In the room, it was messy, and the two women were already paralyzed, one left and one right, falling into Zhao Guanhou's arms. For this situation, in fact, Sun Meiyao and Su Hanzhi were not prepared.

Although Sun Meiyao was born in the green forest, she was not a profligate woman, and serving this kind of thing with other women would not have been done if she had been killed. But he couldn't stop Feng Xi from making a bad move, and he didn't tell her that the war was raging in the room, so he broke in recklessly, and when he wanted to leave, Feng Xi blocked the door outside, so he had to be carried to the bed and let Zhao Guanhou do it.

Seeing Zhao Guanhou's evil smile, Sun Meiyao kicked him angrily, "It's still fun!" It's all Sister Hanzhi who is used to you, so you can do whatever you want, if it were me, I would have kicked you down a long time ago, so you were not allowed to mess around. She doesn't speak when she is the eldest sister, so we can't talk well. ”

Su Hanzhi was so ashamed that he didn't dare to see anyone, and covered his face with a pillow, "Guanhou, you are really too much this time, forget it during the day, how can you return it once...... ...... with both of us at once"

"No way, time is tight, it's too late. I can't stay at home, I'm about to pull out, I don't know how long I have to go, so I have to hurry ......up."

"What, why did you just come back and leave again?" Sun Meiyao raised her eyebrows, "Could it be that Yuan Weiting is crazy, do you really want to listen to the old woman's words and take the soldiers to fight the foreigners?" In that case, I'll take my men and horses back to hug the calves. Our life, isn't it such a way to send, take our people to block the coalition army, isn't that to touch the stone with an egg? ”

Zhao Guanhou pinched her towering mountain, "You understand this truth, don't you understand Yuan Gongbao?" But everyone wears a crown on their heads, and they eat a lot of food, do they openly resist the decree? The southeast protects each other, that's because they are separated by the Yangtze River, besides, they also have their own difficulties. As soon as they came, the foreigners' warships were in the Yangtze River Valley, and if they wanted to fight the foreigners, the foreigners could immediately open fire, and the number of victories and defeats was self-evident. Besides, there is still a Ge Ming Party in the south. A few years ago, they had failed to rebel in Guangzhou, and now they are still at ease overseas, and once they unite with Kang Liang, it will be a big disaster. At this time, the south has the excuse of guarding against the Geming Party, so where is our excuse? Shandong is a stone's throw away from the capital, and it is impossible to say that it is impossible to stand still. ”

Sun Meiyao's face turned crimson when she was caught by him, and hurriedly pushed him, "Go, find the eldest sister, I have to rest." That...... Then I have to let you go? ”

"Who made me my own?" Zhao Guanhou smiled bitterly, "This kind of unlucky errand, someone has to do it." What's more, Han Zhongtang has already ordered my generals to lead an artillery team into Beijing to help Dong Wuxing bombard the embassy. Therefore, I don't want to enter Beijing, I'm afraid I won't be able to. My brother-in-law felt sorry for me and asked me to rest for two days before moving, and I have to discuss with everyone tomorrow, not only to have someone to pull out, but also to guard the house. Today, I'm going to eat you two. ”

Sun Meiyao said: "Then this time, let my riding camp enter Beijing with you." Our cavalry is training very well now, you can take a look, no worse than your cavalry sentry, wall charge, we can do it too. ”

"No, your cavalry camp has to stay." Without waiting for Sun Meiyao to turn her face, Zhao Guanhou had already said, "The team I brought into Beijing this time, I don't know how many can be left." Dead people, have to be added. If you want to replenish the soldiers and horses, you must first have territory, and this place in Texas, I have finally made some improvements, and I must not lose it. Of course, the most trusted among my subordinates is my own woman. Therefore, after I leave, you have to guard my hometown for me and recruit troops, and I don't worry about who this matter is. ”

As soon as he said this, Sun Meiyao was speechless, so she had to ask, "Then who are you taking with you?" ”

"The artillery has two posts, plus one post each for the engineers, to form a temporary artillery battalion. In addition, it is an infantry battalion, and even if there is a fast rifle hunter sentry post, it must be carried, and it is my guards, and I rely on them when I play for my life. Xia Shaoxiang will allocate two battalions to the king, but his two battalions are slow, and it will take a while to start, with eight battalions and 4,000 soldiers. The soldiers of the king of Qin in the provinces are afraid that they have not been able to surpass our Shandong soldiers. ”

This was the method of both worlds that he negotiated with Yuan Weiting, who signed a non-aggression pact with the Marquis of Liman and did not attack each other. However, there was no stipulation that King Qin was not allowed to enter Beijing. Although the political systems of the two countries are different, they are always countries with emperors, and it is easy to understand each other's suffering. Liman also knew that if he insisted that Shandong would not be allowed to send troops, he would not be able to negotiate in practice.

However, the troops entering Beijing are easy to find, but the generals are difficult to find. In addition to commanding operations, we should also pay attention to a scale and an opportunity. The scale can not be too heavy or too light, if the work does not work, the Queen Mother will not let go in the future. If you beat too hard, you will be blamed on the foreigners, and you will be liquidated in the future, and you will not escape the guilt of the culprit.

Specifically, for example, Prussia and Albion, which have relatively close relations with Shandong, try not to cause too much damage to them. Like Capet or Tieler, you can have a bang, but you can't go too far.

In addition, it is necessary to protect the foreigners from being killed by the Flying Tiger Regiment, and to make good representations so that they understand who saved them. To do these things well, except for people like Zhao Guanhou who are proficient in foreign languages, it is difficult for outsiders to succeed.

Then there is the question of timing, as soon as the king of Qin comes out, he has to ask the queen mother to buy it. This is just like the overpass style of the Jianghu guest, who only gets three points for his kung fu and seventy percent of his verbal skills. Zhao Guanhou and Pi Ni Li have some face, and they are good at greeting each other, Yuan Weiting ordered his general, which can be regarded as a party person.

Of course, he also knew that such an arrangement was not fair to Zhao Guanhou. He has many enemies in the capital, and the most important thing is that the enemies include the future emperor and the future emperor's own father. and the lawless Flying Tiger Regiment in the capital, who also hated him to the core. Now the capital is in chaos, even Klinder has been killed, and he is also in danger of entering Beijing, so Yuan Weiting also has compensation.

First, in terms of troops, under the premise of continuously transferring the three battalions of the Zhao Division, the two infantry battalions of the Road Guard Army were placed under the command of the artillery standard, and the artillery standard was allowed to recruit three other battalions of troops, and the food and ordnance were given priority. In addition, 100 Mini rifles and two 12-pounder howitzers were purchased and given to the gun markers as household belongings. Next year, Texas' taxes do not need to be handed over to the provincial treasury, and Zhao Guanhou will arrange them by himself.

In addition, of the more than 500,000 taels of silver that were skillfully taken from Feng Lu this time, 200,000 were left for the artillery standard as funds, and another 20,000 taels were used as Zhao Guanhou's personal reward. Although Yuan Weiting is not as bold as Zhang Xiangtao, he makes money like mud and sand. But there is one advantage, that is, he is not greedy for money, and he is very willing to reward his subordinates. With these compensations, Zhao Guanhou couldn't say anything.

Sun Meiyao said sullenly: "I finally have some belongings, this time I brought them out, our soldiers, this time there is really only one mark left." ”

Zhao Guanhou's artillery standard was originally a monster, and one standard had two artillery battalions, two infantry battalions, one cavalry battalion, and a supplementary battalion, plus a post for the baggage project and the lightning team. The cavalry battalion was seriously overstaffed, and the actual strength was more than that of the two standards. However, the last time I entered Beijing, I transferred two battalions this time, and the remaining troops made Sun Meiyao feel a little little.

"Don't be content with being a man, we have more soldiers left than other standards. Besides, the troops we left behind are the backbone, and if we recruit them again, with the backbone in place, the troops will easily be able to regain their combat effectiveness. On the contrary, the troops only raise and do not fight, which is waste. It is also a good thing to let them enter Beijing and see some blood. ”

Su Hanzhi doesn't care about military politics, she only worries about the safety of Zhao Guanhou, this time it's not to suppress bandits, but to fight with foreigners, she always feels unsure. didn't even care about being shy, and took the initiative to hug Zhao Guanhou and said, "You...... You have to be careful and don't get hurt. It's a big deal that we don't want to be officials, find a place to hide, and live the rest of our lives in peace, and I don't want you to take risks. If the foreigner really comes, you ...... You just run. ”

Zhao Guanhou smiled, "Sister, don't worry, I have my own measure, just a few foreign devils, and I can't hurt me." Now we get up and go to eat, finish our meal, and ...... in the evening Eat you guys. ”

The next day's meeting was held early in the morning. Several pipe bands were all there, listening to Zhao Guanhou's dispatch orders. Everyone already knows about the declaration of war by the imperial court, and only one person knows what he thinks if he doesn't say anything on the surface.

He knew that this errand was deliberately given to him by Zhao Guanhou, and he was most grateful to Zhao Guanhou. Go in the water, go in the fire, there is absolutely no second word. ”

Shang Quan was concerned about another question: "Bring artillery into Beijing and attack the embassy?" What kind of cannon are you going to bring, you have to think about it. ”

Zhang Huaizhi was more direct: "Yes, we are declaring war on the great powers of various countries this time, if you offend them, you will not sell us artillery in the future." These cannons are treasures, one less is less than one with a bad one, and the cannons brought to the capital, I personally do not support the use of heavy artillery. ”

Long Yangjian and Li Zongyun, who came over from Duan Xiangyan, were also allowed to attend, although they were of low rank. At this time, Li Zongyun said: "I don't agree to open fire on the embassy!" When the two countries are at war, they do not kill each other, which is a rule that has existed since ancient times. If we kill envoys today, we will position ourselves as a barbarian nation and a barbarian nation, and we will become the enemies of all nations. If you enter the embassy, you are the enemy of the world, and if you can't get in, you will become a laughing stock. Either way, it's not good. ”

Tanaka Yu snorted, "Master Li, according to what you mean, do you want us to resist the decree and the order?" I'd like to ask, how many heads have you grown? ”

"Naturally, I'm not talking about resisting the order, but I can't follow them to mess around. If it is to fight foreign soldiers, we have the unshirkable duty to fight the embassy and the church, which is what the Flying Tigers do. ”

Zhao Guanhou coughed, suppressed everyone's words, called Li Zongyun, Huo Qiu and Shang Quan to come outside, and asked, "Recently, what is the situation of foreigners here?" ”

Without waiting for the other two to speak, Huo Qiu had already taken the lead.

On the foreigner side, there was a Yankee named Eddie who wanted to meet Zhao Guanhou, who was in Beijing at the time and had never met. Later, I inquired and learned that this person was in the fertilizer business and wanted to establish a fertilizer company in Texas.

Jin people don't know too much about what chemical fertilizer is, but there is nothing wrong with thinking about what foreigners want to do. Based on this principle, it was approved. The merchant was panicked when he heard the declaration of war while the factory was still being built, fearing that he would be arrested or killed.

There were also many foreigners who held the same view as him, but fortunately, the government quickly issued a proclamation, stating that as long as the foreigners did not attack the official army, the official army would never allow anyone to harm the merchants of various countries. With this notice, business in Texas is more prosperous than in the past, and more and more foreigners have come to join it.

Shang Quan reported another situation, Shanxi, there are also many foreigners who have taken refuge in Shandong. Yuxian, the governor of Shanxi, was the main supporter of the Flying Tiger Regiment, and he supported the Flying Tigers to kill foreigners when he was in Shandong. After arriving in Shanxi, he also adopted a hostile attitude towards foreigners.

Originally, it was not popular to practice boxing in Jindi, but after he arrived in Shanxi, he opened his eyes for the Flying Tigers. As a result, some rogue boxers in Shanxi Province, or dirt sticks, all organized, wore red scarves, and raised the banner of supporting gold and extinguishing foreigners, and then reasonably and legally robbed homes and houses, killed people and set fires. It was difficult for the foreign priests to survive in Shanxi, and they heard that there were not only no boxers in Shandong, but also had a friendly attitude towards foreigners, so they came to vote one after another. Here in Texas, there are more than 5,000 foreigners.

Zhao Guanhou said: "Then let me tell you, the brothers who stayed behind must do one thing, and they must ensure the safety of foreigners." After all, Shandong is the hometown of the Flying Tiger Regiment, although we have repeatedly suppressed it many times, but it is difficult to ensure that there are no fish that have slipped through the net. Don't take advantage of this wind to kill foreigners. ”

Li Zongyun saw that Zhao Guanhou's attitude was to protect Yang, so he dared to speak, "My lord, humiliation is not to let adults resist the order, let alone to resist the order." Just attacking the embassy is really the next resort. ”

"I know what you said, but if you don't call the embassy, I'm afraid it's hard to explain it on official business. I think that after entering Beijing, he asked Han Zhongtang for a clear warrant, and if he was willing to issue a clear warrant, then the soldiers would take obedience as their duty, and we could only follow the order. If he refuses to give the order, then what kind of cannon will he fire. ”

Shang Quan said: "Guanhou, I will also tell you the bottom, this time it is a fight with the great powers, we can bring the artillery, but we may not be able to bring the artillery back." These cannons are our treasures and family foundations, but we can't bring them all. My suggestion is to bring only small cannons, not cannons, and if you want to use cannons, you need them from the Wuwei Central Army. As for the rhetoric, I've thought it through. Roads were destroyed, railways were blocked, and heavy artillery could not be carried. For this reason, I think even Galeries Lafayette can't be surprised. ”

Zhao Guanhou nodded, "What Brother Shang said is in line with my thoughts, heavy artillery and cannons, it is better to lose it if you take it, it is better to stay at home." I am not very sure that I will enter Beijing this time, and whoever wants to accompany me to Beijing will have to be prepared not to return. If you are willing to stay, there is no shame, taking care of your home is as important as fighting a war, tell everyone about the situation, who goes and who stays, everyone decides for themselves. (To be continued.) )