"Yes." Agudammu blurted out very simply without thinking.

Sun Yaowu looked at the two of them in surprise, how much ecstasy soup had been poured by Zhu Shanhai to be so confident that the Northwest could compete with Yuan Qi? He dragged out his tone and said, "Are you sure that the Qing Dynasty will fall into large-scale and long-term civil strife? ”

"Of course not, the civil strife in the Qing Dynasty is just an unexpected joy." Agudamu took a sip of tea and said unhurriedly: "Naturally, there is no chance of winning against the entire Qing Dynasty in the northwest corner, but what the northwest wants is nothing more than independence, as long as it is independent, it is a victory."

In the past, the Qing Dynasty officially recognized the independence of the northwest, and then there was the strong support of Western countries, once the war started, the northwest did not seek to win the war, and only needed to delay the war for a long time to achieve the goal of independence. The northwest region is vast, has enough strategic depth, and the climate is bitter and cold, and there is enough confidence to hold on to it to the end. ”

Sun Yaowu smiled disapprerovingly, "Don't talk about the war potential, nor the industrial strength and economic strength that support the long-term war, only the people's will."

As the saying goes, those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and millions of people in the northwest are immigrants from various provinces, and their hearts are towards the Qing Dynasty and Yuanqi, and the independence of the northwest is a move against the will of the people. And the long-term civil war is even more unpopular with the people, I really don't know, where does your confidence come from? ”

Hearing this, Agudam smoked silently, if he can fight quickly, he may not need to take into account the people's will, but the long-term war is the key to determining the victory or defeat, but for the northwest, the people's will is a big injury!

Seeing that he was silent, Zhao Lixin laughed and said: "Immigrating to the northwest and developing the northwest, Yuanqi and the imperial court have indeed paid a huge price, but don't forget, all the benefits obtained by the people in the northwest are obtained from the governments at all levels in the two northwest provinces, and the people's desire is not Yuanqi, but the imperial court, to be precise, the governments at all levels in the two northwest provinces!" ”

Speaking of this, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly to reveal a touch of sarcasm, "The Northwest declared independence, issued a mobilization order, and retired officers and soldiers enthusiastically enlisted, this is the most powerful proof!" ”

"Does this show that the people are on the back?" Sun Yaowu gave him a blank look, "The Military Service Law stipulates that once a war mobilization order is issued, retired officers and soldiers must actively enlist in the army. ”

Zhao Lixin said: "If you can act in accordance with the regulations, it means that the people's will can be used." ”

"Let's not argue about that for now." Sun Yaowu stretched out his hand and pressed it weakly, and then said in a deep voice: "Yuan Qi's attention to the northwest is obvious to all in the Northwest Army, and I can clearly tell the two of you that no matter what the circumstances, Yuan Qi will not tolerate the separation of the two northwest provinces!" There is no need to expect that Yuan Qi can be dragged down, and there is no need to expect the interference and mediation of Western countries to work, nothing is useless! ”

The room was quiet, Agudamu and Zhao Lixin were like mirrors in their hearts, if Yuan Qi really didn't care about fighting to the end, the Northwest Army could not be an opponent at all, this is not alarmist, but the possibility is quite large, Yuan Qi's attention to the northwest can be said to be unprecedented, and the investment is immeasurable, how can he give up easily?

The two of them were silent, and Sun Yaowu said in a deep voice: "Leave a way back for yourself and your brothers." ”

Agudamu glanced at Zhao Lixin, and then said slowly: "How many troops did you bring to respond?" ”

Hearing this, Sun Yaowu smiled and gestured to a six, "Six regiments can cooperate with the two of them to perform a big drama of layer by layer." ”

"By whom?" Zhao Lixin said angrily: "Just the poor eight stations of the broken camel road, can you pass six regiments in a hurry?" ”

"It's not a bluff." Sun Yaowu said: "The six regiments are divided into four echelons to meet along the way, and now one regiment has arrived at Mulei, two regiments have arrived at Sanquan, and the remaining three regiments are in seven wells. With that, he glanced up at his watch.

Agudamu smoked a cigarette and didn't say a word, the six regiments must be exaggerated, but at least two regiments should have sneaked in, escorting Ci'an Guangxu to Hami, the other party could not take it lightly, but even if it was only two regiments, it was enough to give him a headache, after all, the other party was bent on escaping.

When the cigarette butt was about to burn to his fingers, he extinguished the cigarette butt and said in a deep voice: "Then leave a way back." ”

That's what you promised? Sun Yaowu was secretly amused, there is still a killer feature that has not been thrown out, it seems that he has to suggest upwards and rebel more.

Sending Sun Yaowu out of the courtyard and watching the lantern go away, Agudamu let out a long sigh, and Zhao Lixin said in a sullen voice: "Is it really necessary to stay behind?" ”

"It's just a way back." Agudamu's voice sounded a little erratic, "He's watching the time, that is, he's stalling time with us, as expected, Ci'an Niang and her mother should ride away quickly under their pick-up, since that's the case, why don't you leave yourself a way back?" ”

Gongning City.

After seeing the urgent report sent by Agudamu from the ancient city fast horse, Zhu Shanhai's face was cloudy, and he groaned for a while, he looked at Liu Changxing, who was standing aside, and said, "What do you think?" ”

Liu Changxing pondered and said: "Ci'an took the initiative to cooperate with Hami's response to Hami, it should be expected to negotiate peace with Yuanqi and avoid a war between the north and the south, there is no doubt that it should be Yuanqi's side that takes the initiative, that is to say, Yi Zhizhi wants to try his best to avoid a war between the north and the south." ”

After hesitating, he continued: "It has been eight years since the constitution of the Qing Dynasty was established, and the emperor has no real name, even if he can coerce the Son of Heaven, he cannot make the princes, let alone order the cabinet, whether the north and the south can achieve peace talks, the focus is on King Gong."

In the humble opinion of his subordinates, the cabinet has just formally recognized China's independence, and King Gong is infamous and difficult to accept peace talks. ”

Zhu Shanhai said with a gloomy face: "You mean, let Ci'an and his mother go to Hami?" ”

"It's good if you can intercept it, but if you miss, you may be bitten back." Liu Changxing said softly: "The soldiers are in danger .....of fighting, or they can't do anything when they see things, Yuan Qi kills people and blames the trouble, because it is in the territory of our country, and when the time comes, I can't explain it clearly, but it hurts the relationship with the Qing court." ”

Murder and blame! Not to mention that this possibility is really great, Zhu Shanhai frowned, although he was unwilling, he was unwilling to take risks for no reason, "That's it, give the order, don't pursue." ”

The camel road from the ancient city to the Hami section is called the lower eight stations, although it is the camel road but it is called the official road, because it was opened earlier, it can pass the carriage, before the train was opened in the northwest in the early years, it is one of the main passages for the mainland to enter Xinjiang, and many officials and prisoners who were exiled to the northwest are along this road into Xinjiang.

However, the lower eight stations are also known as the poor eight stations, all because of the desolation and sparse population along the way, and some stations even lack water sources, and it is difficult to cross the Tianshan Mountains and reach the mountains.

Fortunately, Yi Zhi's content did not mean to detain her mother, but arranged a special train for them to return to Beijing.