-- Walking in the corridor, looking at the busy figures of every window, and his comrades-in-arms who hurriedly passed by, Zhang Zuolin deeply felt the difference between the Pacific Army and Germany, even if he studied in Germany for a year and participated in several German exercises, he had never found a staff department with such a way of working.

This is a multi-line parallel work, an original new thing, which is said to be based on the research of a book by the young master, issuing an order, and then calculating it by the staff offices at the same time, and finally by the chief of staff and commanders to select the best plan.

Although he had never seen that book, just looking around, he knew how deep the impact of that book was, it was a place that was completely different from the outside world, and it was a blessing to be part of it!

He took a deep breath, took the papers he had just made, and walked briskly towards the conference room.

After returning with the German fleet, he was officially promoted to army staff officer, and he also entered the staff headquarters, which was the envy of everyone, so much so that he even spent money to prepare for a treat.

But as soon as his colleagues arrived at the hotel, he had to immediately return to the staff headquarters, and when he arrived, he found that everyone was talking about one word.

Great Qing Kingdom!

How to help the Great Qing Kingdom defend itself against Russia, how to support the Great Qing State weapons, how to help the Great Qing Kingdom make plans!

Listening to these voices of assistance and help, Zhang Zuolin knew very well that these were all verbal words, in fact, they all knew that if the young master decided not to interfere in this war, then their so-called plans were all blank paper!

If the Pacific Army did not intervene, would the Qing Army be able to win against Russia?

No way!

Zhang Zuolin almost didn't have to think about it, he had already come up with the answer, no one knew the current situation of the Great Qing Dynasty better than him, who was born in Liaodong, the Northeast had long been eroded, bandits and horse thieves were rampant everywhere, and there were many cottages, and the imperial court's control over there was almost equal to zero, not to mention that the Eight Banners had been abolished, and Mongolia had no courage of the past.

Besides, whether it is weapons or equipment, they are far inferior to the Russian army, and there are many people who have not even touched a gun! Not to mention the fact that Russia also sent Cossack cavalry this time, which was an army that even German instructors praised!

So the only way to stop Russia's expansion is to go straight to war!

In fact, everyone in the staff headquarters is very clear about this fact, but the reason why they didn't say it is because they all know what it means once they send troops into the Great Qing Kingdom!

Even if the Pacific Army controls Honolulu and takes the Ryukyus, even if everyone here is Chinese, in the eyes of the Qing political axe, Honolulu will always be an overseas subject country and a foreign country! Back then, Lan Fangguo took the initiative to ask for tribute, but the Qing Dynasty refused, not to mention the Pacific Army that is now driving warships and holding foreign guns and cannons!

Not to mention the joint resistance to Russia, I am afraid that if you drive a warship to Lushunkou, the government and the opposition will shout slogans such as rebels and thieves!

But to tell the truth, whether it is him or those staff officers who are shouting for support, don't look at everyone's lips, but the one in their hearts is not muttering about going back to the Great Qing Kingdom, in their eyes, the emperor who is wearing a dragon robe and sitting on the Jinluan Palace, those Manchu descendants, have long been unable to represent this country!

The reason why they don't say anything is because they are all worried about one thing!

The young master's attitude!

Knock knock knock .......

Knocking on the door gently, it was the chief of staff who opened the door, and when he handed over the documents, Zhang Zuolin saw the smoke all over the room, and the two pairs of eyes in the smoke that were getting brighter and brighter.

Seeing that Chen Ping was about to close the door after receiving the documents, for some reason an impulse suddenly rose in Zhang Zuolin's heart, and blurted out: "Chief of Staff, if you don't enter Liaodong, you can't go to war!" ”

Hearing this, Chen Ping, who had just received the document, shook suddenly, his eyes were fixed on the young staff officer in front of him, and he asked for a long time, "What's your name?" ”

"Report, Zhang Zuolin, the second batch of trainees who went to Germany, is currently a second-level army staff officer of the General Staff Headquarters." Zhang Zuolin nervously saluted and reported.

"That's what you mean?" Chen Ping looked into his eyes and asked.

"No, that's what everyone meant!" Facing the gaze of the chief of staff, Zhang Zuolin puffed up his chest.

Looking at Zhang Zuolin, who was tall and nervous, Chen Ping looked at him a few times, and suddenly reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "Zhang Zuolin, I wrote it down, go to work." ”

"Yes!"

Seeing that the door of the conference room was closed again, Zhang Zuolin let out a long breath, feeling that his whole body was a little prostration, he didn't understand, why did he suddenly say that sentence? But judging from the situation, the chief of staff is not angry, which should be a good thing, right?

"If you don't enter Liaodong, you can't go to war!"

Chen Ping chewed on this sentence, although it was only eight words, but the meaning was different! Not only did it point out the prerequisites for stopping Russian expansion, but it also represented an idea in the army.

Returning to Liaodong means that the Pacific Army officially bid farewell to its overseas career, heralding the birth of a new force on the land of China!

Thinking of this, Chen Ping looked at Long Guozhang and Li Enfu, smiled slightly, and lightly spit out three words.

"Young master, go back!"

"Go back!" Lee Eun-fu also smiled.

"Grandma, I wanted to kill it a long time ago!" Long Guozhang snuffed out the cigar heavily.

"Let's go back!"

Except for Yan Fu and Zhao Long, who were far away in Nanyang and Ryukyu, as the three most important assistants around him made a decision, Li Mo suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and the fists behind his back finally slowly loosened.

When the closed door of the conference room opened, and when the radio waves were sent to various places with different news, the atmosphere in the staff headquarters was hot again, and this time, they no longer needed to dodge, because everyone knew.

The Pacific Army is about to go home! ――

Tianjin, Beiyang Naval Division Yamen.

Li Hongzhang sat quietly on the Taishi chair, gently rubbing his temples, his face was really not good! The Germans are really too deceitful, and they actually want to lease Jiaodong Bay, isn't this a blatant disdain that our Beiyang Naval Division is unmanned?

And the people who are even more angry than the Germans are that they clearly say that they have exhausted their own sailors and have no strength to fight, but those people led by Sun Yuwen are still timid, and finally persuaded the Queen Mother to agree to the terms of peace negotiated by the British, not to mention the loss of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and lost the great opportunity to recover Korea in vain!

Although the sailors are gone, with the help of the British, the army has gained a firm foothold in Korea, and it is even more difficult to recover it by relying on the power of the Great Qing State!

Now that Russia has offered to help recover Korea and ensure the political stability of Korea in the future, it is a good idea, but it is not.

"My lord, it's time to take your medicine."

A slight sound of footsteps interrupted Li Hongzhang's thoughts, and when he looked up, he saw that Lin Lianhui had already walked in with a small medicine box on his back, and hurriedly smiled: "Lianhui, what time is this?" You can't be mistaken. ”

"Hehe, my lord, it's already unitary time."

"Oh? So late? Li Hongzhang looked up at the window, only to find that it was dark, and couldn't help sighing: "I'm old, I forgot the time when I sat down." ”

"Lord Zhongtang is in the prime of spring and autumn, how can he be old."

"Hey, Lianhui, don't say good things, you know your own family affairs, and the old man's bones won't be tossed for long." Li Hongzhang sighed again. Seeing that his mood was not high, Lin Lianhui hurriedly smiled: "My lord said that I am joking, now it is an eventful time in the DPRK and China, and it is up to you to take the helm." ”

"At the helm?" Li Hongzhang shook his head slightly: "Your Majesty is young, and now he favors Kang Youwei and other reformers, and the Queen Mother is old again, hey, this mess, the old man is really tired." ”

Looking at Li Hongzhang with a sad face, Lin Lianhui handed over the potion, but sighed softly in his heart, since he returned from studying in the United States, he has been serving as Li Hongzhang's personal doctor, so he knows this Lord Li better than anyone else, and when he sees his sad face, he knows that he must be worried about North Korea.

Li Hongzhang took the medicine, threw himself up, drank two more sips of water, and said after a sigh of relief: "Lianhui, why do you say that a small Hawaiian Pacific Fleet can crisscross the seas, while I have to look at the faces of some foreigners!" ”

The corners of Lin Lianhui's mouth moved, remembering Li Enfu, who studied in the United States with him and is now the chief of the Hawaii Government Council, sighed again in his heart, and said: "Lord Zhongtang, Lianhui doesn't know much about government affairs, but he knows medical science, this minor illness can be used for emergency medicine, but for a major illness, he can't take the medicine of the tiger and wolf, so he can only slowly recuperate!" ”

"Hawaii is only a few small islands, not as big as Taiwan, and the government affairs are simple, so it is naturally convenient to govern. However, our Great Qing Dynasty has a vast territory and a large population, so it is naturally more troublesome to govern. ”

"Troublesome? Ay! ”

Li Hongzhang smiled bitterly at the corner of his mouth, and said that governing a big country is like cooking small fresh, but it is even more difficult to cook a pot of small fresh, taking the reconstruction of the navy as an example, there are more than 20 warships, and there are as many as 12 ironclad ships of 10,000 tons alone, and the cost of buying a ship is converted into silver, which is a huge 70 million taels!

Seeing that he was rebuilding the navy on a large scale, but his plan to purchase some new ships was put on hold and discussed again, and the sailors did not even have the silver to repair the damaged warships last time! The court even said that this was to deal with the Hawaiians, and it had nothing to do with the Qing Dynasty, so there was no need to waste money in vain! Don't they understand these short-sighted guys? Once he has taken a breath and defeated the Hawaiians, the first person to deal with is probably the Great Qing Kingdom!

Li Hongzhang really couldn't understand the Hawaiian young master at the moment, how did he support himself? According to his own calculations, with the size of the Pacific Fleet in his hands, it costs millions of taels of silver every year just for maintenance, where does the son of the chief soldier of the Golden State Weilu Battalion get so much money?!

Thinking of this, Li Hongzhang suddenly changed the topic and asked with a smile: "Lianhui, I heard that the president of the Hawaii Government Council is still your classmate?" Can there be correspondence? ”

Lin Lianhui was putting away the medicine bottle, and when he heard Li Hongzhang's words, his hand moved slightly: "A few months ago, he came with a letter, although he and I are classmates in the United States, but the friendship between the different students is not deep, and I didn't reply to the letter." ”

"My lord, why did you mention this person?" Lin Lianhui paused and asked with some curiosity.

"Huh." Li Hongzhang laughed: "Lianhui, don't be careful, the old man didn't mean to ask you, it's just that you, a classmate, are going to send someone recently, so I want to ask." ”

"Send someone? What are you here for? ”

Li Hongzhang squinted his eyes from the excerpt on the table: "Your comrade, on behalf of the Hawaiian Kingdom and that Young Master Li, gave the emperor an excerpt, hoping that the emperor can open Lushun and Tianjin Wei to promote trade between the two countries, and at the same time, I also hope that the emperor can agree to the Pacific Fleet to visit Weihaiwei, and also hope to buy some land in Shandong for growing grain for Hawaii's needs." ”

"Commerce? Visit? Do you want to buy land to grow grain? Lin Lianhui raised his eyebrows, trade is nothing, but why choose Tianjin and Weihaiwei? And he actually wants to buy land to grow grain in Shandong, what does that Young Master Li want to do?

"A few days ago, the emperor has given them permission to come to discuss trade matters, and let me be fully responsible for the reception, I have transferred Tang Shaoyi back to receive them, but there is still a lack of deputy, who do you say should be sent?" Li Hongzhang pinched the fold, and his eyebrows deepened.

"Do you remember Liang Dunyan from Hanyang Customs Road? It's better to send him to receive the visitors first, he and Li Enfu still have a little friendship when they are in the United States. Lin Lianhui thought for a while and said.

"You mean the Liang Dunyan who studied with you?" Li Hongzhang remembered this former young boy in the United States.

Lin Lianhui nodded and said: "During Liang Dunyan's stay in the United States, he often had correspondence with Li Enfu, and the two had a good personal relationship, and he has been working in the customs for many years and is proficient in interacting with people, so if something happens, he can also come over." ”

"Okay, then let him and Tang Shaoyi go together to receive the Hawaiian envoy, if it is done well, put him on Tianjin Customs Road, and you are ready, I will go to Lushun immediately, and it is time for Ding Ruchang to carry out activities."

"My lord, with all due respect, you really intend to join forces with the Russians!" After Lin Lianhui thought about it, he still put forward the question that had been held in his heart for a long time, in his opinion, Russia is a more terrible country than this.

"Lianhui, I know what you're worried about." Li Hongzhang put down the fold, took the teacup from the hands of his subordinates, and continued: "But now that the book has become big in North Korea, if no one suppresses it, when the water division returns again, my Qing Dynasty will lose North Korea forever." ”

"Although the Russians are not much better, but it is not easy for them to take Korea, if they really fight, the British will definitely not let Yuben lose this battle, as long as the two families consume their vitality, and then wait until Hawaii and Yuben sailors finish the battle, that is, when I will recover Korea.

"It turns out that Lord Nakado still hasn't given up on North Korea." Lin Lianhui looked at Li Hongzhang who was meditating, and suddenly felt that this old man who supported the whole country and promoted the Westernization Movement was really old!

"Humph! How can the old man be a short-sighted person such as Sun Yuwen, North Korea, like Annan, is the north-south barrier of our Qing Dynasty, and now Annan has been lost, if there is no North Korea, it is equivalent to cutting off two arms! So by all means, ahem, give up. Li Hongzhang was a little excited when he spoke, and suddenly caused an old illness and coughed twice. Lin Lianhui hurriedly stepped forward and patted him on the back, and said lightly: "But Lord Zhongtang, have you ever thought about it, since Nebuchu, Russia has coveted my Qing land for a long time, if they are allowed to enter North Korea, will it?" ”

"Hehe, Lianhui rest assured, Russia has sent a foreign minister, ready to sign a mutual assistance treaty with me, not to mention that we still have Beiyang!" Li Hongzhang seemed to see the recovery of North Korea, and laughed.

Lin Lianhui's mouth squirmed twice, but he never continued, this Lord Li has always liked to use razing to suppress Russia, he used to use the British to suppress Russia, and now he wants to rely on Russia to suppress Yuben and the British, but which of these foreigners is a good person?

Isn't that a wolf in the house? In case the Russians have any bad intentions, it is not

Lin Lianhui sighed again, he was just a personal doctor, although he had the official title of Tongzhi, but in fact, he never took care of political affairs, so after thinking about it, he quickly put away the medicine box and disappeared outside the door......

(To be continued)