Sea of Japan? , Li He looked at Liu Jun who was standing under the grape trellis with his hands on his waist in surprise, and he didn't understand why he led the Beiyang Navy Division to the Sea of Japan and what to do?

"Marshal, to the Sea of Japan?" Surprised, Lee and craned his neck.

"Yes, the Japanese owe us 50 million taels of silver, and when it's time to ask them to pay it back, you take the sailor to the Sea of Japan to shoot two guns to give him a wake-up call." Liu Jun took the fruit handed over by Zheng Yiqian and swallowed it into his stomach before slowly stating the reason.

It sounds comfortable, for this kind of threat and intimidation, the Liaodong Army and Navy have long been under the influence of Liu Jun, and they are very easy to do.

Li He is one of the top disciples, smiled slightly, Li He understood what Liu Jun meant, nodded and turned to leave.

After Li He returned to the Admiralty and immediately summoned all the pipe bands to publicize the order, he had already been indignant at the naval divisions that Japan had been vigorously supporting the cruisers of about 3,000 tons in the past two years, and they all said that as long as the commander agreed, they would take Zoseburg.

In the past two years, Japan was restricted by the "Tianjin Treaty" and the tonnage of the navy could not exceed 3,000 tons, so Japan vigorously purchased cruisers of more than 2,000 tons.

By March of this year, the Combined Fleet already had five 2,000-ton cruisers, and with the addition of Matsushima Itsukushima, which had escaped death that year, the Japanese Combined Fleet had begun to break up again.

In the Lushun Military Port, the main warships of the Beiyang Naval Division are quietly moored.

Bell. The sound of an urgent assembly suddenly resounded through the Lushun Military Port. The Beiyang Naval Division, which was as calm as water just now and could not see the sailors at all, ran out of the cabins in an instant after the bell rang, and then arrived at its own combat position.

Thick smoke billowed and the whistle sounded, and after more than ten minutes, the Beiyang Naval Division anchored in the military port began to slowly leave the military port under the leadership of the Hashidate, thinking of the distant east.

Prime Minister's Office, Ito Hirofumi closed his eyes with a sad face and sat on the chair and sighed non-stop, ten days, the Imperial Council and the Diet have been held several times, but until now, no result has been discussed, whether to compensate the Qing Dynasty for the war or ignore the Qing Dynasty and pay the British construction money first.

At the present meeting, there were two main factions, one was headed by the Minister of War to pay the Qing Dynasty's indemnity first, and the other was the Minister of the Navy, who demanded that the shipbuilding in Britain be paid first.

Each had a reason, which left Emperor Meiji in a dilemma, and in the end, Meiji threw the ball to Hirobumi Ito and asked him to deal with the matter.

In the past two days, the Admiralty and War Secretaries have not come here once or twice, but they have all come for the same purpose, hoping to support their opinions.

To be sure, Ito wanted to support the Admiralty, after all, if Japan wanted to develop and gain territory outward, it had to have a strong navy to rely on. The navy is everything to Japan, however, in the face of the Beiyang Naval Division, which is not what it used to be. Ito Hirobumi did not dare to make a decision, he feared that the Beiyang Navy would visit Japan again.

This is a huge threat. A decision that makes people have to be cautious.

The meeting had already been held three days ago, and now he had not made a decision on whether to pay compensation to the Qing State first or pay the money for the purchase of warships.

To be precise, he is waiting, he is waiting for the reaction of the Qing Kingdom, and even more so the reaction of Liaodong.

He thought clearly, if Qing and Liaodong did not react after waiting for a few days, he would order that the purchase of warships be paid first, and on the contrary, the indemnity of Qing should be paid first.

"Prime Minister, it's not good." Inoue walked in anxiously through the door and placed a telegram on the table.

Ito opened his eyes helplessly, and picked up the telegram a little tired and lazily.

"The main force of the Beiyang Naval Division is all dispatched, and its whereabouts are unknown."

With a bang, Ito Hirobumi suddenly jumped up from his chair like an electric shock, looked at the businessman with a hateful face, and his fingers trembled: "Quick, notify the Combined Fleet, all of them will be dispatched to the Sea of Japan." Be sure to find the Beiyang Sailors"

In the Sea of Japan, huge fleets were moving slowly forward in two columns, and the whistling hot wind whipped up a salty smell and blew the flags on the masts of each army. On the flag that was about to be torn apart by the sea breeze, there was a yellow dragon.

The Yellow Dragon Banner, the flag of the Beiyang Naval Division Fleet of the Great Qing Dynasty.

On the bridge of the Hashidate, Li He, who was in a white cloak, raised his binoculars from time to time and watched everything in the Sea of Japan.

After departing from the Lushun Military Port, he himself led the main forces of the Beiyang Naval Division, Zhenyuan Dingyuan, Ruojing, Yinsen, Shichang, Buchan, Jiyuan, as well as Hashidate and five torpedo cruisers, to advance to the Sea of Japan at a speed of 12, two days, this morning. The fleet entered the waters of Japan.

Strange, why didn't you see a Japanese warship, Li He frowned, there was no Japanese warship like a knife, then if you didn't get it right, you would have to work in vain. The goal of threatening Japan will not be achieved at all.

"The commander is worried that he won't be able to touch the Combined Fleet, right?" Yan Fu, the chief of staff on the side, saw the worry on Li He's face, and stepped forward and asked.

Li He nodded slightly, he was indeed a little worried.

"Commander, don't worry, the main force of our Beiyang Naval Division is dispatched, and the Japanese spies in Lushun will inevitably inform Japan of our situation, and according to our subordinates, we will definitely be able to meet the combined fleet."

Having said that, Li He was still a little uneasy, bowed his head slightly and thought about it, Li He turned around and said, "Order all ships to search carefully." ”

Yan Fu nodded, turned around and went to give the order.

"Northwest side, smoke found."

"In the northwest, a lot of smoke was found."

"Discover the Japanese Combined Fleet." The sailors on the lookout finally let out a heart-rending cry three hours later.

The grass mud horse finally appeared. I've been waiting for you for a long time. Li He, who was on the bridge, suddenly raised the telescope in his hand, and sure enough, in the northwest direction of his own fleet, a large amount of smoke appeared. "Ships reload live ammunition and wait for orders." Li He gritted his teeth and looked at the smoke in the distance. Wide-eyed orders.

Li He is not good at stubble, and in addition to the fact that today he was originally threatening Japan and asking Japan to repay the money, Li He, who has always had no good impression of Japan, directly ordered all ships to adjust their guns and aim their guns at the Combined Fleet.

"Commander, they turned their guns and aimed them at us." On the Matsushima, a sailor trembled and told Ito, who was standing aside, what he saw.

Yaga, when Ito Yuhiro heard this, he immediately smashed his fist on the railing of the bridge.

Ito Yuheng, whose eyes were about to erupt with fire, widened his eyes and gritted his teeth as he looked at the Beiyang Naval Division in the distance, eager to order a war immediately, but he didn't dare.

The Beiyang Naval Division is no longer what it used to be, not to mention the current Combined Fleet, even if the Combined Fleet was in hand at that time, he would not dare.

He knows it well. Once a war with the Beiyang Naval Division starts today, then there will be only one result, and the combined fleet will be completely wiped out again.

Hey, Ito Yuheng closed his eyes helplessly, and he knew that the Beiyang Sailor would definitely come back.

As early as when the Imperial Council was convened and heard that the Great Qing Kingdom wanted to recover all the indemnities, Ito Yuheng strongly demanded that he must obey the will of the Qing Kingdom and hand over all the indemnities.

He is the commander of the combined fleet, and he knows that the strength of the current fleet does not have the strength to fight with the Beiyang Naval Division, and he understands better that the king of Liaodong is a guy who can do everything. If he really kept the request of the Tianjin Governor's Mansion and delayed the payment, he promised that the Beiyang Navy Division would definitely come to Japan.

Now, everything that has happened confirms what I think.

Patience, must endure, must endure until the two battleships return home. Thinking of this, Ito Yuheng reluctantly gave an order: "Fire the salute and tell them that we are on a routine patrol." ”

"Commander, they waved the flag and said it was a patrol."

What? Li He's eyes widened, he was a little unconvinced, the Japanese Combined Fleet would play such a flag. Raise the binoculars, who said no, the current combined fleet has begun to turn the bow of the ship and begin to move in the opposite direction to itself.

It's a cowardice. Li He, who wished that the United Fleet would shoot the first shot, reluctantly put down the telescope in his hand.

The Beiyang Navy Division came here to let the Combined Fleet see it, and now, the Combined Fleet has not only seen it, but also seen it very clearly, which makes it obvious that the purpose of coming here has been achieved, and the rest depends on Japan's meaning.

Li He believes that if Japan still doesn't know each other, I'm afraid that the next place where the Beiyang Navy Division will appear will not be the Sea of Japan, but Tokyo, Japan.

"Commander, what shall we do now?" Yan Fu looked helplessly at Li He who was standing aside.

What can I do, what else can I do, Li He raised his eyes and looked at Yan Fu, and shook his head helplessly: "Withdraw the live ammunition, and return to Lushun in place." ”