"The second responsibility lies with Jiang Zikang, and-"

Zhang Peilun hesitated for a moment, but thinking that they were all from his own family, it didn't hurt to say it: "The other is Zuo Guigui." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"How?"

Li Hongzhang looked at Zhang Peilun in surprise, expressing his interest in his alternative views.

"The Japanese attacked Pyongyang from three directions: east, south, and north; The geographical advantages of the east and south sides are far inferior to those of the north, and because the Yi army can be closely united, it can fight very well, and it can't help but hold the position, and also kill and wound a large number of Japanese soldiers; ”

Zhang Peilun said faintly: "But what about Jiang Zikang and Zuo Guigui? Especially Jiang Zikang's department, Zuo Guigui suffered heavy casualties there, and their Renzi army actually withdrew to the Seven Star Gate almost unscathed, and in the subsequent battle, they did not take the initiative to reinforce the Xuanwu Gate! ”

Because Jiang Zikang lost the Jiangdong Qiaodian Heights, the Fengjun fortress was directly bombarded by the close artillery fire of the Japanese and had to give up the heavy fort; Then Jiang Zikang lost the Jiziling again, so that the Japanese could calmly deploy troops in the west, south, and two directions, and attack the Peony Terrace on all sides; Therefore, the primary person responsible for the loss of Xuanwu Gate in Peony Terrace is the Renzi Army! ”

Li Jingfang, Zhang Shiheng, Li Ju, Li Jingpu, all four of them bowed their heads and pondered, while Li Hongzhang nodded in recognition of his son-in-law's point of view.

"As for Ma Yukun and Wei Rugui, especially Wei Rugui, our Beiyang veteran and tiger general, they should be vigorously rewarded; And now the Yalu River defense line, the strongest is the Sheng army, and when the main force of Zongqing's Yi army arrives in Jiulian City, in the subsequent offensive and defensive battles, it will also rely on Wei Rugui's Sheng army to make a death force. ”

Zhang Peilun proposed to his father-in-law: "Since Zhongtang has decided to remove Ye Zhichao, why not let President Wei Rugui defend the Beiyang troops on the Yalu River defense line?" Transfer Zong Qing out of Lushun, and our defense in Lushun will be empty. ”

"In the past few days, because the Queen Mother summoned me to Beijing, I haven't discussed many things with you; Since Fengsheng Ah and Zuo Guigui died in battle, coupled with He Changying's interception of nearly half of the Feng army, the two teams that the imperial court painstakingly built up can be regarded as dissipated; ”

Li Hongzhang's old face showed a desolate expression: "These days, the imperial court has been arresting Wei Rugui's Sheng army and harassing the people for impeachment, don't you understand?" ”

"Father, does the court want to dismiss Wei Rugui?"

Li Jingfang said in surprise: "Now that he has been dismissed, can the Sheng Army, the Tiger Army, still fight well!" ”

"Ye Zhichao, Wei Rugui was dismissed first, and he was sent to Beijing to enforce military discipline, and he was sent to the Beijing Division, and he was sent to the Criminal Department; This is the final decision of the imperial court, just wait for Zong Qing to arrive in Jiulian City, and then immediately take action"

A wave of shame and anger welled up on Li Hongzhang's face: "The emperor broke two knives, so we have to break the two generals in Beiyang; Jiang Zikang, Ma Yukun, of course not enough for this level, such a good opportunity to hit our Beiyang, if you don't take him Wei Rugui under the knife, who else will you go to? ”

The house was silent, and it was cold to the bones.

The suspicion between the imperial court Beiyang has actually reached such a point, how can it not make people feel cold?

"On the water master's side, Ding Ruchangge went to the title of Shangshu, took off his crown, and stayed in his post for the time being; Guangjia's command led the Chenghai battalion to garrison Wu Jingrong, and he deserved it, but he still understood that he could make it, so he temporarily dismissed his post and stayed in the camp to see the after-effects; Fang Boqian, the deputy general of Jiyuan's management belt, fled in the face of the enemy, causing the ship to be disrupted. ”

Li Hongzhang's words came out slowly, and the faces of the people in the room turned pale.

This Fang Boqian will be the first deputy general to be beheaded in the past ten years in the Qing Dynasty.

He is also the first senior general to be beheaded since the formation of the Beiyang Naval Division.

"Before I came back today, I had already sent a telegram to Lushun, and tomorrow morning, Fang Boqian would be beheaded."

Li Hongzhang's eyes showed a trace of sadness, although he was also very resentful of Fang Boqian's escape in his heart, but these children, in the past twenty-six years, he has watched them grow up day by day.

How can there not be a trace of sadness?

A trace of rabbit death and fox sadness?

"He Anzhi said in the telegram that the Japanese have begun to move north, and they began to evacuate Anzhou overnight today."

Li Jingfang saw the gloom in his father's eyes, so he quickly changed the topic: "In the telegram, he also did not recommend Shouyizhou, alas——"

Li Jingfang sighed, after the Battle of Pyongyang and the Battle of Dadonggou, everyone admired the sharpness of this kid's vision.

Yesterday, Li Jingfang sent a telegram to Anzhou nervously, asking Ji Yizhou, in fact, how much he wanted He Changying to call back and say, 'Yizhou can be kept'.

Then it means that this keen-eyed almost demonic guy is confident that the war between the Qing and Japan will be limited to the territory of Korea and will not affect Liaodong.

But He Changying's call back simply made Li Jingfang's heart cold.

- "Can't keep it!" ”

With just these three words, Li Jingfang couldn't eat anything from yesterday to tonight.

"Bo Xing, you don't need to be so pessimistic, in fact, you don't understand the true meaning of the three words He Changying."

The dog-headed military advisor took a big step forward and jumped out again to brush up on his sense of existence.

"Why didn't I get it?"

was said 'stupid' by the 'ponytail escaper' who he had always looked down on, and Li Jingfang's tone was certainly not very friendly.

His eldest sister Li Ju is not only slender and beautiful, but also smart and lovely, and she actually married this twenty-year-old wife, who died and can only brag about the old thing, which is really a loss.

To put it mildly, even if his two younger sisters are cheaper than He Changying, they are a hundred times stronger than following this old thing!

Of course, Zhang Peilun didn't know the dirty thoughts in his brother-in-law's heart, and said proudly: "It's 'can't be kept' instead of 'can't be kept', because He Changying understands Western axioms; now our team has taken the initiative to return to the Qing Dynasty, if the Japanese soldiers still rely on North Korea and don't leave, that is, they don't pay attention to international justice, they will naturally be condemned and questioned by foreigners!" ”

"Well said!"

Li Hongzhang nodded and praised: "Our Qing Dynasty is a country of etiquette that has always been reasonable, as long as we withdraw to North Korea, the cunning sophistry of the Japanese before will be self-defeating!" ”

"Youqiao, you send a report to Ye Zhichao and let the team withdraw to the country from tomorrow, but there are enough ferries left on the south bank of the Yangtze River to wait for reinforcements for the Korean army; When the army had crossed the river, all the ferries were immediately sunk. ”

Li Hongzhang's favorite thing to listen to now is 'mediation', and when he heard his son-in-law say, 'deep in my heart', he couldn't help but laugh happily.

"What does the court say?"

Hearing his father's direct order 'against the holy will', Li Jingfang couldn't help but be a little worried.

These days, my father, as well as the entire Beiyang, has been shouted and cursed by the government and the opposition, and it is really unwise to provoke the emperor at this time!

"How so? The imperial court directly took down our two generals in Beiyang, I can't bear to say it, if the emperor is not satisfied, it is okay not to withdraw the troops; ”

Li Hongzhang said angrily: "It's still the same sentence, I'll go back to Feixi to retire, whoever can come!" Isn't the emperor going to reorganize the cabinet in these two days? Weng Tongyi, Li Hongzao, I heard that they have all been decided; Since the old man is capable, okay, I will give him this seat to take a seat, see if he dares to sit down, whether he has the ability to sit firmly! ”

Speaking of Weng Tongxiao, Li Hongzhang's eyes turned red with anger.

It's not that he slandered in the household department, how could his Beiyang lack Western flowering bombs, so how could the sailors lose so badly in this naval battle?

It's hateful!

North Korea, ten miles northeast of Shun'an Station, see Dragon Reservoir, Eagle's Beak Mountain.

Fang Dahai and a group of reinforcement troops and soldiers of the Yi Army sat on the waterfront, their hearts full of remorse and anger.