Chapter 20: Arthur Detachment

Although Liu Jun resented the Qing army, he didn't care about it, and when he saw that the Pingyuan had fired a salute, he immediately let the fort fire a salute.

Woo woo The whistle of the huge warship sounded, and under the leadership of Pingyuan, it was slowly moving in front of the warship Hashitachi not far away.

Li He stood on the bridge of the ship, looking at the dragon flag fluttering on this Japanese warship and the Qing army that was standing on the deck and looking at them coldly, he felt that Lushun had changed. He was unfamiliar with it.

The original sailor, here, no matter who he goes, he gets a smile, but today, looking at the Qing army on the bridge, Li He has an indescribable taste.

Without the enthusiasm of the past, let alone cheers, the eyes of the Qing army seemed to be a kind of resentment, a feeling of resentment and abandonment.

Li He was also very helpless, after all, it was not for him to decide to give up Lushun. They were also reluctant to leave Lushun.

The boat arrived at the dock and had just moored. Lushun is still the original Lushun. It's just that it doesn't feel familiar.

Liu Jun didn't want to see these people, and after handing over the matter of welcoming the Beiyang Navy Division to Zhang Yi, Liu Jun took Wu Xiaoyan and ran back to the county government in Lushun.

Zhang Yi simply said a few words to Li He, who got off the warship, and was about to leave, the original sailor who was a god in Zhang Yi's mind is no longer a god, but a kind of alienation and cold eyes.

Li He knew why they were treating the Beiyang Naval Division like this now, so he just laughed a few times and said to Zhang Yi: "We were ordered to escort the army reinforcements to Lushun and brought the appointment of Lord Liu Jun. ”

As soon as he heard that there were reinforcements, Zhang Yi immediately laughed, he knew that the biggest headache in the brigade seat now was the problem of the sick. Now that he heard that there were reinforcements, he immediately craned his neck. Look at the merchant ships that are about to dock.

Sure enough, after the merchant ship docked, Zhang Yi saw that on the bed where the pedals were lowered, a lot of field guns were transported first, and then groups of Qing troops.

"Master Li wait, I'll send someone to inform the brigade immediately." After Zhang Yi finished speaking, you immediately rode a fast horse to inform Liu Jun.

Zhang Yi's attitude towards Li He was a little better, and the two stood by the dock chatting and waiting for Liu Jun.

Li He wanted to know about the bridge of the Japanese warship moored outside, so he asked Zhang Yi, Zhang Yi was not polite, and said spittle, told a piece of the incident, and also told Li He that after the Naniwa sank, Liu Jun ordered the Japanese Naniwa Navy to open fire.

Liu Jun, who was resting, was also very surprised when he heard that reinforcements were coming, and he immediately informed Zhong Lin to lead a battalion of troops to meet him, and he would arrive later.

Liu Jun's purpose is very simple, let you see my current strength, if you want to seize Lao Tzu's military power, see if you are qualified.

Zhang Yi and Li He were chatting happily, and Li He heard a sound like a horse's hooves not far away, but it didn't sound like a horse's hooves, and the sound of the horse's hooves was not so neat, as if people were running.

It's just that it's a little too neat.

The sound became louder and louder, and both the Pingyuan and the Qing army that was downloading stopped and headed in the distant direction.

Phew, Li He spit out the tension in his heart caused by the oppression of that voice. It was really the Qing army that ran out. Four people in a row, running forward, looking like that, not to mention his Pingyuan sailors, even the entire sailors, there is no such army, those hundreds of people running in unison. Enough to make anyone scareless.

What kind of character is this commander, who has actually trained the army like this in a short period of time, Li He has doubts in his heart.

The men of the first battalion came to the dock and immediately began to be on guard. Li He was shocked when he saw the orderly soldiers standing there straight......

After a while, Li He saw the legendary Liu Jun.

Liu Jun was still dressed as before, wearing a cloak, and came to the dock under the leadership of Wu Xiaoyan.

Liu Jun knew Li He, the captain of the Pingyuan had never worked hard and complained, not complaining about everything, he walked over, stretched out his hands, clasped Li He's hand and said: "Captain Li He, I, Liu Jun and the people of the city, can be regarded as looking forward to you." ”

Before Li He could speak, he heard Liu Jun immediately ask: How many reinforcements are there this time? ”

Li He was embarrassed for a moment and said: "There are 5,000 people in the 3rd Battalion of Mabu in Dengzhou, and a batch of guns and artillery transported from Tianjin are also among them.

"Okay, okay, I'll send soldiers and guns," Liu Jun finished speaking, and stepped forward and put his hand on Li He's shoulder, just like an old friend. arranged the matter of the download of the reinforcements to Zhong Lin, and Liu Jun took Li He and the three battalion officers from Dengzhou to Lushun all the way to Lushun with a smile and a smile.

Lushun, all of a sudden, because of the thousands of more Qing soldiers, suddenly became lively,

On the second day of his arrival, Liu Jun convened a military meeting to reorganize the troops, and now he is the supreme commander here, and his order is the holy decree, Li Hongzhang gave him the privilege, and everything in Lushun is handled by him with full authority. You don't have to ask.

Now there are more than 9,000 Qing troops in Lushun, and Liu Jun decided at that time to expand the brigade into a division, under the jurisdiction of two brigades, an artillery regiment and a cavalry regiment. The old foundation of the 1st Brigade is still the original Lushun garrison, but part of the newly arrived Dengzhou Army has been demarcated. The second brigade is the Qing army from Dengzhou and the 1,000 people drawn from the recruits.

The commander of the first brigade is still Liu Jun, but in order not to make these newly arrived officers and soldiers in Dengzhou feel indifferent, Liu Jun promoted the three battalion officers from Dengzhou, one to the deputy division commander, and the other to the deputy brigade commander, and the second brigade is the deputy brigade commander by the officer from Dengzhou, and the brigade commander Li Rong.

Cheng Lin did not get any position in this reorganization, but he was still in charge of the training and intelligence departments of the New Army.

Beginning the next day, the newly formed 2nd Brigade was driven into the barracks to participate in training. The fold made the newly arrived Dengzhou Mabu Third Battalion feel dumbfounded. They had never received such training, and even their heads felt strange. Seeing the venue of the recruits, the newly arrived Dengzhou Army was shocked for a while, and then began training under Cheng Lin's arrangement.

On the Cambridge of the bridge, Liu Jun was wearing a cloak and standing there, still blown by the sea breeze, and Wu Xiaoyan was still dressed as a Qing army, standing there. And next to Liu Jun, Li He was also feeling bored, and he didn't know what Liu Jun's purpose was in calling him.

From this morning, he was invited by Liu Jun to visit the cruiser Hashidate, which was moored not far from the fort.

This is a warship that is twice as big as the Pingyuan. The entire warship is still brand new. After Li He visited, he kept sighing in his heart, if there was such a warship in Beiyang, how good it would be.

"Master Li, do you still want to leave?" Liu Jun finally asked.

Li He was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "I was ordered to escort the army, and the military gate didn't ask us to go back when we took it away." ”

"Really." Li He saw Liu Jun showing an innocent smile, and then he saw where Liu Jun was dancing and said, "Paralyzed, Lao Tzu's boat can be regarded as someone driving." ”

Li He didn't know what Liu Jun meant by this, he saw that the person next to Liu Jun was a woman, he walked over and asked, "I said Miss, what do you mean by General?" ”

Wu Xiaoyan's face turned red, and she smiled slightly and said, "You'll know right away." ”

Li He couldn't get an answer, so he had to stand there, waiting for Liu Jun to go crazy.

After a while, Liu Jun finished laughing, he walked over and took Li He's hand, and asked anxiously, "Lord Li, can you drive this warship?" ”

Li He was about to vomit blood, where is the navy still unable to operate warships. He said lightly, "Yes." But "

Before he finished speaking, Liu Jun interrupted him and said, "No need but, it's good to be able to start, Lao Tzu Army, no one understands this thing." Glancing at Li He, Liu Jun said: "Don't go back to your shabby Pingyuan, from today on, you will open this bridge." Pingyuan how do you give others. Let's protect Lushun together.

Weng's sound, Li He felt the sky spinning. Liu Jun's words are too lethal, referring to two sentences, and he doesn't even have the courage to refute and refuse.

Don't say that he, even anyone in the Beiyang Naval Division, will not have the courage to refuse.

Li He said hesitantly: "My lord, do you want to ask for instructions on this matter." Good. ”

"I've asked for instructions, I have the final say on the warship I captured, I handed over this warship to you today, and now I will appoint you as the commander of the Lushun Detachment of the Beiyang Naval Division, in charge of all water forces, and guard the fort with Zhang Yi." Without waiting for Li He to agree, Liu Jun said again: "You give me the list of personnel of the detachment in the afternoon." ”

Liu Jun, who was overjoyed, suddenly ran to hug Wu Xiaoyan and kissed her on the face, and this fiery lip suddenly made Liu Jun sober up, he was in trouble.

immediately ran away like running for his life, and heard Wu Xiaoyan's terrifying screams and insults behind him: "You are a pervert." Stinky and shameless. ”

Li He finally made a decision, and he finally understood why Tianjin sent a group of students to come to Lushun with him, and it was for this reason.

After Li He accepted Liu Jun's appointment, he transferred the personnel of the Pingyuan to the Qiaoli on the same day, drove the warship back to the military port, and handed over the captain of the Pingyuan to the first mate, and he was in charge of the Qiaoli, while the personnel of the torpedo boat remained unchanged, and they were still the original men.

Then a part of the gunners from the coastal artillery was extracted, and the Lushun Beiyang Naval Division detachment was thus formed.

In the evening of the same day, a flag-raising ceremony was held at the military port of Lushun. Celebrate this best day, however, Liu Jun did not show up. Instead, Zhang Yi and some other major generals attended the ceremony.