At half past eleven o'clock in the morning of the 18th, the battle that took place on the north bank of the Yalu River was soon learned by the Japanese 19th Division, a group of troops were besieging the 11th Wing, and the 19th Division wanted to cross the river to support the 11th Division, but the enemy arranged 4 destroyers on the Yalu River, let alone crossing the river, and did not even dare to approach the shore. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The 19th Division of the Japanese Army reported the situation here to Major General Muda Keikuro, chief of staff of the North Korean Army, and the chief of staff reported to the commander of the North Korean Army, General Hasegawa Yoshimichi, and this time the commander of the North Korean Army completely understood that the purpose of building fortifications on the Dafu River was to prevent the Japanese army from going north to rescue the 11th Wing.

The Chief of Staff, Major General Muta Keikuro, disagreed with the commander that if the reinforcements from the north were prevented, the construction of fortifications on the Dafu River would not work at all, and that we were stationed in the 19th Division on the south bank of the Yalu River, and in Anju, on the south bank of the Dafu River, the 5th Wing of the 8th Division; The 19th Division could go north to support the 11th Wing, and the 19th Division could join forces with the 5th Wing to eat the enemy on the north bank of the Dafu River, whose purpose was still unclear.

Soon, his questions were answered.

At 12 noon, the 19th Division sent a telegram that it was shelled by the Lanfang Army, and the troops suffered heavy losses.

This time, there was no need for others to explain, and the commander of the Korean Army, General Hasegawa Yoshimichi, also understood that the purpose of building fortifications on the Dafu River was to prevent the Japanese army from going north to rescue the 19th Division, and the encircled 11th Wing was only implicated, and the purpose of attacking the lower 11th Wing was to fear that the 19th Division would cross the river and escape, but it was too late when he wanted to come.

He had no other choice but to truthfully report what had happened here to the chief of staff, General Ao Baogong, and let the staff headquarters figure out a way.

After receiving the telegram from the commander of the Korean army, General Obaogong confirmed that it was the Lanfang Kingdom that wanted to occupy Dandong and Uiju, occupy the Yalu River, and cut off the connection between the Korean Japanese army and the Japanese army stationed in the Great Qing Kingdom, so that the Japanese troops on both sides would not be able to reinforce each other, but were they not afraid of being surrounded by troops on both sides?

General Hasegawa Yoshimichi, commander of the Korean Army, received telegrams from the 19th Division one after another, and at 1 o'clock, the troops were surrounded by the Lanfang Army, and the troops were working hard to block the enemy's attack, and requested the headquarters for support; At 1:15, the troops were bombarded by the guns of the Lanfang destroyer, and the troops suffered heavy losses; At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the troops were blocked by the enemy several times in their breakthroughs, and now there is no hope of breaking through.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the Chief of Staff of the Army, Senior General Okuhogong, received a telegram from Senior General Yoshimasa Oshima, the Governor of the Kanto Prefecture, that all the 11th Wing was broken.

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Senior General Okubogong received a telegram from General Hasegawa Yoshimichi, commander of the Korean Army, that all the 5th Wing of the 8th Division stationed in Anju should be shattered.

At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, General Okubogong received a telegram from General Hasegawa Yoshimichi, commander of the Korean Army, that a large number of Lanfang Army had been found in the northern part of Pyongyang, North Korea, and requested to retreat to Seoul. Lieutenant General Watanabe Akira received a telegram from the 5th Wing that it had been broken, knowing that the army of the Lanfang Kingdom was very strong in combat, and a large number of enemies had been found in the north and west of Pyongyang, and there was no enemy only in the direction of the Taedong River. At the same time, the 17th Wing, stationed in Haeju, was ordered to be ready for battle and reinforce Pyongyang at any time.

At 6 o'clock in the afternoon, Senior General Okubogong received a telegram from General Hasegawa Yoshimichi, commander of the Korean Army, that the 19th Division, except for the 73rd Wing, which was stationed outside, was all broken.

In one day, all the banks of the Yalu River were lost, the entire northern part of the Korean Peninsula was lost, and Pyongyang was about to be besieged. Sensing that the situation was becoming more and more critical, Senior General Obaogong approved the application of the 8th Division to evacuate Pyongyang.

After receiving the order, Lieutenant General Watanabe Sho withdrew from Pyongyang that night and moved to Haeju, except for the necessary weapons and ammunition, he did not carry any other baggage, for fear of being discovered by the army of the Lanfang Kingdom in the north of the city, the Japanese army withdrew, and even the grain in several large warehouses in the city did not dare to burn, nor did he care about the means of destruction such as laying mines, so that the Lanfang Kingdom received a complete Pyongyang, and the war preparation materials were sufficient.

That night, the Japanese Minister of War Terauchi Masashi met with Chief of Staff Oku Baogong to discuss the new situation in Korea and the Great Qing Kingdom, and the Lanfang Kingdom was to first blockade Japan, occupy Kyushu and Hokkaido, and then occupy the banks of the Yalu River and northern Korea, so as to divide the Japanese army and then completely wipe out these Japanese divisions.

In order to avoid this from happening, it is best to concentrate all the Japanese troops to avoid being broken by each one, and all the Japanese troops and Japanese in the northeast will be transferred to Jinzhou and Lushun, and resist with the help of fortresses, and at the same time all the food, weapons and ammunition and other materials that can be collected will be concentrated in Lushun; All the Japanese troops and Japanese on the Korean Peninsula gathered in Seoul and built permanent fortifications in Seoul to prepare for a complete decisive battle with the Kingdom of Lanfang.

Chief of Staff Oku Baogong issued an order to the Kwantung Governor's Office and the Korean Army Headquarters that night to gather troops, prepare strategic materials, and fight a decisive battle with the Lanfang Kingdom.

On the morning of the 19th, a meeting of the Imperial Cabinet was held at the Imperial Palace of Japan.

First of all, the Minister of War gave an introduction to the current dangerous situation, and within one day, the Kingdom of Lan Phuong wiped out 1 division and 2 wings of the Japanese army, and immediately surrounded Pyongyang, and now it has occupied the banks of the Yalu River and the northern part of the Korean Peninsula; The War Department now requires all the troops stationed in the Great Qing Dynasty to be transferred to Lushun, and all the troops of Korea to concentrate on Seoul, and then hold these two places and fight a decisive battle with the Kingdom of Lanfang; In addition, the army of the Lanfang Kingdom has entered the territory of the Great Qing Kingdom, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should make good use of this matter to provoke contradictions between the Lanfang Kingdom and the Russian Empire.

Prime Minister Nishijien Gongwang proposed that according to the treatment of the Japanese by the Lanfang Kingdom, the Japanese in Korea and the Great Qing Kingdom would be arrested as free labor, and Japanese assets would be confiscated, which would be a heavy blow to the Japanese economy, and it was necessary to find a way to transfer the Japanese expatriates and property in the Great Qing Dynasty to other countries.

The Foreign Minister proposed that the actions of the Lanfang Kingdom also threatened the interests of the Russian Empire and could temporarily enter into an alliance with Russia.

The Minister of War was very much in favor of an alliance with the Russian Empire, and hoped to buy some heavy weapons from Russia to strengthen the Japanese army in the Qing Dynasty; Now in the battle with the Lanfang Army, it is completely suppressed by the opponent's artillery, and this situation must be changed.

The prime minister still asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to actively contact Britain, France, the United States, Russia and other countries, and must mediate, otherwise Japan will be destroyed by the Lanfang Kingdom this time, and as long as it can survive, it will have a chance to make a comeback; At the same time, they instigated Russia to put pressure on the Lanfang Kingdom in the Far East, and they did not dare to start a war with Japan and Russia at the same time for the time being, that is, let them accept mediation.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposed whether to allow the troops stationed in the Qing Dynasty to raid Beijing and coerce the Lanfang Kingdom to accept mediation?

Minister of War Terauchi Masashi vetoed, first, the Qing Dynasty deployed troops in Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan; Second, if you can kill all the Manchurians, the Lanfang Kingdom will not mind, they are Han people, and they are not the same as the Beijing court.

For the time being, the emperor could only hope for international mediation, hoping that Britain and Russia would be the main force of mediation, and that as long as Japan survived, it would be possible to rise again, no matter how harsh the conditions, and end the war.