Most of these iron cannons were front-loading smoothbore guns made by the shogunate and feudal domains before the Restoration, and their power and range were not comparable to those of imported artillery.In addition to the remaining 2,000 or nearly 3,000 army forces in Taiwan, Saigo Takamori also has a follow-up force of more than 40,000 troops on the Japanese mainland, which is on standby in Kagoshima.After President Meng captured five Japanese transport ships and the ironclad ship "Longxiang", the flagship of the Japanese Combined Fleet, he let the fleet rest in Hengchun, and with Hengchun as a base, he sent Xuan Jianzhang to lead the Hongpu Military Academy Teaching Brigade to continue to pursue the Japanese.The Japanese, with artillery, could not run fast at all.When he was about to arrive at Checheng, he was caught up by the Hongpu Military Academy Teaching Brigade of the Chinese Army and was forced to fight.Because the speed of the pursuit was too fast, and the Japanese did not expect that such a powerful army would suddenly come from the sea to pursue them, there were no fortifications to defend at all.The Japanese fled in embarrassment, and the Chinese army was divided into three battalions, outflanked in three ways, and avoided the artillery in front of the Japanese army.The Japanese still used stiffness, learning from the formation of the Americans, the Chinese army blocked the frontal trenches, outflanked the flanks, and Saigo intercepted separately from the road, and as soon as the battle began, more than 900 people were lost.Saigo had no choice but to lead the remnants of about 2,000 people and retreat to Checheng.All 150 new Krupp 70 and 80 field guns were captured by the Chinese army and transported back to Hengchun, waiting for President Meng's orders.President Meng thought it was funny, the Japanese lost all their cannons in one day, and also lost an entire fleet, and now more than 2,000 people are like more than 2,000 beasts, isolated, and he is not in a hurry to besiege Checheng.President Meng wants to see what will happen to the Qing army, and what will happen to the Qing court."
The Japanese are so careless, don't they always say that they can't underestimate the Japanese, whether it's the navy or the army, they are not at the same level as us at all."
Princess Katrina Kafu looked at the rows of Zanxin cannons and said to President Moe.President Meng was also surprised, he didn't expect to bring his own artillery battalion from Taipei, but instead captured an artillery battalion from the other side, which made him not know what to say, the Japanese in the early days of the Meiji Restoration were too weak to let them get up "Although they are weaker than I imagined, but we can't take it lightly, this is a very small, but very motivated country." ”"Are you more motivated than China?"
asked Princess Katrina Kaf.President Meng smiled: "This can't be compared, China will be very self-motivated in the future, and we must continue to root the concept of the country in the hearts of the people." ”Right now.President Moe has to wait.On November 20, 1873, the French authorities sent An Ye with 180 troops and two gunboats to bombard Hanoi.After Liu Yongfu received arms assistance from President Meng, as the identity of the Huacui Party, he pulled up a supernumerary army of the Chinese army, stood up to resist the violence, and personally led 2,000 troops to cross the Xuanguang Ridge, day and night, and went south to resist France.On December 21, the Black Flag Army fought with the French army in Luo Chi, a suburb of Hanoi, and killed the French general An Ye, an invincible war maniac, and more than 100 of his subordinates also became ghosts under the Black Flag saber, and achieved the great victory of Luo Chi of "luring An Ye and covering his entire army".The French army was forced to withdraw from Hanoi.This was Liu Yongfu's first exploit in defending the national frontier and supporting friendly countries to resist France.The king of Yue promoted Liu Yongfu to the deputy governor of Sanxuan, and gave a seal letter, which said: "Shanxi, Xinghua, Xuanguang deputy governor heroic general seal."
In order to show his merits, he ordered Liu Yongfu to guard both sides of the Red River.In 1874, he made meritorious contributions to Huang Chongying in Xinghua and other places, and was awarded the title of chief military officer.The King of Vietnam officially allowed the Black Flag Army to set up a customs in Bao Thanh to collect taxes to supplement the army.The Vietnamese government attacked Huang Chongying and ordered Liu Yongfu to serve as the deputy governor of Sanxuan and lead the four-way army.When President Meng received the telegram from Guangzhou, he immediately ordered Liu Yongfu to be commended and promoted to major of the Chinese Army, and Liu Yongfu was given the official establishment of the Vietnam Garrison Command, and more than 40 officers were promoted to lieutenants.France expressed a strong protest against this, believing that President Meng's move violated the bill organized by the member countries of the South Seas Contract, President Meng replied that it would be resolved as soon as possible, this delay, there will be no follow-up, at this time, President Meng, is no longer President Meng who has just arrived in the south, the international status of the Chinese army, has also been widely recognized by the international community, and even, at this time, there is no formal international community, China has gradually been regarded by all countries in the world as an advanced country in Asia.Vietnam, Taiwan, the successes of the Chinese army shook the world, and the whole world is paying attention to the further development of events, of course, mainly the Taiwan issue.Of course, the two most direct participants were the Qing court, the Japanese, and a group of local gentry in Taiwan and the Yamen, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang."
What Xuan Yuemeng sent troops to fight the Japanese, and also won a big victory and completely annihilated the Japanese fleet, so it's all true," the Empress Dowager Cixi was shocked and put down the telegram from the Yamen, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang.A few days ago, the Empress Dowager Cixi had already read the news from the Huacui Evening News, of course she was shocked, but she still had some doubts, and this time, it confirmed her guess even more.Gege picked up the message and looked at it, and the pretty pink face flashed with surprise.Empress Dowager Cixi glanced at Jie Gege, "Why don't you think that Xuan Yuemeng has the intention of turning back, he is used to going back on his word, he wants to occupy the whole of Taiwan" Jie Gege didn't dare to say anything.The Empress Dowager Cixi thought for a while, "Discuss it immediately." ”Li Hongzhang has returned to Tianjin, and the court discussion is nonsense, who can discuss what everyone means, and finally wait and see how the situation develops, most of the ministers are eager for Xuan Yuemeng and the Japanese to have a lose-lose situation.The Japanese, on the other hand, were much more proactive than the Qing court.Emperor Meiji did not expect that Xuan Yuemeng would take the initiative to attack, and Japan was shocked, and the whole country was furious, and launched a vigorous campaign to attack Huaguo.Noisy, emotional, this is not the solution to the problem.Emperor Meiji summoned Yanagihara Maemitsu and Ito Hirobumi, two people who had been in direct contact with Xuan Yuemeng many times and wanted to hear their opinions.Emperor Meiji himself was also very respectful of Hirobumi Ito, who not only had the experience of studying abroad, but also had unique insights and knowledge about military, politics, economics, industry, and other aspects.Yanagihara Maemitsu was a steady and knowledgeable man, and was sent to the Qing court many times to make contact with the Qing state, and was also a minister who was very trusted by the Meiji Emperor."
Tell me all."
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