In Tianjin, Li Hongzhang finally returned to Tianjin again after leaving for twelve days.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the Governor's Palace, Yang Shixiang had been waiting for a long time, and as soon as he saw Li Hongzhang coming out of the sedan chair, Yang Shixiang immediately stepped forward and supported Li Hongzhang excitedly: his eyes were moist and said, "My lord...... You...... You're finally back. ”

Li Hongzhang patted Yang Shixiang's hand and nodded: "I'm back, I'm back." ”

En, Yang Shixiang nodded, and then stretched out his hand to let Li Hongzhang in.

The hall was already full of wine and food for Li Hongzhang.

There were only a few people who accompanied him, Yang Shixiang, Li Jingfang, and a few generals from the Governor's Palace.

After several people blessed Li Hongzhang, they began to move their chopsticks.

Li Hongzhang still didn't understand what kind of music made Cixi change her mind on the spot.

This time he came back with him, not only him, but also a holy decree, which was issued by Guangxu when he left, and the meaning of the holy decree was very simple, that is, once the war started, all the military and political affairs of the entire Northeast, Zhili, and Shandong would be under Li Hong's chapter system.

After drinking a glass of wine, Li Hongzhang glanced at Yang Shixiang who was sitting beside him, he knew that Yang Shixiang had not been less active during this time, and he should know the truth of the matter.

"Shixiang, tell me what's going on, why did the Queen Mother suddenly change her mind after seeing a piece of music?"

Yang Shixiang put down the wine glass in his hand, then looked at Li Hongzhang, and said, My lord, all this is Liu Jun's idea. ”

Liu Jun, what does this have to do with Liu Jun, Li Hongzhang doesn't understand. After thinking about it for a while, Li Hongzhang asked Yang Shixiang to understand. "My lord, that's actually ...... like this"

With a pop, the wine that Li Hongzhang had just drunk into his mouth spit out.

He didn't expect that he would be able to come out safely, it was Liu Jun, and he didn't expect that Liu Jun would actually threaten the court in order to save him. You must know that once this piece arrives in Beijing, Liu Jun will become a thorn in the side of the imperial court, a thorn in the flesh, and I don't know how the imperial court will treat it at that time.

After a while, Li Hongzhang came back to his senses. Shaking his head, Li Hongzhang said: "This child, why is this child reckless?" ”

Yang Shixiang didn't understand why Li Hongzhang said this, in his eyes, as long as Li Hongzhang was safe and sound, everything was fine.

He already knew the three-day deadline for the Japanese army, and now it was the second day, Yang Shixiang looked at Li Hongzhang and asked: "My lord, tomorrow is the deadline for the Japanese army, you see how we should answer the Japanese legation." ”

replied, Li Hongzhang is most angry about this matter now. If it weren't for the empress dowager's weakness, this "Tianjin Treaty" would not have been signed.

The Japanese opened their mouths too wide, and they actually threatened to go to war, well, they were worried that there was no excuse to tear up the treaty and start a war. This can allow Li Hongzhang to seize the opportunity.

This time, he was very grateful to Liu Jun, who had simply scrapped the "Tianjin Treaty" that had already been signed.

He thought for a moment, and then said: "Tomorrow at noon, you will go in person and tell the Japanese minister that our Great Qing Kingdom cannot hand over Liu Jun, so we can only go to war, and the "Tianjin Treaty" signed half a month ago will be nullified." The Qing Dynasty did not recognize the treaty. ”

"My lord, I want to inform Liu Jun." , Yang Shixiang thought for a moment and asked.

Li Hongzhang nodded, "Tell Liu Jun that the Qing Dynasty has restarted the war with the Japanese army, tell him, give me what you want, and stare me to death in Korea." With the two divisions in the northeast, the old man would naturally dispatch a large army to destroy him. ”

The day passed quickly, and the Japanese embassy in Tianjin, which had often been visited by foreign ministers, was now deserted.

Ever since Yang Shixiang urgently summoned ministers from various countries, Japan has become a despicable spokesman, and many countries do not want to deal with such a country, lest they lose their status. ruined the reputation of his own country.

That's fine, Ono doesn't have to nod his head to the ministers of these countries. Now he sits in the courtyard every day, looking at the door of the embassy.

Three days earlier, he had returned to Tianjin after being ordered by China to go to the Yamen of the Prime Minister in Beijing to submit a letter of protest and an ultimatum.

In his opinion, as long as the ultimatum was submitted, the female emperor of the Qing State would inevitably agree to her country's request, and at the same time hand over Liu Jun, she would pay 20 million taels of silver in compensation.

Today is the last day, he estimates, waiting a while. The officials of the Qing Kingdom would come to apologize to themselves, and then bow their heads and agree to their country's request.

The aroma of sake wafted out, and Ono took a sip of comfort, then closed his eyes.

: Your Excellency, Yang Shixiang of the Governor's Mansion asks to see you. The guard walked in.

Coming, Ono smiled, then opened his eyes, stood up, and motioned for the guards to bring Yang Shixiang to the hall. ”

It was indeed Yang Shixiang who came, and he did not come today to promise what the Japanese were unable to demand, but to inform Ono to leave.

Seeing Yang Shixiang coming over, Xiao Ye hurriedly walked up, but before the words could be spoken, Yang Shixiang said unceremoniously: "Your Excellency, our side cannot hand over Liu Jun, let alone pay 20 million taels, so His Majesty the Emperor of our country has decided to immediately abolish the "Tianjin Treaty" signed with you some time ago,"

What, Ono opened his mouth wide, a little unable to believe that this was true, and he had not recovered yet, and he heard Yang Shixiang's voice again.

"From now on, my country accepts your declaration of war."

Whew, Yang Shixiang felt so cool for the first time, he looked at the dumbfounded Ono, and then said lightly: "I advise Your Excellency, leave Tianjin within three hours, otherwise, my country will also arrest you for espionage." ”

After Yang Shixiang finished speaking, he left the hall without looking back, and put the declaration of war on the ground. He didn't bother to take care of the mustache.

With a bang, Ono finally recovered, and looked at the declaration of war on the ground and Yang Shixiang, who had gone away, and he felt that this was definitely not true.

I pinched my arm hard, it hurt.

With a tick, he felt his sweat drip on the ground, making a crisp sound.

It's over, it's bad, Ono suddenly understood, and then collapsed to the ground. I don't know what to do with this sudden situation.

After a while, he finally knew that the Qing State had already started fighting again from now on, which proved that the two divisions that were preparing to withdraw to Weihai in Liaodong would soon be attacked by the Qing army.

"Quick. Fast. Go to the telegraph office and give . Send a report to Tokyo, the Qing Dynasty tore up the treaty and went to war. After saying this sentence with great difficulty, Ono couldn't bear the blow and fainted on the ground.

What's even more tragic is that the guards next to him didn't understand what Ono was saying at all, and they heard the war. So I didn't go to the telegraph office.

This terrible mistake caused the troops of Northeast Shengjing to suffer a devastating blow.

The two divisions had already packed their bags. Prepare to leave Liaoyang in the afternoon and return to Weihai.

As I thought, in the afternoon, just as the Japanese army was assembled, an overwhelming number of shells suddenly fell from the sky and exploded in the assembled ranks.

After more than ten minutes of shelling, the two divisions of the Japanese army lost one-third of their troops, and immediately afterward, several thousand Qing cavalry swarmed in. Crazy ravage, then walked away.

When Tokyo received Ono's telegram, it was already night, and at this time. The two divisions in the northeast have been blocked alive in Liaoyang by the armies of Song Qing and Yiketanga, and they cannot advance or retreat.

Japan has carried it this time, and after thousands of calculations, it has not calculated that this ultimatum actually forced the Qing Kingdom to a dead end, and now it is good that people have already started a war, not only to start a war, but also to lose the original spoils of war.

When the news reached Meiji's ears, Meiji, who was working hard to create a man, suddenly jumped up from the bed, then looked at the telegram twice, screamed, and fainted on the bed.

In Pyongyang, the night is already very late, and candles are still lit in the war room of the command.

Liu Jun climbed on it and was constantly observing the movements of the front line.

After the Japanese retreated to Seoul, except for the attack of a small force, the two sides were very harmonious and did not use swords and guns. This made Liu Jun puzzled what Nogi Nishinori of Seoul was going to do.

However, even if he wanted to do some kind of conspiracy, Liu Jun was not afraid, and at noon today, three battalions of 5,000 people of the North Korean army had already driven to the front line. Together with Li Rong and Zhang Xun, who arrived there early, they jointly formed a defensive line. Against the Japanese army.

Although the combat effectiveness and equipment of the North Korean army are not very good, they are still thousands of people. Even if the Japanese army rushed over and did not fight back one by one, the Japanese army would have to kill for several hours.

Besides, these North Koreans will fight back no matter how stupid they are. Therefore, Liu Jun is not afraid that he will play tricks with Namu Xidian.

With a creak, the door was opened, and before Liu Jun could turn around, he heard Zhong Lin's shout: "Head, it's amazing, it's amazing." ”

"What are you yelling about, the sky is falling or what's wrong." Liu Jun got up from the map and complained unhappily that Zhong Lin had interrupted his train of thought.

Zhong Lin stuck out his tongue, and then handed Liu Jun a telegram: "Head, Tianjin telegram, the imperial court and Japan have declared war again." ”

"What, there's this good thing." Liu Jun looked incredulous, and then took the telegram in his hand.

Hehe, Liu Jun picked up the telegram and smiled.

This proves that it is legal to fight Pyongyang by itself.