PS: Once the festival falls on the ground, it's hard to pick it up. I repent, this month will be a good update.

"Sir! The rebel made you surrender! Look, it's a letter coming in! ”

The relatives who were born in the family put a letter on the table panting, sweating profusely, and looked cautiously at Song Qing's red old face, and his words were weak.

Cold, Yang Hao's revolutionary army came to the door, there was no warning before, now the entire Shanhaiguan defense area is not strong, the armor and equipment are not neat, from top to bottom most of them are soldiers who have no fighting spirit, how to fight this battle!

When I thought of the cannons arrayed horizontally in the mountains and fields outside the city, I couldn't help but shiver when I followed them. My mother, I followed my lord to fight all my life, where have I seen such a murderous and extravagant artillery! A single cannonball can wipe out half of the village, and if it hits a pile of people, there will be countless casualties!

Song Qing's face was not only ugly, but his heart was even worse like tofu scum, his qi and blood churning inside and out were chaotic, and he was so depressed that he almost vomited bitter gall.

This battle will definitely not be won, and Shanhaiguan will definitely not be able to defend it. In this situation, he felt like a mirror in his heart.

Since Nie Shicheng's troops were defeated, the imperial court's defense of Han officials was once again raised to Cheng dù after the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. At that time, there was also a majestic and majestic six princes in charge, and the emperor was also powerful, so the Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Zuo Zongtang and others were extremely powerful, and the power of the government and the opposition was tilted.

But in the decades that followed, the Empress Dowager Cixi sat in the center, but she firmly controlled the overall situation, and all the Han officials worked honestly.

This is not the case today. Not to mention that the sixth prince is sick and can't take care of things - in fact, he doesn't dare to care. The Empress Dowager Cixi is getting older. It is a good hand to engage in political struggle. But he is blind to the major policies of governing the country and the world. And most of the really capable Han officials have struggled, such as Li Hongzhang, who either returned to his hometown or became the emperor outside, who is particularly willing to care about the rivers and mountains of the Great Qing Dynasty?

As for the emperor's side, let alone mention. The young Guangxu Emperor is comparable to the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen, who is reckless and rough in a hurry. In order to carry out the so-called change of the law, all the old and stable ministers such as Weng Tonggong were driven away, and a group of Qingliu scholars who were reused in the court went up to fifty-nine to just adulthood, and they were all good at letting go of their mouths and doing things seriously? They probably can't even figure out how a village works!

It's such a mess. The emperor and Cixi did not have anyone who could come up with big ideas, and Song Qing and other Han generals who sat in the key areas sat on wax.

Don't look at him, guarding the Shanhai Pass seems to be very important, but the timing is that the revolutionary army is in front, and there is Shengjing's general Yiketanga in the back. Once the fire is connected to the front, he must first go up. Once you can't resist retreating, you have to face the blade of the Manchurian minister, and the whole thing is plywood.

What made Song Qing feel the most chilling was that the imperial court spent 40 million silver to buy arms, and now it has been a few months, and most of the troops in place have been distributed to the troops defending Gyeonggi. A few were divided among ministers such as Zhang Zhidong and Liu Kunyi. General Sheng Jing, who guarded the ancestral land of the Qing Dynasty in the north, also gained a lot. He Song Qing, the only remaining veteran elite of the Qing army today, didn't even get a new fast gun.

Outsiders may think that it may not be enough. Song Qing himself knew very well that the imperial court couldn't trust him! I am afraid that after he takes a new weapon, he may one day join the rebels and turn around to fight the court to rebel.

I can't imagine dedicating my life to the court, but I ended up like this when I am old, which is desolate.

Seeing that the old man was silent for a long time, the soldiers raised their eyelids and thought carefully, thinking that he couldn't make up his mind, so he asked tentatively: "Master, this battle is really not easy to fight." You have worked hard all your life for the Qing Dynasty, and you have worked hard and hard, if the general trend is today, no one can make a fuss, and you can't make ....... ”

Before he finished speaking, Song Qing "snapped" the table and said sharply: "Shut up!" Little rabbit, I'm not so confused that I want you to mention it! ”

The pro-soldiers hurriedly bowed their heads and admitted their mistakes. He is already the third generation of servants in the Song family, Song Qing was born poor, he has no involvement in a big family, and treats his subordinates like his own family. These juniors are also tied to their side to educate themselves, and they should be beaten and scolded, unambiguously.

Song Qing's eyes shone brightly, and he stared at his soldiers and smiled coldly: "Don't think that Lao Tzu doesn't know what thoughts are wandering in the heads of you little bastards, don't you just think that the Great Qing Kingdom is about to collapse, then Yang Dingshi is in the limelight for a while, and he has never even done anything with foreigners from several countries, so he thinks that he can rely on this little belongings in our hands as a step into the body to change a future?" ”

The soldier's face was red, and this little thought really couldn't be hidden from the old and cunning old man, but if he wanted to be wrong, it might not be. Now not to mention the only remaining veteran army of the Yi Army, even if the new army recruited elsewhere is not the same? But anyone who can see some eyebrows will make plans as soon as possible to leave a way back for themselves. The world is about to change dynasties, so why don't you hurry up and find a good home? Heroes emerge in troubled times, whoever gets on the horse first will have a chance!

Song Qingbei didn't look at the government office all day, in fact, he saw all kinds of gossip and changes in the 30 battalions of troops below.

It was precisely because he could see it clearly that he did not make any moves. Now it is different from 40 years ago, with the opening of the country, the traffic all over the world, and the large-scale invasion of foreigners, the cage formed by the Qing Dynasty for 200 years has been completely broken. Chinese people see the outside world with their eyes, and their hearts have become wild, and it is difficult to calm down.

With the invasion of Japan, Yang Hao's rise made the whole country see clearly the emptiness and decay of the Manchu Dynasty. With his revolution in raising troops, an unprecedented tide blew all over the country.

Anyone with a little insight knows that this is a prelude to a change of dynasty, no matter how the imperial court responds, at least the country will be torn apart, and the warlords will continue to fight with the support of the foreign powers. To put it mildly, it means that someone must reorganize the universe and unify the universe and set a new country.

Either way, it means at least a few decades, or at most a hundred years of military conquest, and the world is in turmoil.

China's history is too long. The history of wars spanning 3,000 years since the Shang and Zhou dynasties. Any paragraph can be pulled out to be judged. In troubled times. Whoever can hold the gun first will get a piece of the pie. Feeling that he has enough strength, he can fight for hegemony with all his strength, which is like the eighteenth road against the king at the end of the Sui Dynasty. Those with little strength can temporarily divide one side, wait until the world is initially decided, and choose a master to take refuge. It can also be mixed with a glorious ancestor and a prince for all generations.

This kind of clever ingenuity is not very clever, anyone who reads a little bit can know it, how can an old guy like Song Qing not know?

What's more, just below the head of his battalion, a bunch of young officers had their minds floating. Seeing that Nie Shicheng's Wu Yijun was fully accepted by Yang Hao, he fantasized about whether they could also follow another owner to follow.

Most of the 30 battalions of today's Yi Army have fought side by side with Yang Hao's First Division of the New Army to fight the Japanese devils, and their strength, neat and luxurious equipment, and strong combat power are so strong. That's a very intuitive impression. Fight them head-on? If you want to die, you don't have to be so active!

Therefore, now Yang Hao's soldiers are together. The troops had just arrived at Shanhaiguan, and Song Qing, who was in Jinzhou, received a letter of persuasion to surrender - your uncle's arrival was a little faster, right? How did this thing get in when the whole city was under martial law? Who believes that there is no one who communicates with foreign enemies!

The hearts of the Yijun are fluctuating, and it is difficult to support the boss alone, what will be the end, Song Qing himself is like a mirror in his heart. But even so, he never wavered.

Faced with the seemingly respectful, but in fact the small abacus crackled with his family, Song Qing sighed quietly: "Little five! I'm seventy-seven years old, sir! This son is already a rare longevity, and he may have to breathe one day. The old man has worked hard for the Qing Dynasty all his life, and he has earned the glory and wealth of this body, which can be regarded as the glory of his ancestors. is about to grow old, but he doesn't want to put the name of a second minister on his head, so that future generations can't raise their heads. Do you understand this? ”

He hesitated again and again, gritted his teeth and replied: "I don't dare to agree with what the master said. The same thing is said in two points, when the Qing Dynasty first established "The Biography of Erchen", it was to unload the mill and kill the donkey, which was used to curry favor with our Chinese scholars, and to transfer contradictions and hatreds by the way, so that the Manchurians could take the opportunity to seize the hearts of the people and sit firmly in the country. If it is like today, it is to revive our Han civilization and recreate the overall situation of Yan and Huang. Regardless of the Manchu and Han nationalities, as long as they can help actively promote national reunification and rejuvenation, they are all heroes. You can't just put it all together! ”

Song Qingshou raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "Huh? I can't see it, you little bunny is still in a set. These words were all said by Yang Dingshi in the newspaper, right? Hehe, it really deserves to be the pattern of a generation of grandmasters, and this trick is really extraordinary. ”

Speaking of this, Song Qing couldn't help but sigh. Since he has to face so much pressure, he must pay attention to the changes in public opinion in the world at any time. The idea of the "Chinese nation," which Yang Haotong repeatedly propagated in newspapers and publications, has now been widely recognized, but it is a higher level than that of other revolutionary parties that "drive out the Tartars and restore China," and it is impossible for people to resist.

Not to mention others, at least a high-ranking official like him who has worked hard for the Manchu Qing all his life, there is a lot less obstacle in his heart. When the dynasty changed, these people were actually the most contradictory, and they were particularly afraid of the ancient adage of "loyal ministers do not matter to the two masters", for fear of dishonoring their ancestors and making future generations unable to raise their heads to be human beings.

Yang Hao's formulation is not ordinary, that is, it clarifies what the Chinese nation is from the root, and unifies all ethnic groups under the concept of the descendants of Yan and Huang, so that the distinction between Huayi and Yi is suddenly transformed into the debate between China and the West, and the internal contradiction is transformed into external contradiction. This hand alone has made countless self-evident masters with millions of soldiers and armor admire the five bodies to the ground.

Subsequently, the invasion of Westerners was forced into a comprehensive annihilation of Western civilization against Eastern civilization, detailing the pros and cons of the gains and losses, and giving a general pattern and courage of self-improvement, actively learning and absorbing Western organic knowledge, inclusiveness and inclusiveness to improve themselves, and recreate a new world of Chinese civilization.

In this way, there is no second person in the world who can come up with a more feasible and far-sighted revolutionary line.

In contrast, the Manchu Dynasty, a decadent and degenerate rule of thieves who did not want to make progress, became a stumbling block to stop this glorious trend and most likely help Westerners to destroy the integrity of Chinese civilization. Under such righteousness, his rebellious behavior was shaped into a great act of light and justice, and those who followed it would inevitably become great heroes who would shine through the ages. Stand on the opposite side. But it must be completely suppressed. And step on 10,000 feet. Never turn over.

This is not an ordinary change of dynasty, this Nima will become a traitor and traitor worse than Qin Hui if he doesn't make trouble!

It is precisely because of this layer that people of insight across the country now, even if they don't follow Yang Hao to act, most of them don't dare to do anything to stop them. There is nothing else, the people's desire, the general trend, and the mantis arm as a car will not help at all. Zhang Zhidong is an old and cunning governor. The reason why he is desperately trying to enhance his strength may not be because he wants to sell himself at a good price at a critical moment.

Song Qing saw it clearly and thought clearly, but he didn't dare to make a decision lightly. As he said, he is already seventy-seven years old, and if he bears the infamy of betraying the Lord and seeking glory, wouldn't it be in vain to work hard all his life?

Looking at his relatives with complicated eyes, Song Qing sighed faintly, tapped his fingers lightly on the envelope, and said, "That's it." There must be a good beginning and a good end. Don't mention this matter again, pass me on the order. Send me the soldiers and horses on the front line of Daling River and Yizhou to defend Shanhaiguan! ”

"Huh?! Master, this can't be done, right? The cannons of the revolutionary army are terrible! ”

The relatives were taken aback, what did you say, knowing that it would not work and still having a hard top, could it be that the lord was determined to be the "historical sinner who obstructed the great cause of national reunification"?

Song Qing glared, and scolded angrily: "Don't say more, go quickly!" ”

"Huh!"

The relatives were scared, and if they didn't talk too much, they would have to be stabbed, so they hurriedly agreed, and rushed out of the government office in three steps and two steps. When he got outside, he straightened up, looked back at the dark door, sighed silently, shook his head and walked outside.

It seems that it is impossible to convince the old man, and the old man wants to save face, so let his mind be fulfilled. If there is any crime, it is better to bear it as a small one.

It didn't take long for news of Song Qing's refusal to surrender to the south, including military information on the movements of the Yi army, as if copied from the desk of his government office.

This time he went north to attack, and Yang Hao personally served as the commander-in-chief. Including the troops that landed from Liaodong Bay and attacked the front line of Niuzhuang and Haicheng, all of them were battalions and regiments as combat units, rather than divisions at the division level. This is mainly due to the lack of qualified senior commanders in the troops, the old foundation cultivated by the revolutionary army itself, the oldest qualified is only two years of soldiers, and it is barely possible to be promoted to battalion commander, and the former illiterate and semi-literate in their early twenties, let them be the regiment commander to command 3,000 composite arms, how many innocent lives will be buried?

Most of the officers recruited from the old headquarters of the Qing army had only experience in commanding a battalion of soldiers and horses. Similar to the regimental level of composite arms, a short-term officer training course alone is not enough for them to truly master. Therefore, most of them are still probationary periods. The higher-level divisions and brigades involve more things, even Yang Hao and his son Yang Haiwei may not be able to do well.

Therefore, in today's revolutionary army, the general commanders at the regimental and battalion level, brigade and division levels, must be tempered and selected in actual combat.

Of course, Yang Hao has the confidence to dare to do this. Looking at the present day, no unit is likely to be able to hold back the attack of his composite arms of up to 3,000 men per regiment. Whether it is to capture the city or divide and outflank, in various tactical modes, the regimental level is more than enough. At the level of the theater of operations, he personally mastered it, and it was enough to cope with all kinds of changes.

Based on this, he personally sat in the command center for this northward attack, and with the radio communication advantage far beyond his contemporaries, he kept abreast of the battle situation at any time.

Song Qing's refusal was put on the desk, Yang Hao didn't care, but smiled: "He really surrendered happily, I'm not happy yet." With thirty battalions of resolute troops and tens of thousands of people dragging their families and mouths, how can I have the leisure time to watch them? Continue with our scheduled schedule. ”

"It's not just Song Qing, there are also a few other letters, which roughly mean that they want to cooperate, but they are also a little bit unable to lose their identity and face."

Chief of Staff Shi Jianfei gave a brief introduction to a stack of letters and telegrams, among which there were two people. One is his old boss, the veteran general Ma Yukun who fought side by side with Yang Hao, and the other is a battalion officer named Zhang Zuolin who is blocking the position under the city.

"Zhang Zuolin?"

This familiar name suddenly fell into his ears, Yang Hao couldn't help but be stunned, and then the corners of his mouth hooked, and he smiled meaningfully: "It's a little interesting!" What does this guy say? ”

Shi Jianfei couldn't figure out why Yang Hao was thinking about such a little person, thought about it for a while, and introduced: "This person is now in command of the left battalion of the right army, and has a good relationship with his boss, and intends to switch on and off the surrender, but there is a condition, he wants us to feint once to cooperate." In this way, they can make an irresistible gesture and give way. ”

Yang Hao snorted coldly: "It's a good calculation, it's really an idea he can come up with." ”

I also paid attention to Zhang Zuolin's storage zài Yang Hao before, but I didn't particularly care about it. Today's Northeast King is only in his early twenties, the year before the Sino-Japanese War joined Song Qing as a sentry, in history this person left the team with the transfer of the Yi Army, and later joined the big bandits, and embarked on the road of fighting for hegemony in the Northeast Green Forest.

But because of Yang Hao's appearance, the fate of many people has also changed. Instead of leaving, Zhang Zuolin was reused and promoted to battalion officer.

It's just that this person's two-faced, three-knife, and left-right style seems to be innate, and now that he sees the shape clearly, he thinks of deliberately selling it to Yang Hao, so that he will not be infamous if he has a chance to be promoted.

Yang Hao didn't want to see the two of them, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said coldly: "Old General Ma Yukun, just send a letter to him and ask him not to clash with us." This Zhang Zuolin and his right army position, how to fight it! Aren't they going to see our power? Then let him see enough! ”

Shi Jianfei couldn't figure out why the kid surnamed Zhang made Yang Hao so angry, shook his head inexplicably, and ticked it casually on the notebook. But just such a light stroke, it can be regarded as Zhang Zuolin's life! (To be continued......)