When Inoue Xin heard Hirobumi Ito say this, her old face was as bright as a chrysanthemum. I know very well how capable he is, he can't be the prime minister, he can only be an assistant, and among so many cabinet members, Ito Hirobumi is the first one who can say that he is his own. How this does not please him.

Since he decided to be an assistant, he did it well.

Now the prime minister's meaning is very clear, that is, not to send troops for the time being, and to make the Liaodong Army more dispersed before making a surprise attack on Liaodong, and then quickly take Lushun.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, now that we have accepted the conditions of the Qing Kingdom, if we don't make some moves, I'm afraid it's really unreasonable?"

What do you mean? Hirofumi Ito looked at Inoue suspiciously. It is difficult for the Qing Dynasty to regret it, and you must know who he can rely on except himself now.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, if we don't send troops for a long time, I'm afraid that the Qing Congress will go to Russia." Inoue voiced her concerns.

Russian. As soon as he heard these words, Ito Hirobumi immediately frowned, what Inoue Xin said was not unreasonable, even if the Qing country was weak, but the hundred-legged insect died and did not stiffen, if the Qing country was really forced to be urgent, and then turned to Russia, then Japan may not get any benefits at all.

Since the first war between himself and Russia on Sakhalin, both sides have been mortal enemies, and neither side can look down on them. If the Qing State is allowed to throw itself into the arms of Russia at this time, it will not do Japan any good to itself.

"You're right, we have to take a certain attitude." Hirofumi Ito, who figured it out, nodded and looked at Inoue Shin: "You go and handle it." ”

Inoue nodded, turned around and walked out, if you want to be confused, you must find the Minister of the Navy and the Minister of War.

North Korea, Seoul, the headquarters of the Second Army of the Japanese Army stationed in Korea, eight years, Nogi Nishinori has been in the position of the Second Army for eight years, and in these eight years, he dreamed of crossing Wenshan, Gongcheng and Yangkou. Eight years ago, the then Lushun Army and the current Liaodong Army were under the command of Liu Jun, advancing by leaps and bounds, almost taking Seoul, and later Sino-Japanese negotiations, the two sides stipulated that Wenshan and Yangkou were the boundaries. One north returned to the Qing Dynasty, and the south returned to Japan.

I thought that such a confrontation was only a short time, but no one thought that this confrontation would be eight years......

In eight years, Nogi Nishinori dared to say that he was the second in Korea, and no one dared to say that he was the first, and in the past eight years, he has traveled all over the places under the command of Korea and Japan.

In the past eight years, he has always scrupulously abided by the order given to him by the Japanese side, that is, he must not have any conflict with the Liaodong Army, and this order suddenly tied his hands and feet, and sometimes he could only endure the provocations of the Liaodong Army.

With a snap, Nogi Nishinori, who looked worried, tapped the command in his hand on the map hanging on the wall of the headquarters a few times. My heart was full of doubts.

His old rival Ding Ruchang gave himself another problem. Two days ago, a battalion of the First Corps of more than 500 people suddenly stationed in this gale, although this place is not a military point, but it is only five kilometers away from its own outpost, if a war starts, this battalion can be quickly dispatched, in less than two hours can occupy Gale Li, and then control the commanding heights to cover the large army into Seoul.

"Baga, what exactly does Ding Ruchang want to do? Squinting his eyes, Nogi Nishinori stroked the beard at the corner of his mouth. Muttering to himself at the map.

"Report, I just received news from the outpost that the Liaodong Army had retreated last night in the gale." A staff officer walked in and handed the message he had just received to Nogi Nishinori, who was in front of the map.

Withdrawn again, what is this for? Nogi Nishinori is really about to be broken. With a snap, Nogi Sidan slapped the telegram on the table and began to sit in his seat sulking.

The chief of staff of the Second Army, Taro Ono, walked in and looked at Nogi Nishinori, who was rubbing his temples with both hands, and knew that he was injured by the Liaodong Army's provocation but unable to fight back.

Looking down at the telegram in his hand, Ono smiled slightly, this telegram is the antidote to Nogi Nishinori.

After waving his hand and signaling everyone to step back, Ono Taro gently walked over to Nogi and sat down.

"Your Excellency General, do you want to take a break?"

Nogi Nishinori opened his eyes and saw that it was Ono Taro, and suddenly sighed helplessly: "Hey, I can't sleep, the Liaodong Army has often provoked over the years, but we are" said Here Nogi Nishinori sighed again, and he was angry when he remembered this.

Smiling slightly, Ono Taro handed over the telegram in his hand: "Tokyo telegram, let's prepare it immediately." ”

Get ready? Nogi Nishinori telegraphed the result of his doubts.

"Okay, how many years have passed, and I've finally waited for this day." Nogi Nishinori suddenly stood up as if he had taken an aphrodisiac, the gloom on his face was swept away, and all that was left was self-confidence.

In the headquarters of the First Corps in Pyongyang, Corps Commander Ding Ruchang closed his eyes leisurely, and his fingers tapped the coffee table next to him rhythmically, and the coffee table suddenly sounded a crisp and dull sound.

"How about it, we are stationed at the big wind outlet, what is the reaction of Nogi Nishinori?" Gently open your eyes. Ding Ruchang looked at Qin Liang, the commander of the North Korean Corps, who was standing on the side.

Qin Liang was transferred to North Korea after following Liu Jun to make trouble in Nanyang, and then he was promoted all the way, from a major to a lieutenant general of the Liaodong Army, in charge of more than 40,000 people in the Korean Corps. It must be said that his ability is still very strong.

However, although Qin Liang is a corps commander, he still belongs to the jurisdiction of Ding Ruchang.

Smiling slightly, Qin Liang glanced at Ding Ruchang: "It's the same as before, but the strength of the outpost has been strengthened. ”

"Hmph, there's no military spirit at all." Ding Ruchang snorted coldly and stood up.

Over the years, he has tried every means to make a move with Nogi Nishinori, but Nogi Nishinori is like a turtle, he is exercising at the border, he is strengthening his troops, and his own troops have crossed the decomposition line, and he has also protested and never done anything. Sometimes I don't have any temper.

"You say, now that the domestic army has won most of the world, the Japanese will really miss this opportunity? After turning around, Ding Ruchang came to the map, and after drawing a large circle on the domestic map, he tapped his finger to the area around Seoul a few times.

This one? Qin Liang can't express his own opinions, after all, any one of his wrong opinions will cause Ding Ruchang's analysis to be wrong, and he can make mistakes, but Ding Ruchang doesn't believe that he can control the fate of the hundreds of thousands of troops in North Korea and Liaodong.

"Report, Seoul Sparrow Emergency." A staff officer dressed in a captain's uniform and wearing a steel helmet on his head walked in.

Seoul's telegram, Ding Ruchang frowned and turned his head suspiciously.

Seoul not only has an intelligence station, but also has its own spy agency, the queen in the Seoul palace is her own spy, over the years, a lot of information has been sent through this queen codenamed Sparrow.

After receiving the telegram, as soon as Ding Ruchang opened it, he clearly saw a line of words on it.

The Japanese army mobilized a brigade in Cheongju to move towards Chuncheon.

If you want something bad, after Ding Ruchang read the telegram, he frowned and handed the telegram in his hand to Qin Liang.

For the past eight years, the 15th Brigade of the Second Army has been stationed in Cheongju, but now, the 15th Brigade, which has been stationed for so long, has actually marched north to Chuncheon, which is sending a signal, a signal that it is not good or even war.

"Commander, could there be some conspiracy involved?" After reading the telegram, Qin Liang walked to the map and looked at it twice, then asked suspiciously.

It's hard to say, but the old man thinks that there must be an article in it. Ding Ruchang walked back and forth a few steps, looked at Qin Liang and nodded, agreeing with his opinion.

"What do you see?" Qin Liang approached Ding Ruchang: "Should I report this situation to Dashuai?" ”