On September 12, the first year of the first year, Qin Chuan got up early as soon as the morning dawned, and the two guards outside poked their heads when they heard the sound, and saw that Qin Chuan had folded the quilt by himself, and couldn't help but be surprised, and immediately called Qin Chuan with his hands and feet to wash his face. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It turned out that after annihilating the Yamaguchi Brigade of the Japanese Shuoning Detachment at the ferry that day, Qin Chuan returned to Pyongyang at four o'clock in the afternoon with the prisoners carrying a large number of captured Japanese weapons and ammunition. Outside the west gate, Ye Zhichao had already taken Xia Qingyun, the chief soldier of the Gubeikou training army, Wang Xizhi, a member of the Pyongyang Telegraph Bureau, Min Bingxiu, Wang Shizhen, and some staff members with a red face, as well as a large group of personal soldiers to greet Qin Chuan at the city gate.

I didn't see Wei Rugui, Ma Yukun, Zuo Guigui, Jiang Zikang, Feng Sheng'a, and Qin Chuan didn't take it to heart.

Ye Zhichao, who was already happy to see a large group of captives being escorted into the city, was obviously afraid that Qin Chuan would be dissatisfied, so he was busy introducing Wang Xizhi to Qin Chuan and Min Bingzao, the parent official of Pyongyang, and at the same time carefully explaining to those generals who did not come. Qin Chuan didn't listen to Ye Zhichao's explanation, because he really didn't have the heart to deal with these generals now.

He ambushed the Japanese Shuoning detachment, first, in order to relieve the pressure of the Qing army north of Pyongyang, thinking about how to help Zuo Guigui hold the Peony Terrace, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack; Second, it is also for the sake of Ye Zhichao and the nearly 10,000 Qing troops in the city, and it naturally doesn't matter how those people feel him.

That night, Ye Zhichao personally hosted a banquet for Qin Chuan, Gao Jishan, Luo Peide, Wu Bingwen, Xu Tong, Yu Guangxi, Li Guohua, Xin Delin, as well as the platoon of people in the salt group and more than a dozen sentinel commanders in the Luo and Wu battalions. The banquet was held in the courtyard where Ye Zhichao was, and eight tables of eight immortals were set up. Ye Zhichao took Xia Qingyun to personally pour wine for everyone one by one, and the scene was extremely warm.

Obviously, Ye Zhichao was not only extremely happy but also surprised that Qin Chuan led a team of less than 1,000 people to completely annihilate an almost complete brigade of more than 900 Japanese troops, which could be seen from the expressions of Xia Qingyun, the pro-soldier and the general soldier who served them with wine and food. Wang Shizhen and Xu Tong, Yu Yu Guangxi, Li Guohua, and Xin Delin were even more happy, but during the banquet, Wang Shizhen regretted that he could not participate in this battle.

Qin Chuan's victory, Ye Zhichao did not believe it very much at first, and even doubted it, until he saw the captured and captured weapons and the Japanese military flag, Ye Zhichao finally put his mind at ease, and it was not until he saw Qin Chuan enter the city that he personally drafted a telegram to report to Li Hongzhang.

I thought that I would soon receive a reply from Li Hongzhang, but I didn't hear back from Li Hongzhang for a long time, and it was not until about nine o'clock in the evening, that is, near the end of the banquet, that Wang Xizhi, a member of the Pyongyang Telegraph Office, trotted briskly into the courtyard where Ye Zhichao was traveling.

Wang Xizhi is not a North Korean, he is a genuine official of the Beiyang Department of the Qing Dynasty with a five-rank official body, because the telegraph system in North Korea was funded and built by Li Hongzhang, so naturally Li Hongzhang sent someone to preside over it.

Wang Xizhi brought three telegrams, one was the will of Guangxu transmitted by Li Hongzhang, and the other two were telegrams from Li Hongzhang and Zhou Fu.

Guangxu was obviously very excited about this good news, and praised Ye Zhichao and Qin Chuan in his will, and also gave the salt regiment as the Sichuan battalion, and overstepped the level to promote Qin Chuan as the general soldier of Tianjin Town, which was still under the command of the Yamen. All the other meritorious personnel who reported were rewarded, Gao Jishan was registered by the prefect, and Luo Peide, Wu Bingwen, and Xu Tong were all registered as counties. At the same time, a reward of 5,000 taels of silver.

Guangxu asked Ye Zhichao in the telegram, "Take this battle as an encouragement, and strive to attack the enemy, and don't have the idea of being the first rat." ”

Guangxu's meaning is very clear, and he is still quite dissatisfied with Ye Zhichao's dare not take the initiative.

Although Guangxu gave the salt regiment as the Sichuan battalion in his will, that is to say, the salt regiment in Qinchuan was already listed as a regular army of the Qing Dynasty, but it was still under the control of Zhou Fu, a civilian official, which made Qin Chuan a little strange.

Although Ye Zhichao was also a little surprised that the salt group was still under the control of the Yamen, it was only a matter of a moment, and he didn't mention it again.

Although Li Hongzhang also praised Ye Zhichao and Qin Chuan in the telegram, and rewarded him with 3,000 taels of silver, he warned Ye Zhichao, "Don't be lucky, you should stick to the mean." Obviously, Li Hongzhang still has the intention of preserving Pyongyang and trying to forge ahead again.

At the end of the telegram, Li Hongzhang also told Ye Zhichao that the required grain and ammunition would arrive within 10 days. At the same time, he asked Ye Zhichao to advance the silver that Guangxu and he rewarded to the meritorious soldiers, and then he made up for it.

Regarding Li Hongzhang's telegram, Qin Chuan can still understand. Qin Chuan also believes that it is no longer a good time to take the initiative to attack, and at this time, several Japanese troops are getting closer to Pyongyang, which means that the Japanese troops are closer to each other. He did not believe that with the current combat strength of the Qing army, it was possible to annihilate the Japanese army on the outskirts of the field with less than twice the strength of the troops. Qin Chuan thinks that if he really wants to do that, he will steal the chicken and lose the rice. By that time, Pyongyang would have little to do with it.

It's just that Qin Chuan's heart is still very heavy, just because of the food and ammunition problem mentioned by Li Hongzhang. Because, Qin Chuan knew that the grain and ammunition promised by Li Hongzhang would never have a chance to be sent to Pyongyang again.

As for Zhou Fu's telegram, it couldn't be simpler, just telling Qin Chuan, saying that he would report to Li Hongzhang for approval, and asked Qin Chuan to "return to Tianjin as soon as possible, sort out the team, and then move later." ”

Holding Zhou Fu's telegram, Qin Chuan couldn't help but be a little amused.

Because for some reason, Qin Chuan suddenly remembered that before the crossing, his university teacher said that when there was a school tide, many parents were worried about the students messing around and the safety of the school, so they made up various reasons to send telegrams to the school to ask their children to go home.

Although these telegrams have their own meanings, Ye Zhichao is still very excited, no matter what, he won the battle, and Qin Chuan also gave him such a great credit.

After reading the telegram, Ye Zhichao said on the spot that he would take out another three thousand taels to make up ten thousand. Moreover, on the spot, he asked people to carry 10,000 pieces of silver to the courtyard.

In the battle of Ferry, although the Renzi battalion had the advantage, it was not without casualties. In this battle, the Renzi battalion lost 36 casualties and more than 120 wounded. Qin Chuan immediately decided that all the silver belonged to the Renzi camp, and the specific amount he suggested was one hundred taels for each person killed in battle, and Gao Jishan would be responsible for giving it to his family; If they are injured, they will be given 20 to 40 taels according to the severity of the injury; The rest are five taels each, and the sentry chief is fifty taels. The rest are Gao Jishan, Loped, and Wu Bingwen.

Qin Chuan's division, Gao Jishan, Luo Peide, and Wu Bingwen naturally didn't do it, and several people pushed and shoved for a long time, and in the end, Ye Zhichao spoke, and Gao Jishan and the three of them accepted the money.

Qin Chuan was very helpless about Zhou Fu asking him to return to Tianjin quickly, after all, Zhou Fu was his immediate boss, and if he saw Zhou Fu's telegram and still didn't return, it would be somewhat unreasonable. In addition, Qin Chuan had another worry, that is, he was afraid that Ye Zhichao would be hot-headed for a while because of his victory, and then wanted him to meet the Japanese army with surprise soldiers. Therefore, Qin Chuan took Xu Tong, Yu Guangxin, Li Guohua, and Xin Delin back to the station opposite the door in the middle of the night, quietly confessed a few words to Xu Tong, and then fell asleep on the bed.

The next day, Qin Chuan suddenly felt dizzy and weak, and he couldn't get out of bed.

Qin Chuan's condition was naturally so frightened that Ye Zhichao was unclear, and he personally brought a military doctor to diagnose Qin Chuan, and after seeing Qin Chuan's appearance, Ye Zhichao quickly realized that he drafted a telegram to Zhou Fu in front of Qin Chuan, reporting that Qin Chuan "has been sleeping in the open for several months, and it is very difficult to run for state affairs." He is seriously ill and cannot be stopped. ”

Subsequently, Ye Zhichao entrusted Min Bingzao, the superintendent of Pyongyang, to find a few high-quality ginseng ginseng for Qin Chuan to "nourish his body".

Qin Chuan's illness, not only Zhou Fu frequently called to inquire, but Li Hongzhang also specially called, asking Ye Zhichao to "don't be careful" to Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan's trip is three days, he is really tired, not to mention that these two months have been fighting day and night in North Korea, that is, since he came to this era, he has not been idle, and after a trip for three days, his body and mind are relaxed. In the past few days, in addition to eating and going to the toilet every day, the rest is to sleep with my head covered, so I am not at ease.

However, knowing that today is September 12th, Qin Chuan can no longer lie down, no, he took the initiative to get up early in the morning, because his "sick body" must be "cured" today.

After Qin Chuan finished washing, Xu Tong personally brought in a big bowl of hot chicken stewed with ginseng, and after Qin Chuan ate two large bowls of rice with this chicken and kimchi, he asked the guards to clean it up, and at the same time told Xu Tong to let the reconnaissance platoon pack up. As for why, Qin Chuan didn't say, and Xu Tong didn't ask again.

Now, Qin Chuan is in the salt group, and now it should be said that he is in the Sichuan Battalion, with supreme authority, this is not Qin Chuan's position, but for such a long time, Qin Chuan will achieve great success in everything he thinks and does, and the people in the Sichuan Battalion all regard Qin Chuan as if he is a god.

Today is a rare good weather, the rising sun will shine brightly and warmly in the courtyard, Qin Chuan simply opened the doors and windows, and some dim rooms suddenly brightened a lot.

Qin Chuan was in the main hall and sat up. He was waiting for a piece of news that he had been looking forward to for a long time, but his heart was very worried.