Li Hongzhang is now excited, just like the freshly sprouted saplings in the courtyard outside, full of pride and ambition. The grievances and helplessness in my heart were suddenly swept away.

Since the start of the Sino-Japanese war, the imperial court not only accused his Huai army, but also accused him of ineffective naval division, and after the naval division withdrew to Weihai, the imperial court impeached him for supporting the army and self-respecting, and the imperial court's naval division became his private army. This made him bitter and couldn't say anything. had to spend his days depressed all day long, while he also hated his sailor for not being angry, and he couldn't mention that he showed his face, so that the people in the court grabbed the handle.

Well, now, although Weihai has been occupied, it has sunk three Japanese warships, and now the sailors are in Lushun, with Liu Jun's ability, it is the safest.

Li Hongzhang, who was very happy, immediately called a rich banquet to be put on the table, and after eating a few cups with Yang Shixiang, he began to set off for Beijing to ask Emperor Guangxu for credit.

This time, the will of the imperial court was very clear, not only did the officers and soldiers of the Navy Division be rewarded, but even Liu Jun was promoted to the rank of admiral again. It is to rule Liaodong.

Liu Jun, who received the telegram from the imperial court, didn't take this matter seriously at all, just let out a soft oh and threw the telegram aside.

Now what he has to consider is not the reward of the imperial court, but an important question, who will manage the water master.

The sailors who broke through from Weihai have all arrived in Lushun and entered the ship maintenance department, and are stepping up maintenance with the efforts of a group of maintenance workers in Lushun.

Because the bridge is a minor injury, it is just docked on the dock and simply repaired, however, Zhenyuan, Dingyuan, Jingyuan, and Jiyuan. It was already a serious injury, especially Jing Yuan, who really burned the deck miserably. So the decks had to be reinstalled.

In all fairness, Liu Jun hoped that Li He would take over the Beiyang Naval Division.

Li He now completely belongs to his own people, but this group of officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Naval Division who just came, he really can't draw conclusions, Liu Jun doesn't want this group of naval divisions to drive the warships back after the war, that's what he doesn't want, he hopes that the naval division will be in Lushun, and then take these warships for himself.

But now, looking at the situation, it is a little unrealistic. Out of the Qiaoli, Pingyuan and Fulong torpedo boats that originally belonged to Liu Jun, except for the torpedo boat No. 1 on the left, the others all listened to Ding Ruchang's.

At the banquet the day before yesterday, Liu Jun saw that these people were Ding Ruchang. If you want to win the water division, you must first take down Ding Ruchang. However, Ding Ruchang, this problem is really a bit difficult to handle.

Putting down the pencil in his hand, Liu Jun asked Zhong Lin, who was standing next to him: "How is it, are they still used to their life these days?" ”

Zhong Lin knew who Liu Jun was asking, and according to the situation report: "The response is good, but in the past few days, Ding Junmen likes to run to the barracks, and some pipe bands like to run to the naval camp, and like our military uniforms."

"Oh, that's right." As if thinking of something, Liu Jun began to sit there with his arms closed and his eyes closed. After a moment, he smiled. Pointing at Zhong Lin: "Go and call my father-in-law and Wu Datong, Wu Hao to me." ”

Liu Jun found a solution, since Ding Ruchang always likes to run to the barracks, it proves that he still has a trace of nostalgia for the army. Second, since the officers and soldiers of the other sailors like military uniforms, for the sake of long-term interests, he is willing to pay for this bit of fabric.

Now his own father-in-law manages the economy of the entire Liaodong. This matter of the navy uniform will be handed over to him, and Ding Ruchang and Liu Jun want him to see a military parade, and then slowly resolve his prestige as a naval division, and then bring down the army.

In less than half an hour, several people came to Liu Jun's office, arranged all the matters, sent a few people away, Liu Jun stood up, now, it's up to him, go to visit Ding Ruchang, and then invite him and the sailors to pay attention to the generals to participate in watching tomorrow's naval and army parade.

When he came to Ding Ruchang's room, Liu Jun saw Ding Ruchang standing in the courtyard in a daze at the small tree in the courtyard. Lowering his head and thinking for a while, Liu Jun walked in first, smiled and said, "What is Lao Ding looking at?" Are you still used to it these days? ”

Seeing that it was Liu Jun, Ding Ruchang's depressed face suddenly smiled, and he hurriedly invited Liu Jun into the room and said with a smile: "Habit, I don't know what Admiral Liu is doing today?" ”

Ding Ruchang is an honest person with a straight intestine, and he will never say superfluous nonsense, compared with Liu Jun, it is simply a heaven and an earth, Liu Jun is a straight intestine to his own person, but for outsiders, he holds a knife in his sleeve with a smile, and if he doesn't pay attention, he has to make a whole person.

Liu Jun doesn't treat Ding Ruchang as an outsider, since Ding Ruchang is direct, Liu Jun doesn't talk nonsense, but said with a smile: "Tomorrow our army will have a military parade to celebrate the recovery of Dandong, I don't know if you have time, if you have, I hereby invite you to participate and give advice." ”

In the past few days, Ding Ruchang has seen that Liu Jun's army is not comparable to other armies, and now that the sailors are overhauling, he has nothing to do, and he also wants to take a good look at what this army that can beat the Japanese army so badly, so he happily agreed.

The first thing is solved, then the next thing, the change of clothes. Replace the military uniform of the Beiyang Naval Division with the military uniform of the current Arthur Navy. Ding Ruchang also agreed to this, after all, whether it is temperament or sports, loading, etc., the design of Lushun's military uniform is first-class.

After chatting a few words again, Liu Jun saw that this was also the time to eat, so he picked up Ding Ruchang and came to his small courtyard, let Wu Xiaoyan accompany him, and had a meal with Ding Ruchang, before asking Zhong Lin to send Ding Ruchang back and send someone to pick her up tomorrow.

Wu Xiaoyan is now two months pregnant, and although she can't see it, her belly is still a little bulging.

As soon as Ding Ruchang left, Liu Jun hurriedly asked Xiang'er to hurry up and serve Wu Xiaoyan, and ran to the back to wash the dishes by himself.

After brushing the dishes, Liu Jun returned to the living room, and looked at Zhong Lin on the chair, Liu Jun walked straight over and sat down: "Did the other sailors send out invitations?" ”

"It has been issued, Lin Taizeng, Qiu Baoren, Ye Zugui, Yang Yonglin, Cheng Biguang and others have all agreed to participate."

"Yes." Liu Jun nodded, and then said again: "Tell Li He, pick the best sailors for Lao Tzu, show their faces well, and mix with me, it will definitely not be worse than over there?" ”

"It has been notified, and Li He said that he would personally select a hundred sailors to participate."

Zhong Lin Liu Jun just sees this, there are some things that he hasn't said yet, Zhong Lin will do it in advance.

Whether it succeeds or not, it depends on tomorrow's performance, Liu Jun came to the window. Looking at the trees that have sprouted outside, I thought.

Lushun, the cold fog in the morning has not completely dissipated, and the streets of Lushun have already been crowded with many people, and yesterday they have been told that the troops will hold a military parade to celebrate the recovery of Dandong.

As soon as the people mentioned the parade, they knew that Liu Jun would be there, and these people were not so much to see the parade, but to see Liu Jun, after all, Liu Jun has become a god-like figure in their hearts, and many old people even wrote a sign to Liu Jun and burned incense every day, I don't know what Liu Jun would think if Liu Jun knew about this matter.

In the training place, on the flat ground with a radius of more than 400 fans, many people were already crowded. After letting Klinder watch the military parade last time, Liu Jun didn't let the personnel dismantle these things, and it happened to be used today.

The troops participating in this parade were all drawn from the First Army.

A regiment of the Second Brigade of the First Army, an artillery regiment, and a cavalry that never exceeded a hundred men, this time a cavalry battalion of more than 500 people was placed.

Liu Jun knew that Ding Ruchang was born in cavalry, so Liu Jun wanted the cavalry to conquer Ding Ruchang's heart.

At nine o'clock, the parade began, and the first to pass by was the army infantry.

The pace, the shaking of hands, the holding of guns, the sound of footsteps, are all so neat, the queue is simply a line. This shocked Ding Ruchang above, originally he thought that Liu Jun was able to defeat the Japanese army because of luck, but now it seems that it is not luck, but strength, he dares to guarantee that such an army, the entire Qing Kingdom, will not be able to find a second one.

As soon as the navy appeared, it surprised the officers and soldiers of the entire naval division and even Ding Ruchang, in just two months, these officers and soldiers who originally belonged to the Beiyang Naval Division now exude temperament and strength, that is, the crow turned into a phoenix, the neat shouts and steps, the Mauser gun in his hand and a white naval uniform, so that the Beiyang Naval Division's pipe belt brother held his breath, and his eyes were motionless to watch the navy passing.

The cavalry specially prepared for Ding Ruchang was indeed placed last. As soon as the cavalry passed through the middle position, as the leader looked to the right with three words, the five hundred cavalry instantly drew the saber from their waists in the same movement. Shine in front of your eyes.

Just this one action is enough for Ding Ruchang to be shocked, he was originally a cavalry division, and he knows what such an action represents, elite, this is the elite of cavalry. Only the elite can achieve such a terrible move. Not to mention the fact that those horses are controlled to walk in a line, which is simply the elite of the elite.

The nostalgia of the army suddenly made Ding Ruchang take a few steps forward, holding the guardrail with both hands, his eyes were motionless, and he looked at the cavalry passing through with rapid breathing.

Liu Jun, who had been carefully observing Ding Ruchang from the beginning of the parade, saw Ding Ruchang's actions, looked back at Zhong Lin who was standing behind, and the two showed a knowing smile. And it was done.