By land.

The Imperial Army's 5 elite field divisions, plus the Guards Division, and the 4th Junk Division, which consisted of Osaka traders, totaled only 14 infantry brigades.

So far, the Imperial Army has dispatched 8 infantry brigades, and will soon dispatch the 9th mixed infantry brigade.

However, Dashanyan's Second Army was still blocked by the Qing army in Dalian Bay, and it was in a dilemma.

Although the offensive was smooth and the progress was rapid, the troops were seriously attrition due to the fighting and the long march for several months.

Moreover, the First Army did not obey the Emperor's holy decree today, decided to fight a war, and suffered a setback at Shanhaiguan.

Not to mention the British obstruction this time, even if you can successfully take Shanhaiguan in Shanxian County, the base camp will also force the First Army to suspend its pace and wait for the 11th Brigade of Daiji Yasuchun to land at Shanhaiguan for reinforcements.

The staff of the base camp estimated that the Qing army in the mountains and seas of Tianjin, at this time, would definitely not be less than 80,000 troops.

Once the First Army is in danger due to insufficient military strength, the great cause of clearing the empire will be an irreparable disaster.

on the waterways.

Although the Beiyang Naval Division suffered heavy losses, the main force still existed.

Especially in Dingyuan and Zhenyuan, in the Battle of Dadonggou, the strong anti-bullet ability, as well as the heroic and bloody nature of the vast majority of the Qing navy to fight to the death, shocked the imperial navy and the base camp after the war.

Shen Chuan, an ace spy loyal to the empire, sent precious information a few days ago, because the base camp failed to hold on, was transferred back to the combined fleet.

As a result, the Beiyang Navy Division actually left the port and sank an imperial ship.

The information from the Western ambassadors that a capital cruiser had been sunk was an obvious lie.

Because according to the telegram of the Incheon Port Same-Island Officer, only Yaesan, Panseong, Amagi, Yamato, and Kaohsiung were left, and five weak ships remained.

And the only valuable Yaeyama in it, with a terrifying speed of more than 20 knots, pointing to those old ships of the Qing Dynasty trying to catch up and sink is tantamount to a fool's dream.

However, the sinking of a warship is an indisputable fact, and it is a very bad thing for the morale of the empire and the international impact.

Now the Lushun Army is deadlocked, the Navy has returned in vain, and the First Army, the only hope of breaking the situation, has been stopped by the strong orders of the British Empire.

Although since the outbreak of the war, watching the empire triumph all the way, beating the Qing Dynasty on the main battlefield to the point of losing armor and being unable to fight back.

However, there are a few wise people who can really see the monstrous crisis behind the fire of the empire and the flowers and brocade.

The Qing Dynasty has a population of 400 million, a strong and strong economy, and a vast and boundless territory, as long as it persists in fighting and does not surrender, no matter how much the empire wins all the way, sooner or later it will be dragged to death.

How did Hirobumi Ito not wake up at night, soaking wet and anxious?

Now the East is going to take advantage of the subtle psychology of the Qing imperial family to carry out war blackmail in the best interest.

not only wants to make Guangxu and Cixi feel distressed, but they will never dare to have a trace of disrespect and dissent towards the East in the future; But they couldn't really overturn the plates of the Qing Dynasty, so that they didn't have the courage to fight to the end and fight against the water.

This requires that the military base camp, the navy and the army that have been released must cooperate strictly with each other, and they cannot ruin the calculations of the empire for their own stupid ideas, boring honors, and these messy things.

So Youpeng in Shan County must have an idea to get him back!

Hirobumi Ito looked at Mutsu Munemitsu, and then at Admiral Minister Saigo Norimichi.

"What's even more embarrassing is that there are friends in the county who resisted the order to fight, but they actually lost! How will this allow the British Empire to estimate the Empire's combat power? ”

Saigo said angrily: "After the battles of Pyongyang, Dadonggou, and the Yalu River, how amiable was the attitude of the British; However, since the Second Army was blocked by Lushun, the attitude of the British has begun to change subtly, and the battle at Shanhaiguan this time is even more harshly worded. ”

Saigo Congdao looked around at a group of generals of the Ministry of War and said in a deep voice: "If the Ministry of War has the ability to confront the British, you can ignore all obstacles and threats, and keep fighting to the south and west at will; If not, listen to instructions and don't make a mess of things! ”

Saigo's words can beat the generals of the Ministry of War here very lightly, and they are all silent with shame and anger on their faces.

"On the occasion of the prosperity of the empire, all the generals should work together to create an immortal cause; The merits of the army are obvious to all, and now it is only a small setback, and although the battle of General Shan County today is inappropriate, it is not a violation of military orders; For the great cause of the empire, it is not a big problem. ”

Emperor Meiji was also dissatisfied with the decadence of the Army's Daiyama Iwa Second Army and the rebelliousness of the Yama Prefecture Aritomo First Army.

However, he could not speak.

Emperor Chrysostom said that he should be cautious in his words and deeds.

The allusion of the Chinese Zhou Cheng Wang Tongye to seal the younger brother, Meiji has still seen it.

Once some inappropriate meanings are expressed, they will be misinterpreted by the courtiers layer by layer, and it is likely that they will even force the top ministers of the Imperial Army to commit suicide.

Especially that Mangfu County has a friend.

That's a catastrophe for the Empire!

Hearing Emperor Meiji's comfort, a group of army generals were even more ashamed, and they couldn't wait to go to southern Liaoning now and take the Lushun fortress in one fell swoop.

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army of the Base Camp and Director of the Military Station, Lieutenant General Kawakami Caoliu said with a solemn face: "The combat power of the Qing army on this road is indeed good, and the imperial soldiers have already climbed under the city wall, and they can actually fight bloodily, forcing the general of Shan County to withdraw the army." ”

Oriental Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu said with anger on his face: "Aid the Korean army, He Changying; In Pyongyang, the Yalu River, and the Golden State, including the current Shanhaiguan and Lushun confrontations, were all his troops; Yaga, it's really hateful! ”

The name He Changying is familiar to all the Oriental bigwigs in the base camp here.

As a result, the faces of the ministers, including Emperor Meiji and Hirobumi Ito, became very unsightly.

Four months ago, in the eyes of the bigwigs, this He Changying was still an insignificant product, just a little reptile that could be easily crushed to death with one finger.

It's just because of a book "The Scream", which then led to his beautiful daughter Shan Xiaoman, who has friends with Shan County, and Baron Lev, the nephew of Kuropatkin, the commander of the Transcaucasian Army Group of Tsarist Russia and the governor of Central Asia.

A relationship between a man and a woman between the three.

At that time, everyone, including His Majesty the Emperor, had a look of good play, and talked about it as an interesting story that could ridicule the 'brave' and combative Yama Prefecture Youtomo.

His Majesty the benevolent Emperor even planned to see if he could persuade him to surrender after the First Army captured He Changying, and find a Chinese son-in-law for the general of Shan County.

In the future, as a lackey of the empire, he will be a tiger for the empire to gradually annex the Qing Dynasty.

However, the next dazzling change completely changed everyone's superficial perception of this 'Chinese quasi-son-in-law of the Shan County family'.