After listening to Chen Hao's words, Du Lisan shook his head with a wry smile and said, "My lord, these two people said that they would not come to Yingkou to see you, if you want them to take refuge, your lord will make an appointment to meet at a place." ”

Chen Hao couldn't help but be a little speechless, the shelf of these two people is indeed big, no wonder Du Lisan would say that they don't know the height of the sky. Now the two of them are still just the heads of the local militia groups, and Chen Hao is a Zhengwupin official of the imperial court, so it would be good to see them, but they even had to make another appointment.

However, Chen Hao is a player, because of the status of these two people in history, he doesn't feel much ashamed to meet these two NPCs. He asked Du Lisan to contact, this time focusing on recruiting these two people, pulling them to Yingkou to serve, and there were two more people to lead troops during the war.

Zhang Zuolin continued to grow according to the historical trajectory, although he only had more than 200 guns, he already had a reputation in the area under his control. An ambitious NPC like him, of course, longs for a bigger stage development, and Du Lisan's recruitment of vigilante horse bandits around caught his attention, and he had the idea of serving in Yingkou.

Feng Delin is similar, the local militia has always been unjustifiable, and it is good to be recognized by the government and develop independently. All these two people need is a name, even if they hold official positions in Yingkou, they are the kind who listen to the tune and don't listen to the announcement, and Chen Hao has to give them some military salaries.

Military pay is also the reason why Chen Hao is determined to cooperate with them, if he wants Du Lisan can recruit more NPCs for him, but paying military pay is a big problem. These newly recruited NPCs are all paid by him, and each NPC soldier is calculated according to 3 oceans, and 10,000 NPC soldiers a month is 30,000 oceans.

Chen Hao made a windfall in the capital, but he couldn't afford to squander it like that, and he was ready to go to the imperial court after this battle to ask for a solution to the problem of new personnel's military salary, but there was little chance. No matter how much the Empress Dowager Cixi admires him, it is impossible to allocate tens of thousands of oceans to him alone every month to raise soldiers, so she still has to make her own decisions.

It is not without benefit for Chen Hao to spend so much money to raise soldiers for the imperial court, and commanding these recruits to fight more wars, he can select a group of elite soldiers to become private troops by the survival of the fittest. Soldiers were selected from tens of thousands of troops, and they were tested on the battlefield, and in the future, his private army of 3,000 men was sure to pass the quality test.

The problem of money has always been entangled in Chen Hao, so he is very interested in Zhang Zuolin and Feng Delin's cooperation. The main thing these two people want is their reputation, they ask to listen to the tune or not, and Chen Hao will not pay their military salary in full, so they can save a sum of money. As for the title, just like the deputy governor of Jinzhou, Zhu Buha, appointed Sanshengshi as the commander of security, he appointed Zhang Zuolin and Feng Delin to such a fictitious position that did not belong to the imperial court establishment.

Du Lisan quickly contacted Zhang Zuolin and Feng Delin, and made an appointment to meet in Niuzhuang, but Chen Hao only brought ten guards to Niuzhuang.

Although Zhang Zuolin and Feng Delin said that the shelves were big, it was also out of caution, for fear that the family wealth that they had accumulated with great difficulty would be swallowed up. When Chen Hao walked into the restaurant, Zhang Zuolin had already arranged the banquet, he stood up and said: "Thank you Lord Chen for appreciating the light, the brothers dare not go to Yingkou because they are afraid of the official pit, and I am really embarrassed to bother Lord Chen to go this way." ”

Chen Hao felt a little proud in his heart, and Zhang Zuolin, a well-known figure, had a very low posture in front of him, which greatly satisfied his vanity. He saluted Zhang Zuolin and Feng Delin back, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, this official was also born recklessly, and he is a fellow citizen with the two, so you don't have to be formal." ”

After entering the table, the three of them drank a few cups, talking about some unnutritious topics, Feng Delin couldn't hold it back at first, he said tentatively: "Lord Chen, we established the militia group to protect the territory and the people, I heard that the adults are recruiting soldiers at Yingkou, and the brothers have the heart to eat together, I don't know if it's ......."

Zhang Zuolin always had a smile on his face, and he didn't show half an idea, and Feng Delin seemed more eager in terms of fame. Chen Hao smiled slightly and said: "Recently, the camp entrance has not been peaceful, and my troops are insufficient, so I want to increase a few battalion heads, Commander Feng is interested?" ”

Feng Delin said with a smile: "I am willing to work under the command of adults, and I hope that adults will help me more in the future." ”

Zhang Zuolin, who had not spoken, suddenly interjected: "My lord, although we have the heart to serve your lordship, but the original intention of our establishment of the militia is to protect the villagers from being invaded by horse bandits, so we can't always be stationed at the camp. I have an immature idea, Brother Feng and I want to do things under the command of adults, but how about we are stationed in the original place? ”

Chen Hao secretly praised Zhang Zuolin's beautiful words, he and Feng Delin wanted to stand on their own and didn't want to be someone else's subordinate, but the reason he found made people unable to find the slightest fault. The militia was established to protect the territory and the people, and it was reasonable for the people to leave their homeland, but they wanted to work for Lord Chen, so they were nominally under the name of the Yingkou Patrol Battalion, but in fact it was the best way to continue to work for the militia.

Seeing that Chen Hao didn't have any expression on his face, smiling but not speaking, Zhang Zuolin hurriedly added: "Of course, if an adult wants to fight, Brother Feng and I will not have any excuses, and we will definitely take someone to serve the adult." ”

Chen Hao was waiting for his words, he never thought of subduing Zhang Zuolin and Feng Delin, so he didn't bother to care where they were stationed. It's just that when he was fighting, he needed these two people to do things for him, and Chen Hao didn't care about the little guns under them, but he took a fancy to the abilities of the two.

Chen Hao nodded and approved Zhang Zuolin's proposal, and said with a smile: "I said that I was also born recklessly, and I understand the difficulties of the two eldest brothers, and there is no problem for you to be stationed separately." Brother Zhang, your suggestion is very good, I don't want to deceive the two big brothers, but before that, I have to make it clear that there is a war in Yingkou soon. ”

Hearing that Chen Hao agreed to his proposal, Zhang Zuolin was full of smiles, but his smile froze on his face after hearing that he was going to fight. He and Feng Delin wanted to be recognized by the imperial court, but the foreigners were very powerful, and it would be worth the loss to fight with the foreigners before they joined, so he tentatively said: "Isn't the imperial court negotiating with the Russians?" The Russians shouldn't attack Yingkou, right? ”

Chen Hao didn't think of concealing Zhang Zuolin and the two, these two are human spirits, and now it is a trouble for the two to find an excuse not to participate in the war after concealing them from the war. Make it clear in advance, it's best for the two to agree, and if they don't agree, they won't become mortal enemies. However, these two people are afraid of fighting with foreigners, and if they can win this battle with Zengqi, they will get great benefits, and he believes that the two can make the right choice.

Chen Hao took out the intelligence report that Li Lianying sent to him: "The two eldest brothers can take a look, this is the news from the chief manager Li in the palace, saying that the imperial court has issued an order to remove the position of Shengjing General Zengqi. I've waited for so long, I'm afraid that the angel who sent the decree to the court has been done, and Zengqi must want to stand on his own feet if he dares to kill the angel. ”

"If Zengqi is self-reliant, the imperial court will inevitably order encirclement and suppression, and my Yingkou will bear the brunt. If the two eldest brothers are willing to cooperate with me, after defeating Zengqi, they should show their merits to the court, and the benefits of the two are indispensable. Of course, if I am defeated by Zengqi, the two eldest brothers will probably also be implicated, so I must make it clear in advance. ”

Zhang Zuolin's face was cloudy after reading the information that Chen Hao took out, and after hesitating for a while, he resolutely said: "If Zengqi really dares to betray the imperial court and declare self-reliance, I will definitely fight the enemy side by side with Lord Chen." ”

Zhang Zuolin is very shrewd, he found the opportunity, if Zengqi really rebelled and participated in the counter-rebellion, it would be a great credit. He didn't doubt the information that Chen Hao took out, because if what Chen Hao said was false, it would have no effect if Zengqi didn't oppose him, and he didn't have to fight to continue to be the leader of his militia and lead the army in Yingkou.

If Chen Ba was defeated by Zengqi first, he Zhang Zuolin only had more than 200 guns, and it was unlikely that Zengqi would know about his participation in dealing with Zengqi in Yingkou. Of course, there is still a certain amount of risk in this, but compared with the risk, the opportunity is greater, and Zhang Zuolin is ready to gamble on it.

After Zhang Zuolin agreed, Chen Hao's eyes fell on Feng Delin, and Feng Delin smiled awkwardly: "I can't make up my mind now, how about replying to the adult after I think about it for two days?" ”

Chen Hao nodded and said, "It's okay!" If Head Feng is willing to cooperate, he can come to me at any time, if he is not willing, remember not to disclose the news. ”

There is still some gap between Feng Delin and Zhang Zuolin, Zhang Zuolin heard that Shengjing General Zengqi was going to rebel, and the first thing he thought of was to seize the opportunity to make great contributions, but Feng Delin was frightened by Zengqi's name. Chen Hao told the two of them such a confidential matter because he believed that the two would not reveal it, they were both well-known NPCs in history, and they should be clearly distinguished, even if they were unwilling to help him resist Zengqi, they would not rebel with Zengqi.

After Chen Hao left the restaurant, Feng Delin glanced at Zhang Zuolin and said, "Brother Yuting, Chen Ba first wants to go against General Sheng Jing, don't you worry about agreeing so readily?" ”

Zhang Zuolin smiled and said: "Brother Feng, this world is still the world of the imperial court, Shengjing is adjacent to the Beijing division, and the imperial court will definitely not tolerate Zengqi being self-reliant." If we can become a judge and obtain the canonization of the imperial court, we will not be so embarrassed in Shengjing in the future. ”

Feng Delin hesitated: "Then what if Chen Ba is defeated by Zengqi first?" ”

Zhang Zuolin smiled and said: "Chen Baxian has tens of thousands of people under him, you and I just need to be careful, and if we see that the momentum is not right, we will come back and continue to be the head of our militia group, I don't think Zengqi will pay attention to a small role like us." ”

Zhang Zuolin only had more than 200 people under his command, and he participated in the army at Yingkou to resist Zengqi, which was indeed unlikely to attract Zengqi's attention. Feng Delin has one or two thousand people under him, and his goal is much bigger, if Zengqi really wins, he will definitely trouble Feng Delin. Of course, these Zhang Zuolin will not tell Feng Delin Ming, Feng Delin will always have a better chance of winning in Yingkou with him.

After listening to Zhang Zuolin's words, Feng Delin finally made up his mind and said: "Okay, then let the two brothers do a big job." ”

The day after Chen Hao returned to Yingkou, Shengjing's general Zengqi sent a telegram to the whole country, saying that the two palaces fled to Chang'an regardless of the life or death of the people in the northeast, and from then on Shengjing became independent. As soon as the power was turned on, the world was shocked, and all parties reacted differently, and both players and NPCs were shocked by the news.

When the Empress Dowager Cixi learned that Zengqi had announced his independence, she was furious and immediately telegraphed Shengjing General Shoushan and Jilin General Changshun to encircle and suppress Zengqi, a thief. Less than an hour after Cixi's decree, Jilin General Changshun declared himself independent on the same grounds, and only Heilongjiang General Shoushan was left in the three northeastern provinces to support the imperial court.

The Empress Dowager Cixi had no choice but to call the Heilongjiang general Shoushan, the deputy capital of Aihui Fengxiang, the deputy capital of Shengjing Jinchang and the Yingkou Zhili Hall to suppress the bandits first. The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty accused Zengqi one after another, and although the governors of the southern provinces did not come forward to support Zengqi, they privately sent a telegram to Zengqi.

Cixi's will was difficult to implement, Shoushan, Fengxiang, and Jinchang were all under pressure from the Russians, and only Chen Ba, the Tongzhi of the Yingkou Zhili Hall, sent troops first. It's just that General Sheng Jing governs a province, and the army is originally stronger than Yingkou, and after Zengqi announced his independence, the task authority has also become larger, and it is too difficult to deal with Zengqi with the power of Yingkou Hall.

The Empress Dowager Cixi understood this, and after sending a telegram, she immediately summoned her ministers to discuss, and then sent a telegram urging Li Hongzhang to hurry up negotiations with the Russians. Cixi, who had not conceded an inch to Russia before this, said in a telegram to Li Hongzhang that appropriate concessions could be made, and the retreat time of the Russian army could be postponed.

When Li Hongzhang negotiated with the foreign powers, he had basically reached an agreement with other countries, and under the pressure of the foreign powers, Russia agreed to withdraw its troops, but found an excuse to purge the Boxers and asked for a delay in the withdrawal of troops. Due to the dominance of the Chinese side in the Northeast, the Empress Dowager Cixi did not give an inch at first, but now the changes in the Northeast made her change her mind.

The most powerful thing in the game is the all-powerful system, Xuanyuan Sword lobbied Zengqi to be self-reliant, so the system generated a task. But if Xuanyuan Sword successfully completes this task, the historical plot will be changed too much and does not meet the requirements of the system. So the system made an idea from the Empress Dowager Cixi, who compromised with the Russians in order to suppress the rebellion, so that Shoushan, Jinchang and Fengxiang could draw troops, and at the same time put the plot of the Northeast back to the right track of history, and the Russians were able to actually occupy part of the Northeast and delay the withdrawal of troops, which paved the way for the Russo-Japanese War that occurred a few years later.

Xuanyuan Jian lobbied Zengqi successfully and the generation task is also related to the control of the system, and Zengqi's self-reliance just gives the system a chance to restore part of the history. The "Creation" system has a principle of justice, and it seems unfair for him to pit Xuanyuan Sword by doing so, but the system has been prepared for this for a long time. It takes time for the imperial court and the Russians to reach an agreement, and the troops confronting the Russian army cannot be mobilized until the agreement is reached, and this time is the opportunity for Xuanyuan Sword.

If Xuanyuan Sword and Zengqi take Yingkou during this time and take the opportunity to attack and defeat Jinchang, the system will default to Xuanyuan Sword's success in changing the historical plot. After this happens, the system will follow the premise of reasonableness in the future, and then think of other ways to restore the historical plot.

(To be continued)