Super dictator.

Xu Shichang didn't expect Yuan Shikai to have such a high opinion of Wei Jichen for a moment, and he was stunned for a while before he said: "Sending charcoal in the snow is far more than icing on the cake. Since Wei Ting values ​​him so much, why not send someone to pass the news from the palace to him, and then mediate from it." One or two, I believe that Wei Ting can resolve Wei Jichen's crisis invisibly through the relationship of several princes."

Yuan Shikai shook his head and said, "Wei Jichen is famous now, and it is the time when he is full of ambitions. I am afraid that the court will not dare to go too far. In my opinion, I am afraid that Lafayette will wait until after the Sino-Japanese war. The general star who started up died halfway, and then will be the time when he is the most downcast. At that time, my brother will mediate from it and rescue him from the predicament. I believe Wei Jichen will be grateful to me, and he must be able to use it for me."

After a pause, Yuan Shikai said again: "However, you can pass the news that Lafayette doesn't like him first. You only need to inform Mr. Zhongtang about this matter. Presumably Li Zhongtang will protect his love a little bit. .”

Hearing that Yuan Shikai wanted to subdue Wei Jichen, Xu Shichang couldn't help but sigh in his heart that his little brother had a big appetite.

Yuan Shikai didn't know that Li Hongzhang was in a state of desperation now, so he didn't have the energy to deal with these trivial matters.

Not long after the Lunar New Year passed, the Japanese Shandong Combat Army was planning a bigger offensive.

On January 1, the Japanese army had surrounded the forts on the south bank of Weihaiwei. Seeing that Weihaiwei's rear position was in jeopardy, Li Hongzhang also followed the advice of German adviser Hannagen and asked the Beiyang Navy to defend the Weihaiwei port, and then sent troops to rescue by land.

Who is Hannagan? He is a retired captain of the German Army. He was responsible for the design and construction of the forts at Lushunkou, Dalian Bay and Weihaiwei. This German did his best and did not slack off.

It's a pity that he is not Chinese after all, and he doesn't understand Chinese people's thoughts. The forts designed by Hannagan are specially designed to deal with enemy ships on the sea, and they can't take care of the rear, so he proposed to design some forts to deal with the rear. Well, of course the officials of the Qing Dynasty were reluctant to spend any more money, as long as they had this face-saving project, otherwise they would be so greedy, so this matter would be left alone.

This time, Hannagan suggested that Li Hongzhang order the Beiyang Fleet to stay in the port and wait for help. This idea is not correct or not. After all, there are many forts along the coast of the port. Cooperating with the fleet, it is enough to resist for a long time. When the army rescue arrives, the Japanese will naturally be useless. But if they return, if they break through, not only will the base of Weihaiwei be lost, but it is also unknown whether the Beiyang Fleet can escape.

However, Hannagan once again looked highly on the Qing army. In the original history, the Qing soldiers stationed at the fort were retreating steadily, and the rescue of other armies was delayed.

In the end, the Beiyang Fleet was besieged by the Japanese on Liugong Island from both land and sea. At this time, Li Hongzhang sent a telegram to Ding Ruchang to let him break through. , People panicked and couldn't rush out at all.

In the end, Ding Ruchang, Liu Buchan, Yang Yonglin, etc. committed suicide one after another, and ten ships including 'Zhenyuan' became the trophies of the Japanese.

Wei Jichen, who was in Gaiping, learned that the Japanese had landed in Rongcheng Bay, and then two armies attacked Weihaiwei. He was secretly anxious, and sent three telegrams to Li Hongzhang a day, suggesting that Li Hongzhang let the Beiyang Fleet break out in time.

Li Hongzhang first called back and scolded Wei Jichen, and Wei Jichen was not a naval officer, so his suggestion was naturally not as important as Hannagan's.

But this time Wei Jichen was determined to persuade Li Hongzhang, and sent dozens of telegrams in a row for several days, with thousands of words, pros and cons.

He vaguely proposed that if the reinforcements did not arrive, and the situation continued, when Weihai Weicheng fell and all the forts on the south and north banks were occupied by the Japanese, the destruction of the Beiyang Fleet would be just around the corner.

Moreover, Wei Jichen put forward for the first time the theory of vital force, not winning or losing a city, as long as the Beiyang Fleet can be preserved, there may be a possibility of a comeback in the future.

Seeing that the situation was developing as Wei Jichen expected, Li Hongzhang was gradually moved by Wei Jichen's words, and instead of replying to the telegram to reprimand Wei Jichen, he began to think about the matter carefully.

The fate of the Beiyang Fleet suddenly became confusing.

In Haicheng, Li Yunfei is receiving Li Guangjiu, Wei Guangtao and other generals of the Hunan Army. Li Guangjiu is the son of Li Xubin, the number one general of the Hunan Army.

However, after all, these two men had never led troops to fight the Japanese, so they might have underestimated the Japanese.

At the banquet, although Li Yunfei was the proprietor, there were no other officials Li Guangjiu and Wei Guangtao. One of them was a Taoist priest and the other was a feudal official, so they had no choice but to be by the side.

Li Yunfei was not angry either, with the same expression on his face, he toasted with a smile and said: "My lord, I wish the two lords a successful start and regain Ximu City as soon as possible."

Li Guangjiu raised his cup and said with a smile: "It's still you, your lord, who turned the world around in the first battle, and let us take advantage of it for nothing."

As soon as Liu Kun sent these Hunan troops out of the border, he was here to save the overall situation. Unexpectedly, Wei Jichen had already turned the situation around while he was still on the way.

Li Yunfei immediately sensed the sourness in Li Guangjiu's tone, and replied modestly: "If the two adults are there, my lord is just lucky to win a game. There are still most of the Japanese guarding in Ximu City. My lord It is only after knowing that the two adults are on the way with a group of elite soldiers that they will make an easy move and choose to attack Gai Ping."

Li Yunfei's words were extremely sweet. Originally, the two of them still had some anger in their hearts, but when they heard Li Yunfei's words at this time, their faces were filled with smiles.

Wei Guangtao nodded, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, there are only more than 2000 Japanese in Ximu City. We have more than ten battalions of old and new Hunan troops. I am afraid that we will not be able to attack them. Now that our Hunan army has left the customs, our army's mighty It is even more exciting, and the recovery of all parts of Liaodong is just around the corner."

Li Yunfei was afraid that Wei Guangtao would be careless, so he couldn't help reminding him: "My lord, I have already found out that Shang Min, the big force in Ximu City, is ready to defend to the death. The Japanese have built extensive walls and dug deep ravines. My lord, why don't you wait until the other armies have arrived?" Make another plot!"

Li Guangjiu said displeasedly: "Could it be that Mr. Li looks down on our Hunan army, thinking that your lord can encircle and wipe out two Japanese armies in two days with 2000 troops, totaling more than 5 people, and our old man The 6th Battalion of the Hunan Army and the 6th Battalion of the Weiwu Army of the Wei Fansi have a total of [-] soldiers, three times the strength of the Japanese defenders in Ximu City, can they still not take this city?"

Several battalion officers around looked at Li Yunfei with unfriendly expressions, and one of them said: "We Hunan Army are all good men, and you, the Wei Zijun sergeant, are not greedy for life and afraid of death when fighting?"

Li Yunfei thought to himself, this is not a matter of being afraid of death, but seeing the other party's expression, he had no choice but to change his words and said: "Li is just reminding everyone, after all, it is better to be careful in everything, and there is no intention of looking down on you. "

Wei Guangtao waved his hand and said: "Okay, okay, Mr. Li also kindly said that, you don't want to make any more noise, my army will be dispatched quickly tomorrow, and we can arrive in a day soon, and then we can take advantage of the situation in Ximu City The defenders have not yet come out of the atmosphere of the last big defeat, and captured the city in one fell swoop, clearing the way for my other armies to advance."

When everyone heard this, they toasted and drank happily.

A battalion officer who had just come back from the toilet looked at Li Yunfei, and suddenly said: "Master Li, why don't you invite a few singers to come and dance for fun, I don't know if I can survive this battle, so I can finally watch a few beautiful girls singing and dancing Even if you die, you will rest in peace."

Seeing that he spoke boldly, everyone echoed loudly.

Li Yunfei put down his wine glass, and replied embarrassedly: "My lords, it's not that I, Li Yunfei, neglect the distinguished guests, it's that there are no dancers in the government office, and now that it's late at night, I'm afraid I won't be able to find them if I look outside."

The battalion officer who came back from the toilet said in disbelief: "Master Li, please don't lie to me. Just now when I was going to the toilet, I passed the west wing room and saw a dancer dancing in the room. Although I glanced at it, I was shocked." As a celestial being, it is really a graceful dance, which is extremely pleasing to the eye."

When everyone heard this, they all booed, one said that Li Yunfei was not interesting, this one said that Li Yunfei wanted to eat alone.

Wei Guangtao and Li Guangjiu both smiled and said nothing, it would not be a good thing to relax before the battle.

In the west wing room, Li Yunfei's heart skipped a beat. Isn't that the room where Li Que'er lives?Li Que'er was ambiguous and entangled with his own adults. Li Yunfei didn't dare to let her out to dance for fun, but seeing these generals howling like wolves, he was in a dilemma.

It turned out that after many days of recuperating, Li Que'er's injuries had gradually recovered, so she had nothing to do in the room tonight, so she lit up the lights and danced to see if her injuries were healed. She thought it was a coincidence that she was seen by the battalion officer.

Now I heard people's booing from a long distance away, and asked the little maid to come and investigate, and immediately understood what was going on, biting her red lip, she still didn't want to embarrass Wei Jichen's men too much.

"My lords, my little girl is being polite." Just as Li Yunfei was in a dilemma, Li Que'er came out without knowing when, and came forward to salute everyone.

Li Que'er's face is very seductive. When walking, he looks forward and looks charming, and when he looks back, he is full of charm. All of a sudden, the noisy generals became silent.

It took a moment to let out an exclamation sound.

After Li Que'er saluted, ignoring everyone's whispers, he continued to speak openly: "My lords, please don't embarrass your lord Li. Since you want to see the little girl dance, the little girl will dance lightly to cheer you up. I hope that your lords will be able to recover our Chinese territory after sending out troops.”

Li Que'er's generous demeanor won a round of applause.

After the sound of the pipa sounded, Li Que'er began to dance slowly under the dim light like a butterfly among flowers.

With a long and slender neck, the snow-white sway makes people dizzy, and several small bells are tied around the ankles. When they dance, they make a melodious sound.

I saw her shaking her hands and feet, twisting her waist and twisting her buttocks, making her mouth dry.

For a moment, the drinkers forgot to drink, and the eaters forgot to take their food. They all stared at the elf in the middle of the hall, no one spoke, and even held their breath as much as possible, for fear of waking Li Que'er who was dancing. .

The sound of music swayed slowly, slowly dissipating in the sky.

Before everyone came back to their senses, Li Que'er had already danced a song, and then disappeared into the hall without knowing when.

Wei Guangtao saw that everyone was still in disbelief, so he couldn't help standing up, clapping his hands and saying: "Okay, everyone, it's getting late, today's banquet is over, everyone should rest after going back, tomorrow is the first time for our Hunan army to go out .”

The generals who came back to their senses exclaimed and left one after another. However, the battalion officer who was going to the toilet just now sneaked into a corner while everyone was greeting each other, with a lustful and excited light in his eyes.