Beijing, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Zeng Jize, the first-ranked executive vice minister, smiled and rejected it on an excerpt. "I really see one place and think another!" The Turkmen were so close to India and Persia that the British would be nervous if China were to get a foot in it. And who is in the position of the Turkmen who would not get in touch with the British before they are 'ready to move'?

As a result, the fluctuations that were transmitted from Xinjiang to Beijing were calmed down by Zeng Jize without even seeing Guo Songtao, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

If you have this kung fu to worry about the Turkmen problem, it is better to take advantage of the closer Sino-Turkish relations and take root in the Middle East, in addition to the South African affairs explained by the chief boss of your own family. I don't know if the emperor has a hysterical disease, or if he got secret information from somewhere, he ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to use the existing resources to quietly buy the white watershed area between Pretoria and the Vaal River without alarming the Transvaal Republic in South Africa.

China has absolutely no ties to Africa, especially South Africa. Ships going to Europe go through the Suez Canal, and South Africa is so remote and remote in the minds of the senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. But the will of His Majesty the Emperor cannot be violated. Liu Xian gave a death order, and promised that a qiē fund could go inside. Therefore, this is an important task that must be completed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

ZN Sea. At this time, Liu Xian no longer paid attention to the progress of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in South Africa. All his energy was poured into the war in Xinjiang. He really wanted to be personally present on the battlefield, those infiltration units of the Russians, those cavalry. will be like a fool to get into the ambush circle pre-set by the Qin army. Instead of fighting the kingdom as it is now, it is better to fight than to parry.

Russians on the battlefield in the Ili Valley. The number of cavalry approaching 30,000 was indeed not something that the Sixth Cavalry Division, which was scattered in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, could parry. The only main force of the Xinjiang Military Region is only three cavalry battalions in northern Xinjiang. There were 6,000 people who were exactly thrown into the Ili River valley, and only 5,000 people who were actually put into the frontline battle. With a five-fold difference, the 6th Cavalry Division fought hard.

"Sue Li Hongzhang and let Le Shan come forward and organize the banner people and Qing soldiers in the Eighth Construction Corps to take prisoners. Tell them clearly, win the battle in Xinjiang, and pardon their whole family for their innocence. There is also a sue sù Leshan, this battle is brilliant, I will give him a reorganized brigade formation. ”

As long as those flag men and prisoners of war are attentive and serve their lives. After the war, it was not a big deal to set up an integrated infantry division in the Xinjiang Military Region, and to assign one of the two integrated brigades to them.

In this part of Xinjiang, it is indeed difficult to resist the infiltration, burning, and harassment of the Russian army. But what about the infantry? Will the Russians be able to supply easily in Central Asia? The vast steppes of Central Asia do not yet have a railway.

Liu Xian did not believe how much infantry the Russians could maintain while supporting 30,000 cavalry to fight. He wants to fight a counterattack and use infantry to eliminate the infantry of the Russian army, that is, the cavalry of the Russian army will naturally withdraw from the battlefield of harassment and infiltration. Appeared on the frontal battlefield.

"Your Majesty. Wouldn't that be too risky? "Qi Dalin was inherently distrustful of the flag men and prisoners of war. When the Northeast Military Region captured Boli and Vladivostok, Lao Maozi himself was not as resolute as the bannermen there.

"What's the risk? The whole world is in my hands. Just prisoners of war, why be afraid? Liu Xian is full of confidence.

One-third of the personnel of the Eighth Construction Corps were banner men and prisoners of war, old and weak women and children, and young and strong men. In total, there are 100,000 people. There were twenty-seven or eight thousand men. Over the years, I have been the most tired and suffered, and no amount of delusion has long since disappeared.

Now Liu Xian promised to pardon their little family. This is what gives them tomorrow and hope. These people went to the battlefield, and their families were still in the hands of the Xinjiang government behind them. It's just foolproof.

Moreover, Liu Xian did not let Li Hongzhang finish all the 30,000 young men and women at once, and take the battalion as a unit. The first time only four battalions were formed, and then they were added to the battlefield in batches.

These people are the cannon fodder and substitute ghosts for the Qin army to fight back wars. They certainly know that, too. Nature knows what to do.

Beijing's telegram of command was soon delivered to Urumqi. Li Hongzhang didn't say anything after getting the telegram, but only asked his eldest son Li Jingfang, who came to Xinjiang with him, to personally go to Le Shan's house and invite Le Shan to the provincial government.

Le Shan had just passed his fiftieth birthday. Although he is a banner man, no one dares to offend him because of his experience back then. Who dares to say that Le Shan has nothing to do with Wang Guosheng or even with Beijing? So he lived a very comfortable life.

But Leshan, who lives a comfortable life, is not happy and worried in his heart.

He couldn't see the future of his family!!

How long can a big favor support the family? One generation, two generations?

The family is congenitally limited, and no one can get ahead, which is too dangerous.

Leshan's family is very good. The family property was not confiscated by the Qin army that entered Xinjiang. Now the family is forced to develop towards business and cotton planting, but with Leshan's vision and concept, it is natural to think that no matter how rich the family is, no matter how big the industry is, no one in the officialdom will take care of it, and it will be empty.

"Emperor Xie gave me a chance. Our ...... The liver and brain will be smeared to repay the emperor's kindness! ”

After getting the original telegram from Li Hongzhang's hand, Le Shan knelt on the ground with a snap and kowtowed three times to the east. He may have been pretending, but a big stone had definitely fallen into his heart.

The banner people, at least the banner people of Xinjiang, have been 'liberated'! As long as this battle is fought well, the officialdom of the new dynasty will be in place, and they, the old men of the old dynasty, will crack a crack.

Leshan's three years of fear and fear, and the worries of three years, all dissipated in an instant. When I stood up, I couldn't help but have tears on my face.

"Elder Li Ge, please rest assured. Even if all of my generation died on the battlefield, none of them would escape. "Le Shan is in good spirits, and his condition is much better than when he came.

Li Hongzhang understood Le Shan's state at this time, and pulled his hand to the seat next to him. "Come, let's sit down and talk."

"Your unit is tentatively organized as the Xinjiang Independent Division, and you are the division commander. The Xinjiang Military Region will send a number of backbone military banners, but the main officers still need to be discovered by your own people. Li Hongzhang said this very transparently. A considerable number of officers should be selected from among the bannermen and prisoners of war. Le Shan also has a lot of old departments, whether to use his own old department, or to use people from the Eighth Construction Corps, this is Le Shan's own problem. "The court doesn't give you much time. Within a month, you are to assemble four battalions. In October, it was necessary to go to the front. ”

"I'll tell you the ugly things first. The troops can't be messed up, if it's messy, the old man will be the first to ask for your head. ”

"Again. The war against Russia will be brutal, and your casualties will be very ....... When recruiting, it was made clear to people. If you don't want to, don't invite it. When the time comes, there will be a good one, and you will be the one who suffers. Don't let a rat poop spoil a pot of soup. This kind of person will let him die in the construction corps! ”

The two talked in detail for an hour, and Leshan thanked Dade for leaving. Li Hongzhang suddenly smiled after Le Shan retreated. This Leshan is really 'antique'. There was a faint hint of worship under his own door in his words.

Li Hongzhang has been in Xinqin for three or four years, and the rules of Xinqin have replaced the old marks of the former Qing Dynasty. But in the end, I laughed.

It won't be long before Leshan learns the new rules. He will know that what he vaguely refused just now was not to avoid it, but that he really couldn't help him.

Separation of military and government. The responsibilities of the Ministry of Defense in the Cabinet are much worse than those of the General Staff and the General Logistics Department, which are in the hands of great powers.

In the former Qing Dynasty, the era when local governors and commanders worshiped under the door of the central boss and regarded themselves as disciples, students, and even lackeys are gone. Looking at the entire State Council now, only Fan Debang, who serves as the first assistant, can have a little influence on the army, but Fan Debang's younger brother Fan Debiao, who has been holding the rank of major general for several years, has not moved. Since the Gyeonggi Garrison Military Region was transferred to the Shanghai Garrison District as deputy commander, his future in the army has been at the top.

Only the emperor's relatives, Huo Guangcheng and Huo Guangzheng, have been able to develop in full swing in both military and political positions, especially Huo Guangzheng, who has presided over the equipment procurement and construction of state-owned enterprises since he became the leader of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce?

But even so, Huo Guangcheng was also transferred from the position of commander of the Gyeonggi Garrison Military Region, and was transferred to the Southwest Military Region as deputy commander and commander of a newly built mountain infantry division.

These are all living examples. Li Hongzhang won't make a mistake in this area.

And after leaving the provincial government and getting into a carriage outside, Le Shan quickly put away his face full of gratitude. He was concerned about Li Hongzhang's refusal. But when I remembered the contents of that oracle, my face immediately burst into laughter. The depression accumulated between the eyebrows also completely dissipated.

A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance. Le Shan felt that he was light and fluttering at the moment, and if there was a gust of wind, he could fly to the sky. The power of the spirit is so great!

Although the oracle only pushed away the officialdom for the bannermen, especially a small crack in the army. But serving in the army and defending the country is undoubtedly the path that can best wash away the traces of the previous dynasty on the body of his peers. And what made Le Shan particularly grateful was that Liu Xian actually promised the position of brigade commander of an integrated brigade. That Xu Dongshan is just like this now!

"The next thing is to see if the flag people are fighting or not!"

Leshan leaned on the back wall of the carriage, forgetting Li Hongzhang's 'refusal' in his mind, and vividly calculated how many officers could be placed in the formation of the four battalions, and how to divide them, so that while taking care of their own people, they also made those people in the construction corps burst out with passion.

Of course, this depends on how many military backbones the Xinjiang Military Region can send to itself.

For a moment, a hundred thousand thoughts flashed in Le Shan's mind, with the corners of his mouth curled. (To be continued......)