Is Fang Boqian chicken out?

After the naval battle in the Yellow Sea, Ding Ruchang telegraphed Li Hongzhang about the battle: "Jiyuan retreated first, led the troops into chaos, and Guang Jia fled with him. If you don't do it strictly, you will not be able to cheer up in the future. " Therefore, Li Hongzhang made a petition: "According to Ding Ruchang, after Zhiyuan was sunk, the officer drove Fang Boqian to flee immediately, which was really a retreat in the face of war. We should ask the officer to execute the law immediately to prevent military discipline. Guang Jia took Chenghai camp to defend Kingyung Woo, and fled to the reef halfway with Jiyuan, which deserved it, but people still understand that it can be built. Can you dismiss and stay in the camp to see what happens later? " On the 22nd, the Qing government ordered Fang Boqian to "be removed from his post and sent someone to look after him". On the 23rd, military department telegraphed Li Hongzhang's imperial edict: "When the war started on the 18th of this month, after Zhiyuan charged and sank, Fang Boqian, the assistant commander of Jiyuan Pipeline, fled first, which led to the disorder of the ship's crew. He really chickened out, so he immediately followed suit." At 5 a.m. on 24th, Fang Boqian was beheaded in Lushun.