c_t; Xu Huaijin heard what Zhang Peilun said, his heart was shaken, more than 20,000 Japanese troops gathered in Yantai and Weihai, the current situation is too bad, within a few days, Dong Fuxiang's Gan army is difficult to reach Weihai; Li Bingheng's more than 6,000 defeated soldiers were demoralized, lacking weapons and ammunition, and it was difficult to play a role in fighting; Yuan Shikai's men and horses were already good if they could block the Japanese attack; If you want to defend Weihaiwei, you can only rely on yourself, but there is no one available for you, and it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice.

Xu Huaijin complained: "What's the matter with Admiral Ding, how can he easily let the Japanese army land?" In this next battle, how to fight, the Japanese army led by Kuroki Weizhen still has more than 10,000 people, and the strength is strong, just relying on the 1,000 or so of the fort and Li Bingheng's defeated troops who rushed to Weihai in the next few days, it will be difficult to resist the fierce offensive of the Japanese army in any case! “

Zhang Peilun was also full of bitterness, no one thought that another Japanese army would land in Yantai, and the pressure was too great.

Zhang Peilun comforted: "Ziyu, I have already called Lord Zhongtang and explained the current situation to him, and he will definitely mobilize troops nearby to support Weihai." ”

Xu Huaijin shook his head and replied: "Mr. Youqiao, the local garrison in Shandong will be able to maintain social order, and using them to resist the Japanese army will not play much role at all, and it is estimated that the artillery fire will fall apart together......

Zhang Peilun asked, "Ziyu, what is the best way to do it according to you?" ”

Xu Huaijin replied: "Now, there is only one way to ask the instructor for help, and now that six days have passed, the war in North Korea should be almost underway." [ ] I hope that the instructor can send out a group of men and horses to support Weihai, as long as 3,000 people can be transferred, then Weihai can be temporarily safe, and there will be no problem for more than ten days. ”

Xu Huaijin paused for a moment and said, "Mr. Youqiao, you quickly contact Admiral Ding and ask him to send a warship to protect the troop carrier and go to North Korea." I'm going to send a telegram to the instructor asking for help! ”

Zhang Peilun's eyes lit up. Yes, if Zhang Yi can really send an army to return to the country to rescue, then there is still hope for Weihaiwei.

Zhang Peilun hurriedly nodded and agreed, and went down to contact Ding Ruchang.

Xu Huaijin came to the bookcase, wrote a short message about the current war, and handed it to Zhang Enyuan beside him. said: "Enyuan, don't be afraid of hard work. Hurry up and go to the telegraph office and send this telegram to North Korea, 100,000 urgent! ”

Zhang Enyuan took the telegram and hurried down to deal with it.

In today's North Korea, Zhang Yi is sitting in Seoul, and his heart is very comfortable.

Why didn't Ding Ruchang intercept the Japanese army when it landed in Yantai? Very simply, Zhang Yi sent a telegram to Ding Ruchang, asking Ding Ruchang to go to Incheon to assist Zhang Yi in attacking Incheon. After a day and two nights of fighting, the Japanese army was finally driven out of Incheon. ( )

Daesanme led the remnants of the defeated army, less than 8,000 people fled to Pusan in panic, and now Inchon has been occupied by the Qing army, and the Qing army has gained a lot, the whole of Korea. The north of Seoul has fallen into the hands of the Qing army, the offensive and defensive situation has changed, and the Japanese army no longer has the strength to threaten the Korean Qing army, and the overall situation is decided.

Now Nie Shicheng has rushed to Seoul, and Ding Ruchang has also landed in Incheon and docked the first Beiyang Naval Division at Incheon Port. In order to rectify the maritime defense of Incheon Port, Nie Shicheng, Zhang Yi, and Ding Ruchang are discussing the matter of a general attack on Busan in the next few days.

The prefect's yamen in Seoul became the temporary residence of the Qing army headquarters, and now the hall is full of laughter, and everyone can finally breathe a sigh of relief after the great victory.

Just as everyone was discussing the attack on Busan, one of the guards hurriedly rushed into the hall and said, "Lord Admiral." Lord Junmen, the telegraph office has sent an urgent telegram from the country, asking all of you to read it! ”

Nie Shicheng frowned, faintly feeling that it was not a good thing, and said softly: "Submit the telegram." ”

The guards hurriedly handed the telegram to Nie Shicheng, and after Nie Shicheng read it, his face changed greatly, his pale face was even more bloodless, his hands trembled, and he couldn't speak.

Zhang Yi hurriedly asked, "Lord Admiral, what's wrong?" What's going on in the country? ”

Nie Shicheng handed the telegram to Ding Ruchang with trembling hands and said, "Something happened in China." More than 8,000 Japanese troops landed in Yantai, and Yuan Shikai, who was stationed on the northeast side of the mountain, fought with the Japanese army repeatedly, winning and losing each other, and was in a stalemate; Shandong governor Li Bingheng led 16,000 Qing troops in Rongcheng Bay to resist the landing of Heimu Weizhen in Rongcheng Bay, only one night was defeated by the Japanese army, the soldiers retreated hundreds of miles, Heimu Weizhen soldiers pointed directly at Weihaiwei, Xu Huaijin led a fierce battle with the Japanese army in Motianling for three days and nights, and finally withdrew from Motianling because of the disparity in numbers. Now that Weihaiwei had no strength to resist the Japanese army, Xu Huaijin sent a telegram asking for support. ”

Ding Ruchang held the telegram in his hand, his face was even more ugly, Weihaiwei was his old nest, once it was lost, the Beiyang Naval Division would face the siege of the Japanese army by sea, and the whole army could be wiped out at any time!

The telegram slipped from the stunned Ding Ruchang's hand, and Zhang Yi hurriedly snatched the telegram and watched it carefully.

After reading the telegram, Zhang Yi also frowned, the situation is not good, although he has won a series of big victories in Korea, there is no way to kill the Japanese army, and there is no way to enter the ground. However, once the Japanese army occupies Weihaiwei and then encircles and suppresses the Beiyang Naval Division, the strategic advantage that they have worked so hard to build will be lost and will be wiped out!

Zhang Yi's face turned pale, and he scolded angrily: "The imperial court is stupid, and it actually sent a civilian governor who has never fought a war to lead troops to recruit the Japanese army, do they think that any governor at random is Liu Xingsan!" ”

Ding Ruchang hurriedly said: "Jianzhi, this is not the time to vent your anger, Weihaiwei is in danger, the Beiyang Naval Division is in danger, we must hurry up and find a way, my brother can rely on you for the safety of the Beiyang Naval Division!" ”

Today's Ding Ruchang has no master of the six gods, once Weihaiwei falls, the first unlucky thing is his Beiyang Naval Division, there is no elite army near Weihai that can be mobilized, Weihaiwei is facing the danger of falling at any time, even if Xu Huaijin can fight again, there are no soldiers available, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice!

Zhang Yi looked helpless and said: "The Japanese army is strong, and now it has reached more than 20,000 people in the country, which is not something that the rabble in the country can resist." Even if Yuan Shikai is good at using soldiers, the gap between the military quality of the soldiers of the two armies is also that he has little chance of winning, and it is already a great luck to be able to hold Yantai. Dong Fuxiang's Gan army was still far away in Jinan, and it was impossible to reach Weihai in less than ten days, and now the only way to do so was to send reinforcements from North Korea. ”

Zhang Yi said: "Lord Yuting, please requisition and transfer troop ships as much as possible, one day, find all the troop transport ships, I will immediately reorganize the troops, first transport all the third battalion back to China, 5,000 troops, enough for Xu Huaijin to hold Weihaiwei for half a month." Half a month later, Dong Fuxiang's army should also arrive in Weihai, and when the time comes, it will be possible to exterminate the Japanese army and lay the victory!! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )

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