A.D. 1** 4th September 7th.

Anju.

"My lord, Jiang Ziming, the cavalry standard commander directly under the Praetorian Guard, was ordered to meet you!"

There was a loud report outside the tent, and Xu Yifan and Chu Wanli Jiang Ziming, who were surrounding the map table, raised their heads and looked at each other, all smiling. This Jiang Ziming is still coming so fast!

Seriously, according to the communication conditions at this time, when the order was issued to recall him, no one knew where this Jiang Ziming was, and it was possible in any corner of northern Korea. The five or six hundred cavalry directly under Xu Yifan are scattered and scattered everywhere in North Korea. On the one hand, he has to control a North Korean puppet like Nam Yunrong, and he has to do vigilance and reconnaissance on so many battlefields, and he also has to bear the communication and liaison of several battlefields. Xu Yifan gave first aid to Anzhou, but he only had more than 30 cavalry with him.

Unexpectedly, only two days after the recall order was issued, Jiang Ziming came back!

Pu Yang, who was guarding outside the tent, lifted the curtain of the door, and the sunlight mixed with the air outside poured in. I saw a heavily armed officer striding in while taking off his military hat and tucking it under his armpit. It was the brain tank of the original Qilin, Jiang Ziming, a junior officer of the former Huai Army.

Since before the First Sino-Japanese War, Jiang Ziming had already left Pyongyang and was running outside. With cavalry, while pacifying the puppet army, he also had to harass the Beiyang Army that was going north at that time. After the outbreak of the war, his armed forces were a guarantee for the mobilization of civilian forces in North Korea to support Xu Yifan in the war.

The war has progressed to such a point that the Korean royal family, which has been held hostage as puppets by Xu Yifan, Ye Zhichao, and himself for more than a year, has lost some of its appeal at least in the north. Under the banner of the late general Nam Yun-sik, who claimed to want to be on the side of the Qing monarch, Nam Yunrong, a figure of the former Daewonjun faction, established the puppet regime of the Xu family in northern Korea, in addition to the headquarters of Xu Yifan's heavy troops in the Daedong River valley, has established a rough regime, and also claims to follow the Janissaries of the Kingdom to resist the invasion of Korea by force. With Xu Yifan's two big victories, the North Korean officials who had lost their status in Seoul came and went, and even accepted a large number of displaced people who fled to Seoul because of several turmoil, and they actually had a lot of prestige.

After the third division was destroyed again, the army in Hancheng was in a panic, and I didn't know if Xu Yifan would go south to clean them up. In addition to the bureaucrats of the Daewon-gun faction, there were also more Korean officials who wanted to restore the prestige of the royal family in Seoul. Nam Yoon-yong, a miscellaneous regime located in Hamheung, South Hamgyong Province, was actually sheltered by Xu Yifan's strong forces to rejuvenate the Korean Kingdom and welcome back King Lee.

The local situation evolved like this, Jiang Ziming, as Xu Yifan's representative, ensured that these puppet regimes carried out Xu Yifan's intentions in a distorted manner, asking them to raise materials, transfer people, and fully cooperate with the battle, and also monitor the movements of the Yue army in the south. It can be seen how hard he has worked.

Looking at his appearance, the whole person lost weight in a circle, the beard was deep, the woolen military uniform was worn everywhere, the armed belt was broken, knotted and reconnected, and the good German calfskin riding boots were open in front of them - you knew that the Janissary infantry was fighting hard, and their cavalry was not idle! And he, the brains of a former horse thief leader, has done such a complicated and difficult thing so well!

However, although the person was haggard, his eyes were still shining, and he was almost about to shine, and he said that under Du Qilin's command, the gloomy look of wind and dust had long been swept away. Seeing Xu Yifan and them standing there, they snapped and saluted with a straight chest.

Xu Yifan looked at him, and he couldn't say the words of greeting, this guy obviously looked like he was enjoying his hard work, and he was really addicted to hardship. immediately scolded with a smile: "Master Jiang, come back so quickly? I don't know if I want to take a shower, the smell on my body can fucking smoke me! ”

Jiang Ziming was not his descendant in the first place, and he had been running around outside for a long time since he belonged, and he was worried about how to greet Xu Yifan in the first sentence after coming in - the horse thief is in charge, and the cronies and brothers who have been separated go out to pull the pole, and they are still alive after a long time. Xu Yifan scolded him with a smile, and immediately he relaxed and smiled: "My lord, when you are used to being a pole, you can't take a bath once a year!" There is a layer of grease on the body, and it is also cold in winter! ”

Xu Yifan smiled evilly: "I don't believe it, Nan Yunrong, that bad guy, won't find you two North Korean girls to serve, and you won't brush your dirt if you have to be idle!" ”

He said that Jiang Ziming was just laughing. Chu Wanli stabbed Li Yunzong and laughed in a low voice: "I see, adults also miss their wives." Holding it for so long, no wonder I took the lead in fighting bayonets at the beginning, yin and yang are out of tune, and there is nowhere to vent wow! ”

Li Yunzong just looked at this friend who seemed to never be serious.

Xu Yifan didn't hear Chu Wanli whisper bad things about him, and made two jokes about Jiang Ziming, and suddenly wiped away the rustiness of seeing each other after a long time.

"How is this old boy Nan Yunrong?"

As soon as this sentence came out, he knew that he was going to talk about business, and Jiang Ziming immediately stood up with his legs together: "Back to my lord's words, at the beginning, Nan Yunrong didn't have the intention of just intimidating our army's strength, relying on it for the time being, and then waiting and seeing." The victories of our army have been reported one after another, and who does not know that our Janissaries are now the only force that will decide the fate of North Korea, at least North Korea? With the general momentum of our Praetorian Guard, they can not only establish a foothold in the north, but maybe also compete for Seoul. Nan Yunrong - he has already called himself the general of Zhenbei, and now he doesn't know how to be courteous, while constantly collecting grain and grass to transport to Pyongyang, the people will support him, and he will give as much as he wants, and even add 30%! This time the post was summoned to come, and General Nanda also entrusted him with a humble post to transfer to the adult, I don't know if the adult needs to supplement the soldiers? General Namdae said that the Koreans were hungry and hardworking, obedient to Gao, and willing to follow the Lord and fight to the end against the Japanese invaders of Korea...... General Nanda also entrusted the humble post and brought a batch of gifts, saying that it was for the two little stars of the adults, and the makeup of his two nieces, please accept them. ”

Xu Yifan only then remembered that he still had two concubines of the North Korean twin Lori! Thinking of the twins, I thought of Li Xuan who they served, and then thought of Luo Shi's long legs and cuckoo's breast enlargement, and my eyes unconsciously bent down...... Fuck, I've been here for too long! There is no shadow of waking up to the power of the world, and the knees of drunken and sleeping beauties are now vacant.

Fortunately, he quickly restrained this emotion, and smiled at the moment: "I don't have rare things for him, except for food, he wants to make up a little bit of other things, I don't know how hard it is." Our North Korean land is not well shaved! …… How are your cavalry gathered up? ”

Jiang Ziming tensed his spirit. Lord Xu wants to assign a combat mission? Returning to the place where the troops in Anzhou were gathered, the Praetorian Guard looked like a strong man, looking at the scale of a lot larger, and swallowed the Sheng army, after the victory, it was already a sure thing to expand again. His cavalry standard is still five or six hundred, and there are still losses in the battle. When you are a soldier, who doesn't want to expand your establishment and rise in rank? But if you don't have a good record, how can you compete for the top? Xu Yifan's order to recall him arrived, and he asked him to gather the scattered cavalry units as soon as possible, and he rushed over as if he was flying, and two horses were tired on the road, and he really didn't sleep. I just want to fight it!

"If you go back to your lordship, you will come along the way, and the cavalry standard Dai Jun camp has always been attached to the first town of the Praetorian Guard, which is distributed on the eastern and western fronts, and it is easier to assemble. Chen Bin's battalion followed the humble post and distributed the guards all over Korea, and after being ordered, he flew and rode to pass the message, while assembling and hurrying, and has now collected more than 200 cavalry directly under the Praetorian Guard, and there are more than 100 left, which can be reached within two days...... The Lord instructed him to convene a member of the former Korean Flower Horse Brigade, and with the cooperation of General Nam Yunrong, more than 200 people also came with the team......"

Xu Yifan interrupted him with a smile: "Well, I have already collected Dai Junying for you, and there are two hundred and seventy or eighty brothers, and you have brought another five or six hundred, which is also the scale of **hundred...... Troublemaking, it should be enough, right? ”

In the last sentence, he turned around and asked Chu Wanli and Li Yunzong. Chu Wanli said with a smile: "Anyway, it is an outpost, which is equivalent to a pre-opened cavalry reconnaissance alert, Lao Jiang They are familiar with the northeast, the gun is fast and the horse is urgent, I think it is enough." ”

"You want to send us back to the Northeast?" Jiang Ziming was overjoyed. I don't dare to say that I don't dare to say that I will do other tasks well, this area in the northeast is too familiar, there are many local relations, and the roads are familiar, and this battle feats are really going to be rushed!

Xu Yifan beckoned to Jiang Ziming: "Come and see the map!" ”

On the map, densely packed with marks, entrenched in southern Liaoning, especially in the area of Lushun Jinzhou, the huge cyan symbol of the army is particularly eye-catching.

After learning of the DPRK's victory, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, a telegram from the main draft of the military plane was also sent. Then from Pyongyang to Anzhou, the central idea is one, Xu Yifan's Praetorian Guard Army quickly returned to help, and in the area of southern Liaoning, he killed the army! There are not a few telegrams sent in the name of Guangxu, and the words of praise are said one after another, and the objects given by the emperor are gathered together according to the head reward, and it is enough to load half a boat. Xu Yifan has the title of secretary of the Ministry of Rewarding Soldiers, and his position has been increased to a first-class viscount, and Li Hongzhang is only a first-class earl! In addition to the eldest son, he also promised the rank of Yun Cavalry Captain with two sons - the second-rank officer of the military department has the qualifications to release the governor, and the first-class viscount of the military department is still enough, and it is enough to put a governor, and there is no real job in hand, so it is a bit empty. Guangxu also took out a little real, Xu Yifan could let his Praetorian Guard Barracks Office handle the actual expenses for the construction of the army over the years, and the court could reimburse it!

In order to win over Xu Yifan, a life-saving straw and a figure who overwhelmed the limelight of the imperial party, the imperial party has indeed exhausted its efforts - although Xu Yifan is very suspicious that Guangxu can reimburse him a few taels of silver - forget it, anyway, it is not for this sick and crooked emperor to fight devils.

In addition to these telegrams requesting an immediate return to the division, the battle reports of southern Liaoning also came one after another, and then were carefully marked on the map by the general staff officers of the General Staff led by Chu Wanli. The southern Liaoning army has divided its troops into several routes, and swept away the richest and most prosperous places in eastern Liaodong, and the center of gravity of the troops is directly aimed at Fuzhou, and through Fuzhou Avenue directly to Niuzhuang, it looks like opening up the corridor in western Liaoning.

On 2 September, dozens of old and new battalions of the Qing army's Yiketang Division, Xu Bangdao Division, and Zhao Huaiye Division, which were in the Xuan Army's front, had been greatly defeated by an offensive by the Yue Army.

On September 3, the army was approaching Fuzhou, and the white-haired veteran Song Qingbu's vanguard battalion finally arrived in Fuzhou City, and under the battle of Song Qing, he finally reluctantly repelled the attack of the vanguard of the Yue army. However, near Fuzhou, all the villages and towns were swept away by the army. The main force of the Second Army of the Qing Dynasty came from Lushun and fired siege artillery.

On September 5, the Yue army launched a general attack, and more than 10,000 Qing troops in Fuzhou were defeated, and the brigade retreated to Gaiping. The Qing army, which had retreated in a bit of order, collapsed in front of Gaiping, and Yiketanga, Zhao Huaiye, Xu Bangdao, Song Qing and others fought to the death under the protection of their subordinates, and then retreated to Niuzhuang (now Yingkou) and Tianzhuangtai, packed up the embers, and prepared to fight again.

After passing the area of Niuzhuang and Tianzhuangtai, out of Montenegro, he has already set foot on the West Liaoning Corridor, and Jinzhou will be under the front of the army!

On the map, the cyan arrows of the army are like teeth and claws, and the attack speed is extremely crazy. In Chuwanli, their general staff judged that the only thing that could slow down the advance of the Yue army was their supply capacity. The Second Army carried a lot of artillery, so the ability to attack strongholds was quite strong, but replenishing these ammunition was not an easy task. Judging from the latest news received, the army has stopped in the area of Gaiping, requisitioning grain and grass, and waiting for the supply of ammunition. Even so, look at the map, how far it is to rush from Anzhou to the Liaoxi Corridor, and the army is almost within walking distance of the Liaoxi Corridor! No one knows if Song Qing and Yi Ketang will be able to hold out until Xu Yifan arrives!

In Xu Yifan's memory, on the first day of his time and space, it seems that the army fought to Niuzhuang Tianzhuangtai in the northeast, took Weihai in Shandong, and completely annihilated the Beiyang Naval Division. The Huanghuang Qing Dynasty, whose wings were threatened, could no longer support it, so it had to sue for peace.

Alas, time is tight, and the task is heavy...... Who let himself have to be this Xu Wumu first......

After carefully looking at the map for a while, Jiang Ziming raised his head, his eyes shining: "My lord, do you want to send our cavalry back to the country in advance, make a big show all the way, contact the locality, pose a threat to the flank of the Yue army, and contain their offensive in western Liaoxi?" ”

Clever!

Xu Yifan praised in his heart, he deserved to be an old horse thief who had accumulated years, and his ability to bluff and harass the attack was sufficient.

"Anzhou to southern Liaoning, a distance of more than 1,500 miles, you ensure that you can arrive in time to form a flank posture that threatens the Yue army?"

Xu Yifan stared at Jiang Ziming deadly, his eyes were serious, he was easy-going just now, and he could even open a couple of sentences with his subordinates about the good temper of a man, but he was completely gone.

Jiang Ziming replied lightly: "If you go back to your lordship, if it's just a bluff, there is a way to mark it." If the road is closed by heavy snow in winter, or the pulp is turned in spring, it will be too late. Now that the summer road is hard, there is still room for effort. ”

Xu Yifan looked at Jiang Ziming for a long time, and Jiang Ziming didn't move under his compelling gaze, his expression was firm.

Xu Yifan ordered without looking back: "Call the country and tell the fighting armies on the front line in southern Liaoning that I, Xu Yifan, am about to arrive!" Let them hold on! Ziming, Ziming, don't let me talk big in vain! ”

Jiang Ziming's body moved, and he stood steadily, just saluting silently. Xu Yifan slapped him on the shoulder: "Go down and prepare, you will set off in advance for the brigade, and I will give you the right to act cheaply when it comes to the front enemy." Give the whole army of the first town and the first part of the second town to repair for two days, and then I will swear to return to the country! ”

Jiang Ziming received the order loudly, and when he was about to leave, he suddenly turned around: "My lord, let's go, who will calm them down?" ”

Xu Yifan waved his hand: "I am already rectifying the first army of the Sino-Korean Anti-Japanese Alliance, they have taken over your task, and you have to hand over to Lord Yuan today, Nan Yunrong's preparations there, you have explained all the details to him......"

"The First Army of the Sino-Korean Anti-Japanese Alliance? Lord Yuan? ”

Xu Yifan glanced at him and patiently explained to him. History went round and round, Xu Yifan was preparing to divert his attention and prepare to return to China to operate, and finally returned the power of the Korean pacification to Yuan Shikai, who had been in North Korea with the Qingjun for several years, this time it was heavier than the last time, after Xu Yifan left, Yuan Shikai was the emperor of half of North Korea!

The reward is so, and it is enough. A person who took refuge halfway, Xu Yifan let go of the aspect. Of the remaining two or three thousand people after the reorganization of the Sheng army, Xu Yifan did not give them the number of the third town of the Praetorian Guard, but encouraged a Sino-Korean anti-Japanese coalition army to come out, and Yuan Shikai will replace Jiang Ziming and pacify most of North Korea. The two or three thousand former Sheng troops will be mixed with Nan Yunrong's miscellaneous forces. In addition, the second town left behind in the Datong River can not only cover its own territory, but also use the name of this coalition army to increase its ability to control and pacify the puppet regime of Nan Yunrong. Two or three thousand Sheng troops, plus Yuan Shikai, who is old in court affairs, must be much more powerful than Jiang Ziming.

No one else thought that Xu Yifan had anything in this arrangement, and Yuan Shikai was grateful to thank the committee with a sense of loyalty. Now, although it is a black official sent by Xu Yifan, after the war is calmed down, according to Xu Yifan's merits, the court will inevitably have a corresponding explanation for these subordinates of his commission. The president of the First Army, in terms of burden, has an unlimited future after the war.

But Xu Yifan understood in his heart that subconsciously, he was a little jealous of this loyal and diligent Brother Yuan......

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On September 8, the fourth year of A.D., the cavalry directly under the Praetorian Guard and the Korean Flower Horse Team totaled more than 800 horses, with more than 100 banners with Xu Yifan to four big characters on the face, as the vanguard of the Janissary Division, the advance set off. These cavalrymen all changed to the new Mauser horse pistol, and also gave Jiang Ziming thousands of taels of gold and hundreds of thousands of silver as funds.

Eight hundred cavalry, angry horses like dragons, stepped across the Yalu River and returned to China!

(To be continued)