This is absolutely impossible, absolutely impossible, how can we attack Russian merchant ships, the office of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, the howl of Hirobumi Ito began to be heard.

Looking at this protest letter, Ito Hirobumi trembled all over, this protest letter was delivered to Inoue Xin by the Russian minister just now. The content of the above protest is that the Japanese Combined Fleet was inhumane, and actually attacked the defenseless Russian merchant ships, not only sinking the merchant ships, but also brutally killing 52 Russian citizens. Russia regretted this, protested to Japan and demanded damages.

Angrily dropped the protest book and looked at Inoue Shin, who was standing next to him, and Ito Hirobumi pointed to the protest book that had just been thrown on the table.

"It's definitely slander, slander."

Inoue Xin nodded in agreement, because when the Russian minister came to protest, he mentioned a person who made the Japanese want to swallow it alive, Liu Jun.

The Russian envoy mentioned that not long ago, a merchant ship loaded rice in the Bohai Sea disappeared in the Bohai Sea shortly after, and for this reason, Russia still thought that the Qing State had done it, so the Qing envoy also protested to the Qin State for this, until three days ago, the Russian Minister in the Qing Dynasty received a notice from Li Hongzhang of the Tianjin Governor's Office, saying that Liu Jun, the governor of Liaodong, reported that the Beiyang Naval Division's warship Shichang and the torpedo boat Fulong, which were patrolling 50 kilometers away from Weihai, had found some floating pieces of wood and the corpses of more than a dozen Russians. Russian flags and more burned pieces of wood were found around, and on those corpses, it was obvious that there were traces of bullets, and according to the comparison, those bullets were Japanese Golden Hook rifles. For this reason, the torpedo boat Fulong immediately loaded the corpse and splintered wood and rushed back to Lushun to report the matter, and Liu Jun was taken aback after getting this matter and began to report it to Tianjin.

After receiving the telegram, Li Hongzhang immediately informed the Russian minister of the matter. And guessed that it was done by Japan.

Originally, after the last incident, the reputation of the Japanese in various countries was not very good, in addition, there were many traces of burning on the merchant ships, such traces, the Russian minister knew that the warships of the Beiyang Naval Division did not have this kind of power at all, and in the vicinity of Weihai, that was the place of the Japanese, so the minister in the Qing Dynasty at that time urgently wanted Moscow to send it? Telegram, detailing everything in the Far East.

Russian Tsar Nicholas II hated the Japanese to the core, and the scar on his face was the masterpiece of the Japanese.

Liu Jun, Liu Jun again, hearing that there was Liu Jun again in this incident, Ito Hirobumi closed his eyes depressedly and sat in his position.

In the news he received, as long as Liu Jun was mentioned, there was nothing good for him.

The Second Army Nogi Nishinori mentioned Liu Jun, bringing the news that the Qing army occupied Pyongyang, and mentioning Liu Jun again, it was the two divisions of Liaoyang and Youpeng in Shanxian that were completely annihilated, and this time, it was actually Liu Jun again, why every time this person appeared, it brought bad news.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, what should we do," Inoue asked anxiously when he saw Ito Hirobumi sitting there without speaking.

Hey, Hirobumi Ito sighed, now, he didn't know how to track, waved his hand, and motioned for Inoue Xin to go out first, he had to think about it.

Lushun Headquarters, the war room, inside now, Zhong Lin's sound of laughter was heard.

Liu Jun, who was sitting on Nanmu Taishi's chair, saw Zhong Lin holding his stomach and laughing, and kept muttering in his heart, is his plan so funny.

Liu Jun's plan at that time was to let Cai Tinggan take the merchant ships and people to the vicinity of Weihai, the ship was sunk by torpedoes, and the people were killed with Japanese command knives and golden hook rifles, and then thrown into the naval battle, and the next day after Cai Tinggan returned, he organized the fleet to patrol in the direction of Weihai and try to find those corpses and broken rice boards.

Heaven forbid, shortly after the fleet went out, it found the corpses and broken wooden planks of a dozen Russians.

According to Liu Jun's plan, Cai Tinggan brought back these corpses, and then Liu Jun began to push the boat down the river and push the matter to Japan.

"Head, you're almost insidious." After Zhong Lin giggled, he gave a thumbs up.

Damn, is he praising me or what are you doing, Liu Jun's eyes widened.

Zhong Lin felt that he had said the wrong thing, so he hurriedly closed his mouth and stood aside. Don't dare to speak.

"Director, Weihai Station Emergency Telegram." An intelligence officer walked in and handed Zhong Lin a telegram.

Zhong Lin took the telegram from Weihai Station, looked at it twice, and then walked to the seat sitting in the middle and glanced at Liu Jun who was sitting there: "Head, Weihai Wu Ruofei telegraphed, the Japanese fleet left Weihai Port in the middle of the night last night and didn't know where to go."

With a flutter, Zhong Lin saw Liu Jun stand up violently and quickly run to the maritime map hanging on the wall not far away, and found Weihai, Liu Jun closed his eyes, and after a while, he turned around, looked at Zhong Lin beside him, and asked again: "What else did you say?" ”

Wu Ruofei also said that in the past two days, the combined fleet in Weihai has been carrying ammunition and coal to warships.

Loading coal and ammunition, Liu Jun frowned,

This is not good news for Liu Jun.

Loading coal, that is for the needs of warships, and carrying shells, this is to find the need, the world knows, now the two countries in the Far East are fighting to the death. are all fighting for themselves who can be the boss, and the Japanese Navy actually made this move at this time, it is obvious that they are coming for the Beiyang Naval Division, and for the Beiyang Naval Division, it is obvious that the place where they came is Lushun.

"You immediately send an order to Li He, immediately lead the main force of the Beiyang Naval Division, search and advance along the Weihai area, and once you find the Japanese fleet, start a war immediately, no need to ask for instructions."

Zhong Lin also knew the urgency of the matter, so he immediately nodded and asked, "Head, do you need to notify the battery to enter the battle preparations?"

Fort, Liu Jun bowed his head,

The fort is the last barrier to guard the port, not afraid of ten thousand in case, if Li He misses the combined fleet, then if the combined fleet rushes into the port, then Lushun will only be bombed.

Raising his head, Liu Junen sighed and said yes.

Woowoo...... Woowoo...... The horn of the bridge sounded and the whistle was urgently drawn.

After hearing this signal, the officers and men of the warships quickly put down everything in their hands, quickly arrived at their respective posts, and began to wait for the warships to fire and open fire.

On the bridge, Yan Fu, who was the chief of staff, glanced at Li He, who was standing in front of him, thought for a while and said, "Commander, the marshal asked us to search along the Weihai area along the way, whether it was the United Fleet dispatched."

Li He put down the binoculars in his hand and nodded: "Yes, I just received a telegram from Zhong Lin, the combined fleet in Weihai suddenly left Weihai in the middle of the night last night after being loaded with ammunition and coal, and I don't know where to go, the marshal thinks that they are coming for Lushun, so let's urgently go out of the port to search, and once we find the Japanese combined fleet, start a war immediately."

In the middle of the night, Yan Fu looked up at the time, it was ten o'clock, which meant that if the combined fleet in Weihai really came to Lushun, then now, they were not much away from Lushun.

With a long breath, Yan Fu's palms sweated, if this telegram was a few hours late, the consequences would be unimaginable. It is possible that the combined fleet of the Japanese army will suddenly launch a surprise attack on Arthur.

Li He didn't pay attention to Yan Fu's expression, but looked at the ships that were already rising in smoke not far away, and after looking at the time, Li He asked anxiously: "How long will it take for the ships to set sail?" ”

"Report, ten minutes."

Ten minutes, Li He frowned, lowered his head and thought for a while, Li He ordered: "Tell all ships that after leaving the military port, they will immediately line up in battle formation, and also calm and settle far as the center, and the ships will be scattered on both sides, and immediately search along the way at the fastest speed." ”

"Understood," the first mate saluted, and began to turn to convey the order.

Lushun Headquarters, Liu Jun kept observing the map around Lushun, Zhong Lin saw where Liu Jun had been staying for nearly three hours, and still hadn't left, walked over, rushed a cup of tea, and handed it to Liu Jun, he asked a doubt in his heart.

"Head, why are you sure that the Combined Fleet is coming for our Lushun?"

Liu Jun took a sip of tea, glanced at Zhong Lin, and asked strangely, "What?" You don't see it? ”

Zhong Lin nodded, he really didn't see it.

This time, Liu Jun didn't blame Zhong Lin, but pointed to the map and said: "Now, Japan is just drinking us to start a war, although the imperial court still has Guangdong and Fujian sailors, but this war has nothing to do with him." ”

After taking a sip of tea, Liu Jun said again: "On the contrary, the Beiyang Naval Division, since the beginning of the war, has been fighting with the United Fleet, and now, the Beiyang Naval Division has arrived in Lushun, Wu Ruofei's telegram is very clear, carrying ammunition and filling coal, it is obvious that it is to fight, and he is to fight the Beiyang Naval Division." The Beiyang Navy Division is in Lushun, you said that he will not come to Lushun to go back. ”

"Head, you're smart." Zhong Lin smiled and gave a thumbs up.

"Gotta get it, don't slap me on the back." Liu Jun waved his hand, very disgusted by Zhong Lin's obscene actions.

Hehe, Zhong Lin stepped forward with a smile and asked, "Head, then what should we do now?" ”

"Wait"