After writing the diary, Carol read it, and when she saw the words about Lin Yiqing, somehow, her heart beat a little faster. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This diary is a diary describing the life of the Queen Mother in the palace, and unconsciously, there are a lot of words related to Lin Yiqing.

At this moment, Carol couldn't help but imagine the scene of seeing Lin Yiqing in the palace.

She didn't know that her life was destined to be intertwined with Lin Yiqing.

When Emperor Guangxu finally saw Lin Yiqing's familiar figure again in the upper study, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

In fact, not only the little emperor, but also several of his other little companions, such as Jingwangfu Puzhuo Belle and North Korean Wanhejun Li Shan, as well as "Liangbeizi" Lin Boliang, after seeing Lin Yiqing, they were also excited.

Today's lesson is the long-awaited "naval battle".

On the huge square table, Lin Yiqing put one small model of sail warship after another on the chart.

“…… While Napoleon set his sights on Austria, Nelson was in London bidding farewell to his friends and preparing to return home. On 13 September, after saying goodbye to his beloved Emma, he arrived in Spithead to be warmly welcomed. Many wept, and many knelt down to bless him as he passed. That afternoon, he again raised the flag on the Victory and exercised command. The next day, the Victory set sail with a fast sailing vessel. In Lisbon, he sent a fast sailing ship to order Collingwood not to make public the news of his arrival, because 'I want to see the enemy at sea', he wrote. So, when the Victory joined Collingwood's fleet on 28 September, the salute was not fired and the flag was not raised. ”

"Nelson regretfully brought with him an order from the Admiralty to return Calder to England for a military trial for 'failing to do his best' to destroy the Combined Fleet. Out of courtesy to his comrades. Nelson graciously agreed to return home on his flagship, the Prince of Wales, armed with 98 guns, thus leaving himself with one less three-deck battleship on the eve of the battle. ”

"After taking command near Cádiz, Nelson's first goal was to lure Werneuve to the sea to destroy him. To that end, he has resorted to easing the lockdown, as he has done in the past. Galleons monitored Cádiz, while the main force of the fleet traveled some distance to the west. ”

Nelson knew that Werneuve could command 30 to 35 warships, and that he would not be at sea in the short term. So he was ready to fight at any time, and at the same time arranged for the fleet to be replenished in shifts. He first sent Rear Admiral Thomas. Lewis led five warships to Morocco to replenish supplies. ”

Having no opportunity to discuss them informally with the captains as he had done in the Nile battle, Nelson wrote a memorandum of his intentions for his subordinates to guide them. Part of the memo is worth quoting, and it is an example of Nelson's tactical thinking and trust in his subordinates: "

"'With the vagaries of wind direction, hazy weather, and the inevitable occurrence of some other problem, it is almost impossible to form a battle formation of a fleet of 40 ships. So I resolved...... The order to set sail will be the order to fight...... The second commander, having understood my intentions, will fully command his ships to attack the enemy and continue the fight until the enemy is captured or destroyed. ’”

"'If the commander of the fleet is in the middle, then the two or three ships before him up to the rearguard must obey the effect of the entire fleet. …… Some things have to be done by chance; Nothing can be said for sure in a naval battle. In addition to the enemy ships, the shells may also knock out the masts and masts of friendly ships, but I look forward with confidence to victory before the enemy's avant-garde can aid its rearguard......'"

"'In every possible case, the second command will ensure the tight organization of the battleship and direct the movement of his detachment. Captains should take care to use their respective ships as a rendezvous point. But when you don't see the signal or don't fully understand it, it's not a mistake for any captain to engage in close combat with the enemy. ’”

"These memos show an enterprising spirit, trust in subordinates, conciseness and confidence in victory. Without diminishing the control of the fleet commander, it gave Collingwood complete initiative 'once he understood my intentions'. It provides each captain with maneuverability and maximum freedom of movement. ”

In short, Nelson's plan was to divide the fleet into three sub-fleets. The downwind Collingwood squadron mainly attacked the enemy rearguard, and Nelson's own detachment with the upper wind pinned down the enemy advance guard, and then attacked the enemy center to settle the battle before the enemy advance guard could return to the battle. Eight reserve ships of the Third Squadron were to provide support as needed. ”

"On the morning of 19 October, a fast sailing ship close to the coast sent a signal: 'The enemy is leaving the port.' Nelson's long-awaited opportunity came. ”

"Werneuve was leading the fleet towards Naples on Napoleon's orders, a little ahead of his original plan, for two days earlier he had learned that Rosselli was coming to take over his command of the combined fleet. Rather than conjuring up cowardice and enduring the humiliation of being dismissed, he preferred to rush to the Strait of Gibraltar before being intercepted. If he couldn't make it, he would rather die honorably. ”

When Nelson heard the news of Wernave's departure, he guessed that he could only sail to the Strait of Gibraltar, so he intercepted him. On the evening of the 20th, Nelson invited several Navy Officer Candidates to dinner, and he promised that tomorrow's events would be enough for them to talk about for the rest of their lives. ”

"At that time, the entire combined fleet was located in the sea between Cadiz and Cape Trafalgar. Despite Nelson's caution, Werneuve knew he was in the area. As a result, the commander of the French fleet had little hope of reaching the Strait of Gibraltar without firing a single shot, but he was determined to forge ahead. During the night, he kept course, ready for a crushing broadside salvo from the 'impatient admiral', as the French called Nelson. He had exchanged fire with Nelson at night on the Nile, and he could have exchanged fire at night this time as well. But the night passed peacefully. Less than 25 nautical miles from Cádiz, Nelson moved southwest at night to allow the Combined Fleet to gain space at sea and, more importantly, to prevent them from retreating to Cadiz before they were forced to engage. ”

"At dawn on October 21, the sea was very calm and the northwest wind was blowing. The British fleet was located approximately 20 nautical miles west of Cape Trafalgar. From the first line of dawn, the anxious lookout saw happily a cluster of sails on the eastern horizon. Just after 6 o'clock, Nelson began to execute the memo. In the absence of several of General Lewis's battleships, he abandoned the idea of organizing reserves and ordered the 27 ships of the fleet to form two columns to the east. He led the column upwind to the north on the Victory, while Collingwood was scheduled to lead the column downwind to the south on the Sovereign. ”

"It was at about this moment that Werneuf understood that the Strait of Gibraltar could not be reached without fighting, and ordered to turn together to form a battle column in reverse order. This maneuver was intended to turn the Combined Fleet into a single column sailing northward, led by Rear Admiral Pierre. The third detachment of the Dimanoy took the lead, but the order was too late, the combined fleet could not return to Cádiz, and engagement was inevitable. Seeing this, a Spanish captain snapped his binoculars shut and exclaimed, 'Hell! ’”

"When Villeneuve's fleet turned, the formation was slightly bowed, concave to the British, and the nimble battleships were forced to turn back and wait for the fallen ships, so that for almost two hours the combined fleet did not go far at all, while the British, diagonally facing the entire French and Western fleets, advanced with full sails, and even the winged sails were raised."

"Collingwood was heading for the penultimate ship of the enemy's rear guard in accordance with the memorandum to cut off the enemy's fleet, while Nelson's course was two nautical miles ahead of the enemy's avant-garde. The relative motion caused the Victory to meet the Furneuve's current lead ship, the Poseidon. ”

"The French and Spaniards, who were waiting for the war, were under tremendous psychological pressure. No one can say where this blow fell. As long as Nelson kept course, the avant-garde of the Combined Fleet would have to be determined to withstand the onslaught of his 12 ships. However, Nelson was able to attack the center of Villeneuve with a simple turn of the rudder, while Wernerve's avant-garde could not fight because of the lack of wind and the time-consuming turn. ”

"Giving one's own detachment a dual role was Nelson's most novel idea. Calder was unable to contain the advance guard of the Combined Fleet before the decisive battle, and Nelson understood the psychology of the enemy, and expected that if he threatened his advance, he and Collingwood could eat the enemy's center and rear guard while it could not participate in the battle. ”

"As the morning time wore on, the British firmly approached the Combined Fleet. The brownish-yellow hulls of the two British columns were light black in the shadow of the sails, and the guns with twin shells stretched outward, which was intimidating. Estimating that the ships behind would not be able to catch up when the guards exchanged fire, Nelson arranged for the heaviest ships to be the lead ships of each column. In front of his own column were three three-deck warships: the 100-gun Victory and the Savage and Poseidon each with 98 guns. The Collingwood detachment was led by the 100-gun 'Monarch' and the 98-gun 'Prince'. As the two fleets approached each other, several of Nelson's officers begged him to let the other ships take the lead in case Nelson himself was killed or maimed unnecessarily. Nelson seemed to acquiesce, and he signaled the Savage to take the lead. But when the Savage, which was slightly more nimble than the Victory, began to move slowly, Nelson ordered it to retreat to second place in the column. ”

Lin Yiqing explained while moving the model of the battleship on the table with a wooden pole, while his students stared intently at the table one by one, listening with relish.

"At about 11 o'clock, Nelson, seeing what appeared to be another hour before the battle, went down to the cabin, where he appended the will. Upon returning to deck, Nelson was reported to have seen Cape Trafalgar, who gave his most famous signal. At 11:35 a.m., a signal was sent from the wreck of the Victory: 'Britain expects everyone to do their duty. Then another signal was issued: 'Attack the enemy closer.' The signal floated until it was blown off by a shell. ”

"The time for the battle has come. At about noon, when the 'Victory' was mercilessly sailing towards the enemy avant-garde, still out of range, Collingwood's detachment opened fire. Instead of isolating the last 12 ships of the Combined Fleet, as called for in the memo, Collingwood decided to cut off the last 16, and thus his 15 ships pitted more enemies. He counted on the superiority of the British army in seafaring technology and shooting technology, and his expectations were not disappointed. Nelson evidently approved of his action, for when Collingwood rushed towards the Santa Anna, he cried out: 'Behold how the noble Collingwood fights with his ship!' ’”

By this time, Collingwood's detachment was no longer a column, but a horizontal squadron in the northeast-southwest direction. With the enemy's rearguard bent to the southwest, the two lines were almost parallel, allowing Collingwood's ships to enter the battle more quickly than the Nelson ships, which were still in columns. Within 15 minutes, Collingwood had 8 ships break through the enemy rearguard. Soon, all the battleships fiercely attacked the enemy. ”

"At the same time, the fleet commanders of France and Spain hoisted their flags. Satisfied that his feint attack on the enemy's advance guard had prevented Villeneuve from interfering with Collingwood, and that Di Manoy had no time to resist his own attack, Nelson ordered the captain of the Victory, Thomas Brown. Hardy steered to the right and rushed towards Wernave's flagship, the Bosantor. At about 12:30 p.m., the 'Victory' turned its rudder to attack. As it passed the stern of the 'Bousantor', a port salvo killed hundreds of Frenchmen, and Villeneuve lost his courage. The Victory was followed by the Brave, Poseidon, Monster of the Sea, Conqueror, Britannia, Ajax and Agamemnon. ”

"After Nelson successfully commanded the fleet into battle, he and his old friend Hardy calmly walked on the aft deck of the Victory. As he usually did in battle, he wore a medal and became a prominent target, surrounded by a scene of terror and destruction. Blood flowed through the white deck and into the drainage holes. The secretary, who was standing next to him, was killed by a shell. 'It's too intense, Hardy,' said Nelson, 'but it won't be long. ’”

As they continued to walk, Hardy suddenly realized that he was left alone. He turned to find Nelson slumped on the deck. 'They've finally killed me, Hardy,' Nelson whispered. After he was carried underneath, he covered his face and medal with a handkerchief so that the sailors would not recognize him and feel discouraged. In the lower aft cabin, the doctor could only trust Nelson's analytical judgment. A shooter at the awe's sail line aimed at him, and the bullet passed through the shoulder, lungs and spine, leaving in the muscles in his back. Five minutes later, Werneuf surrendered with the 'Busantor'. By the end of the day, Nelson failed to accept his opponent's surrender personally. ”

"The battle continued, and Nelson was lying in the lower cabin of the Victory, constantly briefed on the progress of the battle. A little after two o'clock, the battle in the center was almost over. Another hour later, Collingwood's squadron was victorious in the rearguard, and Hardy hurried down the cabin to inform his dying superiors of the news. 'Let's hope not a single of our ships is damaged. Nelson said. ”

"'No, Lord. Don't worry about that. ’”

Hardy was then called back to the back deck to repel Di Manoir's counterattack. Dumarol, who was in the vanguard of the coalition forces, with superhuman efforts, coordinated a counteroffensive against the British army and rushed from the avant-garde. Within 20 minutes, the attack was defeated. Hardy reported to Nelson that about 14 or 15 enemy ships had surrendered. 'Very good,' Nelson whispered, 'but I estimated 20. Then Nelson's instinct as a sailor came into view, and he sensed the wind getting stronger from the shaking of the battleship. Thinking that our ships had been wounded and that they were not far from the dangerous shores of Trafalgar, he gave his final order: 'Anchor, Hadi, anchor!' Unfortunately, Collingwood did not think that this order should be carried out. As a result, all but 5 of the captured battleships were lost in the strong winds that blew after the war. ”

Nelson grew weaker and weaker, and he begged Hardy not to throw him overboard. Childhood affection manifests itself in him, and he asks Hardy to kiss him. Then he whispered, 'Thank God I did my job. Thank God and the Motherland. Not long after, Nelson died. ”

At about the same time, Di Manoir led four ships, and the mortally wounded Grevena led 10 ships out of battle, and the rest became trophies of the British. This was the end of the Battle of Cape Trafalgar. ”

"Nelson's victory put an end to the threat of Napoleon's invasion of Britain. Since this victory drove Napoleon away from the sea forever, all his subsequent campaigns were fought on land. Without the protection of the navy, French overseas trade effectively stagnated, while British overseas trade expanded freely. Now Britain had the initiative, capable of striking at any of Napoleon's weaknesses, attacking any part of the European coast from the sea. ”

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