After all, the three eastern provinces are only localities, and relative to the Gyeonggi region, the relatively ****** empire can be passed on, so that the soldiers of the three eastern provinces can cooperate with the Tsarist Russia to suppress bandits, in Li Zhongtang's view, there is really no reason to refuse, besides, the current three eastern provinces, except for the three provinces to the provincial capital, other large and medium-sized cities have basically been reduced to the actual rule of Tsarist Russia.

So Li Zhongtang sent a telegram directly to Cixi, at this time Cixi was already a frightened bird and a lost dog, where to care about the rest, I heard that Tsarist Russia was willing to cease the war first, and even willing to negotiate for the Qing Dynasty, such a strong support, I am afraid that the three eastern provinces will be ceded to one and a half provinces, Cixi agreed without hesitation.

With Cixi's full support and cooperation, this matter is naturally nothing more than smooth, the Qing Dynasty for the first time will give full play to the advantages of the telegraph, at half past nine in the morning Li Zhongtang and Dmiyev just preliminary finalization, only three hours later, Sheng Jing General Zengqi and Jilin General Chang respectively sent henchmen, hurried to the two nearest Russian army garrisons, to discuss cooperation.

On the side of Gyeonggi Zhili, Tsarist Russia also acted with rare efficiency this time, and stopped all military operations at three o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, and publicly telegraphed the countries, the Qing Dynasty was a friendly country, and the bad thing was only some moths and peasant rebels, hoping that the countries could stop fighting as soon as possible and return to the negotiating table.

Such a dazzling change in the situation has taken Britain, France, the United States, Japan and other countries unexpectedly, and they have come to inquire one after another, and all countries must figure out whether Tsarist Russia is just a high-profile gesture or a sincere desire to negotiate peace with the Qing Dynasty, because this matter will involve the huge interests of all countries, and they must know the origin of the matter.

Of course, Yue Weihua is not too clear about all this, after all, the intelligence network of the Black Dragon Army is only in Heishui Province at present, and there are only some intelligence points in large and medium-sized cities in Jilin and Liaoyang, and the intelligence group in the Guannai is still on the way at the moment, but the intelligence group of the Beijing Division should be about to arrive.

However, when Cixi's order was conveyed to Heishui Province, Yue Weihua soon learned about the fornication between Tsarist Russia and the Qing court, speaking of which, it was thanks to Fei Qing, because of Heishui Province, General Shoushan was martyred, and the new Heishui Provincial General Sui Buha also complained of illness in his hometown and refused to take office, so Cixi's order could only be directly issued to the deputy capitals, such as Fei Qing of Aihui, Yixing A of ********, Qingqi of Tongken and so on.

After Yue Weihua got the news, he ordered Liu Liren and Shen Yin to pay close attention to the movements of the Qing army and the Tsarist army in the three eastern provinces.

Zihar.

A few days ago, Qihar, speaking of which, didn't know whose territory it should belong to.

Before the martyrdom of Shoushan, the general of Heishui Province, there is no doubt that it belonged to the Qing Dynasty, and after the Qing Dynasty surrendered Shoushan, Tsarist Russia entered strongly, and then the main force of Tsarist Russia went to Aihui, and then the soldiers and horses left behind were destroyed by the Boxers, but after the Boxers destroyed the Tsarist defenders, they also left Qihar.

So, Qihar, the capital city of Heishui Province, seemed to have returned to the hands of the Qing court so unintentionally, after all, although the general of Heishui Province had not taken office, and the deputy capital of Qihar was far away from ********, but in Qihar, there were still six battalions of soldiers and horses stationed in the Qing Dynasty.

Because of this, Cixi's order also reached Qihar, and the general and deputy were no longer in charge, so they directly passed the order to the barracks, ordering them to go to Fufu as soon as possible and fully cooperate with the Tsarist army to suppress bandits.

The six battalions of the Qing army left behind by Qihar, three of which are the descendants of Shoushan, directly commanded by the standard commander Yu Busheng, and the remaining three battalions, one of which is the descendant troops of the former Qihar deputy capital, the assistant leader is Norsong, and the other two battalions are newly recruited not long ago, and the two assistant leaders are Li Bangde and Xie Fan, since the death of Shoushan, Li Bangde and Xie Fan have hooked up with Norsong.

So the six battalions of the Qing army were divided into two camps, headed by Nuoersong on one side, and Yu Busheng on the other.

Qihar, the garrison of the Qing army, Yu Busheng is in the consulate's mansion, and Li Mengsheng, Terji, and Sheng Tianbao, the three assistant staff leaders, came to visit.

"What are you going to do, Lord Biaotong?"

Li Mengsheng, who spoke first, Li Mengsheng once had a showman, and his appearance was also quite young and knowledgeable, which was very rare in the Qing army, especially in the border army, and at the same time he and Yu Busheng were fellow villagers, so Yu Busheng regarded Li Mengsheng as a right-hand man and a think tank.

"Yes, Yu Biaotong, our General Yuan was forced to death by Lao Maozi, but now he asks me to wait to obey Lao Maozi, I won't do it." Terji is a typical Mongolian man, tall and mighty, and his voice roars, I am afraid that the entire Qing army camp can hear it.

"Tyrdy, be quiet, be careful of being listened to by that villain in Nolsun." Sheng Tianbao kindly reminded.

"Hmph, as far as Nolsun's seed is concerned, what can I do, you are afraid of him, but I am not afraid of him." Terji was not convinced.

"Okay, let's not say a word." Yu Busheng glared at Terji, and then said, "Mengsheng, what do you think of Lafayette's order?" ”

"Lord Biaotong, before answering this question, I would like to ask Lord Biaotong and the two other colleagues what they think of the Black Dragon Army?" Li Mengsheng asked rhetorically.

Although Yue Weihua has always been low-key and has repeatedly pushed the credit to others, Yue Weihua fought in Qihar twice and annihilated thousands of people in Tsarist Russia, as long as he is a person with a heart, he can find out some news, plus now that the Black Dragon Army is in full swing in Heishui Province, even if they don't want to know about it, I'm afraid it will be difficult.

"Black Dragon Army, that's a real group of good men, I'll serve them." Terji was the first to speak bluntly.

"The Black Dragon Army, it's really good, it's a pity, it provoked Lao Maozi, it is said that Lao Maozi has several armies coming out, tens of thousands of troops are overwhelming, and I don't know if they can survive this hurdle, if they can survive it, I am afraid that the future is immeasurable." Sheng Tianbao said honestly, obviously, their sources are limited, the battle in the upper reaches of the Heishui River in Xunke County, as well as the battles on the West Road and the South Road, at least Sheng Tianbao doesn't know yet.

"The Black Dragon Army has become a thorn in the side of Tsarist Russia, a thorn in the flesh, and now the imperial court has issued an order, ordering our soldiers in the entire three eastern provinces to fully assist Tsarist Russia in suppressing bandits, and this bandit, I'm afraid most people in the court think it's the Boxers, only we know that this bandit actually refers to the Black Dragon Army." Yu Busheng sighed and said helplessly: "With such a strong combat force, the imperial court does not appease it, but uses it to deal with Tsarist Russia, but it wants to help outsiders deal with its own people, hey, as General Shoushan said, the Great Qing Dynasty is hopeless." ”

"Hey, hey." After Li Mengsheng heard this, he sneered, and continued: "Is the Boxer Regiment's combat effectiveness poor at the beginning, not bad, working for the Qing Dynasty for so long, what the result is, we all know it, so even if the imperial court appeases, the Black Dragon Army will definitely not follow the old path of the Boxers." ”

"Since everyone is not disgusted with the Black Dragon Army, let's talk about our current situation." Li Mengsheng paused, and then said: "There are two roads in front of us, one is to work for Lao Maozi, and the other is to resist the will. ”

"But in my opinion, these two paths are almost equivalent to dead ends for us."

"If we choose the first one, for Lao Maozi, then we have no doubt that Lao Maozi will be used as cannon fodder, and the strong combat effectiveness of the Black Dragon Army, although we have not seen it in person, but we can annihilate Lao Maozi several times, it can be seen, at least much stronger than us, so you think, what are the chances of us cannon fodder, how many chances can survive, and, even if we survive, I am afraid that walking on the road in the future, we may still be rotten eggs, this infamy may be used for a lifetime, everyone, do you think so?" Li Mengsheng said.

Several people nodded in agreement, after all, the facts are there, and no one can deny them.

"Okay, let's talk about it, the second way, that is, to resist the will and disrespect, although we don't have a boss above now, but the boss is always coming, and Zhou Weiming, the deputy commander of Qihar, will definitely come back from ********, once they come back, then our lives should almost be explained." Li Mengsheng continued.

"In this case, isn't it death horizontally and vertically?" Terji hurried.

"You're in a hurry." Yu Busheng glared at Tilji again, and then turned his head to look at Li Mengsheng again, and said: "Mengsheng, don't hide it, after saying it all at once, everyone is a brother in life and death, although I am your commander, but you also know that I, Yu Busheng, have never regarded you as subordinates, but as brothers." ”

Hearing Yu Busheng's statement, Li Mengsheng finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said secretly, it seems that there will be no accidents.

It turned out that Li Mengsheng had already been in contact with Wu Lei, the head of the intelligence team of the Black Dragon Army in Qihar, and Wu Lei also had a deep and sincere talk with Li Mengsheng on behalf of the Black Dragon Army, but Li Mengsheng has not been able to pay attention, even if he takes refuge, he does not want to go alone, but wants to lead three battalions with Yu Busheng, in this way, after entering the Black Dragon Army, the status must be different, and everyone also has a care for each other, and secondly, they are worried that Yu Busheng will not be able to agree, after all, from an official to a bandit, this decision is not something that ordinary people can make, Especially since everyone is not a single, and there is a big family behind them.

And now, it is an excellent opportunity, Li Mengsheng pondered for a while before continuing: "Since Brother Yu said so, then I won't go around, there is indeed another way to go now, that is, let's collectively join the Black Dragon Army." ”

"Defect to the Black Dragon Army?"

"Hehe, that's a good idea, I'll see it."

"Mengsheng, have you ever been in contact with the Black Dragon Army?" Yu Busheng took a deep breath and asked.

"There was indeed contact." Li Mengsheng said bluntly: "Moreover, the brothers of the Black Dragon Army also introduced some of the situation of the Black Dragon Army, if Brother Yu and the two brothers are interested, I can tell you in detail, of course, if you feel that I have betrayed the court, several brothers can also hand me over to the court for punishment." ”

"What are you talking about, quick, tell us in detail."

"Okay."

…… (To be continued.) )