Zhang Yi smiled bitterly: "I know it won't work, first, Lafayette and the emperor are noble, the Ninth Five-Year Honor, the status is noble, and Beijing is close to the border of the northern country, and the ministers are resolutely unwilling to take this risk; Second, lengthening the battle line, introducing the Japanese army into the territory according to a certain route, and consuming its troops, was regarded by the Qingliu as a move to lose power and humiliate the country, which was just a talking point. If we talk about other methods, then there is only one kind, although Britain has decided to want Japan to borrow nearly 10 million pounds, but this huge amount of money cannot be allocated to Japan at the same time, what we have to do is to concentrate troops before the loan is allocated to Japan, and give the Japanese army a severe blow in Korea, at least to cripple the Japanese army in Korea, so that Britain's confidence in Japan's victory in this war will be greatly reduced, once Japan is defeated, Japan's economic collapse is inevitable, and Britain's loan is tantamount to a waste. At this point, the cunning politicians and businessmen in Britain will never make a loss-making business. This loan will definitely be suspended, and without this loan as a support, Japan's support for this war will definitely not exceed that of next summer, and it will end. When they want to fight, they have no money. ”

Sheng Xuanhuai nodded and said: "Well, it makes sense, now that the war costs a lot, but the supply of ammunition is not something that ordinary countries can support." Japan will definitely not be able to support it without the backing of the United Kingdom! ”

Li Hongzhang nodded and asked, "Your plan is good, but are you sure that in the next battle of Korea, you will completely defeat Japan, give the Japanese army a complete heavy loss, and make it unable to launch a new battle?" ”

Zhang Yi replied: "Lord Zhongtang, now Zhang Yi does not dare to completely assert that the battle of Korea will be won, however, there are also three dependences below, first, my blue wolf male soldiers, the number of blue wolves is not large, only three hundred, but its role is no less than 10,000 troops, the blue wolf comes and goes like the wind, and the Japanese army has no way to defend against my blue wolf attack now." In these battles, the threat posed by the blue wolf to the Japanese army was very obvious, and it goes without saying. Second, the three weapon drawings I presented to Lord Nakado are now fully mass-produced, and in a month's time, I think our army will be able to reserve 1,000 boxes of grenades, which is a very sharp weapon in offensive warfare. Mortars have also entered mass production, not to mention, as long as our army can produce sixty mortars within two months, and at the same time distribute 6,000 shells, then breaking the Japanese fortifications is just a gesture. There is also the third chapter drawing, this is a light machine gun, his biggest advantage is that he can charge with one hand, compared to the rifle, I don't know how many times more advanced, on the battlefield can definitely be one as ten. These three weapons are now not even available to the Western powers, and once we are equipped in batches, not to mention Japan, the country of projectiles, even if it competes with Britain, France and Germany, it will not be far behind! ”

Li Hongzhang said with a smile: "Zhang Yi, you are really an all-rounder, and you are so proficient in the manufacture of firearms, I really don't know how you learned so many talents at a young age, these three weapons have now completed sample production, too large-scale production, it is difficult to complete in a short time, but the number you ask for can still be barely reached." Are you sure that with three weapons in hand, you can defeat the Japanese army? ”

Zhang Yi said with a smile: "My lord, you have also commanded thousands of troops and horses, when you pacified the red hairs, exterminated the twisted army, and you must fight in every battle, and you are familiar with the army." It is very clear that the biggest reliance of any army is people, and if a group of soldiers are greedy for life and afraid of death, and flee before battle, then even if they have sophisticated weapons, it will be difficult to win. A few days ago, in the battle of Kaesong, Lord Zuo Guigui resisted a Japanese brigade of 5,000 people at Zinan Mountain with more than 1,000 people for a day and a night, until the last person, the Japanese army could not cross the thunder pond for half a step; On the other hand, Feng Sheng'a, who led 3,000 people to cooperate with other armies to besiege the 1,000 remnants of the Fifth Division, was even broken out by it, why? Lord Zuo Guigui has been loyal and brave all his life, and his soldiers and generals are also extremely brave, Fengsheng Ah is not very capable, and the battalions of soldiers and horses he brought are also cowardly and afraid of war, in comparison, his meaning is self-evident. Now the soldiers of Kaecheng, under the leadership of Admiral Nie, everyone dares to fight, and their morale is high, they are definitely the elite of the elite, supplemented by elite weapons, then the certainty of a big victory in this battle is not small. The recruitment of troops this time has specially drawn a large number of elites from the North Korean army, which is to strictly govern the army, build an iron-blooded male division for the Qing Dynasty and Beiyang, 10,000 male soldiers, and the victory of our Korean war is in sight! ”

Li Hongzhang smiled and said, "Then according to your words, the old man can sit back and relax." ”

Zhang Yi replied: "Lord Zhongtang, even if the Korean war is worry-free, there are still hidden dangers in the Great Qing Sea Frontier. Originally, our Oshimizu Division lagged behind the Japanese Navy. Now, Japan has purchased three more of the latest cruisers from Britain, and their combat strength is not below Dingyuan and Zhenyuan, and there are several other warships, and the Beiyang Navy is too thin in comparison. What I am worried about is that once the new ships purchased by Japan are rebuilt and a naval battle is launched again, how will our army respond, and if the Japanese army relies on warships to launch a landing operation, how will the Qing Dynasty respond? Lord Nakado, you have to guard against it. ”

Li Hongzhang groaned and did not speak, Ding Ruchang replied: "If the other party really sneaks up on my Qing military port, there is no need to worry too much, although the strength of the Beiyang Naval Division is weaker than the Japanese army, but in various ports, my Qing Dynasty has set up forts, over the years, Lord Zhongtang has worked hard to operate, the defense of the northern ports is solid and unbreakable, and Port Arthur is even more so, known as the first in Asia, but I am afraid that the Japanese army will not be able to defeat it." ”

Zhang Yi smiled bitterly and said: "Lord Ding, now that most of the elite of the Huai Army have been transferred to Korea, the combat strength of the garrisons in the north is really not much confidence, no matter how strong our batteries are, if the defenders flee without a fight, what is the use?" In decades of foreign wars, there have been many such things......"

"This ......", Ding Ruchang thought about the combat power of the green battalion soldiers, and was speechless for a while.

Zhang Peilun asked: "Zhang Guandao, in your opinion, what is the possibility of the Japanese army launching a sneak attack on our Qing military port?" ”

Zhang Yi replied: "Mr. Youqiao, if the Japanese army only attacks our Qing military port, it will not be inhabitable, what I am worried about is that the Japanese army really chooses an undefended sea area to transport the Japanese army to land, and when the time comes, the Japanese army will rampage in the Qing Dynasty, and I am afraid that it will ......."

Li Hongzhang asked, "In your opinion, what should we do?" ”

Zhang Yi replied: "My lord, it seems that you should go down to inspect the military ports everywhere, strictly enforce military discipline, and also set up beacon towers in many places, once you find the traces of the Japanese landing, you can light the beacon fire, transmit the military information, and the nearby garrisons will immediately enter the encirclement and suppression, and now this is the only way." In a short period of time, there is really no best strategy for lowly positions. ”

Li Hongzhang sighed: "Great material, great talent, Zhang Yi, after a hundred years of the old man, this Beiyang and this Qing Dynasty will be entrusted to you!" ”

Zhang Yi was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "My lord......"

Li Hongzhang waved his hand and said: "Zhang Yi, maybe you are still too young, but when I see you, I see me who was pulled out by my mentor Jane, the future is yours, this year-old friend, the old man is settled!" ”