Super dictator.

When Li Hongzhang heard Weng Tonghe's words, he couldn't help but knocked his head on the ground a few times, and said in fear: "The old minister is loyal to the emperor, and he dare not have the slightest heart to preserve his strength. If the emperor thinks that the old minister has In my heart, I also ask the emperor to allow the old minister to disarm and return to the fields to show his loyalty."

Although Weng Tonghe knew that Li Hongzhang was advancing by retreating, there was nothing he could do. Li Hongzhang was the only one who could control the current Huai army. Once Li Hongzhang quit, the war would only become more rotten.

Sure enough, Guangxu comforted and said: "Ai Qing is loyal, and the sun and the moon can learn from each other. Now that the Sino-Japanese war is in full swing, it is necessary for a loyal and loyal person like Qing to do his best. Alas! I just didn't expect that my army in the Qing Dynasty would come Even the Japanese can't win."

Guangxu was indeed a little disheartened. Before the Sino-Japanese War of [-]-[-], the imperial court held a kind of conceited mentality, thinking that the Wa country was just a small country, which was not enough to justify.

At that time, Guangxu was also ambitious, looking forward to defeating Japan and boosting the country's prestige.

However, with the defeat of the Chinese army, he now only hopes to repel the Japanese.

"Could it be that my Qing Dynasty has no more invincible generals?" Guangxu sighed sadly.

Sun Yuwen, another military minister, heard Guangxu's exclamation, and persuaded loudly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Mr. Liu and General Feng are on their way to the capital. In addition, old general Liu Mingchuan is also a little moved."

General Feng mentioned by Sun Yuwen refers to Feng Zicai, a famous anti-French general, and Mr. Liu refers to Liu Kunyi, a famous Hunan Army veteran.

But at that time, because the war was not considered urgent, Guangxu did not agree. After all, no one knew whether the French would come from Vietnam to take advantage of the fire.

Now that the Japanese army has entered the territory of China, Guangxu has no choice but to consider his request. However, he feels sad for letting the veterans in their [-]s and [-]s go to the battlefield again. Since when did the Qing Dynasty have become depressed.

Liu Mingchuan is the founder of the Ming Army, a veteran of the Huai Army, and has great prestige. If this person is willing to come out again, let alone whether he will fight, at least the generals on the front line will not be dissatisfied.

After Liu Mingchuan stepped down from the position of governor of Taiwan, he has been living in seclusion at home to support his life. He has always been worried about his dismissal. Pushing it for a reason is obviously expressing dissatisfaction with the imperial court for neglecting him over the years.

But as the Japanese army stepped into the country, Liu Mingchuan finally let go.

However, the Japanese army successfully landed from Huayuankou, directly endangering Lushun, Dalian, and the entire Liaodong Peninsula.

Li Hongzhang was well aware of Guangxu's concerns, and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that Song Qing, the admiral of the Eastern Route Army from Sichuan, can be dispatched to Lushun to control the troops. .”

Song Qing is now the commander of the Yalu River defense line. If Song Qing is transferred away, the Yalu River defense line will definitely have to appoint a new person.

Li Hongzhang went on to say: "As for the Eastern Route Army, Nie Shicheng can control it. Nie Shicheng has a good command and is worthy of great responsibility."

Guangxu rubbed his brows helplessly, and said: "Just do as Ai Qing said, Sun Qing, after you retire from the court, you can urge Master Liu again."

Sun Yuwen replied solemnly: "Cha!"

Guangxu glanced at the courtiers again, and then said: "Do you have anything to announce about the family?"

The courtiers looked at me and I looked at you. Finally, they all stared at the ants under their feet, but no one made a sound.

Weng Tonghe wanted to express his views on the war, but he only yelled that he would persist in the war of resistance, but he could only understand the specific combat matters, and he didn't know anything about it. This is why Li Hongzhang appointed two generals to lead , he has no reason to object.

"If you have nothing to do, retreat!" Guangxu waved his hands helplessly.

When a group of courtiers heard that the court was about to disperse, especially the Qing Dynasty princes, they stared blankly, thinking about where they would go to have fun later.

As soon as he walked out of the gate of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Minister of Military Affairs Weng Tonghe said to Li Hongzhang with a sneer, "Lord Li, the frontline wars are rotten. The emperor is very dissatisfied with your Huai army. I heard that the imperial court is going to train new soldiers."

What Sun Yuwen said was, Li Hongzhang, your good days are coming to an end.

Li Hongzhang trembled his beard in anger, and said in a trembling voice: "The soldiers on the front line are fighting bloody battles, but Mr. Weng speaks sarcasticly here, and he is not afraid of chilling the hearts of the soldiers on the front line."

"Fighting in blood?" Weng Tonghe snorted coldly, and continued, "Why didn't the old man see it? The news that the old man got was that our army was defeated."

"The two armies fought each other, and the Japanese came prepared. It is not unforgivable for our army to be defeated by surprise." Li Hongzhang made excuses for his army.

Weng Tonghe flicked his sleeves, turned around and left. Before leaving, he said in a cold voice, "I want to see when your army will be able to win the battle."

After Weng Tonghe left, Li Hongzhang became worried. War is the best way to measure the army. He knows better than anyone else that the current Huai army is no longer the one he personally commanded in the past. army too.

Do your best, see destiny.

At this time, Li Hongzhang had already made two-handed preparations, fighting for a while and seeking peace for a while. In case Liaodong was defeated again, Gaishi had the only way to seek peace.

Dakaolin blocks the only passage from Phoenix City to Liaoyang.

After the Chinese army withdrew from Phoenix City, it stationed in this dangerous place.

When Song Qing, the commander of the East Route Army, received the telegram from the imperial court, one day had passed.

In the commander's tent, Song Qing handed over the seal representing the command authority to Nie Shicheng.

General Liu Shengxiu of the Ming Army, General Lu Benyuan of the Sheng Army, General Feng Sheng of the Feng Army, etc. all looked at him with burning eyes, and their expressions were obviously extremely envious.

In addition, Liu Shengxiu was still a little angry, thinking that the army in his hands was only a lot more than Nie Shicheng's. Unexpectedly, after Song Qing left, the new commander turned out to be Nie Shicheng.

"Gong Ting, the East Route Army is looking at you." Song Qing held Nie Shicheng's hand and said with a wry smile.

The war was imminent, but the imperial court was on both sides of the snake and the mouse, and it was a little incredible to send troops from the front line to another place.

Nie Shicheng said solemnly: "Admiral Song, please rest assured, Gongting will definitely live up to the trust."

"Hey, on the battlefield, everyone takes care of themselves!" The military situation was urgent, Song Qing clasped his fists, and hurried away with two of his subordinates, Ma Yukun and Song Desheng.

"Everyone! Thanks to the favor of the court, I, Nie Shicheng, temporarily serve as the commander of the East Route Army. I hope that you can work together with me to fight against the Japanese." Nie Shicheng glanced at several generals, especially Liu Shengxiu, who saw Liu Shengxiu in the Battle of Hushan. If he didn't save him, he obviously had a grudge.

No matter what the generals thought in their hearts, they all replied with smiles on their faces: "That's natural."

Nie Shicheng didn't talk nonsense, and went directly to the front of the map to make his first command.

"Everyone, we use the natural danger of the Great Kaolin to fight against the Japanese army and prevent the Japanese army from attacking Fengtian from the east. General Shengjing Yi Ketang'a led his troops to garrison Saimaji, pinned down the Japanese army in Phoenix City from the side, and supported our frontal defense of the Great Kaolin .”

After talking about his own situation, Nie Shicheng continued: "The commander of the enemy's first army, Shanxian Youpeng, has arrived in Phoenix City. Everyone, please look here. Shanxian Youpeng's intentions are already obvious. He divided the army into two groups. The fifth division led by Japanese Lieutenant General Nozu Dokan, they will pass through Liaoyang from Phoenix City, and they will definitely cross our Dakaolin, and will fight with us in the near future. Knowing how ferocious the Japanese are, we have to prepare for tough battles. The other route is the third division led by General Katsura Katsura, which detours through Xiuyan and Haicheng to the west of Liaoyang. The enemy troops stationed at the Nie Guilin from Xiuyan resisted, but Nie Guilin has few soldiers, and I plan to dispatch an army to support."

After Nie Shicheng finished speaking, his eyes turned around several generals, and then he said slowly: "General Feng, your department will go to support Xiuyan."

Feng Sheng was taken aback for a moment, and then said reluctantly: "I would like to obey Nie Shuai's order!"