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    "King Qin!"

    As soon as they heard these two words, everyone was shocked at first, and then there was an incredible shock in their hearts: "King Qin?"

    Since ancient times, the word Qinwang has not been used lightly, not to mention that now they are still a field army stationed on the front line of Xuzhou. If they withdraw from Xuzhou north to Beijing without authorization, it is no different from rebellion.

    In the two hundred years since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, nothing like this has ever happened. Important Manchu and Mongolian ministers like Seng Gelinqin and He Chun simply pulled out their swords and killed the person who proposed King Qin's suggestion.  Thoughts under the knife.

    It is indeed him!  it's him!

    No need to look, everyone knows who the person who proposed such a crazy proposal is Lei Yijie!

    This Lei Yijie is famous as a minister, but he does not look like a high-ranking official with a Hanlin background. Instead, he is an out-and-out lunatic. He did a lot of bad things during his tenure in Jiangbei Camp, and he stole too much money.  , I don¡¯t know how many military planes were delayed, but in the third year of Xianfeng, he did an earth-shattering thing. He opened a lizi in Yangzhou and collected lijin on the spot. He was also proud of it, saying that he was the "chief culprit."  ".

    Lijin, a nearly revolutionary financial reform, was founded by Lei Yijie. This Lijin system lasted from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom until the National Government reformed the fiscal system and established unified taxation. It lasted for seventy years. Although  It hindered the normal circulation of domestic goods, but it also first raised most of the military expenditures for the Qing army to suppress the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and then solved most of the financial resources for various local governments and warlord groups.

    But now he completely ignored the sharp swords in the hands of King Monk, Shengbao and others, and said with the calmness of an old Beijing official: "Do you think there is a second way out? Why don't you tell me!"

    ??Besides retreating north in the name of King Qin, what other way out is there?  Everyone was really right by what Lei Yijie said, but now Zhang Guoliang, the new king of Liang, stood up and said: "Well said, well said, except for King Beigui Qin, we  There really is no other way out for these 50,000 to 60,000 troops.¡±

    When I thought of evacuating to Henan.  Everyone felt that the future was not good. It would definitely be the focus of the Hong Army's next round of offensive. It might even be attacked more violently than in Xuzhou. However, some people whispered: "How about going to Shandong?"

    "Good Shandong!" Lei Yijie said unceremoniously: "Does the central government have an edict for us to retreat to Shandong? Isn't this the same thing as King Qin?"

    His voice became louder: "The country is in trouble now. We are in need of courageous ministers. You are all loyal ministers and good generals of our Qing Dynasty. When I heard that the Russian barbarians sent troops outside the pass to threaten the capital, I had no choice but to return in a hurry to relieve the siege of the capital."

    It has been several months since Russia deployed troops outside the border.  Although the Manchu and Han civil and military personnel present did not know how the war was going, it was impossible to resist the Russian land and sea troops with the meager troops outside the pass.

    Shengbao had no choice but to say something: "Beyond the pass is the place where our Manchuria dragon thrives, so we must not make any mistakes!"

    He did have a lot of ideas, some of which were related to the strategic situation of the Qing Dynasty. If the people inside the customs could not support it, they could retreat outside the customs.  Some are related to personal interests, but now they need to be done in the name of justice, and Lei Yijie can get the support of such a Manchurian official.  He felt confident in his heart: "If you don't want to be King Qin, you can stay. Xuzhou's military strategists are fighting for it. The more support they have, the better."

    Who is willing to stay and die, but in the two hundred years since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, there has never been such a precedent, so He Chun said: "But the name of King Qin is not appropriate, right?"

    "Besides King Qin, what other suitable name can we find!" Lei Yijie said unceremoniously: "The current strategy is to maintain the Qing Dynasty only in the name of King Qin."

    He is not talking about these 50,000 or 60,000 horses.  It was the Qing Dynasty, and everyone present couldn't help but think about it, and had many different opinions.

    Like Emperor Daoguang, Emperor Xianfeng was, in a sense, a traditional virtuous emperor, but he encountered an unprecedented situation.  His own abilities were also very limited, so the whole country was corrupted. However, these civil servants and military generals had received favor from the two emperors, so they were naturally unwilling to go against Emperor Xianfeng.

    But if they really return to retreat north, Emperor Xianfeng will definitely attack them unless they stick together, but this is no different from rebellion, and everyone has their own thoughts, not to mention that there are both Manchus and  There are Mongols and Han people.

    Zhang Guoliang, a surrendered general, is not afraid of things: "Go back to the army, go back to the army, we, King Liang's army, can't find any other way except returning to the north!"

    He is a fallen general. Sometimes he has the most scruples in doing things, and sometimes he doesn¡¯t need to scruple much. Now he speaks openly: "BigAfter returning home, not only can I get more Russian guns and cannons, but I can also help protect the Qing Dynasty!  "

    The monk king had already understood. He was talking about the Qing Dynasty, not Emperor Xianfeng. It was obvious that Zhang Guoliang had already made up his mind to take one step at a time. However, among the armies in Xuzhou, although Zhang Guoliang was not the strongest  A strong one, but a very important one. If he insists on returning to King Qin from the north, I am afraid that the Xuzhou front will no longer be able to support it.

    Except for Emperor Xianfeng, what chess pieces might Zhang Guoliang use? You must know that those are the princes in Beijing now. However, as long as the central government does not push King Liang¡¯s army into a hurry, Zhang Guoliang will surely leave some room for it?

    He was thinking, and He Chun, who like Zhang Guoliang was born in Jiangnan Camp, also agreed: "We go back to help protect the Qing Dynasty. We will protect the Qing Dynasty by fighting against the red thieves, and we will also protect the Qing Dynasty by fighting against the Russian barbarians. We only need to  Remember, just be loyal and protect the Qing Dynasty!"

    With a Manchu like He Chun standing up, the situation naturally took a turn for the worse. King Monk had to declare: "In this case, let's return to the north together to support the Qing Dynasty!"

    Although it has been decided to return to the north and support the Qing Dynasty, the specific method of withdrawal, who will withdraw first, and what the withdrawal route will be, needs detailed discussions to decide. Now Lei Yijie, the chief culprit, is even more exposed.  Arms went into battle: "Since King Qin's strategy is my idea, you should also listen to my opinion Yangzhou City.

    The original color of Shi Tuiji of the Marine Brigade has been increasingly diluted, and the entire army has a strong sense of Fu Wendao, but Fu Wendao is not a strong commander in the Marine Brigade. He is not only  Facing the entire Marine Brigade, they also had to deal with the two strong men Yu Cun and Jin Peilun in Jiangning.

    He is nominally in charge of Jiangbei's military affairs, but the administration belongs to Jiangning. Among the troops participating in the battle, there are several regiments sent by the Third Division. Therefore, Fu Wendao, the mother-in-law, is also walking on thin ice, not at all.  Don't dare to be careless.

    He knew that Zhang Guoliang and Seng Gelinqin's regiment in Xuzhou could be said to be the strongest regiment of the Qing army in the north, with a total strength of 50,000 to 60,000 troops, including a large number of cavalry, but he only had more than 10,000 troops on hand, so he always  Adopt offensive and defensive tactics and gradually advance towards Xuzhou.

    This kind of fortress tactic is based on complete victory in field battles, and its power is very amazing. It marks the county towns, market towns, and villages that have changed hands one after another on the map, and all the towns conquered will become the next step of the Hong Army's offensive.  Base and departure point.

    This kind of tactics may be a bit conservative, but Fu Wendao thinks it is very successful. However, he now has to consider a critical issue, which is how to win Xuzhou: "Xuzhou has been a place of hundreds of battles since ancient times. It is a fortified city."  Like iron, and with the clear demons gathering in large numbers, I'm afraid our tactics will have to change!"

    "It's not just a matter of changes in tactics!" Someone immediately pointed out: "There are too many clear demons in Xuzhou. We can only gather six to seven thousand people at most. If we want to fight Xuzhou with tens of thousands of people, we should ask for help.  That¡¯s right!¡±

    Asking for help is not a simple matter, and it will even affect Fu Wendao's personal status in Liu Chang's heart. He still hopes to use the resources at hand to solve Xuzhou City: "We can ask Jiangning for help. Now Jiangnan has been pacified across the board.  Even Shanghai has taken over, so there is no need to preserve so many troops."

    This is true, but the officers of the Marine Brigade have another worry. In this way, the original situation of the Marine Brigade being the only one in Jiangbei will be broken. You must know that now the administration has been assigned to Jiangning. Not only is there a  Many regiments of mobile troops were sent by Jiangning, and most of the ** battalions, ** companies, rural platoons, and basic militiamen have already belonged to Jiangning.

    "If we want to continue to march into Shandong!" Fu Wendao is not worried about this problem: "We will definitely ask the big brother of the Third Division for help, and Jiangsu is Jiangning's territory."

    Fu Wendao's idea is relatively simple. The next step is to open the capital of Xuzhou first, and then completely transform the Marine Brigade, the most unique unit of the Hong Army, into an army. Now the Marine Brigade not only has nothing to do with the landing operations, but is a large organization.  The heavily equipped infantry brigade is completely out of touch with landing operations.

    In this case, it would be better to completely decouple from the navy, at most transfer some units and return them to the navy, and the existing marine brigade can be reorganized into a main division of the army, and Fu Wendao will focus on Shandong next.

    When he just thought of this, an emergency report came over there: "The Qingyao in Xuzhou suddenly mobilized frequently, and it seems that there is a big move!"

    Fu Wendao took a look at the map near Xuzhou. The Hong Army's offensive defense was almost approaching Xuzhou, and it had learned from past combat experience. There was not only a combat unit on the front line to strengthen the battalion strength, but also regimental-level mobile operations in the rear.  , unless all the Qing troops in Xuzhou are dispatched, I am afraid that the county seat on the front line will not be lost soon, butA possibility came to mind: "Is Zhang Guoliang going to run away?"!  ~!

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