On the flagship battleship of the Far East Fleet, the fleet commander Alexander listened carefully to Colonel Condragenko's report and frowned.

"Gentlemen, our plan may change and need some adjustments," said General Alexeyev.

"General, since we cannot control Song Qing, we will face great resistance and even cause huge changes in our occupation of Lushun. Please think twice!" Chief of Staff Anatoli reminded that he has never occupied Lushun by force.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, please do not gain the might of the enemy and destroy the empire's spirit. I firmly believe that our imperial soldiers will take over Lushun, because we Slavs will not be defeated by difficulties." Colonel Valerira, commander of the 6th Navy of the Far East Fleet, said firmly.

Colonel Lerira has a commendable courage, but if we want to occupy Lushun, we must make careful arrangements. The soldiers of the imperial army cannot make unnecessary sacrifices." General Alexeyev nodded and said.

"General!" Chief of Staff Anatoly wanted to stop it, but as soon as he was about to say it, General Alexeyev waved his hand and stopped it: "I understand what you mean, but His Majesty Nicholas II has ordered us to seize the Port of Lushun. I have promised His Majesty Nicholas II that he must take the Port of Lushun as a gift to His Majesty. I think you should understand that the purpose of our Far East Fleet coming here is that our Vladivostok port cannot repair a large number of large-tonnage warships, and we have to go far to spend the winter here. Do you know how much financial pressure it brings to the empire? Do you know the current dilemma in China? The economy is sluggish, a large number of workers are unemployed, and the revolutionary party is attacking the government everywhere. We cannot distract His Majesty from distracting you."

"I'm sorry, general." Chief of Staff Anatoly apologized to General Alexeyev in shame.

"It doesn't matter. I know you are thinking about the empire. Let us complete this great feat together!" General Alexeyev said sincerely.

Army!" Chief of Staff Anatoli replied loudly.

After General Alexeyev resolved the internal differences, everyone planned carefully and quickly came up with a feasible plan.

After lunch, General Alexeyev, commander of the Russian Far East Fleet, ordered the fleet to enter the Port of Lushun. As Russian warships entered the Port one after another, General Alexeyev gradually saw the whole picture of Lushun Port.

Soon, the flagship battleship of the Far East Fleet, Poltava, also entered the Port of Lushun. Standing on the bridge, General Alexeyev carefully observed the naval base of Lushun Port, known as the No. 1 fortress in Asia.

"Col. Wilicchiko. Tell me why the waterway here is so narrow?" asked General Alexeyev.

Colonel Wilicchiko explained to him: "The reason why General Lushun Port was built into a military port and a fortress base is because other places have important strategic locations. According to the standards for setting up European naval bases, there are six requirements: First, the water in the port is required to be deep and not frozen all year round; Second, the mountain peaks are required to be the most silted to avoid maritime hurricanes; Third, the port is required to connect to the hurricanes of 6 routes to transport materials; Fourth, the soil in the port is required to not accumulate thickly. Docks can be built to repair warships; Fifth, the military port is required to

Exports connect to the ocean. The navy can enter the ocean at any time to complete strategic maneuvers and daily training; sixth, it is required that the military port must be located in important strategic locations in the country and control key areas. The Qing Dynasty established a naval base in Lushun. It complies with the above six standards. The only disadvantage is that the export of Lushun Port is too narrow. It can only accommodate only one warship. There are no shallows and reefs near the external barrier. Although they are steep and natural dangers, because the sea water is deep, the enemy's large ships can get close to it. Add pressure to the guarding forces."

"Although the strategic location of Lushun is important, the space in the port is now small. Our fleet cannot be arranged in parallel, which brings inconvenience to the mobility of our warships. Moreover, the exit only allows one warship to enter and exit. If the enemy blocks the exit, the warships in the port will become turtles in the jar!" General Alexeyev expressed his concerns.

However, Colonel Wilicchiko was just a naval engineer. He only knew how to appreciate the advantages and disadvantages of the military port. He didn't know anything in strategy and tactics.

He only heard him say: "When the port was first built here, it was not as big as it is now. At that time, only a few warships could be parked. Now the Qing government has spent a lot of money to clean up the silt in the port. It is no longer easy to stop so many of our warships. Although the space is a bit tight, it can help the large fleet avoid the storm."

Seeing that Colonel Velicko didn't understand what he meant, General Alexeyev had no choice but to order Chief of Staff Anatoly, "Chief of Staff, you divide the fleet into two equally, and you take your other half outside the mouth. If the defenders show our intentions, you can shell out the Qing army's Jinshan and other places from outside. If Team 6 goes well, you will be responsible for guarding the port and preventing the Qing army's reinforcements. We will replace it every other day."

Army!" Chief of Staff Anatoli took the order and arranged the matter.

Subsequently, the Chief of Staff divided the fleet into two parts, led the battleships of Petropavlovsk and Sevastopol, the Armored Cruiser Admiral Nasimov, Russia, Admiral Kornilov, the Imperial Guard, Nicholas I, the Cruiser Bandit, the Knight, the Lightning-striking ships Songhuajiang, Ussuri, the Yanqihe, the Suchener, the Gunboat, the Goryeo, the Thunderbolt, the Heroic, and the Torpedo Boat 80 to form the first squadron, and stayed at the outer port of Lushun for patrol.

The commander of the Russian Far East Fleet brought the Second Squadron battleship Poltava, the armored cruiser Yav Memorial, the Admiral Vladimir Monomach, the Liurik and Dmitry Donskoy, the cruiser Pamit Zova, the Ukrainian Cossack, the lightning strike ships Sviaburg, the Levi, the Borgo, the gunboat Manchuria, the Beaver, and the Seadog, and other thirteen warships entered Lushun Port.

In order to paralyze the Qing army guarding Lushun Port, General Alexeyev ordered the naval officers and soldiers to turn off the boilers of each ship, put the cannons on the cannons, and ordered Colonel Valerira to lead the 6 naval teams off the ship, and had a cordial exchange with the Qing army.

All these actions were seen by Mr. Song Qing, the garrison of Lushun who was staying on the Golden Mountain Fort.

"How is it!" Song Qing asked.

"General! General Zhang Guangqian said that without the orders of the court or the orders of the Beiyang minister Wang, the arms of the Nanzi ammunition depot cannot be moved!" said the personal soldier Goudan.

"Tell him that the Russian fleet is in the port now, and we have to be on guard against them and we can't let the ponytails die. If it's okay, we are sending the ammunition back!" Song Qing said.

"General, I have said all these words! But General Zhang is not willing to let go, saying that the court has agreed to Russia

There is nothing to worry about when repairing a ship. But if you automatically use the sealed t| to track it down, you will have to behead you!" Goudan said with a gesture around her neck.

Knowing that Zhang Guangqian is a timid and fearful person, and Li Hongzhang's direct Beiyang subordinate, Song Qing had no choice but to do anything about him.

At present, under Song Qing's observation, it seems that the Russians have not done anything out of line. As a veteran on the battlefield, Song Qing feels that the Russians should not behave like this. According to their arrogant style, they should walk around and provoke the Qing army! Nowadays, Russian soldiers are as obedient as sheep. The more calm they are, the greater the danger.

However, Song Qing knew that he could not control the other garrison generals, so he had to hope that the Russians would just come to repair the ship, and get out if they were repaired!

"Dog!" Song Qing shouted.

"General! Call me!" Goudan asked quickly.

"You go and pass on my orders, no matter what the other battalions are like! The two battalions under my command must be on strict guard!" Song Qing ordered.

The egg takes the order and leaves.

Looking at the Russian soldiers at the foot of the mountain who were chatting with the Qing army, Song Qing sighed deeply.

Admiral's Office in the Navy Camp

"What did you say? Did the Russian fleet enter the port?" Lin Taizeng, the acting admiral of the Beiyang Navy, asked loudly.

"Tell me what's going on?" Liu Buchan, the manager of Dingyuan, asked hurriedly.

The sailor who reported the message replied: "Justice General Song Qing, the guards, agreed to the Russian fleet to enter the port to repair the warships. At this moment, the Russian fleet's ship must have come in!"

"Damn it! What did Song Qing want to do? I told him that it was the admiral who was killed by the Russians and that killed our brothers of the Beiyang Navy. Why did he let these Russian beasts come in? No! I want to sank these turtle bastards!"

Lin Tai once heard that the Russian fleet entered the port, he was furious and picked up the command knife and was about to prepare to go out.

Liu Buchan, who was standing beside him, hurriedly stopped Lin Taizeng and said, "Kaishi! Don't be impulsive."

"What? You have to stop me too. You don't want to avenge your brothers!" Lin Taizeng shouted at Liu Buchan with wide eyes.

"Kaishi! Listen to me. You can't help but run out like this! You and I are all commanders now. The cannons of the 6th Army can be allowed to be fired at will!" Liu Buchan explained.

"I can't fire the 6th Army's cannons, but I still have several torpedo boats and practice ships!" Lin Taizeng said.

"Listen to me, we all remember the grudges of the Russians! But now we can't go to war with the Russians anymore! One Germany is enough. If you add the Russians, with the current strength of the 6th army of our Qing Dynasty, just wait for the country to be destroyed!" Liu Buchan said.

He always held a grudge against the 6th army of the Qing Dynasty. If they had not been unable to support the wall and repeatedly asked Li Hongzhang to increase his troops to North Korea, the Beiyang Navy would not have been dispatched. According to the situation where the enemy was strong and we were weak, the Beiyang Navy remained at home and was mainly defense, so that even if it could not repel the Japanese fleet, it could maintain a deterrence against the Japanese fleet, so that it would not dare to anger the Qing court too much.

Unfortunately, the 6th Army suffered a series of defeats. Ye Zhi asked for help, and the Beiyang Navy was dispatched, but it was defeated by the Japanese fleet. After that, the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Navy hated the 6th Army.

In the afternoon of the Sino-Japanese War, the Qing government also knew that the 6th Army was so bad, so it ordered the Changlu Salt Transportation Army to train the new army at the Tianjin Station to hire Germans as instructors.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say this, because the new army in February only trained to defeat the same number of Green Camp soldiers during the exercise, which shows how vulnerable the 6th Army of the Qing Dynasty was.

"Don't we still have Zhang Yunfei's Pacific Fleet? What are we afraid of? If you see their battleships, then your power will definitely beat these Russians!" Lin Tai once said.

Liu Buchan glanced at Lin Tai and said, "You can save your worries! The Pacific Fleet belongs to Zhang Yunfei, not to the court. Do you expect him to fight to the death with the Russians? Is it realistic?"

Seeing that Lin Zengtai had nothing to say for a moment, Liu Buchan continued: "The person who reported the news just now said that Russia has thirty warships and three large battleships. This is obviously all Russian warships in Asia. Even if Zhang Yunfei's Pacific Fleet comes, what can it do? The Russian fleet has a far-reaching Pacific Fleet, and only a fool can fight?"

"But didn't he accept the Qing Dynasty's official position? He was granted such a high title and a first-class auxiliary Duke! He was still the General of Shengjing, so he had to take care of this!" Lin Taizeng said.

"If I were Zhang Yunfei, I would be the king and emperor overseas. How might it be! I would not be angry with the imperial people when I returned to China. I would have to fall into slavery and pray like a dog. From the day I returned to China, I was already dead!" Liu Buchan slapped the table excitedly and shouted.

"Lin Tai was a classmate who went abroad with Liu Buchan. When they were in the UK, they studied hard and wanted to be humiliated and seek strength. Unfortunately, after returning to the Qing Dynasty, they found that they could not change the Qing Dynasty. Instead, the old customs and bad habits of the Qing Dynasty infected them.

Decayed for more than ten years!

At this moment, Lin Taizhang finally understood what Liu Buchan meant and heard Liu Buchan’s truth.

"Okay, you are so pretty. You have deceived me for so many years! I'll say it! Where have you been so arrogant in the UK? You have hidden it in your stomach." Lin Taizeng said excitedly.

"Can I not hide it? There are family rules at home, and there are clan rules at home. Joining the Beiyang Navy has the rules at Beiyang Navy, and the Qing Dynasty has the laws at Qing Dynasty. Nothing that we learned in the UK can be truly implemented." Liu Buchan said with a grievance.

Lin Taizhang also knew what Liu Buchan said. Originally, Li Hongzhang sent them to study abroad, which allowed them to see the hope of the Qing Dynasty's revival, but when they returned to China, their outstanding students became Li Hongzhang's personal political bargaining chips. The completion of the Beiyang Navy became a bargaining chip for Li Hongzhang to bargain with Cixi. Li Hongzhang used the Beiyang Navy to consolidate his status, and Cixi used the name of the Beiyang Navy to build gardens. The high salary of the Beiyang Navy became a concentration camp for raising relations, taking the lead, and corruption. Lin Taizeng, like Liu Buchan, was under pressure from his parents, the pressure of his clan members, and the pressure of the Qing bureaucratic nobles, and had to arrange those relatives, friends, clan members, and relatives and friends of these people who did not know anything but enjoyed the high-level treatment of the Beiyang Navy.
Chapter completed!