The 408th chapter decisive battle Daye (6)
"Damn your mother! The life of your soldiers is your life, but the life of our soldiers is not your life?! If you cherish the warships, we will not cherish the warships? The elite main forces of the Wu thief army gather in the south bank, and the focus of defense is the estuary! Not only do you not consider avoiding the Wu thief position, but you also want us to knock on the estuary head-on by yourself. You want us to die in vain?!"
Having been angry for a long time, on the flagship of the Tsarist Russian Combined Fleet, Wu Quanmei, who is known for his steady personality, became a crazy lion, yelling at the Russian general led by Novosiliski with red eyes, and angrily accusing the Tsarist Russian army of not caring about the casualties of the Qing army naval forces. In order to reduce the casualties of the Russian army, he deliberately wanted to cause heavy losses to the Qing army naval forces, and strongly demanded that the Tsarist Russian army change its tactics and take into account the situation of the Qing army naval soldiers. .
The general translator sent by the Qing court did not dare to translate Wu Quanmei's swear words, but just carefully translated the questions and demands raised by Wu Quanmei. Novosiliski and other Tsarist Russian generals were all smiling, just like watching Wu Quanmei sing her teeth and claws in front of them, and occasionally making vicious ridicule sounds.
Finally, it was still when Wu Quanmei was tired and his voice was hoarse. Novosiliski sneered and whispered to Tongyi. Tongyi nodded and bowed, and then said to Wu Quanmei: "Wu Junmen, Mr. General wants me to ask you, have you seen the agreement between the Qing court and the Great Russia?"
"I haven't seen it." Wu Quanmei replied gasping.
Translation, Novosiliski and other Tsarist Russian generals laughed out loud, and then asked the translator to say to Wu Quanmei: "It turns out that you have never read the treaty of borrowing troops. Go and ask your Qing court's Wenzhongtang. Are there two clearly written in the agreement to borrow soldiers from our Russian Empire?"
"Those two?" Wu Quanmei asked vigilantly.
Under Novosiliski's recitation, the general translator replied: "First, during joint war, all battles must be the vanguard of the Qing navy. The Great Russian fleet decided on its own the time and method of joining the battle. The Qing personnel had no right to interfere or request, and had only the right to suggest."
"Article 2: During the joint war, all the requirements and all combat plans formulated by the commander of the Great Russian Army in the war must be accepted unconditionally and put into implementation immediately."
Before the translation could finish his words, Wu Quanmei turned her angry eyes to Wen Xiang. Wen Xiang felt a little embarrassed by Wu Quanmei's fierce gaze, and hurriedly said: "The agreement to borrow troops was signed by Prince Gong and the Russian Minister. I only found out later that there were these two."
Wu Quanmei closed her eyes in despair, but Novosiliski and other Tsarist Russian generals burst into laughter and asked the interpreter to say to Wu Quanmei: "Go back, hurry up and prepare for the war. The important task of attacking the Hakou the day after tomorrow will be handed over to you. Remember, your rebels have deployed a huge secret weapon in the Hakou, and you must force the rebels to use that secret weapon."
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When he returned to his own flagship in a daze, the generals of the Qing army naval army who were looking forward to him immediately came up to inquire about the situation, but he did not speak. Just seeing Wu Quanmei's desperate and frustrated expression, the generals of the Qing army knew that the situation was not good. But they still couldn't help asking, "Military, what do you mean?"
"You ask Wen Zhongtang what kind of military borrowing agreement the court and the Rakshasa people signed." Wu Quanmei replied weakly.
"Military Gate, Wen Zhongtang left, and went straight back to his boat."
It was still necessary for personal soldiers to inform Wu Quanmei that she had discovered that Wen Xiang had already applied oil to the soles of her feet, and she was so angry that she gritted her teeth even more, and cursed, "Bitch!"
Finally, in the cabin of the flagship, Wu Quanmei still told the two overlord agreements to the generals of the Qing army. As a result, when the generals of the Qing army heard that none of them were furious, they roared angrily, and some people directly greeted the mother of the Japanese Sixth. Wu Quanmei kept shook her head and sighing, and said weakly: "Okay, be careful when speaking. The person who signed this agreement was Prince Gong, the younger brother of the previous emperor, and the uncle of the current emperor."
He was seriously brainwashed by the Qing Dynasty's slave policy, and the generals of the Qing army's navy stopped talking. Then Chen Guotai, who was most trusted by Wu Quanmei, asked again: "Military, what should I do? Prince Gong signed an agreement to send us to the Rakshasa people as cow and horse slaves. Do we really want to die in vain?"
"It's not all that we can die in vain." Wu Quanmei shook his head powerlessly and said, "No matter how tight the Wu thieves guarded at the mouth of the river, it would be impossible for us to sink all our red ships. As long as we persist until the Rakshasa fleet joins the war, we have hope."
"What's the difference between dying in vain?" Li Delin, who is second only to Wu Quanmei in the navy, spoke with a gloomy face: "Even if there are some warships and sailors left, our Qing Dynasty navy will be completely finished. Even if the hairy Poyang Lake navy can easily wipe out our remnants."
Wu Quanmei was speechless and became more and more determined. He could not imagine how heavy the price it would cost to attack the main position of the Wu army head-on. How many of the eight thousand navy warriors could come back alive when they set out.
At this time, Ye Changchun (historical figure and personality), the most cunning general of the Qing army naval generals, suddenly spoke and said gloomyly: "Military Sect, if you want to save our Qing River and our brothers, then we are not helpless."
"What's the solution?" Wu Quanmei asked.
"If you can't defeat the Wu thieves, you are forced to retreat." Ye Changchun lowered his voice and said viciously: "After we arrived at the mouth of the river, we deliberately fired only on Jiangxin Island, Shazhou, where there were no Wu thieves. I think the traitors of Wu Chaoyue will definitely understand what we mean, and will definitely only fire our guns on the river. After a few perfunctory moves, we will turn around and run away. When we come back, we say that the Wu thieves are guarding tightly and the artillery fire is fierce. They are not the opponent of the Wu thieves, so we are forced to retreat."
"A clever plan!" Li Delin applauded and suggested: "We can deliberately give one or two warships that have no maintenance value to Wu Zhe to sink, and there is even more explanation when we come back."
"If Wen Zhongtang asks, you will say that you can't restrain the fleet and you will not be able to find a ship that will lead the escape." Ye Changchun said again: "If Wen Zhongtang has anything to say, you will ask him, the military supervisor, to go to the front line to supervise the battle. I don't think he will have the courage!"
When the generals of the Qing army naval commander applauded, Wu Quanmei hesitated and made up his mind. Li Delin whispered: "Master, this is the only way to protect our Qing Dynasty naval commander. Doing so may force the Rakshasa people to change their tactics, and even force the Rakshasa fleet to be the vanguard themselves. Then we will fight hard and live up to the court's kindness to us."
Wu Quanmei still didn't say anything, but there was a flash of light in her eyes...
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After more than a day of preparation, on the early morning of the third day, in accordance with the requirements of the Tsarist Russian fleet, the Qing army naval forces were dispatched in full swing and led by Wu Quanmei to set sail upstream. Wen Xiang, as usual, hid in the Tsarist Russian fleet with his ship, and slowly headed west with the Tsarist Russian fleet, patiently waiting for the main force of the Qing army naval forces to fight with the Wu army in Yuankou first.
When the news reached the source, the most elite direct corps of the Wu army and the First Corps immediately entered the combat state. The Wu army naval divisions also left the port and drove upwards out of the southern channel of Shazhou to the open water above the Shazhou, waiting for the order at a favorable location with smooth water. After confirming that it was still the Qing Navy as the vanguard, Wu Chaoyue also immediately ordered the forts everywhere, requiring no orders to fire, and to try his best to avoid fighting attrition with the Qing Navy first.
When the main force of the Qing navy, who had been covered in bruises and wounds, came to the vicinity of Yuankou, the first thing that caught the eyes of Wu Quanmei and other Qing generals were two huge banners hanging high on both sides of the straits, one said, "Brothers of Qingshui, don't block artillery shells for the Rakshasa people." The other said, "Let the Rakshasa people come first, we will accompany you to the end." As a result, Wu Quanmei couldn't help but smile bitterly when she saw it, and said, "It's really the same as us."
Ye Changchun, who was appointed as the front troop, was the slipperyest among the Qing army generals. He carefully approached the Wu army's position with more than ten warships and a seriously injured red boat. Ye Changchun was also worried that Wu Chaoyue would misunderstand the purpose of the Qing army's navy to fire the artillery first. Fortunately, Ye Changchun's troops entered the range of the main position of the Wu army's river mouth, and the Wu army's position on the shore was still silent. Ye Changchun then breathed a sigh of relief and ordered: "Bring the flag and fire the artillery!"
The moment the banner was launched, Ye Changchun suddenly remembered a big thing again, and he wanted to stop the order, but it was too late. His fleet had already fired guns at the Jiangxin Island of Shazhou, which was not stationed by Wu army. Ye Changchun also complained suddenly and had to pray to the sky: "Don't misunderstand, don't misunderstand, don't fire guns without seeing where we shoot."
Not to mention, when the guns of the Qing army naval warship sounded, Wu Chaoyue's heart was really sank, almost thinking that he was forced to fight the Qing army naval first. Fortunately, Wu Chaoyue was a little patient and did not rush to order the artillery to fight back. Then when he saw that all the Qing army shells hit Jiangxin Island without Wu's army stationed, Wu Chaoyue burst out laughing and laughed: "It's worthy of being the Great Qing River Division who has been with Xiang Rong for many years. Xiang Rong's perfunctory methods are really fun."
Then, after being caught by Ye Changchun, the number one slippery head of the Qing army navy, Wu Chaoyue had just a little calculation and immediately ordered the Hekou Fort to fire the cannonballs at the river without a ship, and at the same time ordered other forts to continue to remain silent. No fire was allowed without orders. Seeing this, Ye Changchun, who was overjoyed, quickly transferred the sailors and took the red single-ship soldier who had no repair value to the air, and then immediately took the lead in turning around and running away. When the other Qing army warships saw the flagships running for their lives, they turned around and fled without hesitation, leaving the broken ship without soldiers floating on the river as a practice target for the Wu army fortress.
Originally, Wu Quanmei wanted to send another fleet to do it, but it was a perfect match. At this moment, the north wind suddenly broke out on the river, and the Qing navy fleet, which was attacking against the wind, fell and collided with each other. When Wu Quanmei saw it, she called me and ordered me to retreat immediately, and took the main force of the Qing navy to flee downstream and communicated with Wenxiang.
After retreating to Gaowan Village to meet with the Tsarist Russian fleet, Wu Quanmei and other naval generals were of course scolded by Wen Xiang, who was furious and was confident. Wu Quanmei was confident and insisted that the Wu army was fierce and the self-army could not resist it, so they retreated. They pushed the reason for the main force's retreat to the weather. Wen Xiang was so angry that he smoked his orifices, but he had no choice but to do anything.
If a friend asks Wenxiang why he didn't know that the Qing naval warship was firing at no one, then he would definitely not understand what it means to hide from the superiors and not to hide from the subordinates, and would not want to die in vain. Who would have been so stupid as to run to Wenxiang to report to Wenxiang?
Wen Xiang was even more angry and trembled all over, and was scolded by Wen Xiang. Wu Quanmei also said to Wen Xiang: "Wen Zhongtang, since you think we are not fighting effectively and are afraid of the enemy, then you are the supervisor. When you go to the front line with us, when you see that the boat is afraid of the enemy, you can ask Wang Mingqipai to cut off the boat's lead."
"Wu Bishan, how dare you speak to me like this?!"
Wen Xiang pointed at Wu Quanmei's nose and shouted, while Wu Quanmei was not afraid at all and said, "Wen Zhongtang, what do you want to say to the general? What is wrong with the general's words? You are the supervisor, and who will not deal with the general who retreated in the last battle?"
In the end, it was the envoy sent by the Tsarist Russian fleet that stopped Wen Xiang and Wu Quanmei from deepening the conflict. After Wen Xiang was slandered by the Tsarist Russian envoy to scold Novosiliski, Li Delin and Ye Changchun and other Qing generals also immediately surrounded Wu Quanmei and said, "Military Sect, the Rakshasa people must force Wen Xiang to force us to hit Yuankou again, what should I do?"
"The old method will definitely not work, so I have to think of another way." Wu Quanmei thought about it and said, "What are you good ways?"
"Military Sect, do you still remember Qi Shan, the head coach of Jiangbei Camp?" Ye Changchun came up with a bad idea again and said: "At that time, Xiang Rong urged Qi Shan to lead the main force of Jiangbei Camp to the south to assist Zhenjiang, Jiangning. Qi Shan always said that he had not recovered from his serious illness and could not supervise the army to kill the enemy. Xiang Rong also scolded him for being a slippery person every time."
When he was on the battlefield in Ningzhenyang, Wu Quanmei despised Qi Shan, the head coach of Jiangbei Camp who was extremely scattered. However, at this moment, Wu Quanmei suddenly understood Qi Shan's good intentions. He met Xiang Rong's tough battles and fierce battles, and all his credit was his coach. Qi Shan's scattered was not only for himself, but also for the soldiers of Jiangbei Camp who were not as strong as Jiangnan Camp. Therefore, Wu Quanmei quickly waved and called a confidant soldier in front of him, and whispered in his ear: "Go and find some croton..."
After being criticized by the Qing army generals, Wen Xiang was scolded in front of Novosiliski. When Wen Xiang returned to the Qing army's naval team, the first thing he did was to force the Qing army's naval army to continue attacking the next day. Wu Quanmei and other generals deliberately argued for a few words before agreeing. Then at night, Wen Xiang was sent by Wu Quanmei to the Qing army flagship and saw Wu Quanmei who was vomiting and bleeding...
"Bishan, why did you suddenly become so sick?"
"I don't know, maybe it was because of overwork, so I suddenly fell ill. Wen Zhongtang, the general invited you to come late at night. It was because the general knew that he would definitely not be able to go to the battlefield tomorrow, but the military situation was like fire. The general wanted to hand over the military power to you for the time being. Please lead the troops to attack Hekou yourself. I wonder what Wen Zhongtang meant?"
Wen Xiang, who was born with a noble life, certainly did not have the courage to lead the army to fight on the battlefield. If any stray bullets hit Wen Zhongtang, Wen Zhongtang's eight-bedroom concubine in the capital would not be widowed? So there was no choice but to summon the Qing army's navy generals overnight on the flagship and ask who could temporarily command the entire army for Wu Quanmei and lead the army to attack the Wu Junyuankou defense line the next day?
There was only Wu Quanmei's dying moan in the flagship. All the generals of the Qing army's navy kept silent in their eyes and nose. No matter how Wen Xiang promised, no one was willing to stand up and shoulder the burden. In the end, Wen Xiang had no choice but to point directly at Li Delin and shouted: "General Li, you are Bishan's deputy. Bishan suddenly fell ill. Of course, you will temporarily take over the head coach..."
Before Wen Xiang finished speaking, Li Delin had already knelt down on his knees and said loudly: "Wen Zhongtang forgives the crime. It is not because the last general refuses. If the last general is not as powerful as the Wu army, the commander-in-chief is only afraid that the three armies will refuse to obey orders and delay major affairs in the court. He really dares not take on this heavy burden. Only by asking Zhongtang to come to the front line and take command can he enforce the orders and defeat the enemy."
"Please go to the front line in person! Take command and defeat the enemy!"
The Qing army generals knelt down neatly and asked Wen Xiang to be the head coach for the time being. The eyes of Wen Xiang were still full of malicious intentions, and they all thought to themselves: "You are on the front line, I will send someone to inform you immediately to let Wu Thief know that you are on that boat!"
"Even if I know a little bit of military knowledge, there is no need to beg you! I don't even know how to distinguish the waterway. How can I lead my troops into battle?" Wen Xiang shouted helplessly.
Chapter completed!