In Lushun, it is already the weather in June, and the earth baked by the scorching sun can boil eggs. To the south of the Lushun Headquarters, there is a grape trellis, and when he has nothing to do, Liu Jun will always carry a Taishi chair by himself, and then lie on the Taishi chair to enjoy the shade.

Hey, Liu Jun looked at the dazzling sun outside, lazily picked up the tea next to him again, and took a sip.

"Head, head, where are you," Zhong Lin's voice came from outside the grape trellis.

Liu Jun really can't pay attention to this foodie. At the banquet for the Navy that day, this guy was carried back, and he had to be washed by Zhou Li. insisted on apologizing to Zhong Lin's domineering daughter-in-law.

Now as soon as he saw Zhong Lin shouting outside, Liu Jun became angry when he heard it, closed his eyes, and he was too lazy to take care of it.

"Head, where are you, Tianjin Emergency Telegraph." Zhong Lin's voice sounded again.

There was a creak, and under the grape trellis, except for a Taishi chair still swaying there, Liu Jun's figure had already disappeared.

"Damn, why didn't you say it sooner." Outside the courtyard, Liu Jun's insults had already sounded.

took the telegram from Zhong Lin's hand and glanced at it, and Liu Jun's excitement just now disappeared without a trace.

"Damn, what kind of emergency telegram is this." Liu Jun's hand as he picked up the telegram shook twice, then handed the telegram to Zhong Lin, and sat down under the grape trellis again.

Damn, what's the matter with the old man, I've asked to send troops to Shandong for three days, why hasn't this old man given me an answer. Liu Jun thought depressedly in his heart.

Three days ago, Liu Jun sent two telegrams to Li Hongzhang, one was Liu Jun's statement that the combined fleet had been abolished by the Beiyang Naval Division, and the Japanese army in Shandong had nothing to eat, and there was no ammunition for ammunition, so he hoped that Li Hongzhang could mobilize a large army to besiege the Japanese army and force Japan to negotiate.

The second letter is Liu Jun's request to mobilize the Lushun army to Tianjin, and then go to Shandong to fight.

Li Hongzhang's reply was quick, and the next day, Liu Jun received a telegram from Tianjin. He was very satisfied with Liu Jun's proposal, and had already told Liu Jun that he had mobilized 50,000 troops from all over the country to join the Qing army in Shandong and was stepping up the siege of the Japanese army. However, there was not a word about Liu Jun's going to fight in Shandong.

This made Liu Jun depressed for a long time, but since Li Hongzhang didn't say anything about letting him go, he didn't mention it, so in the past three days, in addition to taking a cool breath here, he was patrolling the fort.

Originally, Liu Jun thought that Li Hongzhang would not reply to the telegram and send an army to Shandong for the comfort of Lushun, but today's telegram is not like that at all.

This telegram was a telegram sent by Li Hongzhang asking Liu Jun to increase his troops in North Korea.

Li Hongzhang believed that now that the Japanese Combined Fleet had been destroyed, the Japanese army in Korea might launch a counterattack, and he was worried that Liu Jun's troops in Korea would be insufficient, and that Liu Jun would be allowed to take advantage of the loophole at that time. Therefore, Liu Jun was asked to at least transfer 5,000 troops from Lushun to Pyongyang.

Zhong Lin looked at Liu Jun who was lying on the Taishi chair, and then looked at the telegram in his hand, and after a while, he asked, "Head, do you want to transfer troops to North Korea?" ”

"It's not in tune." Liu Jun's eyes didn't wait to be opened, and he replied coldly.

He didn't know what kind of troops to transfer, but now in North Korea, Ding Ruchang's First Corps is 23,000 people, Zhang Xun's North Korean First Division is 11,000 people, and there are 15,000 Heilongjiang troops who were transferred to Pyongyang after the end of the Liaoyang Battle not long ago, and these troops add up to more than 40,000 people, and if the North Korean army is added, there are also 60,000 or 70,000 people.

Liu Jun is not worried about North Korea, the Japanese army in North Korea, he doesn't want to kill them all, after all, he wants to use the Japanese army in North Korea as a reason to garrison North Korea, and Shandong is different, Shandong is the territory of the Great Qing State, and the Japanese army is in the territory of the Great Qing State, Liu Jun can't let the Japanese army do whatever they want on the territory of the Great Qing State.

He asked Li Hongzhang to let him send troops, just to annihilate this lone army in one fell swoop, but now it seems that there is little hope.

"Then what do you say?" Zhong Lin asked.

Liu Jun opened his eyes, looked at the telegram, and opened his eyes lazily again: "Call back, I also drew two brigades to Pyongyang." ”

This is okay, Zhong Lin opened his mouth wide, but he had no intention of refusing Liu Jun's order, so he let out an oh and turned around and walked out.

Under the grape trellis, there is another Liu Jun left in a daze.

This old man, when will he agree to my sending troops? Liu Jun's sigh came from under the grape trellis again.

Tianjin, Li Hongzhang's study, Li Hongzhang still does not understand why Yang Shixiang let himself not reply to Liu Jun's second telegram.

In fact, when Li Hongzhang received that Liu Jun was going to Shandong, he had the intention of agreeing in his heart, but when he told Yang Shixiang this idea, he didn't expect that Yang Shixiang would not agree with Liu Jun to send troops to Shandong, but stayed in Lushun.

Yang Shixiang's move made Li Hongzhang very abnormal. However, seeing that Yang Shixiang was so serious, he temporarily put down this matter, and just transferred troops to attack the Japanese army in Shandong, and never mentioned the matter of letting Liu Jun's Lushun army send troops to Shandong.

Originally, he didn't understand Yang Shixiang's intentions, but just now, Li Hongzhang understood.

This is what he got just now from reading the "Zeng Guofan's Family Book" written by his teacher Zeng Guofan.

The power is high and the master is covered.

Indeed, the current Liu Jun is no longer a general soldier in the past, but an uncrowned king.

The war in Liaoyang ended, Liaodong, and northern Korea were all in Liu Jun's hands, and in Liu Jun's hands, there was also a Lushun army that made the Japanese army fearful, if this army was only a few thousand, it would be good to say, the problem was that Liu Jun's Lushun army was as high as more than 100,000.

Such a force, not to mention himself, even the imperial court, is afraid of it, otherwise, last time Liu Jun mutinied and threatened Cixi with an army of 100,000. Cixi would not let herself go back to Tianjin so happily.

He understood what Yang Shixiang meant, if Liu Jun was allowed to send troops to Shandong, it would not be good, with Liu Jun's skin-picking character, Shandong would change Liu from now on, instead of Aixin Jueluo.

Don't look at Liu Jun is now a courtier of the Great Qing Kingdom, Li Hongzhang really sees it, this guy is not a thing in the pool. Sooner or later, one day, the Qing Dynasty will be ruined on this person.

With a long sigh, Li Hongzhang could only shake his head, he was old and couldn't care so much, as long as Liu Jun didn't do it before his death, he wouldn't care, as for after death, Liu Jun loved to toss and turn, out of sight and out of mind.

"Your Excellency, your Excellency." Yang Shixiang's shouting outside the door suddenly woke up Li Hongzhang's thoughts, Li Hongzhang put down the book in his hand, and as soon as he stood up, Yang Shiying ran in with an excited face.

Seeing the excitement on Yang Shixiang's face, Li Hongzhang was puzzled for a moment, and asked, "Shixiang, what's the matter?" ”

Yang Shixiang took a few deep breaths, and then handed a telegram to Li Hongzhang tremblingly: "Japan asks for negotiations. ”

"What are you talking about," Li Hongzhang suddenly opened his mouth wide in disbelief.

"Japan has asked for negotiations, and has now sent a delegation with Hirobumi Ito as its negotiator to Tianjin."

grabbed the telegram violently, and Li Hongzhang read it twice.

Hahahaha, Li Hongzhang's laughter suddenly sounded in the study.

"Quick, send a telegram to Liu Jun and ask him to come to Tianjin quickly."

Lushun, Liu Jun has already seen it, with an indifferent attitude, Liu Jun comforted himself, if he doesn't go, he won't go, what's the big deal.

Letting go of this matter, Liu Jun is more free and easy, and Wu Xiaoyan is now going back to her father-in-law's house to raise the baby. Now at home, Liu Jun is alone. Even Xiang'er went with her to take care of Wu Xiaoyan.

Poor, Liu Jun's biggest regret in his life is that he can't cook, so during this time, he has eaten at Li He's house today, and he will go to Ye Zugui's house tomorrow, and he will only eat and not wash dishes for a day.

Looking up at the sky, it was noon, and it was time to eat. was about to think about where to go for dinner today, when he suddenly looked up and saw Zhong Lin running over from a distance.

Hehe, here comes a ready-made one, Liu Jun showed a hint of a wicked smile, he decided, go to Zhong Linjia for dinner today.

"Where to go. The weather is good today, I'll go to your house and talk to you" Far away, Liu Jun began to say hello and began to set up.

Zhong Lin still doesn't know Liu Jun's tricks. He knew that Liu Jun had no place to eat and wanted to go to his house to eat, but looking at the telegram in his hand, Zhong Lin knew that he couldn't eat this meal.

Tianjin was in an emergency, and Liu Jun immediately set off for Tianjin.