"Yes!" Ren Chao responded respectfully.

"You just said that you captured more than 100 pirates! What should you do with these people in your opinion? Li Hongzhang asked again.

"The humble position is about to report to Lord Zhongtang!" When Ren Chao saw Li Hongzhang asking, he hurriedly said, "Beizhi recently discovered that the people in the city are afraid of the Japanese because of their ignorance. There are even ridiculous fools who claim that the Wako are some kind of demons and monsters, and they are invulnerable! So the humble took matters into his own hands, paraded these captives through the streets, and let the people in the city see that this little devil was actually just an ordinary person, so as not to confuse the morale of the army and the people with false rumors! I did not ask for advice in advance about this matter, and I hope that you will forgive me. ”

"You have done a good job in this matter, and I have this intention, some recent folk rumors are really too unpleasant!" Li Hongzhang said with a smile, Li Hongzhang naturally won't take such a trivial matter to heart.

"Although we defeated the Japanese Sixth Division this time, there are still at least 20,000 Japanese troops in the south of Beijing, and there are more than 10,000 Japanese troops in Langfang. What does Zifeng think we should do next? Li Hongzhang consulted Ren Chao's opinion in a consultative tone.

Ren Chao thought about it for a while, pondering Li Hongzhang's thoughts in his heart, and really couldn't understand why Li Hongzhang asked such a question, the little devils have not been completely eliminated, so naturally they should be eliminated first. Ren Chao couldn't guess Li Hongzhang's thoughts at this time, so he could only answer honestly, "I think that now the Japanese have suffered heavy losses, coupled with the lack of ammunition, they have basically lost their offensive ability. However, after a series of battles, our army is already exhausted, so we might as well rest for a day or two, and after recuperating and recuperating, we can launch a full-scale counteroffensive to annihilate the main force of the Japanese army south of the city in one fell swoop, and then turn around and advance eastward. Annihilate the Japanese Seventh Division, so that you can get rid of the troubles forever! ”

"Yes!" Li Hongzhang nodded noncommittally, and then said, "A soldier who surrenders without a fight is the supreme realm of war." ”

As soon as Li Hongzhang's words came out, Ren Chao understood Li Hongzhang's thoughts, it turned out that Li Hongzhang didn't want to fight, and wanted to take advantage of the momentum of the big victory to force the Japanese to make peace! Ren Chao naturally would not approve of such an approach, and Ren Chao couldn't understand the little devil's temperament anymore. If you don't beat them down completely, it will always be a scourge. But Ren Chao couldn't openly refute Li Hongzhang, and Li Hongzhang didn't make it clear, Ren Chao could only pretend to be stupid and say, "Could it be that Lord Zhongtang wants to recruit the Japanese army, but he just understands the Japanese with his humble position, these Japanese are fierce by nature, I am afraid that they will not surrender so obediently, but they will live up to the good intentions of Lord Zhongtang." ”

Li Hongzhang couldn't help frowning after hearing this. In fact, Li Hongzhang was also embarrassed in his heart, what kind of virtue this Japanese is, and he Li Hongzhang also knows some of it. But Li Hongzhang really didn't want to fight anymore, not to mention that it wouldn't do him any good if he continued to fight. And the Qing treasury was empty. What is this war for, to put it bluntly, it is the silver of the white flowers! The current Qing Dynasty really can't stand the toss, and it is the right thing to develop with peace of mind. This is also the fundamental reason why Li Hongzhang blindly avoided the war. Before the war began, Li Hongzhang advocated a diplomatic route. Peaceful settlement of the Korean issue. Why? It's not that Li Hongzhang was really afraid of the Japanese, at least before the Pyongyang fiasco, Li Hongzhang never thought that he would really lose!

"The Japanese are at the end of their rope today. The fall was only in the moment, and I think the Japanese are well aware of their current situation. And if, at this time, we take the initiative to make peace? Can the Japanese still say yes? Li Hongzhang said.

"Lord Nakado can't bear to suffer any more misery and negotiate peace with Japan, which is originally a great good act. However, the humble position thinks that this Japanese is the most untrustworthy, and thinks that the Japanese invaded our Gaosheng troop transport ship without declaring war, which shows the despicability of the Japanese. Therefore, I think that the premise of negotiating peace is that all the Japanese invaders in our Qing Dynasty will surrender unconditionally to our army, so as to prevent the Japanese army from surrendering by fraud and taking advantage of my unpreparedness to carry out the despicable act of sneak attack! Ren Chao was inevitably a little disappointed in his heart, but Li Hongzhang's thoughts were not something that he Ren Chao could control, so Ren Chao could only persuade Li Hongzhang to act cautiously.

Li Hongzhang frowned and thought for a while, and felt that what Ren Chao said was not unreasonable, these tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers staying here for a day would be a scourge, and it was undoubtedly the safest way to let them disarm and surrender, but these Japanese might not agree! Li Hongzhang couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. After a long time, Li Hongzhang said slowly, "I know, this time I have worked hard for you, you go down to rest first!" ”

"Retire from your duties!" Ren Chao had no choice but to get up and retire.

Ren Chao walked out of Li Hongzhang's mansion with a heavy heart, according to Ren Chao's thoughts, it is far from time to negotiate peace, at least after the fight reaches the Japanese mainland, and then force the Japanese to surrender, in order to do it once and for all. But the current Ren Chaoren's slight words can't influence Li Hongzhang's thoughts, let alone the attitude of the imperial court. If the court doesn't fight, I'll fight alone, Lao Tzu won't believe it, and I can't beat a little Japan! Ren Chao secretly made up his mind in his heart.

What Ren Chao didn't know was that in fact, Li Hongzhang had already begun to contact the Japanese government, and the current Japanese government had almost been consumed, and the Japanese didn't want to fight anymore, and the two sides had already begun to negotiate secretly. It's just that the appetite of the Japanese is too great, and the Japanese government has lost control of this lone army of Dashanyan. The Japanese are still holding on to a kind of luck mentality, hoping that their general Dashan Iwa will be able to capture Beijing smoothly, and then the Japanese can increase their bargaining chips at the negotiating table. However, the Qing government's conditions for the Japanese were also unacceptable, and Dashanyan was storming Beijing, so the negotiations were dragged down, and there was no substantial progress.

Now that the Japanese army has been defeated and the bubble of wanting to capture Beijing has been completely shattered, Li Hongzhang believes that the Japanese government at this time no longer has illusions, the time is ripe for peace talks, and the next thing should be very smooth.

However, Ren Chao's reminder also had some impact on Li Hongzhang, and besides, these tens of thousands of Japanese troops are indeed a big hidden danger. Li Hongzhang thought about it again and again, and finally decided to send an envoy to surrender Dashanyan. Although these arrogant little devils may not surrender obediently, they are always unwilling not to give it a try. Anyway, now that the shape has changed, the initiative is already in our hands, and if the little devils don't know each other, it won't be difficult to kill them directly. Anyway, it's been so long, and I don't care about two more fights. (To be continued......)

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