Go to "North Korea is in chaos, let me defend Beiyang, Pyongyang wants me to defend Beiyang, Yalu River, Liaoyang, Fengtian, Jinzhou, Dalian, Lushun, Shanhaiguan, Weihaiwei have to go to my Beiyang to die!" ”

Li Hongzhang roared angrily: "Now that I am directly affiliated with Jinjing, I also want the last bit of blood in my Beiyang to die for the rest of my life!" These bombastic Qingliu people in the court, who scolded my old Li family for betraying the country and collaborating with the enemy, and wanted to eat my flesh, why didn't they stand up and die at this time! ”

Li Hongzhang looked at the people in the room, and said tiredly and sadly: "My old Li Jin'er sends you a sentence,—— it is better to ask for others than to ask for yourself, whoever wants to go up, just go to it, don't take other people's lives to fill it up!" ”

The room was silent, and everyone knew that this old man was really angry this time.

At the same time, they are secretly complaining one by one, Lao Li, you guy is really unreasonable!

It's true that everyone said this to protect themselves from military disasters, but if you don't send a message to transfer troops, when the warships of the Japanese come over, won't you and your family and children also suffer?

At this time, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside, and everyone looked up, only to see Li Hongzhang's son-in-law, Zhang Peilun, who was also a former and current Qingliu master, hurriedly walked in.

"What's going on?"

The hearts of the people in the room were all groaning.

Everyone knows that although Li Hongzhang moved to live in a small courtyard, in the past few days, I heard that Zhang Peilun has been in contact with Lushun through the telegraph office of the Dagu General Military Office in private.

Needless to say, everyone can guess the careful thinking in this.

The Beiyang Navy Division that is now parked in Port Arthur is naturally Li Hongzhang's henchman and private soldier, to put it mildly, without his old Li speaking, the emperor probably wouldn't be able to transfer it.

As for the 20,000 or 30,000 troops, Jiang Zikang, Jiang Guidi, and Cheng Yunhe are all veterans from the Beiyang Department.

And those emerging generals, Lin Yunyu, the commander of the Xinsheng Army, was born in the Beiyang Military Academy.

Wu Weiyang, the commander of the anti-Japanese army, was the nephew of Wu Yuren, the commander of the Renzi army.

Mao Chao, who holds heavy troops, is Li Hongzhang's former captain of the guard, and Zhao Zhihong is Zhao Huaiye's nephew.

Li Bohu, the head of the guard regiment, was also the sentry commander of the former Dagu Fort.

Qu Decheng, the commander of the cavalry, is the captain of Wei Rugui, the commander of the original Sheng Army.

These are all the new generation of elites cultivated by the Beiyang Department.

These people may have been able to command and balance He Changying's kid before, but now He Changying is trapped in Shanhaiguan and died for life, except for him Li Hongzhang, who else dares to say that he can move?

"Zhongtang, Consul General of Jinmen, Bao Shide, has just gone to the other courtyard to ask for a ,——."

Seeing a room full of people, including Wang Wenshao, pricking up their ears, Zhang Peilun's face flashed with slight excitement and pride, and he thought proudly, see no, even if the old father-in-law has no top, in the eyes of foreigners, he is still the number one national pillar of the Qing Dynasty!

However, the reason and content of Bao Shide's request, Zhang Peilun obviously didn't want these 'outsiders' to know easily.

"Tell me, what's it?"

How could Li Hongzhang not understand the mind of his son-in-law, or a heart that was unwilling to be lonely and willing to exile the mountains and fields to 'see Nanshan leisurely'.

However, at this scene, even if Bao Shide said something 'earth-shattering', Li Hongzhang couldn't let him hide it and not say it in public.

Now the Manchu and Qing dynasties are framing themselves, saying that their nephew Zhang Shiheng smuggled guns, grain, and coal to the Japanese enemy.

said that the eldest son Li Jingfang, who did not know his life and death, colluded with Dongyang and had a large number of industries in Dongyang.

said that the Jinmen espionage case had evidence of his own complication, and he was forcibly suppressed by himself.

If Zhang Peilun is not allowed to speak out today, then he will not confirm the 'criminal evidence' of his collaboratorship?

It is estimated that the world will know that his yard, which has been stolen and smashed countless times at night, will definitely suffer again tonight!

"Zhongtang, Bowshide said that the British fleet has lifted the blockade of the Bohai Sea—"

"Huh?"

The hall was shocked, Wang Wenshao, Sheng Huaixuan, Wang Wenjin, Luo Fenglu and others were all pale in face.

Li Hongzhang's heart also jumped suddenly, but looking at his son-in-law's look with a hint of wilting, he 'scolded' angrily and said: "Who told you to 'shake the burden' here, do you think you are singing a big drama on the field?" ”

"Huh-"

Zhang Peilun instantly looked at the faces of everyone in the room one by one, and said with a smile: "However, the Dongyang Ludong army and fleet will neither go to Yantai nor come to Jinmen for the time being. ”

"Is that true?"

Wang Wenshao stood up in surprise and asked, and then he 'spoke loudly' and said happily: "Brother Youqiao's words are naturally a nail in one mouth; Just why? ”

Just why?

Wang Wenshao, Luo Fenglu, Yan Fu, Wang Wenjin, Sheng Huaixuan, Huang Jianjian, Tianjin Dao Li Minchen, Tianjin Prefect Wang Shouzheng,——

Including Li Hongzhang.

They all looked at Zhang Peilun in surprise, waiting for the mystery to be solved.

Zhang Peilun's face slowly exploded into a smile: "Because under the pressure of the British, the Japanese finally bowed their heads!" ”

"Really?"

"What a timely rain!"

Suddenly, the hall was full of uproar.

"Consul Bao Shide informed Zhongtang that the Japanese agreed that our Qing Dynasty would send envoys to the East for peace talks; As a matter of sincerity, the Japanese will send a general Hei Mu as a zhen from Weihai, together with the Yantai consul Alinge, and the Yantai officials of our Great Qing Dynasty will lead the boat to Jinmen, and then go to Tongzhou with Bao Shide to wait for the first army of the Japanese and seize the military power of Youpeng in Shanxian County——"

Zhang Peilun slowly, word by word, popped out two words: "Retire!" ”

"Retirement?"

"Retirement?"

At this moment, all the Qing officials in the room were overjoyed, and they were all relaxed after the big stone landed.

"Youqiao, I have to work hard for you again, waiting in Dagu with Yunfang and Xingsun; Strictly order the fort and the dock soldiers not to be reckless and negligent, ruining the plan for peace talks. ”

Wang Wenshao said with a spring breeze on his face: "I'll give good news to Jingshi!" ”

A room full of Qing ministers were only excited, and they didn't seem to hear the meaning of Japan and Britain in Zhang Peilun's words,—— Heimu Weizhen and Bao Shide said that they were waiting for the first army of Youpeng in Shan County in Tongzhou, not in Jizhou.

At this time, perhaps deep in the hearts of these important ministers of the Qing Dynasty, in fact, like Japan and Britain, they were not optimistic about Nie Shicheng and Dong Fuxiang's Jizhou defense line at all.

Jizhou City.

Jizhou was known as Wuzhong and Yuyang in ancient times, bordering Tangshan in the east, Chengde in the north, Yanjing in the west, and Jinmen in the south, located in the north of Jinmen about 250 li, and about 200 miles east of Yanjing.

Known as the 'key to the east of Kidong', its strategic position is very important, and it is a place where soldiers of all dynasties must fight.

Bai Juyi's "Song of Long Hatred" "Yu Yang Mo came agitatedly, and broke the song of neon clothes and feathers. "Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu's "Yuyang heroic, drumming and blowing sheng." "Southern Song Dynasty poet Wen Tianxiang's "once the fishing sun moved the drum, there was no strong city north of the river." "It all shows the importance of the strategic position here.

During the Song, Liao, and Jin periods, it was an important battlefield for the confrontation between the three parties. In the Ming Dynasty, it was an important defense line in the north, and Qi Jiguang served as the chief soldier of Jizhen to garrison here for 16 years.

At this time, a tragic battle is about to break out here, whether it can stop the westward advance of the First Army of Youpeng in Shanxian depends on how Nie Shicheng, the governor of Zhili, and Dong Fuxiang, the newly promoted governor of Urumqi, will deal with this war.