Older people like to go to bed late, and after being reminded by Li Guolou, Li Hongzhang, Ding Richang, Shen Baozhen, and Li Hongzhang's two book offices, Fan Run, and Xue Fucheng, stayed up all night, looking at the map of Taiwan Island together, and talking about the defense of Taiwan Island.

At this time, the Qing Dynasty's army in Taiwan was concentrated in Anping Castle, which was an important military town, the fortress originally built by the Dutch, the wall was artillery, and it was divided into three layers of protection, it was the strongest fortress, Zheng Chenggong recovered Taiwan, and the Anping Castle guarded by the Dutch could only implement a siege policy, and could not be defeated, and finally let the Dutch leave Taiwan with dignity,

In addition, Taiwan Prefecture, Keelung Port, Tamsui, and Dagou are also important towns in Taiwan, as well as the deep-water port of Langqiao and other places in the west, all of which need military defense, and Liu Mingdeng, the chief soldier of Taiwan Town, used 2,000 men and horses to defend so many military fortresses.

There is a monsoon in Taiwan's waters, and there is a long time in the year when it cannot be navigated, not to mention that winter is approaching, which brings a lot of difficulties to the transfer of troops, Taiwan is a wild land, and the foreigners cannot adapt to the climate there, and the troops sent from the land will get sick as soon as they pass, and their combat effectiveness will drop dramatically, and even a large-scale infectious disease will break out, and the entire army will be scrapped. Li Guolou, who wanted to try, did not dare to raise questions, there were few difficulties that he could solve, if the Japanese were fully prepared, the island of Taiwan would definitely be captured by the Japanese army.

Li Hongzhang can't make an assertion, he has to go back to the military aircraft department to report to the Tongzhi Emperor, put forward a practical plan, get the secret decree of the military aircraft department, in order to mobilize the army to move to Taiwan Town, the more Li Hongzhang listens to the face of the 'color', the more ugly it is, irritable walking back and forth in the living room, he has a good temper with others, only to Li Guolou three and four, not to give face at all, this is his grandson, no need to give face, shouted and scolded: "Li Guolou, look at the good things you have done, why don't you say it early or late, the northwest wind is coming, you are a god to me, With one finger of your hand, you can solve the problem. ”

Li Guolou listened to it for most of the night, and already had some ideas in his heart, and when he heard Li Hongzhang scolding him, he said: "Master Fu Xiang, don't '' it, the lower officials have already seen where Taiwan's key defense is, and if you grasp the key points, you can turn defeat into victory. ”

"Where." Several court officials drank together and asked,

"Just three words, mobile 'sex'." Li Guolou stretched out three fingers and said categorically,

"Maneuver 'sex'." Li Hongzhang repeated, his mood suddenly eased, Li Guolou was really the steam locomotive of Li's 'door', and he relaxed his nerves with a sentence, and said slowly: "Xiaolou, don't worry, speak clearly, don't let us be your foil." ”

"Yes, let me first talk about the situation of small Japan, they must have planned and then moved, sent a large number of commercial spies, 'touched' the military and civilian facilities in our Taiwan town, the main 'traffic' arteries have been drawn by Japanese spies, those 'doors' giant artillery are placed on the top of their heads, whether it is a model or not, the Japanese have marked it down, I have experience in attacking military fortresses, giant artillery is a fake big empty thing, it is not practical at all, the cannon is blocked' As long as I am given time, I will build a road, bypass the range of artillery attacks, and build forts according to my own routine, and hit wherever I want to hit the city wall, and the defenders can only stare dryly, and most of the artillery placed on the city wall cannot play a role, so the first point of maneuverability I call is the maneuverability of the artillery defending the city. Sex', those mobile artillery with wheels, can move quickly, more effective than giant artillery, we must first take skilled artillery and howitzers, copper cannons, mountain splitting artillery as the first priority of transporting troops, infantry is not much use, more but make logistics and transportation difficult, then even food will become a problem, what to do if the enemy attacks our sea transportation lines, a large-scale outbreak of disease will become a disaster, we do not fight uncertain battles, we must let the scale of victory tilt towards us, time, geography, people are all here with us, We must not 'mess' our own positions, and we must first distinguish the main and secondary positions in order to be invincible. ”

"Li Guolou, you are really good, in a word, the old man misjudged you." Shen Baozhen hugged Li Guolou, the hero cherished the hero, and made an intimate move.

Li Guolou broke free of Shen Baozhen's arm and wiped the saliva from his cheeks, Western veneer etiquette is not like this, how can it be reasonable, and said angrily: "Lord Shen, I am not a foreigner, I don't like this." ”

Li Hongzhang glanced at it and said: "Then the maneuverability of our two battleships is to fight snakes by seven inches and strike hard at the enemy's sea transportation lines, and we will run away from the enemy's battlefield, without making senseless sacrifices. ”

Li Guolou hurriedly said: "Master Fu Xiang is clever. ”

Shen Baozhen said: "Penghu Luer Port is dangerous, there are many forts, just a deep-water port, even the French are discouraged, 2,000 'elite' soldiers are enough to hold Penghu, Lord Fu Xiang, please rest assured, the lower official personally went to Penghu to rearrange the defense, but according to the lower official, Master Fu Xiang's strategy is a bit unworkable." ”

Li Hongzhang asked, "Why is that?" ”

Shen Baozhen sighed: "Little Japan's transport ships must be under the flag of the Americans, even the flags of the Italians, and it may also be French merchant ships, how can you let us fight." ”

Li Hongzhang frowned and said inarticulately: "It depends on our army to play ······"

No one could hear what Li Hongzhang was talking about, and the secretary Xue Fucheng fearlessly shouted: "Fuck it, if you sink it and don't admit it, the Americans' merchant ships sank by themselves, and you don't care what we do, you say that my plan is not good." ”

Ding Richang was furious, slapped the table, and shouted: "Big mouth, you are all nonsense, this time is different from the past, there is a transmitter on this merchant ship, a telegram from others, the whole world knows that we sank it, who can you hack." ”

"Oh, I don't understand, little ghost Ding, are you guilty of being angry with me, Master Fu Xiang didn't have a crush on your son, won't you ask me." Xue Fucheng is the first person in the world who can speak the truth, he once went deep into the Taiping Army, brought the Taiping Army into the system, and had ups and downs in the officialdom, and now he has returned to Li Hongzhang, which can be regarded as a new start.

"Don't mess around, get down to business, and find a way for me." Li Hongzhang waved his arm and asked the secretary to bring his long smoking gun, and soon the living room was filled with strong smoke, and several important ministers of the court were old smokers, and they smoked Li Guolou enough.

Li Guolou couldn't help but push open the 'door' of the room and said, "I have a way, I'll tell you when you finish 'pumping'." After speaking, Li Guolou stepped out of the 'door' threshold and breathed fresh air in the courtyard.

"Hmph, the big man also sprinkles French perfume, what is it like, it's a man." Ding Richang despised Li Guolou's personality,

Li Guolou turned around and replied: "Ding Xiaogui, I will spill perfume when I entertain foreign missions today, this is the etiquette of foreign 'friendship', and I should learn it." ”

Ding Richang scoffed and replied: "Why should I learn, I don't have a fox smell, the pig's nostrils 'stick' garlic, pretending to be an elephant." ”

Xue Fucheng said with a smile: "Ding Xiaogui, don't offend Lord Yushi of Youdu, the wealth of your son's life is on him, don't forget to take the blame later." ”

Ding Richang's biggest advantage is that he is clever, when others say half a word to him, he can continue the conversation, others hurt him, and he will not be angry when he says bad things about him behind his back, he is born to be a cheap bone, so he has so many friends, Ding Richang's cigarette gun knocked a few times under the official boots, pulled out the 'legs' and ran out, leaned around Li Guolou, and said with a hippie smile: "Ask Mingyue for wine, confidant by your side, ask about the world's affairs, talk about breakfast, OK, Mike." ”

Li Guolou couldn't hold back his laughter, and the others also laughed, the originally tense atmosphere was immediately relieved, and in the brightly lit living room, Li Guolou pointed out the country, like Zhou Lang with a lupine scarf,

Li Guolou said with a smile: "A lot of things are actually complicated by your own thoughts, war has its own rules of war, if the Japanese fire the first shot, our country and Japan are hostile countries, at the moment of 'engagement', we must declare the country into a state of war as soon as possible, and then delineate' In this area of engagement, anyone who enters this area is our enemy, and they can attack at any time, so there will be no American merchant ships entering the Taiwan Strait, since there is a telegram on board, the merchant ship will receive a clear code, and the captain will bypass the danger zone, and the merchant ships that are still heading in our direction are the accomplices of the Japanese. ”

"It's that simple." Xue Fucheng was a little incredulous,

"It's as simple as that, foreigners do this when they fight, we can also learn, we don't have to back down first, just fight merchant ships, and burn the war to the Japanese archipelago, which is called not being rude." Li Guolou's fingers drew a circle between the Japanese archipelago, and his ambition was so great that it was jaw-dropping.

"If only the Japanese had prepared?" Shen Baozhen was stupid and 'wanted' to move, some were moved by Li Guolou's words, he wanted to fight the Japanese mainland, and he was afraid of being defeated by the Japanese.

Li Guolou said with a cruel smile: "No poison, no husband, I didn't say that I would attack Japan's important ports, but I would attack the undefended islands and fishermen, I would turn the Japanese coast into a sea of fire to see who could consume whom." ”

"Nonsense, this is going to have a bad impact on the international community, foreigners can't afford to offend, don't declare 'private' hatred." Li Hongzhang filmed the case, and he couldn't 'suck' Li Guolou twice.

Li Guolou quibbled: "Lord Fu Xiang, my fifth lady is Japanese, and she gave birth to a son to me, where will I declare a 'private' vendetta, this is war, and war is everything, as long as you win, it is right, the British, we can't afford to provoke, we also have to talk about friendship with the French and Russians, one by one small countries have ridden to our necks, do you have to add an Oriental little devil to your neck, Prince Gong has no seeds, don't you have them." ”

Li Hongzhang said angrily: "Little rabbit cub, you don't have the ancestral king's law, dare to talk to me like this, believe it or not, I will beat you." After saying that, Li Hongzhang went to find the long smoking gun, and really wanted to beat Li Guolou.

Li Guolou said with a smile: "Uncle, what are you afraid of, it's a big deal for me to bear, I will bear all the sins, if you win, you will be the real iron-blooded prime minister of the East, if you lose the traitorous treaty we signed, it is still less, or do you want to sit down and negotiate." ”

Li Hongzhang was so angry that he sat down on the chair, panting, and finally spoke: "The Qing Dynasty is in danger, Li Guolou, how can you be a talent for governing the country, you are a loser, don't feel sorry for the cub selling his master's field, the treasury has been burned by you." ”

Li Guolou stepped forward, handed the long cigarette gun to Li Hongzhang, and said in a low voice: "Master Fu Xiang, as long as you pass the silver dollar and paper money reform system as soon as possible, I can afford to lose this family, and I can still send you a large amount of silver dollars, which will definitely exceed this number in the first year." ”

Li Hongzhang looked down at Li Guolou's palm, took the long smoking gun, and hissed: "Xiaolou, light a cigarette for me." ”

"Pierce." Li Guolou knelt in front of Li Hongzhang obediently, like a slave, lit the tobacco in the cigarette gun that hung to the ground, Li Guolou had already accepted his fate, no longer wanted to be his own faction, just waited for Li Hongzhang to grow old, let him go to the peak of power,

Everyone watched this scene, the Li family's 'door' power struggle, has been divided into high and low, Li Guolou recognized Li Hongzhang as the master, abandoned Prince Gong, this is also the desire of the people of the Westernists, more and more people are waving the flag for Li Hongzhang, because Prince Gong is too weak, the "Yantai Treaty" was signed, behind the scenes is Prince Gong to be the master of the finalized plan, Prince Gong has no ambition, only some cleverness, as a minister but gave up the imperial power at his fingertips, thinking that he could get a good death, but was made fun of by the world for loving beauty and not loving the country, The Westernization Movement was half-baked, and it was thrown to Li Hongzhang again, a person who has no ambition and will not fight, leading the Westernization movement, will make the Westernists bear the infamy of betraying the country,

The living room was surprisingly quiet, only the sound of Li Hongzhang 'smoking' dry tobacco, everyone was waiting for Li Hongzhang to make a decision, Li Hongzhang was too addicted to smoking, people eased up, and their brains immediately improved, and asked: "Li Guolou, ask yourself, what are the chances of winning a war between China and Japan." ”

Li Guolou said in a deep voice: "Lord Fu Xiang, of course, the Japanese account for sixty percent of the odds, people have prepared multiple sets of plans for a rainy day, any move will make us take care of one or the other, smoke is coming out of the buttocks, in fact, I insist on fighting this battle, is to defeat the ambitions of the Japanese, ** endless, now is just a flame, and in the future it will burn the entire Greater East Asia, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Great East Asia Plan is to encompass the whole of China, the resurgent flame is the island of Taiwan, the second flame is North Korea, now we would rather bend, No matter how big the fire is in the future, I dare to fight it, if I retreat step by step, everyone is willing to fight hard to defend my hometown, this hometown can't be saved by anything, and it is not far from the country, my cannon fodder tactics are used to deal with the Oriental devils. ”

Li Hongzhang waved his hand and shouted: "Don't use your cannon fodder tactics, immediately arm Taiwan's familiar fans, let them be cannon fodder first, as for raw fans······ It is necessary to know more about the situation and see if they have the heart to join the Qing Dynasty. ”

"What is cannon fodder tactics?" Ding Richang had never heard of this tactic, and he didn't understand it for a while.

"Oh, it's that the 'spirit' of patriotism is immortal, and it's all dead." Xue Fucheng showed his ability and turned the old bottom out,

Li Guolou "snapped" and stood upright, bowed his head and admitted his mistake: "Master Fu Xiang, I said it wrong, and I will never say it again, our army's patriotic 'spirit' spirit must be carried forward, establish a noble outlook on life, dig out the combat heroes in the army, and let the soldiers have a vivid example. ”

Li Hongzhang nodded slowly, stood up with a bright face, and said with satisfaction: "Well said, take the pen, I want to give Xinwutang a title to make this winter full of vitality." ”

Li Hongzhang's words are full and round, and he wrote two notes,

One is: learn from Xinwutang, seize the day, and face difficulties.

The other is: The Eight Banners learn from Ma Feiyang, and the small stone is a patriotic vanguard model.

Ma Feiyang is the lame 'leg' of Ma Da crotch, Li Guolou gave a resounding name, the small stone is Li Yunkai, of course Li Guolou wants to let the eldest son come out on top, the Qing Dynasty pays attention to the son inheriting the father's business, the deeds of these two people have long become a case in the textbooks of Xinwutang,

At this point, Li Hongzhang pushed the two of them to the whole army, and the 800,000 troops of the Qing Dynasty welcomed a study of combat heroes, and the heroes were compiled into a booklet, which was widely spread in the army, and they were all based on the small people in the army, creating a heroic character, with vivid pictures, which made people love it, a kind of comic book format storybook drove the social atmosphere, and the literacy campaign of the Qing Dynasty was actually driven by the villain book,

"The Story of Li Ziying" was compiled by Li Guolou, which made people not expect that there would be the benefit of literacy when they created the storybook, and also made the friendly army scold Li Guolou for not being authentic, and moved their military exploits to the head of Li Ziying.