"Twenty years old!" Zhang Yi reported his age, which immediately caused the ministers of the court and the central government to be amazed, he was too young, and he made such a meritorious achievement, at a young age, he was afraid that the future was immeasurable.

Cixi was also shocked in her heart, she was only twenty years old, and she was able to lead an army to fight on one side and defend the territory, which was really amazing, and the others were only afraid that they were still in ignorance at the age of twenty.

Cixi smiled: "Twenty years old, it's really difficult for you, at a young age, you have to stay away from your home country and fight on the battlefield." In this way, in the past few days, although the war reports of North Korea have been coming, the mourning family and the emperor have not heard a general like you who fought in the former enemy tell about the war. You will tell the mourning family and the emperor in detail about the war situation since the start of the Sino-Japanese war, and it will also open the eyes of our mother and son and all the ministers. ”

Zhang Yi bowed and said, "Obey." ”

Then, Zhang Yi began to tell about the war for more than half a year, starting from his own promotion to the commander of the sentry and training the blue wolf, how to break the siege of Ashan, how to block the Japanese army, how to retreat from the city, how to fight the bloody battle at Mao'er Mountain, how to plan to defeat the Oshima brigade, until, the plan to lure the snake out of the hole, lure out the fifth division, encircle Songyue Mountain, kill Nozu Michiguan, Zhang Yi told the story.

The monarchs and ministers of the DPRK and China were immediately attracted by the experience of the Korean War, and when they talked about the horror, they caused everyone to exclaim again and again, until Zhang Yi told the whole story, and everyone came to their senses for a long time.

Cixi's eyes narrowed into a line, this is the future Qianli horse of the Aixin Jueluo family, this Zhang Yi is too good at fighting, not only with the soldiers, but also outstanding in training, in less than half a year, the blue wolf battalion has become a famous iron-blooded lion of the Japanese army, I am afraid that Bao will be reborn, and it is nothing more than that.

Cixi said to Guangxu: "Your Majesty, Zhang Yi has made such a meritorious achievement, but he can't treat others badly, at such a young age, it is not easy to fight on the battlefield." Alas, by the way, Zhang Yi has been listening to your hand this Oshima Yoshimasa, and Nozu Daoguan, tell me what kind of people these two people are in Japan, how much influence they have in Japan, and few of their ministers understand, just let you explain to you? ”

Zhang Yi suddenly had a black line on his head, just like this, still fighting, this group of old guys couldn't even understand what the division commander and brigade commander meant.

Zhang Yi was helpless and said: "Qi Song Lafayette, Emperor, Nozu Daoguan is the commander of the Fifth Division in Japan, and the troops under his command are more than 10,000 people, which is equivalent to the strength of three to four towns in my Qing Dynasty. As for Oshima Yoshimasa, he is the commander of the Ninth Brigade in Japan, with more than 6,000 troops under his command, which is equivalent to the strength of the two towns of the Qing Dynasty. ”

Cixi nodded, "That's the case, in the past two or three months, none of the ministers in the court have been able to explain clearly to the mourning family and the emperor, I heard that Japan is a small country, and now the number of troops has reached more than 200,000, but is there such a thing?" ”

Zhang Yihui replied: "Galeries Lafayette, ten years ago, the Japanese army had less than 60,000 people, and the navy only had a few broken fishing boats, and there was no combat power at all. It's just that when I followed my teacher back to China two years ago, Japan has changed too much, Japan's Meiji Emperor is bent on reform, social security, and full development, at that time their army has reached 120,000 people, and there are nearly 100,000 well-trained reserve troops, a new army can be established at any time, as for the navy changes are even more earth-shaking, its warships have been comparable to my **** Zhenyuan, Dingyuan two ships, the combat power has increased greatly, in order to realize their ambition to occupy Korea, the Japanese emperor is directly formed a new five divisionsAccording to the information I talked about from the Japanese headquarters, the total strength of the Japanese army is not less than 240,000, and it is well-trained, and the Japanese soldiers are not afraid of death, and their style is barbaric. ”

A trace of horror flashed in Cixi's eyes, he really didn't expect that Japan had become so powerful now, she knew completely in her heart that the current Eight Banners and Green Battalion soldiers had already become a rabble, without the slightest combat effectiveness at all. The military defense of the Qing Dynasty now completely depends on Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang in the past 30 years to form the Hunan Army Huai Army units, these years, repeatedly abolished, together there are only less than 100,000 people, can be brave and brave will use the deceased, old decay, this Japan is so powerful now, so once the Qing Dynasty is defeated, but how is it good, Zhang Yi said, the Japanese have not yet been civilized, barbaric and rude, burning, killing and looting, all evil.

Cixi asked: "Jianzhi, according to what you said, the Japanese army is so powerful, I have a few chances of winning in the Qing Dynasty, once we lose, but how to end it?" ”

Zhang Yi smiled bitterly in his heart, this old woman was too timid, she was scared when she just said such a thing.

Zhang Yi thought about it and replied: "Lafayette don't worry, only our court is united, the monarchs and ministers use their lives, the **** talents are abundant, the products are abundant, far from being comparable to Japan, from this point of view, we can say that they have been invincible, the minister and the Nie Admiral in Korea, won many battles, relying on the self-confidence of the **** power and the spirit of the soldiers who are not afraid of death, as long as the current strategy continues, the Korean Japanese army is not afraid." The minister was just worried about coastal defense, and the minister risked his life to say that now the strength of the Dashimizu Division has lagged behind Japan, and if the imperial court no longer allocates military funds for the navy and purchases artillery, the Beiyang Naval Division is only afraid that it will be difficult to resist the attack of the Japanese army. ”

Weng Tongyi on the side saw Zhang Yi asking the Empress Dowager Cixi for money again, and hurriedly stood up and replied: "The Empress Dowager, the emperor, now the treasury is really out of money, although Jianzhi is reasonable, but there is no money and food, how to buy artillery." ”

Emperor Guangxu looked at Zhang Yi and said: "Jianzhi, at first, the needle once added a new type of warship and a new type of heavy artillery to Li Zhongtang, since the treasury was empty, the only money and money to maintain the war in Korea and other uses, come, even if it is purchased now, the Qing Dynasty and the West are separated by tens of thousands of miles, and it is not possible to be in place in the short term, this, I really heard that you have always been resourceful, I don't know if you have other plans?" ”