"Zhuge , you instructed Luo Zhao to speed up the development in Jingnan, and at the same time asked him to keep an eye on the neighboring Gui Province for me, if there is a potential base in Gui Province, I will do my best to suppress it."

Xuanyuan Jian gave orders to Zhuge Kuntian, he also had great ambitions in the game, and his plan was to become the king of the southwest after the beginning of the Republic of China. Now he judged that Chen Hao, who had a fleet, might use the South Seas as a springboard to enter the southwest, and he couldn't sit still for a while, so he immediately took decisive measures.

However, Xuanyuan Jian miscalculated, not because he was not smart enough, but because Chen Hao's thinking pattern on this matter was a little strange. Chen Hao was indeed ready to establish a base in the southwest, and he was also bent on occupying Gui Province to obtain a deep-water port, but he was prepared to gain a foothold in the more remote Guizhou Province before entering Gui Province.

Chen Hao chose this way because he is actually from Guizhou Province, who doesn't have a hometown complex, and it's always right to want to establish a base in his hometown first in the game, right? In addition to this reason, one of the reasons is that Guizhou Province is the most remote among the three southwestern provinces, where the power of the imperial court is the weakest, and if Xinhai Nian operates well, it may directly become a provincial overseer.

Historically, Guizhou Province established the military government of the Great Han Dynasty and Guizhou Province in the Xinhai year, but unfortunately Tang Jiyao of Yunnan Province soon entered Guizhou Province and launched a killing campaign in Guizhou Province. Chen Hao has always wanted to change this history, and if the plan goes well in the game, he is likely to realize his wish to take control of Guizhou Province, and then march into Gui Province with the cooperation of the navy to obtain access to the sea, and transfer the fleet to China.

Xuanyuan Jian didn't know that Chen Hao was actually from Guizhou Province, so it was not surprising that he guessed that Chen Hao wanted to develop a base in Guizhou Province. After Zhuge Kuntian left, he looked out the window for a long time, although he was very reluctant to admit it, but the fact was that he had failed again and again in the confrontation with Chen Hao, and it was impossible to say that he didn't care at all.

After Xuanyuan Jian entered the game, he never thought of investing money to buy a fleet, but if he could easily obtain a fleet with three indiscriminate means like Chen Hao, he would certainly be willing to do so. It's a pity that Chen Hao's way of obtaining the warship can't be imitated, after appearing once in the game. The NPC navies of various countries will definitely take strict precautions, and it is impossible for any player to grab a warship in this way.

Xuanyuan Jian is not in a good mood in reality, and his sister Ren Xiaoying is also full of saliva in the game, because she has just received a task. The editor of Ta Kung Pao asked him to write a manuscript in praise of Chen Baxian and Wu Peifu's high wind and brightness, and sing praises for the two.

In the past two years, Ren Xiaoying has been committed to blacking these two people. She wrote a lot of satirical articles against Wu Peifu's servility, and now she can't sing praises for Wu Peifu. What made her even more angry was that Chen Baxian's guy cheated his brother again and again, and it was better to write praises to him than to let her die.

Ren Xiaoying refused to write such an article, and told the editor that Chen Baxian was a despicable villain, trying to convince the editor to change his opinion. It's a pity that after Wu Peifu and Chen Hao robbed the warship and gave a joint interview, most newspapers praised the two, and the editor could not allow her to continue to hack, so the development of the newspaper would be affected.

The attitude of the editors is tough. insisted that Ren Xiaoying write such an article, because Ren Xiaoying had misunderstood the two heroes before, and now she had to change her attitude and apologize implicitly. As a result, Ren Xiaoying's writing assignment became a mandatory task, and if she could not complete the task, she would likely lose her position as a reporter.

Ren Xiaoying stayed in the newspaper office biting the pen, wanting to write an article that praised Chen Hao and Wu Peifu in terms of performance, but insinuated and satirized. For example, using the sweat medicine of the rivers and lakes to snatch warships is indiscriminate! Provoking Britain and Japan could lead to retaliation from both countries.

What she wants to write makes sense, but with the vigorous publicity of "Huaxia Daily". Chen Hao and Wu Peifu have become national heroes, and these kinds of characters can never be written blatantly......

It's not just players who have grievances against Chen Hao. Quite a few NPCs are eager to skin him and cramp him, such as the Japanese. After Heihachiro Togo sent a telegram to the Japanese base camp, the Japanese quickly protested against Russia, arguing that Russia had violated international conventions by seizing British and Japanese warships by despicable means.

The Russians reacted immediately, believing that the Japanese had behaved even more despicably. Raid the brigade without a declaration of war. At the same time, Russia denied that the incident of looting the warship was planned by the Russians, believing that it was the work of the Chinese and that Japan should not splash dirty water on Russia.

It is true that there were no Russian officials who planned to rob the Japanese warships, and they felt that they had been wronged, but Japan insisted that Russia was the mastermind. The two countries are already at war. There is no point in fighting a war of words, it is still necessary to see the real chapter on the battlefield, so the Russian side really hopes that those warships are snatched by their own country.

Britain and Japan also protested to the Qing government, believing that their fleet had an accident in the port of Huaxia, and that the Chinese officials had acted as accomplices, so the Qing Dynasty had to give an explanation to the two countries. The Empress Dowager Cixi was shocked when she learned of the protest between the two countries, and for fear of angering the two countries and causing a situation like that of Gengzinian, she hurriedly ordered the Prime Minister Yamen to negotiate with Britain and Japan.

The Empress Dowager Cixi has always regarded Chen Hao as a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, and Wu Peifu also has the impression that she is a pillar of the imperial court. This time, Chen Hao and Wu Peifu teamed up to snatch the British and Japanese warships, as if a resounding slap in the face to the Empress Dowager Cixi, making her want to break the two of them into pieces.

The Empress Dowager Cixi summoned Yuan Shikai overnight to discuss countermeasures, and she said hatefully: "The mourning family has a lot of trust in Chen Baxian and Wu Peifu, but these two people have caused a big disaster, they really deserve to die." ”

Because of Nie Shicheng, Yuan Shikai has always had a very good impression of Chen Hao, and he has had the idea of cultivating Chen Hao. He didn't agree with Chen Hao and Wu Peifu's approach this time, but he felt that both of them were talents, and he thought of robbing more than a dozen powerful ironclad ships from foreigners by means of rivers and lakes, which really didn't have to be said.

Lao Yuan pondered for a moment and said: "Lafayette, Chen Baxian and Wu Peifu should be loyal to the imperial court, but they are martial artists and have fought with foreigners on the battlefield, so the means are a little more intense." ”

Cixi said dejectedly: "What's the use of talking about this now, these two thieves have caused such a big disaster, how do the Yuan Qing family think we should deal with it?" ”

Yuan Shikai smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry about the Queen Mother, Japan and Russia have already started a war, and the British must be on the side of the Japanese." When Japan and Russia were in a big war, I don't think the Japanese wanted to make a fuss, because if our country were on the side of the Russians, the Japanese would have no chance of winning. ”

"As long as we apologize to Britain and Japan for this incident, and promise that Japan and Russia will be neutral in the event of a war, I believe that Japan will not pursue this matter again. During this period, we should pay close attention to the development of a new army and purchase a certain number of ironclad ships, so that we can no longer be afraid of Japan and Russia in the future. ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi breathed a sigh of relief after listening to Yuan Shikai's analysis, and she bowed her head and said: "The development of a new army is British, but it's just a matter of ironclad ships!" Every year, you have to pay a lot of money to various countries, how can you have the money to buy an expensive ironclad ship, and even if you buy it, you may be buried like the second ship in Dingzhen. ”

Yuan Shikai never thought that Cixi would agree to buy warships, he proposed to develop the navy to help Chen Hao speak, after Cixi finished speaking, he smiled and said: "Queen Mother, Weichen just said that Chen Baxian and Wu Peifu should be loyal, they just hate foreigners, but they are loyal to the imperial court." ”

"These two men have more than a dozen ironclad ships in their hands, and several of them are the most advanced warships. After two years, the matter of the seizure of warships faded, and the Queen Mother could send someone to contact them secretly, promising them that they would be half an official and a half-post, and if they were still willing to do things for the imperial court, they would be of great help in the event of war. ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi was furious and said: "These two people have caused me a big disaster, I am already ready to arrest them all over the country, how can I give them another official rank." ”

Yuan Shikai smiled and said: "These two people are really hateful, but the ironclad ships they have are worth nearly ten million taels of silver, and there are thousands of naval officers and men. Of course, this is just a superficial view of Weichen, if the Queen Mother thinks that she wants to hunt down and kill the two, Weichen must do it. ”

Hearing that the Empress Dowager Cixi hesitated, she thought for a moment and sighed: "That's it! Those two little cubs still have merit to my Great Qing Kingdom, as long as Britain and Japan don't come to entangle this time, the mourning family will not care about them. Lord Yuan, after the negotiations with Britain and Japan are over, you send someone to send a message to these two people, saying that they are not to blame for the past, and hope that they will do their best to serve the imperial court. ”

Yuan Shikai returned to his mansion satisfied, just as the Empress Dowager Cixi was tempted to hear the fleet of ten million taels of silver, and he was also interested in this fleet. After serving as the minister of Beiyang, Lao Yuan vigorously developed a new type of army, and the six towns of Beiyang have begun to take shape. Although the combat effectiveness of the Beiyang New Army is still inferior to that of the armies of the great powers, it is not as good as the Manchu Green Battalion, and its combat effectiveness is not the same.

Yuan Shikai also wanted to get involved in the navy, but he didn't have much chance, and he lacked connections in the navy. He admired Chen Hao and Wu Peifu a lot, and was interested in the fleet that the two mastered, if he could subdue the two and control the fleet in his hands, his ambition would be more likely to be realized.

The Empress Dowager Cixi asked Yuan Shikai to send an envoy after the negotiations with Britain and Japan were over, but the old Yuan did not do so, and he sent a confidant to the Tianjing dock in advance. This henchman will go to the south by boat, and after finding out where Chen Hao and Wu Peifu are located, he will rush over to inform the two as soon as possible, saying that the palace guard will do his best for the two of them and strive to get them to get the court's understanding.

Doing so can make the two of them grateful to Dade, so as to achieve the goal of controlling the fleet in their hands. The army has the six towns of Beiyang, the navy has the cutting-edge fleet of Chen Hao and Wu Peifu, and Lao Yuan is really powerful in the Qing Dynasty.

Although Lao Yuan was very ambitious, he was quite jealous of the Empress Dowager Cixi. When the Empress Dowager Cixi went west, the new emperor could only rely on him to stabilize the situation, and then he could really do whatever he wanted. (To be continued......)