. There was no lack of sharpshooters among them. Such a machine gun company was enough to make the enemy tremble in fear.
"Junmen, our army can land at any time and fight to the death with the Japanese army!”The soldiers under his command were furious and requested to go ashore for a battle.
"Everyone, during the battle at Rongcheng Bay, the Imperial Court has yet to come to a conclusion on the merits of our navy. How can we land and fight?”Yang Yonglin said with a solemn expression.
Ever since he came to this world, he had never thought of risking his life for the decadent Qing Dynasty!
The Empress Dowager Cixi who only knew how to enjoy luxury and the cowardly Emperor Guangxu would not be the masters who led the world trend.
Who else could be the hero of the world but me!
However, most of the people in the Beiyang Navy were still loyal to the court, and this army had not fully belonged to him, so Yang Yonglin revealed his dissatisfaction.
These words made the generals present indignant!
"The army is fighting a bloody battle for the country, and the world is paying attention to it. The Imperial Court is actually so petty!”
"If it wasn't for Li Bingheng's obstruction, the forts on the north and south banks wouldn't have fallen into the enemy's hands, and Ding Junmen wouldn't have committed suicide.”
" This time, our navy has seized Chicken Cry Island and Sea Donkey Island. The army has even taken the lead and made great contributions. Everyone in the court has seen it for themselves..."
A sense of grief and indignation spread among the soldiers!
A lone army on an isolated island, with no reinforcements!
The Northern Ocean Navy had finally fought their way out of the desperate situation and made a great contribution. Not only did the Imperial Court not reward them, but they also wanted to punish them?
That Qingliu who only knew how to talk, Shandong Governor Li Bingheng, had clearly suffered a defeat. Why didn't he arrest him?
Facing the faces of grief and indignation and the tightly clenched fists, the Northern Navy Admiral Yang Yonglin remained unmoved. He could already feel the anger of his subordinates.
"Everyone!"
Yang Yonglin suddenly stood up and said loudly,""Even if the Imperial Court has failed me, my Northern Ocean Navy must not fail the Imperial Court or the people of the world!”
"Yang Junmen!"
The soldiers present were excited!
Pa!
Sa Zhenbing stepped forward and said,"Yang Junmen is dedicated to the country. No matter what happens to the imperial court, I, Sa Zhenbing, will only follow the military in this life!”
As soon as these words were spoken, the blood in the hearts of the soldiers was instantly ignited.
Ever since the counterattack in the first month of this year, they had fought a bloody battle with Yang Junmen and finally created a good situation of victory. He was about to conquer the entire Weihai in one go.
Unexpectedly, the court did not distinguish between right and wrong, loyalty and treachery are not clear.
What was the use of having such an imperial court?
One by one, the generals stood up and shouted,"In this life, I will only follow the army. I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"”。
This scene made Yang Yonglin's eyes tear up!
However, he still had to put in some effort to save face.
"Since everyone trusts me so much, is there anything that I can't do in this world?”
Yang Yonglin walked down the steps and encouraged the generals. Then, he ordered,"Let those glib Qingliu discuss. My Northern Navy will use the enemy's blood to open a path for ourselves!”
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