"Congratulations to the Emperor, now Britain is finally really angry at the treachery of the Japanese people; Let's look at it, in a few days, the Japanese soldiers will flee with their tails between their legs in a panic and roll out of the ground of our Daqing! ”

Sun Yuwen showed a happy face.

"Congratulations to the emperor!"

Although this kind of congratulations is not very good to put it bluntly, the civil and military forces in the hall still couldn't help the excitement in their hearts and congratulated in unison.

It seems that at this moment, all the Japanese soldiers have become floating clouds.

Incheon Port, North Korea, ugly time.

"Woo-"

In the deep night, the Combined Fleet escorted a large number of troop carriers and cargo ships into the port of Incheon.

At this time, except for the engineer personnel and the guard soldiers, all the people on the ship group entered the dream fragrance.

Warships, troop carriers, cargo ships, one after another, began to anchor near the shore, waiting for dawn.

According to the original plan, the fleet will be suspended for one day tomorrow in the port of Incheon to load a large amount of grain extorted from the Joseon royal family and transport it to the First Army of Shanhaiguan.

On the 6th, six merchant ships loaded with 3,000 Oriental ronin will land on the banks of the Datong River under the escort of the cruisers Kongo and Katsuragi.

The Combined Fleet escorted the 11th Brigade of the Army to Shanhaiguan.

At this time, the few weak torches at the Incheon Port pier began to pass and ignite a large number of pine resin torches, and soon the entire Incheon Port Pier was illuminated with countless torches.

Daesa Anjun, Sampo Oo Tower, stood on the dock, and behind them were Korean soldiers who had been recruited throughout Incheon overnight, all pushing wheelbarrows full of grain, ready to board the ship overnight.

Soon, Prince Akihito Komatsumiya and Henyoke Ito, who got up on the Hashidate, saw the emperor's personal telegram on the warship, and their faces immediately changed.

Prince Akihito Komatsumiya ordered loudly: "The grain will be loaded on the ship overnight, no matter how much it is loaded, and the anchor will be lifted at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning, and it will rush to Shanhaiguan at full speed." ”

Shanhaiguan.

In the dark night, countless torches were lit inside and outside the entire Shanhaiguan Pass, reflecting the stars in the sky.

Under the stars, the remnants of the 3rd Brigade of the Japanese Army, the 19th Wing, and the 5th Cavalry Brigade, nearly 7,000 Japanese troops, were building fortifications besieging the three cities all night.

The 3rd Squadron of the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Artillery Wing followed the gun wheel slide on the steps of the city wall at Shanhaiguan Pass, drove mules and horses to pull a venerable small-caliber gun up the city wall, and lined them up.

Under the supervision of the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th Heavy Brigades of the Japanese Army, nearly 10,000 Qing Dynasty and Korean prisoners, pushing wagons full of military supplies, were beaten and forced by bayonets and leather whips to walk on the frozen and potholed fields with difficulty, and entered the pass through the breach on the east wing of the main city of Shanhaiguan.

At the same time, the headquarters of the First Army, the field hospital, and the personnel stationed in various divisions, regiments, brigades, and regiments all entered the customs overnight in the darkness of night.

The three cities outside the gate were dark, and all the soldiers had already laid down, except for the vigilant team.

However, the vast majority of generals, soldiers, and civilian officials who followed Liu Kun out of the customs were almost still tossing and turning, and it was difficult to sleep peacefully.

The night wore on, and the dawn of the next day finally came.

When the morning light on the east side of the sea reveals the shallow white of the fish's belly, there is silence inside and outside the Great Wall of Shanhaiguan.

After overnight transportation, all units of the Japanese army's divisions, brigades, and regiments, as well as a large amount of military supplies, have all been transferred to Guannai for a temporary basis, and according to the plan, they will be gradually transported to Yongping Fu today, and then further pointed to Tangshan.

After the continuous construction of this night, the fortifications of the three cities outside the Huanguan of the Japanese troops were also preliminarily completed.

A simple defense line with horse-repellent piles and broken masonry door panels, from the breach on the south wing of Shanhaiguan to the breach of the north wing of the city wall, is nearly ten miles long.

At this time, the tired and half-dead soldiers of the 3rd Brigade of the Japanese Army, except for the vigilant ones, were lying on the frozen soil covered with pine branches, wrapped in military coats, and fell asleep with exhaustion.

"Da -"

As the loud wake-up call sounded, the entire three cities outside the gate were boiling.

"The big knife slashed at the heads of the devils,——"

"Forward, forward, forward, our team ,—— to the sun"

"Defeat the Japanese Invaders, recover Liaodong, save Korea, and level Mount Fuji!"

Suddenly, all kinds of military songs and slogans rang out one after another in the three cities.

"Yaga, these clear dogs!"

"I hate it, I should all die and die!"

The Japanese soldiers, who were awakened by the noise, cursed one after another, then covered their heads with their coats and continued to sleep.

"Brothers, let's go, go to the top of the mountain in one go, and then cook and eat."

Seeing the slight whiteness in the east in the distance, Wang Lian urged the soldiers of each battalion to get up three times, and hurriedly climbed a high mountain while he had the strength to rest for a night.

Seven miles northeast of the three cities outside the Guan, near the sea of Feijiagou.

This was originally the defense area of the 10th Brigade of the northernmost garrison of the Japanese army, after the 12th Wing of the 10th Brigade marched to the Great Wall of Jiumen and the 22nd Wing attacked Shanhaiguan.

The two squadrons stationed in the 10th Brigade also used vehicles to pull supplies last night and retreated south overnight, leaving a barren land.

"The main force of the Japanese army, artillery, and military funds have all entered Shanhaiguan, leaving a Japanese army to build a defensive line around the three cities, and it seems that they are preparing to besiege us."

On the top of a mountain in Feijiagou, Luo Minglei and Huang Bojie stood in the woods, looking at the situation in the south.

Huang Bojie took the telescope and looked at it for a while: "The encirclement of the Japanese army has two centers of gravity in the north and south, Shanhaiguan in the south, and the camp in the east in the north, and the military strength in the north seems to be no less than 2,000 people; The Japanese army is really getting more and more shrewd and careful! ”

"The outpost of the ice belt on the sea can be withdrawn."

Luo Minglei explained to Wu Junma, the commander of the reconnaissance platoon, and then said to Shi Weicheng with an inquiring tone: "What should we do next for our independent battalion?" ”

"It's amazing to have friends in Shanxian County!"

Shi Weiyuan said excitedly: "Leave thousands of troops behind, trap our only heavy army group that can fight in Zhili, and then the rest of the army will go all out to Yanjing and force the ——, emperor of Guangxu to sign the alliance under the city ——,; Guts! ”

"Isn't that bad, why are you so excited?"

Luo Minglei said very unhappily: "The brain is missing a string, and it is still broken!" ”

"No, it's good, it's not broken."

Shi Weiyuan said gloomily: "The two plans of Youpeng in Shan County now have difficult prerequisites; First, the first condition for forcing the emperor to sign the alliance under the city is that the emperor cannot be frightened away in advance, otherwise it is likely that the bamboo basket will be empty; And the use of a large army to besiege the three cities, Shanxian County's move is very likely to bring ruin to this army and achieve the immortal prestige of our anti-Japanese army! ”

"How?"

Luo Minglei, Huang Bojie, and a group of officers from the independent battalion standing on the side all looked at Shi Weiyuan in surprise and asked.

"Looking at the defense line of the Japanese army, the main city of Shanhaiguan is the south center, the east camp is the north center of gravity, and the east and west forces are extremely weak, especially the front line with the left gap in the chest wall of the inner city in the east and west, and the distance between the two centers of gravity is more than 1.5 miles, this is the opportunity!"

"What chances? Let's hear it. ”

A group of officers of the independent battalion were even more excited.

"I don't know, that's the matter of the commander-in-chief and the staff of the three cities."

Shi Weicheng looked like a scoundrel.