Lushun Headquarters, Liu Jun is now angry in his heart with a trace of regret.

He didn't expect that the imperial court would be so unappreciative. Not only did they not stop attacking, but they also continued to push forward with intensification.

For the sake of domestic peace, after occupying Shengjing, he not only came down to Duan Qirui and stationed on the spot, but also asked Feng Guozhang, who was advancing towards Xingcheng, to stop and defend on the spot, all in order to give the imperial court a sincerity.

What I didn't expect was that my hot face was sticking to other people's cold buttocks, and the court didn't care about his sincerity at all, nor did he care that he would dig his ancestral grave.

"What the hell is it." Liu Jun looked at Zhong Lin's departing back and scolded dissatisfied.

He hated a little, why did he let Feng Guozhang stop the attack in the first place, if he had entered Xingcheng at that time, then the current Second Corps would not have been in full swing with others near Xingcheng.

Moreover, according to the news from Feng Guozhang and Shanhaiguan. At present, Rong Lu's main force has been pulled out, and it is estimated that it will arrive in Xingcheng tomorrow and join the Qing army in Xingcheng. At that time, the Qing army of nearly 40,000 people will press towards Jinzhou. It is inevitable that there will be a big war in Jinzhou.

He can see that this time the court is iron-hearted to fight with him, and if he wants to end this long war, there is only one way, and that is to beat the court hard. As long as the court is beaten and hated, the court will withdraw its troops.

"Head, Li He is here." Zhong Lin's voice appeared in front of him. Liu Jun raised his eyes, smiled slightly, and stood up. After greeting each other, Liu Jun gestured to the two of them with his hand, and then several of them walked to the map together.

Looking at the map, Liu Jun pointed to a place with his finger. Turning his head, he asked Li He next to him: "Is it possible to land here?" ”

"Qinhuangdao" Li He said in surprise.

"Yes. : Liu Jun nodded.

He decided that this time, not only to give the court a dismount, but also to eat the Rong Lu who came to attack.

After Zhong Lin left, he thought for a while, if he wanted to eat Rong Lu, he could only cut off his back road.

To cut off Ronglu's back road into the Northeast, the easiest way is to take Shanhaiguan and then defend Shanhaiguan.

And he will order Duan Qirui's Third Corps to go south, join the Second Corps, and eat Rong Lu.

Liu Jun didn't believe that if he ate Rong Lu, the court would not stop.

However, where is Shanhaiguan, if it is attacked by land, it is impossible, so Liu Jun thought at that time to use the navy, transport army soldiers to the vicinity of Shanhaiguan, and then carry out a surprise attack on Shanhaiguan.

After thinking about it, Liu Jun remembered Qinhuangdao. Here in Qinhuangdao, it is only more than ten miles away from Shanhaiguan. If the landing force had landed in the dark, then in less than two hours the troops would have been able to reach Shanhaiguan.

However, Liu Jun was in the army, and he did not know whether Qinhuangdao was suitable for landing. So he personally asked and made the final decision.

Li He listened to Liu Jun's words and looked at Liu Jun's motionless eyes. Bowing his head and pondering, Li He raised his head after a while"

Dashuai, Qinhuangdao is indeed suitable for landing, but where the water area is very shallow, it is not suitable for the escort of large armored warships. ”

The most important thing is to be able to log in. Liu Jun waved his hand, thought for a moment and asked again: "Do you see what warship is suitable for where." ”

"Dashuai, at present, where to enter, I'm afraid there are only Pingyuan, Jiyuan, and Guangbing. As well as torpedo boats, and others, I'm afraid, a little embarrassed. Li He said this, his face was a little ugly.

Liu Jun smiled slightly, patted Li He, Liu Jun turned to look at Zhong Lin who was standing on the side: "Tell Wu Hao immediately to transfer out the first division of the Praetorian Guard." Immediately go to the port, wait for transshipment, and then be escorted by the navy to Qinhuangdao, and after landing, immediately occupy Shanhaiguan. ”

"Head, you send the Praetorian Guard, if." Zhong Lin's reminder of this life.

"Don't be afraid, no one in Lushun can beat me now." Liu Jun waved his hand confidently.

In the Lushun Military Port, the Pingyuan, the Jiyuan, and the Guangbing, which were patrolling outside the port, had slowly anchored to the third pier, and on the slightest wharf, rows of soldiers of the Praetorian Guard were lining up in a long line, boarding the two transport ships in a nervous and orderly manner.

"Well, how long will it take for the army to be loaded." On the deck of the Jiyuan, Yan Fu, who was in charge of the escort mission this time, calmly asked the first mate beside him.

The first mate looked at the time, and then at the soldiers who were boarding the ship in the harbor. Bow your head and ponder: "Chief of Staff, it is estimated that there is still an hour."

An hour, after Yan Fu heard this time, he raised his hand and looked at the time, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon, if it was later. Then there is no guarantee that you will arrive in Qinhuangdao in the second half of the night tonight.

"Order, let the army speed up the landing. In addition, the escort ships immediately increased the amount of coal they filled and increased the steam pressure, and when all the troops were on board, they immediately set sail. ”

"Yes," the first mate nodded.

Qinhuangdao, because it is not an important military town, so, in peacetime, the general army of Shanhaiguan does not have many troops stationed in Qinhuangdao, only about 200 people. However, after the war with Liaodong, Qinhuangdao became the place where the army transferred grain and grass, and the general army of Shanhaiguan did not dare to slack off, so it increased to 500 people. Defend Qinhuangdao and carry out the transfer of materials to the front-line army.

Originally, there were 200 Qing troops guarding the seaside, but today, a batch of important people had just been transported from the city, and no one was guarding them, so the garrison transferred these 200 people back to Qinhuangdao.

In the eyes of the garrison, the situation of the Liaodong Army coming from the sea is not big, because the waters of Qinhuangdao are not suitable for large warships to sail at all, and he knows that the sailors of Liaodong are the Beiyang sailors from afar, and he has seen those big guys. Those things, you can't get in here at all.

In the dark night, the residents of Qinhuangdao were already asleep. If someone is on the beach at this time, they can see by the faint moonlight where there are several warships flying the dragon flag on the shore not far away.

This is the fleet of the Beiyang Naval Division that transported the attack on Shanhaiguan.

On the bridge of the Jiyuan, Yan Fu, who was the commander of the escort this time, raised his hand and looked at the time, it was already about four o'clock.

Alas, Yan Fu sighed, then closed his eyes.

After waiting for a few hours, the day will be bright, and if the army cannot complete the landing by then, then it will be exposed to the Qing army.

He frowned. Yan Fu opened his eyes, looked at the sky once, turned his head to the first mate beside him and asked, "Go and ask, how long will it take for the army to speed up." ”

The first mate nodded and stepped off the bridge.

After a while, the first mate ran back.

"Chief of Staff, Commander Wu said, it will take about two more hours."

For two hours, Yan Fu suddenly fell into deep thought.

The war room of the headquarters of the Arthur Army. Liu Jun folded his arms and stood alone in front of the map in a daze.

Zhong Lin walked in, saw where Liu Jun had been alone for nearly three hours, poured a cup of tea for Liu Jun, and handed it to Liu Jun, Zhong Lin asked suspiciously: "Head, you have been standing here for three hours, what are you thinking?" ”

Seeing that it was Zhong Lin, Liu Jun smiled slightly, took a sip of tea, then slowly walked to the position and sat down, and said lightly: "I'm wondering, if I mobilize Duan Qirui's army to go south to cooperate with Feng Guozhang to attack Ronglu, then Duan Qirui's other army in Shengjing can resist the attack of Jilin General Changshun."

General Jilin, Zhong Lin turned his head to the map all of a sudden, looked at Jilin, and after a little thought, Zhong Lin said suspiciously: "Head, I haven't heard that General Jilin is going to attack us, and besides, the intelligence station has not sent any information." ”

"No, it doesn't mean that people don't act," Liu Jun finished speaking, and slowly closed his eyes.

Although Liu Jun also knows that there is no troop transfer on the Jilin side at present, who can guarantee that after he transfers the army to the south, Changshun will not suddenly mobilize the Eight Banners cavalry to counterattack Shengjing.

In fact, after the troops attacking Shanhaiguan left Lushun, Liu Jun had been thinking about transferring Duan Qirui's main force down, cooperating with Feng Guozhang, and attacking Rong Lu in two ways, but when he really wanted to make a decision, Liu Jun thought of a problem.

That is, above Shengjing, there is also a Jilin general.