Chapter 32: Running (Chinese)

On July 24, 1894, the news of the great victory in Yashan was sent back from Korea. Under the deployment and command of Ye Zhichao Ye's army, Nie Shicheng's four battalions of Fengjun troops from Chenghuan to Yashan, with guns and cannons back and forth, destroying more than 10,000 Japanese troops. The so-called Japanese troops were defeated, and it was said that more than ten Japanese chiefs and hundreds of Japanese soldiers were killed, and they retreated in succession. Nie Shicheng's army also suffered more than 100 casualties. Because the ammunition was consumed too much and the wounded needed to settle, the Japanese army retreated in a hurry, and the road ahead of Yashan was worry-free, so the army was temporarily reorganized and retreated south to Incheon for repair.

Ye Zhichao's telegram also proudly declared, "After this battle, the Japanese army was brave enough!"

As soon as this telegram arrived, the country was joking. Li Hongzhang attached the telegram to Nie Shicheng's Fengjun, and was always called the Huai Army. Nie Shicheng was introverted, bold and meticulous, and deeply trusted in the morale of the army. Ye Zhichao's achievements in planning were also very commendable. Please ask the court to praise the officers and soldiers to boost morale and morale.

Guangxu was so happy that he could not see the eyes. He had obtained permission from Cixi to start a war. He was worried about military affairs. The country had not had a chance for more than ten years. The Japanese came in a fierce manner and didn't know what the outcome was. As soon as Ye Zhichao's victory came, his heart fell into his stomach. Nie Shicheng defeated more than 10,000 Japanese troops only in the fourth camp, and even if he was given a discount, it would be a great victory. Since this is the case, 25,000 troops in the Huai Army were enough to defend steadily and have more than enough!

Since North Korea can be kept, the local area will naturally be worry-free. No matter what it is in Korea, it will only be beneficial to the Imperial Party. As soon as this good news came out, the Imperial Party's voice was louder. Guangxu immediately sent a telegram to the emperor that Nie Shicheng was actually awarded the title of admiral of Zhili, and was rewarded with Yunqiwei, and was replenished when he returned to the country. Other personnel responsible for Nie Shicheng was responsible for quickly issuing insurance policies. Ye Zhichao had the merit of governing the distribution, and he wore the top prize, three-eyed peach feather, and added three times. He hoped that his command would be determined to ensure that North Korea would be awarded a good reward after returning to the country.

At the same time, he also sent a telegram to Li Hongzhang that no matter how difficult it is, Li Hongzhang must ensure that the North Korean mainland division's salary is provided with energy sources and not be scarce, so that he can win consecutive victories.

In addition to them, there were also instructions to Xu Yifan. Li Hongzhang was not good for issuing a telegram to Xu Yifan. Guangxu did not have such concerns. The telegram in Xu Yifan's Imperial Guards must take the responsibility of protecting the Huai Army's retreat of Ye Zhichao's troops, open the Datong River Estuary, and be responsible for transporting supplies. After the Battle of Fengdao, even Guangxu knew that the Beiyang Navy could not go straight to the near Incheon. However, this telegram was equivalent to disguisedly denying Li Hongzhang's plan to protect the ship and defeat the enemy. The Beiyang Navy must come out from his old nest and cover the sea supply fleet to Datong River Estuary and transport it from land to Ye Zhichao. As for how Li Hongzhang and Xu Yifan coordinated, what specific supply plan should be made, and whether Beiyang could work with Xu Yifan in a harmonious manner. This is not what the emperor should do.

On the afternoon of that day, Guangxu set up a temple to worship the heaven and pray for ancestors, silently praying for blessings from ancestors and gods. On the evening of that day, Guangxu issued an edict to the world that the Japanese people were stubborn and invaded our vassal state, and planned for the country and was recognized by the laws of all countries. The Qing Empire had to rise up and fight against Japan from today.

With a bang, Xu Yifan threw the telegram forwarded by the court to him on the table. Since the Huai Army failed to advance that time, Xu Yifan was appointed as the Minister of the North Korean Road to suppress the imperial envoy, and as a concession, he had already pulled the telegram line to Pyongyang. This means that if there are any changes in the court in the future, he would definitely tell Xu Yifan's imperial guards that he wanted Xu Yifan not to make too much trouble without any restrictions.

Therefore, Xu Yifan also read the imperial edict from the court at the first time.

The answer to this telegram was a sneer.

"Fighting Chenghuan first, then Yashan, and now the army is back to Incheon... all the way north, this is still a victory? Li Hongzhang has been in the world for many years, why can't he understand this?"

Xu Yifan vaguely remembers that Ye Zhichao was defeated as a victory in history and falsely reported the great victory of Yashan. Although he remembered the history at that time, he could not make too many decisions. However, a discerning person knew that this Ye Zhichao's battle report was wrong at a glance. He did not win the battle, and even gave up Yashan, a key area that blocked Incheon. After losing Yashan, Incheon had no danger to defend. If Incheon lost it again, the 25,000 Huai troops in Seoul could only count on Xu Yifan to accommodate them and supply them!

Chu Wanli also picked up the telegram, and laughed sneered: "The court believes it, and declares war on Japan, so what else can we say? As for Li Hongzhang and Li Lao Zhongtang, he would rather believe these...... The court and Li Hongzhang from Beiyang are only left with these false confidences. What else can be left with this confidence being exposed?"

Xu Yifan pounded the table heavily. After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, he felt that he was much more excited than before. The huge mental pressure and excitement made him look much bigger than before. Chu Wanli was farther away from him than usual, so he could avoid accidental injuries.

All troops have now entered the position, or under the highest level of alert, all food, ammunition and materials have been in place. The front line to be launched has also been launched. For the commander and the general staff, the rest is just waiting.

Therefore, Chu Wanli, the Imperial Guard think tank who leads the General Staff, can grind his teeth with Xu Yifan here.

After hearing what Chu Wanli said, Xu Yifan also smiled. These days it seemed that the strings were a little tight, making him look like a deep hatred of national heroes, and he was still angry at the Huai Army...Aren't he just looking forward to this day?

He clapped his face: "The court has spoken, what else can I say? As an important minister of the court who led the four imperial envoys, I can't bear the orders and be cautious? Of course, I can only be careful to ensure the retreat of the Huai Army and bear the responsibility for transferring the fortune... But this is the case, should Li Hongzhang talk to me? Did the imperial edict say, who is the leader and who is the boss of Li Hongzhang? Who is the boss of the talk?"

Xu Yifan couldn't help but sneer: "......... It's better to listen to Li Hongzhang! Unfortunately, the Imperial Party was reluctant to push me into Li Hongzhang's arms, for fear of increasing Li Hongzhang's power, so he just was confused like this...... Does the entire Qing Dynasty have a complete plan for the fight against Japan, which is a whole country? The front is defeated to win, and the back is filled with mud. Want to win? Unless you dream!"

Chu Wanli looked at Xu Yifan and said lightly: "Sir, isn't this what you expect? How can we appear to be if the Huai Army is not bad or the imperial court is not bad? This is the general trend. It is the time when my Imperial Guards are working hard. Isn't it all down to us?"

Xu Yifan slowly stood up and looked at Chu Wanli seriously: "No matter what, no matter what I plan, who can hope that the people who are in power on this land will be so bad? The Qing Dynasty... is really not good. You know, I know, the Imperial Guards are also aware of..."

His tone had slowed down, as if he was squeezing out one by one, and his eyes were also looking into the distance: "The fortune is declining, and it is time to be the end of the world. He has the will to be heroes, so he can only come into being! It is not for his own power, but for such a shame, don't repeat it!"

Xu Yifan slapped heavily on the table, and the telegram full of complacent words was aroused to the ground with a clamor.

Chu Wanli looked at him quietly, as if he was telling how sincere Xu Yifan was in his words. Finally, he smiled faintly and his tone became serious: "Isn't it just for this to follow the master?"

Xu Yifan patted his shoulder, and two foxes of the same age stared at their small eyes. Finally, Xu Yifan turned his head: "Look, look at the Beiyang Huai Army, how many more jokes can they make...... About half a month, we will start to contain their defeated soldiers and meet the Japanese devils bayonets and bayonets!"

The newly released North Korean front-line camp yamen by the Huai Army in Seoul.

The scene here is completely different from the optimistic and complacent atmosphere in the telegram reported to the court.

Inside and outside the yard, people were in and out, and their feet were in a panic. In the yard, there were already large swells of black smoke rising, and the documents and telegraphs began to burn. Although the Sheng Jun guards standing guard stood straight, they didn't dare to move, but occasionally their eyes met and looked frightened.

Occasionally, there was a woman's cry in the yard, and then she shouted rudely.

Ye Zhichao was wearing clothes and stood in front of the porch and watched his personal guards burning things. The weather was quite hot, and he was still trampling his hands, looking at everything in front of him with a blank expression. The noise of the yard seemed to have not heard it.

A personal soldier officer walked to Ye Zhichao in big striking steps and fought one thousand times: "Sir, count the subordinates in the headquarters and found that seven or eight people had brought all the North Korean bitches in, and they said that they were the new Xiaoxing, and they were going to join the retreating team..."

Ye Zhichao's face remained motionless and said softly: "Drag all men and women out, and the Dharma is rectified outside the gate."

The personal officer was stunned: "Sir, and your copywriter..."

Ye Zhichao shouted loudly: "It's all cut!"

Seeing Ye Zhichao's blue veins rising, the personal officer dared not say anything more and took the order and left. Soon, the Soul-Chasing Cannon rang out, and a few half-throw screams sounded. There were a few headless corpses outside the gate, and they were packed up in a blink of an eye, leaving only dirty blood flowing from the ground.

Ye Zhichaoli ignored the screams outside and was just staring blankly there.

Yashan, there was no victory, even if there was a draw.

Nie Shicheng was defeated!

Everyone knows that Nie Shicheng has tried his best to urge his soldiers to resist desperately on the front line, and even boost morale in the rain of bullets and shout for fierce battles. The fourth battalion of Nie Shicheng's troops is also the most elite of the mainland troops stationed in the North Korea, otherwise they would not have been sent to the important place in Yashan! Following Chenghuan, to Yashan, and then to Incheon, it is the most important thing to cover the waterway to supply Seoul. As long as you guard here, no matter how powerful the navy has, the Huai army can continue to pay and advance and retreat freely.

As a result, the navy lost the sea off Fengdao and the supply was cut off. Then Nie Shicheng was defeated, with more than a thousand casualties scattered, leaving only more than a thousand remaining soldiers retreating to Incheon, which had no danger to defend. The Huai army was completely brave!

The so-called defeat of more than 10,000 Japanese troops is just a false statement. In Nie Shicheng's emergency military newspaper, he just lamented that the Japanese army was in a rain of bullets, and it was just an indomitable impact, with dense firepower and good use. Finally, he used a white blade, as if everyone was carefully selected as a selector. As far as the Huai Army is concerned, Nie Shicheng's troops were already tenacious and tough enough, but they were still repelled after the hand-to-hand blade!

This situation can only be described as corruption!

Ye Zhichao has regretted countless times why he wanted to come to North Korea and was in this position. Now he is in front of him and was originally expected to rely on the central government to negotiate for peace. Anyway, he was not his betrayal. But today, the entire Qing Dynasty declared war on Japan again!

Just as he was regretting, he saw his confidant Wei Rugui strode in with his horse boots and saluted uneasy: "Master...... Sheng's army's headquarters has been sorted out and can be pulled out of the city at any time. Nie Shicheng and Zuo Baogui have also summoned them back, and the army gathered in Seoul..."

Ye Zhichao looked at him: "Does there any shadow of Japanese pirates appear in front of you?"

Wei Rugui shook his head: "The Ministry of Justice guards the front of Seoul. Everything is still calm. No Japanese pirates were found. Our scouts also traveled twenty or thirty miles away, and everything is normal."

Hearing Wei Rugui's words, Ye Zhichao felt relieved. Before he could speak, he saw a general outside the door rushing in. It was Zuo Baogui who guarded the left wing of Seoul, and Nie Shicheng, who had already defeated the right wing.

Zuo Baogui was covered in mud spots, and it seemed that he had returned from Pegasus: "Master, what kind of order is this? Let our entire army shrink? Resist step by step, so that we can maintain Seoul! Also, we have to ask Zhongtang Fei Zhang for help! Why do we still say that we won in Yashan?"

The imperial edicts were sent to the court, and Ye Zhichao reported them to the towns of the Huai Army of Korea. The rules in the officialdom were to hide the superiors and not the subordinates. Seeing Zuo Baogui coming back to raise an army to question the crime, Ye Zhichao took a deep breath and wanted to get angry, but in the end he softened his tone.

"Guanting, I am also thinking about our 25,000 Huai Army soldiers in North Korea! The court has decided to fight. If our defeat is reported and the morale of the country is frustrated, Zhongtang will feel that North Korea is no longer a problem and will only be busy preparing for defense at home. It will no longer send Beiyang Navy to cover the supply fleet to transport us supplies! Without supplies, what else can we use to fight? The rear end is cut off, and how many soldiers can have the energy to fire guns? Only in this way can Zhongtang help us continuously... Guanting, do you think this is the reason?"

Zuo Baogui gasped loudly, clenched his fists and didn't know what to say. The soldiers were most afraid of cutting off the back road. Ye Zhichao's words were not unreasonable, but as a general of another Huai Army, he had been in the officialdom for so many years. Who can't understand Ye Zhichao's original intention?

With the cover of the navy and the delivery of materials, he had a way out, and this good news could temporarily keep his top. When the situation was in ruins, he was afraid that the law would not blame the public, so he could get away with it... But what could he do? Zuo Baogui, plus Nie Shicheng's defeated army, only five or six thousand people. The overall situation in North Korea still depends on Ye Zhichao's support! Zuo Baogui cannot afford it!

In the end, Zuo Baogui had no air of air and said loudly: "Military Gate, when our troops removed the positions, Japanese cavalry and whistle detectives appeared in front of him. Judging from the scale, at least a large army of five or six thousand people were covered. They asked the fleeing Korean people, and they also had cannons pulled by mules. Now there were five or six thousand people on the left wing and five or six thousand people on the right wing. It had formed a siege against Seoul. How to fight? Please tell the military Gate... If we don't fight, we can only chase the Japanese and run away. The court will not spare us!"

Ye Zhichao raised his eyebrows: "I swear to live and die with Seoul! Guanting, when you come back, you must concentrate your troops to consolidate Seoul. Your troops are relatively single and keep the city to defend. My Sheng army has a strong force. If you go out to fight in the city, you can only save Seoul's land! The matters in Seoul are to be entrusted to the king."

Zuo Baogui looked at Ye Zhichao's panic scene at the gate. Before he could speak, Ye Zhichao had already bowed to the north: "This plan has been reported to the Zhongtang and the court, and obtained the telegram permission, Guanting, this is a military order, do you still want to disobey?"

Zuo Baogui sighed to the sky and beat a thousand times: "The rule is given."

Ye Zhichao smiled and looked very pleased: "You go to settle the team first, and turn around and hand over the defense with Dasan. The Japanese army is pressing harder, so I must pull Sheng Jun out to deploy defense immediately... What questions do I have?"

Zuo Baogui just nodded, clasped his fists and walked out. Wei Rugui wanted to follow him, but was stopped by Ye Zhichao.

"Da San, according to our plan, we will withdraw our defenses at night! All light-fitting, with only armed bullets, head straight to Pyongyang! There is a group of sea rats from the Beiyang Navy who dare to come here under the strict order of Zhongtang. From there, we can board the ship and return home! See if we can solve Xu Yifan by the way... As long as we can pull these tens of thousands of Shengjun back and get rid of Zhongtang's great trouble... the great sin, Zhongtang will forgive us!"

Wei Rugui's face turned pale when he heard this, but he kept nodding: "Guan Ting, Gongting and others..."

"Don't worry! I can't even care about it, can I think so much? The Qing Dynasty and Japan are not a matter of fighting for the rest of their lives, so it's more important for us!"

Zuo Baogui, who walked out of the gate, just looked up at the gray sky. After a long time, he slowly let out a breath. He called a personal soldier who was waiting outside the gate, and whispered: "Go to Incheon to send a message to Gongting. No matter what order he received from Ye Junmen, he would let him go to the camp and leave. I will cover him to retreat across the Han River and let him go to Pyongyang!"

The personal soldier nodded and took the order. He was the nephew of Zuo Baogui's family. Looking at the 57-year-old general, his beard was half-white, and his face was full of wrinkles like a knife and axe. At this time, he looked at his junior, and his expression was only kind.

"Military Gate, then you..."

"I have been educated for decades. At this time, someone should be selling his life for him... I can't escape from the little Japanese."

"Military Sect...Uncle! You and I die together!"

Zuo Baogui slapped him on the head: "Go and struggle for your own life! I have been paying it for decades! If you can live, take off this tiger skin and stop joining the army!"

North Korea, Wonju Prefecture, Gangwon-do.

The low Korean Palace Official Residence had raised the high-rise sun flag at this time.

There was only one street in the small city. At this time, only a large group of Japanese troops were marching on the street. Mules and horses were rushing through the streets, rumbling across the streets and crushing two deep ditches on the ground. From officers to soldiers, they all walked sweating, but they did not stop at all. The black team extended from this end of the city to the other end, as if there was no end.

It seemed that they were the only ones left in the entire Wonju City. The Korean people in white clothes had been concentrated in several large buildings before they could take off their clothes, and guards were sent to guard at the door.

General Youpeng of Shan County was also wearing military uniforms. He stood on a high ground on the left side of the city road, holding a telescope to look north. He was accompanied by a staff officer carrying a picture bag. From time to time, he passed by and gave loudly. The staff members wrote and painted on the picture and marked the timely information.

The Japanese army's actions were not delayed at all. Three days ago, the remaining troops of the Fifth Division formed the Shuoning Detachment with the 10th Brigade as the base. Except for the few troops continuing to cover the Busan base, most of them were ready for combat. Then, General Aotomo, the commander of the First Army, took the headquarters to land, without stopping at all, and immediately drove the insufficient material reserves, especially the detachment with only food with dry food, immediately followed the front lines of Changyuan, Daqiu, Zhongzhou, and Wonju, and rushed straight to the west wing of Seoul, and set out in advance with the East Wing, and cooperated with the Dadao detachment, which had already fought in Yashan!

Behind him, there were more Japanese troops on the landing line. The device took place in Japan and the Qing Dynasty officially declared war on Japan, but they did not affect their pace at all. Everything was planned long ago, just waiting for the final victory!

A staff officer received the latest information and loudly replied to Youpeng, Shanxian County: "Your Excellency, the vanguard has already had contact with the Qing army. On the front line of Yangping, the Qing army has retreated to Seoul after a little resistance. It is found that it is the Zuobao unit of the Qing army... Now the vanguard has occupied the position in Yangping, waiting for the arrival of the army!"

Yupeng, Shanxian, was not wearing a general's dress, and carried a dry food bag himself. He carried a less rifle than the soldiers, and only had one more wooden stick to use the marching. Along the way, the general's mount was like all officers' mounts, used to carry all the food and ammunition they could get. The Japanese army walked forward at a fast marching speed. With such a hard and difficult journey, the sun was poisonous, Yupeng, Shanxian, was extremely vigorous and could not tell that he was fifty-six years old. He smiled coldly, and was indescribable: "The Chinese army is vulnerable! He sent the order to speed up the marching speed. Our army must recover Seoul in the shortest time, take control of the Korean King Lee, and sweep the Chinese army in the Korean army!"

"They have proved with facts that they are not opponents of my great Japanese imperial army!"
Chapter completed!