"So I propose to destroy the Qing Dynasty first, and then recover these two places."
"Well, what you said makes sense. Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia are indeed a bit useless to us now."
"Outer Mongolia heard that General Ulia Sutai did not obey Cixi's order and gathered in the Heilongjiang area."
"Then let them defend the northern border for us first. No matter whether they recognize me as the patriarch of Inner Mongolia or not, I can't abandon them."
"These people who remain have been abandoned by the Qing Dynasty once. We should win over people's hearts and win them over."
"Even if I have to lose a lot of money, I will take them home and take care of them as long as no one cares."
"There is a parent who would dislike his own child."
"In addition, when setting up defense lines in Inner Mongolia, the first is to prevent General Ulyasutai from going south, and the second is to prevent General Uriyasutai from colluding with Lao Maozi from going south."
"More spies should be deployed in Ulyasutai, and they should pay attention to every move of General Ulyasutai's soldiers everywhere."
"Notify us in Henan immediately if there is any trouble."
"Don't make yourself laughable if someone robs your home."
"In addition, our main force continues to attack Zhili. This year I must regain Zhili and capture the capital of the Qing Dynasty. It is best to capture Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Shengjing together."
"Tell the Qing officials that when we attack the Qing Palace, if anyone dares to take advantage of the antiques in the palace, be careful that I will pull out their eighteen generations of ancestors and whip their corpses."
"yes."
"These antiques are neither mine nor theirs. They are the wisdom left by our ancestors."
"In the future, I will build the palace into a museum so that people from all over the world can come and see this splendid building."
"Give me the order!"
Everyone stood up and stood upright, waiting for Li Jingxiao to give orders.
"Xinjiang Military Region, the 20th Army continues to defend Ili and prevent Uliasu Tai from going south."
"The 17th Army's Abulikmu Division entered Inner Mongolia to help the remaining people in Inner Mongolia recover their economy and provide them with food and other materials."
"And set up a defense line in Inner Mongolia to prevent Ulyasutai's soldiers from going south, and to prevent Tsarist Russia from going south from the north."
"In addition, the Fifth Army is stationed in Henan to defend our capital."
"The First Army is stationed in Baotou Town, Suiyuan Prefecture, and Neiwulanqab League, and cooperates with the Seventeenth Army to guard the north gate."
"The Second Army attacks Zhangjiakou, Shuntianfu, and the Qing capital."
"The Third Army and the Fourth Army attacked Shunde Prefecture, Zhaozhou, Shenzhou, Hejian Prefecture and other places."
"Other troops continue to be stationed in various places."
"In the new year, veterans should retire and ensure their livelihood after retirement. We have spent a lot of energy cultivating these people, and they must contribute to the development of the place when they return."
"Although they have retired, they cannot relax in training and must have the spirit of 'if there is a war, they will be recalled'."
"If the time comes to activate them, we will definitely have entered a world-class war."
"After all the frontline soldiers die, they will come back to support me. The good days of our people in the Tenglong Empire are hard-won and we need to defend them with our lives."
"yes."
"If there is a war, we will be summoned back!"
"If there is a war, we will be summoned back!"
"Grand Governor, don't worry, we have arranged new jobs for the soldiers who retired this year, and some have returned to their hometowns to serve as village chiefs or town chiefs."
"Some enter the police station, and some choose to go into business..."
"Okay, they must have the benefits they should have, and the retirement allowance should not be less."
"Don't care about money. The worst we can do is print more U.S. dollars and pounds, and someone will pay for it."
"yes."
"The Grand Governor, Prussia, Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire have approached me and want our South China Sea Fleet to escort their caravans back to Europe. They are willing to pay us escort fees."
"Oh, how much do they give?"
"Five million taels of silver!"
"Okay, tell Qin Hai that I agree and let him make arrangements."
"But Europe now is no better than Europe a few years ago, so let him be careful."
"yes."
After the meeting, troops from various places began to change their posts, retire, or recruit new soldiers.
Some young faces entered the army, and a group of older people left the army.
The army is like this and needs fresh blood at any time.
It's just that most of the Tenglong Empire's troops are new recruits of about two years old, so there are very few veterans.
Some of those who have retired are also cadres in the army. These people are decentralized to local areas and can be transferred to local government cadres.
Li Jingxiao led the guard company to the headquarters of the Third Army and the Fourth Army.
"Grand Governor, why are you here? Why don't you tell me in advance? We are on the front line here after all. What if something unexpected happens?"
"Haha, Ma Zheng, don't make such a fuss, I'm a veteran, why are you afraid of this little disturbance?"
"I'm going to take a look at your frontline arrangements."
"yes."
"Grand Governor, this is where our third and fourth armies are stationed. The commander's station is near Datong."
"Okay, the opponent of the Second Army is Zuo Zongtang. He really needs to be in charge personally. I will send Bai Tao there as well."
"It's not that I don't worry about you here, I'll just come over and take a look."
"Have you figured out who our opponent is?"
"Grand Governor, I understand, the commander-in-chief opposite is also a ruthless person."
"He also has a powerful boss, who once issued a three-guang policy."
"Oh, wouldn't you say that the general sent by the United States is a close associate of William Tecumseh Sherman?"
Ma Zheng nodded.
"It was George Armstrong, America's closest confidant to William Tecumseh Sherman."
"In the past, orders given by William Tecumseh Sherman were basically carried out by Armstrong."
"It seems that the United States has spent a lot of money to aid the Qing Dynasty. The troops sent here are all direct troops."
William Tecumseh Sherman was the 18th president of the United States and a close confidant of Grant.
Now Sherman is the commander-in-chief of the American Army. He also invented the three-guang policy and can be regarded as the teacher of the little devils.
Of course, it was impossible for the United States to send their army commander-in-chief to fight in the Qing Dynasty. Instead, they sent Sherman's most capable assistant, Armstrong.
"Damn the Americans for sending this devil."
"Come here, I want to write a letter to Zuo Zongtang and have it delivered."
"yes."
Li Jingxiao started writing a letter in the big account.
Respect my mentor Zuo Shuai:
I am Li Jingxiao of Tenglong Empire. I have been separated from my mentor for more than four years, and I miss it very much. Now because of the civil war, I have to confront the commander, which is really a last resort.
Although the commander-in-chief and I are facing each other on the battlefield, and although we are both descendants of Yan and Huang, each is his own master and is forced to kill each other. There is no right or wrong.
I have recently heard that in addition to the Qing Dynasty, there was an American named Armstrong who assisted the Qing army. He was a cunning and vicious man who was a subordinate of Sherman, the notorious American Army Commander-in-Chief.
Sherman's troops were known for their ruthlessness. The man famously said that only dead Indians are good Indians.
The students were afraid that Armstrong would use the Three Lights strategy against the Chinese people.
I know that my mentor is truly a loyal and righteous person, and he will definitely be able to distinguish right from wrong and jointly safeguard the great interests of the nation.
"I will definitely protect the safety of the people in the Tenglong Empire area, and I hope that my mentor can protect the people in the Qing Dynasty area."
Please consider the above.
Yours sincerely, Li Jingxiao!
