Beiyang shakes, please enter the urn

Mo Ru non-stop, galloping back to Kaesong, called to open the city gate, rode a horse to the headquarters of the Qing army in Kaesong, and came to see Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi looked at Mo Ru, who was sweating profusely, slightly unhappy in his heart, and said, "Mo Ru, look at your appearance, what are you embarrassed about, what happened?" ”

Mo Ru wiped the sweat on his forehead with his hand, and gasped: "Instructor, something big happened, last night I took Tribulus terrestris and sneaked into the Japanese garrison in Seoul to sketch the deployment of the Japanese army. I took Qi Biao to sneak into the headquarters of the Japanese army, just as Dashanyan and other Japanese generals were holding a military meeting, Dashanyan had just received a telegram from the Japanese base camp, and the base camp decided to gather all the main forces of the Japanese navy on November 3 to attack Yantai and defeat the Beiyang Naval Division in one fell swoop, and three new Japanese newly purchased cruisers and battleships were also about to arrive in Japan. ”

Zhang Yi looked shocked, he didn't expect that he had just scolded Mo Ru the day before yesterday, and he had obtained such important military information from his hands, it seemed that he would have to knock him more in the future, but this information was indeed too important, and it was related to the life and death of the Beiyang family and the Qing Dynasty.

Zhang Yi hurriedly said: "Is this serious? ”

Mo Ru replied urgently: "The subordinates waited until Dashanyan and the others finished the meeting, everyone dispersed, sneaked into the war room, and personally read the telegram, afraid that taking the telegram would arouse the suspicion of the Japanese army, so I had to transcribe a copy and put the original back, instructor, please see!" ”

As he spoke, Mo Ru handed the transcribed message to Zhang Yi.

Mo Ru continued: "Not only that, but the Japanese base camp decided to organize a Japanese army of more than 10,000 people to land in Yantai after attacking Yantai and defeating the Beiyang Naval Division, opening up a second battlefield, and pointing its troops directly at the city of Beijing; At the same time, the Japanese army in Seoul would concentrate all its forces on the same day and launch the most fierce offensive towards Kaesong, forcing the imperial court to surrender or sue for peace. ”

Zhang Yi on the side listened to Mo Ru's words, a haze rose in his heart, and his face was heavy. The strength of the Beiyang Naval Division was originally inferior to that of the Japanese Navy, and in fact, the strength of the army was still not the opponent of the Japanese army, but Japan was far away from the homeland and it was not easy to transport troops, so it was the Korean Qing Army that supported it until now. If the Japanese Navy gets three cruisers or battleships with combat strength above Dingyuan and Zhenyuan, then I am afraid that the Qing Dynasty will really not be able to support it, after all, the old lady Cixi and many powerful people in the court do not have such great determination as Japan, and the decisive battle will be fought to the end, once the wind is not in the right direction, and the land will be cut and sued for peace, it may happen at any time, that is, he and Nie Shicheng will be tied up and given to the Japanese.

This information is so important!

Zhang Yi took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "This information is over here, you must not leak it out, lest the army's morale fluctuate, I will take you to see Lord Admiral!" ”

Zhang Yi didn't stay, and rushed directly to Nie Shicheng's room with Mo Ru.

Seeing Nie Shicheng, Zhang Yi handed the message to Nie Shicheng, and Mo Ru on the side explained on the side.

Nie Shicheng's face was as bloodless as the previous two days, he had been dealing with military affairs for the past two days, he had not been able to recuperate well at all, his health had been extremely poor, if there was a little way, Zhang Yi would not want to disturb him.

After reading the message, Nie Shicheng put on his face with a worried look, "Ahem......

Nie Shicheng coughed weakly and said: "Jianzhi, pass on the force, quickly summon Master Ma, Lord Wei, Huai Jin, Li Gang, Keqiang and others to discuss the matter, this matter cannot be delayed!" In addition, in my name, hurry up and draft a telegram to inform Lord Zhongtang in Tianjin, so that he can take more precautions and be careful to deal with it! ”

Zhang Yi looked at Mo Ru, Mo Ru understood that Zhang Yi was asking him to hurry down to give orders, and invited all the adults to come, so he naturally turned around and walked down quickly to give orders.

Zhang Yi was on the table beside him, picked up a pen and drafted a message, handed it to Nie Shicheng, and asked, "My lord, you see that this message is written like this, is there anything wrong?" ”

Nie Shicheng looked at it carefully, nodded, and said: "Okay, that's it, hurry up and ask someone to take it to the telegraph office and send the message, today is October 23, and there are still ten days to go, and I don't know if Beiyang can survive this catastrophe......"

Zhang Yi comforted Nie Shicheng and said: "Don't worry, Lord Zhongtang is well-informed in the battlefield, there are still some generals in the Huai army who can fight well, as long as the deployment is appropriate, I don't think there will be too many mistakes......"

Nie Shicheng was in a depressed mood and sighed: "I hope so, if it weren't for the fact that in the past ten years, the imperial court has been finding various excuses to reduce the strength of the Beiyang lineage, causing the strength of the Beiyang to plummet, how could Japan be allowed to be so rampant......"

Zhang Yi nodded, it is true, in the past ten years, the strength of the Beiyang First Series has lost too seriously.

Zhang Yi got up, came to the door and beckoned Mo Ru, and said: "Mo Ru, you personally go to the telegraph office to send this telegram to Lord Zhongtang in Tianjin, remember that after sending it, immediately bring the person who sent the telegram back to the headquarters, temporarily restrict him from moving freely, and leak information at the same time!" ”

Mo might as well nod yes and go down to handle it.

At this time, Ma Yukun, Xu Huaijin and others came to Nie Shicheng's temporary mansion one after another.

Nie Shicheng saw that everyone was all here, and said, "Jianzhi, since everyone is here, let's talk about it." ”

Zhang Yi handed the telegram to Wei Rugui, who was next to him, and said: "This is the information that Mo Ru just brought back with the tribulus terrestris sneaking into Seoul, the news is accurate, Japan will launch a surprise attack on the Beiyang Naval Division in Yantai in early November, in an attempt to defeat the Beiyang Naval Division in one fell swoop, and then organize the army to land in Yantai and launch an attack on the Qing Dynasty from both Yantai and Kaesong!" ”

"Hiss......" everyone took a breath of cool air, what a ruthless conspiracy, once the conspiracy succeeded, the Qing Dynasty was empty, I am afraid that in a few days, the Japanese army will be able to penetrate the hinterland of the Qing Dynasty and enter Beijing, when the time comes, the soldiers are in the city, and the Manchu nobles who are timid and afraid of death are only afraid that the possibility of surrendering without a fight is greater, after all, more than 30 years ago, the British and French invasion of Beijing are still vivid.

Everyone passed the telegram aside, and they all looked shocked.

Ma Yukun pointed to the telegram with his hand and asked, "Jianzhi, is this ...... It's true? ”

Zhang Yi nodded slowly and replied, "Shicai, I just sent a telegram to Lord Zhongtang, asking him to prepare early. We also have to deal with it as soon as possible, and ten days is not a short time, but it is not a long time. In such a short period of time, I am afraid that there will be no new reinforcements sent from the country, and General Iktanga on the border may have to be called back to protect the Beijing Division, and the most difficult moment is coming soon! ”