Rongcheng County is the easternmost county under Dengzhou, as the top of the Shandong Peninsula and one of the corners of the Bohai Bay, it naturally has a very important strategic position. In the Ming Dynasty, there were two guards, the mountain and the Jinghai, and the garrison office was also set up in the early Qing Dynasty.

However, with the passage of time, these have long been ancient in Rongcheng County. With the Liaodong Peninsula being occupied by the Japanese, Yang Chengze, the magistrate of Rongcheng County, was shocked, so he ordered the gentry in the county to prepare a militia and established the Rongcheng County Coastal Defense Corps.

However, the militia is easy to build, and Shandong has suffered a lot of disasters in recent years, and there are many people who want to be soldiers and eat food, but it is difficult to deal with weapons. So far, there are more than 500 people in this coastal defense regiment founded by Yang Zhi County, and there are only more than 10 bird guns, more than 30 waist knives and shields, not to mention rifles, and not even a single gun.

In view of the difficulty of weapons, Yang Zhixian could only buy some spear heads and let the militia play with spears. After a lot of time of drills, the spears of the militia regiment are also played in a good way, and they can be waved to the beat of the drum, which is quite beautiful, and every time the militia drills, a large number of people are surrounded by a large number of people shouting for it, and they almost throw rewards.

In fact, Yang Zhixian has a good idea of the success of the militia in his hands, but what can he do, as the county magistrate, he has the responsibility to defend the territory, and he has a branch of troops in his hands, which is somewhat psychologically comforting.

Look at the soldiers of the imperial court who have been trained for so many years, these Qiu Ba are flying and stilting on weekdays, and they are invincible, but they are useless on the battlefield, how can this be worthy of the court's many years of kindness and sainthood. actually asked Li Zhongtang to ask foreign soldiers to help him, but fortunately, the imperial court still has Li Zhongtang to help him with such a capable minister, if there is no Li Zhongtang, this is unimaginable.

"Let the people be brave and diligent these days, don't be lazy, this Italian foreign soldier is coming, don't let the Japanese sneak ashore."

In the county office, Yang Zhixian was instructing his master.

The master was hired by his private subordinates and was only loyal to his patrons, so in the Qing Dynasty, officials at all levels hired the master, and Yang Zhixian was no exception.

"Dong Weng, please be relieved, I will keep an eye on Min Yong at any time, and I will not let them relax and tighten."

"That's good, tell Minyong, when the Italian soldiers arrive, I will promise them two taels of silver each, but they can't relax until then."

Obviously, Yang Zhixian is also a governor, and he knows that he can't let the horses run and not give the horses grazing, but he also promises heavy profits to motivate the people.

When Yangzhi County was worried about coastal defense, Qinglong Bay, located five kilometers away from the county seat, was flat and the long sandy beach was the favorite of many crabs. But today, the people who patrolled Qinglong Bay were watching the boats that appeared in the bay in amazement.

"Boats, so many boats!"

"They are all big foreign ships, or big warships, bigger than the warships of the Beiyang Naval Division."

"Boom, boom!"

While the people were talking, a sudden deafening cannon fire made them explode immediately.

"Run, the Japanese are coming."

"Run."

Without waiting for the Japanese fleet to make the next move, the people on the shore immediately dispersed.

All this was seen by Lieutenant General Genji Yamachi, who was on a warship, walking with the first landing force.

"Order Major General Nishikanjiro not to delay the fighter plane and land immediately."

In fact, there was no need for him to give an order, as the commander of the 1st Brigade, Nishikanjiro had already given the order to land.

A large number of soldiers lowered the dinghy and wooden boats that had been prepared on board, and the Japanese officers and soldiers who had landed first rushed towards the beach.

It may not be appropriate to use the punch, but it is better to draw this word, because the landing boat has no power and can only rely on people to paddle forward. At this time, more than a dozen Makqin must be deployed on the beachhead, and the Japanese army will not be able to go ashore at all. How fast can manpower row, in front of Makqin, it is simply a fixed target, or an unprotected fixed target.

But it's a pity that Qinglong Bay doesn't talk about Makqin now, there is not even a person, and the people who play well with spears have long been scared away by the sound of shelling.

Therefore, more than 60 small boats and wooden boats brought in more than 500 heavily armed Japanese soldiers.

"Leave a squad behind, and the others take the high ground."

Although everything went well, the officer who led the team was still not at ease and immediately ordered to occupy the commanding heights and protect the landing ground.

After waiting for an hour until the second batch of landing troops came ashore, the landing of the Japanese army was declared to be successful.

The next step is to expand the landing site, and take advantage of the fact that the Qing army did not react, occupy the surrounding places, of course, Rongcheng County, which is five kilometers away, must be occupied first.

"The Japanese are coming, the Japanese are coming ashore!"

On the streets of Rongcheng County, a Minyong who was beating a gong and carrying a flag on his back shouted all the way to the county office.

Yang Zhixian, who was in the county office, also heard this voice.

"It's broken!"

The first thought that flashed through Yang Zhixian's mind, and then he immediately ignored the demeanor of an official, and rushed to the door of the county office, he wanted to ask in person to confirm whether the Japanese were really here.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the yamen, he saw that his master had arrived at the door, and the Minyong who gave the order was being carried into the hall by two officials, and there were many onlookers at the gate of the county ya, and Yang Zhixian immediately restored his former appearance.

"Master, you ask, what the hell is going on."

"Someone, bring a bowl of warm water to this strong man."

Seeing a little bit of the county master, as always, there was still some panic at the scene, but it disappeared at once.

However, with the narration of the herald Minyong, it was inevitable that everyone would panic. Dozens of large warships and tens of thousands of Japanese are coming, and Rongcheng County is in trouble.

"Panic what!"

Seeing that the Ya Gongmen was even more panicked than before, Yang Zhixian reprimanded angrily.

"Immediately convene the people to defend the city, and send a report to Weihaiwei and Jinan, the Japanese army has landed in my Rongcheng County, and the official Yang Chengze swears to die to repay the grace of the saint."

Yang Zhixian's words shocked everyone, and the master said it in his ear. "Dong Weng, is this matter a long-term consideration?"

He is a master, but he doesn't want to die in Rongcheng County in vain.

"Immediately order someone to do it."

After finishing speaking, Yang Zhixian quietly said. "Find two clever people, and a few more ordinary clothes."

That's right, when the Japanese army is coming, Yang Zhixian plans to perform a drama of defending the land and loyal ministers, as for whether it can be done, it depends on his hard performance.

Of course, he also knows the benefits of first sending a report to know something.

Whether Yang Zhixian's performance can be successful, we still don't know. But he did one thing right and reported the news of the Japanese landing.

In the evening of the same day, the news of the Japanese army's landing in Rongcheng County was known to Li Zhongtang.

After receiving the news of the Japanese landing, Li Zhongtang ordered the dispatch of troops to prepare to drive the Japanese army away, and on the other hand, he ordered to strengthen the defense of Weihaiwei.

There are so many capable people around Li Zhongtang, how can he not see the purpose of the Japanese army's landing.