Chapter 30: Retreat (End)

The Battle of Langfang was another great victory for the Chinese people, dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the imperialists and the reactionary Manchu rulers, and proved that the Chinese people were invincible

"Wait," the girl tilted her head and stared at Chen Cheng, who was reading the battle report, "I'm asking you to summarize the advantages and disadvantages in the battle process, who asked you to write this kind of thing?" Besides, it's just a battle that doesn't even count as a battle, is it that meaningful? The Manchus wanted to play, but they couldn't move any army. ”

"Oh, Chu Chu, don't you like such a summary? However, it is written in the history books that it dealt a heavy blow to the imperialists and revealed the fact that all reactionaries are paper tigers. ”

"Hmph, that's all for fooling people. Of course, our own internal data depends on the exchange ratio, casualty rate, and ammunition consumption. Just leave the propaganda stuff to other people, we have to do the real thing! ”

"May I ask who the truth is?"

"What do you mean?"

"Forget it, just when I didn't say it." Chen Cheng said: "It's just that the way of civil and military affairs cannot be abandoned." No matter how we say this time, it is a rare big victory for the foreigners, and we can't overstate the significance of this victory. Comparing the self-preservation of the southern governors with the immobility of the Beiyang Army, people of insight in the world will naturally know who is the real powerful and promising group, which is very helpful for us to carry out activities in the south and other places. ”

"Okay, even if you're right, but can you tell us about the casualties and the results of the battle?" Lin Mengchu threw aside the documents in his hand, "We are very busy now, and we are about to prepare for the defense of Beijing, but we don't have so much time to ink here!" ”

"Hey, isn't the battle for Beijing just to let everyone bleed together? Anyway, we can't really wipe out the Eight-Nation Alliance, so let's just let everyone bleed in the mud of street fighting. ”

"That's true, but I always want to bleed the enemy."

"That's fine, as long as you don't care about civilian casualties and bombard each other with heavy artillery in the city. Well, I guess the Eight-Nation Coalition doesn't care about civilian casualties. And we probably won't care, but it can be said that the enemy is so shameless that we have to use the same trick as a last resort. ”

"I've never had the idea of not being able to bear to see dead people," Lin Mengchu said, "But there will definitely be some people who will jump out and say that there are many ancient buildings in the capital, so it's best not to turn this place into a battlefield." ”

"Although I don't think there will be a figure like Liang Sicheng in China now, but even if it does, we won't change our plans for this, right?" Chen Cheng said: "I feel that China does not need antiques to protect ancient buildings and antiques, and we need cannons and more cannons under the crisis of national extinction." Well, if we are exterminated like the Indians, well, I know that there are still Indians who have been driven into inhospitable places and protected as rare animals, and if we end up like that, what is the use of having a lot of human history and ancient works of art? ”

"Well, I understand what you're trying to say. But I mean, since a fight will cause a lot of damage, then we can move those antiques and calligraphy and paintings in advance. The girl was not embarrassed at all because she wanted to take advantage of the fire, but said confidently: "We can build another museum in Baoding or Handan, and keep all those things there." ”

"Then, we can charge for the tickets?" Chen Cheng interjected: "This estimate can't even recover the cost." ”

"Are you just thinking about charging tickets?" The girl hated that iron could not be made of steel, and said: "If you build a building like that, you can increase your reputation, which is also very good for us to get support from the people and recruit people!" ”

"Until then, however, we're going to have to spend a lot of money." Chen Cheng said calmly: "And those things you said will not be realized until after the war." The reality is that our ammunition stockpiles, grain and grass, and money that have been stored for more than two years are all being spent like flowing water. I can say for sure that we will go bankrupt without waiting for the battle to defend Beijing. ”

"So what?" Lin Mengchu said unmoved: "If you have no money, you can scavenge a sum in the capital, and if you run out of ammunition, let those guys go to war with a big blade, if you don't have food, then go to war, and if you grab the enemy's baggage, won't you have something to eat?" ”

Chen Cheng said helplessly: "It's good to talk about this kind of thing in publicity, if you really want to do this, you will die a miserable death." Even if we really want to live by seizure, then our foundation in Hebei will basically have to be completely abandoned. Well, speaking of which, what do you think if we go to Shanxi to develop? ”

"Why is your mind so active? I just digress and don't know where to go."

"However, it was you who crooked the building first, and I just followed your footsteps and took a few more steps."

"Well, I don't want to hear about these things, I'll just take care of the war, and I'll leave the rest to you." Then, the girl also said matter-of-factly: "I don't worry about you doing things." ”

"Okay, I'll just talk about the situation of the battle of Langfang. From the very beginning of the scout battle, to the attack and defense of the rear positions, and the later cavalry battle, our army suffered a total of more than 3,000 casualties."

"Why are there so many casualties?" The girl said suspiciously: "My impression is that we are killing and killing, how can there be such a big casualty?" ”

"What do you think?" Chen Cheng didn't look at her at all, and said to the data table: "Our opponent is the Eight-Nation Alliance, which basically means that we are single-handedly fighting the whole world." With that said, do you think that only 3,000 casualties are actually quite remarkable? ”

"You really feel better when you say that."

The amount of ammunition consumed and supplies such as canned medicines are all on this, you can see for yourself. In addition, according to the data collected by observers on the battlefield and the post-war summarization of officers at all levels, more than 15,000 enemy troops were killed or wounded. The exchange ratio is roughly around one to five. ”

"The exchange is better than I think, but why do we consume so much canned food in the interior battle? And when did we still have such a strange thing as canned horse meat? ”

"Can I say that the focus of your attention has always been strange?"