Especially the left-wing general Lin Taizeng, who is timid and cowardly and fears the enemy like a tiger, where is his brother's iron-blooded demeanor back then?

It's just that Li Hongzhang can't say these words, but today he said it through the mouth of He Changying, an arrogant little villager, to beat Ding Ruchang, which is not a good move. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The only bad thing is that Zhang Bishi, an outsider, was present at this time, otherwise Li Hongzhang would have to use the topic to play, and he would not lightly or heavily point to Ding Ruchang.

"Zhongtang, my subordinates know that when we get to Port Arthur, we will rectify these dishonest guys."

Ding Ruchang sighed in his heart, he is just the hard stick he said, those general soldiers who have drunk foreign ink, pipe bands, how many of them really put themselves in their eyes?

But when something goes wrong, they lose their ugliness, but they have to let themselves carry it.

It's really a day of his ancestors!

Okay, after stepping on the opposite angle of Ding Ruchang, you can continue to the topic.

He Changying looked at the people in the hall and threw out his 'bomb': "Zhongtang, as far as An Zhi knows, there are now seven army divisions in the East; Except for the Guards Division that defended the Imperial Palace, the remaining six divisions would definitely have no less than 100,000 troops left if they were all thrown into Korea during the war. ”

"Although the city of Pyongyang is thick and thick, 25,000 to 100,000 troops, even Admiral Ye, I dare not say that there is a guarantee that the Orientals will be prevented from being outside Pyongyang."

The room was cold again, because He Changying's words were a naked stripe that revealed a question that everyone knew well, but they were reluctant to mention for the time being:

If the war cannot be mediated quickly, how to effectively defend Pyongyang for a long time in the face of several times the number of troops of the Orientals will always be a headache.

"An Zhicai!"

In the quiet room, Li Hongzhang finally said a word of affirmation.

How could he, Li Hongzhang, as the direct supreme leader of the Chinese side in this Sino-Japanese campaign, not understand these things?

Moreover, his eldest son Li Jingfang has been the consul general of the East for many years, how can he not know that the East has seven divisions and nearly 110,000 elite troops.

That's why he didn't want to fight, and hoped that the Taixi countries would stand up and mediate.

Two days ago, the emperor, who was enthusiastic but naïve, came to tell him that after the four-way army entered the court and Ye Zhichao converged, could he launch a large-scale counterattack and drive the Orientals into the sea in one fell swoop?

Li Hongzhang's reply was: It is okay to defend the city, and at least 30,000 troops are needed for a counteroffensive.

Li Hongzhang is still very confident in his Huai Army, and the 'Great Victory in Asan' some time ago, the fight against the Oriental Army's wolf rush is a well-known ironclad proof.

If North Korea only has 20,000 or 30,000 Oriental troops, Li Hongzhang is absolutely confident that Ye Zhichao will attack and drive them out of Korea.

But what if Dongyang came with hundreds of thousands of troops, as He Changying said?

Ye Zhichao's more than 20,000 Huai troops are elite, but they are not invulnerable, with one enemy and ten heavenly soldiers!

Therefore, it is the safest policy to defend Pyongyang now and act when the opportunity arises later.

"Yasuyuki is right, but there is no need to exaggerate the military power of the East too much."

Zhang Peilun on the side said: "In my opinion, the strength of more than 20,000 people of Admiral Ye dare not say that it is more than enough to counterattack Seoul and hold Pyongyang." ”

Li Hongzhang had discussed this issue with his son and son-in-law many times in private, so he smiled and said to his son-in-law: "Youqiao, take care of this He cannon." ”

As soon as Li Hongzhang's humorous words came out, including Ding Ruchang, who was unhappy, laughed.

"As far as I know, the Orientals have amassed about half of their forces in Korea."

Zhang Peilun also stood up in a chic manner, and said passionately:

"With the 15,000 troops of the Orientals, if they dare to provoke under the city of Pyongyang, Admiral Ye can even directly command the army to swallow them in one bite; I'm afraid that they won't take the bait, but stop at various parts of Seoul to deploy defenses, and then slowly dispatch troops from the country; However, if this is the case, our Qing Dynasty can also calmly transfer troops to Korea from all over the country to fight a decisive battle. ”

Looking at Zhang Peilun's suave dog-headed military advisor, He Changying really wanted to ask, 'Brother Zhuge Tai, where is your fan?' ’

Gotcha, my brother wasted so much tongue, and he told the dog!

He Changying only came to her senses at this time and knew what the problem was.

There is a strong information asymmetry between himself and Li Hongzhang and others.

He knew that Ye Zhichao was about to collapse at the first touch in the upcoming Pyongyang defense battle, and the defeat was so miserable that it was unbearable.

But now Li Hongzhang not only didn't know, but confidently believed that if the Oriental people dared to assemble under the city of Pyongyang, Ye Zhichao would be able to annihilate these Oriental Luo Lap Legs who didn't know the height of the sky and the height in one fell swoop, as Lu Tiejiao said.

At this time, the Qing Dynasty was still sleeping in 1885, when the Qing Army defeated the glory of France, a powerful country in Taixi, and was proud to think that its Beiyang Naval Division was the first in Asia, and no one was invincible in the East Asian sea.

The small island country of the East is even more scabies.

It was not until soon later that the Beiyang Fleet was completely annihilated in Weihaiwei by the combined fleet of the Eastern Ocean.

Pyongyang, the Liaodong Peninsula, the Ludong Peninsula, and the Bohai Bay were all in disarray by the Oriental Army.

These court bigwigs and the people of the whole country will suddenly wake up: I don't know when, this little neighbor who followed the toddler of Handan, Greater China, has actually grown into an existence against the sky!

These guys who are asleep in the iron house can't wake up just by shouting, and only by letting those Orientals beat them with pain, crying, and blood all over their faces, can they wake them up, right?

He Changying didn't feel a little discouraged, and thought helplessly: Forget it, now I can only use the last trick, look at my scoundrel Dafa!

"Zhongtang Mingjian, the boy was often heard in Feixi when the adult threw a pen from Rong, and created immortal feats, and An Zhi was often overwhelmed with yearning, so he came to Jinmen two years to join the army; Now that the Oriental jumping clown dares to offend my heavenly soldiers, An Zhi can't put on his wings and fly to Pyongyang, and destroy the enemy in harmony with my old comrades in the Renzi army. ”

He Changying bowed again, but for a while, he was about to faint.

"Haha, Anzhi is only telling the truth now."

Li Jingfang laughed when he saw that He Changying finally admitted that the Oriental people were vulnerable, and the reason why he asked to go to North Korea was to have the same thoughts as himself.

Li Hongzhang pondered it for a while, and felt that He Changying, who took the initiative to ask to go to North Korea, compared to Qiu Ba, who cried and complained about going to North Korea as soon as he said that he would go to North Korea, even if He Changying had his own small calculations, it was worth affirming.

Fame and fortune, fame and fortune, in this world, who wants to move their legs without fame and fortune?

You must know that the battlefield is treacherous, even if he He Changying is for fame and fortune, but he always goes to North Korea with his head for the real thing, and faces the guns of the Orientals, isn't it?

Li Hongzhang said to He Changying with satisfaction: "Anzhi, it's okay to go to Pyongyang too, but the old man can only give you a sentry at most." ”

It's done!

At this moment, He Changying's excited heart almost stopped beating.