Zheng Yiqian looked at the sweat and look on Li He's face, and was shocked, if she could tell Li He what happened here, there could only be one, and that was the Combined Fleet.

"The handsome is here, I'll take you in." Knowing that such a thing could not be delayed, Zheng Yi nodded, handed the plate in his hand to the guards on the side, and led people in.

"Don't think about it, there's something wrong with the navy." Seeing that Liu Jun and Zhong Lin were still standing in front of the map, Zheng Yiqian stepped forward to interrupt their contemplation.

Navy? Liu Jun, who woke up in shock, turned around and saw Li He, who was wearing a navy uniform, standing behind Zheng Yiqian.

"Brother Li, who are you?" Frowning, Liu Jun returned to his place and asked why Li He came here in confusion.

"Marshal, something is wrong with the Japanese Combined Fleet during this time." Li He didn't have any extra words, and said the purpose with a tense face.

Combined Fleet, what do these cowards want to do? Squinting his eyes and thinking for a while, Liu Jun raised his mouth and looked at Li He, who was already sitting in front of him: "What's the matter?" ”

Li He nodded. took out a document from his military uniform and handed it to Liu Jun: "Everything is on this, you will know it when you read it." ”

After more than ten minutes, there was a bang in the office, and Liu Jun, who had finished reading the documents, suddenly closed the lid and fell on the back of the Taishi chair, rubbing his temples with his hands.

What is Japan going to do, why is North Korea moving forces, and the navy is doing something different than before. Strange?

"Marshal, for a few years, the Japanese Combined Fleet will avoid our Beiyang Naval Division patrol fleet when it sees it, but this time, not only did they not dodge, but they followed us for nearly three hours, which is probably not a good sign." Li He saw that Liu Jun was still sitting there pondering, and stepped forward to remind.

"Lao Li, don't mention it, Tou and I were still thinking about this matter just now." Zhong Lin on the side waved his hand.

What's going on? This time it was Li He's turn to have doubts.

Zhong Lin saw Li He's puzzled expression, and probably told the story.

It is strange why Japan would come to compete with us when they are outside and the imperial court is chasing after us. Li He muttered to himself.

"Wait a minute, what did you just say?" Liu Jun, who was sitting in the chair, stood up suddenly, staring at Li He with his eyes.

Li He took a look at Liu Jun's appearance now, and didn't know why he was so excited all of a sudden.

"I said, why did Japan cross the Yellow River west when we were about to have a decisive battle with the imperial court?"

With a snap, before Li He finished speaking, Liu Jun slapped the table and said to himself: "By the way, I know the reason." Without waiting for any other reaction, he quickly opened the drawer and took out the telegram from which Kou Lian had just sent.

Zhang Zhidong and a few strangers often sighed that it was a recent thing, and this Japan made such a move in the past two days, and it is impossible to say what deal the imperial court has reached with Japan. Otherwise, Japan would never have done such a thing.

Bang, throwing the telegram in his hand on the table all of a sudden, Liu Jun looked at Zhong Lin, who was looking at him dumbfounded.

"Head, what's the matter?" Zhong Lin tilted his head.

"Immediately let Shanxi Station, Japan Station, and all intelligence stations immediately launch an investigation into what deal the imperial court and Japan made." Word by word, Liu Jun lightly gave an order.

Zhong Lin touched his head suspiciously, he didn't understand why Liu Jun would give such an order. But looking at Liu Jun's expression, he was not joking. Swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "Head, I'll handle it right away." ”

Seeing Zhong Lin walk out, Liu Juncai slowly turned his head and looked at Li He beside him: "Old Li, the patrol fleet will increase during this time. ”

"Don't worry, I'll deal with it as soon as I get back." Li He nodded, stood up, turned around and walked out.

Xi'an, Zhang Zhidong's temporary residence, the night is already very deep. The cold wind outside blew the trees in the yard, and from time to time a leaf or dead branch blew onto the window, making a crackling sound.

In the study, several candles the size of children's wrists are emitting orange flames, and the flames are affected by the wind outside, and they will swing from side to side from time to time.

"Hey." A long sigh masked the roar of the cold wind outside.

With a creak, a sigh was heard, and a man with a small black hat on his head and a padded jacket that looked like a butler walked in.

"Master, the day is over, I have to go to court tomorrow, let's rest."

"Defu, the old man can't sleep, and the old Buddha also promised the Japanese conditions, this is the destruction of the country, and it will be spurned by future generations." After a sigh, Zhang Zhidong, who was sitting beside the desk in a daze with a haggard face and a gray beard, looked at the housekeeper who had followed him for decades and sighed suddenly.

"Master, Defu doesn't know anything about the court, I only know one truth, the Japanese are not a good thing."

Nodding slightly, Zhang Zhidong agreed with his housekeeper's words. The Japanese are not a good thing, everyone knows this, but the imperial court actually spent such a big price this time, just to hope that Japan can send troops to relieve the current pressure, is it worth it.

"Defu, you say, old man, what exactly did I do?" Zhang Zhidong looked at the housekeeper standing beside him and motioned for him to sit down, tonight, he hoped that he and Defu would have no estrangement and have a good chat.

After signing the terms of cooperation with Japan, Zhang Zhidong felt like he had pressed thousands of stones in his heart, and when he went out, he always felt that many people were pointing at his back and insulting him. It made him feel very uncomfortable.

With a plop, Defu knelt down suddenly, and looked at Zhang Zhidong with tears on his face after kowtowing: "Master, for the reputation of the master, for the ancestors of the Zhang family not to be laughed at and spit on by future generations." We can't work with the Japanese. ”

Honestly, looking at Defu crying with a nose and tears, Zhang Zhidong knew that his housekeeper was thinking about himself and his descendants, if he really let the Japanese succeed this time. Then when the time comes, Taiwan, Shandong, and Northeast Liaodong will be ceded to Japan.

So much land ceded to Japan, he was heartbroken, and he knew what kind of infamy he would be carried, he vaguely remembered that the equivalent of Heilongjiang General Yishan, because of the cession of Heilongjiang to Russia, although the imperial court only dismissed him from his post, but for so many years, who mentioned that this person would not spit on him, and then said viciously, traitor.

Could it be that he will be such a fate in the future, Zhang Zhidong suddenly shuddered when he thought of Yishan.

"Go down and rest. The old man thought about it. After waving his hand and signaling Defu to leave, Zhang Zhidong sighed, turned around and came to the window, and fell into deep thought.

Taiyuan City, the original governor of Taiyuan, has now become the northern front headquarters of the Liaodong Army, after the withdrawal of the Qing army in Shanxi, Taiyuan was left with an empty city, no officials, no servants, and suddenly the prosperous Shanxi Provincial Capital kills, arson and robbery happen from time to time.

After the Fourth Corps accepted Taiyuan, in order to quickly stabilize Taiyuan, Wang Shizhen gave an order to die, that is, no matter who was caught, as long as there was a rape, murder and arsonist, he would be shot immediately.

After the compulsory execution of more than 300 people, Taiyuan gradually calmed down. Returned to the old life.

In Taiyuan in December, the air was full of cold and dryness, and in the headquarters, the original office hall of the governor's yamen has now been converted into a war room.

With a clear bang, Luo Dacheng, who was wearing a green military coat, put the teapot in his hand on the charcoal brazier next to him again, and turned his head to look at Feng Guozhang and Wang Shizhen, who were picking up the pen to discuss on the map.

Picking up the tongs and putting a few pieces of charcoal next to him into the brazier, Luo Dacheng walked up to the two of them: "I said two commanders, you have been discussing for a long time, where to cross the river, think about it, and give the order." Dragging. ”

Wang Shizhen and Feng Guozhang glanced at each other. Then he looked at Luo Dacheng, who had always been the shopkeeper, and smiled slightly: "I think about it." ”