The Datong River is affected by the tidal waters of the Yellow Sea because of its deep riverbed, which is conducive to shipping. Originating in the Wolf Rim Mountains, the Tsaegang River winds through Pyongyang Fortress and then flows south to Nampo City to Goryeo Bay. In the Han and Wei dynasties, the Datong River was called Lieshui, and in the Sui and Tang dynasties, it was called Xunshui, and it became the boundary river between China and Goryeo for a long time.

The Hunan army had already slaughtered a circle in northern Goryeo, with the main force of Zeng Guofan stationed in Pyongyang and other troops scattered in various towns in the northeastern corner of Goryeo. This is the only option for foreign troops, to control the core and surrounding nodes, so that they can collect money and food locally.

The military discipline of the Liberation Army was by no means inferior to that of the Red Army, but the level of mass work was worse than that of the Red Army. Although it is not as strong as the Red Army, the Liberation Army is so strong that it is stronger than other armies in this world. After conquering Pyongyang, the Liberation Army held Pyongyang, and the various troops began to move north to annihilate the remnants of the Hunan army in various places.

Everywhere they went, the troops sought out local locals who knew Chinese, let these people temporarily assume local official positions, persuaded the locals to help the Guangfu Army lead the way to pursue the local Hunan army, and after catching the Hunan army, they dragged them to the local towns and towns for public execution. The Hunan army did a lot of bad things in the local area, and when they saw these people killed, the local people of Goryeo were naturally overjoyed.

Not only did the Guangfu Army do nothing to the local people, but the military doctors of the army also treated the diseases within the scope of their ability, which greatly changed the perception of New China in northern Goryeo in a short period of time.

The Guangfu Army had no intention of withdrawing, and Wei Ze put this matter aside for the time being. Nguyen Hee Ho of the Northern Command was surprised by Wei Ze's idea, and he expected that Wei Ze would ask his troops to continue to expand their territory or simply withdraw from Goryeo. Unexpectedly, Wei Ze's choice was to maintain the status quo.

Wei Ze's answer was very arrogant, "Maintaining the status quo means that we have the initiative, and if we take the initiative to seek to achieve the goal and solve the problem, the Koreans will definitely play a role for us." At this time, where is the spiritual head tossing with these Koreans. It doesn't matter if you go north, or if you immigrate outside the border. Nothing is more important than hanging out with the Koreans. ”

Ruan Xihao thought deeply about this, he was born in Guangxi, and he didn't know what it meant to be sparsely populated before he came to Guanwai in person. The vast fertile black soil outside the gate was so barren, Ruan Xihao's eyes were straight. The Chinese Navy also bought birch trees from outside the customs in order to build ships, and Ruan Xihao once thought that the birch trees that the two of them hugged together were extremely rare. After inspecting the gates, he learned that this kind of tree was not a problem outside the gates. The mountains are full of such big trees. He said approvingly: "Your Majesty, immigration is not very easy to handle." I don't think the people will agree to the forced requisition of the local people. ”

Wei Ze had already thought about this, and he said to Ruan Xihao: "That's why we have to hurry up and recruit soldiers." After the troops arrive in these places, they can set up army farms, and we welcome everyone who is willing to stay and work on the farm after retirement. If they are willing to return to their hometowns and bring land-poor farmers to live outside the Guanguan, we will give them our full support. If it is forcibly requisitioned, everyone knows nothing about the future, and the cadres are blowing clouds and clouds, and the gap between them is so big, it would be strange if the masses had no grievances. Only those who have seen it with their own eyes know that this place is good. ”

Nguyen Hee Ho nodded again and again, the troops are disciplined, and the troops will drive wherever they go, which is more efficient than forcibly requisitioning the masses in the localities.

"The railway must also be repaired quickly, if there is no railway, the transportation of materials and troops will be too difficult." Weser sighed.

Ruan Xihao was even more in favor, and last winter he braved the snow to inspect Shenyang. For the first time in my life, I rode a dog sled. In many cases, Weeser's choices give a whimsical, yet extremely subtle feel. For example, in the introduction of alien organisms, Wei Ze has long been stipulated in the customs, strictly prohibiting the introduction of alien animals and plants by private individuals. But whether it is a crayfish from the United States, or an oil palm, or a chinchilla from thousands of miles away, they are all creatures that have never been heard of before. Not to mention the Great Yanma. For the northeast, it is the "husky" sled dog that Wei Ze got from.

Seeing these dogs with blue eyes, black, white, brown, gray and other coat colors for the first time, and medium size, Ruan Xihao was still very surprised, what was Wei Zedu going to do with so many wolves? After riding a dog sled on the snowfield, Ruan Xihao suddenly realized. In addition to being used for eating, dogs are also used to care for home care. But no matter what kind of dog is not as useful as the railway. A large amount of supplies were transported on the snowy fields at least half a human depth outside the Guan, and there was no other way than the railway.

"Our goal is to reaffirm the borders of the Nebuchu Treaty with the Russians, and I really don't particularly want to fight at this time, but I reckon that with the Russians' temperament, it will not be possible to fight without a fight. The faster the railroad is built, the easier it will be for us to fight. Weeser told his opinion.

"Then are we going to march directly into Qiqihar?" Ruan Xihao asked. General Heilongjiang has been silent for almost a year, and at this time, the south of Shenyang is basically cleared, and it is time to continue to advance to the north.

"Well, let's do it. Weeser said. ”

The Heilongjiang general Deying did not know the fall of the Hunan army at this time, and he was already the commander of the last army of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Of course, Deying did not regard the Hunan army, a Han army, as a Qing army at all. The "holy decree" jointly signed by the Manchu Tongzhi Emperor, the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces, and Prince Gong Yixin had already been sent to Deying, and Deying said to his subordinates, "If I don't wait, the Cantonese bandits will not dare to kill the emperor and the empress dowager." Even if we only have Qiqihar, this lets the Cantonese bandits know that our Qing Dynasty has not perished. If we surrender, the Qing Dynasty will really be over, and the Cantonese bandits will definitely kill the emperor and the queen mother at that time. ”

Where did General Heilongjiang's subordinates have the opportunity to intervene in the political struggle between the two major forces, and General Heilongjiang's "far-sighted" explanation made them feel that the general was a general, and he could make the cause and effect so clear. As a result, Qiqihar's troops were united, and they had a new understanding of the heavy responsibilities they shouldered.

But Heilongjiang General Deying knew very well that his rhetoric was based on the fact that the Guangfu Army would not attack Qiqihar. As long as the Guangfu Army moves north, the city of Qiqihar is full of 20,000 or 30,000 people, and it will definitely not be able to hold on. The reason why Deying did not surrender was only because he knew that he would die after surrendering. It's all a death anyway, and it's better to wait for death than to die.

"General, the Rakshasa is here again." The soldiers told De Ying.

"Let them in." De Ying said. Recently, Deying seems to have a new way out, and the Rakshasa people in the north have been sending envoys to persuade Deying to surrender to the Rakshasa country. and made a promise that if Deying surrendered, he would make Deying a Rakshasa nobleman and the governor of Heilongjiang. The Rakshasa people have long been plotting for the land of Heilongjiang, and the Manchus are very clear.

After the Russian envoy came in, he smiled and said to Deying: "Your Excellency, General, but I don't know if you are willing to sign a contract with us?" ”

Looking at the smile of the Russian envoy, Deying sneered: "How do I know that your Rakshasa Congress keeps its promises. ”

Hearing such a bargain between Germany and Britain, the Russian representative smiled proudly: "Your Excellency, General, we have repeatedly told you that we will definitely keep our promises." If you agree with us, how will you be treated when the Chinese army from the south comes? We support you, and the Chinese want to kill you. Our ambassador in Nanking told us that the Chinese army in the south had sent the Manchu princes and generals who had captured the Manchus to Nanking and hanged them. How can you trust them to be open to you? ”

"What?" Deying was getting the news for the first time, and he was completely stunned.

The Russian envoy took out a copy of the "People's Daily" and handed it to Deying, "Your Excellency General, this is the newspaper of the Zhengfu in China in the south, but we did not make it up, you will know it yourself when you read it." ”

Taking the newspaper, Deying's eyes quickly widened. The newspapers clearly wrote a list of the Manchu princes and nobles who were publicly executed, and it took three full pages to list the names of these thousands of people. At the beginning, they are all names that are very familiar to Deying and Ying. And there were photos printed in the newspaper, although the photos were blurry, but the people with their hands tied behind their backs and a sign around their necks could vaguely identify the adults.

Looking at Deying's shocked and frightened expression, the Russian envoy smiled and said, "General, whether to cooperate with us and become a Russian nobleman, or wait for the Chinese Zhengfu army in the south to fight and be killed in the end, please make a wise choice yourself." ”

On 12 July, the Russian envoy arrived in Beijing to ask for a meeting with Weese. After meeting Wei Ze, the Russian envoy took out a document signed by the Heilongjiang General Deying about letting the Heilongjiang General control the land of Zhanì. The text jiàn is written in Chinese and Russian, so it is not troublesome to read.

After reading it, Wei Ze threw the text back to the Russian envoy, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth, and said slowly: "Now I want to tell you, from now on, I say, you listen." There is no right for you to speak. ”

The Russian envoy had always been arrogant, and when he heard Weeser's arrogant request, he objected in his heart, but he also knew that it was not the time to speak. Wei Ze continued to say slowly: "From now on, as long as Russia does not withdraw from the Chinese territory stipulated in the Treaty of Nebuchu, then we will not have any negotiations with Russia. That's our only bottom line. We will not talk to you about any negotiations that want to discuss the ownership of China's territory. In exchange for the idea of giving up Heilongjiang in exchange for our recognition of the northern territories as yours, don't give me such sweet dreams. ”

The Russians really had such intentions, and they themselves knew that China would not recognize the Wen Jiàn owed by General Heilongjiang under any circumstances. If a Russian nobleman had signed a document ceding Russian territory to China, Russia would certainly not have agreed. The reason for this was to use the Heilongjiang area as a condition to force the Chinese government to make concessions in the northern territories. Weeser came up and exposed the Russian intentions, which surprised the Russian envoys.

Seeing that the Russian envoy was about to speak, Wei Ze straightened his face and shouted: "I just said it, and now you have no right to speak. So you just grab your Niang's eggs and get out of here. ”

The Russian translator was stunned, he could probably understand this, but Wei Ze's angry scolding with Chinese characteristics made him unable to find a suitable translation immediately. But Weese's guards knew exactly what he meant. They surrounded the Russian envoys and demanded that they get out of here. At this time, the Russian envoy couldn't help but want to shout a few words, and as soon as he shouted a sentence in Russian, the guards immediately came up to hold the Russian envoy and dragged him out. Of course, the entourage was a good man, and he didn't take the initiative to leave with an angry expression.

Weeser didn't know Russian, and he didn't care what the Russian envoy called. However, Ruan Xihao, who accompanied him, was stunned by Wei Ze's angry behavior, Wei Ze had never done this before.

Without waiting for Ruan Xihao to ask a question, Wei Ze looked at Ruan Xihao. Ruan Xihao was stunned, this was the first time he had seen such a deep hatred on Wei Ze's face. Although his voice was filled with a chill that felt deep into the marrow, Weeser's voice was sonorous and powerful, "The next war against Russia is not just a war between armies and armies, but a war in which we will destroy the invaders. So there is only one word for Russia, kill. Men and women, young and old, never let go! ”