Seeing Xiao Mingliang, he ordered the troops to start early tomorrow morning, Yang Xiuqing was a little uneasy, and said, "I'll go down and go around." With that, he got up and walked out of the headquarters.

Guo Zhongmu took out a box of cigarettes and handed one to Xiao Mingming, and lit one with a lighter, and then said: "There is something I think is very strange...... ”

Xiao Mingliang glanced at him and said, "You mean that the New Sixth Army is not equipped with a political commissar chief, right?" ”

"Exquisite?" Guo Zhongmu asked softly: The most important characteristic of the Yuanqi New Army is that it attaches importance to political and ideological education, and for this reason, political commissars are set up at and above the regimental level, instructors at the battalion level, and instructors at the company level to focus on the political and ideological education of officers and men.

After taking a few puffs of cigarette, Xiao Mingliang spoke: "The New Sixth Army rushed to the army, and the big shopkeeper explained that he would try his best to replenish the artillery, engineering troops, communication troops, and health troops for the New Sixth Army, but he did not mention the ....... of the political chief. ”

Guo Zhongmu hesitated and said, "Are you worried that they will resist?" ”

"Probably not." Xiao Mingliang said in a sullen voice: "General Staff Yan specially called me to mention this matter, the reason why the New Sixth Army was appointed as the vanguard of this expedition was to destroy the ...... of the Japanese State. ”

Destroy the Wa Kingdom? Guo Zhongmu didn't react for a while, isn't this expedition to destroy the Japanese Kingdom? Seeing the confusion on his face, Xiao Mingliang added: "It's the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species!" ”

Exterminate the country and exterminate the species! Guo Zhongmu's hand holding the cigarette couldn't help but tremble, and he lost his voice: "Why?" ”

"I don't know why." Xiao Mingliang shook his head slowly, and said in a low voice: "The attitude of the big shopkeeper towards the Wa Kingdom is extraordinary, and I think it has another deep meaning. ”

Guo Zhongmu was silent for a long time, he finally understood why he hastily formed the New Sixth Army and used the New Sixth Army as the vanguard of the war against the Japanese, and did not appoint the New Sixth Army with a political officer, which was obviously to indulge the New Sixth Army in burning, killing, and plundering in the Japanese country.

Xiao Mingliang obviously didn't want to talk more about this topic, and instead said, "What about Political Commissar Song?" Let him untie the ideological knot of Vice President Yang, the New Sixth Army and the New Army of the Eighth Banner will inevitably echo each other and support each other in the future, and this knot must be unraveled, and in addition, report this matter to the General Staff. ”

Shanghai, Zhennan Wangfu, Changle Book House.

Zhao Liewen walked into the room quickly and glanced at Yi Zhizhi, who was sitting on the desk, and said with a smile: "Big shopkeeper, Paris calls, the opening ceremony of the second World Expo held by France is extremely huge, and many European monarchs attended, France held a grand military parade for this purpose, and it is reported that 60,000 heavily armed French soldiers participated in the ....... ”

A large number of European monarchs in attendance? Yi Zhifen glanced up at him, lowered his head and wrote another paragraph before putting down his pen, "How many countries are involved?"

Zhao Liewen said: "With the participation of 42 countries and millions of visitors, it can be called a world event. ”

"This is the last glory of France." Yi Zhicontent said and lit a cigarette, stood up and took the telegram, stretched out his hand to signal Zhao Liewen to sit down, and after reading the telegram, he said: "Who is the leader of our team participating in the Paris World Expo?" ”

"Minister to France, Tang Minxing, and the deputy leader is Hu Xueyan." Zhao Liewen said with some puzzlement: "Why does the big shopkeeper say that this is the last glory of France?" ”

"A rising Germany will put an end to the glory of France." Yi Zhishu said slowly, there are not a few years before the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, and the defeated France will lose its position as the hegemon of Europe.

After a pause, he casually ordered: "Call back, tell them not to be afraid of spending money, as long as we don't have it, give me a hard buy, photographic equipment, medical imaging equipment, heating equipment, chemical medicine, bleaching and dyeing methods, mining and metallurgical equipment, common machinery, agricultural machinery, etc., although buy me, I can't buy patents, and the introduction of factories will also be." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Liewen hurriedly wrote down the message quickly with a pen, and Lin Meilian walked to the door at this time to report: "Big shopkeeper, Ren An asks to see." ”

"Let him in." Yi Zhishu commanded casually.

Zhao Liewen knew that Yi Zhi's conversation with Ren An was extremely private, so he hurriedly drafted a message quickly, and after Yi Zhishu signed it, he got up and retired.

Ren An came quickly, and after coming in to greet him, he said straightforwardly: "Big treasurer, the intelligence officers in Europe have obtained the detailed technical information of the Krupp steel foundry...... ”

The technical data of the Krupp steel foundry was stolen by name, for the simple reason that Krupp's all-steel rear-loading guns and high-quality train wheels sold in Europe, America and Asia are enough to prove that Krupp's steel casting technology is world-leading.

Hearing that he had obtained the detailed technical information of the Krupp Steel Foundry, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, "Well done, immediately send it to the Baosteel Research Institute for them to test, and once it is confirmed that it is true, give them a heavy reward!" ”

"Subordinates obey."

Seeing him salute, Yi Zhizu stretched out his hand and pressed it, "Wait." After a slight sigh, he said: "Compared with this information, talent is the most critical and important, and Yuan Qi has always focused on digging corners when the economic crisis broke out in Europe.

Nowadays, we not only have to dig in times of economic crisis, but also in ordinary times, because Guangzhou and Shanghai have formed a certain foundation, have the ability to provide various research conditions, can set up a special department divided into domestic and foreign parts, in the world to recruit outstanding talents, it is named after 'headhunting'. ”

Headhunting? Ren An didn't think much about it, and hurriedly said: "The subordinates obey the order." ”

"Go get busy." Yi Zhizhi said with a smile, he believes that this will definitely be the world's earliest and largest headhunting company.

Ren An went out on the front foot, and Lin Meilian came to report, "Yan Yangtian is out asking to see her." ”

"Let him in."

Yan Yangtian entered the door and saluted, and said, "Principal, Fukuoka called, Yang Xiuqing's New Sixth Army is quite resistant to joining forces with the Eight Banners New Army to defeat the Japanese. As he spoke, he stepped forward and handed over the telegram.

After reading the telegram, Yi Zhizhi said disapprerovitously: "The Taiping army and the imperial court have been fighting to the death for so many years, and the two sides can be described as a deep feud in the sea of blood. After a pause, he continued: "Call back, Xiao Mingliang, Song Anxin, Guo Zhongmu and others do a good job of ideological work, and at the moment of the national war, let both of them put the interests of the country and the nation first." ”

Yan Yangtian hesitated before saying, "The principal doesn't plan to set up a political chief officer in the New Sixth Army?" ”

"The New Sixth Army will not be an exception, and the political chief must be set up, but not now." Yi Zhixiang glanced at him as he spoke, "Even if there is a political chief now, it will not be able to start a war political and ideological work." ”

Yan Yangtian was silent for a while, to connive at the New Sixth Army to kill civilians indiscriminately, this political and ideological work is indeed impossible to carry out, and it is impossible to strictly enforce this military discipline and discipline, he faintly felt that the New Sixth Army was only afraid that it might be abolished after the war, but he really didn't dare to ask this, and sighed secretly, he said: "The students will call them back." ”

Wa country, Maguan Strait.

More than 20 warships of the East China Sea Fleet were quietly moored on the sea in two groups, and all the battleships had been anchored, but due to the turbulent current, the battleships were still shaking and swinging, and the opposite battery began a burst of indiscriminate shelling, and after finding that the opponent's battleships were far away from the range of the artillery, the shells could not hit at all, and the shelling also stopped, and the whole battlefield was quiet, and only the sound of the waves could be heard.

On the upper deck of the flagship 'Qingdao', Yang Xiuqing put down his binoculars, glanced at Guo Zhongmu, the chief of staff behind him, and said, "What are you waiting for?" ”

"Wait for the currents to settle down." Guo Zhongmu said slowly: "At present, the sea current is too fast, and the battleship is shaking, which seriously affects the hit rate of the ship's guns. ”

"When?"

Guo Zhongmu looked at his watch and said, "There are still more than forty minutes, the sea current will stabilize, and the East China Sea Fleet is well aware of the ocean currents from the Japanese countries, and they can rest assured." ”

Yang Xiuqing smiled and said, "It seems that the conquest of the Japanese State has been planned for a long time?" ”

"I've been preparing for more than 10 years." Guo Zhongmu took out a cigarette and handed it to him, took one out of his own mouth, took out a lighter and lit it, spit out a puff of smoke and said: "Since the garrison in the Japanese country, I have begun to comprehensively collect intelligence information on all aspects of the Japanese country. ”

Yang Xiuqing glanced at the lighter in his hand, and said with emotion: "Originally, I thought that the attack was a temporary intention, and I did it in a hurry, but I didn't want to plan it for a long time, but this is in line with the character of the big shopkeeper, and I plan and then act." ”

"I've been prepared, I'm just waiting for the right time." Guo Zhongmu said and handed him the lighter and said: "This is Yuanqi's new lighter, convenient, easy to use, I still have it there, this is for you." ”

Yang Xiuqing is also an old smoking gun, and said with a smile: "It's really much better than matches, so I'm welcome." Lighting the cigarette, he said: "I'm afraid it's seven or eight miles away here, and the range of the artillery is so far?" ”

"Four thousand meters, the hit rate is about eighty percent." Guo Zhongmu said: "Today's artillery is not the same as the previous one. ”

After a moment of silence, Yang Xiuqing said with a wry smile: "The development of this artillery is too fast. ”

"We're not growing fast." Guo Zhongmu said: "The artillery of Western countries is not comparable to ours. ”

"Western artillery is also developing so rapidly?" Yang Xiuqing was a little surprised.

Guo Zhongmu nodded, "The Crimean War, the Civil War, and the Austro-Prussian War all promoted the rapid development of firearms in Western countries, and now Western countries are building a boom in building ironclad ships. As he spoke, he sighed lightly, "It's still the big shopkeeper who is far-sighted, if our country does not develop industry and falls into a long-term civil war, the current situation will be the same as that of the Japanese state, and it will be slaughtered by others." ”

Hearing this, Yang Xiuqing looked at the sea for a long time and was speechless, he didn't dare to imagine, if there was no Yuan Qi, what would the current Qing Dynasty be?

Forty minutes passed in a blink of an eye, the sea current really gradually stabilized, and sporadic cannon sounds sounded on the sea surface, Yang Xiuqing raised the telescope to watch, this was a test firing, there were actually two shells accurately hit the battery, with the explosion of the shells, a puff of smoke rose from the battery.

After the test firing, there was a salvo, the rumbling cannon sound resounded across the sea, looking at the clouds of smoke rising from the Maeda Fort in front of him, Yang Xiuqing was completely speechless, and secretly rejoiced in his heart, fortunately, he did not continue to fight with Yuan Qi but chose to surrender, otherwise it would inevitably be the result of the annihilation of the whole army.

The rear-loading rifled guns had a long firing range, a fast rate of fire, a high hit rate, and the advantages of the powerful explosion of the shells were brought into full play; after only three salvos, the Maeda battery was almost blown into ruins, and one after another the landing ships rushed to the beach in the sound of artillery fire.

Seeing the troops quickly landing on Maeda Beach and pursuing forward, Yang Xiuqing was speechless for a while, where is this battle, it is a performance at all, he can fully foresee that the battle of the war will be easier than the battle against the Qing demon back then, and it can even be said that it is much easier.

The landed New Sixth Army quickly occupied the Maeda Fort, then moved its division deeper, effortlessly captured the Tannoura Fort, and pursued the fleeing Choshu soldiers all the way, until the Kakushishi Barracks encountered a slight resistance.

The Changzhou soldiers dug a trench outside the Jiaoshi barracks and built a half-man-high earthen wall, and then Yang Xiuqing, who arrived later, raised his binoculars and observed for a while, and said with a smile: "The Japanese soldiers think that we only have warships, and they want to save some face here." As he spoke, he waved his hand, "The artillery is in position." ”

After a few sporadic artillery tests, the bubble bombs fired by the mortars rained down on the opponent's position, and after the explosion in pieces, the entire position was filled with gunsmoke, and the Choshu soldiers, who had thought that as long as they were far away from the coast, they could defeat the enemy equipped with new rifles by fighting to the death, and were blown up like a carpet of artillery bombardment.

Seeing that it was just a charge to easily capture the position of the Japanese army, Yang Xiuqing couldn't help but be bored, this battle was too easy, put down the binoculars, he waved his hand, and ordered in a deep voice, "Clear out the remnants of the enemy, leave no prisoners!" ”

Shanghai, Zhennan Wangfu, Changle Book House.

"Shao Hengyu, a Chang acquaintance in Jiangsu, Daoguang has been a scholar for 30 years, 50 years old, and he was first taught to edit. During the Xianfeng period, he served as a scholar in Anhui. In the first year of Qixiang, he awarded the Guozi priest wine, moved the cabinet bachelor, and moved the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites last year. Zhao Liewen said and glanced at Yi Zhixiang cautiously, "Is the big shopkeeper dissatisfied with this candidate for canonization?" ”

Yi Zhizu said in a sullen voice: "Does it have anything to do with Yuanqi?" ”

"It has nothing to do with it, otherwise it won't be reused by the Queen Mother." After Zhao Liewen finished speaking, he faintly had this bad feeling in his heart, but he couldn't say it for a while.

Groaning slightly, Yi Zhizhi said: "Telegraph Xiao Mingming, don't meddle in the matter of escorting Shao Hengyu, in addition, Yi Xun informed the Wa Shogunate that the canonization of angels is not a trivial matter, and it must be protected." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Liewen's heart sank, he already understood that he couldn't understand anymore, this must be to use Shao Hengyu to go to Kyoto to canonize a fuss, the imperial court is currently just a clear message to the world, openly crusade against the four feudal domains in the southwest, and also need an excuse to crusade against the Japanese State and start a full-scale war with the Japanese State, there is no doubt that Shao Hengyu, the angel who went to the canonization, had an accident in Kyoto, which is the best excuse!