Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 273 Qing Jun’s side! Su Yi’s perfect hunt!
The Imperial Palace in Beijing.

The American consul and the Russian consul went to court and formally announced the ultimatum.

"Our two countries require your country to formally open the Yangtze River waterway rights in accordance with the previous treaty. Otherwise, the navies of our two countries will forcefully enter and use the waterway rights under the Beijing Treaty."

Minister of Military and Aircraft and Prime Minister Wen Xiang said: "According to the supplementary agreement signed by our country and the United Kingdom, the extension was first extended for five years, and then a supplementary agreement was signed to increase the extension period to nine years."

"According to the Western calendar, this year is 1864, so there are still seven years left before the nine-year deadline."

"So, according to the supplementary agreement, at this moment, your warships have no right to enter the Yangtze River."

As Wen Xiang spoke, he took out the supplementary agreement signed between the Prime Minister's Office and the British Empire.

The Russian consul said: "We do not recognize this supplementary agreement signed between your country and the British Empire."

The American consul in Beijing said: "Yes, the UK wants to sign a supplementary agreement with you. That is your own business. Why should the supplementary agreement you signed with the British Empire be used to restrict our country's power?"

Wen Xiang said: "According to the provisions of more than a dozen previous treaties, you Western countries have the rights and obligations shared by the treaties. In other words, you will also enjoy the same conditions under the relevant provisions signed by the United Kingdom. This is very strange and advantageous. You have shared some of it, but are you unwilling to share the unfavorable part? Are you unwilling to recognize Britain’s leadership in the Far East?”

The vast sea requires the deployment of astronomical numbers of mines. Compared with the ocean, the Yangtze River is much narrower.

There are two secret weapons in Su Yi's manufacturing bureau.

In many previous wars, either the United States or Russia did not participate, but when treaties were signed, they all shared the benefits.

However, the battlefield is on the Yangtze River.

Of course the consuls of the two countries knew that this kind of lawsuit would be fruitless after ten years of fighting.

"Then, see you on the battlefield!"

But in fact, on this side of the Yangtze River, military operations have already begun.

One is a magnetic mine and the other is a wire-controlled mine.

Prime Minister Wen Xiang said: "See you on the battlefield."

Prime Minister Wen Xiang said: "I am very sorry to tell you that no one can underestimate our determination to defend the Yangtze River. Once you force entry, we will use any means to fight back."

The consuls of the two countries handed over this letter of credence.

There are many advanced concepts and advanced drawings, but there is a lack of advanced production lines.

Both have common characteristics, the concept is very advanced, but the manufacturing difficulty is not high.

What was the result? In particular, it is still unknown whether the navies of the United States and Russia will carefully clear mines.

Magnetic mines, as the name suggests, are semi-floating in the water. Once a warship sails over, if it is a metal ship bottom, it will be immediately attracted to it and detonated immediately.

For others, these three things are difficult, but for Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, these three things are not lacking.

There is also a Maxim machine gun.

Because they had not tried it, Su Yi's staff could not calculate the variables caused by the mines.

I don’t know the specific results, because this thing is a secret weapon. It has been tested many times around Jiujiang, but there has never been any experiment close to actual combat.

So now it is the father-in-law who says that the father-in-law is right, and the mother-in-law who says that the mother-in-law is right.

The process of starting the war has been completed!

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The last time mines were mined was in the Crimean War. The Russians used anchor mines to defend harbors, but it was also on a very small scale.

The strength of the navy and the army should be completely evenly matched.

Although what Wen Xiang said was very far-fetched, it... was actually reasonable.

What about the secret weapon of mines?

"We will not hesitate to open fire if we are blocked."

This is specifically for American warships.

As far as simple mines are concerned, the manufacturing bureau focused on the development of two types of mines based on the special geographical environment of the Yangtze River.

Therefore, Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau is now in a state of being both advanced and backward.

This time the U.S.-Russia joint navy, most of the Russian navy is still wooden warships, and although the U.S. fleet is not large in number, it has several very advanced ironclad ships with very powerful combat effectiveness, which Su Yi is most afraid of.

This requires three things, electricity, fulminant, and TNT.

That's completely different.

However, places like the Yangtze River are the most suitable for mine warfare.

Su Yi knew that even if he hired Count Jurgen's pirate army and even leased British warships in Shanghai, his naval power would still not be comparable to that of the United States and Russia.

It is even simpler to keep wire mines away. Each wire controls a string of mines. Once the switch is pressed, they will explode immediately.

"In short, our two countries are acting in accordance with the Beijing Treaty signed, so using force to forcefully enter the Yangtze River is completely reasonable and legal, and it is the fulfillment of our due rights."

The former went relatively smoothly, while the latter is still stumbling and unsuccessful.

The history of naval mines has been very long, but Su Yi should be regarded as the first time in the world that they have been used in water warfare on a large scale.

For naval battles, wire-controlled mines are impossible to deploy, but for the Yangtze River battlefield, they are simply tailor-made.

One type is various mines, including land mines, sea mines, etc.

Tsarist Russia, in particular, had used mines before.

The staff imagined many possibilities and even conceived many tactics from the enemy's perspective.

result……

Not at all.

The combined navies of the United States and Russia rushed into the Yangtze Estuary.

Demining?

It doesn't exist at all.

Even, there is no such concept.

After hearing the report, Xu Youren patted his thigh and said, "Regret, regret, if I had known this, we shouldn't have been so cautious. We should have laid mines on a large scale not far from the Yangtze River Estuary."

To be on the safe side, the navy did not even lay mines at the mouth of the Yangtze River, but instead laid mines more than 100 kilometers away from the mouth of the Yangtze River.

Because they are worried that the target location at the Yangtze River Estuary is too obvious, the navies of the United States and Russia will carefully check the hydrological environment.

The navies of the two countries did conduct inspections, but the inspections were very rough.

Although the Tsarist Navy themselves had used mine tactics, they were full of contempt for the Qing government. They felt that they could not build any decent mines, and there was no real concept of mine tactics in this world.

Even if there are mines, most of them are floating on the sea surface and can be easily seen.

"Fire!"

With an order.

The ground troops on both sides of the Yangtze River fired fiercely at the fleets of the two countries.

More than hundreds of artillery pieces opened fire at the same time.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

The results are very significant.

The warships of the United States and Russia suffered casualties almost immediately.

Moreover, it was a considerable battle loss.

Faced with this result, teacher Wang Tianyang was overjoyed.

In fact, in the past two years, the Ministry of War has been debating whether to build a fort at the mouth of the Yangtze River on a large scale.

Just like the scale of Dagukou Fort.

Su Yi discussed it over and over again and finally gave up.

Because whether it is Lushunkou or Dagukou fort, they are all to prevent the foreign fleet from landing.

As for the Yangtze River Estuary, it is to prevent foreigners from entering the Yangtze River. They don't land here at all. What's the point of building the fort defense line to be impregnable?
As soon as the fleet accelerates, it rushes directly into the Yangtze River. The time for your fort to be used is very short, and you can't do any saturation attack at all.

Just use the army's mobile artillery.

result……

In the specific environment of the Yangtze River, army artillery is really easy to use.

Although the battleship is moving, the target is too large and the probability of hitting it is really high.

This round of shelling hit.

The combined fleets of the two countries took countless shells.

But soon, the shortcomings of the army's artillery's small caliber were exposed.

Although the hit rate is not low, the lethality of the Army's mobile artillery is still too small compared to fixed turrets or naval guns.

There is battle damage, but it is difficult to cause fatal damage.

"Fire, fire, fire..."

The naval guns of the two navies also began to target the Su Yi Army's artillery positions on land and continuously bombarded them.

The two sides fought fiercely.

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Wuchang!

The appointed time is up.

Although the news of the war at the mouth of the Yangtze River has not yet come, based on their political quality, it can be judged that the United States and Russia are not bluffing this time, but will definitely open fire.

When foreigners are unreasonable, they are extremely tough. What's more, this time, it seems that they are still being reasonable and are just using the Yangtze River waterway rights normally.

Now the Russians and Americans have fulfilled their agreement, and now it is the Hunan Army's turn.

Even if you have made up your mind a long time ago, when it comes to it, the decision is still very unspoken.

Peng Yulin said: "Commander, do you know why Su Yi didn't criticize you first in the newspaper or in the memorial? Instead, he directly and decisively dismissed you?"

"Not only Marshal Zeng, but also Li Hongzhang, Li Hanzhang, Luo Bingzhang, and I, Peng Yulin, and several other adults, Su Yi did not defeat them in an honorary manner."

Of course Zeng Guofan knew the reason.

Peng Yulin said: "This is because he wants to preserve our dignity. To some extent, he recognizes our contribution, so he does not want to criticize us."

Not only that, Su Yi has not dismissed Peng Yulin, Luo Bingzhang, Li Hanzhang, Li Xubin, Li Xuyi and others even now.

Therefore, facing the giants of the Hunan Army, Su Yi was also hierarchical.

Bao Chao, Huang Yisheng, Zeng Guoquan and other dozens of generals committed extremely heinous crimes and were thoroughly criticized.

Li Hongzhang, Zeng Guofan and others directly dismissed you and didn't bother to pay attention to you.

Peng Yulin, Luo Bingzhang and others retain an attitude of thirsting for talents. They feel that you are capable and have good character, and they want to use you.

Zeng Guoquan sneered and said: "This is just a divorce plan, and it is also a crude divorce plan."

Everyone was silent, this was not a stratagem.

Su Yi's uprightness is actually rare. Moreover, his willfulness in politics is rare.

His attitude was clear.

Li Hongzhang said: "He wants us to step down, lose power, and return to our hometowns to become country squires. He wants to give us a decent end, but he doesn't want to make us infamous."

Zeng Guoquan said angrily: "Does it still make sense to say this now? If we could compromise, would we have compromised that day?"

Yes, Su Yi gave the conditions that day.

Two people from the Hunan Army entered the center, three division commanders, and then 28% of the shares in a large number of Westernization Movement projects.

Ask yourself, if Su Yi proposed these conditions now, Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang and others might really agree.

However, it is no longer possible.

Zeng Guofan said: "We are joining forces with foreigners and betraying our country for glory. We will probably be notorious."

He couldn't help but let out a sigh.

Of course it is.

However, whether you are Zeng Guofan or Li Hongzhang, it is not that you have never done such things, and there are more than one or two.

Tianjin Teaching Case, isn’t Zeng Guofan’s position still unclear?
At this time, there is no need to erect chastity memorials for scholar-bureaucrats.

"Su Yi is too overbearing. As long as he leaves a little leeway for our Hunan Army, even if it takes ten or twenty years to solve our Hunan Army's problems, we will not go to this step." Zeng Guofan couldn't help but say.

Li Hongzhang sighed in his heart. Of course he knew that this teacher had always been rebellious and unwilling.

In other words, there was no intention to rebel at all.

However, Su Yi pressed forward step by step without giving in, which put him in this situation.

But I don't dare to rebel, I don't want to surrender, I just want to live in peace.

But Su Yi is not Cixi, so you are not allowed to be stubborn.

Zeng Guoquan said angrily: "Brother, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Now he is here with a cold and a sad autumn. What's the use besides disturbing people's hearts?"

"The arrow is on the string and must be fired."

"The knife is placed across the neck, so what's there to be sad about?"

"We have an army of two to three hundred thousand people, so what do we have to fear?"

Zeng Guofan said slowly: "I understand."

Then he returned to his study alone, sat quietly and closed the door.

He actually wanted to go to the Yellow Crane Tower again and make his final decision.

But I know in my heart that I have no choice at all. Two to three hundred thousand Hunan troops are behind me, and they have already reached this day. Do they still surrender and give up?
However, it is really difficult to take this step.

Stubborn and tough, he couldn't help but burst into tears at this time.

He had fought against Fa Ni before, was defeated several times, and committed suicide by throwing himself into the river several times, but it was never as difficult as it is today.

Just sitting like this.

The sun sets and darkness comes.

Then, the sun rises again.

Dawn comes.

There was a knock on the door outside.

"Commander, flying pigeons are sending messages, there is a war at the mouth of the Yangtze River."

"The navies of the United States and Russia have entered the Yangtze River and are fighting Su Yi's army."

"The situation has begun, and the east wind has arrived."

Zeng Guofan took a deep breath, pushed open the study door, and said slowly: "That's it, let's open it!"

Suddenly, countless messengers rushed out of Wuchang.

Go to the capital and travel to various provinces.

There is only one content.

Qingjun side, except Su Yi!
Throughout the city of Wuchang, messages denouncing Su Su began to be posted everywhere.

Examples of Su Yi’s Thirteen Deadly Sins.

The core content is to follow the late emperor's imperial edict at the Yellow Crane Tower to attack Su Yi.

And the content of Emperor Xianfeng's edict was disclosed, which was eloquent and full of thousands of words.

It was written in the tone of Emperor Xianfeng that if Su Yi violated any of the above, it would be regarded as treason, and all the subjects of the world could punish him by imperial edict.

1. Su Yi kills any one of Minister Gu Ming.

Second, Su Yi abolished the Eight Banners Army.

Third, Su Yi shook the foundation of flag service.

Fourth, Su Yi learned from the West and established a constitutional monarchy.

5. Su Yi conspired to kill any of the two empress dowagers.

Wait, wait, there are nine items in the so-called legacy of the late emperor.

Su Yi violated all three of the above, so the Hunan army couldn't bear it anymore and announced its attack on Su.

He also ordered the governors of the world and the wise men of the world to raise their troops to attack him together.

On the side of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty will be restored to a bright and prosperous world.

So is this late emperor’s edict true or false?
The edict itself must be fake. How could Emperor Xianfeng leave this thing to Zeng Guofan?
But the content inside was half true and half false. At that time, Emperor Xianfeng and Zeng Guofan chatted for a long time in the Yellow Crane Tower. The general meaning was that after his death, it might be difficult to prevent Su Yi from entering the center.

Then, they began to discuss what Su Yi did that was considered treason.

We basically chatted about a few things, and then Zeng Guofan sorted it out and forged this edict from the late emperor. It can be considered a half-truth.

But with this so-called late emperor's edict, the Hunan Army's appeal to Su was still very important.

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There were two places that were the first to receive the Hunan Army's appeal against Su.

They are Jiujiang and Xiangyang, because the two places are closest.

In Xiangyang, in the temporary Huguang Governor's Mansion, Governor Saishang'a read this memorandum and read it carefully several times.

Then, he handed it to his staff and said, "Look, is this late emperor's edict true or false?"

The staff member said: "Six points true, four points false!"

Saishang'a also felt this in his heart. The contents of the late emperor's edict were probably true, but the edict itself was false.

But so what?

During his lifetime, the late emperor also said that Su Yi was a rebellious minister and a traitor, and even built a stone tablet in front of his house.

But later on during the southern tour, didn’t he publicly attend the wedding of Su Yi and Princess Shouxi?
Even if he said something heartbreaking, even if the edict was true, so what?
We have all learned about the late emperor's talents, which can be described as mediocre.

You are a dead person and you still want to control the fate of living people?
Saishang'a said directly: "Eight hundred miles hastened to Beijing to report to the Queen Mother that the Hunan Army was plotting a rebellion and asked the imperial court to send troops to suppress it."

"Write a memorial to impeach Luo Bingzhang and Peng Yulin, and ask the court to remove them."

"Send an envoy south to Wuchang to rebuke the Hunan army for treason, and send an order to the entire Hubei and Hunan provinces, the entire army and the people, to support the central government, support Prince Su Yi, and attack the Hunan army's rebellion."

"Order the Xiangyang garrison to fully prepare for war."

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Jiujiang!

After the Hunan Army's crusade came, all Jiujiang's second-line garrison troops were dispatched.

More than two thousand foreign mercenaries were also prepared for war.

But...that's all these actions.

There is no time to produce and live in the face of a powerful enemy.

And in the villas along the river.

Yehenala held this appeal to Su in her hand and trembled slightly.

It is now March 1864, and she has been away from Beijing for more than half a year. Ordinarily, he should have returned to Beijing three months ago.

After all, she said in the capital at that time that she would go to Tantuo Temple to worship Buddha for half a year.

But now there was a trace of unhappiness between her and Su Yi. Su Yi and Empress Dowager Ci'an had no clear intention to let her return to Beijing.

Of course, she could go back to Beijing regardless, and no one could stop her.

However, she made a mistake before, which caused a slight grudge between her and Su Yi.

At that time, the situation in the capital was critical, and both the Empress Dowager Ci'an and the young emperor were in danger. She directly ordered Ronglu to lead his army to leave Sichuan and return to the capital.

This move disrupted Su Ye's deployment in Sichuan.

At this time, the Hunan Army officially attacked Su Yi, and it was her time to prove herself.

"Send an envoy back to Beijing and tell Su Yi and the Queen Mother of the East Palace that I will postpone my return to Beijing and swear to live and die with Jiujiang!"

Ande Hai said from outside: "Hey!"

In her opinion, this statement must be very valuable.

Although the Hunan Army may not come to attack Jiujiang, nor does it have the courage.

But if they really come to attack, she, the Queen Mother of the West, still has a lot of weight in Jiujiang.

Of course, if hundreds of thousands of Hunan troops really come to attack, whether she is really willing to stay in Jiujiang and live together is another matter.

In addition, she was unwilling to disclose the fact that she was in Jiujiang unless absolutely necessary, and she was even less willing to disclose her affair with Su Yi, as that would damage her transcendent status.

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The battle situation at the mouth of the Yangtze River has fallen into complete anxiety.

The fighting was fierce, but the results were only okay.

At the beginning, the combined fleets of the United States and Russia were extremely furious and bombarded the artillery positions of Su Yi's First Division on the ground.

The power of naval guns is indeed very powerful.

However, Su Yi's army's artillery was too mobile. After firing a few shots, he immediately changed places and continued to fire.

Therefore, the warships of the United States and Russia have become living targets in this terrain.

And the bigger the battleship is, the more likely it is to be a target.

At this time, the naval generals of the two countries discussed whether to send marines to the ground to eliminate Su Yi's army.

However, the two countries combined only have a mere 3,000 army troops standing in line.

How to fight?
Therefore, they finally decided unanimously to leave the battlefield immediately and not to get entangled with Su Yi's army.

No matter how fast your army's mobility is, can't it always be faster than the speed of my fleet?

As a result, the combined fleets of the two countries moved forward at full speed.

Sure enough, after changing tactics, the fleets of the two countries immediately left Su Yi's ground army behind.

At this time, the shortcomings of the army fighting the fleet were also completely revealed.

I can't catch up with others at speed.

In the final analysis, we still have to rely on the navy.

Next, the navies of the two countries continued to penetrate deep into the Yangtze River, looking for Su Yi's main fleet and completely annihilating it.

As everyone analyzed, as long as Su Yi's fleet is destroyed, Su Yi will lose 60% of this battle.

But I don’t know why, even though they have penetrated more than a hundred miles into the Yangtze River, they still can’t see Su Yi’s main fleet.

In the air, Su Yi's airship only followed the fleets of the two countries and conducted aerial surveillance.

"Su Yi's naval power is too weak, so he probably tried to use guerrilla warfare." The Russian Navy Chief said: "It is a typical wolf pack tactic, using their local advantages to attack us."

The US Navy general said: "It's really ridiculous. This is the Yangtze River. In such a narrow place, there is no possibility of guerrilla warfare. This is not a vast ocean."

The Russian admiral said: "They want to use the dense inland rivers to carry out lurking and attacks."

After discussion and analysis, both parties agreed that Su Yi's navy must be engaged in guerrilla warfare.

Therefore, the combined fleet began to be cautious and sent ships to investigate the nearby inland rivers.

But even so, Su Yi's main battleship was still not found.

This...this is strange.

Did Su Yi abandon all the Yangtze River waterways and deploy all the main fleet in Jiujiang? Trying to use Jiujiang's ground firepower to fight a decisive battle?

but……

When they were nearly a hundred kilometers deep into the Yangtze River, the scout ship in front discovered Su Yi's fleet.

"Discovered the Qing's main fleet."

"How big is it?"

"It should be all of them!" the scout ship reported.

"Let's investigate again."

Following the order, several small ships once again went to conduct careful reconnaissance.

At this time, the naval generals of the United States and Russia were extremely envious of Su Yi's airship in the sky, and they could see it too clearly.

"Bring me a map, bring me a map."

Soon, the relevant topographic map was brought over.

"This is the Yangtze River section between Nantong Prefecture and Jiangyin County. It makes sense for the Qing Navy to choose to fight here."

"Because there are two islands in the river, Su Yi can deploy the army on the island and the army on both sides of the Yangtze River."

"In addition, because of the islands, the Yangtze River is divided into two halves, and the waterways become narrower. Our navy's numerical advantage will be reduced. There are also two canal lines in the north. Once Su Yi's navy feels that it cannot defeat it, it will Can be quickly withdrawn to the inland river network.”

"Su Yi's navy is too weak, so choosing to fight here is the most advantageous."

The joint commands of the two navies conducted a detailed analysis of the map and completely confirmed their judgment.

"Although our naval strength far exceeds that of Su Yi, we still cannot fight in this unfavorable environment. We need to rely on strong mobility and strong firepower to rush out of this range and fight far away from Jiangxin Island. decisive battle."

"Of course, Su Yi's fleet will block us on the Yangtze River, but our navy's firepower is much stronger than that of Datong. We can definitely win while fighting and charging."

"Even if their navy and army combined are no match for us."

Next, the scout ship ahead reported again.

Not far ahead was Su Yi's main fleet, almost in full force.

Moreover, on Jiangxin Island, on both sides of the Yangtze River, Su Yi's army was present.

Yes, this is the place for the decisive battle.

Therefore, the naval generals of the two countries ordered to execute the tactics and move forward at full speed!
With an order.

The combined navies of the two countries are at full power.

The roar of steam turbines echoed throughout the Yangtze River.

The powerful combined fleet rushed towards Su Yi's main fleet like tigers.

Prevent mines?

nonexistent.

The scout ships were coming back and forth just now, but they were not hit by mines.

And now that the sun is high in the sky, if there are mines on the river, there will be nowhere to hide.

In this way, the combined navies of the two countries recklessly rushed into the mine array arranged by Su Yi.

Large mines, hidden in the water and tied with ropes.

There are thousands of them.

"Ten percent of the enemy fleet has entered the mine range."

"Twenty percent."

"Thirty percent."

"Seventy percent."

"Almost all in."

The airship officer who was monitoring from the air was almost horrified when he saw this scene, waiting for the big scene to happen.

So cool.

A perfect ambush.

The Yangtze River here is so narrow that the enemy's powerful naval warships have to be so crowded.

It's simply a perfect hunt.

"Detonate!"

With an order.

On Jiangxin Island, hundreds of soldiers on both sides of the Yangtze River pressed the detonators at the same time.

There was silence at first.

then!

"Boom boom boom boom..."

An extremely dull explosion.

Like thunder underground.

This section of the river seemed to be completely boiling.

The powerful combined fleet suffered an unprecedented blow.

The officers and soldiers on the airship were all stunned.

Staff, you...when you made this plan, could you have imagined that there would be such a good result?
This scene is so beautiful.

These mines are filled with high explosives, and their power is astonishing.

We saw that the small warship was overturned directly.

Some were directly blown into two pieces in the middle.

Countless Union Navy soldiers were blown into the sky.

On the thousands of meters of river, there are countless corpses and countless pieces of warships.

The power of explosions in water is even more amazing because energy is rarely wasted.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

The explosions continued.

The navies of the United States and Russia were directly attacked and stunned.

This... this attack actually came from underwater?
This...is this a mine?
The officers of the Russian Navy reacted first, but... this was completely different from the mine they imagined.

How could the Qing Dynasty have such advanced mines?
First of all, mines are not that powerful at all. Secondly, all mines should be impact explosions.

It will explode if hit.

But now in this terrifying situation, explosions occurred simultaneously on the river that stretched for thousands of meters.

This...how is this done?
"Retreat, retreat, retreat..."

After the panic, the navies of the two countries immediately gave orders.

No matter what, let's evacuate this scary area first.

Although the plan was very good,... the detonation rate this time was still only about 80%.

The remaining 20% ​​of the mines did not detonate successfully. Instead, the violent explosion just broke the ropes, causing these mines to surface one after another.

The horn sounded.

The surviving fleets of the two countries were scarred, turned around, and retreated towards the east. They had to retreat to the sea as soon as possible to be safe.

But...it's very slow for a behemoth like you to change direction.

at the same time.

On Jiangxin Island, on both sides of the Yangtze River, Su Yi's artillery roared again.

Countless artillery bombarded these enemy warships again.

The naval commander Xu Youren and Count Jurgen were in trouble.

Because on the river in front, there were unexploded mines everywhere, floating on the river and flowing down the river.

Despite assurances, the TNT explosives inside these mines are very stable and will not explode at all as long as they are not detonated intentionally.

But it still looks scary. If one's own fleet pursues them and hits these mines, once they detonate, wouldn't it mean that one's own fleet will also be injured?

Therefore, to be conservative, we must send people to recover these mines. After clearing the river surface, we can then pursue the combined fleets of the United States and Russia.

However, by that time, the daylilies were cold.

Now is the time when the enemy fleet is most vulnerable and the best time to hunt.

Manufacturing Bureau, I believe in you.

Xu Youren and Count Jurgen looked at each other, and then directly ordered: "Navy, attack!"

Following an order, Su Yi's navy pressed forward in full force, pursuing and firing at the embarrassed and scarred enemy combined fleet!
"Boom boom boom boom..."

There were bursts of thunder all over the river.

Fierce fighting and killing like never before.

The proud and arrogant joint navy of the United States and Russia suffered an unprecedented setback.

A more perfect result than both Su Yi and the General Staff.

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