"This warship is an image taken by the drone just now. According to the comparison of the pictures, this warship should be the second ship of the Asami-class armored cruiser of the old Imperial Japanese Navy. Its full load displacement is 9,700 tons, 135 meters long, 20.5 meters wide, 7.4 meters draft, and a speed of 21.5 knots. The weapons are 2 double-mounted 203mm guns, 14 single-mounted 152mm guns, 12 single-mounted 76mm guns, and 7 single-mounted 47mm guns. However, this cruiser was built by Britain, launched in 1898, served in the Japanese Navy in 1899. It was one of the 'Six Six Fleet' plan proposed by Japan in 1896, and later participated in the Russo-Japanese War. I have checked historical information. During the Boxer Rebellion, that is, during the Eight-Nation Alliance invasion of China, the Takapan did participate in the work of transporting Japanese troops and supplies."

As Qin Zheng said, two pictures were displayed on the projection screen, one was taken by the Derby, and the other was a data picture collected by Qin Zheng. Although the shooting angles of these two pictures were different, everyone present could see that the warships in these two pictures were the same.

Qin Zheng continued: "This fleet has a total of six warships. In addition to the Takapan, two other ships can be confirmed to have Chitose-class protective cruisers, Kasai and Chitose. These two warships were ordered by Japan from the United States. They served in the Japanese Navy in 1899 and participated in the Russo-Japanese War. There is also a Yoshino, which participated in the Sino-Japanese War of 1895. Other warships have not yet found any information on their inspections."

After listening to Qin Zheng’s speech, a series of discussion immediately sounded in the conference room.

This was an emergency meeting initiated by Xia Bohai, Qin Zheng and Xiao Jianjun. The participants included the captain of Kunming ship Shang Jinfeng, the captain of Yueyang ship Wang Hailong, the captain of Sanya ship Zhang Wei, the captain of Huaihua ship Zhang Guangzhi, the captain of Xiangyang ship Xie Fuzhan, the captain of Changbaishan ship Lu Kai, the captain of Taihu ship Xie Teng, and the commander of the Marine Corps Chu Yaping, as well as four government officials, Wang Yunpeng, the official of the State Council, Xu Jichao, the official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Shang Qisong, the official of the Ministry of Security, and Li Sanjie, the Counselor of the Embassy. Along the same fifteen people, they are also all the main commanders responsible for the evacuation of overseas Chinese mission this time.

At this time, another portrait appeared on the monitor. Qin Zheng said, "This person is named Zhao Weizhong, who claims to be Li Hongzhang's fellow villager, and the Tianjin Machinery Bureau's Literature Office. Because he avoided the Eight-Nation Alliance, he went out to sea on a boat and wanted to cross the sea to Shanghai to join Li Hongzhang. He was knocked over by an iron-shelled boat at the mouth of Bohai. We rescued seven people just now. In addition to Zhao Weizhong, there are also his daughter Shuilan, maid Qiuqing, family members Zhao Hong, Zhao Ping, and two fishermen He Xing and He Ping brothers. According to him, today should be September 6, 1900."

With Qin Zheng's explanation, the image of the character is constantly switching on the display screen.

Wang Hailong, captain of Yueyang ship, said: "Commander, political commissar, what do you mean is that we really traveled to the Qing Dynasty?"

Except for Shang Jinfeng and Lu Kai, everyone else had just learned about the fleet's crossing and could not digest this fact for a while. Therefore, Wang Hailong's tone was full of doubts, and the others had similar mentality. After listening to Wang Hailong's question, several people whispered and talked in a low voice.

Xia Bohai said: "I know everyone has questions, and I can't accept this fact for the time being. Of course, warships can be imitated. We have replicated the Dingyuan ship a few years ago, and people can also pretend, but one thing is that we can't change it. We should have been in the Indian Ocean, but the current positioning system shows that we are in the mouth of the Bohai Sea, which is unexplainable."

After hearing Xia Bohai's words, the other people's faces remained silent and they began to believe and half-doubt about the news.

Wang Hailong said: "Commander, political commissar, don't I believe what you mean, are we really traveling to the Qing Dynasty?"

Qin Zheng said: "From the current situation we have, this should be true, and it is not difficult to further confirm this fact. As long as you send a drone to the sky above Tianjin for reconnaissance, if the current time is really September 1900, then there should be many Eight-Nation Alliance warships anchored in Dagukou."

Wang Hailong said: "So what are you waiting for? Send a drone to reconnaissance immediately."

Xia Bohai said: "It is easy to send drones to reconnaissance, but now we are facing two problems. One is that it is about 300 kilometers away from Dagukou. It takes about half an hour to fly over and reconnaissance. Our current position is on an empty sea and is easily discovered by passing ships. This is very unfavorable to us. Don't forget that there are three passenger and rolling ships in our fleet, carrying more than 3,000 ordinary personnel. Therefore, we should find a hidden place to park and wait for the drone's reconnaissance results."

Lu Kai said: "Where is there any place to be hidden on this sea surface?"

Xiao Jianjun said: "I discussed with the commander and the political commissar, and believed that the parking location could be found in the Miaodao Islands."

Miaodao Islands are a series of islands located at the intersection of the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea, between the Jiaodong Peninsula and the Liaodong Peninsula. They are composed of 32 islands, forming 99 bays of all sizes, which are arranged generally from south to north and can be divided into three parts. The southern end is Miaoshan Island across the sea from Penglai. The main islands are Miaodao, Changshan Island in the north and south, Bazhu Island in the north and Heishan Islands; the central side is composed of high mountain islands and Tuoan Island, and the northern end is Xiaoqin Island and Huangcheng Island in the north. It guards the mouth of the Bohai Sea.

At this time, the screen shows the map of Miaodao Islands. Xiao Jianjun said: "There are generally three waterways from the Yellow Sea to the Bohai Sea, the Bohai Strait at the north end; the Beituoan Waterway at the central part, the Miaodao Channel at the southern part. Therefore, we can moor in the small and Qin Islands at the northern end of the Miaodao Islands and the seas between the north and south Huangcheng Islands. There are many islands and reefs here, so we can hide our fleet. At the same time, it is generally located in the middle of the Bohai Strait, and it is between 50 and 60 kilometers away from the Jiaodong Peninsula and Liaodong Peninsula. It is exactly the search range of our sea and air radar, which is conducive to our understanding of the sea surface. In addition, although there are many islands and reefs in this area, we have detailed charts. Perhaps our charts are somewhat different from the current situation, but the Kunming ships, Yueyang ships, and Sanya ships all have underwater detection sounds, so it can completely ensure the safety of the fleet."

Qin Zheng said: "The second question is, if the results of drone reconnaissance prove that we did travel to 1900, what should we do? At least I personally think that this possibility is very high. According to the historical process, the Eighth Alliance invaded Beijing on August 15, and Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu also fled on the same day. On September 15, Empress Dowager Cixi called Li Hongzhang in Shanghai and appointed him as the Minister of Plenipotentiary and Granted him to be fully responsible for negotiating with the Eighth Alliance. Li Hongzhang took a boat north on the same day, arrived in Tianjin on September 18, began negotiations with the great powers, and finally signed the unequal treaty with the most compensation in modern Chinese history, that is, the [Xin Chou Treaty]."

A brief silence appeared in the conference room. Since he was a person who was not familiar with history, he was not unfamiliar with the [Xin Chou Treaty]. In modern China, there were as many as thousands of unequal treaties signed, but three of them were the most influential, namely: [Nanjing Treaty], [Shiguan Treaty], and [Xin Chou Treaty].

[Nanjing Treaty] is the first unequal treaty signed by China, symbolizing the strong ships and guns of Western powers, opening the door to China and sliding into a semi-feudal and semi-colonial country; [Treaty of Shimonoseki] is a watershed between China and Japan. Since then, Japan has escaped from the colonization of Western powers and gradually became a member of the great powers. China's modernization process was interrupted and completely lost the opportunity to turn around; while [Treaty of Xin Chou] is not only the treaty with the most compensation, but also strengthens the overall control and plunder of China by imperialism, marking that China has completely become a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society.

At this time, Xia Bohai said: "If we really traveled through time and space in 1900, then we must stop the signing of the [Xin Chou Treaty]. We should not have any objections to this."

Wang Hailong first said: "I have no objection. If we really travel through time, then it is better to do a big fight in this time and space. Not only should we stop the signing of the [Xin Chou Treaty], but we should also drive away all imperialism and establish a new China in this time and space."

Zhang Guangzhi, the captain of Huaihua ship, said: "I don't object to Lao Wang's opinion, but what should we do? Our warships may be invincible at sea in this era, but we do not have ammunition support and logistical support. What's more important is that the warships are not equipped with wheels. How can we go ashore to fight the Eight-Nation Alliance?"

Xia Bohai said: "The Chief of Staff has formulated a combat plan, so everyone can discuss it together."

It turned out that the three of them had discussed and decided on the matters after the crossing, so they had made sufficient plans. Xiao Jianjun said: "My plan is to first capture Dagukou, because it is the port for the landing of the Eight-Nation Alliance. Now the warships and ships of the Eight-Nation Alliance are moored at Dagukou. Therefore, we occupied Dagukou and completely cut off the retreat and replenishment of the Eight-Nation Alliance. At the same time, we will also obtain a landing location. The second step is to recover Tianjin, so that we can initially have a stable base and obtain a certain amount of replenishment. At least we can obtain enough food. In addition, we can seize some guns and ammunition from the Eight-Nation Alliance, recruit Chinese people to join the army and expand the army. Then we can make plans for the next step according to the actual situation."

Marine Corps Commander Chu Yaping frowned and said, "Chief of Staff, Tianjin needs land operations to capture Dagukou. To recover Tianjin, the Navy can't help at all, but our Marine Corps only has more than 1,000 people and lacks heavy weapons. Is the troops sufficient?"

Xiao Jianjun said: "I have discussed this point with the commander and the political commissar. The total number of the Eight-Nation Alliance is not large. Now it should be only more than 30,000 people. Most of them have participated in the attack on Beijing. The troops left behind in Tianjin and Dagukou are not many, about seven or eight thousand, and there are no heavy weapons. Although our Marine Corps is not large, there are two armored vehicles in a battalion, which are definitely the king of land warfare in this era. There are also more than a dozen carrier-based helicopters that can provide air support. In addition, we have a highly informatized combat command system, so it is completely possible to seize Dagukou and Tianjin."

Xia Bohai said: "There is another important thing. We must quickly seize a base area when there is sufficient ammunition and the weapons are in the best condition to develop slowly. Therefore, it is imperative to capture Dagukou and Tianjin. After everyone returns to the ship, they must be prepared and wait for orders at any time."

After hearing this, the other captains knew that the three of them had actually made a decision, so they had no objection.
Chapter completed!