It was nearly 7 o'clock in the evening, and the sea was already twilight. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe sea surface is the color of fish scales, and the waves are sparkling. The sea breeze is blowing, and it seems to be a little cool. In May of the foreign calendar, Liaodong brought a little spring cold after night. On this calm sea, a large ship of thousands of tons with sails is heading towards Arthur, although the curtain is blank, but on the deck you can see sailors in sailor uniforms busy, and four 120mm Armstrong rapid-fire guns placed on the side remind people that this is a warship.

Unlike the warships that often haunt the area from the Yellow Sea to the Bohai Bay, this warship is not flying the three-cornered dragon flag of the Beiyang Fleet, but a red flag, with four blue and white stripes above the red flag, the flag of the fleet stationed in the DPRK, and this so-called warship is actually just a 4,860-ton steel-hulled sailing ship, which was just a merchant ship used for transportation before it was acquired by the navy stationed in the DPRK, but now it is the largest training ship of the navy stationed in the DPRK.

Although sails have long been eliminated in the modern navy, sail training ships can still provide a lot of training that is different from ordinary training, and the naval academy cadets and sailors who go on board the ship start from the most basic mast climbing and finally participate in the whole process of maneuvering training, plus ocean voyages, and experience the feeling of fighting with manpower and the sea, which can not only enable the trainees to practice the theoretical knowledge they have learned in school, but also exercise and cultivate the courage, courage and confidence of officers and men through sail handling training.

Unlike in the past, when the ship was full of thousands of sailors and cadets when it went out to sea, there were only more than 100 sailors on the "Great Ocean" training ship today, and the sailors looked a little nervous, and they occasionally cast their eyes on the distant horizon. At this time, the mountains around Port Arthur could already be seen in the haze.

"Accurate arrival!"

on the bridge. Akiyama Shinyuki, who put down the telescope in his hand, commanded the students around him. As an instructor at the Naval Academy, he was also the captain of the "Great Ocean" training ship, and after accepting this mission, he threw himself into this surprise attack that can be called "nine deaths and one life" without hesitation.

"Turn the rudder left!"

As the sailing ship turned to the port of Arthur, the atmosphere on the ship suddenly became tense, and when the training ship was getting closer and closer to the port of Arthur, and was about to enter the mouth of the bay, the light of inquiry came from the shore, which was the standard signal of the international general light.

"Captain. They were asking us for who we were! ”

"Tell them that we have shipped the training ship "Dayang" of the fleet stationed in North Korea, and it has run aground in the area of Tieshan, and asked for an emergency entry into the port! ”

This is not the first time that the "Great Ocean" training ship has sailed into the mouth of Arthur; in fact, since the Great Ocean began normal sea training last year, Akiyama Shinyuki, who has always regarded the Beiyang Fleet as an imaginary enemy, has led the "Great Ocean" several times to Liugong Island, Lushunkou, and Qingniwa several times in the name of the integration of the Beiyang.

Sure enough, the lighthouse soldiers at Lushunkou got the news, but after a while, they immediately gave the lights to agree to enter the port, after all, this fleet stationed in Korea was also part of the navy of the Great Qing Dynasty. The only difference is that none of their soldiers have braids and look more energetic.

For the Qing army soldiers at the mouth of Arthur. In any case, they would never have thought that the officers and men on the "Great Ocean" would come to Lushun with the intention of seizing the city, only if they were temporarily docked in port as in the past, and if it was a foreign warship, it might arouse their little vigilance, but the problem was that the "Great Ocean" was also a warship of the Great Qing Dynasty.

After Akiyama Mayuki gave the signal according to the plan and obtained permission, when he commanded the training ship to enter the port, in the crowded cabin, Wu Peifu, wearing a navy uniform, repeated the final order to the three company commanders around him again.

"The task of the Seventh Company is to take the Old Oyster Mouth Battery, the Eighth Company is the Golden Mountain Battery, and the Ninth Company is the General's Fortress ......"

The capture of the fort is related to whether the surprise attack can be successful, and among the ten forts built by the Qing army along the coast of Lushunkou, there are nearly 200 large and small caliber artillery pieces on these ten batteries, not only that, but Lushun is also the armory of the Beiyang Fleet, with sufficient ammunition and military rations, enough to support under the siege for more than two or three years.

After making the decision to promote peace, the Unified Supervision Office regarded the capture of Lushun as "the key to ensuring action", believing that as long as Lushun was occupied and a fleet was equipped, the Bohai Sea would become a lock bag. The so-called fleet is actually a Chicheng and two training ships, and of course, now the navy has set its eyes on the armored cruiser "Jingyuan", which is being maintained at the Arthur dockyard.

And how to seize Lushun, which has thousands of artillery troops and the protection of the naval division and land battalion, has become the top priority of the task, and a frontal attack? It was time-consuming and labor-intensive, and after some discussion, it became the best choice to use the training ship to enter the port for maintenance, and to carry the army surprise attack. The first regiment to which Wu admired belonged was ordered to carry out this task, and unlike previous battles, only the combat units of the ten companies of the regiment participated in the attack this time, and even the vast majority of the soldiers only had short guns.

"After capturing the forts, we immediately snatched the weapons as soon as possible, and we were inside the harbor, as long as we moved fast enough, even if they reacted, we could control the eight most important batteries......"

Half an hour later, while the "sailors" were waiting, the "Great Ocean" crashed into the shoals in Lushunkou Harbor with a burst of ramming, which was a standard emergency measure.

"Yo, the Ocean has hit the rocks! ”

Lin Yongsheng, who heard the news, was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile.

"There are so many novices on this ship, and it is inevitable that they will run aground, but that is to say, those Orientals, as soon as they go to sea, it will be a month or two, and the loss is to use the novices as veterans, so Chen Gang will take it, you will personally arrange it, and let the trainees on the ship temporarily stay in the sailor camp for a few days."

Although the North Korean Navy Division and Beiyang are not one, after all, the North Korean Unified Supervision Office and the Beiyang Yamen are also close, not to mention that the coal used by this fleet is also thanks to the fuel plant on the North Korean side, which will make the other party difficult, Lin Yongsheng is naturally how much he can help.

"Also, urge the dock side, hurry up, let's get out of the dock, they can enter the dock!"

When the sailor battalion beckoned to vacate the barracks for this group of sailors from North Korea who had "fallen into trouble", it was on the shoal in the port of Arthur. The stranded Ocean was full of sailors. The defenders of Arthur Mouth apparently did not guard against these unexpected guests. Several steamboats were ordered to transfer the sailors ashore.

Compared with the training ships of the Beiyang Fleet, there are more than 1,500 sailors and officers in training on the Dayang with a tonnage of nearly 5,000 tons, and except for the damage management team, all other sailors need to be withdrawn to the shore, and in order to avoid the theft of the ship's guns, the guns on board the ship are also kept by the officers and men on the ship in accordance with the usual practice.

When Makoto Akiyama was apprehensively grateful for the help provided by his colleagues in Lushunkou. The sailors who disembarked looked at their surroundings curiously, and some of the officers were even closer to the officers of the defenders of the Huai Army at Lushunkou, but in an instant, the distance between the two sides seemed to have narrowed a lot.

"Yo, you're from the Old Oystermouth Battery? Disrespectful, disrespectful! ”

When Wu Peifu heard that the official in front of him was the sentry officer on the old oyster's mouth fort, he immediately greeted the other party enthusiastically.

"It's a guard of the fort, it's not as good as you, look at your military uniform, that straight ......"

Nie Yunlin, who spoke Hefei dialect, saw that the other party was so polite. Immediately greeted, and touched the cloud clothes on his body. said helplessly.

"We were also thinking that this fleet had changed into Western-style military uniforms, and we also wanted to carry a foreign sword with majesty and majesty, but who would have thought that Lord Zhongtang's side would only allow the ship to change, and we would be soldiers on shore...... Hey, just think about it in your dreams. It's not as good as your foreigners......"

Nie Yunlin, who has a very straightforward personality, did not hide his thoughts, how can this Yunsheng suit not be as majestic as a Western-style military uniform, that is, the ** in Lushun City looked at the sailors in white military uniforms, and their eyes were shining.

"Look at what you said, maybe this hall is making military uniforms for you......"

Wu Peifu didn't know whether the Zhongtang Lord system was systematic, but he knew that according to the order, to minimize the casualties, these forts could still be used in the army, and they would have to rely on them to operate the fortress guns in the future. If you become a soldier in the house, the first thing you have to do is to change your military uniform.

"Yo, then I have to thank you for auspicious words, brother, there is a restaurant near here, I have to go back to the stage at nine o'clock, otherwise, let's call a few brothers, I will be the east, let's have two drinks together!"

"Yo, that can work for you to be the east, I'll come, I'll ......"

Regarding the opportunity to inquire about intelligence in front of him, Wu Peifu naturally did not refuse, and even set up intelligence more tactfully.

"Brother, you're the head of the official residence, why do you have to go back to the stage this night?"

"If you don't go back, you can't go back!"

Nie Yunlin shrugged his shoulders helplessly, only to feel that the naval officer in front of him, who was more than ten years younger than himself, was very right, and he immediately complained.

"A battalion officer on this old oyster's mouth battery, three sentry officers, this night shift platoon sentry officer, one person a day, no one can be left behind, others go or not, I don't care, but we have to go with the silver of the imperial court, otherwise I'm sorry for the silver, brother, do you say this is the ......reason?"

Yo!

It was actually such a master, Wu Peifu sighed in his heart, knowing that this old oystermouth fort was afraid that it would be a hard bone tonight, and he immediately shouted as soon as his mind turned.

"Ma Monkey, Sun Dali, Li Gan, you all come over to me, let's not get drunk with the brothers on the fort tonight!"

Since he is a serious Lord, then ...... Drink him to death! The few people called by Wu Peifu were all soldiers with excellent drinking.

"If you don't get drunk, you can't go home, that's not it, my brother is not ......"

As soon as Nie Yunlin heard Wu Peifu say this, he immediately wanted to defend himself, but Wu Peifu took his hand and said with a smile.

"Brother, you and my brother hit it off at first sight, but you don't mean it, tonight, the picture is to do your best, besides, this has been out to sea for a month and a half, and a bird has already faded out of your mouth, brother, you have to accompany me!"

When the officials on both sides greeted each other warmly, a naval officer on the other side quietly flashed into the alley on the side, almost at the same time as he flashed into the alley, he took off his military uniform casually, and then took out a package from a basket on the side of the alley, and some clothes were placed in the package, and after putting on a gray cloth robe and a hat with braids, he glanced left and right, and then walked directly out of the alley and walked in the other direction.

Different from the vast majority of cities and towns in China, the Lushun mouth is lit up at night, the street lights on the side of the road are bright, the young man wearing a gray cloth robe walked out of more than 100 zhang, and saw the signboard of the "Spring and Autumn Book Society" reflected by the street lamp, and walked directly in, the book club can see several sailor officials, in contrast, the Lushun mouth is mostly stationed in the Lu Division, but most of the Lu teachers are illiterate, so naturally few people come here to read books.

"That chapter you read today?"

The young man who entered the bookstore asked thoughtlessly, and at the same time put a book on the counter, and that book was "Tessice", but unlike the ordinary version, this book was in Japanese.

"I haven't read much in the past two days, and I only read fourteen chapters."

The bookstore owner who took the book looked at the young man in front of him and then looked at the store.

"I just read thirty-five chapters today."

After hearing his answer, the bookstore owner looked thoughtfully at the young man in front of him. A moment later, under the pretext of going to the toilet, the young man came to the room of the shopkeeper of the bookstore in the backyard.

“…… Last week, Song Qing, the commander of the Yi Army, went to Tianjin to report to the Minister of Beiyang, and at present, there is no leader in the Yi Army of the nine battalions and one outpost in the area of Lushun and Qingniwa......"

Under the electric light, the bookstore owner said as he showed the young man a simple map.

"How many people have we rebelled against now?"

The owner of the bookstore in front of him is the secret line set up by the Intelligence Bureau to Lushun, and his mission is to find out the bottom of Lushun, including the number of its troops and artillery, and of course, the more important task is to rebel against the officials here.

"I ...... because I just came here"

"You mean, there's no internal acceptance, do you?"

The young man paused for a moment, stared at the bookstore owner and continued,

"You should know the importance of this mission, if there is no one to answer it......"

"Our focus has always been on the navy, and as for Port Arthur, the defenses here are not as strong as the outside world thinks, and the defense forces are extremely lax......"

When answering, the bookstore owner hesitated slightly, and finally said affirmatively:

"Even if there are a few insiders, they are in the navy, and they don't help much to capture the battery-"

This is the most important thing, his past work was concentrated in the naval fleet, not on the batteries, and naturally could not give more help. As soon as he said this, the young man stopped talking, his brow furrowed, and the shopkeeper seemed to notice the young man's strangeness, so he hesitated.

"If you have to act today, maybe, maybe I can arrange a few guides."

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