On September 25, when Britain, France, Germany and Russia intervened, the Qing and Japan started negotiations in Beijing.

When the news came out, the whole country was in an uproar.

The result of the Sino-French war was undefeated and defeated by the people of the country was like yesterday. The Qing Empire was excused that it was afraid of France. After all, France's strength was not something that the Qing Empire could compete with. However, a small Japanese empire was also worthy of the Qing government's custody, which immediately made the 40 million comrades feel heartbroken.

Li Hongzhang was also one of the negotiators and was busy with peace talks with the Japanese representatives, so he was unable to go to Lushun to personally reward the heroes of the Beiyang Navy. The one who came to Luzhang to reward Li Hongzhang's great strategist Yang Shixiang.

Everyone in the Beiyang Navy has a share, the officers are promoted and the soldiers are rewarded and the pensions are given. In short, it is easy to say if the battle is won.

However, the army was in trouble. After defeating the war, it was not said that a large group of officers such as Ye Zhichao were punished, and they would not have the reward.

Deng Shichang was awarded the title of general because he was successful in sinking Yoshino, but the Beiyang Navy had only two generals on the left and right wings. Liu Buchan and Lin Tai had commanded the only two armored iron battleships in Dingzhen. There were no other battleships available for Deng Shichang to lead, so he was only an empty title, so he had to continue to lead the Zhiyuan ship with the title of general.

Because Wang Chenhao was the indirect hero who sank Yoshino and Langsu, his official position and rank rank were promoted the fastest, just like a rocket. In addition to the position of the Jiaolong who Ding Ruchang promised to give him, the rank rank given to him by the court was the general of the Central Army, becoming the senior official second only to the deputy general of the Central Army.

This lie is the captain, who serves as a naval officer. The general of the general has a rank, which is similar to the modern military rank. The general of the general is equivalent to the brigade general of the modern navy.

Wang Chenhao became a high-ranking official when he first arrived, just in line with the saying "The times create heroes." If a soldier wants to be promoted, it can be said that he is difficult to move forward in peacetime, but in wartime, it is not surprising that the rocket-like advancement is at all.

However, the Beiyang Navy generals were not jealous of the so-called "large official" in Wang Chenhao's eyes. Because the Qing Dynasty sold officials and titles seriously, a general was able to buy the title of a general with money, and it was a lot of them.

After Yang Shixiang talked with Ding Ruchang and others about the main affairs, he specially left Wang Chenhao behind.

Although Yang Shixiang had already obtained the identity of Wang Chenhao from Ding Ruchang and others, he had to ask as usual, because this time he came to investigate on behalf of Li Hongzhang.

Wang Chenhao said everything he could say, but he didn't say anything he couldn't mention. Because the communications in this era were extremely backward, it was difficult for Yang Shixiang to obtain information from other places, and whatever Wang Chenhao said was impossible to verify.

"Chen Hao is young and promising, and is well versed in maritime affairs. If my Beiyang Navy can have more talents like Chen Hao in the future, Beiyang will be very lucky!"

Yang Shixiang did not mention the blessings of the Qing Dynasty, but only mentioned the blessings of the Beiyang. It can be seen that the Beiyang is Li Hongzhang's family, and they only have Beiyang in their hearts.

"It's not a good idea to know maritime affairs, but just know the basics. The Beiyang Navy has the plans of Lord Ding and others, and Lord Deng and others are brave enough!"

Wang Chenhao's humble words satisfy everyone.

Ding Ruchang touched his beard and smiled and nodded, thinking that he had not helped Wang Chenhao ask for an official position in vain.

Yang Shixiang looked at Wang Chenhao with interest and said with a smile: "Chen Hao, you said that the army guarding the Yalu River cannot hold on for three days. Is it too much to despise the army? It's just tens of thousands of soldiers!"

Wang Chenhao looked at Deng Shichang in surprise, and the latter smiled embarrassedly, saying that he was not interested in letting go.

Wang Chenhao smiled bitterly and thought to himself that Deng Shichang also advised him not to talk nonsense, but he could not control his own words.

"Although it's a bit exaggerated, it's not aimless!" But seeing Yang Shixiang ask, Wang Chenhao hopes to remind him, hoping not to let history repeat itself.

"Young people are not sure about their attitude when speaking. You can't report it to Lian Mansion!" Ding Ruchang saw that Wang Chenhao ignored the rules of the officialdom, hurriedly greeted Yang Shixiang first, meaning that he showed mercy to his subordinates.

Yang Shixiang smiled and said, "Brother Yuting, don't be nervous. I just think that Brother Chen Hao grew up overseas. It's because of some insights and it's purely a private chat!"

Ding Ruchang smiled and stopped saying a word. He just smiled and nodded at Wang Chenhao, signaling him to say that he had already given Yang Shixiang an early vaccination.

Wang Chenhao said at this time: "Although the imperial army has tens of thousands, as the defender, the Yalu River front is too long, and the Japanese army's strength is not less than us. They only need a tactic of voting east and attacking the west, concentrating their fists to attack a little, resulting in a tenfold advantage of local troops. The Yalu River defense line cannot stop the Japanese army at all! If the imperial court did not negotiate peace with Japan, it would probably be possible that the Yalu River defense line could still last until the end of October. Now that peace is being negotiated, I am worried that I will not be able to defend it for three days!"

As soon as Wang Chenhao finished speaking, the seat was filled with shock.

"I didn't expect that our navy would have another Zhao Kuo and Ma Su! But that's all today. The Lotus Mansion is tired, so why not go and have a rest first!" Ding Ruchang was from an army, so he naturally got to see the mystery in Wang Chenhao's words, but the country is not only targeting the common people, but also targeting officers like Xiang Wang Chenhao.

Yang Shixiang knew that Ding Ruchang was deliberately diverting his thinking, but he was different from others. As Li Hongzhang's aide, his status was the same as that of the chief of staff, and he was not a person who could not listen to danger.

Yang Shixiang laughed a few times, nodded in admiration, and said, "What Chen Hao said is true! The first half of the sentence is well versed in military tactics. The Japanese army has a 90% chance of using sound to attack the west and hitting the tactics with heavy clicks! The second half of the sentence reveals the fundamental reason for the continuous defeat of our Huai Army. If the Japanese army really attacked our Yalu River defenders during the negotiations, the consequences would be unimaginable!"

Deng Shichang said at this time: "There is already negotiations. How can the Japanese army go back on their word and make unjust actions?"

Liu Buchan snorted coldly and said, "This is not the first time that the Japanese army has attacked our army. What kind of shame do they have when they fight undeclared?"

Lin Tai once said: "Besides, the Japanese army is using force while negotiating. If it breaks through the Yalu River defense line, it can win enough chips for the negotiating table, and it has to be guarded!"

Yang Shixiang immediately stood up, patted Wang Chenhao on the shoulder, nodded with satisfaction, and then called his subordinates to write a telegram and ordered him to send it to Li Hongzhang immediately to know.

Looking at Yang Shixiang's actions, Wang Chenhao felt relieved. No matter what, he had already issued a warning, which was considered to be the end of kindness.

Ding Ruchang was relatively calm and asked at this time: "Lian Mansion is just a speculation!"

Yang Shixiang sighed: "To say something disrespectful, Zhongtang is old, and the Huai Army is no longer as brave as before. Cheng Huan, after the two battles in Pyongyang, Lord Zhongtang no longer has hope for the Huai Army! Otherwise, how could he agree to the peace talks easily?"

Liu Buchan said at this time: "It's always good to prevent it!"

Deng Shichang stepped forward and patted Wang Chenhao on the shoulder, and praised: "Good examples will give our navy a face! If it really comes true, see where their army's faces are put?"

Ding Ruchang coughed lightly, and Deng Shichang immediately knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he hurriedly smiled at Yang Shixiang, who just smiled bitterly helplessly.

The navy and army have never dealt with each other since ancient times, and the fact that they competed and demoted each other was common in the military systems of various countries, and Yang Shixiang was too lazy to pursue it.

After the telegram was sent, Yang Shixiang decided to stay in Luda for a few days because he wanted to know more about Wang Chenhao, a young man. He seemed to have a lot of mystery that made Yang Shixiang worth staying for a few more days to observe.

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