Chapter 081 Love in Wartime

After the Japanese army occupied the palace, Gaozong Lixi and Concubine Min became prisoners of the Japanese army. Originally, according to the plan of the base camp, as long as Li Jiang should promise to cooperate with the Japanese army, the occupying army will immediately kill Min Ziying, depose Gaozong Li Xi, and make Li Jiangying the emperor of the Korean Empire. Even if Li Can should not agree, the Japanese can put him into the palace as a puppet. At that time, the Japanese will control the whole palace, and Li Can should have no choice.

However, on Songgu Peak, the appearance of Zhou Charter disrupted the Japanese plan, and Li Quan, the king of the compound, should have died.

Now, only Min Ziying can come forward to preside over the overall situation. Others are not enough to convince the public.

The Japanese immediately turned to Min Ziying and coerced Min Ziying to come forward to preside over the overall situation.

When it came to such a field, Min Ziying had no choice but to promise the Japanese to come to govern. Moreover, Min Ziying and Li Gang should have died, which is also a great help for Min Ziying.

However, Min Ziying is a woman, and her traditional concept is not accepted by the North Korean people. Therefore, the Japanese retained the position of Emperor Gaozong and Lixi, and Min Ziying listened to politics.

The new court of the Korean Empire made its debut. Under the bayonet of the Japanese, it issued an edict on North Korea's independence, did not recognize the patriarchal status of North Korea and the Qing Dynasty, and declared war on the Qing Dynasty.

North Korea's independence edict put the Qing Dynasty in an extremely awkward and passive position.

Since North Korea has become an "independent" country, the Qing army stationed in North Korea has lost its legitimacy. According to the edict, the Japanese army came at the invitation of the Korean Empire, but it was legal.

What's worse, North Korea declared war on the Qing Dynasty as an independent country, while the Qing Dynasty could not declare war on North Korea, because the Qing Dynasty could not recognize North Korea's independence. If the Qing Dynasty goes to war with North Korea, it can only fight in the name of suppressing rebellion. Everyone knows, but once the war breaks out, the Qing Dynasty will face not the North Korean army, but the Japanese army. However, the Qing Dynasty did not declare war on Japan. Legally speaking, it was illegal for the Qing army to attack the Japanese army.

This is the evil result of the hesitation of the Qing Dynasty!

This is also the result of Ye Zhichao's fear of death!

Imagine that if Ye Zhichao leads the army into the capital, even if the Qing army is besieged and annihilated, it will be the Qing Dynasty and the North Korean army to resist the Japanese invaders side by side. The Western powers will not help, and the Qing Dynasty will also occupy the commanding heights of public opinion.

Now, the Japanese not only have a military advantage, but also a legal advantage. Originally, the Qing army was invited by North Korea, but now it has become an aggressor!

If the Western powers want to come forward to mediation, there is no reason.

Park Yonglie protested and said, "General Nie, the court has been controlled by the Japanese, and the imperial edict is chaotic! I don't care about others. I, Park Yonglie, am at a stand with the Japanese and will never be edicted!"

Jin Shu also said, "My father was killed by the court. Such a court does not represent North Koreans!"

Feng Guozhang said, "Good job! General Park deserves to be a top student trained by Tianjin Military Academy..."

Park Yonglie sneered: "Your martial arts school in the Qing Dynasty has indeed trained many people, but there are several that can play a role! What your court said is one set, and it's another set to do. Those top students are wasted!"

Park Yonglie is right. In fact, most of the officers trained by Tianjin Military Academy have not been reused. The ideas taught to them by German teaching are incompatible with the system of the Qing Dynasty. The imperial court wanted to use them, but when they came to the admiral, commander-in-chief and management belt below At most, these graduates are idle. Feng Guozhang is the best in Tianjin Wubei School, but until now, he has only been a staff for Nie Shicheng. Nie Shicheng has given him a future for a seven-grade cavalry lieutenant, which is particularly promoted.

Feng Guozhang blushed and changed the topic: "Let's talk about this problem when we have time in the future. Well, now the main force of the Qing Dynasty has crossed the Yalu River and gathered in Pyongyang, and the number of troops can reach 50,000. As long as we stick to Chenghuan, we can form a north-south attack on the Japanese army and recover the capital. It is just around the corner!"

Nie Shicheng sighed, "That's right, but Admiral Ye is as afraid of the enemy as a tiger. Chenghuan has only 3,000 people. Facing 20,000 people in the first army of the Japanese army, his morale is unstable. If the Japanese army comes to attack, I'm afraid..." Nie Shicheng shook his head and said no.

In fact, Ye Zhichao has shown his intention to give up Cheng Huan's retreat to Asan, and he has no intention of fighting with the Japanese army.

Feng Guozhang disagreed: "Admiral Ye is worried that Chenghuan's troops are insufficient. The reinforcements from Dagukou can reach Asan in a few days. At that time, Chenghuan's garrison can be increased to 6,000. With strict orders from the court and soldiers seeking war, Admiral Ye should not say that he would withdraw his troops. Moreover, the North Korean people are facing us in the Qing Dynasty. We can mobilize the North Korean people to participate in the war. It should not be a problem for the military and the people to keep Chenghuan together.

"If the North Korean people can help me in the Qing Dynasty, North Korea can still be done." Nie Shicheng raised his eyebrows and said, "Zhou Charter, what position are you in now?"

"Admiral Meng Song raised his position as the chief sentry."

"With your talent, as a general manager, I will now promote you as the general manager of the foreign commission and stay in our army to serve your life. Are you willing?"

It is always the ninth grade, while the foreign commission is the eighth grade, and Zhou Charter has been promoted to two levels.

It is the best result to stay in Nie Shicheng's army. Zhou Charter saluted a Western-style military salute: "I would like to serve General Nie! It's just that I think that the matter of North Korea is not that simple.

"How do you say this?" Nie Shicheng asked.

Zhou Charter said: "Now that the Korean court has issued an edict to expel the Qing army, I am worried that the Dongxue Church will issue an edict to start a war against our Qing army. Dongxuejiao has great influence among the Korean people. If Dongxuejiao is the enemy of our Qing army, it will be troublesome. There were Japanese troops in the past and the constraints of Dongxuejiao in the future. The Qing army will not be able to live in the north and south, so there will be no way to fight this battle.

Zhou Charter's words talked about the crux of the problem. The Qing Dynasty has no foresight in North Korea and falls behind the Japanese everywhere. The most important preparation work made by the Japanese before capturing the capital was to win the hearts of the people. After capturing the capital, they immediately controlled the North Korean court and forced the court to issue an independent edict, which influenced North Korean public opinion.

Until now, the Qing Dynasty has not even mobilized its own people, and has turned a deaf ear to the North Korean people.

Park Yonglie and Jin Shu stood on the side of the Qing Dynasty with hatred for the Japanese. However, Dongxuejiao has reached a peace treaty with the court. As a legitimate non-governmental organization, its attitude is likely to be biased towards the court, even if it is a puppet court.

If Dongxue teaches the edict and expels the Qing army, among other things, to give the Qing army a strong wall and clear field, the Qing army will collapse without fighting.

Nie Shicheng suddenly realized that Dongxuejiao represented the public opinion of the North Korean people. If Dongxuejiao fell to the imperial court, the people would also follow them to fight against the Qing army. As a result, the Qing army fell into a song of chastination on all sides.

Nie Shicheng said to Jin Shu, "Jin Shu, I'm afraid you are going to go to Fenghun Valley to persuade Master Cui Shiheng to fight side by side with me in the Qing Dynasty. You are Mr. Jin Yujun's daughter, and Dongxue Church should listen to you.

Jin Shu nodded: "Okay, I'll go with Brother Zhou. There are more than 100 brothers of Brother Zhou there."

Nie Shicheng shook his head: "Zhou Charter can't go. This matter is of great importance. Zhou Charter is still a foreign representative, with only eight-pin future. If he represents me to negotiate, it seems that I lack sincerity. Feng Guozhang is my trusted staff, and he has the future of a seven-grade cavalry lieutenant, which makes him look solemn. Feng Guozhang, take my handwritten letter and go to see Master Cui with Jin Shu. On behalf of me, I will negotiate with Dongxuejiao. As long as the fundamental interests of our Qing Dynasty are not harmed, they can be agreed. Be sure to persuade them to help me in the Qing Dynasty.

Jin Shu pouted her little mouth and was very unhappy: "Mr. Nie, then you can give Brother Zhou a seven-grade cavalry lieutenant." She is reluctant to leave Zhou Charter.

Nie Shicheng saw Jin Shu's thoughts and laughed: "Mr. Jin Yujun is a North Korean star, and Jin Shu comes from a high family. Zhou Charter is a student of the Great Confucian Jin of the Qing Dynasty and a scholarly family. If Jin Shu can be connected with Zhou Charter, it will be the great Confucian of the Qing Dynasty and the North Korean celebrities, which is also a good story. When the war is over, I will personally go to the old man Jin and propose marriage to the two of you. Hey hey, this matter is up to me! Teach you how to marry Zhou Charter!"

Jin Shu blushed and said awkwardly, "But my father has passed away."

Nie Shicheng smiled and said, "Well, I'll accept you as a righteous daughter today!" I, Nie Shicheng, live in the second grade, and Jin is from the fourth grade. You have married. Let's see who dares to bully you!"

Everyone cheered in unison.

Nie Shicheng accepted Jin Shu as his righteous daughter, and Zhou Charter became his son-in-law-in-law. Naturally, the future father-in-law should take special care of the future son-in-law.

It's not too late to learn and teach in the east. Nie Shicheng quickly repaired a letter and gave it to Feng Guozhang. He ordered Feng Guozhang to take 20 soldiers and leave with Jin Shu overnight to Fenghun Valley.

Zhou Charter handed over the remains of Jin Yujun to Jin Shu, and the two said goodbye. Jin Shu's eyes were red and tears rippled. Zhou Charter also sighed.

Love in the war years always makes people feel worried.

After Jin Shu and Feng Guozhang left, everyone immediately began to deploy Chenghuan's defense. The Japanese army has captured the capital. The next step is to raise troops south and attack Chenghuan. Chenghuan will face a fierce battle!

Park Yonglie and Li Guoge were seriously injured and recuperated in the camp. Naha Wu was hit by shrapnel on his buttocks. After taking out the shrapnel, the injury was fine, so he and Yao Xi limped to follow Zhou Charter

Zhou Charter was promoted to General Qian, replacing Feng Guozhang as Nie Shicheng's marching staff, that is, staff officer. Zhou Charter followed Nie Shicheng and inspected Chenghuan's topography overnight. Nie Shicheng redeployed the Wuyi army in accordance with the recommendations of Zhou Charter.