In the early morning of the 8th, the 3rd Infantry Brigade of the New Army began to camp and rest on the spot after clearing its positions.

The convoy of the field artillery regiment, the 1st and 2nd Infantry Brigades, seven squadrons of the gendarmerie unit, the engineer brigade, the radio laying squadron of the Science and Technology Department, the field doctors, and the military headquarters of the Arthur Corps, totaled nearly 16,000 troops.

It was through Xiaoxigou and continued to move eastward overnight.

The troops were to arrive on the west flank of Nanguanling before dawn to prepare for the next step of the Nanguanling Campaign.

"According to the report, the casualties of the troops have been preliminarily counted, and our 3rd Brigade has lost 683 casualties, 136 seriously wounded, and 1,369 Japanese corpses have been cleaned up on the position."

Major General Li Bohu, commander of the 3rd Brigade, hurriedly came to the military headquarters to report the results of the battle.

"In this case, the Japanese army began to break and flee after fighting two-thirds of the army, which is worthy of a strong force!"

Lin Yunyu ignored Li Bohu's unconvinced eyes and ordered: "Your unit will rest immediately tonight, and rush to Nanguanling on time at 8 o'clock tomorrow to carry out an assault on the Japanese army in Dalian Bay!" ”

"Yes!"

Li Bohu didn't talk nonsense anymore, and had the strength to wait until tomorrow's assault battle, and then he would see.

"Tell the Science and Technology Department that the cables will be laid along the way, and at five o'clock tomorrow, the telegraph line in the temporary camp of the Zhonggou Military Headquarters must be assumed to be complete."

After conveying instructions to his adjutant Major Li Guangde, Lin Yunyu ordered: "The military headquarters will temporarily rest here for an hour, and then set off immediately." ”

"Commander Lin, then our gendarmes won't be waiting for you here."

Lieutenant Colonel Lu Zhaomei, deputy commander of the military police, was anxious and anxious, eager to step into Nanguanling in one step and fight a decisive battle with the Japanese army.

"Go ahead, remember your position, and don't take the initiative to attack without orders."

Lin Yunyu looked at the long dragon of torches coming from the dark night in the west, and then headed towards the mountains and forests in the east, and his heart was full of pride - this is the Jiawu I want, this is the soul of my Chinese army!

In the moonlight.

From Yingchengzi to Xiaoxigou, Muchengzi, Youjia Village, on the long road, there are countless burning torches.

Under the torches, young and vibrant faces shine.

This fire dragon is constantly moving eastward and eastward between the inky mountains!

Lushun Military Port, West Port Wharf.

"Set sail!"

"Set sail!"

As the wharf gendarmes relayed orders one by one, Dingyuan, Laiyuan, Pingyuan, Guangbing, Zhennan, Zhenbei, Zhenxi, Zhendong, Zhenzhong, and torpedo boat formations began to raise anchor.

Slowly sail away from the dock and head towards the Lion's Mouth.

On the tidal flats of Tiger Tail to the west of the Lion's Mouth, piles of raging flames burned to illuminate the warships.

"Salute!"

Under the roar of Liu Buyun, the commander of the navy, the soldiers of the new army standing on the side of the Dingyuan ship raised their hands in unison and saluted He Changying on the dock.

"Smack!"

HE Changying, WU Weiyang, PENG Qianyan, WANG Shizhen, YU Zeqing, LI Yuanhong, TANG Feng, LIU Pingyun,——

A group of New Army officers who welcomed the group of ships rushing to Incheon Port all stood straight and raised their hands in return.

"Zixiang, I thought you wouldn't salute this Western-style military salute?"

The Dingyuan ship slowly sailed out of the lion's mouth and entered the Yellow Sea.

It was sparkling, and in this silent and bloody night, the gunfire in the west could be faintly heard on the ship.

After listening to Jia Qisheng's words, a wry smile appeared at the corner of Liu Buyun's mouth: "As a soldier, I pay attention to iron-blooded rigidity on the battlefield, and I am used to kowtowing everywhere, and the bones in my body are naturally soft, how can I kill the enemy with blood?" I'm a courtier of the Qing Dynasty, but that doesn't mean I don't know how to be flexible. ”

"I hope that Liaodong and Taiwan's resistance to the Japanese army will make the imperial court wake up a little; It's hateful to say, I'm in the Qing Dynasty, and I'm so embarrassed by a projectile of the Japanese people! ”

Jia Qisheng sighed and said: "Fortunately, He Changying and the new army, a group of hot-blooded boys, will not retreat for the country!" ”

"Hmph, I ended up with the bloody lesson of Langfang! It's not that the commander-in-chief is powerful, the two generals should think about the terrible ending! ”

Major General Chen Shijie, commander of the military police who accompanied the ship, was tired of hearing this, so he replied and turned to leave.

"Huh-"

Jia Qisheng and Liu Buyun looked at each other and smiled awkwardly.

"Don't think about anything now, I just want to bombard Inchon first, and then slowly fight to the death with the Japanese ships!"

Liu Buyun's face was full of perseverance.

"Good!"

Jia Qisheng shouted loudly: "If Zixiang doesn't dislike it, I will be your companion on the ship in the future, either sink all the Japanese ships and bombard the special brewed Oriental Ocean, or the old man will be sent to this sea with this old bone!" ”

"Good, good, good!"

Liu Buyun shouted three times with an impassioned face 'yes', and then ordered: "All the ships have increased their speed to 13 knots, and I will shell Inchon in the early morning of the 9th!" ”

Westport Terminal.

Looking at the southbound ship group sailing out of Port Arthur, He Changying said to Ye Zugui, the deputy commander of the navy beside him: "Depart the port on time at 4 o'clock in the morning, and after defeating the ship in Dalian Bay, from 6 o'clock, we will carry out concentrated artillery bombardment on Nanguanling!" ”

"Yes!"

Ye Zugui also raised his hand and saluted like Liu Buchan, and responded loudly.

The Yellow Sea, the junction of the East China Sea.

Thousands of miles of blue sea.

Fulong.

Colonel Liu Yufu, captain of the Taiwan aid training team, couldn't sleep at night, so he stood on the deck and looked at the sea and the night.

"What, can't you sleep?"

Artillery Lieutenant Colonel Xiang Shaolong couldn't sleep either, so he went on the deck and saw that Liu Yufu was actually outside.

"Lushun should have started a fight, right? It's a pity. ”

Liu Yufu looked regretful.

"Hehe, the lost eastern corner of the harvest of mulberry, the second army is just a hammer deal; It is still enjoyable to recapture Penghu and fight Japanese ships. ”

Xiang Shaolong said unconcernedly: "According to the military order, the Jinmen Brigade will have to arrive in Anzhou in May before it can start fighting, isn't it more aggrieved than us?" ”

"That's the East!"

Liu Yufu stretched out his right hand and pointed to the east: "One day, we will set foot on the territory of the East." ”

The look on Xiang Shaolong's face suddenly became solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "I am convinced of this!" ”

"Whew-"

In the moonlight, the Fulong went all the way south towards Keelung Harbor.

At this time, under Li Hongzhang's order in the afternoon, the Gongyi and Liyu were heading towards the mouth of Bohaikou.

Because after signing the contract, Li Hongzhang ordered the merchant ship to return immediately, which caught the two Western captains off guard, and before they had time to fill up the water, they stopped at Inchon and added water and coal.

Then head west.

On the night of the 8th, at two o'clock in the morning, 100 miles east of Port Arthur.

"Woo-"

In the stillness of the night, the merchant ship Righteous suddenly saw a huge group of ships coming from the west, and Captain Harden shouted, 'How can the Japanese ship group take this sea line, do you want to go to Incheon?' He hurriedly honked his horn to prompt.

"Woo-"

"Whew-"

"Woo-"

Suddenly, a low response came from the north, startling everyone on the ship.

"Wonyi warship!"

At this time, everyone is thinking this way.

Because at this time, in the entire Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, and the East China Sea, except for the Japanese warship group sailing unscrupulously, where else is there such a large ship group!

Li Hongzhang, Li Jingfang, Luo Fenglu ——, a group of people all buried their heads in the quilt in humiliation.

Many are already crying silently.

"No, no, the flag is not right-"

"It's the Beiyang Naval Division, the Beiyang Naval Division of the Great Qing Dynasty!"

At this time, as the distance became closer, the Dingyuan ship used lights to hit the Daqing Dragon Flag and the New Army Flag on the mast to show its identity.

The German merchant ships also put their lights on the Yellow Dragon Flag of the Qing Dynasty, the German flag, to indicate the identity of the merchant ships.

On the warship Cardinal, a group of commanders of the Far East Fleet ran out of the warship one after another and watched in amazement with binoculars.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Li Jingfang stood outside Li Hongzhang's cabin in rags and knocked on the door and shouted: "Father, the sailor, it's our sailor!" ”

"Daishimizu Master?"

Li Hongzhang sat up from the bed suddenly, his face full of surprise mixed with huge surprise.

At about 2 o'clock in the morning on 8 March, the southward attack group of the New Army met Li Hongzhang's merchant ships, ignoring the stop flag displayed on the ship and speeding straight southeast.

"Incheon!"

Li Hongzhang said deliciously: "What a He Changying, what a Ding Ruchang!" ”

"They're going to Incheon! First there is Taiwan and then Liaodong, what an anti-Japanese army, haha, Dongyang is in big trouble now! ”

Vice Admiral Filimant, commander of the British Far East Fleet, smiled gloating and smiling proudly.