"It's well known. Due to the winter ice age in Vladivostok, the Tsarist Russian Far East Fleet went south to Weihaiwei in early December every year to freeze and returned around mid-to-late March of the following year. However, the situation has changed somewhat this year, and the Tsarist Far East Fleet has been stranded in Weihaiwei for nearly a month under the pretext that the ship has been damaged, and now that the ship has been repaired, it was decided to leave in three days after being urged by our side again. As soon as the meeting began, CIA Director Zhou Qin gave a briefing: "At the same time, the Japanese Seventh Division stationed in Korea is assembling on the Han River, while the Japanese First and Fourth Divisions in Japan are assembling toward Yokosuka and Osaka. At present, Japan has mobilized all its transport ships to the two places. And detained a number of our smuggling merchant ships. In addition, Japan's first batch of troops to aid Korea left for Korea two days ago. Due to time constraints, Japan's reinforcements this time were not many, and they were still mainly based on grain, grass and ammunition. ”

The generals in the room had already gathered around the map, listening to Zhou Qin's briefing, and their eyes were also swimming on the map with the thin stick in Zhou Qin's hand.

"Look at this frame, this is going to join forces with the Russian bear to occupy my northeast." Ouyang Zhenhua said.

"That's right." Zhou Qin continued: "Our intelligence officers stationed in Japan have intercepted accurate information, and Japan and Russia signed a secret treaty yesterday. The main contents were: Japan and Russia agreed to jointly send troops to China, Russia mobilized all 50,000 troops in the Far East, and Japan sent five divisions and regiments with a total of 60,000 troops. The excuse is for me to be on the side of the Qing Emperor. (Hearing this, everyone laughs bitterly.) The two armies planned to converge at Mukden, and then march south together to approach Shanhaiguan and force the Qing to surrender. The time would force the Qing Dynasty to lease the three northeastern provinces to Russia, and Korea to Japan. And the indemnity of our Qing Dynasty was 60% exclusively owned by Japan. There are also other matters relating to railways and commerce that are not specified here. This treaty may not be published by Japan and Russia without the permission of the other side. That's the general description. Unfortunately, although our intelligence officers attended the signing ceremony, they were not able to obtain the original documents. ”

"Does the emperor have a will? What is the opinion of the General Staff Headquarters? Ouyang Zhenhua asked.

"The emperor's will is only one sentence: not an inch of land can be lost, and the staff headquarters will decide for itself." After Wang Shizhen finished speaking, he took out the telegram sent by the emperor and put it on the table, which showed that the General Staff Headquarters now has the right to transfer troops to war.

This is Guangxu's control of military power. A general who leads troops has troops under his command but does not have the right to mobilize troops, without the command of the General Staff Headquarters. All troops remain in designated places only. Although the General Staff Headquarters has the right to freely deploy troops according to needs, it also has a limit on the number of troops. In the event of the transfer of more than three army divisions or a fleet, the exercise of this right must first be authorized by the emperor, and the standard procedure is that the general staff headquarters first draw up a draft plan and submit it to the emperor for approval. Then the General Staff Headquarters will be able to proceed according to the will. Even if it is related to secret assembly, in addition to the transfer order of the General Staff Headquarters, the Emperor also has other orders sent to the headquarters of the various armies, and the headquarters will notify the designated troops to begin to accept the orders of the General Staff Headquarters. That is to say: the generals have troops but cannot move, and the staff headquarters can transfer troops but do not have soldiers. to do mutual constraints.

China, a country of 5,000 years, has always had the final say on whoever holds the military power. From ancient times to the present, there are no exceptions, including the "republics" of later generations. Eunuchs have soldiers, and they can speak through the world; The emperor has no soldiers, and speaking is no different from farting. The late Qing Dynasty was an era of great changes in the world and a variety of ideas. As long as the military power is firmly grasped in the hand, that is: the military power is in hand, and I have it in the world.

And the key to this is the gendarmerie. The gendarmes of the headquarters are the ones who really picket discipline, and the black gendarmes of the staff headquarters are the core of supervising the troops, and there are not many black gendarmes in each army. There is only one person in each company. Although they do not have military command authority and do not have the rank of unit commander, they can shoot the unit commander on the spot if the formalities for the movement of troops are missing. The Royal Gendarmerie, which is known as the gendarmerie among the gendarmerie, has only the headquarters of the armed forces, the general staff of the armed forces, and the headquarters of the general staff, in addition to stationing important units related to the national fortunes. As an emperor, there is no need to be in charge of specific combat units, just catch these leaders. Meantime. Guangxu feared that he or the future emperor would blindly command the front-line troops and disrupt the overall military strategy, so he imposed a constraint on himself -- once the war or exercise began, the troops would begin to follow the regulations that "the emperor will not be subject to the orders of the foreign king." Because Guangxu understands that a good emperor will never be an outstanding military strategist, because the emperor cannot have the time to study and be a good emperor and fight a good war.

So when Guangxu's telegram was circulated by the hands of the generals, they also nodded in approval. That is to say, from this moment on, the General Staff Headquarters began to take over the command of each unit and conduct operations.

"The General Staff drew up a plan. I would now like to invite the generals to discuss ......"

"Wait a minute." Wu Deren interrupted Wang Shizhen's words by slapping one hand on the table, and said angrily: "The Far East Fleet of the Russians will leave Weihaiwei in three days, even if they don't come to fight Lushun, at least they will escort Little Japan." Your staff did not transfer us to fight the Russians, but instead sent the Pacific ships far away to the Guangxu Islands. Without our Pacific Fleet. Do you think the modified Beiyang Fleet can be an opponent for the Russian Far East? By the time Lao Tzu came back with the fleet, Japan had already completed reinforcements, and maybe Lushun would be gone. Cheng Cheng, the brothers are all from Hawaii, they don't know Lao Tzu's temperament, you don't know? Didn't Lao Tzu ask the Queen Mother for a few months, since you can't trust Lao Tzu, you still want Lao Tzu to have a fart meeting. After saying that, he picked up his hat and put it under his armpit, turned around and left.

"I think you should at least listen before you decide." Cheng Cheng said: "I have told you this sentence countless times in Hawaii. ”

"What do you mean?" Wu Deren, who was halfway through, turned around and asked.

"The Russian Far East Fleet is not a Japanese combined ship in the First Sino-Japanese War. However, I believe that all the ships of the Qing navy will eventually defeat the Russian Far East Fleet, but the Qing navy does not have enough shipbuilding capacity. Once the losses are heavy, even if this victory is won, the entire Qing Dynasty will be defenseless for a long time to come. Therefore, winning with minimal losses will be the top priority of the navy in this campaign. As long as the navy wins and annihilates the main forces of the Russian Far East Fleet, it can approach the Japanese coastline and force Japan to withdraw from this war. In this way, our Qing Dynasty can concentrate its main forces on fighting to the death with the Russian Far Eastern Army. Maybe we can counterattack back and regain Vladivostok. After speaking, Wang Shizhen slammed his fist on the map.

"That has a fart relationship with Lao Tzu going to the Guangxu Islands."

"It doesn't matter if you go, but this time you're going to Vladivostok, and the Beiyang Fleet is going with you. Then ambush them halfway. ”

"What are you doing in Beiyang? Can Liu Lin and the two adults listen to my command? Don't do anything to help. ”

"They will listen to you. Because those who do not listen will lose the opportunity to go to Europe to receive new warships. But you also have to respect the two predecessors, after all, the Qing Navy was born in their hands. ”

Information is placed on the table, and every idea has to be verified in many ways. The generals in the entire staff room gathered around the map and pointed. The moon in the sky had already slipped through the sky, and countless cups of tea had been changed in the staff room. Even the cigarettes provided to the army were several.

"Although many innocent people will be sacrificed in this war against Japan and Russia, this time it is not only to defend the country, but also to use the hand of Japan and Russia to force the Queen Mother to really give way to the emperor. Is there anything unclear about the operational order? Seeing that there was no answer, Wang Shizhen fanned the smoke in front of him, and there was still smoke in front of him: "The generals will prepare themselves after they go back and wait for the attack order." In addition, I think there is another rule that smoking is not allowed in future meetings. This makes me a non-smoker who is not a smoker. ”

"Then you can't just smoke it. It's just a few cigarettes, and it's not that I can't afford it. The unremitting words caused the room to laugh, and everyone understood that after the laughter, they were about to go to the battlefield to fight for the country and the emperor.

In the midst of laughter, there was a discordant voice. Sa Zhenbing, who came from Nanyang, looked at the fact that in addition to him, he was only a school officer, and there were only a full hall of generals left. He said cautiously: "It seems that the war against Japan and Russia has nothing to do with our Nanyang, right?" That's ...... to call us here."

"Of course, the war against Japan and Russia is none of your business. You have another mission in Nanyang. The old rule is to ask Lord Zhou to make a briefing first. After Wang Shizhen finished speaking, he stepped aside.

But when Zhou Qin slowly brought the information he had gathered, the generals all gritted their teeth. The Han people are an agrarian people. The biggest characteristic of the farming nation is that they like to stick to one acre and three points of land, and are willing to live a peaceful life of "wives and children hot kang heads". It is said that people who leave their hometowns are cheap. It does take a lot of courage to be a wanderer away from home and to work hard and open up in the new world. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the Five Chaos Period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the end of the Tang Dynasty, the destruction of the Southern Song Dynasty by the Yuan Dynasty, and the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty set off the first immigration to Southeast Asia. The Han nation is industrious, the Han nation is its duty, if it is not war, if it is not helpless, who is willing to leave their hometown and go to other regions to seek a living. It turned out that this group of industrious people came from the barren Nanyang, who cultivated crops, engaged in handicrafts, and engaged in commercial activities. Responsible for managing trade. Acquisition of local products and sale of goods from the country......

After a large number of Chinese people poured into Southeast Asia, it had a huge impact on local production, life and economic construction. In this way, the Chinese who "went to the South Seas" became the main force in the development of the local economy. Their diligence and efforts have changed the backward economic situation of the host country. And the Chinese who got rich did not pay attention. Their wealth is quietly being targeted.

The local natives, who did not understand production, complained in their hearts while working in Chinese estates and factories to obtain a stable income. This is their land, their hometown, why do they have to work under the hands of the Chinese. So the natives revolted, and the natives killed the Chinese who had provided them with a source of livelihood. The natives plundered the wealth accumulated by the Chinese for generations and became rich overnight. However, after squandering the wealth left by the Chinese, the natives who did not know how to run the business fell into poverty again, and had to work for the new Chinese. When the new Chinese accumulated enough wealth again, these ungrateful natives rebelled again and gained wealth again. At this time, they found that the wealth in their hands was so easy that from then on it became a custom that when the wealth of the Chinese had accumulated to a certain extent, there would be a massacre of the Chinese. The Chinese country established by the Chinese in Nanyang through hardships, the Hongxi tragedy, the end of Lanfang...... The Nanyang Chinese are harvested like leeks.

"Yes, the Nanyang Chinese are like a treasure trove of natives. As long as the natives have no wealth, they will extend their hands to the Chinese. Although I had a certain position in the Luzon Revolutionary Army and repeatedly stopped the atrocities of the Revolutionary Army, I had little effect. Even though the abduction of natives in exchange for wealth in the past year still occurs from time to time to kill Chinese people and steal wealth. Liu Hengfu lowered his head deeply: "The Nanyang Chinese are really good and bitter." After speaking, the three-foot man couldn't help but burst into tears.

"The Nanyang Intelligence Unit has analyzed this in detail, and there will be a riot against the Chinese every twenty years or so. The size of the Chinese varies according to the wealth of the Chinese. Nowadays, the wealth of the Chinese has accumulated to an unprecedented height due to the development of the country, and the natives of Nanyang have also begun to move, especially those Western colonial rulers. The Nanyang Intelligence Department has made many visits, and now submits a report to the CIA: It is expected that before the beginning of next year, the Nanyang natives will carry out a huge operation against the Chinese under the instigation of the Western colonial rulers. Zhou Qin put down the report in his hand and suddenly said with a very obscene look: "Reliable information shows that HSBC has been ordered by the British government to ship a large amount of gold and silver from Shanghai back to China in September and October. These are all the hard-earned money of our Chinese. ”

Sa Zhenbing trembled after hearing this, but did not speak. Deng Shichang jumped up and pointed at Wang Shizhen's nose and scolded: "The people in your headquarters are crazy, can Britain be provoked by the Qing Dynasty?" ”

"What's so great about Britain with a big fart, I still expect to fight with them." Wu Deren's face was full of indifference, and his attitude also affected the entire Pacific Fleet, and now they all regard Britain as a false enemy, even if it is a failure. And Wu Deren is still calculating at the moment: "After fighting the Russians, I will go to the South Seas to rob the British, and the time is still very sufficient." ”

…… There are different opinions.

The Qing Dynasty could not afford to provoke Britain, and this kind of blatant business naturally could not be handed over to the Pacific Fleet. Sa Zhenbing pointed to his nose and said, "You don't plan to ask us pirates to do it. After speaking, he pointed to Liu Hengfu and said, "Then hand it over to General Liu to sell the stolen goods." But we only have two destroyers. ”

"That's right." Zhou Qin took over: "The British are still too arrogant, this time escorting up to two old cruisers. ”

No matter how old it is, it's a cruiser, and the artillery is not something that a destroyer can fight against. Wang Shizhen smiled and said to Sa Zhenbing: "It's only three thousand tons, and this time I called you here to let you go to Guangxu Island with the fleet to receive a new weapon." With it, as long as you can hit the opponent once, the three thousand tons are over. ”

"Do you think about it later? Is there the emperor's will to do this? Deng Shichang was still roaring.

Wang Shizhen took out another telegraph and circulated it to everyone. There are a few words on it: snatch back the hard-earned money earned by the British in China. It was the emperor who signed it. All the generals were happy, and they all climbed on the map to point, and even the army generals were giving advice.

"The stakes are very high, but if some tricks fall, my Qing Dynasty will become a public enemy of the world." Tang Shaoyi, the only civil official who attended the meeting, said: "We can discuss the action plan first, but everything in this plan can only be acted upon by the emperor's will." ”

Deng Shichang pointed to this group of people who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic, and said excitedly: "Crazy, crazy." Then he plunged headlong into the crowd and began to show his wit.