Go back to the past and be a schoolboy

Chapter 236 Goodbye Dingyuan Ship

"Our government is still extravagantly arrogant. It can neither prevent problems before they happen and buy new ships; it can't preemptively prevent them after the event and lose military opportunities..."

On a rainy night, Chen Daxin got up to go to the bathroom, and suddenly found that her main room was not only open, but a dark figure was squatting by the door.

He who was originally in a daze was shocked for a moment, and trembled at the figure: "You... what are you doing? If you are a gentleman on Liangshang, I advise you to be sensible, put down your belongings and leave as soon as possible, or wait for me to yell. It will be difficult for you to leave again!"

While speaking, Chen Daxin suddenly thought of the rumors in the market, saying that a thief had broken into a house, and just happened to be bumped into by someone. tragic.

The more I think about it, the more afraid I become, and the more I think about it, the more cautious I become.

Chen Daxin bent down quietly, and picked up the door bolt leaning against the wall, seeing that the figure was getting closer, she was about to swing the door bolt.

Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, a bean of red light suddenly lit up next to the figure, and then the red light turned into a smoking gun, smashing hard at Chen Daxin.

"You bastard, you can't do it against me. Thanks to me raising you so much, I only have your mother in my heart. I don't even know what your father and I look like!?"

Just at this moment, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky.

Through this light, the figure of Chen Daxin's father, Chen Zhaoqiang, immediately appeared in front of him, but at this moment his mood seemed very restless, his eyes widened with anger, and he stared fiercely.

Perhaps feeling unsatisfied, Chen Zhaoqiang raised the bong again.

After all, it is my own father, how can Chen Daxin not know the routine, she will dodge it, and quickly explained:
"Father, you don't sleep at night. I didn't know you were smoking outside. The current situation is so turbulent. I also think about everyone. Just like this, you still want to beat me..."

As she said that, Chen Daxin sniffed it carefully, snatched the pipe directly, and complained: "Father, why do you still use such cheap shredded tobacco? Didn't I buy you expensive shredded tobacco? And I gave it back to you last time." Aren't the cigarettes you bought with filters better than this?"

Chen Zhaoqiang snorted coldly, and pulled the bong out of his son's hand: "Huh, keep the good things for your father-in-law, so that he won't want to see you all the time. Your father and I have picked up a life from the dead on the battlefield. Man, why haven't I seen it before? I can't get used to that soft thing, and the old guy is more comfortable!"

Chen Daxin originally wanted to continue persuading her, but considering her father's temper, it was useless to say more.

"Father, it's getting late, you should hurry up and rest, don't you have to meet that great mathematician Cheng Nuo tomorrow, to discuss important matters, you must be mentally alert."

Chen Zhaoqiang waved his hands impatiently: "Okay, okay, go back to the room and sleep, I know it."

Chen Daxin sighed secretly, shook her head, and did whatever she had to do.

Only Chen Zhaoqiang and the flickering red light were left on the spot.

At some point, Chen Zhaoqiang suddenly stood up on his knees and walked slowly towards the dark rainy night. Through the dense Yulian, he seemed to see some people or things engraved in his heart...

On the eve of the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War.

Stepping on the Dingyuan, which was known as "the first-class iron-clad ship all over the world" when it was produced, Chen Zhaoqiang, the chief engineer, was standing at the bow of the ship in high spirits, watching the admiral Ding Ruchang of the Beiyang Navy making the final mobilization:

"Only to die for the country on the battlefield, why return the shrouded body of horse leather. Brothers, now is the time to serve the country and kill the enemy. Come with me, let these Japanese devils have a good experience of the blood of our Chinese men, and they must die without life... ..."

At this moment, Dingyuan fired its first shot, but instead of hitting the Chinese ship, this shot accidentally injured the coach Ding Ruchang.

After the gunpowder smoke passed, Ding Ruchang fell headlong from a height, and then a group of officers and soldiers yelled and surrounded him.

"Ding Shuai, how are you..."

"Who fired the cannon? Immediately imprison him. After Ding Shuai wakes up, he will conduct military law enforcement..."

"Doctor, quickly call the doctor..."

At this time, Chen Zhaoqiang was busy directing the normal operation of the turbine.This capital ship, known as the "unsinkable ship", already looks a bit "old".

After Beiyang became an army, the imperial court was infighting, and the household department decreased year by year until it finally stopped appropriating funds. The lack of funds made the fleet's armament renewal and ship maintenance repeatedly constrained.

Today's Dingyuan has long since lost its glory in the past. It is not easy for Chen Zhaoqiang to make this behemoth operate normally, and it is very difficult to drive it normally.

Now the coach Ding Ruchang was injured by accident, and some historical inevitability is also mixed with it.

With the dragons without a leader, the entire naval battle was turned into a mess.

The naval battle had just begun, but the super brave ship sank, and the sister ship Yangwei was seriously injured... In the evening of the battle, the Jingyuan ship was also sunk...

Looking at those compatriots who fell into the water desperately calling for help, Chen Zhaoqiang, who had just climbed onto the deck, was about to burst into tears and immediately jumped into the water to rescue them.

Unexpectedly, Liu Buchan, the supervisor, firmly held him back: "Jing Er, what are you doing, don't die, look up and take a good look at what those Japanese are doing?!"

Following the direction of his fingers, Chen Zhaoqiang saw with his own eyes that those Japanese devils not only spared those compatriots who fell into the water, but also attempted to cause more casualties by shooting, and the entire sea surface was dyed red with blood.

"Yuting, how can you bear this? This is our comrade-in-arms." Chen Zhaoqiang clenched his fist and slammed it into the air, trying to smash something, but this feeling of powerlessness almost made him despair: "Just So... just watching them sacrifice in vain, can't we do anything?"

Looking at the officers and soldiers who fell into the water, Liu Buchan couldn't suppress the bloodthirsty gaze in his eyes, but he still tried his best to control: "Dingyuan is one of our capital ships, our time is precious, if we can't expand the results of the battle, then these compatriots Their sacrifice is completely in vain!"

Chen Zhaoqiang was about to gnaw his back molars into pieces, turned his head back from the sea with all his strength, and squeezed out a word between his teeth: "Okay!"

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and returned to the scorching engine room.

When his friend left, Liu Buchan shouted again to the sailors on the deck: "Brothers, kill these bastards!"

……

Although the equipment is not as good as Japan, although the quantity is not as good as Japan.

However, the Dingyuan continued to fight and played a mainstay role in this naval battle until the Japanese fleet withdrew from the battlefield and fled.

During the more than 5-hour battle, Dingyuan rushed from left to right and attacked bravely. The turbines always provided power for navigation, and there was never any mechanical failure.

The reason is that Chen Zhaoqiang was dispatched well and used aging equipment to ensure the combat effectiveness of the Dingyuan.

It's a pity that in the face of the general situation, the manpower is too weak.

Four months later, during the defense of Weihai, the Dingyuan was attacked by an enemy torpedo and ran aground on Liugong Island.

"Yuting, Ding Shuai has issued an order to completely abandon the Dingyuan. His mission as a 'water fortress' has been completed, and it has already been seriously flooded and is of no use. For the sake of the overall situation, we should evacuate as soon as possible! "

Seeing his friend's dejected look, halfway through the journey, Chen Zhaoqiang turned back and continued to persuade: "Now the enemy ship is getting closer and closer to us, if we don't make a thorough move, it will be too late. If you stay alive, don't be afraid of losing your life." firewood."

As a generation of famous naval battle generals, Liu Buchan shook his head: "Jing Er, according to the way foreigners call you, should I call you junior?"

Although the situation is not optimistic, when asked by his senior and superior, out of respect, Chen Zhaoqiang replied: "You graduated from the first driving class of Mawei Shipbuilding Academy, and I graduated from the second engineering class of the school. Or junior and junior."

Liu Buchan nodded. He was sitting on the deck because of his injuries, so it was not very convenient for him to move, but even so he refused Chen Zhaoqiang's support, got up abruptly, panting heavily: "I still remember how high-spirited you and I were when we graduated, Climbing high and looking far away has the posture of pointing the country, as if..."

"Cough..." Liu Buchan coughed violently, with tears in his eyes: "It seems that everything can be improved because of you and me, but it's a pity that the public is required to strengthen the construction of the navy and purchase advanced iron-clad ships and new guns every year. Cannons and weapons to resist the aggression of the big powers, but they just don't agree!"

Chen Zhaoqiang hurriedly stepped forward to help him, patted his friend on the back and said, "Yuting, don't talk anymore, your health is important, you'd better get off the boat with me!"

"That's all, that's all." Liu Buchan raised his head, tears welled up in his eyes, but he didn't let them fall: "It's too late, it's useless to say anything, decades of foundations have been destroyed, so there's no way to make a comeback After my death, your sister-in-law and nephew will all be entrusted to you!"

As he said that, Liu Buchan picked up the saber beside him and was about to kill himself with it.

Although Chen Zhaoqiang was prepared in his heart, he still couldn't accept the words when the other party said it. Fortunately, he snatched the knife with quick eyesight and quick hands: "This defeat and the destruction of the Beiyang Fleet are all your fault. Can't turn things around.

Now that the imperial court has not issued an order to kill you, why are you in a hurry to kill yourself? "

Liu Buchan's eyes were full of death: "If you lose a ship, you must judge yourself. As the captain of a ship, if the ship is alive, the ship will die!"

Chen Zhaoqiang still wanted to continue persuading: "Everything is still turning around, just wait and see!"

Liu Buchan shook his head, suddenly a bright light flashed in his eyes, as if thinking of something, he hurriedly took out a palm-sized small bottle from his waist, and said cheerfully: "Jing Er, do you know what this is?"

Chen Zhaoqiang looked carefully, but did not notice any clues: "I don't know."

Liu Buchan immediately opened the bottle cap, shook the bottle and laughed loudly: "This is the alcohol that the doctor gave me as medicine. I secretly ordered a little extra to hide it, and specially mixed it with water. Whenever I want to drink, I drink it." Take it out and touch it, and you will be over the alcohol addiction."

Chen Zhaoqiang couldn't bear it: "If you want to drink, you can drink it, and you don't have to worry about military discipline at this time."

Liu Buchan immediately scowled: "It's nonsense, as long as I'm on the Dingyuan for a day, I will never allow anyone to violate military discipline, and the captain is the same!"

Chen Zhaoqiang asked: "Then why did you take it out?"

"Cough cough..." Liu Buchan coughed violently again, this time there was blood coming out, looked at it and smiled wryly: "It seems that my body also knows what I think."

After all, he stood up again and walked towards the deck railing.

This time he did not refuse Chen Zhaoqiang's support, and when he got to the beach, Liu Buchan actually spilled the "wine" on the sea with his own hands:
"First, respect to the brothers who died in the battle, the commander is incompetent and cannot take revenge.

Second, I respect my parents who gave birth to me and raised me. My son is not filial and cannot be loyal during his lifetime.

The third time, respect to the parents and children of the childhood sweetheart, the husband is unrighteous, and he cannot grow old in vain.

As for the fourth blow, forget it, it’s hopeless, God’s will..."

Throwing the "wine bottle" in his hand to the sea, Liu Buchan turned his head to look at Chen Zhaoqiang, and said seriously: "Student, I will never ask for help in my life, and today I just hope you leave my whole body, is that okay?"

At this time, Chen Zhaoqiang couldn't control his emotions anymore, wept loudly, and said convulsively, "Learn...Senior..."

Liu Buchan patted his junior on the shoulder and smiled freely: "Everyone must die, why cry?"

Later, Liu Buchan committed suicide by taking poison.

However, he was tall and well-built, he had been taking medicine for more than a day, and other subordinates dispersed one after another. Only Chen Zhaoqiang was guarding him. Finally, Liu Buchan closed his eyes, and then he snored loudly and foamed at the mouth. After a while, the snoring gradually subsided To disappear, to die completely.

When Liu Buchan died, Chen Zhaoqiang led the crowd to install explosives in the battleship and ignite it to explode.

A generation of famous naval generals, along with a generation of famous ships, was completely lost in the long river of history.

And this Chen Zhaoqiang, who continued the behest of Liu Buchan and others, was the first naval engineer lieutenant general (the highest rank in the navy) in the history of the Republic of China.

On the one hand, like Sa Zhenbing, he is the only two shipping administrators who have completely experienced the three historical periods of the late Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China, and the Republic.

On the other hand, he has made great contributions to the restoration of the Beiyang Navy, the revitalization of the Fuzhou Shipping Bureau and Jiangnan Shipyard, the manufacture of China's first aircraft, the training of naval personnel, the inheritance of the spirit of shipping culture, and the promotion of local undertakings. .

Like Shen Baozhen, he is a figure who has made comprehensive contributions to shipping administration, but limited by the times and conditions at that time, his achievements were relatively obscured.

Back on the rainy night, Chen Zhaoqiang took out a bottle of wine from nowhere and sprinkled it in the yard along with the rain.

"All the martyrs only knew that there was a country, but they didn't know that they had a body. They were not permanent. The righteousness is like the sun and stars, and it will not wear down through calamities.

For the fourth glass of wine, I respect my senior! "

As he said that, he directly poured out the wine in the jug, his face couldn't tell whether the alcohol was rain, water, or wine, almost crazy.

"Senior, now the opportunity has come, you are no longer the original you, and I am not the original me, this time I will definitely seize the opportunity, and will not let history repeat itself, your tragedy, even if I fight the old man life, and it cannot be allowed to happen again."

After rambling on for a long time, when he was completely exhausted, he lay down in the rain all of a sudden.

"Professor Cheng, see you tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)