On February 19 of the Western calendar, the sun was shining and the temperature was warm.

The sun has already dried up the moisture on the road, and the wheat fields on both sides of the road are full of green greenery, indicating that this year will be another good harvest year.

And 50 miles northeast of Beitang Fort and 50 miles southeast of Ninghe Daying, Prince Akihito Komatsumiya, the 'Grand Governor of Zhengqing's Mansion in the East, also sighed as he looked at the boundless green fields.

At 7 o'clock in the morning, with the sound of a whistle, the Japanese mixed ship group arrived in the waters of the Tang River estuary.

Immediately, Saikyo Maru, Ise Maru, Kyoyoda Maru, and Mankoku Maru, four ships lowered eight small sampans, carrying 64 soldiers, and rowed towards the silent mouth of the Tang River.

At this time, in Heiyanzi Village and Jiantuozi Village, in the area of the estuary of the Shahe River of the Tang River, seeing the Japanese warships rushing in, the village was already in turmoil.

The Japanese army killed all the way from Shanhaiguan to Tangshan, and then went all the way to the west, killing the corpses and blood, and the matter had already spread throughout Beizhili.

Now seeing the arrival of the Japanese warship, the people of the two villages were all terrified, and hurriedly packed up the valuable things in the house, pushed the only food in the house with a wheelbarrow, and dragged their children and daughters away.

And this panic wave will also spread rapidly everywhere as the people of the two villages disperse.

At about 8:30 a.m., the Japanese sampan arrived at the ice zone near the Bohai Bay, dropped 48 Japanese soldiers, and landed on the ice surface of the Bohai Bay.

Then march north and land on the mainland.

At about 10 o'clock, the soldiers of the Japanese army who were conducting reconnaissance on the east, west, and north sides waved their flags on the coast to indicate that there was no trace of the Qing army nearby and that they could land safely.

Considering that the ice in the Bohai Sea was melting in large quantities in recent days, Lieutenant General Ao Baogong, commander of the 6th Brigade, immediately ordered the troops to disperse and land along the coast between the Tang River and the Shahe River.

First of all, concentrate the ship's strength to transport the 1st Brigade of the 13th Infantry Wing, and the overnight supplies required by the 1st Brigade to land.

After that, the headquarters of the 6th Cavalry Brigade was transported, and the 2nd and 3rd squadrons landed (the 1st Squadron was in Dalian Bay, following the 6th Brigade of the 12th Division).

Under the order of Okubogong, 16 transport ships and 9 frigates that arrived in the waters of the mouth of the Tang River laid down their small sampans one after another and gathered towards Yamaguchi Maru, Jinshu Maru, Miike Maru, and 3 transport ships, preparing to transport the 1st Infantry Brigade to land.

At 11:30 p.m., the first batch of 600 Japanese infantry landed on the beach, and immediately, the soldiers, under the orders of the commanders of each team, marched deep into the surrounding land and were responsible for guarding.

At about 14:30 in the afternoon, the second batch of Japanese infantry successfully landed.

At this point, the 1st Brigade of the 13th Wing of the Japanese Army had landed with all the troops, and under the order of Infantry Shozo Watanabe, the commander of the 1st Brigade of the 13th Infantry Wing, began to establish a defensive position on the tidal flats.

However, the Japanese soldiers and officers of the 11th Brigade Regiment who had experienced the Weihaiwei Marine War obviously did not regard this matter as a very important matter.

In their eyes, the most elite army and navy of the Qing Dynasty are so trash, what threat can there be on this deserted beach, and it is worth them to seriously build a row of tidal flat positions?

The reason why it is still established is just a habit that has been formed.

Of course, it is reasonable to build a little bit arbitrarily and a little rough appearance.

At about 17:30 in the afternoon, the sun had gradually set, and the sea breeze had begun to look cold on the body, and this group of sampans transported the headquarters of the 6th Cavalry Brigade and 253 soldiers and military horses of the 2nd Squadron to the coastal ice zone.

Prince Akihito Komatsumiya, Koho Oku, Yasumi Oji, Hirosuke Ito, Shigeto's Dewa, and Ichi Chikosuke ——, a group of Japanese naval and land generals also boarded the coast continent with great interest on a sampan boat.

As a heavy general in the army, it is impossible for them to spend the night on the shore tonight, saying that they went ashore to check the enemy's situation on the spot, but in fact, they are just bored at sea and want to step on the land of Zhili in the north of the Qing Dynasty.

"What an endless wilderness! The red wall is tiled, and the wheat seedlings are green; - Why is there no cooking smoke between the villages, when chickens and dogs smell each other? ”

Prince Akihito Komatsumiya held up a telescope and exclaimed: "These Qing people still don't know, we Dongyang are going home with friendly sincerity to recognize their relatives and help them drive away the Manchu Qing who oppressed them." ”

Several Japanese naval and land generals on the side were silent with solemn faces.

They are all real soldiers, not shameless politicians, full of lies and can not blush.

The general of Shanxian County burned and looted all the way from Shanhaiguan, and the place he passed was like locusts crossing the border, ten rooms and nine empty, and the corpses were all over the field.

This incident has already caused an international uproar, and Western countries have condemned it one after another.

Even the Western journalists and military observation groups who stayed in Jinmen have already issued a statement that they will never enter the 1st Army and be in the company of wild beasts again.

Coupled with the previous massacre of the 2nd Army in Jinzhou, the Imperial Army was already infamous in the world and in the Great Qing Dynasty at this time.

How can anyone dare to cook on the fire in the village without dying?

"Da, da, da-"

Under the setting sun, the Japanese cavalry, who had just come ashore, dispersed in three directions, in a group of 5 cavalry, in three directions: north, west, and east.

According to the order, tonight they will search for twenty miles in three directions, and then return to report.

At 18 o'clock that night, Prince Akihito Komatsumiya, Okuho Gong, Yasumi Oji, Shoyoke Ito,——

A group of Japanese generals took a boat and began to return to the warship.

In the darkness of the night, the Japanese infantry carried a large amount of wood collected from the deserted village north of Tang Kekou and lit a raging fire.

At 21 o'clock in the evening, all the Japanese cavalry returned safely, reporting that no trace of the Qing army had been found around.

He also arrested six Qing civilians to the coast, and after being interrogated by officers who knew Chinese, it was learned that no Qing troops had appeared in this vicinity in the past few months.

After receiving this expected information, the Japanese troops who landed were even more relaxed.

In their proud hearts, they had already concluded that except for the Qing army that chased behind the butt of the 1st Army at Shanhaiguan, there might be some combat power, and the rest of the entire Zhili Province, the Qing Dynasty did not have any army that could really fight.

So, let's sleep with peace of mind!

The stars hang down in the plains, and it is clear that tomorrow is another sunny day.

It won't be long before the peach blossoms bloom and the willow trees sprout.

And at that time, the Qing Dynasty must have surrendered with sincere fear of losing money and land, and he could also go home with glory and silver to see his family, parents, wife and children.

Spring dreams.

Tsumon.

Li Jingfang led the convoy and arrived on the bank of the Crescent River in the northeastern suburbs of Jinmen on the afternoon of the 18th.

Where, along the Crescent River, tens of thousands of family members of officials from Jinmen gathered, ordinary people looking for relatives.

There are gray-haired old men, women holding breasts, shy girls waiting to be married, and half-grown children in their teens who are as thin as monkeys—

Everyone is a face of intersection, panic, enduring suppressed grief, and a slim desire for a miracle.

"It's coming!"

"It's coming!"

"It's coming!"

Seeing the long convoy coming, the crowd suddenly shouted like lit oil drums, and rushed towards the convoy with their legs.

Whether it is a huge surprise or endless despair, it is time to know.

Soon, the sound of weeping shook the sky.

It is not the cry of finding the bones, but the bitterness of the death of a loved one without seeing the body.

The return of the convoy of the anti-Japanese army completely shattered the last illusion of the tens of thousands of Jinmen military dependents.

From tonight onwards, it will be full of white filial piety.