Indeed, Emperor Hua was not wrong.

When the telegram from Seoul was sent to Li Hongzhang, Li Hongzhang smiled knowingly, because the emperor's instructions were exactly the same as what he had imagined.

Li Hongzhang's biggest advantage is that he is very good at understanding the meaning of the superior and can determine how to change based on the meaning of the superior.

Li Hongzhang himself is very smart, has a good overall view and a clear understanding. In the past, his master was Cixi in the deep palace. Cixi himself didn't know anything about the outside world, but she wanted to take the helm for Li Hongzhang, so she naturally led Li Hongzhang all the way to the ditch.

The one who is at the helm now is Hua Huang, the cute president. The cute president has more than ten thousand miles of knowledge than Cixi. The cute president is a time traveler. Although he does not know history very well, he is very clear about the evolution of history. Any ordinary person in modern times knows more or less a little about modern history.

In the original history, in 1896, Li visited Ying (actually a visit to the United States), and was warmly entertained. Li grabbed the chicken with his hands. Everyone was shocked and followed the example out of respect.

From then on, the British did not have to stick to knife and fork when eating chicken.

At the same time, Western food every day makes Li have no appetite.

So he asked the chef to combine the ingredients and vegetables of Western food and cook them into a pot of hodgepodge.

The smell of British officials was salivating and they were busy asking what dish it was?

The answer was "Miscellaneous". Li signaled them to enjoy it, but they all praised it.

It is said that later there were "Li Hongzhang Miscellaneous" on the menu in the hotel.

This shows that every nation and country has its own cultural traditions and customs, and there is no distinction between high and low.

As a Chinese envoy, Li Hongzhang did not bow down in front of the rebellious imperial people, but cleverly promoted the traditional food culture of the Chinese nation.

And to this day, it has to be said that he has a strong national concept.

After the idea of ​​the cute president and Li Hongzhang unified, the one that was troubled was Xuan Jianzhang.

The defense of the Chinese army is definitely not a problem. The key is that it cannot stand this anger. The Xixiang Takaho Tujun, who has a big blade, dared to attack Yucheng.

Xuan Jianzhang simply sent only one battalion of the Second Regiment of the First Brigade of the First Field Division of the Chinese Army. Because the first regiment had been fighting for too long, he took him to Nagasaki Castle to rest and replenish his personnel. When he heard that he had the opportunity to enter the First Field Division of the Chinese Army, he was very excited, waiting to make contributions in combat, or perform well in daily life, and enter the First Field Division of the Chinese Army. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"We must repel the enemy, and we must repel it as soon as possible. If we fight for a long time, we will have a heavy burden. In addition, it will also arouse support from all over Japan." Before Xuan Jianzhang set off, Li Hongzhang told Xuan Jianzhang like this.

Xuan Jianzhang smiled and said, "Please rest assured by the Vice Premier."

Li Hongzhang smiled and patted Xuan Jianzhang's arm, "Your Majesty, even your Majesty is relieved. I am worried about anything I am worried about. Just a reminder. Don't be afraid of losing ammunition. It is best to be straightforward and straightforward in this battle. Moreover, after a battle, Xixiang Takaho has no strength to challenge us for a long time."

"Okay." Xuan Jianzhang readily agreed to Li Hongzhang's request.

Although he agreed readily, Xuan Jianzhang did not underestimate the enemy. He sent people to pay close attention to the movements of Xixiang Longsheng's army. After learning that the other party placed the food and grass in Dao Ben Village behind Yucheng, he ordered the 1st Battalion of the Second Regiment of the First Brigade of the First Field Division of the Chinese Army to take a detour to the enemy's back overnight and seized Dao Ben Village. In just two hours, more than 1,000 people from Xixiang Longsheng were killed, and more than 500 mules and horses and more than 2,000 stones of rice were seized.

While blocking the return-to-supporting army of Xixiang, the battalion carried grain and just transported trophy, it took a whole day and a night.

When the news comes back to Seoul, the cute president can leave North Korea with peace of mind. The following things are all his business.

"I didn't expect that Takashi Saigo's army was so weak." The cute president smiled.

"If it weren't for our Chinese army, they would have been eaten by the Japanese government army long ago. With tens of thousands of troops alone, they would not have fought at all." Li Tae-hee smiled and pouted, "Even the Japanese government army can't beat them, so where is the opponent of the Chinese army?"

The cute CEO laughed.

Princess Katrina Kaif continued: "It's not that they are too weak, but that the Chinese army is too strong. She was worried about the food for the Chinese army to spend the winter, but now she doesn't have to worry about it. She will find a way to transport some food to Jiuzhou Island through the British and French merchant ships. There is no need to worry too much about the food for the winter of hundreds of thousands of people."

"Yes, Takamoto Saigo has helped a lot this time." The cute president smiled.

The cute CEO was happy here, and the other side, after losing all the food and grass, the army of Takaho Saigo had no intention of retreating.

"Report, the division seat, not only did the Japanese army not retreat, but began to attack Yucheng again. It seemed that if they did not take Yucheng, they would not leave." A combat staff officer came to report.

Xuan Jianzhang frowned. This is the most difficult thing to fight the local warlords. "They must have received the support of the local people. There is no need to worry about lack of food. In addition, they are angry and want to fight us."

"Haha, let them come, their samurai swords, let them see the firepower of our Chinese army." The Chief of Staff smiled.

"You are kidding! Once Yucheng is surrounded and we are not easy to fight. This group of troops is not Japanese government forces. They have the support of local people and will continue to replenish soldiers. In addition, the defense of Yucheng is a security battalion. Do you think it can beat people?" Xuan Jianzhang Wen said angrily. He did not expect that the Japanese would fight so hard that their food and supplies were taken away, and they would even fight.

In fact, the Chinese army did not attack Takaho Saigo's territory, he found it himself, and Takaho Saigo had no reason to be angry.

Xuan Jianzhang quickly asked someone to report this situation to Li Hongzhang. Through the movements of the Takao Takao and the Japanese in Kyushu Island, they could also judge the emotions of Takao Takao and the Japanese in Kyushu Island. They wanted to fight the Chinese army to the end.

"Secretary, are we going to give up Yucheng?" Chief of Staff saw Xuan Jianzhang not speaking to the map for a long time, and asked anxiously: "This Saigo Takamoto is really crazy. He just finished fighting with the Japanese government forces, and now he is here to fight our Chinese army again."

"He is going to tell the people of Japan that he is not wearing a pants with our Chinese army, this person." Xuan Jianzhang raised his hand, "Stay on the spot first, Yucheng will not be lost within a day or two. I'll think about it again."

Chief of Staff Shi didn't dare to speak anymore and was thinking hard.

If you want to directly attack the Nishiro Takao army outside Yucheng, you will inevitably fight with the Japanese again, which is not very meaningful. Nishiro Takao came here desperately, and Xuan Jianzhang didn't want the troops to suffer too much casualties.

Although Saigo Takaho's army could not keep up with the Japanese government forces and its weapons and equipment were even worse, Saigo Takaho's army was higher in terms of combat will. In addition, they were more supported by the people when fighting locally.

Therefore, Xuan Jianzhang should avoid fighting attrition with the enemy. Just fighting for the head may not necessarily be able to fight against Takaho Saigo. This is also the reason why Takaho Saigo dared to stretch his head over.

"Let the troops return to Daoyuan Village again! Send a company to build fortifications on the spot and place them on the spot. After we fight the Japanese, we will come back to get them." Xuan Jianzhang's eyes were bright and his tone was very firm.

Chief of Staff of the Division said in a strange way: "Is it still going to fight in this village? We just fought a war there? The Japanese aren't that stupid, right?"

Xuan Jianzhang smiled and said, "It's not that they are stupid, I just want to give it a try. If they don't use Daoyuan Village as the rear base, I will be at most missed! But if they use Daoyuan Village as the rear base again, will we make another profit? You said, is there anything that cannot be done in this transaction?"

Chief of Staff of the Division nodded in a daze, "It seems like that."

With a general like Xuan Jianzhang who is accustomed to fighting, the Chief of Staff of Shi felt more and more that he was just passing the message, and nothing else was done by him.

"Domoto Village is the only way for Kagoshima to attack Uchi, so, I guess, they will still use this place as a supply base, always find a place to store food, wait a day, give them time, and I can see how much food they have. However, our hidden work this time needs to be done better."

"Okay." Chief of Staff agreed and went down to arrange the arrangements quickly.

Takamoto Saigo fell ill in the military tent.

"General, now the Chinese army intercepted our food and grass. Next, where does the food and grass seconded to several local major households exist?" Xixiang Takaho's deputy came to ask.

Takamoto Saigo frowned, turned dizzy, and couldn't think, "What do you think? My headache is so bad. Xuan Jianzhang is so powerful. The Chinese army is so powerful. No wonder more than 50,000 government troops can't beat them."

"I think it's better to put it in Daoyuan Village? The Chinese army has come to fight once, and next, they will definitely attack us head-on. We will wait for them outside the city to fight with them! The general draws a thousand troops from the camp, then transfers all the nearby warriors to form a guard team of two or three thousand people, and specializes in guarding the food and grass." The deputy reminded.

Takashi Saigo's eyes lit up, "Okay, just do what you said. I don't believe that the Chinese army can go to Dao's village once. You can arrange it. Use my seal to write a letter to the local nobles, and ask them to summon all the warriors in the manor. The more the better. Two or three thousand people are not a problem."

"Yes, general." The deputy advised: "You are sick, otherwise you will go to Daoyuan Village to recover for a few days before coming over? It seems that this battle with the Chinese army will take many days."

Takaho Saigo nodded and signaled to agree.

Seeing that Takamoto Saigo agreed to his opinion, the deputy quickly went to make arrangements.
Chapter completed!