This is the confidence of King Gong and Fuheng to dare to fight the idea of the Beiyang Sailors? Guo Zhongmu leaned back slightly, smoking a cigarette for a long time without saying a word, in all fairness, this idea is correct, in the current situation, the possibility of a smooth implementation of constitutional government is really not very large, and it is very likely that a civil war will break out.

If a civil war is inevitable, it is indeed far more suitable than Yuan Qi in terms of the name and the scale of the war, the duration and the end of the war. Moreover, with the strong support of Yuan Qi, it is not difficult for King Gong to win more with less.

Guo Zhongmu didn't know what Yi Zhixiang thought, but he had to obey Yi Zhixiang's orders unconditionally, and after a long silence, he said slowly: "What the King of Zhennan means is that the Beiyang Naval Division must strictly maintain neutrality to avoid a large-scale civil war. ”

"The outbreak of civil war is inevitable!" Fu Heng said in a deep voice: "It is impossible for the emperor to be willing to become a puppet, and it is impossible for him to hand over the power in his hands!" ”

"We are soldiers, and it is our duty to obey orders." Guo Zhongmou said in a somewhat stiff tone: "Will a civil war break out?" How to urge the emperor and queen to hand over the power in their hands, and how to urge the imperial court to implement constitutional government, these are not issues that we should consider. ”

After a pause, he slowed down his tone and said: "Why did King Gong delay in coming to take over the Sailor Battalion, it is nothing more than waiting to see the development of the situation, King Zhennan's attitude is already very clear, what the imperial court will react, I think it should not be difficult to guess."

In the case that the 10,000 troops of the Wa State could not arrive in Tianjin in time, and Yuan Qi did not provide any arms support, it was impossible for King Gong to turn against the imperial court at all, let alone provoke a war, after all, so far, King Gong had not really fallen in, and there was still room for maneuver. ”

Hearing this, Fu Heng smiled bitterly, as long as King Gong did not take over the camp of the water master, there was still room for maneuver, but what about him? There's no turning back for him now! After a slight sigh, he said, "Chief of Staff Guo came here today to point out a clear path?" ”

"General Fu's situation, King Zhennan is very clear." Guo Zhongmu said slowly: "As long as General Fu is willing, he can transfer to the Yuanqi New Army, or go to the Wa State to command the 10,000 troops and wait for the opportunity." ”

Fu Heng listened to his heartbeat, these two retreats are good choices for him, and he pondered for a long time before he spoke: "Thank you very much for King Zhennan for being able to put yourself in the shoes of the next consideration, however, how to choose, I have to make a decision after discussing with King Gong." ”

Guo Zhongmu glanced at him and said tentatively: "King Gong will not be willing?" ”

"Regardless of whether King Gong is willing or not, I respect King Gong's decision." Fu Heng said in a deep voice, although Yuanqi's new army is a good choice, but he doesn't want to go, this mutiny, he can be said to have betrayed Yizeng, if he betrays King Gong again and throws himself into Yuanqi, he doesn't know what others will think of him, the best choice is to go to the Wa Kingdom to bring those 10,000 troops.

Seeing that he was determined to follow King Gong, Guo Zhongmu didn't talk much nonsense, looked at his watch, and said, "Without further ado, General Fu wants to discuss with King Gong, please go to see King Gong as soon as possible and after the next hour." ”

Xingang, the forward battalion, the Chinese army tent.

Monk Greenqin smoked a cigarette and muttered for a long time before he said: "Guo Zhongmu went to the camp of the sailor first, it must be to persuade Fuheng, which can also show Yuan Qi's attitude!" ”

Hearing that Guo Zhongmu went to the camp of the water division, Yixun's expression was a little gloomy, listening to this, his face was even more gloomy and could drip water, he faintly regretted it in his heart, he should not hang Fu Heng, in this situation, Fu Heng's situation is very difficult, and the mood is estimated to be no better, Yuan Qi should also have offered rich conditions, Fu Heng is very likely to fall to Yuan Qi, in this way, he is busy in vain!

After a long silence, he spoke: "Will Yuan Qi swallow the Beiyang Sailor?" ”

"No, it won't." Monk Greenqin said in a deep voice: "If Yuan Qi swallows the Beiyang Naval Division, the imperial court will definitely not give up, and Yi Guocheng will not stimulate the imperial court so much since he wants to maintain the stability of the imperial situation!" ”

If Yuan Qi puts on an impartial attitude, all his calculations will be in vain! Yixun sighed secretly in his heart, missing such a rare opportunity in vain!

Monk Greenqin glanced at him and said with relief: "The sixth master is now advancing and retreating freely, you might as well wait and see what happens." ”

What else can we do now but wait and see what happens? Yi Xun was a little sullen and silent, for him, even if he could provoke Yuan Qi to start a war with the imperial court, it was a good thing!

The two were relatively speechless, drinking tea and sitting dry, and someone outside the tent who listened to it for a short time said loudly: "Report——! ”

"Come in!" Monk Greenqin said in a deep voice.

An officer strode into the tent and said loudly: "Two princes, Fu Heng is asking to see you outside the camp!" ”

Fuheng asks to see? Yixun couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly said, "Invite him in!" "Monk Greenqin's heart sank, Fu Heng came to the camp to ask for a meeting, could it be that the conversation with Yuan Qi collapsed?

Fu Heng came quickly, and after entering the tent, he saluted and said loudly: "King Gong, King Monk, the lower official is fortunate not to be dishonored!" ”

"Good, good!" Yixun said with a smile on his face: "Don't be formal, sit ......." ”

Monk Greenqin said directly: "What is the purpose of Guo Zhongmu going to the camp? ”

Fu Heng was very dissatisfied with Yixun's delay in taking over the camp of the sailor and putting him in danger, and he was also a little disdainful of the two, and he was not polite at the moment, so he calmly sat down under the two of them, and then said: "Naturally, it is a surrender ........" He didn't hide it, and detailed the conversation with Guo Zhongmu as it was.

Yuan Qi's attitude, Yi Xun and the two of them had already expected it, and after listening to it, Yi Xun said politely: "What is Fu Zongrong's plan?" ”

Glancing at Seng Lingqin, Fu Hengcai said calmly: "Xia Guan secretly thinks that if the prince really provokes a war, Yuan Qi may not stand by and watch!" ”

This can be said to be about Yixun's heart, he has always thought that Yuan Qi finally helped him seize the military power, will he watch him be beaten back to his original form by the Queen Mother? Do you still want the imperial court to implement constitutional government? He immediately said with great interest: "Tell me carefully." ”

"It's easy!" Fu Heng said unhurriedly: "Yuan Qi has always tried his best to avoid the outbreak of a large-scale civil war, what he is afraid of is that once a war breaks out, it will be as protracted as the American Civil War, causing great damage.

In the opinion of the following officials, once the prince provokes a war, Yuan Qi can only actively support the prince in order to end the war as soon as possible and promote the implementation of the constitution! It is impossible to sit idly by, let alone support the imperial court! ”

"Thorough!" Yixun praised it from the bottom of his heart, if he could have seen through this, why did he hesitate, he would have simply taken over the sailor camp a long time ago!

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Zhao Liewen frowned after reading the telegram, the telegram was just sent by Guo Zhongmu from Tianjin--it was Fuheng's thoughts and answers. He had a faint premonition that things might get out of control, and King Gong and Fu Heng were very likely to kidnap Yuan Qi!

Glancing at Yi Zhicontent, who was standing at the window smoking, he said tentatively: "Things may get out of control, did the big shopkeeper personally seal a telegram to King Gong?" ”

"It's going to rain, and my mother is going to get married. There's no way around it! Yi Zhizhi said in a sullen voice: "If King Gong insists on going his own way, it is useless to send a telegram!" After a pause, he continued: "Call Guo Zhongmu back, and try his best to persuade him." ”

But half an hour later, Guo Zhongmu called again - went to King Gong's camp, but was refused, and there were signs of pulling out the camp.

"It seems that King Gong is iron-hearted!" Yi Zhicontent said coldly.

Zhao Liewen said worriedly: "Who do we support when we fight together?" Do you really want to join forces with the Queen Mother? ”

"If we send troops to Tianjin at this time, the imperial court will inevitably be suspicious." Yi Zhishu said in a deep voice: "Don't be in a hurry to express your stance first, our goal is to end the war as soon as possible and avoid the protracted war from causing major war damage." After a pause, he ordered: "Call Yan Yangtian over." ”

Tianjin, Xingang, the East China Sea Fleet is stationed.

Guo Zhongmu stared at the large map of Tianjin on the wall with a stern expression, King Gong refused to see it, his attitude was already very clear, and the imperial court had also issued an order to take Chang Bao as the mission to dispatch a large army to crusade against the mutinous Beiyang Naval Division, and a big war was imminent.

"Report——, Beiyang Naval Division's chief soldier E Antai is asking to see him outside."

"Ask him to come in." Guo Zhongmu turned around as he spoke, and E Antai walked in quickly, and said eagerly: "I just heard the news that Fuheng has pulled out of the camp and led his troops to Tianjin to ....... ”

Before he finished speaking, there was another "report" at the door, "Report - King Gong's headquarters has pulled out of camp and advanced to Tianjin." ”

What does King Gong mean by this? Take the initiative to attack Tianjin? E Antai said anxiously: "What should we do?" ”

After a slight sigh, Guo Zhongmu said: "Mr. Erong might as well return to the camp for the time being and wait for his life." ”

After hesitating, E'an Tai said, "There are only 2,000 people under my command now, can you equip us with a new type of rifle?" ”

"The new rifle is very different from the Mini gun...... Guo Zhongmu pondered and said: "In this way, I will lend you 300 rifles and 30,000 rounds of ammunition first, and you will first conduct shooting training, as for whether you can equip it, you have to ask the king of Zhennan." ”

"Thank you, thank you." E Antai hurriedly thanked him without saying anything, this person is not small, he knows very well that this new rifle named Baoshan rifle is far from being comparable to the Mini gun, and the shooting speed alone is stronger than the Mini gun I don't know how many times, these three hundred guns are said to be used for him to shoot training, but in fact it is to improve their self-protection ability in disguise.

In the northeastern suburbs of Tianjin, the firearms battalion is a large battalion, and the Chinese army is in a big tent.

"Report——, King Gong's department and Fuheng's department will pull out their camp and march towards Tianjin at the same time!"

Chang Bao's heart couldn't help but tighten, he hadn't sent troops to crusade before, the other party actually took the initiative to attack Tianjin, King Gong was completely torn face with the imperial court, and the soldiers met?

He was not afraid of the Beiyang Naval Division Fuheng Division, but he was very afraid of the 10,000 troops led by King Gong, as far as he knew, King Gong's troops were all equipped with Baoshan-style rifles, which was not at all something that the firearms battalion equipped with Mini guns could compete with!

It has been a few years since the Baoshan rifle came out, when the civil war broke out in the United States, Yuanqi began to produce a large number of sales to the United States, and the Yuanqi New Army had already been fully equipped, but the Eight Banners New Army and the Beiyang Naval Division were not equipped for a long time, and only a small part was equipped, the reason was very simple, the imperial court had no silver, the price of the Baoshan rifle was scary, and the price of bullets was also expensive, and Yuanqi also intended to control it

After a little silence, Chang Bao said in a deep voice: "Send a report to the Military Aircraft Department——。 ”

Forbidden City, military aircraft on duty.

Receiving a telegram from Chang Bao, Su Shun didn't know whether to be happy or worried, Yixun and Fuheng entered Tianjin, what does King Gong mean? Deliberately provoked a war? Is this Yuanqi's instruction? Or is it acting on his own?

As soon as the battle started, Yixin had no way to retreat, only one way to go to the dark, under the joint suppression of Yuan Qi and the imperial court, it was impossible for Yi Xun to make any waves, but if Yuan Qi supported Yi Xun behind his back, this would not be a good thing for him! He didn't dare to think about it, and hurriedly picked up the telegram and rushed to the Heart Cultivation Palace.

After reading the telegram, Ci'an's face was a little pale, if Yixin was openly chaotic, the battle in Tianjin would really be fought, and after a while, she spoke: "Call the king of Zhennan, if King Gong makes a rebellion, is Yuan Qi willing to join forces with the imperial court to suppress it?" ”

After a pause, she continued: "Fengtai Battalion, Xishan Jianrui Battalion to reinforce Tianjin's troops, must arrive in Tianjin before tomorrow morning to ensure that Tianjin is not lost!" ”

"Wechen obeys." Su Shun raised his body and hesitated: "I am afraid that it will be difficult to hold Tianjin with an additional 20,000 troops, and Weichen secretly thinks that at least 30,000 to 40,000 additional troops must be added to ensure that Tianjin is not lost." ”

"Xuan Yixun is here." Ci'an said in a deep voice, dispatching forty or fifty thousand troops to Tianjin, all of them were led by Chang Bao, she really couldn't rest assured, she didn't want to have a second Fuheng, although Yiyun said that she had done a lot of errands one after another, but after all, she was loyal, at least she could trust it!

Yi Xun, who had been punished for thinking behind closed doors at home, listened to the call, and immediately realized that the opportunity had come, and hurried into the palace, and after knocking on Sheng'an in the Dongnuan Pavilion, he knelt down in front of the bead curtain and listened to Ci'an's voice, "Chang Bao emergency electricity, Yi Xun and Fuheng two departments at the same time to pull out the camp and force Tianjin ........" ”

Hearing this, Yi Xun was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Empress Dowager, Yi Xun's headquarters are all equipped with new Baoshan-style rifles provided by Yuan Qi, and the non-firearms battalion can be the enemy, so I implore the Queen Mother to send the Shenji Battalion to reinforce Tianjin." ”

In the previous war, the imperial court sent 40,000 troops to fight together, and was forcibly captured by Yi Xun Shengsheng 20,000 troops, Yi Xun returned to the Beijing division in a gray and slippery manner, but it was not a good thing not to catch it, and the officers and soldiers of the 3,000 Shenji Battalion who returned to the Beijing division with him were equipped with new Baoshan-style rifles.

After being silent for a while, Ci'an said slowly: "Yixin is the class teacher returning to Beijing, Tianjin is a necessary place, it may not be a rebellion, but it must not be guarded against, the mourning family wants to remind you that the current situation, if Yixin does not rebel, it must not be forced to rebel, and it is not appropriate to turn against Yuan Qi at the moment, do you understand?" ”

"I understand." Yi Xun hurriedly kowtowed, he naturally understood this truth, the current Eight Banners New Army of the imperial court was not Yuan Qi's opponent at all, and delaying time would only be good for the imperial court!