Xu Yuanjin couldn't help but be startled when he saw Yang Shuoming's eyes suddenly flash red.

"What's more damn?" Xu Yuanjin asked.

Along with Xu Yuanjin's questioning, a strange line drawing quickly flashed in Yang Shuoming's eyes, which depicted not a weapon, but a dense pile of fluffy insects.

If Xu Yuanjin saw this line drawing, his first reaction was likely to be that he would think that it was something that Yang Shuoming had drawn when he had a high fever, and would never associate it with weapons.

In fact, it's something even more terrible than guns!

"You just remember that you are even less virtuous than that gas cannon for eight lifetimes." The red light in Yang Shuoming's eyes disappeared instantly, he looked at Xu Yuanjin and smiled, and said, "Let's talk about it when the time comes." ”

Xu Yuanjin was shocked again when he heard Yang Shuoming's answer, but when he saw the smile on the corner of Yang Shuoming's mouth, he probably thought he was joking with himself, so he didn't ask again.

At this moment, an officer walked in, saluted each of them, and then stepped forward to hand a report to Yang Shuoming.

"The Third Division took Zibo this morning." The officer reported, "The Japanese troops who had gone north from Jinan have now returned to Jinan. ”

"He, Wu Ziyu, is showing me." Yang Shuoming quickly read the report, looked at his watch again, calculated the time, and shook his head with a wry smile, "It's a pity that he doesn't know, in my opinion, time is still too wasted." ”

"Don't be too demanding." Xu Yuanjin looked at the map, his eyes fell on the calendar card, and said, "The number of Japanese troops in Zibo is relatively large, and their third division has not fought for a long time, and it is not easy to defeat Zibo. ”

"Next is Jinan, I don't know if they can cooperate well." Yang Shuoming looked at the map and said, "We have given them everything we can give them now, and there is no way to divide our troops to help them." ”

"Don't look at him, Wu Ziyu, who is known for knowing soldiers on weekdays, and he is good at thinking about ghost ideas, I guess he will be dumbfounded when he sees our ironclad chariot team." Xu Yuanjin understood what Yang Shuoming meant by "what can be given to them", and couldn't help laughing.

"The ironclad chariot team probably didn't expect that before they went to Qingdao, they would have to fight in Jinan first." Yang Shuoming also said with a smile.

"Qingdao is a fortress that the Germans have operated for so many years, and it is not easy to take it down, not to mention that the Japanese have the help of the navy." Xu Yuanjin looked at Yang Shuoming and said, "Don't you think it's a little thin to fight Qingdao just by relying on us, the first town of Nanyang and the second division from Jiangsu?" Besides, once the Japanese bring reinforcements from the sea and copy our back route, we will suffer from the enemy on our backs, and we will be in great trouble. ”

"That's why we need to do it quickly." Yang Shuoming said, "We can't give the Japanese time to bring in a large number of reinforcements from the sea. ”

"The difference between the naval strength of our Chinese Navy and the Japanese is too great, if only the sea could stop them for a while." Xu Yuanjin sighed and said.

"I've given them everything, and if they do a good job, it can still make a difference." Yang Shuoming remembered the pocket submarine and mine given to Liu Guanxiong, and smiled bitterly, "However, you can't have too much hope." ”

"Whatever! Now let's beat him up first! Xu Yuanjin said, as if he remembered something, he also looked at the watch on his wrist, and asked, "The team of people that has been sent out should be almost here now, right?" ”

"It should have arrived." Yang Shuoming turned to look at Xu Yuanjin and said, "Okay, let's not be idle, let's go!" ”

Beijing, Zhongnanhai, Spring Lotus Zhai.

Yuan Shikai, who was dressed in civilian clothes and wearing a melon skin hat, held a stack of telegraphs and newspapers in his hand, and walked back and forth anxiously, and all the military and political dignitaries sitting in the room focused their eyes on him.

Just now, Yuan Shikai received an urgent telegram from Tianjin, saying that a large number of Japanese ships had been found cruising in the sea near Tianjin.

Although this telegram did not say much, Yuan Shikai certainly understood what it meant.

"The Japanese want to land in Tianjin!" Yuan Shikai slapped the telegram on the rosewood table, "They have suffered our big losses in Shandong and Fengtian, so they are thinking about fighting Beijing!" ”

"Based on the combat performance of the Japanese army in Shandong, its combat effectiveness is not as strong as the legend!" Cai Tinggan, military counselor of the Presidential Palace, stood up and said loudly, "Now that our army has gathered troops in Beijing, it can completely repel the attack of the Japanese army!" ”,

"Even if Beijing can hold on, Tianjin will definitely fall into the hands of the enemy." Liang Shiyi said in a hoarse voice, "For the sake of today's plan, we should immediately ask the countries to mediate. ”

"The last negotiations have already shown that Britain, France, and other countries and Japan are a nest of snakes and rats, and Britain's intention to protect Japan is very obvious, and it is impossible to expect them to uphold justice." Lu Zhengxiang said, "Although the United States has always been indignant at Japan's aggression against our country and has helped our country a lot, it is only righteous indignation and will definitely not tear its face with Japan for the sake of our country." ”

"Tianjin is a leased land for various countries, I'm afraid the Japanese army may not dare to attack there rashly, right?" Cao Rulin said in a speculative tone, "Besides, if the Japanese army plans to land in Tianjin, it must implement strict secrecy, and it shouldn't be such a warship under our noses, right?" ”

"Yes, such behavior of the Japanese is not in line with their military habits." Jiang Baili also said, "It should be more of a bluff." ”

Hearing what military expert Jiang Baili said, Yuan Shikai's heart calmed down slightly, he gasped heavily, and sat down on his special Western-style backrest chair.

"Even if the Japanese army does not land in Tianjin, once the Japanese warships ravage all parts of our coastal areas with artillery fire and kill our soldiers and civilians, and our navy and army are powerless to stop them, the morale of the army and the people will inevitably be shaken after a long time, and if the Japanese army chooses one or two more important places to land at that time, our country will be in danger." Liang Shiyi still looked worried, "For the sake of the overall situation, peace talks should be held as soon as possible." ”

"Peace talks? Wasn't the last talk long enough? Cai Tinggan said with some anger, "The so-called peace talks are actually tantamount to surrendering to the Japanese!" ”

"You can't say that." Liang Shiyi listened to Cai Tinggan's words, but did not get angry, but said in a calm tone, "I remember the last time we held a meeting here, everyone agreed on 'war to promote peace', that is, to take advantage of the victory of peace talks, now the Japanese army in Fengtian is blocked in Jinzhou, the Japanese army in Shandong is trapped in Jinan, our army has achieved a lot of victory, when taking advantage of this victory opportunity, to resume peace talks with Japan, not only can prevent the Japanese army from Tianjin to attack Beijing, but also can use the peace talks to recover the many rights and interests that have been lost before." ”

Hearing Liang Shiyi say this, Cai Tinggan was speechless for a while and sat down.

"It would be nice if the battle on Fengtian's side could be fought like Shandong." Yuan Shikai glanced at the telegraph on the table and sighed.

"This time, Zheng commanded in Xuzhou Zazhen, coordinated the battles of various armies in the center, and our army defeated the Japanese army in a row and regained the famous city, which can be described as an outstanding meritorious service."

Liang Shiyi said as he looked at Duan Qirui, the chief of the army, who had not spoken, and couldn't help but flash a trace of doubt in his eyes.

"yes, yes! I really underestimated it before, but I didn't expect him to play so well this time. Yuan Shikai said with a look of relief, "Zhang Xun also played well, I heard that he was injured." ”

"Thanks to President Weide, the front-line soldiers used their lives to kill the enemy." Fine beads of sweat oozed from Duan Qirui's forehead, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Generals such as Zhang Xun, Cao Kun, Feng Guozhang, etc., all ignored the Japanese artillery fire and personally commanded the enemy. ”

Listening to Duan Qirui's words, Yuan Shikai couldn't help but nod again and again.

Hearing Duan Qirui's words not mention Xu Shuzheng and Cai Yi, who were fighting hard in the direction of Fengtian, a trace of dissatisfaction flashed in Jiang Baili's eyes.

"However, at present, the armies have begun to run out of ammunition due to the continuous fighting, and we should find ways to help them as soon as possible." Duan Qirui changed his words and said, "If the guns and ammunition cannot be replenished in time, I am afraid that after a long time, it will be difficult for the armies to continue after a long battle." ”

"Yes, this is the most important matter right now." Yuan Shikai got up and said, "From today onwards, I will personally come to grasp this matter." ”

Liang Shiyi looked at Yuan Shikai with some surprise, he thought about it, and couldn't help but remind Yuan Shikai: "If the Japanese army really lands in Tianjin, our army can't stop it, what can we do?" ”

"Then move the capital and fight again." Duan Qirui glanced at him and said calmly, "In short, it is definitely not an alliance under the city." As I have said before, it is not enough to build a strong country and win the trust of the people. ”

"The matter of peace talks, it is better to hold off for a while, so as not to spread the news and chill the hearts of the front-line soldiers." Yuan Shikai also said.

When Liang Shiyi heard Yuan Shikai say this, he stopped talking.

Duan Qirui looked up at the window, the sky was cloudless and blue at this time, but Duan Qirui's heart was not as clear as the sky outside.

Tianjin, Dagu, the base of the First Fleet of the Chinese Navy.

"It's foggy." Li Dingxin, the commander-in-chief of the Navy, who was standing next to a 280-mm Krupp cannon, looked at the misty sea, "I can't see anything for a while." ”

"It's better this way, we can't see it, and the Japanese warships can't see it." Vice Admiral Tang Qianming smiled and said to Li Dingxin.

Li Dingxin heard the helplessness implied in Tang Qianming's words, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"If the Japanese really plan to land here, we will have a tough battle to fight." Tang Qianming stroked the body of this Krupp cannon in Li Hongzhang's era and said.

"I don't know if those small submarines will come in handy then." Li Dingxin remembered the officers and men of the submarine force who had been practicing diligently these days, and sighed.

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