Volume 1: The Battleship Yitian Changes into the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 Chapter 61 Tell the Truth
"What are you doing? Do you still want to sleep?" Ma Yue asked curiously while lying in the quilt, looking at Sun Gang who was writing furiously under the lamp. Usually, this guy would pester her when he had nothing to do, making her unable to rest well for many nights. But today he actually showed up, which was very unexpected for her.
"You don't know? Writing a memorial essay? I didn't take it so seriously even when I wrote my college entrance examination essay." Sun Gang replied while writing, "Wait a moment, I'll be there soon." He is now very skilled in using a brush.
"When writing a memorial to the emperor, you have to think carefully before writing. Not only is there a word limit, but the language cannot be too extreme." Ma Yue couldn't help but look at him worriedly when she heard him say that, "Otherwise, if the emperor gets angry, you'll be in trouble."
"I don't want to anger the emperor, I just want him to have trouble sleeping." Sun Gang smiled at her mysteriously, "You'll know after a while."
She looked at him with amusement, wondering what kind of brilliant article her husband could produce.
After waiting for a long time for him to finish writing, he showed . She read it carefully, looked at him with some admiration, and said, "I never knew that your classical Chinese was so good before."
"You don't know? I got full marks on all classical Chinese questions in the mock exam in high school, and I even wrote essays in classical Chinese. My Chinese teacher was so surprised that he asked me to apply for Liaozhong University of Chinese Medicine as my first choice in the college entrance examination. If it weren't for the fact that Liaozhong University of Chinese Medicine's score was so high that year, almost the same as Tsinghua University, we might not have met in Shenyang University of Science and Technology." Sun Gang put his arm around her snow-white shoulders and said lewdly, "It's all fate."
"Go to hell!" She smiled and pointed at the manuscript, saying, "This paragraph, 'Not knowing the situation beforehand, not investigating in detail, not knowing who is the enemy, and easily misleading the emperor with hearsay, once something happens, some are angry, some are excited, some are in tears, and they have no plan at all', is quite vivid."
"I didn't say who it was specifically." Sun Gang blinked at his wife innocently and said.
"…Since the incident at sea, our emperor has learned from past mistakes and made every effort to govern the country. He has emphasized military preparations and has greatly built up the navy, which has led to such a large-scale operation. However, those who are ignorant and unclear often suspect extravagance and even prohibit the purchase of ships and weapons. When something happens, they do not judge the enemy's situation, and they advance when they should not and retreat when they should not. They throw the elite troops on land and sea lightly, and almost put the country in an irretrievable situation. Afterwards, they put the blame on the soldiers on the front line, and criticized each other, causing those who have made contributions to be unjustly imprisoned and suffer unjust punishments. Those who are willing to die on the battlefield are all chilled. If the war breaks out again, even if Sun Wu is resurrected, can he do anything? Where will all these rebellious deeds lead our emperor?" Ma Yue recited softly, and Sun Gang's thoughts seemed to return to the battlefield filled with smoke.
"…Now that the war has subsided, Japan and Russia are about to go to war. As Korea has no telecommunications, I took a ship to investigate there and saw that the naval fleets of various countries are constantly traveling back and forth, hoping to gain some benefits. Looking at the world situation, all countries put the navy first. At a time when the great powers are surrounding us, if we do not restore the martial spirit of our Great Qing, train the army according to Western methods, and rush to increase the navy, the Western countries will surely take advantage of our weakness. If it comes to this, how will our Great Qing maintain its independence? And what country can we talk about prosperity and strength?" Ma Yue looked at him who was a little absent-minded, stuck out her tongue, and said, "Your article is full of murderous intent. If you post it, the emperor will definitely be unable to sleep, but I guess it will cause some kind of butterfly effect."
"How can it be that serious?" Sun Gang smiled, "I don't have that much ability."
Little did he know that the subsequent development of the situation would unfortunately turn out to be exactly what his beloved wife had predicted.
Sun Gang got into the bed and just as his hand touched her soft waist, she grabbed it.
"Is there anything else you haven't told me?" She looked at him, her beautiful big eyes narrowed into charming crescents, but Sun Gang somehow felt a sense of danger.
"No..." He looked at her calmly and said.
"Really?" She put her seductive face close to him and asked.
"Can you... um... give me a hint?" Sun Gang looked at her strangely and said cautiously.
"Apart from the gold, didn't you bring back any other 'local specialties' from North Korea?" She asked, staring at his expression.
Sun Gang's head suddenly buzzed. It was over. He was so busy today that he forgot about this matter!
That Korean beauty who looks like Jun Ji-hyun!
He sent her to the military hospital and didn't care about her anymore. He didn't even "confess" to his beloved wife. I really can't explain myself now!
Sometimes, even if one is not a thief, his heart is still uneasy.
"Hehehe..." He tried hard to force a sincere smile towards his beloved wife, but he saw the opposite effect from her eyes.
"I can explain this..." He said in a voice that only he could hear.
"No smiling! No explanation! Explanation is covering up!" She pinched his ear to hold back her laughter.
"She was shot by the Japanese..." Sun Gang was anxious and said incoherently: "There are doctors on the warship. I really forgot to tell you..."
"Okay, okay, I'll let you go." She looked at his anxious look and couldn't bear to torture him any longer. "I went to see her and settled her at home. You are too rude to put such a delicate girl among men. If Xiao Yuer hadn't told me that she was a little afraid of foreigners (there were foreign doctors in the Beiyang Naval Hospital), I wouldn't have known."
"She's afraid of foreigners?" Sun Gang asked in surprise, "She can use two swords, so she must be very brave, right?"
Ma Yue rolled her eyes at him and said, "No matter how strong a girl is, she still needs protection, my lord." She said with some envy, "She is so beautiful, she looks so much like Jun Ji-hyun, much better than Ming Cheng played by Lee Mi-yeon." It seems that she has watched as many Korean dramas as Su Xin.
Sun Gang looked at her with some frustration. Do women also like pretty girls ?
“Her martial arts should be very good.” Ma Yue seemed to remember something and said with some amusement: “At that time, I almost thought it was Jeon Ji-hyun who traveled through time. I asked her for an autograph. She didn’t understand what I meant, so she wrote her name for me. Then I realized that she was not the Sassy Girl, but Kim Sun-hee.”
"Not really?" Sun Gang said with a smile. If it was really Jun Ji-Hsien , it would be really interesting.
"Her two knives are both top-quality." Ma Yue said.
"You even know how to use a knife?" Sun Gang looked at her in surprise. He knew nothing about this.
"What's the big deal? A knife is also a work of art." Ma Yue looked at him and said, "There are many girls on the Internet who like knives. I have a good friend named 'The Demonic Sword Into the Sheath' who can design her own. I have seen a hand sign she designed and ordered from a famous domestic craftsman 'The Knife Slave'. It has an image of a demon Yasha on it. It is very beautiful, but a little fierce. I also have a friend who almost stabbed to death two robbers who were robbing at night with this thing. When the police arrived, they were shocked and asked who was robbing whom."
"My God." Sun Gang was upset again after hearing this. There were really a lot of monsters among their generation of girls.
"Her two swords are beautifully decorated, and the guards are made of pure gold, which is something only nobles can have. I'm afraid her identity is not ordinary." Ma Yue said.
Suddenly, a spark flashed in his mind.
Thinking of her horrified expression when she saw the naval gun firing on the Ningyuan ship, he seemed to understand something.
A name popped up in his mind, Kim Ok-gyun.
Could it be that she has some connection with the Enlightenment Party of North Korea?
Thinking of this, his head started to feel heavy again.
The next morning, he submitted the memorial through the court mail service.
At the same time, there was also a memorial requesting funding for the modification of the two battleships Dingyuan and Zhenyuan.
Regardless of whether Master Weng pays him or not, this is what he has to do.
These two battleships, which once dominated Asia and were based on the British "Indomitable" class and the German "Saxon" class battleships, can be said to be China's Great Wall of Steel on the sea. Together with them, he experienced the harsh test of blood and fire in the Battle of the Yellow Sea. Their thick armor withstood the rain of Japanese shells. In the 5-hour naval battle, the two battleships were hit by nearly 500 rounds of bullets, but they still stood on the sea, and finally dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese invaders, creating the myth of "Dingyuan is unsinkable", and wrote an extremely glorious page in the history of world naval battles! Today, "Dingyuan is unsinkable" has become an indelible shadow in the hearts of the Yamato people, but Sun Gang knows deeply that their bodies have almost been used to the limit because of that bird court.
The ship has outdated recoil guns and no new rangefinders. Due to long-term use of low-quality coal, the boilers and engines are seriously aged and the ship is slow. If another powerful country invades from the sea, can these two sisters, who are already past their prime, with their tired bodies, still protect this ancient country from the wind and rain at sea?
Thinking of this, his heart couldn't help but feel heavy.
In addition to giving them new life, he also wants to get them more powerful sisters!
