The operational deployment of the Japanese base camp on the Shandong Peninsula was to flank the Beiyang Fleet by sea and land. After Li Hongzhang completed the construction of the forts, he immediately dispatched 4 battalions of Sui and Gong to garrison the North Gang Fort and the South Gang Fort respectively, and at the same time stationed the Beiyang Protector on Liu Song Island, and laid 248 defense materials at the east and west of the harbor. There are about 40 infantry battalions, 8 cavalry battalions, and 2 battalions in the entire Shandong Peninsula, and there are still 26 Beiyang Navy ships of various kinds in Weihaiwei Harbor.

On January 20, 1895, the Japanese Second Army under the command of Admiral Oyama Iwa, including the 2nd Division of Lieutenant General Sakuma Zamathew and the 6th Division of Kuroki Harizhen, with a total of 25,000 men, began to land on Eisei Ryusu Island under the cover of Japanese ships. At the same time, the First Guerrilla Force of the Japanese Combined Fleet carried out artillery bombardment in Dengzhou, and Li Bingheng, the governor of Shandong, had no choice but to divide his troops and take strict precautions at all times because he could not figure out where the Japanese troops were going to land. On February 3, the Japanese army landed at Rongcheng. On the 26th, the 2nd and 6th Divisions of the Japanese Army set out from Rongcheng respectively, each from the north and south, and headed separately in the direction of the Baiqi Cliff. During the battle, the Qing army's Zhaobuzui Fort sank a Japanese ship. On the 30th, the Japanese army concentrated its forces to attack the Weihai Weinan Gang Fort, and the Qing army stationed in the Nanbang Fort was only six battalions of 3,000 people, and the battalion officer Zhou Jiaen guarded the Motianling position and resisted stubbornly, and was finally annihilated. The commander of the left wing of the Japanese army, Major General Yasumi Ojira, was killed by a Qing artillery shell, the only Japanese general killed in the Sino-Japanese War. The 4 squadrons of the left flank detachment were forced to retreat to Fengjiawo, and due to the disparity in strength, the Nanbang battery was finally captured by the Japanese. On February 3, the Japanese army occupied the Weihai Acropolis, and the land of Weihai was all occupied by the Japanese army, and Liu Song Island, which was commanded by Ding Ruchang, became an isolated island. The commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet, Ito Sukehiro, once sent a letter to Ding Ruchang to persuade him to surrender, but Ding Ruchang refused. In the early morning of the 5th, the flagship Dingyuan ship ran aground in a mine and was used as a water battery. On the 10th, Dingyuan ran out of ammunition, and Liu Buyun committed suicide. On the 11th, Ding Ruchang refused to commit suicide under the coercion of the foreigners and the generals such as Zhu Changyu and other generals promoted by the Weihai Camp Office. On the 12th, the American foreigner Hao Wei drafted a surrender document, and in the name of the pseudo-Totin Ruchang, he sent Guang Bingguan with Cheng Biguang to the Japanese flagship. On the 14th, Zhu Changyu and Ito Yuheng signed the "Weihai Surrender Treaty", stipulating that all the ships in Weihaiwei Harbor and all the ordnance and materials on the Liusongdao Fort would be handed over to Japan. On March 17, 1895, the Japanese army landed on Liusong Island, the Weihaiwei Naval Base fell, and the Beiyang Fleet was completely annihilated.

Although Japan has won successive battles on the battlefield, after all, its national strength is limited, and the huge consumption brought about by the war has further increased the burden on ordinary Japanese citizens. Since the end of 1894, peasant revolts have broken out in many parts of Japan, and social unrest has been unstable, so Japanese Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi proposed peace talks to Qing ** on February 2, but the Japanese side designated Li Hongzhang as a plenipotentiary representative, and proposed to Qing ** that the land must be ceded and the compensation must be taken as a condition for peace, otherwise there is no need to send a representative to Japan. Qing ** was very afraid of the continuation of the war, and decided to do whatever it took to get an armistice. In March 1895, in accordance with Japan's will, he hurriedly sent Li Hongzhang as the first and plenipotentiary minister, with former US Secretary of State Kostec as an adviser, to Japan and Malaysia to negotiate with Japanese Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito and Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu. On March 20, the two sides met at Chunfan Tower, which was the beginning of peace talks.

At that time, although the Beiyang Naval Division was completely annihilated, the battle of the Liaodong battlefield was in full swing. Li Hongzhang demanded an armistice before peace, and the Japanese side put forward four harsh conditions, including the occupation of Tianjin and other places, forcing Li Hongzhang to withdraw the armistice demand. After the meeting on March 24, Li Hongzhang was suddenly shot and wounded by Japanese ronin on his way back to the embassy, and Japan, fearing the pretext of intervention by a third country, voluntarily announced a truce. On the 30th, the two sides signed a truce treaty, with a truce of 21 days, and the scope of the truce was limited to Fengtian, Zhili, and Shandong. At this time, the Japanese army occupied Penghu, creating a threat to Taiwan, and the armistice excluded this area, maintaining Japanese military pressure here. On behalf of the victors, the Japanese side continued to threaten and blackmail, while the American adviser Crestec tried to induce Li Hongzhang to accept the conditions as soon as possible in order to reap the benefits.

On 1 April, the Japanese side put forward very harsh terms for peace talks, and Li Hongzhang begged for a lower condition. On April 10, Ito Hirobumi proposed the final amendment, and the rest of the conditions were very harsh, and said to Li Hongzhang: "Nakado saw me this time, but there are only two sentences, yes and no," and then Ito Hirobumi handed over the draft clause, looked at the Nakado, and waited for his answer.

Li Hongzhang picked up the clause and made a very embarrassed expression, and was silent for a long time before saying a word, "Aren't you allowed to distinguish." ”

Ito Hirobumi's attitude was very resolute, and he replied very decisively: "Just debate, but not less." ”

Li Hongzhang pleaded bitterly and said, "You see that this huge amount will increase the burden on the people, so let's reduce some amounts." ”

"If my army is overwhelmed, it won't be this amount, Lord Zhongtang, let's weigh it carefully." (Weak countries have no diplomacy)

On April 14, Qing ** ordered Li Hongzhang to comply with the contract. On April 17, Li Hongzhang, on behalf of the Qing Dynasty, signed the "Treaty of Shimonoseki" with Japan, which humiliated the country.

In April 1895, after the signing of the Sino-Japanese Treaty of Shimonoseki, patriots from all walks of life gathered on the streets of Beijing to demonstrate, put up signs and held high, chanting, "Refuse peace, oppose land cession and reparation," and condemned Li Hongzhang as a thief who sold the country. The crowd of onlookers in the streets was thousands, some of whom were deeply inspired to join the procession, and the procession grew stronger and stronger. In the crowd of onlookers, out of a middle-aged man in his thirties, with a beard in eight figures, two eyes with a god, wearing a green cloth gown, wearing a navy blue melon skin hat, looking at his dress, this person must be a scholar, presumably this person is one of the people from all over the world who came to the capital to participate in the examination, looking at his demeanor is inevitably a little pretended to be calm. Slowly squeezed out the crowd of onlookers, walked to the side of the road and squatted, looked at the owner of the stall, and said, "Uncle, how much is this newspaper?" ”

The boss erected three fingers and said, "Three cents." ”

"Okay, give me a copy," the man took out three copper coins from his arms and handed them to the boss, picked up a newspaper and stood up and left, returned to the hostel and sat down to open the newspaper, and said angrily: "Losing power and humiliating the country, shameful, shameful," and then stood up to face the students, and said: "Fellow students, what are we studying hard for ten years?" For what? The Western powers opened the country with guns and cannons, and the people suffered from their **, and now the front line is a series of defeats, and a small Japan is showing off its military might in our big country, and what kind of "Treaty of Shimonoseki" has been signed, we will never recognize it, never. ”

"Yes, we will never admit it, and we oppose the reparations for the cession of land," the crowd shouted in unison. One of them stood up, looked at the man, and said, "Who are you, this gentleman?" ”

"In the lower Guangdong, the son of Kang is promising." After that, Kang Youwei drafted a letter of more than 18,000 words to the emperor overnight, and more than 1,300 people from various provinces gathered here to jointly sign this 10,000-word letter.

In Guangdong, the flags of various countries are planted, the armies of various countries are patrolling the streets, the people on both sides, and some foreigners are slowly walking on the streets. In the middle of the night, here are thousands of lights, belonging to the city that never sleeps. When all the shops are closed, only this place is the most prosperous, and that is Chunxiang Building. Chunxiang Lou is a very famous green building in Guangdong City, the general entry is some dignitaries, if ordinary people only refuse, presumably this should belong to the kind of high-end entertainment place. On this night, many officers and soldiers suddenly rushed in and drove away all the guests here. After that, a high-ranking official walked in and said very arrogantly: "The whole official here is all-inclusive, and idle people can't enter." ”

Although these expelled guests have a lot of grievances, what can be done? With so many officers and soldiers, there must be some big shots, and they can only disperse. Seeing that so many officers and soldiers had come, the old bustard in Qinglou was a little scared, so he stepped forward and said, "Official, official, this is a legitimate business, you drove away all my guests, how can we do business?" We haven't offended you, sir. ”

"This time the official is all covered, foreign businessmen from all over the world are coming, choose a few good girls to prepare."

When the bustard heard about the foreign merchants, it was also the first time that she had been in business for so many years, and she thought that I had made a lot of money this time, so she asked, "I don't know if it's those foreign merchants." ”

"It's better that you still don't know about that."

"Okay, okay, I don't ask, I don't ask."

Then rushed in a few Japanese soldiers, and a Japanese general walked in slowly. The Japanese general just nodded, looked upstairs, all the rooms upstairs were open, but only one had the door closed, and asked, "Why isn't that room open?" Sakata Ryuichi looked at the Qing official, who was a little stunned at this time, and didn't know how to explain.

The old bustard hurriedly stepped forward and explained: "This is the room of Biyue, the top brand of my family, and there is a person in the room who is her frequent guest and often lives in this room, and none of us dare to go up and provoke him." ”

The Qing official standing on the side was also muttering, and stepped forward to ask, "Who is this person?" ”

"I don't know this person, and I don't know who his surname is, I heard that he is from Sichuan."

At this time, Guoji was lying in Biyue's arms and smoking a big cigarette, and the whole room was filled with smoke. At this time, many officers and soldiers rushed in, and said very arrogantly: "You, go out." But Guozhi ignored these officers and soldiers, and continued to smoke his big cigarettes, and his expression was very enjoyable. These officers and soldiers pulled out the steel knives on their waists and rushed forward to slash, and Guozhi pushed Biyue behind him, and stepped on the steel knife under his feet, which was difficult to pull out. Guoji loosened the steel knife under his feet, and caused it to fall due to the influence of inertia. Then Guozhi jumped up and sat on the chair next to the round table, and all the officers and soldiers besieged him, Guozhi sat on the chair and led people to jump up, and kicked in the air with a series of legs, and these officers and soldiers slammed the door and flew out and rolled down the stairs. Biyue, who was watching from the sidelines, was stunned by the scene in front of her, such a young person would have such a high level of martial arts, and she was even more convinced of him. Guozhi slowly walked out, standing upstairs and looking down.

"Who the hell are you?"

"He Guozhi in Xiachuan."

Sakata Ryuichi stood out, looked up at the country rule standing upstairs, and then said to the Qing soldiers next to him: "You all retreat," unloaded the saber on his waist, walked upstairs again, and said: "Your Excellency is good at martial arts, and you are willing to meet in Shimosakata Ryuichi, I heard that you have a tradition in China, called meeting friends with martial arts, and you can become friends with Your Excellency in Xia." ”

"You're from Fuso."

"Yes, below is Ryuichi Sakata, a soldier of the Great Japanese Empire, if Your Excellency is willing, you can recommend Your Excellency to become the first samurai of my Great Japanese Empire."

"If it is not my race, its heart will be punished, how can it be said by friends?" At this time, Guozhi replied very simply. After hearing this, Ryuichi Sakata clenched his fists and approached, and two punches were thrown out in succession. Guoji stretched out a hand to catch it, causing it to punch both fists into the air. Then raise his leg to hit Guozhi and raise his foot to block the opponent's foot. Ryuichi Sakata punched again after falling, Kuniji caught the kick in the lower abdomen with one hand, and the kicking foot lifted up and kicked on the chin, and Ryuichi Sakata rolled over and landed and slid down the stairs. Then many officers and soldiers rushed forward, but it was a scuffle, and Guozhi jumped up and leaned into the air, kicking out with two feet in succession, and the steel knife in the hands of an officer and soldier flew out for some reason, stabbing Ryuichi Sakata in the lower abdomen. Ruichi Sakata fell and died on the spot. These officers and soldiers rushed forward and arrested Guozhi. Biyue rushed forward and shouted, "Xianggong." ”

Guozhi turned around and said, "Biyue, you go back." ”

"Xianggong, it's cold and wet in prison, bring a cotton jacket, there are still some silver taels in it, maybe it's useful."

Guozhi was imprisoned again, and after being imprisoned, Guozhi was subjected to inhuman torture every day, guarded by some British soldiers, who would be beaten with chains on the beams of the house. At this time, Guozhi closed his eyes and let them punch and kick, the iron chain tied his body in the air is swinging, and after a long time, he opened his eyes and slammed his head, knocking a British soldier to the ground, hanging on it and wrapping a soldier's neck with an iron chain, strangling him alive, breaking the hanging iron chain and landing on the ground, knocking a soldier unconscious with a punch, changing into a soldier's clothes, and swaggering out of the prison. Then a jailer noticed that the alarm was sounded, and these British soldiers rushed out, surrounded Guozhi in the middle, and stretched out their foreign guns. Kuniji looked at the soldiers, clenching his fists. At this moment, there were many people who came out from behind, and these soldiers didn't have time to react, and Kuniji was rescued. So who are these people, they are the disciples of Hongmen, Guozhi killed Sakata Ryuichi to make the people of the country excited, it was this Hongmen organization to rescue Guozhi.