After the explanation, Liu Jun, who was still excited, left a few people behind, and let Xiang'er, who was sleeping like a pig, get up and make a few simple home-cooked dishes, and then let everyone disperse satisfied.

As soon as the morning dawned, Wu Datong personally went into battle, some simple and easy-to-understand notices, stamped with his own print, in order because he was worried that this was not enough, he personally went to Liu Jun's place, stamped Liu Jun's personal seal, and then asked the officials to post it everywhere.

In the Qing Dynasty, notices were news, and the officials pasted notices on their front feet, and as soon as they left on their back feet, they were surrounded by the common people of Lushun before the notices. As soon as they saw that it was to build a barracks for the Qing army in Lushun, and there were two fiery red prints of Liu Jun below, the onlookers dispersed in a hurry, returned to their homes, picked up the hoe, picked up the kitchen knife, and rushed to the location according to the notice, and together with the Qing army, they began to work outside the cold wind like knives.

On the surface of the Bohai Sea, it is rare that there is no fog today. Ding Ruchang was dressed in a navy admiral uniform and a black cloak, standing on the bridge and constantly looking in the direction of Lushun. His face was silent, and he seemed preoccupied.

As soon as the escort fleet left Weihai, Ding Ruchang divided the naval division into two, and protected the transport ships loaded with army and ammunition in the middle. Then the Zhongdingyuan opened the way and formed a battle formation.

Liu Buyun, the leader of the Dingyuan ship, looked at Ding Ruchang standing alone on the bridge in the control tower. I wanted to go over and persuade him, but in the end I decided not to bother.

After more than ten years of contact, he has known Ding Ruchang quite well, and he knows that the military gate is feeling guilty about the last evacuation of Lushun.

When he was evacuating Lushun, Junmen was the first to object, and his telegram to Lord Zhongtang was very clear and even a little explicit: "The sailor gave up Lushun, what should the people of Lushun do."

However, Lord Zhongtang did not answer this question directly, but emphasized that the sailors must leave Lushun, withdraw to Weihai, and hold on under the cover of army batteries.

In desperation, the military had no choice but to lie and say that he was going to carry out the mission before evacuating Lushun, in order to prevent the people of Lushun from poking the backbone of the Beiyang Naval Division.

When Lushun was attacked by the Japanese navy, the Beiyang Naval Division did not send a single warship to the north. This is undoubtedly a great sadness for the military gate, and it is also the sadness of the entire Beiyang Naval Division, he is afraid that he should say this when he faces the people of Lushun this time.

"In the north, unknown soot was found." The shouts of the sailors on the watchtower woke Liu Buyun, and he hurriedly retracted his thoughts and picked up the binoculars. Sure enough, two unidentified ships were sailing on the surface of the sea.

Hurriedly walked out of the command platform and came to the bridge, he found that Ding Ruchang was also observing with a telescope.

Seeing Ding Ruchang put down the binoculars, Liu Buyun arched his hand and said, "Junmen, it looks like it's coming at us?" ”

Ding Ruchang nodded, looked down at whether he was happy or worried, looked down and thought for a while, and said: "No matter who it is, we can't be careless, the incident in Toshima must not be repeated again." Turning around, Ding Ruchang glanced at Liu Buyun, and ordered with a stern gaze: "Load live ammunition, and once you find out that it is the Japanese fleet, you will immediately open fire." ”

Liu Buyun nodded, and asked the signal soldiers to play the flag to prepare the ships for battle.

The entire escort sailor division became busy with green, and the officers and men of the sailor division who received the alert hurriedly returned to their positions. The artilleryman tore off his jacket, loaded the shells, and then waited for the order to attack at any time, with a grim face.

The entire Bohai Sea is once again filled with the smell of gunsmoke.

"The front found that Pingyuan is good, and the bridge is numbered"

"Qiaoli and Pingyuan, haven't they been left by Liu Jun to be incorporated into the Lushun Water Division, how can they appear here?" Ding Ruchang asked Liu Buchan next to him suspiciously.

Liu Buyun thought for a moment: "It should be sent by Mr. Liu?" ”

Ding Ruchang didn't reply, but nodded expressionlessly, and then observed Hashitachi and Pingyuan again, who were quite close.

Hashitachi waved the flag and asked to be incorporated into the convoy. Less than two minutes later, the lookout spoke again.

It was the Lushun detachment led by Li He, and after he came back from Liu Jun, he concluded that Ding Junmen would take the coastline, so he led the Qiaoli and Pingyuan to search along the coastline as soon as they left the military port, and sure enough, they found the escort sailor at noon.

Half an hour later, Li He led the Hashidate and the Hepingyuan to join the right side of the convoy. And slowed down the speed, followed behind Dingyuan, and looked at the direction of Lushun.

Looking at Hashili, who was an enemy a few months ago, has now become his own warship, Ding Ruchang sighed in his heart: "Liu Jun is not simple, he has captured such a large warship by relying on the army alone.

With the addition of such a huge warship to the naval division, Ding Ruchang, who had not had a smile since the Battle of the Yellow Sea, once again showed a knowing smile.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the convoy finally arrived in Lushun. The transport ship began to dock at the dock, set up the pedals, and the Qing army, who had been in bed for a day, began to disembark, while the ship carrying ammunition began to unload weapons and ammunition in another place.

This time, it took six hours to unload all the stuff.

Ding Ruchang and the Beiyang Navy Division did not board Lushun in the end, first, he felt that he did not have the face to face the people of the city, and second, he was worried about Weihai. So after downloading the army and ammunition, he immediately raised his fire, left the port, and led the fleet back to Weihai.

The 13,000 Qing troops who arrived were arranged in different camps according to the different places they came, with 5,000 troops from Shaanxi stationed outside the city, 2,000 troops from Hubei entering the city, and the Sichuan army, together with the 2nd Brigade, in the west camp of Lushun. Two battalions of cavalry, arranged with Luo Dacheng's cavalry.

These troops, all of which were transferred by Li Hongzhang from all over the country to prepare to support the Qing army in the northeast battlefield, had already reached the periphery of Tianjin at that time, but they were given by Li Hongzhang to change the order, and then all of them were put in Lushun. Give Liu Jun a command.

These three people, the Shaanxi army is the most difficult to manage, so it is arranged outside the city.

In the living room of the Lushun County Ya, a charcoal fire was placed in the middle of the hall, and the whole hall was filled with a warm atmosphere.

On both sides of the meeting room, Zhong Lin, Li Rong, Wu Datong, Luo Dacheng, Zhang Yi, Li He, Wu Hao and other major officers sat straight on both sides.

Putting down the tongs, Liu Jun glanced at the subordinates who were sitting on both sides. opened his mouth and said, "Everyone knows this, Lord Meng Zhongtang can afford to be below, and he will give me thirty-three battalions and two cavalry battalions, and everyone also knows that we were originally a division, but now, I'm very embarrassed, I called you today, the meaning is very simple, everyone here will be promoted." Everyone smiled when he said this. However, Liu Jun added: "Don't be embarrassed, this time the amount will not be increased, there are more soldiers under your command, but this salary, I can't increase it now, and the boss is poor."

Hahahaha, a bunch of fierce people laughed at Liu Jun's words

"Master, as long as there are soldiers, this money is not."

"It's okay if you don't give it, okay, I agree." Liu Junmeng took Luo Dacheng's words.

Luo Dacheng's face suddenly twisted and said, "Master, I didn't mean that. ”

"Okay, don't quibble, I'm not the landlord and the old man is deducting your wages, I'm saying that I didn't send this money." Liu Jun saw Luo Dacheng like that, and said solemnly.

"The teacher is wise." The others shouted in unison.

"Less sycophants." Liu Jun also smiled, then picked up a piece of paper on the table, glanced at everyone, and said, "Order." ”

As soon as the order was heard, the people sitting on both sides stood up at once.

"Due to the need for the expansion of troops, the original Lushun First Division will be expanded into the Lushun First Army of the Qing Army with immediate effect, under the jurisdiction of three divisions, six brigades and eighteen regiments, and in addition, there is a cavalry brigade and an artillery brigade. The appointments are as follows.

Liu Jun, commander of the First Army and commander of the First Division, commander of the Second Division of Li Rong, commander of the Third Division of Wu Hao, Luo Dacheng, commander of the Cavalry Brigade, Zhang Yi, commander of the Artillery Brigade and commander of the Lushun Battery. Divisional officers of each brigade will be posted on notices. ”

After the appointment was issued, Liu Jun sat everyone down. Said: "Now our army has just repelled the second attack of the Japanese army, annihilating more than 3,000 Japanese troops, and at present, if the Japanese army wants to attack Lushun, the strength will be insufficient, so we must make full use of this time to train soldiers and strive to form combat effectiveness before the next attack of the Japanese army on Lushun, I don't know if you have confidence." ”

"Yes," Liu Jun nodded with satisfaction when he heard this loud voice.

"Junzuo, I'm the division commander here, but you still don't know about those battalions for me, isn't it?"

, I almost forgot, Liu Jun, who closed his eyes, heard Li Rong's words, quickly opened his eyes, coughed softly, Liu Jun took out another piece of paper, he was too lazy to read it, and passed the paper to Liu Jun, you all take it down and take a look, and find your troops according to this. ”

The people who took the paper began to look through the composition of their respective troops. Looking at the people who were flipping through it, Liu Jun said: "The appointment of the heads of each regiment, you go down by yourself, report the list, and I can give instructions, of course, don't fight with me to get me the waste materials that I don't have talent, I don't like it." ”

"Don't worry, I'm not that kind of person." Luo Dacheng cracked his mouth and smiled.

Knowing that you are not, if Lao Tzu still wants you to be the commander of the cavalry brigade, Liu Jun thought of this, and did not care about everyone, but let everyone disband.

Seeing that Wu Datong and Zhong Lin were leaving, Liu Jun shouted: "You two don't panic away, you have something to explain." ”