The truth is the cruelest. When the Ninth Commander clearly saw Xiao Letian's arrangement, he finally lowered his arrogant head. It was not until he saw with his own eyes what a heavy battleship was that he fully understood all Xiao Letian's plans.
The Eight King Kongs were not prepared for the Qing Kingdom at all, and even those heavy cruisers were not prepared for the Qing Kingdom. Xiao Letian had never regarded the Qing Kingdom as an enemy or opponent.
No one would use cannons to kill mosquitoes, and spend a lot of money to produce a batch of weapons that the Qing Dynasty could not defeat? Have money and no place to spend it?
The Ninth Marshal knew very well how powerful the Qing Dynasty was at this moment. All the elites had no hope of victory against Xiao Letian's powerful army.
Today, what the Qing Dynasty relies on is nothing more than a large country, sufficient strategic depth, and two hundred years of brainwashing of the people, which has given the people an inertial mentality.
Everyone in the court was stalling for time, hoping for some unpredictable changes to solve all the problems.
Whether it is facing the invasion of foreigners from the sea or the rapid rise of the Hunan Army, the attitude of the Manchus and Qing Dynasties is one, if they cannot defeat me, then I will delay until changes occur!
Don’t think this ostrich and turtle strategy is useless? In fact, it is very useful. In real history, this is how the Hunan Army was dragged to death.
Watching your opponent gradually age, watching your opponent's descendants become ineffective in eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling, watching those brave warriors aging little by little, this dragging tactic is very powerful.
In fact, the earliest Manchu Qing Dynasties also used underhanded tactics to deal with Xiao Letian, relying on dragging tactics to wait for Xiao Letian to have an accident!
At that time, the Manchu Qing court hoped that Xiao Letian would die in an accident as soon as possible. After all, Xiao Letian loved going to war with foreign devils too much.
Another point is that Xiao Letian has no progeny. After he dies, the threat of the Chinese will be greatly reduced!
With such a hopeless dynasty, do you expect them to have a decisive battle with Xiao Letian on the battlefield? It's impossible, there's no hope for a long time.
But facing such a weak and weak opponent, why did Xiao Letian build such a huge ship?
The Ninth Marshal finally understood that Xiao Letian had never looked at himself and the Qing Dynasty, and did not regard himself as an opponent at all. In his eyes, the sun would never set on the empire.
The Chinese strategy from beginning to end is extremely clear, which is to compete with the British! Whether the Chinese can become a truly powerful country in the world depends on this!
"It's impossible not to have a serious fight with the world's number one. You won't get any respect and you won't be able to stand on your own!"
"If you win a game or draw a game, if you can remain undefeated at the hands of the British, this country will be considered established!"
"Hey... I thought I was just a dish, but no one has ever looked at me..."
The truth is actually more humiliating. The feeling of being ignored is so heartbreaking! Liu Jintang could not persuade the commander, so he could only stand aside in a daze.
I have been in the Western Region for so long that I have forgotten what the sea looks like. I have even forgotten that the future mainstream of this world will be on the sea. Who will this fertile land of the Western Region eventually belong to?
Whoever can control the ocean is the real Zhengshuo of China!
Late at night, the telegram was urgently sent to the capital. When the officer on duty at the Ministry of War saw that it was Jiang Ning's Ninth Commander, he was excited for a moment. This was the sensitive moment of the change of dynasties, and telegrams from these local officials were extremely hot.
"Jiang Ning is here... Ouch... Among all the governors, it is the Ninth Commander who is the first to generate electricity? Ouch..."
"Public? Oh my god! It's not at the encryption level, it's public...Who should I give it to? The Ministry of War?"
"Don't tell who it is for now, just send it to Lord Long Live!"
"Let's wait a moment. This is open to the Ministry of War, and we also have the right to see it...see it first before talking!"
After reading this, the officials of the Ministry of War were dumbfounded. "The Chinese...the military has taken control of Jiangnan...Oh my God! Have the battleships sailed to Jiangning? Send them up quickly, send them up quickly..."
However, while a group of people were in a hurry, some people's eyes flickered. These officials who were still loyal to Emperor Tongzhi quickly activated their top-secret channels to deliver messages outside the city.
Guiziliu had just entered the Forbidden City, and the dragon chair was still hot. At this time, he was racking his brains to think about how to send orders to the governors of various parts of the Qing Dynasty and how to win their loyalty.
According to the rules of the Qing Dynasty, there are nine governors in total. The governors outside the customs are responsible for the three eastern provinces. They used to be Hunchun's territory. Now Hunchun's life and death are unknown, and they can't borrow the power from outside the customs for the time being.
Zuo Jigao, the governor of Zhili, has fallen ill. He has just ordered to treat him well and sent a few old wild ginseng. Zhili has been running this business for many years, so there will be no problems.
Zeng Guoquan, the governor of Liangjiang, is a difficult problem. He is currently the most powerful and cunning among the governors! Regarding him, Guiziliu decided to take it easy and get through the work of other governors first, and then return to pressure Zeng Guoquan!
The Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Liu Kunyi, this guy came out with the Hunan Army. He probably wants to see the tone of the Ninth Commander and calm down for a while!
Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Li Henian, this is easy to handle. He was favored by me back then! Send a telegram first!
The Governor of Huguang, Weng Tongjue, and the old man's brother have all taken refuge. This brother can't run away, so he can just let his brother generate electricity!
The governor of Gansu and Shaanxi, Mu Tushan, is an old subordinate of Zuo Zongtang, but this man is an Oroqen and of our Manchu lineage, so we can fight for it!
The Governor of Sichuan, Luo Bingzhang, is a person who has friendship with me in the capital, but he also has an irreconcilable relationship with the Hunan Army. When Lingchi Shida opened the army, we could see how powerful this person was.
But don’t be afraid. Sichuan has been closed since ancient times. As long as most governors support me, he can’t escape!
The Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Liu Yuezhao, is just a strong general of the Hunan Army. He lacks political talent and can be bribed by high-ranking officials and generous salaries!
Guiziliu is just like arranging troops, and transferred the nine governors of the Qing Dynasty in turn. In fact, the Qing Dynasty also had two important positions, the governor of rivers and the governor of water transportation, but these were governors without military power. Their importance There is no comparison with the nine above.
The more he looked at this Japs, the more he realized how powerful the Hunan Army was. Among the nine governors, currently the governors of Liangjiang, Guangxi and Guangxi, Gansu and Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou... the five governors all had connections with the Hunan Army, or were directly related to them. Zeng Guoquan has a relationship, or he has a relationship from Zuo Jigao's side.
Among the remaining four governors, Hunchun, the governor outside the customs, cannot command himself. After all, he can only control three positions!
Among the vacant governor-general of Zhili, Li Henian, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and the governor of Huguang, Weng Tongjue, are his old subordinates. He is Weng Tonghe's younger brother.
"Hey...it's not obvious even if you don't count it. It's really chilling! The Qing Dynasty has actually become like this..."
Guiziliu knew very well that the nine major governors in the world were the most important, and they were all feudal officials. Whoever these people chose to be loyal to, other provinces without governors would naturally follow suit.
Can't get out of the big grid! But how can I get all the nine governors into my hands? This is much more difficult than fighting Zaichun.
"This Zeng Guoquan is difficult to deal with... As long as he can lower his head, others won't say anything! What does this Lao Jiu want?"
