Forced to this extent by Liaodong, Ito Hirobumi wanted to die, and when Inoue Xin walked out, Ito Hirobumi walked to the table next to him in a few steps, grabbed the wine bottle and poured it into his mouth. I hope to be able to get drunk and relieve a thousand sorrows.

In the Yellow Sea, the First Fleet, which had been out of Vladivostok for two days, was galloping in the direction of Arthur at a speed of eleven knots.

"How long will it take for the fleet to arrive in Arthur?" On the deck of the battleship Ningyuan, Yan Fu, who was wearing a cloak, put down the binoculars in his hand and asked the first mate beside him.

"Report to the Chief of Staff, it will take another three hours." The first mate looked at the coordinates and replied in the affirmative.

"Immediately let the Flying Eagle use the array and go to Lushun to report the news, the fleet will arrive in three hours, and request to clear the route and let the fleet enter." Yan Fu, who lowered his head and thought for a while, gave an order.

On the high mast, the signal man of the Ningyuan waved the signal flag in his hand and quickly extended the signal to the torpedo cruiser Flying Eagle nearly 500 meters away from him.

A few minutes later, the Flying Eagle, which had been on the left, began to increase its speed from eleven knots to sixteen knots, and quickly broke away from its own team and began to move in the direction of Lushun.

Lushun Military Port, since the departure of the main force of Lushun, because of the need, therefore, a lot of civilian ships have been moored here.

A white torpedo cruiser of the same length of a meter was speeding towards the harbor, and the first flag was being spoken on the mast.

When the soldiers who had been on the lighthouse saw the flag, they immediately ran down the lighthouse, turned on their horses, and began to run towards the naval headquarters.

Command of the Navy. Li He kept walking back and forth in the hall, his order had been issued for nearly three days, and it stands to reason that the main force of the First Fleet should also arrive in Lushun, but now, the time has almost reached three days in the afternoon, and there is still no news coming, which makes Li He somewhat worried.

"Report, the First Fleet has sent a message from the Flying Eagle that the three fleets will arrive in two hours to request the clearance of the military port route." A staff officer walked in and reported loudly.

Li He, who had a long breath, didn't think about it: "Order the port, be sure to let all civilian ships leave the port within half an hour, in addition, notify the logistics, after the arrival of each ship, immediately add water and coal ammunition, each ship rest for a day, tomorrow at eight o'clock in the morning, the fleet set sail." ”

"Yes." After the staff officer answered like a bell, he turned around and walked out.

The day before yesterday, two hours after Li He's First Fleet in Vladivostok returned to Lushun, five transport ships anchored in the Port of Arthur also set off for Tianjin in the evening, where they took the 23rd Army to Lushun, and then set off with the fleet.

Li He estimated that the 23rd Army in Tianjin would be able to arrive today, and after the arrival of the First Fleet, it would take a day to rest, and then it would be just in time to set off the morning after tomorrow, and even if the Japanese spies knew about their actions, they would not have time to report and react.

In the Lushun Military Port, the civilian merchant ships that were originally anchored in the port did not have any objection after receiving the order, so they ordered the ships to start firing to make room for the warships. The sky in Lushun was suddenly shrouded in gray smoke.

An hour after the ships slowly left the port, the first fleet of the huge Liaodong Combined Fleet, led by the battleship Ningyuan, slowly entered the military port, and under the command of the officers and men of the lighthouse, they each entered the port and anchored, waiting for the addition of water, coal and cannonballs.

Thirty kilometers northeast of the town, the prime minister's temporary office residence. Since learning that the Lushun fleet is gone, Ito Hirobumi's heart has been tense, and if the Lushun fleet does not appear, then he doesn't know what Liaodong is going to do. He had already prepared for the worst, that is, the city of Tokyo and the coastal cities would be bombed by the Liaodong Lushun fleet, and it was a big deal, and he would review the matter at the cabinet meeting at that time.

Squeak. The tattered door opened again, and Ito Hirobumi, who had been thinking about the Arthur fleet in front of the map, looked back and saw that the person who had come in was his lieutenant, and in his hands, there were two telegrams.

The adjutant was ordered to go to the telegraph room to wait for a telegram about Liaodong, so as soon as he saw the adjutant come in, Ito Hirobumi immediately understood that there was a telegram from Liaodong.

Sure enough, the adjutant walked up to Ito Hirobumi and handed over a telegram and said, "Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Arthur fleet has entered the Port Arthur at dusk today. ”

Back to Lushun? Ito Hirobumi didn't believe it, and the Lushun fleet, which had suddenly disappeared for more than two days, actually returned to Lushun, which really made Ito Hirobumi scratch his head.

"Prime Minister, Tianjin Emergency Telegram, yesterday afternoon, the 20th Army in Tianjin suddenly boarded five transport ships, and then at about eight o'clock in the evening, left Tianjin, the specific destination is unknown.

Paralyzed, what does Liaodong want to do, why has the Lushun fleet not returned to Lushun, the 23rd Army in Tianjin is gone, what the hell is this called, the more I think about it, the more angry Ito Hirobumi looks at the telegram handed over, touches his head and says: "Go and inform Inoue Xin to come to see me." ”

There's no way, Liaodong definitely has something big, but I can't think of it, so I can only ask Inoue Xin what it means......

Ten minutes later, Inoue Xin hurriedly came to the office.

"You look at this?" After Ito finished speaking, he handed the two telegrams that were placed on the table to Inoue Shin.

Inoue Xin looked at it, was slightly stunned, stepped forward and said, "Your Excellency Prime Minister, there must be a conspiracy here. ”

Nonsense, of course there is a conspiracy, otherwise I would have asked you to do something. Ito Hirowen almost went crazy with anger, he knew that there was a conspiracy, no, it was a conspiracy, Liaodong was definitely going to attack somewhere, but where it would be, he couldn't think of it.

If it is to attack Tokyo, the strength of one army is obviously not enough, not to mention Tokyo, that is, any slightly larger place along the coast, this is impossible, but now, the telegram clearly states that the 23rd Army of the Liaodong Army has boarded the transport ship, while the others have not gone up to the army, where can an army fight, is it just to intimidate themselves, this is obviously impossible, after all, the Lushun fleet, all the way back, from Vladivostok to Lushun, must cooperate with the 23rd Army to do something. Otherwise, Liaodong is purely a master who has nothing to do when he is full.

"Send electricity to Lushun, and once you find out that the 23rd Army has arrived in Lushun, you will report back immediately." Looking down and thinking for a while, Ito Hirofumi said calmly.