Chapter 054 Armistice

Yi sneered secretly. Ye Zhichao is a man with Yi. Although he has no ability, he holds 50,000 troops in his hand, which is a trump card in Zaiyi's hand.

When you are an official in the court of the Qing Dynasty, you must have something hard in your hand. Li Hongzhang has a Beiyang Marine. Prince Gong himself has Ike Tang, Zhang Zhidong has Hanyang Arsenal, Ronglu has Yuan Shikai, and even Zhenfei holds Zhou Charter in his hand. And Ye Zhichao's 50,000 army is the card of Duanjun Wang Zaiyi.

Now, the court has repared Zhang Jun, and Ye Zhichao's situation is embarrassing. Others are fighting against the Japanese, and he is the only one who goes to fight Zhang Jun. If the imperial court fortresses the mouth of the world, it has to take Ye Zhichao. However, Zaiyi doesn't want Ye Zhichao to fall. If there is no Ye Zhichao, his court will have no weight. Weng Tongqi is a living example. This old man has the highest status in the court, but his words are the most useless because he has no trump card in his hand.

There must be a person who comes forward to protect Ye Zhichao. This person can't be Cixi or Zai, while others are not enough. Prince Gong is the best candidate.

"It's easy to say." Yiqi said: "Admiral Ye is also the backbone of the country, and I should protect him."

Zaiyi grabbed Yi's little braids, and Yi had to agree.

"Then there will be Prince Laogong." Zai Yi is overjoyed.

The two sides have negotiated a deal.

As he spoke, there was a messy and rapid footsteps behind him.

The two looked back and saw Li Lianying, the chief executive, and a group of palace eunuchs and hurried over.

Prince Gong bowed his hand and said, "Mr. Li, what are you busy with so late?"

Li Lianying hurriedly hit Qian: "I just said good to the two princes. Well, the emperor's body is getting better, and he will go to court early tomorrow morning. The Empress Dowager ordered me to pick up the Empress Zhenfei as soon as possible.

Yiqi hurriedly said, "It should be, it should be. Two days ago, Concubine Zhen and the Empress Dowager had some misunderstandings, which made the Empress Dowager angry. Now, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have made good terms. It's really gratifying!"

The emperor's family affairs are inseparable from state affairs. When the emperor came to the dynasty, the imperial concubine was also desperate.

The war between the Qing Dynasty and Japan is over!

From June 1894, the war between the emperor and the empress dowager also came to an end. The emperor and the empress dowager drew, and the two sides returned to the starting point.

However, everyone knows that a new war is brewing, and both sides are recuperating.

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On February 5, 1895, the two sides officially trued.

In the waters of Miao Island, neither the Beiyang Marine Division nor the Combined Fleet could hold on. Finally, the two sides withdrew from the battlefield 12 hours before the official truce and the naval battle ended.

In North Korea, the first Japanese army retreated to the south bank of the Linjin River.

In Shandong, the Qing army retreated five kilometers from Rongcheng and broke away from the Japanese army. The Japanese army immediately contracted its forces and began to retreat to Rongcheng Bay. Two days later, after returning to Japan to replenish coal, the joint fleet returned to Rongcheng Bay and began to transport the Japanese troops back to China. There were 60,000 Japanese troops in Shandong, and it took ten days to withdraw all of them.

In Liaodong, the Japanese army sent a transport fleet to Lushun Port, and the remaining 3,000 Japanese soldiers trapped in Lushun Port monitored the boarding of the ship and returning home under the cannons of the Qing army.

was besieged by Iktang's headquarters in Gaiping. After negotiations, Iktang gave way. However, Iktang asked the Nai's brigade to put down all weapons and equipment on the grounds of safety. Nai Mu Xidian had no choice but to agree that this brigade was empty-handed. Fist, under the supervision of the Qing army with live ammunition, left Gaiping.

This is equivalent to being a prisoner of war! Nogi, an invincible Japanese general, enjoyed the treatment of a prisoner of war when he left China.

What's worse, the brigade had no food left and became a group of hungry people, and Iktanga refused to provide food and fodder. Because of malnutrition and the cold in late spring, respiratory infectious diseases were prevalent in the army, and many soldiers died of starvation on the march. From Gaiping to Jinzhou, there are bodies of Japanese officers and soldiers along the way.

The march from Gaiping to Jinzhou was a road to death and became a nightmare for Japanese soldiers.

Zhou Charter ordered the establishment of porridge fields along the way from Jinzhou to Lushun for the Japanese to eat. Relying on the thin porridge provided by Zhang Jun, the remaining 3,000 people of the brigade finally went to Lushun Port, and 2,000 people fell on this hungry road and stayed on Chinese land forever.

Zhou Charter personally sent Nogi Hiden to the Japanese transport ship moored in the port. Along the way, Nomu Xidian didn't say a word.

Nomu Xidian is a Confucian general who leads the army and recites poems on the horse. He usually pays great attention to his image, and his military uniform has always been spotless and neat. However, after this death march, Nomu Xidian became a beggar. His military uniform was shabby, his hair was sloppy, his face was withered, and his footsteps were dragging. People who saw him could not imagine that he was a famous "famous general" in Japan.

Zhou Charter's military uniform is also shabby. In the offensive and defense of Lushun, Zhang Jun's special gray military uniform has long been full of holes. Zhou Charter disdains to wear the Qing army's uniform, so he has to continue to wear this shabby military uniform.

Two thousand soldiers, only 308 people survived.

And there were 5,000 Japanese officers and soldiers who fell under the Golden Mountain Fort!

None of the 308 Zhang officers and soldiers were willing to change into the uniforms of the Qing army. They were still wearing the Zhang army uniforms that were dilapidated by the war, including the foreign devil Hannagan.

However, the officers and soldiers all came up with a wonderful phenomenon.

When the Japanese officers and soldiers saw the soldiers in tattered Zhangjun uniforms, they immediately stood up and saluted. However, the Qing officers and soldiers in uniforms were ignored.

This made Li Guoge very frustrated and regretted that he should have stayed with Zhou Charter and become a member of Zhang Jun.

Zhou Charter and Nogi Hini walked to the dock, where a Japanese passenger ship docked. The sluggish Japanese officers and soldiers are climbing the passenger ship through the gangway.

nai mu xi dian made a military salute to Zhou Charter and said coldly, "On behalf of the First Brigade, I would like to express my gratitude to General Zhou for his humanitarian help."

Without the porridge provided by Zhou Charter, at least a thousand Japanese troops will not be able to get on the passenger ship.

Zhou Charter also gave military salute: "You're welcome. You have laid down your weapons and should enjoy the right to humanitarian treatment."

"Put down your weapon!" Nomu Xidian was very angry: "The Qing army is not honest. After the armistice agreement takes effect, they will still hand over our guns!"

"We Chinese believe that all foreign soldiers who set foot on China's territory should hand over their guns, which has nothing to do with the entry into force of the armistice agreement!"

Nomu Xidian sneered: "The army of the Qing Dynasty is vulnerable! The Qing Dynasty did not win this war.

"Real?" Zhou Charter said, "It doesn't matter whether you win or not. The key is that you have left China. In this sense, Japan has not won either.

"Japan got Taiwan!" Nomu Xidian provocatively forced Zhou Charter: "Zhou Charter, you are very important, but you are just a mortal and can't change history!"

Nogi took a big step on the passenger ship.

The passenger ship sounded a whistle, and a group of seagulls spread their wings and flew over the mast of the ship.

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On February 15, 1895, a week after the official end of the war, Duanjun Wang Zaiyi arrived at Lushun Port on the Zhenbei gunship of the Beiyang Marine Division.

Zaiyi's trip first took a detour to Weihaiwei, Shandong Province, and first represented the emperor to reward the Beiyang sailors led by Ding Ruchang.

Ding Ruchang disobeyed the order of the imperial court and went to sea to fight without authorization, which was originally a major crime against the decree. However, in this battle, the Beiyang Marine Division actually sank Matsushima, the flagship of the joint fleet and gave the joint fleet a heavy blow. When the news came, the whole country was boiling, and Shanghai's "Declaration" gave a detailed report. The people's gentry in Shandong spontaneously came to Weihai to defend the labor army. Ding Ruchang's name spread all over the country overnight, and everyone knew that Ding Ruchang was a great hero. In this way, the court had to push the boat along the water, avoid Ding Ruchang's crime of resisting the decree, add him to the title, and reward the Beiyang sailor.

Emperor Guangxu issued an edict to give Ding Ruchang a first-class top coat, rewarding the yellow horse coat, and leading the title of minister of the army. Ding Ruchang jumped into a first-class member of the imperial court. Other naval belts and soldiers have their own awards. There was a lot of joy in the Weihai Guard Port.

Ding Ruchang changed from a defeated general to a great meritorious official of the Qing Dynasty. When the time came, the spring breeze was proud, and my heart was secretly happy. At the beginning, it was a right bet. The Empress Dowager Cixi really didn't dare to do anything to him. Emperor Guangxu listened to the government and loved him even more. You know, if it hadn't been for the great victory of the Beiyang Marine, Emperor Guangxu would have been "Bingtian".

After rewarding the Beiyang Marine Division, Duanjun Wang Zaiyi set off on the gunboat Zhenbei and went to Lushun Port. Zhenbei is a small gunboat with a displacement of only 430 tons. It is the smallest gunboat of the Beiyang Marine Division, and its pipe belt is Lv Tianqing.

Ding Ruchang also thought about choosing the cannon ship Zhenbei to send Prince Duan to Lushun. After two naval battles in Dadonggou and Miaodao, most of the warships left by the Beiyang Marine Division were scarred. Only Zhenbei, because of its small tonnage and weak firepower, did not participate in the Battle of Dadonggou and the Battle of Miao Island. The whole ship was complete and cleaned, which was very shiny. Lv Tianqing, the manager of Zhenbei, was Ding Ruchang's confidant. He handed over the king of Duan to Lv Tianqing, and Ding Ruchang was relieved.

At dusk on February 15, Zhenbei arrived at Lushun Port. On the dock, Zhang Jun, Wu Yijun and He Zijun lined up on the dock, with flags and flags fluttering, and the army's appearance was solemn.

Three cannons sounded, and the north of the town put down the gangway. Duan prince Zaiyi, surrounded by everyone and walked down the gangway. Nie Shicheng, Zhou Charter, Duan Qirui, Li Guoge, Guo Erba, Zhang Zuolin and other generals stood under the gangway according to the level of quality and welcomed the Duan prince.

Only Hegemin embroidery did not arrive. Minxiu has been staying on the Erlongshan Battery since she arrived in Lushun. Speaking of it, Zhou Charter can live to this day and rely on Minxiu to save him. However, Zhou Charter went to see him several times and closed the door. Every time, it's cherry blocking. Minxiu's unwillingness to see Zhou Charter is very frustrating.