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    They retreated immediately, and the baggage that could not be taken away was concentrated in one place and destroyed. At the same time, in order to prevent the Chinese from pursuing them, Andrew Jeff ordered the city to be set on fire.

    No one could have imagined that the Russians would be so decisive and would retreat immediately. When the airship reported that the Russians had begun to retreat, Li Niu immediately ordered the troops to move in.  In fact, the death of more than 10,000 cavalry frightened Andrew Jeff. This was more than 10,000 cavalry. Even in Europe, it was a force that made the enemy restless. However, it was defeated in the Far East and China.  in human hands.

    When they arrived in Changchun, the Russians had already left. Li Niu had no intention of pursuing them and ordered his troops to help the people put out the fire. After the Russians occupied this place, they did not carry out large-scale burning, killing and looting, but most of the people moved south, but some  Many people stay for various reasons.

    As soon as the Russians retreated, they retreated directly to Vladivostok. When the news spread throughout the country, everyone was boiling.  Since the Opium War, China has not achieved a major victory in its anti-foreign invasion war. Although it has occasionally had one or two small victories, it has always resulted in the signing of another treasonous treaty.  Students from various places held demonstrations one after another, chanting slogans such as "Kick the powers out of China" and "Long live Emperor Tianwu". The demonstrations in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Guangzhou made local foreigners even more nervous.  Emperor Tianwu is Qin Ge. Qin Ge means Tianwu, so he is simply called Emperor Tianwu.

    Qin Ge's personal prestige has reached an unprecedented level in the country, but Qin Ge is not happy at this time.  News came from Shaanxi yesterday that Dong Fuxiang announced the epidemic in Ningxia, Gansu, and Qinghai in Lanzhou, and Xinjiang and Mongolia also announced the epidemic.  This incident dampened the joy of repelling the Russians.

    Qin Ge doesn¡¯t know much about Dong Fuxiang.  He sent a report to Li Hongzhang and asked if he could be persuaded to surrender.  What I got was an uncertain reply from Li Hongzhang: Dong Xingwu resisted the Qing Dynasty at first and refused to return. I don't know whether he can persuade him to surrender.

    During the Shaanxi-Gansu Hui uprising in 1862, Dong Fuxiang led his troops to Anhua, Gansu Province to resist the Qing Dynasty. He was active in eastern Longxi and northern Shaanxi with considerable momentum.  Later he was defeated by Liu Songshan of Zuo Zongtang's tribe in northern Shaanxi.  After surrendering to the Qing army, the headquarters was reorganized into the Dongzi Third Battalion, which successively suppressed the Hui uprisings in Shaanxi, Gansu, Xining and other places from Liu Songshan and Liu Jintang.  Promoted to admiral.  In 1875, he followed Liu Jintang into Xinjiang.  He was recognized by Zuo Zongtang for his contribution in recovering Urumqi and other places and quelling the riots in Aguba in southern Xinjiang.  1890.  Promoted to the admiral of Kashgar.  In 1894, the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War broke out, and Dong Fuxiang was ordered to lead the Gansu Army into the Wei capital.  The following year, he led the army to suppress the anti-Qing struggle of the Hui and Salar people in the Hehuang area.  Then Qin Ge destroyed the Qing Dynasty, and Dong Fuxiang stayed in the northwest. Qin Ge was eager to kill Guangxu, so he did not march into the northwest.  Dong Fuxiang took advantage of Qin Ge and Russia to fight in the Northeast and declared independence in the area under his control.

    Qin Ge knew that it would be much more difficult to pacify the northwest than to force the Russians to retreat from the northeast.  The vast northwest is sparsely populated, especially Mongolia, which is full of nomadic peoples.  These people can be said to be the ancestors of guerrilla warfare. Although they did not form a theory of guerrilla warfare, the people of the northwest were well versed in hit-and-run tactics.  Therefore, if we fail to launch an operation to pacify the northwest, it is very likely to cause a situation like the British falling into the quagmire of South Africa.  If you put it later.  There is no solution to guerrilla warfare.  People in the Middle East and Africa like to fight guerrilla warfare, and al-Qaeda terrorists have learned the essence of guerrilla warfare.  But now, it is different. The British can establish concentration camps in South Africa, and Qin Ge can naturally establish concentration camps in the northwest.  Most of the soldiers in the northwest are militiamen and they always have family members.  It is impossible for these family members to follow the troops everywhere, so as long as all these family members are imprisoned and forced to work, most of these militiamen will surrender.  Even if you get free labor and can put down the rebellion in the northwest, why not do it?  However, Qin Ge did not expect such a method.

    Many places in the northwest declared independence, and it was definitely because of the Russians. In the previous "Qing-Russia Treaty of Beijing", the 200,000 rifles given to Guangxu by Russia were not shipped back to the country because of Guangxu's death, but passed through and were built in Omuk.  The Siberian Railway was sent to Mongolia and Xinjiang respectively.  These rifles were handed over to some powerful people in Mongolia and Xinjiang for free. Without these rifles, Mongolian Qin Ge would not dare to say anything, but Xinjiang would never dare to declare a revolution.

    For a while, Qin Ge was hesitant about whether to immediately send troops to the Northeast.  The Russians are still eyeing the Northeast and want to separatize the Northwest.  "Hey!" Qin Ge sighed and said to himself: "Being an emperor is not always easy."

    Qin Ge had no choice but to recruit a large number of people with outstanding ideas who participated in amending the constitution into the palace to discuss countermeasures.

    In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, this can be regarded as the first time Qin Ge went to court.  The Hall of Supreme Harmony is not a place for going to court, but Qin Ge doesn't care about that.

    "That's how it is. You are all the pillars of China. I wonder if there is a way to solve these problems?"

    The Hall of Supreme Harmony was rearranged by Qin Ge, and many tables and chairs were placed. These tables and chairs were divided into two parts. One part was made after Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao.The conservative faction at the head of the Communist Party of China, and the other group of reformists led by Tan Sitong and Liu Guangdi.

    After listening to Qin Ge's narration, Liu Guangdi stood up, bowed slightly and said: "Your Majesty, the northwest region has always been a place of turmoil. I believe that we can ignore it first and use all our strength to defeat the Russians and force the Russian forces to withdraw from the Far East first.  To boost the prestige of the country. So that the rest of the European powers will know the power of our empire and recognize that the empire denies the traitorous treaty signed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. As for the rebellion in the northwest, it is just some chickens and dogs taking advantage of the chaos, so there is no need to worry. "

    Kang Youwei immediately retorted: "To fight against foreigners, we must first settle the internal affairs! If the internal strife is not eliminated, how can we expel the foreigners? If the internal strife is not eliminated, then the great powers will not only not think that the empire is strong, but will think that we cannot even handle internal affairs. How can we let the great powers  Do you know the power of our dynasty? Your Majesty, I believe that the Russians have now retreated to Vladivostok, and the war against the Russians can be slowed down for a while. After the civil strife in the northwest is dealt with, the best strategy is to force the Russians to leave the Far East."

    "Well, Brother Guangxia is right when he says that before fighting against external forces, one must first settle the internal affairs, eliminate internal worries first, and then eliminate external troubles. This is the best policy."

    "Well, that's right!"

    Kang Youwei¡¯s words were recognized by most people, and even many people in the Reform Party agreed with Kang Youwei¡¯s suggestions.

    Yang Rui stood up and said: "Don't you know that the emperor must first pacify the internal situation when fighting against foreign forces? If you don't understand military affairs, don't talk nonsense. The northwest is vast and sparsely populated. Access is inconvenient. If we mobilize a large army to go to the northwest for logistics supplies at this time, it will be a problem.  , if the rebels in the northwest avoid fighting and drag the army in the northwest, and the Russians invade the northeast again, the northeast will fall again. I believe that the rebels in the northwest are really insignificant compared to the Russians, so the Russians should be driven out first  Go out to the Far East and then pacify the northwest." Yang Rui once served as Zhang Zhidong's staff.  I know something about military matters.  When Qin Ge was chasing Guangxu, he repeatedly persuaded Zhang Zhidong to surrender to Qin Ge, but Zhang Zhidong refused to become a second minister.  Reject Yang Rui's suggestion.

    Qin Ge nodded secretly after hearing what Yang Rui said.  After listening to Yang Rui's words, everyone felt that Yang Rui's words were more reasonable than Kang's, and they all appeared in agreement.

    Qin Ge said: "I am indeed afraid that the army will be dragged to the northwest, but as Kang Youwei said, if the internal strife is not eliminated, the great powers will think that I cannot even handle China's internal affairs, and will not be able to feel the power of the empire. Hong Kong is  It must be taken back, but going to war with the British is really not a good thing."

    Zheng Guanying stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the Russians in the Far East should be removed first, and recovering the lost land occupied by the Russians in the former Qing Dynasty should be the top priority now. In the early Qing Dynasty, a small part of the area west of the Lena River should belong to  In China, although Eastern Siberia is desolate, its territory is equivalent to the current territory of China. Moreover, the Russians are extremely ambitious. Chen believes that the Vladivostok stronghold should be captured first and the Russians should be driven out of the Far East first. Xinjiang and Mongolia announced  **, it must have been influenced by the Russians. If we take Vladivostok, Russia will definitely turn to Mongolia and Xinjiang. I heard that the Siberian Railway has been built for several years, and it should be very close to the Empire of Mongolia and Xinjiang by now.  If we first go to quell the civil strife in the northwest, and then come back to attack Vladivostok, then the Russians will extend their hands into Mongolia and Xinjiang, and the two places will inevitably declare independence again. Choosing to pacify the northwest first is equivalent to a useless effort. Therefore, capture Vladivostok first,  It will not be too late to clean up the Russian troops in Korea and then quell the rebellion in the northwest. As for the emperor¡¯s worry about being underestimated by the great powers, this is completely ignored. Our ability to expel the Russians from the Far East is enough to prove the strength of the empire."

    "What Mr. Zheng said is true. Your Majesty, it is indeed the best policy to expel the Russian troops in the Far East first." Tan Sitong stood up and said.

    "Yes, Your Majesty, Mr. Zheng's words are very reasonable."

    Kang Youwei¡¯s face didn¡¯t look good because both Yang Rui and Zheng Guanying belonged to the conservative party, but the opinions they put forward were contrary to his.

    But it is true. If a large army is mobilized to quell the rebellion in the northwest at this time, after expelling the Russian army in the Far East, the Russians will definitely extend their hands to Mongolia and Xinjiang. Once the Russians incite and provide weapons, then the northwest will definitely be invaded again.  There will be chaos.  Qin Ge said: "Okay, okay, Mr. Tao Zhai's analysis is really good. Why didn't I think of that? Well, after the troops have rested and resupplied, I will order them to seize Vladivostok! You all will stay in the palace today.  Let¡¯s eat!¡± Qin Ge called Zheng Guanying Mr. Tao Zhai out of respect from the bottom of his heart. As the first person to propose a constitutional monarchy in Chinese history, many items in the outline of the constitution he formulated were written into the new constitution, and he  He advocated letting the royal family control the military and dividing military and political administration, thus safeguarding the rights and interests of the royal family.

    A week later, Chen Yu arrived at Dalian Port to receive new equipment, large-caliber artillery specially made for sieges - eight 155mm 24-caliber cannons and two 210mm 17-caliber cannons.  Both types of artillery do not use rubber tires, because experiments have found that the tires installed are very easy to be crushed when firing at large elevation angles. After all, the tires at this time areThe quality is far behind that of later generations.  The total weight of the 155mm gun is about 4 tons, and the total weight of the 210mm gun is more than five tons. It must be easily pulled by an artillery tractor. It will be very difficult to go uphill with a horse.  The artillery shells used are shortened versions of naval artillery shells, including high-explosive shells and ordinary armor-piercing shells.  Since the production of capped armor-piercing projectiles, the Lovely-class cruiser has also been equipped with some capped armor-piercing projectiles.  The range of both guns exceeds 13,000 meters, and they can attack beyond the range of the fortress guns in Vladivostok, safely and effectively.

    Chen Yu looked at the black and thick barrel and couldn't help laughing. Now that he has a big killer weapon, it will be much easier to break through Vladivostok.  The artilleryman responsible for using these guns saw the division commander smirking and asked: "Division Commander? What's so funny?" Because the ballistics of these two types of artillery are different from the previous 77mm guns and 105mm guns, and the charges are not fixed.  , so the people responsible for using these artillery are newly trained artillerymen.  Of course, the ballistic data of the two artillery pieces are also recorded. Once these artillerymen have problems, the others can take over as soon as possible.

    "I just thought of the Russians' expressions when they were hit by these artillery shells!" Chen Yu had heard before that the Russians used 120mm cannons to attack the artillery position in Fanjiatun, and then the artillery position was quickly knocked out by Fanjiatun artillery.  Only two artillery pieces on his side were damaged, but all the Russian artillery pieces were gone.  Thinking about it, I should have gone to the front line with Li Niu at that time. It is a pity to miss such a wonderful counterattack.

    Having said that, these artillerymen have never been on the battlefield, so they are naturally a little excited about the upcoming battle.  One person said: "Commander, did Maozi piss himself and run away as soon as he was hit by our artillery shells on the battlefield?"

    "Hehehe, do you think the Russian army is the soldiers of the Manchu Qing Dynasty?" Chen Yu said with a smile.

    The Far East was defeated on both land and sea, leaving Nicholas II frightened and angry.  Since registering last year, he has been aiming to conquer the Far East. He wants to recreate the style of Genghis Khan, the great ancestor of the Yuan Dynasty.  From 1890 to 1891, Alexander III sent him to travel abroad.  Nicholas passed through Greece, Egypt, India, Japan and China before returning from Siberia.  During his trip to China, he became interested in the territory and wealth of China and North Korea, which were coveted by Crown Prince Nicholas.  On his way back from Siberia, he laid the foundation stone for the Siberian Railway and became the nominal supervisor of its construction.  This shows his eagerness to strengthen control over Northeast China and North Korea through the railway and compete for hegemony in the Far East.  Everything could have gone as planned. He signed the "Qing-Russia-Beijing Treaty" with the Qing government and obtained the northeastern region of China, but Qin Ge changed everything.  Heilongjiang and Jilin that had been obtained were gone, and the fleet suffered heavy losses. It settled in Vladivostok and laid a large number of mines in nearby waters to defend against the Chinese navy's attack.  Nicholas knew the gap between his own navy and Qin Ge's navy, so he did not build or purchase a large number of warships to compete with Qin Ge's navy like he did in the Russo-Japanese War.  But Russia is a land power. Although the quality and combat effectiveness of its soldiers are not as good as those of Germany, Russia is vast and rich in resources and has millions of lions. It is impossible to lose to the yellow-skinned monkeys in the Far East!  (To be continued)

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