The Lushun barracks was in full swing for training, and because of the urgency of time, there was no training for some unnecessary things, and there were two main ways of training, using guns and fighting bayonets.

Liu Jun got information from Zhong Lin that the Japanese army would attack Lushun by land and sea. Liu Jun, who got the news, did not dare to wait, and he immediately sent a distress signal to Tianjin and Weihai, hoping that Li Hongzhang could send reinforcements or the Beiyang Naval Division could hold back the enemy attacking at sea.

After sending the telegram, Liu Jun kept waiting in the telegram room, hoping to get a heart, but he sat for hours.

When Cheng Lin saw Liu Jun like this, he asked Liu Jun to go back first, and then wait here by himself.

Liu Jun returned to the barracks, and after eating something at random, he came to the training place and pointed out some movement essentials. Although he didn't know much about it, compared to these peasants, he was a master-level talent.

Due to lack of time, the new army conducted training in two shifts, and the entire new army, from a dozen or so people at the beginning to about 4,000 people in a brigade at present, was divided into two parts, training for two days during the day and 2,000 at night, and the rest of the people who came in went to the designated places for preparatory training.

After training the recruits, Liu Jun returned to his room. The first regiment had returned to Lushun overnight in the middle of the night yesterday, and after lunch, Liu Jun was ready to lead the first regiment to be stationed at the fort in the afternoon to assist the artillery in blocking the landing of the Japanese troops on the sea.

Not long after he sat down, there was a knock on the door, and when Liu Jun opened the door, he saw Cheng Lin standing there expressionlessly, holding a piece of paper in his hand.

"What's the matter, did Tianjin and Weihai send reinforcements?" Liu Jun asked anxiously.

Cheng Lin weakly handed the white paper to Liu Jun: "Head, look at it yourself." ”

There are few words, but it is very clear: "There is no help to send"

In the end, Li Hongzhang did not send reinforcements. Lushun was abandoned, just these few words, Liu Jun knew, slammed the note into a ball, and then threw it into the garbage basket, Liu Jun scolded Li Hongzhang and Weihai's Beiyang sailors for not saving them when they saw death, and even more scolded Li Hongzhang for being a landlord born and a man of short knowledge, and the importance of Lushun could not be seen. is still the premier of the State Council, or Zhongtang, and he is definitely bought with money.

As soon as he finished breathing, Liu Jun turned his head and said calmly to Cheng Lin: "Go tell Wu Datong, send out a notice, and I will give a speech in an hour, and ask him to notify the citizens of Lushun to participate."

"Head, I'll do it right away."

"If you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust." Liu Jun said a few words lightly after Zhong Lin left.

Below the Drunken Immortal Building is a wide crossroads, and there is a large venue, and the people have long seen that Liu Jun is going to speak, so as soon as they hear the notice, many people come to wait in front of the Drunken Immortal Tower, just to see this Liu Jun, who currently has more than 3,000 people and killed the Japanese.

Liu Jun came to the corridor on the second floor of the Zuixian Building on time, praised Wu Datong beside him a few words, and Liu Jun quieted the people who were applauding wildly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, big sisters, good afternoon, I have a telegram here, I received it this morning, Lushun is dangerous, I asked the court for reinforcements, but the court refused, and we were abandoned. Liu Jun raised his voice here, from now on, we can only rely on our own strength to defend Lushun. You must know that if the Japanese army occupies Lushun, I will know the consequences to everyone.

It is better to ask for others than for ourselves, and we have more than 30,000 people in Lushun, will we be afraid of the Japanese, no. We will shed the last drop of blood and swear to live with Lushun Gong, and I, Liu Jun, will never retreat.

The current situation is critical, and I hope that you will leave behind some red tape and antique things for the time being. As soon as the war starts, there will definitely be a lot of wounded people who will be sent to Lushun, at this time, I ask the street girls in Lushun to stand up, you are also a part of Lushun, and you can also hold up half the sky. Help take care of the wounded, maybe your care, one Lushun person will die less. Don't insist on any men and women, they are all your elder brothers, younger brothers, in order to protect the two of you who were injured, I am here to mention me and all the defenders and people of Lushun to kneel down for everyone. After Liu Jun finished speaking, he really knelt down in front of the crowd of black pressure below. He's not going to force it, either. Li Hongzhang did not give reinforcements, and the recruits were training, and this obligation and the responsibility of caring for the wounded could only be entrusted to the women and the elderly in Lushun.

The scene was surprisingly quiet. At this time, a gray-haired old man said loudly: "Liu Zongbing, my old man has lived to be eighty years old, and I have never seen a general with a large army kneeling down for our people, you are mentioning that the people of our whole city kneel down for us, to be honest, my old man is a son, he went to the battlefield with you last time, where did he die, but I don't regret it, he died to protect our Lushun, the pride of death, I am very proud, I am eighty years old, the general gave us so much money, I can't spend it, I donate it, buy more medicine, Treat the wounds of the soldiers. I also have a granddaughter, who is eighteen years old this year, and I also let her out to take care of the injured soldiers. Take care of the injured military master who mentioned our Lushun. "Yes, yes, we are willing to contribute, and we are willing to contribute." The scene exploded all at once. The white bear's shouts below shook the sky, and they all wanted to contribute to the pursuit of the homeland this time.

Liu Jun, who has never shed a tear since coming here, shed tears for the first time, and he thinks it's all worth it.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you, I, Liu Jun, thank you."

For the first time, the ladies of Lushun walked out of the door, and even the ladies of the brothel did not accept customers for the first time, and the law enforcement came out, helping to prepare white cloths and some necessary things for the wounded. Some old people even brought out their own food, and the other party came together, and the old people were making white-flour steamed buns to be sent to the soldiers on the battlefield.

Liu Jun did not stay in Lushun, but immediately after finishing his speech, he led his army into the Lushun Battery.

Liu Jun thought that the current fort was too complicated, so he immediately used the No. 1 fort, the No. 2 fort and the No. 3 and No. 4 forts to distinguish them. The important thing in the mouth is the No. 1 battery, Zhang Yi has already led the artillery to the battery respectively, and it is ready, the first shell has been loaded and ready to be fired.

Zhang Yi, who was in the fort, saw Liu Jun arrive and hurriedly took Liu Jun to the bunker of the No. 1 battery.

The No. 1 battery has more than a dozen Krupp heavy guns of more than 200 mm, which were designed to prevent the sea from attacking the No. 2 facility, and the power is huge.

Taking the telescope from Zhang Yi's hand, Liu Jun observed the calm sea surface and asked, "Is there a situation?" ”

"Brigade seat, no Japanese warships have been found yet."

"Good." Liu Jun nodded, and asked people to put the conscienceless run at the pass, aiming at the beach, as long as the Japanese army landed, the coastal artillery could not deal with it, then this conscienceless cannon was the time to use.

At the same time, Cheng Lin and Li Rong also led the 2nd and 3rd regiments to set off to meet the Japanese army that would attack from land. In the whole of Lushun, there is only one battalion of troops and two thousand newly recruited recruits, who will be the last bit of strength in Lushun.

After inspecting the forts and positions again, Liu Juncai returned to the bunker and looked at the calm sea, which was by the sea, much colder than Lushun City, and Liu Jun still felt the chill when he put on his cloak.

"When the Japanese arrived, it was said that they would first tentatively bombard our battery positions with naval guns. Let's not fire the cannon first, we have to give them the illusion that the battery is empty, and then when the Japanese troop carriers appear, we will bombard the Japanese troop carriers for me, and then attack the Japanese warships. Remember to tell the brethren. Be sure to be in the bunker and dodge the first round of Japanese shelling.

Liu Jun understands very well that Liu Jun doesn't have the ability to do this, so he has to play conspiracy and play intelligence with the Japanese army.

Six hours have passed since the fisherman's corpse happened in the morning, and according to reason, the Japanese navy has already arrived in Lushun, but there is no shadow of the Japanese army on the sea now.

This made Liu Jun wonder if the information was wrong.

"Traveler. Found smoke" Zhang Yi put down the binoculars and said to Liu Jun excitedly.

Liu Jun immediately picked up the binoculars, and sure enough, six thick clouds of smoke appeared on the sea in the distance, and it seemed that the Japanese navy had arrived.

"Tell everyone, get ready for shelling." Liu Jun gave the order.

When dangdang, the artillery of the entire battery position began to adjust the muzzle, and after adjusting the firing range, the soldiers of each battery began to hide in the bunker and wait for the Japanese artillery to attack.

"I can see that those are the warships of the Japanese army." Liu Jun was not familiar with Japanese warships, so he asked Zhang Yi, who was standing next to him.

Zhang Yi looked at it carefully for a while, and then returned: "It's Naniwa, Hashidate, and Itsukushima." The others were merchant ships, presumably troop carriers. ”

"What, Naniwa, he's paralyzed, Naniwa is also coming. It's the one, point it to me. Liu Jun was angry when he heard Naniwa's name.

"The one on the far right is Naniwa." Zhang Yi stretched out his hand and pointed at the Japanese warship on the far right.

The reason why the Naniwa ship made Liu Jun angry was not because the captain above was Togo Heihachiro, the future commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet, but because this Naniwa, after the Gao Sheng troop carrier was silent, ordered to open fire and shoot all the Qing soldiers who fell into the water. At that time, the imperial court believed that these soldiers were drowned in water, but Liu Jun knew that it was not the water, but the credit of this wave of speed.

The Naniwa is one of the four main ships of the Japanese army, and its speed and artillery are not comparable to other warships of the Japanese army. Liu Jun gritted his teeth and coldly adjusted the combat deployment: "Order, the No. 1 battery will strike at the wave of speed immediately after the end of the enemy's shelling, and the No. 234 battery will concentrate its firepower on the troop carriers." ”

The command was quickly communicated, and the throws of the various gun positions began to adjust again, aiming at their respective targets. Prepare for the upcoming Lushun offensive and defensive battle.