"Yang Xiuqing, let Feng Guifen and Rao Tingxuan give him some pressure from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, isn't it the recent deployment of new troops? Let the new army in the Anhui and Jiangxi areas wander around Tianjing, if they meet Yang Xiuqing's foreign gun team, clean them up, the Taiping army can't be messed up in the near future, and after entering Beijing, they can turn back and clean up Hong Yang, otherwise Zeng Disheng's side, I'm afraid there will be a repetition.

Let Ma Qinghu expand the army in Shanghai Road, the Yangtze River Estuary is a strategic location, after the war, the new army is unable to take into account the Yangtze River Estuary, there is a lot of people who have fled in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, tentatively set 100,000 new troops! Let Uncle Ding in Yunnan send a group of reliable people to assist Ma Qinghu.

Taechen, how are things going on in the canal? ”

Yang Meng transferred a lot of new troops from Jiangnan, after all, the training days of these new troops were short, and the money spent was small, and compared with the training of the Yunnan New Army, which lasted for several years, the Jiangnan New Army was several times worse in terms of physical fitness and killing skills.

Cannon fodder is needed for military training, and the positioning of the Jiangnan New Army in Yang Meng's heart is to accumulate experience for the generals of the New Army to fill the hole. Win all battles, and any general who leads the army thinks so, but the gap between the new army and the British army is there, and there are no certain casualties, but it is impossible to train an iron-blooded strong army with training on the school field.

Yang Meng's criterion for choosing now is actually very simple, that is, weighing economic interests, killing and wounding a new army in Yunnan and losing tens of thousands of taels, and killing and wounding a new army in the south of the Yangtze River, with a loss of at most a few hundred taels or a difference of dozens of times, such a choice is very easy to make, and killing and injuring the enemy army cheaply and efficiently is Yang Meng's only criterion.

"Third master. The canal is almost unblocked. But canals can't be everywhere either. Huge military supplies, if you want to transport them to the front line, the manpower and animal power required are also extremely huge, 200,000 new troops can bear part of it, but the shortage of manpower is still not small, as for animal power, it is difficult for us to send large livestock to the Shandong Zhili area openly. ”

Difficulties are everywhere, a network of canals. Although it can transport a huge amount of materials, these materials will eventually have to land, and when it comes to land, the Yang family's transportation capacity is a little stretched in the north.

The use of a large number of people, if it is okay in peacetime, in times of war, once the front line is defeated, it is easy to implicate more people's army than the army.

"Find a reason! This war was mainly based on land warfare, the world of infantry, and the Anglo-French coalition forces. Even if there were cavalry, there would not be too many of them. And we have Colt in our hands, this is the absolute advantage of cavalry, this battle of Gyeonggi, 5,000 cavalry is enough!

Six thousand horses should be barely enough, and the rest of the livestock can be used by donkeys and mules! Isn't there ejiao in Shandong? As far as I know, the one who makes zuò ejiao is donkey skin! There are many donkeys in Yunnan, isn't it an excuse to sell donkeys?

As for Zhili, isn't there donkey meat between the rivers? The same can be used under the slogan of donkey trafficking, and the horses can be hidden in the donkey and mule herd, how difficult is this?

Are donkeys and mules enough in Yunnan? Some old donkeys and mules can be directly used as military food, after all, the grain in the north is not very rich. ”

Livestock, is also these years Yang Meng focused on the development of a grain reserve project, the first year or two, maybe the growth of large livestock will not be too large, but three or five years later, with a certain base, the number of large livestock, will double the growth, nearly ten years, if the livestock in the southwest has not increased significantly, it is the following people to do things unfavorably.

In such a period of ten years, there will also be a lot of old livestock, large livestock, and the output of ten years has almost exhausted, just take the opportunity to eliminate some stocks.

"The number is not to say, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Guangxi, the stock of cattle, horses, donkeys and mules, I am afraid that there are tens of millions, but we need too many livestock to transport materials, hundreds of thousands of donkeys and mules through the state and county, just afraid of piercing the eyes!"

Grain, for the Qing Dynasty, may be a little insufficient, but for the provinces under Yang Meng's rule, this grain is only more than less, almost all the newly produced rice is in stock, and the wheat and corn that are not very easy to store have been the staple food these years, even if the grain that is moldy every year is still calculated in tens of millions of catties.

If you want to keep these grains, there are not many ways, in addition to winemaking, the rest is to feed livestock and livestock, pigs, cattle, sheep, horses, donkeys and mules, which are the most important livestock components, pork can be used as ham for a long time, pig bristles, pig skin is also useful; Mutton, sheepskin, and wool are about the same, and the remaining cows, horses, donkeys and mules are the main force that can be fed for a long time and can solve the problem of transportation and labor, as well as grain reserves.

In addition to these, there are also camel herds in the northwest, the benefits of breeding these big animals, Ding Taichen also understands clearly, he has to give the third master a thumbs up in this matter, just rely on these big animals, the territory of the Yang family, even if it encounters a famine in three or two years, it can be carried over.

"Piercing? Jiangnan is our territory, just let the second child say hello, when I arrive in Shandong, I'm afraid it's too late to be happy! There are so many big animals, to put it bluntly, it's rations!

Even if someone feels that it is inappropriate, it will not reach the ears of the court for a while, and even if it does, don't we have a saying? Shandong Ejiao, Hejian donkey meat, what can the imperial court say?

Do it boldly, in a few months, we will have to control the overall situation, ensuring the supply of the army is the key, as for the other domineering is fine! ”

This is the benefit of power, black is black, white is white, even the court sometimes, it is just a courtier.

"Third master, Ye Mingchen is here, saying that Britain, France, the United States, and Russia have given us an ultimatum."

Xu Ziwei's communication interrupted Yang Meng's war planning, and Erjin's mind was very anxious!

"Ziqi, when did the British troops on Hong Kong Island arrive?"

"Yesterday at noon, right?"

"What a calf! Recently, they have become more and more arrogant, and if they have the capital, they will be presumptuous, and they will have to fight for a month or two to prepare for war, and another month or two will be to paralyze the imperial court.

Everyone, hurry up! At most, four or five months, at least two or three months, and the war in Jinkou will inevitably start.

The imperial court and Monk Lingqin, let's remind you, they can always hold on for ten days, right?

As long as there are ten days. Let's settle in Jiangsu. You can reach the land of Gyeonggi. After a short rest, we will go to the battlefield, although it is a little haste, but we must be prepared for this.

Taichen, let the camel catch up, his men and horses are the main force, the two months given to him before will be invalidated, and he will arrive in Jiangsu after a month and a half, and we can't care about whether we can be pierced or not at this time. The big picture counts!

Disperse! Commander, let Ye Mingchen come in! ”

What should be done, Yang Meng has already done it from the big picture, he can't do it, and others can't do it, if they can do it, it's a fart battle?

"Lord Ministry, Shikoku Yoyi is menacing, and this ultimatum is here. How are we going to deal with it? ”

Although he entered the command of Yang Laosan, Ye Mingchen couldn't call the third master in his mouth. These two words, after all, Ye Mingchen is also somewhat disciplined, and he does dog errands with a shy face, Ye Mingchen, a scholar, still can't do it.

This time he came in a hurry, and he was also frightened by Shikoku Yangyi, in the ultimatum, Shikoku Yangyi, known as 200 warships and 100,000 soldiers, such an army is enough to destroy the country and destroy the species.

In the previous battle of Humen, two thousand Yangyi were beaten, more than 10,000 people were killed and wounded by the militia, and the Humen artillery battle, although Yang Laosan's excerpts were made lightly, the rumbling cannon sound spread from Humen to Guangzhou, and it lasted forever! How many people died, Ye Mingchen also had some guesses in private, according to his estimates and Yang Laosan's face in those days, the number of casualties in the Humen artillery battle is probably not less than the last Humen battle.

"You are Zhongtang, you can be called the Zhongtang of Xiangguo, why are you so frizzy? The landslide in front of the tsunami and the tsunami in the back do not change color, which is the instrument of a country's domination, and I will take a look at the text of the ultimatum. ”

What is Ye Mingchen thinking, Yang Meng doesn't want to know, and there is no need to know, now that the Yang family is in this situation, Ye Mingchen wants to turn against the water, just looking for death, what he wants to see is the ultimatum sent by the four countries.

"Humph! I haven't learned eight hundred things, but I have learned a lot of this mana trick, two hundred warships, one hundred troops, they really dare to say it!

Another minister plenipotentiary is sent to dismantle Lao Tzu's platform! Does Ye Mingchen know how to report this to the imperial court? ”

After reading the ultimatum of the four countries, Yang Meng smiled contemptuously, this is called the truth, the four countries are forced by themselves and have no way, they can only contact the imperial court through guò Ye Mingchen, it seems that Wang Yide of Fujian and Zhejiang and He Guiqing, the new Liangjiang, will also receive the ultimatum of the four countries during this time.

"What do you mean?"

"The matter of amending the contract and paying compensation is to be told the truth, and the military strength is only 20%! You know why? ”

"Got it! Don't make peace with the foreigners! ”

"Do it! Send a letter to Wang Yide and He Guiqing, telling them how to deal with it, the four countries are doing this way, they want to squeeze out Lao Tzu, want to be beautiful, and foreign devils still want to get involved in the internal affairs of my Qing Dynasty? ”

"What the ministry said is true, I'll do it!"

Ye Mingchen came and went in a hurry, but Yang Meng's brows furrowed, this matter is strange! Could it be that this English was one step ahead of the imperial court in detecting his own ambitions?

"Chief, let Ziqi come back, you tell He Guiqing again, eighty percent of him has negotiated with Yangyi, isn't this kid looking for death?

Thinking of the friendship of his fellow villagers and the feeling of visiting him, Lao Tzu did not feel sorry for him Liangjiang, at this time he wanted to jump out and make trouble, and let Cen Yuying and Ma Qinghu warn him that if He Guiqing did not know each other, let him die directly in Liangjiang. ”

After reading the ultimatum, Yang Meng smelled the smell of conspiracy and issued an ultimatum to Ye Mingchen, I am afraid that it is the trick of Pa Xiali's house, and the smell of this tandem is very heavy!

In terms of identity and status, and the opportunity for contact, Wang Yide of Fujian and Zhejiang will not be connected to such a thing, but the new Liangjiang He Guiqing can't get rid of suspicion, this guy is afraid that he doesn't want to be pressed by himself, and when he negotiated with Pa Xiali, he said something that shouldn't be said.

He Guiqing, when he took office, he also came to visit him, and his posture was very low! He also talked about the fate of the side that entered Beijing back then, and the friendship of fellow villagers, in this officialdom, it seems that there are some bastards who stab knives in the back!

"Third master, this ultimatum is coming from a strange way!"

After Qin Ziqi came in, he also took over the ultimatum from Xu Ziwei's hands, he is also a veteran of conspiracy, and Qin Ziqi can also smell the smell of this.

"Humph! He Guiqing, that kid, wants to replace him! What a big thought, let Li Hai move around today and block the way of Jiangnan, I have sent Cen Yuying and Ma Qinghu to warn He Guiqing, you also move over there, give him something substantial, don't think that if you do this handsome second Liangjiang, you will be able to sing against Lao Tzu, this is a soft bone, Lao Tzu doesn't want to kill him in the near future, and it is inevitable to use people in the officialdom for some dirty things in the future, so keep this guy and block the gun's eyes in the future! ”

Playing conspiracy and scheming, Yang Meng has talents around him, and He Guiqing and Pa Xiali are not qualified to play this with Yang Meng.

"Commander, don't be idle over there, just give the court a fold! Since Yang Yi is jealous of Lao Tzu, we might as well exaggerate this way, how many foreign devils have eaten in Lao Tzu's hands, giving the court the impression that foreign devils are afraid of Lao Tzu, plus Lao Tzu's name as Yang Sange, the four-color stick will not have the idea of changing generals, and when the meeting in Shanghai Road is over, it should be time for us to prepare to leave for Beijing! ”

Ergin, Gro, Putiatin, and Lie Weilian are probably really afraid of themselves, and they have all thought of such a trick to show weakness, but unfortunately, they have forgotten that the Qing Dynasty has always been boasting of itself. For the upper country, such an ultimatum, as long as the troops are hidden, is a counterproductive object. (To be continued......)