In the Imperial Palace, Cixi hurriedly convened all the ministers to discuss the matter.In the past few days, the official documents of the Military Aircraft Department have been played one after another, first the Huaxing Army increased its troops in Huludao, then the cavalry of the Huaxing Army was found in the Horqin Grassland, and the Huaxing Army now stationed in Korea crossed the Yalu River.Cixi looked at these military reports, and her head was about to blow up.This is military intelligence everywhere, and it is clearly a reminder.The ministers of civil and military affairs stood aside in the court, and everyone's faces were as ugly as bitter melons.Cixi was sullen in her stomach, and as soon as she sat down behind the curtain, she said angrily to the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, "All cheer up the palace, what does it look like to be dejected, the Qing Dynasty is not dead" "The queen mother is angry, and the slaves are guilty" The ministers all knelt down in fear, and even the little emperor in front of the curtain shivered.He's over twelve years old this year, but he still doesn't look like he's grown up.As soon as Cixi's voice was raised, his whole body trembled."
Prince Gong, didn't you say that this year the tsar will report on the restoration of China, why is there no movement at all now" Cixi's apricot eyes widened, staring at Prince Gong fiercely."
Queen Mother, the minion has already sent someone to ask the Russian ambassador.Their tsar also had a last resort, and last year there was a great turmoil in Europe, and a vassal state under Russia was fighting for independence, and the tsar focused on it.The Queen Mother doesn't have to worry, the minister will find a way to contact the Tsar.As long as we hold on for a while, we will definitely be able to wait for the support of the Tsar's army" Prince Gong kowtowed again and again, secretly scolding Lao Maozi in his heart for not being righteous.At the beginning, he clearly said that he would deal with the Huaxing Army together, but now he is only busy with his own affairs and completely ignores the Qing Dynasty.He gave the Tsar a lot of antique calligraphy and paintings, all of which were brought out of the Forbidden City in Beijing.Now that he has not received the due return, Prince Gong's heart is in a ball."
Wait, wait, know wait.How much time do we have left, Hua Xingjun will hit the door when he sees it," Cixi heard this perfunctory remark, and her heart immediately became angry again."
The Queen Mother is angry, please keep the phoenix body" The ministers kowtowed again, knelt on the ground, and didn't even dare to breathe, for fear of being punished by Cixi."
Stop the anger, stop the anger, can't you say something else" Cixi looked at these ministers who were eating and waiting for death, and her anger became even stronger, and even her chest began to rise and fall."
Queen Mother, the minister has something to play" Li Hongzao broke the silence of the court, and after bowing his head and saluting, he said to Cixi.To be an official in the Qing court, you must have good physical fitness, otherwise you will be dizzy when you kneel back and forth."
Li Shangshu, please get up, if you have something, just play" Cixi calmed down a little, and saw that Li Hongzao had something to say, and her tone became polite.Now among the Han people, only Li Hongzao is the only one who takes the lead.Cixi began to miss Zhang Zhidong a little, and she really shouldn't have been on guard at the beginning, and she restrained him everywhere and made him waste his time for a few years.If he were still alive, things would never have turned out the way they are now."
The Queen Mother, the minister remembers, the forty-seventh year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty.Emperor Wanli sent troops to attack Kwantung, with a total strength of nearly 470,000 troops, while Taizu only had 20,000 soldiers and horses at that time.But in the end, in the battle of Salhu, Taizu won a complete victory, laying the foundation of our Qing Dynasty in the Kanto region in one fell swoop.Although the Huaxing army is fierce this time, as long as we deal with it calmly, we will definitely be able to defeat each of them" Li Hongzao is a Taizu, as if his ancestors are really Manchus, but Emperor Wanli has become an outsider."
Lord Li can have a specific countermeasure" Cixi certainly knew that the Qing Taizu had won the battle, and the Battle of Salhu was an important battle that laid the foundation of the Manchu Dynasty.In fact, the Ming army claimed to be 470,000 people, but in fact there were only 100,000 people.But it was also a shame for an army of 100,000 to deal with a Qing army of 20,000 and be broken by the Tartars."
Queen Mother, we can first send an envoy to pretend to make peace with Huaxingjun, and agree to them first no matter what the conditions.Then he took advantage of the opportunity of the negotiation to transfer troops and dispatch generals, concentrating on first annihilating the Huaxing army attacking from Shanhaiguan, and then returning to the division to annihilate the Huaxing army attacking from the Yalu River, and finally working together to encircle and annihilate the cavalry of the Huaxing army from the Mongolian lone army. ”Li Hongzao talked eloquently, looking confident.Cixi didn't know anything about the art of war strategy, but she felt that what Li Hongzao said was the Tao, and she secretly felt that this method could be tried."
Queen Mother, the slave also has something to play" As soon as Li Hongzao's voice fell, Rong Lu also stood up and kowtowed."
Quasi-play" Cixi nodded, looking at this little lover, and felt a little comforted in her heart.The gateway to Kanto is guarded by Rong Lu, and among the Manchurians, there is no way to find such a handsome talent."
The slave wants to ask Li Shangshu, how can you be sure that the Huaxing Army must negotiate peace with us, even if we can negotiate peace, how many soldiers and horses we raise to wipe out the Huaxing Army of the Jinzhou Defense Line, even if we completely annihilate the Huaxing Army of the Jinzhou Defense Line, how can you guarantee that you can completely annihilate the other two Huaxing Army when you turn around" Rong Lu asked three questions in a row, obviously disagreeing with Li Hongzao's plan.He has led troops for many years and has dealt with the Huaxing Army countless times.At the same time as the Huaxin army launched an attack, he already knew that if the Qing court resisted, it would definitely be defeated."
Marshal Ronglu, at the beginning, the great grandfather used 20,000 people to fight against the Ming army of hundreds of thousands of troops, and there were countless opponents in the court.But it turns out that as long as we dare to face it, there is no reason to fail.As long as we are timid and fight separately, we will definitely lose" Li Hongzao moved Nurhachi out again, as if what Nurhachi could do, he would definitely be able to do it now."
Li Shangshu, Ben Shuai naturally didn't dare to doubt the wisdom and martial arts of the great grandfather.But to this day, the only armies that can fight in the Kwantung region are the Protector Army and the Han Kwantung New Army in Phoenix.Moreover, in the battle of Zuo Guigui on the Yalu River, at least half of the casualties of the Han Kwantung New Army were lost, and we only had 150,000 soldiers with combat effectiveness.Ben Shuai hopes that Li Shangshu will understand that the Huaxing Army is not the Ming Army.Each of their troops is a crack soldier, and they cooperate quite tacitly.Even if we only deal with their army all the way, without twice their strength, there is no possibility of victory at all" Rong Lu said with a serious expression, and he no longer cared about anything, and directly told the current truth.In his eyes, there is no Eight Banners Army and the Green Camp Army at all, these two armies have existed in name only, and the soldiers and warriors in them are all people who eat and wait for death."
Are you trying to destroy your own prestige, don't we have to do anything, sit here and wait for death in vain?"
Li Hongzao asked Rong Lu rhetorically, very dissatisfied with his pessimistic attitude."
Alright, don't make any noise.Rong Lu, what do you have to deal with" Cixi felt that Rong Lu was polite, after all, the Huaxing army and the Ming army were different.No matter in which aspect, the Huaxing army has an absolute advantage."
The queen mother, the slave risked his life to admonish.At present, we have only one way to go, that is, to wave our troops north, cross the Outer Khingan Mountains, and march into Russia. ”Rong Lu's words were shocking, and the court exploded, and they began to talk about each other."
What about the reason" Cixi was also taken aback, she didn't expect Rong Lu to come up with such an idea.In her mind, there is no impression of Russia at all.However, it is better to have ideas than no ideas, and Cixi is also curious about what Rong Lu thinks."
The Queen Mother, the slave thinks that all the adults in the court will definitely feel that Russia is stronger than the Huaxing Army.But after careful investigation by his subordinates, this is not the case.Russia is located on the two continents of Europe and Asia, and its territory is very vast, but the tsar's experience is obviously in Europe, and the total number of troops stationed in Asia is only 100,000, and they are scattered all over the place.Their weapons are also all British and French aid, and they do not have the ability to produce them independently.Compared to them, we are not lagging behind at all.As long as we stand firm there, we can make a world.The slave believes that sooner or later, one day, we will be able to take the Kanto region again and re-enter the Central Plains" Rong Lu told his plan and plan, his face was full of resoluteness, and this was also the best way he came up with.Compared with the Russian army, Huaxing Army is obviously inclined to take the Russian army as an opponent."
It's ridiculous, it's really ridiculous, how can the ancestral inheritance be easily let go" "Yes, Kanto is our full dragon vein, how can we easily give it up" "No, no, this is absolutely not possible" The courtiers discussed again, and none of them showed a supportive expression."
Marshal Ronglu, have you ever thought that the Huaxing Army would soon invade Heilongjiang.At that time, even if we drag our families north to Russia, how can we pass through their blockade line safely?"
Li Hongzao asked in a cold voice, not having the slightest confidence in entering Russia north."
Of course, there will be risks, so we have to step up our actions, and we can't let the Huaxing army occupy Heilongjiang before us" Rong Lu nodded in acquiescence, and couldn't think of any good way with his head down, so he could only pin his hopes on fate."
Queen Mother, the slave agrees with Marshal Ronglu's opinion" At this time, another young nobleman stood up, that person was none other than Prince Qing, who was named Prince Yixuan because of the assassination of Qiao Zhiqing."
Let's talk about it" Cixi was stunned for a long time, weighing the pros and cons between Rong Lu and Li Hongzao repeatedly.At this time, she finally heard that someone supported Rong Lu, and she wanted to hear his opinion."
Queen Mother, the slave learned a lot of news in Beijing last time.The Empress Dowager knew that the Huaxing army vigorously suppressed the Hui rebellion in Guannei, and finally drove them all out of Xinjiang.But after the Hui people left Xinjiang, Qiao Zhiqing gave them grain and grass unusually, and instead supported them to expand beyond Xinjiang.Compared with foreign nationalities, Qiao Zhiqing cares more about Hui people, after all, everyone has lived together for so many years.The minions can be sure that as long as we take the initiative to write to Qiao Zhiqing and inform us of the plan for the Northern Expedition to Russia.Qiao Zhiqing will definitely choose to stand on our side, and will also vigorously support us, provide us with food and grass supplies, so the slaves support Marshal Ronglu, and we can do a test first.If Qiao Zhiqing promised to give us a way out, we would go north to Russia and open up new land.If Qiao Zhiqing wants to kill us, we will break the cauldron and fight him to the death" Prince Qing knelt on the ground and played, his words were full of confidence, as if he really understood Qiao Zhiqing
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