Although Guan Xuqing continued to increase his troops to Nagasaki, and the army of 75,000 people in three divisions was transported to Nagasaki in five times, the Japanese did not take any action at all, and did not send a fleet to intercept Guan Xuqing as expected, and a decisive battle prepared in the East China Sea was in vain, but the cost of 150,000 troops in Japan was huge, and it was no good for the Qing Dynasty to continue to be consumed like this

In the Palace of Nourishing the Heart, Guan Xuqing sat on the dragon chair and looked at the telegram sent from Japan, Lu Yiwei had also led reinforcements to Japan, and Guan Xuqing was reading the letter of request sent by Lu Yiwei from Japan

Guan Xuqing put down the telegram, glanced at Feng Xianghua, the minister of the military aircraft department and the squire of the military department, who was standing straight, and asked: "Now that Japan does not want to fight a decisive battle with our Qing Dynasty at sea, and has not reacted to Japan's increase in troops, what should we do?" ”

"Our Dashimizu division is invincible in Asia, and the army is dominating the world, and the minister thinks that he should send General Lu Yiwei to fight Nagoya and attack Tokyo," Peng Yulin said with a high spirit

Guan Xuqing pursed his lips, thought for a moment and muttered, "Well, it's a way Sixth Uncle, what do you think?" ”

Prince Gong's health in recent years has obviously not been as good as before, and he has long lost the spirit of the year, but his mind is very clear, "Japan knows that it will lose the decisive battle with our Daqing Shizu Division in the East China Sea, so it is willing to fight with our Qing Dynasty on land, and the ministers think that it is good if they can annihilate Japan in one fell swoop, but they are afraid that they will be dragged into a stalemate by Japan, and the terrifying logistics support of the hundreds of thousands of troops will drag down the finances of the Qing Dynasty."

"Well, the sixth uncle's old minister is planning the country, and he is thoughtful, so what do you think?" Guan Xuqing slowly stood up and walked towards Prince Gong

"The old minister thinks that since Japan is afraid of a decisive battle with our Dashimizu Division, then I will find their navy for a decisive battle, as long as we control the sea power, Japan will never turn over," Prince Gong said calmly

"What Prince Gong said is very true, since Japan has given up the DPRK and Xian, and the soldiers have withdrawn their soldiers' defense of the homeland, it should be impregnable, and it is easy to break through its defense on land, and if you want to defeat Japan, you have to seek a breakthrough from the naval battle, once Japan loses the right to control the sea, both in terms of morale and economy, it will be greatly weakened, and the island country relies on the fishing industry to survive, but once it loses its sea dominance, the fishing boats dare not go to sea, and the soldiers lose their fighting spirit, and the lions of the Qing Dynasty can sweep through Japan," Feng Xianghua said excitedly

Guan Xuqing smiled and continued to ask, "Sixth Uncle, then how do you think you should find the Japanese fleet for a decisive battle?" ”

Prince Gong walked to the wall where the map was hung, pointed to the map and said: "Now that our Qing Dynasty has occupied a large area of southern Japan, and Japan has formed a heavy army group from Kanazawa to Yokohama, and the defense is tight, if soldiers are transported from Korea and Xian to land in Kanazawa, Japan's defense line will collapse, and the Japanese Navy will definitely intercept our Qing Dynasty reinforcements here."

"Uncle Sixth wants to fight the Japanese Navy in the Sea of Japan? I'm afraid this is not good for my Qing Dynasty, although the Chao Xian has just been incorporated into my Qing Dynasty, but the coastal ports and five advanced warship repair bases, once the fire is exchanged, it will be very disadvantaged" Guan Xuqing frowned and said.

"Of course not, our Qing reinforcements continue to increase troops to Nagasaki, and the intention is obvious, the Japanese have already seen through it, so they did not come, and it is intolerable for Japan to increase troops from Korea and Xian to Kanazawa, and in Japanese waters, the minister expects that Japan will definitely send warships to intercept it, so Japan's defenses here will be vacated," Prince Gong pointed with his index finger to the heart of Japan - Tokyo

Guan Xuqing digested what Prince Gong said with some excitement, and looked at the map carefully

"Well, isn't my Daqing fleet in the Sea of Japan very dangerous?" Although Guan Xuqing was very satisfied with this plan, he was still reluctant to use such a big bait

"The emperor can rest assured, according to Zhao Bingjun's report, the Japanese Navy is now in addition to the four battleships of Kyushu, Yamato, Musashi, and Katsuragi, and several cruisers and ironclad ships such as Takachiho, Akitsusu, Nani, Matsushima, Hiei, and Fuso, the others are not worth mentioning, and in addition, two of the ten capital ships were injured in the last naval battle in the East China Sea, and they have not been repaired yet

Guan Xuqing walked up to Prince Gong and said, "Hehe, then who do you think you will send to attack Tokyo?" ”

"The minister is willing to be a pioneer" Feng Xianghua stood up at this time

Frankly speaking, Guan Xuqing has been waiting for an opportunity to give Feng Xianghua a great contribution and let him make great contributions when he is promoted in the future, I believe that no one will be unconvinced

"Okay, I ordered you to go to Japan to spread the word that I would lead two divisions to land from Yokohama under the cover of warships, and directly raid Tokyo, so that Lu Yiwei could attack Yokohama at the same time in Nagoya, and attract a little force for you," Guan Xuqing ordered without thinking

"Emperor Xie, the minister will not fail in his mission to take Tokyo and capture the Japanese emperor alive"

Since the start of the Sino-Japanese War, Feng Xianghua has been in charge of transmitting the war report in Beijing, helping the military aircraft department to analyze the battle situation, this general who was born for war has long been aroused, and now he can finally go to the front line, how can he not be happy for a while, but he didn't realize that the emperor gave him this great credit

And the rest, such as Prince Gong, Li Hongzhang, Peng Yulin, etc., all see very clearly, the little emperor has supported a cronie of his own, he has always firmly controlled the military power in his own hands, although he is still the minister of the military aircraft department, but the emperor did not give them any real power, and they still do not trust them

"Li Hongzhang, for me, I will ask Yan Fu and Deng Shichang to divide the fleet into two teams, one team to escort the army to attack Yokohama, and the other team to feign additional troops to Kanazawa," Guan Xuqing said to this Li Hongzhang

"Chirp"

"Tell Yan Fu that if the feint fleet is not enemy, just retreat directly to the East China Sea and hold the supply line to Japan, don't fight hard," Guan Xuqing advised

"Obey"

"Sixth uncle, please go to the telegraph room and send a telegram to Zhao Bingjun, asking him to hype up in Japan that the Qing army is going to transfer troops from Chao Xian to attack Jinze and break through the Japanese heavy army group from the front," Guan Xuqing continued to arrange

"Chirp"

"Yulin, do you see what else needs to be done?" Guan Xuqing asked this battlefield veteran seriously

"The emperor is wise, and there is nothing missing, and the ministers have not added," Peng Yulin bowed his head and said

"Okay, then go on a separate errand, Xianghua, you go back and prepare to leave immediately, how long have you not seen your father?" Guan Xuqing asked

"I haven't had the opportunity to meet my father since I returned to Japan."

"Well, your father and son can be reunited when you go to Japan, but on the battlefield, you can first divide the commander and the general, and then the father and son, do you understand?" Guan Xuqing didn't have any doubts about Feng Xianghua's command ability, but when he thought of his hot-tempered father, he was really afraid that Feng Xianghua wouldn't be able to suppress him

"The minister understands that if his father disobeys the military order, the minister will not be pardoned," Feng Xianghua said firmly

"Okay, go"