Li Jingfang was suddenly reprimanded by Michilo Zongguang's face changed and was full of blood-red shame, since he was a child, how could he Li Jingfang have suffered such a face?

Li Jingfang was furious and was about to ridicule Mutsu Zongguang when he heard in his ears, 'Let our 1st Army capture Yanjing and capture your emperor?' ’

Suddenly, like a bucket of ice water poured from head to heel, my heart was so cold that I trembled.

"Mutsu, why are you so rude to Bo Xingjun, apologize immediately!"

Ito Hirobumi pretended to be angry and rebuked Mutsu Munemitsu, and waited until Mutsu Munemitsu bowed his head and apologized in a fake manner, and then Ito Hirobumi looked at Li Jingfang with a smile and said:

"Bo Xingjun, you have been an envoy to the East for many years, and you have always been good friends with the East, and the East Country has always been known for its honesty and trustworthiness, so I don't need to say more; This attack on the Qing army in Langfang is clearly the revenge of the empire, and he hates He Changying's slight losses to the empire, but I don't need to say more about the facts. ”

When talking about the words 'slight loss', Hirofumi Ito, who has always been known for his cunning and shamelessness, couldn't help but blush a little.

The 3rd Brigade of the Oriental Infantry was wiped out, and from the brigade commander, Major General Yamaguchi Sutomi, from top to bottom, they were killed cleanly!

19th Infantry Brigade, 1st Infantry Brigade, 3rd Infantry Brigade, 11th Infantry Wing, 13th Wing, 15th Wing, 1st Cavalry Brigade, 1st Engineer Brigade, 1st Cavalry Brigade, 1st Squadron of Tokyo Cavalry Brigade, 1st Squadron of Cavalry Brigade, 6th Squadron of Cavalry Brigade, 2nd Infantry Squadron of 11th Infantry Wing, 1st Heavy Artillery Wing of Artillery and 3rd Infantry Squadron of 3,5th Wing,——

These are brigades, brigades, squadrons that have been annihilated in formation!

In addition, there are many more army units that have been crippled and badly damaged.

If it was almost disabled, it is now the 9th Brigade Regiment of the second-rate garrison of the city, the 15th Wing, the 19th Wing 2nd Brigade, and the 13th Wing 2nd Brigade in Jinzhou,——

The 1st Heavy Artillery Wing, the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Field Artillery Wings, almost all of the artillery had been destroyed by this Qing army one after another.

At this time, the 2nd Army had only one artillery brigade in Dalian Bay, and it used all 75 row guns captured from the Qing army.

If the 1st Army hadn't captured 6 80 rapid-fire guns in Jizhou, tens of thousands of troops, there would have been no artillery in their hands, how embarrassing it was!

There was also the 21st torpedo boat sunk by this Qing army, the Saikyo Maru armed merchant ship.

Major General Yamaguchi Sochen, Major General Yasujun Oji, Fukushima Yongzhi Osa, Nakaki no Ue Osa, Okubo Toshisada Osa, Kuriihara Tsuneyo Osa,—— there are just too many to count!

Since the First Sino-Japanese War, more than ninety percent of the battle losses of the Oriental Army were caused by the anti-Japanese army.

It is already close to 26,000 troops. (In fact, with the addition of the three cities of the Yalu River, which the Japanese army still did not know, and the large number of Oriental ronins killed on the front line of Anju in Pyongyang, the number of Oriental troops and ronins killed by the anti-Japanese army had already exceeded 30,000.) ）

You must know that the current 1st Army, the 2nd Army, the Ludong Detachment, plus the 10,000 soldiers expanded by the 1st Army, the total strength is only 54,000!

Ito Hirobumi's words were too contrary to his will, not only Li Jingfang, but even Mutsu Somitsu, who was standing on the side, and Li Hongzhang, who was lying on the hospital bed, couldn't help but glance at Ito Hirobumi's somewhat reddened old face.

Ito Hirobumi was also about to be annoyed and angry.

"For the sake of peace in East Asia, since the empire has decided to take the initiative to cease the war, why do you want to use troops against Langfang in this extra move, not to relieve your Qing Emperor's worries?"

Mutsu Ao Zongguang hurriedly spoke, wanting to save face for the boss: "If this is not clear, then why did your emperor of the Qing Dynasty crush this army to the death in Langfang City, why didn't this army flee when there were so many opportunities to leave the city before?" ”

Li Jingfang was speechless.

The Qing Dynasty has always paid attention to seeing through, not to mention thoroughly, and is still a good friend; Hearing that Mutsu Zong Guang was talking more and more explicitly, Li Hongzhang was unwilling to let him continue to play on this topic.

So, Li Hongzhang forced a smile on his face and said to Ito Hirobumi: "It is a blessing in East Asia that your country can take the initiative to stop the war, but when will your country's army in Zhili withdraw to Ninghe?" ”

"Why bother; After the treaty was signed, the army of the Imperial Zhili, Ludong, and even the army of Mukden would immediately withdraw,—— of course, now the main force of the 1st Army will be stationed in Langfang City, and will no longer go to the outskirts of Yanjing. ”

Ito Hirobumi took out the draft of the armistice agreement, handed it to Li Hongzhang, who was lying on the bed, and said: "This is a draft armistice drawn up by our side, and if there is no objection, it can take effect if we sign it." ”

That night, after Li Hongzhang promised to report the terms of the draft armistice to the imperial court in detail, he would reply tomorrow afternoon, and Ito Hirobumi and Mutsu Munemitsu left the temple with him.

After Ito Hirobumi left, Li Hongzhang invited Luo Fenglu, Wu Tingfang, Ma Jianzhong, and several confidants to discuss the draft.

"Zhongtang, the Japanese want to get involved in Taiwan!"

Luo Fenglu, who was born as a naval general, of course knew the importance of Taiwan, which belonged to the 'lonely and barbaric land' in the eyes of the court bosses, to the Qing Navy.

Luo Fenglu immediately said solemnly: "Zhongtang, even if you give Dongyang some more compensation, or even give Dongyang a larger area of land on the mainland, this Taiwan can't be lost!" ”

Li Jingfang and others were silent, and Taiwan's position on the Qing Sea was of course important, and it was a nail in the wedge between the north and the south.

However, the Qing Dynasty has always been a 'forbidden sea', and a few years ago, the Oriental invaded and annexed the Ryukyus, and the imperial court didn't all pretend to be deaf and dumb to follow the Oriental convenience.

Since you don't care about the ocean, where do you care about what nails are not nails?

"Lose it or not, and how to reply, is the meaning of the imperial court, we are just a mouthpiece; The three of you will work hard tonight to translate the treaty and send it back to China as soon as possible tomorrow. ”

When the three of them retreated, Li Hongzhang glanced at his eldest son and said? "Rest early. ”

"Father, I don't know where Anzhi is-"

As soon as Li Jingfang said half a sentence, he was stopped by Li Hongzhang shaking his hand.

The room was silent, except for the extremely whispered whispers of a few little nurses outside.

After listening for a long time, Li Hongzhang said: "Dongyang and Lafayette have a tacit understanding!" But that's fine, after fighting for more than half a year and dying so many people, the country also needs to be stable; If He Changying is smart and knowledgeable about current affairs, and honestly retreats to Tangshan, even the pass, in the future, the important ministers of our Qing Dynasty will not have a place for him, if he goes to Jinmen, Tanggu——"

Li Hongzhang didn't say any more, but closed his eyes.

Li Jingfang was full of words, but no one could tell him, so he had to leave abruptly.

Walking out of the large suite to the temple, the moonlight is as quiet as water, the trees in the temple are jagged, Li Jingfang lit a cigarette and sat on a small stone bench to think.

Although the battle of Langfang was not mentioned in a single telegram from the imperial court, the city of Maguan was deliberately publicized by the Oriental military, and everyone knew it.

It is said that the anti-Japanese army was defeated, and it had to break through the siege at the last resort, and the Japanese army killed the remains of Yingye, and the remnants scattered and fled.

However, for He Changying, Xu Bangdao, Jia Qisheng, and Tang Shaoyi, these names did not appear, indicating that although the anti-Japanese army broke through, it should still be the main force, and the loss of strength was limited.

But what about later.

The anti-Japanese army, He Changying, where should I go?

and his Li Jingfang, his father Li Hongzhang, the treaty was signed, and after returning to China, the world must curse.

Where to go, how to tell?

Just thinking about it, Li Jingfang was sad and couldn't sleep at night.