c_t; When Zhang Yi and Xu Huaijin were discussing countermeasures.

The Fourth Division of the Japanese Army also ushered in an uninvited guest, Major General Nogi Noshinori, the commander of the First Brigade of the Japanese Army, the commander who was originally in charge of the Baima River offensive, quietly arrived in Yantai and came to meet the commander of the Fourth Division, Sakuma Zuomathei.

Sakuma Zomatjew was overjoyed when he saw Nogi Noshinori, and asked urgently, "Nogi-kun, haha, where did you come from, I finally got the messenger of General Kuroki!" ”

Nogi Noshinori replied with a heavy face: "Your Excellency Sakuma, I have come to discuss how the two divisions can cooperate in battle, and secondly, to tell Your Excellency an important piece of information: the Chinese tiger in Korea has returned!" ”

"Chinese Tiger?" Sakuma Zuo Matthew looked shocked and asked, "Hasn't Zhang Yi been fighting against Commander Dashanyan in North Korea?" Why did you suddenly return to the Qing Dynasty? ”

Nogi Noshinori replied: "The commander of the Kurogi Division has received information from China that Commander Dashanyan lost the battle with the Qing army in Korea and suffered heavy losses, and has led the remnants to withdraw from the front line of Seoul and retreat to the front line of Pusan, and most of the North Korea has fallen into the hands of Nie Shicheng and Zhang Yi, and the Qing court immediately sent a telegram to summon Zhang Yi to lead the army back to China and command the war in Shandong!" ”

Sakuma Zuo Matthew looked shocked, he really didn't expect that the army led by Dashan Yan not only did not take Kaesong, but instead lost its troops and retreated to Busan all the way, along with Seoul!

"This ......" Sakuma Zuo Matthew was dumbfounded, a little stunned by this information. ( ) Nowadays, the Chinese tiger has become a nightmare for the Japanese army, from Oshima Yoshimasa to Yama Prefecture Aritomo, and then to the current Oyama Rock, Lijian Shangwen, Japan's domestic army generals have been planted under Zhang Yi, the Chinese tiger, and now they have moved to Shandong, commanding Shandong to fight against Japan.

Nogi continued: "The only good news is that Zhang Yi did not bring back many troops from Korea, only a large battalion, five or six thousand men. Except for Zhang Yi's direct troops, the rest of the Qing army is a rabble, which is insignificant, and the commander of the black wood division means that if our two armies have been fighting in Yantai and Weihai respectively, we are afraid that they will be broken by the Qing army, and he asks His Excellency, the commander of the division, to raise troops immediately. Enter the territory of Weihai and merge one. Jointly confront the Chinese tigers, defeat them in one fell swoop, and then march westward into the city of Beijing, forcing the Qing government to sign an alliance under the city. ”

Sakuma Zuo Matthew finally recovered from the shock, nodded and said: "Kuroki-kun is right, since the Chinese tiger has returned to China, then we really can't fight in **, this Chinese tiger is too powerful, and it must be merged together." With great force, defeat it in a short time, leaving him no respite. It's just that now my Fourth Division is blocked by Yuan Shikai in front of me, and I really can't break through in a short time, so what can I do? ”

Nogi Noshinori smiled: "This, I already have a plan. The southern flank of Yuan Shikai's position was commanded by Liu Shude, the commander of the three battalions, and this person was greedy for money, lustful, and extravagant, so we took advantage of this to order a well-spoken spy to infiltrate the southern battalion of the Qing army. As long as the position of the Qing army is in chaos, we take the opportunity to attack with the cavalry wing, completely defeat the flank of the Qing army, and attack the frontal position with a heavy artillery wing, even if Yuan Shikai can fight again. It will definitely not be able to stop the attack of our army, and retreat after defeat, so that your Excellency, the division commander, you can easily ask for the entanglement of the Qing army, quickly move south, and enter Weihai ......"

Sakuma Zuo Matthew perked up and asked, "Why, Nogi-kun, can you get on the line with this Liu Shude?" ”

Nogi Noshinori smiled mysteriously and said: "Your Excellency, the division commander, the imperial intelligence elite has been connected to us, and one of them has a good personal friendship with Liu Shude, as long as he is allowed to carry a lot of money, there is a ninety percent hope that he can complete this task......"

In the afternoon of the next day, the Japanese army decisively launched a fierce attack on Yuan Shikai's Qing army, and the vast majority of the troops under Yuan Shikai were the descendants of the Huai army, and the combat effectiveness was still first-class in China.

Unexpectedly, something happened today.

Yuan Shikai was personally commanding the battle in the army, and at this time something happened to him.

Under the ferocious artillery fire of the Japanese army, Liu Shude's troops in the southern flank position collapsed, Liu Shude took the lead in fleeing with his henchmen and guards, and the main general fled, which led to the inevitable opening of the door of the Qing army, and more than 1,000 people in the three battalions under Liu Shude retreated or fled from the position.

Sakuma Zuo Matthew, who was on the Japanese position, saw the change in the position of the Qing army, and his heart was overjoyed, and he gave an order. Under the leadership of the wing commander, the cavalry wing launched a powerful offensive, and the soldiers rushed into the flank positions bloodlessly, and the cavalry of more than 1,000 people, the powerful impact force made the flank positions of the Qing army collapse instantly, and the Qing army was killed by the Japanese cavalry and fled in all directions.

Yuan Shikai and several three integrated battalions rushed over to reinforce, but the strength had just been transferred, and the Japanese artillery wing aimed at the frontal position of the Qing army and began a fierce artillery bombardment, and then the Japanese infantry also launched the most ferocious charge since the landing in Yantai, and the Japanese infantry shouted "Sass to give" towards the Qing army's position, and kept rushing.

Yuan Shikai resisted desperately, but the collapse of the position on the southern flank made a huge hole in the Qing army's position, and at the same time, the Japanese cavalry wing broke in, and the people who attacked turned on their backs.

Yuan Shikai pulled all his hidden reserve troops onto the battlefield, and it was still difficult to resist the frantic attack of the Japanese army.

It lasted until the evening of the same day, Yuan Shikai's army could no longer resist the huge Japanese offensive, and had no choice but to order a retreat, the Qing army was defeated for thousands of miles, and was pursued by the Japanese army until Zhaoyuan, only with the help of the city, blocked the Japanese offensive, more than ten days of battle, because of Liu Shude's greed, ruined, the Qing army was killed in defeat, wounded, captured, escaped, up to thousands, Yuan Shikai no longer had the strength to resist, sent fast horses to Weihai, the capital sent an urgent report, asking for support.

In the past two days, Zhang Yi and Xu Huaijin of Weihai have continuously deployed military affairs, and Li Bingheng's defeated army has also arrived in Weihai and is receiving Xu Huaijin's reorganization.

After some rectification, Li Bingheng's defeated army only left 4,000 people, and the rest were all eliminated.

Zhang Yi also ordered the garrisons near Weihai to move closer to Weihai, wanting to vigorously reorganize the armament and draw capable forces to resist the Japanese attack. (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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