On Jeju Island, in a military barracks, Liu Sanzheng, the commander of the 87th Brigade of the 29th Division of the Qing Dynasty, was drinking wine with several adjutants after the reform of the military system

"Brigade commander, when did you say the imperial court would transfer us back? This place where birds don't" Jiang Fei, the little talent next to Liu San, is now the colonel's deputy brigade commander

"What do you kid have to complain about?" Liu San put a piece of meat in his mouth and continued: "A little Xiucai is now a deputy brigade commander, Lao Tzu has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he has suffered more injuries in hundreds of battles than you can recognize, and now he is a brigade commander."

"That's the brigade commander, you didn't have a good time, do you remember that Li Wei who came with us to Chaoxian? At that time, you were a battalion commander, like the brigade commander? A few years ago, he participated in the Sino-Vietnamese War, and when he came back, he was promoted to the standard, and now he is a serious major general and division commander, in the Southwest Military Region."

"This kid's ancestor has accumulated virtue, and all good things have made him stand up, and when he went to the court, he didn't fight a hard battle with the French devils, and he went to fight the Vietnamese soldiers, and the old woman ate persimmons, and now she regrets it, if she hadn't fought to come to this ghost place to fight, she wouldn't have missed the war in Vietnam and Burma," Liu San said with a drink

"Report to the brigade commander, the Donghak peasant rebels have occupied Seoul, and the king of Chaoxian has asked us for help, and the envoys are outside the tent" A personal soldier rushed into the camp

"What's that? All this came to me? A country that even a peasant uprising has to be suppressed with the help of others? Just let him give up the throne for others to sit on" Although Liu San scolded in his mouth, the person stood up and walked out of the tent

"The general of the Celestial Empire is above, and he is bowed by the envoys" An envoy of the court bowed deeply to Liu San

"What's going on?" Liu San asked with a straight face

"The minister was ordered by the king, and the Donghak thieves who came to ask the general for help have entered Seoul, and the king asked the Celestial Empire to send troops to suppress it."

"The military order received by this general is to defend Jeju Island, and the rest is ignored, if your country is really in trouble, you can ask my Qing emperor for help, as long as the military department gives this general an order, it will be determined to clear the banditry for you within three days."

"General help, Seoul is in turmoil, only I rushed out alone, this time the Dongxue Party thieves seem to have received the secret help of Japan, so they can attack Seoul all the way, and ask the general to tell on his behalf" The envoy knelt down in front of Liu San

Liu San thought for a moment and said: "Okay, the envoy has worked hard all the way, go down to rest first, and the general will send a telegram to the military department, and I will notify you when there is news."

In the Forbidden City, Guan Xuqingzheng summoned Zhao Bingjun to discuss how to form a secret intelligence network of the Qing Dynasty

"Your Majesty, unlike the king's madman, his special forces can be selected from the army, but the minister's intelligence personnel can never be selected from the army," Zhao Bingjun said

"Oh? Why is that? Guan Xuqing asked with a smile

"If you have been a soldier, your identity has already been exposed, and you still expect an intelligence officer whose identity cannot be hidden to obtain some valuable information? The minister hopes to pick people from the university, or from the orphans, and the minister will be responsible for raising and training," Zhao Bingjun said seriously

Guan Xuqing listened carefully and nodded from time to time

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War is in a hurry" Wang Shang handed over a telegram and knelt down in front of Guan Xuqing

Guan Xuqing took the telegram and waved his hand, signaling Wang Shang to go out and read the contents of the telegram, and his brows squeezed into the word "Sichuan".

"Your Majesty, something happened in Burma again?" Zhao Bingjun asked tentatively

Guan Xuqing shook his head and handed the telegram to Zhao Bingjun, who took the telegram and read it carefully

"Chao Xian's, just let the army stationed in Chao Xian take care of it on its own," Zhao Bingjun said lightly

Guan Xuqing was apprehensive for a while, others didn't know, he knew best that the famous Dongxue Party peasant uprising in history was the trigger and fuse of the Sino-Japanese War, and Japan used the pretext of sending troops to the DPRK to carry out the war of aggression that it had planned for many years, but this should have happened in 1894, how did it advance to the present? It seems that the butterfly effect after changing history is spreading

"Bingjun, everything must be thought out thoroughly, especially an intelligence officer like you should see everything clearly, you can tell me, the DPRK is a small country, but how can there be a civil strife in hundreds of years and I need the help of the Qing Dynasty to quell the rebellion?" Guan Xuqing said leisurely

"Uh...... Does the emperor mean that this rebellion was planned by outsiders? "Zhao Bingjun deserves to be an excellent spy, and he is thorough at all

"If you keep an eye on it, you will not be wrong in this matter, I will give you a decree later, let the army stationed in Chao Xian take care of itself, you will immediately set off to investigate Chao Xian, at this time, I think there must be someone secretly supporting the study of the party, this time you go alone, and after you come back, you will establish your intelligence agency, in addition, the children of the Chao Xian clan are excellent talents who can be spies, you can also pay more attention to Chao Xian"

"Chirp" Zhao Bingjun continued: "Who is the minister in direct contact with? ”

"When you get to Chao Xian, you don't need to contact anyone, you are only responsible for me, you can cross the military headquarters and send me a secret telegram, by the way, I heard that you use a radio station in Germany? My army has recently replenished a batch, you go pick a good one and take it on the road."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the minister still uses the one he brought from Germany, and I'm used to it," Zhao Bingjun said with an embarrassed smile

"Whatever you want, but remember, be sure to get things straight," Guan Xuqing said

"Chirp"

Looking at Zhao Bingjun's figure gradually disappearing, Guan Xuqing returned to his former cold face, thinking that he could develop the economy for a few years, consolidate and consolidate the troop establishment, and then fight with the Japanese, but the Japanese actually started in advance

Although Japan has developed rapidly in recent years, it is only an island country after all, and its annual tax revenue is only 80 million yen, which is equivalent to 8 million silver dollars, even if all the tax revenue is invested in military construction, it has not made much achievement, but in recent years, it has received low-interest loans from Britain and France, and has become a watchdog for Britain and France in East Asia

If this war defeats this vicious dog, Britain and France will definitely not continue to support it, and when the time comes, it will be to repay the loan and drag this island country down in history, it is because this hungry dog defeated the Qing Dynasty and got 200 million silver indemnity, and 100 million silver booty, including the Dingyuan, that the vicious dog turned over

Of course, in Guan Xuqing's view, none of this will happen again, although the Qing Dynasty is not very well prepared now, but he believes that Japan is also not in the best period