Yang Rui went out after saying cruelly, and Yu Zixun, who was outside at this time, saw him come out and hurriedly asked, "How?" didn't cry or make trouble, isn't it done? ”

Yang Rui smiled: "You guys, you have spoiled the child, scare him, and coax him again." ”

"Scare?" Yu Zixun was very surprised: "Actually, why did you scare him?" What if you're scared? ”

"What to do, if you really get frightened, then find another twelve-year-old child to replace him. Now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed, and he can't be allowed not to agree. In a few months, he will go to South Africa to comfort the miners, otherwise the morale of the army will be scattered, and if any soldier escapes, the layout there will be chaotic. "South Africa is thousands of miles away from China, and it is impossible to divide the land to reassure the army, let alone a hot-blooded young man, who is enthusiastic when he talks about national righteousness. Even if the political commissar works hard, there is still a former Ming clan to press the formation, so that the miners who practice hard every day have hope.

"So he's been in South Africa for the rest of the year?" Yu Zixun asked what he shouldn't have asked, Zhu Kuanji's whereabouts were not something he could know.

Yang Rui only said: "You don't have to stay there all the time. I should see when the time comes. At least, if the situation requires it, Nanyang America can still make a debut, and even sell titles like Kang Youwei. Zixun is reluctant to give up this child? ”

Seeing that Yang Rui really wanted Zhu Kuansu to show up and go to danger, Yu Zixun hurriedly said: "But if he shows up, once he is known by the Manchu Qing, even if he is abroad, the Manchu Qing will definitely send people to hunt him down." Actually, don't forget jì, the Manchus had warships. When the warship is cut off, then we will be in danger. ”

"Don't worry, if he shows up. That must be a very late thing. Yang Rui said, "By then, the Manchu Qing Dynasty would have no time to send warships overseas to exterminate the rebel party." Not to mention this, have you found a secluded manor here? ”

"I found it. But will Zhu Kuanwei agree? Yu Zixun asked.

"I will definitely agree, you can arrange it first." After Yang Rui finished speaking, when Yu Zixun went out, he brought Sheng Shudong over again, and only asked him to sit down in the room. Then he said, "Do you know what to do next?" ”

"Yes, sir." In five years, Sheng Shudong has changed from youth to prime of life. This time he met Yang Rui again in a foreign country, and he couldn't help but remind him of the old days, and he said very respectfully: "Sir, I will let him do what he needs to do." ”

"But you have to remember. It is impossible for China to have another emperor in the future. At most, he is just a royal family of the former dynasty who was favored by the state, and it is also a tablet that reassures the people of Limin. The most important thing in your task, in addition to paying attention to his personal safety, is to pay attention to his mood movements, and you must report any changes, and don't make any restoration when the time comes. Yang Rui said. Sheng Shudong is the key to controlling zhì, so he has to have a deep talk with him.

"Yes. Sir," Sheng Shudong nodded. "I'm going to do it right."

"Don't forget the ideals of the year." Yang Rui looked at him. Said very solemnly.

"Yes. We must not forget the ideals of the year, this life is only for the rejuvenation of China! Sheng Shu moved to see Yang Rui solemnly. I am also solemn.

"Good! Good! I'm relieved if you don't forget. Yang Rui said. Sheng Shudong and Zhang Shi were both personally selected and trained by Yang Rui, and they had great expectations for them, and Zhang Shi made a lot of contributions, but Sheng Shudong has always been quiet, but in Yang Rui's opinion, Sheng Shudong is wise, so he dared to entrust Zhu Kuanji's affairs to him. "Also, those eunuchs and palace maids from North Korea, you will see you tomorrow, although North Korea is asking us now, but maybe there will be secret agents and the like inside, you must be careful with them. In the past few years, there has been no chaos on your side. ”

"Understood, sir." Sheng Shu moved. Everything was written in the mission briefing, but Yang Rui told him again, which only made him a lot more cautious.

Yang Rui was in New York for three days, and everything he could do was arranged, and what he couldn't do could only be to wait for the next day. This time he went to the United States, except for offending Sun Wen more ruthlessly, he achieved nothing else. Before leaving, he only felt a little uneasy in his heart, so he went to the secluded manor where Zhu Kuanfu was housed early in the morning, thinking about chatting with him again.

After Zhu Kuansu was intimidated by Yang Rui that day, he began to show weakness at night, and now he has moved to this secluded manor and began to learn how to be a king. When Yang Rui saw him again, he was already wearing a crown and a four-clawed dragon robe, children were not afraid of life, even if Yang Rui had scared him before, he saw Yang Rui again, and after a stunned moment, he just smiled, he only thought that this was singing, and he was the actor on the stage.

After leaving others aside, Yang Rui asked, "Do you know why you are like this?" ”

"Yes." Zhu Kuansu nodded.

"Then do you want to be the emperor?" Yang Rui asked again, smiling.

"Mr. Sheng said that he can't be an emperor." Zhu Kuansu said. "He also said that it was because of the emperor that China grew old and was bullied by foreigners."

"Then do you know why an emperor is bullied by foreigners?" Yang Rui said that although the child is already twelve years old, he is very innocent and likes when he speaks.

"Mr. Cai said that because the emperor regards the world as his own private property, he will only make the people ignorant, and if they are not allowed to rebel, the people will not be able to defeat the foreigners." Zhu Kuan's small face was serious, and he only thought that he was assessed by Mr.

"Do you think what Sir said is right?" Yang Rui was slightly surprised when he heard Mr. Cai, this person hadn't remembered for a long time.

"Sir's right thing is that the emperor treats the world as his own home." Zhu Kuansu said.

"Then do you know why you became King Min?" Yang Rui doesn't really want to treat him as a child, he only wants to treat him as an adult. But obviously, the question he asked was that many adults didn't understand, and Zhu Kuansu didn't know it, he just looked at Yang Rui and was stunned, waiting for Yang Rui to solve his doubts.

Yang Rui wanted to explain when he saw him like this, but this topic seemed to be too long, and children may not understand it, he mentioned it a few times, but he didn't know how to say it, so he had to say: "There is an emperor." Many people will have peace of mind; But there is an emperor, and many people are not at ease, so you can only be the king. You can't be called an emperor. Do you understand? ”

Yang Rui held back the words, even if he himself felt that it was inappropriate, Zhu Kuansu was even more unclear, just looked at him with questions on his face. Yang Rui smiled: "You will understand later." As the king of Min, you call on everyone to revolutionize together, then in the future, a Chinese will say that you have done well, but once you become the emperor. Then you will be scolded by the whole world, and your father and mother will be disgraced for it. ”

Yang Rui didn't mention his parents, but when he mentioned his parents, Zhu Kuanji, he said, "When can I go home." What is visible to see the father and mother? ”

Zhu Kuanfu's funeral in Hunan had already been held, and Yang Rui couldn't bear to tell him what happened, so he had to say: "You can see the success of the revolution, not only you." It is also possible to move to the palace and live with them. At that time, the family will be happy, just like when they were in Tanzhou. Now, if you see them, once the news leaks, the Manchu Qing will destroy the Nine Clans. ”

The power of destroying the Nine Clans is much more powerful than feeding fish in the sea, and Zhu Kuanji's face suddenly turned white with fright. Seeing this, Yang Rui said: "You are so obedient, you will be able to see them after the revolution is successful." If you don't obey, the revolution will drag on for ten or eight years without success. It's hard to see in this life. ”

"I will listen to the gentlemen." Zhu Kuansu said, I think it's true. The feeling of singing before was swept away, and I just felt that what I was doing now was extremely important.

Yang Rui came to see Zhu Kuansu before leaving, he just wanted to instill some democratic ideas in his heart, but he didn't want this job Cai Yuanpei had already done it, let him run for nothing, but run for nothing, at least this can make him relax some of his heart. On the way back, Yang Rui asked Chen Guangshou: "How are the people doing now?" ”

"Mr. Cai? Mr. Cai's side is still the same, and there is no change. Is there anything wrong, sir? Chen Guangshou said. After Cai Yuanpei was arrested, the Fuxing Society asked around about his whereabouts and wanted to save people, but because he was locked up in the prison of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in Beijing's inner city, which was heavily guarded, it was really difficult to do it, and when everyone wanted to take a risk, Yang Rui shouted to stop, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty did not kill him, so now he is just bribing the jailer to watch him. His current treatment is not too bad, the cells are all framed, one room per person, and he can ask someone to buy books, but newspapers cannot be purchased.

"I don't have anything to do, I just miss him a little." Yang Rui asked Cai Yuanpei and then stopped talking. In his impression, Cai Yuanpei is a good friend, but he may not be a good revolutionary, and he is too naïve in many things.

Cai Yuanpei thought about it in Yang Rui's heart for a while and then didn't want to, and then his mind was full of things about Yanzhou's anti-encirclement and suppression, although he had left the United States very early, and the cruise ship was also a fast ship, but when he arrived in Shanghai, it was already March, and it was a sting in a few days. The Manchu Spring Offensive and the revolutionary army's disruptive plans were all being prepared, and in the apartment in the French Concession in Shanghai, looking at Bei Shoutong from the northeast, Yang Rui asked, "How are you going to fight?" ”

Acting before the Manchus and disrupting the Manchu Qing Dynasty's advance and suppression, this is the plan decided last month, Yanzhou and the General Staff have thought a lot about this investigation, and the plan has been decided, but it is not foolproof, then no one can guarantee it.

Pointing to Tonglu, Fuyang, and Hangzhou, Bei Shoutong said: "The current plan is like this, Yanzhou was sent two brigades from Tonglu to suddenly attack Fuyang, and after occupying Fuyang, he will enter Hangzhou and attract most of the attention of the Manchu Qing Dynasty; Huizhou in the west, Jinhua in the south, and Xuancheng in the north did not take the initiative to attack, at most they would only send a small force to attack and disturb the operation, and it was best to eliminate the heavy ammunition of the Qing army. ”

"Why Hangzhou?" Looking at the direction of attack chosen by Bei Shou, Yang Rui was very strange, he thought that he would choose the direction of Xuancheng in the north, where the Anhui New Army and the Ninth Town of Jiangsu were stationed, and the Ninth Town had internal responses; Or choose Jinhua in the south, which is garrisoned by the Jiangxi New Army and some patrol teams, with nearly 30,000 people, but its combat strength is the weakest one among the four roads. On the Hangzhou side, there are the sixth and tenth towns and some patrol teams, which can be regarded as the strongest of the four roads.

"The choice of the direction of Hangzhou is mainly to consider the rapid deployment of troops, as well as logistics and supply." Pointing to the Fuchun River upstream of the Qiantang River, Pei Shoutong explained: "This winter is warm, and according to the old farmers in Yanzhou, early sowing is also possible in such a year." So, when we started the war, the base areas were already being sown. At this time, most of the laborers had to cope with the farming work, so they chose the east side with waterway security, so the supplies under the river were supplied. The use of local labor will be minimized. ”

"Then how to deal with the Manchu gunboats?" Yang Rui asked, it is good to choose the waterway, but the Manchu gunboats are very troublesome to deal with, although these gunboats are in tatters, they are all ironclad and cannot be dealt with by mortars, and the artillery on it has a slow rate of fire. But it's a cannon anyway. In the past, during the encirclement and suppression, the Manchu Qing Dynasty advanced by land and water, and then two ships were sunk by mines of the revolutionary army. The Manchus found a lot of sailors to row wooden boats to clear mines, and finally the revolutionary army had to nail wooden stakes in the narrow part of the river and set the mortars at an angle to scare the gunboats back. And now it is down to Fuyang by the water. How to deal with the Manchu gunboats is the most important thing.

"Two artillery companies have been transferred from the northeast. Twelve 76mm Russian-style field guns, four of which have been refitted, have no problem hitting water targets at all, and it has not rained for a while, the river is still very low, and large gunboats cannot enter. "Bei Shou said that Yang Rui had been away from China for two or three months, and the staff had done a lot of things during this time.

"But when you get to Hangzhou, you can't do it. No matter how shallow the Qiantang River is, the gunboats can still go up the water. When the time comes, the Manchus will land from behind the flank of our army and detour to the rear of our army, then ...... "Yang Rui didn't care whether the wooden boat could withstand the recoil of the field artillery, he only felt that this plan seemed too bold, but it was still very unexpected.

"Hangzhou was not attacked, it was just attracting the attention of the Manchus. Now the sixth and twelfth towns are stationed on the front line of Fuyang, plus some patrol teams, a total of more than 30,000 people. This road has the most new troops, but in the previous few encirclement and suppression, we were afraid and tired, their fighting spirit is not high, as long as these two towns can be defeated first, then it will not be difficult to break the encirclement and suppression. Once the two brigades took Fuyang, then one of the brigades quickly pulled back by water to prevent the Qing army from attacking on the other sides, while the Hangzhou side would still attack, but only bluffing. Bei Shoutong said: "The small marine diesel engine of the Jiangnan Bureau has been transported into Yanzhou, and throughout the winter, Yanzhou has built more than a dozen diesel engine ships, and these ships only need one day to go from Yanzhou to Hangzhou, and only two days to go upstream. Each boat plus the tugboat behind it can carry a multi-company, which can carry 4,000 people at a time, and if it is an emergency, then a brigade can be transferred from Hangzhou back to Yanzhou within four days. ”

I heard that Yanzhou built a diesel engine ship, Yang Rui felt a pain again when he praised it in his heart, the diesel engine was first built, the cost was extremely high, plus the propeller, etc., a set of five or six thousand taels, and a dozen boats would cost nearly 100,000 taels, and these diesel engines were all oil tigers, and it was estimated that there would be an airship to transport diesel fuel to them in the future.

Yang Rui thought of this, but Bei Shoutong said: "In addition to the transport ship, Yanzhou also built two gunboats, both of which are ironclad and can completely resist the artillery fire of the Manchu gunboats. ”

Encirclement and suppression of the war, military expenses began to be tight, Bei Shoutong is a diesel ship and a gunboat, so calculated, at least 200,000 taels were spent, Yang Rui was about to ask who approved the money, and thought that this should be Zhang Taiyan, so he stopped talking. Last winter, Wang Jitong, who was sentenced to one year in prison, was released from prison, but was expelled from the concession at the request of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and after he was released from prison, because the Manchu spies had been following, he had to get on a German ship and go abroad. Since he went to Europe, he stayed in Germany for a few days before returning to Shanghai, so when he left, Yang Rui was not there, and all domestic affairs were handed over to Zhang Taiyan.

Zhang Taiyan felt sorry for the revolutionary army, and the fund approval checkpoint was wide open, and he couldn't wait to arm the Yanzhou Revolutionary Army to the teeth, so he approved more than a dozen projects in one go, costing more than 600,000 taels of silver. In fact, Yang Rui stuck the equipment of the Yanzhou Revolutionary Army not because he was worried about money, but because he didn't want the revolutionary army's armament to be too advanced to arouse the Manchu Dynasty's imitation and suspicion, especially in terms of supply, now the revolutionary army's endless explosives have made the Manchus very suspicious, and now so many diesel engines have come out, the supply of the base area will be the focus of the Manchu Qing Dynasty's investigation. Although the airship is flying higher and higher now, there is no need for ground fire navigation, but the landing site on the side of Ma'anshan still has to find a way to strengthen secrecy, otherwise, let the Manchus know about the airship, and many things in the future, such as bombing the Qing army and raiding the capital, will be difficult to arrange.

Yang Rui thought about things for a while, and then looked at the map and said: "In this way, there is no big problem on the Hangzhou side, but the troops of nearly 20,000 troops of the two brigades have been transferred to the east. The other three sides can't be held by only one brigade. ”

"Now the Manchus are preparing for an attack, and according to the intelligence their attack is scheduled for around the tenth day of February, if we break the telegraph line. If the Manchu messengers were intercepted at the same time, then Jinhua would receive the news in two days at the earliest, while Xuancheng would be four days later, and Huizhou would be the slowest, at least five to six days. Although Jinhua was fast, his troops were the weakest, even if he received the news to attack the base area. There will not be much of a threat, and the strongest Huizhou, Hubei New Army, does not know that our main force is going east to attack Hangzhou. By the time they knew what to do, it was too late. By this time, our main force had been brought back. The entire battle plan was formulated by Pei Shoutong, and he actually seized the water transportation of the Fuchun River, coupled with the latest diesel engine ship. Doubled the combat power of the troops. And if you defeat the strongest east first, then the Qing army on the other three sides will be easier to deal with.

"What about Xuancheng?" Yang Rui asked, the east and west are all right, then it depends on the north.

"Xuancheng's side has already contacted his own people, and when the time comes, he will send a special combat team to attack, and strive to destroy all the Manchu baggage and ammunition, so that even if they want to attack, the logistics will not last." The own people of the ninth town are still very useful. It is precisely because of his own people that Pei Shoutong dared to boldly dispatch two brigades to attack Fuyang and Hangzhou.

"How much time are we going to have. Spring ploughing must be completed, and I am afraid that it will not be completed in a month. Yang Rui said, he only felt that grabbing time was the key, could his 30,000 people drag more than 100,000 people in the Manchu Qing Dynasty for a month?

"Yes, sir, time is of the essence. There is no way to stop the Manchus for a month by attacking alone, but now there are a lot of mines built in Yanzhou, and these mines can still play a lot of roles, and the snipers on the Yanzhou side have also trained a lot, and cold guns and cold guns plus mines can still stop the Manchus for a lot of time. A month is not too long, and it is not too short, and if the Ministry of Government Affairs makes proper overall arrangements, then twenty days may be busy with sowing. "Bei Shou is like-minded.

Yang Rui listened to Bei Shoutong's use of all methods, and he had nothing to add, so he nodded and said: "Then follow this plan, I have nothing to adjust and add here." How's the morale on Yanzhou's side? ”

"When they heard that they were going to counterattack, the morale of the soldiers was very high. Besides, the troops have been truces for two months, and the supplies and ammunition are also replenished sufficiently, and everyone is waiting for the war. Bei Shoutong's face was full of joy, Yan Zhou had been fighting for so long, and finally there was such a time when he took the initiative to attack, which had to make people happy.

A qiē seems to be perfect, and the plan seems to be foolproof, but Yang Rui is still deeply worried in his heart, the war on Yanzhou's side is not a victory against encirclement and suppression, as long as the Manchu court still exists, then there will be more and more Qing soldiers, stronger and stronger, now the Manchu Qing is more than 100,000 people encircled and suppressed, then the next encirclement and suppression, then there will be more than 200,000 people, and the next encirclement and suppression, there will be more than 300,000 people. Even if Tongguò won the victory against encirclement and suppression, the base area could be expanded, and the revolutionary army could be expanded, but no matter how strong it was, it could not match the speed of the Manchu Qing Dynasty's increase in troops. Yanzhou is fortunate to hold it this year, so will it be able to hold it next year? Next year will be the most critical year for the revolution, and if it is over next year, then it will be smooth, if it doesn't survive next year, then what will happen to Yanzhou, the Long March?

Seeing that Yang Rui was just pondering after listening to the whole plan, Bei Shoutong didn't speak, he didn't think much about the next time, the next anti-encirclement and suppression, he only thought about how to perfectly destroy the Manchu encirclement and suppression this time, so that the spring plowing in the base area could proceed normally. As for the future, Lin Wenqian of Yanzhou formulated a base area development plan, the focus of which was actually around the Fuchun River valley, so as to expand the area of the base area and increase human resources and grain reserves. According to this plan, Lanxi in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and Fuyang in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River are already occupied in this anti-encirclement and suppression campaign, and after the victory of the encirclement and suppression, the population of the entire base area will increase to about 2.3 million, and the area of cultivated land occupied by them will also increase considerably, and the situation of food shortage may be eased a little.

"When is the offensive begin?" After thinking about it, he couldn't think of any clue, Yang Rui simply didn't want to, and put his mind on the current war.

"Set the day after tomorrow, that is, on the second day of the second month of February, the dragon will raise its head." Pei Shoutong looked at the calendar on the wall and said very firmly. (To be continued......)