"People say that a rat droppings spoils a pot of soup, and the first thing we need to do is not to guard against rat droppings, but to kill rats. Without rats, where does rat poop come from? Wei Ze said calmly.

If the Manchus had an intelligence network, and this intelligence network could really know this statement, they would undoubtedly have understood that the end would not be long before the end befell them.

"Destroy the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and then clean up those people!" Nguyen Hee Ho immediately expressed his support for Wei Ze's attitude.

The other generals were glad that they were able to concentrate on the war, and everyone responded to Nguyen Xi Hao's statement. In the end, everyone bowed their heads and invited Wei Ze to come to Beijing in the hope that Wei Ze could take over the work of civil affairs and let everyone focus on the war they were good at.

"September is not a good time to send troops, and it starts to rain throughout the north in autumn." Some comrades simply couldn't help but complain.

Ruan Xihao was not happy after hearing this, he said in a deep voice: "Blame me for this matter!" If I had asked the governor to come to Beijing to direct the work earlier, I would not have delayed the matter until now. ”

After all, Ruan Xihao glared fiercely at the military commander who spoke. The commander knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he lowered his head and did not dare to say anything. At the party committee meeting of the Northern Command a few months ago, these guys opposed Wei Ze's sitting-in Beijing for various purposes, in fact, a big reason was that everyone felt that they could finally be the masters of the country in the north. It turned out that they were wrong. Even if they couldn't help but let go of the afterthought, these people were still quite empty in their hearts.

Weeser also really didn't want to criticize these people anymore, and the lack of cadres was a problem in all regions now. In the 21st century, the government can select all kinds of outstanding undergraduates to become civil servants, and the current civil service system has finally raised the standard to the level of junior high school graduates. Moreover, the origin of junior high school students is also extremely single, and they are basically southerners. There is no way to do this, and the people who can complete the nine-year education are basically the first areas in Guangdong to establish a liberated area. The four northern provinces are large in size and have large populations, but they have not yet established a primary school system. When they can supply junior high school graduates in batches, how can they get 10 years later. Hard standards are stuck here, saying that nothing works, this situation of almost nothing to do makes Wei Ze feel quite regretful.

"If there is a war in the spring next year, it is estimated that it will also get April. Until then, I'll be back in Beijing. In addition to conscription, the agrarian reform team now has to run schools in villages during their off-season. Since we don't use the old literati, we have to cultivate our own educated class. Weeser continued to order.

"I think I can actually fight a dozen." Nguyen Hee Ho put forward his opinion, "Lushun can use sea transportation in these areas near the sea. As long as we can ensure logistics, we can't fight in winter, so can the Manchus be more unable to fight than us? ”

"This is up to the Northern Command to make its own decisions, and I am mainly in charge of administrative and administrative work." Weeser also didn't want to embarrass the comrades of the Northern Command too much.

The main supply of the Northern Command basically came from the sea, and 100,000 troops were stationed in the city of Beijing, and the troops were also aware of this problem. On October 12, the last track of the Beijing-Tianjin Railway was laid, and Wei Ze personally fixed the screws of the last rail, and the first railway north of the Yellow River was laid.

The locomotive had already arrived, and Wei Ze took a train from Beijing to Tianjin Port, a five-hour railway ride of more than 100 kilometers. In this era, the railroad originally had to "roll the road" with heavy-duty freight transport, and the coal mines in Beijing had also been developed at this time, and high-quality anthracite coal was used to supply the ships of the port of Tianjin.

Ruan Xihao sent Wei Ze to the dock, and he asked, "Dudu, when are you coming next year?" ”

"After the meeting, I will try to come to the north as much as possible." Weese replied. The situation in the north was even worse than Wei Ze thought, and the First Five-Year Plan of the southern provinces was very heavy, and Wei Ze did not believe that the south would allow his elite soldiers to work in the north. At this time, the only thing that can be relied on is the political means of trying to mobilize the masses.

As soon as Wei Ze left, Ruan Xihao immediately rushed back to Beijing, and the first order was "Attack Shenyang!" ”

The party committee did not oppose it at all, everyone had already lost face once, and naturally did not want to lose it a second time. If he could take Shenyang, the current capital of the small Manchu court, before Wei Ze returned to Beijing, the Manchus would have suffered a second collapse. The only problem now is only supply, not fighting. Whether we can gain a foothold in Shenyang and persist in surviving the ice and snow period for half a year is the biggest difficulty.

"No matter how difficult it is, as long as Shenyang is taken before the governor goes to Beijing again, a piece of lost face can be recovered." Nguyen Hee Ho was mobilizing before the war.

From October 22nd to 24th, the Manchu court in Shenyang received a report of three links, and the Guangfu army suddenly stormed Shanhaiguan, Jinzhou, and Lushun. If there had been a sequence in the timing of the attacks on these three places, the small Manchu court would have felt that it was logical. However, the report states that all three areas were attacked simultaneously on 19 October, and that the number of troops attacking was huge.

Lacking a navy and no experience in maritime transportation, the Manchus could not understand the fact that the Liberation Army could transport more than 50,000 people in the calm "small pond" of the Bohai Sea with ten ships. But these are not important, the important thing is that the generals of the Guangfu Army attacked Shengjing in two ways.

"I can't retreat anymore, the land of the ancestors is in Shengjing, if we abandon Shengjing again, how will I go underground to see my ancestors in the future?" Prince Yi of this generation said loudly.

At this time, it was October 26, and the small Manchu court, which was anxious about the war in Jinzhou, Lushun and other places, was in a meeting, and the timing of the attack of the Liberation Army was really unacceptable. In a few days, it will snow outside the pass, and then the march will be very difficult. Listening to Prince Yi's generous statement, Prince Gong frowned.

Empress Dowager Ci'an has already said privately to Prince Gong: "If you really can't stand it, then quickly withdraw again." "But the timing is so bad at this time, if it snows during the retreat, it is a question of how many people will survive the march in the winter snow outside the pass. And if you march in the snow, there is a very high chance that you will be caught up by the enemy. Talking about the insidiousness of the Guangfu Army, Ci'an, Cixi, and Prince Gong all frowned.

But what if you don't retreat, there are hundreds of thousands of Manchus outside the border, and the total number of Manchus in Beijing is less than one million. What is full of people is not more than 10,000, and if it is invincible, it is. If it is still the era of cold weapons, the Eight Banners may be able to fight by relying on the number of people. In this era of hot weapons, in the face of the Liberation Army, which is completely armed with cannons and rifles, the number of troops with broadswords and spears is completely useless.

In the face of Prince Yi, who made a generous statement, Prince Gong did not have the slightest sense of appreciation. There are only a few hundred thousand people outside the border, and it is unrealistic to expect these hundreds of thousands of people to maintain a complete city. Therefore, except for Shengjing, most of the areas further north are just small towns with big fart. After Prince Yi arrived in Shengjing, in order to rob the mansion, he had a lot of conflicts with many other princes. These princes are used to living in Beijing's mansions, and they don't look down on Shengjing's mansions at all. If he retreats now, I'm afraid that he will have to go to Qiqihar, where General Heilongjiang is stationed. Qiqihar's residence is far inferior to that of Shengjing. He couldn't even look down on Sheng Jing's house, how could Prince Yi accept Qiqihar, which was several times worse than Sheng Jing.

"Shengjing has been greatly repaired this year, and the grain and grass are ...... Okay, the defense is well prepared. There are still more than 200,000 horses in the city, how can they not be able to hold it. I think it's better to stick to Shengjing. Prince Bendai Rui said.

Prince Gong glanced at Prince Rui, the descendant of the prince who had slept with Grandma Kangxi on his ancestors did a good job in the trade with the "foreign devils", and nothing went wrong. Moreover, the timber trade with the "foreign devils" has also done well recently, and it has earned a lot of silver for the imperial court. But this person obviously didn't want to leave Shengjing either.

From past experience, when the Liberation Army arrived in Guangdong in 1855, it was able to endure for five or six years, even if it was a tough battle with the British, and there was no rush to the north. But the last time they went north, they pushed down the front of the Huai River to the south of the Huai River. Then, five or six years later, they drove the Manchus out of Beijing and outside the Guan. Now they haven't moved for another year, but after this move, they won't only be satisfied with Jinzhou and Lushun.

Before arriving at Guanwai, Prince Gong also thought that Guanwai was the land of Longxing, which had to be a little different. In fact, when he arrived outside the gate, he knew that this land of Longxing was a rural place. It's not even as good as the countryside in Kannai. The mountains outside the pass are high and densely forested, and the land is vast and sparsely populated. At that time, the ancestor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Nurhachi, took advantage of the geographical advantage to fight a sports war with the Ming army, and the battle of Salhu severely damaged the Ming army and laid the foundation.

But at that time, the Manchurian people could endure hardships and were accustomed to drilling ravines. The current gang of gentlemen from Beijing still think that the conditions are bad for Shengjing, the largest city outside the Guan, and it is better to let them drill the ravine than let them die.

Looking at the expressions of several other descendants of the Iron Hat King, as well as several important ministers, Prince Gong understood that it was extremely difficult to expect these people to leave Shengjing. Just when he was about to persuade again, someone outside rushed to the door of the main hall, and the guards asked a few words, and brought the squire of the military department in.

As soon as the waiter entered the main hall, he immediately fell to the ground, "Empress Dowager Qi, the Cantonese bandits have hit outside Shengjing City." It was still twenty miles outside the city. ”

On the 19th, Jinzhou was attacked, and only 7 days had passed, and the Guangfu army had reached Shengjing City, and the time interval between them was too short. Could it be that Jinzhou was conquered in only two or three days? This shouldn't be, from Jinzhou to Shengjing more than 300 miles, the Manchu troops have to walk for seven days. And there were no warning signals along the way. What's going on?

"When did you get the news?" Prince Gong asked the squire of the military department.

The soldier sat on the ground and replied with difficulty: "Half an hour ago." ”

"What?" Prince Gong was surprised by the effectiveness of this warning, he got the news half an hour ago, how could he know now?

However, in an instant, Prince Gong also figured out that the rules of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were big, and there was no change even when he arrived in Shengjing. Tanma is not qualified to come directly to report. It has to go through layers of formalities and be passed on by officials.

Just as he was about to speak, an explosion suddenly came from outside. After all, Prince Gong is a person who has seen modern weapons, and this is the sound of artillery. Of course, the Manchu troops did not dare to fire artillery, so there was only one possibility of an explosion in the city, and the Liberation Army opened fire!