Chapter 109: Take the Lead

On July 28, 1882, Japan took action as quickly as possible, with two powerful ships, Kongo and Hiei, as the leader, and six ships Amagi, Iwaki, Kiyoki, Nisshin, Mengchun, and Swift Whale as wingmen, forming a combined fleet. The King Kong is the flagship, and the commander is Rear Admiral Renli Jingfan. The fleet escorted 1,500 army soldiers led by Rear Admiral Tonosuke Takashima, and a Japanese delegation led by Yoshinori Hanabo from Shimonoseki to Incheon, North Korea.

At the same time, the second fleet led by the Fuso ironclad ship, including the Kotetsu, Ryusho, Mt. Fuji, Chiyodagata and other ships, also began to assemble at the Shinagawa Port in Tokyo.

The Japanese General Staff Headquarters also began to mobilize, with Chief of Staff Aritomo Yamaguchi and Foreign Secretary Inoue Shin personally taking charge of Shimonoseki, and the Sixth Division, which was recently stationed in Kumamoto, also began to move to Fukuoka.

On July 30, the Japanese fleet arrived at Incheon. Hanafang Yoshishi stood on the Swift Whale, and was making his own wishful calculations: taking advantage of the chaos in Korea, the Japanese side controlled the entire Seoul as quickly as possible, backed by force, forced North Korea to sign further unequal treaties, and completely turned Korea into Japan's Shili range in one fell swoop, and the Chinese still did not know what was happening like fools.

Just thinking about it, as soon as the fleet arrived at the port, Yoshishi Hanafang immediately stared at him and became a fool.

I saw that outside the port, a bunch of warships lined up, waiting for the battle, and the Yellow Dragon and the Pearl Flag were waving in the wind, which was the Chinese fleet. This surprised the Japanese side, how fast did China have to respond? Could it be that it happened to pass by just in time? But as soon as I inquired about the fishermen outside the port, the entire port of Incheon had been heavily guarded by Chinese troops, and Hwafang Yoshishi suddenly had a very unpleasant premonition.

At present, the reality of the DPRK is unclear, and the country has not yet made up its mind to go to war, and the forced landing at Inchon is likely to cause a conflict. In desperation, the Japanese had no choice but to turn to Suwon-gun, south of Incheon.

On August 1, the Japanese navy confronted the Chinese at the port of Incheon, and the rest landed in Suwon-gun and headed for Seoul. On the outskirts of Seoul, he met Kim Ok-kyun and Park Yong-hyo, who had come to greet him after hearing the news, and only then did he know the general situation in North Korea.

North Korea, which was supposed to be in chaos in the world, was actually calm at this time, and the Chinese army had firmly controlled the entire Seoul, strictly defended it, and completely took the lead. All these changes were far beyond the imagination of the Japanese side, and Hanafang Yoshishi and others were even more stunned and looked at each other.

As a last resort, the Japanese had to withdraw to Suwon-gun, south of Seoul, and stationed there, and it was not until August 2 that they learned what had happened:

First. Dayuanjun was arrested by the Chinese side on the 26th and sent to Yiju County, which is only across the river from China, and placed under house arrest. However, no charges were announced, but only that for health reasons, Dayuanjun was allowed to undergo "vacation-type treatment", and the court's announcement to the outside world was to the effect that Dayuan-jun was highly stressed and seriously unwell due to long-term overwork, and was now receiving vacation-type treatment with consent.

The tone of the whole announcement is ambiguous and reminiscent.

At the same time, Dayuan Jun's cronies Li Jae-myon, Lee Kyung-ha, Shin Chung-hee and others were only dismissed from their posts and were not punished in other ways, and the imperial court did not mention a word about the role they played in the riots, which is profound and intriguing.

Second. Concubine Min was welcomed back to Changdeok Palace, and the ceremony was quite grand, obviously the Concubine Min group has regained power, but according to Kim Yujun and others, it is actually the Chinese side that is manipulating behind the scenes.

Third. After the Chinese army took control of Seoul, they told the rioters and civilians gathered in Itaewon, demanding that they lay down their arms and go home, and that they should not be guilty of the past, and instructed the imperial court to release some arrears of food and wages to appease the rebels. By the 27th, most of the people had dispersed, and the remaining hundreds of people were suddenly attacked by the Chinese army in the early morning of the 28th, hundreds of people died, Jin Changsun, Liu Buwan, Zheng Yiji and other 8 mutiny "leaders" were executed, Sun Shunji, Cui Bonggui and Kong Zhiyuan and others, who took the lead in besieging the Japanese legation, have also been detained by the Chinese side. As a result, the entire riot has in fact been completely suppressed.

In just a few days, such a big turmoil was easily understood, and the three parties competing in the turmoil have all been completely dealt with by China. Its speed, its swiftness, its decisiveness, its decisiveness, is simply fantastical, appalling. This made Hanafang Yoshishi and others feel that they were not as good as sighing, and their confidence was greatly hit. For a while, there was a lot of chaos, and I didn't know what to do. After discussion, Hanafang Yoshishi decided to personally bring people into Seoul to negotiate.

The Japanese army here is still on standby, but Ding Yuntong over there is a strange trick. According to his advance order, in the early morning of August 2, the Chinese fleet outside the port of Inchon suddenly assembled its entire army and left directly.

This move was a big surprise to the commander of the Japanese fleet, Renli Jingfan, like two boxers, gritting their teeth, staring at each other, ready to fight to the death at any time. At this time, one of the contestants suddenly put his hands in his pockets, whistled and left, leaving the other person behind, inexplicably stupid.

Renli Jingfan sent a ship to follow behind, and found that the Chinese fleet was actually moving south, sailing straight in the direction of Japan, posing as a jiashi to intercept the Japanese support ships.

This discovery left Inri Kyung-beom in a dilemma, not knowing whether to stay in Incheon or follow the Chinese fleet. Zuihou, he still decided to follow the Chinese side. In the event of a war between the two sides, the Chinese fleet attacked the Japanese transport ships along the way, and the consequences would be unimaginable. While sending people to inform the shore, they also set sail in pursuit. As a result, the fleets of China and Japan played hide and seek in the Yellow Sea.

This is exactly what Ding Yuntong wants, his hand is not just playing with the Japanese, it has a very profound meaning.

In his previous life, he read the history of modern Japanese wars and profoundly understood Japan's combat style, that is, the winner is king, and he can do whatever it takes to win. Therefore, every war is an undeclared war, or a war is declared immediately, and it often starts with a sneak attack on the other side.

The First Sino-Japanese War was a sneak attack on the Chinese transport ship "Gao Sheng" off the coast of Toshima;

The Russo-Japanese War was a sneak attack on Russian warships at both Inchon and Arthuan;

The Pacific War was a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

The so-called push oneself and others, with the heart of a villain to spend the belly of a gentleman. They like to sneak up on others, and they are naturally afraid that others will sneak up on them. Therefore, Ding Yuntong expected that the Japanese fleet would have no other choice and would definitely follow in pursuit.

You must know that chasing each other on the ocean may cause a misfire at any time, and you will not be able to rest well in the rough seas, and such mental pressure and such work fatigue will greatly speed up the metabolism of the officers and men on the ship.

At this time, the arrival of the fatal moment will be greatly advanced. Soon, the "beriberi", that is, vitamin B1 deficiency, of Japanese officers and soldiers will attack rapidly.

Under the command of Liu Buyun, the Chinese fleet suddenly went westward and suddenly eastward, hoisting colorful flags for a while, white flags for a while, saluting friendship for a while, firing cannons into the air for a while, hanging a flag for a while with the slogan "All personnel, ready to fight", and a flag saying "I wish all readers a happy Year of the Horse and all the best".

The officers and men of the Japanese fleet behind them were like crazy and stupid, startled, emotionally fluctuating, and highly nervous. Renli Jingfan gritted his teeth and scolded bitterly, "The people in China are all neurotic, and two of the ten rollers are broken - eight rollers!" "

The Japanese fleet here is experiencing a human comedy, but Yoshikashi Hanafang is feeling the breath of tragedy.

As soon as he entered Seoul, Ma Jianzhong, the deputy representative of the Chinese side to the DPRK, took the initiative to come over for a meeting. One mouth is that the wicked people are the first to sue and accuse the Japanese side of inciting the riots in Seoul behind their backs, and the Japanese instructor Tsukamoto Lizao is even more wanton provocation, which has led to the rapid escalation of the situation.

This time he pointed to the deer as a horse and confused right and wrong, and almost didn't make Hanafang Yoshishi faint on the spot. The Chinese side turned a blind eye to the fact that the riotous soldiers and civilians besieged the Japanese legation and killed a total of 13 Japanese before and after.

The two sides argued fiercely and quarreled fiercely, and it was not until both of them had dry lips that Ma Jianzhong reluctantly agreed that "properly protecting the Japanese Legation is an obligation that the North Korean government must fulfill, and it is also the common sense of international law." At this point, the North Korean side does have some responsibility. "

However, Ma Jianzhong insisted on how big this responsibility is and which officials should bear it: "At that time, the incident was sudden, the momentum was huge, and the North Korean officials were too busy to take care of themselves. He also explained that the rebels who led the siege have all been detained by the Chinese side.

When Ma Jianzhong left, Hanafang Yoshiko, who had just been happy that the negotiations had made progress, suddenly came to his senses and felt that he had fallen for the other side because he was angered by the Chinese side's reversal of black and white.

I should have talked directly to the North Korean government, so why should I deal with the Chinese? Isn't arguing with China over the DPRK issue tantamount to acknowledging that China is the suzerainty of the DPRK?

Thinking of this, Hanafang Yoshishi was very annoyed. He hurriedly went to the palace in person and asked to meet Gaozong. It turned out to be a closed door. The reply he received was: Gaozong is not in good health, and if he has any problems, he can directly discuss with the Chinese representatives.

was so angry that Hua Fang Yizhi scolded in his stomach.

After returning to his residence, Jin Yujun came to inform him, and he heard that Yuan Shikai of the Chinese side had reached an agreement with Concubine Min: China would overthrow the king of the courtyard and support Concubine Min. In return, Concubine Min wanted to transfer diplomatic power to the Chinese side.

Hanafang Yoshishi only felt that he was holding back the fire in his belly, and the North Korean side refused to talk to him. I want to use force to coerce, but I feel that China is fully prepared, and I am not very sure in my heart. After thinking about it, I felt that there was nothing to do, and I didn't know what to do.