In the evening of October 21, 1894, Anju, North Korea

"Ye Junmen, the Japanese army is attacking again!"

Hearing the shouts of his subordinates, Ye Zhichao wiped his still somewhat confused face, stood up and ran towards the city with his subordinates.

Since the battle between the Beiyang Naval Division and the Japanese fleet in the Inchon Naval Battle, the waters near Korea have been completely controlled by the Japanese fleet, and the Qing army has completely cut off the logistics supply from the sea, except for the thousands of reinforcements that have been reinforced by land. After that, the situation in Korea completely turned to Japan, and for several months the Qing army was driven by the Japanese army from Cheorwon in central Korea to Pyongyang, and in the middle of the war all fell to Haeju, Songrim, and Nampo.

More than 10 days ago, even Ye Zhichao's colleague Shandong guerrilla Zuo Guigui was martyred on the spot. Ye Zhichao himself ran fast on his legs and feet, so he fled to Anzhou, the last barrier between Qing and Korea, with a group of remnants of the defeated army.

What he didn't expect was that the Japanese would come over so quickly in just a few days!

"Hold on one more moment, brethren! They didn't have a few cannons, and we'll be saved when it gets dark! ”

When Ye Zhichao went up to the city, the Japanese army was besieging, and his deputy Nie Shicheng improvised a cheer at this time to play a role, although his soldiers were tired, they still stubbornly kept shooting at the head of the city, resisting the attack of the Japanese army.

"Nie Zongbing is right! This brother must withstand it! Everyone!! ”

After a "fierce battle", the Japanese army retreated again. Ye Zhichao frowned and looked at the scene below the city, no soldiers in the Japanese army were injured at all, and it was the same several times before, and he made up his mind to play tired tactics and consume his own ammunition.

Seeing that all the soldiers at the head of the city looked listless, Ye Zhichao stood up again and cheered up his subordinates, "Everyone don't have to be discouraged, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers!" Marshal Liu Mingchuan, the commander of the infantry on the other side of the river, has re-stationed 20,000 troops, as long as we hold out until the evening, and when we run across the river, this gang of would-be robbers will have nothing to do with us! ”

Ye Zhichao wanted to run now, and he could run back to the Qing Kingdom directly after crossing the river. But there are still hundreds of Japanese cavalry waiting outside the city! Isn't running now a matter of death? After thinking about it, Ye Zhichao decided to wait until it was dark.

"General! Rest assured! ”

"The subordinates must work hard to kill the enemy!"

"Admiral Ye, just look at it!"

"Yes! Isn't this widow just relying on the large number of people, otherwise I can destroy them as soon as I soak my urine! ”

"Haha, old Hu, are you a Krupp cannon for that thing?"

"I just don't know if my sister-in-law in the family can stand it?! Ahh ——”

"Hahaha!! ——”

"Hahaha!! ——”

Ye Zhichao looked at these braggart subordinates, but he couldn't feel relaxed at all. The soldiers below can think so, but as the commander of the first army, he doesn't dare to do so. Ye Zhichao knew clearly in his heart that none of the Japanese on the other side were easy to mess with, not to mention that they would not be fatal at all, and the equipment of the soldiers was also very advanced, with all rifling and 75mm mountain guns.

Ye Zhichao, who was standing at the head of the city, leaned over and looked at the groups of Japanese soldiers in the city who were ordered to prohibit them under the orders of their respective officers, and then looked at the scattered "elite of the Huai Army" around him.

Ye Zhichao's heart tingled, he shook his head and sighed, "It's not easy to deal with......"

……

"Ye Junmen! The Japanese army retreated! ”

Nie Shicheng, the chief soldier of Taiyuan, pushed the door and walked in.

"What ?!!"

Seeing that the sky had darkened, Ye Zhichao, who was thinking about when to lead his troops to break through, heard such news that surprised him.

Ye Zhichao frowned, "Could it be a trap of the Japanese army, deliberately luring our army out of the city so that it could be ambushed?" ”

"Probably not, just a moment ago, all the Japanese troops suddenly pulled out of the camp and left, I thought it was strange and personally took the two brothers out of the city to investigate." Nie Shicheng explained.

"How's it going?"

"The Japanese army should have all retreated, and they were quite anxious to leave, and many things in the camp left in a hurry before they had time to pack up."

"Are there still horses in Anzhou City?"

Ye Zhichao paced slowly, turned his head and asked.

Nie Shicheng said suspiciously, "There are still more than ten horses, all of which were collected by the sergeants." ”

"Good! Choose two soldiers to serve as scouts temporarily, and then go to the south to explore. Ye Zhichao responded.

"Mark and obey!"

History has played a joke on Ye Zhichao, and the original shame will become today's "hero".

At the same time, in Seoul in southern Korea, the commander of the Korean Japanese army, Aritomo Yamagu, was also furious.

"Bastard!"

In just two months, the Japanese army's land logistics line in Korea was frequently attacked by the Korean People's Army at the height of the fighting on the front line. So far, about two-thirds of the front-line logistics supplies have been raided and plundered by this group of civilian troops.

After receiving the news, the Japanese army also sent a clean-up force from Seoul to clear it. But what is unbelievable is that the Japanese troops of several brigades and regiments that went to the mission were actually routed by the other side. There were two wings of Japanese soldiers who were still surrounded and annihilated by them, so it was no wonder that the Japanese commander in front of him was angry.

Shan County Youpeng angrily gave the two subordinates in front of him a few slaps.

"Hay!"

"Hay!"

The two who were taught a lesson and did not dare to resist were none other than the commander of the 5th Division of the Japanese Army, Nozu Michikani, and his new deputy, Katsura Taro.

"What's wrong? Major General Nozu, who was famous in the Southwest War, couldn't even deal with the local Korean guerrillas? ”

Nozu Michikan bowed his head and said ashamedly, "Your Excellency the Commander has disappointed you!" ”

"Hmph" Yama Prefecture Youpeng turned his target to Katsura Taro on the other side, "And you, Katsura Taro Daisa, as the former commander of the Fourth Division, is this how you atone?" ”

Unexpectedly, Katsura Taro's expression in front of him was very calm.

"I am very ashamed to let the army of the empire suffer such great losses. However, please note that the Korean Donghak People's Army in front of you is by no means a peasant rebel army in the ordinary sense. Although these civilian soldiers are still very unfamiliar in tactics, they are very brave in battle, and more importantly...... Syllable!! Syllable!! Syllable!! …… These people are all equipped with bolt-type guns. ”

As he spoke, Katsura Taro suddenly slapped his palms twice.

Outside the door, several soldiers of the 3rd Division of the Japanese Army entered, each carrying a few unfamiliar rifles in their hands.

Motioning for several soldiers to put these things down, Katsura Taro walked over to the table and grabbed one of the rifles, "That's it!" ”

Taking the rifle handed by Katsura Taro, Yama Prefecture Youpeng pulled the bolt and tried it, "It's actually a fast gun that can fire continuously!" ”

"Yes," Katsura Taro said calmly, "there are many such weapons in the hands of the people's army. ”

Shan Youpeng frowned and said, "You mean that someone specially provided them with these weapons?" ”

"Obviously!"

Youpeng in Shan County walked back and forth irritably in the command headquarters, "Have you checked the strength of the Dongxue Party and the People's Army?" ”

"Yes, Commander! The number of the People's Army is about 50,000. Nozu Michikani stepped forward at this time and responded.

Youpeng in Shanxian turned around in disbelief and asked, "There are so many!" Are you sure that all these civilian soldiers are armed with this rifle?! ”

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander! If it weren't for this, our army would not have suffered such huge losses. Nozu said in a deep voice.

"These are not the most important things, at the moment the shareholders of the party and the people's army have a solid base. Now all the three provinces in the south of Korea are controlled by them! Katsura Taro added.

"Your Excellency, I beg your pardon! We really despise them too much, and these Dongxue Party and People's Army have now become a big problem for the cause of the empire's westward expansion!! The troops withdrawn from the front line in Pyongyang are proof of this!! ”

"Maybe we should have gone ashore from Busan in the first place!" Youpeng closed his eyes and gritted his teeth and said, "I order!" -- The strength of the four divisions concentrated in North Korea, give me all my strength to wipe out this 'bandit army' of the party!! ”

"Hay! ——”

"Hay! ——”