Xiao Letian's biggest golden finger in life is of course his understanding of the history of later generations. Anyone who can glimpse the direction of history is a god-like existence in human history. They are called guides of the human world.
Although time travelers will have a certain impact on history and even completely reverse the direction of the human world, one thing is undeniable. The process of history is like a heavy steam locomotive. To travel in any direction, you need to accumulate a lot of money in advance. Powerful potential energy.
It is not that time travelers cannot change history, but time travelers cannot change the accumulated potential energy. To give a very simple example, time travelers can predict the birth of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in advance, and also know that this regime will bring about more than ten years of civil war and eventual destruction.
Although he knew it, sometimes he couldn't prevent it from happening because he couldn't resolve the potential energy accumulated before the event happened.
What is the potential energy of the Taiping Rebellion? The accumulation of conflicts between the Manchu and Han Dynasties is potential energy. The selling of officials and titles has blocked the promotion path of many scholars. This is also potential energy. The national hatred provoked by the repeated invasions of Western powers is also potential energy. Of course, there is also the land annexation that everyone in later generations will understand. When the gap between the rich and the poor increases to a certain extent, this kind of violent conflict will definitely evolve into a war.
Look, the time traveler is not omnipotent. He can predict the future, but it is difficult to change the future. Unless he has strong strength to resist the huge potential energy, he can reverse the direction of the steam locomotive.
So Xiao Letian is very smart. He knows what it means to act like a chariot, so Xiao Letian will not rebel. He will not even rebel against Ryukyu. He will just stay away from the East Asian continent and be a troublemaker for Asian forces. .
There won't be any point there... No, no, no, I'm wrong. It should be where things go wrong, whether it's the Manchus or Ryukyus, or even Japan, France, the United States... Xiao Letian, this troublemaker, can always find the enemy. The soft underbelly, and then stirred up the odorous mud accumulated under the calm water surface.
As long as the enemy is in confusion, Xiao Letian can profit from it. This has been proven time and time again. Today, when used against these ignorant Tokugawa family ministers, it is simply overkill.
Tokugawa Qingxi stared blankly at Xiao Letian behind the firewood pile, listening to the incisive analysis of the current situation as if reading lines on the palm of his hand, from Asia to Europe, from France to Britain and the United States, especially the person whom the Tokugawa family relied on for support. France was even more deeply analyzed by Xiao Letian.
From the Great Revolution to the restoration of the French emperor, from Napoleon's sweep of Europe to the century-old hatred between Prussia and France, to the strategic alliance between Britain and France to the conflict of maritime interests between them... and so on, the most concise language has given these Japanese The biggest psychological impact on people.
Being able to explain simple principles and complex situations is a real skill, but it doesn't work if you don't have work in your stomach. Tokugawa Qingxi's face turned pale when he heard this.
"It's stupid, it's stupid... I've seen all your so-called new army tactics. They are simply stupid. You let the French play to death without knowing it."
"You're still lining up to shoot, and you're beating the snare drum. That's a tactic from the Napoleonic era, okay? It's a tactic from the musket era. Do you understand?"
"Nowadays, military technology has become rifled, the art of war has changed a long time ago, and artillery has also popularized high-explosive shells. You still treat the tactics that were backward 100 years ago as your treasure."
"Stop staring at me like that. I know you don't believe it, so I'll give you some information to let you know what modern warfare is..." After Xiao Letian finished speaking, the royal photographer behind him Leo threw a thick photo album into the castle tower.
"These are the photos I took of the Austro-Prussian War. They are the most top-secret pictures. Newspapers from all over the world have never seen them. I'm giving you an advantage today. Remember to return them to me after reading them..."
Tokugawa Qingxi and the important ministers swarmed up, lying on the tatami with their buttocks sticking out and reading. Behind them, Xiao Hexin could see which page they had turned, so he naturally became the voluntary commentator.
"This picture shows the assembly of the army before the war. The total mileage of Prussian railways is now no less than that of the United Kingdom, so the mobilization of the war relies on railways. The trains carry supplies and elite troops, and the people walking on both sides of the road are ordinary infantry. Team……"
"This is a Prussian observation balloon, the kind of hot-air balloon you see today. Half of the battlefield surveying and mapping work depends on it..."
"Austria has many mountains and hills. This is the Prussian camp we shot on the top of the mountain. There are 200,000 people stationed in this valley alone..."
The photos one after another shocked the Tokugawa ministers present. When he saw the last part of the bloody battle at Stone Bridge Heights, Tokugawa Qingxi's eyes lit up. Goosebumps all over his body rose and disappeared, and then rose and disappeared again.
Xiao He clicked on the photo with his crutch, "Did you see it? This is the brand-new tactic that my Prime Minister showed for the first time. Positional warfare, also called trenches. It was this tactic that we used to defeat the Austrian noble army..."
The three-dimensional trenches were filled with densely packed heads. Here, the Chinese and Prussian coalition forces began shooting at the enemy. Through the photos, people can feel the rain of bullets on the position.
Xiao Letian's residual blood flag was flying in the middle of the position. The prime minister in the photo was preparing to charge forward with a murderous look on his face. The two soldiers behind him couldn't hold him back.
The gentle slope in front of the trenches was littered with corpses of Westerners. These foreigners, who were rampant in Asia, turned into cold corpses in front of Xiao Letian's army.
It was only at this moment that Tokugawa Yingxi and his ministers understood why Xiao Letian had become the latest rising star in Asia. This status was earned with life and blood, not through conspiracy.
"Now you understand, the French didn't give you the most advanced tactics at all. They hid all their real trump cards because they had already calculated it. Even if your Tokugawa family wins, you must be among the weak. Victory in time, they will still control you in the end..."
"Is this your biggest support? Wake up soon." Xiao Letian roared, and Tokugawa Qingxi trembled all over, his eyes were closed tightly, and a desperate expression appeared on his face.
"How should I believe you? You, Xiao Letian, are after all an ally of the Southwest Allied Forces." Tokugawa Qingxi was already in despair.
At this moment, Lord Long, who had been instructed by Xiao Letian, suddenly shouted angrily, "His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty has arrived...kneel down."
It was such a loud sound that the atmosphere in Osaka Castle came to a standstill, and everyone was dumbfounded.
"What do you mean, who is here? The emperor of the Qing Dynasty, is he Emperor Tongzhi..."
At this time, Aixinjueluo Zaichun, who was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, was escorted by four guards and four eunuchs, and walked in front of Tokugawa Qingxi. Even Xiao Letian, the imperial master, had to bow in salute on such an occasion.
"Tokugawa Qingxi, you may have doubts about the Prime Minister's words, but what about my words? As the emperor of the Qing Empire, I will never deceive you into waiting."
When the little emperor opened his mouth, Tokugawa Qingxi was almost paralyzed with fear. Although Japan and the Qing Dynasty did not have a vassal relationship, Japan had always called the Qing Dynasty a superior country. For thousands of years, it was not that awe-inspiring for mainland civilization. Easily disappear.
An elder behind the general had visited the Qing Dynasty and had seen Emperor Tongzhi from a distance at a court meeting. He quickly came to the general and proved to him that it was genuine.
In fact, no one would doubt the identity of the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, because at that time, no one really thought that all emperors were fake, because in the eyes of people at that time, pretending to be an emperor would lead to the death of nine tribes.
Regardless of whether Tokugawa Keixi is willing or not, when His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty comes in person, he must solemnly salute and kneel down. This is the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty who is more authoritative than the Emperor.
"The ministers of the lower country... Tokugawa Qingxi and all the ministers of the shogunate are here to pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor and wish our Emperor long live and long live."
There was a sound of prostrating in the castle tower, and then the samurai began to clear the pyre. No one was talking about committing suicide now.
"Time is running out. Please ask the general to leave and order a ceasefire. This war has now become a lose-lose situation. I don't want this trip to Japan to become a sad trip... I also want to see the prosperity of Edo Castle with my own eyes." See you."
The Tokugawa family ministers in the castle tower were all ecstatic and obedient. Emperor Tongzhi secretly promised not to kill the shogunate. The ecstatic Tokugawa immediately ordered a ceasefire to Matsudaira Yoshiho.
Bright fireworks exploded in the sky. Xiao Letian looked at the pocket watch in his pocket and found that the pointer was exactly at 6:10. Fortunately, it was summer now and it would have been dark if it was winter.
"Send the order, the fleet will stop bombing, and the Marines are ready to leave the city, build a buffer zone between the New South Allied Forces and the Tokugawa New Army, and disperse them..."
Waves of commands rang out from the fleet at sea, and two thousand marines rushed out of the broken gate of Osaka Castle. Under the command of Sima Yun and Luo Huo, they rushed towards the most intense part of the battlefield.
At this time, Matsudaira Yongbo closed his eyes and looked up to the sky, with two lines of tears streaming down his face. "Several years of preparations are still a dream after all. Ceasefire, our formation retreats a hundred steps back..."
Xixiang Longsheng, Shanxian Youpeng and others have also reached the point where their fuel is exhausted. Their formation has long been smashed to pieces by the enemy. Everyone in the three thousand army formation is now ashen-faced. After a day of bloody battle, everyone is exhausted. Already exhausted, his legs began to tremble involuntarily.
Luo Huo and Sima Yun originally thought that these fanatical Japanese would not listen to orders and would continue to fight. However, when they rushed to the front and took a look, they found that many soldiers were too tired to pull up on the ground.
"Damn it, I didn't win the battle... I asked the rear to send barbed wire and pull out an isolation belt under my feet... How can I see so many people?" This book was originally published by No. 1 Time to watch genuine content!
