Chen Dingtian saw that this rebel army had begun to completely deteriorate, so that Chen Dingtian knew that he had to make a decision as soon as possible, although Chen Dingtian guessed that this rebel army was likely to deteriorate, especially those who were born in a large number of gangs with mixed good and bad qualities, this kind of person could not achieve great things. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info this kind of person is likely to have a weak stance and is completely a wall grass. They have no faith, no ideals, and no firm willpower. They will not hesitate to surrender when they encounter danger, but when they encounter benefits, they begin to fight faster than anyone else. This kind of person is described by Cao Cao's words to Yuan Shao, that is, doing big things and sparing his life, and dying when he sees small profits. This kind of person can't see the real big interests, but is very keen on those short-term, immediate interests, and it is difficult for such a guy to become a big deal.

However, the vast majority of the people in the Heaven and Earth Society are these guys, can such people achieve great things? Chen Dingtian would not think that they would be able to achieve great things, so naturally it was even more impossible to pin these hopes of achieving great things on them. Historically, this kind of people, this kind of group with no ideals, no goals, and no beliefs, are very uncohesive. However, Zhou Lichun was immersed in the illusion that this "revolutionary situation" was very good, but Chen Dingtian knew very well how this situation came about. Judging from the future history of China's revolution, in fact, sometimes when the revolutionary situation is very good, it often contains a crisis, because the revolutionary situation is only an illusion, not a real situation.

Although the situation seems to be good, it is entirely based on the negligence of the opponent, or the reversal of those who have been opponents. If a large number of people of mixed quality join the "revolution", then in the end it is really just a change of vest for the old dynasty, and there is no real change. Therefore, Chen Dingtian knew that it was difficult for these gang members to achieve great things, and he must care about those elites.

"Those brothers have not been disbanded, and I am going to let them go down there and become small leaders. Now we've started to expand our army, so there's a lot of shortage of people everywhere. These are old brothers, and of course I'm going to step up. Zhou Lichun said.

Cheng Dingtian hurriedly said again: "Father-in-law, don't scatter them, especially don't scatter them, it's no good." These old brothers are all fists, and they can only exert their maximum power if they are used together. ”

Chen Dingtian immediately hurried to stop Zhou Lichun's thoughts, because these infantry regiments of more than 1,000 people trained according to Western methods were actually the most elite part of the Heaven and Earth Society, and they were the most determined group with anti-Qing ideas. It was hard to gather, so don't disperse again. Once dispersed, the consequences will be unimaginable, and at that time, maybe once dispersed, the combat effectiveness will not be able to condense, and it will even be easily affected by those good and bad guys, and will not be able to exert cohesion. These more than 1,000 people are not only the physical elite, but also the ideological elite, and they are the most powerful and resolute group of anti-Qing consciousness. It is easy to disband the army, but it is difficult to reorganize again, this Chen Dingtian will not support dispersion, even if he goes down to serve as the head of a small soldier.

With these elites, it will be possible to form a truly pure anti-Qing team in the future, instead of such a mixed army, or even a so-called army full of all kinds of speculators and all kinds of problems left over from history. Such an army has no combat effectiveness, and only by keeping those essences can it not suffer losses in the future.

But Zhou Lichun didn't understand and asked: "Then these old brothers have been with us for many years, why don't they give them a boost?" What's more, the current expansion of the army has reached tens of thousands, and if it continues like this, then we will be short of officers everywhere! ”

Of course, Chen Dingtian can't say how many ordinary garbage deaths Chen Dingtian won't be too heartbroken, but if one of these elites dies, the loss for Ali is not so much. If these people are used to serve as squad and platoon leaders in the future, they can influence the minds of grassroots soldiers ten or even dozens of times more, and develop an elite army of more than 100,000 people, which is not only a physical elite, but also an ideological and firm elite. But let them disperse, once they dispersed to other places and were killed by the Manchus, the loss was far from just one person, but the future elites behind them, which were as few as dozens or hundreds as possible, and of course Chen Dingtian had to stop them.

"Father-in-law, you see if this will work, for the time being, choose some people from other places to join. These people, handed over to Xiuying to lead, what do you think? Leave it to Xiuying to lead, then this is actually equivalent to being in your hands. Chen Dingtian said.

Zhou Lichun thought about it and quickly agreed to the idea. Zhou Lichun's biggest shortcoming in this life is that he has no son, only an only daughter, and even Zhou Lichun has recently begun to take concubines, hoping to have a son to inherit his career in the future. Of course, far water can't save the near fire, even if Zhou Lichun recently took a concubine, no woman can get pregnant, and when his son can grow up and inherit his career, it will take more than ten years. So at present, Zhou Xiuying is the most trustworthy. What will happen in the future, we will talk about it in the future.

Zhou Xiuying has become an important buffer between Chen Dingtian and Zhou Lichun to ease the contradiction, if the two sides cannot effectively reach an agreement, it is better to hand over this contradiction directly to Zhou Xiuying, so that everything can still be solved very well. One party is the husband and the other is the father, both are close relatives, and both parties can accept it.

In this way, the new infantry regiment of more than 1,000 Western instructors was transferred to Zhou Xiuying again.

"Now that the musket team, the law enforcement team, and the infantry regiment are in Zhou Xiuying's hands, and the dispatch of the two hundred cadets who studied in the UK belongs to me, then the elite of this Heaven and Earth Society is actually relatively safe. The musketeer team can be prepared as a musket non-commissioned officer or even an officer, while the law enforcement team can be prepared as a special force or a strategic force. As for the 1,000 elites, the vast majority of them can be arranged to become non-commissioned officers in the future. As for cadets who have studied military affairs in the UK for more than half a year, they can be allowed to come back to take up the duties of an officer. In this way, with these people, it is still possible to reorganize an army at any time. In this way, even if you have the essence in your hands, things are not too bad. Chen Dingtian thought.

Chen Dingtian knew that he had to start preparing for the future of this Heaven and Earth Society, Chen Dingtian had begun to disbelieve that this Heaven and Earth Society would be able to achieve great things, and this Heaven and Earth Society had begun to deteriorate, even a serious establishment. It was already a carrion, but it was already impossible to make a good dish. But instead of this, if you don't get hungry, you can extract those real essences, and you can re-form a real elite and truly powerful army in the future.

When Zhou Lichun handed over the command of a Western-trained infantry regiment to Zhou Xiuying, Chen Dingtian immediately found Zhou Xiuying.

"Xiuying, from now on, you must vigorously grasp the power of the musket team, the infantry regiment, and the law enforcement team in your hand. If your father makes it easy for your men to go on a campaign, then you make excuses to refuse. In short, if you can refuse, try to refuse, if you don't have the crisis of the whole army, don't let your men go out to fight, understand? Chen Dingtian said.

Zhou Xiuying hurriedly asked, "Why?" ”

"I don't want to make unnecessary sacrifices, it's not appropriate. If they are sacrificed at that time, it will really be hopeless. These people are the hope and seeds of the re-formation of the army in the future! A seed can grow into a tree, so we can't afford to lose it. Leave the seeds behind, then there is still hope for the future, and there is hope for reorganization. Chen Dingtian said.

Zhou Xiuying asked: "Husband, since you think your father will fail, why don't you dissuade him?" ”

With your father's state, can he still listen to other people's opinions? His strength has expanded too much now, he is already very rigid and self-serving, and his self-confidence is too inflated, and I am afraid that there will be problems sooner or later. It's just a matter of time, and I have to prepare early, lest I have no chance to hold on to my feet when I want. "Chen Dingtian.

"Okay, husband, I'll listen to you. As long as it is not the most dangerous time, I will find an excuse to refuse to let the people below fight. Zhou Xiuying said.

Chen Dingtian is relieved, Zhou Xiuying, a girl who has just become a girl, still "worships" Chen Dingtian very much, basically Chen Dingtian believes whatever he says, which is also the reason why Zhou Lichun feels delicious. However, as long as Zhou Xiuying often finds excuses to avoid playing, then this can still be reduced to the lowest point. At that time, these elites were preserved, and they could be used as the basis for expanding the army in the future.

The essence is preserved, which is actually equivalent to the big tree retaining the main trunk, even if the branches and leaves are cut off, as long as the main trunk is still there, it will rise back sooner or later. But once the main trunk is broken, no matter how lush the branches and leaves are, they will be a dead end. Therefore, those who are used to make up the number, the waste of the Heaven and Earth Society, they don't care how much they lose, Chen Dingtian doesn't care, but those who have a strong anti-Qing consciousness, and are young and strong or have a certain culture, are the future elite and backbone, and the loss of one is enough to make people's hearts ache. Being young means that the mind is not bound by traditional thoughts, and the poison received by the rivers and lakes is not deep, even if it is poisoned, it is easy to rescue, and it is even much easier to accept new ideas and new views. As for those who have a certain culture, although they may be influenced by some traditional thinking, although they may not continue to stay in the army, it is still possible to go to the local area to maintain stability. These people are the foundation of the future, and Chen Dingtian wants to keep these foundations, rather than let them be killed on the battlefield casually.

Chen Dingtian hurriedly returned to the Shanghai Concession along the Huangpu River, and although Shanghai County was already under martial law, this concession was an exception. Chen Dingtian took a foreign ship, and those Qing troops did not dare to stop it. As long as a large number of materials were not transported to the Heaven and Earth Society, the Manchu magistrates would also turn a blind eye, but after Chen Dingtian came back, he immediately called the three foreigners around him.

Venix, Bismarck, and James Bond businessmen were all summoned by Chen Dingtian, apparently with something to say.

"Three, how do you plan to deal with China's internal turmoil? We don't play false, you just tell me what the government behind you is going to do. Whether it is neutral, or supports the Qing court, or supports one of the rebel armies, etc. You tell me your attitude in China, and I hope you will tell me honestly, don't tell me lies, this will not be good for both of us. Chen Dingtian said.

Bismarck first said: "This has little to do with our Prussians, and our Prussian hands do not stretch so long!" ”

Bismarck's reason is still relatively normal, Prussia is not the Germany of a few decades later, and the current Prussian hand really cannot reach the Far East. None of the British could directly influence much of the things of the East, let alone the Prussians?

"James Bond, what about you French?" Chen Dingtian asked.

James Bond replied: "I don't know the attitude of our France, and we are currently engaged in the war with Russia, and we are also unable to draw our hands against the East. We are fighting the Crimean War with the Russians, at least until the war is over, we will not be able to meddle in the Far East, the Crimean War has attracted us a lot of resources, we cannot meddle in the East. However, if it is after the end of the Crimean War, then I dare not guarantee what the attitude of our future Emperor will be, I can only guarantee that we will remain neutral until the end of the war, and I may not even ask, this has nothing to do with us in France for the time being. ”

Chen Dingtian detonated the Crimean War in advance, which meant that the French were also involved, and they had no energy to ponder China.

"It's the same with us in Britain, where a lot of resources are invested in the Crimean War, and we don't have the energy to meddle in the East. However, in accordance with domestic instructions, we are neutral in principle and will not interfere in the affairs of either side. But it's the same with Britain, and once the Crimean War is over, I can't guarantee that we Britain's position will not change. Winix said.

Hearing these three guys say this, Chen Dingtian was initially relieved. Since 1840, China has been dragged into the whole world, whether active or passive. The boundaries between East and West are no longer so clear, and the two sides will also influence each other and involve each other. In fact, the biggest resistance to China's reunification is not the strength of the warlords in the country, but the forces of Western countries. In the next few decades of China, during the period of the Republic of China, why it is so difficult for China to reunify, in fact, there are many Western forces behind this. The most important thing in this era is not the domestic forces, but the attitudes of the West, and whether the West can free up its hands to meddle in the East.

Now Prussia can't intervene, Britain and France are dragged down by the Crimean War, and they can't spare their hands to meddle in the affairs of the East for the time being, so it's safe for the time being.

"This Crimean War has already been inexplicably detonated in advance by me, and I don't know how long it will last, maybe longer, maybe shorter. It would have erupted earlier, and if it lasted for a shorter period of time, it would have been more troublesome. If we can't reunify the country as soon as possible, and the West finds out that it is beneficial to intervene in China, then this will definitely add a lot of variables to things, and this is also something I don't want to see. Fortunately, none of these three countries have the ability to raise the snake, so that's the best. (To be continued.) )