In Dongxian Ridge, the reinforcement army led by this bastard completely annihilated an infantry brigade of the empire, plus half a cavalry squadron.

In Shun'an Station, it was the sneak attack of this bastard again, and he ate a cavalry squadron of the empire by force.

On the banks of the Datong River, it was this bastard who led his team, and in front of the Western military observation group, ambushed an artillery brigade of the empire and killed an infantry squadron of the empire.

Then in the Yalu River Hushan, Andong County, in Liaoning Pulandian, Jinzhou, Dalian, in the current Anzhou, Pyongyang line, in Changshan Siwan, in Shanhaiguan.

Fight against the Empire at every turn.

There are no less than 10,000 Imperial soldiers who have died at the hands of him and his allies! - In this, not counting the thousands of ronins killed by their guerrillas in North Korea.

You must know that in this war against the Qing Dynasty in the empire, not counting the 11th Brigade that has not yet set off, a total of nearly 65,000 land forces have been dispatched so far.

Except for the soldiers who died of illness.

At least eighty percent of the imperial warriors killed in the battle were caused by these damn reinforcements.

And He Changying and his troops are getting stronger and stronger, and now they have become the number one enemy of the empire's conquest!

According to the comprehensive intelligence of the China Division of the Second Bureau of the General Staff Department from all sides, it is estimated that there should be no more than 15,000 elite troops directly under He Changying in Lushun and Shanhaiguan.

"In my name, send a telegram to the general of the First Army Shan County, telling him-"

Emperor Meiji was a little hesitant, and treated a guy like Yamaguchi Youpeng, he didn't listen to the light words, and he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to stand it if it was heavy, and he would want to die and get tired of life.

"Your Majesty, the 20,000 troops of the First Army are now close at hand from the Qing Jing Division, and they can reach it overnight; However, the countries of the Western Ocean have their own evil intentions, such as entering the wolf pack to seize the pigs, they need to weigh and be cautious step by step, and one wrong step may bring immeasurable losses to the empire. ”

Keisuke Otori, the emperor's new adviser to the Privy Councillor, understood what Okumuneko meant in the old continent, and opened his mouth to stumble on Yama Prefecture Youpeng.

"General Shan County is also an important minister of the empire who understands the overall situation, and will not act rashly; Send another telegram to the general of Shanxian asking the First Army to suspend all military actions. ”

Emperor Meiji understood Keisuke Otori's subtext.

When he was in the Yalu River, Yama Youpeng ignored the orders of the base camp and forcibly sent troops north to attack Xiuyan and Haicheng, and the ministers of the base camp, including Ito Hirobumi, had many complaints, strongly hinting that he would be replaced as commander of the First Army.

This time, it's just a rehash of the old thing.

However, now it seems that the First Army's attack on Haicheng is the right choice.

Otherwise, now tens of thousands of troops are still on standby in the Yalu River, and the second army is blocked in Lushun, how can there be the glory of capturing Yingkou, Liaoyang, Fengtian, and the army in Shanhaiguan?

So at this time, Emperor Meiji had already unconsciously changed his attitude and began to favor Yamaguchi Aritomo.

Hirobumi Ito, Mutsu Munemitsu, and Keisuke Otori looked at each other quietly, and they all saw the disappointment in each other's eyes.

With this eye-catching guy, it is estimated that there will be a lot of trouble in the future.

On the south coast of the main island of the East, it is the southernmost point of the Izu Peninsula.

A large Oriental navy is sailing on the turquoise sea, heading northeast, to Tokyo Bay, a hundred miles away.

According to the itinerary, the fleet will sail into the port of Tokyo before nightfall.

Vice Admiral Shosuke Ito, commander of the Combined Fleet, stood on the side of the Hashidate, facing the hunting sea breeze, looking at the coastline and the frozen shoreline.

At this time, Ito did not know what happened after the fleet left Bohai Bay.

Including the sinking of the Pancheng, the Combined Fleet detachment, under the command of Shark Island Rengui, blockaded the Weihai Weijun Port of the Qing Dynasty.

The captain of the Hashidate, Hidaka Strong, walked to Ito Hiroyu's side and said respectfully: "Commander, for the Qing Dynasty, as long as the imperial court is willing, their army can form dozens or even hundreds of field divisions at any time; And the only thing that really has combat power in the navy is the Beiyang Naval Division. ”

Ito knew that this was the admirals, knocking on the side to express their dissatisfaction with being an army transport brigade.

And deep down in his heart, he is actually quite dissatisfied.

"When I return to Tokyo this time, I will propose to Minister Saigo that I ask the Emperor; Since the Beiyang Naval Division of the Great Qing Dynasty can't come out, then the Imperial Navy will go to fight his military port! ”

Ito Henyoke said in a deep voice: "The empire's economy has begun to collapse, and if the navy of the Qing Dynasty is not completely defeated, they will always have unrealistic illusions about war, and they will not really give in to despair!" ”

"Woo-"

After seeing the combined fleet, the merchant ships traveling to and from Tokyo Bay obediently sounded their whistles, expressing their supreme respect for such a fleet that defeated the Qing army's Beiyang Naval Division.

At this time, nearly 10,000 infantry of the 11th Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, under the leadership of Vice Admiral Kuroki Weizhen, commander of the 6th Division, were waiting for the arrival of the escort fleet in Tokyo Bay.

So far, the seven standing army divisions of the East Ocean, except for the 1st Guards Brigade of the Guards Division, the 2nd Guards Brigade, the 4th Brigade of the 2nd Division, and the 7th and 8th Brigades of the 4th Division.

All the rest of the army brigades and regiments entered the Qing Dynasty to fight.

Because the artillery of the First Army was abundant, and the ice in the bay was extremely inconvenient for heavy artillery to transport, this time only infantry, sappers and baggage soldiers were transported.

At the same time, the flotilla will also carry a large amount of polished rice, cannonballs, cotton jackets, cotton boots.

The base camp of the landing site has been finalized, which is in the east salt pot ten miles north of Shanhaiguan and at the mouth of the Jiujiang River.

From the point of view of the Hiroshima base camp, the landing of troops in the Bohai Sea will definitely shock the world and become the last straw that crushed the will of the Qing Dynasty to resist.

Shanhaiguan, three cities outside the customs.

The joy of the soldiers in repelling the Japanese army was soon replaced by the pathos of the corpses of their fallen comrades on the ground.

The shocking flesh and blood stumps, the ruins of the collapsed city, and the seriously injured and howling comrades-in-arms all gave this Chinese New Year's Eve a strong and tragic color.

At noon on this day, the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the lunch in the three cities was white steamed buns with sour vegetables, and a bowl of seaweed and scallion egg soup for one person.

There is not a trace of meat in sight.

Just like that, most of the soldiers could not eat a mouthful of food at noon on the Chinese New Year's Eve.

Because the wreckage of the comrades in the city has made too many soldiers vomit out their bitter gall.

Too many soldiers, after the bloody battle, began to show a look of fear.

He Changying, Li Jingfang, Tang Shaoyi, Xu Bangdao, Xia Qingyun, after inspecting Dongluo City, they no longer had the strength to go down to the city tower, and they all sat on the city wall with a heavy heart, smoking silently.

"Whew-"

Suddenly, the wind blew westward, blowing away the black smoke drifting from Shanhaiguan and blowing the scarlet red flag in a 'boom' flutter.

"After today, it's time for spring."

Xia Qingyun said faintly: "Since I went to Incheon, North Korea, it has been seven and a half months in the blink of an eye; From Asan to Pyongyang, to Hushan, Motianling, Mukden, all the way back to Shanhaiguan. ”

Xia Qingyun stepped on the cigarette butt in his hand on the city bricks: "The original 4th battalion of the Zhengding Training Army, the 2nd battalion of the Wuyi Army, and the right battalion of the Gubeikou Training Army, these 3,000 brothers are less than 700 today. ”

His face was full of tears, and he was 'whooshing'.