After listening to Yinfeng's report, Yang Shuoming and Huang Yunzhi looked at each other and smiled.

"Which guest is it?" Yang Shuoming asked.

"It's General Cai Songpo Cai." Yinfeng replied.

Hearing Yinfeng's answer, Huang Yunzhi was obviously a little surprised, a trace of confusion flashed in her eyes, she immediately turned her head to look at Yang Shuoming, and saw the same look in Yang Shuoming's eyes.

"Tell him to wait, I'll be over right away." Yang Shuoming said to Yinfeng, Yinfeng agreed, and turned to leave.

"I thought it would be the God of Wealth." Huang Yunzhi smiled, "I didn't expect it to be General Cai." ”

"Cai Songpo is not in good health, I originally planned to visit him tomorrow, but I didn't expect him to come today." Yang Shuoming said, "Actually, we should have sat down and talked a long time ago. ”

"It's not surprising that he came at this time, we helped him a lot last time, if it weren't for the timely arrival of our medicine, Mrs. Cai's life would not have been saved." Huang Yunzhi thought for a while and said, "Maybe he's here to thank you." ”

Yang Shuoming nodded, he knew that his beloved wife's analysis was reasonable, but it was far from all.

Unlike Huang Yunzhi who set up a medical team to go to the front line to support Yang Shuoming, Cai Yi's two wives, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Pan, went to the front line to visit their husbands and labor troops to condole, but they were attacked by a spy in a condolence activity, Mrs. Liu was wounded by a bullet, the wound was infected and suppurated, and her life was in danger. Thanks to Yang Shuoming's medical team who arrived in time and used "special medicine" to treat Mrs. Liu, her surname was saved.

For the help of the medical team sent by Yang Shuoming, Cai Ye can be said to be very grateful.

And what Cai Ye is even more grateful for is Yang Shuoming's secret support.

Compared with the Shandong battlefield, Cai Yi's battle did not go well, and he basically lost the battle in the early stage, but fortunately he always gritted his teeth and insisted on consuming the army, and in the later stage of the Shandong battlefield won steadily, Yang Shuoming began to try to draw forces to support Cai Yi, he successively sent three artillery battalions (one of which was equipped with poison gas shells), three infantry battalions, an ironclad car column (tank column), a truck transport team and four aircraft, And to Cai Ye transported 180 mm heavy howitzers and a large number of shells, after getting Yang Shuoming's strong support, Cai Ye, who had long been holding back a belly of fire, launched a fierce counterattack to the army, under the full counterattack of the [***] team, the surface of the momentum but in the bones has been very weak The army was dealt a heavy blow, coupled with the plague epidemic, all the way down, so that Cai Ye successfully recovered all the lost territory, expelled the army from Mukden, and compressed the line from Lushun Dalian to the Yalu River, so that Cai Ye was able to be ashamed, Achieve great fame.

Although the two have not officially met so far, in their hearts, they have already regarded each other as close friends.

Regarding Cai Yi's visit, Yang Shuoming actually expected it for a long time, but he didn't expect him to come so early.

When Yang Shuoming came to the living room, Cai Ye was at a table, carefully watching another model of a warship placed next to the model of the "Dingyuan" ship. Seeing Yang Shuoming come out, Cai Yi smiled slightly and greeted him.

"After returning to Beijing to resume my life, I should have visited Songpo, but I didn't expect Songpa to refuse to give me this opportunity to come first." Yang Shuoming stepped forward with a smile and stretched out his hand to Cai Yi.

Cai Yi smiled, stretched out his hand and shook Yang Shuoming's hand hard.

"You and I don't have to be in any order." Cai Ye looked at Yang Shuoming, who was dressed in exquisite Hanfu, and said with a smile in a slightly hoarse voice.

Yang Shuoming noticed that Cai Yi, who was visiting today, was not wearing a military uniform, but a crisp black suit with a coffee-colored coat on the outside. Both of them noticed the difference in their attire and smiled in unison.

A maid stepped forward to help Cai Ye take off her coat, took the coat and Cai Jie's black top hat and hung it on the elegant rosewood hanger, and the other maid served fragrant tea, these two maids are extraordinary beauties, even the gentle and elegant Cai Ng, can't help but look at them a few more times.

The two beauties immediately noticed that Cai Ye was looking at them, and they showed him a quiet and lovely smile, which was both gentle and sweet, but also polite and subtle, which made Cai Ye sigh secretly.

"On the Mansion of Han, it really deserves its name." Cai Ye withdrew his gaze from the two beauties and said to Yang Shuoming with a smile, "Such a beautiful woman is really rare." ”

"They were all sent by Yuan Dagongzi, and it is really tyrannical to bother them to do these things here with me." Yang Shuoming looked at their departing backs and sighed, "They are all very good girls, they should have a better home, and they shouldn't spend their time here with me." ”

Hearing Yang Shuoming's answer, Cai Yi's eyes lit up slightly, but he immediately returned to normal.

"Hanzhi seems to like boats." Cai Ye sat down and pointed to the model ship on the table, "I recognize that one is the flagship of our Beiyang Navy, 'Dingyuan', and that one seems to be a German ship." ”

The ship model mentioned by Cai Ye is a two-masted and double-chimney angle battleship, with a single main turret in the front and rear, three auxiliary turrets and two gun profiles on each side, which looks like a cruiser, but from its size and the "Dingyuan" in front of it, it proves that it is likely to be the same as the "Dingyuan", which is an ironclad ship.

Yang Shuoming couldn't help but be surprised when he heard that Cai Ye could accurately judge the German origin of the latter ship model.

"What Matsupa said was true, it was indeed a German ship." Yang Shuoming said, "But this ship has a lot to do with our Chinese Navy." ”

"Oh? Let's hear about it? Cai Yi's face showed a look of concentration.

"After the defeat of the First Sino-Japanese War, in order to reorganize the coastal defense, the Qing court wanted to rebuild a new type of warship in Germany, and the Germans designed a new warship with a displacement of 7,600 tons, equipped with 2 28 mm guns, 10 15 mm rapid-fire guns and 8 10.5 mm rapid-fire guns, the main armor was 25 mm thick, and the speed was 18.5 knots." Yang Shuoming said, "This battleship is actually a miniature version of the German 'Caesar' class of former dreadnoughts, which my country named the 'Haitian' class, but unfortunately due to lack of financial resources and some political reasons, it was not built after all." ”

"I understand, this 'sea and sky' is not the other 'sea and sky', and the 7,600-ton dreadnought eventually shrank into a 4,400-ton cruiser." Cai Yi sighed and said, "If there is such a 'fearless sea and sky', my country's navy will not even have the strength to fight a war today." ”

Yang Shuoming heard the sadness and heartache in Cai Yi's words, but he knew that now was not the time to tell Cai Yi about his plan to rebuild the Chinese Navy.

"Yes! We were not able to drive all the pirates away this time, and we were inferior to this navy. Yang Shuoming said.

"Compared with the Moon, we are not only inferior in the navy, but also far behind the army." Listening to Yang Shuoming's words, Cai Ye's face became a little gloomy.

"Where does Songpa think our army and the difference between the Chinese army and the original difference?" Yang Shuoming asked.

"In terms of equipment alone, my country's army is not much different from the local army, like Hanzhi's Jiangxi army, and the equipment is even higher than that of the army." Cai Yi sighed and lowered his head, "What is missing is the combat quality and training of officers and soldiers. Compared with the officers and men of our army, although they dare to fight and fight, the test of war is not only morale, but also enthusiasm. ”

"Can Matsupa be specific?" Yang Shuoming heard Cai Ye talk about the shortcomings of the Chinese Army, his body straightened forward, and his face became solemn.

"Our soldiers are usually undertrained, their marksmanship is extremely poor, they often fire more than ten shots, and they can't hit a single soldier, and the soldiers are not only extremely accurate in marksmanship, but also good at hand-to-hand combat, and when fighting bayonets, our soldiers are also difficult to parry, and sometimes three or four people together can't stab a soldier." Cai Yi said a little depressed, "I don't know if I don't fight, but after a few battles, I will know how big the gap between us and Yuben is." He raised his head and looked at Yang Shuoming, and said with a wry smile, "Actually, if it wasn't for the people you sent later, this battle would really be a little unbearable." ”

Listening to Cai Yi's words, Yang Shuoming was silent for a while.

Cai Yi's words reminded Yang Shuoming of the era in which he was originally located.

At that time, China was known as the "most powerful era", but in fact, after a few years of being a soldier, there were many people who only knew how to grow vegetables and feed pigs, and they had never even touched a gun.

He still remembers that a friend of his, an officer who graduated from a military academy, and two other professional officers dismantled a new foreign pistol and reloaded it while giving a lecture to the troops, only to find a few more parts when the gun was loaded.

History is always like this, at different times, repeating itself repeatedly.

I don't know how Cai Ye would feel when he saw this scene if he came to the next life?

"Han sends charcoal in the snow, Cai has nothing to repay, I don't know if there will be a chance to make up for it in the future." Cai Ye said again.

"What kind of charcoal in the snow, Songpo is too polite." Yang Shuoming said with a smile, "I'm still afraid that you will say that I am inhumane and blatantly violate public international law." ”

In order to fulfill his promise to Xu Yuanjin, Yang Shuoming developed a poison gas cannon (the poison gas agent is mustard gas), and equipped it with the troops, and also tried it several times for friendly troops on the Shandong battlefield, like Feng Guozhang used the poison gas cannon in the "Anqiu-Gaomi Campaign", which gave the Yue army great damage and shock. Yang Shuoming had been worried that Cai would be prejudiced against his "cruelty" after sending this inhumane weapon to Cai, but now Cai's words show that he has no psychological barriers to using poison gas to fight.

"him public international law! Justice and justice, only within the range of cannons! Cai Ye said a little viciously, "We are defending the family and the country, what public law does it matter?" Could it be that they themselves use it less? ”

Seeing that Cai Yi, who was quite a Confucian general, actually gritted his teeth and launched a ruthless attack, Yang Shuoming couldn't help but be startled.

"In Chengde, if it weren't for that gas shell that knocked down the arrogance of the Japanese invaders, they wouldn't know how to be arrogant in the future." Cai Ye said, waving his fist fiercely, as if he was back on the battlefield.

"You used it when you were in Chengde?" Seeing Cai Yi's movements, Yang Shuoming asked funny.

"Of course." "Later, I used it several times, and the effect was very good. In addition, I have also summarized some specific ways to use it, and I will refer to it for more details. ”

Seeing Cai Ng's use of poison gas to fight with experience, Yang Shuoming was amused, but he couldn't help but admire Cai Ng's ability to sum up lessons and study and ponder.

"The other thing that works well is those double-cannon ironclad chariots." "This is a weapon to break through the enemy's front, and in my opinion, his surname is more advanced than the 'tank' used by the British army in the battle of the Somme." ”

Listening to Cai Yi's praise, Yang Shuoming's face couldn't help but flush slightly.

Of course, he couldn't tell Cai Ye how the design of these ironclad chariots came out.

"I heard that this ironclad chariot was ordered in the United States after Han Zhi came up with it himself, is that so?" Cai Ye asked again.

"It's not my own idea, there have been foreigners who have designed similar things in the past to break through enemy trench defenses, and after I read it in the book, I was inspired by it and made some changes." Yang Shuoming replied, "Due to its complex structure and China's backward technology, it is very difficult to produce this kind of combat vehicle. ”

"It seems that Hanzhi had long anticipated the invasion of our country, so he took these many precautions in advance." A look of admiration flashed in Cai Yi's eyes.

"It's too short a time, and that's all we can do." Yang Shuoming sighed.

At this time, a maid brought a fruit plate, and Cai Ye saw this beauty, as if she remembered something, and suddenly changed the topic.

"Han Zhi's material is like a god, do you have any views on the future development of our country's state and political system?"

After listening to Cai Yi's question, Yang Shuoming said in his stomach, "I know".

During his time in Los Angeles, he knew exactly what happened in Yanjing City.

As a result of the successful repulsion of the invasion of the Republic of China, as the head of state of the Republic of China and the leader of the country that resisted the invasion of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai's prestige reached an unprecedented peak. Many non-governmental newspapers have changed their tunes, from "none of them do not scold Xiangcheng" to "none of them do not praise Xiangcheng". In this atmosphere, the call for Yuan Shikai to be the emperor gradually rose.

As early as August 1915, the American scholar Goodnow, the constitutional adviser of Yuan Shikai's political axe, published an article "The Republic and the Monarchy", in which Goodnow analyzed China's national conditions in detail and believed that China was not suitable for copying the constitutional system of Western countries, and should follow the constitutional path of "Chinese characteristics", that is, it was more appropriate to adopt the "monarchy". Goodnow's views have been endorsed by many people in China, and of course there are many voices of opposition.

In all fairness, Goodnow's point of view is actually very reasonable, and he is not completely talking to himself there, creating public opinion for Yuan Shikai's restoration of the emperor.

But whether it is Goodnow, Yang Du or Yuan Shikai, they all ignore the severity of the Chinese's "novelty-seeking disease".

At this time, Yang Shuoming, even if he did not have the impression given to him by later history books, he could judge from Cai Ye's questioning that Cai Ye's opinion on this matter.

Cai Yi, who wrote the famous "Military and National Chapter", would never agree with Yuan Shikai's restoration of the imperial system.

What's more, there is also the influence of his teacher Liang Qichao.

"Whether it's an empire or a republic, it's not a top priority." Yang Shuoming said calmly, "What our country needs now is to establish a strong central political axe to end the current chaotic state, and wait until the political situation in our country has stabilized, the financial situation has improved, and various systems have been completed, and then we will consider implementing further changes." Such a path of development is the most suitable for China's current national conditions. As for this central political axe, whether it is a republican political axe or an imperial political axe, it is only a formality. ”

"That is to say, if there is an emperor now, Hanzhi is willing to kneel and talk to him?" Cai Ye didn't expect Yang Shuoming to answer like this, probably anxious to know Yang Shuoming's attitude, so he asked again.

"I'm not going to kneel down to anyone." Yang Shuoming looked at Cai Ye and replied categorically.

Listening to Yang Shuoming's answer, a smile appeared on Cai Yi's already tense face.

"By the way, I'll do the east at noon tomorrow, and I'll wash the dust for Hanzhi in Yunjiban, and Hanzhi must come."

Cai Ye glanced at the beauties of the Yang Mansion who came in for refreshments, ended this sensitive topic, and sent an invitation to Yang Shuoming.

When Yang Shuoming heard the words "Yunjiban", he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

"If Mrs. Zun thinks it's bad, I'll change places." Cai Ye probably knew Yang Shuoming's concerns and laughed.

"No, no, it's good." Yang Shuoming smiled and waved his hand.

"Ming said that I am waiting for you, you and I are familiar at first sight, I still have a lot of questions, I want to ask Hanzhi for advice." Cai Ye said, standing up, "It's not too early, I still have to go to the doctor." He pointed to his throat and said, "Your medicine works very well, but the price is too expensive." ”

"When I inform the people of the Beijing branch, you Cai Songpo will come to the doctor to buy medicine, and it will be free." Yang Shuoming said with a smile.

"That's not good, I owe you enough, if it goes on like this, it won't be able to pay it back." Cai Yi smiled and got dressed with the help of the maids of the Yang Mansion, took the hat they handed over and put it on.

"You don't have to pay it back." Yang Shuoming thought of Cai Yi's illness, and somehow felt a slight pain in his heart, "It doesn't matter how much it costs, as long as it can cure your illness." ”

Seeing the sad color that unconsciously appeared between Yang Shuoming's eyebrows, Cai Ye couldn't help but feel a little strange, but he didn't think much about it at this time, "Before Hanzhi comes tomorrow, it's best to explain to Mrs. Zun," he didn't forget to joke with Yang Shuoming before leaving, "Otherwise, I won't be able to come to the door in the future." ”

"Uchiko has always respected Matsupa, and there will be no such thing." Yang Shuoming shook his head with a smile.

(To be continued)