Portsmouth borders the Solent Strait to the south, the Isle of Wight on the other side, and is surrounded by Hampshire to the east, west, and north. Portsmouth is 103 kilometers northeast of London, the capital of the United Kingdom.

In recent centuries, Portsmouth has been famous for its status as a Royal Navy port. During the Dunkirk evacuation in World War II, the Allied troops mainly retreated here. It later became the site where the Allied forces planned the Battle of Normandy.

The location where Eisenhower and Bernard Law Montgomery established the Allied Supreme Headquarters in the north of Portsmouth. The site is now preserved for tourists to visit, and there is the Normandy Landing Memorial Museum in the area.

The most important Portsmouth naval base of the British Royal Navy is also here. The famous ships Victory and Mary Rose are still retained in Portsmouth for tourists to visit.

This time when Manchester United came to Portsmouth, they did not visit the Royal Navy because it might arouse unpleasant memories of their boss Gu Fei.

For Gu Fei, the humiliation of China's modern history cannot be completely separated from the empire on which the sun never sets. Now the Chinese nation is catching up and the scene of Li Hongzhang's visit to Portsmouth will never be repeated again.

After the disastrous defeat of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, Li Hongzhang gradually withdrew from politics and lived a leisurely life in Xianliang Temple in Beijing. It was not until 1896 that Li Hongzhang was ordered to go to Russia as the first-class envoy to attend the meeting of Emperor Nicholas II

The coronation ceremony returned to the public eye.

During his stay in the UK, Li Hongzhang moved in a hurry and had a busy schedule. He not only had to meet with the Queen of England, but also the British Prime Minister. He not only had to visit the British Parliament to inspect the political system, but also visited British factories to inspect industrial production.

Li Hongzhang is like Grandma Liu who broke into the Grand View Garden. Everything feels strange and fresh.

As we all know, Britain had the most powerful naval force in the world at that time, so Li Hongzhang must visit the British naval force.

At that time, the United Kingdom held a Royal Navy review at Portsmouth Military Port every year. The Queen of England invited Li Hongzhang to participate in the naval review. When Li Hongzhang and his party arrived at Portsmouth Military Port that day, the review had come to an end. Most of the fleet had dispersed.

Go back to the garrison, there are only 47 ships, still anchored in Portsmouth Naval Port.

Accompanied by British officials, Li Hongzhang took a royal boat "Dwarf" and sailed into the most powerful fleet in the world. He paraded around the fleet twice. The 47 ships were 27 ironclads and 20

Cruiser. When

When the "Dwarf" sailed into the port, the warship fired a 19-gun salute to show respect for Li Hongzhang. Every time Li Hongzhang arrived at a ship, the flags of each ship were lowered in salute. The officer led all the soldiers to stand on the deck and accepted the greetings from Li Hongzhang and others.

review.

Li Hongzhang saw that the warships were "divided into two rows, standing like mountains", "the rows were neatly arranged, and the military appearance was majestic". He couldn't help but marvel that he was in a "dream". Otherwise, how could there be so many "big armored ships" moored in one place at the same time?

What about the military port?

At this time, Li Hongzhang couldn't help but think of the Beiyang Navy he formed back then.

There is no doubt that the Beiyang Navy was something that Li Hongzhang was proud of in his life. In 1875, Li Hongzhang, then governor of Zhili and Minister of Commerce of the Beiyang, was ordered to establish the Beiyang Navy. Li Hongzhang started it almost from scratch and overcame various difficulties and obstacles. After more than 10 years of development,

build, finally build

A modern naval fleet was established. At its peak, the Beiyang Navy had a total of 25 large and small ships, 50 auxiliary warships, 30 transport ships, and more than 4,000 officers and soldiers. According to the rankings in the "U.S. Naval Yearbook", the strength of the Beiyang Navy

It was once ranked first in Asia and ninth in the world.

In 1886 and 1891, the admiral of the Beiyang Navy led the fleet to Japan. The ships and guns of the Beiyang Navy caused a sensation in Japan, and everyone was deserted. The Beiyang Navy fleet sailed to Nanyang three times, showing its powerful strength and causing shock in the Southeast Asian countries.

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However, in the battle of the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of 1894, the Beiyang Navy was vulnerable and the overall situation was destroyed, which became a pain that Li Hongzhang will never forget.

The failure of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 also exposed the foundation of the old empire, and finally the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 and the Treaty of Xinchou became an indelible shame in Chinese history!

Gu Fei knew that the 'Varyag' had already begun modernization and modification at the Chinese port, and it would be recognized by the world again in five years. In the future, the Chinese Navy will have more aircraft carriers, and more and larger 10,000-ton aircraft.

With the great drive, there will also be a more powerful Deep Blue Fleet. The Chinese nation is on the right path to rejuvenation!

Today, the whole of England is still immersed in the afterglow of the empire on which the sun never sets, relying on the huge wealth plundered from all over the world for hundreds of years, and enjoying the best medical care, education and life in the world.

Now Gu Fei wants to drive a nail into England and continue to sweep England's wealth into the country, and the Chinese national treasures in the hands of the descendants of the invaders are his main target.

Because when England's economy becomes more and more depressed, the football market will become more and more prosperous, and those descendants of the invaders who want to maintain a more decent life will often choose to get rid of the cultural relics that their ancestors plundered from China.

In his previous life, Gu Fei had seen the news. Many Chinese people purchased Chinese cultural relics from poor people in England and sent them back to the country. Although they were scolded by many netizens as "silly", Gu Fei always felt good about returning national treasures to the country!

Although people used guns and cannons to snatch away our treasures a hundred years ago, and now we have to buy them back with real money, which seems very aggrieved, it is still necessary for many symbolic cultural relics to return.

Since last year, the ‘Gu Fei Foundation’ under Gu Fei’s name has begun to establish relationships with many established wealthy aristocrats in Europe, and is laying a good foundation for the future repurchase of national treasures.

As Gu Fei becomes more and more famous around the world, the asset size of ‘Huanyu Investment’ continues to grow, and Gu Fei’s international status is also rising. Many people are proud to have a relationship with Gu Fei.

In England, there were a large number of nobles. Their ancestors followed the army of the Empire on which the sun never sets and plundered a large amount of wealth and works of art all over the world. After returning to England, they transformed and became gentle nobles, advocating

It gives rise to the so-called aristocratic air.

In fact, the vast majority of England's 'nobles' are just robbers, thieves and invaders disguised in suits.

With the gradual rise of the global national independence movement, the empire on which the sun never sets gradually declined. The United States used the two world wars to gain leadership of the international community, and England could only follow the United States and wave its flag.

For the arrogant John Bull, everything in front of them cannot make them let go. They cherish the past and cannot face the reality!

The British are deeply aware of the decline of the empire on which the sun never sets, especially Brexit, which is like a lazy woman's smelly and long footcloth, Scotland's independence, the independence of various colonies, etc., including the British economy, which has been declining.

The capital chain of the proud national medical service NHS is getting worse and worse, resulting in poorer services. Many diseases have been excluded. Various domestic pillar industries have been purchased in large quantities by Chinese, Indian and other companies, and real estate has also been acquired by foreign investment.

Therefore, the British understand this reality.

However, due to the high level of development in the past, the education level, quality, and living standards of the British are still relatively high. Although they still have nostalgia for the power of the empire on which the sun never sets, they still have to admit that they have to face reality.

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In order to maintain the so-called decent life, the "nobles" in England can only focus on "ancestral" antiques and cultural relics when their incomes continue to decline.

In recent years, the number of antiques flowing from the hands of these 'nobles' to the art market has increased sharply, and a considerable number of them are Chinese artworks. These Chinese artworks came to England in different ways, but a large part of them were stained with

The blood of Chinese people represents China’s history of humiliation.

Since last year, the 'Gu Fei Foundation' has quietly absorbed various Chinese artworks through various methods, and then transferred them back to China through legal channels. This is also one of the things Gu Fei does silently.

In addition, the 'Gu Fei Foundation' also has some important tasks, which is to secretly inquire about some artworks and cultural relics related to the inheritance of Chinese culture, and purchase them as much as possible back to the country.

In Gu Fei's view, some works of art and ancient books with written records represent the splendid culture of China. It would be best if some cultural relics that can help the inheritance of Chinese civilization can be recovered.

Therefore, no one knew that while Gu Fei was sweeping the field in England, the 'Gu Fei Foundation' was quietly doing something unknown.

In fact, the 'Gu Fei Foundation' is now more than a simple charity foundation. It plays some gray roles and serves as Gu Fei's helper when it is inconvenient for Gu Fei to show up in person.

Under He Xiaolan's operation, the 'Gu Fei Foundation' has developed vigorously, and the title of Gu Fei's nanny has fallen to this gentle woman who is about to graduate from Cambridge University with a master's degree.

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When he led the team to Portsmouth again, Gu Fei did not sit on the bench and watch his teammates perform like last time. He personally went into battle and stepped onto the lawn of Fratton Park for the first time.

In this campaign, Manchester United still deployed a 352 attack formation, with all the main players on the field, but the goalkeeper changed from Neuer to Edwin van der Sar.

For Sir Alex Ferguson, after Schmeichel retired, he experienced a goalkeeper crisis for several years. The goalkeepers in front of Manchester United were changed like a revolving door, but he could never find the right one.

Unexpectedly, Van der Sar, who was originally brought in as a transitional goalkeeper, would make Manchester United's goalkeeper feel more at ease.

In the summer of 2005, Van der Sar joined Manchester United for 2 million pounds. In fact, Van der Sar was about to be 35 years old at the time, which made many people question the wisdom of Ferguson's decision to insist on signing him. However, the Dutch star soon

His performance proves that he is not affected by age and is still one of the top goalkeepers in the world.

In the past two years, Van der Sar has become one of Manchester United's best players. Although Manchester United's strength last season allowed Van der Sar to encounter very few tests, every time he encountered a test, Van der Sar

Sha always performs well.

In his previous life, Van der Sar staged many wonderful and unforgettable moments and became the patron saint of Old Trafford.

In the 2006/07 season, when Manchester United encountered a local derby at a critical moment when they won the championship, Van der Sar saved Manchester City player Philip Wright's penalty kick with his feet, preserving the 1-0 victory for the team and regaining the title that had been lost for three seasons.

league crown

in the subsequent 2007-2008 season, in addition to making great contributions to the team's successful defense of the league championship, Van der Sar also saved Anelka's penalty kick in the Champions League final, helping the team defeat Chelsea and successfully

Win the championship.

In 2011, Van der Sar set a record of 11 consecutive league games without conceding a goal, and successfully broke the previous record of 1,025 minutes without conceding by Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech.

Last season, Gu Fei took over the Manchester United club, and the situation in the Premier League changed dramatically, but Van der Sar's state was not affected at all. The reason why he failed to win the title of the best goalkeeper in the Champions League and the Premier League is nothing more than Manchester United and Gu Fei

The brilliance was so great that the awards bodies had to ignore Van der Sar.

This summer, Manchester United spent a lot of money to purchase Neuer, with the purpose of serving as the successor to Van der Sar, who is about to turn 37 years old. However, the two goalkeepers in excellent form still caused Sir Alex Ferguson to fall into troubles with his happiness.

On the bench of Manchester United, Neuer and the ginger-head Scholes were chatting and laughing. Next door, Anderson, Nani and Park Ji-sung had serious faces, while Aguero looked relaxed.

In the last game, Aguero came off the bench and scored a goal, scoring a goal on his debut. This made his prospects in Manchester United unanimously optimistic by the media and fans.

Aguero, who is about to turn 20 years old, has a good mentality. He knows that there is a certain gap between him and Rooney and Ibrahimovic in terms of popularity and strength. What he needs to do now is to sit on the sidelines, read the game carefully, and be ready to appear at any time.

preparation.

As long as he can seize every opportunity to come on as a substitute, his status in Manchester United will gradually improve, and his ranking in the team will also rise.

After all, it is not easy to stand out in the competition with Rooney, Ibrahimovic and Solskjaer.

The luxurious lineup on Manchester United's bench made the fans in front of the TV drool. Perhaps only super clubs like Manchester United and Real Madrid can reserve more than two powerful stars in each position to cope with the situation.

Multi-front combat.

For Manchester United, the competition task in the new season is extremely heavy. Not only does it have one more League Cup competition than its European counterparts, but it also has to participate in the Club World Cup in December.

The huge pressure of multi-front operations will erupt around Christmas when the schedule is the heaviest. Manchester United needs to prepare for a rainy day from the beginning of the league!

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After the game started, Portsmouth did not restrain itself because its strength was not as good as Manchester United. Instead, it launched an active attack on Manchester United after the start.

This is also an important reason why the Premier League is so good today, because every team does not play conservatively. Even Chelsea, which has created a steel defense line, uses a high-pressure frontcourt when facing weaker opponents.

The initiative of the game.
To be continued...