1890 King of Southeast Asia

"What do you think their goal is? Is it just supply?" The Haitian went out to investigate, and Lord Liu held a meeting with the remaining captains.

Li Hexian questioned the intelligence: "The smoke and clouds covered the sky, it doesn't look like a small-scale fleet, at least ten ships, have their ships been repaired?"

Everyone also understood that according to the consistent tradition of the Qing army, they would definitely not retreat after a complete investigation, so they should have only seen one or two ships...

The existence of battlefield fog made everyone very unhappy. No one knew what the specific goal of the Japanese army was, so the choice of combat plan was much more difficult.

Lord Ding only issued high-level opinions on such combat meetings, and also expressed opinions on joint operations between the navy and the army: "Lord Zhongtang said that the mediation meeting has made great progress, let us assist the army and defend Shanhaiguan for half a month."

To be honest, he should be a navy minister, not a fleet commander.

Jingyuan captain Lord Ye looked at the two maps. "Is the Japanese Navy's plan to pass through the strait? Other than that, I can't think of any hope for them to turn the tables."

"It is also feasible. If we take advantage of the night, we can really sneak in." Li He has long been dissatisfied with patrols. Pingyuan can still participate in patrols at ordinary times. Now that Pingyuan is gone, Li He, who has been transferred to Jiyuan, cannot let Jiyuan go on patrols.

The remaining Zhenzi gunboats have been pulled to support the land, and Guangyi can be used...

Lord Liu glanced at Lord Ding, and then said: "Since there is such a concern, let Guangyi patrol the strait. Anyway, the strait is not wide. If you encounter danger, just rush to the nearest artillery position immediately."

Then Lord Ding urged the progress of the repair, but there was not much to do. A large number of skilled workers left (immigrated to Nanhua with high salaries). Although the remaining ones were enthusiastic, they were limited in number and had too much work to do.

Even if Liu Yiming continued to supply milk to Beiyang, Beiyang did not have enough repair capabilities. The two armored cruisers still did not meet the standards for sailing.

Zhenyuan needed to replace the power system, which Beiyang could not do.

Haiqi's power system was completely damaged, the hull was severely damaged, and the overall technical level exceeded the limit of Beiyang.

Only Jing, Ding, Haitian, Hairong, Guangyi, and the best ship condition, Jiyuan, could be dispatched.

6:4, the tonnage was also crushed, but unfortunately the rapid-fire firepower was lost by more than half, and only Haitian could move quickly. In comparison, the Japanese could reach 16 knots.

………

You can not believe in the integrity of Britain, but you must believe in the British intelligence organization. It took only one day for Britain to find out the current situation of Russia.

In Ryukyu, an internal meeting was being held in the inn where the British delegation lived.

Cyril explained the situation to the participants seriously: "It is obvious that the situation is getting worse. The greedy Tsar is constantly expanding his military power in the Far East. London means to stop the war between the Qing Dynasty and Japan immediately and let them have the ability to fight the Tsar."

The most thing Britain has done in the past fifty years is to prevent the Tsar from getting access to the sea. For this reason, the Royal Navy blockaded the North Sea, helped the pagans in the Black Sea, and even fought two Russo-Turkish wars. This time, it was in the Far East.

"It's time to stop. More than 10,000 Cossack Rangers are eyeing it. No matter which seaport he gets, it will be a tragedy." The ambassador to Japan looked at North Korea worriedly. There is also a non-ice port here.

Cyril noticed the expression of the ambassador to Japan: "What are you worried about?"

"Japan's emotions are very unstable. They rarely look at problems rationally. I'm afraid that Japan will choose to cooperate with Russia..." The ambassador to Japan said worriedly.

This is not unreasonable. Japan has already owed a huge amount of money that it cannot pay back. It is better to hold on to another big thigh. If it wins, everyone is happy. If it loses, it will just be controlled further. There is not much difference.

Cyril touched his head and thought about it slowly.

Liu Yiming and Sam also communicated, but he knew more and communicated more, not limited to the present.

"The Japanese took the initiative to contact Tsarist Russia. Aren't you afraid that the US investment will go down the drain?" Liu Yiming sat on a high place and looked at the sea quietly.

The geographical location of Ryukyu is really good. It is a good trade transit station with beautiful scenery. Unlike Java, the sun is always so hot. The sun here is softer, and the sea breeze blows quietly, which is very comfortable.

Sam drank coffee, the top coffee produced in Java: "No, the United States has a good relationship with the Tsar, and Tsar Nicholas will not default on this account. But I still think that stopping this meaningless war is the best choice."

He took a sip of coffee: "To be honest, I have never tasted such good coffee in the United States, but I saw that there is no coffee option in the trade list. Why?"

"I asked, it seems that Americans prefer Cuban coffee. Merchants dislike the high price and are unwilling to accept it, so they can only sell it to Europeans." Liu Yiming said meaningfully.

"The country is doing ideological work. The president does not want to go to war with a European country during his term. He thinks it will damage the image of the United States. Come on, what image do we have? Cowboy?" Sam smiled, as if he thought of a joke, a little embarrassed.

Liu Yiming shrugged his shoulders, his face showing no emotion. "That's not what Theodore told me. He tactfully expressed his hope that South China would start the war. Didn't you tell the country?"

Sam waved his hand: "He has no access to this matter yet."

Liu Yiming then remembered that Theodore was still just a middle-level cadre.

Sam asked Liu Yiming curiously: "What is your bottom line?"

"That's what? Japan or Spain?" Liu Yiming asked.

"Japan." Sam smiled.

Liu Yiming must also play: "I am a reasonable person, North Korea, and then maintain the existing level of business, pay compensation, and see how much is Die clearing."

Sam was a little surprised. "I thought you would not let Japan get any benefits, do you remember? Some time ago, your navy kept exploring north to make the British people who became thunderous."

He said that during the time of Fengtian, Liu Yiming put down the tea cup.

"What do you mean by this? Give Japan a little sweetness, North Korea is not so good to get it. Will the Tsar take so many troops back? Just drink tea quietly.

Sam raised the coffee and touched Liu Yiming. "You are really a qualified politician."

Liu Yiming seemed to think of something, and smiled slightly: "This is not like boasting me. I hope the time of the plan can be extended. I need power to resist possible interference."

As soon as Sam heard it, he understood that it was Spanish affairs, interference? It may be the British, or it may be someone else: "Are you sure?"

Liu Yiming nodded gently: "Two years later, the South China Navy can resist the possible interference and defeat the Spaniards at the same time."

Sam did not ask, but just nodded gently, the United States was not ready, and it may not be played at the moment. (Americans think so ...)