When Ding Ruchang was in the largest restaurant in the Weihai Acropolis, he invited the main generals of the Beiyang Naval Division, including the Naval Academy, to drink a celebratory wine in the restaurant.

Lin Daxin personally sent Ding Ruchang to the small steamboat to Liugong Island, and before getting on the steamboat, Ding Ruchang, who was slightly drunk, said to Lin Daxin: "Pingshi, news has come from the imperial court, and both the imperial court and Japan have officially declared war on each other!" The day of a decisive battle between our Beiyang Naval Division and the Japanese Navy is not far off! To tell the truth, if there is no warship that your kid bought, the old man has no bottom in his heart! Now with your sailor academy practice fleet, the old man has the confidence to have a decisive battle with the Japanese Navy! ”

Lin Daxin said with relief: "Admiral, don't worry, with the Second Fleet of the Naval Master Academy, we are a lot higher than the Japanese Navy in terms of strength, and we will definitely be able to achieve the final victory!" When the time comes, I will personally take the two fleets of the Naval Division to join the main warships of the Beiyang Naval Division, and I will have to fight the Japanese combined fleet, and I will definitely make the Japanese tremble when they hear the name of our Beiyang Naval Division in the future! ”

Ding Ruchang laughed and said, "Okay! The old man is waiting for the time when the Japanese fart is! Ha ha! But Pingshi, you can be careful when you go to the battlefield, if something happens to you, the little princess of my family will have to die of sadness! ”

Lin Daxin scratched his head a little embarrassed when he heard Ding Ruchang mention Ding Xueshan.

Ding Ruchang continued: "The old man and your father have agreed that when this battle with the Japanese is over, the marriage between you and my family Xueshan will be done!" ”

When Lin Daxin heard this, his heart suddenly became excited, he really liked Ding Xueshan's beautiful, kind, naughty and cute girl very much, and said with a slight red face: "It's all up to the admiral and father!" ”

Ding Ruchang patted Lin Daxin on the shoulder and said: "Now that the war with Japan has started, there are still many things waiting for the old man to deal with in the Admiral's Palace, and the old man will go back first!" You make the two fleets of the Sailor Academy ready to go to sea at any time! The troops you have integrated with Army cadets should also be prepared, and they may be needed at any time! In addition, if you need anything, you can go to the Admiral's Mansion to find the old man! The old man will try his best to help you solve it! ”

Lin Daxin nodded and said that he would go to Ding Ruchang if necessary, and then watched Ding Ruchang get on a small steamboat and leave the dock.

Lin Daxin said to Chen Ergou, the captain of the guard team who followed him: "Ergou, have you been notified?" ”

Chen Ergou said: "Principal, the main officers of the army and navy have been notified, even Lord Sun Xitao and Jiang Chen of the Second Fleet have also been notified, and they should all be at the Sailor Academy now!" ”

Lin Daxin nodded and said, "That's good!" Let's go back to the Water Master School right away! ”

Then Lin Daxin and Chen Ergou returned to the Beigou Village Sailor School located outside the Weihai Acropolis with the guard students who protected Lin Daxin.

In a conference room of the Sailor Academy, on both sides of a wooden table more than ten meters long, sat 5 division commanders, 15 brigade commanders and dozens of regiment commanders of the Navy Army, and dozens of captains and deputy captains of the First Fleet and the Second Fleet of the Navy of the Sailor Academy.

In particular, Jiang Chen, who had just participated in the Battle of Toshima, and the captains of the Anhai ships, and the two deputy captains of the two warships, were even more envious by everyone to inquire about the entire naval battle.

As the commanders of the two fleets, Jiang Hui and Sun Xitao sat alone and watched Jiang Chen happily boast about the process of the naval battle to everyone.

And Chen Ming, the captain of the Second Fleet's flagship "Great General" not far from Jiang Chen, looked at the boasting Jiang Chen, although he was a little envious in his heart, but he muttered in a low voice: "Shit luck!" ”

But Jiang Chen, who was on the tip of his ear, heard it, and said to Chen Ming with a smile: "Brother Chen, what's the matter?" Not convinced? Brother, this is called Lucky Star Gaozhao! Ha ha! ”

Chen Ming pouted: "Cut!" If my Grand Admiral were here, even the other two cruisers of Little Japan would not be able to escape! ”

At this time, a voice suddenly came from outside the door of the conference room: "The principal has arrived!" ”

The conference room, which had been chatting very enthusiastically, fell silent instantly, and as Lin Daxin walked into the conference room, the officers of the army and navy of the Navy Academy in the conference room stood up almost at the same time, everyone stood up straight, and shouted loudly at the same time: "Hello principal!" ”

Only Jiang Hui and Sun Xitao here are not from the teaching team of the Sailor Academy, after the two of them bought warships from abroad and returned to Weihaiwei, they have become accustomed to these students under Lin Daxin, which is completely different from the military temperament of the officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty, and the two of them also stood up with everyone in the conference room.

Lin Daxin came to the front of the long wooden table, and after sitting down, he said to the people who were still standing: "Sit down!" ”

"Huh-" and everyone sat down in unison.

Lin Daxin opened his mouth and said: "First of all, I would like to commend the officers and men of the Xinghai and Anhai, you are not afraid of hardships and dangers, you are not afraid of dangers, you bravely kill the enemy, sink the Japanese Navy's 3,100-ton dome cruiser, for my Beiyang Naval Division, for our Naval Academy, and have made a good start!" Hereby, the Xinghai and Anhai are recorded as a collective third-class merit! As for personal merits, the captains of the two ships will hand in the battle records, and then reward the individuals! ”

Lin Daxin's commendation announced by the Sailor Academy is not just empty talk, not only will it have an impact on future promotions, but also monetary rewards, such as the Xinghai and Anhai collective third-class merits, ordinary sailors of the two warships can get a reward of about 50 taels of silver, and a captain like Jiang Chen can get a reward of about 300 taels of silver.

Jiang Chen, the captain of the Anhai, and the deputy captains of the two warships, and the four of them heard Lin Daxin say that the Xinghai and the Anhai were collectively third-class meritorious, and the four of them were overjoyed, and stood up at the same time: "Thank you, principal!" ”

Lin Daxin pressed his right hand down, allowing Jiang Chen and the four of them to sit down again.

Lin Daxin continued: "I just got the news, and now the imperial court has officially declared war with Japan!" Ergou, bring the map! ”

Then Chen Ergou pasted a military map on the blackboard behind Lin Daxin, and everyone in the conference room stared at the military map on the blackboard, Lin Daxin stood up and pointed to the map and said, "Look! At present, in the area of Asan in North Korea, plus more than 1,000 elite Huai troops who have just arrived at Gaosheng, Ye Zhichao and Nie Shicheng now have more than 4,000 elite Huai troops, but the Japanese army has deployed at least nearly 10,000 people around Asan, if it is not my expectation, the Japanese army may be about to attack the Qing army in Asan! ”

Then Lin Daxin pointed to Pyongyang, North Korea on the map, and said: "If Ye Zhichao and Nie Shicheng's troops do not hold Asan, they must retreat to the Pyongyang area and wait for domestic reinforcements, and Pyongyang will be the place where Japan and the Qing Dynasty will fight in Korea!" ”

Everyone in the conference room listened to Lin Daxin's prediction and nodded in agreement.

Lin Daxin frowned at this time and said: "Don't hide it from you, I am very optimistic about the battle of the Qing army and the Japanese army in Korea, although the Westernization movement of the imperial court has changed the equipment of the Qing army, but it has not changed the weakness of the Qing army!" Even if the elite of the Huai Army is against the elite Japanese army, the odds of victory are not great! ”

As the commander of the first division of the Water Master Academy, Wu Peifu, after listening to Lin Daxin's words, opened his mouth and said: "Principal, why don't you petition the imperial court!" Let the army of my Sailor Academy enter the Korean war! I believe that as long as we send two divisions from the Sailor Academy, we will definitely sweep the whole of North Korea! Drive little Japan to the sea! ”

Other army officers also petitioned one after another, willing to go to Korea and drive little Japan out into the sea!

Lin Daxin nodded, Lin Daxin himself also believed that the new army he had trained with modern time-space training methods, coupled with the sophisticated and sufficient weapons and ammunition that Lin Daxin purchased from Germany, one of his own integrated divisions was enough to defeat a standing division of the Japanese Army, according to the total strength of Japan in Korea in history, if Lin Daxin sent two integrated divisions to Korea, it would really be enough to sweep away the Korean Japanese army!

Lin Daxin considered the idea of sending troops to North Korea, but to send troops requires the permission of the imperial court, and the army of the Navy Academy will definitely be restrained by the current Qing military attachés in North Korea.

Lin Daxin spoke out his doubts, and Wu Peifu and other army officers were silent.

Lin Daxin waved his hand and said: "Now those are just my predictions, if our Beiyang Naval Division's main team, plus the two fleets of our Naval Academy, can defeat the main force of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet and gain sea control, we can cut off the waterways between Japan and Korea, so that the Japanese army in Korea will have no supplies and reinforcements, and will become a turtle in the urn!" ”

Then Lin Daxin ordered: "From today onwards, all the personnel of the First Fleet and the Second Fleet of the Navy of the Naval Academy are in a state of combat readiness, ready to set off at any time to fight a decisive battle at sea with the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy!" ”

Jiang Hui, Sun Xitao, and dozens of captains and deputy captains of the First and Second Fleets of the Navy of the Navy Academy all stood up and said loudly: "Yes! Get ready for a decisive battle with the Japanese Navy! ”

Lin Daxin ordered again: "The five divisions of the army must also enter a state of combat readiness!" You will not be idle in this big war with Japan! Always ready to go to war! ”

5 division commanders, 15 brigade commanders and dozens of regiment commanders of the army stood up at the same time and shouted: "Yes!" Always ready to go to war! ”