Heaven's Martial Fate

Chapter 155
On a small day, the army had a bloody encounter in the Weihai Defense Zone, and the navy was also evacuated by a desperate surprise attack by naval ships. The news sent back to the capital immediately caused a shock in the court.

My Great Qing Dynasty Hall was devastated by a series of defeats, and the fierce confrontation between the main peace and the main combat faction gradually gained the upper hand. Suddenly such a breaking news came, and everyone was caught off guard.

Regardless of what the old hag Cixi thinks, in short, the big bosses who have a good understanding of the Qing army's combat power have question marks all over their heads: When did my Qing army become so powerful?
But no matter what, Weihaiwei's victory is definitely a good thing.

Whether it is inviting the great powers to intervene or negotiating with Xiaotian, they are much more confident.

It is also because of this that the generals of the Beiyang Navy who guarded the Weihaiwei military port were basically not severely criticized by the court, and even received a lot of rewards.

There are no official titles, but there are a few who have been added to the ranks.

After finally dealing with the troubles in the court, Li Zhongtang was exhausted and returned to the Beiyang Minister's Office in Jinmen, and immediately summoned Admiral Ding, who was guarding Weihaiwei Military Port.

After the meeting, he didn't talk nonsense, and asked directly: "What's going on at Weihaiwei, don't be sloppy with me!"

"Don't dare!"

Admiral Ding had already prepared, so he briefly described the general situation of the Weihaiwei battle in detail.

Of course, what he said was only what he saw and heard, with a slight emphasis.

In Li Zhongtang's ears, Weihai Weijun Port really contributed, and was almost made dumplings by Lu Haijun in his childhood.

When the situation was most critical, Admiral Ding personally went to the front line to supervise the battle.

Of course, he also talked about Senior Brother Wu and the armed forces of the boxers under his command.

Li Zhongtang's eyes lit up immediately, and he was keenly aware of the crux of the matter, and said in a deep voice, "What kind of existence is this Wu Dong?"

"His boxers are really so good at fighting, why have they never heard of it before?"

"Master Zhongtang, Wu Dong is a master of Jiao'ao Dharma altar, and one of the many boxing leaders in Ludi!"

Admiral Ding hurriedly explained: "This man is relatively low-key, but his ability is extremely strong. He is very good at managing the boxers under his command and managing the industry!"

"In recent years, the cotton cloth and peanut oil that appeared in Ludi are all produced in Jiao'ao, and Wu Dong managed them all!"

"It turns out that Ludi cotton cloth and peanut oil are all made by him. They are indeed very capable, at least they have extraordinary management capabilities!"

Li Zhongtang suddenly realized that when it comes to the Boxer altar and the like, he is still a little confused.

After all, the senior brother Fatan who is the most powerful in Ludi is not Wu Dong at all.

Here in Jinmen is where the Boxers General Arena is located, and there are not many rumors about Wu Dong.

However, Ludi cotton cloth and peanut oil, which have become popular in recent years, of course he knows that the benefits involved are extremely astonishing, and even Li Zhongtang is a little bit tempted.

Wu Dong's ability to sell Ludi cotton cloth and peanut oil to the entire Northland can be seen, and he is definitely a first-class talent.

"As for the boxers under his command, to be honest, his subordinates are also a little confused!"

Admiral Ding smiled wryly and said, "This person's way of dealing with the world is very different from the rest of Lu Dharma altar brothers!"

"How to say?"

Li Zhongtang became interested. At this time, he was in a state of desperation and needed some new things to help ease his tired mind.

"Senior Brother Wu doesn't seem to like land-greedy squires very much!"

Admiral Ding carefully explained: "So he and his boxers basically built their own farms in the wilderness, and rarely communicated with the outside world except for some material exchanges!"

"Then how can their fighting power be so strong?"

Li Zhongtang was not easy to be fooled at all, and continued to ask questions of concern.

"Lord Zhongtang, the Boxer Farm is self-sufficient, so naturally it can also organize martial arts training to strengthen the body. The earliest boxer farm has been established for almost seven years!"

"Seven years of martial arts training, the young and strong in the boxer farm, all of them are good at martial arts, and the fighting power of the organization is naturally not bad!"

"impossible!"

Li Zhongtang shook his head resolutely, in disbelief: "Training and leading troops and commanding large-scale battles are not easy things!"

"Besides, I haven't heard any news of a large-scale gathering of people and horses in the Jiao'ao area of ​​Ludi. Could it be that the local government is helping to cover it up?"

After speaking, his tone was severe and his eyes were cold.

"Master Zhongtang misunderstood!"

Admiral Ding hurriedly explained: "Wu Dong has no experience in commanding large-scale troops at all, and his ability is probably insufficient!"

"The boxers under him are basically a small group of elite troops with a unit of hundreds of people, and their individual combat effectiveness is quite strong!"

"But this is not enough to show that the boxers under him can kill so many little days army!"

Li Zhongtang frowned slightly, and asked puzzledly, "Could there be another reason for this?"

"Master Zhongtang sees thousands of miles!"

Admiral Ding patted his ass flatteringly, and said cautiously: "According to what I know, there are two small groups of army troops who camped in the minefield he arranged early, and were annihilated in one fell swoop!"

"Minefield?"

"Yes, it's the mine field!"

Admiral Ding explained the specific situation of the mine field in detail, and finally said: "That is, Wu Dong's boxers are really fighting desperately with the Xiaori Army, and there is only the final Weihaiwei defense battle!"

"But in this battle, the boxers suffered heavy losses. More than [-]% of the boxers who participated in the battle were killed or injured. It can be said that they have been injured!"

"Is it really that exaggerated?"

Li Zhongtang said angrily, as if he had heard Yue's story, "[-]% of the casualties have not collapsed yet?"

"Lord Zhongtang, those boxers were fighting in units of hundreds of people, and it was night and they didn't know the situation at all!"

Admiral Ding shook his head and sighed: "It means that their personal martial arts skills are really strong. There are more than [-] army officers and soldiers who were killed!"

Needless to say, the rest is naturally the military exploits of the officers and soldiers of the Weihaiwei Navy.

Li Zhongtang was in shock and couldn't calm down for a long time.

After Admiral Ding's explanation, he also understood that this battle of Weihaiwei was indeed a fluke, and it was full of luck.

If it hadn't been for the army camping on the minefield twice in a row in the small days, it would have been impossible for the last man to fight alone.

This is full of luck...

Of course, it is undeniable that Wu Dong's boxers are really powerful in individual combat.

In the process of melee, they were able to hit a casualty ratio of almost one to one, and they were placed among the elite of the Qing army.

Hearing that the boxers lost more than [-]% of their armed forces in this battle, Li Zhongtang was deeply relieved while regretting.

The imperial court and him, Li Zhongtang, could not tolerate the existence of a large elite army.

As for Admiral Ding's report, he didn't take it to heart at all about the loss of the warships in Lushun Military Port and the small ships in Weihaiwei Military Port.

The Beiyang Navy still has combat power, and he values ​​the expensive medium-sized warships more. As for the small ships, they will be lost, and at worst, they will buy another batch.

"Is it possible to recruit that Wu Dong?"

After pondering for a long time, Li Zhongtang said slowly, "Talents are rare, and Beiyang needs such talents!"

"I'm afraid it will be difficult!"

Admiral Ding said helplessly: "This subordinate has communicated with him a few times, and this one is not used to those things in the officialdom, and he doesn't want to be contaminated!"

Hearing this, Li Zhongtang could only let out a long sigh, but he wasn't angry at all.

It's just that I feel tired. I'm just a strong villager who knows that the officialdom is dim. I can imagine how corrupt the government's officials have become.

"We still have to win over!"

Li Zhongtang said slowly: "After all, Xiaotian is still occupying Lushun right now, and can sneak attack Weihaiwei Military Port at any time, so don't capsize the boat in the gutter!"

"Master Zhongtang, don't worry, your subordinates must be careful, and don't give Xiaotian an opportunity!"

When he got out of the Beiyang minister's office, he realized that the clothes on his back were wet with cold sweat.

However, he was in a good mood, and he finally fooled Li Zhongtang.

If Mr. Zhongtang knew the actual situation in Jiao'ao, it would be difficult to be stable.

In fact, he still had some words that he didn't say out loud.

That was a bad idea given by Senior Brother Wu before coming here.

It is to quickly purchase a batch of fast gunboats, which are specially used to deal with merchant ships on the small day sea, and not directly collide with the small day's warships.

The national strength is limited in the small days, and it simply cannot withstand such a toss.

Of course, the premise is that the court has to make up its mind, ignore all the conditions of the small days, and be prepared to continue to fight.

This idea is really vicious enough.

Admiral Ding was naturally not very willing, but he couldn't resist Senior Brother Wu's request.

In my heart, I don't think I didn't want to gamble. After all, I have a lot of land and resources, and I can't spend a lot of time in my small life.

It's a pity that after arriving in Jinmen, all they heard were discussions of cooperation, and Beiyang had no intention of continuing to fight at all.

Admiral Ding's heart suddenly turned cold, so he naturally wouldn't mention it in front of Li Zhongtang.

In my heart, I was actually very disappointed. Whether it was the performance of the court or Beiyang, I was really not very good.

On the other hand, Li Zhongtang naturally wouldn't believe what Admiral Ding said.

He called his confidants and staff, and asked them to arrange competent personnel to go to the Jiao'ao area. He must find out the situation of Wu Dong and the specific situation there.

Wu Dong's name was deeply remembered by this famous watch maker.

It's a pity that Wu Dong has no interest in this. At this moment, his energy is all on treating the injured boxers and their way out. How can he care about other things?

Most of the boxers' injuries were gunshot wounds, and a small number of cold weapon injuries, as well as some limb mutilations.

The entire Boxer Medical Center is busy. It has expanded to hundreds of doctors and hundreds of apprentices. The full operation of the Medical Center is still insufficient...

(End of this chapter)