In Kaecheng, Nie Shicheng, Zhang Yi and the leaders of the families had just finished discussing and were about to disperse to arrange their own military affairs.

This is Zhao Shixiao hurriedly walked in and said, "Lord Junmen, Lao Zhongtang's reply has come over." ”

Nie Shicheng was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart, how can it be so fast, even if the telegraph speed is fast. Then the major military affairs still need to be discussed by the court, and now the so-called Qingliu, Houdang, and Imperial Party lawsuits in the Qing Dynasty are still fighting? Why is it so fast this time? Could it be that the imperial court has already unified its opinion? But even if the imperial court unifies its opinion, it can't be so fast, at least it won't be until tomorrow, and there should be a result.

Nie Shicheng wondered in his heart, took the telegram from Zhao Shixiao's hand, and unfolded it to watch, his brows furrowed tightly as he read it.

Everyone looked at the solemn expression of the military gate, knowing that the situation in the court was not good, and the pressure on the old hall was also increasing.

Li Gang asked, "Junmen, what's wrong?" But what happened to the DPRK and China? ”

Nie Shicheng sighed and said: "Lord Zhongtang replied to the telegram, saying that for the time being, I will lead the Korean war, and more than 12,000 people from Zuo Guigui, Wei Rugui, and Fengsheng A have crossed the Yalu River and are approaching Pyongyang, and within four or five days, we will definitely be able to arrive in Kaesong, and teach us to hold on until reinforcements arrive no matter what." Now that the situation is chaotic, Lord Zhongtang is also struggling, he called to ask for our opinions, to see what good strategies can be used to solve the current dilemma? ”

At present, although everyone is from the army and is still proficient in military strategy, after all, they are only the pipe of a battalion, and when it comes to grasping the entire battle situation and deducing strategy, how can it be done. Everyone bowed their heads and sighed.

Nie Shicheng looked at everyone, helpless in his heart, Lao Zhongtang called him to ask Zhang Yi, it seems that Lao Zhongtang is also anxious at present, and it is difficult to extricate himself, who let himself throw out the big words, and blow Zhang Yi to the sky, if Zhang Yi can't say anything, he will become the laughing stock of the Huaijun family.

Nie Shicheng asked helplessly: "Zhang Yi, there are no outsiders here, these bands are good at leading troops to fight, but when it comes to grasping the war situation between the two countries, even I am a half-ass, let alone them?" Look at it, what are the plans, reply to Lord Zhongtang. ”

Zhang Yi smiled secretly in his heart and said, "Junmen, you should give the telegram to your subordinates to read." It's just that the Laoshan battalion must not delay for a moment, or first ask Tang Guan to lead the Laoshan battalion out of the city first, and camp in Mao'er Mountain, southwest of Kaecheng, to prepare fortifications. ”

Nie Shicheng nodded and asked the guards to go down and give orders.

Zhang Yi read the telegram, and smiled bitterly in his heart, now that the war is about to break out, the entire imperial court is not prepared at all, how can he defeat the enemy.

Zhang Yi pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said: "Now that the situation is chaotic, the imperial court's armament is relaxed, and the coastal defense is deserted, it can not be cured in the short term. I can only briefly say that after all, I am just a battalion pipe band, and I can't be the master. ”

Nie Shicheng smiled bitterly: "Zhang Yi, even if it's a palliative measure, it's okay, and it's not for you to go out to command, but just to let you see if there is any strategy that is feasible." Now Lord Zhongtang is worried about breaking his liver and sausage, and it is difficult to find a way. If Zuo Wen Xianggong is alive, although the two occasionally disagree, but the big right and wrong, the two people work together wholeheartedly, can stabilize the court situation, and now Zuo Wen Xianggong has been dead for many years, and it is difficult for the Zhongtang Lord to be independent. ”

Zhang Yi's face was gloomy, and he said slowly: "First of all, Lord Zhongtang must be cautious about transporting reinforcements by sea and land, my country now has a large number of Japanese secret agents, and the intelligence will be transmitted to the Japanese military at any time, which is difficult to prevent, remind Lord Zhongtang to order the sailors to maintain combat readiness at any time, so that they can respond to the Japanese army's sneak attack at sea at any time." Second, let Lord Zhongtang seize the time to adjust the staffing of the navy, and try to transfer away those officers who are greedy for life and fear of death, and have no fighting spirit, and select talents and talents to ensure that we can give full play to our combat power. I have heard that Liu Buyun, Deng Shichang, Lin Yongsheng and others of the Navy are all heroes of a generation, loyal and brave to serve the country, and they must make good use of talents and eliminate mediocre talents. Third, based on the decisive battle outside the borders, the Japanese army was brutal and unreasonable, ten times more than that of Western countries, and once it entered the country, it would bring great disasters to the three provinces outside the border. Fourth, elite sailors can be sent to cruise in the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea, waiting for an opportunity to attack the Japanese troop carriers and disrupt their war deployment. Fifth, in the coastal defense fortresses such as Lushun, Yantai, and Tianjin, step up deployment and strengthen alertness to deal with the attack launched by the Japanese army from the sea. Sixth, the Korean war situation is important in the power of the matter, please Zhongtang to choose a high-ranking general to lead the Korean war, unite as one, there is hope to defeat the Japanese army, if the government order is not smooth, all departments support their own troops, then even if the strength of the Japanese is doubled, I am afraid that it will be difficult to win. Seventh, the Japanese navy is strong, and it is proposed that all the main forces of the four major naval divisions of the Qing Dynasty, Beiyang, Fujian, Guangdong, and Nanyang be transferred to the Yellow Sea, in order to fight with the Japanese army and increase our army's chances of victory; ……

Zhang Yi gushed endlessly, and said more than a dozen suggestions in one breath, and the clerk next to him quickly recorded without pausing. After hearing this, Nie Shicheng was overjoyed in his heart, and said: "Okay, good, Zhang Yi, you are really good, Lord Zhongtang has read the message, and he will definitely look at you differently, and your road will be smooth in the future!" ”

Zhang Yi thanked him again and again, and said: "My lord, you must remind Lord Zhongtang more, pay attention to the maintenance of the navy, now the navy has been abandoned for a long time, the quality of soldiers has declined, and the morale is low. ”

Nie Shicheng nodded again and again.

Zhang Yi continued: "Once our army can give the Japanese army a severe blow at sea, it will effectively curb the speed of the Japanese army's increase in troops to Korea, and it will also delay the fighters for our army, calmly arrange, and bring convenience. At the same time, I also asked Lord Zhongtang to step up the dispatch of reinforcements, and the second batch of reinforcements must arrive in North Korea before October. Only in this way can we be sure that we will hold Korea, otherwise, our army will have no chance of winning a war with Japan just by relying on more than 10,000 people in the future. ”

Nie Shicheng nodded yes again and again, and agreed one by one. Immediately, he asked the clerk to sort out the official document and go down to call Li Hongzhang.

Zhang Yi saw that Nie Shicheng had finished arranging, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and he had some confidence in his heart, as long as Lord Zhongtang was willing to help, there was still some chance of winning.

Tianjin, Li Hongzhang is holding Nie Shicheng's telegram in his hand, Xin Gao Cailie, this Zhang Yi is really good, with Nie Shicheng's level, he will definitely not see many problems, not to mention putting forward so many strategies, it seems that it is all the credit of that Zhang Yi. Yes, this telegram, the head of the analysis is the Tao, each of which is penetrated into it, insightful, very level, I really can't imagine that this person is so young, how can he have such a high material, compared to his veteran over the years, it is not much better.