On July 25, 1894 11 when 40 minutes, korea abundant island is offshore, qing Jian is held river fall Long Qi, to day naval vessel Qiu Jinzhou surrenders.
On July 25, 1894 12 when 38 minutes, aid of onslaught of gunfire of wild starboard of auspicious of day naval vessel is far, aid distant ship prepares Chinese medicine by roasting it in a pan with end tenacious accept a challenge.
On July 25, 1894 afternoon 1 when make, billow of day naval vessel fast launched a torpedo to tall sharp, not medium. Billow fast date the quick-firer of 150 millimeter caliber opens fire toward tall sharp, afternoon 1 when 46 minutes of tall sharp are sunken.
The article sees a drop: Is Qing Tingbi adds the carry arms secret of arms closely to Korea how by leak?
The warlike setting before abundant island naval battle:
In Feburary 1894, the cruel that the farmer of the complete Luo Dao of Korea kingdom defends Zhao Bingjia because of malcontent county politics, be in east below the leader that learns to teach of backbone cacique gold to allow, start farmer insurrection, history weigh " east " learning a party uprises. Those who face Korea situation is pressing with each passing day, yuan Shikai Li Hongzhang takes word, party turmoil learns to be helpful for stabilizing big clear country east the suzerain position of delicacy of hold office at court, if big clear country can dispatch troops the random party that suppresses delicacy of hold office at court uprises, can strengthen the control to Korea from politics and military affairs.
In naval battle of ▲ abundant island, wide second of clear naval vessel and day naval vessel are right battle, in billow fast under the make a joint attack on with Qiu Jinzhou naval vessel, be wounded escape battlefield.
In June 1894, clear government should Korea government requests to dispatch troops, clique army is driven go to Korea to aid put down, be stationed in hill of arms Korea tooth. On July 23, clear government employs Zai Bing of " of tall sharp of British merchantman " again 1000 more than person, by clear country big buy mouth sets out leave for reinforce of Korea tooth hill, and by water of the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning Shi Jiyuan naval vessel, wide second naval vessel, hold Jiang Jian 3 warships convoy. But such one looks seem plan of classified carry arms, wu Yi is informed the Japanese emissary Ishikawa that is taken in Tianjin by the activity however, in advance cables Japanese military headquarters. Watch clear government instead again, military affairses of such a classified plan can by Japanese spy place is witting, be system of secret of clear government military affairs is not perfect, have facts one wishes to hide additionally still?
Abundant island naval battle:
Of the same age on July 23, japanese base camp fights to secret of make known to lower levels of fleet of Japanese navy combination command, life Japan navy combines a naval force " of Qiu Jinzhou of fast " of billow of the " auspicious wild " of the first guerrilla, " , " , by Japan Zun Shibao naval port sets out arrive at offing of Korea abundant island, wait for one's chance destroys boat of warship of clear country movement. On July 25, offing of island of bright abundant of hold office at court of warship of quiet day two countries encounters, what the battle between both sides pulled open armour midday naval battle formally also is prelusive.
In be at war, " of date of wide second of Qing Jian " is wounded break away from battlefield to explode oneself aground, hold river number not battle and fall, aid far name is faced blast escape, in the battle royal of warship of quiet day two countries, the merchantman of ensign of a pensile England namely " of " tall sharp, because the captain regards flower book as merchantman oneself, ground of aloof and proud passes battle maritime space. Billow of this time naval vessel fast date observes the boat is excellent carry a large number of clear states army, put instantly empty secure of business of order of two artillery piece accepts an inspection. After tall sharp stops a boat, person of group of immediately of fast naval vessel checks breaker aboard, the clear country that discovers this boat is reinforce tooth hill is legionary. Was in on right now tall sharp besides the Englishman, still carry more than 1200 Qing Jun, water husband 64, philippine 3, two naval vessel are in be apart confronted each other with semaphore on 300 meters offing of 4 hours long hind, because bargaining did not gain headway, clear officer arms also rejects to surrender to the Japanese army.
▲ holds river number is history of Japanese naval battle go up first the first clear country of capture warship, will operate river date and tall sharp and day ship on July 25 not period encounter, cry in day naval vessel warning of prepare Chinese medicine by roasting it in a panbig gun drops banner issueing dragon surrenders, the warship takes a 83 people, include Mi Lunsi of technician of Danish book cable among them 1 person.
Fast date is in final wave to make the left and right sides temporarily afternoon, launched a torpedo to tall sharp, but torpedo fails to hit a target, back-to-back billow the 150 millimeter quick-firer of fast date opens fire to tall sharp again. Shell scored a hit the dynamical steam canister of tall sharp, steam and fuliginous immediately appear, the hull of tall sharp begins to happen tilt, qing Bing slips from board in the sea, fall the Qing Bing of the sea encountered the fire with very cruel bluejacket of day naval vessel and gunfire again, after for a long time, offing restored calm again.
How does Japanese spy get information of carry arms secret?
Wu Yi of this Japanese emissary Ishikawa that is in Tianjin, be called justice storehouse auspicious formerly, perfectness Chinese and English. 1883, ishikawa comes to China, " of drugstore of hall of happy with " in Chinese mouth be apt to is covering, be engaged in espial, for military situation of corkscrew quiet day, his bribe Zhang Shihang of total bureau of machinery of Li Hongzhang nephew, Tianjin (its and the nephew that protecting army all to get Zhang Wenxuan is Li Hongzhang) the of Liu of official of a book in goverment office in feudal China.
This person is Tianjin person, was born 1846, in Tianjin machinery total bureau holds the position of book official one duty already had more than 20 years, liu this person is exceeding covet gold, in collection after 80 yuan of albata of Ishikawa Wu Yi, the kin that recommends oneself goes to Ishikawa Wu Yi working then before king is old, pass information for its stealthily, and the leak of information of secret of arms of tall sharp carry is what Wu Yi offers Liu X Xiang Shichuan. Quiet day two countries is formal after battle, ishikawa five is hunted down, during whole the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, japanese spy is in China the activity is rampant, of course to Liu the traitor of such covet gold also gave these Japanese traitor to help.
▲ Japan bluejacket ascends the wide second naval vessel that suffers misery after explode, clear country bluejacket die in the last ditch 10 people, be wounded 40 people. From the member that naval vessel is multiplied cent road escapes, go up in Korea all the way land ask for help, after 18 people are ascending Gu island, be saved to rise by British warship all the way.
Basis later Liu him confess, his Ceng Xiangshi plain Wu Yi has provided information 3 times. It is to be between Feburary 1894 for the first time, its give Ishikawa Wu Yixiang fine line passes " detailed list of city of naval artillery piece " . It is the 2nd in June 1894 portion, ishikawa five needs situation of garrison of navy of the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, liu is illuminated again book draw up detailed and specific naval be on garrison duty is expressed, by kin Wang Dashun brings back Ishikawa Wu Yi inside Feng Zaixin. It is the 3rd to be in before abundant island naval battle erupts, its offerred clear country to send arms case to Ishikawa five. Ishikawa five is in after getting information, the report gives the military officer that Japan is stationed in Tianjin Jingshangminfu. On July 22, 1894, after Japanese base camp learns a case, go smoothly of Dai of Yi Dong of official of admiral of life Japan combination, set out at sending a warship the following day, look for an opportunity assaults clear country warship.
The result of abundant island naval battle:
The experience of maritime space of island of bright abundant of hold office at court of warship of quiet day two countries, make Qing Junmeng sufferred huge loss. Far name of aid of clear naval vessel is weighed, dead 13 people, injury 27 people; Wide second naval vessel is wounded to explode oneself aground sunken, dead 10 people, be wounded 18 40 people, bluejacket by British warship deliverance. Hold Jiang Jian to surrender, during captive of 82 Qing Dynasty army also became the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 the first batch by the clear country of Japanese captive legionary. The tall person that death drowns in rising a Qing Jun that embark (the person that theres is no lack of to be died by Japanese army pop, bombard among them) 1030 people, Philippine husband of 3 name, water 64. Fast date did not execute billow of day naval vessel rescuing obligation of international Red Cross, it is to sent barge to rescue tall sharp captain only merely inside 4 occidental sailor, the sailor of book of additionally 4 England that is the same as a boat fails to be rescued. Begin to sink when tall sharp when, german sailor Han Nagen falls the sea flees for his life, come adrift with about 170 Qing Bing near island of the Er that be like handkerchief, below Hannagen's help, finally 112 Qing Bing are rescued by German warship place.
▲ tall sharp goes two days in maritime boat, taken Qing Bing is whacked, angst uneasiness, they do not know to await their adversity that will be death.
After tall sharp is produced by the incident of bombard and sink, make Qing Jun is in of Korea peninsula fight power decreases greatly, lost 1200 elite troops and 12 firepower of cannon to assist, ensured for Japanese respect the very preponderance on Korea battlefield.
History of article ／ Yu Ze
Reference material:
" quiet day battle "
" China is naval history "
" abundant island naval battle " -- , Baidu vocabulary entry
