At midnight, on the British beachhead, a burning bonfire lit up the surroundings, and groups of black soldiers in British colonial uniforms rested with their backs together.

The British positions were located less than five kilometers from the warships in the Paraná River, and the shells fired from the warships were easily able to cover the attacking forces within the strike range. Therefore, in order to prevent the troops from being hit hard by the British artillery, Liu Yongfu, He Yanliang, and Shen Fushan had only one requirement for the front-line attacking troops, that is, fast, accurate, and ruthless!

"The reconnaissance battalion will go out to reconnoiter the periphery of the British position, and when the reconnaissance battalion clears the British guard sentries and obstacles along the way, the 3rd Garrison Brigade and the 1st Mixed Brigade will attack alternately."

Looking at the Western clock hanging in the center of the tent, Liu Yongfu estimated that in another twenty minutes, the operation of the reconnaissance battalion would almost be over, so he commanded in advance.

"The purpose of the attack operation is to attract the attention of the British warships and delay the transfer time of the other side, so our army's offensive must grasp a good scale, neither can it rush forward and increase unnecessary casualties, nor can the two armies retreat at the slightest contact, so that the enemy can clearly discover our army's combat intentions."

"Deputy He's brigade has been in battle formations for a long time, and he is in command on the front line, I think he can grasp the scale of the offensive and complete the combat tasks assigned by the general headquarters."

"Although Deputy Brigade Commander He is disabled, Shen still admires his combat ability very much, but Brigade Commander Liu, sitting in the high position of the commander of the mixed brigade, has to consider more than just fighting a war."

"What does Mr. Shen mean?"

Hearing what Shen Fushan said, Liu Yongfu changed his honorific title when the two worked together in Annan before, and humbly asked for advice.

"His Royal Highness the King of Han was born in the Taiping Army, the first king and the king Li Shixian was a pillar of the southeast of the Taiping Army, and when his power was at its peak, he had more than 100,000 troops, even if the king was unfortunately killed by the rebellious design of the generals, the remnants of the Taiping Army loyal to the king still escorted the young His Highness to South America, let me ask Brigade Commander Liu, if you stand in the perspective of His Royal Highness, do you first promote the old department of the loyal lineage, or give priority to the foreign generals who come to vote halfway?"

"Mr. Shen, don't talk nonsense, His Royal Highness Liu will not give up and take him in, and he will never dare to have the slightest idea of overstepping, Mr. Don't talk nonsense again!"

Hearing that the former staff compared themselves with Li Mingyuan in the same position, Liu Yongfu's face changed drastically, and he immediately inspected the left and right, and found that there were no outsiders listening, so he hurriedly stopped the other party and said, "Yongfu is self-aware, leading a group of old brothers of the Black Flag Army to maneuver with the Qing army in the deep mountains of Annan and still have a hard time, where can he be like His Royal Highness the King of Han, starting with thousands of weak brigades, crisscrossing thousands of miles in South America, and establishing a legacy of inheritance." The talent of the King of Han is far better than that of Yongfu Wandai, if he is in front of people next time, Mr. Shen must not say this again, otherwise Liu will be difficult to confess even if he has a hundred mouths! ”

"Brigade Commander Liu's personality is naturally understood, otherwise when he was in Annan, he would not have strongly persuaded Brigade Commander Liu to join the National Defense Army, and Brigade Commander Liu should not have forgotten the original incident, right?"

"Yongfu is not suspicious of Mr. Shen's intentions, but His Royal Highness the King of Han treats Yongfu with a good reputation, Yongfu doesn't want to arouse His Highness's suspicion because of a trivial matter, and destroy the relationship between the monarch and the minister, Mr. Shen, Yongfu's thoughts, Mr. should understand."

"Hehe, Brigade Commander Liu has not changed at all, he is still as cautious as before."

Shen Fushan smiled slightly, and continued, "It's right to be cautious and cautious in doing things for others, but on the battlefield, it's okay to be overly cautious and humble. ”

"Mr. Shen, please speak directly."

"Okay, then Shen will say something to Brigade Commander Liu."

Shen Fushan no longer circled with the other party, and said directly, "His Royal Highness the King of Han can be divided into three major factions, the first is naturally the old Taiping Army that followed His Royal Highness to raise troops, Wang Dashan brothers, Zhao Yongzeng, Chen Guozhu, Li Sandou and other senior generals are all from the Taiping Army, followed by the South American Chinese who have been promoted one after another after the army, this part of the faction is mainly represented by Luo Linshan, the commander of the first division, and the last faction is the Nanyang Chinese. The Chen Shangfa brothers, including Brigade Commander Liu, are also considered to be this faction. ”

"Mr. Shen has not forgotten the rich businessmen and scholars in Nanyang, and civil officials such as Hu Yaji, Chen Jinzhong, and Zhang Fanglin are serious, but they can't go with us."

"Gentlemen are harmonious but different, although Minister Hu of the Ministry of Commerce, Minister Chen of the Ministry of Finance and others have less contact with us, but in terms of aspects, we can be regarded as belonging to the same family."

Shen Fushan responded roughly and continued, "According to the close relationship with His Royal Highness, whether it is a general from the Nanyang First Department or General Luo and others from the Chinese Workers First Department in South America, it is impossible to be more trusted by His Royal Highness than the old Taiping Army, and some generals from the First Department of Chinese Workers in South America have ascended to high positions, and General Luo is the last division commander with the rank of lieutenant general in addition to Zhang Ansong and Li Sandou, two veterans. However, in terms of generals from the Nanyang family, Ye Chenglin, Wu Fengdian, and Chen Shangfa brothers are all stuck on the threshold of colonels, and now, only Brigade Commander Liu is in the high position of the commander of the first mixed brigade with the rank of major general. ”

Shen Fushan deliberately paused for a while, carefully observed the other party's reaction, and continued, "There is no influence among the officers of the Nanyang family who has more influence than Brigade Elder Liu for the time being, but when the Argentine War ends, Wu Fengdian, Ye Chenglin and others will ascend to the position by virtue of their military merits, and Brigade Commander Liu is still in his original position, objectively estimate, will His Royal Highness the King of Han still attach as much importance to Brigade Commander Liu as he does now?" ”

"Does Mr. Shen want someone Liu to take the initiative to perform in the next war, make more meritorious contributions, and then continue to gain the attention of His Royal Highness the King of Han?"

After listening to the other party's straightforward words, Liu Yongfu immediately reacted.

It is precisely this intention, according to Zaixia's observations, that His Royal Highness the King of Han has a lot of faith in Brigadier Liu, and it seems that he intends to portray Brigadier Liu as a representative of the Nanyang family of officers. His Royal Highness the King of Han is not a favorite that any general can get, so he will say today's words to Brigade Commander Liu in the future. ”

In the Han Kingdom of South America, carefully calculated, large and small factions can be divided into more than ten, such as Shen Fushan's Nanyang lineage, which can be divided into many departments in detail, such as the Annam civil official department, the military general department, the Malay Peninsula system, the Singapore rich businessman department, the Singapore literati department and many other departments.

Moderate differentiation of forces is conducive to maintaining royal rule and social development, and excessive internal tilting will consume national strength and affect the stability of the regime.

Liu Yongfu's heart was stirred by Shen Fushan's words, and getting ahead, being promoted and making a fortune were his long-standing goals and pursuits.

At the same time, with the passage of time, in 1870, the Wehrmacht occupied southern Argentina, the land area of the Han State expanded to 1.17 million square kilometers, the population increased nearly 20 times in ten years, and the number of Chinese reached more than 5 million, and in 1879, the Wehrmacht annihilated 100,000 Argentine main forces and occupied Buenos Aires, the capital of the Argentine Federation. It was only a matter of a few months before the whole of Argentina was incorporated into the Han Kingdom.

Objectively speculate on the scene of the end of the Argentine War, force back the British expeditionary force, defeat the armies of Brazil and Chile, expand the land area of the Han State to more than 3 million square kilometers, the vast and rich Pampas grassland is under the control of the Han State, a steady stream of Chinese immigrants enrich the national strength of the Han State, an oriental power towers over the New World of South America, what kind of high position will you be in at that time?

Liu Yongfu's inner fiery heart could not be concealed through his eyes, Shen Fushan smiled with satisfaction, "Expand the territory, turn razing into summer, the cause we are engaged in is really a great cause that China has not seen in 5,000 years, in this era of excitement, Brigade Commander Liu must not be cautious and humble, and miss the opportunity to leave a name in history!" ”

"If it weren't for Mr. Shen's reminder, Yongfu would have almost made a big mistake of remorse, and Yongfu would have remembered Mr. Shen's reminder."

Compared with the future of officialdom, the humble and peaceful image that has been created for a long time can be discarded, and after accepting Shen Fushan's suggestion, Liu Yongfu seemed to be a different person, and immediately put down his official shelf, and greeted a company of guards to rush to the front line to inspect.

Shen Fushan's reminder gave Liu Yongfu crucial help, and while the war was going on in various parts of Argentina, the officers of the General Staff under Li Mingyuan's command were collecting statistics on the merits of the Wehrmacht, and were preparing to determine the degree of promotion and the rank of knighthood of officers at all levels according to the size of the merit.