The warehouse is still the same warehouse, in the secret room, Zhang Peihua, Chen Xuehua and others sat solemnly on the side, in front of the bookcase in the center, Zhou Qin sat coldly on the chair, silently looking through the file in his hand.

After a long time, Zhou Qin raised his head, closed the case file in his hand and asked, "Everyone is here?" ”

"Back to my lord, it's all inside, and more than ten cities such as Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Fengtian have all been prepared. A month ago, according to the instructions of the lord, the lowly post had already arranged for capable men to go to various places, and they had already contacted the local CIA branch, and agreed to start together with the emperor to declare war on him. Chen Zhenhua said expressionlessly.

Over the past year or so, the CIA has spent countless material and financial resources to secretly recruit personnel and conduct secret training. Relying on the money secretly allocated by Lin Qizhao...... The whole organization has grown from scratch, little by little accumulation and spread, and then to today's situation. Now that the CIA has begun to set up branches not only at home but also abroad, the hardships and twists and turns are so difficult. For more than a year, Zhou Qin has been tired and haggard.

Fortunately, there are also Zhang Peihua and Chen Xuehua and others, these talents discovered by him have now slowly supported the situation. Zhang Peihua led a team to be responsible for the operation of the northeast. Chen Xuehua spread in Shanghai, while he stayed in the capital to dispatch in the center. There are also people on the cold side, the two sides exchange news and verify each other's information, and the eyeliner I have planted everywhere has been firmly watched.

And at this moment, it is finally time to close the net. The emperor has made a clear will, and China has declared war, and all the spies will not be left. I said that those things that I can't see the light will completely let it never see the sky.

Zhou Qin nodded, his fingers lightly tapped the file scroll, and he thought for a moment and said: "Shanghai should be careful and careful, the Qing Research Institute is in the concession, and if there is a slight carelessness, it will be difficult to deal with the aftermath if there is any diplomatic negotiation." There is another point, the emperor strictly ordered that the five people of Kotaro Munakata, Ishikawa Takeichi, Mitsutomi Kamio, Arao Seiki and Aoki Nobujun must not be allowed to escape! ”

"Don't worry, my lord, I started preparing a year ago, and now everything has been planned, and all the heads are watching closely. Now the emperor has declared war, just waiting for night. Dare to use your surname to guarantee it, there will be nothing wrong, it's just ......" Chen Xuehua hesitated for a moment, and suddenly asked: "Why didn't the Leshantang in Wuhan do it together this time, it was my headquarters, and I was worried about endless troubles if I kept my humble post this time." ”

"All the brains have been wiped out, and if they send men in secret, it will be against us. Besides, at the moment we are in the dark, and they are in the light, so it is much easier to monitor. Zhou Qin smiled lightly: "Let's do what we originally planned." Remember, be sure to do it cleanly and don't leave any clues...... The war has begun, and there must be no tail or worries left behind. On the action list, it was said that I did not leave any of them, and they were all cleared. I want to make my heart palpitate every time I think about tonight in the future. As he spoke, Zhou Qin's face showed a hideousness.

Zhang Peihua and Chen Xuehua didn't say anything more. Everyone immediately bowed down and quietly exited the room.

Aoki Xuanchun, under the pseudonym Jiro Hirose, opened a warehouse called Toshun in the capital. Aoki Xuanjun used the warehouse as a base to collect intelligence in Yanjing, and drew a precise map of the suburbs of Yanjing, which was the first time that he obtained a map of the suburbs of Yanjing.

Yesterday, for the first time, the combined fleet of the empire defeated the Beiyang naval division of the Qing State. Today, the Qing State has declared war on Yuben. This means that the empire began the process of conquering the continent, and the fate of the empire began to change at this moment.

In the Dongshun warehouse, Aoki Xuanjun sipped sake and sat leisurely.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open: "Aoki-kun go quickly, there are a lot of unidentified black-clothed people in the warehouse, see one kill one ......" One of Aoki Xuanjun's subordinates rushed in covered in blood, and said breathlessly.

Before he finished speaking, he heard a random sound of footsteps in the courtyard outside.

Aoki Xuanjun was taken aback, although he didn't know why, but the situation was urgent, and he couldn't think about anything. He hurriedly opened a cabinet on the side of the wall, and there was a secret door in the cabinet, which was a secret passage leading to the outside. But as soon as the secret door was opened, a sharp arrow flew out of the secret door. Aoki Xuanchun hurriedly turned his head, dodged the dark arrow, and closed the secret door casually. There was a low, muffled sound behind him, and the man who had just come in was shot in the forehead and fell to the ground. Immediately after, the door was kicked open, and six men in black rushed in with sharp blades, the secret door opened, and a man in black came out cursing.

"Who are you?" The people around Nobujun Aoki have all fallen.

"We are Chinese." As soon as the leader of the Han finished speaking, a white light flashed in front of Aoki Xuanjun's throat.

By May 9, 15,000 of the most elite Beiyang Qing troops had arrived in Pyongyang. Wei Rugui, Ma Yukun, and Zuo Guigui are all Li Hongzhang's proud generals. He has practiced new Western guns for many years, and he has strong combat effectiveness. On June 15, the Oshima Yoshima Mixed Brigade began a general attack on Pyongyang.

Peony Terrace is a commanding height outside the Xuanwu Gate in Pyongyang, and it is won according to the shape of the whole city. The loss of Peony Terrace will threaten the whole city. The army had already paid attention to this place and tried to capture it in one fell swoop. Therefore, after occupying the outer fortress, the Yue army immediately set up artillery on the fortress and concentrated on the Qing defenders of Mudantai with platoon artillery. The defenders, under the command of Zuo Guigui, defended against the odds. Under the siege of the infantry and artillery of the Yue army, the Peony Fortress finally fell.

Zuo Guigui, who was commanding the battle at the Xuanwu Gate, saw that the Peony Terrace was lost, "knowing that the situation has collapsed, and the will will die", "Naiyi is given the clothes and crowns, and he is on the throne to supervise the battle". Yang Jiansheng, the battalion officer, saw the danger in the city, and wanted to save Zuo Guigui to go down to the city to avoid it, Zuo Guigui slapped his palm, pushed Yang Jiansheng away and said: "My generation is in the army, and I should die in battle to repay the emperor's favor." ”

The two of them suddenly rushed up from the city, and when Zuo Guigui didn't pay attention to his back, he couldn't help but say that he slapped Zuo Guigui on the back of the neck, knocking Zuo Guigui unconscious. Without waiting for Yang Jiansheng to react, one of them held Zuo Guigui, and the other took out the gold medal from his arms and said, "Lord Yang, I am here on the emperor's orders." The emperor ordered that General Zuo must be taken out of Pyongyang. After General Zuo left, Lord Yang took over. ”

Yang Jiansheng, who woke up from the mutation, hurriedly stopped the two people who wanted to leave: "Two adults, now that Pyongyang has been surrounded by the legions, how can you evacuate?" ”

"We've got our own way. You only need to hold for another half an hour, and General Zuo will be able to reach a safe place. Lord Yang, the emperor gave a sentence: Pyongyang cannot be defended, and it should be withdrawn as soon as possible, and resist along the way to delay the army. One of them picked up Zuo Guigui: "Hold on for another half an hour, and after half an hour, Lord Yang can decide on his own." Leave. ”

That night, the army invaded the city of Pyongyang, and Pyongyang fell.

As soon as the war began, Li Hongzhang stayed in the capital to preside over the military defense of the entire Beiyang. The telegram was sent everywhere like snowflakes, but the situation changed so quickly that Lord Zhongtang, who had come all the way from quelling the Hongyang rebellion and was calm and laughing even when the sky fell, suddenly became much older and haggard.

The bad news came one after another, Asan was defeated, Toshima was defeated again, even the British flag was sunk by the Japanese fleet, and more than 1,000 soldiers of the Shenji Battalion were buried in the sea. The Manchu Qing Dynasty discussed Beiyang, and then there was the great rout of Pyongyang. In less than a day, Pyongyang was captured by the Japanese army. More than 10,000 people retreated to Anju and Yiju in panic, and the whole country was in an uproar.

The change in the situation far exceeded Li Hongzhang's original judgment.

Over the years, it is not the first time that I have used the excuse of picking quarrels and provoking troubles, which time has not been enough, and it is not the old way of negotiation and negotiation. However, what Li Hongzhang never expected in this North Korean incident was that he himself would really start a big fight, leaving no room for diplomacy. Originally, it was expected to rely on Britain, Russia and other countries to mediate. Who knew that as soon as war was declared, Western countries declared their neutrality one after another.

Foreigners are unreliable after all, but how can he, Li Hongzhang, be willing to rely on foreigners, it is really that the family background of the Qing Dynasty can no longer withstand any wind and rain. After so many years of handling foreign affairs, Li Hongzhang is very clear about the roots of the Qing Dynasty, but his appearance is just bright. Regardless of the strength or weakness between China and China, even if it gathers the strength of the whole country and fights to the death with Yue himself, even if he is defeated in the end, the family foundation accumulated by the country for decades of foreign affairs will be broken.

Thinking of this, Li Hongzhang was also confused and sighed.

With the end of the Battle of Toshima, more and more so-called observation groups from various countries appeared in the Far East on warships, awaiting the inevitable war with various moods.

At 11 o'clock in the afternoon of June 17, the Beiyang Naval Division discovered the combined fleet, and the first battle of steam ironclad ships in history was launched on the sea surface of Dadonggou.

The sun had set in the west, and a faint afterglow was scattered on the earth. In the military aircraft department, Li Hongzhang has been sitting in it for a whole day.

"Lord Nakado, the situation has not collapsed to the point of being out of control at this time, and the battle of Pyongyang is just a small setback. The reason for this is that Ye Zhichao and others are afraid of the enemy and are cowardly, but the Beiyang muscles and bones are not injured, and there is still the Beiyang Fleet to defend the coastal defense, restrain the forces in the country, and it is not impossible to recover the situation......" Shi Duo persuaded on the side. In fact, when it comes to this, although he is the foreman of the Minister of Military Aircraft, he is also responsible for raising salaries and preparing for defense, and how to deploy troops. It was already a mess, if it weren't for the emperor to keep Li Hongzhang in the capital, I am afraid that this situation would not be able to be cleaned up by Shiduo.

Li Hongzhang glanced at the military plane every day these days, and lost a lot of weight Di Shiduo, smiled wryly and waved his hand: "The prince only knows one thing, but he doesn't know the other...... Over the years, the whole country has been talking about wars at every turn, but you always have to win to fight! ”

Li Hongzhang was distressed in his heart, this is my country, how many excerpts did I Li Hongzhang have, so that the court was wary of his covetousness, but how much did the court really listen? finally came up with an emperor who was more vigilant than him Li Hongzhang, but the emperor couldn't be the master and couldn't be the family. Li Hongdan's eyes appeared in front of his eyes, two words that the emperor had often put on his lips for the past two years: Jiawu. In the past, the emperor's favor and help to Beiyang was vigilant about the covetousness of the book. When Korea and the rebel army reached a peace agreement on Jeonju, the emperor repeatedly urged him to withdraw his troops immediately, but it was he Li Hongzhang who hesitated and let him get an excuse. After the Battle of Toshima, the emperor strongly advocated giving up Korea and restraining his forces at home, but he was unwilling to give up Korea like this. As a result, North Korea still lost.

For the sake of today's plan, only by desperately holding the front line of the Yalu River can the situation take a turn. Thinking of this, Li Hongzhang stood up, but saw an attaché in the telegraph room hurriedly running in, kneeling on the ground, and his voice was a little crying: "My lord." Big things are not good......"

"Panic, panic." Li Hongzhang slapped the table and said angrily, and the priest next to him stepped forward quickly. He took the newspaper from the attaché and read a few lines as soon as he opened it. Suddenly, his face turned earthy, and he took a few steps back one after another, until he leaned against the table and stopped.

Li Hongzhang's heart tightened, he took the newspaper and opened it to see that the bones of his body, which had just cheered up, suddenly seemed to be drained of his soul, and the whole person stood in place, only to feel that the sky was spinning, and a mouthful of blood gushed up, spurting out on the spot.

In Cining Palace, the opera on the stage is babbling and singing. Cixi in the audience has closed her eyes and slept Zhengxiang.

Guangxu has been sitting next to him, drinking tea absentmindedly. These days, his mind has always been concerned about one place, Dadonggou! If history really follows the original trajectory, after that cannon sound, it is not only the Beiyang Fleet that will be wiped out, but the only bit of confidence that this country has accumulated for thousands of years will also disappear in the sound of artillery in the Yellow Sea.

"Kou Liancai, is this a place where you can break in?" On one side, Li Lianying wanted to stop Kou Liancai, who broke into the lobby in a panic.

Kou Liancai pushed Li Lianying away and rushed to kneel down in front of Guangxu: "Your Majesty, Lord Tang Lushun emergency call: 4:0"

"Smack", the teacup in Guangxu's hand fell to the ground, and pieces scattered. (To be continued.) )