In the telegram sent to the governor's yamen, He Changying, in addition to stating the reason for going to southern Liaoning at four o'clock, also briefly telegraphed the situation that happened in Andong City last night. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Moreover, in the battle exploits, He Changying also brought in the Renzi Army and Song Xi of Andong Zhixian County.

And Song Xi, who left the city without permission and fled to Langtou Town to hide, was written as a brave and resourceful loyal minister who braved the blockade of the Japanese army and mountain bandits and came to Langtou Town to ask for help.

Jiang Zikang has an indifferent temperament and does not like to drill camps, otherwise he would not have won the title of general soldier in history until his death.

Therefore, after reading it, he just smiled indifferently and did not say anything.

On the other hand, Song Xi, who was in his early thirties from Andong County, was standing on the side, and his face was full of red light, and his gratitude to He Changying for his support was incomparable.

It is conceivable that this telegram will soon be sent to Jingshi through the Yamen of the Governor of Zhili, and the name of his own small Biansai County Order may also be 'heard'.

What a great honor!

In the telegram to Weihai Weijungang, He Changying sent it in the name of the entire Qing army on the Liaodong front, facing the officers and men of the entire Beiyang Naval Division.

The telegram is in one sentence: we are in Liaodong, we are fighting!

What He Changying didn't know was that these seven telegrams became the beginning of his later direct intervention in the command of the army of powerful ministers and officials from all walks of life in the Qing Dynasty through wires, including the wireless network a few years later, bypassing the upper authority of the Beijing Gate court.

In China's tens of millions of square meters of land territory and tens of millions of square meters of endless sea areas, through these invisible radio waves, it is closely linked with the Korean reinforcement army.

The power of the Forbidden City was completely emptied, and a new class of power was formed.

At the Yamen of the Governor of Zhili, when the telegram came, Li Hongzhang was having a cordial and friendly conversation with the British Consul General in Tianjin.

Because of the victory at Hushan the day before, Britain had a reassessment of the Qing Dynasty's combat strength.

Since October 20, the Russian Emperor Alexander III has died, because it is unclear whether the character of the new emperor of Tsarist Russia who is about to ascend the throne is belligerent and expansionist, or moderate and conservative.

Therefore, Britain, the United States, France, Germany, and the domestic centers of several countries all expressed their intention to intervene in their consul general in the Qing Dynasty to end the Qing-Japanese War.

In particular, Britain's newly appointed prime minister this year, Earl Roseberry from the Liberal Party, made it clear to Consul General Ogne that the Far East should maintain the status quo as the best policy at this time.

And don't let the Oriental invasion of Korea and the northeast of the Qing Dynasty cause a military backlash from Tsarist Russia, which will trigger a large-scale inter-imperial war in the Far East.

However, because the Japanese army fought too smoothly before, the ambassadors of the great powers, including Eugene and Bowsted, were embarrassed to intervene.

Moreover, because of the big victory all the way, the Oriental bonds in London and Paris rose by one price a day, and the ambassadors and consuls who got great benefits were even more reluctant to reduce their assets by themselves.

Knowing that the Japanese army had failed in the battle to cross the river yesterday, Bao Shide, who had received the signal from Ogne, finally showed up today and came to the governor's yamen.

Bao Shide had a very 'sincere' conversation with Li Hongzhang, and very tactfully expressed his willingness to 'run' for the Qing Dynasty and mediate the war.

After that, the two talked about the general trend of the world and the scenery in a friendly manner, and talked about Li Hongzhang holding a banquet at noon.

After being inked until one o'clock in the afternoon, Li Hongzhang sent away Bao Shide, who drank two glasses of Daqing Moutai and was dizzy, left.

When he was about to go to take a nap and rest for a while, Li Hongzhang was told by the old housekeeper that his uncle was waiting for Li Hongzhang with a group of adults who hurried to come at noon in the second hall.

Li Hongzhang sighed in his heart, thinking about what kind of 'moth' he had made again, so he hurriedly came to the signing room, and as soon as he entered the house, he saw a room of Beiyang officials sitting in the room.

Sheng Huaixuan of Tianjin Customs Department, Luo Fenglu, assistant secretary of the battalion of the water division, Wu Tingfang, judicial staff, Zheng Caisheng, deputy battalion commander of the Sheng Army stationed in Renzi Army, Wu Yuren, commander of the Renzi Army, and Luo Rongguang, chief soldier of Dagu Fort.

And a few of them are 'purring' and eating noodles.

"What's going on?"

Li Hongzhang's wine was more than half gone at that time.

"Zhongtang, Song Qing of Jiulian City has a full line of defense; The Feng army retreated to Phoenix City downstream, and the Sheng army broke the camp and burned the ordnance, fleeing without a fight. ”

Zhang Peilun took a telegram full of letters and handed it to Li Hongzhang.

"Bang dang!"

Li Hongzhang was furious when he heard this, and the wine he drank at noon suddenly poured into his old face: "It's just one day, one day, one day!" Didn't he Song Qing report the victory yesterday,-"

The generals were silent, waiting for the middle hall to finish venting.

After roaring for a while, Li Hongzhang picked up the telegram and read it patiently.

"He Changying and Jiang Zikang want to go back to Dalian? Well, his reasons are reasonable; Xingsun, you call them, say I promised, and what they want, what they want, what they want, what they want, try to meet them. ”

Speaking of this, Li Hongzhang sighed faintly and said: "It's really a poor season, He Changying and Jiang Zikang, the old man finally didn't misunderstand them; And He Changying, I really wronged him yesterday, hehe-, this kid is really a shrewd and transparent guy who only takes advantage of the cheap and doesn't suffer! ”

"Didn't they tell the court about going back to Liaonan? After all, this is a transfer of troops involving two defense zones, and it is 5,000 elite soldiers. ”

Sheng Huaixuan couldn't help but remind Lao Zhongtang out loud.

It is conceivable that once the collapse of the Yalu River defense line spreads, what kind of shock will it cause in the government and the opposition, and what a sinister group attack Beiyang and Lao Zhongtang will face.

At this time, he called back to agree to He Changying's request and Jiang Zikang to go to Dalian, wouldn't he add another charge of 'preserving strength and ignoring the overall situation' on Lao Zhongtang's head?

"Say, of course! It's just that after the appointment is issued, it's just to let them know the result! ”

Regarding this matter, Li Hongzhang suddenly showed a rare toughness these days: "Looking back now, it was a big mistake for the Beiyang troops to enter North Korea this summer; Lao Weng is using the East Ocean to deplete our Beiyang, and the East Ocean is using North Korea to reduce the mobile forces of our Qing Dynasty. ”

When Li Hongzhang said this, he was breathing and panting, glanced at his son-in-law, and motioned for him to continue the conversation.

Zhang Peilun had many discussions with his old father-in-law before, and the last time He Changying returned to Jinmen, he and He Changying conducted a detailed analysis.

Only now has Zhang Peilun basically sorted out the 'Tao' inside.

He forcibly suppressed the panic in his heart and explained to the generals in the signing room: "The heavy Japanese troops pressed the banks of the Yalu River, and the imperial court pumped our Beiyang troops to the Yalu River defense line again and again, forming the emptiness of the troops of Dalian and Lushun Military Port; Now that the defense line of the Yalu River has been lost, the Yi Army, the Ming Army, the Sheng Army, the Wu Yi Army, and the Feng Army have no choice but to retreat to the Phoenix City area to assemble and fortify; So—"

Zhang Peilun said faintly: "The Japanese are not fools, since their army by the Yalu River is enough, then the tens of thousands of troops who landed at Huayuankou, why do they need to draw snakes?" -- Lushun is in danger! ”

Inside, everyone was shocked, and many of them had turned pale.