"Dashuai, Qiu Guangming is dead!"

The news of Zhang Shoudai's suicide by taking drugs soon spread back to Tainan from Tianjin. After Liu Xian formulated the military rank system, his own title changed from 'lord' and 'lord' to unification to marshal. Liu Xian didn't like this title very much, and it gave him the feeling that it was too warlord.

"Send three hundred silver dollars to the Qiu family. Do not disturb the peaceful life of their family, take proper care of their children, and pay attention to the military intelligence service. ”

"Yes!" The attendant closed the transcript and quickly retreated.

Liu Xian got up and walked a few steps around the room, without any guilt in his heart. After more than ten years and all these years of fighting on the battlefield, if a person who was bought by him is now alive, he will feel guilty in his heart, and his heart is too fragile.

It's raining outside. Zhang Shoudai, dead!

Is the Zhang family safe?

In order to keep it secret, he didn't even let the Military Intelligence Department notify Zhang's house. Maybe he was being cursed by Zhang's gritted teeth at this time, right? also did not notify the Zhang family of Wudi. This matter must wait until the dust settles before they can tell them what it really is. Otherwise, acting may not be like acting.

The fleet had already crossed Sri Lanka and was approaching the Strait of Malacca. Liu Xian thought about it, it seems that Beijing's actions should also come out, so he doesn't need to hide it anymore. "Order, all the departments gather the soldiers, and all the personnel are in place!"

(Liu Xian's words, for Qin Jun, it was a holy decree.) When the telegram was transmitted across thousands of miles to Hainan, Guangxi, Vietnam, and Hanzhong, everyone was stunned. A large number of soldiers, who seem to be more numerous than the Qin army. One by one, they came out of their homes, from factories, and from various positions, and they flew quickly. The Qin army, which numbered less than 50,000 people, was growing rapidly.

These soldiers were generally older than the Qin soldiers on active duty, but there were not many of them. After all, the Qin army has a plan to hide troops. It has only been three or two years since Liu Xian began to retire soldiers and fully launched the shelf regiment.

Of the more than 60,000 people, less than 10,000 are in their thirties, and one in 10 of them are between 35 and 40 years old, which is obviously much older than the others. These people are veterans in the true sense of the word.

The Qin army has developed from regularization to fifteen years, not to mention the first five years. The belief and soul of the army are truly cultivated at the moment when the army marches westward.

In those three years, the veteran of the Qin army's westward expedition. A considerable number of them still serve as middle and low-level officers in the Qin army, but there are still many who have retired, and they have to stay behind after all. There are also those who are tired of fighting and can't go on.

These retired veterans have combat experience, although many of them have not caught up with the reform of the Qin army's military tactics in recent years. But in the recalled army, these veterans can also fully recognize the grassroots military backbone. Squad leaders, squad leaders, they are completely able to rise up when necessary.

While Liu Xian led his troops westward, those Qin troops who stayed in Hanzhong. The treatment is far inferior to those of those comrades who have gone west. If it is said that as long as the veterans of the westward march continue to work in the army, they can at least be a sergeant major. So more than 95% of the soldiers who chose to stay in Hanzhong have already gone home, what should they do? After all, the Western Expedition that year was an exam for Liu Xian to assess the soldier's 'military spirit'. There are a large number of qualified students. Why would he use those unqualified people?

The more than 60,000 secret soldiers were all conscripted into the army after the end of the Western Expedition, and the soldiers left behind in Hanzhong before that were not in Liu Xian's consideration after retiring from the army.

Beijing. In recent days, the atmosphere here is depressing, compared with when Emperor Tongzhi died two years ago.

In the eight alleys of the teahouse hotel, countless people are whispering about the war. Talking about the imperial court, talking about the Qin army. Said Liu Xian. In the past, among those storytellers, the most commendable famous generals who protected the country, these people have forgotten the word 'Liu Xian' as if they had amnesia together.

With the news that Zhang Shoudai committed suicide by taking drugs, even the lowest-level ordinary people in Beijing also knew that a war was inevitable. And many ordinary people talk about Liu Xian again, of course, the children of the Eight Banners shout and kill in unison, denouncing him as a traitor and a rebel. And the feelings of the Han people are very complicated. They admired Liu Xian's brilliant achievements, but they also felt that Liu Xian was a bit 'making a big fuss'. Several factories were shut down, he was assassinated, cheap arms, and a series of other things, and the turmoil lasted for almost a year, but he still couldn't let everyone say a 'wrong' word for him. It can only be said that the 'wrongs' created by Liu Xian for himself have not been able to touch everyone's hearts, and he, the director behind the scenes, is only a victory in the entire battle of public opinion, not an absolute victory.

After Liu Xian rebelled, he was inevitably labeled as a rebellious minister and thief.

The atmosphere of rebellion in the late Qing Dynasty is really different from the original plane. Liu Xian can really appreciate the greatness of Sun Dacang now. Just like what is said in the textbooks of the Red Dynasty, Sun Dacang's continuous uprisings have deeply rooted the word 'revolution' in the hearts of the people [although the author himself is very hehehe-hehehe-Sun Dacang in other aspects]. Even people like Ah Q know the word 'revolution'!

Now this environment is so different!

What happened in China affected not only China itself, but also Japan and Korea, the latter, which, like the former, were also oppressed by the Russians. It's just that North Korea still has a backer, relying on the false fire of the Manchu Qing Dynasty's battle in Xinjiang, North Korea has felt a trace of 'friendship' from Lao Maozi in recent years.

Now, the Qing court is at war with Liu Xian. North Korea is going to be pressed by Lao Maozi again, and the former backers will be a little unreliable.

In addition to these two countries, the British were already ready to move in Tibet, and Vietnam, which is next to Guangxi and Yunnan, was even more deeply touched.

In the last war against France, to be honest, the new Vietnamese army was a bit of a standard. In particular, Vu Trong Binh's defense battle in Hue directly pushed him to the position of Vietnam's first general. Although he was defeated and lost in the subsequent battle against Nanqi, Lingwu Zhongping fell into the dust again.

In any case, the combat strength of the new army is far superior to that of the old army, and in particular, the new army of Vietnam is still in a state of backwardness in terms of military preparedness, and this has given immeasurable excitement to the Vietnamese government and opposition.

After the end of the war, Emperor Side invested his dividends in the Hongji Coal Mine into the purchase of military firearms. In recent years, Vietnam has removed the forbidden army from Hue. A total of 20,000 new troops were formed. In the hands of these new troops, they were all breech-loading guns.

With regard to neighboring Siam, Vietnam was at the forefront of military reform. Moreover, in recent years, there have also been Vietnamese in the Qin Army's teaching team. In terms of strengthening its armaments, Vietnam has made great efforts.

But for the French. For the French, who are destined to make a comeback, there is still a general fear of the Vietnamese government and the public. In the past, with the Qin army as a backer, Emperor Side was not worried at all about how to deal with the French who came over again. Now that the Qin army has directly taken over the world, can he continue to cover the Ruan Dynasty? Does he still have the ability?

Emperor Side is now facing a multiple-choice question, is he to follow Liu Xian to the end? Or do you change course and hug Manchuqing's thighs? As for the French on the side, Emperor Eddie understood. The French want to take the world of their family, and this contradiction is irresolvable. Therefore, the attitude towards the law, Emperor Side is now very tough.

At this point in time, in any Eastern country, there are conservatives and reformers in the country. Vietnam is no exception. The small city of Hue often quarrels over a certain national policy and the establishment of a certain factory. But as for the matter of hugging someone's thick legs, no one in the Vietnamese court was confused.

Qin Jun, it must be Qin Jun!

Silently get in touch with Qin Jun. In the past two years, he had a good relationship with Huang Jiyan and Wu Zhongping, and because of a series of remarks in the previous battle between Vietnam and France, Ruan Phuc Yingzhen, the Duke of Rui Guo, who gave Emperor Si De a high look, is one of the representatives.

At the beginning, he was very 'forced' by the Duke of Jianjiang County, Ruan Phuc Yingqi. It is also one of the representatives. Four years have passed, and Nguyen Phuc Anh Ki, who was young and vigorous in his early years, now does not have the naivety of the Vietnamese-French War.

Vietnam's national strength. In the past three or four years, only 20,000 new troops have been formed. Plus the Forbidden Army. The heavy military expenses have already overwhelmed the Ruan Dynasty. The Nguyen Dynasty wanted to eliminate the old army in the whole country and completely complete the military reform. To build a modern navy, then it will be realized in the year of the monkey?

Ruan Phuc Yingqi felt that it was impossible to achieve. Compared with the old army, the new army is too expensive.

Especially in the first year of the new army's training, it was really a new soldier's consumption that could be worth 12 or 3 old soldiers.

After the first year of the most frequent and rigorous training, the cost of the new army was greatly reduced, but one soldier of the new army could still cover the cost of five soldiers of the old army. According to the previous expenditure of the Nguyen Dynasty's army, the strength of the whole country could only feed 40,000 new troops. This is not to mention that Vietnam has such a long coastline and so many port cities, and coastal batteries are indispensable.

While training the new army, Vietnam has been building coastal defense forts in recent years, especially in Da Nang. A cannon, a cannonball, the cost of far more than Nguyen Phuc Nguyen Kyi's imagination. If it weren't for the fact that after the Battle of Vietnam and France, Liu Xian transferred a part of the shares of the Hongji Coal Mine to the royal family of the Nguyen Dynasty, and with this windfall to fill the vacancy, the increase in the military spending of the Nguyen Dynasty would have been inevitable. That will naturally encroach on the interests of the civil service system, and once the two sides conflict, the state of the Nguyen Dynasty will only be more difficult!

Just because he knows more and is sensible, Ruan Fuyingqi will follow and support Qin.

Because the foundation of the Nguyen Dynasty was the New Army, and the main officers of the New Army of the Nguyen Dynasty were students taught by the Qin Army. The entire new army was pro-Qin, and the Nguyen Dynasty must also be pro-Qin.

Of course, there is one more point. After the two Franco-Vietnamese wars, the Nguyen Dynasty was extremely disappointed with the combat effectiveness of the old army. Now the 100,000 old troops in the country of the Nguyen Dynasty are all used as security forces. In the minds of the Vietnamese, although the cost of the new army is ten times that of the old army, the combat effectiveness of the new army will be dozens of times that of the old army. There were still a large number of old armies in the Manchu Qing Dynasty that had not been reduced, and the main army, the Hunan Huai Chuduo and the Janissary Fifth Army, plus the Eight Banners New Army and the Lian Army in various places, the total strength was only about 200,000, which was only double the number of the Qin army. But the Manchu Qing still has such a large territory to defend, and there is still Shi Dakaibu in Yunnan that has not been eliminated, how many troops can really be used on the front line? And with such a large area of China, how much time will it take to raise these troops in one place? Is Qin Jun an idiot, just standing still, waiting to fight?

These princes and nobles of the Ruan Dynasty and court ministers were more confident in the final victory of the Qin army than most Chinese.

Emperor Side now only lacks a promise from Liu Xian. If the fierce battle in the Central Plains is in full swing, and Fayi invades, can Liu Xian mobilize troops to protect the Ruan Dynasty?

"Minister, I am willing to go to Taiwan. Meet Liu Hou! Ruan Wenxiang stood up and said. (To be continued......) R1292