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In the face of such a noble and great name, as revolutionaries and patriots, Zhang Shaozeng, Lan Tianwei and Wu Luzhen would not refuse him. Although the whole project is contrary to their original vision, the three young people will not hesitate to accept it, actively participate in it, and do their best to make it a success.

Qin Lang got the answer he wanted.

"We obey your arrangement, Mr. Qin." Zhang Shao once said, "But how? ”

"Mr. Qin, you should know that those captured Qing soldiers are not reliable," Lan Tianwei continued, "those prisoners we have selected, they will reveal our identities. ”

"They won't." Qin Lang smiled, "They don't know your identity, and besides, you won't tell them that secret." ”

"But they know our relationship with you." Lan Tianwei's face was full of worry, "In the current situation, having ties with Western countries is enough to kill us." Of course, Mr. Qin, we are not afraid of death, but we do not want to die meaninglessly. ”

"They won't know about your relationship with me either."

"Won't?" Lan Tianwei was surprised, "We're going to pick them out of the captives. ”

"We don't understand what you mean, Mr. Qin." Zhang Shaozeng and Wu Luzhen also expressed their doubts. If they were to pick soldiers among the captives, how could those people not guess their relationship with the American army? Even if they don't know the specific situation, for the Qing government, a little connection is enough.

It's time of war!

Qin Lang laughed - the real laugh was not the kind of mocking or unfathomable smile. "I understand your worries and confusions, but they are redundant." "The mercenaries have a black hood that prevents others from identifying the wearer," he explains. ”

Of course, it was the kind of three-hole headgear he had made to rob Rachel's father's jewelry store back in the early days of the era. When he established the Umbrella Mercenary, it became the standard equipment for mercenaries, but with the exception of special services and SWATs, soldiers in ordinary combat units were rarely willing to wear their hoods on their heads, and there was no need to do so.

But Zhang Shaozeng, Lan Tianwei, and Wu Luzhen could use it—and had to do so—to ensure that the Qing soldiers captured by the mercenaries could not see their faces, so it was only natural that when they met again, those people would never know about their relationship with the American army.

And the hood has another effect: since the captives can't see the faces of Zhang Shaozeng, Lan Tianwei and Wu Luzhen, naturally, they won't know which country these three people are from, and they won't know what they are doing.

As long as they don't use Chinese.

This is an important detail to keep an eye on and is critical to the overall program.

"Be careful, when you select soldiers, don't use Chinese," Qin Lang continued, "use English to tell the accompanying staff officer the prisoners you have selected, and later, I will separate your chosen ones from other prisoners and hold them alone." ”

"Why?"

"That way, those you have chosen will not know that they have just undergone a selection and, therefore, will not guess whether they have been chosen for some special mission. I do not rule out that some people are willing to cooperate with us, but there may also be people who, out of loyalty to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, will cause some unnecessary trouble after you arrive in Huailai. Qin Lang made a gesture, "I will use all kinds of means to dispel their doubts, and then release them." ”

The three exchanged glances. "What's next?"

"You will join them when they are released, take the leadership, and then take everyone to the arms."

"It can be a little difficult."

"It's difficult, but you have to do it in order to prove your leadership. And," he continued, after a pause, "you don't have to think too much about it. There were no officers among the captives, so they would gladly obey the leadership of an officer, even if they did not know him. ”

"I think," Lan Tianwei said boldly, after a moment's hesitation, "that they will choose to flee on their own rather than accept the command of a strange officer." It must be said that the soldiers of the Qing army are completely different from the American soldiers or your soldiers, Mr. Qin. ”

What he means is that you still don't know enough about the soldiers of the Qing army. Qin Lang was well aware of the hidden information in this speech, and laughed again. "Gentlemen, do not forget that these soldiers were once captives, and that this experience would cause them great trouble, but if there was someone who could help them out of trouble, and also promote them, they would accept his leadership—of course, with some means, threats, intimidation, co-optation, bribery, and promises." He paused and turned to look at the three of them, "You need to use all your abilities to pass this test. ”

"We see, Mr. Qin." Lan Tianwei said. A difficult test. He looked at his two friends. The task was not easy, but they had to do it - not only for the sake of the revolution, to overthrow the Qing government, but more importantly, to prove to Qin Lang that they were capable and worthy of his help.

They will accomplish this task, at any cost.

"I appreciate your spirit. Of course, in order to ensure the rigor of the test, I will not give you any further advice, except for one point. Qin Lang continued to move forward while saying, "When you arrive in Huailai, immediately separate and greet the Empress Dowager and the Emperor at three different locations along the way, but remember, when you are making preparations, you don't have to prepare too well. ”

"Of course, we don't prepare too well." Wu Luzhen immediately replied.

But he didn't understand what Qin Lang meant. "You don't have to be too well prepared, but that doesn't mean you can be disrespectful to the Queen Mother and the Emperor." He reminded, accentuating his tone, "You must show the heartfelt fear and respect of an officer of the Qing army for the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, but you can't prepare too well because of your haste of time." ”

"I see what you mean, Mr. Qin." Lan Tianwei said—he did understand, and he was completely aware of Qin Lang's intentions, "We are doing a performance. In this case, we have to be perfect, and we need to carefully grasp every detail to make sure that we can make sure that the real is true. ”

Qin Lang nodded. "What questions do you have?"

Now, all that's left is silence, full of anticipation and nervousness.

"Then you can go and pick the soldiers you need. Good luck. ”

The three young men bowed to Qin Lang together, and then, strode away from him to do what they were supposed to do.

At the same time, Beijing.

While Zhang Shaozeng, Lan Tianwei and Wu Luzhen were selecting the soldiers they needed among the captives of the mercenaries, the adults of the Military Aircraft Department got the last telegram from Li Bingheng - after sending this telegram, Li Bingheng hung a rope on the beam of his study, and then set up a stool and put his neck in it, and apologized to Cixi in this way - Of course, the adults of the Military Aircraft Department did not care about this issue, they only cared about the conclusion they hoped to reach, The real number of coalition forces that are approaching Beijing.

Of course, they did get that number. In his last telegram, Li Bingheng announced in absolute certainty to each of the ministers of military aircraft that the strength of the coalition forces was at least ......

"Eighty thousand!" Rong Lu's body trembled violently, and then he felt his heart beating violently at an unprecedented speed. What are you kidding, 80,000 coalition troops! In a few hours, they will be able to conquer Beijing, and at most a month, these foreign devils can fight all the way to Shanxi.

80,000 coalition troops! This is a hornet's nest!

"Guys, I'm not mistaken, there are 80,000 coalition troops." Another Minister of Military Aircraft, Zhao Shuqiao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, also screamed, his voice full of horror and disbelief, "How did Li Bingheng get this number?" ”

As the most resolute of the war-fighting ministers, Zhao Shuqiao refused to accept the figures claimed in the telegram - there was no doubt that if the strength of the coalition army was indeed 80,000 instead of 8,000 or whatever, then even if the Boxer brothers could really get the help of the gods or monsters, China would still lose the war, and then, as a scapegoat to shirk the blame and comfort the coalition army, the Empress Dowager would not hesitate to execute him - in fact, in another history, this is how he ended up.

Zhao Shuqiao couldn't accept that number. Of course, there are other people who are in the same situation and attitude as him, such as the military department Shangshu Gangyi, who is also a staunch supporter of the war. Unfortunately, Lee has ample evidence to prove his numbers: as the vanguard of the coalition forces, the U.S. military has numbered more than 10,000 and is armed with at least 300 artillery pieces – 80,000 is just a minimum number by this standard.

Because, there is no doubt that as a first-class power, and the country closest to China, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and Japan will certainly send more troops than the United States.

Perfect inference, perfectly logical.

Beijing, obviously, guarding it is already an impossible task.

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Note: According to history, Zhao Shuqiao entered the military aircraft department in 1899, which is ahead of schedule

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