Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 235 The Grand Parade

Li Hongzhang, Feng Xianghua, Li Zhen, Chonghou, and Yuan Shikai were all sitting in the Warring Pavilion of the Military Aircraft Department, and there were already a large pile of memorials on the desk, but no one was in the mood to read them.And the tea on the table was added one after another, and the leaves were all white, but they didn't notice it.

Every time footsteps were heard in front of the window, the five people always stood up at the same time, but they all came to deliver reports waiting for instructions from various places, but there was no news of the news they wanted to know.

There was another sound of "thump, thump, thump" footsteps, and the tea bowls in the hands of all present trembled, and they glanced at each other, but no one stood up this time.

However, Xiao Dezi who ran all the way was not as reserved as they were, and shouted loudly: "Great victory, General Zhang Yu defeated the British!"

Feng Xianghua walked to the door in three steps at a time, snatched the telegram from Xiao Dezi's hand, and burst out laughing at the end: "Okay, okay, okay, Zhang Yu is going to be promoted this time! Haha"

At this time, other people in the warm pavilion had gathered around, and after reading the contents of the telegram, the expressions on the faces of the several central government ministers who were originally full of sorrow were as if they were seeing the sun after the clouds.

"We defeated the British!" Li Hongzhang trembled as he held the telegram, thinking back then that China was still trampled by the British and French allied forces. In 30 years, with a flick of a finger, the Chinese army can defeat the mighty Brits, this is incredible.His eyes were blurred, and he couldn't help feeling as if he was in another world.

At the Dagu Wharf in Tianjin, it is already full of heads.After several years of construction, Dagu Wharf already has dozens of berthing berths, making it very spacious.On both sides of the port, there are towering forts, which have been replaced with the latest German Krupp fortress guns, which can sink any warship within 5000 meters. Dagu has truly become an indispensable weapon to protect the capital. Iron gates to pass.

As early as a few days ago, the people in the Beijing-Tianjin area knew the news of the triumphant return of the Imperial Navy from the "China Daily". Businessmen from all over the world, workers from various factories, patriotic students from Tsinghua University and Peking University, and other citizens flocked to encircle the huge city of Tianjin.From Dagu Wharf to Weihai Harbor, and even outside Guang'an Gate in the capital, there were crowds of onlookers everywhere. The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households were almost crazy about this matter. , used to maintain order...

As for the Chinese people, they only know that the country where they have been bullied by foreigners for decades has finally washed away the shame of the Opium War, especially the people in Beijing and Tianjin. Many of them still remember that more than 30 years ago, the British After Gu landed, they burned, killed and looted all the way into Beijing. The team they are going to meet today has fought against the world's largest British Far East Fleet, which has greatly increased the prestige of the Chinese.

Guan Xuqing secretly came to Dagukou four days ago under the escort of the Luo Ming Guard Group, and he insisted on temporarily staying in the Dagu camp despite the dissuasion of the ministers.At this time, he heard the siren finally sounding on the sea, so he took Li Hongzhang, Feng Xianghua, Yuan Shikai, Deng Shichang and other central ministers out of the residence and came to the trestle bridge on the north bank of the Baihe River to greet the returning soldiers in person.

Seeing a huge fleet approaching the wind from a distance, divided into four neat strategic formations, is truly spectacular.Dang first is the fastest armored cruiser Haitian, with a displacement of 5700 tons, it looks like a hill. In contrast, the ships behind him, such as Yingrui, Zhaohe, Tongan, Triumph, and Victory, all weigh more than 4600 tons. The flat-armored cruiser did not show any brilliance at all, and only the Super Brave among the escorts of the ships could compete with it.These captured French warships were all painted black at this time, looking mighty and hideous.After the cruiser formation came the 11 military transport ships of the United Fleet, escorted by two small-scale ironclad ships, Nanchen and Nanrui, one on the left and one on the right.

As soon as the third fleet of ships appeared, it attracted cheers and applause from the onlookers.Six Dingyuan-class battleships and two Huangquan-class battleships are lined up. The displacement of more than 7000 tons makes these eight warships even more imposing. The dragon flags on the ships are fluttering in the wind, and the sailors are wearing neat military uniforms Standing straight on the deck, salute the navy in the direction of Dagukou.

The strategic formation that appeared at the end made everyone exclaim. On the calm sea, among the escort of many gunboats and torpedo ships, two super giant ships came quickly. These are the Zhonghua 1 and the Megatron Far East Fleet Zhonghua 2, with its huge hull and mighty cannon, makes people who see them think they are two drifting islands. Compared with them, the gunboats and torpedo boats around them are simply a group of naughty fish and shrimp.

Seeing the warships tens of meters high, the people on the pier all showed amazement, and some even opened their mouths.

"Can such a big iron guy float on water?"

"You know what, this is a warship built by our country. It is said that when the foreign devils first saw them, they were as surprised as you!"

"You know a ball! Let me ask you what are those balloons parked on your warship?"

The Haitian arrived at the pier first, and the crowd immediately surrounded it. Soldiers from the [-]th Battalion of the Capital quickly stepped forward to maintain order.Then one by one the warships approached the pier and put down the gangplank.Soldiers stepped out of the warship one by one, strode down the gangplank, and then lined up neatly in front of the open space at the pier.All movements appeared to be quick and disciplined, the soldiers seemed to have not noticed the crowd around them at all, and the noise had no effect on them.

Both Chinese and foreign reporters pointed their cameras at them, showing their serious and resolute expressions on their faces. The big-brimmed hats were straightly worn on their heads, and the braids dragging behind their heads had disappeared.The body is a brand new cotton military uniform, with a unique small lapel, and the buttons have become metal buttons instead of the previous knot buttons.Under his feet are long riding boots, which look shiny.They represent the grandeur of the new age imperial navy.This well-trained army gives people the feeling that they should not belong to this era.

Students from Tsinghua University, Peking University, and Imperial Naval University saw those capable soldiers with fanatical expressions in their eyes. It was such an honor to kill the enemy for the country. Many students even secretly revised their life ideals in their hearts.

Zhang Yu, Liu Yongfu, Liu Buchan and other high-ranking generals trotted to the emperor as soon as they got off the boat, and knelt down on the ground in unison: "I will see my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

"Let's all be flat." Guan Xuqing said with a smile on his face, "You have made great military exploits for the country, and the people and I have come here specially to welcome your triumphant return."

"Thank you, Majesty Ron."

Guan Xuqing looked up at the mighty warships and the resolute expressions of the officers and soldiers, and sighed sincerely: "You are the pride of the empire!"

(End of this chapter)