I saw that behind me, a large group of Japanese soldiers armed with rifles pounced on them.

"Shoot!"

"Bang, bang—"

Dense gunfire rang out from behind, and large groups of soldiers fell to the ground with guns.

"Now,—— who of you still wants to rest?"

Cao Fengyi said with difficulty, and then shouted desperately: "Japanese soldiers, there are Japanese soldiers!" Brothers, pick up the bird system and kill the Japanese soldiers! ”

"Paralysis, these liars!"

"Lao Tzu is the eighth generation of his ancestors!"

At this time, on the hills on both sides of the road, a large number of Japanese soldiers also appeared.

"Shoot!"

"Attack, attack!"

"Bang, bang,——"

"Run!"

Immediately, on the entire road, 2,000 Qing troops fled in pieces.

Chase, kill, and begin!

On February 29 of the Western calendar, the 3rd Infantry Brigade of the Japanese division Oka Masayi successfully lured the 4th Battalion of the Qing Army out of the city, and set up an ambush to gather and annihilate halfway.

After that, the 3rd Brigade of the Japanese Army, which captured a large amount of military rations, Chen Bing Jicheng North Dazhaojiazhuang Village, monitored Jicheng.

The main force of the 11th Brigade of the Japanese Army continued to divide its troops, and the target was directly aimed at the cities of the Ludong Peninsula except Yantai.

When the news came back to Yanjing, the emperor, the queen mother, and the ministers of the Qing Dynasty all angrily cursed the Japanese soldiers for not being the sons of man, and they did not believe in their words, which was really a beast!

At this time, the Empress Dowager Cixi, who also had no temper, once again ordered Li Hongzhang to immediately set off for the East to beg for peace, in order to end this extremely sloppy Qing-Japanese war as soon as possible.

In the afternoon of the same day, the northward march of the Ninghe battalion went to Liushuzhen Town, Leting County, bypassed Luanzhou in the east, arrived at the mouth of the Tanghe River, and joined the Liaodong Brigade.

Nearly overnight, the military horse team that set off from Jinmen also arrived safely at the mouth of the Tang River.

At this time, the strength of the Liaodong Brigade had reached 10,000 people, and the troops stayed overnight on the south bank of the Tang River, only waiting for the bullets from the Dagu military station and the silver two arrived.

On March 1, Li Hongzhang led a delegation to leave Jinmen and was escorted by Bian Changshengying all the way to Dagukou Wharf.

After the mission left Tianjin, the British Minister Og and the American Minister Tian Bei successively sent a report to the Oriental Consulate to inform them of the situation.

With regard to the United States' initiative to intervene in the Qing-Japanese peace talks, Britain's main goal in East Asia at present is to prevent Russia's southward invasion, so it has expressed a tacit welcome attitude.

The reason why the United States took the initiative to participate in the Qing-Japanese mediation was that the emerging countries wanted to make their voices heard on the world disputes, and at the same time, they also wanted to seek more benefits for the Qing Dynasty for the Orient, which it considered to be a vassal state.

After receiving the telegram, the British and American envoys immediately conveyed the news to the Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Hayashi Tung.

Lin Dong, who was pleasantly surprised, hurriedly reported to the Oriental Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu, and forwarded the opinion of Li Hongzhang, Minister Plenipotentiary of the Qing Peace Talks: Li Zhongtang and his attachés were willing to live on the ship, and the Oriental could prepare more accommodation without the trouble.

Soon, the news of the coming of the Great Qing beggars and the embassy spread throughout Hiroshima, and Hiroshima was full of jubilation, which meant that Toyo had completely won the battle of the Qing Dynasty and Japan.

Emperor Meiji, who got the news, although he had expected it ninety percent before, was still overjoyed when it really came.

After the Meiji Emperor and Ito Hirobumi deliberated intensely, they immediately showed a solemn attitude that was completely different from that of the previous treatment of the Zhang Yinhuan Mission.

Ito Hirobumi sent a letter to the British and American ministers, saying that in view of Li Hongzhang's age and the fatigue of the journey, the merchant ships of the Qing peace talks could sail directly to the port of Maguan in Shimonoseki City.

It was here that the Qing and Japanese countries were to hold talks for peace in the East.

On the same day, Emperor Meiji reappointed Hirobumi Ito and Mutsu Munemitsu as ministers with plenipotentiary powers for the Eastern peace talks.

He ordered Cabinet Secretary Tsuyoshi Ito, Foreign Affairs Secretary Katsunosuke Inoue, Secretary of Foreign Affairs Keiyoshi Nakata, Foreign Ministry Interpreters Mutsu Hiroyoshi and Narahara, and former Chinese Embassy Secretary Chung Yong-pun, to participate in the Qing-Japan peace talks.

These negotiators will leave Hiroshima by boat on March 3 and go to Mahan in advance to prepare for the peace talks.

On the morning of the same day, the warship Cardinal, which was stationed in Yantai Port, was ordered by British Foreign Secretary Kimberly to sail to Dagu Wharf together with the German merchant liner Gongyi and Liyu anchored in Yantai Port, escorting the Qing delegation to the Oriental peace talks along the way.

Vice Admiral Philmantle, commander of the British Far East Fleet, sent a telegram to Ding Ruchang in Port Arthur before boarding the Cardinal:

"The end of the Qing-Japanese War is imminent, although the Beiyang Naval Division Dadonggou was defeated, but I look at this battle, except for a few cowards, the rest of the soldiers are brave; The defeat of the naval division was due to the outdated and dilapidated ships, and the damage of the shells was weak, but not to the people. Now the main force of the naval division is dependent, and after the war, it only needs to vigorously purchase armaments and strictly enforce military discipline, so that it is not impossible to shame the defeat of Dadonggou. ”

Ding Ruchang, Liu Buchan, and a group of sailors and generals in Port Arthur got this telegram, and everyone had gloomy faces and was silent for a long time.

"The country has raised the navy for decades and spent hundreds of millions of taels of silver, and the result has become like this; So far, the sailors have only sunk a small gunboat, and the Tsumen Brigade of the Anti-Japanese Army has also sunk the Saikyo Maru! ”

Ding Ruchang's voice rolled thunder in the hall of the Admiral's Mansion, shocking the generals with shame.

However, if the court wants to negotiate peace, what can they do?

Now that the sailors are weak, going to sea to fight is tantamount to death, just like Lieutenant General Philmante said, for the sake of today's plan, we can only lie down and taste the courage, and see you in the sea in the future.

"Report, General Jiang, General Wu, and General Lin ask to see the military gate."

A doorman came in to deliver the message.

"Hurry up, please ,—— go, and go to the door to greet you, you and me, the generals of the defeated army, are not qualified to take a shelf!"

Ding Ruchang stood up with a dark face, and with one sentence, he was half ashamed of all the sailors and generals in the hall.

Outside the hall, the sun is scorching, standing here you can see from a distance that the snow on the surrounding mountains has all melted, and it is estimated that it will not be long before the ice layer of the entire Ludajin coastal line will turn into clear blue water.

Jiang Zikang, Wu Weiyang, Lin Yunyu, Shen Zhaoao, Chen Shijie, Mao Chao, Li Bohu, Song Xi, Xu Sijin, Jiang Guidi, Chen Yunhe, a large group of people strode into the gate of the Beiyang Navy Admiral's Mansion.

Seeing this scene, all the sailor generals were slightly stunned, and then their expressions suddenly became serious.

This large group of people represents the highest civil and military officials in Port Arthur in the Qing Dynasty, and represents the highest level of the Arthur Legion of the Anti-Japanese Army, and it is obviously not a trivial matter to come here at this time.

However, now that Li Zhongtang is going to the Oriental peace talks, and the war is about to end, what other big event needs such a big battle?

Ding Ruchang and Liu Buyun glanced at each other, and each saw each other's doubts.

A large group of people sat in the hall of the Admiral's Mansion, and even though the living room was large, it seemed a little crowded.

The orderly soldiers served hot tea, and the house was silent, all looking at Wu Weiyang and them, not knowing what was sold in the gourd of the anti-Japanese army.

"Just now, the commander of the British Far East Fleet, Admiral Fremantle, sent me a clear message,——"

Ding Ruchang only remembered when he said this, the telegraph office was controlled by Chen Shijie, and all telegrams sent and received must be signed by him, and they obviously knew about this telegram.

So that's why so many people came, right?

Just, why bother? Everyone's eyes are staring at each other and sighing silently, is it interesting?

"Ahh

Ding Ruchang figured out Wu Weiyang's intentions, and couldn't help but feel happy for a while, and sighed heavily.

"Military Gate, the Lushun Regiment of the Anti-Japanese Army received the operational telegram issued by the commander-in-chief, and came to discuss the military situation with the naval division."

As soon as Wu Weiyang opened his mouth, he was stunned by the water division generals in the room.

What is a battle order ,—— a battle order?

Fight against whom?

Isn't the war coming to an end?