"Zhongtang, you know, although I am at odds with Liaodong, I also hate the Japanese, now that Liaodong is going to attack Japan, there is no need for me to pull back on it, don't worry, I will give Li Yuanhong an order immediately after I go back, so that the soldiers on the front line will retreat ten kilometers."

En, Zhang Zhidong nodded, he agreed with Songpan's suggestion very much, but there was one point, Zhang Zhidong was still a little worried in his heart, that is, how to explain to Cixi Lafayette. Taking a deep breath, Zhang Zhidong stood up from his chair: "If we retreat the troops ten kilometers, the imperial court?" ”

Songpan is an understanding person, and immediately heard the meaning from Zhang Zhidong's mouth, that is, how to explain, Songpan smiled slightly, put down the tea bowl in his hand and said with a smile: "Zhongtang, look at the present, the emperor does not go to the early court for three or four days, and Lafayette also stays in the Buddha hall all day, where is there still time to ask about this matter, as long as we can block the news, how will the court know." ”

What Songpan said was also right, Zhang Zhidong nodded: "Then let's do this, let's make a joint effort to let the Qing troops retreat ten kilometers from all over the country." After Zhang Zhidong finished speaking, he signaled to go to the military aircraft department and issued a document to him.

Lushun Headquarters, since the order was issued to Wang Shizhen, Liu Jun began to wait in the office for news from Wang Shizhen and Chengdu, but it has been a day today, and there is still no news, and Wang Shizhen has not reported any plans for any exercises, which makes Liu Jun very confused.

"What is Wang Shizhen doing, why hasn't he sent a telegram to Lao Tzu until now." Liu Jun, who turned around from the map, asked Zheng Yiqian, who was standing beside him.

"What are you panicking about, your telegram was only sent yesterday, no matter how fast he is, he will convene a meeting of his subordinates and study the exercise plan, and besides, there has been no response to your telegram to Zhang Zhidong so far, if you rashly launch the exercise, and Zhang Zhidong and others just decided that the troops should take action at that time, wouldn't it be self-defeating at that time."

Hearing Zheng Yiqian say this, Liu Jun nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, my daughter-in-law is right, I'm too anxious." After speaking, Liu Jun took a few steps forward and helped Zheng Yiqian to the chair and sat down, and then looked at the room: "Zhong Lin, where did this guy go." ”

"In the telegraph room, don't you tell him to let you know if he has news?" Zheng Yiqian said.

Not to mention that he had forgotten, he did ask Zhong Lin to go to the telegraph room in the morning and wait for information at any time.

"Forget it, it's a hot day, the telegraph room is too hot, there's no need to let him be there, you go and let him come back." Liu Jun said after thinking for a while.

Zheng Yiqian nodded, stood up, and as soon as he walked to the door, he saw that Zhong Lin had already picked up a telegram and walked in.

"Head, Wang Shizhen telegram." After Zhong Lin finished speaking, he quickly handed the telegram to Liu Jun.

"Head, Wang Shizhen said on the telegram that just last night, the Qing troops in various places and our troops withdrew to a distance of 10 kilometers in nearly four hours, and in addition, Zhang Qing also called and the Qing troops in the direction of Yunnan also retreated 10 kilometers."

It seems that Zhang Zhidong will no longer pull his hind legs in the back, and the army who thought of this handed the telegram to Zheng Yiqian on the side.

Zhong Lin on the side waited until Zheng Yiqian finished reading the telegram, and then he said to you: "Head, Wang Shizhen asked if it is necessary to launch a military exercise against the imperial court.

There was no need at all, and the imperial court suddenly ordered the army to retreat ten kilometers, just to give itself a signal that he could deal with Japan with confidence.

Come and don't be rude, since you can retreat ten kilometers, I can too, thinking of this, the army raised his head and looked at Zhong Lin: "Send a telegram to the imperial military headquarters, and the armies on the front line should retreat ten kilometers." ”

This? Zhong Lin was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood Liu Jun's intentions, so he nodded and turned around and walked out.

"I didn't expect that you would be so generous and let the troops retreat ten kilometers." Zheng Yiqian on the side said with a surprised look.

Looking at Zheng Yiqian's expression, Liu Jun held back his mouth, as if he was slamming the door: "Everyone knows how to be polite, we also have to be polite." The person who said that there is a difference between me retreating 10 kilometers and retreating 20 kilometers. It's not a matter of minutes if you want to get it back. After saying this, Liu Jun came to the front and back of the map, looked at the area around Vladivostok, and asked lightly: "Did you send a telegram to Li He?" ”

"It was sent, and it is estimated that at this time, Li He has already received a telegram." Zheng Yiqian nodded and said.

Just two hours after sending a telegram to Wang Shizhen, Liu Jun asked Zheng Yiqian **** to send a telegram to Li He in Vladivostok, asking him to return to Lushun immediately, and at the same time, the commander of the ten corps, including Ding Ruchang, and Qin Liang, the commander of the North Korean Corps, sent the telegram. There was only one reason for summoning them, and that was to convene an emergency military meeting to discuss the plan for a war against Japan.

Vladivostok, the whistling sea breeze beats the mass, pushing the warships moored in the port densely packed up and down, in the temporary headquarters of the Liaodong Combined Fleet in Vladivostok. Li He, who was wearing a white navy uniform, stood quietly in front of the window, looking at the warship moored in the harbor in a quiet daze.

After receiving the order to intercept and attack Vladivostok, Li He, the First Fleet, and the Second Fleet were all ready for a fierce battle, but what they did not expect was that the Japanese Combined Fleet actually withdrew from Vladivostok one day earlier, that is, when the Second Fleet had just left the Tsushima Strait.

What Li He didn't expect, let alone what Li He didn't expect, was that when the Combined Fleet was evacuating, it actually sank all the fishing boats it had collected in the harbor, blocking the shipping lane, and even blowing up all the warehouses near Vladivostok. Although these substances do not belong to me in the first place, it is still a distress to think about it.

There was no way, and he could only order the Second Fleet to clear the channel, and finally clean up all the sunken ships the day before yesterday.

Even so, only one-third of the ships that can enter the port, and the rest are anchored outside the port, including the flagship Hongzhang.

"Report." A report interrupted Li He's thoughts, and when he turned around, he saw that the person who came in was his adjutant.

I saw the adjutant pick up a telegram in his hand, walked to Li He's side, handed the telegram to Li He and said: "Commander, Lushun is urgent, let the commander return to Lushun immediately, there must be no mistake." ”

Immediately returned, what happened, Li He took the telegram suspiciously, looked at it, and was immediately taken aback and put the telegram on the table.