Chapter 259: Twenty Percent (Make Up for Yesterday's Three Watches)
Although Zou Heming stopped the rout of the Japanese army led by Zhang Zuolin and the cavalry in pursuit, the bad luck of Youpeng in Shan County did not stop there. www.biquge.info The Shengjing general Yiketanga, who had been in Mukden City before, suddenly exerted his strength and led a large group of cavalry to attack Youpeng in Shanxian County, who was containing the defeated soldiers licking their wounds. The Japanese army, which lacked food and clothing in the cold wave, could only retreat desperately in the direction of Korea, and retreated until it was close to Phoenix, where the terrain was not conducive to cavalry maneuvering.
Originally, the Japanese troops who had already driven the Qing army across the Liaohe River also had to shrink to the vicinity of Phoenix City because the supply line was in danger of being cut off, and the situation of the Qing army in the Liaohe Plain suddenly had the hope of resurrection because of the faint tricks of Youpeng in Shanxian County.
Seeing this, Iktanga, who had just been promoted to the rank of general of Shengjing, immediately contacted Wu Dashi and asked him to take the opportunity to regain control of the Liaohe Plain. However, the paranoia of the murder of the Jin Shi family, who had seen too much of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, suddenly attacked, and he insisted that this was a trick by the Japanese to lure the enemy into depth, and insisted on sticking to the defense line on the west bank of the Liao River. Under the repeated urging of Iktanga, he reluctantly sent a battalion of troops to recover Haicheng, which had been abandoned by the Japanese army.
However, they suffered heavy losses in the Yalu River defense battle in October last year, and not long ago, they were killed by the sarin gas sent by Jin Peng on the way to escort supplies, and now there are not many troops available for combat. After the Japanese army had shrunk the defensive line, Iktanga's tactics of attacking the isolated Japanese army with cavalry maneuver were no longer effective, and he had no choice but to return to Mukden City with his troops.
Wu Dayi waited until Guangxu sent a telegram of commendation before he woke up like a dream, and his feelings were really defeated, and it was not a lure for the enemy to go deeper. The elated Jin Shi family immediately crossed the Liao River with men and horses, and rushed to recover the lost territory. However, at this time, the Japanese fighters had already mistakenly pursued the Japanese fighters, and the Japanese army's relatively well-equipped Fourth Division had landed at the mouth of the Yalu River and was rushing to Phoenix City to support the first line. Phoenix was very close to the Yalu River, and the Japanese army recovered quickly without the trouble of long supply lines.
The Jin Shi family, who felt that they were possessed by Wuhou, did not greet Yiketang'a, and immediately led their troops to Lianshan Pass after arriving in Haicheng, thinking of recovering Phoenix City first. However, the supply line of Wu Dashi's division that came to Lianshan Pass was stretched, and the morale of the Japanese Fourth Division, which had just arrived in Phoenix, was full of morale and sufficient supplies, and it immediately gave the Qing army, which was exhausted by the long journey, a head-on blow.
The troops in the hands of the Jin Shi family collapsed immediately because they were still complete in the Dashiqiao holiday, and the only few soldiers on the Liaohe Plain that could be fought were given to Wu Dashi like this. Hearing the news of the rout of Wu Dayi's troops, Iktanga was so angry that he almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood.
"It's really a pig teammate that the king can't afford to bring, I've seen a pit, but I've never seen such a pit. Anyway, he still wants to encircle and suppress us like a bird, what a mysterious confidence! Zou Heming, who was in the Dashiqiao stronghold, said to Diana after reading the report sent back by the scouts on the battle situation in the Liaohe Plain.
"It is estimated that we let Zhang Zuolin rush over that night, and now the situation of the Japanese army in the Liaohe Plain will not be worse there. Are you sure that this Kaneshi family is not an undercover agent for the Japanese? Diana was also speechless about Wu Dayi's unbelievable behavior.
After receiving a guarantee that they would not attack the Huayuankou landing site, all the Japanese troops in Fuzhou City evacuated from Fuzhou City. The two sides agreed that after the end of the conflict, Fuzhou City would serve as a military buffer zone for both sides, and no troops would be stationed.
Mutsu Munemitsu had arrived in Fuzhou City to negotiate a ceasefire with Miss Fox, who gave him a headache when he heard his name, and the skinny old man was once again pushed out to clean up the mess. Unlike the history of the original time and space, at that time, the Japanese army had a military advantage, and he was high-spirited to take advantage of the Manchus everywhere in diplomacy, and now he only has a share of being pitted.
"We have met again, Mr. Foreign Secretary, what are you going to pay this time?" MissFox didn't show any mercy to the old man's morbid paleness, and slapped him in the face when he came up.
"Miss Fox, I'm here to negotiate the recent military clash between the two sides over a misunderstanding." Mutsu Munemitsu tried his best to make his tone appear neither humble nor arrogant, but the content of his words did not show any integrity at all.
"Consultation!? Then I went back, and the council gave me a list of claims before I came, but it didn't tell me what room for bargaining was on the list. "MissFox's prowesses are really all based on her acting skills, and the travelers have long known that the Japanese are so poor that they have nothing to squeeze, where is there any list of claims.
"Please stay, Miss Fawkes. You can explain your requirements first. Mutsu said with anger in his breath.
"I've heard that you're so poor that even rifles with magazines aren't standard for soldiers, because your industry can't afford that kind of ammunition consumption. I think the price tags on this list will scare you. MissFox scoffed.
"We have been fighting with the Manchus for more than half a year, and the consumption is indeed very large. In addition, there has been a lot of friction with your army in the past few months, and this loss is not small. It is true that the restrictions are a bit financially overwhelmed, and I would be grateful for your convenience. Mutsu said. If you can't beat it, you can only beg for mercy, otherwise what else can you do.
"In this case, in order to take care of your current financial difficulties, we demand that you demand 20 percent of the war reparations from the Manchus after the war." MissFox said this in a tone that was exactly like saying that you have picked up a big bargain.
"This, this can't be! Miss Fox. You're kidding, I ask to talk to the commander of the 1st Volunteer Brigade. "Mutsu Munemitsu really can't stand this arrogant and unreasonable aristocratic lady, does she really know how big the post-war reparations are?
"Your Excellency the Commander is in Fuzhou City, if he was willing to talk to you, he would have come by himself a long time ago, what else is wrong with me? The last agreement was signed by him personally, and what happened? Your treachery has disgraced him and his family, and all he has in his mind now is the idea of driving the Japanese into the sea. In order for the negotiations to proceed, the parliament had to authorize me to meet with you. Why, do you want him to personally come and tell you the news of the breakdown of the negotiations? Before MissFox came, he and Tian Da were flickered and decided to use the killer Tian's version of Zhao Yi as a prince who held military power and loved to make mistakes.
"That was a misunderstanding, the situation in the north is the private behavior of one of our senior military officers, and does not represent the position of the Japanese government." Mutsu Somitsu didn't say all lies, it was originally something that Yamayama Prefecture had secretly done.
"Well, even if I accept your statement, what is the position of your government? Is it the responsibility of your government to bring the troops that have been assembled by Tsarist Russia to the other side of the border line? MissFox said with a smile.
No solution! It is impossible for the Japanese army to provoke polar bears at this time, the so-called invitation to God is easy and difficult to send God, at this time, how can it be possible to go back without any benefits from Tsarist Russia? Presumably, the price of letting them go back may not be lower than the price demanded by the noble lady opposite. It seems that she has no choice but to agree to Miss Fox's conditions, which is nothing more than to add the blackmail of Da Song when she asks for compensation from the Manchus in the future, so that at least the British can be happy. The polar bear is still in the north, and you will have to suffer in the future, Mutsu Somitsu thought to himself.