The Australian troops who went to Shaoguan for reinforcements were going to withdraw to Hong Kong, and this news was like a bolt from the blue for Shen Youlong, who had just stabilized people's hearts and minds, and the commercial and trade exchanges between the two Guangxi had just picked up a little.

He also wanted to rely on this recovery to give a sum of money, so as to repay the money that Europe borrowed from the Australians, but suddenly heard that the Australians were going to withdraw their troops, isn't this a salary from the bottom of the kettle, everyone knows that Shaoguan City mainly relies on Australians to barely support it.

If the news of the Australians' withdrawal comes out at this time, not to mention that the people of Liangguang are panicked again, I am afraid that even Zhang Xianzhong will approach the army again.

Oh, by the way, Zhang Xianzhong hasn't left yet, and he's ready to go south to loot at any time.

Faced with this situation, Shen Youlong's heart was simply galloping with a thousand words, can he still play happily, what does it mean to withdraw at this time.

Although it is true that the early withdrawal of the Australian troops can save him a sum of money, it is obvious that this money cannot be saved, and if he saves himself, he may be finished.

We can't let the Australians go, we must keep the Australians, if nothing else, for the sake of the people of Liangguang and Guangzhou.

Shen Youlong personally came to the door to discuss with Zhang Tianwen for this reason, hoping that he could tell the soldiers in front of him to stay, and he also knew that if the Australians wanted to leave forcibly, they would not be able to stay.

"Consul Zhang, you can't leave at this time, Zhang Xianzhong's troops are still there, how to meet the enemy if the Australian army retreats."

Looking at Shen Youlong, who looked anxious, Zhang Tianwen said with relief: "Don't worry, sir, let's sit down and talk slowly, I also received a telegram about the withdrawal of troops." ”

As soon as Zhang Tianwen said this, Shen Youlong knew that the other party must also be thinking about this matter, which was to blame and blame himself for being afraid that the Australians would have to withdraw from Guangdong if they let them out of the siege if they didn't leave.

Now people are going to go according to the normal procedure, which is reasonable, and there is nothing wrong with it.

But now they must not be allowed to go, who will meet the enemy when they leave. Shen Youlong lamented the strength of the Australians in his heart, and on the other hand, he was also saddened by the corruption of the Ming army, and if he could, he hoped that the imperial court would launch an army restructuring plan as soon as possible.

"The retreat of the Australian army is in accordance with the treaty, and now the Zhang people are not attacking, so it is not a matter for them to stay there, for the sake of your lordship, I think it is better to withdraw."

Zhang Tianwen's words obviously meant to save the other party's military spending, and he also looked at the problem from his point of view. Good intentions are good intentions, but now the situation is different.

From Shaoguan's subordinates, Shen Youlong had actually received the news of why the Australians wanted to withdraw their troops, but he had some disagreements with the local defender generals, but could this be discussed. What is the matter of walking away like this?

"Lord Shen still seems to be very jealous of Zhang Xianzhong, otherwise he wouldn't be so anxious, I don't know what adults have and opinions about him."

Neither continued to delve into the issue, but rather to give their views on the war.

Lao Shen, a literati, has absolutely no views on warfare, and there is an important issue that he has never led troops to fight, at most there is only a written explanation.

But that doesn't mean he can't say it, people have at least read a few military books and will ask rhetorical questions.

The question came to him, and sure enough, he pushed the question back again, like Zhang Tianwen asked.

"Your Excellency wants to listen to my advice, so I'll just say it. The more confrontational the two sides will be, the longer the current situation will be, and the more unfavorable it will be to adults. ”

Then Zhang Tianwen told Shen Youlong about the fatigue and sluggishness that the confrontation would cause, and looking at the other party's nodding expression, he could know that he should have heard a lot.

In fact, Zhang Tianwen's purpose is to ask the other party to cooperate with the actions of the Australians. They don't care about the rest.

To say that the strategy of luring the enemy deep into this strategy is indeed too risky, once it is not used well, Guangzhou will be dangerous, so Shen Youlong has always been unpredictable and unable to make up his mind, the main purpose is to be afraid.

Now it seems that Australia is imperative on this strategy. If they don't agree, they will withdraw.

"Consul Zhang, tell me if you can annihilate Zhang Xianzhong's department if you lure the enemy in. What a chance. ”

Annihilation of Zhang Xianzhong, Zhang Tianwen sneered in his heart, this old Shen also has too much appetite, if he mobilizes the armies of other places in Liangguang to cooperate together, there is still this possibility, just relying on the few men and horses in Shaoguan to eat more than 100,000 people on the other side, don't dream about it, unless there is a new army of several thousand people.

"With all due respect, Lord Shen, it is impossible to completely annihilate them, at most they can only inflict a heavy blow on the other party, so that they dare not come to Liangguang, so that the crisis in Liangguang will be solved logically, after all, there are too few people in Shaoguan."

There can be myths like hundreds against hundreds of thousands, but the risk factor is greater than luring the enemy deeper, and the strategic play method proposed by Wei Yan is to consume the opponent's living combat power, not to annihilate it completely.

"Our strategy is mainly to consume the opponent's living forces, and if we need to annihilate them completely, we need to mobilize the armies of the two regions to encircle it."

In this way, Shen Youlong understands a lot, the Australians have no intention of eliminating Zhang Xianzhong's troops, to be precise, they don't have this strength, after all, the number is there, it's not just bragging.

Australians are honest and don't lie, if they lie, then Shen Youlong will have no place to cry.

"My lord, think about it, Zhang Bu's men and horses have been stationed at the edge of Shaoguan City, won't they disturb other towns? At that time, the people will definitely complain about the court, do you say yes? ”

This is true, what does the people's heart mean to a government, he Lao Shen is the governor of Liangguang, managing everything here, watching the people being oppressed, not to mention that the official will participate in a book for him, even if he can't pass the level.

So you have to let this loyal man leave quickly, if you want him to leave, you have to beat him, knowing that Liangguang is a hard stubble is not so easy to swallow, he will leave, so the Australians' plan is still very right.

It's just that Shen Youlong's heart is still very worried, in case of any accident, the door of Guangdong will be opened, and there is no defense to talk about.

"Are you troubled by the opening of the door to Guangdong, in fact, as long as you concentrate your forces in Shaoguan as a starting point for war, Zhang Xianzhong will definitely not dare to move troops easily, after all, when the strength of the two sides is equal, the adults still have an advantage in weapons and equipment."

Zhang Tianwen is like a roundworm in Shen Youlong's stomach, he can guess what he thinks, but what he said is very right, sometimes Shen Youlong will wonder how the other party knows what he is thinking. (To be continued......)