C574 The New Army (2/2)
”Why does the Prime Minister have to arouse the morale of others and extinguish his own might? No matter how powerful the Huai Army is, can it surpass the French army or the Austrian Army? Furthermore, they came here under Ci Xi's secret order, they cannot bring artillery, as long as the enemy does not have the support of cannons, do you think we need to be afraid of them? ”
”Fight... Fight... ”Fight …” A group of crazy military officers started knocking on the table.
At this time, Xiao Hexin also spoke up, ”To deal with the Huai Army, I feel that we still need to rely on the brothers of the Discipline Hall. If Li Hongzhang really wants to deal with us, then he will only hit us from two sides.
Xiao Hexin pointed at the Langfang on the map. ”Or perhaps, it's a good choice to set up an ambush here …”
Hearing that, Wang Huaiyuan immediately got up, ”Prime Minister, I will take my leave first. I will arrange for the spies and messenger pigeons to stand, to stand in front of the army …” With that, he turned around and left.
Xiao Letian didn't know whether to laugh or cry at this time. You want to kidnap me? ”I haven't even given the order yet and you're already making your move …”
”Prime Minister!” Everyone stood up. ”Don't you want to fight in the prime minister's heart?” Even if we can't change the world this time, we have to establish our might! If the entire Qing Dynasty knows about our capabilities, then who will be the one to cause trouble for us in the future? ”
”For people like the Qing Dynasty who act tough but are weak inside, I have to teach them a lesson …”
Even Pierre could not sit still in the mood. He stood beside the gong and said, ”Prime Minister, the morale is already so high. We can't let people down!”
Xiao Letian glared at him: I didn't say I won't fight? I'm just talking about winning more... And the Xiang Army? Have you considered Ceng Guofan's thoughts? If he attacks, how are you going to block … For five hundred thousand Xiang Army, just one piece of it would be enough for us to drink … ”
The moment the Xiang Army was mentioned, the fanatical atmosphere instantly turned cold. Xiao Letian laughed coldly and said, ”All of you are making a ruckus? All of them were making a ruckus! Ceng Guofan is currently in Henan Province, and the army is stabilizing the Twisted Army. If he wants to make a move, he can send out two hundred thousand soldiers to attack us at any time … ”
”Look at all your fanatical energy. Do you think war is child's play? ”You all better remember this, I am the only one in charge of the new army, none of you are allowed to …”
Xiao Letian suddenly became angry. All of the brothers present were not afraid, as they were all taught by him.
Seeing each and every dejected face, Xiao Letian knew that he had splashed the right cold water on them. Only then did he give the order officially.
”Send the order down, the Ryukyu will quickly deploy a thousand of our Green Battalion soldiers to protect the Tanggu, and build a defensive line at the boundary I described. I, Xiao Letian, will occupy this land …”
”Tie Toutuo is in charge of supplies for the new army. Other than recruiting many people, he allows you to command a thousand Green Battalion who are in charge of the rebellion … Torture Chamber Wang Huaiyuan is in charge of all intelligence work, Chun Sanshiniang will immediately bring people back to the capital and prepare to reinforce them in advance … ”
”As for the remaining people, immediately get ready to move out. I, Xiao Letian, will bring you all to Beijing!”
The order was passed down one by one until finally, the entire Captain's Room was filled with cheers and shouts, ”Long live the Captain's Room! ”To Beijing!”
In the darkness of the night, carrier pigeons soared into the air one after another, flying eighty to eighty percent of the way through the strong gale.
The soldiers that were supported by the Tanggu were currently sleeping soundly. However, under the order of the emergency bed rise up, everyone climbed out of their beds, dismantled their tents, packed their supplies, and inspected their weapons. All the military officers at all levels were extremely busy.
After forming up a group, they immediately set off to the southwest. The torches in the darkness shone brightly like a long dragon. Countless village dogs in the wilderness were alerted and began to bark at the long dragon.
Pushing open the window, the timid commoners of Qing Province were so scared that they peed their pants. The fire dragons of thousands of people moved forward in the darkness. They could not stand such a spectacular sight, and all of them retreated back into the house.
On the deck, Xiao Letian looked at the fire dragons on the land, and asked in a puzzled manner.
”You still haven't explained how you plan to deal with Ceng Guofan even now. Are you really not afraid of his Xiang Army?”
”I am afraid, of course I am, but I will not fight a battle without preparation, Ceng Guofan is not a rogue cultivator, if there is only one person in the Great Qing that can understand me, then I believe it will be him!”
Xiao Letian did not mention that he had a secret letter from Ceng Guofan that the carrier pigeon brought from the distant south. The only thing that was written on the letter was, ”Do not rebel.
Ceng Guofan did not say another word. He also did not have the intention to call out troops, because he knew that Xiao Letian was of the same kind of person as him.