Tang Jian clenched his fists and his face was cold. Lee Gates and Tian Arden were among the side and dared not speak.

Since the young master received a telegram from North Korea, he was in a very bad mood. He didn't expect that Ye Zhichao from North Korea was so useless. He came to Pyongyang two days ago:

The 17,000 Qing troops stationed in Pyongyang were eventually defeated by the only 16,000 Japanese troops under the loss of Xuanwu Gate! The chief general Ye Zhichao abandoned the city and fled!

Tian Aden clenched his fists, and the strength of both sides was equal, and Pyongyang was in a dangerous position, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Pyongyang should not easily turn into a different opponent like this.

Although the Japanese army divided into three groups, a 9th mixed brigade led by Oshima Yoshima was approaching the south bank of the Datong River; the 10th brigade of Naomoto immediately attacked Xuanwu Gate; Nozu Dao Kan personally led the Japanese Fifth Division to raid southwest of the city.

Generally, one side of the city needs to use more than three times its strength to break the city. Moreover, the Japanese army attacked in three groups and the troops were dispersed, so it was impossible to conquer Pyongyang so easily.

After all, it was the foolish and timid general Ye Zhichao, and even the powerful general Zuo Baogui sprinkled blood on Xuanwu Sect. This battle was really atrocity.

Not only was the young master so angry, but he couldn't stand it. Now that Pyongyang has lost its morale, the military morale is dispersed, I'm afraid that the Japanese army will cross the Yalu River soon and threaten the No. 1 fortress in the Far East - Lushun.

Tang Jian took a deep breath and said to Tian Arden, "Adden, how did you prepare the things I asked you to prepare?"

Tian Aden stepped forward and replied: "Young master, I'm all ready. Three months ago, I had told several managers secretly about the plan, and the managers agreed very much. They were dissatisfied with Ding Ruchang, who did not understand naval warfare. Once I told the plan, they did not object. But your sworn brother Deng Shichang had a lot of complaints. He thought it was inappropriate to cross the naval admiral and plan without authorization."

"However, I have explained it to him clearly. As long as the crisis is solved, I will remove those things immediately. After all, this thing is too dangerous. Hehe, the power of that thing was designed by me. I know that if a cruiser encounters it, it will peel off even if it doesn't die."

"How much money is left?" Tang Jian asked.

Tian Aden scratched his head and said awkwardly: "Young Master, that... that... is gone."

After lying in a big trough, Tang Jian exclaimed and kicked Tian Aden quickly on the butt. Tian Aden reflexed and hid backwards.

Tang Jian said heartbrokenly: "Adden, do you know that the 20,000 taels of silver was begged Yuan Shikai to take out all his belongings and coffins, which he had been gambled, although he refused to die. Finally, with my wise explanation and guarantee, he would guarantee that he could have his own armed army next year, and he would give me money with tears."

Lee Gates asked, "Huh? Master, didn't Tian Aden say that you asked Zhu Lianjie, who had just covered Yuan Shikai back to Tianjin from North Korea, to put a knife on Yuan Shikai's neck, and then threatened Jia tempted him to give you money?"

Tian Arden quickly wanted to cover Lee Gates' mouth, but there was too late, Tian Arden's hands were not as fast as Lee Gates' mouth.

Tian Aden was cold behind his back and looked at Tang Jian with a squint eyes. Sure enough, Tang Jian picked up the stone inkstone on the table and walked slowly towards the two of them.

Tang Jian smiled and weighed Shi Yan in his hand, stretched his tone and asked, "Adden, did you tell Gates?"

Li Gates was so sharp-eyed that he immediately changed his words: "Haha, young master, that, that, I was talking nonsense just now. I believe that under your brilliant lotus, Yuan Shikai will definitely give you money obediently. Haha...hehe..."

Tang Jiangang was about to have an attack, and a servant whispered outside the door: "Master Tang, Master Ding, the navy admiral, ordered everyone to go to the training school ground!"

Tang Jian put down Shi Yanyan and turned around and said, "I will spare you two today and make up for it next time."

Lee Gates and Arden Tian looked at each other, breathed heavily, and said, "It's so dangerous!"

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At this moment, Ding Ruchang stood on a general on the Liugong Island School grounds, full of energy, and said loudly to the thousands of Beiyang Navy officers and soldiers under the stage: "Dear soldiers from Beiyang, the court has ordered that we will escort more than 4,000 Mingjun soldiers from the Qing Dynasty to North Korea to support the brothers fighting in Korea and the Japanese army. Due to the large number of escorts, the Beiyang Navy will send ten main warships and eight auxiliary ships to go together. Now each ship's supervisor will obey the orders and go down to replenish supplies immediately and set off in two hours!"

"Yes!" Everyone below answered in unison.

After a while, the soldiers of each ship followed their own tubes back to their respective warships and began to quickly transport supplies. Then, under the rapid whistle of the flagship "Dingyuan", the ships slowly sailed out of Weihaiwei according to their formation and headed towards the opposite side of the Bohai Sea. In the opposite port of Lushun, more than 4,000 Mingjun soldiers were ready to go!

At noon on September 16, 1984, the Beiyang Fleet escorted the transport ship to Dadonggou on time. At this morning, more than 4,000 soldiers from the Qing Dynasty aided Korea successfully landed.

After a day of rest, the next morning, when the first ray of sunshine on the sea level was shining on the vast sea surface, the entire Yellow Sea seemed to be covered with gold, and the waves hit the shore, making endless roars!

A long "woo" sound of whistle suddenly sounded on the calm sea. At this time, a yellow-bottomed green dragon flag symbolizing the Qing Dynasty slowly rose under the reflection of the morning glow.

Then, a strong black smoke column suddenly ejected from the towering chimneys on the Dingyuan, and the Dingyuan began to slowly sail towards the Yellow Sea.

"Dingyuan" led the fire to start, and the rest of the ships behind the stern also began to whistle and fire, followed him and drove up the Yellow Sea. The cruiser "Pingyuan", "Guangbing" and torpedo boats were temporarily anchored in Dadong Port to perform warning missions.

On the bow deck of the "Dingyuan", Ding Ruchang took the telescope and looked at the sea level in the distance for a long time, then put it down and walked into the command room of the bridge. At this time, Dingyuan's pilot Liu Buchan was staring at the map on the table. When he saw Ding Ruchang coming in, he hurriedly saluted Ding Ruchang.

Ding Ruchang smiled slightly: "There is no need to be too polite to take care of Liu Guanlai, and it's not in the court. Everyone doesn't have to stick to etiquette and law. What's going on? It's all morning after you've studied the map?"

Liu Buchan frowned and said, "Sir, let's hurry out of Dadonggou. I'm worried that I will encounter the Japanese fleet. At this moment, my ship's back is not conducive to the development of the fleet. Moreover, today's wind direction is also very unfavorable. Once we encounter a Japanese ship, the smoke from the shells will blow towards us, which is not conducive to aiming!"

"Well, it's good, just in case, it's better to be cautious!" Ding Ruchang also agreed with Liu Buchan's suggestion, and immediately ordered the flag-spoken soldiers to urge all ships to speed up their speed and return early.

Tang Jian pointed to the "Dingyuan" far ahead and said to Deng Shichang: "Brother Chang, Admiral ordered us to speed up the flight and return early!"

"Yeah!" Deng Shichang nodded. He felt a little uneasy in his heart, as if the sea surface was too calm today.

Tang Jian sighed in his heart: "Who said that the Beiyang Navy was no one? At least the order just now was very wise, and Deng Shichang, who was pondering next to him, they knew that the current sea position was very unfavorable for navigation. At least when encountering Japanese ships, it would affect the combat effectiveness of the Beiyang Navy."

However, Tang Jian sighed in his heart: "Oh, it's too late. Japan has already received the news. At this moment, I'm afraid that the Beiyang Navy has fallen into the ambush circle that has been set up in a corner of the sea ahead."

ps: Today’s first update is here, I wish you all a happy National Day!
Chapter completed!