At this time, Emperor Tongzhi had already thrown his camp into disarray, and anyone's suggestions became his life-saving straw, not to mention that his fifth uncle was a member of the royal family whom he trusted very much.
"Fifth Uncle, you said, as long as the strategy is effective, I will not listen to you..."
"Your Majesty, although the situation is chaotic now, it is not at the end of the road. Even if there are millions of refugees, the rebellion is still a battle between men, women, old and children, and families..."
"Even if there are some bandit mountain king organizations among them, they will not be as effective as a real army!"
"These refugees do not have a military advantage several times over, and they simply do not dare to fight against the official army. Look at the two counties that fell, one is Ci County and the other is Lingqiu. There are no more than 10,000 troops stationed in them. It is conceivable that I know that the military equipment is also very lax on weekdays."
"I have been ordered to take over the errands of Xishan Camp, so I have to study the matter of mobilizing troops for war. Our Qing Dynasty's current military equipment is really chaotic!"
"There are no Han ministers here today. Please tell the truth. Now the field legions that can fight in the world are actually in the hands of the Han people. We Manchus don't have many in our hands anymore!"
"The Hunan Army at that time, the northwest line brought out by Zuo Zongtang, and the Huai Army by Li Hongzhang, these were all different factions that were the first to pacify the long-haired Han army!"
"Now they are the only ones who can fight in the world. Look at yesterday's intelligence. There was a riot in two states in Shandong. Li Hongzhang was able to kill ten thousand people in one night. The thugs did not dare to attack the place at all. They all fled to Zhili! "
"It shows that Li Hongzhang's Huai army can still fight!"
"Our Xishan Camp in the capital and the Yulin New Army including the Kaizima. After years of reorganization, the three armies now number 100,000! This is the last direct military force that we Manchus can control! This can also fight!"
"Don't count on the local army. It's useless. It's rotten to the core!"
"The local Eight Banners city is just a residential area where people live their lives. If the Eight Banners in the capital are rotten, Your Majesty, let alone the local Eight Banners garrison, they will be just as rotten!"
"The Green Camp soldiers are just a bunch of beggars. They don't get enough food and pay for training on weekdays. They are considered elite if they can fire more than a dozen rounds of live ammunition in a year. There are also many soldiers who don't know how to handle foreign guns!"
Zai Chun almost burst into tears when he heard this. "Uncle Wu, please don't talk about this... I feel heartbroken after hearing this... Just tell me what to do!"
"Hey! Your Majesty can only use the power of three parties at this moment!"
"First, Xuan Li Hongzhang will lead elites such as Nanzhili to put down the rebellion near our railway, regain Ci County first, and defend Handan!"
"Handan, Xingtai, Anyang, Daming... This area belongs to the gathering place of the three provinces. As long as the southern part is stabilized, it will be like draining the rebels of their peripheral support. Our army will win if one goes against the other!"
"Shaoquan's most important task is to defend the city and the safety of the South-Zhili Railway!"
"Second, Marshal Zuo is now in Baoding! We can't let Marshal take care of himself any longer. Let Marshal Zuo be used as a base to control the middle section of the Zhili Railway Network!"
"I know what your Majesty is going to ask. Marshal Zuo has no soldiers! All Marshal Zuo's soldiers have stayed in the Western Regions, in Ili!"
"But Marshal Zuo is still here, so if the Marshal stands there, the morale of the army and the people will not collapse!"
"Those Green Camp and Mancheng banner men all obey him! As long as the commander-in-chief defends the city and the railway to Zhongzhili, he will win!"
"I believe that even if Zuo Jigao brings a group of sheep, he will at least have no problem defending the city!"
"Third... His Majesty is going to mobilize the garrison in the capital. These 100,000 troops directly under His Majesty are the final main force in countering the rebellion!"
"This section of the railway from the capital to Baoding Prefecture, this defense area is owned by our capital garrison! Why do you keep saying you want to control the railway?"
"Because we control the railway, we control the efficiency of elite troop deployment. The Xishan Battalion and the Yulin New Army can attack wherever they want along the railway. It is not a problem to travel hundreds of miles in a day!"
"Refugees only have two legs, how can they run across the train?"
"As long as the refugees dare to gather along the railway line, our fast mobile corps will rush over immediately and disperse these bastards!"
"The rest is left to the grain...Tanggu Port will continuously send grains sold by the Chinese. We will guard the railway and use the railway to distribute grain to relieve the victims!"
"As long as there are people who stutter, these refugees will not rebel..."
"Only arrest the culprits, and you can get light sentences if you coerce them. As for the people who are being coerced... let's let them go. After all, these people still need to farm, work, and pay grain and taxes!"
good! Zai Chun slapped the desk and said, "Okay, okay... As expected, Fifth Uncle has his own tricks. I don't understand why Grandpa Huang and Huang Ama didn't use Fifth Uncle back then?"
"What kind of prince is this who doesn't study? The art of war is beyond the imagination of a bookworm who studies hard!"
"Just follow Uncle Wu's instructions. Counselor Baojun will work out detailed provisions... Send a telegram to Marshal Zuo and Li Hongzhang immediately..."
"Wait a minute..." Zai Chun suddenly thought of a name in his mind, "Where's Uncle Six? How is Uncle Six's typhoid fever? Why haven't you returned to the capital yet?"
"Send a telegram to Xiling immediately and ask them to send Prince Gong back to the capital! Ensure Prince Gong's safety!"
Baojun immediately bowed his head and replied, "Your Majesty, the General Manager of the Xiling Guards and the County Magistrate of Yixian County are sending back telegrams of medical records every day. Prince Gong is still very weak. It is too cold in Xiling in winter and he has suffered from the cold..."
"Why are you suffering from the cold? Grandpa Huang's mausoleum has only been under construction for a few years? Can't the buildings on the ground be inhabited?"
"Well... well... I heard that when Prince Gong was in Xiling... the family could only share half a catty of firewood every day in winter..." Bao Jun said hesitantly.
"Nonsense! What a bastard! These guards guarding Xiling should be damned... Even if Uncle Six is imprisoned, he is still a member of the royal family! How dare they abuse him like this?"
Zai Chun pretended to lose his temper, but no one present knew that many of the orders to abuse Prince Gong were actually secretly issued by you.
Didn't you just want to torture your uncle Liu to death little by little? In the end, if a person dies of a sudden illness is recorded in the history books, you will be cleansed of your evil hands.
Are you saying such nice things now? You are a liar!
When Zai Chun saw that Yi Pei and Bao Jun didn't dare to answer the conversation, his face felt strangely bored, and he pondered for a moment, "Let's see... isn't Man Shun's body already healed?"
"He has been in the palace and has no errands. Let him take someone to express his condolences to Prince Gong! Finally, let's escort Prince Gong back to Beijing!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" the two important ministers quickly praised.
At this moment, Zai Chun suddenly had an idea, "Well... dear ladies, I have an idea. You can help me with my advice!"
