19世纪的最后二十年,面对经过明治维新开始强大起来的日本的步步进逼,中国的根本大计当然在于深化内部改革。但在内部改革阻力重重、难以立竿见影的情况下,退而求其次的选择也不是没有。那就是利用本国海军仍处于优势的时候,先发制人,确立优势地位。可是,庙堂之上的清廷高层,却大多只知道消极防御,从来没有想过积极还击,更不要说主动出击了。但这并不等于说,当时所有的中国人都缺乏气魄和智慧,在被历 In the last two decades of the 19th century, in the face of Japan’s stepping-stone steps that began to take shape through the Meiji Restoration, the fundamental plan for China certainly lies in deepening its internal reforms. However, in the case of heavy internal reform, it is difficult to get immediate results, the second best choice is not without. That is to use pre-emptive naval forces of our own country to preemptively establish the superiority status. However, the Qing court above the temple, but most know only the negative defensive, never thought to fight back aggressively, let alone take the initiative. But this does not mean that at that time all Chinese lacked courage and wisdom and were experiencing it