After the war, everything is in trouble. Thousands of prisoners need to be selected one by one. Those who are extremely guilty must be killed to calm the anger of the public. Those who are of medium guilt must chop their hands and feet to defeat the morale of the enemy. Even those who are not guilty of being responsible for logistics have to work hard for a period of time and brainwash them to let go. In short, the enemy cannot be so comfortable.

Since the Qing Dynasty broke up and started to do it with real swords and guns, the new army would not show mercy. Xiao Letian's pencil wandered on the Tanggu map "From south to north, Xiaozhan Town, Gegu, Junliang City... and then north to Yingcheng south of Ninghe, all of which must be painted as the sphere of influence of our new army..."

"This county is the concession that I, Xiao Letian, cut off from the Qing Dynasty. They can have concessions in Britain and France, so why can't I, Xiao Letian?"

"Send troops to the place, and take over local public security in the name of clearing out bandits and defeated soldiers. Build checkpoints for me according to the line I drew on the map... Whether it is roads or rivers, I will build a Yonggu checkpoint and send troops to guard..."

"Don't we have the Green Camp soldiers who revolt? We train hard for a few months, and they will be the defenders of Tanggu in the future..."

"The Broken Waves and two more fly-scissors will rush up along the sea and river, so that the people of Tianjin Wei can see our mighty military power. Since the Qing Dynasty wants to play big, let's play bigger..."

"Where are those foreign engineers? What about those volunteer soldiers who volunteered to join our army? Armed them and attacked Tianjin Wei together... Let them take the banner of compensation, just say that Meer's army robbed their property and they wanted to protest to the Qing government..."

Xiao Letian kept giving orders, and his officers began to record shorthand in the notebook. Each task was arranged with reasonable persons in charge. One of the messengers at the door ran out every two or three minutes, flowing like a lantern.

"Prime Minister, is it okay to stimulate the Qing Dynasty like this? Will they force them to mobilize more troops to encircle and suppress? Even if there is no large army, what about Master Qing San from the capital? His wife is also in Jingshan..." Someone asked at the meeting.

Xiao Letian sneered and said, "I don't need to explain this. Mr. Pierre has made a judgment long ago..." After that, Xiao Letian spread his hands to Pierre, meaning that he would say a few words.

Pierre knows English and German, and both languages, Xiao Lotte's officers can understand them, so there is no problem with the communication between Pierre and the New Army.

"My analysis results are quite optimistic about the Qing Dynasty. First of all, a court that dares to attack only after receiving the news of Xiao Letian's death. How much courage do you think they have? Now that Xiao Letian has returned to China alive, do they still dare to start a war?"

"Secondly, our Prime Minister has the first modern newspaper of the Qing Dynasty. This is a more powerful public opinion tool than those clear and polite. He can easily tear the lies of the Qing Dynasty. Do you think he is not afraid?"

"The last point... Although the Prime Minister did not give me much information, just with the limited information in front of me, I can be sure that the Manchu regime is not a monolithic part, and there must be more factions inside than I thought."

Molière shrugged, "I don't believe it, our Prime Minister will not make any arrangements? The Master Qing San you are talking about is not Yi Yu..."

At this moment, a loud report suddenly came from outside the door, "Report... Wang Huaiyuan, Chun Shisanniang asked to see the Prime Minister..."

"Come in... You two are back. Everyone stand up and applaud. Thank you Huaiyuan and Thirteen Niang for helping us guard our hometown..." Xiao Letian took the lead and stood up, with applause in the study.

Wang Huaiyuan and Chun Shisanniang were stunned as soon as they entered the room. They did not expect to be treated such a courtesy, especially Shisanniang, a famous elder sister in Sijiu City, had her face turned red at that moment.

"I dare not, I dare... I am already ashamed of not defending the capital's important land..." The two of them quickly clasped their fists and apologized.

"What nonsense is this? If you want to talk about responsibility, I, Xiao Letian, recognize the first priority. If I don't have to go to Europe, the enemy will not take the opportunity to make trouble. Come on, I will bring chairs to the heroes..."

After saying that, Xiao Letian personally moved two chairs and placed them on his side. He grabbed Wang Huaiyuan with one hand and Thirteen Niang with the other hand and stuffed it into the chair.

Glory, this is truly supreme glory. As a time traveler, Xiao Letian's subconscious equal actions in his life can make his subordinates feel warm.

Perhaps it was these little touches that made the group more and more cohesive.

"Reported to the Prime Minister, our intelligence network in Beijing has indeed suffered serious losses, but thankfully, the losses are all from third and fourth tiers. The real undercover agents in the first and second tiers are very well hidden. In general, as long as the situation eases, we can restore our intelligence network within three months..."

"The capital suffered a greater loss, but there is also good news. Our local intelligence personnel have almost no impact, especially the detailed networks of various prefectures and counties, and they can buy a safe place by running them with a few hundred taels. These corrupt officials dare to sell anything..."

This was the first time that Shisanniang had attended such a high-level meeting and started speaking a little unnatural, but under Xiao Letian's encouraging gaze, she quickly calmed down.

"How is the situation in Jingshan now?" Xiao Hexin asked with a gloomy face.

"It's very strange, very strange. Now Jingshan is completely deadlocked. I don't know what these people are doing. Every day, they just rush in the morning and in the afternoon. The offensive and defense are just like those who sing opera, and they don't know what they are..."

In Chun Shisanniang's mouth, a strange picture of Jingshan offensive and defensive battle slowly unfolded in front of everyone.

The offensive and defensive battle in Jingshan has lasted for half a month today. Master Qing San, the ancestors of the Forbidden City, including the personal military camp, brought them to the guards, and a group of dead soldiers under Ermao, 300 people guarded Jingshan like an iron barrel.

At first, Cixi still hoped that there were many people and could make a spoonful of people, but before he arrived, Ermao actually hid countless advanced weapons on Jingshan and the bottom of Beihai Lake, especially Spencer's foreign guns. Now Xiao Letian has secretly invested 30% of the shares in Spencer's company, and no one can buy this kind of rifle in the Qing Dynasty.

There are countless models of grenades and sufficient food supply, which makes the morale of the guards of Jingshan have no trace of being bleak. In the first three days, Cixi really gave the order to die, and the attacks were wave after wave. Jingshan was not large in size and invested thousands of people at one time and was already overcrowded.

However, the counterattack of Qing Sanye and his friends was even more intense, with foreign guns firing and grenades flying. From time to time, our ancestors also organized Green Forest masters to take a defensive counterattack, and the attackers were urinating.

What scared Cixi the most was that the Empress Dowager of the East Palace, who was two years younger than her, was so brave. Whenever the battle was at its most intense, the crazy woman dared to show up and stood on the top of the mountain to denounce the attacking soldiers, and there were only two iron shields beside her to protect her.

This eloquent woman knows every officer who leads the team to attack. She can scold her son from the ancestors of the officers. In his mouth, the righteousness of the monarch and ministers has become a weapon that is sharper than bullets. No one who is called and scolded is not blushed.

The monarch and ministers have been talking about the righteousness of the king and his ministers for two hundred years. Manchu cares more about this. It is okay to lead troops to encircle the Empress Dowager Dong. This kind of thing is okay to do secretly. Now he does this in broad daylight, and everyone has no confidence in his heart.

"Cixi's strong attack lasted for three days, and then the intensity of the attack decreased. The offense and defense seemed to have reached a tacit understanding. They rushed once in the morning and once in the afternoon, and pulled a few rows of guns and retreated, just like going through the motions..."

"Later... the officers and soldiers of the Nine Gate Admiral's Office who surrounded Jingshan actually started to accept our bribes. Ermao's news can be conveyed after the fifth day... We can even send some food, medicine, etc...."

Hearing this, Xiao Letian slapped the table violently, "By the way... That's right... Cixi cannot guarantee a blitzkrieg. She has not succeeded in beheading, so she will encounter such a problem. I dare to firmly believe that Zeng Guofan has more governors and governors have begun to put pressure on Cixi..."

"Yes, Cixi is still very weak now. She can't control the whole country at all. Everyone was stunned at the beginning of the coup. Everyone was watching the style and connections between the left and right, but there was always a local governor who spoke out. At that time, the righteousness of the monarch and ministers was the last straw that crushed Cixi..."

"So I'm sure that Cixi is either negotiating or having the final killing move now, and chaos in the capital is right in front of her..."

After hearing Xiao Letian's words, everyone sat upright, "Prime Minister, please give orders... How to fight the new army? With just one order, we will capture Beijing City for you..."

Xiao Letian looked at the group of vigilant officers and nodded, "It is not possible to simply use force, but it is not possible to use force. We must make all preparations and let the Qing Dynasty use the eight-carrying sedan chair to invite us to Beijing. That is really majestic..."

In a word, everyone present was stunned. The first person to speak was Molière, "The plan is coming out..." Ouch? This big-nosed foreigner actually learned a few Chinese words, and he could understand such a deep idiom.

Just when Xiao Letian wanted to explain to everyone, a cry suddenly came from the inner house. The loud noise scared everyone in the study room in the front yard. Before Xiao Letian could ask, there was another burst of laughter and cheers coming from the crying.

"What's this for? You're crazy..." Just when Xiao Letian was puzzled, Fuhui's old butler walked to the door of the study tremblingly, wanting to say that he didn't dare to live.

Sima Yun is a meticulous person. He knew at a glance that the old butler had something to say and quickly got up and invited him in. "Prime Minister, is there something wrong with the inner house? You can just tell me whatever you want..."

The old butler was trembling and wanted to beat him, but Sima Yun helped him, "Prime Minister, you have been meeting for half an hour, and you have prepared a welcome banquet for the generals in the kitchen. Do you think you are going to the inner house for a meal or use it with the generals?"

"In addition, Lord Zhou, the Tongzhi of Tanggu, has been waiting in the gatehouse for a long time. The old slave wants to report it, but Lord Zhou heard that the master had a military meeting, so he dared not disturb him. He was waiting in the gatehouse for a long time?"

"And the inner zodiac is crazy now. The newsprint given by the master made the girls cry and laugh, and they didn't even work for servants... I got up and beat several times, but I still kept watching, either you can take care of it..."

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