282 wedge to the southeast

"North Korea and the Qing Dynasty?"

Chen Pinggang's brows furrowed and furrowed suddenly. (Vertex Hand Hit)

To tell the truth, in fact, according to the plan of the General Staff and Li Mo at the beginning, the purpose of this war can only be said to have been half achieved, and the main reason is that the Japanese surrendered too early and too quickly

When the navy failed, the fleet that had been built countless times was destroyed, when the Tokyo artillery was burned and the airship appeared overhead, it was obvious that Japan felt a great deal of fear, which was different from gritting its teeth in World War II in the face of the planes in the sky, because this was the first time that both airships and incendiary bombs were used, without any precedent, causing great psychological panic and a lack of countermeasures, and anyone would feel hopeless.

Just as when the British dreadnoughts were launched, the whole of Europe felt hopeless, because they found that the fleet they had worked so hard to build was all outdated, and the coastline was all within the strike range of this new warship with full heavy artillery, which is why the dreadnought was considered an important watershed in the history of battleships.

Fortunately, other European countries are also at a watershed in the transformation of warships, but now Japan obviously lacks technology and strength, and has come up with airships and new navies, not to mention them, I am afraid that even Britain will raise its head overnight and find that all its warships have been sunk, and the sky is full of airships that cannot be countered and can drop bombs at will, and it is estimated that it will not last long.

This is the biggest problem of the lack of strategic depth in the island countries, coupled with the depletion of finances and the failure of the grain harvest, Japan is actually unable to fight anymore, so they are very smart and know that it is impossible to win the war, and it may also lead to the division of the country, so they immediately chose to surrender, but they did not expect that they had not yet begun to divide internally, but they were recruited by Master Li to split externally, and it was too late to regret it.

But Japan's choice also brought a big problem to Li Mo and the General Staff, that is, North Korea

After meeting the envoy sent by the emperor, Yama Prefecture Aritomo decisively announced his surrender, and led the remaining more than 20,000 Japanese soldiers to resolutely surrender to Luofeng, without giving any excuse.

This is not so much decisive, but more helpless, as early as after the Tsushima Strait was cut off, Yama Prefecture Youpeng expected to fail, but he didn't expect it to be so soon, because he knows the situation in Japan best, and after being blocked for more than half a year, it has already exhausted its vitality, plus Japan's grain harvest has been poor over the years, and for this war, strong men were dispatched to build fortifications and recruit young and middle-aged soldiers, which made the food crisis even worse.

Therefore, when he heard that the navy had failed and all of them were sunk, he immediately handed over the command knife without saying a word, and it was his determination that allowed more than 20,000 Japanese soldiers who had lived in Korea for several years to return home, and at the same time, he also put the Korean problem in front of Li Mo.

Originally, Li Mo was going to use the tens of thousands of troops in the hands of Youpeng in Shan County to consume them with the Korean rebels, and his own army withdrew from the main battle after taking Incheon, but he didn't expect that the Japanese were not stupid, and they didn't give Young Master Li the opportunity to play the opportunity to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, so that his plan to consume North Korea died before it began.

Now the big question is that he has promised Kim Kai-nan to establish a state, so what should the Lee dynasty of North Korea do? Do you let them continue to survive, or just erase it?

What kind of North Korea can be in its best interests

After the Japanese withdrew, did they support the Lee dynasty? Or do you support Kim Kai-nan? To tell the truth, with the strength of the army in control at this moment, as long as it is slightly biased towards one side, it will definitely be a catastrophe for the other side.

Chen Ping was one of the few people who knew Li Mo's thoughts, so after he raised this question, he thought about it and immediately said, "Young Master, I think Shen Jun's suggestion can be adopted for the matter of North Korea." ”

"Shen Jun?" Li Mo remembered this Duan Fei's subordinate, known as the right-hand man of the Ghost Hand, and asked, "What advice does he have?" ”

"Shen Jun suggested that the 20,000 Korean puppet troops left behind after Japan's surrender could be used to throw the right of acquisition to the king of Korea in the name of the Japanese, so that the king of Korea would have enough weapons in his hands, and we could provide Jin Kainan with 10,000 guns again, and then the war against Japan would end and the troops would need to rest."

Chen Ping refilled another cigarette and said lightly: "Let them solve it themselves"

"Then have you thought about it, what if Jin Kainan suspects that we are ghosts?"

"So Shen Junxiang borrowed Japan's hand and handed over the puppet army to the king of Korea, so that even if he doubted it, there was no way." Speaking of this, Chen Ping snorted coldly: "Give him two ways, either turn his face with us, or go to fight the world by himself, I believe he is a smart person and knows how to choose"

Li Mo nodded, this is indeed a way, although the king of North Korea is unpopular, but there are still a large number of gentry supporters in the country, after handing over the puppet army to them, even if it is rotten, it can leave thousands of people, so as long as he does not make a move on his side, with the ability of the Korean rebels, he will not be able to unify North Korea in a year and a half.

"Just do what Shen Jun thinks, and you tell Shen Jun that you can provide some funds when necessary, but you can't come forward in our name."

"Yes."

Chen Ping nodded, but was silent on the second target, the Qing Dynasty is not a small North Korea, the rotten ship still has three catties of iron, although the Qing court has lost the support of most people, but the huge gentry landlords and conservatives in the country, plus the vast territory, with the little army strength in his hands now, if it is really consumed, it may not be enough to plug the teeth

However, the young master asked, and he always needed an explanation, so after thinking about it, he continued: "The Qing Dynasty is currently more complicated, and there are three major forces in terms of military affairs, one is the Beiyang New Army controlled by Yuan Shikai, the number of which has reached 50,000, all of which are practiced day and night in accordance with the recruit training method, and also borrowed some of our methods, and the combat effectiveness is also okay.

Although Li Hongzhang said that he was ill and recuperated at home after returning from his visit, he secretly caught the Huai army in his hands, and also received foreign support.

From the point of view of internal affairs, it is still the Lafayette who really controls the government, but recently the wind of new learning is extremely popular, and the students and officials represented by Kang You have written four times in a row, hoping to reform and strengthen the country and take back the three northeastern provinces. ”

"Take back the three northeastern provinces?" Li Mo smiled and asked, "Then if I let you enter the Great Qing Dynasty, are you sure?" ”

"300,000 troops, help in the Canadian fleet, five years" Chen Ping raised his head confidently, although the Qing Dynasty claimed to have a million divisions, but most of them could no longer enter his eyes.

"300,000"

Li Mo laughed: "You go and talk to Mr. Li, if he agrees, I'll have no opinion." ”

Chen Ping scratched his head, at this moment, he went to Li Enfu to ask for the establishment of 300,000 troops, and it was estimated that he couldn't even get out of the threshold of the Government Council, not to mention that the most important thing now was not the army, but the distribution of the navy, so he also smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Young master, don't laugh at me, among our people, except for you, there is no one who can dig gold from Lord Li's mouth." ”

"Look at what you said, it seems that Mr. Li has become a miser who can only enter and leave." Li Mo smiled slightly, in fact, this situation is what he is willing to see, the separation of military and political is necessary, so that the army can be controlled, and there will not be a situation of too large and self-respecting, plus he has mastered the military power, the army will be independent of national politics in the future and transformed into a real national army.

This is his biggest dream, but this is not the time to say it at this moment, he must also rely on the advantage of crossing to guide the direction of this army, and he has fought too many wars over the years, and he will be greedy and greedy sooner or later, so it must also reach the stage of adjustment and consolidation, and it is not advisable to start a war with the Qing Dynasty immediately.

In addition, there are too many interests involved in the southeast coast, and after returning to this era, he is already very clear that for Britain and France, the southern part of the Qing Dynasty is their inherent sphere of influence, especially Britain, which is considered to be the three sources of wealth along with South Africa and India.

Once their own warships sail directly into the southeast coast, this is really not a joke, Britain and France will really desperately

However, we can't just hide from the sidelines and watch, in addition to economic infiltration, it is also necessary to support some of our own forces, and we must also find an excuse to lay a wedge in that area.

As for the wedge?

Duan Fei should also have news-

Outside Longshan Temple, the crowd is crowded, the good men and women who believe in the monks and pilgrims come and go endlessly, and in the square outside the temple, there are many vendors, and the sound of selling is full of ears one after another.

Among the pilgrims, several seemingly ordinary men slowly walked into the temple, along the way with cornices, dragons and phoenixes, a large number of stained glass porcelain and pottery from Jiaozhi, so that they frequently stopped, and seemed to be extremely admired by this magnificent temple.

But if you look closely, you will find that although several people praised again and again, their footsteps did not stop for a moment, and they soon walked around the front temple and walked to the backyard.

In the backyard, the camphor is like an umbrella, and the vine is clinging to it, which is indescribably quiet and comfortable. Under the camphor tree, two bamboo chairs, a small table, and the fragrance of Pu'er on the tea table is mixed with the camphor fragrance that spreads all around, which makes people even more nostalgic.

The tea enters the throat, and the lips and teeth are fragrant.

After coming to Taiwan for so long, Huang Zichen couldn't help but be fascinated by this taste, and said with a smile: "It's still Mr. Qiu's elegance, this ancient temple Jingyuan, vine and camphor, is really the best place to taste tea, and when I go back, I will plant a few trees." ”

"Hehe, I'm afraid that Zichen is going to be disappointed, and I'm afraid that this kind of camphor won't be able to survive even if it goes to the north."

"North?" Huang Zichen was puzzled and said: "Mr. Qiu is wrong, Zichen's home is in Honolulu, where the weather is similar to Taiwan." ”

"Zichen, do you think you can go back to Honolulu?" The corners of Qiu Fengjia's mouth hooked, put down the teacup and said with a smile: "Over the years, you have built a shipyard in Taiwan, and you have built a car factory, which has already entered the eyes of the young master, I think he transferred you back this time, I am afraid that it will be of great use."

"Mr. Qiu has been raised." Hearing this, Huang Zichen's heart also jumped, but the experience of these years also made him a lot indifferent, and said with a smile: "If you talk about great achievements, Mr. has completed most of the railway in two years, which is much better than my achievements." ”

Speaking of Taiwan's railway, Qiu Fengjia can't help but show a little proud, since the start of construction has been two years ago, this major artery in Taiwan has been repaired to Chiayi, and it will be completed in more than half a year.

Although this speed can not be compared with the Northeast railway network that has started construction now, but considering that Taiwan is mountainous and densely forested, it is very good to be able to do this, and the most important thing is that with the opening of a section of the railway, the name of Qiu Fengjia has already spread throughout Taiwan, and now if you want to say that the fame, I am afraid that it is greater than the governor of Taiwan.

It's just that when he looked back, he found that his achievements were not even comparable to that young master, and he couldn't even compare with a finger of others, beating Spain, swallowing Luzon, and breaking Japan, and in just over half a year, he changed the color of the sea and frontier, and the great powers were even more caught off guard

If it weren't for the fact that he hadn't torn his face with the Qing Dynasty, I am afraid that the entire southeast coast would have been covered by him with a slap now, but since he defeated Japan and removed the biggest stumbling block, then his eyes would probably have to turn to this area.

But in what way will he come to Taiwan?

Qiu Fengjia filled the teacup and was about to taste it again, when he suddenly saw a little Shani walking in with a few big men, and his eyes suddenly lit up when he saw someone coming.

"Duan Fei has seen Mr. Qiu and Brother Zichen."

"Haha, no wonder I said that this tea hasn't tasted yet, it turns out that Brother Duan hasn't arrived." Seeing Duan Fei, Qiu Fengjia and Huang Zichen hurriedly got up to welcome.

Xiao Shani also hurriedly moved a bamboo chair, and after the three of them re-seated, Huang Zichen was surprised when he saw that there were no outsiders: "Brother Duan, why are you here?" Is there something the young master commands? ”

Qiu Fengjia also hurriedly looked at Duan Fei, both of them knew Duan Fei's status in Li Mo's heart, even if he didn't count his sister, this person was enough to make anyone dare not take it lightly.

"It's nothing, I just came back from Guangzhou, and I happened to pass through here, and I heard that the two of them were hiding here to rest, so I rushed to ask for a cup of tea." Duan Fei smiled slightly and said.

"That's a coincidence, this is a freshly soaked Pu'er." Qiu Fengjia was a bit older in the end, knowing that Duan Fei didn't say anything, he didn't ask too much and hurriedly poured him a cup of tea.

"Two, in addition to drinking tea, Duan Fei is here to ask if there is a Mr. Sun who has come to see you recently?"

"Mr. Sun?" Qiu Fengjia's heart jumped, his eyebrows twisted, and he remembered the young man who came to them a few days ago to ask for sponsorship, but he didn't expect that it had only been a few days before it reached Li Mo's ears, and he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, and nodded: "Yes, he has been here, and he has discussed with Zichen in the hope of getting sponsorship, but we have not refused." ”

"Mr. Qiu, Brother Zichen, don't blame me for speaking directly, do you know this person?" Duan Fei looked at the two of them with blazing eyes, he had controlled the huge intelligence department for many years, and he had already faintly had some superiors to drive, and as soon as this remark came out, the momentum immediately approached the two of them.

"Brother Duan, is there something wrong with this person?" Huang Zichen knew that Duan Fei was powerful, and he thought that he had done something wrong, which attracted the dissatisfaction of the young master, and hurriedly asked.

Seeing the solemn looks of the two, Duan Fei knew that they had misunderstood, and hurriedly waved his hand and smiled: "Hehe, Zichen and Mr. Qiu have misunderstood, the young master has no other meaning, but this person is very important to us, so I have to pay attention." ”

Hearing Duan Fei say this, the two breathed a sigh of relief, Qiu Fengjia hurriedly said: "This Mr. Sun has a big heart, and he has been preaching new studies and new policies in the past few days here, and I hope we can fund him, and I also heard that he has also developed some people in Guangzhou, formed an organization called Xing Guo, and put forward the slogan of expelling the Tatars and restoring China, where he is very popular." ”

"And this person has also traveled to Nanyang and other places many times to raise funds, and even many people in China have been encouraged to enter." After Qiu Fengjia finished telling what he knew, he asked in surprise, "Brother Duan, who are you investigating this person?" ”

After Duan Fei poured a cup of tea for himself, he hesitated for a moment and suddenly took out a letter from his personal pocket and handed it to the two of them: "Mr. Qiu, this is the handwritten letter that the young master asked me to bring to you and Zichen." ”

Qiu Fengjia hurriedly opened the letter, but before he could look at it, his brows furrowed suddenly.

"Three thousand guns? Ten thousand taels of silver for him? Seeing this, Huang Zichen hurriedly leaned over and looked at it twice, and then shouted in surprise, he didn't understand why the young master would spend such a big price to fund this person

"You two might as well keep watching."

Duan Fei's words made the stagnant two of them look at it immediately, and when the last word was over, they let out a sigh at the same time, and Qiu Fengjia leaned back on the back of the chair all of a sudden.

"Mr. Qiu, but you think there's a problem?" Seeing this, Duan Fei hurriedly asked.

Qiu Fengjia shook his head, returned the letter to Duan Fei, squinted his eyes and looked around, and sighed: "Thirteen years ago, when the French army invaded Keelung, the rebels used the seal of Longshan Temple to carry out the civil and official offices, and assisted the officers and soldiers to repel the French. It's just that Qiu didn't expect that after many years, he would have to do another righteous act here, and he only hoped that this time he could also be blessed by Mazu Niangniang's golden body, so as not to make Taiwan miserable. ”

Duan Fei had already learned about Qiu Fengjia's temperament from Li Mo, and hurriedly smiled: "Mr. Qiu, Duan Fei came here because the young master said that if Mr. feels that this trip is sinister and will hurt Taiwan, then the matter will be stopped." ”

"Nope." Qiu Fengjia hurriedly waved his hand: "Brother Duan, don't get me wrong, Qiu just has feelings, please tell the young master, I am not a pedantic person, and I still know the road that is not broken and cannot stand, so leave this matter to us." ”

Duan Fei nodded, and arched his hand: "Duan Fei thank you Mr. Qiu for the young master and the people of the world, and please rest assured, the young master will never let the southeast coast be ruined by foreign criminals."

"That's good, that's good"

Qiu Fengjia took a sip of tea, his eyes returned to clarity, and the corners of his mouth smiled: "Just let the three of us make trouble on the southeast coast, and see what plaque Emperor Guangxu should write this time."

"Haha......." ——

PS: Some things, some people, the book will only involve surnames or tampering, the truth is only known to everyone, don't be a couple, hehe