"Be prepared to do it tomorrow. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" Xie Tian pointed to the map and said, "If it's not easy to do it in the alley, let's do it in the market, and then go out of the city and return to Beijing immediately." Even if someone notices it, they can only think that it was done by people from the Ming Dynasty. ”

In the afternoon of the next day, Xie Tian and Liu San dressed up as Mongolians, armed with handcuffs and sharp blades, and slowly wandered around the door of Mangguji's house.

In the evening, the gate of Manggu Ji's house opened, and Leng Seng Ji went out of the gate with an entourage. Xie Tian secretly glanced at Liu San, and he followed Leng Monk from a distance behind.

Leng Seng Ji and the attendant gradually walked into the alley while talking something, and Xie Tian slowly quickened his pace. Liu San walked over from the other end of the alley, and the distance between the two of them and Leng Seng Ji was getting closer and closer.

Leng Monk Machine seemed to sense something, and suddenly stopped and turned to look at Xie Tian.

Xie Tian didn't care about Leng Sengji's eyes, and continued to walk slowly with a leisurely look.

"You." Leng Seng Ji suddenly stopped Xie Tian, "Who are you, where are you from, how come I have never seen you." ”

Xie Tian stopped and muttered a few words of Mongolian.

Leng Seng Ji frowned, and also changed to Mongolian and asked, "You are Mongolian, why don't I look like it." ”

Xie Tian suddenly changed his Chinese dialect again: "I am Han, and my master is a Mongolian." ”

Leng Seng Ji didn't understand much of what Xie Tian said, and his right hand unconsciously held the handle of the knife under his waist: "Who are you?" ”

Xie Tian understood Leng Shengji's words, and said coldly in the Manchu language he had just learned: "The person who wants your life." ”

Leng Seng was shocked, and stretched out his hand to pull out the waist knife and pointed it at Xie Tian: "Who are you?" ”

There was a loud "boom", and the answer to Leng Seng was a bullet fired by Liu San behind him. Leng Monk's attendant was so frightened that he turned around and ran, and there was another loud bang, and Xie Tian's handcuff knocked down the attendant.

Xie Tian and Liu San didn't stop for a moment, they each took out daggers from their clothes and wiped them a few times on the necks of the two people who fell to the ground.

"Let's go." Xie Tian said a word, and the two of them ran quickly to the mouth of the alley.

As soon as he got out of the alley, several people rushed out of Mang Guji's mansion and ran towards Leng Monk's body.

Xie Tian and Liu San found a secluded place to change out of Mongolian clothes, returned to the inn to calculate the room money, and rode out of Shengjing and headed towards Beijing.

In Mang Guji's secret room, Mang Guji, Tunbulu, and Aibali were talking in secret, but there was no forehead Zonomu.

"Both." Mang Guji opened his mouth and said, "The current situation must have known to you, Derge has just died of a violent illness, and Leng Monk Ji has been plotted again, who do you think Leng Monk Ji's death will do?" ”

Mang Guji did not tell these two people about receiving Xie Tian's secret letter, so Tunbulu and Aibali did not know the inside story, and Tunbulu replied: "Gege, according to the slave's speculation, I am afraid that there is another hidden secret in the death of Leng Seng Ji. ”

Mang Guji reluctantly smiled: "There are just three of us here, there is nothing bad to say." ”

"Back to Gege." "This matter needs to be investigated in detail, and the minions do not dare to speculate. ”

"Then let's check it out." Mang Guji instructed, "I am a woman's family, and it is inconvenient to act, so I rely on the two of them. ”

Xu Lang convened another plenary meeting of the General Staff Headquarters. Zeng Guangxian had already led 2 warships to Taiwan; Wang Zhaoxing also sent back the first batch of crude oil dug up by Gu Yunkun, and brought back more than 1,000 taels of gold by the way; After Han Wantao's vigorous recruitment, the mobile troops in Yulin Bay have reached 3,000 people, and the four independent regiments have been reorganized, and Han Wantao has concurrently served as the commander; Jiang Beiming also sent back a letter, making a detailed report to his family about Chongzhen's inspection of the fast gun team. Therefore, Zhang Guodong instructed the General Staff to come up with a general plan for the next military operation.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you about it first." After briefing the participants on various aspects, Xu Lang said, "According to the instructions of the Central Military Commission, we will do the following things from the end of this year to the beginning of next year. First, it is necessary to continue to recruit troops in Yulin Bay, and to expand the scope of conscription to the entire Qiongzhou Prefecture as much as possible, so as to prepare for next year's Dongying operation and the fight against the Tatars again. Second, we now have our own troops in Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, Yanchang County, and Annan, and the distribution is relatively scattered. Third, there is the problem of the rogues, how do we deal with the rogues next. At present, Lord Lu Xiangsheng and Lord Lu are clearing out the Liukou in Shaanxi and Shanxi, whether the Second Independent Regiment and the Third Independent Regiment should participate, and how to participate. Fourth, we need to draw some people from all over the country to train a separate reserve team, the number of which should be about 1,000 people, and how to draw them, whether they are drawn from Yulin Bay or from other places, this also needs everyone's ideas. ”

Xu Lang did not explain what this reserve team does, because the details of the reserve cannot be disclosed at this time. This reserve is actually a unit armed with flintlock pistols. Shen Daxing has now built two small steam engines, and the output of flintlock pistols has reached more than 200 per month, and 1,500 will be produced in March next year. Shen Daxing is developing rifled guns, hoping to equip about 10 rifled guns that can open flower shells after the Spring Festival.

One thing Xu Lang has not yet revealed is the transformation of the Pearl, which was approved by the Military Commission to transform the Pearl into a hybrid steam-powered and diesel-powered warship. Xu Lang, Zhang Guodong and others went to see the renovation process of the Pearl, and the current Pearl has been dismantled, all unnecessary rooms and equipment have been demolished, and space has been made for the installation of steam engines and cannons.

Shen Daxing's 32-pounder cannon has already made a sample, and after testing, it can knock down a solid shell of more than 20 catties at a distance of 3,000 meters. At a distance of more than 400 meters, it can easily penetrate hardwood planks more than a foot thick. It's just that because of the raw materials of bronze, it's still hard to say how many doors can be produced.

After listening to Xu Lang, Yokoji Keiji was the first to ask: "Sir, will you definitely work for the Tatars to enter the customs next year?" ”

"I think it will." Xu Lang said with a smile, "According to the news from the Second General Affairs Department, this year's harvest on the Tartar side is not very good, and I am afraid that this winter should not be very good, so they may enter the customs again next year to plunder." ”

"Sir." Li Wenqing asked again, "Lord Lu is now clearing out the Liukou, if the Tartars enter the customs again, then won't we and the imperial court have to fight on two fronts again?" ”

"That's why I want you to come up with ideas and discuss how we should deal with the two-front battle." Leng Tianbing said with a smile, "Aren't you staff officers here to give advice to the Military Commission?" ”

In fact, although in the original history, Huang Taiji did send 100,000 soldiers from the Eight Banners of Doluo Wuying, such as Azige, the king of the county of Chongzhen, in May of the ninth year of Chongzhen. The Azig soldiers entered Xifeng Pass and Dushi Pass in three ways. But the current history has changed a lot, especially Tao Min has to unite with Yulin Bay to get rid of Huang Taiji, so the entire military committee has no bottom in his heart about whether Huang Taiji can enter the customs. However, Zhang Guodong instructed Xu Lang that no matter what the situation was, the General Staff should first come up with a response plan as a preparation.

The staff officers began to discuss word by word, and after arguing for a while, Xu Lang began to name them one by one: "Henglu-kun, you are the head of the war department, you can talk about it first." ”

"Yes, sir." Keiji Yokoji said, "My, the opinion is clear. Our main enemy, the work of the Tartars. My suggestion is to integrate all the work of the Yulin Army and send it to Datong and Xuanfu as a mobile force. As for the work of the rogue, we can let Lord Lu Xiangsheng deal with it, and we will only deal with the Tartars. ”

"What's your opinion?" Xu Lang turned his head to Li Wenqing.

"The opinions of my subordinates are the opposite of that of Minister Yokoji." Li Wenqing replied, "If you go outside, you must first settle inside." The subordinates believed that without a stable rear, they could not deal with the Tartars with all their might. Therefore, his subordinates felt that Minister Yokoji was right to suggest the integration of the Yulin Army. However, after the integration, the army must first pacify the Liukou and then deal with the Tartars. ”

"So your opinion is to integrate the army first?" Xu Lang asked again, "Senior Staff Officer, what do you suggest?" ”

"Back to sir." Gao Chen stood up and saluted, "My subordinates think that we are facing a lot of problems now, including the Tartar side, the Liukou side, as well as the Dongying and Zheng Zhilong sides, and the Westerners. The Tatar side and the Liukou side should be solved by the army, and the Dongying side should be solved by the navy. In addition, there are logistical problems with recruitment, so the subordinates feel that these problems should be divided into several parts. ”

Xu Lang nodded appreciatively: "Then you can tell me which parts to divide?" ”

"Sir." Gao Chen replied, "The first part is on the side of the Tartars and the Liukou. We should now have 9,000 troops in the army excluding the Annam side, and my subordinates suggested that these 9,000 troops be reorganized into a division and stationed in Xuanfu Town or Datong Town as a mobile force. Whether it's against the Rogues or the Tartars, this will be a new force. ”

"But if all the army is transferred to the north, what will happen here in Yulin Bay, and what will happen to Yanchang County?" Leng Tianbing asked.

"Sir." Gao Chen said, "There are still 500 marines and more than 300 cadets in Yulin Bay. At present, the possibility of Yulin Bay being attacked by the enemy is very small, and the security of Yulin Bay can be guaranteed by these troops of more than 800 people. As for Yanchang County, his subordinates thought that they could recruit and expand locally. Gao Yingxiang has already reached an agreement with us, and he will not go to Yanchang County again, so there should be no danger in Yanchang County. ”

"High staff officer." Xu Lang smiled, "Do you believe what Gao Yingxiang said so much?" ”