Although Haicheng was a major military transportation site, the Qing army's defense strength was very weak during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. After Haicheng was occupied by the Japanese army, Yike Tang Ahui, Changshun, Xu Bangdao, Li Guangjiu, Song Qing, Wu Dacheng, Wei Guangtao and other troops counterattacked Haicheng five times, but all returned without success.

It was already evening when the First Division arrived in Haicheng. Although there was no tragic battle, the speed of advance was not too fast because the road was not easy to walk, for the baggage team.

Qin Ge also planned to take steady steps, and he was waiting. Shengjing Yiketanga had thousands of cavalry troops, and Qin Ge needed to wait for his cavalry to arrive.

The First Division was stationed in Xiliu Village, 6,7 kilometers away from Haicheng. It happened to be outside the range of the 75mm Krupp camp guns of the Qing army. Qin Ge gave the villagers some money and asked them to say goodbye to avoid being affected by the war. However, some old stubborn people were beaten to death and refused to leave.

After completing the defense in Xiliu Village, he received a telegram from Zhang Danian that the Tiantaizhuang defenders did not occupy the property and fled, and that Tiantaizhuang had already obtained it.

Night, Haicheng.

"Meifeng (Shoushan), the soldiers and horses surnamed Qin are very powerful?" Although Song Qing was over seventy at this time, his pace was steady, energetic, and he was completely old.

"General Song, let me tell the truth. More than 5,000 people from my army were stationed on Panlong Mountain. When they saw that the Qin army was about 20,000 people, but they stopped. I thought they would never dare to go up the mountain. Unexpectedly, shortly after they stopped, countless shells were hit on the mountain. I don't know how many cannons the Qin army had pulled. In just a few breaths, hundreds of shells fell into the camp. I didn't immediately suffer countless casualties! Moreover, their cannons were extremely accurate, and almost every one fell into the camp. I immediately ordered a retreat, but the soldiers were scared by the cannon. When they fled to Huzhuang, there were only eight hundred people left."

"What?! Hundreds of shells fell into the camp in just a few breaths?!" Song Qing said in surprise, "Is there a definite number?"

"Well~~~ It's probably in the ten seconds of the foreigner. About four or five hundred shells fell into the camp. After more than 20 seconds, four or five hundred shells fell into the camp. Fortunately, even if I ordered a retreat, I might have been blown up on Panlong Mountain to pieces."

"So, the Qin surnamed brought at least two hundred cannons. It turned out to be two hundred cannons! Even Europa did not say that the 20,000 troops were equipped with two hundred cannons. Our Niuzhuang Yi army in Haicheng, Feng army and other nearly 30,000 people, had more than 30 German Krupp 75 cannons. If the Qin surnamed will order the artillery troops to bombard tomorrow, what should we do?" Song Qing said worriedly.

"The old general doesn't have to worry. The walls of Haicheng are strong, and when I came, I had blown up the bridge crossing the river. Their cannons should not play much role."

"Don't underestimate the enemy! I heard that Hawaii's navy can hit Tokyo in Tokyo Bay, which is 30,000 meters. Now Haicheng is more than 6,000 meters away from Xiliu, and the range of the Krupp 75 gun is only 5,000 meters, which is just outside the range! The narrowest part of the river outside the city is only more than 30 meters. How can it block their attack?" Song Qing pointed to the map and analyzed.

"By the way, the Qin surnamed once sent someone a letter to me, wanting to surrender."

"Oh? Can the letter be there?"

"I have burned it, and the Qin surnamed also said something to me." Shoushan said.

"Hmm? What's the matter?"

"I hope I can think clearly for the country or for the dynasty." Shoushan repeated Qin Ge's words.

"For the country or for the dynasty? For the country or for the dynasty?" Song Qing frowned and said twice.

The same sentence "For the country or for the court" not only disturbed Shoushan's mood before the war, but also disturbed the mood of the veteran General Song Qing at this time.

The same sentence sounds different to different people, whether for the country or for the dynasty, on the surface, is asking whether you surrender or not, but what Song Qing thought of was a deeper meaning. Qin Ge dared to say the sentence "for the country or for the dynasty", then the "country" in it naturally refers to Qin Ge, and the "country" was only the Qing court. "Country" was Qin Ge, which country's court was the court of which country? It can only be the previous dynasty! Being able to say this sentence means that Qin Ge is 100% sure of destroying the court! He used those flying ships to raid the palace and killed the empress dowager. Fortunately, the emperor escaped, otherwise the army of all provinces and all provinces are fighting in a melee! Wait! If the emperor died at the beginning, the ministers fought for power and profit, and the provinces are fighting in a melee, then Qin Ge could defeat them one by one! Now the emperor is still there, Qin Ge is still 100% sure of destroying the court!

Song Qing looked at the map and said nothing. If Haicheng could not be defended, he could only retreat to Liaoyang. If Liaoyang was in a mistake, he could only go to Shengjing, which was stationed by Yiketang. If Shengjing was defeated again, there would be a way out, but if Shengjing was lost, Jinzhou would probably be gone, so he could only go north. If it was to go north, would it be Russian Russians, Russians, for the country or for the dynasty?

Song Qing did not sleep all night. The next morning, he decided to meet Qin Ge. Despite the opposition of the generals, he brought his entourage with him. The two of them rode on a group of fast horses, left the city gate, and ran towards Xiliu.

Song Qing found that there were soldiers patrolling here 500 meters away from Xiliu Town, but even if these soldiers discovered them, they ignored them and continued to do their own things, which made Song Qing a little suspicious.

When he arrived in front of the town again, Song Qing found a circle of barbed wire mesh surrounded here, and the mount under his crotch refused to approach the soft-looking barbed wire mesh.

Song Qing was soon asked by soldiers. After explaining the purpose of the visit, the soldiers opened a gap in the barbed wire mesh in one place, and then searched for the followers' pistols and Song Qing's sword.

Qin Ge received a report that he was wiping the scabbard of his "green dragon". Although he had been cleaned once that day, there was still a lot of mud on the scabbard, which made it impossible to see the carvings on it. Qin Ge could not explain this knife with science. If it were a knife that could cut iron, it could be made in later generations, but a knife that could cut off steel bars was powerless. And yesterday, when he swung the knife to cut off the rifle, Qin Ge did not feel the resistance from the peak, and Qin Ge could only classify this knife as a weapon abandoned by the immortal.

After listening to the report, Qin Ge said, "Song Qing? The person who came said his name was Song Qing?"

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Fourth, go to bed on time at 11 o'clock tonight, and try the third update tomorrow.

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