After the war, everything is waiting to be done. Thousands of prisoners need to be selected one by one. Those who have committed the most heinous crimes will have to kill the civilians. Those who have committed moderate crimes will have their hands and feet chopped off to destroy the enemy's morale. Even those auxiliary soldiers who have not committed serious crimes and are engaged in logistics. You have to do hard labor for a period of time and be brainwashed before you can be released. In short, you can't let the enemy feel so comfortable.
Now that the Manchu and Qing dynasties are fighting with real swords and guns, the new army will not show mercy. Xiao Letian’s pencil traveled over the map of Tanggu, “From south to north, Xiaozhan Town, Gegu, Junliang City... and further north to the camp city south of the Ning River, all of this must be drawn as the sphere of influence of our new army..."
"This county is the concession that I, Xiao Letian, cut off from the Manchus. They, the British and the French, can have concessions. Why can't I, Xiao Letian, have one?"
"Send troops up, take over the local security in the name of suppressing the bandits, and build checkpoints according to the line I drew on the map... Regardless of roads or rivers, build permanent checkpoints for me and send troops to guard... "
"Don't we have the rebellious Green Camp soldiers? If we train hard for a few months, they will be the defenders of Tanggu from now on..."
"The Wavebreaker will add two more clippers, and I'll rush up the Haihe River to show the people of Tianjin Wei our majestic military might. Since the Manchus want to be big, let's make it bigger." …”
"Where are those foreign engineers? Where are the volunteers who voluntarily joined our army? Arm them and attack Tianjin Guard together... Let them raise the banner of compensation, saying that Mailer's army has robbed their property, and they want to complain to the Qing government protest……"
Xiao Letian kept issuing orders, and his officers began to write down shorthand in their notebooks. Each task was assigned a reasonable person in charge. The messenger at the door ran out every two or three minutes, like a revolving lantern.
"Prime Minister, is it okay to stimulate the Manchus in this way? Will it force them to mobilize more troops to encircle and suppress them? Even if there is no army, where is Mr. Qing in the capital? My wife is also in Jingshan..." someone asked during the meeting.
Xiao Letian sneered and said, "I don't need to explain this. Mr. Pierre has already made a judgment..." After that, Xiao Letian spread his hands to Pierre, meaning to let him say a few words.
Pierre understands English and German, and Xiao Letian's officers can understand both languages, so there is no problem in communication between Pierre and the New Army.
"As for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, my analysis is relatively optimistic. First of all, a court that only dares to take action after hearing the news of Xiao Letian's death. How much courage do you think they have? Now that Xiao Letian has returned to China alive, they still dare Start a war?”
"Secondly, our Prime Minister has the first modern newspaper in the Qing Dynasty in his hands. This is a more powerful public opinion tool than those Qingliu eloquent ones. He can easily tear apart the lies of the Qing Dynasty. Do you think he is not afraid?"
"Last point... Although the Prime Minister didn't give me much information, based on the limited information in front of me, I can be sure that the Manchu regime is not monolithic. There must be more factions than I thought."
Molière shrugged, "I don't believe that our Prime Minister has no arrangements? The Third Master Qing you are talking about is not an easy person..."
At this moment, a loud report suddenly came from outside the door, "Report...Wang Huaiyuan and Chun Shisanniang asked to see the Prime Minister..."
"Come in... You two are finally back. Everyone stands up and applauds to thank Huaiyuan and Shisanniang for helping us protect our hometown..." Xiao Letian took the lead and stood up, and there was applause in the study.
Wang Huaiyuan and Chun Shisanniang were stunned as soon as they entered the room. They never expected to receive such courtesy, especially Shisanniang, a famous eldest sister in Forty-Nine City, who turned red at that moment.
"I don't dare, I don't dare... I'm ashamed that I didn't defend the important place in the capital..." The two of them quickly clasped their fists and apologized.
"What nonsense is this? When it comes to responsibility, I, Xiao Letian, take the first priority. I don't have to go to Europe, and the enemy will not take the opportunity to cause trouble. Come on, come on, I will move the chair for the hero..."
After speaking, Xiao Letian personally moved two chairs to his left and right sides. He grabbed Wang Huaiyuan with one hand and Thirteen Niang with the other and forced them into the chairs.
Glory, this is really the supreme honor. As a time traveler, Xiao Letian's subconscious actions of equality in his life can make his subordinates feel warm in their hearts.
Perhaps it is these small touches that make this group more cohesive.
"Prime Minister, our intelligence network in Beijing has indeed suffered serious losses, but fortunately, the losses are all the third- and fourth-line agents. The real first- and second-line undercover agents are well hidden. Generally speaking, as long as the situation eases , we can restore our intelligence network within three months..."
"The losses in the capital are bigger, but there is also good news. Our local intelligence personnel have hardly been affected, especially the fine work networks in various prefectures and counties. They can buy a safe life with just a few hundred taels. This group of corrupt officials The dirty officials dare to sell anything..."
This was the first time for Thirteen Niang to attend such a high-level meeting and she was a little unnatural when she started talking, but under Xiao Letian's encouraging eyes, she quickly calmed down.
"How is the situation in Jingshan now?" Xiao Hexin asked with a gloomy look.
"It's very strange, very strange. There is a complete stalemate in Jingshan now. I don't know what these Manchus are doing. They charge one wave in the morning and one wave in the afternoon every day. The attackers and defenders are like opera singers. I don’t know what it means at all…”
In Chun Shisanniang's mouth, an extremely bizarre picture of Jingshan's offensive and defensive battle slowly unfolded in front of everyone.
The offensive and defensive battle of Jingshan has been going on for a full half a month today. Third Master Qing and the Forbidden City ancestors, including those from the pro-military camp, were brought to guard, plus a group of dead soldiers under Er Mao, there were a full 300 people guarding Jingshan. Same as barrel.
At first, Cixi expected that she would be able to cook the food with a spoonful of strength due to the strength of the people, but before she arrived, Ermao actually hid countless advanced weapons on Jingshan Mountain and at the bottom of Beihai Lake, especially Spencer's foreign guns. Now Xiao Letian has secretly attacked Spencer. If the company owns 30% of the shares, you won't be able to buy even one of these rifles.
There are also countless types of grenades and ample food supplies, which makes the morale of the Jingshan guards not at all weakened. In the first three days, Cixi really gave the order to die. Waves of people attacked. Jingshan was not big enough and it was already overcrowded even though it had a thousand people at once.
But Qing Sanye and the others counterattacked even more fiercely, firing volleys of foreign guns and flying grenades. From time to time, the ancestors would organize a defensive counterattack by green forest experts, beating the attackers to pieces.
What frightened Cixi the most was that the Empress Dowager of the East Palace, who was two years younger than her, was so courageous. Whenever the battle was at its fiercest, this crazy woman actually dared to show up and stand on the top of the mountain in person to reprimand the attacking soldiers, while she was surrounded only by Two iron shields for protection.
This sharp-tongued woman knew every officer who led the attack. She could scold the officer's ancestors all the way to his son. In her mouth, the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers had become a weapon sharper than bullets. Anyone who was named and scolded There is no one who is not blushing.
They have been talking about the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers for two hundred years, but the Manchus care more about this. They lead troops to encircle and suppress the Queen Mother of the East. It is okay to do this kind of thing secretly, but now they do it in broad daylight, and everyone has no confidence in their hearts.
"Cixi's strong attack lasted for three days, and then the intensity of the attack decreased. The offensive and defensive sides seemed to have reached some tacit agreement. They charged once in the morning and once in the afternoon, fired a few rows of guns and then retreated, just like going through the motions..."
"Later...the officers and soldiers of the Nine Gates Admiralty who surrounded Jingshan actually started to accept bribes from us. The news about Ermao will be passed on from the fifth day...we can even send in some food and medicine. of…"
Hearing this, Xiao Letian slammed the table, "That's right... That's right... Cixi can't guarantee a blitzkrieg. If she doesn't succeed in beheading, she will encounter such a problem. I firmly believe that Zeng Guofan has more governors who have begun to give Cixi is under pressure..."
"That's right, Cixi is still very weak now. She can't control the whole country at all. Everyone was confused when the coup started. Everyone was waiting to see what happened and the left and right connections. But there will always be a time when the local governor speaks out. At that time The righteousness of the monarch and his ministers was the last straw that broke Cixi's life..."
"So I'm sure that Cixi is either negotiating now or has her last resort. Chaos in the capital is just around the corner..."
After listening to Xiao Letian's words, everyone sat upright, "Prime Minister, just give the order... How will the new army fight? As long as you give the order, we will capture the city of Beijing for you..."
Xiao Letian looked at the group of energetic officers and nodded, "Simply using force will not work, but it will not work without using force. We must make all preparations and let the Manchu Qing invite us in an eight-carriage sedan." Go to Beijing, that would be truly majestic..."
This sentence shocked everyone present, and the first one to speak was actually Molière, "The plan will be laid out..." Oops? This big-nosed foreigner actually learned a few Chinese words. He can understand such profound idioms.
Just when Xiao Letian wanted to explain to everyone, a cry suddenly came from the inner house. The sound was so loud that everyone in the study room in the front yard was startled. Before Xiao Letian could ask, the cry There was another burst of laughter and cheers.
"What are you doing? You are crazy..." Just when Xiao Letian was puzzled, Fuhui's old housekeeper walked to the door of the study tremblingly, wanting to do it but not daring.
Sima Yun is a thoughtful person. He knew at a glance that the old housekeeper had something to say and quickly got up and invited him in. "Prime Minister, is there something going on in the inner house? Old housekeeper, you can say whatever you want..."
The old housekeeper trembled and wanted to fight, but was supported by Sima Yun, "Prime Minister, you have been meeting for half an hour, and a welcome banquet has been prepared for the generals in the big kitchen. It seems that you are going to the inner house to dine. Or should I use it with the generals?"
"In addition, Tanggu colleagues know that Mr. Zhou has been waiting in the concierge for a long time. I want to come and report, but Mr. Zhou heard that the master has a military meeting, so he doesn't dare to disturb it. Why does he just wait in the concierge?"
"And the inner house is going crazy now. Those newsprints given by the master made the girls cry and laugh. Even the servants stopped working... I beat them several times because they got up, but they still couldn't see anything. Stop, or you can take care of it..."
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