At the headquarters of Lin Daxin's Lushun base, Yu Fu waited until the British cruiser captain Nash left, walked out of the office, frowned and said to Lin Daxin: "Daxin! You treat the British so hard, what if the British really send warships? ”

Lin Daxin said with a smile: "Uncle Yu! Sit down first! ”

After Fu sat down, Lin Daxin said arrogantly: "Anyway, we have already sunk the British merchant ship!" Even if I grovel, can the British treat it as if it didn't happen? Will it let us go? Absolutely not! It's better to show a tough attitude from the beginning, and our navy is not weak now, and the British will have to weigh it if they want to deal with us! The tougher I am, the more the British will be suspicious of us. ”

Although the British Navy is the most powerful navy in the world, the British Navy needs to guard dozens of naval bases around the world, a vast area of colonies, and there are only a handful of warships that can really be pumped out! Lin Daxin didn't believe that the British would heedlessly draw out a main fleet that was not weaker than the Navy of the Naval Academy and come to the Qing Dynasty to find trouble for themselves! And this trouble is not so easy to find! There are examples of the Italian Navy and the Japanese Navy there, and even the British Navy has to think about it! Don't steal chickens and rice!

Yu Fu saw that Lin Daxin didn't care about the British, and he didn't say anything, although Yu Fu was already in the age of sixties, his character was still the character of a soldier, if the British really called, he would drive a warship and fight with the British!

Yu Fu then nagged Lin Daxin about the purpose of coming this time, "Daxin, in this naval battle of Jinzhou Bay, our Lushun garrison fleet lost one Yunhai, and there are only 4 main battleships left!" There are 9 Italian warships parked in Weihaiwei Shipyard, and 3 captured Japanese ships are parked in Lushun Military Port, waiting to be pulled back to Weihaiwei Shipyard for maintenance! There are so many warships, Daxin, you should add some warships to our Lushun garrison fleet! The old man told you, if you don't give us the warships of the Lushun garrison fleet, the old man won't leave today! ”

Lin Daxin looked at Yu Fu and shook his head helplessly, the entire Navy of the Naval Academy plus the Dingbei Army, so Yu Fu dared to talk to Lin Daxin like this!

Lin Daxin thought about it for a moment, and then said: "Yu Bo, it just so happens that news came from Weihaiwei that the 4 captured Italian large fast armored cruisers have been repaired!" I have already arranged the personnel of these 4 warships, and now these 4 warships are training in Weihaiwei! I am going to transfer these 4 warships to the Second Fleet, so that the Second Fleet will have 9 large fast armored cruisers with a displacement of 7000 tons! So I decided to transfer the medium armored cruiser Anhai of the Second Fleet to the Arthur garrison fleet! ”

As soon as Yu Fu heard this, he allocated 1 warship to the Lushun garrison fleet, and said very unwillingly: "Only 1 ship!" This time, the old man came, but he promised the subordinates of the Lushun garrison fleet that he would definitely get a few more warships back! ”

Lin Daxin rolled his eyes and said, "Uncle Yu! I'm not done yet! ”

Yu Fu immediately smiled and said, "Daxin! Go on! You go on! Hehe! ”

Lin Daxin continued: "I am also going to transfer the sun, moon and stars of the Second Fleet, and the 4 fast protection cruisers to the Lushun garrison fleet!" In this way, the strength of the Lushun garrison fleet is not weak! With the fort of the Lushun base, the safety of the Lushun base can basically be guaranteed! ”

At this time, Yu Fu smiled in surprise and said, "This is okay!" The old man returned to the Lushun garrison fleet and gave an explanation to his subordinates! Then Yu Fu left Lin Daxin's headquarters satisfied.

The Japanese base camp also already knew the news that the leased British merchant ship was sunk by Qing Dynasty warships! This frightened the entire Japanese base camp, and without the help of British transport ships, the Japanese army in Korea and Liaodong would have become a lone army, without logistical supplies and replenishment of troops!

Emperor Meiji asked Japanese Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito, "Ito-kun, it's not safe to use British transport ships now!" What should we do now? The Fourth Division of the Army is ready to rush to Liaodong, how can the Fourth Division be safely transported to the battlefield in Liaodong? ”

Hirobumi Ito said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, there is only one way now! It is simply impossible for the warships of the Qing Dynasty to blockade the entire sea area of Liaodong and Korea without mistakes, and we are ready to make a detour through the Sea of Japan to transport the army and supplies to Korea first, and then to Liaodong! ”

Emperor Meiji listened to Hirobumi Ito's approach, and his worries were slightly relieved.

After Nash, the captain of the British cruiser, returned to Hong Kong, the British did not take any drastic actions, but the British minister in the Qing Dynasty lodged a stern protest to the Qing Prime Minister Yamen! Protested against the sinking of the British merchant ship by the Qing Dynasty warship, demanded that the Qing court suspend the relevant responsible persons for investigation, and handed over the Qing Dynasty captain who ordered the shelling of the British merchant ship to the British to deal with!

Yi Xin, who was the foreman of the prime minister and the minister of Yamen, received protests from the British and felt very helpless. Now the imperial court is relying on Lin Daxin's Dingbei Army to attack the Japanese army in Jinzhou City to relieve the pressure on Shanhaiguan! According to Lin Daxin, whom Yi Xin knows, he will definitely not push out the captain who ordered the cannon to be sent to the British!

And the British protest, Yi Xin didn't dare to ignore it, so he had to find a random death row prisoner, cut out his tongue, and give it to the British, saying that this death row prisoner was the Qing Dynasty captain who ordered the cannon.

The British also knew that this was a fake Qing Dynasty captain, but just like Lin Daxin expected, in the face of the tough Lin Daxin, it was impossible to ignore the global colonial layout and draw out a powerful fleet to come to the Qing Dynasty thousands of miles away to find Lin Daxin's trouble!

So the British pretended not to know that the Qing Dynasty captain was fake, and held a sentencing meeting to announce the death sentence of the Qing Dynasty captain and execute it immediately! Hang the fake captain and give yourself a step down! However, the two British merchant ships seized by the Navy of the Naval Academy and the British crew on board were still detained by Lin Daxin at the Lushun base.

Lin Daxin now has no time to pay attention to the British protests or not, after Lin Daxin learned that the imperial court had canonized him as the governor of Fengtian, the main energy has been put on the battle to attack Jinzhou City soon.

On the position of the Dingbei Army outside Jinzhou City, Duan Qirui, the commander of the 63rd Brigade of the Sixth Division, was inspecting the army that was about to start the siege of the city, when he saw a soldier he knew, who he had met in the boot camp, walked over.

Although Duan Qirui was specially approved by Lin Daxin to become a brigade commander of the Dingbei Army, the rules of the Dingbei Army are that every soldier of the Dingbei Army, from the division commander to the ordinary soldiers, must complete recruit training! As a result, Duan Qirui, who was already a brigade commander, still had to go to the recruit training camp every day and work hard to complete his recruit training!

This also allowed Duan Qirui to meet this soldier with very, very accurate marksmanship in the recruit training camp, this soldier turned out to be a Huai Army, who was captured by the Japanese in the Battle of the Yalu River, and was later rescued by the Marine Corps from the Japanese prisoner of war camp and participated in the Dingbei Army.

This soldier impressed Duan Qirui the most is his marksmanship, and the target shooting training in the training of recruits of the Dingbei Army is divided into standing 50-meter fixed target, semi-squatting 100-meter fixed target and horizontal 200-meter fixed target. As long as the three postures reach 60 rings, they are considered to pass, and more than 80 rings are excellent, and there are not many excellent positions in the entire recruit training camp, and there are very few who can hit more than 90 rings in the three postures, but the soldiers Duan Qirui knows have scored 100 rings in all three postures!

Even the boot camp instructors were shocked by this result and asked the soldier to hit the target again, and as a result, he hit three more 100 rings in three positions.

Duan Qirui greeted the soldier with a smile and said, "Yang Erwa, how is it?" Are you still used to it in the army? ”

This soldier is none other than Yang Erwa, who was rescued from the prisoner of war camp by the Marine Corps with her brother Yang Dawa.

Yang Erwa's "snap-" Lizheng gave Duan Qirui a military salute and said, "Hello brigade commander!" Thank you Brigadier for your concern! I'm fine in the army! ”

Duan Qirui nodded and said with a smile: "There is a big battle coming soon!" Don't just rush forward on the battlefield! Use your marksmanship to destroy more enemies! I'm waiting to celebrate you! ”

Yang Erwa scratched her head with a smile and said, "Don't worry! Brigade commander, I'm already a squad leader now! I will definitely take the soldiers of our squad to destroy more Japanese criminals! What a meritorious service! Get more rewards! When my brother's injury is healed, I am ready to help my brother marry a daughter-in-law! ”

The Dingbei Army not only had a very generous monthly allowance, but also gave indefinite rewards after each battle according to the table of soldiers and officers.

Duan Qirui patted Yang Erwa's shoulder: "Erwa! Watch out on the battlefield! ”

Zhang Zuolin, commander of the 713th Regiment of the 71st Brigade of the Seventh Division of the Dingbei Army, also called all the officers above the company commander level of the regiment to a field tent before the war.

There were some simple meals in the tent, and Zhang Zuolin held up a steel teapot and said: "Before the big war, alcohol was forbidden in the army, so let's bring wine with water!" I wish us a victorious start to the Dingbei Army! The head of this regiment toasts the brothers! Come! Dry! ”

"!" The officers of the 713th Regiment shouted loudly, and then drank the white water from the teapot.

After putting down the tea jar, Zhang Zuolin said: "Brothers! It's about to be a big battle! My old Zhang is a rough man! I don't understand any big truth! I only know that Lin Dashuai looks up to my old Zhang, reuses my old Zhang, and promotes my old Zhang to the head of the regiment all of a sudden, Lin Dashuai has the grace of knowing me! Now that Lin Dashuai is going to lead us to fight the Japanese in Jinzhou City, my old Zhang Ming is out of the way, and I have to help Lin Dashuai take down Jinzhou City! Since you follow me Lao Zhang, the ugly words will be said in front first, and if you go to the battlefield, who will be cowardly! Don't blame me for being ruthless! ”

The officers of the 713 Regiment all shouted, reassuring Zhang Zuolin that the brothers of the 713 Regiment could not embarrass Zhang Zuolin!

Zhang Zuolin nodded with a smile and continued: "Brothers! I Lao Zhang got the news that Lin Dashuai has been canonized as the governor of Fengtian Province by the imperial court! Our Dingbei Army may be expanded again soon! In this attack on Jinzhou City, brothers must strive for meritorious service! Maybe after the expansion, you will become the head of the regiment! Hahaha! ”

The officers of the 713 regiment also gossiped that if they became the regiment commander, they would invite Zhang Zuolin to go to the best ** in Weihai Acropolis and drink a meal of flower wine!

Zhang Zuolin laughed and scolded: "You bastards, I don't know that my old Zhang is engaged!" Just wait for the defeat of the Japanese, and then worship heaven and earth and enter the cave room! You should convert the money you have from drinking flowers and wine into silver and give me a gift! Come! Brothers, it's time for the meal to be cold in a while! Let's get started! ”