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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 679: Maritime Guerrilla

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    "Your Highness, Master Qianjiang would like to see you. http:///" Tang Erniu's voice came from outside the tent. It was obvious that Tang Erniu had been following Xiao Yungui for many years. As the captain of the personal guard, he had many opportunities to go out.  But Xiao Yungui has always been reluctant to let go. A very important reason is that Tang Erniu understands Xiao Yungui's thoughts very well.

    Whenever Zhou Xiuying or other women who had an affair with King Xi were alone with King Xi, Tang Erniu would consciously inform him in advance no matter who asked to see him. In other words, this was a tacit understanding among his subordinates.

    Hearing the sound, Zhou Xiuying broke away from the arms of Xiao Yungui, the big bad wolf, like a frightened little rabbit. She hurriedly adjusted her military uniform, then picked up the bowls and chopsticks and said, "Your Highness, I'm going out first."

    Xiao Yungui smiled and hummed, then whispered in her ear, "I'll come see you later." Zhou Xiuying's ears turned red when she heard this, she lowered her head and ran away in a panic.

    After Zhou Xiuying left, Xiao Yungui returned to the case in disguise and looked at the father. Qian Jiang walked in quickly and gave a quick salute and said, "Your Highness, I have been talking with the Manchu envoy for a day, and we have basically agreed."  The eyebrows are clear."

    Xiao Yungui put down his hand and said, "The Qing government is conducting negotiations to delay time. What's the purpose?"

    Qian Jiang smiled slightly before saying, "The Qing court's peace talks are without sincerity, and we will not agree to any nonsense about crossing the river to rule." At this point, Qian Jiang paused and then said, "It's just that apart from the negotiations, come here  Yuan Jiasan and Li Hongzhang, who were negotiating, once met with their subordinates to speak alone."

    Hearing this, Xiao Yungui straightened up and said, "Oh? It's interesting. Are these two people here to find a way out?"

    Qian Jiang nodded and said, "That's more or less what I mean. The two of them were very friendly at first, but their subordinates showed a hint of solicitation. The two of them hurriedly asked about their official positions after coming over."

    Xiao Yungui stood up and walked back and forth for a few steps, muttering to himself, "Yuan Jiasan and Li Hongzhang are also capable people. How could they be so willing to surrender so easily? Is it possible that they are deceitful?"

    Qian Jiang shook his head and said, "Your Highness, it doesn't look like this. I only said some obscure words to the two of them. They meant that they wanted to surrender. But they seemed to have some concerns. If they came to pretend to surrender,  , I¡¯m afraid that I will be busy scolding the Qing court and showing my loyalty.¡±

    Xiao Yungui nodded and said, "I know what you mean, let's do it. You have people go find them two. Don't alert other Qing court negotiators. I and you will meet them alone."

    After receiving the order, Qian Jiang turned around and went out to order people to invite Yuan Jiasan and Li Hongzhang. Then he turned back to the tent and saw King Xi looking at the map blankly again.  Before going to bed, he whispered, "Is Your Highness worried about the war in Shandong?"

    Xiao Yungui shook his head and said, "No, I was worried about the King of Wings in the south just now, and now I am worried about our navy."

    Qian Jiang made a sound and said, "According to the previous deductions from the General Staff Headquarters, it will take another year and a half for Britain and France to mobilize a new army for the expedition. Although we have annihilated the main land force of the British and French coalition forces, their naval fleets have not suffered much losses.  In this year and a half, it is unlikely that our land will be attacked by Britain and France. The most troublesome thing is the harassment from the sea."

    Xiao Yungui frowned and said, "According to the worst-case scenario of the General Staff Headquarters, the British and French naval fleets will take the initiative to search for our main naval force within this year. They hope to annihilate our main naval force. The worst result is that our navy will be completely destroyed."  The army is annihilated. Navy, navy, ten years of army, hundred years of navy, I don¡¯t want to see the foundation of the navy that has been built with ten years of hard work be lost like this.¡±

    Qian Jiang said, "Since His Highness feels a little reluctant to give up, let the navy take the advice of the staff and avoid war and save the ship."

    Xiao Yungui hesitated for a moment and then said, "Forget it. It's too late to send orders now. Besides, the navy is all out. There's no point in avoiding war and protecting ships." At this point, he paused and said meaningfully, "The rise of a great power."  . You must dare to fight. Sometimes the more you avoid, the more you will lose. It is better to have a guerrilla war at sea"

    At the same time, thousands of miles away in Dalian Bay Harbor.  After many years of operation by the Taiping Army, it has become the most important port of the Taiping Army in the north.  Since the Taiping Army occupied this place in 1854, they have been building a harbor here.  As the first military port of the Taiping Army, it took several years to build. It has a breakwater made of granite strips, a large wharf and a dock. There are military camps, training grounds, lighthouses, warehouses and other facilities on the shore.  There are dozens of large and small forts and positions built in the mountains on both sides of the channel.  Coupled with the terrain here which is easy to defend but difficult to attack, Dalian Bay Military Port can be said to be easy to defend but difficult to attack.

    In the Taiping Navy barracks in Dalian Bay, the bright conference room was filled with Taiping naval generals. Today is the last meeting before the Taiping naval fleet leaves the port. The meeting was chaired by Taiping Navy Admiral Luo Outline.

    Luo Gangyou was sitting upright, looking at his generals. Next to him was the deputy admiral of the navy, Tang Zhengcai, and thenThe admirals of this squadron include Admiral Lai Zhenhai of the Yellow Sea Fleet, Admiral Tongbao Monk of the East China Sea Fleet, Admiral Lu Shunde of the Bohai Fleet, Admiral Zeng Tianhao of the South China Sea Fleet, and the captains of the main warships of each fleet sitting on both sides.

    After seeing that everyone had arrived, Luo Gangyuan cleared his throat and said, "Today is the last meeting before the war. The deployment and tactics of each fleet have been clearly explained before. I am here to remind you again that the strength of the British and French coalition fleets is far superior to ours."  , we have no chance of winning in a head-on confrontation, so it is strictly forbidden for all fleets to fight hard against the main forces of the British and French fleets. Only by adopting the pirate combat method can we achieve some small victories, and then accumulate small victories into big victories, or turn the British and French fleets into  Hold on, so that you can effectively support the land campaign of the Kingdom of Heaven. Remember to make good use of your informants in various foreign banks, docks, and merchant houses in the south. Once you know the whereabouts of the enemy ships, you can launch a joint attack and take the initiative to annihilate the enemy  "

    Luo Gangyuan once again repeated the tactics of this naval guerrilla war. The previous combat strategy formulated by the Naval Staff was for each fleet to disperse back to their respective sea areas, adopt the naval warfare strategy commonly used by pirates, and take the initiative against superior enemies.  Avoid it, take the initiative to attack weak enemies to gain a profit, make full use of Taiping Army informants in Hong Kong and other places to provide intelligence, know the whereabouts of the British and French fleets in advance, and use effective means to harass, contain and control the enemy.  blow.

    Speaking of pirate tactics, it has always been a headache for countries such as Britain and France. There used to be a lot of pirates along the coast of China. They are familiar with this sea area. There are many hiding places in Jiaotu Sancao, which are often not found when the main force of the British fleet goes out to suppress them.  Pirates, and British ships will be attacked by pirates once they are left alone.

    For a long period of time from before the Opium War to after the Second Opium War, foreigners continued to fight pirates in domestic waters. The pirates' tactics were flexible and it was difficult to catch their whereabouts. However, the British fleet  The news is often known to the pirates in advance.  Jackie Chan has a movie called "Plan A", which reflects the story of the British Marine Police and Navy in Hong Kong at that time eradicating pirates. The pirates bribed many people in Hong Kong to provide them with intelligence, and they even bribed officials from the British government in Hong Kong. There was this in the movie  In one scene, the pirates learned in advance that the Hong Kong Marine Police was dispatched, so while the Marine Police were still participating in the swearing-in ceremony, they sent people to blow up the Marine Police warship moored in the port, causing the entire cleanup operation not to end yet.  .

    Although it was a movie, it also provided inspiration for Xiao Yungui when formulating his battle plan.  The Taiping navy is very weak, but for the huge fleets of Britain and France, the flexible and fragmented pirate-style combat method is more troublesome for them, and the Taiping Bai Zetang, the Intelligence Department and the Naval Intelligence Section are very important to Hong Kong.  The infiltration of the British and French fleet bases has been more successful. Through bribery, threats, etc., the Taiping Army now has more and more accurate intelligence. The intelligence produced by the pirates in the "Plan A" movie is even more dense.  The informants bought by the Taiping Army even included many Europeans and employees of foreign banks. Knowing the fleet's whereabouts in advance would be of greater help to the Taiping Navy's naval guerrilla warfare.

    The Taiping Army and Navy had all gathered to escort Xiao Yungui's troops to the north. They have since been hiding in places such as Sakhalin Island and Hakodate Port in Japan. The British and French naval forces have sent ships to Dalian Bay for reconnaissance, but there are no warships in the port, and they face an iron wall.  At that time, the Canadian, British and French allied forces were eager to return to the south, so no fierce fighting broke out in Dalian Bay.  Now, according to intelligence, the British and French fleets returned to Hong Kong for a short rest and were preparing to move north to find the main force of the Taiping Navy for a decisive battle. Therefore, Luo Gang ordered the fleets of each fleet to return to their respective waters to disperse the British and French fleets and look for opportunities to attack the enemy.

    Today, the Taiping Navy has a total of eleven large warships, including the first five warships obtained from the British after participating in the war against Russia, namely the Gao Huali, the Warrior, the Hamils, the Rattlesnake, and the Albatross.  Renamed the Red Gold, Aoki, Blue Water, Purple Fire, and Black Earth.  The six battleships subsequently purchased include the British first-class battleships Gothenburg, second-class battleships Horn and Flight; the French 2,700-ton first-class battleships Ocean and Marseille Trade, and the 1,500-ton second-class battleship Orion.  .  Gothenburg, Beast Horn, and Flying have been renamed Dingyuan, Zhiyuan, and Jingyuan respectively.  Ocean, Masai Trade, and Orion were renamed Jingyuan, Weiyuan, and Laiyuan.

    The admiral of the Yellow Sea Fleet, Lai Zhenhai, was in charge of three warships: Dingyuan, Chijin, and Aoki as the main force. There were also eight fast sailing ships and 20 large red single ships, and the remaining Fu ships, sand ships, and more than 50 ships.  The admiral of the East China Sea Fleet, Monk Tongbao, is in charge of the two sister ships Jingyuan and Weiyuan, as well as nine fast sailing ships and more than 70 red single ships, Fu ships, and sand ships.  Admiral Lu Shunde of the Bohai Fleet commanded the Zhiyuan, Blue Water, and Purple Fire, as well as nine fast sailing ships and more than 50 red single ships, lucky ships, and sand ships.  Admiral Zeng Tianhao of the South China Sea Fleet was in charge of the Weiyuan, Laiyuan, and Black Earth, as well as nine fast sailing ships and red single ships.There are more than fifty blessing ships and sand ships.

    After the explanation, Luo Gangwen went to battle with the East China Sea Fleet, while Tang Zhengcai stayed at the Dalian Bay naval port, officially starting a protracted cat-and-mouse war between the Taiping Navy and the British and French fleets, but sometimes mice can bite (  To be continued.)xh118
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