Two days after Akiyama Masaru left Tianjin, three warships of the Beiyang Navy: Haiqi, Hairong and Haichou arrived at Dagukou.

When the warship entered the port, Sa Zhenbing saw the Zhenyuan anchored at the wharf from afar, and his heart couldn't help but feel a lot of ups and downs. He was naturally very familiar with the Zhenyuan, one of the core main forces of the Beiyang Navy at that time. In the past, Sa Zhenbing had boarded Dingyuan and the two ships of Zhenyuan many times. Nowadays, there are a large number of soldiers who were originally serving in Dingyuan and Zhenyuan, such as the large-scale steward of the Haitian ship Chen Zhaoqiang, who was once the large-scale steward of the Dingyuan ship, and the first lieutenant of the Haiqi ship, Chen Shoukun, was the first lieutenant of the Dingyuan ship.

Sa Zhenbing is the second graduate of the driving class of the Mawei Shipbuilding School in Fuzhou. The main captains of the Beiyang Navy at the beginning of its establishment, such as Liu Buchan, Fang Boqian, Lin Taizeng, Lin Yongsheng, Qiu Baoren, Ye Zugui, Deng Shichang, Li He, etc., are all first graduates. Sa Zhenbing is lower in qualifications. During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Sa Zhenbing was just a pilot of the Weiyuan train ship (Iron-Haired Wood Clippers). Therefore, he did not participate in the Dadonggou naval battle, but only participated in the Weihaiwei naval battle that determined the survival of the Beiyang Navy. It can be said that he witnessed the destruction of the Beiyang Navy with his own eyes. At this time, he looked at this familiar warship again. In the battle of 5 years ago, the Dingyuan ship sank, Ding Ruchang and Liu Buchan committed suicide to their country, and the Zhenyuan ship was captured by Japan. These scenes seemed to be in front of Sa Zhenbing again.

Although the Beiyang Navy was rebuilt after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, it was only free to maintain it. The main battleship changed from the "Eight Great Yuan" to the "Five Seas", but the firepower and tonnage were far different. At that time, Dingyuan and Zhenyuan were mainly used as the two ships, and were known as the number one in Asia and the seventh in the world, which could only become the memory of Sa Zhenbing. The Zhenyuan ship later became a member of the Japanese Navy, which became Sa Zhenbing's biggest regret.

Now the Zhenyuan ship has returned to China. Although Sa Zhenbing knew very well that the return of the Zhenyuan ship had nothing to do with the current Beiyang Navy, and there was nothing to do with the Qing court. It was entirely due to the overseas Chinese. It was better to say that the Zhenyuan ship was returning to China than to China. But this is better than the Zhenyuan ship in the hands of the Japanese. No matter what, overseas Chinese are considered descendants of China. Moreover, in Sa Zhenbing's heart, overseas Chinese have long regarded overseas Chinese as part of China.

Just when Sa Zhenbing was feeling great, the three warships slowly docked and parked, and Shang Jinfeng and Wang Hailong led their troops to form a formation to welcome their arrival on the shore. Sa Zhenbing did not dare to be arrogant, so he led people to stand on the side of the ship early and instructed the captains of the other two warships to wait on the side of the ship. As soon as the warships stopped, they ordered people to put down the springboard and get off the ship to meet overseas Chinese, because before coming to Tianjin, Li Hongzhang repeatedly told him that this time, he must be dominated by overseas Chinese and not to be arrogant. In addition, the achievements made by overseas Chinese also made Sa Zhenbing admire him very much.

After everyone met, they were polite to each other. Shang Jinfeng and Wang Hailong invited Sa Zhenbing and his group to the reception room. The two sides held talks on the matters of this maritime military exercise. First, Shang Jinfeng introduced the military exercise process set by himself and Japan, subjects like Sa Zhenbing and others. Sa Zhenbing and others had no objection to this process, but they were quite interested in the subjects of the warship confrontation exercise, and even suggested to Shang Jinfeng that they could allow the Beiyang Navy's warship to participate.

It turned out that during the Gengzi Kingdom, the fleet of the Eight-Nation Alliance attacked Dagukou from the sea. At that time, the main force of the Beiyang Navy, the "Five Seas" of the Beiyang Navy were all anchored near Dagukou. However, the Admiral Ye Zugui did not go to war with various countries, but gave up Dagukou and led the "Five Seas" to Shanghai to hide. He has been criticized. Ye Zugui was still unable to afford to be ill because of this, so Sa Zhenbing acted as the Admiral of the Beiyang Navy. However, the Beiyang Navy was very stubborn about the escape without fighting. This time, Sa Zhenbing also breathed a sigh of relief and always wanted to find an opportunity to restore his reputation for the Beiyang Navy.

Shang Jinfeng agreed to Sa Zhenbing's request at once, and also asked Sa Zhenbing to serve as the deputy commander of the joint fleet and boarded the flagship Brandenburg. Sa Zhenbing was a little flattered when he heard this. Although the deputy commander was only a symbolic position, it also means that overseas Chinese did not dominate others and were still very polite to the Beiyang Navy.

In fact, this arrangement is Wang Hailong's suggestion, and the purpose is not to respect the Beiyang Navy. In fact, in the view of the time traveler, the Beiyang Navy has nothing to respect. It is just that this joint maritime military exercise is the first time that the time traveler has fully used warships of this era to carry out missions. In this regard, the time traveler lacks practical experience, including Wang Hailong. No matter how good the Beiyang Navy is, it has been in the army for more than ten years. Only these ten years of experience in using warships is much better than the current time traveler. This joint maritime military exercise brought the Beiyang Navy in the hope of learning some experience from the Beiyang Navy and accelerating the growth of the People's Army Navy. Therefore, Sa Zhenbing was given a deputy commander's title, so that Sa Zhenbing could naturally let Sa Zhenbing act with the flagship Brandenburg, and Wang Hailong could also ask for advice like Sa Zhenbing at any time.

Sa Zhenbing knew that there were so many tricks here, but the Brandenburg was a 10,000-ton battleship, and its overall combat effectiveness was far better than that of Dingyuan and Zhenyuan. As a naval officer, Sa Zhenbing naturally hoped that he could command such a giant ship one day. Of course, Sa Zhenbing knew very well that this was impossible, because the Qing court could not equip the Beiyang Navy with such a giant ship. However, although he did not command himself, he could at least participate. This was an undeniable temptation for Sa Zhenbing, so he immediately agreed.

Then the two sides cooperated with each other to negotiate on the action of the fleet. This time, Sa Zhenbing brought a group of officers and soldiers from the two ships of Dingyuan and Zhenyuan at the request of the crossing, totaling 103. The crossingman equipped the Zhenyuan ship with 210 people. Although it was slightly less than the formal establishment of the Zhenyuan ship, it was enough in general. After all, this time was not a real battle.

In addition, the crossover equipped each of the three warships of the Beiyang Navy with a communication team, with 4 people and a small radio station, which can call and contact within a range of 4o-6o kilometers. This communication efficiency is much higher than that of the flag language. Of course, the communication team also observes how the Beiyang Navy sets up warships, otherwise two people can operate a radio station, which can use 4 people.

After trying the effect of the radio station, Sa Zhenbing couldn't help but be amazed. He naturally knew the significance of this radio station in naval battles, and was more respectful to time travelers. Because Sa Zhenbing can be regarded as a person who knows science among the Chinese in this era, he naturally knew the scientific and technological power represented by this small radio station.

The Beiyang Navy rested for a day in Dagukou, and started the Zhenyuan ship, conducted trial sailing training, and informed the Japanese that they could leave. On the morning of the next day, they set sail from Dagukou.

The commander of this formation was Wang Hailong, and the captains of other ships were also the captains and deputy captains of the warships. The distribution of the whole body was:

The flagship Brandenburg is commanded by Han, deputy captain of Kunming ship;

The Saxony was commanded by the deputy captain of the Sanya ship ***;

The Zhenyuan ship is commanded by Chen Xiaojiang, deputy captain of Yueyang ship;

The Orlando is commanded by the captain of the Xiangyang ship ***;

The Lufthansa was commanded by Liu Yu, deputy captain of the Huaihua ship;

The Korean was commanded by Captain Changbai Mountain Lu Kai;

The Lyon was commanded by Jin Kewen, deputy captain of the Xiangyang ship;

There are also 4 transport ships, plus the three warships of the Beiyang Navy, and there are 14 warships in the entire fleet. The total number of troops is more than 38oo. In addition to the military personnel of the Beiyang Navy, the People's Army Navy sent a total of more than 28oo people, and the total number of soldiers from the crossing fleet is about 65o people. It can be said that almost all the officers and soldiers who cross the fleet are idle people participated in this joint military exercise. After all, there are not many opportunities like this, so more officers and soldiers who cross the fleet should be familiar with the driving and combat of warships of this era as much as possible.

It is about 30 kilometers away from Dagukou to Beihuangcheng Island, which meets with the Japanese fleet. The fleet is about 12 knots and is expected to reach its destination at dusk. During the voyage, Wang Hailong also commanded the fleet to continuously change its formation, conduct various combat preparations and combat training, and even conduct more than ten artillery shooting training.

Although Wang Hailong is careless, he is very serious and meticulous in training. It also makes Sa Zhenbing, who is on the same ship, admires him very much. When the Beiyang Navy first formed an army, it was similar to the current People's Army Navy. It was quite innovative, enterprising, serious discipline, and the officers and soldiers were very enthusiastic. However, after the British chief teacher Lang Weili resigned, the training of the fleet became increasingly relaxed and the military discipline was deteriorating. Later, the defeat of the Beiyang Navy in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 was not the main reason, but it was also an important factor. Later, after the Beiyang Water Commander was rebuilt, Sa Zhenbing advocated strict military discipline and strict training. Therefore, when he watched Wang Hailong command the fleet to conduct various tactical exercises, Sa Zhenbing felt that he seemed to have returned to that era.

Of course, Wang Hailong did not forget to ask Sa Zhenbing for various warship driving, naval battles and other matters. Although Sa Zhenbing was a little strange, because some of the questions Wang Hailong asked were very basic questions, he also tried his best to answer them one by one, which benefited Wang Hailong a lot, and he furthered his attention to the warship driving and fighting of this era. Sa Zhenbing was quite interested in the Brandeiser. During the voyage, he visited the entire ship and even touched the barrel of the main gun with his own hands. Although he didn't say anything, he could still see from his expression that he was quite envious of this battleship.
Chapter completed!