At the Nanjing General Staff, more than a dozen staff officers in military uniforms gathered around the map to discuss the battle situation.

"On May 12, the First Group Army captured the entire territory of Guide Prefecture, the prefect and 12 large and small officials surrendered, the Qing army Qishan retreated to Zhongmu and Zheng County, and the current Ninth Army forward and Yanjin County under the jurisdiction of Weihui Mansion attacked from both sides with the First Army of Xuzhou, and Qishan could not hold out for long."

"It just so happens that I also have good news here, the Fourth Army has won a great victory in Hanoi, the tens of thousands of troops of Nar have been annihilated, the back road of Shengbao has been cut off, and they have escaped from Luoyang and retreated to Shanxi, Gu Jiayu took the opportunity to surrender, and the whole territory of Henan Province was recovered."

"The latest battle report from the front, the forward of the Fourth Army has entered Shanxi, and Commander Chen is leading 5,000 people to attack Huaiqing Fucheng."

"The four counties of Shaanzhou were also captured by the Nanyang Prefecture People's Army."

Yang Kailin, deputy chief of staff, summed up the battle situation and concluded: "Henan Province has nine prefectures and four continents, the Qing army only has Weihui Mansion, Zhangde Mansion, Kaifeng Mansion and one part of Kaifeng Mansion, and Jinan, Shandong Province has also been captured by the Second Group Army, and our army can launch a second wave of offensive at any time and enter Hebei." ”

After speaking, all the staff looked at Zhang Suimou, who was sitting on the main seat.

Zhang Suimou was in a very good mood, closed his eyes, carefully examined the situation of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and the three armies marched together, and they had all fought the Yellow River:

Li Xiucheng's First Group Army had already captured Runingfu, Gwangju, Xuzhou, Chenzhou, and Guide, and the First Group Army surrounded Kaifeng from the east, south, and north.

Chen Yucheng's Fourth Army captured Nanyang Mansion, Henan Prefecture, Ruzhou, Shaanzhou, and Huaiqing Mansion in less than half a year, which greatly exceeded everyone's expectations. Only one Hanoi district remains, which is still resisting.

Luo Xuan also captured Jinan, and it was the time to take advantage of the situation to pursue.

It's time to smash the Yellow Dragon!

Zhang Suimou opened his eyes. He instructed: "You have formulated a plan to attack Beijing, and I will report to the emperor immediately." The main point of the battle is: quickly, there is no need to care about the gains and losses of one city and one pond, as long as Beijing is captured and Xianfeng children are captured, the rest is not to be worried. ”

"Yes!"

More than a dozen staff officers gathered together and whispered, they had already seen this situation, and they had also formulated several plans, and now all they had to do was to take them out and improve them.

Zhang Suimou took the battle plan and came to the outside of the palace study. Seeing what Fu Luanxiang was writing on the main seat, he immediately asked, "Secretary Fu, is the emperor free?" The officer has important things to report. ”

Fu Luanxiang raised his head, got up and poured a cup of tea for Zhang Suimou, and explained: "The emperor is receiving the minister of the Kingdom of Prussia, and specially instructed me not to meet the minister for the time being, if Lord Zhang is not in a hurry, come back tomorrow?" I will report it to the emperor. ”

Zhang Suimou took the teacup cautiously and said with a smile: "No need." I'd better wait a little longer, you just said the minister of the Kingdom of Prussia? ”

After discussing the matter of sending troops to Nanyang last time, Zhang Suimou was ashamed in his heart, and after he went back. He specialized in collecting intelligence on the South Seas and Europe, and at this time, he was well aware of the situation in Europe.

Fu Luanxiang returned to his seat. I flipped through my notes and replied, "Yes! It was a man named Bismarck. Just came here for a while, and the adults also know about the Kingdom of Prussia? ”

Zhang Suimou smiled. After taking a sip of tea, he replied: "I can't say that I am proficient, this Prussia just negotiated military cooperation with His Majesty last year, and this time I am afraid that it is fulfilling the contract." ”

Fu Luanxiang thought for a while, and suddenly realized: "No wonder they have so many soldiers!" ”

Zhang Suimou became interested and said: "I heard that the European army is the most rigorous and good at fighting with Prussia, and the emperor ordered us to learn advanced experience, and this Prussian staff department is the department designated by the emperor, and I have to ask the emperor how many he wants later." ”

Fu Luanxiang smiled, pointed to the lounge on the left and said, "More than a dozen of them stayed in it without even making a move, and they were rigorous enough, why don't I call them out and let you see?" ”

Zhang Suimou said with a smile: "No need, the translator must have been brought in by Bismarck, they can't understand what the official said, and the official can't understand what they say, so won't they be blind." ”

"Hee-hee! The chief of staff is right. Fu Luanxiang was full of charm, and said with a smile: "The chief of staff will wait for a while, and I will ask the attendant to serve tea to those Germans!" ”

Zhang Suimou was stunned, his face was slightly red, he was vigilant in his heart, and secretly warned: This Secretary Fu must be the emperor's woman, maybe one day she will be named a concubine, I can't have other thoughts about her.

Fu Luanxiang came in again in less than a few breaths, followed by Lin Daji, the secretary of the military department, and said with a smile: "The two adults sit down for a while, and the emperor is not allowed to disturb." ”

Lin Daji arched his hand and said: "Secretary Fu is at his own convenience, I am both old acquaintances, so you're welcome!" ”

The two quickly sat down, Zhang Suimou handed the document in his hand to Lin Daji, and said: "Fifth brother, take a look, this is the battle plan I have drawn up, you give it to the staff officer, I don't know if the emperor can agree?" ”

Lin Daji glanced at it twice, was surprised in his heart, and said: "What a big stroke, your staff department is a blockbuster, the three-way army, hundreds of thousands of people, straight to Beijing, dangerous!" Narrow pass! Thrilling! ”

Zhang Suimou disagreed, and said with a smile: "The Manchu Qing Dynasty is not better than others, when the customs were killed, the timing of the world was too coincidental, and the battle situation in Henan can be seen that our army's Northern Expedition is a move to follow the trend of the people, and the Manchu Tartars are definitely not opponents, and it is not far from unifying the world to conquer Beijing." ”

When Lin Daji was speaking in Zhang Suimou, he had already finished reading the battle plan, and continued: "It is reasonable, the younger brother did not expect that the war in Henan would go so smoothly, this Henan is the heart of China, and there are countless Manchu officials who have surrendered to the wind, among which there are Taoists and prefects!" This was unimaginable before, and it can be seen that the Manchu Qing Qi is exhausted! ”

Zhang Suimou smiled in his eyes and grinned: "So, you are in favor!" ”

Lin Daji nodded, and said solemnly: "It stands to reason that the emperor will not object to the things that the military department and the general staff approve of, but the details of your plan are too much, the fighters are ever-changing, and they are fleeting, if the emperor asks, the fourth brother must be psychologically prepared, after all, the emperor is no less concerned about the war than you and me." ”

Zhang Suimou was also dignified, the secret way was wrong, and the perfect battle plan in his hand became crippled in his eyes, and he couldn't wait to change one or two immediately, and he couldn't figure out the emperor's meaning, so he could only pick up the battle plan and read it again and again, speculating about the holy will.

Lin Daji frowned while drinking tea, and was envious of Zhang Suimou in his heart, since the establishment of the General Staff, the functions of the Ministry of War have been greatly weakened, last month, the logistics department was assigned to the General Staff, the Ministry of War exists in name only, this Ministry of War is too boring to do, all day long in a daze with a bunch of numbers, and the authority cannot leave Nanjing.

"Hey!" Lin Daji couldn't help but sigh.

Zhang Suimou was taken aback, raised his head and asked, "Fifth brother has something on his mind?" ”

Lin Daji said: "Don't hide it from the fourth brother, I have nothing to do with this Shangshu brother of the military department!" ”

Zhang Suimou said with a smile: "Could it be that the fifth brother wants to shepherd one side?" This is also a good idea, most of the governors are now held by literati, especially Zuo Zongtang, Wang Qinglu, and Zhao Liewen, who control the southeastern and southwestern provinces, except where Guangxi started! ”

Lin Daji shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said with a little resentment: "Brother, I am not interested in doing this military department, you also know that the functions of this staff department overlap too much with the military department, and the fifth brother is full of talent, and the brother is ashamed of himself, so he can only find another way." ”

Zhang Suimou felt bitter in his heart, and was moved, the General Staff Department has been established for two years, and he stepped on the head of the military department to ascend to the position, he didn't even think about Lin Daji's difficulties, and said emotionally: "Fifth brother, don't worry, your business is my business, the governor of Liangjiang has not yet been elected, I will mention it to the emperor when I have the opportunity, the emperor treats us with deep affection and righteousness, and will definitely allow it." ”

Lin Daji shook his head and said: "The governors of these two rivers have jurisdiction over Jiangxi and Jiangsu, and these two provinces are not connected to each other, so won't the brothers be in a dilemma when the time comes!" ”

Zhang Suimou immediately assured: "Brother, don't worry, this Anhui Province can't run, let's let the second brother mention it to the emperor first, and then put Anhui within the range of the two rivers." ”

Lin Daji was moved, if it is feasible, the position of the governor of Liangjiang is a fat difference, Nanjing is under the jurisdiction of Liangjiang, and the right to speak is much heavier than that of the military department!

"Thank you, fourth brother, little brother is grateful!"

Zhang Suimou waved his hand, let go of a heart, and said with a smile: "My own brother, what's polite!" (To be continued......)

PS: Today's update is a little late, I'm sorry,