Since Guoxing's self-reliance and Hong Xiuquan's Taiping Heavenly Kingdom ended, the Qing Dynasty has begun the road of self-improvement, and the Westernization Movement has been carried out for 30 years, and the economic and military supply of Manchuria has been carried out for 30 years, and it is reasonable to say that it has been very strong. If you only look at the data on paper, the Qing Dynasty is also really strong, and it is the second most powerful country after the Manchurian Empire.

The Qing Dynasty's economy was second only to Manchuria and the second largest in the world, more than ten times that of Korea and Vietnam combined. It has a fairly complete industrial system, and although heavy industry is a bit weak, it is not comparable to small countries such as North Korea and Vietnam. Moreover, the Manchurian Empire was very partial to the big brother of the Qing Dynasty, and many heavy industrial products were openly supplied, which could definitely make up for the bias of the heavy industry of the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty also had more than 800,000 regular troops, and the level of equipment was definitely ahead of other countries. But even so, Changchun is still not optimistic about the Qing Dynasty, thinking that they are estimated to be beaten this time.

After all the European powers stopped cooking, and after Guoxing Ajili demanded reunification with the central government, the external hidden dangers of the Qing Dynasty almost disappeared, and then the high-level leaders of the Qing Dynasty began to study Haiqing Heyan again. The changes in the Qing Dynasty in recent years have been driven entirely by scientific and technological progress, and they themselves have long lost the mind of self-improvement. Political, economic, and military reforms have come to a complete standstill, and many old scholars are still studying what to do and continue to build an agrarian society that ignores the people and is weak. The military performance is particularly prominent, and after there is no longer strong external pressure, no one mentions the reform of the army's establishment and the renewal of equipment, and the military academy has become the second ancestral club. Most of the Qing army became a concentration camp for hooligans, military discipline and training were all slackened, and there were many people who resold weapons and equipment. The Empress Dowager and the Emperor were furious, and after they declared war sternly, the army was unable to attack for a long time, which is the best example.

At the same time that the Vietnamese army gathered more than 200,000 troops to storm Zhennan Pass, the Korean Combined Fleet had bypassed the territorial waters of Manchuria and was approaching the mouth of Dagu in Tianjin, and the Beiyang Fleet stationed in Weihai was forced to anchor to meet the battle. Ding Ruchang, the commander of the Beiyang Fleet, is now cleaning up the mess left by Ye Zhichao in the South Ocean, so the Beiyang Fleet is actually commanded by Liu Buyun, the chief soldier of the right wing. Then Liu Buyun received an order that made him very confused, Li Hongzhang strictly ordered him to protect the main force of the fleet and keep the enemy out of the country, but to seize the sea control or something, Li Zhongtang didn't mention it at all, which was difficult to kill Liu Buyun. The navy is an aggressive branch of the armed forces, and it is impossible to set up a predetermined defense line in a certain sea area, and it is very technically difficult to keep the enemy out of the country.

In addition to being a blind boss, Liu Buyun also has a more sinister situation. The Beiyang Fleet seems to have developed well in recent years, and even accepted two retired Brute-whale-class battleships of the Manchurian Navy and a group of Sea Lion-class cruisers, but overall it has not developed very well. In general, the ships are older, their tactical thinking is relatively rigid, their crews are poorly trained, and their ammunition and fuel reserves are seriously insufficient. Since Weng Tongyi took over the household department, the supply and appropriation of the Beiyang Fleet have not been in place, the salaries of the soldiers cannot be paid, and the maintenance of the warships has no money. Such a fleet, it is okay to go out and scare people, but when it comes to fighting, Liu Buyun is quite bottomless.

But Liu Buyun had no time, the North Korean combined fleet was already approaching the sea off Dagu, and the main battle faction of the imperial party such as Weng Tongyong of the imperial court was also urging repeatedly, so Liu Buyun could only start the war hard. On the 8th day of June in the 22nd year of the reign of the Chinese People's Republic of China, a fierce naval battle broke out between the Beiyang Fleet and the Korean Combined Fleet off the coast of Dagu, which lasted for eight hours. The result of the battle was very worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth, Deng Shichang and a number of other generals of the Beiyang Fleet were killed, a number of old ships in the Dingyuan and Zhenyuan eras were all sunk, and the Beiyang Fleet had to retreat to Liugong Island to recuperate. In fact, the situation of the North Korean Combined Fleet is not good, they have sunk seven enemy ships, but seven of their own warships have been seriously damaged, and the combat strength of the fleet has been seriously damaged. Liu Buyun still has two wild whales and seven or eight sea lions in his hands, if he rushes out to find a decisive battle with the North Koreans regardless of it, the location of the next naval battle will definitely be off the coast of North Korea. Moreover, he received an order from his boss again, and Li Zhongtang strictly ordered him to avoid the battle and protect the ship, and wait for Changchun to mediate the war.

Li Hongzhang can't help it! After Cixi took the initiative to hand over power and went to the Summer Palace to retire, Emperor Guangxu and a group of imperial ministers made a miasma in the court, and targeted him everywhere, Li Zhongtang must preserve his strength. Almost all the members of the imperial party were from Qingliu background, they were not good at handling practical matters, and the scolding was very powerful, and the generals who fought on the front line were almost scolded by them, and they said that the generals were all heinous, and even the Guangxu Emperor expressed his dissatisfaction with the front-line generals. The front is desperate, the back is scolded, and the generals are all afraid, and if they expand the war in this case, they will find death.

Li Hongzhang wanted to preserve his strength to balance the imperial party, and then solve the war through the mediation of Changchun, although the face of the imperial court would be hurt, but at least the current problem could be solved. However, Changchun refused to speak out, the imperial party was endlessly tossed in the imperial court, Li Hongzhang's idea could not be realized for a long time, and the courage of the Koreans was strengthened. If the Beiyang Fleet does not move, then it will be their turn to perform. The main force of the DPRK Combined Fleet carried marines from Inchon and quickly landed in Rongcheng Bay, Shandong. Li Bingheng, the governor of Shandong, who had been in high hopes for a long time in the clear stream, turned a blind eye and did not do anything to stop the Korean army. The North Korean army immediately abandoned the Shandong defenders, rushed straight to the rear of the Beiyang Fleet, and launched a fierce attack on the Motianling Fort. The ground garrison of the Beiyang Fleet has always been small in number, and in the face of the siege of the superior forces of the North Korean army, they resisted very hard.

Although the Beiyang Fleet's "Laiyuan" Sea Lion-class cruiser opened fire and killed Kim Dayou, a major general of the North Korean Army, the Motianling Fort still fell while the Shandong defenders stood by, and all the defenders of the fort were killed. Subsequently, the front ridge, Longmiaozui, and Baobuzui were conquered one by one, and the defenders were all martyred. Rongcheng Bay was occupied by the Korean army except for Liugong Island and Ridao Island. The Korean Combined Fleet began the final siege, and Ildao soon fell into the hands of the enemy, and the Beiyang Fleet attacked the house inside and outside, and finally went to ruin. After seven days of final struggle, Liu Buyun and other senior generals of the Beiyang Fleet committed suicide one after another, and Chen Biguang, the manager of the Guangdong Navy Division, had no choice but to submit a letter of surrender to the North Korean army. The North Korean army marched into the Liugong Island naval base and received the remnants of the Qing army's capital ships, including two Brute-class battleships. After the DPRK troops completed the reception, the transport ship "Kangji," which was carrying the "coffins" of Liu Buyun and others, sounded its whistle and left the wharf of Liugong Island. The Beiyang Fleet, where the elite of the Qing Navy was located, was completely destroyed.

It's like this at sea, and it's not as good on land as it is at sea. Three days before the destruction of the Beiyang Fleet, the Vietnamese army captured Zhennanguan and had already entered the territory of Guangxi. The front-line soldiers of the Qing army were poorly trained, their tactics were rigid, and they had equipment that was superior to that of the Vietnamese army, but they also made people feel like a grandmother. The performance of generals at all levels is not as as the front-line soldiers! Not only can I not see any tactical coordination, but the command is also like two fools, except for the rush like looking for death, I can't see any strategic and tactical actions. They don't seem to be generals, but a bunch of hooligans who have just come out of the casino. The imperial court was forced to invite the veteran Feng Zicai out, and urgently transferred He Huan, who was doing business at the mouth of the Yangtze River, to the south, which could be regarded as temporarily stabilizing the situation.

The performance of the Qing army is so unbearable, in addition to the unintentional abolition of military preparedness in recent years, the main reason is infighting. Li Hongzhang's Huai faction forces have been too eye-catching over the years, and Li Hongzhang, who is not good in character, has also made too many enemies. Therefore, whether Li Zhongtang is playing his own little Jiujiu or devoting himself to the country, there is always a large group of enemies looking for trouble for him. Wei Rugui, Zhao Huaiye, Huang Shilin, Wei Rucheng, Gong Zhaoyu, Sun Xianyin, Liu Shengxiu and a large number of Huai generals, before they arrived at the battlefield, they were already scolding in the rear. That is, Nie Shicheng and a few other people, who were very popular and escaped, and the others were without exception.

The Eight Banners and Green Battalion of the Qing Army have long been gone, and there are only a few troops that can stand up to the front line. Rong Lu's new army had to defend Gyeonggi, and the troops of He Huan and others were not large, and almost all of them who could fight were Huai troops. The Qingliu people didn't care about 3721, and when they saw the Huai army, they scolded, which was equivalent to forcing the Qing army on the front line to death. Feng Zicai was able to stabilize the situation, not because his army was much stronger than others, but because he didn't have to be scolded.

"Stop fighting, stop fighting! The Southern Han will belong to Vietnam and North Korea, don't toss! "The battle is like this, and Goxinga with a child in Honolulu finally can't stand it. He wants to make Daqing sober and sober, but he won't really let the younger brothers slaughter China, just give a little stimulation.

As soon as Guoxinga opened his mouth, Changchun immediately had an attitude and urged all parties to immediately cease fighting. Changchun felt that there would be no surprises, Vietnam and North Korea were both pro-Chinese vassals, and they should be very obedient. And this time they gave the Southern Han to them, and they took a lot of advantage, which was enough. The three parties really ceased war and began negotiations, but an unexpected thing happened, North Korea and Vietnam actually extorted huge reparations from the Qing Dynasty, and even demanded that the Qing Dynasty cede land in Vietnam, Yunnan, Shandong and other places. Neither Changchun nor Beijing could accept such a thing, so both sides sternly refused, and then something even more outrageous happened. North Korea and Vietnam actually ignored Changchun's attitude and continued to attack the Qing Dynasty.

"The children think they've grown up, and it seems that they still want to have a big ass!" Guo Xing'a had long been worried that these two guys would become white-eyed wolves, and this is accurate.