On the foredeck of the Chinese army's flagship "Zhenyang", a burly old man stood in the wind, letting his white hair be blown by the sea breeze, but his figure was as tall as a mountain, and he was immovable, and this person was Admiral Wang Yanxia, commander of the Bohai Fleet.

Wang Yanxia, a native of Jinjiang, Fujian, one of the veterans of the Qing Navy, participated in the battle of the East Ying more than ten years ago, and is now fifty years old, according to the military and political regulations of the Qing Dynasty, he has reached the age of about to retire to the second line, although he will not be discharged for the time being, but it is difficult to have the opportunity to personally lead his troops to the front line, the biggest possibility is to transfer to the naval headquarters, in other words, this time to lead the main force of the Bohai Fleet to sea may be his last performance before the curtain call, because of this, Wang Yanxia cherishes this last opportunity to gallop across the ocean, as long as he has free time, he would never sit in the fleet headquarters, almost greedily enjoying the majesty of the whole fleet rushing forward against the wind and waves.

"Commander, I have arrived at the intended place, please instruct."

Just when Wang Yanxia was wordlessly looking at the end of the ocean, a sound of footsteps sounded, an elegant middle-aged man dressed in vice admiral clothes led several young officers out of the cabin, walked quickly to Wang Yanxia's side, and whispered a word, this person is Ye Zhenbang, chief of staff of the Bohai Fleet, a native of Meishan, Guangzhou, a graduate of the first phase of Guangzhou Navigation College, who participated in the battle of Dongying more than ten years ago as a low-level officer, and was transferred back to the Navigation College to teach for many years after the war. Five years ago, he was transferred to the Navy Command as chief of staff, and because of his outstanding performance, he was deeply appreciated by the current naval commander Sun Mingxu, and was transferred to the Bohai Fleet this spring as chief of staff.

"Well, send a signal, let the rearguard fleet move at half speed, and the main fleet turn to the southeast and move at full speed!"

Wang Yanxia glanced sideways at Ye Zhenbang, and without hesitation, with a wave of his hand, he had already given the order neatly.

"Yes!"

Wang Yanxia's order was given, Ye Zhenbang didn't ask much, he responded respectfully, and with a wave of his hand, a young officer who followed him on the side passed the order to the flag soldier on the tall mast, and at the same time, he did not send a telegram to the rear guard fleet, and soon, with the dance of the two small flags in the hands of the flag soldier, the huge fleet was divided into two groups, and more than 70 large and small warships composed of the vanguard fleet and the Chinese fleet began to turn to the southeast, and by 22 troop carriers, The rearguard fleet, consisting of heavy ships and twelve medium warships, slowed down slowly......

"Report to the general, the Minister of the Interior, Junichiro Nishimura, is outside asking to see you."

At four o'clock, in the office of the guard command office on the west side of the Jianli Gate of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, Li Shunzheng, the new chief of defense of the Kyoto Imperial Palace and the commander of the Third Brigade of the Qing Marine Corps, was drinking tea for a good time, when he saw a young officer hurriedly coming in from outside and said in a loud voice.

"Well, please."

Li Shun was born in Hongqing's guard corps, participated in the battle of Dongying, and was a veteran of the Marine Corps; although he had just taken up the post of chief of defense at the Kyoto Imperial Palace this year, in fact, this was the third time he had returned to his post -- according to the regulations on the change of guard of the Qing Dynasty garrison in Dongying, all the officers and men stationed in the Qing Dynasty were all in charge of the Marine Corps, and each department was rotated every two years. The chief of defense of the Kyoto Imperial Palace was also the commander of the Marine Brigade stationed there, so Junichiro Nishimura, who had served as the minister of the Wa Dynasty for many years, was already an old acquaintance.

"Yes!"

Hearing Li Shun's order, the officer who came to report did not dare to delay a little, hurriedly and respectfully responded, and after making a military salute, he hurriedly withdrew from the office.

"Li Jun, early."

Don't look at Li Shun is just a major general at the moment, in the Qing Dynasty military series, he can't be ranked at all, but in the Wa Kingdom, that is, the general storage of the emperor, Nishimura Junichiro didn't dare to have the slightest rudeness, and just turned out from the screen, he hurriedly bowed and said hello.

"Oh, it's Nishimura-kun, I'm slacking, please sit down, let's have a cup of tea, this is a good Longjing that Ben will just bring from China, even if ordinary people have money, there is nowhere to buy."

Counting up, Li Shun has been in Dongying for six years, and he has long known that the number of etiquette of the Japanese people is just superficial effort, and he is too lazy to play so much false etiquette, besides, with his status as the highest commander of the garrison army, he really does not need to go to the general to discuss the number of etiquette of the Japanese people, and he waved his hand with a smile, which can be regarded as a return salute.

"Then it's up to Li Jun."

Since Li Shun said this, Nishimura Junichiro naturally didn't dare to talk about business as soon as he came up, so he hurriedly thanked him, and then knelt down opposite Li Shun, and a soldier waiting by his side stepped forward to pour him a cup of hot tea.

"Good tea!"

Junichiro Nishimura himself is good at tea art, and as soon as he tasted the tea, he couldn't help but shout hello.

"Hey, if Nishimura-kun likes it, I'll take some with me later."

Although Li Shun does not look down on the Japanese people, after all, he is in the Japanese country, and some things still have to be handled by the Japanese people.

"Thank you Li Jun, Xia Guan came here this time because he was entrusted by my king, and there is something that must be submitted to Li Jun for approval."

Junichiro Nishimura naturally didn't come to drink tea with nothing to do, and at this time, taking advantage of Li Shun's good mood, he hurriedly brought the topic to business.

"Oh?"

As soon as he heard Junichiro Nishimura's words, Li Shun's smiling face immediately put away, put on a deputy official attitude, and did not say anything to ask the roots, just whispered quietly, and motioned Junichiro Nishimura to continue.

"Li Jun, the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, thanks to your country's love, our country has been appeased in the four seas in recent years, peace has been long, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, this is the gift of your country, my king plans to hold a celebration during the Mid-Autumn Festival, one is to have fun with the people, and the other is to express to your garrison, I don't know if Li Jun thinks it is feasible?"

Seeing Li Shun put away his smiling face, Junichiro Nishimura's heart was panicked for no reason, but fortunately, he didn't bring it to his face, but he just explained it with a smile.

"Celebration? How does Nishimura-kun plan to hold such a celebration? ”

As soon as Junichiro Nishimura said that he was going to hold a celebration, Li Shun's eyes immediately flashed a glimmer of light, but he didn't comment on what he said, and just asked quietly.

"So that Li Jun knows that my king plans to make it more lively, and the dragon and lion dance teams in the four towns and eight miles are called into the city, so that the people can see the beauty of the peaceful and prosperous world, of course, my king also wants to take this opportunity to have fun with the people, and please Li Jun to make it convenient, please."

Junichiro Nishimura was obviously reluctant to go into too much detail about the specific details of the celebration, but he didn't dare to talk nonsense, so he explained a few words with a smile.

"This is easy to say, but the scale of the celebration is large, the order in the city may be difficult to guarantee, for the sake of safety, the king of the Japanese still stay in the palace, even if you want to have fun with the people, you might as well show your face on the palace wall, as for the security problems in the city, our army will not interfere, your country will look at it yourself, but there is also a piece of Nishimura-kun to remember, no one is allowed to approach the palace wall thirty steps without authorization, otherwise our army will be forcefully pressed, so decided, and please Nishimura-kun will convey the general's construction to His Royal Highness."

Li Shun didn't object to Junichiro Nishimura's suggestion, but he added two conditions without saying anything.

"This ......"

As soon as he heard Li Shun's words, Junichiro Nishimura's face stiffened, and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times, trying to fight again.

"Huh? Does Nishimura-kun have an opinion on Bensho's decision? ”

Without waiting for Junichiro Nishimura to think of an excuse, Li Shun was already pale, and his voice was cold and he asked.

"Don't dare, don't dare, Li Jun misunderstood, ah, my king knows that your army has worked hard, and plans to set up a banquet to reward the soldiers of the three armies during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Seeing that Li Shun's face changed, Junichiro Nishimura didn't dare to dwell on the past anymore, but he didn't want to be completely led by Li Shun's nose, so his eyes rolled wildly a few times, and he said something with a sneer.

"Nishimura-kun has a heart, it's easy to say that the general's office, Nishimura-kun just arranges to go, but the navy, it's not the general's decision, if Nishimura-kun really wants to send wine and food, he has to contact the navy."

As soon as Junichiro Nishimura explained this, Li Shun's tense face didn't seem to think much about it, and he casually agreed.

"Okay, that's it, Li Jun, you are busy, the next official will go and reply to my king, see what instructions my king has, and then come to discuss with Li Jun, farewell, farewell."

Now that he had figured out Li Shun's attitude, Junichiro Nishimura obviously didn't plan to stay longer, and explained the scene with a smile, then got up, bowed to Li Shun, and left in a hurry.

"Phew, grandma is a bear, this is a fucking weasel greeting chickens!"

After Junichiro Nishimura went, the smile on Li Shun's face disappeared, but after seeing him snorting hard, his voice scolded coldly, and then his face suddenly became solemn, and he raised his voice and said: "Go, pass on the general's order, and the officers above the battalion commander will come here immediately!" ”

"Yes!"

Li Shun ordered, and the heralds who were waiting by his side hurriedly responded to the promise, and then hurried out of the office, summoning all the generals to discuss the matter without mentioning it......