The night was cold and cold, and the warships moored in the military port were swaying with the waves.
It was already midnight when several figures arrived at the commander's residence, but Mao Baishou was still drinking alone.
A navy camp was built on the shore, and Mao Baishou's residence was located in the east of the camp. Not far from the gate was a flag, fluttering in the cold night wind.
"Lord Commander, we have been brought here!" Three sailors and a man wearing a large cloak arrived and said respectfully into the house.
After Mao Baishou let people in, the man in the cloak took off his cloak, walked forward, and bowed slightly.
Mao Baishou looked at it, frowned and asked, "Are you going to see me?"
The man smiled and said: "Your Excellency, you are the commander of the Liaodong Navy?"
Although Mao Baishou has not yet taken up the position of commander, he still has the ability to be a commander. He nodded and said: "Yes, who are you?"
"Bohai Navy Wing General Li En!"
Mao Baishou's body trembled, he stood up suddenly, and said in surprise: "Are you the Bohai Navy?"
Wang Xingchao secretly communicated with the Bohai Sea Army. Naturally, not many people in the Liaodong Army knew about it. Those who knew about it were mainly some senior generals of the Liaodong Army.
But Mao Baishou was one of the few people in the navy who knew about this.
Wang Xingchao had sent a secret letter a year ago, informing Mao Baishou of the confidential military information that the Bohai Sea Navy was about to reinforce the Liaodong Army. He also ordered Mao Baishou to rectify the navy and improve morale. After the Bohai Sea Navy dispatched troops, the two armies
The navy can then cooperate to move across the East China Sea.
Although Mao Baishou received the news, he was still wondering whether the Bohai people really dared to send troops to intervene in the affairs of the Tang Dynasty. Even if they did dare to send troops, at least it would be after the beginning of spring.
However, the logistics of the Liaodong Navy are worrying. Whether they can survive until spring is still unknown.
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He never expected that the Bohai people would come so quickly.
"Is the Liaodong Navy under your command?" Li En asked again.
Logically speaking, the Liaodong Navy was the navy of the Tang Dynasty, and Mao Baishou was the deputy commander of the Liaodong Navy. Although Li En was the wing general of the Bohai Sea Navy, his status was definitely not comparable to that of Mao Baishou, and he should be humble.
But Li En had no humility at all. He stood upright. He was even taller than Mao Baishou, but his aura was better than that of Mao Baishou, who looked haggard.
Although Mao Baishou was surprised by the speed of the Bohai people, he was still a little excited when the reinforcements arrived. He smiled and said: "I am General Mao Baishou, commanding the Liaodong Navy. Your fleet arrived so quickly?"
"Our Great Bohai Navy has indeed set off." Li Endao: "But I am the vanguard officer, and it will take some time for the main fleet to arrive. I came first by boat."
Mao Baishou naturally knew that the real navy also had many types of ships, usually including building ships, fighting ships, stern ships, sea falcons, yachts, walking boats, etc.
Among them, the walking boat has a light hull and generally has very few sailors deployed on it. It is used for raids and impacts on the battlefield and is a powerful offensive weapon at sea.
Its biggest advantage is its extremely fast speed.
Mao Baishou raised his hand and said: "General Li, please sit down!"
Although he has a higher status than Li En, the Liaodong Navy is now far less powerful than the Bohai Navy, and the Bohai Navy is a reinforcement. Next, the Liaodong Army must rely on the power of the Bohai people to deal with the Long Rui Army, so Mao Baishou
He was very polite to Li En.
Li En was not polite at all. He went over to sit down and asked straight to the point: "Mao
Commander, how many warships and sailors do your Liaodong Navy have?"
Mao Baishou frowned slightly, but still said: "There are still more than ten warships and nearly a thousand naval officers and soldiers."
"I came here first to help rectify the Liaodong Navy under the order of the commander-in-chief." Li Endao: "Your general has promised that our Great Bohai Sea Navy will serve as the main force to suppress the rebellion. Your Liaodong Navy is very familiar with the situation in the East China Sea waters.
, so we will fully cooperate with our army in combat."
"Yes." Mao Baishou said: "The general has indeed given this order. We will also give our full assistance."
Li Endao: "You are a soldier, so you naturally know that orders must be unified on the battlefield. If you fight alone without fighting, it will be more dangerous than ever. Since our Great Bohai Navy is the main force, your Liaodong Navy can only be the auxiliary force."
Army, for subsequent battles, the Liaodong Navy will naturally be coordinated by the commander-in-chief." After a pause, he said: "The commander-in-chief has planned the Liaodong Navy as the right-wing army of the coalition, and issued a military order for me to command the right wing.
Army." At this point, he took out a document from his arms and handed it to Mao Baishou and said: "This is the military order from the commander-in-chief. Please have it read by Commander-in-Chief Mao."
Mao Baishou's face was already quite ugly, but he did not take it and asked: "I don't understand what General Li means."
"I made it very clear that since the Liaodong navy wants to cooperate with our army in fighting, it will naturally become a part of our army." Li Endao: "However, our two armies are different in terms of combat habits and military disciplines. If we want to cooperate in fighting,
, we must carry out rectification and let the Liaodong Navy understand the command flag of our army."
Mao Baishou said: "If that's the case, there seems to be no need for General Li to point it out.
Command our Liaodong Navy."
"It's not difficult if it's just a flag order." Li En said with a smile: "But you don't understand our army's combat habits. Once the battle comes, there will be no mistakes on the battlefield. I have followed the commander-in-chief for many years, and I know
The general's combat methods are very clear, so when I go to the battlefield, I can quickly understand the general's meaning and lead the Liaodong navy to respond. This is not a tacit understanding that can be trained in a short period of time."
Mao Baishou said: "You mean, I want to hand over the military power of the Liaodong Navy to you?"
"Of course General Mao can assist me." Li Endao: "But the commander-in-chief really wants me to command the Liaodong Navy."
Mao Baishou said: "Does the general know at this time?"
"Since the general has promised that our Bohai Navy will lead maritime operations, then it is natural for the Liaodong navy to obey the military orders of the general." Li Endao said: "Is it possible that Commander Mao is unwilling to hand over military power?"
Mao Baishou frowned and said: "This is a serious matter, and we must get the general's personal order."
"Then you can send someone to report to your general." Li Endao said: "However, the military situation is urgent. The sooner I take over the military power, the sooner I can rectify military affairs. If it is delayed, it will eventually lead to a delay in the military situation. When the time comes, the general will be held accountable. Mao
One person must be responsible for the leadership."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a voice coming from outside the door: "Are you threatening the Liaodong Navy?" With a "bang", the door was kicked open, and under the light, a tall and tall man was seen.
The figure stood outside the door.
"Your Excellency!" Mao Baishou glanced at him and said in a voiceless voice, "Why are you here?"
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The outsider turned out to be Zhou Lie, who had already been detained and imprisoned.
Zhou Lie was dressed in military uniform at this moment. He walked slowly into the house, glanced at Li En and said, "Yuan Gaijia asked you to come and ask for military power?"
Li En obviously did not expect Zhou Lie to appear at this time, and was stunned for a moment.
Mao Baishou had already stepped forward, bowed and saluted: "I pay my respects to the Commander-in-Chief!"
"This is the general's order." Zhou Lie took out a leader and threw it to Mao Baishou, walked over, sat down opposite Li En, and said: "From now on, I will still be in charge of all military affairs of the Liaodong Navy."
Mao Baishou glanced at the order, seemed to be relieved, bowed and said: "Follow the order!"
At present, the position of commander of the navy is a hot-butt position. It would be the best thing for Mao Baishou if Zhou Lie can come back and regain control of the army.
Li En had already regained his composure, and said with a faint smile: "Commander Zhou has a great reputation, so it is great to be able to come back to help in the battle. Since you have heard it outside, what do you think?"
"Are you talking about handing over military power?"
"It can only be said that I will be the commander for the time being." Li Endao said: "After annihilating the Liaoxi navy and cutting off Qin Xiao's head, the military power will still be returned to you."
Zhou Lie was calm and composed and asked: "What if we don't hand over military power?"
"If the Liaodong Navy has been disobedient from the beginning, there will definitely be more problems in the subsequent wars." Li En sighed: "The commander-in-chief will not be happy, and Mo Lizhi will naturally not be happy either. I, the Bohai Navy, will
Reconsider sending troops, after all, we cannot let ourselves fall into a dangerous situation."
Zhou Lie burst out laughing when he heard this.
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En frowned and said, "Why is Commander Zhou laughing?"
"I thought it was funny, so I laughed." Zhou Lie said: "The general exempted me from the responsibility of the crime and ordered me to return to the Liaodong Navy. The general's military order is also very clear. Our Liaodong Navy will fight together with the Bohai Navy, so we can
As a guide, I will lead the way for you. Once the war starts, I will cooperate with you to launch an offensive against Long Rui Army. Of course, our army will naturally need to participate in all combat plans. The Bohai Sea Navy will be the main force. After the combat plan is formulated, our army will also
Follow the orders of Commander Yuan Gai." He looked sternly and said, "But the general never said that he would hand over the military power to you."
Li En laughed when he heard this and said: "Joint operation? Commander Zhou, you suffered a disastrous defeat in a naval battle before. Although there are still more than a dozen ships in the port, there are probably less than ten ships that can actually be used for combat.
.With such a weak strength, how can it be compared with our Great Bohai Sea Division? I might as well say it bluntly, taking over the military power of your army is not because of your weak strength, but because I don’t want you to hold you back on the battlefield. If our army cannot directly dispatch
Liaodong Navy, when the time comes to get into a fierce battle on the battlefield, your absence from the battlefield will definitely affect the morale of the entire army. The commander-in-chief has prepared for a rainy day and asked me to take over your military power. I hope that no matter what happens on the battlefield, I can stabilize you.
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Mao Baishou suddenly showed anger and said: "General Li, have you said that? Our Liaodong Navy is brave and good at fighting, how can we escape from the battle?"
"Anything can happen." Li Endao said: "What I have to do is to prevent some things that must never happen.
Happened." He stared at Zhou Lie and said, "If we can't reach a consensus, this battle won't have to be fought." He stood up, bowed slightly, and said, "Goodbye!"
Zhou Lie, however, sat still and said calmly: "What you mean now is to threaten us that if we don't hand over our military power, the Bohai Navy will not send troops?"
"You can understand it this way." Li En said very straightforwardly: "I am very disappointed, and the commander-in-chief will be even more disappointed!"