Chapter 091 The Qing Army Becomes a Bandit

In the Battle of Niucheli, 18 Japanese soldiers were killed and 35 injured. At the second sentry of Zhangzi Camp, 54 people were killed, 39 were captured, and the rest were scattered and ran into the deep mountains and old forests.

The Japanese army left a few troops to clean up the battlefield and search for the remaining Qing army. The large troops quickly passed through Niu Xieli and rushed along the road to Tian'an.

Yama County Youpeng ordered Oshima Yichang to catch up with Ye Zhichao and annihilate Ye Zhichao's troops in southern North Korea to avoid the confluence of the Qing army with the Qing army in Pyongyang to form combat effectiveness.

The Japanese army was not blocked along the way. At dawn the next day, the Japanese army approached Tian'an, and Tian'an had become an empty city.

The Japanese army continued to pursue north. Along the way, it was full of heavyweights, food, firearms and cannons abandoned by the Qing army, but they did not meet a Qing soldier.

Ye Zhichao once again escaped from the pursuit of the Japanese army with lightning speed. He didn't even arrange a single soldier to block it. In this way, the Japanese army charged without hindrance and still did not catch up with Ye Zhichao.

This is because Ye Zhichao ordered to discard all the weights and weapons and escape lightly. However, the Japanese army dragged heavy weapons and equipment to catch up with Ye Zhichao.

The cannon was thrown down and not blown up; the grain was thrown down and not burned. All became the trophies of the Japanese army.

The advantage of this is that the Japanese army slowed down the pursuit in order to collect these trophies, and Ye Zhichao and his training army were able to easily avoid the pursuit.

However, the consequences immediately appeared.

The team ran out of food as soon as they ran across the Han River, and all the food was left to the Japanese.

The hungry and ragged training army turned into a group of bandits, robbing homes and food from the North Korean people along the way.

Ye Zhichao not only did not stop this, but also condoned his subordinates to burn, kill and loot. This was Yetao's idea to strengthen the Japanese army. Yetao told Ye Zhichao that the Japanese army only brought food for two days. Two days later, the Japanese army ran out of food and fodder and must stop pursuing. Ye Zhichao praised Yetao for his talent!

The Qing army stole all the food of the North Korean people and demolished the firewood for heating. Where the Qing army passed was like a locust crossing, leaving a white land.

Yetao is right. The Japanese army did only bring food for two days. Some friends in Shanxi County did not expect that the progress would go so smoothly. He also thought that he would stay south of the Han River for at least five days to deal with the counterattack of the Qing army. He didn't expect that the Qing army had no intention of counterattack at all.

However, Ye Zhichao never thought that he left a mountain of food for the Japanese, which fed the Japanese army. Moreover, because of the food, the Japanese army did not commit any crime against the North Korean people. They even took out the food of the Qing army to relieve the North Korean people who were robbed by the Qing army.

This is really your treat!

The Qing army robbed houses, and the Japanese army opened warehouses and released grain. Compared with the two, the attitude of the North Korean people towards the Qing and Japanese armies took a 180-degree turn.

Originally, the Koreans who hated Japan began to be grateful to the Japanese army and hate the Qing army. Many North Koreans opened their doors to welcome the Japanese army. For the Qing army, they had a strong wall and clear field, and did not leave a grain of grain to the Qing army. He was bold and even gathered together to intercept the fallen small Qing army.

After that, there was a Japanese army chasing, and there was a interception by the North Korean people, and there was no food. Ye Zhichao's army was destroyed.

Ye Zhichao's brutality and shortsighted also dragged Nie Shicheng's Wu Yi army into this disaster. Wu Yi's military discipline was still strict. He retreated all the way north and did not throw away his weapons or harass the people.

However, the hatred of the North Koreans for the training army has also turned to the Wuyi army. The North Koreans can't tell what the training army is. In their eyes, they are all the armies of the Qing Dynasty and the bandits of the Qing Dynasty!

As a result, Wu Yi's army was also intercepted by the North Korean people, and some soldiers died at the hands of the North Koreans. The military discipline of Wu Yi's army suddenly became lax, and the soldiers joined in revenge and robbery. In the ranks of robbery, he killed the North Koreans. Nie Shicheng can't be restrained.

The Japanese never thought that before the war, in order to win the hearts of North Korea, the Japanese base camp tried every effort to find an agent in North Korea. First, they looked for Kim Yujun's widow, then to win over the king of the courtyard. Finally, they had to set up Min Ziying, a puppet, which can be said to have taken a lot of effort. However, these methods are far worse than Ye Zhichao.

As soon as Ye Zhichao took action, he forced the North Korean people to become the obedient people of the Japanese. There was no need for puppets or propaganda and encouragement. Everything took its course.

If the Japanese had known that there was Ye Zhichao and his talented son in the Qing army, why would they have worked so hard?

With the help of the Japanese army and the help of North Koreans, not only did they not stop chasing, but also became faster and faster. Ye Zhichao had no way to enter the earth. In order to avoid the pursuit of the Japanese army and the interception of the North Koreans, the training army did not dare to take the road, so they had to choose to march in the uninhabitant mountains and valleys. The army of more than 3,000 people were completely unstructured. Dozens of people, a group of 100 people, waded through the mountains and rivers through the forest and valleys, groped towards Pyongyang, along the way. Weapons and ammunition were lost all the way.

A week later, in the Shaliyuan, more than 100 kilometers away from Pyongyang, Ye Zhichao's training army was caught up by the mixed brigade of Oshima Yichang. The Qing army ran out of food and water, and the guns and ammunition were thrown away. It was surrounded by the Japanese army on the mountain, and it was about to be destroyed.

Ye Zhichao is on the verge of extinction. The Qing army is so hungry that they can't even walk. There is no strength to fight with the Japanese! His talented son Yetao persuaded Ye Zhichao to put down his weapons and surrender to the Japanese army. This suggestion was rejected by Ye Zhichao. If he surrendered, the court would slaughter his whole family!

Ye Zhichao ordered someone to find arsenic and was about to commit suicide by taking poison. Oshima Yichang suddenly withdrew inexplicably. In less than an hour, the Japanese army withdrew cleanly.

Ye Zhichao escaped from death, looked at the smoke and dust of the Japanese brigade in the distance, looked up to the sky and cried: "God open your eyes!"

Some of the following scattered soldiers reported to Ye Zhichao that in the rear of the Japanese army, a Qing army appeared in the Chunchuan area near the capital, and the front of the soldiers pointed straight to the capital, and the army was extremely prosperous. Some friends in Shan County urgently ordered the troops of Dadao Yichang to rush south, arching the capital, which is still unstable.

Ye Zhichao wanted to break his head, but he couldn't figure out where the sudden Qing army came from. Anyway, this Qing army that fell from the sky saved his life!

Ye Zhichao escaped from death and ran to Pyongyang with the defeated soldiers.

Five Qing troops have crossed the Yalu River and arrived in Pyongyang. They are: Zuo's precious Feng army 3*, Wei Rugui's Shengzi army of 6,000, Ma Yukun's Yizi army 2,000 people, Fengtiansheng's Fengtiansheng's joint army 1*, and Nie Shichengwu who fled to Pyongyang first. Yijun.

Wu Yi's army did not reduce its staff much, with a total of more than 1,100 people. When it arrived in Pyongyang, there were still more than 800 people left.

Ye Zhichao's training army was miserable. Originally 3*, only more than 1,000 people returned to Pyongyang, and they discarded all weapons and equipment.

Ye Zhichao faces the great crime of mourning his teacher and humiliating the country!

Lost the capital, lost Chenghuan, and robbed soldiers. Robbery, the army collapsed, and several major crimes were waiting for him to take.

As an example, the imperial court's punishment for such the highest military general on the front line will be beheading and spreading to the nine sides as an example!

However, Ye Zhichao once again magically escaped from death.

Not only was he innocent, but he was once again appointed by the imperial court as the commander of the garrison of Pyongyang, restraining Pyongyang generals such as Zuo Baogui, Ma Yukun, Wei Rugui, Feng Sheng'a and Nie Shicheng.

At the critical moment, it was his talented son Yetao who came up with an idea. This time, Yetao did come up with a good idea.

Ye Zhichao, in the name of the highest military commander of the North Korean garrison, reported to the court: In the battle of Chenghuan, 3,500 Qing troops were facing the siege of 40,000 Japanese troops. Under the difficult situation of the great disparity between the enemy and our military, Ye Zhichao, the governor of Zhili, did not retreat and led the army to fight bravely against the Japanese invaders and killed 5400 Japanese troops. , won three major victories in Anchengdu, Fangzhushan and Niu Xieli. Among them, in the battle of Anchengdu, Yetao led 24 soldiers with clever command and flexible tactics. He killed 500 enemies without any casualties. The first battle defeated the arrogance of the Japanese army, greatly improved the morale of our army, and laid a solid foundation for future victories!

Finally, the report said that in order to preserve its strength and avoid unnecessary sacrifices, our army voluntarily gave up Chenghuan and joined the defenders of Pyongyang. Now, 15,000 of the Qing army in Pyongyang are united and ready. The soldiers vowed to take advantage of the east wind of victory and destroy the Japanese invaders under Pyongyang in one fell swoop! Please rest assured that Ye Zhichao vowed to serve the country loyally and bravely and shed the last drop of blood for the Qing Dynasty!

Ye Zhichao's report seriously exaggerated the strength of the Japanese army and the results of the Qing army. At the same time, it seriously reduced the losses of the Qing army. As soon as they went in and out, they originally fled in confusion and turned into taking advantage of victory and taking the initiative to retreat.

What's more shameless is that this report has put all the credit of Nie Shicheng Zhou's charter into the name of the Ye family's father and son, and the victory of Ancheng has also become Yetao's credit.

The report was reported to the court, and the civil and military officials read the report with joy, and the court was full of joy. The old Buddha was overjoyed and immediately published this report in the mansion newspaper and told the whole country.

Emperor Guangxu gave an edict to reward Ye Zhichao's yellow coat and add the crown prince Shaobao! Promote Ye Tao to be the leader of the four-grade Bu Xiaoqi and lead the training army. With the credit of Zhou Charter, Yetao was promoted from the sixth grade to the fourth grade in a row.

Beiyang Minister Li Hongzhang also ordered the appointment of Ye Zhichao as the president of the armies of Pyongyang and the commander of all walks of life.

In fact, Ye Zhichao's report can be hidden from the old Buddha or Emperor Guangxu, but it can't be hidden from the shrewd Li Hongzhang.

This extremely watery report came to Li Hongzhang. Li Hongzhang glanced at it and came to a conclusion that Ye Zhi was extremely defeated, and he was extremely embarrassed.