For laymen, the naval battle at the mouth of the Minjiang River was definitely a victory that inspired the Qing Dynasty. No matter who the Zhiyuan belonged to, the people of the Qing Dynasty could always empathize with it because of their national sentiments of the same culture and species.
But for an expert military strategist, although this naval battle at the mouth of the Minjiang River was fierce, it always felt a bit anticlimactic. When the two sides reached the fighting point, the Zhiyuan was not ruthless enough, and the Russian fleet also seemed to be a coward.
It was like two masters fighting each other. The Chinese struck the Russian expeditionary force with lightning, and the subsequent battle ended. The two sides kept their distance and actually broke away from the battle.
Riyige can become an instructor of the Shipbuilding School and receive a monthly salary of one thousand taels of silver, which shows that he still has two brushes in his belly. When the training ship returned to the school from the mouth of the Minjiang River, he and this group of young people A fierce quarrel broke out among the students.
"No, no, no, you have completely failed to understand this naval battle. The Russians did not suffer much loss. On the contrary, Xiao Letian allowed the Russian army to spy on the details because of his rash actions..."
"Don't always think about war with ordinary people's thinking. The ultimate goal of war is to achieve the core mission goal. Some small losses in the process can be completely ignored!"
"The Russian army only sank two frigates in total. What does this mean to such a huge fleet?"
Ri Yige's words aroused public indignation. These proud students could feel proud after finally encountering such an opportunity. What's more, this was their "holy king" Tongzhi Emperor Yujia's personal expedition. No matter how many they sunk, it was only about political significance. Just enough to keep them excited for a year.
How could these students allow the French big-nosed guy to pour cold water on him? Liu Buchan almost cursed, "Aren't you trying to make a point? Are you trying to make a point? Even though it's just two frigates, don't forget that His Majesty only has one battleship, causing It was just a battleship that achieved such glorious results..."
"Morale! In war, morale is what you fight for, do you understand? The art of war says that if you attack a thousand miles, you must defeat the general! Are these Russians running for a thousand miles? This is an attack of a hundred thousand miles!"
"The Rakshasa ghosts have circled more than half the world, and now they are holding their chests with one breath. As long as their morale is drained, they will be a bunch of sheep waiting to be slaughtered!"
Riyige strongly disagrees with this argument. "What kind of era is this? It's not the era of cold weapons. The strong morale of an army now comes from their logistics and powerful firepower! As long as the Russians break out, they can fight Vladivostok." If the defenders join forces, the situation of the Russians in the Far East will be stabilized..."
"As for the morale you mentioned, these Russian troops will all recover after a month's rest! Forget it, I have to suggest to Mr. Shen that your art of war class will definitely not be given a passing grade..."
Hey...this sentence makes the academy very angry. You, a French instructor with a big nose, can teach everyone Western knowledge and sailing, isn't it enough? Do you care whether the traditional art of war courses are taught by Chinese masters?
A group of people went up and wanted to have a theory, but at this time the training ship had already moved towards the Minjiang River with full left rudder. At this time, a group of sailboats suddenly appeared on the river facing the river.
"Look, it's Mr. Shen's flag..." People saw that it was indeed the flag. It was the flag of Shen Baozhen, the Minister of Shipping of Fujian Province.
When Zuo Zongtang left Fuzhou for the northwest, he specifically requested the imperial court to give his title of Shipping Minister to Shen Baozhen, in order to hope that he could run the Mawei Shipyard and Shipping School well.
There is absolutely no reason for the court to reject such a request. After all, Lin Zexu still has three connections in the court, and Shen Baozhen is not a mediocre person. There is no reason to stumble regardless of personal feelings or justice.
Facts have proved that Shen Baozhen is really a man of action. The shipyard and shipbuilding school have allowed him to operate the shipyard with great success in recent years. If nothing else, just look at the outstanding students Yan Fu, Liu Buchan, and Deng Shichang.
It was impossible for the naval battle at the mouth of the Minjiang River not to alarm the Qing Dynasty officials. When Fuzhou City received the news that Russian warships rammed into the fishermen along the coast, Shen Baozhen was furious and immediately ordered naval warships to rush to help and prepare for negotiations.
The students who had just seen the majesty of the armored battleship looked at the small ships of 500 materials rushing up the Min River on the opposite side, looked at the sails covered with patches, and then looked at the broadswords on the waists of the navy soldiers on the bow, and the so-called The red-clothed cannons... all turned red in the face.
This time no one was in the mood to argue with Japan and Italy. The gap between the two sides made the students full of pessimism about the future navy of the Qing Dynasty.
Shen Baozhen stood on the bow and met the training ship. Under the careful control of the old sailor, the two ships were handed over in the middle of the river and put on the pedal. Mr. Shen carefully boarded the training ship.
"What's going on? Where did the gunfire come from? Who was fighting with whom? Why did a large number of people flee in Changle County? Answer me quickly, what happened..."
After Yan Fu and others recounted the battle situation in the morning, and when Shen Baozhen heard the news that the emperor was participating in the battle on the sea, the loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty went dark and shouted, "Xiao Letian! You are shameless! How can you be so harmful? From the Qing Dynasty..." Before he could finish his words, he fell backwards.
Shen Baozhen passed out, and everyone went crazy. The soldiers behind him helped Master Shen, and other students brought chairs and water. It took a long time to revive Master Shen.
"Your Majesty...where has your Majesty gone?"
"Master Shen, please relax, the emperor is safe. The Russians could not do anything to the Zhiyuan. On the contrary, they allowed the Zhiyuan to sink two ships..."
"Confused!" Shen Baozhen yelled, "How can the emperor take risks when his son with a rich family cannot sit down in the palace? What if something unexpected happens, what will the Qing Dynasty do? Will there be another Xinyou coup?"
This is too strong to say. Confucian officials are very careful about their words. Such a sensitive topic will not be mentioned in public. To be mentioned in public today is enough to prove that Master Shen's heart has been completely messed up.
"Even if the emperor is safe, this matter can't be solved! The city of Beijing has not yet been destroyed by bombing, and the court has to negotiate with the Russian office. How difficult is it for Mr. Zuo to fight in the northwest? We still have to give the Russians full access to us. Is this a reason to start a war?"
"You are confused! You think of Xiao Letian as a good guy, but this guy just wants to drag the Qing Kingdom down! This guy has a dark heart and a thick skin, and he is not a good person!"
"And Ma Ming and those people! I was too tolerant of them. I thought they were the emperor's personal soldiers, so I took more care of them. Who would have thought that they dared to fire artillery! I should not have allowed them to move to Changle County before..."
"Send a report! Send a report to Beijing City! Report everything that happened today immediately, quickly, quickly..."
