Zhili, northeast of Jinmen, on the bank of the Longfeng River, Santai Village.

In the early morning of the 15th, He Changying wrote a report to Wang Wenshao, the deputy minister of the Beiyang Office.

It is said that the losses of the anti-Japanese army in Langfang are extremely serious, and the team will retreat to the Yongping Mansion battalion of the original Luyu Defense Army to garrison, and at the same time guard the Shanhaiguan places with heavy troops.

'Prevent Japanese soldiers from reinforcing from Shanhaiguan and entering the confidants of Zhili. ’

Subsequently, the team carried out a large amount of grain purchase in the nearby Damengzhuang Town, Daliang Town, and Wuqing County.

At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the headquarters of the Jinmen Brigade, the 3rd Infantry Regiment, and the Artillery Battalion arrived at Santai Village and Langfang to withdraw and converge.

At this time, the anti-Japanese army had gathered nearly 8,000 troops in this place.

He Changying immediately convened an emergency meeting and ordered the army to be reorganized into a brigade.

Liu Gangzhi, commander of the Jinmen Brigade, Nie Pengcheng, deputy brigade commander, Shi Weicheng, chief of staff, Li Yuanyang, chief of military justice, Li Xiang, logistics director, and Qi Jiacai, secretary in charge.

It consists of three infantry regiments, an artillery regiment, a cavalry battalion, a baggage battalion, a guard company, an engineer company, and a reconnaissance company.

After the meeting, He Changying gave Liu Gangzhi, Nie Pengcheng, Shi Weicheng, Lu Wenjie, and Li Xiang, the director of the internal intelligence department of the Jinmen Brigade, a separate secret order.

After the Jinmen Brigade arrived at Yongping Mansion, it repaired a little, and when the spring goods purchased by Xiong Kaiyu arrived, they immediately went out of the customs and went straight to the bank of the Yalu River.

Prepare to enter the Korean war.

Hearing He Changying's secret order, the five of them were both shocked and excited, and everyone had been waiting for this day for too long.

After explaining all this, that night, He Changying, Xu Bangdao, Jia Qisheng, Tang Shaoyi, Lu Wenjie, Liu Pingyun, Lu Zhaomei, Liu Yufu, Yin Wenxin, Xiang Shaolong,——

A group of twenty-three people, quietly dressed in six large carriages, drove away from Santai Village in the night and headed in the direction of Tanggu.

"Gollum-"

The sound of wheels, He Changying, Xu Bangdao, Jia Qisheng, Tang Shaoyi, Liu Pingyun, Lu Zhaomei, and six people sat in a big carriage, and a pot of charcoal was burning in the middle of the carriage.

Although it was late at night, it was still warm, and everyone was not sleepy.

Especially Lu Zhaomei, who originally had nothing to do with him this time, was asked by Liu Gangzhi to come together to ask for an order to go to Tanggu with He Changying.

As a result, Liu Gangzhi was scolded back by He Changying, and Lu Zhaomei He Changying took him with him after thinking about it.

From here to Yongping Mansion, and then from Yongping Mansion all the way to the Yalu River, He Changying must need a group of officers who can really suppress the army and convince everyone to lead.

Moreover, there is also military training all the way, and all the way to explain the reasoning, which requires excellent officers to transform and shape the army and soldiers little by little.

For these, in He Changying's opinion, this kid doesn't seem to be of much use, so it's better to take him to southern Liaoning to fight desperately.

Right.

This time, He Changying entered Tanggu in the east, although the words were not thoroughly explained, but the middle and high-level generals in the army vaguely guessed that the commander-in-chief was going to completely solve the problem of southern Liaoning.

The 2nd Army that ate Oyama Rock!

"What are you laughing at, just go to bed if you have nothing to do, and don't camp in Dazhangzhuang by the Yongding River tonight."

In the red light of the charcoal fire, He Changying saw Lu Zhaomei laughing non-stop, so she couldn't help but lecture: "You are on duty in the second half of the night tonight!" ”

"Yes!"

Lu Zhaomei shouted at the top of her voice, so angry that He Changying glared at him again.

"Commander-in-chief, oh——, no, young master, I'm happy; You haven't seen Liu Gangzhi, Yang Guang, Xiao Ligang, the faces of these guys, they are almost envious to death, haha, they are proud when they think about it! ”

Lu Zhaomei shouted happily: "Wait until you capture Dashan Rock alive-"

"Shut up!"

He Changying looked at Lu Zhaomei angrily and said: "I can't control my mouth, don't go back to the Jinmen Brigade, when you get to the military station, go and be the orderly soldier of the bear station chief." ”

Lu Zhaomei's face turned pale with shock, and she immediately didn't dare to say a word.

The inside of the carriage was suddenly clean.

"Anzhi, is this matter a hint to the imperial court, and when you get to the place, you will send a late letter to the imperial court, saying that you will go-there to keep an eye on the Japanese army; As for the real fight in the future, it can be regarded as a foreknowledge in advance? ”

Although Tang Shaoyi had received He Changying's express instructions before, he also decided to go to southern Liaoning together, but he still couldn't calm down.

"Before the contract was signed, including before the Japanese 1st Army left Zhili, the Southern Liaoning Campaign must not be fought on its own initiative, otherwise once the Japanese army captures Yanjing-"

He Changying said this, but he was very skeptical in his heart, even so, it is estimated that the Japanese army will not capture Yanjing.

The most likely evolution of the matter is that the imperial court ordered the Lushun army to forcibly withdraw from southern Liaoning, and the Beiyang Navy Division toured Hong Kong south.

If you don't comply, you're really tearing your face, and it's no different from the opposite.

Then the direction of the matter after that has really become a mess!

"——Wait, if the East Ocean only needs silver, this battle of southern Liaoning may really not be able to be fought; Once it was told to the imperial court, the Japanese army in southern Liaoning should be alert. ”

He Changying's mouth was ambiguous, but in fact, his heart was full of sneers.

The people of this country, including these people of insight who have opened their eyes to the world, almost all have cynicism in their hearts.

Therefore, after coming to the first Wu year, He Changying respected Liang Qichao, Tan Sitong, Huang Xing, and Sun Wen from the bottom of her heart.

Because if they just want to live comfortably, they can all be rich and noble, and live their lives in peace.

However, they said 'no' to this, and for the sake of the country, they abandoned comfort and pleasure and chose danger and wind and rain.

What a great trade-off!

In the early morning of March 16, Ma Guan's telegram arrived in Tongzhou, and was then sent by a fast horse to the Yamen of the Prime Minister of Yanjing.

After that, it was quickly transferred to the Forbidden City.

When the message arrived, the hall was full of ease.

However, everyone made a look of 'anger' and 'unwillingness' on their faces to show their 'unyielding' position.

Cixi listened to the draft armistice of the East and asked, "What is the situation in Penghu?" ”

Sun Yuwenzuo, the secretary of the Ministry of War, reported: "Emperor Qi, Empress Dowager Qiyu, according to the news of the fugitive generals and boats, Penghu has fallen into the hands of the Japanese army. ”

Cixi asked quietly through the bead curtain: "Who is the escapee, can you lock it?" ”

Xue Yunsheng, Han Shangshu of the Criminal Department, reported to the front line: "Emperor Qiyu, Empress Dowager Qiyu, Chen Buti, the general sentence of grain fishing and coastal defense in Tainan Prefecture, Zhou Zhenbang, the chief soldier of Penghu Town, Taiwan Prefecture, Zhu Shangpan, the alternate prefect, and Liu Zhongliang, the guard general of Yuweng Island, abandoned the island and fled to Taiwan and Xiamen, and have been arrested and are waiting to be released. ”

Cixi asked again: "Can the sailor transport troops to fight and recapture Penghu?" ”

There was silence below.

The sailors anchored in Port Arthur still have more than 20,000 troops, and now except for Li Hongzhang, who can make the call?

And Li Hongzhang is now negotiating peace with Dongyang, and asked him to order his heart and the last formed Beiyang Army to fight Penghu.

It is estimated that the telegram order will be sent to Maguan, and the old man may be going to pick a son with 'seriously injured by a shot and lack of energy'.

Besides, if you really fight, aren't you afraid that the Japanese soldiers outside the city will turn their faces and attack Yanjing?

At that time, there was no place to cry!

In fact, Cixi would not order the recapture of Penghu at all, and she always had a natural dislike for the islands hanging overseas, and the previous words were just to set the tone for the following conclusions.

so as to keep the mouths of his ministers shut.

"Since the army is not competitive,——"

Cixi paused for a moment before continuing: "Call Li Hongzhang, if Dongyang must put the Taiwan islands outside the scope of the armistice, it is accurate!" ”

The ministers were speechless, but they all knew what Lafayette's decree meant, which was tantamount to acquiescing to the cession of Taiwan to the East as war reparations.