Qiao Zhiqing spread out the topographic map and examined it carefully.Now Xi'an is in front of the Huaxing army, but the first problem facing the Huaxing army is obviously the Hui army that has fled to Lanzhou.The city of Xi'an has been strengthened over the centuries and is comparable to the city walls of Nanjing.Because of the terrain of ravines in northern Shaanxi, Zhang Xian's left army did not carry much heavy field artillery.At this time, there is no rubber yet, and naturally there are no rubber tires.The iron and wood tires used are simply not suitable for the terrain of northern Shaanxi.Qiao Zhiqing let the military factory focus on the development of easy-to-carry mortars, field guns are still old-fashioned breech guns, except for the improvement of steel quality, some weight reduction, there are no revolutionary changes.Qiao Zhiqing planned to completely renovate the army's artillery and replace all breech guns with rear-firing howitzers.Qiao Zhiqing stared at Xi'an for a while, and finally gave Zhang Xian an order to return to the army.Rong Lu is different from the Hui Army, Rong Lu is at most a dog, although he usually bites people, but he is restrained by his master and does not dare to kill people wantonly.But the Hui army is different, it is simply an unattended hungry wolf, and there are corpses everywhere he goes.If Zhang Xianxi went to Lanzhou, then it would be completely exposed to Rong Lu.Qiao Zhiqing also saw this very clearly, and at the same time sent a letter to Chen Yucheng, who was stationed in Jingzhou, asking Chen Yucheng to send troops to Xiangyang to contain Rong Lu.After Jiangnan was pacified, the armies also took advantage of the situation to march west to Hunan and Hubei.Due to the isolation of Sichuan and Yunnan-Guizhou regions, Qiao Zhiqing has no plans to go west for the time being.At this time, it was not later generations that built countless highways, and the road was unimpeded.What Li Bai did in the poem, "Shu is difficult, Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky, which is the reflection of this time." ”Chen Yucheng, who was stationed in Anqing Mansion, with the assistance of the navy, also went all the way to the west of the Jiangxi River and took Jingzhou.Jingzhou has been a springboard for attacking the Central Plains since ancient times, and taking Jingzhou will open the door to Xiangyang.After taking Xiangyang, the Central Plains will be wide open.Now Qiao Zhiqing's attention is focused on the foreigners on the sea and the Hui people in the northwest.He didn't want to overstimulate the imperial court, so he didn't send Chen Yucheng to Xiangyang for a long time.If Xiangyang is taken, the court will inevitably be shaken.The imperial court will inevitably organize soldiers and horses to besiege Xiangyang, and at that time, Ronglu's attention will be tied to Xiangyang by the imperial court.Even if he wanted to sneak attack in the back, he didn't have the energy."
Chen Yucheng has always been good at defending the empty city alone, and this attack on Xiangyang has no logistics supplies and follow-up troops, which is really difficult for him."
Qiao Zhiqing muttered to himself, shook his head with a smile, and picked up the second military report.The second military report was sent from Japan, and last month the shogun, Tokugawa Ieshige, died suddenly, and Tokugawa Yoshiki officially took the helm of the shogunate.In Qiao Zhiqing's impression, this frail shogun should have died of a violent illness two years later, but now it was two years earlier.But there is a reason for all this, even if it is caused by the so-called butterfly effect.Because of Qiao Zhiqing, the British, French, and American forces in Shanghai were expelled from the country, and their eyes were instead focused on Japan.On their way to Japan, France and the United States united with the Netherlands.A total of 10 warships and more than 8,000 soldiers from the three countries shelled Shimonoseki and occupied part of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures in the Satsuma domain.The shogunate was forced to declare war on the Three Kingdoms under pressure from the domestic people, but Takasugi Shin, the former leader of the Choshu Domain's faction, proposed a strategy of opening the port to negotiate the shogunate, and took the initiative to make overtures to France, the United States, and the Netherlands.It was decided not to mention the rebellion and turn to the armed downfall.As a result, the power of the Shogunate faction increased greatly, and its development was advanced by two years.With the four major bases of the Choshu Domain, the Satsuma Domain, the Tosa Domain, and the Hizen Domain, the Kansai region was all in the hands of the Shogunate faction.With the support of France and the United States, the shogunate frequently lost its cities and land, exactly as it did two years later.Under tremendous pressure, it was only natural that Tokugawa Ieshige died prematurely.After Tokugawa Yoshinori took over the shogunate, he immediately united with the feudal kings of the Kanto region to quell the rebellion, and organized more than 30,000 soldiers and horses to attack the Choshu domain.Now the fighting continues, and the military newspaper has stopped here.Qiao Zhiqing smiled, Tokugawa Qingxi was able to organize 30,000 soldiers and horses, which was already an unprecedented thing.In the history of Japan, thousands of soldiers and horses from two sides fought each other, and it can be called a great war.Compared with China's hundreds of thousands of battles, it is really a drop in the bucket.The shogunate, like the Qing court, is now just a mantis arm in front of the wheel of history, and still can't escape the fate of destruction.But Qiao Zhiqing did not appear in history, and now what Qiao Zhiqing wants to do is the praying mantis that blocks the car.The Meiji Emperor wanted to carry out the Restoration Movement, but Qiao Zhiqing didn't want him to do so.If the shogunate has no way to retreat, it will inevitably turn to Qiao Zhiqing, and then it will be the time for the Huaxing army to enter Japan.At this time, Tokugawa Keiki could still bounce for a year or two, after all, most of Japan was still in the hands of the shogunate."
The most depressing thing about this war is that Tokugawa celebrates his birthday, and with Qiao Shanxing's flower-like girl by his side, there is no way to get married.The war was not over, and no matter how much Tokugawa Yoshiki cared for his younger brother, he would not hold a wedding for him at this time, which only added to the anger of the people. ”Qiao Zhiqing thought of the bitter gourd face of Tokugawa Qingsheng, and couldn't help but chuckle.Now Chen Bingwen led the front army to occupy Guangdong, Feng Zicai led the rear army to occupy Guangxi, Gu Yunfei led the right army to occupy Fujian, Wen led the Chinese army to occupy Zhejiang, Yang Zonglian led the New Fourth Army to occupy Hunan, and Xu Desheng led the New Fifth Army to occupy Hubei.Zhang Zongyu led the new army on the way back to Nanjing, and Qiao Zhiqing still had important orders for him.The Huaxing Army's attack on every prefecture and county was met with resistance of all sizes, not the men and horses organized by the Eight Banners Army and the Green Camp Army in various places.It was all organized by the civil gentry, and the city was held under the organization of the county order and the prefect.Although the localities have now been pacified, there are still many resistance forces.On the one hand, the armed forces have secured the territory and the people, and on the other hand, as the military administration, they have begun to carry out the decrees issued by the various departments of the Nanjing government.Because of Qiao Zhiqing's land reform policy of "fighting local tyrants and dividing up the land", the landlords and gentry in the countryside have already learned about it in the newspapers.In order to keep his property, he will naturally do his best.The peasants actively stood on the side of the Huaxing Army, which also had something to do with the growing Huaxing Party.Under the active propaganda and mobilization of the Huaxing Party, there were peasants in every prefecture and county who revolted internally.The slogan "Kill the rich and help the poor, divide the land equally", no matter what era, was the source of motivation for calling for peasant uprisings.The greatest enemy faced by the squires was not the Huaxing army, but the peasants who spontaneously organized themselves to fight for the land.The merchants in the city did not react excessively, adopted a neutral attitude, and did not side with the Qing court.They have more or less had business dealings with Suzhou, and they also understand Qiao Zhiqing's policy of vigorously developing industry and commerce.can be a man with his head held high, and no one wants to bow his head and be a minion.The regimental training of the gentry did not have the support of the peasants as a source of soldiers, nor the support of the people as a source of money.After exhausting all the capital in his hands, he was naturally wiped out by the Huaxing army.After dealing with all the military reports, Qiao Zhiqing stretched his waist and drank a cup of tea to relax.I looked at the clock in the corner, and it was already noon."
Brother Qiao, do you want to have some food, and you have to go to inspect the army in the afternoon."
Zeng Jiyun insisted on starving outside until now, and he didn't see Qiao Zhiqing go out.So I went into the study and reminded him, his face full of bitterness.Qiao Zhiqing looked at her hungry look, chuckled and ordered, "Okay, you tell Meizi."
Let the kitchen prepare more dishes, and someone will come over later. ”"I don't know who is coming" Zeng Jiyun's eyes widened with curiosity, no one made an appointment to meet Qiao Zhiqing yesterday."
You'll find out later, let's go."
Qiao Zhiqing got up and patted her head, and sat down tiredly on the couch."
Got it."
Zeng Jiyun went out with a face full of disbelief, explained to Meizi who was waiting outside the door, and hurriedly entered the study, waiting curiously for the person Qiao Zhiqing said.After a while, sure enough, there was a footstep outside the house.The strange thing is that the guards did not stop it, the man pushed open the door and came in, it was Qiao Zhiqing's eldest lady Su Sanniang."
Hello Sister Su."
Zeng Jiyun glanced at Qiao Zhiqing in surprise, and got up to salute Su Sanniang."
Alright, get up."
Su Sanniang's face was obviously a little unhappy, and she didn't even hold Qiao Wujie, and sat down directly opposite Qiao Zhiqing."
Zhiqing, I heard that you are going to abolish the Huaxing League" Su Sanniang raised her eyebrows and only stared at Qiao Zhiqing's eyes."
Yes, that's right, that's what it means."
Qiao Zhiqing smiled and nodded, without half a word of justification, and poured Su Sanniang a cup of hot tea."
There is also a public trial meeting in Nanjing today, and Li Gang and Li Erming's father and son will be executed" Su Sanniang's face was already a little angry."
Yes, that's right, it's going to kill both of them."
Qiao Zhiqing's face was calm, but his face also became cold."
Zhiqing, who asked me to form the Huaxing League in the first place, was it you" Su Sanniang looked at his indifferent expression and asked angrily."
Yes, it's me."
Qiao Zhiqing nodded with the same unchanged face."
Then do you know that Li Gang is not only the director of the Xicheng Public Security Bureau, but also the helmsman of the Huaxing League in Nanjing," Su Sanniang asked in a coquettish voice."
I know, Sanniang.Say whatever you want, you didn't bend around the bush like you do now. ”Qiao Zhiqing took a sip of tea, looking at Su Sanniang's coquettish appearance, he was really a little happy.She had never been so impatient before, and it was a good feeling to lose her temper at this time."
I really let Elder Wang Yinlin say it right, now that you have taken the world, you can't tolerate the gangs of the world anymore" Su Sanniang was angry and helpless in the face of Qiao Zhiqing, and her eyes flashed with tears for a while."
Sanniang, the father and son of the Li family are guilty of breaking the law because they know the law, and they are careless of human life, and not killing is not enough to anger the people.There is no special intention to target the Huaxing League, if the Huaxing League is successfully dissolved, I will not embarrass anyone. ”Qiao Zhiqing felt distressed and supported Su Sanniang, who looked aggrieved, and took out the silk scarf in his hand to wipe her tears.She was always reluctant to wean Qiao Wujie, and now she was still breastfeeding, and she couldn't move her true anger at this time
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