The sun is approaching dusk, and the remnant sun is shining obliquely on the earth.The smoke of the battlefield has not yet dissipated, and corpses are scattered everywhere.A gust of autumn wind blew, and everyone felt a chill on their backs, as if they were in hell.After cleaning up the battlefield, the Hwaheung army stationed in Songlin Fortress, preparing to continue the attack on Pyongyang City tomorrow.At this time, the city of Pyongyang was not calm, and the Huaxing and Jiangyin of the Huaxing Army and Navy had already sailed into the city and began to bombard the city wall intensively.Where had the Qing army ever seen such a large ship, and they all fled back in panic.The most important thing was that there was no artillery to resist, and the two battleships were allowed to open fire fiercely at the walls of Pyongyang as if no one was in a no-man's land.The Qing army built fortifications on the city wall for two days, and they were razed to the ground under the fierce artillery fire of the warships.Prince Alcohol was angry and anxious, and there was no way to take these two warships.At this time, the report of the defeat in front was also quickly transmitted, and Alhatu also returned with tens of thousands of remnants of the defeated generals, and Prince Alcohol was even more depressed and almost fainted."
Prince, the last general is sorry for you.In order to cover the retreat of the Third Army, the old general Qi Buchen took the First Army and the Huaxing Army to fight to the end, and sacrificed his life for the country" Alhatu knelt in front of Prince Alcohol and cried, and had already made up a suitable reason on the way."
What the hell is going on, why did you 70,000 people hold on for such a while" Prince Alcohol stared at Alhatu with his hands clenched, and after learning the news of Qi Buchen's death, his heart immediately felt like he was empty.Qi Buchen is the most powerful general of the Kwantung New Army, and without him, the Kwantung New Army would be left with a showmanship."
Prince, the Huaxing army has dispatched twice as many troops as us this time, and they also have warships that can fly in the sky to cooperate, and the weapons and equipment are not much better than ours.The last general and the old general Qi Buchen resisted desperately, but they still couldn't stop them, and they were almost surrounded and annihilated by them.The old general Qi Buchen desperately blocked the front, and insisted on letting the last general come back to protect your safety" Alhatu pretended to squeeze out tears, how sensational and sensational the performance was, as if he was forced to come back."
Heaven is dead, my general, heaven is dead, my general" Prince Alcohol wailed in pain, and he was a little unsteady on his feet for a while, and he was about to fall to the ground.Alhatu hurriedly held his body up, and said with an anxious face, "Prince, now is not the time to be sad."
The army of the Huaxing Army is about to fight, let's take the brothers and withdraw quickly" "Withdraw, withdraw, you immediately gather all the brothers, and withdraw tonight" Prince Alcohol calmed down, and also felt that it was not appropriate to stay here for a long time.Now the grain and grass have not arrived for a long time, and the city of Pyongyang is almost running out of food.Moreover, the warships of the Hwaxing Army rampaged through the city again, blowing up the city walls, and Pyongyang City was categorically unable to defend it.On the second day, the Hwaxing army continued north from outside Songlin City and arrived at Pyongyang City, which was already empty.The airship squadron completed the supply and took the lead in pursuing it north, and finally found the Qing army in the area of the Qingjiang River.The Qing army marched more than 100 miles overnight and had just arrived at Anzhou Prefecture, when the vanguard had just crossed the river from the pontoon bridge of the Qingchuan River.As soon as the sixty airships arrived, the officers and men of the Qing army were in a mess.More than 40,000 remnants of the defeated army crowded the banks of the pontoon bridge, all vying to cross the river.As soon as many soldiers walked a few steps, they were squeezed down the river by the soldiers who rushed up from behind.They all knew in their hearts that the army of the Huaxing Army was about to catch up.If you can't cross the river, you will definitely die if you stay here.At this time, they didn't care about any gold, silver and jewelry, and the gold and silver looted from North Korea were all over the place, but none of them had the heart to pick up the thing.Alhatu and Prince Alcohol had already crossed the river, but he had seen the power of the airship, and he was afraid of dropping bombs from it, so he hurriedly pulled Prince Alcohol to find a cover and hid."
A flying warship, really a flying warship" Prince Alcohol pointed to the airship and turned pale with fright, finally convinced that his subordinates had not deceived him.Crowded places were the easiest targets for bombing, and sure enough, it didn't take long for the airship squadron to hover over the pontoon.Commander Feng Jie immediately decided to blow up the two pontoon bridges on the river to prevent the Qing army from crossing the river.After a while, the bombs rained down like drops, exploding on the pontoon bridge and in the river.The water on both sides of the pontoon bridge rose into the sky like a fountain, and the soldiers on the bridge were overturned in the river by the impact of the explosion.Because the Qing army on the bridge was so dense, dozens of people were swept into the roaring river every time the water column was raised.The pontoon bridge, which was already made of small wooden boats, was soon left with not a single plank left under the intensive bombardment.Feng Jie was still not satisfied, and ordered the airship to continue to fly across the Qingchuan River, and bombed the Qing army on the ground that had just crossed the river.The explosions continued, and the Qing troops fled in all directions in disarray.When all the bombs on the airship were dropped, the sixty airships slowly left the battlefield.Both sides of the Qingchuan River were full of corpses, and blood mixed together, flowing into the river in an uproar, had already dyed the surface of the river red.The formation of the Qing army was completely disrupted at this time, and part of it crossed the Qingchuan River, and part of it remained on the south bank of the Qingchuan River.The Qing army on the south bank was frightened and frightened, for fear that the Huaxing army would catch up.The soldiers, who knew the nature of the water, did not care that the river was not cold, so they jumped into the river and swam towards the opposite bank."
Alhatu, what should I do now, there are still such soldiers who have not crossed the river" Prince Alcohol and Alhatu saw that the airship had all left, and then they got out of the bunker, looking at the tragic scene in front of them, they were completely frightened and trembled."
Hey, my prince, where can I take care of them, the army of the Huaxing army is about to chase after them.The Huaxing army has warships to help, and it is easy to cross the river, let's take advantage of the opportunity to escape quickly" Alhatu was anxious and immediately wanted to return to Kanto, where could he take care of the people on the other side of the river.Moreover, the officers and men of their Third Army were the first to cross the river, and most of the men and men of the Second Army who remained on the other side of the river now."
Let's go, let's go" Prince Alcohol looked at the soldiers on the other side of the river, a wave of despair rose in his eyes, and he turned around and continued to flee north with Alhatu.The Qing troops on the south bank of the Qingchuan River saw the soldiers crossing the river slowly leaving, and some of them cried out in despair, scolding Prince Alcohol for being ruthless and unrighteous, leaving them to flee alone.The scene was chaotic, and most of the officers and men were men and horses of the Second Army.The commander of the Second Army, Urden, also left with Prince Alcohol, and the entire army on the south bank was leaderless.The more you fear something, the more you come.At this time, the army of the Huaxing Army had already rushed over from Pyongyang and completely surrounded the Qing troops on the embankment.The main general has fled, and the Qing troops who stayed behind are tired and hungry, where is the fighting spirit.More than 20,000 people, not a single shot was fired.They all knelt on the ground and all raised their hands in surrender.The Huaxing Army built a military base in Incheon, and it happened that there was an urgent shortage of coolies, so they immediately sent people to escort all 20,000 people to Incheon.The other officers and men, with the assistance of the navy, all crossed the river and chased after the Qing army.The remnants of the army led by Prince Alcohol were defeated, and they completely became frightened birds.Along the way, I didn't even bother to eat.They had only one goal at this time, and that was to leave North Korea and return to their hometown in Kanto as soon as possible.Hua Xingjun also tried his best to catch up, but he was always one step slower.Every time they passed through a city, the Qing army had just walked on the front foot, and they followed on the back foot.The soldiers were so depressed that they were about to vomit blood, and after so many years of beating the staff, they had never seen such a running enemy.The Qing army was like a hormone, eating less and sleeping for two days, and finally all stopped by the Yalu River.It's not that they don't run, it's that there's no way to run ahead.The East China Sea Fleet of the Huaxing Army dispatched a total of five warships to drag up and down the Yalu River, specifically to stop the Qing army.When the Qing army sent troops to Korea, all the pontoon bridges built were destroyed by warships.Now that the river is turbulent, Prince Alcohol stands on the shore with a desperate face, looking at the other side and sighing at the river.It turned out that the Spanish warships had blocked the Yalu River, and the Qing court had also learned a lesson, and after Prince Alcohol crossed the river, he mobilized hundreds of cannons to build forts on the banks of the Yalu River to seize the right to control the river.But as soon as the battleships of the Huaxing Army arrived, they blew up the fort in three or two blows.Where can the backward breech artillery of the Qing army withstand a round of bombardment."
Don't despair, Prince, the water in the upper reaches of the Yalu River is gentle and shallow.It is absolutely impossible for the warships of the Huaxing Army to pass, and we can easily cross the river from there. ”Seeing that Prince Alcohol was in despair, Alhatu hurriedly comforted him, not wanting him to have any thoughts of suicide.It's not that Alhatu is loyal and filial, if Prince Alcohol doesn't pass the river, even if he crosses the river, he will be cut down by Cixi because of the disadvantage of the protector."
But we have so many people to eat and drink, and we haven't slept well for a few days, and it is estimated that we have been caught up by the Huaxing army before we have arrived" Prince Alcohol looked back at the exhausted soldiers, and his heart no longer had the heroic spirit when the soldiers were sent to Korea."
Prince, the last general has sent people to look for horses.Later, your subordinates will protect you to go first, and the team led by the commander of the second army, Urden, will block the Huaxing army in the back.You are the prince of our Great Qing Dynasty, even if the minions are all killed in battle, naturally I have to protect you thoroughly" Alha showed his loyalty, and a trace of treachery flashed on his face.The commander of the second army, Urden, scolded Alhatu in his heart, which was clearly to let him be used as cannon fodder in the back.But Alhatu has already brought it up, and there is no reason for him not to accept it."
Alhatu, your loyalty can only be seen at a critical time, and this king did not misunderstand you at the beginning."
Prince Alcohol patted Alhatu on the shoulder with relief, and then turned around and ordered to the commander of the Second Army, Urden, "Urden, this time your opportunity to make meritorious service has come, and you will lead the men and horses of the Second Army to block the Huaxing Army."
You can rest assured, as long as we all withdraw to Kanto.This king will immediately play the queen mother, and crown you as the commander of the first rank. ”"The prince can rest assured, his subordinates promise to complete the task" Urden is an honest man, and he usually doesn't like to be angry.Now I know that I was pitted by Alhatu, but I can only receive a military order
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