Chapter ninety First meeting leads to forgetting the year.

Published on 08/07/2024

After seven days at sea, Zhang Yi and others finally arrived at Tianjin Port on the evening of the seventh day. Two or three hundred people came to meet the first two middle-aged people and waited patiently.
One of them whispered, "Brother Xing Sun, have we passed such a big battle to welcome young people? Old nave seems to value him too much. "
Another chuckled, "Young firewood, your lofty temper has made this young man again, but North Korea has sex without him. Nie Gongting’s North Korea Day is definitely not so comfortable. Even the old nave Day has a peace of mind because of it. Many old nave said the other day that the future Huai will depend on him. Maybe we will rely on his fame to live in the future."
It was Sheng Xuanhuai Zhang Peilun, the most important aide to Li Hongzhang’s right-hand man, who came to meet Zhang Yi and his party at Li Hongzhang’s order.
Gradually, the Beiyang warship approached the harbor, anchored and stopped. Zhang Yi led the returning soldiers to the boat.
Zhang Peilun said, "But Mr. Zhang Yi is in front? Perrin has been waiting for this for a long time. "
Zhang Yi’s heart was shocked. Zhang Peilun, Li Hongzhang’s right-hand man in his later years, came to meet himself in person. Thought of this, he quickly bowed down and said, "Thank you, Mr. Youqiao, for waiting for you. Zhang Yi is ashamed to apologize!"
When Zhang Yi came to the crowd, Zhang Peilun Sheng Xuanhuai took a few steps to hold Zhang Yi’s hands and repeatedly said, "Mr. Zhang Yi has worked hard all the way, and nave’s adult has been waiting for Mr. for a long time."
Zhang Peilun then introduced Sheng Xuanhuai and others to Zhang Yi, whom Zhang Yi had met one by one.
Sheng Xuanhuai laughed. "Mr. Zhang Yi also invited me to visit the old nave mansion."
Zhang Yi replied, "Please, everyone’s adult. Zhang Yi is going to visit nave’s adult."
Zhang Peilun and Sheng Xuanhuai accompanied Zhang Yi to the Governor’s Office of Zhili. The capital of Zhili was Baoding, but Li Hongzhang and Beiyang Minister’s Office were indeed Tianjin. At the same time, in order to better guide Beiyang Navy, Li Hongzhang moved the Governor’s Office to Tianjin, a rising northern town.
Zhang Yi came to Li Hongzhang’s living room. Li Hongzhang was half lying on a soft couch, and there were two maids waiting on him. Next to him stood a general in his fifties. Now Li Hongzhang is nearly seventy years old, his hair is gray, but his spirit is hale and hearty. His eyes are full of clothes, revealing the vicissitudes of the world.
This is the most important figure in the late Qing Dynasty, who spent all his life trying hard to move abroad. This shabby house in Qing Dynasty blocked holes and pasted windows. Li Hongzhang worked hard all his life and finally coughed up blood and died because of the persecution of the Russian minister. Zhang Yi was full of admiration and sympathy for Li Hongzhang, and a generation of overqualified people was born out of time!
Zhang Yi walked a few steps and knelt in front of Li Hongzhang and said, "Beizhi North Korean military counsellors Cang Lang battalion management belt Zhang Yi see nave’s adult greeting nave."
Li Hongzhang sat up from the soft couch and took two quick steps to help Zhang Yi up with his own hands. "Haha, Zhang Yi is a member of the family, so don’t mention it. You are a rising star in Beiyang, but I have already ground cocoons in my ears. Come and sit down for tea!"
Zhang Yilian thanked Zhang Peilun and Sheng Xuanhuai for sitting aside.
Li Hongzhang laughed. "Old Mrs. Zhang Yi, please introduce an elder, Yuting."
One side of the generals came along. Li Hongzhang laughed. "Zhang Yi, this is the famous Beiyang Navy Commander Ding Ruchang Ding."
Ding Ruchang!’ Zhang Yi’s heart was shocked and he looked intently at the navy commander of the famous earthquake in the late Qing Dynasty. Seeing that Ding Ruchang was slightly thin and heavy, he was angry and arrogant. It was really commanding and worthy to be the number one general of the Huai Army
Zhang Yi quickly bowed down and said, "Later, Zhang Yi met Ding’s adult, so please be generous with your advice in the future!"
Ding Ruchang also stared at Zhang Yi. It was this year that twenty young men made several suggestions that made the Sino-Japanese war situation undergo earth-shaking changes. It also made the Beiyang Navy hit the Japanese navy and retreated from the Yellow Sea. The Korean battlefield was even more fun to help Nie Gongting beat the Japanese army.
Look at this guy. He is not very tall. He smells like an war. He is a samurai coming from the battlefield.
Ding Ruchang quickly replied, "Ha ha, Zhang Yi, the duct tape is polite and polite. Thank you more for the duct tape. If it weren’t for your waking up, the Yellow Sea and the Japanese navy would defeat the negative."
Everyone in the hall is polite and everyone is seated.
Li Hongzhang said, "Zhang Yi’s imperial court has already known that it is Master Weng’s suggestion to recruit soldiers back home. What do you think about this recruitment?"
Zhang Yi replied, "nave’s adult, the war in North Korea is urgent now. Nie Du has ordered Beizhi to complete the preliminary training of recruiting troops as soon as possible and return to North Korea to help him. It is best to recruit troops on the spot. Baoding and Tianjin are two cities with sufficient population and close communication. Beizhi plans to be loyal to the Ministry. Yibu put Tianjin to recruit humble servants and sit in Tianjin personally, or ask nave’s adult for advice on Baoding at any time. It is planned that Zhao Shixiao’s adult will be responsible for recruiting Haobu Swing Department for ten days and four departments will be fully staffed with 10,000 people, and then they will be divided into camps for half a month’s training and then set off for Zhili, North Korea as soon as possible, thousands of miles away from North Korea, not in a short time. You must return to North Korea before the Korean war changes. "
Li Hongzhang nodded and said, "Zhang Yi’s first recruiting matter is for you to handle with them. Now, first, if you are called by Lafayette, you should go to Beijing to meet with Sheng Jia. At that time, I will arrange young firewood to go with you to meet with Sheng Jia. I am afraid that you are inexperienced. Young firewood is familiar with all the court officials in Beijing over time. You can help you to stay in the old lady’s house for a few days after seeing Sheng Jia back to Tianjin. Now there are still many things that need to rely on you to contribute."
Zhang Yi quickly replied, "Beizhi obeys the teachings of nave’s adult."
Li Hongzhang asked, "It’s convenient for me to have dinner here tonight. It’s just right for us to have a good talk together and order the noodles to prepare a banquet. I’m going to entertain the Qing heroes who returned from North Korea."
Zhang yi hurriedly thanked him.
Li Hongzhang suddenly asked, "Zhang Yi, what do you think of the situation between China and Japan now? Don’t be shy about speaking freely, but let us old men learn a lot."
Chapter ninety-one Meet for the first time and forget the year.
Chapter ninety-one Meet for the first time and forget the year (2)
"Well …" Zhang Yi didn’t expect Li Hongzhang to throw out such a sharp question when he first met so many people.
Slightly inclined, Zhang Yi replied, "nave’s adult Sino-Japanese war situation is quite complicated. Since the adults question that humble position, they will be presumptuous once. If there is anything wrong, please ask the adults to be honest."
Li Hongzhang said with a smile, "Let’s say there is no stranger here."
Zhang Yi sorted out a train of thought and replied, "nave’s adults, the Sino-Japanese war situation is now in a weak state of balance. Previously, due to the long-planned preparations, I was very embarrassed that I was able to passively cope with the situation. Now, after two wars in Korea and the Yellow Sea War, the navy suffered serious damage, and the army has not been restored. In contrast, the strength of our big Qing Dynasty has been continuously strengthened, and at the same time, after several fierce battles, the combat effectiveness of various ministries and troops has increased significantly. Now, It’s already a bit of a windfall, although it hasn’t mastered the initiative, but it’s a big change in the short term. Although Beiyang Navy has suffered some losses, it can still recover its combat power soon. The Sino-Japanese war situation is now weakly balanced, but in the long run, I’m not very optimistic about this war. In a word, I’ve been planning to invade Korea for a long time, and I’m fully prepared to fight from the Japanese emperor to the ordinary people. At the same time, I’ve established a military body under the unified command of the emperor’s remote control camp, and the effectiveness of the joint On the other hand, it is difficult to unify the main battle decrees of Lafayette and the emperor in the Qing Department. The Qing military is also covered with mountains, from Huai Army to Xiang Army to Chu Army to Flag Army to Green Camp. There are quite a few troops with nearly one million combat effectiveness. They are weak and do not belong to each other. Without a unified command, how can such a military system maximize their combat effectiveness? Besides, although the Qing dynasty was in Antai in recent ten years, the national treasury is still empty and there is no money. How can it support the Sino-Japanese war? These problems have seriously restricted the Sino-Japanese war from going to China. It is even more difficult to win the war! "
Li Hongzhang and others nodded frequently.
Zhang Yi went on to say, "Army, let’s not talk about navy for the time being. I, Beiyang Navy, but nave’s adult, have been in charge of it. How long has it been since the navy’s ships, artillery and ammunition were updated? The combined gross tonnage of our navy is only over 30,000 tons, but the daily tonnage has already exceeded 40,000 tons. This is not to mention that they recently ordered three latest cruisers from Britain. My Beiyang navy has fallen far behind the Japanese navy. In the Yellow Sea Battle, my Beiyang navy can be described as an elite, and the Japanese warships are only less than two-thirds of the navy. Although my Beiyang navy Krupp heavy artillery is powerful, its firing rate is obviously weaker than that of Japanese warships. Think twice and fire a shell. Even if our army is far away, Zhenyuan’s two ships were heavily armored and bombed in a mess. Look at the speed. The slowest Japanese warships are all 20 knots, and our army is the fastest. However, most of the 24 knots have been at a different level from the Japanese ships. The imperial court leaders are still dreaming of Beiyang Navy’s first dream in Asia. Is there anything wrong with Lord Ding’s humble position here? "
Ding Ruchang looked at Zhang Yi in shock. These are all military secrets of Beiyang Navy. Although he knows something about Japanese warships, he is not as clear as this Zhang Yi. How is it possible that he should master the military data of the Chinese and Japanese navies so accurately and analyze them in place? Is he really as clever as Zhuge Kong?
Li Hongzhang and others set their sights on Ding Ruchang and waited for Ding Ruchang to answer.
It took Ding Ruchang a long time to calm down and answer, "Your honor, every word said by old nave Zhang Yi is true. It’s a fluke that my Beiyang Navy won the Yellow Sea World War I. It’s a good thing that the Japanese navy knows that the speed of the Japanese navy is far from our army. My Beiyang warship wants to be besieged and bound to ascend to heaven. Finally, it can rely on the heavy armor of Dingyuan Zhenyuan two ships to forcibly block the Japanese main force. His warship surrounded the guerrilla fleet to the end and was escaped. Although our Krupp heavy artillery is powerful, it is shot. The speed is too slow. The Japanese army has fired several artillery shells at our warships. It is too passive for our army to launch one. If the navy doesn’t allocate funds to buy new heavy artillery, it will be really dangerous for the Japanese army to engage after the Beiyang Navy. "
"psst!" They didn’t take a gasp. Even Li Hongzhang didn’t expect Beiyang Navy to lag behind so much compared with today’s navy. World War I in the Yellow Sea was so dangerous. I was afraid that relying on Beiyang Navy would converge.
Zhang Peilun asked Zhang Yidao, "Zhang Guandai, do you think I have no chance to win this Japanese war?" I don’t have any advantage in Daqing? "
"advantage? Yes! " Zhang Yi affirmed that "the advantage of my Qing Dynasty is its vast territory, which gives us enough strategic depth. Secondly, I have a large population of 40,000 people, and I can recruit soldiers on the spot to supplement my combat power at any time; On the third day, China’s troops were only over 200,000. According to their financial resources, even if the troops were expanded, they could not exceed 300,000. This has already pushed them to the limit. They can’t afford to support more than 200,000 Japanese troops at all. Whether he can send troops to North Korea and China will not exceed 200,000. Apart from staying behind to maintain the ruling army, he can invade North Korea and attack the Qing Dynasty with no more than 150,000 troops. It is crazy to want to occupy the whole Qing Dynasty! If my idea is to lure the snake out of the hole and bring them all to the Great Qing Dynasty to attack them, it will be a matter of time before their isolation and aid are completely eliminated. The court will not agree with me to do so? "
"This is not equal to not saying!" Zhang Peilun pie pie way
"Young firewood!" Li Hongzhang stopped Zhang Peilun and turned to Zhang Yi and said, "Zhang Yi, what you said does have some truth, but you also know that it is difficult to work. Is there him?"
Chapter ninety-two Meet for the first time and forget the year.
Zhang Yi said with a wry smile, "I know it won’t work. The first Galeries Lafayette, Huang Tianhuang, a noble dignitary, has a noble status. Beijing is close to the northern border, and the ministers are definitely not willing to take this risk; Second, extending the front line to bring the Japanese army into the territory along a certain route consumes troops, which is regarded as an act of humiliating the country by the clean stream. This statement is just talk about capital. If we talk about other methods, there will be one. Now, although Britain has decided to borrow nearly 10 million pounds a day, it is impossible to allocate this huge sum of money with Japan at the same time. What we have to do is to allocate the loan to North Korea, a former Chinese army, and severely defeat the Japanese army. At least, Britain’s confidence in winning the war against Japan will be greatly reduced. The collapse of the economy is inevitable. The British loan is different from hitting Shui Piao. Those wily politicians and businessmen in Britain will never make a loss-making business and will definitely stop the loan. Without this loan, the support for this war will definitely exceed the end of next summer. When they want to fight, they will have no money. "
Sheng Xuanhuai nodded and said, "Well, it makes sense. Nowadays, fighting costs a lot, but ammunition should not be supported by ordinary countries. Without the backing of Britain, it will never be supported!"
Li Hongzhang nodded and asked, "Your idea is good, but are you sure to take over the victory day in the Korean War and give the Japanese army a heavy blow so that they can launch a new war?"
Zhang Yi replied, "nave’s adult now Zhang Yi dare not say that the Korean War will win, but there are three things to rely on. First, Cang Lang, a soldier in Cang Lang, has a small number of 300 people, but never more than 10,000 troops. Cang Lang has come and gone like the wind. Now the Japanese army has no way to defend itself. Cang Lang attacked these wars, and Cang Lang has brought threats to the Japanese army. Second, I presented three weapons drawings to nave’s adult. Now the improved grenades have started to enter mass production. A month later, I think our army can prepare 1,000 boxes of grenades. Mortars are very sharp weapons in this offensive battle, and they have also entered mass production. It is not necessary to say that our army can produce 60 mortars in two months and distribute 6,000 shells at the same time. Breaking the Japanese fortifications is just a matter of raising your hand and drawing the third chapter. This is a light machine gun. His greatest advantage is that it can be charged by one person. I don’t know how many times more advanced the battlefield is than rifles. These three weapons are absolutely not available even to western powers now. Once we are equipped in batches, it is not to mention that Japan’s tiny countries will not be able to compete with Britain, France and Germany! "
Li Hongzhang said with a smile, "Zhang Yi, you are really a talent and so proficient in firearms manufacturing. I don’t know if you have learned so many talents at an early age. These three weapons have all been produced. It is too large-scale production to be completed in a short time, but the number you require can still be barely reached. Are you sure that the three weapons can defeat the Japanese army when you get them?"
Zhang Yi laughed. "My Lord, you have commanded hordes. In those days, you pacified the Red Hair and wiped out the Twisted Army. Compared with the military, it is very clear that the biggest reliance of the army is that if a group of soldiers are afraid of death and flee first, even if they have excellent weapons, it will be difficult to win the first world war in Kaesong a few days ago. More than 1,000 people in Zuo Baogui resisted the Japanese army, and a brigade of 5,000 people went straight one day and one night. The last Japanese army could not cross the line; On the other hand, Fengsheng led 3,000 people to cooperate with his armies to besiege the Fifth Division, and 1,000 down archers were even broken out? Zuo Baogui’s adult is brave and brave all his life, and his soldiers and horses are also timid and afraid of war. Compared with today’s Kaicheng soldier Nie Du led everyone to dare to be a warrior. It is definitely an elite among the elite and supplemented by elite weapons. It is not a small job to win this battle. This time, a large number of elites have been specially recruited from the North Korean army to strictly manage the Qing Beiyang and build an iron-blooded master of 10,000 soldiers. I hope to win the Korean war! "
Li Hongzhang smiled and said, "In your opinion, the old man can rest easy."
Zhang Yi replied, "nave’s adult, even if the Korean war is worrying about the Qing Dynasty, there are still hidden dangers. Come to me, the Qing navy is behind the Japanese navy. For example, today, the Japanese navy has purchased three latest cruisers from Britain, and the battle power is uncertain. Zhenyuan and other warships are too thin compared with the Beiyang navy. The humble worry is that once Japan purchases new ships and builds them again, it will launch a naval battle. What will our army do if the Japanese rely on warships to launch a landing war? Lord nave, you have to guard against it. "
Li Hongzhang thoughtfully didn’t speak. Ding Ruchang replied, "If the other party really attacks me at the Qing military port, you don’t need to worry too much. Although the Beiyang navy is weaker than the Japanese army, I have batteries in every port. Over the years, nave’s adult has painstakingly managed the defense of the northern ports to be impregnable. Lushun Port is also known as Asia’s first fear that the Japanese army can’t afford to play casually."
Zhang Yi wry smile way "Ding adults now most of the elite troops of Huai army have been transferred to the northern part of Korea, but there is not much confidence in our fortress. What if the defenders flee without fighting? Such things have not happened less in decades of foreign wars … "
"This ….." Ding Ruchang think about the green campers fighting capacity was speechless.
Zhang Peilun asked, "Zhang Guandai shows you how likely it is that the Japanese army will launch a sneak attack on our Daqing military port?"
Zhang Yi replied, "Mr. Young Qiao, if the Japanese army only attacks my Qing military port, it will also be impossible to live. I am worried that the Japanese army will really choose an unguarded sea area to transport the Japanese army to land, and then the Japanese Great Qing Empire will be on the rampage …"
Li Hongzhang asked, "What do you think we should do?"
Zhang Yi replied, "My Lord, it seems that you should go to various military ports to inspect the serious military discipline. In addition, you can set up more beacon towers. Once you find the Japanese landing trail, you can ignite the beacon fire and hand it over to the garrison near the military intelligence to immediately put it into encirclement and suppression. Now there is such a short-term humble position, and there is really no good plan."
Li Hongzhang sighed, "Great talent! Old Zhang Yi entrusted you with this Northern Ocean and this Qing Dynasty a hundred years later!"
Zhang yi a surprised busy way "adult …"
Li Hongzhang waved his hand and said, "Zhang Yi, maybe you are still too young, but when you see you, you will see that I was pulled out by my teacher Jane in the past. The future is a promise for you!"
Chapter ninety-three When we meet for the first time, we forget the year.
"Uh …" Zhang Yi’s heart was surprised that he had forgotten to make friends. This was the highest courtesy Li Hongzhang gave him. He was able to get such a comment from the first minister of the late Qing Dynasty. Zhang Yi’s heart was also careless and hurriedly said, "nave’s adult YanChong Zhang Yi can’t afford it."
Everyone in the hall was surprised to follow Li Hongzhang for so many years and never saw Li Hongzhang give such a comment to a young man.
Li Hongzhang said slowly, "Young man, you can afford it now. I don’t know how many years to live. In recent years, the old man has been looking for a rising star who can support the Great Qing Dynasty after the old man. Unfortunately, where did Shenzhou sink? Where did the old man choose talents? However, Yuan Xiangcheng was too eager to be a rising star. Looking at China, there was another one who came to visit me some time ago. Sun Yixian, an outstanding talent, traveled to Europe and the United States, had a broad vision, but he was too eager for quick success. Dry now, I see that you know that heaven will treat China well after all, but you will be a blockbuster in time if you see your heart and do everything. Young man, maybe my long-cherished wish of rejuvenating China will land on you. "
Zhang Yi repeatedly thanked for dinner. Bi Hongzhang said, "Zhang Yi has an early rest day tonight. I will let Young firewood accompany you to Beijing early in the morning. Listen to what he has arranged for you. Just remember to see more and talk less when you get to Beijing. Don’t be rash about recruiting soldiers and ordnance. The old lady will arrange it for you."

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