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Thanks to the two brothers 'gozira1975' and 'I have you tonight' for their support, Xiao Chong bowed to express his gratitude.

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The capital, the battle of Liaodong did not affect the leisurely or tired life of the people in the capital. On the street, there are still people who think they are elegant, carrying a birdcage, and walking around the Temple of Heaven and other places leisurely.

Of course, there are also hard-working people who get up early to do business, shouting, gurgling rickshaws, busy traffic, people coming and going, a bustling scene.

The people in the capital have already cultivated an open-minded attitude of not being surprised when Mount Tai collapses before them. Even when the British and French allied forces invaded Beijing, countless people would gather around to watch and be amazed, but they were not afraid.

Not to mention that the Liaodong war is far away from their lives, even if it is close, they will continue to do what they should do. The little people can't change the current situation. Although the big people are worried about the current situation, they can't let go of eating and drinking.

Only a group of passionate people who worry about the world are left in sorrow.

Lin Zhixing, the editor-in-chief of Wanguo Gongbao in Beijing, came to the newspaper office early. The headquarters of Wanguo Gongbao is in Shanghai. The sponsor is Lin Lezhi, a missionary of the American Board of Supervisors.

Important government officials such as Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong, as well as the Japanese emperor all subscribed to this magazine for a long time.The "To Li Hongzhang" and "On Li Hongzhang" written by Sun Yat-sen in later generations were also published in the "Wanguo Gongbao".

In 1876, the Qing government commended Lin Lezhi’s contribution and awarded him the rank of five ranks. The Wanguo Gazette also affected the whole country. Branches were set up in some big cities. It has attracted the attention of the world, and the staff of the Beijing branch of the Wanguo Gazette are extremely busy.

"Jiazhi, is there any new news ahead?" Lin Zhixing asked about the Sino-Japanese war in Liaodong as soon as he entered the newspaper office.

Since the start of the war between China and Japan, it has shaken the entire Asia, and the world's powers are paying close attention to it. Seeing how the war between the old empire and the emerging Asian country will end, they are all waiting to step in and take a share.

Before the war between China and Japan, Asia was mainly contested by Russia and the United Kingdom, and other countries could not intervene.

Now due to the war between China and Japan, the stagnant water in Asia has been muddied, and all countries want to profit from it. Not to mention the old European empires Germany and France, even the emerging power of the Americas, the United States of America, will not miss this opportunity.

Combining vertically and horizontally, a fierce battle of smoke-free diplomacy has long been waged between China and Japan, and our side will appear on the stage after you sing.

However, the development of the war left all countries dumbfounded. The originally optimistic Qing Dynasty not only lost their vassal state Korea, but now even their own Liaodong has been invaded and occupied more than half. The Qing army was defeated again and again, and now all countries are waiting It depends on when the two countries will cease the war, and what kind of benefits they can get from it.

Chinese and foreign newspapers also actively reported on the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of [-]-[-], which attracted the attention of all parties, or published comments to make suggestions, or called for a truce between the two sides.

Qian Jiazhi was one of the editors in the newspaper who specialized in collecting the situation of the Sino-Japanese war and its intelligence. Hearing Lin Zhixing's inquiry, he couldn't help but sighed and said, "Since the Huai Army lost Lushun, it lost Gai Ping again! With one mind, whether fighting or floating, our country is in danger."

"Could it be that I am dignified in China, so I can't resist the advance of Japanese pirates. Isn't there some good news from Liaodong?" Lin Zhixing remembered that he had just won a victory in Caohekou not long ago, and Liaoxi was retreating steadily. A little hope.

"In Liaodong, the defenders of Dagaoling on the East Road repelled several Japanese attacks, but I heard that Xiuyan was lost on the West Road, so the defenders retreated to Ximu City." Qian Jiazhi said dejectedly.

Wei Jichen's record of annihilating two Japanese cavalry squadrons was overwhelmed by news of the loss of Xiuyan City. Even if he won a battle, it could not change the overall situation of Xiuyan City's loss. Others will only remember that the Chinese army retreated to Ximu City. I will remember that during the retreat, the Chinese army won a small victory.

The more Lin Zhixing listened, the more depressed he became, and he said angrily: "It takes a thousand days to raise troops, and when it comes time to actually go to the battlefield, these troops are all like eggplants beaten by frost, sluggish, and what about Wei Jichen, the last time the court didn't send him Is it worthy of praise?"

Wei Jichen was shot even while lying down. No matter how powerful he was, he only had a thousand men in his hands. How could he change the situation where the Qing army was completely defeated.

Wei Jichen was just a model introduced by Li Hongzhang and Guangxu to inspire the morale of all soldiers to fight against the Japanese.

"Wei Jichen!" Qian Jiazhi thought for a while, and suddenly said, "If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten that there happened to be an article about him in the Beijing News."

The Beijing News was originally an official residence newspaper, but with the development of time, it has become a semi-official newspaper. It has been sold to the public and can be subscribed as long as you pay. and government documents.

Since it is a semi-official newspaper, newspaper offices in various places pay close attention to the above news all the time, and some newspaper offices will reprint the valuable articles if they find it.

"Oh, let me see." Lin Zhixing originally complained casually. He also knew that Wei Jichen was just a small general, not the commander-in-chief of the entire army. Of course, it couldn't change the overall situation. There is indeed news of him.

Qian Jiazhi turned from the table to the Beijing News that had just been released today, and solemnly handed it to Lin Zhixing.

Lin Zhixing took a cursory glance, and most of the pages talked about how the imperial court actively fought against the Japanese. This one expressed the willingness to lead troops to Liaodong to the imperial court, and the other expressed willingness to serve the country with death. In addition, there were some commendations for the meritorious soldiers on the front line, which seemed dull. tasteless.

It wasn't until turning to the back that Lin Zhixing found a report related to Wei Jichen.

"Wei Jichen, the famous general of the Qing Dynasty, captured a group of Japanese soldiers. Under the inspiration of Lafayette and the emperor, these Japanese soldiers expressed their willingness to join our kingdom of heaven, and expressed their anger at the Japanese country that provoked the war. The people are living and dying, and they provoked the war with all their strength, causing great harm to the people of the two countries. I hope the Japanese government will not turn a deaf ear and continue to launch the war regardless of the life and death of the people."

The following is the article written by Yeren Matsuda, polished by Li Yunfei, and surrendered by many Japanese captives.

The sergeant Wei Jichen asked to return to the rear gave the surrender to Li Hongzhang first. After Li Hongzhang got it, he naturally would not miss this opportunity to blow the morale of the Japanese, and immediately published the instruction on the Beijing News.

After all, Japan is small and the people are poor. Although it has been victorious on the battlefield, it cannot support a long-term war. The war has developed so far, and ordinary people can no longer afford it. Peasant uprisings broke out in many places in Japan, and society has become turbulent.

Some of the contents of Matsuda Yeren's surrender also represent the aspirations of some lower-class people in Japan.

After Lin Zhixing finished reading it, he patted the table and said, "Okay, okay, I will repost it immediately. This surrender must cause a sensation, and ordinary Japanese people must feel that the Sino-Japanese war provoked by the Japanese government will only make people Their lives are getting more and more difficult."

Lin Zhixing made a decision on the matter on the spot, and prepared to reprint it in tomorrow's Wanguo Gazette.

Qian Jiazhi raised another manuscript in his hand, and said with a smile: "In addition to this surrender, this Japanese and some other Japanese captives also wrote a biography."

Wei Jichen asked the sergeant to submit this manuscript to newspapers in Beijing and China. After Qian Jiazhi saw the article published in the Beijing newspaper, he immediately found it.

"Oh, this must have been created by that Wei Jichen again. It seems that this Wei Jichen has a lot of research experience on the role of our newspapers and magazines besides being good at fighting." Lin Zhixing said with a smile, completely forgetting about himself before. Still yelling at Wei Jichen.

Lin Zhixing picked up the manuscript and studied it carefully, and his expression became a little strange in a moment.

"Should this be read as a biography, or as a novel?" Lin Zhixing put down the manuscript and asked dumbfoundedly.

No wonder the Beijing News did not publish this. It seems that the imperial court also felt that some of the things in it were a bit too nonsense.

"Editor-in-chief, do you think this can be published in a newspaper?" Qian Jiazhi asked hesitantly. The Wanguo Gongpao is also a well-known old newspaper. At first glance, there are some fabricated articles in it, but they really haven't been published.

"Let me think about it." Lin Zhixing took the manuscript in his hand and walked back and forth a few steps. In the end, it was the names of Wei Jichen and Shanxian Youpeng that moved him.

"It will be published on the head of the newspaper together with Tou Cheng tomorrow." Lin Zhixing put the manuscript on the table heavily, and made a decision in his heart. It will be blamed by the headquarters, and it is worth it.

Lin Zhixing didn't know that this small decision of his own would make this issue of the Wanguo Gazette sell out of stock.

At the same time, newspapers of all sizes in central Beijing received the manuscript signed by Matsuda Yeren. Some newspapers thought it was valuable, and some newspapers laughed and put it aside after reading it. However, most newspapers decided to reprint the surrender.

It didn't take long for Matsuda Yeren's article to spread throughout the country at a terrifying speed.

In the early morning of the next day, the cries of newsboys in the streets and alleys of Beijing were still ringing.

"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers, big news, the Japanese soldiers surrendered to General Wei Jichen and expressed their willingness to leave Japan." What is the biggest skill of the newsboy? As soon as the mouth changes, it will become hundreds of thousands of soldiers in North America fighting.

Several captives surrendered, and when the newsboy shouted, it seemed that a huge Japanese army mutiny had occurred.

"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers, the number one war madman of the Japanese invaders against China, Shanxian Youpeng has privately heard that he is selling it. Tell us about some unknown things about Shanxian Youpeng."

"Do you want to know why Youtomo Yamagata became so cruel and vicious? Deciphering Youtomo Yamagata's character development is absolutely sensational. It was completed by a well-known Japanese political reporter after decades of research and collected a lot of information."

The newsboy didn't hesitate to add oil and vinegar, and hawked loudly.

Sure enough, these cries immediately attracted pedestrians in a hurry.

Pedestrians stopped in their tracks and gave away their bags one after another.

"Here's a copy."

"Give me one."

"It's the Gazette of Nations, yes, here are two copies."

Before long, the newspapers in the hands of newsboys everywhere were sold out.

"This old guy is so promiscuous." The pedestrians who bought the newspaper couldn't wait to read it, and talked about it from time to time.

"It's also poor, the shadow left by his childhood, no wonder he is so loyal to the Japanese emperor, it turns out that there is an inexplicable relationship between them."

Some pedestrians who didn't buy newspapers all felt itchy and asked what happened.

It didn't take long for all kinds of news about friends in the mountain county to spread all over the capital. Some people said that it was profitable, so they took advantage of this trend and adapted the article into a commentary, and reprinted it in other newspapers. At that time, the reputation of Youpeng in Shan County spread all over the country.

Even those Japanese spies in China who were collecting intelligence on China saw this and quickly bought a few newspapers. After reading it, they were shocked and quickly uploaded it as important information back to the country and the front line of the invasion of China.