In other words, the Qing army, both land and navy, used a total of more than 200,000 land and water troops on the battlefields of Korea, the mainland and Taiwan. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

As a result, only 1,132 Japanese soldiers were killed in battle or died of wounds.

This is to subtract the more than 300 Japanese troops wiped out by the Taiwanese rebels.

From the outbreak of the Battle of Toshima on July 25, 1894 to the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki on April 17, 1895, the Sino-Japanese War lasted a total of eight months.

In these eight months, 240 days, the 200,000 troops of the Great Qing State fought from the sea to the land, from Korea all the way to the northeast and Ludong, lost the largest military fortress in East Asia, Lushun, and lost the largest military port in East Asia, Weihaiwei.

Such a 'heroic battle' resulted in the killing of more than 800 Japanese soldiers.

On average, you can't kill a single Japanese soldier in a day.

It can be seen that the Qing army has rotted into what it has become from the bones?

And in this time and space, when 4,000 Ming troops joined Liu Shengxiu, they were prisoners of the Japanese army in Jiulian City.

The 6,000 Sheng Army and the 2,000 Renzi Army were forced to abduct by He Changying and brought to southern Liaoning.

Without these 12,000 troops, the Liaoyang defense line was suddenly riddled with holes and loopholes everywhere.

In Nie Guilin, which was stationed in Xiuyan, he did not train his troops, and he did not divide troops to fortify in a dangerous mountain pass, and more than 2,500 soldiers all stayed in Xiuyan City, spending money and bragging in the house all day long.

In Nie Guilin's opinion, this matter is actually really simple.

- If the Japanese army doesn't come, everyone will wait here for the New Year, and when they come, everyone will withdraw to Yingkou to wait for the New Year.

Jiashan, the guard of Xiuyan City, heard that the Japanese army was coming, but he took the initiative to recruit troops and horses, and hastily recruited 2,000 children of the Eight Banners.

Although these children of the Eight Banners are a group of poor ghosts, they are raised free of charge by the Qing Dynasty, and they walk birds every day, smoke big cigarettes and gamble on silver, and their lives are comfortable.

Everyone pays attention to face, so no matter how poor they are, there are one or two big horses in the house, and where do the uncles usually walk long distances, let alone this cold day?

So these 2,070 uncles came over, except for 70 people who were really too poor to raise horses, the rest were all riding big horses to 'serve the court'.

So Jiashan took advantage of the situation to form four battalions of horses and a sentry cavalry.

These 2,000 masters entered the barracks, neither training to release guns, nor going out to stand guard.

Eating and drinking every day, gambling, bragging, smoking, prostituting girls, playing with rabbits,—— the entire barracks has become a big smoke house and a gambling house.

Xiuyan City was suddenly lively.

No one should worry about the Japanese army that is entrenched in Dagu Town in the south, and nearly 10,000 tigers are eyeing it.

Song Qing, Nie Shicheng, Ma Jinxu, nearly 7,000 troops, after abandoning Phoenix City, made every effort to defend the dangerous Sky Ridge 100 miles south of Liaoyang.

Iktanga retreated to the horse race set one hundred and thirty miles east of Motianling, relying on the high mountains and dangerous forests in the northeast, and set up military platoon camps on the hills of the post road leading to Liaoyang.

At this point, the Qing army Liaoyang, from Xiuyan in the west, to Motianling in the east, and the horse race set, barely built a defense line to block the enemy.

And there is no natural danger, Xiuyan, who has the lowest number of troops, is obviously the weakest link.

On November 9 of the Western calendar, Captain Adachi Takemasa led an infantry squadron as a search detachment from Phoenix City to attack Saimaji.

On November 10th, the commander of the 1st Brigade of the 22nd Wing of the Japanese Army, Imada Shosa, led a large infantry brigade and set out from Phoenix City under the order of Naomi Tachimi.

On the way, it passed through Xueli Station, Fanjiatai, and Tongyuan Fort to reach the mouth of the Caohe River, and then turned west to cross the watershed, and launched an attack on Lianshan Pass, the gateway to the east of Motianling.

On November 11, the Japanese army Jintabu and the Ma Jinxu division defending Lianshan Pass exchanged fire, Ma Jinxu was defeated and retreated, and the Japanese army immediately occupied Lianshan Pass.

On November 13th, the Japanese Adachi Armed Forces Department was blocked by Iktanga at the post road south of Saimaji, after a battle.

The Japanese left behind 14 corpses and evacuated southward.

In the early morning of November 14, Major General Shangmin of the 5th Brigade of the Japanese Army led three infantry brigades, one cavalry squadron and two artillery squadrons from Dagushan to attack Xiuyan from the front.

The 10th Brigade Regiment stationed in Phoenix City was dispatched to the 22nd Brigade of the 3rd Brigade and a search cavalry detachment, commanded by the 3rd Brigade Commander Shigeo Mihara.

Starting from Phoenix City, through Huanghuadian, Songshugou, and Xinglonggou, attack the east flank and back of Xiuyan.

At noon on November 15th, the Daqi Shangming Department passed through Guihualing and was attacked by the regimental training spontaneously established by local coal diggers, and was immediately routed by the Japanese army.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Japanese troops arrived at Hongjiabaozi, ten miles south of Xiuyan City, and Jiashan led 2,000 cavalry, carrying bird guns, carrying guns, and a small number of fast guns, to meet the enemy.

Attacked by an infantry brigade of the Great Force, 2,000 cavalry suddenly dispersed, killing 63 people on the spot and capturing more than 300 people.

The fleeing Qing army was afraid of the sharpness of the Japanese army, except for more than 200 uncles who had settled in the city, the rest of the Qing army masters were scattered in a hurry and returned to their respective homes.

The four battalions of cavalry established by Jiashan at the expense of tens of thousands of taels of silver in the imperial court did not kill a single Japanese soldier, but gave more than 500 good horses and 300 coolies to Shang Minbai, and then disappeared.

That night, the fire in Xiuyan City was raging, and the Nie Guilin tribe fled in despair and rushed towards Yingkou, an important town in the northeast of Bohai Bay.

The gates to Liaoyang, Mukden, and even Shanhaiguan were easily knocked on by the Japanese army.

The battle for Liaoyang between the Qing and Japanese sides immediately began.

November 16 of the Western calendar, Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace South Study.

Emperor Guangxu endured the raging fire in his heart and forced himself to read the confessions sent by the Criminal Department one by one.

Lv Benyuan, Sun Xianyin, Zhang Qilin,——

These Sheng Army, Huaizi Army, and the officials of the Lushun Port Camp Office, the bandits of Tiejia Mountain, the confession of Guangxu who was angry.

Li Hongzhang is really finished this time!

The ministers of military aircraft kneeling below had all read the confessions before, and of course they knew how angry Guangxu would be when he saw it.

In fact, when they got the news that Zhao Huaiye was afraid of crime and 'committed suicide by jumping into the sea', everyone knew that Li Hongzhang was estimated to be 'mysterious'.

Now with these confessions, Li Hongzhang seems to have no better choice than to blame the old man.

Although these confessions did not involve anything about Li Hongzhang.

However, 6,000 Sheng troops burned the camp and fled, wantonly looting the village on the way.

Zhao Huaiye escaped from Dalian without firing a shot, and these battalion officers of the Huaizi Army tried to threaten Xu Bangdao to withdraw to Lushun with 'mutiny'.

Gong Zhaoxi, the former enemy camp office and the general office of the dock project in Lushun, and acting as the minister of Beiyang, fled to Yantai under the banner of raising grain, causing the officials and workers of the Lushun Dockyard Bureau and the Ordnance Bureau to disperse in a hurry.

——

He Li Hongzhang is the minister of Beiyang, and these generals and officials are his descendants, so of course he can't escape the blame!

"Li Hongzao."

As Guangxu spoke, he felt that his throat was burning and smoking.

"The minister is here."

Li Hongzao knocked his head lower.

"Give these confessions to Li Hongzhang,—— I think he will be shameless!"

Guangxu slapped the armrest of the dragon chair with a 'snap': "Tell Li Bingheng, the war in southern Liaoning, the Beiyang Naval Division, and hand it over to the commander; The telegram ordered He Changying, Jiang Zikang, Xu Bangdao, and Lushun military affairs to be led by President Jiang Zikang, assisted by He Changying and Xu Bangdao, and immediately arrested Gong Zhaoxi and escorted him back to Beijing for trial; As for Ye Zhichao, Wei Rugui, Zhao Huaiye, these scum-

Emperor Guangxu said calmly: "Let the Criminal Department immediately draw up a verdict and report it in accordance with the laws of the Qing Dynasty." ”

"Obey."

Li Hongzao was happy in his heart, thinking to himself Li Lao Pifu, He Changying, this little bastard can save you for the first time, and can he save you again this time?

You're finally out!