The capital, in the palace of nourishing the heart. Zuo Zongtang took the telegram he had just sent from Chao Xian and sat in front of Guan Xuqing. His expression was flat, without the slightest hint of joy after the victory ahead. Perhaps this seventy-year-old veteran general has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he has tasted too much of the taste of victory, and now he is numb. In his opinion, if even a small Japan could not be defeated, it would be in vain for the imperial court to cultivate this army for more than a year.

But Guan Xuqing doesn't see it that way, he knows it clearly. The horror of the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army in history may not have reached such a level now. But it is definitely not as windless as Zuo Zongtang imagined.

"Your Majesty, the telegram from Chao Xian said that he already knew the enemy's troop deployment in Chao Xian. Only one wing? But before Li Zhongtang said that he had increased his troops by more than 10,000. Zuo Zongtang asked.

Guan Xuqing was also wondering in his heart, if there was a spy satellite. I also want to find out how many Japanese there are in the DPRK, but it's not like there are none.

"I don't know, since ancient times, the soldiers have been virtual and real. I haven't touched it, and everyone doesn't know the combat effectiveness of the other party. No, didn't little Japan suffer from our losses? Guan Xu said quietly.

"It's just an island country, no different from the DPRK. Dare to go against my Qing Dynasty, I can't do it. The emperor has lifted them up! Zuo Zongtang said nonchalantly.

Guan Xuqing knows how to tell him now how strong Japan will be in the future and how it will invade China. He wouldn't believe it, so he simply didn't say anything.

"Tell the Ministry of War to draw up an order, don't get too entangled with the Japanese army. Rush to Seoul as soon as possible and eliminate the rebels. Help King Chao and Xian regain the throne, and in addition, let Wu Ping's two battalions of men and horses escort King Chao and Xian to move closer to Dong Liang's army. Now the number of Japanese troops is unknown, and those two battalions are too dangerous. Guan Xuqing said.

"Wow!" Zuo Zongtang replied.

In the southwest of Xian, the smell of gunpowder is thick near Xiaoluqiao. It was clear that a great war had just ended, but there was no peace here. Because another big war is about to take place.

"General, a telegram has arrived from the imperial court. Say not to entangle too much with the Japanese, and rush to Seoul as soon as possible to eliminate the rebels. A communications corpsman reported.

"Got it, wait until these *** are eliminated. Lao Tzu hurriedly marched to Seoul. Dong Liang said impatiently.

"General, the emperor is still a child after all. He was anxious about the throne of Chao Xian, he didn't know about war, and he would not accept the foreign monarch's order. ”

Mao Weimin said.

"Although the emperor is small, he has great talent. Wise and wise. Can Feier and others speculate on the divine will? Dong Liang glared at Mao Weimin and continued: "Just now, General Ben was in a hurry, and the emperor must have something to worry about such an arrangement. ”

"General, why don't you go first with the big army. Leave the two battalions of Liu San and Li Wei to me, and when I slaughter those ***, I will set off immediately. Tomorrow before noon, I will catch up with you. Fan Tianhao hurriedly said.

"I said Lao Fan, you still call Liu San a battalion? Not half a battalion is gone. Let me stay with two battalions, and you all go first. I'll deal with those *** tonight and catch up with you tomorrow morning. Mao Weimin said.

"You ......" Fan Tianhao was speechless with anger.

"You don't have to fight, the situation ahead is unknown. In a foreign land, just these 10,000 men and horses should not divide the army. They all waited here, slaughtered the bunnies, and set off together. Dong Liang decisively gave the order.

On the Xiaoluqiao position, four battalions of the Qing army were ambushed. Liu San repeatedly asked for battle and agreed to give up the vanguard pathfinding mission of the army in exchange for this ambush mission.

Dong Liang and a team of personal soldiers looked far southeast on the high ground, but except for the endless woods and loess roads, there was not even a ghost shadow.

"General, the small telegram from the Japanese army has news again." A telegraph soldier replied.

"Read." Dong Liang said without replying.

"According to the scouts, there is a Qing army of about 1,000 people escorting King Xian in the direction of your brigade. When Inoue's brigade arrived, he would kill King Xian at all costs. The telegraph man said word by word.

"What? A troop of about a thousand people? Whose troops? Escorting the Asahi Fresh King? Dong Liang wondered.

"General, could it be the two battalions of General Wu Ping stationed in Seoul? Escaped? A pro-soldier reminded.

Dong Liang thought for a moment and immediately made a decision.

"Give me the order to change the ambush location. The four battalions followed me in a southeasterly direction. Let Li Weiying be the pioneer to explore the way, and Liu Sanying will be the queen. Let Fan Tianhao and Mao Weimin lead a large army to stand by in situ at Xiaoluqiao. Dong Liang ordered.

"Wow." Four communications soldiers ran in four different directions.

Dong Liang was worried, it turned out that the emperor asked him not to entangle with the Japanese because he wanted to go to the battalion to pick up the two battalions of Wu Ping's troops? How did the emperor know that these two battalions were there. If he loses two battalions of men and horses because he is greedy for a small profit, the king of Chao Xian will die. This increase in troops will not make any sense. That's a lot to lose! "Let Li Wei go faster, grinding, Lao Tzu will throw him back to China to study again." Dong Liang was irritable in his heart, and scolded loudly.

"Reporting to the general, Battalion Commander Li reported that there are our troops of the Great Qing Dynasty in front, and the number is unknown. It's moving in a southeasterly direction toward me. A communications soldier said.

"Quick, let Li Wei catch up. They are General Wu Ping's troops, and they are escorting the King of Chaoxian. Let Li Wei escort them to Xiaoluqiao. Dong Liang said excitedly.

"Wow." The Messenger turned and rode away.

"It was reported that Japanese cavalry appeared due east, followed by a large number of infantry. The number of people is unknown! A soldier with a Shandong accent said.

"General, the back is flat all the way, and you don't need Li Wei to escort you. General Wu Ping's two battalions were also able to safely send King Xian to Xiaoluqiao, and the number of enemies is unknown. Let's transfer Li Weiying back. A pro-soldier said kindly.

"Fart, King Chao Xian is good in the hands of Wu Ping's troops, if something happens to me. How can I be worthy of the emperor? ”

Dong Liang said to his own soldiers: "Pass my order, Zhou Bo will lead the men and horses of the battalion to ambush in the woods as soon as possible." Zhao Yong's battalion followed me up the high slope and spared the enemy's cavalry. Hold back the enemy's infantry. Tell Liu San that not a single cavalryman can be allowed to pass through his defensive line. ”

"Wow."

Li Wei's battalion escorted the two battalions of Wuping and the king of Chao Xian to Xiaoluqiao safely, Fan Tianhao asked, "Why did you come back?" What about General Dong? ”

"I don't know, I was ambushed here. Okay, the general let our battalion be the vanguard and advance to the southeast. After receiving the King of Chaoxian, he asked me to escort them back. Li Wei said.

"The general told us not to move here, and he rushed out on his own." Fan Weimin was dissatisfied.

On the other side, the battle has already begun. As soon as they came into contact with the Japanese, they were crushed due to a day's rapid march. The Japanese army had long been seriously overdrawn from physical strength, after being bombarded by the artillery fire of the Qing army. It is close hand-to-hand combat, and the two battalions of the Qing army are flanked left and right. The Japanese Inoue Brigade was divided into several pieces, and all of them were annihilated in half an hour. Liu San was even more relaxed, with a cavalry squad of more than fifty people. Half of the tripping rope laid by Liu San in advance fell, and the other half became the target of Liu San's shooting competition.

"Order Fan Tianwei to lead the five battalions to stay where they are. The rest of the men hurriedly followed and smashed into Seoul. Dong Liang ordered.

"Wow." A communications soldier departed far away.

Dong Liang sighed in his heart that Little Japan was not very good at fighting. The means of communication are much more advanced than ours, and Lao Tzu conveys an order to toss back and forth for dozens of miles by a horse and a person. If there is an accident on the road, the order will not be passed on. Little Japan can transmit orders to troops dozens or hundreds of miles away with a crooked chirp. When I go back, I must tell the emperor and ask him to equip our troops with this thing, how much manpower will have to be saved.