Weihai, Liugong Island, since the Beiyang Naval Division Headquarters moved to Lushun, the position here has gradually lost its effect, although it is so, but the defense of the Weihai Naval Base, still has not weakened, the original surrounding forts, have been repaired again, and the old-fashioned shore defense above, has also been replaced with the latest artillery, in the current Weihai, just more than 200 mm of shore defense guns, there are 20, such firepower, in addition to the naval division stationed here. If there were no planes, then for any opponent it would be a difficult bone to gnaw.

Liu Gongdao was originally in the Beiyang Navy Admiral's Mansion, and Li He, who was wearing a white admiral's uniform, was sitting in the office, and next to him, Wu Tingfang of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Liaodong.

This time, Wu Tingfang arrived in Weihai with Li He for only one purpose, that is, the issue of fleet command after the formation of a joint combat fleet.

Li He knew very well that if it wasn't Japan's sneak attack on Vladivostok last time, then the command was still in his own hands, but now, the situation has changed, after all, the joint combat fleet in Arthur, that is, the first task force formed with Germany, is the joint command of himself and the German fleet, and Tsarist Russia may also have such a request.

Lesson. This is also something that cannot be helped.

"How? Did the Tsarist fleet reply on its side? Closing the document in his hand, Li He asked lightly.

When Wu Tingfang saw Li He asking, he immediately took out a document from his hand and said: "There is basically nothing, but they hope that after the operation against the combined fleet is over, they can help recover Vladivostok together."

This question is not a problem, Li He nodded: "You can promise them."

Although Vladivostok is now under the control of the Japanese Combined Fleet, Li He knows very well that the Tsarist Russian fleet came from afar this time, first, to recapture Vladivostok, and second, to transport troops in Vladivostok.

After all, when fighting against Japan, you can't hand over all the landing to the Liaodong soldiers and Germany, which is too cheap for Tsarist Russia......

"Report, Lushun Emergency." A communications soldier walked in, intending to ask Li He about something else.

Lushun's telegram, and it was also an urgent telegram, Li He frowned, and took the telegram from the communication soldier.

Hurry back to Lushun.

After a few simple words, Li He looked at it, immediately stood up from the chair, and looked at Wu Tingfang: "Dashuai asked me to return to Lushun immediately, and I will leave the matter here to you and Ye Zugui." Saying this, Li He glanced at the adjutant standing beside him: "Inform Hongzhang that you will leave for Lushun in half an hour." ”

In Japan, the wildness of the people who went east reached a climax again, and slogans drifted into the prime minister's office one after another, so that Ito Hirobumi, who was in the office, reluctantly put down the pen in his hand and came to the window.

Perhaps the Imperial Army's victory in the Far East was so great that the people here did not have any doubts about the government's withdrawal from Korea.

The people are just good, Ito Hirobumi, who showed a look of envy, smiled slightly.

"Prime Minister, emergency." Hirofumi Ito has not finished his feelings. Inoue had already hurried in and handed Ito a telegram.

"In an emergency, just one day ago, Duan Qirui, commander of the Second Corps of Liaodong in Boli, Feng Guozhang, commander of the Third Corps, and Ding Ruchang, commander of the First Corps in Pyongyang, suddenly received orders to return to Lushun." Seeing Ito's telegram, Inoue Shin told him about the situation.

The commanders of the three corps all received orders to return to Lushun, which did not seem to be good news, and Ito Hirobumi, who had read the telegram, returned to his position with a clear face.

"Prime Minister, if there is no mistake, Liaodong will attack us," Inoue Shin said when he saw that Ito Hirobumi, who was sitting in a chair, was silent, and stepped forward.

In this matter, there is no need for Inoue Xin, Ito Hirobumi can also see that Liu Jun will not summon the three most capable main forces in Liaodong to meet Lushun for no reason, and the purpose of doing so is only one, that is, to start a war against himself.

"What else?" Without answering an idiotic question like Inoue Shin, Ito Hirobumi asked lightly.

What else is there, is there anything more serious than this matter, Inoue Xin looked at Ito Hirofumi suspiciously, not knowing how to answer this question.

"Your Excellency, don't you see what's wrong?" Seeing Hirobumi Ito put the telegram on the table indifferently, Inoue Shin stepped forward and asked.

What is the problem, Liaodong attacked his own expected things, and to deal with himself, it is normal for Liu Jun to convene a meeting of the corps commander, what can be the problem, Ito Hirobumi looked at Inoue Xin in confusion, and did not understand what he meant.

Inoue Xin actually saw it from the time he received the telegram, and he thought that Liaodong was not as simple as attacking the Japanese mainland......

In Inoue Xin's opinion, if Liaodong only wants to attack its own homeland, it can directly use the one who was assembled in Tianjin and Ding Ruchang who was in Pyongyang, but now, Liu Jun of Liaodong not only summoned Ding Ruchang, but also Feng Guozhang and Duan Qirui, you know, these two people are fierce generals guarding the northeast.

"Prime Minister, Liaodong summoned Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang this time, don't you think it's strange?"

Weng, Ito Hirobumi felt a big bomb explode above his head, and Inoue Xin woke up the dreamer with a word.

Liaodong is afraid that it will march into the Far East, and if that happens, then its hundreds of thousands of troops in the Far East will be in danger and will be divided and encircled.

Brushing the sweat from Hirofumi Ito's face, it is slowly appearing on his forehead.

"Immediately convene a cabinet meeting." Without the slightest hesitation, Hirobumi Ito basically issued an order with his own loudest voice.

Before Inoue could go out, the attendant officer in charge of the telegram delivered a telegram to Inoue again.

Inoue Xin was slightly stunned, looked at the telegram, and suddenly felt cold hands and feet, and cold limbs.

Li He, who was in Weihai, had already returned to Lushun.

One after another, it was all reports from the senior officials of the Lushun army, and Inoue Xin suddenly felt an invisible pressure pressing on him.

"What's going on?" Hirobumi Ito, who was sitting in a chair, asked suspiciously.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, Li He, commander of the Beiyang Naval Division, has set sail this morning and returned to Lushun from Weihai."

What, Ito Hirobumi, who was sitting in the chair, stood up in surprise all of a sudden, this is not good news, if Liu Jun asked the army to return, it was to discuss the Far East, but if he wanted the navy to return, he didn't dare to think about it.