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Lu Zhaomei and Xiao Liuzi had a lewd smile on their faces, and they wanted to get into the canopy from under He Changying's elbow.

"Don't mess around, go and see."

He Changying stopped the boring actions of these two guys and walked towards the outside of the forest.

After heavy rain in the middle of the night, not only the ground was muddy and difficult to walk, but even the water of the Datong River rose and reached the pine forest nearly a mile away from the river bank.

Wu Weiyang and Shen Zhaoao were standing by the water, looking at the vast river and talking, and when they saw He Changying coming over refreshed, they all looked at each other strangely, and immediately looked away.

"Everyone's here, did you wake up early?"

He Changying walked over with a smile.

"Hehe-"

"Battalion commander, do you tell the soldiers to halve the head of the nest this morning, otherwise there will be no military rations at night."

Shen Zhaoao just laughed angrily, and was diverted by Wu Weiyang.

"No, let the soldiers eat well, and raid the Japanese artillery positions at twelve o'clock at noon today."

"Huh?"

Including Shen Zhaoao, who was smiling cheaply, stopped smiling and looked at He Changying in surprise.

"Last night was the last opportunity for the Pyongyang armies to retreat, Ye Zhichao has always wanted to run, and it is impossible not to seize it."

He Changying saw that all the generals showed disbelief, and said faintly: "Many things are like playing cards, when you play this card, the clever player can guess the other cards in your hand." ”

Hao Tiansheng said unconvinced: "Then battalion commander, tell me about Pyongyang's deck of cards." ”

"The reconnaissance information brought by Mingyang yesterday is that the plaster flag of the Japanese army has been planted on the Peony Terrace, that is, the entire northern defense line has completely collapsed, and the Japanese army can easily cover the entire Pyongyang City with artillery on the Peony Terrace; In the hearts of generals like Ye Zhichao, they will definitely be full of despair about guarding Pyongyang, so if they didn't take advantage of the rainy night to escape last night, when would they stay? ”

Peng Qianyan said with some disbelief: "Even if what you said is reasonable, but this is too godly, right?" ”

"We'll see soon;"

He Changying took out his pocket watch, it was now 6:40, and said to the generals around him: "Let the soldiers start to prepare, if the Oshimabu crosses the Taedong River and is not attacked, then it is obvious that the entire city of Pyongyang has been occupied by the Japanese army." ”

"If that's the case, how?"

Shen Zhaoao objected: "If this is really the case, it is estimated that the Ninth Brigade has crossed the river at twelve o'clock, and there will be more than a dozen soldiers guarding the bridge at most here." ”

"With such a big river, and the muddy roads, their cannons can't get through; And Oshima Yoshimasa is in a hurry to let the infantry, the cavalry used to pursue the Qing army, what is the use of the artillery in a hurry? ”

He Changying smiled and said to Hao Tiansheng: "Aren't you from the artillery department, temporarily gather the artillery of the two companies and bombard Pyongyang City for me." ”

Datong Jiangbei, Pyongyang City.

At dawn on September 16, Naomun Tachimi led the Soning detachment, and Sato Masashi led the Wonsan detachment from the Xuanwu Gate into Pyongyang.

A house-to-house inventory was immediately initiated.

At 7 o'clock in the morning, Ye Ganguan led the headquarters of the 5th Division into Pyongyang City from Jinghae Gate, divided the garrison areas of various divisions, and erected a plaster flag on the head of Pyongyang City.

It was not until eight o'clock that Jiang Zuo's 9th Brigade was surprised and delighted to discover the imperial flag on the walls of Pyongyang, and hurriedly sent troops to carefully attack the 3rd Fort of Funhashi.

found that except for the corpses of the Qing army left behind, it was already empty.

Looking at the three forts of Funabashi that could not be taken by sacrificing hundreds of lives after the imperial army attacked several times the day before, countless Japanese soldiers shouted and wept.

The Empire, victorious at last!

Soon, Oshima Yoshimasa came to the bridge with knee-deep water, climbed to the top of the right fort, and looked at the sun flag opposite, both happy and ashamed.

"General, when will you cross the river?"

Okawaishi, who was standing beside Yoshimasa Oshima, looked at the vast river and asked.

"Now the current is too fast, it is better to wait; Moreover, the river has no banks, the ground is slippery and muddy, and the artillery may not be able to move. ”

Looking at the bridge that was arched high and shaking by the river water, Komatsuzaki Rikuma Osa made a safe proposal.

"At ten o'clock, the infantry and cavalry crossed the Datong River first, and saw how General Tsuno was dispatched to pursue and defeat the fleeing Qing army; The artillery temporarily concentrated on the slope of the planting courtyard and waited until the river receded. ”

Oshima Yoshimasa quickly gave the order, then walked to the south battlement of the heavy fort, and shouted at the countless soldiers of the 9th Brigade standing in the water below: "Soldiers of the Empire, it is your brave battle that frightens the incompetent Qing army, cheer for victory!" Long live the Emperor, long live my Great Toyo! ”

"Long live the Emperor, long live the Great Toyo!"

The Japanese soldiers below raised their guns and raised their arms and shouted.

Pyongyang City, Admiralty's Palace.

After chasing the Qing army in the rain outside the city all night, the hungry and tired Japanese soldiers began to cook on fire after making sure that there was no Qing soldier in Pyongyang City.

Bags of fine white-flour rice were brought out of the treasury of the Admiral's Palace, which made these Japanese soldiers who had been hungry for half a month shout and shout to vent the excitement in their hearts.

"There are three hundred and twelve shells in the warehouse, about 200,000 rounds of ammunition, three hundred marching tents, fifty-one military pots, and four thousand seven hundred stones of miscellaneous grains of various kinds,-"

When Fukushima Yasushi reported '4,700 koku of various coarse and fine grains,' his voice trembled a little.

It's nearly 500,000 catties of grain! It's enough for the army to feed for a month.

No more hungry and gruel.

Forty-three kilograms of gold bricks, fifty-three kilograms of gold ingots, five hundred and forty kilograms of silver ingots, as well as gunpowder, letter tubes, banknotes, and other materials have not yet been fully counted; In the city wall, Cangguang Mountain, 21 intact Krupp guns of large and small calibers, 1 Green cannon, 12 self-made artillery pieces of the Qing Dynasty, and 1 imitation Green cannon were captured; ”

"Hum—"

In the admiral's hall, all the Japanese generals were talking, and everyone had a proud smile on their faces.

"Outside the city, three hundred and three military pots, seven hundred and ninety-two marching tents, five hundred and fifty rifles fired by infantry and cavalry, and one thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine breech single-shot guns, there should be many left behind in Uiju and Yongsan Avenue, and the soldiers have not yet begun to collect them along the road."

Michikan Tsuno nodded with satisfaction, this half a month's gamble was finally won.

Otherwise, you will be the sinner of the empire through the ages!

"You've worked hard!"

Michikan Tsuno bowed deeply to the generals in the lobby.

The wing commander of the 18th Wing of the 3rd Division, Masadasa, Sato, said with great ambition: "General, when the soldiers are full, our department can directly send troops to Suzhou, and then all the troops will surround Anzhou; With such heavy rain, the water of the Daqing River skyrocketed, and the Qing army could not escape! ”

"No need, since the Empire's combat purpose has been achieved, let them go."

Seeing the puzzled eyes of the generals, Michikan Tsuno said with a smile: "It is an indisputable fact that the physical strength of the imperial soldiers has reached the limit; Suzhou and Anzhou also had a large number of Qing troops, and the imperial army was tired and muddy and trudged past, and it was easy to be attacked by them at ease; Now that the victory has been great, there is no need to take any more uncertain risks. ”

"But—"

"Report, base camp call; His Majesty the Emperor, Prime Minister Ito, Prince Sugawa Chihito, and Count Oyamaiwa, jointly signed with electricity. ”

Sato's words were interrupted by a voice outside the door, and Captain Uno of the telegraph office hurriedly walked in.

"Wow!"

The whole room stood up straight, and with a 'snap', everyone was excited.

"Read!"

Michikani Tsuno commanded loudly.

An Fukushima took the telegram and read it in an impassioned voice: "General Tsuno, it is a blessing for the empire to hear that your troops have captured Pyongyang, congratulations to the empire, congratulations to the generals!" ”

"Long live the Emperor!"

The generals in the room shouted in unison.