The Past of Salt, Copper and Guang Dynasties-Draft

Section 11 Elegy for Defending Shengjing and Ding

? At this time, the Qing army was devastated, and it was out of control. Zai Tian simply arrested Ye Zhichao, Er Gong, Dou and other Qing troops who escaped from North Korea, and killed them without forgiveness! One hundred Empress Dowager Cixi really don't want to fight this war. After all, the 20th year of Guangxu was her 60th birthday.

? When Yi Kuang saw the failure of the front, even though he was greedy, he couldn't help but panic. He didn't dare to delay, and immediately sent a telegram to the army. Subsequently, the military affairs ministers turned to play, and Zai Tian also knew the extremely bad situation at the front. This is the first time that Zai Tian, as the emperor of the Qing Empire, commanded the war, so he was very sad!

? Early the next morning, Zai Tian dropped the paper directly: "You all told me that the Beiyang Navy of the Qing Dynasty claimed to be' the seventh in the world and the first in Asia' and could defeat all countries! But you see, a small Japan actually made the loyalist even have no chance to fight back. What do you do? ! Li Hongzhang! You tell me why! "

? Li Hongzhang, governor of Zhili and minister of Beiyang trade, came out of class and said, "I beg you, long live the thunder and lightning, and stop angering tigers and wolves!" " I have a sentence for you: "Li Hongzhang suppresses grief and indignation." When my Beiyang Navy became an army, the naval yamen allocated five million and two thousand pieces of silver to me and Zhang Zhidong's Nanyang Fleet every year to support military spending. But later, because of the Summer Palace project, a large amount of military expenditure was misappropriated. Corruption in the army is the norm and opium is rampant. On the contrary, Ding's strict forbearance was falsely accused by the North Korean princes of "abusing foot soldiers"! Not counting this, the navy is a new service, and it costs a lot of money to maintain equipment, pay wages and buy more boats and guns every year. Yan Jingming, former Minister of Finance, has a deep understanding of this. Chen heding said more than ten years ago that the navy's equipment renewal and other affairs must not stop! "

? Zai Tian said, "However, development is still lagging behind, right?" Li Hongzhang nodded sadly and choked and said, "Long live the sages! The navy not only stagnated, but also was cut off from arms funds. I really don't know why Weng Tonghe can guarantee that "there is no accident at home" and won't buy guns, boats and machines for two years. ! "Weng Tonghe heard a weakness here. As early as ten years ago, Li Hongzhang knew the seriousness of the matter when he read and killed Weihua zhao, a corrupt commercial supervisor, to welcome Prince Yi Xuan. After all, at that time, it was said that there were not many live ammunition in the ammunition depots of various military ports in Shandong, and even only three rounds were needed at the most. Others are either training bombs or disguised like stones.

? So Weng Tonghe grabbed the white character and said, "You Li Hongzhang have self-esteem, so I can't be wrong in doing this! Besides, a strong navy is not a blessing to the country. Just look at the present occupation ... "Li Hongzhang smiled, which made officials in Liu Qing feel scared, and also made Weng Tonghe feel scared. Li Hongzhang suddenly knelt down and kowtowed, bleeding profusely: "Since Lord Weng Tonghe thinks that the master doesn't put the country first, I don't have to hide it any more. When I was a master of navy, the target ship was not hit. On the contrary, Yong Yong of our navy concocted these live ammunition effects with explosives and training bombs. As for those brave people, they couldn't even find the bodies ... At that time, Sheng Xuanhuai, the supervisor of China Merchants Bureau, said to the minister:' The navy division is in a bad situation, and it is not good if it is broken.' "

? Zai Tian smiled angrily: "Ha ha, you are really hard to figure it out. You mean that if you agree, you will be suspected of "supporting the soldiers and respecting themselves." If you say no, Master Weng will say that you "spent hundreds of millions of countries' money without any benefit, which is not conducive to the national economy and people's livelihood". Oh, I really buried these talents! Master Weng, you are in charge of the household department now. Tell me, where are the shells? Where is the salary? ! "

? Weng Tonghe was completely broken through the psychological defense line and knelt down and said, "I'm confused and guilty!" " At this time, several suggestions of Liu Qing Party put forward the argument that "the naval guns of the Qing army are large in caliber, and the armored ships are larger than the Japanese rapid-fire artillery ships". As long as soldiers and soldiers unite as one, they will surely win. "

? Li Hongzhang was speechless. These people are horribly ignorant! No choice but to say, "What, this is your way to win? You censors don't really think that the navy and the army are fighting at close range with guns, do you? ! Long live the Lord, forgive me, this is the stupidest idea! As long as the distance is up, even if it is one or two hundred nautical miles apart, as long as both sides are within their respective ranges, they can fire at once! The Japanese navy has at least 30 warships, all of which are the most advanced. Our ships win by the caliber of artillery shells, but our firing rate is slow, and the firing rate of Japanese ships can completely make up for the shortage. Moreover, the naval battle pays attention to speed, and our ship has 18 knots at most. Because there is no maintenance all the year round, it may only be 16 or 17 days. However, Japanese naval vessels have at least 22 knots! This is another weakness! You are too idealistic to know how the war is fought now! Don't think that Ito Bowen is Hong Xiuquan's level. He is a very dazzling figure in the world today! Just now, the suggestion and adult said' faith', didn't you? To tell you the truth, you remind the old lady of someone-Zhang Peilun, the former prefect of Fujian Navy! "

? At this time, it happened that Liu Kunyi, Governor of Huguang, went to Beijing to report on his work, and he also participated in the discussion. Liu Kunyi also has a lot of research on the New Army's New Deal, and is also one of the backbones of the Westernization School, and he is very familiar with the modernization affairs. So he took over: "Long live the grandfather, Li Hongzhang is right. In the fifth year of Guangxu, Zhang Peilun, then editor of imperial academy, put forward the same argument as you. So Empress Dowager Cixi transferred him to Fujian to be the prefect of the navy. What happened? The French navy trapped the Fujian navy in Mawei military port and surrounded it to kill it! How come? Do you also want to be the second Zhang Peilun? ! "

? So the Qing school was speechless, because they knew they didn't understand the New Deal at all, let alone the military. Zai Tian stood up and said firmly: "Today, when the troops arrived in the cities in Northeast China, Li Hongzhang ordered the armies of the four northeastern provinces to strengthen their vigilance. When the Japanese attacked on a large scale! As for the navy, tell Liu to step up emergency repair and treat the wounded. From now on, buy whatever you lack! As long as the navy wants to use it, I dare to sell the furnishings inside and outside the palace! " So the ministers knelt down, knocked nine times and shouted long live.

? However, the northeast battlefield at this time is extremely critical. General Yamagata Aritomo, commander of the Second Japanese Army, was divided into four groups and took Shengjing (Shenyang) directly. Song Qing's army retreated to Shengjing and began to protect themselves. Zhang Shusheng and Wu Changqing cooperated in defense. In other words, the Qing army must hold Shengjing no matter what. Here is the place where the Qing Empire thrives, and three generations of heroes are buried, namely, Aisingiorro Tucker, Ai Xinjue Luo Nurhachi, the ancestor of Qing Taizong, and Huang Taiji, the grandson of Qing Taizong. If you miss it, the Qing government will lose its last face!

? The Japanese army also attacked Shengjing on a large scale, and the battle was almost heated at the beginning. Niuzhuang and several nearby Qing strongholds changed hands several times, and Wu Changqing gave a dead order: Whoever dares to retreat will be beheaded!

? Yamagata Aritomo will be led by Sato's detachment, step up the attack and gradually narrow the encirclement. General Ito Sukeyuki, commander of the joint fleet of Japanese navy, also divided his troops to block Bohai Bay and provided naval gun support for the troops invading Shengjing.

? In the double artillery fire in Lu Haijun, the Qing army suffered more than half casualties and had to return to the city. Zhou Shengbo and Nie Shicheng retired from Jiulian Company and joined the battle to defend Shengjing. At this time, General Urgong of Heilongjiang did his best. His troops went around the rear of Shan County and launched a surprise attack on a certain scale.

? Japanese Army Minister ōyama Iwao ordered General Nogi Maresuke, commander of the First Army, to attack Jinzhou, Dalian Bay, Lushun and Ahava in order to make every effort. Soon, Jinzhou and Lvda successively fell. The Japanese army in Lushun was angered by Wei's stubborn resistance and launched a cruel massacre.

? At this point, the land war basically entered the final stage, and the time has reached the beginning of the twenty-second year of Guangxu. Ito Sukeyuki saw that the army had begun to go straight to Shanhaiguan, so he turned the muzzle to search for the remaining Beiyang Navy.

? Ding had to terminate his leave in advance and return to be the prefect of Beiyang Navy. As a result, he found the present situation very dangerous. After the fleet left Lushun, it was basically crowded in Liu Gongdao. Ito and support the army that a few fleet points back, to play Ahava.

? Due to the martyrdom of a considerable number of naval officers such as Deng Shichang, the generals of Beiyang Navy suffered heavy casualties. The rest either abandon the ship or shoot themselves. Anyway, there are not many people left. ...

? The contradiction between Liu and Mrs. Lin has deepened. Although these two men have some skills in fighting, they also spare no effort to fight internally. In order to adjust their contradictions, he even asked his son Liu to marry Lin Taizeng's daughter.

? However, the effect is not positive but negative. Ding thinks that since they are in-laws, they will naturally forget the past grievances. But the opposite is true. Mrs. Liu Helin was even more at odds. Ding himself was reprimanded by the court because he lost in the Yellow Sea War and suffered heavy losses in Dadonggou. Wrote a letter to "Ding", left him dismissed, and deprived him of his yellow jacket. Li Hongzhang cut off his tall hat and took the yellow jacket ... "

? Looking at Fort Ahava and the whole military port, Ding anxiously said to his generals, "Ding was born in the army, and he knew what the army could do. It is said that the Japanese army landed in Jinzhou and once drew a beautiful curve on the Shandong Peninsula. Hehe ... the end of our Beiyang Navy is coming! " Liu looked at the battery and was deeply worried. "At that time, the batteries designed by the Germans could only be used at sea, not on land. In other words, once Japan and Lu Haijun cooperate to attack together, these German coastal defense guns that once made Lord Navid proud will become enemies. By that time, these warships in the military port will be in danger! Prefect, Japanese torpedo boats are very arrogant recently! "

? Ding shook his head and said sadly, "Long live the Lord who is still worrying about cleanliness, and the Queen Mother Galeries Lafayette who turns a deaf ear to things outside the window and enjoys flowers wholeheartedly ... we are lonely now! Really lonely! The governor has realized how desperate Ye Zhichao, who was executed, was in Yashan ... In short, everything depends on Hou now. "

? Dai Zongqian, a native of Shouzhou, Anhui Province, is a veteran of Huai Army. As early as the eleventh year of Xianfeng, Ding knew that Dai Zongqian had been Li Hongzhang's staff, and obtained the position of county magistrate in the Pingniu War. In the eleventh year of Tongzhi, the Empress Dowager of the two palaces asked Dai Zongqian to lead the Huai Army to manage the South Canal water conservancy and open up 60,000 mu of rice fields in Xingjuntun, Tianjin. In other words, this person is extremely capable!

? In the thirteenth year of Tongzhi, Dai Zongqian accompanied Wu Dacheng to lead Jilin border defense, which was also very successful, so he was promoted to the magistrate. Two years later, in the second year of Guangxu, he was responsible for the construction of Ahava military port. Therefore, there is reason to believe that Ding's final resting place is Dai Zongqian, whom he painstakingly managed.

? Ahava's battery is divided into two parts: the south side and the north side. It can be said that Ding has been able to survive until now because of the cooperation between the battery and the naval gun and the blockade of the chain of're'. /kloc-on October 20th, the troops of at least three divisions of General Yamagata Aritomo began to land from Rongcheng Bay under the cover of the navy and advanced to Ahava.

? So Dai Zongqian, the chief garrison officer of Ahava Fort, felt great pressure. He asked the navy for naval gun support, and Dante could not protect himself. Desperate, Dai Zongqian had to rely on his own strength to compete with the Japanese army, but he soon fell into the double attack of Lu Haijun, Japan!

? Dai Zongqian became more and more disappointed, and he even gradually had the idea of running away. However, Dai Zongqian shuddered at the thought that Fang Boqian, who had run out of ammunition and food in the Yellow Sea, was punished by the army on the charge of "chicken out". He ordered the artillery company generals not to spare shells and fight the Japanese army to the end.

? Ding followed Liu to board the flying bridge of Dingyuan ship. Although Dingyuan is already a dead ship at this time, the cannon can still be used. Therefore, Ding simply regarded Dingyuan ship as a sea battery and tried to give it the support of Dai Zongqian's naval gun as much as possible.

? However, what worried Ding happened: under the double stimulation of the warship damage and Liu's cynicism, Lin Tai, the duct tape and left-wing commander of Zhenyuan Ship, shot himself in his duct tape room! At this point, the morale of the remaining Beiyang Navy was completely dispersed.

? Ito Sukeyuki tightened the encirclement, and he used the victory of the Dadonggou naval battle to do whatever he wanted. The navy often crossed stray bullets over CCBA. With the continuous scrapping and even sinking of warships, the soldiers of the Qing army almost lost their confidence and determination to fight, and there were signs of mutiny in the army.

? Ding was sent a letter of surrender, and Ding fell into a long pause. The generals of Beiyang Navy, including the retired German army officer who succeeded Lang Weili as the registered deputy prefect, all came to the "road to survival" in front of the Navy House.

? After a long period of weighing, Ding had to bow down before the portrait of Zheng He who went to the Western Seas seven times in the Ming Dynasty: "The Qing Beiyang Navy prefect Ding paid homage to the sages of navigation: most of the philosophers will be destroyed by the king. Lin Tai shot himself and Deng Shichang died heroically ... The day before yesterday, my right-wing company commander Liu Ye committed suicide by swallowing opium. Now, the morale of the army has been lost, and its shape is beyond words ... I am perfect and know my death! Today, I hope that later generations will rebuild the navy, open up territory and restore rivers and mountains! " Then, after a few tablets of opium and a glass of poisoned wine, Ding committed suicide.

? Beiyang Navy was completely annihilated, because all the remaining warships in Liu Gongdao were captured by the Japanese. Ito Sukeyuki signed a provisional peace charter with officers of Beiyang Navy.

? Under this, the city shook, and the psychological limit of Zai Tian was finally broken! The battle of 1 can't be fought, and there is no point in continuing to resist. As a result, the portal of Bohai Bay was opened, and Dagukou and Tongzhou were exposed to the Japanese guns! Empress Dowager Cixi can no longer care about the fact that she is still in power for the emperor. She put on the royal costume of Empress Dowager Cixi and went to hall of mental cultivation in the Forbidden City by bus.

? "Today, I came back from home, just for War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression! The emperor's wings are hard and youthful! You are all veterans promoted by a song "The Song of Family Mourning". Why don't you protest? ! Actually prompted the emperor to declare war hastily. Don't you understand the interests of the emperor? ! Empress Dowager Cixi growled, "How many years has Ai Jia been in power? Make such a big noise! What do you want? ! "

? Man Wu knelt on the ground, kowtowing and apologizing frequently, saying that he was the emperor of the Qing Empire and he was just a minister. As a courtier, everything must give way before the supreme imperial power. ...

? Zai Tian knelt down on the spot: "Dear Dad, I was wrong ... Now the situation is extremely unfavorable, please ask Dear Dad to make a ruling!" Empress Dowager Cixi looked at the ministers, then at Zai Tian, who was kneeling on the ground and crying, and sneered, "Your Majesty, do you know how difficult it is to govern the country now? When I was still in power, Ai Jia said you couldn't make up your mind to come to Aijia! Ai Jia will not only laugh at you, but also help you. But what about you? Make up your own mind! " Zai Tian knelt on the ground and repeatedly begged Cixi for advice.

? Empress Dowager Cixi made her ministers stand at attention, and Zai Tian sat beside her, and for a long time began to give orders: "Today is a matter of peace, and I want to restore all punishment to Li Hongzhang! Later, he was the governor of Zhili and the minister of Beiyang trade, the first-class Su Yibo, and the imperial envoys and ministers. Li Fangjing, the son of Li Hongzhang, was accompanied by an imperial envoy and a counselor. The two envoys sent by the emperor brought people back. I know this is inhuman to you fools! Your Majesty, Li Hongzhang, you'd better meet him. "

? Later, at his home in Hefei, Anhui Province, Li Hongzhang met officials sent by the Governor of Anhui Province and the imperial edict of Empress Dowager Cixi. After seeing off the police officer, Li Hongzhang was full of blood and was once exhausted. However, no one expected that the transfer of Empress Dowager Cixi would bring unprecedented pain to the Qing Empire that had just fallen in the war. Why?