Representatives of the Qing and Japanese countries negotiated peace in Beijing. Yikuang and Li Hongzhang, on behalf of the Qing government, originally intended to give up North Korea in exchange for peace; while the Japanese ambassador to China, Komura Sutaro demanded that in addition to seizing North Korea, the Qing Empire also demanded that the losses of the Japanese Navy and Army and related war expenses be compensated.

Due to the concessions of the Qing Empire, the two sides had no differences on the North Korean issue, and only the specific implementation of the amount of compensation was left.

Yikuang wanted to settle the matter and reach a peace agreement as soon as possible, so he said that he could pay a small amount of compensation. However, Komura Sutaro made an unreasonable request to pay 50 million taels of silver, which made the Qing Empire unacceptable.

When the two sides squirted each other at the negotiation table, officials from all over Beijing had already begun to prepare for Cixi's birthday. The Qing army officers and soldiers on the front line also urgently hoped that the peace talks would be successful, so that they would not have to go to the battlefield.

The senior leaders of the Qing Empire and the army placed their hopes on the negotiating table, placing them on the mediation of the great powers, which made the knowledgeable people in the country feel disappointed.

In contrast, Japan, Sutaro Komura felt that the Qing Empire was so corrupt for the first time. He clearly had the advantage at sea, and he could take advantage of the victory to gain sea control over the Yellow Sea and the Korean Strait, forcing the Japanese army to withdraw from Korea. However, the Qing Empire was in peace talks and not only gave up North Korea, but also prepared to pay Japan a certain amount of compensation.

Such a cowardly Qing Empire made Komura Sutaro feel contemptuous, and at the same time, his tone at the negotiating table became more and more tough, threatening that if the Qing Empire disagreed, it would immediately cross the Yalu River and invade Beijing.

At the same time, the Japanese Embassy sent the negotiation progress and Beijing news back to Japan in telegram situation every day. Seeing that the Qing Empire was anxious for negotiations, Hirofumi Ito was no longer anxious, and ordered Sutaro Komura to delay time and strive for greater benefits.

How to strive for greater benefits? Ito Hirofumi's cabinet puts its hopes on North Korea's Japanese army that can break through the Yalu River defense line, which will add bargaining chips to the negotiating table.

After the Japanese First Army captured Pyongyang, it assembled about 30,000 troops. After a short rest, it began to march towards Yizhou on September 24. On October 22, the main force of the First Army was assembled in Yizhou.

Historically, the Japanese army only occupied Pyongyang during the Iron-chen War in 1592, and never arrived northward. Therefore, after the commander of the First Army, Aritomo Yama Prefecture, arrived at the Yalu River, he was full of passion and vowed to surpass Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

The Japanese Army stepped up its investigation into the Yalu River defense line and consolidated its occupation of North Korea. The Japanese West Sea Fleet in the rear urgently transported supplies to Incheon Port while the Beiyang Navy was under maintenance, and then transported them to Yizhou to supply the First Army.

As early as the Sino-Japanese War of Resurrection, Japan continued to increase its troops in Korea under the name of negotiations, and the Qing Empire finally caused a disaster. Now that Japan is negotiating again, the Japanese army continues to supply North Korea, but the Qing Empire still has no response.

A typical case of eating a hundred beans is not fishy, ​​and you will remember to eat or beat them.

These days, Wang Chenhao has been staying in Lushun and learned some news about the current situation through limited newspapers and Ding Ruchang's disclosure, but the content is limited.

The officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Navy were idle. Except for going out to drink wine and go shopping in the brothels, they had to pass the time in the military camps.

Because of Wang Chenhao's deeds, they had a topic of nonsense after dinner, and they praised Wang Chenhao to the sky, and his Dragon Saint was even more amazing.

Among the middle and senior officers of the Beiyang Navy, only Wang Chenhao was the youngest, and the most thoughtful and advanced concepts. Therefore, the officers and soldiers of each ship watched Wang Chenhao and listened to him talk about advanced foreign affairs.

In particular, Wang Chenhao's further concretization of the Ma Han theory of sea power, such as how the advanced battle line tactics produced in the era of sail warships were combined with modern steam warships, and the method of using ship maneuvers and artillery fire T-character attacks in naval battles deeply attracted officers from various Beiyang ships such as Liu Buchan, Lin Taizeng and Deng Shichang.

Sometimes, when Wang Chenhao "teaches" to a group of officers, Ding Ruchang and Yang Shixiang would occasionally listen secretly, but they were never discovered by Wang Chenhao.

"Yu Ting thinks what he said makes sense?" Yang Shixiang asked Ding Ruchang next to him.

"At first, I just thought this kid was talking nonsense. How deep can a twenty-year-old boy have not grown enough? But when I went back and thought carefully about what he said, I benefited a lot. This kid was not bragging, he had a certain structure!"

Then Ding Ruchang tilted his beard and sighed: "I like this boy more and more! You and I are old! If he can be used by me in Beiyang, he will be the pillar of Beiyang in the future!"

Yang Shixiang smiled and said, "This kid is capable, but he just speaks without any eloquence and can directly touch people's hearts. It's too straightforward to be hard to survive in the officialdom!"

Ding Ruchang smiled, disregarded himself, and said, "How old is he? Is he a young man? It's better to be more straight and be more straight. I'll teach you slowly in the future! The Yangtze River pushes the previous waves--"

"The previous wave died on the beach!" Yang Shixiang blurted out Ding Ruchang's words, and the latter looked at him in shock.

Yang Shixiang smiled bitterly and said, "Don't look at me! This is the kid's own catchphrase. Your subordinates probably have memorized this sentence! Just wait for you to be photographed on the beach!"

"What a living treasure!" Ruchang couldn't help laughing. His age and identity were obviously inconsistent with this exaggerated laughter.

At this time, Yang Shixiang sighed and said, "Master Zhongtang is ready to see him! If he says his words to Master Zhongtang intact, he will be so angry that he will curse on the spot!"

Ding Ruchang stopped laughing and said, "Since the Lord Zhongtang wants to see his Lotus Mansion, you have to worry about it! After all, it is rare to be talented!"

Yang Shixiang nodded, not commenting.

At this moment, suddenly, the officers around Wang Chenhao screamed, and the two hurriedly looked over.

Although Wang Chenhao did not allow everyone to visit the internal situation of the Jiaolong, he could not resist their instigation. In the end, Wang Chenhao decided to drive the Jiaolong to demonstrate to them the situation of Yoshino chrysanthemum that day.

Deng Shichang ordered people to transport the scrapped main gun barrel replaced by the Zhiyuan. Wang Chenhao ordered it to throw it into the water, and then controlled the two mechanical arms of the Jiaolong to control it and perform the thrust and thrust.

"This is the chrysanthemum!" The movement of the Jiaolong immediately caused hilariousness from the officers on the shore. Some of them burst into tears. At this moment, they were full of admiration for Wang Chenhao.

Ding Ruchang and Yang Shixiang followed him to watch, so they called Liu Buchan to ask questions. Liu Buchan didn't want to say it, but Ding Ruchang was his boss who had no choice but to explain it to him.

In an instant, Ding Ruchang and Yang Shixiang opened their mouths in surprise and were enough to stuff a goose egg into it, thinking that Wang Chenhao was simply too imaginative.

"Give it a lot!" Deng Shichang leaned over and said.

"What does it mean?" Ding Ruchang didn't understand the meaning of the word "Gao Li".

"It means to be happy, happy, and excited!" Yang Shixiang explained to Ding Ruchang.

Ding Ruchang asked with a smile: "Do you know a lot about Yuting? This is also his catchphrase?"

Yang Shixiang smiled bitterly and said, "If I want to take him to see Zhongtang, I have to understand his temperament first. I have to remind Master Zhongtang first, otherwise I will not be able to afford to offend Master Zhongtang!"

Ding Ruchang and others laughed loudly. At this time, Wang Chenhao also finished his performance and opened the hatch door and came out of the Dragon.

More than a dozen officers and soldiers approached the Jiaolong and wanted to get up, but Wang Chenhao hurriedly locked the cabin door, making them jealous.

The cabin door of the Jiaolong has an electronic lock and has never been activated before. In order to prevent being intruded by outsiders, Wang Chenhao found out when he was looking through the instructions, so he hurriedly set the locking password.

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