Without the sound of the whistle, the First Fleet, under Li He's order, slowly left the Second Fleet, which was entering the Tsushima Strait, and began to adjust its course and head towards Tokyo.

The crashing waves crashed against the ship's body. The sky had completely darkened, and the warship that could have been clearly visible could now see a vague figure.

On the deck, Li He, who was wearing a cloak, quietly looked around, although he couldn't see anything, but he knew that around him, there were at least nearly twenty warships, swimming around the Hongzhang.

There was a sound of footsteps, and Li He looked back and saw that the person who came over was Yan Fu.

"My lord, we've been gone for two hours, and if all goes well, we'll be there tomorrow midnight." Yan Fu walked in.

Nodding slightly, Li He looked up at the fluttering national flag on the mast, he remembered that more than ten years ago, that is, not long after the establishment of Beiyang Sleep, he visited Japan with Ding Ruchang, the then commander of the Beiyang Naval Division, and it was at that time that Japan began to hate its own country, and began to vigorously build warships, surpassing the Beiyang Naval Division and provoking war. At that time, he clearly remembered that when the fleet arrived in Sasebo, the fanatical passion of the Japanese made him vivid, and now, more than ten years later, he did not expect that he could still go to Japan, but he went up to visit, and this time, he was going to shell Tokyo.

"Order, all ships are not to turn on the lights." After giving this order, Li He turned around and returned to his dormitory, collapsed on the boat and fell asleep after a while.

This sleep was very sound, and it was not until about ten o'clock the next day that Li He got up, and was about to rebel, when he heard an urgent and piercing alarm outside.

Syllable. Throwing down the cutlery in his hand all of a sudden, Li He grabbed a steamed bun and ran out, he knew that something must have happened outside, otherwise, the fleet would never sound the alarm.

Running out of the hall, he saw Yan Fu and William, who was wearing a black navy uniform, standing on the bridge and pointing.

"What's wrong?" Li He walked over,

"Commander, Ruojing sent a flag, and a fishing boat was found in the northwest, look at the flag, it is Japanese."

What the? Li He was taken aback, and took the telescope from Yan Fu's hand to look at the northwest wind.

Sure enough, in the northwest sea, a small steam fishing boat was sailing on the sea, and judging from the flag hoisting on the stern of the boat, it was indeed a Japanese fishing boat.

"Immediately order, the torpedo cruisers Wyvern and Exocet are dispatched to intercept the fishing boats, if they do not obey." Speaking of this, Li He took a deep breath: "Sunk." ”

There is no way to do things, war, everything is very means. Now the First Fleet is secretly heading to Tokyo, and if the fishing boat is allowed to go back and expose its whereabouts, I am afraid it will fail, so even if Li He doesn't want to sink the fishing boat, after all, the war has nothing to do with the people, but only with the ruling people.

However, for the sake of insurance, such an order can only be given.

The signal soldier on the mast quickly issued Li He's order.

The torpedo cruiser was already sailing fast, and not long after the signal was issued, Li He saw that the two warships flying the Yellow Dragon Flag that had been behind rushed out like fish. Begin to circle the fishing boats in the northwest direction.

The small fishing boat was no match for the cruiser, and after the Wyvern fired two shells, the fleeing fishing boat stopped, and was aggrieved between the two warships, and was slowly escorted into the middle of the huge fleet.

It is also peculiar, the entire eastbound fleet, the lowest displacement, has always been more than two thousand tons, and it looks particularly strange to suddenly join a fishing boat that is not even as good as a torpedo boat. Moreover, this fishing boat was also sandwiched in the middle by two behemoths, and there was nowhere to run.

With a long exhale, maybe the white laughing fishing boat not far away, Li He breathed a sigh of relief.

"Order, any ships found along the way are to be detained." Dropping this sentence, Li He picked up the steamed bun in his hand and took a bite of it.

Strange, why didn't any of the fishing boats come back, in the Prime Minister's Office, Ito Hirobumi was puzzled and held a report in his hand, this report was sent by the Minister of Commerce, and it was reported that many fishermen reacted, and the boats that went out and did not come back have not returned.

The big thing also came to him, but hypocrisy still has to be hypocritical, and Ito Hirobumi could only take it, saying that he must figure out the situation.

"What's the view? Putting the debriefing in his hand on the table, Ito Hirobumi looked at Inoue Shin, who was standing next to him, and asked.

Inoue Xin lowered his head and thought for a moment, in his opinion, this is just a normal situation, every year, there are fewer fishing boats that go out and do not come back, and this fishing boat is just a day later than usual, and there is nothing to make a fuss about.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, my subordinates believe that this is just a very ordinary thing, and the order is that the fishing boat has gone far and has not had time to come back."

Nodding slightly, Hirofumi Ito agreed with Inoue's words,

Standing up, Ito Hirobumi walked to the huge map, looked at it for a while, and then turned around and asked, "Where is the fleet of Liaodong now?" "After all, the fishermen are compared with Liaodong, and the position of the Liaodong fleet is the most important now

"Based on their speed, they are now close to passing through the Horse Strait." After speaking, Inoue Shin pointed to the location of the Tsushima Strait.

The Tsushima Strait, which means that in a short time, at most, two days away, the fleet of Liaodong will be able to reach the periphery of Vladivostok. Once then, a big war will be inevitable. "Tell Ito Yuheng that the survival of the empire is here to fight, after all, with all his strength, to protect Vladivostok." After looking down and thinking for a few moments, Ito Hirobumi calmly gave the order.

"Understood," Inoue nodded. After quickly writing the order on his paper, he turned and walked out.

Lushun, it was close to dusk, but at this time, Liu Jun, who was still working at the headquarters, stood quietly by the dock, looking at Beiyang who was slowly entering the Lushun Military Port in the distance.

Zheng Yiqian, who was on the side, saw that Liu Jun had been standing there for nearly three hours, and she knew in her heart that Liu Jun was worried about the current situation of the First Fleet.

After all, the First Fleet is the focus of this mission, and once it fails, it will have an impact on the entire Liaodong and even on his own planning for so long.