明治二十七八年戦役
めいじにじゅうしちはちねんせんえき
Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)
七十二候 is read as しちじゅうにこう (shichijuunikou) and means the 72 microseasons of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into 3.
しちじゅうにこう
shichijuunikou