"Just such a battle, which lasted less than three hours, the army's losses had already exceeded the third, and the fifth division captured more than the sum of Fenghuang, Xiuyan, Kuandian, Yingkou, Haicheng, Liaoyang, and Fengtian!"

Every time Yamaguchi Suseni said the name of a city, Fukushima Yoshichi, Nakaki Noki, and the faces of the captains who stood upright with their heads bowed were ashamed.

"This new army of the Qing Dynasty has always been a trouble for the empire, in Korea, on the Yalu River, in southern Liaoning, including the current Shanhaiguan; If it weren't for the timely reinforcement of this new army today, the city of Dongxiluo would have been destroyed! ”

Okubo Risada said with a face full of anger: "I suggest that the next step is to temporarily release the East and West Luo Castle, focus on attacking the northern wing city, and completely annihilate them!" ”

There was silence in the war room, and everyone was waiting for Yamaguchi's decision.

"Today's battle has shown that the Qing army is not as incompetent as you and I imagined, the new army in the North Wing City is indeed brave and wise, but even if there is no reinforcement from the new army in Dongluo City, Zhongmu you may not be able to capture it."

Seeing Nakaki Zhizhi's face red and red, Yamaguchi Suchen comforted: "Of course, the number of Qing troops in Dongluo City is several times that of the third brigade, and they are all quick shots, and they occupy the geographical advantage of defense. ”

"There are also thousands of Qing troops who rushed out of Guancheng, even if they are holding backward guns, bird commands, and even big swords and long-haired bows and arrows, they still have the courage to fight to the death."

Yamaguchi Suchen said in a deep voice: "The battle has brought casualties, but the battle will also touch its growth, since I have figured out the situation of the Qing army, I will not give them another chance to grow; ”

Hearing General Yamaguchi's words, all the military commanders stood upright, waiting for the general's order to immediately attack the whole army and take the three cities outside the pass in one fell swoop.

"From now on, the whole army shall cease all acts of fighting; Maintain vigilance, planned by the General Staff, and proceed with the establishment of camp facilities to meet the First Army. ”

Hearing Yamaguchi's order, the Japanese military staff officers in the war room were all in disbelief.

"You want the glory of conquering mountains and seas; And I ,——"

Yamaguchi Suchen said in an unquestionable tone: "I don't care who will capture this glory, and the future Jinmen and Yanjing; I just need to see as long as the empire wins! ”

"Report, Hiroshima Base Camp Electric."

A telegram lieutenant presented a telegram to Yamaguchi Sotomi.

All the military commanders were expectant, thinking that we have no right to change your decision, general, the base camp can always be.

The 3rd Brigade immediately ceased all unnecessary military acts, organized the camp in the defense area, and waited for the arrival of the commander of Shanxian County. - Kawakami Six. ”

Tsumon.

"Victory, victory!"

"The king is mighty, kill the enemy Yingye, kill the enemy Yingye!"

The streets and alleys are full of cheers, and with Guangxu's special purpose, the recruitment office of the Anti-Japanese Army, which has restarted recruiting new soldiers, is even more crowded.

Chaoyin Temple, Li Family Annex.

"It's actually a big victory, won't it be Ye Zhichao's set again? Well, it can't be ,——"

Li Hongzhang immediately shook his head and denied his conjecture: "This matter is too close to Jingshi to hide it; Besides, Gongting is not such a person. ”

Seeing his father-in-law's eyes, Zhang Peilun lifted his spirit and began to analyze this matter with his father-in-law.

Now the courtyard is deserted, and there are few people, except for a few days ago who came a holy decree that wanted the old father-in-law to follow in the footsteps of Zeng Wenzhenggong and bear the infamy of the world, no one came to visit.

I hope that my analysis can find a trace of the feeling of dominating the world in the position of the governor of Zhili, and talk about comfort.

"You don't know the situation of the mountains and seas, in addition to the four battalions of our Beiyang Sheng Army, the elite veterans of the first battalion of the Renzi Army, even if you add He Changying's 1,000 recruits trained by foreigners in the Dagu Barracks, Wang Liansan's third battalion of the old Ludong Army is only ten battalions; The rest is unbearable. ”

After listening to Zhang Peilun's words, Li Hongzhang nodded in approval.

Seeing his father-in-law nodding, Zhang Peilun was like a boy meeting Zhong Ziqi, and he suddenly came to his senses, and said with his eyebrows fluttering: "These battalion leaders rely on the mountains and seas to build a strong city, and they have insufficient offense but more than enough to defend the city; I wanted to attack in a big way, but in the face of Xiongcheng's quick gun, I didn't get a bargain, so I took the initiative to retreat. ”

Zhang Peilun said with a smile: "That's it. ”

"Well, Youqiao has a point."

Li Hongzhang couldn't help but laugh happily when he saw that Zhang Peilun, who had been smiling and depressed all these days, finally regained a trace of the self-confidence of the Zhili Governor's Mansion.

Today's dialogue can make Zhang Youqiao, the famous 'Four Advice of Hanlin', who was wronged with me, an old man, find a trace of the feeling of guiding the world when he was in the Governor's Mansion of Zhili, and it can be regarded as comforting.

"Master, a group of fast horses came outside, saying that it was a letter from the eldest young master."

Outside the thick curtain, the old butler said with joy.

"Huh?"

Li Hongzhang and Zhang Peilun were both surprised and delighted.

"I see!"

"It was a terrible fight!"

Zhang Peilun read Li Jingfang's letter in high spirits, and both of them were like drinking fine wine, and their bodies and minds were comfortable.

"With this great victory, the emperor will no longer force me to negotiate peace with foreigners according to Lafayette's wishes; Who wants to leave a stench for 10,000 years! ”

When he said this, Li Hongzhang couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, like thunder faintly, buzzing in the hall.

The emperor forced me to fight a land and water war with the Japanese in Beiyang, but he instructed the imperial party to control elbows everywhere.

I sent my Beiyang generals to prison one after another, and the elite soldiers were dismantled, plotting to rob my Beiyang, and then tarnishing my reputation.

Then sweep me like garbage into this dark courtyard.

I can tolerate all of this.

However, now it has intensified and forced me to negotiate peace with Lafayette.

Isn't this going to make me even more infamous than my teacher for 10,000 years?

I'm a son of Xianghuai, for you to love Xinjueluo to fight Taiping, fight twists, fight France, fight bandits from all over the world, fight the Orient-

How much blood was shed, how many Xianghuai sons were killed in the war, and how many orphans and widows were left behind, but one by one they ended up in today's tragic end?

Even the clay man also has three points of fire, not to mention that he is the first important minister of the Qing Dynasty, famous all over the world, and single-handedly established Li Hongzhang, a behemoth of Beiyang!

"Youqiao, you and I are in this small courtyard, watching the waves and clouds outside; With this lesson of the old man, let's take a good look at how different they can come out of a new path. ”

As the saying goes, 'in this mountain, Yunsheng doesn't know where', now that Li Hongzhang jumped out of that mountain, and then looked back at the clouds and smoke in the past, he could naturally see many things that he hadn't paid much attention to before, or couldn't see too clearly.

Like, the book, the songs.

For example, he jumped out of the circle of Lushun at the right time, and now Lushun should have been completely controlled by the anti-Japanese army, and it can be said that it is temporarily cut off from the imperial court.

Another example, the stunning and domineering "Qinyuan Spring Snow".

"Tang Zong and Song Zu are slightly less coquettish; Genghis Khan, a generation of Tianjiao, only knows how to bend the bow and shoot the eagle! ”

What kind of magnitude is this?

It's not a person who looks at the world and asks whether Jiuding is important, how can he write such a lonely speech!