Liu Boyuan was always obedient, although he didn't fully understand Yang Rui's calculations, he still wrote down Yang Rui's instructions in the notebook he carried, and then the next stage focused on the Fuxing Society's infiltration of the Manchu New Army.

"The Manchu Qing Dynasty in the northeast is preparing to train the fifth town of Rehe, the sixth town of Fengtian, the seventh town of Jilin, and the eighth town of Heilongjiang, a total of four towns. However, the number of officers and Manchu Mongols was insufficient, and the sixth and seventh towns were established by drawing part of the troops from Beiyang, while the remaining five and eighth towns had only one association. The proportion of Han soldiers in it is more than seventy percent, and most of the officers are Han Chinese. In the final analysis, it's because being a soldier is too hard, and Manmeng Xungui can't stand it, so there are no people in the Guizhou Academy and other martial arts schools to read, even if they go to read, it's just a mixed qualification, and most of the ones that come out are straw bales.

At present, many of the soldiers in the two towns and two associations in the northeast are those we have sent, and many revolutionaries have been developed, and once the mountain army is dispatched, the sixth and seventh towns surrounding them will not be able to raise an uprising before the battle, and that will also create chaos. There are also those non-commissioned officers and students that we have recruited in Tokyo, because Guangxu has been suppressing officers from the Beiyang department, so they are very important, because they came out late, although they can't do the co-unification and town unification, but there are still a lot of battalion commanders and standard commanders. ”

Liu Boyuan said that he took out another piece of paper everywhere, and it was full of officers who had been infiltrated by the New Army. Yang Rui took it, and saw Wu Luzhen, Lan Tianwei, Zhang Shaozeng, Xu Chongzhi, and then Li Xiehe (Liejun), Sun Xinyuan (Chuanfang), Li Shucheng, Cheng Qian, Huang Yin, Yan Xishan, Zhang Fengxiang, Tang Jiyao, Zhang Qun, Peng Chengwan, Luo Peijin, Yang Zengwei, Liu Jiyan, and more than 40 people. The four largest of these officials are Wu Luzhen, Lan Tianwei, Zhang Shaozeng, and Xu Chongzhi, all of whom are already town commanders. The smallest officer is the battalion management band.

Looking at this row of big people who were arrogant in later generations, Yang Rui made up his mind and said, "How many people are completely reliable?" Didn't you say last time that the League was also developing an organization among the cadets in Tokyo? ”

"Yes, sir. It is mainly Song Jiaoren who is in charge of this matter. Huang Xing and Sun Wen have not been in Tokyo all the time, so they can't take care of it. The people on the list above are only revolutionary but not necessarily all of us, and those with black dots behind their names are our own. Liu Boyuan said, and his hand also pointed over.

Following his fingers, Yang Rui did see that there was a small dot the size of a needle tip behind some people's names, so he looked at it like this. Except for Xu Chongzhi, who was seized by the Renaissance Society, Wu Luzhen and several other town commanders were only inclined to revolution rather than their own people, but most of the other officers were members of the Renaissance.

Nevertheless. Yang Rui was not very satisfied, but after reading the list, he lit a fire and burned the piece of paper, and then said: "We don't have too much hope for these people, what we can really rely on is the soldiers at the bottom, the head of the shed, the platoon leader, and the team officer." These people have not been abroad. can only mix in the domestic military academy, and they have to be oppressed by the Manchurians in the army, and they suffer more anger than these non-commissioned officers and students who go abroad. Now surrounding Yanzhou, the Eighth (Hubei), the Ninth (Jiangsu), the Twelfth (Suzhou), the Tenth (Fujian Reconstruction), the Eleventh (Anhui), and the Fourteenth (Jiangxi) of the New Army, as long as we give an order, these six towns will be able to raise civil strife tomorrow.

To recap, of course. It's not that I don't believe in the members of the Tokyo cadets, it's just that they've been out of our system. The ideological education work has not kept up at all. There is no way to judge whether they are revolutionizing for the sake of revolution or for the future. If we occupy Beijing, and the Manchu nobles are wiped out by us, and the provincial capitals of the provinces are also occupied by us, then they will act anyway, whether it is a real revolution or a fake revolution, but what if the plan changes? The city of Beijing has not been taken, and when the time comes, our 210,000 people will be scattered everywhere, and it is very likely that they will be broken by the Manchus. Therefore, we can only rely on those non-commissioned officers and soldiers such as squad officers, shed commanders, platoon commanders, etc. This is something that the CIA must carry out to the end! ”

The more Yang Rui spoke, the more excited he became, and the last sentence was particularly loud, Liu Boyuan got up and said loudly when he saw this: "Yes!" Mr! ”

"Sit down!" Yang Rui said kindly, "As soon as the plan of the staff came out, I couldn't sleep at night." I only thought about it for a month to let you come. Yuanshi, your burden is very heavy, you have to let the Manchus have civil strife, you have to move the new army, you have to find out the reaction of the great powers, especially Japan, and finally the Manchus have to follow suit. If you do your job well, then the matter is half done, and if you do not do your job well, then the revolution will become a mess, not only will the country not be reunified, but even the revolution may fail. ”

Liu Boyuan heard Yang Rui's words say so strictly, he dared to sit down there, and just shouted: "One qiē for the revolution!" One qiē for Huaxia! Bo Yuan has no regrets even if he dies! ”

Yang Rui saw that he regarded his worries as a warning, and knew that he would be wrong, so he said, "Okay, sit down!" I'm just talking about my concerns, the staff plan is still changing, but the final plan depends on the intelligence of the military intelligence. In particular, when the Manchu Qing Dynasty was close to the uprising, we must find out clearly, and even more so, interfere with the decision-making and mobilization of the Qing army. ”

"Sir, now that we have arranged for people in the Military Advisory Office, the encirclement and suppression at the beginning of this year was won by us knowing the entire battle plan of the Manchus. Now the Manchus don't know what the problem is. Liu Boyuan said.

"This year, the Manchus are only a small-scale attack, and their energy is all in the preparation of the army, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to fight Yanzhou next year." Yang Rui sighed: "I really don't know if Yizhou can share part of the pressure of Yanzhou, if not, when the time comes, hundreds of thousands of new troops will overwhelm it, then it will be a long march." ”

Liu Boyuan didn't know what the Long March was, but if he thought about these two words, it was actually just a wandering. Seeing that Yang Rui was worried, he said: "Sir, we have estimated that as long as Yizhou is launched, even if the Manchu Qing does not attack and only defends, it will contain the troops of the three Manchu towns, as well as Pingxiang and other places, and also hold the Manchu towns." ”

Liu Boyuan only talked about Yizhou and Pingxiang. It was thought that several towns of the Manchu Qing could be contained, but even then it was not enough. Counting the new army, which was already ready to fight in the year after it was formed, there would be twenty-nine towns in the whole of the Manchu Dynasty. Eleven mixed associations, more than 400,000 people, this basically achieved the original plan of organizing and training 36 towns in the country.

The General Staff judged that by the time of the general uprising, the new army encircled Yanzhou would have ten to twelve towns, and with those patrols, the strength would be about 200,000. Yang Rui's thoughts are not like this, the Manchu Qing Dynasty already hates Zhejiang bandits. In addition to taking precautions against the Yizhou Council and sending two or three to suppress it, they will completely ignore other places. We will overwhelm all the forces that can be mobilized. In this way, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th towns of the Manchurian and Mongolian New Army, as well as the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th towns of Beiyang, and the 7th, 9th, and 12th towns of Jiangsu. The 8th and 18th towns in Hubei. Then counting the five towns of Jiangxi, Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, and Hunan, there are a total of 18 towns and a total of 220,000 people, so that with the addition of the patrol team, it is almost close to 300,000 people.

These 300,000 people are not what the two armies of the Fuxing Society can deal with with 60,000 people, Yang Rui has already established a staff department to add an additional army establishment to Yanzhou, so that the 3rd, 4th, and 5th. 100,000 people in the three armies, plus 780,000 soldiers in Yizhou. before they could fight with the Manchus. For this reason, the South American side must now step up the purchase of rifles, and the local Yanzhou must also start stockpiling ammunition to prepare for the last large-scale encirclement and suppression.

After thinking about these things, Yang Rui only said: "Don't talk about the Manchu New Army, before you came, you said that the Manchu Military Advisory Office invited the Germans as consultants, what is going on, why did the Germans come out again?" ”

"Sir, our people in the second hall of the Military Advisory Office have sent news that this year's encirclement and suppression failed, and Guangxu was furious and so angry that he wanted to dismiss Zaitao. The Japanese refused because of the fact that they could not succeed in the construction of the railway, and they were unwilling to send people over to assist in the encirclement and suppression, and finally Yinchang thought of a way and said that he would invite the Germans. This brought in the Germans. Liu Boyuan said. He also learned about the news before Anton boarded the ship, and it took a few days to find out the matter.

"What is the relationship between Yin Chang and the Germans? The Germans came when they said it was clear? Yang Rui asked again.

"Yin Chang's wife is a German, and when he studied military affairs in Austria in the tenth year of Guangxu, he was in the same group as the current Kaiser Wilhelm II, and the relationship between the two was not bad. When Li Hongzhang was building a martial arts school in Tianjin, when the teaching was insufficient, he also helped Li Hongzhang invite a group of German military attachés. Now he came forward to ask for German advisers, and the people sent by the Germans were still of high rank, saying that they were all from the General Staff, headed by a man named Ludendorff, who was said to be very famous in Germany. Liu Boyuan talked about Yin Chang's life, and even read out a name that should not appear, which only made Yang Rui's heart tremble, and he only thought about how this person came.

Unsettled, he only asked Liu Boyuan to go back first, the headquarters of the Military Intelligence Bureau will be located in Shanghai in the future, and the unfinished matters can be discussed in a few days, he is now not only worried about Ludendorff himself, but also worried that Germany's policy towards the Revival Association has changed, and the students, submarines, and airships are all counting on the Germans, and now that they have turned their faces, then these will be over. Like Yang Rui's concerns, Leo, who understood the importance of Germany, arrived a few days later.

"I guessed you were coming a few days ago, and who knew you were coming." Looking at Leo, who still glanced at Yan Sù, Yang Ruiqiang smiled. He didn't like the French, and he didn't like the French Concession, but now Yang Rui lives in the French Concession.

"Yes. Yang, things are getting a little troublesome. This time the Kaiser sent a lot of good people from the General Staff. "The weather in September is still extremely hot, and Leo is still wearing an old green military uniform with meticulous buttons." I went to Peking and talked to a few staff officers I knew, and someone secretly told me that Germany was now completely isolated in Europe, and that the Kaiser wanted to improve the situation by forming an alliance with China and the United States, and this madman began to go crazy again. Yang, you should have listened to me last time, you should have killed him a long time ago! ”

Leo said what Yang Rui least wanted to hear, the German-American alliance had been politely rejected by the United States last year, but he didn't know why it was brought up by Germany now. He kept calculating the losses in his heart, the foreign students could not be sent, and the submarine was better not, but the airship was absolutely to be kept. Six airships were ordered before, and now five have arrived, and because of Chongzhen's plan, four fifteen-ton large airships have been ordered, so that the carrying capacity of the entire airship force can reach one hundred and twenty-eight tons. If the Germans turned on the other side, then there were only five small airships. The total load capacity is only fifty-three tons. The most terrible thing is that once the Germans informed the Manchus of this, then the entire logistics system of the Revival Army would be completely exposed to the Manchus. It is not known whether the planes will be able to attack the airship, but if Beijing's plan is not revealed, it will not carry enough of it, and many soldiers will be left without weapons.

Yang Rui didn't care about Leo's sarcasm, he just blushed and thought about a series of consequences of being betrayed by Germany. He got up after a while, walked straight to the door and retreated, "Wait for me to come back!" Then he staggered downstairs.

German Consulate General on Huangpu Road in the Public Concession. The Consul General, Mr. Bullie, was reading the newspaper when there was a knock on the door and an assistant said, "Your Excellency." The Chinese came. Do you want to see him? ”

"Oh, are you coming?" Bully was not surprised by Yang Rui's arrival at all, because of the adjustment of Germany's domestic strategy, he had already known that he would return. "You make him wait another half hour. Let's just say I'm dealing with something important. ”

"Yes. Excellency! The assistant looked at the newspaper in Bully's hand and pushed it out with understanding.

Half an hour later, Yang Rui came in. Just waited for Yang Rui to sit down, and said without politeness: "Mr. Yang, due to some well-known reasons, some of our cooperation with you cannot continue. Your people in the German Military Academy were reported to the Qing government by Qing students, and according to the previous agreement between Germany and Qing State, any military school in Germany. It is not acceptable to accept private students, so. It's a pity......"

Looking at the German's smirk, Yang Rui said very calmly: "This is the German who abides by his reputation?" Mr. Consul, is there something else that we have to cancel in our cooperation? And then you are completely on the side of the Qing government? ”

"Yang, as far as I'm concerned, credibility is a qiē, but now your identity is not recognized by civilized society, and if you continue to adhere to the agreement, then Germany will be blamed by all countries, so our cooperation can no longer be carried out, I mean all cooperation." Bully shook his head, looking completely sorry.

"Monsieur Bully, can't you think about how China and Germany will get along in the future if we achieve a final victory?" There was no pleading, only questioning, but after Yang Rui finished speaking, Bu Li was just silent for a while. It seems that there is really nothing to talk about, Yang Rui stood up after a while, picked up his hat and prepared to go out, only when he waited for the door, he turned around and said: "Mr. Bullie, after the end of our unpleasant cooperation, if you can't keep it secret and interfere with some normal business activities, then we will no longer fulfill certain confidentiality agreements, and I think the French will also be interested in radio." ”

The German Army did not pay attention to radio before, but after purchasing a patent, producing it with the assistance of the Reconstruction Society, and equipping it with a small number of troops, it was greatly praised by officers as a multiplier of the army's combat effectiveness, allowing the commander to convey orders to each regiment and even each company without hindrance, and to keep it strictly secret once it was tested. Now that Yang Rui actually wants to sell this thing to France, Buli's face immediately turned red, and he said loudly: "Yang, if you are a threat......

"Mr. Bully, that's right, that's the threat!" Yang Rui put on a high hat and interrupted the Germans, "Please tell your Emperor that the suspension is only the cooperation on the agreement, but if it involves other things, then the revival will definitely be like this!" ”

"Bang!" With a bang, Bree's civilized rod slammed on the ground, and he said even louder: "No one dares to threaten Germany like this, Young, if you dare to sell the radio to the French, then ......"

"Mr. Bullie, it's up to you whether this will happen or not." Yang Rui once again emphasized, "I don't like the French, the British, or the Russians, and I only choose to trade with you for all the important technologies." Think about it, Mr. Bully, what have you gained by working with us? Radio technology, your military can play a bigger role, ammonia technology, you no longer have to worry about the source of saltpeter being cut off, internal combustion engine fuel injection technology, so that your submarines can fit down the reduced Diesel engine, each of these things is enough to change the outcome of a war, isn't that enough? What more do you want?!

Everyone knows that now that Germany is surrounded by the whole of Europe, it is facing a war, but what is the benefit of an alliance with the Qing government? The elite troops of the Qing government have been defeated by us again and again, and it is rare for them to dare to go to war with the Russians in the event of a major war in Europe? What is the use of such a cowardly state that they will only let the armies of other countries go to war on their own territory and watch their own citizens being slaughtered by other countries? Germany already had an incomparably troubled Austro-Hungarian Empire, should there be an incomparably backward and impending Qing Empire? ”

Although he was only a diplomat, he fully understood the meaning of the techniques that Yang Rui said, which was actually the reason why the Kaiser did not like the Revival Society, but also agreed to cooperate with it. Now the Kaiser is thinking of forming an alliance with the Qing State, and the Minister should treat the Revival Society and the Qing Government as equals, and neither will be offended, but the country is completely on the side of the Qing Government, and even sent staff officers to assist the Qing government army in exterminating the Renaissance Society. It would be an international scandal if such an approach were in the diplomatic relationship between the two countries, but the Risorgimendain was not a belligerent group recognized by Germany, so Blley could be said to be a pity.

Yang Rui looked at the speechless Bu Li, bowed slightly and left, although the German finally showed a kind of guilt, but this could not understand the hatred in his heart. Between countries, it is normal to be sold, but it is an unacceptable thing to be swept away by the Germans like this. In all the time-traveling novels he reads, he uses high technology to play with foreigners, and the foreigners in it are more stupid than the other, but when it is his turn, the result is that people will turn their faces after selling things, which is simply unreasonable!

Yang Rui returned to the French Concession in anger, at this time Leo was still waiting, he looked at Yang Rui's suit and makeup, and said, "You went to see the German consul?" ”

"Yes!" Yang Rui said angrily: "Now all cooperation must be canceled, and international students must be repatriated." I really regret that I didn't listen to you and kill the Kaiser! ”

"Then it's too late!" As soon as he said that he would assassinate the Kaiser, Leo was very energetic, his eyes were shining, and he wanted to take someone to Germany to kill people now.

"Now is not the time, because we, the whole world, know that sniper tactics are extremely important. As long as the Kaiser was sniped and killed, and then thought that we had just terminated cooperation, Germany would definitely suspect that we had done it. I don't want to be hated by a country like that. Yang Rui dispelled Leo's murderous aura, he didn't want to interfere with history, and he was even more afraid that Germany would find out the truth after the incident, so he hurriedly changed the topic: "Okay, tell me about those friends of yours, how will they deal with us?" ”

As soon as it came to the war, Leo's attention really shifted, "They know about radio, they know about airships, they know about synthetic ammonia, they know about intermittent shooting, and those staff departments who don't know about the Qing people know it, it's very bad!" Very bad! But luckily we weren't facing the German army, otherwise I think we should have chosen to surrender. Ludendorff was the chief of the Second Division of the General Staff, and although this department was only responsible for training soldiers and preparing them for war, Ludendorff himself was a very good staff officer, and he was very much appreciated by General Merkel, a harsh and cunning man, and his toughness might change the depressed morale of the government army...... Anyway, Yanzhou will be dangerous. ”

"Maybe it's not just Yanzhou that is dangerous, Yizhou will also be dangerous!" Yang Rui said, "The base troops have a firm foothold, and Yizhou is in Shandong, which is the sphere of influence of the Germans...... It's hard to fight anyway. We should increase the strength of Yizhou, and at least we should send more experienced officers to Yizhou. ”

"Yang, our base is not only in Yizhou, but also in other places, especially Yanzhou, which also needs to expand the troops of an army, which requires more officers, let Yizhou go to a bloody battle! Nothing tempers an officer more than actual combat. The most important thing for us now is to re-examine the entire Chongzhen plan, find out those hidden dangers, and eliminate those that are unreasonable. The German staff could only be matched with a German-style army, and Ludendorff did not necessarily know this now, and when he understood, the war had already begun. Leo corrected Yang Rui, who had spent the most time dealing with the Qing army and understood what they were like. A good staff can only make a plan that is easier to execute, but whether the war can be won or not depends on the soldiers themselves, and this is not something that a good staff officer can solve in a short time. (To be continued......)