"Why did Ming Jin withdraw his troops? The last general was preparing to lead his troops to recover the fortress captured by the Japanese invaders, but Ye Junmen suddenly withdrew his troops with gold, so that he missed the fighter. As soon as Zuo Guigui saw Ye Zhichao, he couldn't help but ask loudly.

"The old general is angry!" Ye Zhichao hurriedly explained with a smile, "I saw that the Japanese were powerful, and I was afraid that the old general would lose, so I withdrew my troops!" Old general, please sit down and have a cup of tea first! ”

"The Japanese are all in the city, where is the old man still in the mood to drink tea!" Zuo Guigui put the cup of tea handed to him by the maid on the table fiercely, and said with a cold snort.

Ye Zhichao smiled, directly ignored Zuo's precious anger, stood up and cleared his throat and said, "This time, the Japanese are menacing, the fortresses in the north of the city have fallen one after another, and the shape is extremely critical, once our army's back road is cut off, the consequences will be unimaginable!" ”

"I don't know if Lord Ye has a good strategy to retreat from the enemy?" Wei Rugui asked with a smile with a roll of his eyes.

Ye Zhichao's old face turned red, revealing a hint of embarrassment, but he quickly returned to normal, and said with a smile, "The contemptible people think that the Japanese army is flourishing a few days ago, and it is best for our army to temporarily avoid its front, and wait until the soldiers and horses are ready, and the grain and grass are sufficient, and then we will fight a decisive battle with the Japanese Kou, but we will definitely be able to win in one battle!" ”

"What do you mean to abandon Pyongyang?" Ma Yukun couldn't help but ask.

"Hey! As a last resort, this is the only way to go! Ye Zhichao shook his head and sighed.

"Bang!" Zuo Guigui slapped the table and stood up, his eyes burst out with angry firelight, staring at Ye Zhichao and said loudly, "The enemy is hanging on the army and driving for a long time, and it is appropriate to strike a surprise blow, so that he will only turn back, and he will not dare to peep into the Central Plains." The imperial court set up a machine, raised soldiers, and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars per year, which is today's ear, if you retreat without a fight, how can you repay the country to North Korea? The husband has made meritorious contributions to the construction of the industry, in one fell swoop! To success or failure, it is not to be calculated. The old man implored all the gentlemen to work together to help the difficult times. ”

Ye Zhichao was ashamed of Zuo Guigui's impassioned words, and at this time, the generals who had planned to approve of Ye Zhichao's mention did not dare to retreat after listening to Zuo Guigui's words, so Ye Zhichao's Tiyì who abandoned the city and fled was strongly opposed by Zuo Guichao, and finally did not get the tongguò. Although Ye Zhichao was forced to temporarily give up the idea of escaping, Zuo Guigui was already suspicious of Ye Zhichao, so he secretly sent someone to monitor Ye Zhichao to prevent him from escaping.

In the headquarters of the First Army of the Japanese Army in Seoul, Major General Ogawa Matsuji, chief of staff of the First Army, stood respectfully in front of Youpeng in Yamasan, "Your Excellency Commander, the front line has come to report that due to the long battle line and the inconvenience of supplies, the front line is very short of food and grass, and if Pyongyang cannot be captured again, the locust army will fall into a situation of running out of ammunition and food." Lieutenant General Katsura Taro asked for instructions, should he temporarily stop the offensive and recuperate in order to move later? ”

"Yaga! If you can't even overcome this difficulty, you don't deserve to be a locust warrior! Shan Youpeng said angrily, "Order all locust armies on the front line to launch a general offensive on Pyongyang, and at any cost, Pyongyang must be taken!" ”

"Hay!" Xiao Chuan bowed down again to receive the order. "Your Excellency Commander, I have just received the latest battle report, Ren Chao has led the main force of the Tiger Army and the main force of the Korean Dongxue Army to the north, and now he is approaching in the direction of Seoul to capture Gongju."

"Yo Xi!" Shan County Youpeng nodded and said, "This Ren Chao's reaction is quite fast, and he ordered the Fifth Brigade to immediately shrink in the direction of Seoul, the high walls of Seoul are thick, and the ammunition and food are sufficient, Ren Chao's Tiger Army wants to capture Seoul It is wishful thinking!" As long as the locust army captures Pyongyang, the lone army of the Tiger Ben Army will naturally break itself. ”

"Your Excellency Commander, wise! It's just that if the Qing army holds Pyongyang, it may not be so easy for the locust army to capture Pyongyang. Xiao Chuan hesitated again and said, "I think it is better to let the main force of the locust army on the front line of Pyongyang temporarily retreat, and annihilate the tiger army in one fell swoop when it leaves Jeonju's lair, so that the locust army can concentrate on attacking Pyongyang with all its might!" ”

"Not necessarily!" Youpeng in Shan County waved his hand and said, "Have you forgotten jì?" The base camp has decided to form a second army with Daeshanam as the commander, and I believe that it will not be long before the second army will rush to Korea, and by that time will we still worry about a small tiger army and the North Korean mob? ”

"Hay! Ignorance and ignorance! Xiao Chuan said respectfully again.

"Yes! Send someone to deliver the order. I hope it won't be long before I get the news that the locust army has captured Pyongyang! Youpeng of Shan County said with a stern face.

"Hay!"

On September 15, the Japanese launched a general offensive against Pyongyang as originally planned. The battle was carried out in three battlefields: one was the battlefield on the south bank of the Datong River (Chuanqiaoli); the second is the battlefield outside the Xuanwu Gate; The third is the battlefield in the southwest of the city.

At 3 o'clock in the morning, the 9th Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army launched an attack on the Qing troops defending the south bank of the Datong River by three routes: left, center, and right. The Qing army defending the fortress under the command of Ma Yukun immediately launched a self-defense counterattack, and the artillery of the Qing army on the north bank of the Datong River also attacked from afar across the river, and the artillery fire was extremely fierce. The Japanese attacking troops were exposed to the open ground in front of the fortifications, without cover, and suffered heavy casualties. The Japanese superintendent ordered "I'd rather die than retreat", drove the soldiers away, and desperately attacked. The little devil was forced to risk his life to charge the left and right flank fortresses on both sides of the avenue. The Qing troops guarding the bridgehead at the Datong River ferry and the bases in the north of the Yangtze River cooperated with each other to fiercely flank the Japanese army, and the Japanese army suffered many casualties. Seeing this, the Qing army rushed out of the fortress and launched a counterattack. The Japanese army immediately hesitated and retreated. The commander of the Japanese army, Major General Ta Arisawa, waved his sword to supervise the battle, and the soldiers were not allowed to retreat, and the two armies engaged in white-knuckle combat. The fierce battle lasted until one o'clock in the afternoon, and the little devil suffered heavy losses and was no longer able to fight again, so Major General Tian Youzawa could only order a retreat.

The front line of Xuanwumen and Mudantai was the main direction of attack of the Japanese army, and the Japanese troops participating in the attack were Shuoning and Yuanshan detachments, which had the largest number of troops, which were 2.7 times that of the Qing army's defensive forces. At about 4 o'clock in the morning of September 15, the Shuoning detachment launched an attack on two fortresses of the Qing army on the outside of the Peony Terrace in the northeast of Xuanwu Gate; At the same time, the Wonsan detachment launched an attack on two Qing fortresses in the northwest on the outside of Peony Terrace. The Qing troops in the fortified area put up stubborn resistance. Fengjun President Zuo Guigui personally climbed the city wall to direct the battle, and the morale of our army was greatly boosted, desperately resisting the attack of the Japanese invaders, the battle was extremely fierce, the guns and cannons rang out in a piece, and the smoke of gunpowder was mixed with the morning fog, and it was almost impossible to argue. The Japanese suffered heavy casualties, but under the supervision of the Japanese commander, they still fought desperately. The battle fell into a stalemate for a while, but as the battle continued, the Japanese army, with its spirit of not fearing death, gradually reversed the situation and gradually gained the upper hand, and the Qing army on the front line of Peony began to show a trend of rout.