With a clang, the exquisite blue and white teacup in Cixi's green white hand suddenly shattered on the ground, and before Zhang Zhidong could react, Cixi stood up suddenly: "What did you say?" You're saying it again. In addition to a little panic, there was more disbelief.

"Lafayette, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang called, Liu Jun led the battleships of the Beiyang Naval Division, and has defeated the Fujian Naval Division in the lower reaches of Luoxing Tower, the Fujian Naval Division Admiral Hagel was killed, and the Fujian Jianning General Soldier who supervised the battle in the naval division was killed. Adjutant General Hu Biao led the remaining naval divisions to surrender to Liu Jun, and now, Liu Jun is already attacking the Fuzhou Fort. Zhang Zhidong just said less nonsense at this time, so he made the content of the telegram clear in a few words.

With a snap, Cixi, who has always been the first in etiquette, didn't care about her identity as the emperor, and suddenly stretched out her white hand and snatched the telegram in Zhang Zhidong's hand and watched it word by word.

Finished. Cixi exclaimed, took a step back, and sat down on the marble bench in the gazebo.

She didn't expect Liu Jun to go to war, or rather, Cixi never thought of going to war with Liu Jun.

At the beginning, Xu Yingqi, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, closed the Fuzhou Ship Administration Bureau and took over the Fujian Navy Division, in fact, it was to teach Liu Jun a small lesson, she wanted Liu Jun to know that the imperial court is the imperial court after all, and it is not the object of your slaughter.

But now, this Liu Jun actually raised troops to attack Fuzhou, what is this for, old ancestor, who can tell me what stimulated this rebellious minister and thief.

Cixi was cold all over her body, in Fujian and Zhejiang, there are now less than 30,000 people in the Eight Banners Army, even if you add the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, there are only more than 40,000 people, let these 40,000 soldiers who only know how to eat the food of the imperial court but do nothing to stop Liu Jun from attacking Fuzhou, she knows that it is not realistic at all.

"Lafayette, Xu Yingqi, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, has now personally boarded the fort to supervise the army's engagement, and he asked Lafayette what to do." Zhang Zhidong looked at Cixi cautiously and said the content of the second half again.

What to do, what can I do now, Liu Jun took Northeast Outer Mongolia and Liaodong, these can be tolerated by himself, but in the south, most of the taxes of the imperial court come from the Yuliangjiang area. Liangjiang is close to Fujian and Zhejiang, and if Liu Jun gains a foothold in Fujian, Liangjiang will be greatly threatened.

I had to fight with Liu Jun head-on. Anyway, Fujian said that it couldn't give Liu Jun anything.

"Go and bring Rong Lu to the mourning family." Cixi thought for a long time before she lightly said her decision, and now, she can only have a good fight with Liu Jun in the south.

With a snap, Cixi threw the telegram on the ground at once, and looked at Zhang Zhidong coldly: "Tell Xu Yingqi that before the reinforcements arrived, he lost the fort and Fuzhou, and mourned his family and destroyed his nine clans." The cold tone made Zhang Zhidong's body tremble slightly, and he knew that Cixi had decided to start a war with Liu Jun in the south. To give an order, it is to expel the guest, Zhang Zhidong understood these truths, slightly bowed his hand, and Zhang Zhidong retreated.

Not long after, Li Lianying, who was ordered to call Rong Lu, brought in Rong Lu with a puzzled face.

On the way here, he already knew from Li Lianying that the imperial court decided to let his new army go south and fight with Liu Jun, who was making trouble in Fujian, and knew that he couldn't refuse, as soon as he came to Cixi, he didn't stop Cixi from going to war like the previous times, but patted his chest and said that he would definitely make Liu Jun unable to eat and go around.

Cixi, who had always been worried, expressed her loyalty when she saw Rong Lu, and her heart was like a fall, but this time Liu Jun fought with herself, and she did not forget her ally, that is, Japan.

Since both sides made it clear in the agreement at that time that no matter who was attacked by Liaodong, they would start a war against Liu Jun in the fastest possible time, and now that Liu Jun had begun to attack himself, then Japan, which signed the secret agreement, would attack Liaodong according to the agreement.

But this matter is his own secret, or rather, it is a secret that only a few people know except for the emperor. And the person who implements this is Ronglu.

Raising his eyes and looking at Rong Lu who was kneeling on the ground, Cixi motioned for the personnel to leave, and this time stood up and came to Rong Lu's side: "Where is Japan, what are you going to do?" ”

What to do, Rong Lu is not a fool, he can hear the meaning of Cixi's words.

Nodding slightly: "Lafayette, don't worry, I immediately sent a secret telegram to the Japanese minister, and then led the third town to the south immediately." After Rong Lu finished speaking, he saw Cixi close his eyes, he knew that Cixi allowed his plan, and he didn't speak, turned around and walked out.

Fuzhou, although it is already afternoon, but the sea surface of Luoxing Tower in Fuzhou is rumbling with cannon and gunsmoke billowing at this time.

The Ruojing, Qiaoli, and Yinsen, which were swimming in a straight line on the sea, were fiercely attacking the No. 2 battery, the most important in Fuzhou, with their main guns and side-chord artillery fire.

On the bridge of the Qiaoli, Liu Jun looked at the Fuzhou Fort that was bombed by naval guns in the distance and was full of smoke, and his teeth itched.

miscalculated, Liu Jun couldn't wait to jump into the sea.

Originally, his plan was that after the Flying Eagle was attacked, he would press on the warship together. After capturing the Fuzhou fort in the shortest possible time, then let the army land directly and take Fuzhou.

However, I didn't expect that the shore fire of the Fuzhou Fort was so fierce, and for five hours, not only did it not even touch the edge of the land, but it also made the Flying Eagle, which entered the port first, reimbursed and sank in the sea area of Luoxingta by the coastal defense artillery fire of the Fuzhou Fort.

In the first battle, the Beiyang Naval Division suffered the blow of the loss of a warship, which made Liu Jun, and even Li He's face unbearable, and they found through the telescope that it was the No. 2 battery that sank the Flying Eagle not long ago, and the No. 2 battery was the most fierce and powerful of the forts in Fuzhou.

Capture the thief and capture the king first. Looking at the No. 2 Battery, Liu Jun directly ordered that he would not go to Fuzhou without smoothing the No. 2 Battery.

Boom Boom Boom ...... The rapid-fire guns on the side chords of the Hashidate and the 320-mm main gun once again erupted a burst of fire, and the overwhelming shells smashed into the Fuzhou battery again.

"Head, the battery is too firepower. We can't get any close. Zhong Lin saw that a lot of artillery fire fell outside the fort, and immediately stomped his feet and ran to Liu Jun to complain.

It's not nonsense, I have already discovered this problem, but what can I do now, if I don't hit the fort and take it, let the transport ship go, it will be an early death.

"Lao Tzu saw it," looking at the artillery fire in the distance, and after looking at the Flying Eagle with the mast still exposed on the water and the Yellow Dragon Flag fluttering in Huanzi, Liu Jun slapped his hand on the railing of the Qiaoli with an angry slap.

Li Heye, who had been standing on the bridge, walked up, looked at Liu Jun and said cautiously: "Marshal, the firepower of the Fuzhou Fort is too fierce, completely beyond our imagination, from the perspective of our subordinates, if we want to completely take the Fuzhou Fort, we have to start from the land."

On land, I have also thought about it, the problem is that when I led the troops to set off, I didn't bring much land at all, just one division, if this is to separate a division, once it lands in Fujian, then it will definitely be surrounded and intercepted by thousands or even tens of thousands of Qing troops.

Hate, if there is still a division in his hands, how can he fall to such a point.

"Lao Li, I also want to land from the side of Fujian, and then detour back to the fort. But now we don't have enough troops, and we can't accomplish our goals at all. Spreading out his hands, Liu Jun made a helpless movement.

Also, even if he goes back to transfer troops now, it will take several days, a few days, enough time for the Qing army of Fuzhou Fort to repair the fort, rather than giving him time to repair, it is better to strengthen the attack and take the opportunity to take the fort.

Zheng Yiqian has been looking at where the three men are with sad faces, she has heard it just now, these people are because of the problem of military strength.

"I said, are you guys getting your heads caught in the door, aren't there tens of thousands of troops around here?"

As soon as Zheng Yiqian's words came out, the three of them were puzzled, there are Qing troops nearby, and there are tens of thousands of troops there, this is not talking nonsense.

"Daughter-in-law, don't tease," Liu Jun looked depressed.

"Whoever teased you, don't you want your army in Guangdong."

it? Liu Jun exclaimed, how could he forget that in Liangguang, there are not only tens of thousands of troops, but also a navy.

"Li He, immediately send the Flying Leopard to Guangdong and tell the old man what happened here."