He Changying and Nie Shicheng stood side by side on the riverside, watching more than a dozen fishing boats shuttling back and forth in the river with difficulty. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Because the current is so fast, a fishing boat can only hold about 20 soldiers at a time, and the soldiers facing the upstream side of the water have to hold long wooden poles in their hands to prevent broken logs from falling upstream from hitting the fishing boats.

In this way, the fishing boat took a diagonal line in the rapids, sailed to the other side of the river, and floated to the bank of the river one or two miles downstream of Anzhouyi.

Then the soldiers on the other side of the river need to use ropes to pull the fishing boat to a mile upstream of Anzhou Station, and then row it diagonally.

It would have taken two hours to do so.

"Alas! I can only stay in Anju tonight. ”

He Changying silently calculated in his heart that the distance from Anzhou to Pyongyang was about 150 miles, although it was muddy and difficult to walk after the rain, but there was a wide road between the two places, and the forced march No. 3 should barely reach Pyongyang City.

After replenishing supplies in Pyongyang that night, the 4th departed, and on the morning of the 5th, it was possible to reach the outside of Hwangju.

Then find a suitable ambush point and complete the ambush of the 1st Brigade of the 11th Wing led by Ichitobei.

Before, He Changying had been hesitating whether to go to the Renguan and go to fight a positional defensive battle first.

However, considering that the position of Sheren Pass was too dangerous, in case Ichihebei saw that there was an army defending, he stood by and waited for Oshima Yoshimasa's 9th Mixed Brigade.

Then He Changying will fall into an embarrassing dilemma.

Beat?

This time, the Oriental Army deliberately carried a large number of artillery pieces in order to attack the city.

And there is no logistical support on his side, pointing to this recruit in his early 1,000s, in case he is bitten to death by Oshima Yoshimasa's Ninth Brigade, he first uses a small force to go around to the dangerous pass behind Sheren Pass to block the retreat of the reinforcement army, and then cooperate with the artillery attack from the front.

It was not possible to evacuate the reinforcement army, and it was swallowed up by the entire Ninth Brigade.

If you don't fight, just withdraw from the house?

So isn't it a big joke that the reinforcement army marched all the way, guarding the natural danger and giving up the pass, and ran away when they saw the Oriental army coming?

Moreover, it will deal a heavy blow to the morale of the newly formed army to aid the DPRK.

A new army, its first battle is crucial, it can be lost, it can be retreated, but it cannot be fled.

Otherwise, once this rabbit habit is developed within the army, then as long as it encounters a tough battle in the future, the army may flee at any time.

This unexpected heavy rain can be regarded as helping He Changying make a choice, what he has to do next is to rush to Huangzhou County in time and treat them well when the first brigade of a household guard is approaching Huangzhou City.

"Anzhi, I think you seem to be in a hurry? Actually, you don't need to be in such a hurry. ”

Nie Shicheng glanced at He Changying in confusion: "There are no signs of Japanese activities around Pyongyang now, such a large Xiongcheng is not something that can be touched by just a few Japanese troops; Even after the vanguard came into contact, it was impossible for the Japanese army to launch a campaign to cross the river without six or seven days. ”

"I'm not going to stick to Pyongyang and go around Huangzhou."

He Changying handed Nie Shicheng a cigarette and helped him light the fire.

"Huangzhou, Dongxian Ridge Sheren Pass?"

Nie Shicheng raised his eyebrows and looked at He Changying in surprise: "Pointing at you, a thousand people, there is no logistics, no reinforcements; If the Japanese army really takes the route of Ruixing Fengshan and Huangzhou, once the Japanese army blocks your back road with a small force, you will not be able to withdraw! ”

In Huangzhou, Fengshan, Xiangyuan, and Jiangxi, heavy troops were set up to guard the dangerous strongholds, and only enough troops were left in Pyongyang to defend the city, which was the plan proposed by Nie Shicheng to Ye Zhichao when he had just withdrawn to Pyongyang.

In this way, it can not only rely on the terrain advantage, greatly consume the strength of the Japanese army, but also give Pyongyang enough buffer time to respond.

However, this proposal was immediately vetoed by Ye Zhichao, and Nie Shicheng was persuaded in a few words.

"An Zhi, I also had the idea of rejecting the enemy before, Ye Junmen, as the commander-in-chief of this Korean war, of course, also has his foresight, and he persuaded me in a few words."

Nie Shicheng looked at the surging river and said: "Ye Junmen asked me: 'If the Oriental Army concentrates a large number of merchant ships and is escorted by the fleet into the Taedong River, and there are no batteries on both sides of the Datong River all the way to Pyongyang, the Oriental Army can choose the landing site at will, and then calmly surround Pyongyang and attack; Once Pyongyang fell, the army between Pyongyang and Seoul collapsed in an instant, and all of them were lost. ’”

"They don't dare!"

He Changying said categorically: "This kind of military adventure, as long as it is intercepted by the Beiyang Naval Division, all the Oriental Army will have to go to the sea to feed the fish." ”

Nie Shicheng shook his head with a smile and did not go into further words on this topic.

Now that the emperor has repeatedly decreed, the government and the opposition have cursed and discussed, Ding Ruchang's sailors are hiding in the turtle shell of Lushun Military Port, and they can't live or die; Everyone knows that a little military adventure can win a military victory for the whole of Korea, not to mention the Orientals, even if they dare to gamble.

"An Zhi should not take the Oriental army lightly, I fought with the French army in Taiwan, Chenghuan and the Japanese army; The Western army values skill and teamwork, and relies too much on artillery, while the Eastern army has strict military discipline, and their soldiers have a fanatical spirit, which is very terrifying, and our Beiyang army lacks the support of this inner spirit. ”

Nie Shicheng said solemnly: "This country will eventually be a big disaster for my dynasty!" ”

He Changying glanced at Nie Shicheng in surprise, in this era, it is no wonder that he is one of the few famous generals in the late Qing Dynasty.

His "Scream", his "Young China Says", and the passionate military songs he plagiarized were not just to inject a rigid spirit and lofty ideals into the army aiding Korea, the people who still have blood and backbone in this country!

He Changying nodded very seriously, diverted the topic and asked, "Is the military gate planning to go back to recruit soldiers?" ”

"Two days ago, news came from Pyongyang that Toyo had decided to merge the 3rd and 5th Divisions and form the First Army under the leadership of Yama Ang Yutomo; The Great War is about to begin! ”

Nie Shicheng said faintly: "The news has been transmitted to Zhongtang, and Zhongtang urgently dispatched four thousand military horses to let me go back to lead the army; In the next period of time, more troops will enter North Korea one after another. ”

Nie Shicheng said with a smile: "It's okay to go to Huangzhou to train soldiers, but before the third division of Dongyang comes, there should be no change in the fifth division of Nozu Michikan, you can repair in Pyongyang for a few days, and then go to Huangzhou when the soldiers recover their strength; However, it is better not to put the troops to death, these cadets are the hope of the future of the imperial court, and if the Oriental army knows the identity of your new military camp, they will definitely find a way to annihilate you. ”

He Changying sighed in her heart, worthy of a generation of famous generals, and her eyes are really sharp and unique.

However, before the arrival of Toyo's 3rd Division, there should be no movement in Nozu Michikan's 5th Division?

Pyongyang, for its part, is still too optimistic.

They underestimated the madness of the Orientals!

Regarding this issue, He Changying did not plan to argue with Nie Shicheng, and estimated that before he arrived in Pyongyang, the many 'Qingjian' on the side of Seoul would inform Ye Zhichao of all the details of the Nojin Road Fourth Route Army.