Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

"Whoever delays the important affairs of the country, I will definitely not let him go!" Guan Xuqing's voice cut through the hearts of everyone present like a blade. They all saw the emperor's stern expression, and their backs were covered in cold sweat.

In the past few days, the Ministry of War has sent telegrams one after another. The only content of the telegrams is that the Chinese series ships must be completed within five days. Especially the closer to the final stage of the project, the more sloppy it is, otherwise a small mistake will cause the warship to face a fatal disaster.Yan Fu was so anxious that his mouth was filled with rage. He ate and lived next to the No. 7 and No. 8 berths of the Fujian Ship Administration Bureau. In order to speed up the construction progress of these two warships, he simply ordered other shipyards to stop working, and all skilled workers were divided into two shifts day and night. Constantly rushing to build, and ordered to temporarily save all ship decoration links.

After four days and four nights of hard work, Yan Fu led the shipbuilders of the Fuzhou Shipping Bureau to create a miracle. The 1-ton Zhonghua 2 and the [-]-ton Zhonghua [-] were finally successfully built.Yan Fu let out a long breath, and collapsed on the ground like a deflated ball, he said weakly to the people around him: "Send a telegram quickly and report to the emperor."

Not long after, the communications soldier ran over sweating profusely: "Return to my lord, the telegraph is broken!"

"What?" Yan Fu's eyes widened at that moment, and he, who has always been polite, stepped forward and gave the messenger a resounding mouth: "I don't care what method you use, you must send the telegram within two hours, otherwise I will I can't spare you!"

After receiving Yan Fu's telegram, Guan Xuqing finally breathed a sigh of relief. He said to Li Hongzhang and the others nonchalantly, "Don't go back to the residence tonight, and ask the imperial dining room to set up a banquet. I want to invite you to dinner."

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At the mouth of Sihanoukville, the decisive battle has begun!

Intrepid faced Dingyuan, Weiyuan, Zhenyuan, Jiyuan, Kaiyuan, Laiyuan, Raging Waves, Hurricane, Baomin, Haitian, and Yangwu, the most important forces of the Chinese navy.

Kaiji, Huantai, Jiangyuan, Guangjia, Henghai, Jiangheng, Zhaohe, Yingrui and other ships were divided into four strategic formations, and launched battles with the remaining eight British ships according to the strategy of dividing and annihilating. In the counter attack, the Chinese side surpassed the British side in terms of the number of ships and the power of the artillery, and it was only a matter of time before the eight British ships were wiped out.

The sound of guns rumbled on the sea, and the huge sound caused waves in the sea.Dingyuan and other eleven Chinese warships aimed their guns at the Intrepid at the same time, and the dense shells hit various parts of the Intrepid like criss-crossing hailstones. But what is shocking is that these 213 to 275 mm shells It is difficult to shake the opponent's steel armor, and at most it can leave a six-inch-deep bullet mark.Moreover, there is almost no combustible material in the exposed parts of the entire ship of the Intrepid, and the possibility of fire and explosion is very small.On the contrary, the Intrepid has ten main guns with a 180-degree shooting range, aiming at ten warships except the collision cruiser Baomin, and spewing hot flames from the gun barrel of 32 times the caliber from time to time.In just ten minutes, the mizzenmast of the Laiyuan ship flying the flag was split in two by shells, and it exploded under the upper mast plate. sink into the sea.The waterline armor on the port side of the Yangwu was hit, and the shot was just at the joint of the armor belt. The armor belt immediately ruptured and part of it fell off. The shell penetrated into the steam chamber of the hull and detonated the three power boilers there. , After a series of huge explosions, the whole ship was surrounded by fire and thick smoke, and a large amount of seawater poured in from the gap, causing the Yangwu to tilt irretrievably to the left.

The rest of the warships were wounded to varying degrees, and even the port side of the Dingyuan, which has always been known for its thick steel armor, was punched with a hole one meter wide.Liu Buchan was furious, but facing the strong ship and powerful guns of the Intrepid, he had nothing to do now.

Far East Fleet Commander Hamilton is sitting in the command room of the Intrepid, like a parasite hiding in the shell of a tortoise. He has changed from fear to pride. What he wants to do most now is not to pray to God, but to pray to God. Thanks to the great designer of the Dauntless, Mr. William White.

But his pride didn't last long, because he clearly saw two huge warships emerging from the straight coastline opposite, and he immediately picked up the military binoculars.My God, those are two huge ships that are not much bigger than the Intrepid. What is that on the large deck? Is it an airship!The most frightening thing is that the two giant ships are flying the Chinese dragon flag!This is impossible!This is absolutely impossible!How can the Chinese build such a warship?

From this moment on, Hamilton completely lost his fighting spirit. It was hard for him to imagine how the Dreadnought would look like with the addition of such two warships. In order to protect the honor of the Royal Navy, he resolutely ordered that the Dreadnought and the remaining warships All retreated northward at high speed.

But this decision was made too late, Zhenyuan, Weiyuan, and Jiyuan completely blocked the way to the south, and under the fierce artillery fire from the other side, it was already difficult for the Intrepid to control it freely.

"General, it's our warship and airship!" Yang Yonglin was as excited as a child.

"That's Zhonghua 1 and Zhonghua 2 built by our country, your majesty!" Liu Buchan's lips were trembling with excitement.

Boom... The two Chinese ships fired artillery at the same time. The 295 mm caliber guns fired high-speed armor-piercing projectiles developed by the Fujian Shipping Bureau. All eight shells were concentrated on the hull of the Intrepid. Explosion.

The 126 airships on the Zhonghua ship launched at the same time, and came to the sky above the Dreadnought at the fastest speed. The [-]mm howitzers crazily fired at the British officers and soldiers on board, and flammable bombs dropped from the ship The high-explosive bomb instantly lifted the roof of the Dauntless's tower to one side.The mighty Intrepid was ablaze from the inside out.

At the same time, the Baomin, driven by the high-horsepower power unit, slammed into the rear left of the Intrepid with an unstoppable force, and the huge inertia force immediately knocked out an astonishing hole, and the sea was endless. Stop pouring in.

Fortunately, the internal isolation layer of the Intrepid is extremely strong, and the advanced water guiding and drainage design has temporarily avoided the danger of sinking the warship.

"Call to the southwest, turn on the horsepower, and rush out no matter what!" Hamilton huddled in the corner of the ship, shouting desperately.

The Intrepid, which contained hundreds of tons of seawater in its bottom tank, still ran at an astonishing speed of 21 knots after running at full power. This speed makes any warship can only sigh.The remaining five dilapidated British ships also made a bloody trail behind the Intrepid, and fled to the southern waters in a hurry.

If you have flowers, give me some. I will see the opportunity on Saturday and weekend. I will break out, thank you

Soaring Front: The First World War Chapter 226 Asian Lifeline 1

Ministers Zhang Yu, Liu Yongfu, and Liu Buchan have won the victory to my emperor. In today's battle at the mouth of Sihanoukville, our army annihilated 9 main cruisers, 11 gunboats, 6 torpedo ships, and 3 transport ships of the British Far East Fleet. number, annihilated about 27 British officers above the rank of lieutenant and about 5500 British soldiers.

Long live my emperor, long live the Chinese Empire!

"Okay!" Guan Xuqing jumped up, his spirits lifted.

"The ministers congratulate the emperor!" Li Hongzhang, Feng Xianghua and other civil and military officials knelt down and shouted long live.

"Haha... Immediately draw up a decree to commend those who have made meritorious service. All officers who participated in the war will be promoted to a higher level, and each soldier who participated in the war will be rewarded for half a year. This Liu Buchan, I really did not misunderstand him."

"The emperor is holy. Zhang Yu also asked for instructions in the telegram to the Ministry of War. At present, the Far East Fleet has been defeated. Whether the troops and ships deployed in Vietnam and other places can be withdrawn, please decide." Feng Xianghua respectfully said.

"The main force of the Far East Fleet has been wiped out by our army, and the remaining troops are gathered in the port of Singapore. The Strait of Malacca is still in the hands of the British. That is the lifeline of Asia." Guan Xuqing thought for a moment with his eyes flickering, and said firmly: "The so-called soldier Be quick, pass on my orders, give Zhang Yu two days to adjust the team, and after two days, lead all the troops to march towards Singapore, which will definitely drive the British out of the Strait of Malacca!"

"twitter!"

The destruction of the main force of the powerful Far East Fleet meant that the dream of the British in the Far East almost came to naught.The hawks represented Prime Minister Salisbury without the approval of the parliament and almost ordered to declare war on China. At this time, the parliament was noisy and they had to re-evaluate the military strength of the Chinese.The British people were also stunned by the "bad news", and the British wondered blankly: When will those inferior and inferior "yellow monkeys" in the Far East dare to wage war against the British and defeat the mighty Royal Navy in one fell swoop?What is going on with the British Empire now?Is the former empire on which the sun never sets really heading for decline?

The destruction of the Far East Fleet made China rejoice, and the Chinese navy was finally able to annihilate the world's most powerful naval force in a formal naval battle.This greatly satisfied the Chinese people who had suffered from the invasion from the sea.Guan Xuqing's status in the hearts of Chinese people is close to god level.The Chinese navy has also become the most sacred concept in the minds of the Chinese people.

This fiasco caused great trouble to the British reinforcement fleet that was planning to go to support.Originally, if the main force of the Far East Fleet remained, the addition of five Imperial Power-class battleships and five armored cruisers with a displacement of more than 5 tons would be enough to fight against the Chinese fleet. The Chinese fleet is exhausted.However, the disastrous defeat of the Far East Fleet completely overturned this idea of ​​the Royal Navy. If the reinforcement fleet continues to advance, it is very likely to throw itself on the steel plate.The legendary combat effectiveness of the mysterious Zhonghua-class battleship really made the Navy Department unable to muster up the courage to face it. No one can figure out how many super battleships like this are still in China's harbor.But if no reinforcements are sent, once China decides to continue to advance, the nearly 5000 British soldiers stationed in the Singapore fortress may become cannon fodder and prisoners of the Chinese, which is even more unacceptable.

Unable to come up with a better solution, the Admiralty reported the matter to the British government, which was also arguing with the Parliament for declaring war on a country without the approval of the Parliament.After receiving the report, in order to shift the target, the matter was immediately handed over to the parliament for handling.The parliament is not a fool, let the British government propose a corresponding solution, and then discuss it in the parliament.No one dares to pick up this hot potato easily. Once the war fails, this British government will be drowned in the saliva of the Chinese people.

After careful consideration, the British government put forward two proposals.One is to abandon Singapore, and all British soldiers in the fortress will cross the Strait of Johor and enter Malaya for defense.In this way, the fleet size of the British Royal Navy, which is already greatly damaged, can be preserved.Second, the reinforcement fleet advanced at full speed and fought resolutely against the Chinese fleet with the help of fortress fortresses, but the outcome of the battle was unpredictable.The British government's think tank calculated that the result was more ominous, which made Parliament very dissatisfied.After several hours of fierce quarrels, the British House of Lords reluctantly passed the second bill of the British government under Salisbury's impassioned speech.But at this time, nearly ten hours have passed, and when the reinforcement fleet received the order to advance at full speed, another 2 hours passed.

At 14:36 ​​in the afternoon of the same day, the Chinese North-South Combined Fleet, which was in full swing, had arrived in the waters west of Singapore and began to divide into several strategic columns to carry out a devastating blow to the Changi Coastal Battery Group.The competition for Asia's first lifeline began from this moment.

For a time, shells of various calibers such as 295mm, 280mm, 274mm, and 235mm rained on the fort.The violent shelling caused a huge hurricane in Tekong Island, allowing the British stationed in the fort to see the most violent artillery fire outside their own country for the first time.

The British hadn't fully woken up yet. The artillery shells from the main battleships Dingyuan, Hurricane, Rage, and Haitian almost simultaneously penetrated the armor of two 240mm fortress guns from the front. The strong explosion not only blasted the top armor of the fort, Even the barrel of the gun was thrown out of the firing hole by the shock wave.

"Is that a German warship?" Coastal Defense Commander Joseph clearly saw through the binoculars that two super-large ships were moored behind the Chinese fleet, like elephants floating on the sea, staring at them intently. The coastline of Changi, especially the dozens of airships parked on the wide deck, made Joseph firmly believe that it was a German warship.

"Your Excellency, Commander, that is indeed a Chinese warship named Zhonghua No. 1. He is the one who brought the mighty Intrepid back to the UK." An adjutant said sadly.

In the Changi Fortress Group, there was no anti-aircraft firepower preparation at all, and the guards were completely frightened by the Chinese airships rushing to the sky.The Feitian and Shenwu airships first launched an attack on the guns of the No. 3 Fortress. Although the two high-explosive bombs only hit one, the huge power caused by the nearly 5-kilogram bomb still blasted the concrete poured fort armor. It was broken into pieces, and the collapsed concrete crushed the entire gun barrel and gunner under the rubble. The side armor of the No. 2 fortress gun was also destroyed by the Kaiji main gun. The explosion sent out a huge shock wave that killed most of the gunners in the fort and destroyed the firing device of the gun.The 6 bombs dropped by the Falcon hit the top of the No. [-] Fortress gun one after another, and one of them exploded inside, detonating the ammunition inside the turret. Numerous fragments and fireballs flew around, and the light gray can be clearly seen by the naked eye. The shock wave scraped the nearby vegetation, sand and stones into flat ground.

Soaring Front: The First World War Chapter 227 Lifeline of Asia 2 (Secretly uploaded in advance)

This wave of attacks left only one fortress gun in the entire Changi Fort group, but before the first formation had time to launch the final attack on this fort, the Chinese United Fleet No. The second formation has successfully landed there.Although Liu Yongfu and Liu Buchan were life-and-death friends, the bloodiness of a soldier made him grit his teeth and curse after receiving the news: "Liu Buchan, Liu Buchan, I think you should call your kid Liu Xiaoguier."

In the north of Singapore, on the shore of the Strait of Johor, there are countless swamps, depressions, tidal flats, jungles, and artillery positions on the other side of the Strait of Johor. Therefore, choosing to land here is undoubtedly a suicide act.In the southwest of Singapore, there are nearly a hundred islands and reefs, large and small, and it is difficult for sampans used for landing to reach them smoothly.What's more, the British who have experienced many battles still have a group of forts here.This landing seemed like an impossible task!

It's a pity that the British were wrong this time, because what they faced was a well-equipped Chinese naval formation and a well-trained Chinese sailor. Over the past ten years, Guan Xuqing's countless financial resources and painstaking efforts in the imperial navy have finally come to an end. Get the most rewards at this time.

At 8:20 that night, the night here was already dark. The frogman team sent by Liu Buchan successfully reached the shallow sea area and blew up various obstacles such as deer villages and steel horns that were submerged under the water during high tide.Seeing the flames of the explosion, Liu Buchan immediately ordered all naval guns to adjust their azimuth and elevation angles, and bombard the shore with suppressive bombardment.The bushes on the bank were set on fire, and the British camp was blown into cannon fodder. Countless gravel, wooden branches, canvas fragments, and severed limbs all flew into the sky under the fierce artillery fire.At the same time, more than a hundred landing sampans rushed to the shore taking advantage of the tide.

Since the front was not very wide, only one battalion was the first to land.However, due to the well-trained landing soldiers, only half an hour later, all [-] battalions of the Marine Corps set foot on the land of Singapore.Although the resistance of the British army was tenacious, it was not very fierce.While lacking various suppressive weapons, they also faced the "destruction" of Chinese naval artillery fire, making it almost impossible for British soldiers to enter the battle position.

After the Marines landed, they immediately developed in depth, and staggered forward along the place where the naval gun fire had "plowed pears".About 150 meters from the shore, the machine guns in the British fortifications that had survived the shelling suddenly opened fire.The blazing bullets quickly knocked down dozens of marines, and also suppressed the charging momentum of other team members.

The communications soldiers immediately called for naval guns to suppress them, but due to certain wind and waves at sea, the accuracy of the naval guns was greatly reduced, so a few minutes passed and still no shells hit these fortifications.The Gatling shells fired from these fortifications also continued to cause trouble for the follow-up troops who were landing.At this time, the landing troops were less than 100 meters away from the British fortifications, but they exposed their hiding positions to the opponent in the constant explosion of light.At this time, a forced charge will inevitably suffer great casualties, and it may not be possible to capture these fortifications.

"Damn it!" Yuan Jiu, the commander of the third brigade in charge of the assault, howled, watching the follow-up troops continue to fall under the enemy's guns, his eyeballs were about to burst, and he immediately ordered all the front troops with grenade The shooters gathered and concentrated shooting on the fortifications in front of them.Under the cover of several machine gunners, more than forty grenades fired at the same time. Because they did not grasp the shooting angle well, most of them missed the target, and only a few grenades exploded near the firing holes.

Yuan Jiuhao made a determined effort, snatched more than a dozen grenades from the soldiers, and said to the brothers behind him: "Use your firepower to attract each other, and I will take five people to blow up that evil bunker."

Xu Chunda, the battalion commander of the first battalion, hugged the brigade commander's legs bitterly. Everyone knew that he would die after performing such a task, "Brigade commander, let me go!"

Yuan Jiuhow had a fiery temper, and kicked Xu Chunda aside: "Stop fucking nonsense and obey orders!"

The six Maxim heavy machine guns of the forward troops spit out flames together, and several firepower points fired at the bunker at the same time. The British army in the fortification was really fooled and concentrated more firepower to this side.Yuan Jiuhow led the five brothers, crawling from east to west to the bunker in the flickering light of the artillery fire... The figures of the six people quickly disappeared into the dense bushes.

Xu Chunda was so anxious that he yelled at the mortarman behind him: "Stop firing, you don't have eyes, do you want to fucking kill the brigade commander and brothers! Machine gunner, who told you to stop and keep firing, brigade commander If there is something good or bad, I will never let you go!"

Xu Chunda was like crazy, thinking that the brigade commander had led him through life and death, and now he risked his life to destroy the enemy's bunker, he felt really uncomfortable.