That night, Ren Chao sent marines to attack the garrison of Liugong Island and successfully landed on Liugong Island. The fierce battle lasted until dawn the next day, and finally wiped out the little devils on the island.

The county government of Weihai City has temporarily become Ren Chao's headquarters, and people come and go in the headquarters, and everyone is busy nervously. Yang Jichang, chief of staff of the Tiger Ben Army, said with a smile, "My lord, now that we have recovered Liugong Island, what should we do next?" ”

"Let the troops rest for a day and see how it goes. By the way, how's the war going in the outback? Ren Chao said while looking at the map.

"The Japanese army has conquered Dezhou, Wuqiao, Dongguang, and is now storming Cangzhou." Yang Jichang said with a frown.

"These dogs are fighting pretty fast!" Ren Chao couldn't help but show a hint of surprise on his face, "Didn't Song Qing's department and Liu Shengxiu's department Mingjun be transported from Liaodong to Tianjin by urgent ship?" Haven't you rushed to the front yet? ”

"The specific situation is not clear, it is estimated that there should be none?" Yang Jichang said uncertainly.

"Yes!" Ren Chao nodded noncommittally, frowned slightly, glanced up at the sky outside, and finally sighed helplessly and said, "Now I can only hope that Song Qing and Liu Shengxiu can temporarily block the little devil." ”

In the temporary headquarters of the Japanese army outside Cangzhou City, the commander of the Second Army of the Japanese Army, General Oyama Yan, sat on the main seat with a gloomy face, and his two sides were full of Japanese officers wearing general stars, among which there were only three lieutenant generals, "Do you know what I called you here for today?" Dashan Yan said coldly.

Everyone's faces were very ugly, as if they had just received a telegram from home, and they had been told that their father had died and their mother had remarried. There was silence for a while, and no one spoke, perhaps mentally organizing the language, or perhaps not knowing what to say.

"Humph!" Dashan Yan snorted coldly and said, "I just received news from Jiaodong that the main force of the Guards Division of His Royal Highness Prince Nengjiu of the Northern Baichuan Palace has been completely annihilated by the Tiger Ben Army in Laizhou. Da Shanyan almost gritted his teeth and said this, he had received this information before, but Da Shanyan didn't believe it, it was the Guards Division! It was the most elite division of the Great Japanese Empire, how could it be annihilated by the Qing army so lightly? This is absolutely impossible, but the reality is cruel, and soon the news was verified, the Guards Division was indeed completely annihilated, and even the head of Kita-Shirakawa Palace Nengjiu was cut off by Ren Chao and hung on the flagpole to show the public, and Dashan Yan had to accept this cruel fact.

Dashanyan took a deep breath and continued, "The Huben army captured Pingdu, Laizhou, and then Yantai, and is now marching towards Weihai, and the battle situation in Weihai is unknown. Once Weihai is lost, our rear road will be completely cut off by the enemy, and we will be completely reduced to a lone army. What do you think we should do next? After speaking, Da Shanyan's eyes closed slightly, and he gently leaned on the back of the chair as if he was asleep, but in fact, his ears were straight and he listened carefully, for fear of missing something.

As soon as Dashan Yan's voice fell, the conference room immediately fell into a dead silence. The Japanese generals, who were usually arrogant, all fell into silence at this time, frowning one by one, thinking hard about how to break the enemy, no! It should be said that it is a life-saving policy. Everyone is very clear in their hearts about the severity of the current situation, and the Japanese army's rear road has been cut off, which means that from now on, the Japanese army will no longer get any supplies and support, nor can it get any reinforcements, which is undoubtedly a fatal blow to the Japanese Second Army.

After being silent for a while, the commander of the Second Division, Lieutenant General Sakuma Zuo Matthew, couldn't help but speak, "There are two roads in front of us now, one is to turn around immediately, return to the Jiaodong Peninsula, defeat the Huben army first, open up our logistics supply line, and wait until the domestic reinforcements arrive, and then launch an attack." ”

"Isn't it all in vain that we've been working all these days? And it takes at least half a month or even longer to come and go. At that time, the main force of the Qing army in Liaodong will all return to Beijing, although the Qing army's combat effectiveness is low, but Beijing, which is guarded by hundreds of thousands of troops, is simply difficult to break through. The commander of the Sixth Division, Kuroki Weizhen, couldn't help but retort.

"Don't worry, don't worry, it's not too late to listen to Sakuma-kun finish speaking." Oyama Iwa waved his hand and motioned for Sakuma, and Zuo Matthew continued.

"This second way is to follow the example of the overlord of Western Chu in ancient China, attack with all his might, and conquer Beijing in one fell swoop before the main force of the Qing army returns, and capture the Qing emperor alive, so that we can coerce the Qing Dynasty to surrender!" Sakuma said with a calm face, and that relaxed expression seemed to be saying a trivial matter.

"Wouldn't that be too risky? Without logistical provisions, will our ammunition be able to support us until we reach Beijing? If the ammunition is exhausted, can the bayonet be used to break through the city of Beijing, which is high and deep? A Japanese major general immediately questioned it.

"Baga Ya Road! You cowardly coward, you don't deserve to be an Imperial soldier. Our Great Japanese Empire is invincible in the world, and even if there is really no ammunition, we can defeat the vulnerable Qing Dynasty with just bayonets. Another Japanese major general, who was more grumpy, immediately stood up and pointed at the nose of the previous man and cursed loudly.

"Bagaya Road, you dare to insult me, I want to duel with you!" The major general, who was scolded by pointing at his nose, blushed angrily and had a thick neck, jumped up at that time, reached out and pressed it on the handle of the knife and said loudly.

"Bang!" Da Shanyan slammed his fist on the table, and the scene immediately fell silent, and the two major generals who were about to duel just now immediately lowered their heads honestly like children who had done something wrong.

"Yaga!" Da Shanyan had an expression of hatred that iron could not be made of steel, "Now that the locusts army has reached a critical juncture, and you, as a high-ranking general of the empire, do you think that you can prove your bravery and loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor in this way?" This only proves your stupidity and ignorance, and it is our enemies who benefit in the end. ”

"Hay!" The two of them bowed together and said.

The evil anger in Dashan Yan's heart, which had been scolded, was quite a lot, and he snorted coldly and continued, "Gentlemen, the current battle situation is extremely unfavorable to the locusts army, and the slightest negligence on our part may lead to irreparable losses. It's not a pity for me to die, if we delay the hegemony of the Empire, then we will all become sinners of the Empire through the ages! So I hope you can unite and get through the difficult times together, please! As he spoke, Dashan Yan bowed deeply to everyone.

The Japanese generals at the meeting stood up and bowed in response, "Hai! ”