Whistling shells flew across the Yalu River and smashed heavily on the ground. In the early morning of June 1, Oyamayan, who could no longer bear it, gave the order to attack. The focus of the attack was the Jiulian Fortress guarded by the Korean army, although the Korean army in Jiulian City was more than the total strength of the Qingliu coalition army in Dandong, but this duel was the easiest place to break through.

The explosion blew up the ground fortifications, and the half-hour-long shelling destroyed most of the fortifications on the positions of the Korean troops in Jiuliancheng. The Korean soldiers in the trenches stayed in their relatively safe bunkers, waiting for the Japanese artillery fire to stop. However, the Korean soldiers guarding the trenches panicked, they were lazy and did not build the fortifications according to the requirements of the Qing state, and the sections were destroyed by the explosion. North Korean soldiers, exposed to uncovered, scurried in all directions, and officers were unable to restrain the disorganized troops as they sought safe shelter.

There are some command posts and communication rooms made of giant wooden frames in the communication trenches of the frontline positions, which have long since lost their original role. In order to escape the shelling of the Japanese army, all the North Korean soldiers flocked to this small shelter. So much so that the latecomers moved because they couldn't squeeze in.

"Division commander, the Jiulian City Observation Office sent a telegram back. The Japanese artillery shelled for only 30 minutes and destroyed most of the frontline positions of the DPRK army, and the defenders on the positions had lost their formation, and the first line of defense of the DPRK army was basically ineffective. In the headquarters of the 7th Division in Dandong, the chief of staff of the division reported to Liu Shengxiu amid the explosion of Japanese artillery shells: "According to intelligence, the Japanese army has concentrated more than half of its forces in the direction of Jiuliancheng. Judging from the combat effectiveness of the Korean army, once the Japanese army launched an infantry attack. It is estimated that the North Korean army will soon lose its beachhead. Division commander, do you think you will send a battalion over for reinforcements? ”

"Not send, not a single person. Nearly 20,000 Korean troops were assembled in front and back, and if they couldn't stop even a single charge of the Japanese army, they would all be killed. "Since Liu Shengxiu understood the emperor's will of 'consuming Japan and consuming Korea'. Liu Shengxiu has been firmly executing. As a vassal state, Korea naturally had to listen to the words of our suzerain, the Great Qing Dynasty, but since the Japanese entered Korea, the Koreans had other thoughts. If you want to rely on the Japanese to fight against the Qing Dynasty and seek independence, you are calling the Qing Dynasty in vain. If you make a mistake, you will naturally be punished, but the Qing Dynasty still has to show benevolence and righteousness on the surface, so you can only use the hands of the Japanese to punish Korea. It is necessary to let the North Koreans understand that only obedient children can eat candy. After Liu Shengxiu understood the emperor's will, this battle of the Yalu River simply handed over all the Jiulian Cities to the Korean army. Anyway, the emperor will not be heartbroken for how many people die on both sides of the asahi side, but Jiulian City cannot be lost. Liu Sheng, who didn't expect the Koreans to be so vulnerable, said angrily and dejectedly: "Send a telegram to Li Xi, lose Jiulian City and let the Japanese cross the river." Lao Tzu can't live. But Lao Tzu will also pull his son on his back before he dies. Tell Li Xi again that if the North Korean army is so unbearable, then the Qing Dynasty will not need North Korea. ”

Li Xi's personality is gentle and benevolent, but it also makes many people think that he is cowardly and incompetent. In fact, which man does not have a heroic plot in his heart. Not to mention a king who is in the high position of the king of a country. Li Xi is not a man without ambitions. But when he was young, he was like a puppet when his father was in power. and the marriage arranged by her father, the princess Min, is also a woman full of power desire and ambition, and at the same time familiar with political power. Li Xi, who was manipulated by his father and wife, was also ambitious. For him, the North Korean incident is not all bad, at least those who manipulated him are far away. Although he left North Korea, he lost his country. But he also got a chance to show it. The emperor did not put him under house arrest as a puppet who controlled Korea, and the general of Shangguo did not use his name to support the Korean army, but simply handed over the Korean army to him completely, and did not even send a single soldier to the army. And even in the battle of the Yalu River. The focus of Jiulian City, the northern section of the river defense, was completely entrusted to him. This is the trust of the kingdom in the vassals, and it is also an affirmation. General Liu's telegram was clear. If North Korea has nothing to do and nothing is of any use to the Qing Dynasty, is it necessary for the Qing Dynasty, which is already in good trouble, to help North Korea? This time, the Yalu River Dynasty army held Jiulian City alone, which was both a challenge and an opportunity.

"Withdraw, Your Majesty. The vanguard of the Japanese army had already rushed to the shore. Hong Qixun, who had escaped from the Korean Incident, returned to the king and continued to serve as the captain of the king's bodyguard.

"Slap", in front of all the generals in the room, Li Xi slapped Hong Qixun in the face: "Where is the momentum of your desperate defense when the Japanese invaded the palace, and where is the former martial arts?" Are you also scared of the Japanese? ”

Looking at all the generals who knelt down, Li Xi said word by word: "We retreated all the way from Korea to the Qing Dynasty, where are you going to retreat now?" We have lost our country, and we have put our Korean subjects under the bullying of the Japanese for our own safety. Have you ever thought about restoring your homeland and returning to your hometown? But the Lone King thought. We are now under the protection of the Superior Kingdom, and there is no shortage of food and grass and sufficient ammunition. Why can't we think about how we can defeat Japan? The Emperor of the Kingdom of God has a good saying: If you don't cherish your country, then others will not help you. If we are so incompetent that we can't even defeat the Japanese in front of us, then why does the Kingdom still give us food, grass and ammunition? They will take back our weapons and hand them over to the Qing to build their own stronger army. We need to prove that we are worthy of God's support. We are the last regular army of Korea, and we still have the support of God. If we are defeated, will we be able to recover without the support of God? In that way, after the kingdom had destroyed Russia, their army would rush into Korea until it occupied all of Korea. You may think that you will beg God to restore us at that time, but when someone else has lost something that you have fought so hard for, will you give it back to someone else? Can our hope for the restoration of our country rest only on pleading and the mercy of others? Don't forget, there are countless guerrilla units in North Korea that are fighting the Japanese devils. What they were looking forward to was the recovery of the land by the king. ”

"Your Majesty ......" the generals wept silently.

"The most important thing now is to drive the Japanese devils down the river and let the country know that our North Korea is worthy of support." Yi Hee, dressed in the formal attire of the king of Joseon, stepped out of the room: "Let the guards follow the lonely king." King Lone wants to let the Korean warriors on the front line see that King Lone has not fled. You also remember that if King Gu dies in battle, then the prince of the world, Yi Kun, will be the new king of Joseon—"

"Huh. I didn't expect Li Xi, who had done nothing all his life, to have this kind of courage. It's really rare. Guangxu looked at the telegram sent from the Yalu River and sighed.

"What's this, no matter how brave he is, does he dare to put himself as bait in the encirclement of the enemy?". Tang Shaoyi, who had just walked in from outside, took over: "That's all left over from the emperor's play." ”

"Don't talk about others like that, I did it when my brain was hot. I don't have that courage anymore. Guangxu smiled: "Yuwen sent it out?" ”

"Sent, Weichen has told Lord Sun to prepare in advance. It's just that Your Majesty, it's better for you to calm down. If you are asked to do it again, the Confucian scholars in the world will not be able to scold us to death as courtiers. Weichen also plans to leave a reputation as a virtuous minister in the history books. After Tang Shaoyi finished speaking, he submitted a telegram: "Yang Du sent a telegram from the capital, and he asked the emperor on behalf of the principal." At the end of June, the graduation ceremony of the first batch of four-year students of Beijing Normal University Hall was held. Principal Yung asked the emperor if he could come back to attend the ceremony? ”

"It's only the beginning of June, isn't it too early to talk about this?"

"It's not early, why don't you leave after lunch?"

looked at Cheng Biguang who was smiling in front of him. Sun Wen shook his head helplessly: "General Cheng, don't forget that you are also a Han." Since the entry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the great cause of our Han people to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty has never been interrupted. Now the Tartars are suffering from internal and external troubles, and it is an opportunity for our generation to drive out the Tartars and restore our China. Why does General Cheng always look at the left and right and talk about other things. ”

"Since Mr. Sun has made it clear. Then I will tell the truth. Cheng Biguang spread his hands: "It is naturally good for Mr. Sun to restore his ambition in China." But Mr. Sun does not have this ability. Do you think that with just one word of republic, you can make the world listen to you? That Mr. Sun would be too arrogant. I am not Mr. Sun, nor do I have the same ambition as Mr. Sun. But as the chief of staff of the Nanyang Fleet, he also knows that he must consider everyone in the fleet, not to mention making peerless contributions, at least let them have no worries about food and clothing. But has Mr. Sun thought about this? If Mr. Sun could guarantee the funding of the Nanyang Shipyard, I would not only be able to persuade Commander Lin to join the revolution. If Mr. Sun can guarantee the funding of the entire navy, I can even persuade the entire navy to join Mr. Sun. ”

"Is General Cheng serious?" Sun Wen asked with some excitement: "Then please tell the general, it will definitely be done in the future." ”

Since Mr. Sun is so sure. Then listen up. Starting with the weakest Nanyang Fleet in the Qing Dynasty, Mr. Sun knew that our Nanyang Fleet was going to cruise the entire South China Sea. In addition to training, maintenance and staff salaries, a total of 300,000 taels of silver is required. ”

"It's not much, it'll take a while."

"Don't talk too much, I'm talking about a month. Mr. Sun may be able to make up this number, but Mr. Sun can make up for a few months, let alone the Pacific Fleet, which is as high as 2 million taels of silver per month. By the way, the warships purchased from Britain, Germany, and the United States this time are about to be completed, and when they return, it is estimated that the Pacific Fleet's monthly expenditure may be 3 million taels of silver. Did Mr. Sun take it out? ”。

Sun Wenleng, who was dumbfounded after listening to it, was stunned for a while before he came back to his senses and wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Cheng Biguang.

"Mr. Sun is trying to say that there will be no now and in the future, right?" After Sun Wen nodded, Cheng Biguang continued: "How long will it take, whether it will be one year, three years or five years." But does Mr. Sun know that the Japanese fleet will return to China next year, and what are the Japanese buying warships for? What else can you do but attack me? At that time, how could the Chinese fleet, which had no money to buy coal-fired ammunition, withstand the attack of the Japanese? If you can't stop the Japanese fleet, what will China do? Will we sign an unequal treaty with Japan again? ”。

"There is always pain before a revolution succeeds."

"Is it just pain? I'm afraid it's humiliating. When the ships of the Chinese Navy are sunk by the Japanese in the harbor like a target, and when Japan forces China to sign an agreement on the loss of power and humiliation of the country, if Mr. Sun's revolution succeeds at that time, he will definitely sign the agreement. At that time, don't say anything about North Korea and the Ryukyus, even Japan, Northeast Taiwan, I think my husband will definitely not hesitate to sign. Anyway, it's just a pain, just get used to it, right? Mr. Sun, the revolution should be noble and great, and don't use the name of revolution to achieve your own selfish interests. A revolution that will sacrifice national interests and give up national sovereignty is better than it should be extinguished. ”

Sun Wen stood up resolutely: "You still don't understand the meaning of the revolution, the revolution is for the future of the whole of China." ”

"If you can't save the present, you still have to care about the future, what if Mr. Sun wants to revolutionize the Japanese fleet first? I'm afraid I haven't thought about it. You are so arrogant that you think that you can succeed in the revolution with just 205 revolvers and 80 boxes of ammunition, what are you doing when you have so many troops in the Qing Dynasty. ”

Sun Wen was shocked: "How do you know?" ”

"How do I know, of course I do. You have forgotten that I am the chief of staff of the Nanyang Fleet, and you have even forgotten that the Qing and British navies in the Nanyang have a coordination plan? I don't know how much more there is in the whole South Seas. Cheng Biguang stopped Sun Wen, who was anxious to leave: "Do you think that Japan's support for your revolution is really for the good of China?" They don't have a little bit of their own mind? Since I can tell Mr. Sun, it is impossible to let Mr. Sun leave before the uprising. As a general of the imperial court, he should have taken credit for himself. But Mr. Sun can rest assured, I still admire Mr. Sun's courage very much, and when the guns of the uprising are heard, I will personally return to Hong Kong from Mr. Sun. Rest assured, it's my Nanyang Fleet ship, it's safe. ”

It's over, the uprising is over. Sun Wen completely collapsed in his chair. Countless hot-blooded youths, countless republican forerunners have fallen into the trap of the Tartars. Sun Wen burst into tears: "There will always be sacrifices in the revolution, but you can't kill the latecomers." "At this moment, Sun Wen is extremely powerful.

"The provincial-Hong Kong liner should have been on the case, doesn't Mr. Sun want to see this exciting moment?"

The gunboat with its feet low slowly drove out of the dock, and Sun Wen stood in the command room and watched the commandos rush out of the dock with their guns held high. On the wharf, a blue sky and white sun flag designed by Lu Haodong was already flying high on the wharf.

"Drive out the Tartars and restore my China." The commandos shouted slogans and rushed to the intended target. Only Sun Wen knew that these pioneers of the republic ran to death under their firm beliefs. (To be continued......)