Ren Chao showed a hint of panic on his face, and he hesitated for a moment before he said tentatively, "Please Zhongtang Lord Mingjian, the humble position is just to recruit some refugees as people to help defend the city, and when the war is over, they will be dismissed on the spot." ”

"Yes! It works! You can do it boldly! What's going on, I'm an old guy for you! Li Hongzhang nodded in agreement.

"Thank you, Lord Nakado!" Ren Chao hurriedly thanked him, "Lord Zhongtang, there is still something to report to Lord Zhongtang." ”

"Zifeng! Don't be so polite, just say what you have to say! Li Hongzhang said casually.

"Yes!" Ren Chao said respectfully, "The Japanese soldiers besieged the Beijing Division, and they attacked for several days. However, our army has always adopted passive defense, although it has repeatedly repelled the attacks of the Japanese army, but the front-line soldiers have suffered a lot of damage, and the morale continues to be low, so it may not be a long-term solution. ”

"You mean to be proactive?" A hint of surprise appeared on Li Hongzhang's face, he Li Hongzhang couldn't be clearer about the current situation in Beijing City, Ma Yukun's reinforcements were blocked, and I am afraid it will be difficult to rush to Beijing in the short term. In this way, with the current strength of troops in Beijing, the defense is still insufficient, let alone a counteroffensive.

"Exactly!" Ren Chao replied affirmatively, "I think that at this time, the Japanese Gang has become the end of the strong crossbow, if we can take the opportunity to launch a counteroffensive in the local area and take it by surprise, it will definitely work." First, it can boost the morale of our army, and second, it can also blow the arrogance of the little devils! ”

Li Hongzhang originally thought that Ma Yukun's troops were blocked, and this Ren Chao would inevitably give up the counteroffensive, but he didn't expect Ren Chao to insist on launching a counteroffensive. Li Hongzhang suddenly felt that this Ren Chao was either too arrogant or too confident, is this little devil so easy to provoke? The Japanese army landed in Shandong and fought all the way to Beijing, and the armies along the road were unstoppable, which shows how strong the Japanese army's combat effectiveness was. And now listening to the meaning of Ren Chao's words, it seems that this little devil is a group of vulnerable rabble. Li Hongzhang was a little unhappy in his heart. After all, this Ren Chao is still too young, he has just won a few battles, and he has become so unpopular, and this heart still needs to be sharpened.

"Tell us about your specific plans?" Although Li Hongzhang was unhappy in his heart, he still wanted to hear what this arrogant Ren Chao thought.

"Yes!" Ren Chao responded respectfully, and then explained his plan to Li Hongzhang in detail.

About half an hour later, Ren Chao walked out of Li Hongzhang's yamen, out of the gate, Ren Chao took a deep breath, although the air was mixed with a trace of gunsmoke. Ren Chao still felt refreshed. Finally convinced this old guy, Ren Chao was naturally very happy in his heart.

The guards guarding outside the door saw Ren Chao come out, and hurriedly led Ren Chao's war horse, Ren Chao turned over and whipped away.

Ren Chao returned to his temporary headquarters, Niu Kaixuan had been waiting here for a long time, Niu Kaixuan was a little wolf at this time, the military uniform on his body had been damaged in many places, and the remaining blood stains had scabbed, but he could still smell a faint smell of blood. A big face was even darkened by the smoke of gunpowder. Seeing Ren Chao, Niu Kaixuan greeted him with a smirk, "See your lord!" ”

"How's it going?" Ren Chao casually handed the horsewhip to a guard beside him and asked casually.

"Returning to your lordship. As soon as the recruitment notice was posted, a large number of refugees immediately signed up for the army. The brethren were busy for half a day, and according to the principle that adults would rather have less than abundant, a total of 3,000 men were recruited! They are all young men who are strong and strong. Niu Kaixuan said with a smile.

"Good!" Ren Chao nodded and said.

Got Ren Chao's praise. Although it is a very simple sentence, it is very good, but Niu Kaixuan, a simple-minded guy, is already very happy. Immediately grinned and smirked, but then Niu Kaixuan seemed to remember something, frowned and asked with a puzzled expression, "My lord, there is something unclear about my humble position, and I hope that my lord will advise!" ”

"Say it! Why are you so polite? Ren Chao walked into the headquarters, and as soon as he entered the house, he went straight to the sand table, which was made by the emergency system, although it was a little rough, but the terrain near Beijing could also be seen at a glance.

"Yes! I don't really understand, what are you recruiting these refugees for" Niu Kaixuan asked the doubts in his heart, "Although these people are all strong and strong, they have no military experience, let alone even a little military training, even if such a person is pulled into the battlefield, it is estimated that they can only deliver food to the little devil!" If we don't get it right, it will become a drag on us. ”

"That's a good point!" Ren Chao nodded while looking at the sand table and said, "I didn't plan what these people could do for anything, recruiting soldiers is just a pretense." Remember, you recruited 5,000 refugees today instead of 3,000. Do you understand? ”

"Five thousand? How did it turn into five thousand, when it was three thousand? Niu Kaixuan asked with a puzzled expression.

"Why are you so stupid? I ask you, where did you come from! Ren Chao said with an expression of hatred that iron does not become steel.

As soon as Ren Chao said this, Niu Kaixuan understood even if he was stupid, scratched his head and smirked, "It's still an adult who is smart, if my old cow's elm head has an adult who is smart and talented, it will be enough for a lifetime!" ”

"That's it! Nothing else, this sycophant kung fu is learned quite quickly! Ren Chao couldn't help but laugh and scolded, "Okay, you go down and prepare, and act tonight!" ”

"Yes!" Niu Kaixuan replied and turned to leave.

Ren Chao looked at the back of Niu Kaixuan leaving, and couldn't help but show a smile, this time Ren Chao's recruitment of refugees was just a cover and, really counting on these refugees to defeat the little devils, it was undoubtedly a dream! The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, even if the little devil is now exhausted, and the morale is not as good as before after attacking Beijing for a long time, but after all, they are all well-trained elite soldiers, and no matter how they say, they cannot be defeated by a group of hungry people! Even if they are given good weapons, they will have to be able to use them! Therefore, Ren Chao's recruitment of these refugees was just a pretense, and the real purpose was to hide the 2,000 elite soldiers he had newly summoned among the refugees, so as not to cause some unnecessary trouble. Now there are already people in the people who are going crazy, Ren Chao is a god who has descended to earth, and he can summon heavenly soldiers and generals to help! Although such rumors will help to improve Ren Chao's prestige, they will be tabooed by those in power, and it is not yet time to turn against the Qing court, so it is necessary to keep a low profile. (To be continued......)

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