Now that Cixi has issued a challenge, Governor Yang will naturally accept the challenge. First of all, Li Yuncong and others who have already invaded Nanchang have withdrawn to Fujian. Cixi cannot be allowed to use this kind of thing as an excuse. Besides, Jiangxi is under Liu Kun's control, and he can't do it.
To occupy it this way, of course, the main reason is that he must shrink his troops.
However, before leaving, all the grain stored in the treasury of the occupied states and counties, including Nanchang, were distributed to the people. It was said to the outside world that they had been robbed by the rebels before the occupation. As for where they were robbed, we really don’t know.
Knowing that, for a time, the people in the prefectures and counties in Jiangxi that had not fallen into his hands were beating their chests and beating their chests. Some people even organized a group to go to Nanchang to petition and strongly demand that Li Yuncong also send troops to invade.
His move almost made Cixi's nose become angry. You must know that the millions of people in Beijing depend on transporting grain from the south. Jiangxi is one of the important grain-producing areas. All the grain as land tax must be transported to Beijing.
Although it is impossible to run out of food if he does this, supply shortages are inevitable.
The second is to launch a public opinion offensive, including Tomorrow Daily and other newspapers bought by him. They publish the testimonies and trial records of those people in full pages every day, and even broadcast them on the radio. In addition, they also include some other crimes of Desu.
, such as stealing taxes from the vassal treasury, etc. It is difficult to keep this kind of thing airtight. The petty officials who guard the vassal treasury naturally know it well, so just bring these people out to testify.
Then you can justly question the Ministry of Punishment. If such a convicted criminal with numerous crimes comes to you and says he is acquitted and reinstated, you say there is no shady story. Are all the people in the world blind? With Yang
The Governor-General, together with the governors of the three provinces of Fujian, Zhejiang and Taiwan, jointly submitted a public letter to the court, demanding that the Supreme People's Court of Fujian, Zhejiang and Taiwan uphold the judgment of De Shou, and at the same time investigate whether the Minister of Punishment, Song Xi, had accepted bribes. Otherwise, Governor Yang would personally go to Beijing to report to the court.
The Queen Mother complained in person.
When he said that Cixi was in high spirits, okay, aren't you going to come? Then come quickly and don't bring troops.
Governor Yang said, "That won't work. We suspect that there are treacherous ministers in the court, and these treacherous ministers have ulterior motives for us, so it is not safe to bring no troops, and we cannot bring less. We must bring at least one division."
Cixi replied, then don’t come.
Governor Yang also said that we could not go, and the court must uphold our verdict against De Shou. Otherwise, we must go to Beijing to appeal in person.
Of course, these tongue-in-cheek things are just entertainment, the real thing is to see whose fist is stronger.
"Zhonghua, tell me, with the current strength of the imperial court, can it stop Yang Ni?" Cixi looked at Ronglu expectantly and said.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being honest. It's very difficult. Only the First Town of the new army has actual combat experience, but I'm afraid it can't defeat Yang Ni's soldiers who have fought many battles. What's more, Yang Feng has the means of poisoning. How tyrannical the Japanese are.
, didn’t they all fall under this poisonous gas? The strength of Yang Feng’s First Division is about one and a half towns of the imperial court, so if you want to stop him, you need at least three towns’ elites, but now the two and three towns have just formed an army. The soldiers, regardless of guns and artillery, are
We are not very familiar with each other yet, and there is nothing we can do to stop him at this time." Rong Lu was much more sober than she was, and he and Shoushan had discussed this issue many times during this period, but the more they discussed, the more frustrated they became.
Although Shoushan has never fought against Yang Feng, he has fought with the Japanese for almost a year, and he is very clear about the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army. According to his evaluation, even the first town needs at least twice the number of troops to defend without danger.
They blocked the Japanese army on the plains. According to the intelligence provided by the soldiers who ran back from Yuan Shikai's men, even two divisions of the Japanese army could not stop Yang Feng's 10,000 men. Therefore, Shoushan concluded that after another half year of training, the six towns
With all the new troops deployed, they could probably barely block one of Yang Feng's divisions.
"Then Yang Ni is so powerful?" Cixi said in disbelief. She couldn't understand why it took six towns to block one of his divisions?
"Let's not mention the combat effectiveness of Yang Ni's troops for now. The key point lies in his ability to poison. As those soldiers who are unwilling to rebel say, when the poison gas bombs are hit, no matter how brave the soldiers are, they have only one way to escape.
Let's go. Unless all of Yang Ni's men wear gas masks and even gas-proof clothing, no one can hold their position in front of them." Rong Lu said with a bitter smile.
"Then buy it!" Cixi said without hesitation. She was quite generous with her money.
"At present, except for the factory opened by Yang Feng himself in Sweden, no one else, not even Britain or Germany, makes such a thing." Ronglu sighed and said. In fact, what he didn't know was that at this time, both Britain and Germany had already begun to imitate Yang Feng's products.
Gas masks, after all, poison gas is too powerful. Even if such a set of things is expensive, it is still necessary to use it.
"Then you mean we can tolerate it?" Cixi said gloomily.
"Queen Mother, you can't lose a big deal for a small sum. You can at least postpone it for a while if you sacrifice your virtue and longevity. What we lack most now is time. In another year, our navy will have new ships added, and all the generals will be replaced by our banner men. Then
Only then can we be completely sure." Ronglu said sincerely.
"Rongzhongtang, are you looking down on our Manchurian athletes? I think Yang Feng's battles were all about sharp weapons. Now the new army is not inferior to him. As for the poisonous gas, the veteran has also heard about it." Yi
Kuang told Cixi that his son was the governor of the second town, so he paid special attention to military matters during this period.
"My minister has been very diligent since he took office, and he was deeply ashamed of the last time Yang rebelled against Beijing, so he searched for ways to defeat the enemy day and night. Recently, I met a veteran of the Japanese expedition. According to what he said, there are many restrictions on the use of poisonous gas.
, you must pay attention to the wind direction, if you accidentally injure yourself, and today is winter, the wind is from the northwest, and Yang Ni comes from the sea, if you use poisonous gas, won't you fume yourself?" Yi Kuang continued, it can be seen that
He really put in some effort.
"Oh, there is such a thing?" Cixi suddenly became energetic.
"Old Buddha, this is absolutely true. If De Shou is loyal to the country and sacrifices his life to deal with the traitors, if the court threatens the traitors and abandons him, then how will the majesty of the court exist, and how will he be able to order the ministers in the future?
What about the story of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty punishing Chao Cuo?" Yi Kuang said hurriedly. Last night, De Shou just gave him a big gift. A person must be honest. The future chairman of Qing Na Company has always been praised for his business ethics.
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However, what he said did go deep into Cixi's heart. Lafayette naturally understood the purpose of the traitor in holding on to De Shou. Although she intellectually believed that Ron Lu's judgment of the strength of both parties was definitely correct, but
Emotionally she couldn't accept this at all. Deshou's own life was not worth mentioning, but if he was killed by the court, the consequences would be extremely serious. After this incident, the majesty of the court would be gone.
It’s gone. In the past, I could use nonsense like court justice, obedience and rebellion, loyalty and treachery to fool me, but if Yang Feng forces him to execute De Shou according to the charges he has convicted, then all these things will become rotten dogs.
shit.
She is so worried that her head hurts now.
At this moment, she vaguely seemed to hear some noise outside, and she couldn't help but her face darkened. Li Lianying ran out quickly, and ran back after a while, and then said cautiously: Old Buddha, Zhen Guo Gong Zai Zhen, Fu Guo Gong Bo Di
Su led the generals of the new army to ask for a meeting outside the palace gate, asking Old Buddha for your order, and they vowed to take Yang Ni's head to pay tribute to Prince Heng's spirit in heaven."
The last time Yang Feng exploded the city of Beijing, Prince Heng Yusen was relatively close to the city wall. Even the shock wave of the explosion brought rocks falling from the sky, which almost reduced the fine palace to rubble. Many people in the family were killed and injured.
All ten people, especially one of their most beloved concubines, was smashed into pancakes by a big stone. Yusen himself was also injured. As a result, he was injured and angry. He was so angry that he couldn't save himself and went to follow Taizu Taizong.
"This little beast is so insignificant. I will go out and take him to Lafayette to deal with him." Yi Kuang said in a pretentious manner.
"They are also loyal. Speaking of these children having this ambition, it is not in vain for the mourning family to love them. You go out and tell them that the court will not compromise with that rebellious minister. Let them train well. It will be useful."
While watching them." Cixi said cheerfully.
Yikuang quickly took the order and went out.
Ronglu wanted to say something else, but Cixi raised his hand to stop him.
"Zhonghua, the Ai family also knows that what you said makes sense, but in the current situation, the traitor has pushed the court to the edge of the cliff. We have no choice but to not fight. This is not only a matter of honor for the court, but more importantly,
Our fundamental question is, doesn’t that traitor want to force us to do what he wants by being so aggressive?
If the Ai family follows his wishes and kills De Shou, even if it can be delayed for a while, the people in the court will be dispersed. No matter how many soldiers there are at that time, no one will be loyal to us, so what's the use?
What?" Cixi said earnestly, this old lady is not confused at all.
"I am afraid that if there is another accident on the battlefield, Yang Ni is afraid that he will do something that I dare not say!" Ronglu lay on the ground and choked.
"His foundation is not strong, and he is not that bold. Conspiracy for the world is not something that can be easily accomplished with money and soldiers. If a Japanese devil like him, who has just appeared for less than two years, dares to openly conspire against
, even if he wins the city of Beijing, there will probably be wars all over the world. After all, besides Fujian, Zhejiang, and Taiwan, is there any other place that he can really control? Even Fujian, Zhejiang, and Taiwan, he can barely control it, otherwise he wouldn’t have to spend his own money.
With money to run schools for free, and even his hometown has not been well managed, how could he have the guts to reach out to other places? Didn't he see that even Jiangxi had withdrawn? He was afraid of a real conflict with Liu Kunyi.