Four 37mm artillery shells filled with antimony and antimony exploded in Yoshino's command cabin almost at the same time. The fine shrapnel was like the shotgun sprayed from the muzzleloader, scattering in the narrow space, killing everyone inside.
They were all beaten to a bloody pulp, especially Kozo Tsuboi, a talented student who graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. He had at least a dozen shrapnel embedded in his body, the most severe one of which even knocked out his left eyeball.
It can be said that the whole person was miserable, lying on the ground only wailing.
Yang Feng didn't know that he had destroyed the best tactician of the Japanese Navy. When he saw Yoshino firing back, he quickly ordered to run away. The Nautilus, which was speeding at a speed of 45 knots, threw off the water column of the Japanese shell explosion and ran southward.
, and soon returned to Naha. In retaliation for the Japanese navy's interception of him, he immediately sent a telegram to recall the other two destroyers that were hunting at sea, and then ran to the sea off Kagoshima and bombarded them with artillery for a day.
All the Japanese ships on board, including merchant ships and fishing boats, were all bombarded into the seabed. Kagoshima was frightened, and even the remaining Kumamoto divisions went to the coast to set up defenses.
Fortunately, the two ships came only to vent their anger for Yang Feng. They only returned after a shelling. This made the Japanese breathe a sigh of relief, and then began to condemn Yang Feng internationally for attacking civilians, but this was destined to be meaningless.
Yes, Japan at this time seemed to be a cannibal in the minds of Europeans. It may have gotten a little better, but not much better. The respected Mr. Yang was brutally attacked by them at sea, so he took a small revenge.
, This is completely understandable. If he were not extremely angry, how could a great poet like him who wrote so many poems full of love, beauty, wisdom and emotion possibly do such irrational behavior?
But this also made Yang Feng suddenly think about whether he should put some effort into the Empress Mingcheng who was tortured or even corpsed. Although she has not been killed yet, if the Japanese are stimulated, will it really be right?
What will she do? If they can do what they did in history, they will never be able to turn around in international public opinion. Moreover, this is also a good opportunity to cleanse the upper echelons of North Korea. The forces in Bangzi's court are too complicated.
Those who are pro-China, those who are pro-Russian, those who are pro-Japanese, and those who are pro-self. Except for those who are pro-China, none of these people should stay. If they can take this opportunity to kill each other, it should be a good result.
For example, the current Concubine Min should have been driven back to study by Dayuan Jun. This old woman who is as good as Concubine Yi must not be lonely. How about finding someone to persuade her to seek foreign aid? It seems that Dayuan Jun has already made secret arrangements with China.
, and the Enlightenment Party has already risen with the support of the Japanese, which means that it is unreasonable to bet on these two companies, and the remaining choice is Russia. Anyway, she and the Russians are already in cahoots.
In this case, we need a staff officer who is familiar with North Korea. Big Touou doesn't know what to do now. It would be perfect if he could find him. Yang Feng suddenly thought of Yuan Shikai and thought about the twelve years that this guy had been in North Korea for twelve years. He couldn't help but
I feel astonished. To be able to play the power game to the extent that he does is to reach the pinnacle.
The goods then returned to Taipei.
"Yuan Weiting should be counselor of military affairs in Liaodong now, what do you want to do with him?" Xue Fucheng said inexplicably.
"Conspiracy." Yang Feng said with a smile.
"Tell me about it?" Xue Fucheng said with great interest.
"Look at the current war. To put it bluntly, it was caused by the high-level officials of North Korea themselves. These guys don't care about the blessings of our heavenly country that have nurtured us for many years. They only want to carry out reforms and rebel against our vassals because they are incompetent.
, so we went around recruiting helpers, including Japanese, Russians, and even Americans, and ended up recruiting a bunch of hungry wolves. After recruiting them, we found that these guys were darker than us, and we wanted to drive them out. Where in the world is this?
With such good deeds, in the end our country is almost destroyed, but we still have the nerve to send troops to help them fight against the Japanese.
In the final analysis, these gangsters are too impure in mind. I think we should take this opportunity to clean them up. But we are all civilized people and cannot do this kind of barbaric behavior. It is best to let the Japanese do it for us.
, let them kill all those who are pro-Russian and pro-American for us, and after we defeat the Japanese, we will kill all those who are pro-Japanese, so that only those who are pro-China are left in North Korea.
However, in terms of specific operations, we need someone who is familiar with North Korea. This person Yuan Weiting is undoubtedly the most suitable. Please help me contact him. If he is willing to come over and help, then I am willing to pay to help him recruit an army.
Go to the battlefield to strive for fame and glory. Children of the Huai army family should not learn how to lead troops in war!" Yang Feng said.
Xue Fucheng smiled and nodded. This old guy is also known for his insidiousness. Naturally, he likes such a vicious plan. As for contacting Yuan Shikai, it is no big deal. He is just a handyman on the front line now, but there is
It was nothing more. After receiving the telegram from Xue Fucheng forwarded to him by the Zhili Governor's Yamen, although he was a little confused, he immediately agreed because of his yearning to control the army.
Li Hongzhang didn't have any objections. Xue Fucheng had already told him Yang Feng's plan to ask the Japanese to help him clean up the pro-Russian forces in North Korea, which he was also happy to see. As for Yang Feng's sponsorship of Yuan Shikai, he also had nothing to do with it.
Opinion, after all, Yuan Shikai is also a descendant of the Huai Army. Even if he has an army, it is the same as his own.
In this way, Yuan Shikai boarded the Flying Eagle destroyer that came to pick him up at Lushunkou, and then sailed directly to Taipei. After arriving in Taipei, he was immediately taken to the Taiwan Governor's Yamen.
He is still a Taoist priest, at the same level as the one Yang Feng bought for Zhang Quan for five thousand taels of silver. Yang Feng and Xue Fucheng are both second-grade officials. Naturally, they have to give gifts to the two adults when they meet. After all,
Xue Fucheng and Yuan Baoqing should be friends of the same generation, so next he met Xue Fucheng with the courtesy of a junior, and was polite to Yang Feng and Zhang Quan with the courtesy of a commoner. They drank tea while talking about North Korea.
"If we had followed Brother Weiting's suggestion, we wouldn't have had to fight this war. Speaking of which, the imperial court itself is to blame for getting to this point." Yang Feng said with a sneer.
"I think I have other reasons for coming to the court." Yuan Shikai smiled awkwardly. He did not dare to echo such disrespectful remarks, but he suddenly felt confident towards Yang Feng. After the Jiashen Incident in Korea, he faced the aggressive Japanese
In view of the situation, he once proposed to simply accept North Korea as a province. Anyway, in theory, North Korea is still a vassal state of China. Even if it is adopted as a province, others have no right to cause trouble. At that time, Japan was still relatively weak and had absolutely no courage to fight with China.
China goes to war.
Or simply open up Korea and bring in all the great powers, which would also cut off the Japanese ambitions. However, Concubine Yi and her group of ministers who were walking around did not have this awareness, so they hesitated and simply stopped talking.
"In the final analysis, this is all the fault of the Koreans. If they hadn't played some tricks on their own, colluding with this country, colluding with that country, and just thinking about betraying our vassal, they would have brought it upon themselves to get to this point. After this battle, those who
Those who are pro-Japanese, pro-Russian, and pro-American should all be eliminated," Yang Feng said.
"Mr. Yang's words are very good. Over the years when I have been in power, the biggest headache has not been the Japanese, but people like Concubine Min. The Kaihua Party has colluded with Japan to betray us, and Concubine Min has colluded with the Russians. The same is true. If it weren't for these people
If they mess around, North Korea will never reach this point." Yuan Shikai said with deep sympathy.
"So we have to use the help of the Japanese to get rid of all these people." Yang Feng said viciously.
"What does Mr. Yang mean?" Yuan Shikai asked doubtfully.
"It's very simple. I want Concubine Min to ask for help from the Russians, but I don't know which channel to use." Yang Feng said.
"The channel is very simple. Concubine Min has many pro-Russian people around her, especially Li Jinfan. All she needs to do is find a foreigner who is familiar with her to encourage her. In addition, the Russian minister's sister-in-law is a close friend of her. This woman is dissolute and greedy by nature.
, as long as she is given some benefits, she is willing to do anything. Besides, the Russians have long been coveting North Korea. As long as Concubine Min comes to visit, they will definitely take action, but if they really want to attract the Russians, they will definitely do something to her.
We are disadvantaged." Yuan Shikai said.
"Don't worry about this. Before the Trans-Siberian Railway is completed, it will be difficult for the Russians to make substantial moves in the Far East. Especially this year, the Russian emperor is dying of illness and the crown prince is getting married. They will not risk offending them at this time.
The British sent troops out of danger, so as for doing some small tricks behind the scenes, this is harmless." Yang Feng said with certainty.
"The Russian Emperor is dying?" Yuan Shikai didn't understand why this guy was so well-informed.
"He and the Russian Crown Princess are close friends, close friends who even live in their homes." Xue Fucheng said calmly.
Yuan Shikai was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "Then there is no need for her to ask the Russians for help. She can just ask you for help directly."
"What you mean is, let someone promote my energy in front of her, let her believe that as long as she passes me, she can directly transfer the request to the Russian Emperor. Of course, I definitely did not see her request, but Japan
People can see it." Yang Feng's eyes lit up immediately.
Yuan Shikai nodded sympathetically.
"It's up to you to plan this matter. I will send you to Shanghai tomorrow. My Bofors Company, Yang's Shipping Company, and Jinyuan Company have branches in Seoul. They will fully cooperate with you, and Jinyuan Company
There is a radio station in Seoul, and you can use passwords to communicate with each other. After this is completed, I will help you form an army of two thousand people and provide you with military instructors." Yang Feng said immediately, it depends on Brother Big Tou, himself.
He definitely doesn't have the kind of mind he has.