"It's not without a turnaround; Even if it is a decisive decision, tomorrow is Chinese New Year's Eve, and the first month will not use the knife, and the earliest will be after February 2. ”

Seeing Tang Shaoyi's strange face, Li Jingfang knew that Tang Shaoyi and Yuan Shikai had worked together in North Korea for ten years and had a deep relationship, and there was no fear of temporary escape in the midst of great difficulties.

"This history has really become a blur, and it's a little hard to see."

He Changying said something that the three people sitting couldn't understand, took out a cigarette, and lit it: "The emperor is showing Yuan Shikai killing chickens to monkeys and warning the generals; As for whether Yuan Shikai will be beheaded in the spring next year, that's another story, but if Shanhaiguan is lost, the Japanese army surrounds Yanjing, and then settles accounts after the autumn, and it is estimated that everyone will have no good fruit to eat, and the guilt will definitely be much greater than the loss of Fengtian. ”

"Don't talk about it, eat meat and drink soup!"

Xu Bangdao scooped up a large piece of pork ribs, devoured it, and gnawed the soup drippingly.

"Boom-"

The roar of cannons was heard in the distance, and it was Xiao Ligang's artillery battalion by the Shihe River, which was carrying out a routine bombing of the sea, adding a wartime atmosphere of slaughter to this silent Shanhaiguan defense line.

Madian, the military headquarters of the First Army of the Japanese Army.

"The Qing army is bombing the sea, and it has blown the ice around the old dragon head to pieces, which is all natural traps."

Hearing the shelling from the direction of the Qing army, Yamaguchi Suchen explained to the generals of the First Army who had just arrived.

"Hmm."

Youpeng of Shan County snorted, and continued to focus on the huge topographic map of Shanhaiguan hanging on the wall.

"Now for the breakthrough of the Great Wall, the General Staff believes that there are six breakthrough points; The Great Wall at the Nine Gates, the Great Wall at the foot of Jiaoshan Mountain, the Great Wall at the foot of Huanxiling West Mountain, the Weiyuan City at the top of Huanxiling Mountain, and the old dragon head facing the sea in the east of Huanxiling. ”

Under the bright candlelight in the house, Tamura Masaki, deputy chief of staff of the Japanese First Army, held a thin wooden strip in his hand and pointed to the map hanging on the wall and explained: "There is also the forcible capture of the three cities outside the Guan, and then take the Shanhaiguan." ”

"General Shan Pass of the Great Wall of the Nine Gates has sent scouts to reconnoitre, and there is a weak brigade stationed, and there are old-fashioned guns on the wall of the Water Gate, as well as two 500-pound bronze old cannons; It is suitable for the troops to raid lightly, and then attack with a partial division around the rear flank of Shanhaiguan. ”

Xiao Chuan took over again and said: "If you choose to break through from the East Great Wall on the slope of Jiaoshan and the West Great Wall of Huanxiling, you will face a joint siege from the main city of Shanhaiguan, Jiaoshan, Huanxiling, and even the three cities outside the Guanguan; Attacking Lao Longtou, although it will only face the condescending attack of Huanxi Ridge, but on the one hand, by the sea, if the Qing army deploys a large number of troops in front of the breakthrough, it will be difficult for the imperial army to deploy quickly. ”

Youpeng of Shanxian County looked at the map and said: "Your staff's proposal is to attack the Nine Gates with a partial division, and the main force to attack the three cities outside the Guanwai from the front, or Huanxiling?" ”

Xiao Chuan replied again: "The Qing army in the three cities outside the Guanwai has gathered heavy elites, including He Changying's troops, and the fortifications are cleverly conceived and extremely perfect, if they are attacked, it is expected that the casualties will be huge; This is best demonstrated by General Yamaguchi's Third Brigade. ”

Yamaguchi Suchen, Okubo Toshisada, Sakurai Kuzaburo, the faces of several people became not very good-looking.

"You mean Joy Ridge?"

When Youpeng heard the name He Changying, he was furious in his heart, and he looked at Xiaochuan again.

"Huanxiling is the most difficult breakthrough point except for the three cities outside the Guanwai; However, once the Weiyuan City of Huanxiling was captured, the imperial army condescendingly looked down on Shanhaiguan City and Laolongtou, and then captured Laolongtou, after the sappers blasted the Great Wall of Laolongtou, the cavalry troops could enter the Guannei and unite with the imperial infantry who went down the mountain from Huanxiling to capture the main city of Shanhaiguan in one fell swoop. ”

Xiao Chuan said confidently again: "In this way, the three cities outside the pass will be completely sealed into a lonely city, and then the cavalry and the partial division that bypassed the nine gates will be to flank the retreating troops in the Qing army and completely annihilate them!" ”

"The most important thing now is the order of His Majesty the Emperor."

The former Minister of the East in China, the war administrator Komura Shoutaro, does not belong to the military system, so he is now the only person who dares to mention this matter under the powerful aura of Aritomo in Yama Prefecture.

"So now we don't think about how to break the barrier for the time being, but use the power of thunder to defeat the self-righteous military fortress town of the Qing army first! also give Ito, the idiot, a little more time for him to figure it out, if they don't beat the Qing Dynasty to complete despair, how can they honestly lie on the board and let the empire fish and meat? ”

Youpeng in Yama County roared angrily: "Now that the peace talks are underway, the empire can't even earn back the military spending, is Ito going to sell it?" Compensate for the loss of the Empire! ”

The thirtieth day of the lunar month, Chinese New Year's Eve.

As the dawn sun began to dispel the morning mist, a group of Japanese infantrymen shouted slogans all the way and strode along the post road towards the northern wing of the city.

"Long live the Emperor, Qing Pig suffers death! Long live the emperor, Qing pig suffers death! ——”

First Class Soldier Cao Mimura Kinjiro, with a tragic face leading five soldiers with the same tragic face, strode towards the North Wing City, while shouting slogans that they themselves did not understand.

Yasumasa Fukushima, a staff officer of the infantry of the military headquarters, had already made it very clear before leaving, without a trace of ambiguity,—— their task was to die!

As for why? But it wasn't something that they little soldiers had to think about.

"What are these Japanese soldiers doing? I'm sure it's not a broken brain! ”

Liu Gangzhi, who was in charge of defending the northern city of the northern wing of the city, stood on the top of the city wall and looked at the six Japanese soldiers who were shouting and approaching, with a strange expression.

"And I don't even have a gun, I'm really tired of it?"

Running from the east city wall, standing aside to watch the lively Lu Zhaomei, she was also surprised.

He shook his head vigorously, feeling that his brain seemed to be a little inadequate: "It is to be a messenger to pass the word, although the two countries do not kill the envoys, but scolding people like this, they are not looking for death!" ”

"Don't cut it yet? I've watched too much drama and I've seen it like an idiot! ”

Liu Gangzhi saw that the six Japanese soldiers had already walked to a distance of 100 meters in the north wing of the city, glanced at Lu Zhaomei, compared the pistol in his hand, and felt that the accuracy was not good, so he took the rifle of a soldier next to him, picked up the gun and wanted to aim and shoot.

"Wait a minute, see what the commander-in-chief has to say."

Lu Zhaomei lowered the rifle of the willow pole, and then strode towards the city wall.

"Stupid! Wouldn't it be enough to call a herald? ”

Liu Gangzi unhappily returned the rifle to the soldiers on the side, looked at the city and walked over, standing not far from the city and leaning their necks, shouting at the top of their throats, the six Japanese soldiers suddenly said angrily: "Paralyzed, is it not a scolding formation?" Look at your dad who doesn't scold you, vomiting blood! ”

Liu Gongzi rolled up his sleeves, crossed his hands on his waist, and took a long breath.

"You six, dogs, donkeys, pigs, miscellaneous beasts, big beasts—"

At the south gate of the north wing of the city, the joint headquarters of the three cities.

Hearing Lu Zhaomei's report with a surprised face, not to mention He Changying, the generals and officers in the room were all full of surprise.

"Could it be that these Japanese soldiers are here to scold the formation, so that we can't take the initiative to go out of the city to attack them? But back and forth on these two sentences, 'Long live the Emperor, Qing-', these Japanese mongrels! ”

Jia Qisheng's face was angry: "Why don't you shoot them with one shot?" Let's report a few reports! ”

"Whatever the reason, if my guess is right, there are friends in Shan County today who don't plan to let everyone have a good year; Maybe when the guns rang out, it was when the big war broke out, especially with a large number of Japanese artillery! ”

He Changying ordered Lu Zhaomei: "Ignore them first, the city wall will begin to arrange anti-artillery panels; The rest of the ministries immediately took action, except for the first-line army, and all entered the anti-artillery wall. ”