Chapter 104: The Dishonest Japanese Army
The Japanese even think that the incident was caused by Nogi Nishinori's impulsiveness, but sadly, I don't know what Nogi, who was still fainting to death in Korea, would think when he received such an answer.
The three Ono knew that the matter was beyond their reach, so they sent a telegram to the base camp that night, and reported in detail what had happened here.
In the Governor's Mansion of Zhili, Yang Shixiang sat alone in the study, although Li Hongzhang had been detained in Beijing, but fortunately, Guangxu and Cixi did not remove him from the position of Governor of Zhili.
Li Hongzhang is not here, so everything in the Governor's Mansion has to be handled by Yang Shixiang now.
Yang Shixiang can become the first person in front of Li Hongzhang, and his ability is definitely not bragging, but he does have the ability. He is also very attentive to handling things.
Looking at the telegram in his hand again, Yang Shixiang really thought that Liu Jun's plan was too vicious. If you hit someone, you have to say that others will do it first, and thinking about it is a kind of anger.
Seeing that the sky is already bright. Yang Shixiang thinks that since he has done his part, he will make a big deal about it, and maybe the court will put Li Hongzhang back.
Standing up, Yang Fengchun, whom he found, gave him an order.
He decided, according to Liu Jun's intentions, to urgently summon the ministers of various countries in China, saying that he would also detain this dirty water on the heads of the Japanese army.
Two hours later, the ministers of various countries who received the notice came to the yamen of the Governor's Mansion of Zhili in Tianjin. German Minister Klinder, British Minister, French Minister, Austro-Hungarian Minister, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian Minister and other countries have also come to the present day, but there is no Japanese minister.
There was a lot of noise in the living room, no one knew what was the reason for such an urgent notice from the Governor's Palace, and everyone was sitting with their own ghosts in their hearts, and they didn't know what they were thinking.
"Lord Yang has arrived." A guard walked in.
The living room, which was like a vegetable market just now, suddenly became very silent. This surprised everyone again.
Originally, it was Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili, who usually met with the minister, but today, it was actually Yang Shixiang, so more people felt puzzled and pricked up their ears, they wanted to listen to what was going on.
Yang Shixiang had already read the manuscript without a manuscript several times in his heart, and now he just added some actions and tones.
Glancing at everyone in the audience, Yang Shixiang nodded, signaled, and then coughed softly twice, and said with some sadness: "Ministers, I believe that you have all heard about the signing of the Sino-Japanese Tianjin Treaty between the Qing Dynasty and Japan.
Seeing that some people were puzzled and some people regretted, Yang Shixiang nodded: "Angry, my country has signed a treaty with Japan, ceded Taiwan to Japan, and recognized Korea as a subject country of Japan. Therefore, all the troops who favored the DPRK were withdrawn to the country.
After receiving the order, our troops all began to retreat. But: Yang Shixiang's voice was a little louder when he said this,
slapped the table angrily, and Yang Shixiang suddenly erupted like a quiet volcano, his eyes widened
"However, not long ago, on the way to the retreat of Liu Jun's troops of the Great Qing Dynasty, the Japanese army did suddenly attack the rear guard of Liu Jun's troops, causing Liu Jun's troops to lose more than 1,000 people. I hope that the ministers of various countries can urge the Japanese army to exercise restraint and not rashly provoke the war again, otherwise, our Great Qing Kingdom will fight to the end, and it will definitely not surrender again. ”
Yang Shixiang's words were sonorous. Full of anger and a kind of helplessness.
The hall became silent in an instant, so everyone watched all this in amazement, which was so surprising.
After a while, the German minister Klinder was the first to jump out and began to crusade against the Japanese wolf-hearted dogs and dogs, doing some unseemly deeds.
The British minister began to say that the Japanese were not right, and then France, Italy, and others said that such a thing would never be allowed.
Britain, Germany, and France were already dissatisfied with the occupation of Weihai and Taiwan, which seriously affected their country's interests in the Qing Dynasty, so this time, Germany and Britain, which have always looked down on each other, actually said for the first time that they would severely reproach Japan and give justice to the Qing Dynasty.
Looking at the angry ministers of various countries, Yang Shixiang showed a smile in his heart, this black cauldron seems to be the Japanese who have made up their backs.
Since the goal has been achieved, there is no letting these things that are human on the surface and ghosts on the back, so Yang Shixiang found a good excuse to let these people go back to the legation.
Sending off these wolves in human skin, Yang Shixiang smiled, and at the same time, he remembered for a time what he was going to face, that is, Li Hongzhang was still imprisoned in Beijing.
Call Yang Fengchun. While asking him to send the situation here to Lushun, he also asked Liu Jun's opinion on how to rescue Lord Zhongtang.
In Pyongyang, the gunfire that had been resounding all night finally stopped at noon.
The cavalry and infantry of the Qing army who swarmed in, as well as Liu Junna, made the backbone of the Japanese army, Nogi Nishinori, faint to death, and the chief of staff Ono was also a wallhead, seeing that the Qing army was so fierce and his own troops were unstable, so he issued an order for the whole army to retreat in the name of Nogi Nishinori.
Ono is a person who understands, if he gives an order in his own name, if the time comes, if the base camp is looking for trouble, he will have to top, but if it is Nogi Nishinori, the result will be very different, and it will be a big deal to be demoted by three levels.
This is the virtue of the Japanese, and when they encounter an opponent who is stronger than themselves, they will develop fear in their hearts. Or even scared. But
These Japanese troops guarding Pyongyang have not fought with these Qing troops wearing big caps once or twice, and they have suffered defeats every time, which has produced a very frightening force in their hearts, that is, they should not fight against a perverted force like the Lushun Army.
This one received an order to retreat. The Japanese soldiers, who had long wanted to run, spread their feet and crossed the Han River, and then fled in the direction of Seoul without looking back.
In their opinion, what interests of the Great Japanese Empire, what bullshit emperor, as long as they can avoid the Lushun Army, it is their parents who are alive, and they are willing to discard them now.
This retreat of the Japanese army has cheapened Liu Jun.
When the gunfire in Pyongyang City disappeared, Liu Juncai, under the protection of more than a dozen guards, came to the headquarters of the Japanese Second Army, that is, the city government of Pyongyang.
The ground was littered, with pieces of rags scattered everywhere and a sign that read the Second Army Headquarters of the Imperial Japanese Army on it, which read "I don't know how many footprints had been stepped on".
After looking at the words of the Great Japanese Empire, Liu Jun stepped on it and stomped his feet.
"Phew," Liu Jun spat viciously, looked at Zhong Lin standing in front of him, and said triumphantly: "Collect him for me, it will be worth a lot of money after a few decades." "Okay." Zhong Lin nodded, and hurriedly beckoned someone to pick up the sign. Then he followed Liu Jun into the headquarters.
When Liu Jun came to the hall, he saw a lot of tables that had been turned to the ground, and there were a lot of fruits scattered around