Chapter 161 Dancer (Please Add It to Your Collection)

Xu Shichang did not expect Yuan Shikai to speak so highly of Wei Jichen. He was stunned for a long time before saying, "It is better to give timely assistance than to add icing on the cake. Since Wei Ting values ​​him so much, why not send someone to tell him the news in the palace and mediate. I believe Wei Ting can resolve Wei Jichen's crisis invisibly through the relationship with several princes.

Yuan Shikai shook his head and said, "Wei Jichen is now famous and full of ambition. I am afraid that the court will not dare to do too much for the time being. In my opinion, it will be after the Sino-Japanese War that the old Buddha will let this rising star die halfway. That will be the time when he is most desolate. At that time, I will mediate and rescue him from the predicament. I believe Wei Jichen will be grateful to me and will surely be able to use him. "

After a pause, Yuan Shikai said: "But you can first tell him that the old Buddha doesn't like him. Just tell Li Zhongtang about this matter in a subtle way. I believe Li Zhongtang will protect his beloved general. "

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

Yuan Shikai didn't know that Li Hongzhang was in a state of panic and had no energy to deal with these trivial matters.

Soon after the Lunar New Year, the Japanese Shandong Combat Army was brewing a bigger offensive.

On January 29, the Japanese army had surrounded the artillery group on the south bank of Weihaiwei. Seeing that the rear position of Weihaiwei was in danger, Li Hongzhang also listened to the advice of German adviser Hannagan and asked the Beiyang Navy to defend Weihaiwei Port and then send troops from land to rescue.

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

It's a pity that he is not a Chinese after all. The Chinese people could not understand the Chinese mind. The artillery designed by Hannagan was specially designed to deal with enemy ships on the sea, and could not take into account the retreat. So he proposed to design some artillery to deal with the retreat. Of course, the officials of the Qing Dynasty were reluctant to spend money. It was enough to have this face project. Otherwise, how could they be greedy? So the matter was left unresolved.

This time, Hannagan suggested that Li Hongzhang order the Beiyang Fleet to hold on to the port and wait for help. This idea is not right or wrong. After all, there are many artillery along the coast of the port. With the fleet, it is enough to resist for a long time. When the army rescue arrives, the Japanese will naturally return empty-handed. If they break through, not only will the Weihaiwei base be lost, but it is also unknown whether the Beiyang Fleet can escape.

However, Hannagan once again looked up to the Qing Army. In the original history, The Qing soldiers stationed at the fort were defeated, and the rescue of other armies was also delayed.

In the end, the Beiyang Fleet was besieged by the Japanese from both land and sea on Liugong Island. At this time, Li Hongzhang sent a telegram to Ding Ruchang, asking him to break out. It was too late. After days of hard fighting, the Beiyang ships had been severely damaged, and their ammunition was running out. The people were panicked and could not break out at all.

In the end, Ding Ruchang, Liu Buchan, Yang Yonglin and others committed suicide one after another, and ten ships including the "Zhenyuan" became the spoils 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 in one day, suggesting that Li Hongzhang let the Beiyang Fleet break out in time.

Li Hongzhang first replied to scold Wei Jichen, Wei Jichen was not a naval officer. Officer, his suggestion is naturally not as important as Hannagan's.

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

He implicitly proposed that if the reinforcements did not arrive and the situation continued to develop like this, when Weihaiwei City fell and the artillery forts on the south and north banks were all occupied by the Japanese, the destruction of the Beiyang Fleet would be imminent.

Moreover, Wei Jichen first proposed the idea of ​​living forces, not winning or losing a city, as long as the Beiyang Fleet could be preserved, there was a possibility of a comeback in the future.

Li Hongzhang saw that the situation was developing as Wei Jichen expected, and was gradually moved by Wei Jichen's words. He no longer replied to the telegram to scold Wei Jichen, but carefully considered the matter.

The fate of the Beiyang Fleet suddenly became confusing.

In Haicheng, Li Yunfei was receiving Li Guangjiu, Wei Guangtao and other Hunan Army generals. Li Guangjiu was the son of Li Xubin, the first fierce general of the Hunan Army, and Wei Guangtao was not an ordinary person.

However, these two had not led troops to fight against the Japanese, so they underestimated the Japanese.

At the banquet, although Li Yunfei was the host, he was not as high-ranking as Li Guangjiu and Wei Guangtao. One of them was a prefecture official and the other was a governor, so he had to accompany them.

Li Yunfei was not angry, and his expression remained the same. He smiled and toasted: "I wish you two adults a victory and recover Ximu City as soon as possible."

Li Guangjiu raised his cup and said with a smile: "You adults are still powerful. You turned the tide in one battle and let us pick up a bargain for nothing."

Liu Kunyi dispatched these Hunan troops out of the pass to save the overall situation. Unexpectedly, Wei Jichen had already turned the situation around while they were still on the road. How could they feel? They suddenly felt that they had power but nowhere to use it.

Li Yunfei immediately sensed the sourness in Li Guangjiu's tone, and replied modestly: "As for you two masters, my master just won a small victory by luck. There are still a large number of Japanese troops stationed in Ximu City. My master chose to attack Gaiping after learning that you two masters were on the way with a group of elite soldiers and generals."

Li Yunfei's words were very touching. The two of them were still a little angry at first, but when they heard Li Yunfei's words, they burst into laughter.

Wei Guangtao nodded and said with a smile: "Don't worry, there are only more than 2,000 Japanese in Ximu City. We, the old and new Hunan Army, have more than ten battalions in total. We are still afraid that we will not be able to capture it. Now as our Hunan Army comes out of the border, our army The military power has been greatly enhanced, and the recovery of various parts of Liaodong is just around the corner."

Li Yunfei was afraid that Wei Guangtao was a little careless, so he couldn't help but remind him: "My lord, I have found out that Shang Min, the great force in Ximu City, is ready to defend to the death. The Japanese have built wide walls and dug deep trenches. Why don't you wait until the other armies have arrived?" Make another plot!"

Li Guangjiu said displeasedly: "Could it be that General Manager Li looks down on our Hunan Army? He thinks that your lord, with an army of 10,000, can encircle and annihilate two Japanese armies in two days, totaling more than 12,000 people. And we The 5th Battalion of the Lao Xiang Army and the 6th Battalion of the Wei Fansi's Mighty Army have a total of 6,000 people. Their strength is three times that of the Japanese defenders of Ximu City. How can they still fail to capture this city? "

Several battalion officers around him looked at Li Yunfei with unkind expressions. One of them said, "We are all good soldiers in the Hunan Army. Are you the only one who is the only sergeant in Wei Zijun who is not greedy for life and afraid of death in battle?"

Li Yunfei thought to himself that this was not a matter of fear of death, but seeing the other party's expression, he had to change his mind and said: "Li is just reminding everyone, after all, it is best to be careful in everything, and I have no intention of looking down on you. "

Wei Guangtao waved his hand and said: "Okay, okay, Mr. Li also kindly said that, so you should stop making more noise. Our army will be dispatched quickly tomorrow. We can arrive in as soon as one day, and then we will take advantage of the opportunity in Ximu City to The defenders have not yet come out of the atmosphere of the last major defeat, and they captured this city in one fell swoop, clearing the way for our other armies to advance. "

After hearing this, everyone raised their glasses and drank with joy.

The battalion officer who had just returned from going to the toilet looked at Li Yunfei and suddenly said: "Master Li, why don't you recruit some singers to come and dance for fun? I don't know if I will still be alive after this battle. I can finally watch a few beauties singing and dancing." Even if I die, I will have peace of mind.”

Seeing his bold words, everyone shouted in agreement.

Li Yunfei put down his wine glass and replied sheepishly: "My lords, it's not that I, Li Yunfei, am neglecting the distinguished guests, it's just that there is no dancing girl in the government office, and it's already late at night. I'm afraid I won't be able to find her if I look outside."

The battalion officer who came back from going to the toilet said in disbelief: "Master Li, please don't lie to me. Just when I was going to the toilet, I passed by the west wing and saw a dancer dancing in the room. Although I was surprised at the first glance, I was shocked. For heavenly beings, the dance is really graceful and very pleasing to the eye.”

When everyone heard this, they all started making noises. Some said that Li Yunfei was not interesting enough, while others 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 war.

In the west wing, Li Yunfei's heart skipped a beat. Isn't that the room where Li Que'er lives? Li Queer and his master were confused and entangled. Li Yunfei didn't dare to let her come out to dance for fun, but when he saw the howling of these generals, he was in a dilemma.

It turned out that Li Queer had gradually recovered from his injuries after many days of recuperation. He had nothing to do in the room tonight, so he turned on the lights and danced to see if his injuries were healed. He never thought that by chance, he would be seen by this battalion officer.

Now she heard people's cries from far away, so she asked the maid to come and investigate. She immediately understood what was going on and bit her red lips. She still didn't want to make Wei Jichen's men too embarrassed.

"My lords, this little lady is being polite." Just when Li Yunfei was in trouble, Li Que'er came out at some point and came forward to salute everyone.

Li Que'er has a very charming appearance. She looks forward to her posture when walking, and looks charming when she looks back. All of a sudden, the noisy generals became silent.

After a moment, he let out an exclamation of exclamation.

After Li Que'er saluted, he ignored everyone's whispers and continued to speak openly: "My lords, please don't embarrass Lord Li. Since I want to see the little girl dance, the little girl will dance lightly to entertain you. I hope that after you send troops, you can regain our territory in China."

Li Que'er's elegant appearance won a roar of applause.

After the sound of the pipa sounded, Li Que'er was like a butterfly in the flowers, slowly dancing under the dim light.

The slender neck swayed so whitely that it made people dizzy, and the several small bells tied to the ankles made even more pleasant sounds when dancing.

I saw her shaking her hands, stroking her feet, twisting her waist and twisting her buttocks, which made her mouth go dry.

For a moment, the drinkers forgot to drink, and the eaters forgot to pick up their dishes. They all stared at the elf in the middle of the hall. No one spoke, and they even tried to hold their breath for fear of waking up Li Queer who was dancing. .

The sound of music lingered and slowly dissipated in the sky.

Before everyone could recover, Li Queer had finished dancing and then disappeared into the hall at some point.

Wei Guangtao saw that everyone was still in a daze, so he couldn't help but stand up, clapped his hands and said: "Okay, everyone, it's getting late. Today's banquet is over. Let's get some rest after we go back. Tomorrow will be the first expedition of our Hunan Army. ”

The generals who came back to their senses exclaimed for a while and then all left one after another. However, the battalion officer who had gone to the toilet just now sneaked into a corner while everyone was chatting, with a lustful and evil light in his eyes.