Chapter 173: Friendly Visit

Ding Ruchang's telegram was an urgent telegram of 100,000 urgent, and the telegram said that a division of the Japanese army had been transferred from the south to Seoul.

In normal times, this would not be a big deal, but now, it is not a small matter.

The Liaodong Army is now fighting with the imperial court in Jinzhou, and almost all the main forces are transferred to Jinzhou, and now, the Japanese do not mobilize their troops early and late, but they mobilize their troops at this time, which must be a conspiracy.

Although the Japanese official said that the transfer of troops into Seoul was to suppress the rebellion of the Koreans.

This is simply three hundred taels of silver here.

In the place where Seoul has a big palm, how many Pan Lun and two divisions are used, this is coaxing ghosts.

Liu Jun knew that the Japanese army wanted to take advantage of the opportunity that he was fighting with the imperial court. Make small moves in North Korea.

Zhong Lin glanced at Liu Jun, who was gritting his teeth, ran over to pick up the telegram from the ground, and walked to Liu Jun, Zhong Lin shook the telegram in his hand, and asked in a low voice: "Head, the Japanese are going to take advantage of the fire to rob it." Do you think you want to transfer back to the Sixth Army from Fushun? ”

The Sixth Army, after Liu Jun and the imperial court started a war, because the Fushun area was close to the Jilin area, so Liu Jun ordered that the Sixth Army leave Sinuiju and be stationed in Fushun. to prevent the Qing army on the Jilin side.

"No, Lao Tzu is now afraid that General Jilin will suddenly attack, so he transferred the Sixth Army to Fushun, at this time, can Lao Tzu transfer the Sixth Army?"

"What then?" Zhong Lin asked suspiciously.

What should I do, Liu Jun felt that his brain was blank, and he sat back on the Taishi chair helplessly, and he began to think about it constantly.

Zhong Lin didn't open his eyes for a long time when he saw Liu Jun. He also sat helplessly on the chair on the side, and complained: "Paralyzed, the Japanese are really, the navy is still so arrogant when the hell is gone." ”

Navy, Liu Jun had a flash of inspiration. Opening his eyes suddenly, Liu Jun lowered his head and pondered for a while, revealing a hint of a smile.

He came up with a good plan to stop the movement of Japanese troops in Korea.

Those were the dispatch of the Navy to visit Japan.

If Japan is sensible and can stop the movement of troops in Korea, then everything is easy to say, and if Japan wants to resist hard and keep admonishing, then ......

Liu Jun clenched his fists, he didn't care that the warship would go off when the time came.

"Has the fleet that went to Qinhuangdao come back?"

"Ah" Zhong Lin was surprised, and after coming back to his senses: "Head, I've come back, and I'm now in Lushun Military Port." ”

Strange, why is this asked, Zhong Lin thought in his heart in confusion.

"That's good." Liu Jun nodded, then stood up from the Taishi's chair, took the military hat from the side, turned around and walked out of the door.

"Head, where are you going?" Seeing Liu Jun walking out, Zhong Lin stood up and asked.

"Naval Command."

Navy Command, what's the matter, North Korea now has such frequent Japanese military moves, he still has the heart to go to the Navy Command. Zhong Lin was even more puzzled.

The naval command, now the Beiyang Naval Division, has been divided into two.

The first detachment was stationed in Lushun, and the warships included Qiaoli, Buchan, Dingyuan, Laiyuan, Jiyuanhao, and torpedo boat formations. Commander Lee and ......

The second detachment is now stationed in Weihai. The remaining warships of the Beiyang Naval Division, where they were moored, were under the command of Lin Taizeng.

At the Navy Headquarters, Liu Jun was sitting arrogantly in the position that belonged to Li He at this time, but Li He, like Zhong Lin, was now standing on the side.

Li He didn't understand why Liu suddenly came to him. However, he couldn't ask, so he could only look at Liu Jun, hoping to get an answer.

Liu Jun glanced at Li He and asked lightly: "Your navy has been playing with a layer of skin during this time, and you will go out for activities in two days." ”

"Dashuai, where are you going?" Li He knew what Liu Jun meant. I want to go to sea, but I don't know where to go.

"Japan" Liu Jun lightly spit out the destination.

"Huh?" Zhong Lin and Li He exclaimed.

After a while, Zhong Lin stepped forward and asked a little nervously, "Head, you don't want to go to war, do you?" ”

With a snap, Liu Jun put the teacup in his hand on the table at once, stared at Zhong Lin, squinted his eyes, and said uncontrollably: "Lao Tzu is such a belligerent person?"

This, Zhong Lin's face is black, he really doesn't know this.

Seeing Zhong Lin's eyes rolling around, Liu Jun shook his head helplessly. I regret in my heart that I know this guy in my dreams.

He wanted the Navy to go to Japan, but not to fight, but to visit the Japanese Navy.

Nominally, he went to visit the Japanese Navy, but in fact, it was to warn Japan.

"We are neighbors with Japan, so we have to communicate more with others, do you know?" Liu Jun hated iron and steel, and began to implement compulsory education for Zhong Lin.

When you were in Yingkou, you didn't hear you say that Japan was a neighbor, and when you fought Pyongyang, you didn't say that Japan was a neighbor, but now that you think that people are neighbors, this is really a bit fake, Zhong Lin kept muttering in his heart, he was not arrogant, he still nodded vigorously: "Tou is right, we are neighbors with them, we have to move around more." ”

"What do you mean?" Li He already knew that the Japanese army was moving troops on the Korean side. So when he heard that he was going to visit Japan, Li He immediately guessed Liu Jun's intentions, but he couldn't confirm it, so he whispered to test Liu Jun.

Liu Jun nodded slightly: "Yes, Lao Tzu just wants to threaten him, he dares to mess around in North Korea, Lao Tzu's warship, but it doesn't matter if you live in Tokyo as the emperor, if the shell goes off fire at that time, he will not be responsible."

"Head, it's good to pay attention, but in what way?" Zhong Lin also understood what Liu Jun meant, lowered his head and pondered, Zhong Lin remembered this question. That's how to go, and how to go.

Liu Jun listened to Zhong Lin's words, lowered his head and pondered: "Send a telegram to Tianjin, saying that you want to make a friendly visit to Japan, ask the old man for approval and notify the Japanese Embassy." ”

"Understood, I'll do it right away." Zhong Lin smiled, and then wrote down the order. Turn and leave.

Tianjin, generally this matter, Li Hongzhang is handling government affairs in the study.

As soon as he put down the pen in his hand, he was about to go out to breathe, and as soon as he raised his eyes, he saw Yang Shixiang walking in anxiously.

Looking at Yang Shixiang's anxious expression, Li Hongzhang thought of surprise in his heart. Could it be that Rong Lu was defeated so quickly.

Seeing Yang Shixiang walking in, Li Hongzhang opened his mouth and asked, "Is it news from the Northeast?" Yang Shixiang took a deep breath and shook his head: "My lord, Lushun Liu Jun telegraphed." ”

Liu Jun, that rabbit cub is not the same Huanshi who fought in Jinzhou now, where is he still in the mood to send a telegram to himself, thinking that although he thinks so, Li Hongzhang still asked: "What's the matter." ”

"Liu Jun telegraphed that he wanted to send a sailor to Japan for a friendly visit, and asked for your approval to inform the Japanese embassy at the same time." Yang Shixiang briefly explained the situation.

What, Li Hongzhang suddenly shouted in surprise, maybe he didn't believe Yang Shixiang's words, he took the telegram from Yang Shixiang's hand at once.

After taking a closer look, Li Hongzhang put the telegram on the seat. Start pondering.

When did Liu Jun regard the Japanese as neighbors, Li Hongzhang felt a little strange in his heart, in his view, Liu Jun's kindness, what he hated the most was Japan, but now, he actually wanted to lead the navy to make a friendly visit, which is really a bit incomprehensible.

"What are you thinking, sir?" Yang Shixiang saw where Li Hongzhang pondered for a long time, and asked carefully.

"I'm wondering why Liu Jun suddenly wants to visit Japan at this time, you know, the Battle of Jinzhou is now going on at a critical moment." Li Hongzhang glanced at Yang Shixiang, then looked at the telegram on the table and asked suspiciously.

"My lord, this should be a problem on the Korean side, according to relevant news, the Japanese army in Seoul has suddenly increased another division." Yang Shixiang thought for a moment and said what he thought.

No wonder, it turned out to be so. Li Hongzhang suddenly understood.

Looking down and thinking for a while, Li Hongzhang seemed to have made up his mind.

"Call Liu Jun back."