Li Hongzhang loved to fight Ye Zhichao and did not die, how did he become a fleeing general in the Battle of Jiawu?

Regarding Ye Zhichao, many people today have a conclusive conclusion about it. There are only two big-ended people: First, in the Battle of Chenghuan and the Battle of Pyongyang, Gu Retreated, which led to the Qing army's successive defeats in Korea, causing heavy casualties and losses, and shaking the hearts of the army; second, concealing the war situation and falsely reporting the results of the battle, causing the Qing court to misjudge the situation on the battlefield and make it always fall into a passive situation in negotiations with Japan. In fact, this is exactly the case, Ye Zhichao's various bad deeds of retreating from the battlefield and falsely reporting his achievements are mostly said to be sick and disdainful.

Ye Zhichao was a general of Li Hongzhang. In his early years, when Ye Zhichao fought against the rebels in civil unrest, he was brave and fearless and achieved many achievements.

However, when people are middle-aged, they become famous and have families and careers. Naturally, they will cherish their lives. Before the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, Japan had already sent more troops to Korea. Li Hongzhang was forced to send more troops to North Korea. Li Hongzhang is a typical nepotism, so Li Hongzhang found Ye Zhichao.

At the same time, how old is Ye Zhichao? He's 58 years old. He was almost in his sixties. He had no fighting spirit and was reluctant to go.