"So who do we send to Hanzhong to mediate?" Wang Xinyu asked. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In order to persuade Wu Jun and Chuang Jun to stop killing each other and unite with the outside world, they need a person who can speak well, and this person cannot be from the Jiangnan gentry system, because the Jiangnan gentry have always been very disgusted with breaking into the camp, and they will only tend to Wu Sangui after they go. If the civil officials who surrendered to the Qing court were dispatched, they were also inclined to Wu Sangui. But if Zheng Jiajun's own internal people lack this kind of scholar who can speak well.

"Send Xizhi (Yao Qisheng) to go! This person can speak well, and he is a talent who can mediate the armistice between the two armies! Wang Yuyou proposed a candidate.

Yao Qisheng is a very suitable candidate, he does not belong to the Jiangnan gentry system, nor does he belong to other Qing court officials, and this person understands the righteousness and understands the stakes, so it is most suitable for him to go. However, Yao Qisheng is now the second division of the Qiongzhou Army, and Yao Qisheng needs to be in command to deal with the current chaos in Jiangnan and prepare for the Battle of Anqing.

"Mr. Yao wants to fight Anqing, if he is sent, who will command the battle of Anqing?" Wang Xinyu asked.

Wang Yuyou said: "It's better to let someone personally command the battle of Anqing!" There is a big handsome town here in Wuchang, and the Tartars don't dare to come over! Huang Ji and Huang Xigon's side should also hurry up, and it is the best strategy to let the Tartar puppet emperor kill Wu Yingxiong. ”

Wang Xinyu nodded and said, "It's okay!" Then send a messenger to summon Xizhi back and arrange for him to go to Hanzhong. As for the battle of Anqing, there is also Mr. Lao! ”

Just when Wang Xinyu was about to send someone to recall Yao Qisheng, a messenger from Dongfan came to report: "The steam engine experiment has been successful!" The Alishan Railway has been opened to trains! ”

This steam engine has always been regarded as a top priority by Wang Xinyu, because with a steam engine, it means that it is about to enter the industrial age! With the steam engine, there is a train, there is an ironclad ship, there is a breech-loading rifled gun, there is a metal cartridge rifle, and in the near future, I believe that machine guns can be built!

However, the most important thing at the moment is not to build ironclad ships, breech-loading rifled guns and metal cartridge rifles, and with the development of weapons, the logistical requirements will become higher and higher. At this stage, the Ming army relied on fighting in places where there was water, and relied on the strong transportation capacity of shipping to solve logistical problems. Once the army enters the north and there is no river to rely on, logistics and transportation will become the most headache for the Ming army.

With railways and trains, logistical transport problems can be solved.

"The issue of the steam engine is related to the fortunes of the country, and this domain must immediately set off for Dongfan! At present, the railway soldiers are all in Dongfan, it's time to transfer them all! With the steam engine, we can not only build locomotives, but also steam cranes, steam rail-laying cars, so that the progress of building railways will be much faster! In addition, the Dongfan Gun Factory will open more branches, and Foshan, Shanghai, and Hanyang, opposite us, will build arsenals. Wang Xinyu said.

"Hanyang is still in the hands of the Tartars, and it will not be a problem to take it. This steam engine, the subordinates really don't understand, the subordinates only know how to lead the troops to fight, and the marshal has to work hard again! Wang Yuyou said with a smile.

Wang Xinyu took a car and boat, along the Xiangjiang River upstream, arrived in Chenzhou, after Chenzhou, the upstream river is no longer suitable for ships to pass, but because of the Ming army auxiliaries and the efforts of the people, the railway from Chenzhou to Yizhang Baisha River has been completed, you can take a rail carriage to reach the Baisha River, and then take a boat into the Wujiang River.

Horse-drawn huge rail carriages walk on the mountain railway line from Chenzhou to Yizhang. This section is only more than 100 miles of short railway line, it is not easy to build, this railway passes through the watershed of the Yangtze River water system and the Pearl River water system, the mountains are high and the road is steep along the way, and according to Wang Xinyu's requirements, this is a future railway trunk line, the minimum turning radius of this line can not be less than 100 zhang, and the slope can not be higher than four thousandths, so it has a problem for the construction team.

Fortunately, although it is a watershed from Chenzhou to Yizhang, there are streams in the upper reaches of the Xiangjiang River and streams in the upper reaches of the Baisha River to rely on, and the railway line is built along the streams, reducing a lot of tunnels.

However, if the railway from Baisha River is to continue to be built in the direction of Shaozhou, Wang Xinyu has no such plan in the short term. To continue downstream, although the railway line can follow the Baisha River and the Wujiang River, it is necessary to take into account factors such as the minimum turning radius and slope, and a large number of bridges and tunnels must be built, which are not achievable by the technology of this era, and the construction cost is too high and too difficult. This section of the line will become the neck of the Wuhan-Guangzhou Railway, and it may take decades to improve the technical level to a certain extent before the Wuhan-Guangzhou Railway can be completed in full operation.

Horse-drawn railcars run on the mountain railway, and the scenery is beautiful along the way. However, this is a single-track railway, and when there are cars passing in one direction, the trains coming from the opposite side must wait at the small station.

Wang Xinyu's special car is naturally a priority pass, in the era of no remote communication, it is not easy to arrange scheduling, can only rely on workers along the line with signal lights to command. However, Fang Yizhi came up with a solution, which is a one-way dense passage method, which reduces the difficulty of scheduling.

After the rail carriage arrived at Baishidu, which belongs to Yizhang County, there was no railway line in front of it, so it could only be transferred to a fast boat and go downstream.

After more than half a month, Wang Xinyu arrived in Dongfan from Wuchang. This was already very fast in those days, thanks entirely to the advanced cars, clippers and catamaran clippers.

The catamaran sailing boat docked at the Dongfan Pier, and what caught your eye was a small train docked at the edge of the pier! Although it is a narrow gauge railway train, it is already of epoch-making significance! With this little train, is it still far from the big train in the future?

A group of scientists such as Xue Fengzuo, Mei Wending, and Dai Cang, who had already received the news, had been waiting on the dock for a long time. Seeing these scientists, Wang Xinyu was inexplicably moved, if it weren't for these scientists, especially Xue Fengzuo and Mei Wending's apprentices, this steam engine would not know what age it would take to complete! Although Xue Fengzuo and Mei Wending had helped the Manchus to create a large number of new weapons, he was a great scientist who did not lose to Song Yingxing because he improved the steam engine and made it successfully put into practice.

"Everyone, for a great job!" Wang Xinyu said emotionally.

Zeng Shirong, Yu Zhenxing and others, who were officers of the railway soldiers, also took the railway soldiers who had paid their blood and sweat for the Alishan Railway and stood on the dock to greet them.

Wang Xinyu stepped forward enthusiastically, walked in front of the railroad soldiers standing on the dock, and glanced over everyone's body, making everyone feel that the prince was looking at himself!

"Thank you for your hard work and sweat for the construction of the railway! In the future, your footprints will be all over the country! With your hard work, the railway line will spread to every corner of the world! Wang Xinyu opened his voice and said.