After listening to Zhang Yi's words, Nie Shicheng was shocked and asked, "Do you want to get rid of Ye Zhichao?" ”

Zhang Yi nodded and said, "Yes, Lord Junmen." ”

Nie Shicheng said angrily: "Nonsense, Ye Zhichao is the admiral of the imperial court, a second-rank officer, and the governor of the Korean war!" Once something happens, the court will track it down, and no one will be able to protect you! ”

Zhang Yi said with a smile: "My lord, don't worry, with the ability of my blue wolf brigade, it is really a trivial matter to want to assassinate Ye Zhichao unknowingly. The subordinates assured that no one could detect it. ”

Nie Shicheng's face was serious, and he stopped: "No, I will never allow you to do this, a manly man, you are worthy of the sky, you are worthy of the ground, you must not do the thing of roosters and dogs!" ”

Zhang Yi hurriedly said: "Lord Junmen, if you keep Ye Zhichao under command like this, do you think we have a chance to win in North Korea?" Are we worthy of this world when we watch these thousands of brothers die in vain in a foreign land, allowing the Japanese army to loot and burn them wantonly? ”

Nie Shicheng shouted: "Don't say it, no matter what, you are definitely not allowed to act like this!" ”

Nie Shicheng paused and sighed: "As for the Korean war situation, we can only do our best to obey the fate of heaven, I hope Admiral Ye will make some preparations in advance." ”

Zhang Yi was helpless, and sighed in his heart, for an honest gentleman like Nie Shicheng, this kind of assassination was too difficult.

The two of them remained silent all the way and continued to move forward.

Suddenly, Nie Shicheng took the horse and asked, "Zhang Yi, today you only talked about the countermeasures of the Korean battlefield, what good suggestions do you have for the future Sino-Japanese war?" ”

Zhang Yi said in a sullen voice: "My lord, no matter how good the suggestion is, it can only be implemented, and if it is not implemented, everything is empty talk." ”

Nie Shicheng sighed: "The old man doesn't know that Ye Zhichao has mistaken the country, but as soldiers, we can only accept the orders of the monarch when necessary, try to rely on our own judgment of the battle situation, do our best, and let the rest be subject to the destiny of heaven." ”

Zhang Yi said helplessly: "My lord, the Sino-Japanese war is already on the way, and now I am afraid that the domestic reinforcements have also set off." If we want to win this battle, we have only one way. That is, to dispatch the Beiyang Navy and the Fujian Navy Division to blockade the Yellow Sea, comprehensively block the Japanese naval fleet, and cut off the Japanese army's sea supply lines. If Japan's sea supply and reinforcement routes are not cut off, once the main force of the Japanese army lands in Korea, it will be absolutely difficult to resist the Japanese invasion with the morale and military quality of our army. However, no matter how good you think, what's the use? Is Nakado willing to send all the Beiyang Naval Divisions out to confront the Japanese Navy? In recent years, Japan has continuously purchased advanced British warships, and its naval strength is no longer under our Beiyang Naval Division. The two of us are not Zhongtang Lords, how can we influence the entire battle situation, not to mention that there is a Lafayette who is dragging its feet......"

Nie Shicheng was silent for a long time, and said firmly: "No matter what, I am determined to write to Lord Zhongtang, please make a decision as soon as possible, don't delay the fighter, once the war is lost, we will face another land cession and compensation!" ”

Zhang Yi looked at the old man's determined look, and couldn't help but feel a sense of respect in his heart, after all, there is still such a group of iron-clad soldiers in this era.

Zhang Yi said in a deep voice: "My lord, in the past few days, I will send people to closely monitor every move of the Japanese army, and in order to delay the Japanese army's march, I plan to send a detachment to go deep into the Japanese army camp to snipe the middle and lower level officers of the Japanese army and delay their movements." ”

Nie Shicheng pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "No, the Japanese army is arrogant and arrogant by nature, if we assassinate its officers, it will be easier to stimulate them and speed up the march. ”

Zhang Yi thought about it, and it felt quite reasonable, and he no longer insisted.

Zhang Yi returned to the Blue Wolf Brigade, called the four detachment leaders and the four deputy captains over, and said in a deep voice: "In the past few days, the situation between China and Japan has become more and more tense, and I order the second, third, and fourth detachments to be sent out to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, and if they find anything, report to me as soon as possible." At the same time, from now on, armaments should be reorganized, and all personnel, equipped at all times, must not leave their bodies, ready to enter the battle at any time. ”

Tan Feng and the others bowed down and said yes.

Xu Huaijin asked: "My lord, now that our army is at a disadvantage, how to fight this battle, can there be an explanation from above?" ”

Zhang Yi sighed and said: "Ye Zhichao is incompetent, what good countermeasures can he have, give orders, in all the brothers' actions, safety is the first priority, you are all elite soldiers trained by me, it will be of great use in the future, and sacrificing one will be a huge loss!" This Korean war is difficult! ”

In the next few days, Zhang Yi left only one team to stay, and the other three teams were sent out to spy on the news. The dynamics and intelligence of the Japanese army were sent back in a steady stream.

Nie Shicheng and the leaders of all the families looked at the news of the enemy situation sent by Zhang Yi, the situation became more and more tense, and everyone was also in a heavy mood, this battle was not easy to fight.

On this day, Zhang Yi hurriedly came to Nie Shicheng's big tent and said urgently: "My lord, Tan Feng's men and horses of the second detachment have heard the exact information, and the Japanese army will carry out a surprise attack on our Asan garrison before dawn tomorrow!" ”

Nie Shicheng's heart was shocked, and he asked urgently: "Zhang Yi, can you find out exactly?" ”

Zhang Yi replied: "Tan Feng, this kid, relying on his ability to speak a few words of Japanese, actually touched the headquarters of the Japanese army, overheard the conversation of the Japanese major general Oshima Yoshimasa, tomorrow early morning The Japanese generals will divide into two routes, attack the two large battalions at the southern and northern foot of our country, and take Asan in one fell swoop." ”

Nie Shicheng's face changed greatly, although the strength of China and Japan is basically the same, but the Japanese army is well-trained, and everyone has the heart to die. On the other hand, only the combat strength of more than 2,000 horses under his command is acceptable, Ye Zhichao's army really does not have much combat effectiveness, and once it is attacked, it will be difficult to resist the Japanese offensive. Nie Shicheng turned around and walked out of the tent, and shouted to the pro-soldiers outside the tent: "Pass my order, and quickly pass on the battalion managers to bring the Chinese army to discuss the matter!" ”

The soldiers did not dare to slack off, and immediately set off to give orders.

Nie Shicheng turned around and returned to the big tent and asked, "Zhang Yi, what is the specific situation?" ”

Zhang Yi said: "Due to the heavy security of the Japanese battalion, Tan Feng did not stay long. But the basic situation has been figured out, the Japanese army will send 3,000 men and horses to surprise our army; In addition, 2,500 men and horses were dispatched to raid the camp at the northern foothills, and once one of the two camps was captured, the army was immediately mobilized to form an encirclement of the other army, and the main force of our army was defeated in one fell swoop, and then the army marched north to Pyongyang ......"

Zhang Yi explained the general situation to Nie Shicheng, Nie Shicheng did not dare to slack off, hurriedly took a letter off, walked out of the big tent, and shouted: "Soldiers, immediately take this letter to meet Admiral Ye, just say that our army has heard the exact information, the Japanese army will raid the two large camps in the north and south of our army tomorrow morning, please make arrangements as soon as possible, and prepare to meet the enemy!" ”

The soldiers took the letters in their hands and rode away quickly.

Zhang Yi said in a deep voice: "My lord, my southern battalion has already made arrangements, and it will be difficult for the enemy to bargain if they come. I'm just worried about the Beida Battalion, according to the last situation, I'm just afraid that Admiral Ye will not take your information to heart, even if he makes a deployment, he thinks that with the armament of the Beida Battalion, it will be difficult to resist the surprise attack of the Japanese army. If the Japanese army really does what the intelligence says, it will inevitably reorganize its men and horses to force our rear of our army, and then our army will be attacked by the enemy on its back, and I am afraid it will be difficult to retreat with its whole body. ”

Nie Shicheng nodded yes, and then asked: "If the Beida Battalion is defeated, the two Japanese armies will merge and attack our South Road Battalion, at that time, its strength will be twice as large as our army, and it will be a big victory, and our army will suffer from the enemy on its back, it is difficult to take care of it, and the consequences may be unimaginable, what is your good plan?" ”

Zhang Yi replied: "My lord, I suggest that the blue wolf brigade be ambushed in the mountains and forests on both sides of Asan Road, once the Japanese army takes advantage of the victory and approaches our army, I will lead the blue wolf to ambush the Japanese army, attack and kill the officers of the Japanese army, delay the movement of the Japanese army, and buy time for the large battalion to force back to attack the Japanese army. At this time, the enemy in the north first fought viciously with the Beida Battalion, and then was blocked by our blue wolf brigade, and the sharpness was inevitably reduced, and it was inevitable that it would not be able to stop our army's attack. Then the Japanese army's two-way attack will be broken, and our army can also preserve its strength and slowly retreat......"

Nie Shicheng frowned, and replied: "With less than a hundred of you, it is too dangerous to block the enemy's more than 2,000 elites......