Zuo Zongtang's face was pale, his feet were soft, he had only been on the warship for half a day, and he had already vomited out even bitter bile, the warship was not as good as other ships, and the design was not aimed at comfort, Zuo Zongtang's feet were weak, and his whole body was weak, fortunately, there were two Goshha on the left and right, so he did not slump on the ground, Zuo Zongtang was pulled into the room of the main ship by two Goshhar, and Peng Yulin, the second-class commander of the naval division, had already sat with several senior generals to prepare for the ceremony, and when he heard Goshha's message, Peng Yulin had already stood up, Hurriedly beat a thousand kneeling and saluted, "My subordinates knock to see the handsome!" ”

Zuo Zongtang shook his hand weakly, and his voice was weak, "There is no need to be polite, this is originally a daily ritual, and please Xue Shuai don't be formal." （）△↗，”

"Yes," Peng Yulin stood up and gave up the first place, Zuo Zongtang sat down, let the two Goshha retreat, and looked around at everyone, "Where are you now?" ”

"Marshal Qiyu, it's almost time to arrive in Taiwan at this time." After speaking, several counselors accompanying the Beiyang Navy Division sent a map, so that Zuo Zongtang was already in the southwest corner of Taiwan Prefecture, and it was expected that he would be able to arrive in Luzon tomorrow evening. ”

Zuo Zongtang pinched his beard thoughtfully, Peng Yulin opened his mouth and said, "The marshal is the body of a daughter, how can he go to the front line in person, if there is a mistake, even if his subordinates attack and destroy a country, he will be punished by the center, and he also asks the marshal to sit in Taiwan, and he must respect the order of the marshal." ”

"Haha, Xueqin, you're too worried. I don't mean to seize power," Zuo Zongtang said cheerfully, "You are the commander of the Beiyang Naval Division, and I am the minister of the Imperial Mission, and it is not that the Queen Mother is not at ease with you, but that I am afraid that you will be angry, and I will let me ease the situation if you are angry, and I will let me ease the situation of the Beiyang Naval Division." ”

Peng Yulin wanted to say something, "Besides, what kind of body am I a daughter, how can I not come up to meet the momentum of the first sea sailor of the Qing Dynasty?" Zuo Zongtang smiled, "Now I see, although it is a newborn calf, it has the potential to split the sky and swallow the clouds, so a few days ago I saw the majestic appearance of the sailor in Fuzhou, and he was already a heart ape, and he must go on the warship to experience it, and besides, I am the minister of the Qincha, how can I not go to sea, what danger can I not do on your ship in Xueqin?" Huh"

"But this time I went to the South Seas, but my heart was uneasy," this time the generals have already retreated, leaving only Peng Yulin and Zuo Zongtang, "Not to mention how the training of this sailor is, the climate of this South Sea is completely different from the north, if the adaptation is not appropriate, it will be much easier to make mistakes," the majestic Peng Yulin also frowned, "Besides, the Spaniard's sailors are not in Sulu, but Luzon Island is within reach - this is also the reason why Spain can easily get involved in Sulu, in addition, I am most afraid that the British will come out to interfere, The Beiyang Naval Division is a British warship, and the British training method is trained," Peng Yulin grabbed the armrest of the chair hard, "If it encounters, the Beiyang Naval Division will not be able to resist it!" ”

"I thought that this Beiyang Sailor was already invincible in the world, why?" Zuo Zongtang said curiously, "Don't you fight against the British?" ”

"The navy division is newly built, and the British have been alone in the world navy for more than 100 years, in the old year I entered Beijing to report on work, the queen mother once said to me, if the Chinese navy can catch up with the British navy, this Beiyang navy is invincible in the world, but now it has only been practiced for so many years, how can it be compared with the teacher of the sailor, the British? Fortunately, the Queen Mother not only paid a lot of money to invite the British Navy instructor to teach the Beiyang Naval Division, but also allocated tens of thousands of silver every year, this equipment and tactics are no longer lacking, and the Beiyang Naval Division is grateful, and wants to win glory for China at sea, but this tactic will really not be practiced for a while, the British Navy has been trained for so long, the tactics of the Beiyang Naval Division," Peng Yulin shook his head, "I still owe the fire, Dashuai, you think about these people are nothing more than the Yangtze River or Caoyun ships in the past, those small splashes, how can they be compared with the waves on the sea, Dashuai I tell you the truth, I know that if I want to come to the south, it is possible to have a conflict with foreigners, I am very unwilling, this Beiyang sailor is still a child, how can he conflict with a big man?" I am not sorry to die, I am afraid that the great cause of the Queen Mother will be ruined, and these silver will be wasted, and that will be a sinner through the ages! ”

Zuo Zongtang nodded slightly, if he thought about it, "What you said is not wrong, but it can't be said to be right." ”

"I hope the big handsome will solve his doubts."

"The Beiyang Naval Division has spent a lot of money, I also know what you mean, I am afraid that the porcelain will touch the clay jar, and it will not be easy to explain if it touches, although I don't understand the Naval Division, I also led the troops to fight before, and now I have also built a naval academy, and invited the navies of France, the United States and other countries to come to teach, you know, if you don't go to war, don't practice, how can you achieve a career, the British didn't win Spain, the Netherlands and France in a row, and then they became the naval hegemon!" (To be continued......)