Indeed, Hua Huang's estimate was not wrong.When the telegram from Seoul arrived in Li Hongzhang's hand, Li Hongzhang smiled knowingly, because the emperor's instructions were exactly the same as he had envisioned.Li Hongzhang's biggest advantage is that he is very good at understanding the intention and can determine how to change it according to the intention.Li Hongzhang himself is very smart, has a good view of the overall situation, and has clear insights, but his master was Cixi in the deep palace, Cixi herself didn't know anything about the outside world, but she wanted to give Li Hongzhang the helm, so she naturally took Li Hongzhang all the way to the ditch.Now at the helm is Huahuang, is President Meng, President Meng is more than 10,000 miles more intelligent than Cixi's knowledge, President Meng is a giant through the giant, although he does not know much about history, but he is very clear about the evolution of history, any ordinary person in modern times, knows a little bit of modern history.In the original history, in 1896, Li visited Britain as a visit to the United States, and was warmly received.From then on, the British did not have to stick to knives and forks when eating chicken.At the same time, every day Western food made Li have no appetite.So he asked the chef to mix the ingredients and vegetables of Western food together and cook them into a hodgepodge.The pungent smell made the British officials salivate, and they hurriedly inquired about what kind of dish they answered.Lee motioned for them to enjoy themselves, and they were full of praise.It is said that later the menu of the hotel had "Li Hongzhang chops".This shows that every nation and country has its own cultural traditions, customs and etiquette, and there is no distinction between superior and inferior.As a Chinese envoy, Li Hongzhang did not grovel in front of the unruly people of the empire, but skillfully promoted the traditional food culture of the Chinese nation.And to this day, I have to say that he has a strong national concept.After President Meng and Li Hongzhang's ideas were unified, it was Xuan Jianzhang who was in trouble.The defense of the Chinese army is definitely not a problem, the key is that it can't stand this kind of anger, and the Saigo Takamori Tujun with a big blade actually dares to hit Yucheng.Xuan Jianzhang simply sent only a battalion of the Second Regiment of the First Brigade of the First Field Division of the Chinese Army to the past, and the First Regiment was pulled to Nagasaki City to rest and recuperate because of the long continuous operation, and to replenish its personnel."
We must repel the enemy, and we must do so as soon as possible, because if we fight for a long time, we will bear a heavy burden, and in addition, it will arouse the support of the whole of Japan."
Before Xuan Jianzhang set off, Li Hongzhang said to Xuan Jianzhang like this.Xuan Jianzhang said with a smile: "Please rest assured, Vice Premier." ”Li Hongzhang smiled and patted Xuan Jianzhang's arm, "You fight, even Your Majesty can rest assured, I don't have anything to worry about, just remind me, don't be afraid of losing ammunition, this battle, it is best to be neat, and after a battle, let Saigo Takamori have no strength to provoke us for a long time." ”"Okay."
Xuan Jianzhang readily agreed to Li Hongzhang's request.Although he agreed happily, Xuan Jianzhang did not underestimate the enemy, and sent people to pay close attention to the movements of Saigo Takamori's army, and after learning that the other party had placed grain and grass in Daoben Village behind Yucheng, he ordered the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Field Division of the Chinese Army to detour to the enemy's back overnight and seize Daoben Village, and in just two hours, he defeated more than 1,000 people in Saigo Takamori, captured more than 500 mules and horses, and more than 2,000 stones of rice.The first battalion held off the returning Saigo Takamori army and carried the grain, and it took a whole day and a night to carry the booty alone.When the news was transmitted back to Seoul, President Meng could leave North Korea with peace of mind, and the following things were all his business."
I didn't expect Saigo Takamori's army to be so weak."
President Meng smiled."
If it weren't for our Chinese army, they would have been eaten by the Japanese government army a long time ago, and with tens of thousands of troops, they would not have fought at all."
Lee Tae-hee pouted with a smile, "Even the Japanese government army can't beat it, where is the opponent of the Chinese army" President Meng laughed.Princess Katrina Kafu answered: "It's not that they are too weak, it's that the Chinese army is too strong.Originally, I was still worried about the food of the Chinese army for the winter, but now I don't have to worry about it at all, and if I find a way to transport some grain to Kyushu Island through the merchant ships of the British and French, I don't have to worry too much about the winter food of hundreds of thousands of ordinary people. ”"Yes, Saigo Takamori this time, but it helped a lot."
President Meng smiled.President Meng is happy here, and over there, Saigo Takamori's army has no intention of retreating after losing all the grain and grass."
Report, Shiza, not only did the Japanese army not retreat, but began to attack Ujo again, and it seems that if they don't take Ujo, they won't leave."
An operational staff officer came to report.Xuan Jianzhang frowned, this is the most difficult part of fighting the local warlords, "They must have the support of the local people, don't worry about the lack of food, plus they are angry, they want to find us to fight again." ”"Hehe, just let them come, their katana, we'll let them see the firepower of our Chinese army."
The chief of staff laughed."
Are you kidding, once Yucheng is besieged to death, we are not easy to fight, this group of troops is not the Japanese government army, they have the support of the local people, and they will continue to replenish the soldiers, in addition, now it is a garrison battalion defending Yucheng, do you think you can win the fight" Xuan Jianzhang said angrily, he didn't expect the Japanese to be so desperate, the grain and grass were taken away, and they actually came to fight.In fact, the Chinese army did not attack Saigo Takamori's territory, he found it himself, and Saigo Takamori had no reason to be angry.Xuan Jianzhang hurriedly asked people to report the situation to Li Hongzhang, and through the movements of Saigo Takamori's army, it can also be judged that the mood of Saigo Takamori and the Japanese on Kyushu Island is to fight to the death with the Chinese army."
Division, are we going to give up Yucheng" Seeing that Xuan Jianzhang didn't speak to the map for a long time, the chief of staff of the division asked anxiously: "This Saigo Takamori really has something wrong with his brain, he just finished fighting with the Japanese government army, and now he is coming to fight our Chinese army." ”"He is here to tell the people of Japan that he is not wearing a shirt with our Chinese army, this person."
Xuan Jianzhang raised his hand, "Stand by first, Yucheng will not be lost in a day or two."
I'll think again. ”The chief of staff of the division did not dare to speak, and he also pondered on the sidelines.Now if you want to directly attack the army of Saigo Takamori on the outskirts of Ucheng, it is inevitable to fight the Japanese again, which is of little significance, Saigo Takamori originally came desperately, and Xuan Jianzhang did not want the troops to suffer too many casualties.Although Saigo Takamori's army could not catch up with the Japanese government army in terms of combat effectiveness, and its weapons and equipment were even worse, in terms of fighting will, Saigo Takamori's army was higher, and in addition to fighting locally, they were also more supported by the common people.Therefore, Xuan Jianzhang wants to avoid fighting a war of attrition with the enemy, just fighting for people's heads, he may not be able to fight past Saigo Takamori, which is also the reason why Saigo Takamori dares to stick his head over."
Then let the troops return to Daoben Village to take the captured grain and grass, send a company to build fortifications on the spot, and settle them on the spot, and wait for us to come back after the Japanese fight to get it."
Xuan Jianzhang's eyes were blazing, and his tone was very firm.The chief of staff of the division said strangely: "We also fought Daoben Village, we just fought there a battle, the Japanese are not so stupid" Xuan Jianzhang smiled: "It's not that they are stupid, I just want to give it a try, if they don't use Daoben Village as a rear base, I will at most be empty, but if they use Daoben Village as a rear base again, do we have to make another profit, you say, this deal, is there anything that can't be done" The division chief of staff nodded stunnedly, "It seems to be so." ”With a general like Xuan Jianzhang who can fight habitually, the chief of staff of the division feels more and more that he is just passing on the word, and there is nothing to do without him."
Domoto Village was originally the only way for Kagoshima to attack Ujo, so, I guess, they will still use this place as a supply base, and they will always have to find a place to store grain, wait a day, give them time, and I will see how much grain and grass they have.However, we have done a better job of concealment this time. ”"Okay."
The chief of staff of the division agreed, and hurried down to arrange the arrangement.Saigo Takamori fell ill in anger in the military tent."
General, now that the Chinese army has intercepted our grain and grass, where will we store the grain and grass that we have borrowed from several large local households?"
asked Saigo Takamori's deputy.Saigo Takamori frowned, dizzy, and had no way to think, "What do you think I have a terrible headache, this Xuan Jianzhang is too powerful, the Chinese army is too powerful, no wonder more than 50,000 government troops can't beat them." ”"I think, it's better to put it in Daoben Village, the Chinese army has come to fight once, and next, we will definitely attack us head-on, we will wait for them on the periphery of Yucheng, and fight with them The general will draw a thousand troops from the camp, and then transfer all the nearby samurai to form a guard of two or three thousand people, specifically guarding the grain and grass."
The deputy reminded.Saigo Takamori's eyes lit up, "Okay, just do as you say, I don't believe that the Chinese army can still go to Daoben Village once, you go and arrange it, take my big seal and write a letter to a few local nobles, and ask them to gather all the samurai in the manor, the more the better, two or three thousand people, not a problem." ”"Yes, General."
The deputy suggested: "You are sick, otherwise you should go to Daoben Village to recuperate for a few days and come back again, it seems that this battle with the Chinese army will take many days." ”Saigo Takamori nodded and agreed with him.The deputy saw that Saigo Takamori agreed with his opinion and hurried to make arrangements.In this way, both sides were moving, Xuan Jianzhang ordered a battalion of the Chinese army to hide for a day, and the next day, let two companies continue to move in the direction of Daoben Village to outflank it, leaving one company to guard the grain on the spot.t1706231537: