Chapter 035 The grid is coming

According to Nie Shicheng's idea, after occupying Gaiping, the whole army should immediately advance in the direction of Wafangdian, then attack Jinzhou, and then reach Lushun and meet Zhou Charter.

However, before the troops could gain a firm foothold, Nai Mu Xidian's troops were killed from the direction of Haicheng.

The two armies fought fiercely on the banks of the Qing River.

Nomu Hiden's combat effectiveness is extremely strong. Although the Qing army has superior strength and relies on the defense of the Daqing River, it is still under the attack of the Japanese army and is extremely passive.

In winter, the Daqing River is shallow and narrow, and most of the river faces thick ice. The Japanese army walked across the ice and constantly launched a fierce attack on the Qing army's position.

The revolutionary camp suffered heavy losses, and its position was broken through several times by the Japanese army. Fortunately, Duan Qirui led the Zi army and the Zi army in the rear. Although the Hezi army was a little domineering, it was well equipped, equipped with wild guns and strong firepower. Under the response of the Zi army, Wu Yi army barely defended the Daqing River defense line.

However, the Qing army was no longer able to go south.

It is a miracle to be able to withstand Nomu Xidian's attack. You know, not long ago, this army was beaten by Nomu Xidian.

The combat effectiveness and morale of Wu Yijun come from Zhou Charter's victory in Lushun!

Continuous defeats will wear away the combat effectiveness of a unit, and a victory, especially a big victory, can also awaken a dying army.

Wu Yijun was not a declining army in the first place, and this army was just lost its fighting spirit by continuous failures.

Now, when they saw that there was a force fighting side by side with them in Lushun not far from them. Moreover, this force broke the invincible myth of the Japanese army and eliminated the frightening mountains and local governance, and the combat effectiveness of Wu Yi's army has been greatly improved!

The success or failure of war depends to a large extent on people's willpower!

Three days later, 8,000 Qing troops and 5,000 Japanese troops fought fiercely in the Daqing River. The Japanese army was blocked on the north bank of the Qing River, and the Qing army was also dragged by the Japanese army and could not divide troops to Lushun.

Zhou Charter and Xi Kuanjilang in Lushun were eagerly waiting for reinforcements without a trace.

The troops were dragged by the Japanese army and could not go south, and the cherry on her way to Lushun had been without any news. The situation of Lushun was unknown, and Minxiu was anxious.

At night, by the Qing River, the sound of gunfire gradually subsided.

There was silence in the position of the leather camp.

Their position was blocking the way forward by the Japanese army and suffered the most fierce attack by the Japanese army. In the three-day battle, the 2,000-person Gezi camp, with the cooperation of the Zi army, resisted the attack of a Japanese unit, with more than half of the casualties. However, this force has always been at the forefront and did not retreat.

The Gezi Battalion is the most elite force of the Wuyi Army. Nie Shicheng is very heartbroken to put this force at the forefront and suffer such a heavy loss. However, except for the revolutionary camp, other troops are not reassuring, including the Hezi Army known as the Royal Forest Army.

In the headquarters, Li Guoge leaned against the observation hole and stared at the beach at night. His eyes were blood red. In three days, he only slept for less than three hours.

Behind, there was a rapid sound of footsteps, and Minxiu hurried in.

Li Guoge knelt down in a hurry, but was stopped by Minxiu: "You are also Zhou Charter's brother. Why do you kneel down when you see someone!"

Li Guoguo laughed and said, "I'm used to it. I can't change it."

"Don't kneel down when you see any of them in the future!" Minxiu said proudly, "If you can't kneel down and worship!"

"What Ge Ge said is exactly the same tone as Zhou Charter."

Minxiu blushed: "Li Guoge, hand over your position to Duan Qirui, and the leather camp retreated into Gaiping City."

"Guge, my camp can still fight!" Li Guoge said urgently.

"Your battalion can indeed fight, but if your battalion is finished, General Nie will be distressed to death!" Minxiu said, "General Duan, I'll leave it to you."

Duan Qirui came forward from behind Minxiu and bowed and said, "Please rest assured that He Zijun is no worse than the Gezi Camp!"

Li Guoge is very unconvinced: "But..."

"Nothing!" Minxiu interrupted Li Guoge's words: "How many people are left in your camp?"

"There are 1,500 more."

"Leave a thousand people to stay in Gaiping, pick out 500 heroes, and follow me to Lushun!" Minxiu said.

Li Guoge was overjoyed: "Thank you for your success!"

Li Guoge has always wanted to join Zhang Jun, even if he is a soldier in Zhang Jun. Now, Minxiu wants to take him to Lushun and meet Zhou Charter, which is exactly what he dreamed of.

Moreover, Minxiu does not bring Hezijun, but names his leather camp, which shows that in Gege's mind, the leather camp is more beneficial than Hezijun! This made Li Guoge very happy.

Minxiu can't sit still. She is going to Lushun in person!

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Shandong, Weihaiwei, Liugong Island.

The Armstrong cannon on the Rishima Fort roared, and the firelight reflected the sky red.

The Rishima Fort is the sea god needle of Weihai Guard Port. The artillery fire on the fort can cover the surrounding area of 10 kilometers, including sea and land.

Now, the Rishima Fort is providing fire support for the skyscraper fort.

Yuan Shikai went to the skyscraper and stopped the defeat of the Qing army. The Qing army finally organized an effective defense on the front line of the skyscraper. This line of defense is only eight kilometers away from Weihai Guard Port.

It can be said that if it hadn't been for Yuan Shikai, Weihai Wei would have fallen into the hands of the Japanese army, and the whole Beiyang navy would have become a prisoner of the Japanese army.

Only at this point, Yuan Shikai has made great contributions. The court has issued a commendation order, giving Yuan Shikai's first-class uncle, Yuan Shikai's new army, 50 taels of silver for soldiers and 500 taels of silver for officers.

In sharp contrast to Yuan Shikai's scenery, Ding Ruchang, Admiral of Beiyang Marine Division, and Dai Zongqian, commander of Weihaiwei Army, were severely reprimanded by the court.

Boone were removed from their positions and detained!

In peacetime, dismissal meant imprisonment, but this time, the court did not arrest Ding Ruchang and Dai Zongqian, purely because the war was tight, and the court could not change generals.

Both of them are well aware of this. They know that if there is another gap, their heads will not be preserved.

Therefore, after the reprimand order of the imperial court arrived, Ding Ruchang and Dai Zongqian both fought for 12 points and came to the front line with the supervision team.

Dai Zongqian went to Zhao Beizui Fort and killed four defeated generals in a row. The Qing army on Zhao Beizui Fort finally stabilized and responded to each other with the skyscraper fort, forming the peripheral defense line of Weihai Guard Port.

Ding Ruchang boarded the Dingyuan ship and commanded the fleet to provide artillery support to the forts of Weihaiwei from the sea.

After a day of fighting, the Qing army established a solid defense line and blocked the Japanese army five kilometers away from the military port.

Moreover, the Japanese combined fleet wandering outside Weihai Garrison Port did not launch a large-scale attack on Weihai Wei. At most, they only sent a guerrilla fleet to harass Weihai Wei.

Ding Ruchang knew that the joint fleet could not attack Weihaiwei with all its strength, because of Lushun!

After the Japanese army lost Lushun, the joint fleet lost its logistics supply base, and their coal burning was almost exhausted.

This was a good opportunity for Beiyang sailors to launch a counterattack.

However, under the strong pressure of the Japanese army, the Beiyang Marine Division had no time to take care of the combined fleet on the sea.

Moreover, the shadow of the failure of the Dadonggou naval battle also enveloped the hearts of the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Marine Division, who were full of fear of the joint fleet. Even when the joint fleet was exhausted, the belts of some ships still firmly believed that this was the joint fleet's way to lure the enemy and strongly opposed taking the initiative to attack.

Ding Ruchang can't convince his belts, and he can't even convince himself, because he, like those belts, is full of fear of the Japanese navy.

In Ding Ruchang's view, the Beiyang Marine Division has no obligation or responsibility to destroy the joint fleet! If you can defend Weihaiwei, you can give an example to the court. Why do you have to do this and fight with the Japanese on the sea! In case there is a mistake that makes Japan sink and injure several warships and turn it into a tiger but not an anti-dog, it will be bad for the court to punish him for several crimes.

Ding Ruchang made up his mind to stay in Weihaiwei and never leave Hong Kong.

Ding Ruchang, who was exhausted, dragged his heavy feet back to Liugong Island. As soon as he entered the government office, he saw a thin middle-aged man coming up.

Ding Ruchang was shocked and walked a few steps to meet the middle-aged man: "Is Mr. Zhang here?"

The person who came is Zhang Peilun, Li Hongzhang's son-in-law.

The arrival of Zhang Peilun is equivalent to the arrival of Li Hongzhang himself!

Ding Ruchang hurriedly said a few words with Zhang Peilun and led Zhang Peilun to the back secret room. The guards exited the secret room knowingly, closed the door and did not dare to approach - Zhang Peilun is Li Hongzhang's son-in-law, and Ding Ruchang can be said to be Li Hongzhang's son-law. Both of them are Li Hongzhang's confidants. When the two meet, they are bound to meet It is extremely confidential.

In the secret room, Zhang Perun and Ding Ruchang sat on their knees. They were old acquaintances and did not need to say politely. Ding Ruchang asked urgently, "Mr. Zhang, how has Li Zhongtang always been?"

Ding Ruchang's question seems to be a polite word from the student to greet the teacher, but in fact it is extremely important. The imperial court appointed Liu Kunyi, the governor of the two rivers, as the prime minister of the Japanese war, which means that the court lost trust in Li Hongzhang. Although Li Hongzhang is still the governor of Zhili and minister of Beiyang, he has lost the power to participate in the center and is completely excluded from the decision-making level.

According to the unwritten rules of the Qing Dynasty, this is a harbinger of a minister's bad luck.

Ding Ruchang's impatience is completely in Zhang Peilun's expectation. Ding Ruchang's fate is closely related to Li Hongzhang. He was pulled up by Li Hongzhang and has long been recognized by the government and the opposition as Li Hongzhang's iron cronies. If Li Hongzhang is unlucky, Ding Ruchang will definitely not be able to escape!

Zhang Peilun said slowly, "Li Zhongtang is strong. Recently, under the order of the Empress Dowager, he entered the cabinet to do business and lived in Xianliang Temple. However, he was also idle, but the Lord Zhongtang has always been calm. In the past few days, only Prince Gong and Li Zhongtang had a small talk, and the others closed the door to thank the guests."

Zhang Peilun said, and Ding Ruchang was shocked.