On the second day of February, the dragon raised its head.

In February, spring returns to the earth, the spectacular scene of thousands of miles of ice on the Bohai Sea and no seawater begins to change, the ice covering the sea surface begins to break and melt, the surging waves drive a large number of drift ice and ice cubes to form ice streams, and the boatmen and fishermen who have been recreational for a winter in Tianjin have also begun to get busy.

Although the Qing Dynasty had declared war on Britain and France, and the allied forces of the four countries were also attacking Guangzhou, there was no tension or sign of the outbreak of war in Tianjin.

Perhaps for the people of Tianjin, Guangzhou was too far away, so far that it seemed to be another world, and for the imperial officers and soldiers stationed in Tianjin, this was a war that had nothing to do with them at all, it was completely a war between Yuanqi in the southeastern provinces and Britain and France.

To say that the only thing that is a little tense is the Haiphong Office on the north bank of the Haihe River, the newly built place of activity that was originally used as an officer of the Beiyang Navy, but now it is heavily guarded, and all the officers of the Beiyang Naval Division are wearing new-style naval uniforms, and only a few local civil and military officials know that the Mongolian county prince Monk Greenqin, the new Governor of Zhili Guiliang, the new Shengjing General Yizeng, and the Beiyang Naval Division Admiral Zaizhao all live here.

In the temporary signing room, Zai Zhao put his hands in the pockets of his wide military trousers, stood at the window expressionlessly and looked at a few pomegranates in the yard that were sprouting, the Bohai Sea had begun to thaw, and he estimated that the United Fleet of the Four Nations should almost go north to Tianjin.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk" The knock on the door sounded rhythmically, and he didn't have to look back to know that it was Yizeng, and sure enough, then Yizeng's deep voice came, "So leisurely?" ”

"Anxious?" Zaizhao turned around.

Closing the door, Yizeng paced to the desk and took a box of cigarettes, lit one in his mouth, and let out a long puff of smoke before saying: "The Bohai Sea is thawing day by day, don't tell me that you are not in a hurry." ”

Zaizhao returned to his seat and sat down, and also lit a cigarette, but he was silent, the four-nation combined fleet invaded Tianjin, and the Beiyang Naval Division could be said to be the first to bear the brunt, but so far, there is no arrangement at all, as the commander of the Beiyang Naval Division, to say that he is not in a hurry, it is pure nonsense.

"I've never figured out why I had to choose Jinjing as the main battlefield." Yi Zeng said slowly: "The Four-Nation Alliance has been stranded in Guangzhou for several months, is there no warplane?" ”

Zaizhao knew that he had an opinion on the confrontation between the Yuanqi New Army and the Four-Nation Alliance in Guangzhou but had not been fighting, and he couldn't figure it out, if Guangzhou could fight a few battles and consume the ammunition of the British and French countries to weaken the strength of the other party, it would undoubtedly greatly reduce the pressure on the Jinjing battlefield, but after a few months of confrontation in Guangzhou, not even a decent battle broke out.

After a slight sigh, he spoke: "Guangzhou will not start fighting, it should be considered from the overall situation." ”

Yi Zeng said softly: "It should be to preserve strength." ”

Zai Zhao is Yi Zhi's contented eldest brother, and when he heard this, he naturally didn't like it, rolled his eyes, and said, "You shouldn't suspect Yi Guocheng's ill intentions, right?" ”

"Where do you want to go?" Yi Zeng chuckled: "If the principal has bad intentions, why do you have to wait until today? ”

Zai Zhao said coldly: "Then what do you mean by this?" ”

Why do you need to find fault with this? With the current situation of the principal, how can he not retain some strength? Yi Zeng said: "If you want to force the four countries to withdraw by virtue of the Jinjing War, it is definitely a big war ......." ”

Before he finished speaking, a loud voice came from outside, "Report!" ”

"Come in."

A communications officer pushed the door in and said loudly: "Report, call from Guangzhou!" ”

"Reading ——。"

"Early this morning, all the coalition forces withdrew from Humen, and the fleet went to the sea to the north! Admiral Mai Tingzhang of the Guangdong Navy Division. ”

So fast? Zaizhao hurriedly said: "Please monk king, Gui Zhitai go to the conference room." ”

The conference room was temporarily arranged, and it was actually the headquarters that said it was a conference room, and there were several maps hanging in the room, and a huge geographical sand table was placed in the middle, which was made at the request of Yi Zhi, covering the terrain of the provinces near Bohai Bay.

The two of them entered the door with their front feet, and Monk Greenqin and Gui Liang followed in with their back feet, and as soon as they entered the door, Monk Greenqin asked, "Is there any movement?" ”

"Yes, the Combined Fleet of the Four Nations has left the coast of Guangzhou and headed north." Zaizhao said and handed over the telegram.

After a slight glance, Monk Lingqin asked directly, "Where is Yi Guocheng?" ”

Zaizhao said simply: "I don't know." ”

What is this guy doing? Is there no trace of this bone? Monk Greenqin couldn't help frowning, Gui Liang pondered for a while, and said: "The Xiyi fleet will go north from Guangzhou and arrive in Tianjin in half a month, shouldn't we start arranging defenses?" ”

"Arranged?" Monk Lingqin glanced at him, "Where are you deployed?" Big Sell? Tianjin? Beitang? Tongzhou or Jingshi? ”

"Naturally, it is Dagukou and Tianjin." Gui Liangdao, he is the governor of Zhili, Tianjin has fallen, no matter what the reason, no matter who is responsible, he can't shirk the responsibility, paused, he said in an accentuated tone: "No matter what, we can't let Yangyi capture Tianjin." ”

Yi Zeng secretly laughed and said: "Tianjin is a land and water important Tianjin, if Tianjin falls, there is no need to fight this battle." ”

"That's right." Monk Greenqin said: "Even if you want to deploy defenses, you are not in a hurry for this day and a half, and wait, Yi Guocheng will call." ”

Before the words fell, a communications officer reported outside, "Xuzhou is calling." ”

Easy to be content in Xuzhou? Zaizhao thought and ordered: "Nian——。 ”

"The situation is not clear, so don't act rashly and fall short. Easy to be content. ”

Gui Liang frowned and said, "The Xiyi fleet has already gone north from Guangzhou, and it is still unclear, how can it be clear?" Moreover, the fleet is at sea, and it cannot obtain intelligence ....... ”

"The Xiyi fleet is heading north, and the target of attack may be either Tianjin or Shanghai." Zai Zhao said in a deep voice: "Tianjin dragons and snakes are mixed, once there is a move, it can be quickly transmitted to the provinces and counties on the southeast coast, at present, the main force of the Nanyang Fleet cannot be hidden, there are no warships patrolling on the sea, and the foreigner fleet can obtain intelligence ...... from the sea at any time." ”

After a slight groan, Monk Greenqin looked at Gui Liang and said: "There is no reaction at all, it is also inappropriate, the Beiyang Navy Division tossed a little tense atmosphere out, and the Dagukou Fort strengthened its troops...... How is it? ”

Of the four people here, Monk Greenqin not only has the highest title, but also has joined forces with Yi Zhixiang many times, and is Xianfeng's preferred Qincha who presided over the battle of Jinjing, Gui Liang, Yizeng, and Zaizhao all know this, and what he said is not unreasonable, and the three of them have no objections at the moment.

Zai Zhao got up and stepped out of the gate, and said loudly: "The herald decrees that all officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Naval Division will cancel their vacations and enter the first level of combat readiness." ”

Gui Liang looked at Yi Zeng, and then looked at Zai Zhao's back, the Beiyang Naval Division seems to have inherited the tradition of the Nanyang Navy, and the officers and soldiers are extremely belligerent, however, this time in the battle of Tianjin and Beijing, the Beiyang Naval Division is afraid that it will not have a chance to participate in the war, as an indispensable force for the defense of Tianjin, the imperial court will not allow the Beiyang Naval Division to have excessive casualties, and the same is true for the Eight Banners New Army.

After a slight hesitation, he looked at Monk Lingqin and said, "Lord Wang, it is not easy to establish the Beiyang Naval Division, but there can be no major casualties ......." ”

Monk Lingqin nodded slightly, Xianfeng also told him, he wanted to protect the Beiyang Naval Division no matter what, seeing this situation, Yizeng hurriedly said: "The Beiyang Naval Division can't avoid the war, this is a rare opportunity to sharpen the troops, it is also a rare opportunity to share the credit, and it is also an opportunity to upgrade the battleships of the Beiyang Naval Division, but you must not miss ......." ”

Hearing this, Monk Lingqin suddenly came to his senses and said, "An opportunity for renewal? ”

"Yi Guocheng carefully planned the Battle of Jinjing, and he must be full of confidence." Yi Zeng said: "If the Beiyang Naval Division avoids the battle, we can only stare at all the captures, and now we don't even have a third-level battleship ......." ”

Booty? Monk Greenqin's heart moved, the Beiyang Naval Division needs warships, why doesn't the Eight Banners New Army need weapons? The British and French allied forces should all be Mini guns, and he said: "What you said is good, the strength must be preserved, and the war achievements must be shared. ”

Xuzhou, the southern suburbs of Daying.

Cao Gensheng walked quickly into Yi Zhi's room and reported: "Big treasurer, after the combined fleet left Kaohsiung Port, it divided into two routes in the East China Sea, one route was a detachment composed of forty warships and twenty supply ships to the mouth of the Yangtze River, and the main fleet continued to go north. ”

The courage is not small, the fleet actually dares to divide the troops, it seems that the other party intends to contain Shanghai's forces, but only forty warships are enough to contain Shanghai's forces? It's too self-contained.

Slowly lit a cigarette before he spoke: "The telegram ordered the Feng Renxuan Department in Taiyuan to immediately enter Shijiazhuang and cut off all telegraphs to foreign people." ”

"The telegram ordered Tianjin, Seng Lingqin, Zaizhao, and the Beiyang Naval Division to divide into two fleets, one to retreat to Tianjin, and the other to Yingzi Daliao River, and avoid engaging the coalition fleet before the war."

"The telegram ordered Nanchang Yan to raise the sky, and speed up the convergence to Xuzhou."

"Telegraph to the North Korean Pohang Chen Hongming Division, the enemy's main fleet to go north, pay attention to the concealment of the fleet, and prepare to set sail."

"The telegram ordered Lushun Xiao Mingming's department, the main force evacuated first, encountered an attack, and feinted defeat and abandoned."

"Telegraph to the coastal prefectures and counties of Shandong to pay close attention to the sea situation, find the coalition fleet, and report it at any time."

After Cao Gensheng retreated, Zhao Wenlie couldn't help but say: "Why doesn't the big shopkeeper enter Tianjin with troops?" Not afraid of being too late? ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly, "After setting up the trap, you must also be patient, especially when the prey is wandering around the edge of the trap." ”

Zhao Wenlie said: "The big shopkeeper is worried that the other party's fleet will not go directly to the sea of Tianjin? ”

Yi Zhishu nodded and said, "More than 100,000 troops, how can they be so hasty?" Unless they get extremely accurate information, I guess they will anchor in Dalian ........ ”

Zhao Wenlie was quite unimpressed by this, since the other party decided to attack Tianjin, he must have obtained accurate information, as the so-called soldiers are fast, how can they delay and stay in Dalian? After a slight groan, he said, "If the other party directly attacks Tianjin, or lands near the Haihe River......?" ”

Yi Zhishu said in a relaxed tone: "If this is the case, there is no need to worry, the Beiyang Naval Division will try its best to prevent the opponent's fleet from attacking Tianjin along the river, not to mention delaying for three or five days, it will be enough for reinforcements to arrive if it can be delayed for a day and a half." ”

Yi Zhi's judgment was verified again a few days later, and after the capture of Lushun Dalian, the combined main fleet of Britain and France divided its troops into two routes, one stationed in Dalian and the other in Zhifu, Fushan County, Dengzhou Prefecture, Shandong.

After receiving the telegram, Yi Zhizhi immediately instructed: "The telegram orders Dalian and Fushan County, the capital of Dengzhou, to not need to resist, and encourage the local people to trade with the other army." ”

Listening to this telegram, Zhao Wenlie had already reacted, the coalition fleet is setting up supply bases in Dalian and Zhifu, and Yi Zhizhi is also to stabilize the other party and let the other party attack Tianjin with peace of mind.

Hundreds of warships of the British and French combined fleet, more than 100,000 troops appeared at the gate of the Bohai Sea, and they could launch an attack on Tianjin at any time, and when the news spread, Tianjin immediately fell into a panic, not only the rich gentry and rich families were busy leaving Tianjin to avoid the scourge of war, but even the ordinary people also helped the old and the young to flee to the countryside in groups.

The most anxious is a military and political officer in Tianjin, the panic in Tianjin has spread to the Beijing Division, hundreds of people began to flock to the Beijing Division, Emperor Xianfeng is seven or eight telegrams a day, frequently urging the situation in Tianjin, but as the main force of the Battle of Tianjin and Beijing, the new army of Yuanqi is still not a soldier at this time, even Seng Lingqin at this time can not hold his breath.

"Send a telegram to ask, what exactly is Yi Guocheng's plan?" Gui Liang said in a deep voice: "This is all burning eyebrows, and there is not a single soldier yet, it really can't be done, let's negotiate with the other party!" ”

"Gui Zhongtang, don't say anything that shakes the morale of the army." Zai Zhao said in a deep voice: "Now that the coalition fleet has not yet arrived in Tianjin, it is reasonable that the new army of Yuanqi has not seen a single soldier, I am sure that those foreigners are now doing everything possible to find out the situation in Tianjin...... ”

"Good analysis." With the words, Yi Zhi, who was dressed in a micro-suit, stepped into the room and smiled at the four of them: "It's been two days late, didn't you be frightened?" ”

Suddenly seeing Yi Zhizhi come in, the four of them couldn't help but be surprised and happy, Yi Zeng knew in his heart that since Yi Zhixiang had arrived, most of the Yuanqi New Army should also arrive, he hurriedly said: "The enemy hasn't entered the pocket yet, and the principal doesn't worry about startling the snake?" ”

"It's already in your pocket." Yi Zhishu said with a smile: "Early this morning, the enemy's main fleet has already moved towards Tianjin, and they are also worried about the long nights and dreams, hoping to be able to fight quickly. ”

Monk Lingqin said eagerly: "Where is the Nanyang Navy fleet?" ”

"Pohang, North Korea." Yi Zhizhi said: "I have come to Tianjin at full speed." ”

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