Chapter 258

The winter sun shone into the hall. On the dragon chair, Li Xi, the emperor of the Korean Empire, couldn't help yawning.

Lee Hee is the last king of the Korean kingdom and the founding emperor of the Korean Empire. However, his lazy spirit is not like a successor monarch in any case.

Empress Min Ziying frowned: "Since the emperor is tired, go and have a rest."

Li Xi stood up in a hurry: "I'm indeed a little tired, then there will be Queen Lao." With that, he didn't care about Jin Hongji kneeling below and hurried away.

Min Ziying looked at Li Xi's back with disgust. This man is timid, cowardly, and even stupid!

She even doubted whether Li Xi was the orthodox bloodline of the Li dynasty, and he had no royal temperament.

Min Ziying even thought that in order to be in charge of the government alone, Li Quanying held a wild child from nowhere and pretended to be his son to become king.

However, Min Ziying did not investigate this in detail, because Li Xi's cowardice and incompetence were also extremely beneficial to her.

Li Xi's footsteps came out of the Qinzheng Hall, and Min Ziying said, "Jin Aiqing, please sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Queen."

Jin Hongji stood up, and a maid of honor put on a round stool. Jin Hongji faced Min Ziying and half sat on the round bench.

Min Ziying looked outside the hall, and the bayonet of the Japanese soldiers glowed dazzlingly in the sun.

"Jin Aiqing, what's going on in Linjin River?" Min Ziying asked.

"Zhang Jun unfolded in the area of Linjin River and put on a strong crossing posture. The whole army of the 5th Division of the Japanese army was dispatched to defend on the south bank of the Linjin River. Now there is no movement on both sides, and there has not even been a small-scale conflict. Jin Hongji said.

"So, what's the situation in the capital?"

"There have been some rumors in the capital recently."

"What rumor?" Min Ziying was shocked.

"Some people say that the Lord Dayuan is still alive. Now in Pyongyang, some people say that the Kaihua Party members conspired to rise up in Yuanshan to avenge Jin Yujun."

Min Ziying sneered: "Whether it's Pyongyang or Yuanshan, it's all on Zhang Jun's territory. Whatever they say, there is no proof of death."

"Yes, Zhou Charter ceded Pyongyang and occupied half of our Korean Empire. This man is very abominable!"

Min Ziying whispered, "If there is no Pyongyang, will the Japanese tolerate Seoul?"

Jin Hongji trembled and couldn't help looking outside the hall.

The reason why the Japanese allowed the Seoul court to exist is that there is a strong enemy of Zhou Charter in the north!

Once the Japanese control the whole North Korea, the Korean Empire will die!

"Queen Mingjian!" Jin Hongji bowed his head and said, "However, once Zhou Charter controls the whole North Korea, he may not be able to tolerate us!" We have only two choices, or the Japanese and Zhou Charter will meet in North Korea to maintain the status quo. Or, both of them lost and both withdrew from North Korea. If either side occupies North Korea alone, we will die without a burial place!"

Min Ziying nodded: "Do you think the Japanese can defend the Linjin River?"

"The Japanese army can definitely hold on!" Jin Hongji said, "What I'm worried about is that the Japanese army is counterattacking, and Zhang Jun may not be able to defend the Linjin River! Queen, the Japanese army has transferred another brigade from China and has landed in Incheon! Before long, the Japanese army in Linjinjiang will increase to 15,000, while the Zhang army is only 8,000, and it is underequipped!"

Min Ziying was silent for a long time and said, "What should we do?"

Jin Hongji nodded: "The queen is broken! This is the most difficult time for my Korean Empire, but it is also the best time to revive the Korean Empire! Lingshan Temple has contacted Zheng Shixiong!"

"Zheng Shixiong?"

"This man is a mixed-race Russian, born in Dongxue, and now he is a battalion commander of Zhang Jun."

"Just a battalion commander, can you stand up?" Min Ziying was worried: "What is Park Yonglie's attitude?"

"Please rest assured, Park Yong-yeol's troops are all North Koreans. If Park Yonglie does not cooperate, Zheng Shixiong will try to get rid of him and control the Fourth Regiment of Zhangjun. In addition, there is also a unit in Lingshan Temple, which has been gathered in Yuanshan. This is a unit with all Russian equipment, with Russians as military advisers and strong combat effectiveness.

Min Ziying pondered for a moment and said, "If Zhang Jun cross the Linjin River and enters Seoul, you can do it in Pyongyang! What should you do if the Japanese army crossed the Linjin River and entered Pyongyang?

"From Yuanshan to the south, straight to Seoul!"

Min Ziying said in a low voice, "If you can really do this, you can also close your eyes in the spirit of heaven!"

"Queen, isn't the compound your enemy?"

"Emies or friends are not forever!" Min Ziying sighed, "I hate him and respect him! Lingshan Temple is left to us by the Lord!"

Outside the hall, there was the sound of firecrackers, and New Year's Eve arrived.

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January 24, 1895, the twelfth lunar calendar, New Year's Eve, 18:00 p.m., Lushun Military Port.

The tall ship of "Yae Mountain" docked on the dock. A team of Japanese soldiers carried weapons and equipment, took neat steps, sang military songs, along the sump, stepped over the boat and walked to the deck.

not far away, the "Aiqi", "Maya" and "Iwaki" ships are lined up along the dock. From the dock to the warships, the lights are dim everywhere, and the atmosphere is warm.

On the sea not far away, more than 40 large and small ships are slowly wandering. Some ships are full of soldiers and heading to the port, while others are waiting to enter the port to receive a whole group of troops on the dock.

The Japanese 2nd Division, 3rd Division and 6th Division gathered on the dock waiting to board the ship.

Yaeyama is a light gunboat with a displacement of only 1600 tons. In the Battle of the Yellow Sea, it could only watch the battle from a distance as a notification ship, and now it has assumed the role of a transport ship.

However, as a transport ship, it is the largest.

The third cavalry brigade of the Japanese Third Division is about to climb Mount Yae. Captain Yoshio Asano.

Ano Yoshinan was one of the few survivors of the Anzhou Campaign.

In the Battle of Qiaochuan River, Asano Yoshio, the captain of the captain's cavalry squadron at that time, led his troops across the Qiaochuan River and was hit by the first regiment of Wu Peifu. He was the only one in the whole squadron to pick up one life. He was thrown into the Qiaochuan River by Wu Peifu and was able to return to the south bank alive.

However, Zhang Jun quickly launched a counter-attack on the south bank of the Qiaochuan River. The Japanese army could not take care of each other at the beginning and the end, and they were defeated like mountains. Yoshio Asano retreated to the peak with the defeat of the second wing. Under the peak of the fetus, the regiment leader was shot and killed. More than 50 people left in the second regiment were taken in by the first wing and retreated to the Datong River with more than 500 people from the remnants of the first regiment. At this time, Zhang Jun had captured Anzhou and cut off the way of the remnants of Japan to return to the south.

These 500 people, led by the captain of the First Wing, went into the sea in a wooden boat and drifted for more than ten days. Finally, 500 people boarded the ship, and only more than 100 people were still alive. The captain blamed the caesarean section and committed suicide.

The Japanese First Army Command did not blame the survivors of these mixed brigades. Commander Nozu Daoguan even personally awarded medals to Yoshio Asano as a tribute. Nozu Daoguan knew that the responsibility for the failure of the Anzhou Campaign lay not on the officers and soldiers, but with their commanders, or his predecessor Yamagata Yupeng.

Yeo Asano was promoted to major, his cavalry squadron no longer exists, and the people and horses all stayed in the bridge river. It happened that a cavalry captain of the 3rd Division returned to China due to illness, and Asano replaced him as the captain of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade of the 3rd Division.

However, Nozu's tolerance for survivors was not generally accepted by Japanese officers and soldiers. Whether it is the 5th Division of Yoshi Asano's former army or the 3rd Division where he is now, the officers and soldiers always return strange eyes to these survivors.

In particular, the Second Army won a huge victory in Liaodong. Under the scene, the failure of the mixed brigade not only did not arouse people's sympathy, but also strengthened people's contempt for them.

The mixed brigade became a disgrace to the Japanese army, and the survivors were regarded as cowardly living fools. It is difficult for Japanese officers and soldiers who have fought with the Qing army. The Qing army has always been defeated at a touch. How can they defeat the army of the great Japanese Empire!

The only explanation is that the mixed brigade is a group of wine bags and rice bags from top to bottom!

Japanese officers and soldiers did not know that the North Korean Zhangjun and the Qing army were completely different armies, and Yoshio Asano could not explain to his colleagues. Because this is really beyond the imagination of ordinary Japanese officers and soldiers.

He can only silently bear the contemptuous eyes of the officers and soldiers, which even come from the ordinary soldiers of the Third Cavalry Brigade. They show strong dissatisfaction and arrogance to the defeated officer. If there is no discipline, they are likely to refuse to obey Asano's orders!

After the Japanese army captured Lushun, in order to strengthen its control of the Liaodong Peninsula and fight against the Qing army's counterattack, the Japanese base camp transferred the Third Division from North Korea to Liaodong and placed it under the command of the Second Army.

Yishio Asano and his cavalry brigade came to Lushun with the army, and then transferred to Jinzhou to garrison.

When he first entered Liaodong, Yoshio Asano strongly hoped to wash away his shame with a victory, and he asked the officer to fight more than once. However, the officer rejected him for various reasons.

Yoshio Asano knew that the officer did not trust him as a defeated general!

As a result, the Third Cavalry Brigade became spectators. This made the soldiers of the cavalry brigade more dissatisfied with him. The soldiers decided that because of the captain's incompetence, they had lost the opportunity to loyal to the emperor again and make contributions!

After being rejected again and again, Yoshio Asano was finally frustrated!

In this war, he became an outsider, and he was a despised outsider.

He no longer hopes for shame, no longer takes the initiative to fight, and even no longer cares about military affairs. He is muddle-headed all day long, which makes his subordinates look down on him even more.

However, just today, he suddenly received an order from the Third Cavalry Brigade to board the ship in Lushun and go to Weiwei, Shandong!

Yoshio Asano's cooled heart suddenly resurrected, and he saw hope!