"Your Majesty, although the armies have lost Pyongyang, the main force of the army still exists;"

Xu Yongyi saw that Prince Li Shiduo and others were pretending to be deaf and dumb and did not speak, so he deliberately bypassed that sensitive topic and said: "At this time, the army is alone in North Korea, and it is not appropriate to change generals before the battle to mess up the phalanx, it is better to wait for the army to withdraw to the country, and then make a long-term plan." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Xu Shaobao is very reasonable; Your Majesty, now that Liaodong is empty, in case the Japanese do not know how to advance and retreat, and want our land, this Korean army will still be of great use. ”

Prince Li Shiduo couldn't care about the pain on his cheeks, and tried to dissuade him with tears.

Xu Yongyi and Shi Duo's words made Guangxu's mind suddenly clear.

Yes!

The most urgent thing now is to withdraw the Korean armies to the Qing Dynasty in their entirety, establish a defensive line along the Yalu River, and prevent the Japanese from peeping into the Qing Dynasty.

If you rashly change generals at this time and hold Ye Zhichao and others accountable, once it causes turmoil in the hearts of the army, it will even cause an uproar.

Without these nearly 20,000 elite troops, how can this Yalu River be defended?

"Your Majesty, Governor Ye said, 'The Japanese people swooped down with 30,000 or 40,000 people to attack the circle', since the Japanese are heavy, the army is alone, Anzhou, Suzhou, Guicheng, and the city are small and unsuitable for defense, and the Korean army should withdraw to the country as soon as possible."

Seeing Emperor Guangxu's face change slightly, obviously thinking about the trick, Sun Yuwen, the secretary of the military department, opened his mouth and said: "There are many Japanese soldiers and horses, and it is necessary to transfer troops and generals from all over the country to strengthen the defense along the Yalu River, Jinzhou, and Lushun. ”

"For these things, your Military Aircraft Department and the Military Department will come up with the regulations as soon as possible and report them."

Guangxu sat down angrily, and said with a gloomy face: "Tell Yixuan, let him ask Li Hongzhang, how did they fight in Beiyang?" I feed millions of taels of silver every year to the pigs! ”

scolded this 'old and immortal thief', Guangxu's heart was slightly smoother.

It's just that the huge sense of shame just made his white face reddened when he was a teenager with ~lust~ excessively, and he sat on the dragon chair for a while, and his complexion was a little more normal.

"Message, telegram to Li Hongzhang: Pyongyang has been informed of the situation of the battle, and the left precious force has been killed in battle, and it is deeply sympathetic. The North Korean generals went deep into other places and fought hard for days, but this time they withdrew from Pyongyang, because they were outnumbered, although there were many casualties, but there was no fear; ——”

Speaking of this, Guangxu's mouth full of silver teeth was almost crushed, and he gritted his teeth word by word:

"Grace is exempt."

The five ministers of military aircraft of the Qing Empire were all relieved at once, and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty is wise! ”

Jinmen Zhili Governor Yamen, back garden lotus garden.

This afternoon, Li Hongzhang pushed away everything, and sat by the pool with his two daughters, uncle Zhang Peilun, and the four of them to enjoy the autumn lotus.

At this time, the lotus flowers have long been bloomed, and the lotus canopy has not yet been full of white and tender fruits.

However, the autumn breeze is admitted to the hospital, and the floating lotus leaves also have a unique style.

"There is no need to worry too much about Zhongtang, although Pyongyang has fallen, but the main force of the army still exists; In particular, our four Beiyang branches are even more sound, plus nearly 10,000 military horses on the back road, in fact, the damage of the Pyongyang armies is also numerous. ”

Seeing that in less than half a day, the old man was obviously getting old at a speed that was visible to his eyes, and Zhang Peilun couldn't help but feel painstakingly comforted.

"Yes, daddy, who dares to say that a hundred battles are won? Zeng Wenzhenggong almost threw himself into the river back then, but in the end, didn't he still achieve great things? ”

The eldest daughter, Li Jurong, also persuaded her father softly.

"Haha-"

Li Hongzhang said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about me, I'm an old man in my seventies, I'm half a person who has been cut into the ground, and I still care about my reputation and face!" Isn't this battle like this, isn't it exactly what they want to see, the only thing that is not happy is that our four Beiyang branches are fine, but as a result, those two are not only broken, but even the main generals they have cultivated with great difficulty are dead, right? ”

The lotus pond was quiet, although the governor yamen could be said to have a clear conscience in this matter, and Pyongyang Ye Zhichao and they definitely did not have that courage.

But the six armies, who died just Zuo Guigui and Feng Sheng, how can those who have sneaky hearts not doubt?

"Wait, although the emperor is young, but after he gets angry, he can still distinguish the importance from the heavy; And there are also Sun Yuwen, Xu Yongyi, Zhang Wanzhi, and other people who know the general situation to assist, and they will soon call to give an edict, and they will only talk about their merits and not play the board. ”

The corners of Li Hongzhang's mouth had a slight self-deprecation: "The imperial court is still counting on the Korean army, let's Beiyang, to be a lackey for the imperial court, and continue to fight with the Japanese people!" ”

"Zhongtang is saying that this level is over."

Hearing Li Hongzhang's analysis, Zhang Peilun, who had been in a mess for a long time, hurriedly asked.

Li Hongzhang narrowed his eyes and said in a slightly weird tone: "How can it be so easy? Now it's up to the Wayi. ”

"Whit?"

Zhang Peilun looked puzzled.

"If the Japanese are only intended to be in Korea, when Ye Zhichao and them withdraw to the north of the Yalu River, the Japanese will not easily raise troops; Then the imperial court, which has free up its hands, will settle the general account after the autumn and come to take our Beiyang knife. ”

Li Hongzhang picked up the hookah, and his youngest daughter Li Jingpu obediently lit a tobacco leaf for him and took a long puff: "If the Japanese intend to continue to advance northward, they will get involved in our Qing territory; Since they already have 30,000 or 40,000 troops in Korea, they will not sit and wait stupidly, but will take advantage of the emptiness of our Liaodong army at this time and quickly go north to attack across the river. ”

Li Hongzhang's words made the three children feel chills in their hearts.

Especially Li Jurong and Li Jingpu, the last time a foreign country entered a war in China was 30 years ago in the Xianfeng decade, when they were not born.

"We'll see by the end of September; Liaodong is dripping into ice in winter, and it is impossible for the Japanese to start a war, and if they don't fight at the end of September, they will be heavily fortified in Liaodong next year, where will they still have a chance? Then the war should be over, and now it's just lip service. ”

"In the land of the Japanese projectiles, it is expected that they will not have such a big appetite, and a North Korean can support them alive;"

Zhang Peilun frowned and analyzed: "What's more, it's really a big fight, we have hundreds of millions of people in the Qing Dynasty, and a province is larger than its area, and the weapons are superior to them, and the Japanese will be defeated in the long run!" Of course, there are many visionary people in the Japanese people, and they will definitely accept it when they think about it, and start to defend North Korea with all their strength to prevent us from crossing the river to fight them! ”

Listening to his son-in-law's words, Li Hongzhang nodded lightly, obviously he also saw it that way.

The Li sisters listened to Zhang Peilun's analysis, and saw their father nodding in approval, and the heart that had just been hanging was immediately relaxed.

Li Jurong glanced at her man happily, although she was deeply dissatisfied with this marriage in her heart, but this old man was her own man after all, and he was the only man who entered her body.

"If the Japanese don't cross the river, what should we do?"

Zhang Peilun was not in the mood to pay attention to his wife's eyes, and still asked with his eyebrows.

"Since Ye Zhichao is the commander of Pyongyang, he can't keep it; Wei Rugui's military discipline is too bad, and the court has always impeached him, and it is estimated that he will not be able to keep it. ”

Li Hongzhang's voice carried a trace of anger and a trace of exhaustion: "There are two generals lost over there, and we have to hand over at least two of them, right?" ”

"Qi Yu Zhongtang, a call from the capital, the emperor's edict."

Qin Yuefeng, a member of the Governor's Yamen Telegraph Office, hurriedly walked over with a telegram in his hand.