The general offensive went well.

By the 18th, the Guards had broken through the defensive ring on the outskirts of Wonsan, and the 2nd Division was completely dispersed, with most of the officers and men dead, including the commander Sakuma Zomatsu. Brigade Commander Yoshimasa Oshima fled into the mountains and forests with more than 1,000 remnants and has not been seen since.

On the 19th, the Guards Army entered Wonsan, and the 6th Division resisted desperately, and these Japanese soldiers from Kumamoto fought frantically, and Zuihou was all killed in battle, almost not a single prisoner, and the commander Masaki Terauchi also committed suicide.

A small group of Enlightenment Party members led by Park Yong-hyo and Kim Ok-gyun were cornered and cornered, and Zuihou had no choice but to be arrested.

At the same time, the Japanese Second Division had already set up wooden platoons and began to flee across the sea, but how could these small wooden platoons withstand the impact of the waves, most of them quickly disintegrated, and the Chinese patrol fleet that arrived was knocked out again, knocking out some of them, including Major General Ogawa again, Japanese officers and soldiers were drowned countless times, and Prince Akihito Komatsumiya was also shot in the head with a rifle by Chinese sailors. Zuihou only had Major General Katsura Taro, with a few wooden platoons, who were able to get away with breaking through and throwing themselves into the endless sea.

Shan County Youpeng really couldn't escape, so he had to return to the shore with more than 100 Japanese troops, surrounded by the Guards Regiment that pursued him, and after a fierce battle, most of the Japanese soldiers were killed, and soon Shan County was left alone.

It's not that Yama County Youpeng is lucky, it's just that the Guards saw that he was wearing a general's uniform, so they wanted to capture him alive. Although Youpeng was wounded many times and ran out of bullets, he still looked like a mad tiger and hacked two Guards soldiers to death.

In a fit of rage, everyone shot him off his leg and then rushed up and stabbed him with a bayonet, stabbing the huge head of Youpeng in Shan County.

The Battle of Wonsan ended this large-scale war between China and Japan, in which more than 200,000 Japanese troops were annihilated, 40,000 were captured, and the navy was almost completely lost.

For Japan, everything is over, losing the Army, losing the Navy, and losing the future.

On April 21, 1884, the published a full-page article by Ding Yuntong: , announce the total annihilation of the Japanese invading army!

The article reviews the Sino-Japanese War that began last year, and how the Japanese army spread the war from Korea to China. From Northeast China to North China, from land to sea, the soldiers of the Great Guards fought bloody battles and finally ushered in today. Victory was not easy to come by, and the bright red of the dragon flag was dyed red with the blood of countless martyrs.

The article Zuihou pointed out that the victory in the land war is a milestone, but it will not be the end, a great history is opening, the Chinese people are invincible, the victory must belong to the great Chinese people, carry the revolution to the end!

On that day, the whole Beijing was boiling and crazy, thousands of citizens poured into the streets and alleys of Beijing like a tide, the whole urban area was crowded, colorful flags were flying, firecrackers were ringing in unison, shouts, cheers, roars, and singing sounded all together; People are constantly yelling, singing, dancing, and carnivaling, and there seems to be endless energy; Citizens, students, workers, photojournalists, and journalists moved slowly through the city, some of them hoarse, others in tears of overjoy; The restaurants were overcrowded, the atmosphere was warm, and the boxing orders resounded in the sky

The next day, a grand rally was held in Tiananmen Square to celebrate the victory, which was attended by more than 300,000 people. The rally was followed by a victory parade, which started in front of Tiananmen Square and cheered all the way around the entire central city of Beijing. The onlookers were welcomed by the crowd, and the spectators were blocked, and the grand occasion was unprecedented.

At night, the streets of Beijing are even more lit up, and everyone's face is written with joy and happiness. Such a large-scale celebration of the victory was carried out for three consecutive days.

In addition, the people also spontaneously held celebrations such as condolences to the families of laborers, fundraising for laborers, and the issuance of victory medals

In the middle of this sea of joy, a motorcade was driving silently, and a group of people were sitting inside, looking lonely, full of depression and sadness, which was incompatible with the joyful atmosphere around them.

These people were the Japanese delegation that had come to Beijing to seek peace, and they had already learned the results of the DPRK from the newspapers, and when they watched the Chinese celebrate their victory, their hearts were really mixed and indescribable, and everyone had one thought in their hearts: "It would be nice if we were the Japanese who are celebrating now." ＂

On April 24, on the second floor of Penglai Pavilion on the Yingtai in Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China and Japan held the first round of negotiations. The Japanese delegation's lodging, Fortress Garden, is a group of courtyard buildings, opposite the Penglai Pavilion across the lake.

Penglai Pavilion is a two-storey building, the second floor can be based on the sea tea, the mountains and rocks and flowers, the water and the sky are the same color, the pavilion pavilion is splendid, the water is embraced, the scenery is extremely beautiful.

The Japanese delegation arrived first, sat upstairs, and enjoyed the beautiful scenery around them, the willows just spun silk in early spring, the breeze came slowly, and the water waves were not exciting, which was refreshing and pleasant. A moment later, the Chinese delegation went upstairs, and Zeng Jize gave these Japanese a disgrace in his first sentence:

"How's it going, nice view, right? Isn't it a pity that you pirates didn't get it? ”

It looked like it was just a casual remark, but when the translator finished speaking, these Japanese officials suddenly widened their eyes, how could there be such an opening statement? It is really humiliating to openly satirize the occasion of international diplomatic negotiations, and even to directly call them "Japanese cowards."

As the head of the regiment, Iwakura immediately protested, claiming that such remarks were completely inconsistent with diplomatic etiquette and could hardly be accepted by the Japanese side.

Unexpectedly, Zeng Jize, who had just sat down, was furious after hearing the other party's protest, slapping the table and shouting: "Aren't you a widow?" Why can you call it a shina, and we can't call it a wolf? Why? You don't want to rob? If you hadn't been able to beat it, wouldn't you have come here to rob it a long time ago? What's more? Did I say that you regret it? ”

Zeng Jize scolded so much that he was spitting, his face was red, and he slammed the cup and shouted: "Don't talk about it!" I don't even tell the truth, what are you talking about, you better go back as soon as possible! ”

As he spoke, Zeng Jize got up and was about to leave.

The Japanese panicked, and after waiting for almost a month, it was easy to start talking, so how can they just disperse? Hurry up and say hello, if you have something to say, speak slowly.

Under the repeated coercion of Zeng Jize, Zuihou repeatedly threatened to leave, so that the Japanese delegation had to admit two things:

First, the Japanese usually call "Shina", which is indeed very rude, and they hereby solemnly express their gratitude to China on behalf of the Japanese government!

After speaking, a group of Japanese officials bent down and bowed at the same time;

Secondly, the delegation of Japan expressed its "regret" that it had not been able to occupy such a scenic spot.

After saying that, all the Japanese felt ridiculous, this kind of thing can be brought out and talked about seriously, it is really unheard of in the history of diplomacy, and it is a big joke in the world, but for the sake of the overall situation, in order to make the negotiations go smoothly, they can only swallow the humiliation, anyway, it is impossible to write this kind of thing.

They think too simply.

As soon as the two sides sat down again, the Chinese secretary at the meeting immediately put pen to paper, wrote down all the two things admitted by the Japanese as the minutes of the meeting, and brought them to the Japanese representative to sign.

This can stab the hornet's nest, the Japanese representative suddenly clamored, just now daoqian is just talking, now write the minutes of the meeting, but also have to sign in person, it is equivalent to having legal effect, the future consequences are difficult to predict, so this word can not be signed in any case.

Seeing that the Japanese delegates resolutely refused, Zeng Jize sneered: "It seems that we still have to ask the broad masses of Japanese people about this matter, and I think the major Japanese newspapers must be very interested in this topic." ”

The Japanese people were shocked when they heard this, knowing that they had secretly sued for peace, and were ready to end the war as soon as possible so that they could concentrate on dealing with the domestic situation. If the news leaks out now, I am afraid that the emperor will be saddled with the infamy of "traitor" and a revolution will immediately break out in the country.

Although I don't know how the Chinese have mastered these situations, it is clear that they have hit their soft underbelly, and in desperation, Iwakura has no choice but to sign his name with hatred.

He sighed in his heart: Now I have become a traitor, I am afraid that on the first day I return home, I will be assassinated.