Chapter 550: Set sail
Since it was good news, and now for Li He, the only good news was the movement of the combined fleet, so without any consideration, Li He walked out a few steps to welcome Zhong Lin in, and only after waiting for the attendant to finish serving tea did he ask. "What good news."
Zhong Lin probably came on horseback, although he was not tired, but the weather was like a stove, and after drinking the tea in the cup in a few sips, Zhong Lin said: "There is movement in the combined fleet." ”
These words are like a long drought and a rainy day. Li He suddenly stood up from his position and walked in front of Zhong Lin.
Zhong Lin knew what Li He meant, so he took out a telegram from his briefcase and handed it to Li He.
"The news from my intelligence bureau has just sent that the Japanese fleet in Sasebo has begun to move towards Vladivostok, and as for whether it is facing us in the Tsushima Strait, this remains to be investigated, so let me inform you that the fast food plan can be executed."
Hearing this, Li He nodded, and looked at Yan Fu, who was standing beside him: "Send a message to Weihai Lintaizeng." ”
Although Lin Taizeng was removed by Liu Jun to become the captain of the armored cruiser, but after so many years, after his own study, his ability is not an embroidered pillow, therefore, this fleet division, Lin Taizeng was appointed as the commander of the Beiyang Naval Division in Weihai and now, he is also the commander of the second fleet composed of Liaotsar Russia.
The Yamen of the Admiral's Mansion of the Far Water Division. Lin Taizeng, who was in a white admiral's uniform, was standing quietly in front of the window, looking at the rows of warships moored at the dock of Liugong Island in a daze.
He is an old navy, he has been there since the first day of the establishment of the Beiyang Naval Division, and now, but the years have passed, and Liu Buyun has also passed away for more than ten years. Sometimes he wondered if Liu Buyun hadn't died in the battle of the breakout. If you can live until now, what will happen to you?
Whenever he remembered that the sailor division was besieged by the combined fleet in Weihai, and then broke through tragically, Lin Taizeng's heart hurt, he was like too many officers and soldiers of the sailor, thinking that the Beiyang sailor would be in a state of collapse from now on, and could not recover the scenery of its heyday, but now, he knew that he was wrong, the current Beiyang sailor, not only surpassed the heyday of the year, but even the firepower of the warships moored in Weihai now can exceed that year, not to mention the main force of the fleet in Lushun. That one is truly the first in Asia, with a total tonnage of more than 200,000 tons.
"Report, Lushun Emergency." A communications soldier walked in and handed a telegram in his hand to Lin Taizeng, who was standing in front of the window.
After carefully reading the compilation report, Lin Taizeng put the telegram in his hand on the table: "Order, all officers and soldiers will board the ship immediately, and after two hours, the troops will set off." ”
The people living near Weihai clearly remember that when the warship anchored in Liugong Island went out, the whole sky was shrouded in a layer of black clouds, and according to the meeting of many people later, the warships of the day, one after another, came out of the port, and they came out all afternoon.
It's an exaggeration, the people's words are indeed a bit exaggerated, this time there are only about 20 sailors dispatched from Weihai, including 10 Beiyang sailors and 18 Tsarist fleets.
"Commander, this time you should still sit in Lushun, just let me go." In the Lushun Admiralty, Yan Fu looked at Li He, who was packing up his things, with a pleading face.
Thinking about it, looking at Yan Fu's pitiful face, Li He shook his head slightly, this kind of good thing, and it is also a matter of shelling Tokyo, if he doesn't go out in person, then what is the commander of the Beiyang Naval Division.
What's more, this time he told the commander of the Tsarist Russian fleet that he was going to attack Vladivostok, but he was not told the real purpose, so this time, he went by himself in order to be ordered to form a joint command headquarters by the commander of the German fleet, Wilhelm, the commander of the Tsarist Russian fleet, Kurmos, and himself, and to command the naval warships and ships to fight. And the first task is to make things clear on the Hongzhang and tell Kulmos. Vladivostok is going to be fought, but not now, otherwise, the character of a group of fools in Tsarist Russia would have to run to Vladivostok and become the target of others.
"No, this battle is not trivial, and we have to convince him of Tsarist Russia, so I have to go out myself." Seeing what Yan Fu was going to say, Li He waved his hand: "Order, each ship will prepare for an hour, set off at six o'clock in the afternoon, arrive at the designated sea area, wait for the Second Fleet, and in addition, inform Commander William and ask him to board my flagship." ”
Since Li He said so, Yan Fu couldn't say anything, so he could only nod, turn around and walk out.
Yellow Sea. The sea breeze was whistling, and the yellow dragon flag hanging on the mast was blowing, although the weather was hot, but on the deck of the Hongzhang quietly moored on the sea, Li He and William standing beside him were standing quietly.
It had been nearly five hours since he came out of Lushun Military Port, and at that time, Li He had let Weihai's Second Fleet set off in advance, but even so, it was still ahead of the Second Fleet.
After looking around at the more than two dozen warships moored around, Li He took a deep breath and looked at William who was standing beside him: "Commander William, you can see our plan after the arrival of the Tsarist Russian fleet for a while." ”
"Li, don't worry, although our country and Tsarist Russia are a little incompatible, but this time it is an alliance after all, I will definitely assist you and persuade the commander of the Tsarist fleet, after all, I also have some friendship with him."
Hearing William say this, Li He was much more relieved, since leaving the Lushun Military Port, Li He said that the thing he was worried about was how to tell Tsarist Russia about this plan, after all, if the bombardment of Tokyo this time did not allow people to participate in the generals, then everyone would not be able to hang on their faces in the future.
But at the same time, there is also a problem, after all, the order issued at the beginning was to attack Vladivostok, and the two cakes did not propose to attack Tokyo.
To be honest, except for Li He, Yan Fu, William, Liu Jun and a few other people who know the current location, even the captains of the ships currently moored in the sea do not know. After all, no one dares to guarantee that there will be spies in this, so this plan is to announce it when the time comes in the Tsushima Strait, so that even if there are Japanese spies, then he can only watch, after all, this is on the sea, and no one dares to jump on it, and then swim to the sea, and send information, which is purely an act of looking for death.
Phew, after a long exhale, Li He nodded, picked up the telescope in his hand again, and observed the surface of Weihai.