Dongfang Bufu led the army to chase along the direction of the Japanese army's escape, and chased for dozens of miles before stopping the march, and their pursuit only annihilated some small groups of Japanese troops, but these were not the main forces of the Japanese army, but some remnants who could not keep up with the main force for various reasons.

And the main force led by Saigo Takamori has already gone far.

There is no point in Dongfang not being confused and chasing after him, so in the end, he can only lead the army back in a huff.

And he led the army back not far away, he saw the smoke and dust in front of him, and the rolling torrent came from far and near, and he knew that the brigade led by Tian Xiaoer had arrived.

The two brothers met, exchanged greetings, and each told him about his situation, and then, after a little discussion, decided to make another plan after returning to Seoul, so the two went back together.

After arriving in Seoul, before they sat down, someone came to report that Chen Yucheng and the Eighth Army he led had also returned, and Chen Yucheng was out asking to see him.

When the two heard that Chen Yucheng was coming, they immediately asked people to come in.

Chen Yucheng ran to the two of them with a dusty face, greeted them first, and then sat aside according to Tian Xiaoer's wishes.

And Tian Xiaoer didn't wait for Chen Yucheng to speak, so he couldn't wait to ask about the Eighth Army and their interception of the Japanese army in Xicheng.

Chen Yucheng saw Tian Xiaoer's inquiry, and hurriedly got up and saluted, and then he briefly explained the incident to the two marshals in a tone as calm as possible.

It is said that after Chen Yucheng's Eighth Army crossed the river, it acted separately with the army led by Tian Xiaoer and Dongfang Bufu in accordance with the prior deployment, Tian Xiaoer and others took Dongcheng, while his Eighth Army advanced westward and engaged the Japanese army stationed in Xicheng.

Thanks to the work done by the intelligence department, the Eighth Army Corps had a clear understanding of the Japanese garrison in Xicheng, so after a period of rapid marching, the Eighth Army Corps smoothly touched the outside of the Japanese garrison in Xicheng.

The Japanese were unaware of the arrival of the Eighth Army.

It's no wonder that there was no warning beforehand, and it was strange to know it.

Seeing that the Japanese army was defenseless, Chen Yucheng was overjoyed on the spot, and after making the necessary deployments, he led the army to carry out a sneak attack on the Japanese garrison.

The Japanese army was caught off guard and rushed to the battle, and the scene was very disorderly.

Chen Yucheng commanded the Eighth Army to take advantage of the opportunity to slash and slaughter, and the Japanese army was soon killed and wounded.

Seeing that the Japanese army was about to be defeated, at this moment, a Biao army suddenly came in from the outside, just inserted between the Eighth Army and the Japanese army, and withstood the attack of the Eighth Army Corps, winning time for the Japanese main force to fight again.

But where did this army come from?

It turned out that the commander of the Japanese army, Ito Hirobumi, was extremely cunning, and he arranged another surprise army as the flank of the main Japanese army outside this station, which the Japanese army considered impregnable, in order to cover the main Japanese force.

Hirobumi Ito believes that in the event of an accident, this wonder army will have an unexpected effect.

And the subsequent facts just proved Ito's foresight.

What's even more unexpected is that the commander of this strange army is none other than Takayoshi Togi, who is the deputy commander of the Japanese Second Army.

This shows that Hirobumi Ito's old spicy.

And it was with this strange army as a support that the main force of the Japanese Second Army had the opportunity to regain a foothold, and then launched a counteroffensive against the Eighth Army of the Taiping Army.

The two sides are in close combat, the white knife goes in, the red knife comes out, and the killing is inseparable, and it is very happy.

However, as the battle progressed, the Japanese army gradually gained the upper hand, which has a lot to do with the overall strength of the two sides, not to mention the rest, just from the total number of people to make a simple comparison, the Japanese army will be more than the Eighth Army, and the Japanese army has the advantage of the home field, so it is not surprising to have a little upper hand.

However, what people did not expect was that after the Japanese army had the upper hand, they suddenly withdrew.

Thinking about it, Chen Yucheng was completely confused.

He really couldn't understand what kind of planes the Japanese army was doing, they obviously had the upper hand, but they wanted to withdraw the troops, and he really didn't know what kind of medicine they were selling in their gourds.

And this time it also hurt Chen Yucheng.

He wanted to order someone to chase, but he was afraid of being ambushed by the Japanese army, and if he didn't chase him, he would let the Japanese army run away like this, and it was not cost-effective, so his mind finally decided not to chase after several struggles.

After all, their strategic goal had been achieved, and Simon was already in the hands of the Taipings.

After stabilizing the West Gate, Chen Yucheng and his Eighth Army quickly returned to help, intending to encircle and annihilate the Japanese First Army led by Sakamoto Ryoma and Saigo Takamori together with the army led by Tian Xiaoer.

However, when he led his army to the east gate, he heard that the Japanese army had retreated, and Tian Xiaoer and Dongfang Bufu were already in Seoul, so he hurried to Samtian Xiaoer and Dongfang Bufu.

However, the Japanese army obviously had the upper hand, why did they suddenly retreat, this really made Chen Yucheng puzzled.

It turned out that Ito Hirobumi was in the process of holding off the Sino-Korean coalition forces when he unexpectedly received a letter of help from Ryoma Sakamoto.

Sakamoto Ryoma said in the letter that the Sino-Korean coalition army is carrying out a fierce attack on his first army with superior forces, if the reinforcements do not arrive, then his first army will soon be defeated, and he hopes that the commander will send troops to rescue urgently, and Sakamoto Ryoma also added at the end of the letter asking for help, if the reinforcements do not arrive, his first army will live and die with Seoul, and the whole army of the first army is ready to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor.

After Ito Hirobumi received the letter, he felt like the world was spinning and he almost fell to the ground.

He was originally very happy in his heart, they still had the upper hand in the battle with the Eighth Legion of the Taiping Army, which was something that had not been done for a long time, but he hadn't turned around yet, but he received the bad news brought by Sakamoto Ryoma, and he really couldn't adapt to it.

However, Ito Hirobumi was the commander of the Japanese army, and he had never seen any strong winds and waves, that is, after a moment, he calmed down.

Ito Hirobumi believes that the current situation is really unfavorable to the Japanese army, although the Japanese army stationed in Xicheng is not inferior in the battle with the Sino-Korean coalition forces, but the decisive victory will not be a matter of a while, and the First Army led by Sakamoto Ryoma has already fallen into a big disadvantage, if no rescue or other measures are taken, the First Army is really at risk of annihilation.

And if there is no First Army, the Second Army led by Ito Hirobumi will be lonely and very dangerous, so he must find a way to solve the crisis at this time.

Ito Hirobumi thought about it and finally decided to withdraw his troops, abandon Seoul, and fight a decisive battle with the Sino-Korean coalition forces at Incheon.

As soon as the idea of withdrawing troops was formed in Ito's mind, he made a decisive decision, because time was pressing, and he could no longer hesitate too much, and he knew very well that if he did not go, there would be only a dead end, so he immediately issued an order to the First Army to retreat, asking them to withdraw to Incheon, and then join up with the Second Army under his command, and finally have a final decisive battle with the Sino-Korean coalition forces at Incheon.

Although Ito Hirobumi also knew the importance of Seoul, after several trade-offs, he still felt that giving up Seoul was the best choice he could make at this time, so he could only give up Seoul in the end.

It was precisely because of this that the Japanese First Army retreated under the leadership of Saigo Takamori and the Second Army led by Hirobumi Ito suddenly retreated while gaining the upper hand.

This was only a choice made by the Japanese army as a last resort.

And after Chen Yucheng finished speaking, Tian Xiaoer and Dongfang Bufu connected all the things that happened during this period of time and thought about it, and then they finally figured out some of the key points in it.

In any case, on the whole, the entire Battle of Seoul was a success for the Sino-Korean coalition forces, especially the deployment of the last swim across the waterway checkpoint and then divide the troops to attack, which can be described as a stroke of genius, which disrupted the Japanese army's stubborn plan in one fell swoop, and forced the Japanese army to finally take the action of retreating.

Of course, it is not without regrets.

And the largest of the Sino-North Korean coalition forces. It is a pity that I failed to take this opportunity to take down the main army led by Saigo Takamori in one fell swoop, which I am afraid that the relevant people, especially Dongfang, will regret it for a long time.

However, although there are still regrets, the final victory of Seoul is a victory, and the expected goal is achieved, and they are one step away from the final victory.

Of course, as long as the next target Inchon is taken again, then the Sino-Korean coalition forces will not only be able to recover the entire territory of Korea, but also directly drive the Japanese army into the sea to feed the fish, that is, after taking Seoul, the Japanese army is one step closer to the final defeat.

After that, in addition to reporting the details of the battle to the emperor of the empire Huang Xu and the king of Joseon, Yi Yuantong, the allied army headquarters issued an order to rest and recuperate, because with rest, there can be the motivation to go on the road again. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (biquge.info) to vote for recommendation and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation ......)