c_t; Weihaiwei, Xu Huaijin had just finished deploying military affairs in the barracks, and he breathed a long sigh of relief. （ ）

Zhang Peilun sat on the side, looking at the young man carefully.

Since following Li Hongzhang's order, following Xu Huaijin to Weihaiwei, watching Xu Huaijin carry out military deployment step by step, Zhang Peilun is full of admiration for this young man, this young man is really not simple, and I am afraid that only Zhang Jianzhi can be compared with the Beiyang family.

Xu Huaijin came to Weihaiwei's fort, and within a few days, he ran all over the more than 20 forts, large and small, and carried out strict rectification of the local forts everywhere he went.

After inspecting all the forts, Xu Huaijin began to rectify the fort garrison, Weihaiwei fort station, a total of ten battalions are stationed, all of which are the system of the Huai Army, because of Li Hongzhang, arrogant, Xu Huaijin came to the post, drastic reorganization, ten battalions of nearly 4,000 troops, he took the redundancy to go to the army, only left less than 3,000 people, the rest of the old, weak, sick and disabled, all dismissed, together with some mediocre pipe officers, were cleared out, these people are all through nepotism, There are intricate relationships on them, and Li Hongzhang is not willing to get rid of them easily, because the interests of the army involved are too huge.

But Xu Huaijin backed Zhang Peilun, his hand was up and down, and he carried out a large-scale rectification cleanly, for those who dared to make trouble, all of them were dealt with by military law, and the people who interceded above were also pushed back by Xu Huaijin.

Zhang Peilun sighed secretly, hoping that next, Lord Zhongtang would be able to withstand the pressure below and cultivate this young man well, with momentum. Energetic, talented, not frizzy, is a talent, but it is not easy to offend those colleagues with old qualifications, and it will be much more difficult to walk in the future.

But no matter what, you have to listen to the difficulties in front of you. The blue wolf had just sent back the military information, and the army of more than 10,000 people led by Li Bingheng was defeated in Rongcheng Bay. Completely routed by the Japanese army, more than 10,000 Japanese troops were marching rapidly towards the Weihai Weinan Gang Battery.

In front of him, the Weihai Weinan Gang Fort, only these 3,000 people, there is still a part left, stick to the fort, and there are only more than 2,000 people who can go to block it, how can they withstand tens of thousands of Japanese elites, you must know that even if Li Bingheng has tens of thousands of troops. It only lasted less than two days before he fled!

Just as Zhang Peilun sighed, Meng Qingyou broke into the room with excitement on his face, and shouted repeatedly: "My lord, my lord, good news!" ”

Xu Huaijin looked up at Meng Qingyou and asked, "Qingyou." What makes you happy like this? ”

Meng Qingyou smiled and said: "My lord, good news, I led people to inspect Weihaiwei's arsenal, and it was full of new guys, and there were more than 20 Krupp retreat heavy guns alone." There are countless shells, and the Type 88 Mauser rifle has more than 5,000 in it, and there must be at least 1,000 boxes of bullets! ”

Xu Huaijin was overjoyed when he heard this, this is timely rain, with these guys, at least he no longer has to worry about his equipment level. Xu Huaijin shouted: "Go, take someone to transport all these things out, escort them to Motianling, and immediately send them down, ready to fight!" ”

"Wait!" Zhang Peilun hurriedly drank Xu Huaijin and said: "Ziyu, don't be impulsive, Weihaiwei's arsenal must not have a military department or a letter from Lord Zhongtang, otherwise once it is reported, it will be a serious crime." ”

Xu Huaijin looked at Zhang Peilun solemnly and said: "Mr. Youqiao, let me ask, if the north and south forts of Weihaiwei are lost, will our arsenal still belong to us, rather than leaving it to the Japanese army, it is better for us to directly use it to block the Japanese army, and adding more has become a chance of victory, without this batch of munitions, our weapons are backward, how can we withstand the attack of the Japanese army?" ”

"This ......" Zhang Peilun was also hesitant in his heart, and finally said: "Okay, then I will call Lord Zhongtang now to ask for instructions, and you will ship it out first, I hope that Lord Zhongtang will not blame the general for the sake of the urgency of the situation." ”

Xu Huaijin replied firmly: "The general is not subject to the order of the foreign monarch, the situation is urgent, please ask Mr. Youqiao for the matter of the Lord Zhongtang, and the cub can not be delayed here, you need to rush to Motianling to command the front line to block the Japanese army, Mr. also quickly contacted Yuan Xiangcheng in the north and asked him to support quickly." For three days, my 2,000 Qing troops can hold out on to Motianling for three days, and if the time is longer, there will be no certainty in the future. Please also ask Mr. Youqiao to urge Yuan Xiangcheng to march as soon as possible, lest the Weihaiwei Fort be lost, once the fort is lost, our Beiyang Naval Division will be really dangerous! ”

Zhang Peilun took a deep breath and said: "Ziyu, you go, leave the matter here to me, be more careful, if you really can't do anything, protect yourself, after all, there is a huge difference in strength, even if you lose Motianling, Lord Zhongtang and the court will not be embarrassed by you." ”

Xu Huaijin nodded and replied: "Sir, this time, Huaijin will never retreat, once I retreat, the fort will be lost, and the sailor will die, remember the words below, try to let Yuan Xiangcheng arrive at Motianling as soon as possible, otherwise it will ......"

Xu Huaijin didn't say what he said next, he resolutely turned around and walked out of the room, taking Meng Qingyou away.

Zhang Peilun looked dazed, this young man is so determined, so broad, he even gave up his life for the sake of the sailor, since he is so desperate, if he doesn't work hard to do the next thing, then I'm too sorry for him.

Zhang Peilun picked up the pen, wrote hard, wrote the telegram to Li Hongzhang and Yuan Shikai, and hurried to the telegraph office.

At this time, the Japanese army, has been under the leadership of Kuroki Weizhen, quickly advancing towards the Motianling, Kuroki Weizhen is a well-known general in the Japanese military circles, well aware of the truth of the speed of the soldiers, they must be before the Qing army reacts, quickly through the Motianling and Yang Fengling, directly into the Nanbang Fort, as long as they arrive at the Nanbang Fort in the early morning of tomorrow, then launch a night attack on the fort, in one go, take the fort, so as to advance the plan of land and water pincer attack, annihilation of the Beiyang Naval Division.

Kuroki repeatedly urged the Japanese army to speed up the march, and even released the cavalry wing of Fugang Tianyou, who had rushed back, to open the way in front, and a cavalry wing, more than 1,000 people, rushed to the front and rushed to Motianling.

The earth-shattering battle is about to begin! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )

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