A day later, Yang Hao arrived at the American Concession in Tianjin, and in the office of the Yanhua Bank building, he waited for Ding Weifen, who was in the dust.

I haven't seen him for a month, Ding Weifen is obviously much darker and thinner, but his spirit is full, especially his eyes are extraordinarily energetic, and his gestures reveal a calm and capable attitude.

Yang Hao praised in his heart: "Sure enough, birth and death can hone people the most." ”

Ding Weifen followed Ma Yukun's troops as a reporter for the "Guowen Daily" for a month before. On the surface, he collected news, but in fact, he secretly observed the seedlings worth digging in the Qing army, and tested Shi Jianfei's cousin xiàn and su zhì by the way.

This is not an easy task to do. With the urine nature of the Qing army, first of all, they are not happy to see reporters hanging around, and they also know that they are not angry, for fear that people will expose their ugly side. Well, in that respect, they also know shame.

In addition, the Qing army's combat command was chaotic and inappropriately coordinated, and no one cared about the lives of reporters, so they could be killed if they raised their guns in a hurry, which was more dangerous than facing the guns of the Japanese army. Although Yang Hao equipped him with body armor and a self-defense pistol, it was still difficult to ensure safety.

Fortunately, Shi Jianfei was rewarded and promoted for his meritorious service last time, and he got the position of the fourth grade capital division, and was ordered to lead a battalion of people. As a result, the safety of Ding Weifen and others was further guaranteed, and after a month, they all completed their tasks intact and came back.

If you don't come back, you can't do it, the Qing army suffered a big defeat at the mouth of the Yalu River, and the defense line collapsed completely after only three days, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses fled north, and the country was opened from then on, allowing the Japanese army to drive straight in.

Yang Hao nodded with satisfaction: "Everyone's work results on this trip are very satisfactory, you have all worked hard!" ”

Ding Weifen waved his hand humbly: "We don't know what to do." He led his troops to resist the Japanese army and won an unprecedented victory. Let the Chinese people find a glimmer of hope in the pessimism everywhere. It's really hard work. Ay. If the Qing army can have the color of our army, why should it be so defeated so badly when it has its back against the fortified city! ”

He personally witnessed the entire process of the battle, in which the Qing army was rotten from the inside out, the chaos of its command, and the disorder of its organization were all thousands of miles away from his own revolutionary army.

Not to mention anything else, the Qing army participated in the war with more than 30,000 troops. Among them, there are 10,000 vacancies! Of the remaining 20,000 people, that is, Ma Yukun and Nie Shicheng's troops still have some combat effectiveness, and the rest are either full of all kinds of temporarily recruited recruits, and their weapons are not even complete. Either they are ruffians with poor discipline, who are not good at fighting, and who are good at harming the locality.

The most terrible thing is that the various departments are not in harmony with each other, the mountains are lined with small abacus, and Song Qingkong cannot move them even if he has an edict. It is impossible to talk about what to cooperate with, counting on winning the Japanese army, which has no way out and has a backwater? There are no doors!

Previously it was just a matter of looking at things on paper. Ding Weifen didn't feel how bad it was, but this time he could see how big the gap was. Faith in the cause of rebellion. It is more and more sufficient.

Yang Haotong guò kept reporting the details of the entire battle, even if he kept calling for reminders from the newspaper before, in the end nothing could be changed. Speaking of which, he is also on fire.

"We still have to do things to protect national security and boost national confidence. Let's not talk about this, how has the news spread in the Beijing and Tianjin areas in recent days? We have aroused the jealousy of the Qing court, and it stands to reason that even if Li Hongzhang is in a hurry to grasp the life-saving straw, he should also do it carefully, why is it that the matter has not been done yet, and it has spread all the word? ”

The news of Li Hongzhang's borrowing of troops spread almost simultaneously in the Beijing and Tianjin areas, and there was even gossip that he Yang was going to take the opportunity to accept the imperial court and ascend to the throne in one fell swoop. As a result, many people are very envious, jealous and hateful, and even Yan Fu is a little unable to sit still, and there are many temptations in and out of his words.

Ding Weifen also frowned and puzzled: "This matter is strange, our analysis, it is very likely that Li Hongzhang himself is making a move." One confuses the eyes of the outside world and diverts the political enemies of the court who are staring at him. Second, it may not be that there is no intention of creating an atmosphere of public opinion and putting pressure on you. After all, with his current situation, unless he can completely drive the Japanese army out of the country and Goryeo in one fell swoop, forcing him to admit defeat. Otherwise, it is certain that he will step down. If they can pull you into their camp, it could turn things around. ”

"He'd tried it before, so there must have been other intentions."

Yang Hao stood up and looked in the direction of Tianjin from the window, and through the scaffolding jungle on both sides, he could vaguely see the twilight city.

It was just a momentary trance, Yang Hao made a decision, clenched his fists and waved lightly: "The soldier will block the water and cover the earth, no matter what his idea is, now the general trend is mine, and the next thing is to go!" ”

Ding Weifen was infected by his attitude, a halo of excitement surged up on his face, and he nodded vigorously: "Nothing can stop us from moving forward!" Sir, please rest assured, we will definitely prepare for the situation in advance and will never give them a chance to do something in the dark! ”

Yang Hao smiled slightly: "I am very relieved about this. The group of masters raised in our 'National Art Hall' don't eat rice. ”

In the American Concession, the second building put into use, called the "Jingwu Sports Association", with Huo Yuanjia and others as the backbone, formed a contemporary more authoritative professional team of martial arts research.

Their main work on the surface is to combine the means of martial arts training and physical strength of various sects, and refer to the various sports technical skills taken from the world, and summarize and explore the most suitable training system for the oriental physique.

The goal is to combine the traditional martial arts methods of strengthening the body and prolonging life, and the techniques of training the muscles and bones with the sports that originated in the West in this world, which emphasize muscle strength and are easy to cause injuries and aggravate the consumption of life, to arrive at the best routines in moderation.

This also includes the assistance of various modern equipment in the hospital presided over by Yang Hao's mother, Song Ailan.

After all, there are few masters in this world who are willing to come out and show their strength. There are many "masters" who play tricks, but as soon as they come on the field, they become a farce of shrews fighting.

In the second plane, there are a large number of masters who have become or are about to become famous, and Song Ailan can use various modern instruments for perspective analysis, combined with traditional Chinese and Western medicine, maybe she can make up something good.

The "Jingwu Sports Association" mainly teaches basic martial arts skills and organizes modern sports skills. Inside. There is another secret organization - "Guoshu Museum".

Take the meaning of "self-cultivation and strengthening the body to defend the country". Recruit folk masters who have reached a certain level of kung fu to join them. However, what they studied was pure combat killing techniques. Tho'er's empirical evidence is the strict principle of "only killing the enemy and not performing".

Of course, if you want to recruit the masters of this era, you can't just have money. Yang Hao specially collected all kinds of true and false national arts, martial arts, and even the world's various fighting techniques, martial arts books, and various filmed films collected in this world to make a scripture pavilion. Only those who have passed the examination are eligible to go in for borrowing and studying.

In these years, the secret book of martial arts is absolutely not passed on. If you steal someone else's martial arts. It was to be hunted down and retrieved. No matter how big an official you are, it is difficult to collect the martial arts tips that no one asks about in the streets in later generations.

Therefore, since the completion of the "Guoshu Museum", people at the level of Huo Yuanjia, plus the heads of the top ten dart games, have been passed on by word of mouth, and now they have been secretly spread all over the world. Even big bulls like "Sharpshooter" Li Shuwen were attracted.

Yang Hao's subordinates have a lot of business and more scenes, no matter how many people come, they can make arrangements with their heads and faces. Nowadays, the "Guoshu Museum" is full of talents, and the "Jingwu Sports Association" is even more well-known in Beijing and Tianjin, and it has a tendency to spread to the whole country.

As the proprietor of the rice bowl, Yang Hao no matter where he goes. There is no need to worry about someone stabbing you. As for those who gather people to use firearms, who else in the world is better equipped than his Yang guards?

Ding Weifen and others also went to the sports club for further study when they had time. Knowing that this was not a lie, he smiled at the moment. As long as he didn't go to the capital city, in Tianjin, there was really no one who could move Yang Hao.

In the evening, Yang Hao personally accompanied Shi Jianfei, who resigned directly after being completely sad and desperate for the Qing army, and gave the comrades from all walks of life who returned, and arranged all the affairs in the future.

The next day, he still went to the Yamen of Tianjin Customs with a large group of men in a pompous manner. This time, Li Hongzhang did not come forward, but asked Sheng Xuanhuai to be the plenipotentiary.

This is the prestige that a country's prime minister should have, and at the same time, it also conveyed a clear signal to Yang Hao - the matter of solicitation and co-optation is simply a rumor. Li Zhongtang's true intentions, I'm afraid I have to find the answer here in Sheng Xuanhuai.

The Sheng people were undoubtedly one of the busiest people in the Qing Dynasty. The entire front and rear support of the war against Japan was Li Hongzhang's mouth, and he did it. That is, the means he has cultivated over many years of business supervision, and all directions have not let Lao Li's face fall into the ground. However, the foundation is like that, and now he is also a clever woman who is difficult to cook without rice, and he can't help it when he sees the battle situation in front of him collapse.

The second time he officially dealt with him, Sheng Xuanhuai's attitude towards Yang Hao had been turned upside down. Not only did he not have the slightest posture of prestigiousness, but he also greeted him with an unusually kind gesture, and walked through the scene without any bad work.

This is not easy, now he can be called a daily manager, even in the face of Li Hongzhang, there is not much effort to talk nonsense. Treating Yang Hao like this is obviously not an ordinary attention.

After three rounds of tea, Yang Hao calmly intercepted the conversation and said: "Master Sheng is busy with official business, so we don't have to go around the corner." If you have any commands, please make it clear. ”

Sheng Xuanhuai nodded approvingly: "Mr. Yang is really sensible. Then I'll be blunt, the recent movement you have made has exceeded the limit of the imperial court's patience. There was a rumor in Beijing that he would rather give up Goryeo and make peace with Japan than allow Xu Er and others to become a confidant. The British also have a supportive attitude towards this, and it is estimated that the imperial court may take action in the near future. ”

"Sure enough, it's the consistent style of 'I'd rather give friends than house slaves'!"

Yang Hao sighed with deep feelings, but Sheng Xuanhuai's cheeks twitched when he heard it. This comment is simply indescribable, and it is even more portrayal of the Manchurian set of thinking, worthy of Mr. Huasheng, the iron mouth is straightforward!

Yang Hao did not panic about this, and looked at Sheng Xuanhuai calmly and asked, "Has the imperial court already found a scapegoat?" ”

The Yang clan did not raise the flag to rebel, if he was forcibly planted with a crime, then someone would have to come forward to mention yì. Naturally, when the time comes, the trouble will be too big to end, and that person will definitely have to bear the black pot.

Sheng Xuanhuai said: "Weng Tongxiao." ”

Yang Hao took a deep breath: "This old guy is determined to be a loyal and filial son." Hehe, if you don't want to fight for your life, you have to bite your political opponent to death...... He was going to kill two birds with one stone. So Nakado-sama can't sit still? ”

Weng Tongyi has resigned from his post to recuperate, and his lifelong reputation has ruined Yang Hao. Now that Yang Hao has enough charges from the imperial court, he has picked up Li Hongzhang, who has the deepest relationship, and this move is sharp enough.

Sheng Xuanhuai said calmly: "Lord Zhongtang doesn't want to be infamous as a traitor. Even if we cannot win the war against Japan, we must not lose our power and humiliate the country, and this bottom line must be adhered to. After that, even if he returns to his hometown, at least he is worthy of the world. Mr. Yang has always advocated that China should be invigorated and self-reliant, and he will not sit idly by at this time. ”

"Tell me about your conditions." Yang Hao was sure in his heart and would not be fooled by him. "But I said first, I will never enter the court as an official, and I will not give the team to others. Similarly, Shanda doesn't have to bother talking. ”

Sheng Xuanhuai frowned, and a wave of impatience surged up in his heart. His current status and harmonious dialogue with Yang Hao on an equal footing with a young man are already very gracious. This kid is so rude, he doesn't sink into the body!

had a heart attack for two sentences, but was reminded by a low cough outside the hall, so he suppressed his anger.

nodded heavily at Yang Hao: "Very good!" Then the official will say it directly. Recently, the imperial court has ordered the formation and training of the new army, and Lord Zhongtang is willing to take the Yang regiment training as a reference, so he wants to be transferred to the Dalian front line in the name of the first town of the Beiyang New Army. ”

"Good means, Yang Hao admires!"

It's a shrewd idea. Transferring Yang Hao's soldiers and horses away from Yizhou is a plan to transfer the tiger away from the mountain; Throwing them into battle is a way to drive the tiger and devour the wolf; To satisfy Yang Hao's reputation as a hero of national salvation, this is a plan to push the boat along the river; Incidentally solving the dilemma of Li Hongzhang's lack of troops and major generals is to create something out of nothing and borrow the corpse to return the soul.

If Yang Hao's people are empty, they will just be drawn from the bottom of the kettle. If you lose, then close the door and catch the thief. If he wins the battle unexpectedly, the credit can be calculated on the head of the Beiyang New Army, and he will be ...... Li Daitao.

Inside and out, just need to play with it so gently, Li Hongzhang not only took himself out, and solved the big trouble for the imperial court, but also solved the big difficulties he faced, what a good calculation!

The most important thing is that the old man also saw through Yang Hao, and he was not afraid that he would not go at all! This trick has to be followed no matter what, and it really deserves to be an old fritter that has stood in the court for decades!

Yang Hao took a deep breath and asked solemnly: "Dare to ask, who will Lord Zhongtang send to be the general of this first town?" (To be continued......)