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Although it was getting late at night, the Japanese base camp was still brightly lit and people were coming and going.

In order to be able to deal with the situation on the front in a timely manner, Muruhito deliberately moved the Japanese base camp from Tokyo to this place-Hiroshima.

The battle reports and battle conditions on the Liaodong front were all collected here through telegrams, and then analyzed by the staff of the base camp, and finally a reasonable battle plan was formulated and handed over to the Ministry of the Army and the Ministry of the Navy.

In the battle planning room, the Japanese Emperor Mutsuhito in military uniform sat at the top.

It seems that there must be something important to discuss tonight, otherwise Mu Ren would not be on the list in person.

Sitting on both sides are important figures from Japan's military and political circles. In the government cabinet, there are Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mutsu Munemitsu, and Minister of Internal Affairs Yasushi Nomura.

In the military department, there are Chief of Staff General Chihito Sukawamiya, Deputy Chief Lieutenant General Masao Kawakami, Major General Gentaro Kodama, Minister of the Navy, Lieutenant General Saigo Conodo, Vice Admiral Toshikichi Ito, Chief of Naval Command, Shiki Kawayama, Combined Fleet Commander Ito Yuhiro, Minister of War and Commander of the Second Army Oyama Rock and others.

It can be said that these people dominated the Sino-Japanese War.

Today, they are formulating a very grand battle plan, that is, the plan proposed by Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi to attack Shandong and Taiwan in the south and open up a second battlefield.

And Da Shanyan, the commander of the Second Army, also returned to China because of this incident.

The strategic policy has already been determined, and what they have to choose now is where to land in Shandong, how to land, and how to attack.

After a while of greeting.

Vice President Kawakami Caoroku walked to the front, pointed to a huge map of China hanging on the wall and said: "Your Majesty, gentlemen, please see that the capital of China is Yanji, with Liaohai on the right, and Tianjin as the assistant on the right. With Shandong as the left auxiliary, Fengtian Jinzhou Zhishun and Weihaiwei in Fushan County, Shandong are the key to Liaohai."

Chuan Shangcao's six eyes burst into light, and he continued ambitiously: "If the imperial army wants to enter Beijing, they must first take Lushun and Weihaiwei. Today Lushun has been occupied by our army, and Weihaiwei is still in the hands of the Beiyang Navy. In Weihaiwei, the Beiyang Fleet is cruising the Bohai Sea, hindering our army's troop movement and affecting the Zhili battle plan. Therefore, it is very important for the South Army to open up a second battlefield and eliminate the Beiyang Fleet."

All the Japanese people present nodded their heads clearly, what Chuan Shangliu said was just throwing bricks to attract ideas, they came here to discuss the opening of the second battlefield, wouldn't they not know the importance of Weihaiwei.

Da Shanyan, the commander of the Second Army, said: "It is urgent to capture Weihaiwei and annihilate the Beiyang Fleet. Part of our Second Army has begun to gather secretly in the Dalian Bay area. Insufficient, so I hope that the base camp can reorganize the second army as soon as possible, increase the strength from the country, and dispatch the Shandong combat army."

Chief of Staff Xi Chuan Gong Chi Ren is a veteran of the royal family, Da Shanyan mainly spoke to him, Xi Chuan Gong Chi Ren looked at Mu Ren and said: "Your Majesty, what Da Shan Yan said is very reasonable, we should send more troops as soon as possible." China then gathered around Dalian Bay and finally moved south to capture Weihaiwei."

Mu Ren looked like he was not surprised when the mountain collapsed in front of him. He didn't speak, but nodded slightly. After everyone learned what he meant, they continued to discuss.

Ito Yuheng, the commander of the Japanese United Fleet, stared at the map for a long time, and then said: "Masters, Weihai Weitai has strong guns, and it is extremely difficult to attack from the sea. Therefore, I think we should attack from the rear by land. According to the intelligence, we can know that the Chinese fort has always been undefended in the rear."

Cao Kawakami agreed with Ito Youheng's opinion sixty percent, nodded and said: "The Chinese are rich and jade outside, and they are inside. We can first land outside Weihaiwei, and then go around to the rear. As for where to land, I think This place is more suitable."

Kawakami Caoliu pointed to a harbor not far from Weihaiwei on the map and continued: "This is Rongcheng Bay. After a long investigation, the former imperial navy captain Guan Wenbing once said that if he wanted to capture Weihaiwei, he must first take Rongcheng Bay."

The Japanese are really coveting China's territory, and they have been plotting for decades. Hai Wenbing died a long time ago. At that time, the Japanese had already seriously collected all kinds of information about China.

"Ito-kun, where do you think it is more appropriate to land in Rongcheng Bay?" Sugawamiya Chihito looked at Ito Youheng, because Ito led the combined fleet to attack the Chinese fleet several times, and surveyed China's terrain around the Bohai Sea .

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Ito Youheng felt a little pressure in his heart, and he didn't dare to make a random decision, so he replied: "I will further investigate the specific landing location, and I will submit the investigation results to the base camp as soon as possible."

Da Shanyan smiled and said, "It's so good. After Mr. Yidong's investigation is completed, my second army is almost assembled. At that time, it's time for us to land in Shandong and attack Weihaiwei."

Just when everyone was still waiting to discuss the marching route, a senior staff officer rushed in through the door with an urgent telegram.

All the ministers who were disturbed by him looked at him with displeasure, and the senior staff officer was sweating on his forehead, so he could only bite the bullet and report: "Your Majesty, the Commander of the First Army, Your Excellency Shanxian Youpeng, has an urgent call from you." Coming from the front."

Youpeng from Shan County actually received an urgent telegram, it was worth seeing, Muren nodded slightly, and a guard stepped forward to receive the telegram and handed it to him.

Mutsuhito took it over with a light and graceful movement, showing the demeanor of the Japanese royal family.

It's a pity that it's okay if you don't look at it, but Mu Ren's face quickly became a little ugly when he saw it, and his hand holding the telegram was trembling.

Seems like great news.

All the ministers were secretly looking at him, and when they saw Mu Ren's color change, they couldn't help guessing in their hearts.

Muren immediately calmed down the anger in his heart, and said slowly with no trace of joy or anger on his face: "Masters, you friends in Shan County violated the instructions of the base camp to rest for winter and ordered Gui Tailang's third division to capture Ximu City."

Although Youpeng of Shanxian County violated the wishes of the base camp, he captured Ximu City anyway. Kawakami Caoliu said: "Although the Lord of Shanxian County has exceeded his authority a little, but the matter has come to this point, we can only let it go. Fortunately, the Chinese army will not be bumped. , captured Ximu City without any risk."

Muren threw the telegram to Kawakami Caoliu, and said without anger, "This is the record of Shan County Youpeng, please take a good look."

Kawakami Caoliu hurriedly picked it up and looked at it, his expression also changed drastically. He saw that the casualties of the enemy and us were briefly described above: On the 20th, he attacked Ximu City, surrounded and wiped out Wei Jichen's troops, and killed more than 500 enemies. 600 people escaped, and the empire sacrificed more than [-] warriors.The minister is terrified and begs for forgiveness. I hope that the base camp will replenish the first army soldiers and horses.

After Kawakami Cao Liu finished reading, he passed them on one by one, and finally returned to Muren's hands.

Everyone was silent, not knowing how to speak.

Youpeng in Shan County not only violated the orders of the base camp and attacked privately, but also caused heavy casualties to his own army. Even if Ximu City was captured, it would disrupt Liaodong's next spring combat policy.

"Your friend in Shan County is arrogant and arrogant. He ignored the orders of the base camp and insisted on going his own way, causing heavy losses to the First Army. Gentlemen, how do you think he should be punished?" Mu Ren swept his eyes from everyone's face one by one, and asked in a low voice. road.

The base camp adopted the battle plan proposed by Ito Hirobumi. Since Shanxian Youpeng is so disrespectful and doesn't take himself seriously, Ito Hirobumi is naturally uncomfortable.

What's more, in the Japanese political circles now, that is, Yutomo Yamagata can compete with him, so Hirobumi Ito said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, I think you should be dismissed from the post of commander of the First Army of Yutomo Yamagata, otherwise everyone will learn from him , disregarding the orders of the base camp, the imperial command system has not yet fallen into chaos."

Ito Hirobumi's insulting words made Muren's heart of withdrawing Shan County's friends even stronger. He opened his mouth and was about to speak.

Caoliu Chuankami had friendship with Youpeng of Shanxian County, and seeing that Youpeng of Shanxian County was going to be in trouble, he couldn't help saying: "Your Majesty, from another point of view, it is also a good thing for the Lord of Shanxian County to attack Ximu City."

Some people in the war room looked at Kawakami Caoroku suspiciously, while some were thoughtful.

Chuan Shangcao Liuxiang Muren explained: "The Qing government sent Liu Kunyi, the governor of Liangjiang, to mobilize the Hunan army to deal with our army, and the Shanxian Lord attacked Ximu City, which would definitely make Liu Kunyi think that our army will wantonly attack Liaoyang, Fengtian and other places. On the contrary, this can cover up our army's actual intention to attack Shandong, so Liu Kunyi will definitely send all the troops in his hands to Liaodong, which is a good thing for us to attack Shandong."

Although Kawakami Caoliu's words were just thought of, they were reasonable.

The expression on Muren's face was a little bit nicer, but he had long been dissatisfied with Shanxian Youpeng's repeated disobedience to his orders, and said lightly: "Even so, he has been repeatedly defeated by the Qing army, and he is no longer suitable to be the number one. Army Commander."

"Your Majesty, if you publicly dismiss Yamaxian-kun as the commander of the First Army, Yamaxian-kun will definitely commit suicide by caesarean section in order to save the face of the samurai. Why don't you use the reason that you need to return to the country to recuperate and invite Shanxian-kun back?" Kawakami said. Cao Liu saw that he couldn't persuade Muren to take back his life, so he had to settle for the next best thing and try to save some face for Youpeng in Shan County.

Muren didn't want Shanxian Youpeng to be too embarrassed, so he nodded in agreement when he heard Chuankami Caoliu's words.

"After Youpeng from Shan County returned to China, the commander of the First Army will be replaced by Michiko Nozu, head of the 5th Division." Mu Ren thought for a while, and immediately appointed a new commander.

Da Shanyan, Commander of the Second Army, Minister of the Army, suddenly said slowly: "Wei Jichen has won many battles and has become a confidant of our Great Japanese Empire. I am in favor of sending troops to encircle and wipe him out from Shanxian Youpeng. He ran away. Oh, time, fate."

Wei Jichen's name has been constantly appearing in the materials of the staff officers in the base camp these days, accompanied by news of the continuous defeat of the Japanese army, so everyone present is quite familiar with him.

Kawakami Caoliu obviously held different opinions, and said with a smile: "No matter how brave Wei Jichen is, he can't change the general trend of the Qing army's decadence. As long as the empire annihilates the Beiyang Fleet and opens up the Shandong battlefield, it can directly enter the Zhili area of ​​the Qing Dynasty from below." , Knock through the gates of Tianjin, enter the city of Beijing, and bind the enemy chieftain Guangxu, and it is just around the corner."

Chief of Staff Xi Chuangong Chiren shook his head and said: "Although Wei Jichen cannot change the overall situation, he has made the empire lose face and greatly encouraged the resistance of the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty. I have only two words for this man, except for it."

Mu Ren, who hadn't spoken for a long time, said calmly: "The headquarters immediately formulated a plan to deal with Wei Jichen. Whether it's assassination or encirclement, we should get rid of this person as soon as possible."

Although Muren's words were spoken in a calm manner, there was quite a bit of anger in his voice. He had already read the article about the Japanese general Zhishan Yupeng, and the things about him in it made him so angry that he was in the palace again and again. Countless vases were broken.

"Hi Yi!" Seeing that the Emperor had said so, Kawakami quickly bowed his head and agreed.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Mutsu Munemitsu saw that everyone bowed their heads in silence, thinking about how to deal with Wei Jichen, finally found an opportunity to speak at this time, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, gentlemen, the Qing court has hired the American Costa as a peace advisor, dispatched Zhang Yinhuan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Prime Minister of the Qing Dynasty, and Shao Youlian, Governor of Hunan, are ministers with full powers, and they will soon enter the empire and negotiate peace with me."

Ito Hirobumi frowned and said, "The Qing court actually hired an American as a legal adviser."

Mutsu Munemitsu knew it was time to express himself, and said with a smile: "Costec and I are close friends. The Minister of the United States, Shinichiro Kurino, sent a telegram. Not long ago, Costa just visited him and talked about the matter of legal counsel. , said with a smile that it will not damage the interests of the empire, and the spirit of friendship with the empire remains the same as before."

"It seems that the Qing court has found the wrong person. It's just that the Qing court wants peace talks, and the lords here may not agree." After hearing this, Ito Hirobumi felt very relaxed and teased with a smile.

Minister of the Navy Xixiang Congdao echoed with a smile: "The empire has not wiped out the Beiyang Fleet, and the Qing Dynasty has not yet felt the pain. It is indeed too early to talk about peace talks."

Mutsu Munemitsu said: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can negotiate peace with the Qing plenipotentiary ministers to paralyze the Qing court, and at the same time humiliate the Qing people as much as they want. Why not do it?"

Everyone showed a knowing smile.

The entire battle meeting in the Japanese base camp went smoothly, and if Wei Jichen, a rather unappetizing name, appeared in the middle, it would have ended perfectly.