Two days later, the Qingdao headquarters sent people to Wangjiazhai Village and brought instructions from the headquarters: salute first and then soldiers.

That is, first of all, contact and negotiate with Jiaozhou County, and warn Jiaozhou County not to meddle in the affairs of Wangjiazhai, let alone shelter the remnants of the Wang family. If Jiaozhou County agrees to the request of the traverser, then the traverser can guarantee that he will not invade Jiaozhou County, otherwise he will simply send troops to attack Jiaozhou County and bring Jiaozhou County under the jurisdiction of the traverser.

The working group did not expect that the headquarters would not adopt a concessionary attitude towards Jiaozhou County, but was more tough, but this attitude was very appetizing to the working group, after all, most of the members of the working group were young people, and their tempers were relatively impulsive, and they generally had a contemptuous attitude towards the Qing court.

After receiving the report of the working group, the Qingdao command also attached great importance to it, because this was the first time that the traverser had formal contact with the forces of the Qing Dynasty, although the previous principle of the traverser was not to have a head-on conflict with the Qing Dynasty, but this time the situation was different, Jiaozhou County was too close to Wangjiazhai Village, and the Wang family obviously had considerable influence in Jiaozhou County, and Wang Kefu, the second eldest of the Wang family, was in Jiaozhou County as a bookkeeper, so this time he couldn't hide if he wanted to, unless the traverser gave up Wangjiazhai Village, but this was obviously impossible for the traverser to accept.

As a result, the three responsible persons of the Qingdao Command, Qin Zheng, Xiao Jianjun, and Wang Yunpeng, immediately began to negotiate.

Xiao Jianjun thinks that he should simply take Jiaozhou County down, because the geographical location of Jiaozhou County is very important to Qingdao, in the old time and space, Jiaozhou is under the management of Qingdao City, and Jiaozhou is also the first station of the Jiaoji Railway, so taking Jiaozhou County can not only expand the control scope of the traverser, but also conform to the plan of expansion along Jiaozhou Bay formulated by the traverser.

As for whether the Qing court will tear up its face with the Qing court after taking Jiaozhou County, Xiao Jianjun thinks that this possibility is not great, because now the Qing court itself is on the run, and the entire northern China is almost in a state of disorder, so the crossing group can just take advantage of this troubled water, touch a few more fish, seize several counties around Jiaozhou Bay, and stabilize the rule of the traverser. After the Chunting stabilizes, it has become a fact, and it is estimated that the Chunting can only admit it.

In addition, the traverser does not want to be attached to the Qing court, but only needs a name of the Qing court, and there is no need to be too polite to the Qing court.

It should be said that Xiao Jianjun's opinion represents the attitude of a considerable part of the traversers, and he is a soldier. Because with the successive victories of the timetravelers on the battlefield, many timetravelers felt that there was no need to care about the attitude of the Qing court, but to go all out to expand their sphere of influence.

Although Qin Zheng also thinks that Xiao Jianjun's opinion is quite reasonable, after all, if he does not have a head-on conflict with the Qing Dynasty, it does not mean that the traverser should try his best to back down to the Qing Dynasty, and he should be tough when he should be tough, this is not only for the sake of the traverser's own interests, but also to give a clear signal to the people in the area under the current traverser's control, that is, under the rule of the traverser, there is no need to be afraid of the power of the Qing Dynasty government. But don't be too tough, after all, steel is easy to break, once it is too tough, it is not good for the traverser.

Therefore, Qin Zheng advocated negotiating with Jiaozhou County first, and asked Jiaozhou County to give up interfering in the affairs of Wangjiazhai and not to shelter the Wang family. Qin Zheng believes that as long as the IQ of the magistrate of Jiaozhou County is normal, he will not refuse the request of the traverser. First, at this time, it is impossible for Jiaozhou County not to have heard of the prestige of the traverser, not to mention the affairs of Tianjin, but Qingdao is close to Jiaozhou, and even the Eight-Nation Alliance is not the opponent of the traverser, and a small Jiaozhou county wants to block the army of traversers, and no one in their right mind will have such an idea; second, although they do not know who the magistrate of Jiaozhou County is and what his temperament is, with the bad habits of the Qing court officialdom, the magistrate of Jiaozhou County may not be any better there, and it will not be of any benefit to them to fight with the traverser。

And if Jiaozhou County agrees to the request of the traverser, it does not mean that the traverser cannot expand along the coast of Jiaozhou Bay, because the traverser can let go of the county seat and choose to control the countryside around the county, which is the traverser's version of "rural encircling the city", on the contrary, without the government's elbow, the expansion of the traverser in the countryside will be easier, and at the same time, it can also make an example for other nearby state cities and counties, and when the traverser's power arrives, Jiaozhou County can be a very good example of imitation.

Of course, if the magistrate of Jiaozhou County is a second son and refuses the request of the traverser, then it is impossible to say, it can only be solved by force and capture Jiaozhou County, which can also give a warning to other nearby prefectures and counties, which is the end of going against the traverser.

Xiao Jianjun and Wang Yunpeng did not object to Qin Zheng's opinion, but Wang Yunpeng raised a question: How to negotiate with Jiaozhou County, how to inform the magistrate of Jiaozhou County of the request for negotiation, or how to directly enter Jiaozhou County to go to the magistrate, but this also involved two new issues: First, even if he entered Jiaozhou County, would he be able to meet the magistrate? Although the county magistrate in ancient China was only a seven-grade sesame official, he was the honor of a county, also known as "Baili Hou" Second, if the magistrate of Jiaozhou County is really a second son and refuses the request of the traverser, wouldn't it be very dangerous for the people who enter Jiaozhou County to negotiate?

It should be said that Wang Yunpeng's worries are indeed reasonable, so Qin Zheng thought of the German Riddle who participated in the reconnaissance operation last time, and this time he still needs to use his foreigner body, Bi Jing In this era, foreigners do have a transcendent status in China, so bringing a foreigner into Jiaozhou County to negotiate can also increase the safety factor of negotiators.

However, absolute security is impossible, but even if you want to build your own country and conquer the stars and seas, it is inevitable to take a little risk. Of course, it was on a voluntary basis to see if Riddle himself was willing to complete this dangerous task.

After completing the reconnaissance mission, Riddle did not return to Tianjin, but stayed in Qingdao to participate in the construction of Qingdao's Sifang locomotive factory, shipyard, arsenal and other projects. Because Riddle was originally a mechanical major, although the times are different, but the basic principles of mechanical engineering are the same, the interim executive committee on the one hand takes into account Riddle's major, on the other hand, among these foreigners who cross the group, Riddle is a more reliable one, he has lived in China for more than ten years, and married a Chinese wife, this time he is willing to undertake the dangerous task of reconnaissance, basically can be trusted, and entrusted with the task of replaying.

The infrastructure of these factories is largely completed, and the commissioning and installation of machinery and equipment has begun, which is the professional of Riedel, and the skilled workers responsible for the installation of these equipment are all Germans, and the communication with Rieder is not hindered, and it is quite cordial. And Riddle is very happy, because not only does he have something to do, but he is the first foreigner in the Crossing Group to prove his worth.

The command called Reed and asked him if he would be willing to carry out another dangerous mission, and Reed agreed immediately. Originally, the last reconnaissance mission was completed uneventfully, which made Riddle a little regretful, so when he encountered such an opportunity, Riddle also wanted to experience the dangerous mission again. At the same time, in order to be more realistic, Riddle suggested to the command that a few more people from the German prisoners be brought with him, and after consideration, the command decided to find a German missionary to accompany Riddle.

Seeing that Reed agreed to help, the Qingdao command immediately reported the plan of action to Tianjin, which was quickly approved, so the command sent a platoon to escort Reed and the missionaries to Wangjiazhai Village.

After receiving the command order, the working group immediately began to carry it out. First of all, it is natural to determine the candidate to enter Jiaozhou City to negotiate, after all, Lideer is only a supporting role, and the person who presides over the negotiation also needs to be a member of the working group. However, it is also quite dangerous to go into the city to negotiate, although it is said that accompanied by foreigners, the risk can be greatly reduced, but it is not absolutely safe, in case he really meets a county magistrate of Erlengzi, who dares to guarantee that he will do something. It's hard to cross once, and before I have time to enjoy the beautiful life after the crossing, I hung in Jiaozhou City, of course, no one is reconciled.

At this time, Wang Shengzhi showed a brave side and took the initiative to undertake this dangerous task, and he took the lead, and three others also asked to participate in this negotiation. In the end, after a draw, Marseille became another candidate. Luo Yue sent Ban Xiaowei to accompany four People's Army soldiers to protect him. In this way, there were a total of nine people who entered Jiaozhou City to negotiate.

Of course, both hands cannot be missing, first of all, the traverser is each equipped with a 92-type pistol, a tactical vest, and Ban Xiaowei is equipped with a double 92-type pistol, in addition to four grenades, and at the same time, the traverser is also equipped with two walkie-talkies, which can call for help at any time like outside the city, and the four People's Army soldiers are equipped with each captured Mauser 96-style pistol, only the foreign monk did not bring any weapons. With such a weapon, even if Jiaozhou County intends to be unfavorable to the traverser, it can resist for a while.

Luo Yue led two platoons of troops to ambush in a forest about five or six miles outside Jiaozhou City, and once he received a call for help, he immediately entered Jiaozhou City to rescue, and at the same time the two sides also agreed to send a signal every half an hour to contact Jiaozhou, if the connection was interrupted for more than an hour, even if there was no call for help, Luo Yue would send troops to attack Jiaozhou County.