"After the armistice agreement was signed, the vigilance of the Japanese troops on the opposite side was significantly reduced, and they were afraid of being sniped by cold guns, so they didn't dare to light open flames so blatantly."

Lieutenant Colonel Xu Sijin, commander of the 13th Regiment of the 3rd Brigade, got the news of He Changying's arrival, and Lieutenant Colonel Zhou Dingchen, deputy regiment commander, and Major Wu Weiyuan, a regimental staff officer, hurried from the regimental headquarters of Yingchengzi.

Seeing He Changying looking at the bonfire in the east, Xu Sijin explained: "Since I learned that the armistice agreement was signed, the General Staff has strictly ordered the Japanese army to shoot coldly, so these guys' courage has become fatter and fatter. ”

"I'm not afraid of fat, the fatter you are, the more oil and water you will have when you kill."

He Changying smiled and said a humorous word, and the generals around him laughed with fighting spirit.

"The scouts went to Daxi Mountain last night to observe, and most of the sea ice in Dalian Bay has melted, and warships can already enter the bay to fight."

Shen Zhaoao thought for a while and said, "However, the battle of the Japanese Combined Fleet in Penghu has been over for a few days, and if nothing else, the Oriental ship group should have returned to Sasebo Military Port." ”

"If it is not combined with ordinary merchant ships, the Japanese ship group only needs two days and three nights of medium-speed sailing to sail from Sasebo to Dalian Bay."

Li Zhenhua, as the captain of the driving department of the Beiyang Naval Academy, is of course extremely good at his professional level.

"Liu Gangyi, the sentry commander of the Dagu Fort General Military Office, sent a telegram in the afternoon, the content of which was that although the imperial court was arguing endlessly over the draft of the contract for the East, it was rumored that the telegram sent to Li Hongzhang had basically promised 'one land' and '10,000 taels of flat silver'."

Lin Yunyu's words caused a commotion, this telegram was only circulated at the top of the new army, and Xu Sijin, Zhou Dingchen, Liu Pingyun and others, who learned the news at this time, were all angry.

Lin Yunyu continued: "It is also rumored that Tsarist Russia is uniting Western countries to stop the Eastern Ocean's plot against Liaodong. ”

As soon as he said this, Hao Tiansheng shouted angrily: "Our Chinese affairs, let these foreign devils worry about it, but it is also a weasel to give a New Year's greeting to the chicken!" ”

Wu Weiyang looked at Lin Yunyu and said, "Yunyu, do you mean that Dongyang will definitely try its best to force the Qing Dynasty to sign a treaty as soon as possible?" ”

Lin Yunyu nodded and said: "The matter of the treaty, now that the Qing Dynasty and the East Ocean are in a hurry to reach it, if nothing else, it will be known at the end of the month at most." ”

All the generals looked at He Changying in surprise and admiration, because nearly a month ago, He Changying gave an order to the Liaodong Brigade and the Changbai Mountain Anti-Mine Regiment to arrive at Pulandian on April 1.

"Commander-in-chief, you are truly divine;"

Zhou Ding looked at He Changying convincingly and said, "Give Zhuge Liang back!" ”

"Not my God, but careful consideration, as it should be; ——This Qing-Japanese war lasted for more than half a year, but in fact, both sides were defeated, and it is even no exaggeration to assert that the East Ocean was far worse than the Qing Dynasty! The economy of Korea, Liaodong, and even Zhili, Ludong, and Daqing did not suffer any major losses, but the economy of the East is estimated to be no different from the collapse. ”

Seeing that his subordinates didn't quite understand, He Changying explained bluntly: "To put it mildly, the army is gone, the ships are gone, as long as there is silver, millions of troops, hundreds of warships can be made, but the prerequisite for all this is silver." ”

"Yes, I'll understand it as soon as I say it to the commander-in-chief."

Zhou Dingchen nodded again and again when he heard this, his face was full of excitement as if he had discovered a big secret.

He Changying lit a cigarette, and then handed the cigarette case to Hao Tiansheng for him to distribute.

Immediately, on the heights of Jiangzi Mountain, more than a dozen fireworks flashed red.

"Dongyang is now just a duck's beak stiff, pretending to be strong, and forcing Yanjing again, taking advantage of the court's peace to carry out war blackmail to maximize interests."

He Changying said in a deep voice: "If Dongyang doesn't want Liaodong,—— of course they won't be able to afford this kind of greed, especially Lushun ice-free port." - Then Tsarist Russia may still be watching from the sidelines, but when it comes to Liaodong, which is actually what Tsarist Russia has been plotting all along, how can Tsarist Russia be able to watch and ignore it? Therefore, the combined force of all this made the Qing-Japanese Treaty sign soon. ”

"What if Dongyang was threatened by Tsarist Russia before signing the treaty, so as to give up its claim to Liaodong and only Taiwan in turn?"

Shen Zhaoao suddenly said solemnly: "Then, our new army will be extremely passive. ”

"Leave him paralyzed, let's beat up this group of dogs in Dalian Bay first!"

"It's to cut the telegraph line, but if you can't receive the letter, you will kill Dashanyan first!"

"Pinch it, let's go and beat these dogs, what's the matter? After it was destroyed, it was said that the dogs were the first to beat us, and the court could bite the birds of our new army? ”

Suddenly, Shen Zhaoao revealed the worries in the hearts of the generals, and these generals were afraid that He Changying would say, 'Then forget it', and they all shouted to express their determination in advance.

"Dongyang will not give up Liaodong, even if it is threatened by Tsarist Russia, it is useless! As long as they can blackmail the Qing Dynasty, they will not want it unless they are crazy. ”

He Changying said in a deep voice: "As for the plundering past, in the face of the opposition of Tsarist Russia and even more Western countries, at least Dongyang has obtained the bargaining chip of Liaodong, whether to embezzle or give up, they have gained the initiative." ”

Listening to He Changying's explanation, all the generals understood it.

It's like the Zhou family and the Wang family are fighting, and Zhao Qiansun and Li next to them are happily eating melon seeds and watching.

As a result, the Zhou family couldn't win the Wang family, so they used the things in the house to 'compensate' the Wang family.

As a result, the Wang family asked for a lot of things, not to mention, and even the beautiful and plump daughter-in-law of the Zhou family had to be taken away, so of course Zhao Qiansun Li, who was red-eyed next to him, was unwilling.

At this time, the best thing for the Wang family to do is to put the daughter-in-law of the Zhou family into their own bowl first, and then return it to the Wang family, or use it for themselves, or take it out for everyone to 'benefit evenly'.

It's much more cost-effective than directly obeying the soft and not daring to ask for the daughter-in-law of the Wang family.

Seeing that the generals understood, He Changying couldn't help but be happy in his heart, today's words are to dispel some worries in the army about the upcoming battle in southern Liaoning.

Now it's all about preparing for battle.

"In the treaty, the port of Ludong Weihaiwei should be used as a collateral guarantee for the indemnity, but the withdrawal of the Japanese First Army from Zhili must be a necessary condition for the signing of the Qing Dynasty; Langfang Shanhaiguan, and then go to the Yalu River, is simply unrealistic. Shipping the Ninghe River is the most likely way. ”

He Changying concluded: "Once the contract is signed, the Japanese combined fleet will go to Jinmen to transport troops, and when their fleet sails through the Ludong Peninsula in a group, it will be the time to launch the Southern Liaoning Campaign." ”

The easternmost headland of Ludong is a mountain corner.

Yuan Yiqing sat on a huge black reef and looked at the sea in the night.

Not far behind him, a tall lighthouse was erected.

A roaring oil fire burns at the top of the tower, guiding the course of passing ships.

Some time ago, the Japanese army landed in Rongcheng Bay, and then blocked the Bohai Sea, plus it was a winter fishing moratorium, this lighthouse stopped, and it was dark at night.

A few days ago, the sea suddenly became busy again, and the head of the lighthouse re-lit the lighthouse at night to prevent the ship from rushing over and running aground.

Yuan Yiqing only returned to Rongchengwan yesterday, he was originally a soldier in Wang Liansan's Ludong Army, but he was injured at Shanhaiguan, so he went to the Dagu military station of the anti-Japanese army to recuperate.

In the military station hospital, through the preaching of the preacher, Yuan Yiqing suddenly understood a lot of things that he had never understood before, let alone thought about.