The gentle sea breeze drifts from the ocean, and it suddenly makes people feel refreshed.

Zhang Zuolin didn't have time to enjoy this freshness, so he quickly jumped out of the car and walked to Du Dazhuang's side: "Dazhuang, where is the young master and the chief of staff?" Du Dazhuang pointed to the two figures walking side by side on the beach in the distance, and asked urgently, "Is it the news from Brother Zhao?" ”

Zhang Zuolin shook his head and sighed: "No, it's the battle report of the Marine Corps." ”

"Oh." Du Dazhuang was a little disappointed, he knew what the young master wanted to know most in the past two days, but this was a battle report after all, so after hesitating for a moment, he still took Zhang Zuolin to the beach.

After a day of exposure, the sand and gravel became hot and hot, feeling the scorching heat from the soles of his feet, and letting the turquoise sea water pass over his instep in waves, Li Mo suddenly felt that most of the fatigue and sleepiness of the past few days had disappeared.

It was nearly evening, and the beach off the coast of the Ryukyus was already crowded with people who had come here to catch their breath after a busy day, and children were in the majority, laughing, noisy, splashing, digging gravel with stones, and teasing the poor little fish and shrimp.

Most of them are the new Ryukyuan people who have come from afar to settle down, and for these new neighbors who have come from afar but don't know much about the surname of the sea, there is even a rescue team composed of Ryukyu fishermen with good water surnames on the beach, ready to protect those children at any time.

Looking at those smiling faces, looking at the faces that glanced over from time to time, nodded, but were a little nervous, Li Mo felt as if something had flowed into his heart.

Although the nodding action is small, there may be a trace of nervousness in the eyes, but those movements, those smiles represent a kind of recognition! A recognition of a new life!

Li Mo has seen a lot of comments, all of which say that ordinary people in the late Qing Dynasty were very indifferent and numb, and the Eight-Nation Alliance, such as Yanjing, even helped to set up ladders to let foreigners climb over the wall and enter the hospital to loot the imperial city, especially looking at the old photos of that era, you can experience that numb indifference.

Indifferent eyes, indifferent faces, and even indifferent smiles! There is indifference in every photo, and Li Mo himself has seen this kind of indifference in Taiwan, it is a kind of disappointment in life and confusion about the future, even Mr. Lu Xun mentioned this numbing indifference in the book!

But what about now?

Groups of people from the coast and the interior who came to Ryukyu and went to Hawaii in the former Qing Dynasty, after walking through that huge cage and walking out of that piece of indifference, they all glowed with long-buried enthusiasm without exception!

They are enthusiastic about their work, enthusiastic about rebuilding their homes, and even enthusiastic about everyone around them! This reminded him of a famous line.

"The environment changes people's hearts."

Here, they have a stable job, an income, and a bright future, when these come together, the numbness and indifference in their hearts have long disappeared under the blowing of the sea breeze, these people, are using their hands, to change themselves, but also to change the fate of many people!

It is they who support the soldiers who are fighting in the northeast at the moment. It was they who gave the warriors the motivation to fight, hold on and charge! Because they are the treasures that ordinary soldiers of the Pacific Army need to protect.

However, as soon as he thought of the Liaodong battlefield at this moment, the warmth that Li Mo had just raised soon gradually cooled with the seawater.

The second group of 5,000 soldiers also set off by ship this morning, and they will follow in the footsteps of their comrades-in-arms and continue to land from Arthur and Andong. But no matter how hard they rush, they are already doomed to not be able to participate in the most exciting battle of Skyscraper!

Skyscraper!

The place name that can't be avoided is just a small black dot on the map, but it has become the most critical place in the entire land battle!

If it is blocked, the two regiments of the 1st and 4th Divisions that are rushing to where they are going can take advantage of the opportunity of the Russian army's long-term exhaustion to defeat the Russian army and gain the initiative in the battle in one fell swoop!

If it can't be blocked, it means that nearly 10,000 elite Cossack cavalry will become a nightmare for a division that is heading north, although Li Mo has never seen the majesty of the ancient cavalry, but he also knows that if 10,000 war horses are allowed to sprint, a division and a regiment of only 5,000 people may not be dispersed before they are well armed, and even suffer heavy losses!

This is like two sides of the same coin, Li Mo and the staff tossed the coin into the sky, but it is not them who can call the shots, but the third battalion that is still uncontactable!

Three battalions of a thousand people!

Can you resist the main force of nearly 30,000 Russian troops?!

No one has a bottom in his heart, to be honest, if it weren't for the fact that there were no troops to draw support, Li Mo was not willing to take this risk at all, although he was not a real military fan, but he also knew one thing, in addition to various tactical means and modern weapons, the upright strength competition was always the main theme.

Historically, the Russian Army performed very badly in the Russo-Russian War, but that is only the research of later generations, after all, no one has ever seen the real Russian army is like that, not to mention that the reputation of the Cossack cavalry is not blown out, it is a solid fight after paying nearly a million casualties, and it is an elite division that makes the whole of Europe frightened!

Although since its formation, the Pacific Army has always adhered to the line of regularization and lean troops, and for this reason, Li Mo deliberately suppressed the rapid expansion of the army, but it is undeniable that even after fighting the Battle of the Ryukyus, the Pacific Army is still a new army that has not been tested!

This time, is this army really shining its sword once, is it a halberd sinking into the sand or a cold light out of the sheath?

"Young Master, Chief of Staff, Marine Corps Battle Report."

Chen Ping turned around and saw that Li Mo was still standing on the beach looking at the sea, and nodded to Zhang Zuolin with a sigh in his heart: "You can read it." ”

Zhang Zuolin put his feet together and read: "The Marine Corps reports that they have landed in Port Arthur yesterday evening, and have basically taken control of Port Arthur and rescued more than 860 Beiyang officers and soldiers, including Xie Baozhang and Sa Zhenbing, in addition to thousands of soldiers of the Green Battalion of the Qing Army. At present, the troops are carrying out the final clearance, and at the same time, he has ordered the fourth and fifth battalions to cross the Golden State and move north as planned. ”

"In addition, the 1st Division, 2nd Regiment and 1st Battalion from Andong Port have occupied the Dagushan Battery, and the 1st Regiment and 5th Battalion of the 4th Division have also entered Yingkou and Haicheng and are taking over the local defense."

"And." Zhang Zuolin wanted to report again, but suddenly Li Mo's voice came, interrupting his words: "Is there any news from Motianling?" ”

"It's still news from four hours ago, and it's approaching!"

"Alright, you go first." Chen Ping took the battle report and did not forget to instruct: "Try to contact the first and fourth divisions again, and if there is any news from them, report as soon as possible." ”

"Yes."

Zhang Zuolin saluted and left quickly, Chen Ping touched his pocket, only to find that the cigarette case was already empty, fortunately, Du Dazhuang took out a pack from his pocket and stuffed it to the chief of staff, and re-lit it.

As the sun sank little by little, the sea breeze became stronger and stronger, and the waves converged in the distance, forming an inverted white tide, which washed up on the beach continuously, wave after wave, and the waves became higher and higher.

"It's high tide."

Li Mo lightly underestimated, the sea water reached the calf in the blink of an eye, and the people on the beach had already left in twos and threes, they slowed down their steps and lowered their voices, as if they were afraid of disturbing the thoughts of this young man who brought everyone a good day.

Half a round of red said, hanging on the sea level, a fiery red avenue suddenly appeared on the surging sea, the white tide, the little waves, as if all turned into a jumping flame.

Under the refraction of the diffuse water vapor, the red sky became more and more hazy, and a huge and hazy halo appeared around it.

Suddenly, several black dots appeared in the halo, and columns of smoke ruffled the sky like angry dragons, and the black dots grew larger and larger until they obscured most of the sun.

"Our fleet is back."

In these slanting suns, the majestic and hideous silhouette, a smile finally appeared on the corner of Li Mo's mouth, this is an era of giant ships and cannons, they are symbols, and they are the guarantee of victory!

Didi!

Two rapid horns broke the silence of the beach, Du Dazhuang turned his head to look, only to see a small car swaying and rushing over, even after the peripheral guards stopped him, he was so frightened that he hurriedly touched the handle of the gun.

Fortunately, after this guy rushed into the cordon, he also realized that something was wrong, and quickly stopped the car, and then everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and before they could see clearly that it was the daredevil, they saw Ouyang Xiu, the commander of the second division who stayed in the Ryukyus as a reserve, jumped out of the car and shouted excitedly with a telegram.

"Great victory, Chief of Staff, Young Master! Win, win! ”

The ordinary people along the way, and even on the beach in the distance, were attracted by this chanting and looked over one after another, and even the children stopped playing and stopped playing.

"What wins?" Chen Ping stopped Ouyang Xiu, who was talking incoherently excitedly, and his heart suddenly jumped.

Ouyang Xiu excitedly put his feet together, and after solemnly saluting, he quickly shouted, "Report." Commander Chen Ping sent a telegram that the 1st and 4th Divisions of our Army had successfully rendezvous at Motianling three hours earlier, and they immediately launched an attack after the meeting, annihilating more than 15,000 of the main force of the Russian Army in one fell swoop, of which more than 4,400 were killed and the rest were all taken prisoner! ”

"In addition, the Russian Cossack cavalry also suffered heavy losses, only more than 2,000 cavalry fled to Mukden, and the commander of the Russian Far East Army, Feleval, and the Cossack cavalry Major General Andrei have also been captured." Ouyang Xiu pressed his hands together with his eyes: "At present, the first and fourth divisions are advancing towards Fengtian!" ”

"What about the three battalions!"

Without waiting for this craze to start spreading, Li Mo rushed to the front and snatched the folder.

"Three battalions ......." Ouyang Xiu glanced at Chen Ping, his cheeks were a little pale with excitement just now, and he said in a heavy tone: "732 people were killed in the battle, 66 were seriously injured, and the rest were all injured and are being treated. ”

One battalion, 1,000 people, one day and one night, the losses were as high as eighty percent, and the rest were all wounded, so it can be said that the establishment of the three battalions must be temporarily withdrawn!

This is a series of heart-wrenching figures, the largest casualty since the formation of the Pacific Army, but it is the tenacity and bravery of the three battalions that dragged the Russian army for a whole day and a night with sacrifices and human lives, and it was like a nail stuck in the Sky Ridge!

It was also they who won the most precious time for the main force, so that the 1st and 4th divisions successfully carried out the encirclement and annihilation battle! Suffice it to say, more than half of the credit for this great victory must be given to them!

For the first time, the Pacific Army really bled out, and in the future, such wounds will be deeper and deeper, and Li Mo seems to see the fresh lives standing on the blood-red tide under the afterglow!

Go forward and follow, with life and unyielding, to create a future!

"Tell Zhao Long, no matter what method he uses, I must ensure the safety of the remaining soldiers of the third battalion, and the corpses of the sacrificed soldiers must be transported back to me intact!"

"In addition, the General Staff Department immediately drafted a telegram ordering the whole army to publicly commend and award the title of the Third Battalion Special Hero Company, record the collective first-class meritorious service, and do a good job of individual commendations as soon as possible!"

After Li Mo finished speaking, he raised his head again, looked at the group of ships getting closer and closer on the sea in the distance, and clenched his fists.

From today onwards, the Pacific Army will follow the fleet, and use a sniper battle to shake off another pair of hard wings that can cut through the wind and waves!

"Let's go, go and welcome our fleet." ――

Hurd hurriedly got out of the carriage, handed his hat to the Indian waiter wrapped in a thick turban, and rushed to the embassy before he could say hello.

The guards looked at the little British old man, who was now thriving in a foreign country, and had even taken over the throne of the director of the tax department of this huge country in the Far East, and their eyes were full of envy.

Everyone knows that this is an errand that is already fat and can no longer be fat, but they also know that this little old man who is in charge of the tax power of a huge country is still quietly doing his best for the Empire, which is why he can be highly valued by successive ambassadors.

Hurd didn't have the heart to understand the envy in the guards' eyes now, and he trotted all the way, knocking on the door of Ambassador Ogna's office under the surprised gaze of the attendants.

"Please come in."

"Oh, it's Lord Hurd, I thought it was someone outside, please take a seat." Ogna greeted Hurd to take a seat, and immediately asked the waiter to make a pot of coffee for this fellow countryman who was in charge of the customs and taxation power of the Qing Kingdom.

"Your Excellency, do you still have the heart to drink coffee? The Far East is about to become porridge. Hurd did not hide his intentions at all, and immediately took out a telegram from his pocket and handed it to Ogner: "This is what the Qing people have just prepared, and they are ready to cede the Liaodong Peninsula and the three eastern provinces to the Russians!" ”

"Your Excellency, you can't let the Russians occupy the northeast of the Qing country under any circumstances, Nicholas II is an ambitious guy, if he occupies the northeast, it doesn't take a few years of preparation, that madman will plant the Russian [***] flag all over the land of the Qing country!" Hurd said excitedly.

Looking at Hurd excitedly, Ogna suddenly laughed: "Your Excellency Hurd, don't be so panicked, the Russians don't have the ability to invade the entire Northeast. ”

"But they've already laid down Mukden! Maybe those Cossack cavalry have already fought with Lushun's army! And....... ”

"No more!" Ogner suddenly interrupted Hurd's words, and in the other party's stunned eyes, he pulled out a telegram that had just been sent from Yuben and handed it over: "Forgive me for taking the liberty of being presumptuous, dear Lord Hurd, I feel that you have been in the Qing Kingdom for too long, and you are too accustomed to getting long-dated news from their inefficient officials. ”

"Look at this, it's a telegram from Zoben this morning, and he'll tell you what to do." After handing the telegram to Hurd, Ogna turned and pulled out a cigar.

Listening to Ogner's words, Hurd took the telegram in a daze, just glanced at it twice, and the whole person was stunned, stood up suddenly, and pointed to the telegram tremblingly: "Is this true?!" ”

"It's true!" Ogna lit his cigar, his eyes shining in the smoke: "And I have already verified the Hawaiian minister stationed in Qingguo, although he did not answer positively, I can hear that it is true!" ”

"I've sent a telegram back home." Ogna's deep voice echoed through the plush office: "I think we should reconsider ...... with Hawaii." ”

"No, it's a relationship with a new regime!" Ogner exhaled a puff of white smoke

(To be continued)