Hearing that the prince asked him to go over immediately, Ito Yuheng estimated that the army had already received the order, that is, to set off immediately, but there was one thing that Ito Yuheng didn't understand, what to do with this army in Siberia, could it be abandoned like this, it was a force of nearly 100,000 people, and he couldn't watch that new force being swallowed up by the Liaodong Army and the Tsarist Russian army.

Sometimes, the more worried you are, the more likely it will be. From the mouth of the attendant, Ito had already received general news that the troops in Siberia would form a westward march corps and fight all the way to the west, while the troops in the east would be immediately abandoned and all transported back to Japan.

Could it be that the heavens are going to die in Japan, Ito Yuhiro, who got the news, asked desperate questions in his heart.

Entering the headquarters of the Far Eastern Army in Vladivostok, which was originally the Far Eastern Governor's Palace, as soon as he entered the hall, he saw the commander of the Far Eastern Army, that is, the emperor's younger brother, sitting helplessly on the sofa, and on the table in front of him, the ashtray was already full of cigarette butts.

"Your Royal Highness, isn't you?" Ito was familiar with the prince, so there were no extra kind words, and he now wondered if the news of the withdrawal to Japan was true.

"Are we really going to abandon the 100,000 or so people in the west and abandon them in a foreign land?" Seeing the prince nodding, Ito Yuheng was a little excited, he really couldn't come out with this kind of thing.

Hey, the prince sitting on the sofa snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand again. stood up: "Then what else do you say we can do, a decisive battle with the Liaodong Army here, or a decisive battle between your navy and the Liaodong Navy." ”

This? One sentence stabbed the pain in Ito's heart.

The strength of the combined fleet is now unable to compete with the Beiyang Naval Division in Liaodong, and there is only one decisive battle here, he does not know the army, but he knows very well that it has been almost half a month, and the Far Eastern Army has not received any supplements.

Without ammunition replenishment, it would be a terrible nightmare for any unit commander and soldier.

As a last resort, Ito didn't want to waste too much time, took a deep breath, sat down, took off the military hat on his head and looked at the haggard prince in front of him: "When will you leave?" How many armies can you muster. ”

Seventy thousand? Seeing the gesture made by the prince with his hand, Ito Yuheng felt that the sky was spinning, and there were nearly 200,000 troops, and now there are only 70,000 people who can go back, which is probably something that has never happened in the history of Japan since the founding of the country.

"There are 30,000 people in Vladivostok, and now while the Liaodong Navy has not yet blockaded, I will transport these people back first, and we can transport as many as we can." The prince did not hesitate, he had already received an answer from the telegram from the base camp, the Liaodong Navy was willing to blockade Vladivostok at any time, and once Vladivostok was blocked, then a soldier should not think about transporting it back.

Without any further questioning, Ito Yuheng stood up: "In that case, then I will go back and arrange it immediately, I hope that your army can arrive at the port in the evening, and I will try to transport back one or two divisions in the second half of the night." ”

Both of them know very well that nothing matters now, the important thing is to be in a hurry with the Liaodong Navy, the two of them know the Liaodong Intelligence Bureau too well, it is simply pervasive. They believe that in this Vladivostok, there are Liaodong intelligence officers working. Today's first transport of troops, Liaodong intelligence personnel may not be aware of it, but the second time, it is not so simple, once the intelligence bureau has completed the investigation, it is bound to notify Lushun as soon as possible, and Lushun, who has received the situation, will certainly send warships to intercept it, at that time, the combined fleet can only interrupt the transportation and withdraw to Japan in its last resort.

"Prince, it's better for you to set off with the troops tonight." Yuhyuk Ito, who stood up and was about to leave, remembered the safety of the route this time and said softly.

The prince did not show any expression, nor did he object, but nodded, and agreed.

Since the occupation of Vladivostok, it has been a major station related to the front line and the transportation and transshipment of materials, and it is also to prevent the enemy from attacking from the sea. Therefore, when the troops moved westward, the prince left four divisions scattered within a range of more than 30 kilometers from Vladivostok, and on the periphery, there were three divisions, and he could withdraw now, just a few troops, and the rest of the soldiers were all transferred to Siberia, and now Duan Qirui's army was cut off.

Thinking of all the hell is in pain.

Seeing Ito Yuhyung walking out, the prince stood up and looked at the adjutant standing beside him: "Order, let the second division and the third division evacuate at eight o'clock tonight and arrive at the Vladivostok military port within two hours." ”

There is no way to do anything, how many people from the Liaodong Intelligence Bureau are in Vladivostok, where are these people, and there is no information on everything. This means that if you act in the daytime, you will inevitably let these damn flies find out, so the night is the most hidden time, and the best time to retreat.

The same is true of Ito, who, after returning to the naval headquarters, did not immediately let the ships be filled with coal, but still sent a patrol fleet to patrol the sea as if nothing had happened.

This kind of taste, not to mention how uncomfortable it is for the two of them. The withdrawal of troops is still sneaky. It's all unfortunate to think about.

At night in Vladivostok, the sea breeze pushes the waves to the shore while blowing up and down.

On the deck of the battleship Mikasa, Yuhiro Ito had boarded the warship since the afternoon and stood motionless on the deck looking at the shifting sun.

The battleship Mikasa, originally fought in Vladivostok against the Russian Pacific Fleet. was beaten by others and sat on the bottom, and it took less than half a month to get it up.

Finally, I hope for the stars and the moon. Ito finally saw the sun, which was as red as snow, sinking into the sea.

Finally, in the anxious waiting, darkness finally came.

Ono, who had also changed into a brand new military uniform, saw that the sky was already on the riverbank, so he opened the door of the headquarters and walked forward to Ito Yuhiro: "Your Excellency, commander, see if you can." ”

"Let's get started." Taking a deep breath, Ito looked at the dark window not far from the port and gave the order.

Crunch, even on Mikasa's deck, you can hear the sound of the dark door opening in the distance.