Ito Hirobumi's guess was correct. After the news of the Seoul Palace incident reached Europe, Kaiser Wilhelm was almost applauded. He had already coveted East Asia, but it was a pity that it was the British sphere of influence. Germany had been looking for it. There was no reason to reach out, this time it was the Japanese who brought themselves to his mouth.
The German government made the decision as quickly as possible to expel the Japanese minister to Germany and at the same time set up an expeditionary force, consisting of four battleships and ten cruisers to form the Far East Task Force, escorting 20,000 German army soldiers towards Japan.
"Go and teach those Japanese pirates a lesson! Just like Attila, beat them hard with your whip!" Wilhelm II of Kiel Military Port shouted at the German expeditionary force on the dock.
When he got the news, Yang Feng was holding a public memorial ceremony in Shanghai for those two great women, as well as Shen Xiangxun, Li Jinfan and more than ten Korean loyal ministers and their families who were Tusha by the Japanese on that terrifying night. Activity.
"This is a heinous crime. I simply can't believe that in such a civilized era, such an organized killing of a national nature can still occur. Her Majesty the great Princess of Korea and Ms. Sun Ze used their His sacrifice once again proved the despicable nature of that despicable nation.
For such a nation, we have no other choice but to beat them hard. Not only must we beat them, but we must beat them until their emperor personally kneels before the tomb of Her Majesty the Princess, confessing their crimes, and beat them until they prostrate themselves forever. At the feet of the goddess of justice, we must beat them so that they will always remember from generation to generation that they must accept punishment if they commit a crime, and do not imagine that their sins will pass away in time!" Boss Yang yelled crazily, and he could finally go with confidence. The Japanese treacherous men captured and plundered her.
Just as a group of invited prominent figures from the concession were applauding and praising Mr. Yang's sense of justice, his female secretary walked up to him and handed him a telegram.
"Ha, look, this is a real noble monarch. Praise the Kaiser. The glory belongs to Germany and the glory belongs to the Hohenzollern Dynasty. He is a real knight. I just got the telegram that the German Expeditionary Force is about to set sail!" Yang Feng held up the telegram and shouted excitedly.
This was not a cheer. Everyone knew what it meant. An elephant stepped on the scales.
"I seem to have heard that the reason why Her Majesty the Princess was killed was because she wanted to ask the Russian Emperor to save her motherland and her relatives, right? I wonder how the newly married Majesty Nicholas would react when he heard the news, right? His honeymoon with Her Majesty the Queen has made him forget the responsibilities of a man." Boss Yang said jealously next, which immediately aroused laughter with ulterior motives. Most of the ghosts here are not I like Russians.
"You are forcing the great powers to carve up Japan!" After seeing off the guests, Liu Mingchuan, who came from Anhui to meet him, said with emotion. His condition was already getting worse, but as a result, Yang Feng's military doctor and With the help of antibiotics, he miraculously improved. Except for being blind in one eye, he was basically no different from ordinary people. No one would believe him if he could live for another year. This time, he was able to I was summoned to take the opportunity to sail north to meet this Taiwanese admiral who has been in the limelight recently.
As a result, when they met, the old man and the young man seemed to have a certain affinity with each other. They were not good people anyway, they were both insidious and cunning people, so naturally they had something in common.
If the Germans came to start a war with Japan, then even for the sake of face, the Russian Czar would definitely have to say something. Although Vladivostok is now frozen, they still have several warships in Shanghai, and they can also go south to North Korea from land to participate in the war against the Japanese.
This attack was the most unacceptable to the British, but they had no reason to send troops to stop it. After all, the Japanese went too far this time, and they beat them to the punch.
Then the best choice for the British is to come here to get a share of the pie, or to participate in punishing Japan. When the British come, the French cannot watch the fun. Maybe even the Americans will want to take advantage of the opportunity. At that time, Japan will
Became a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
"This is great. Japan is a great threat to us. If you think about the Japanese pirates back then, you will know that as long as there is an opportunity, they will never miss the opportunity to attack us, so they have not yet taken advantage of it.
If it really develops, just strangle it to death." Yang Feng said with a grin.
"Listen, this is the old way to run a country. You are the queen of the generals. My father and I were killed together on the battlefield. I treat you like a nephew. Some words can be said on behalf of your father. A man must always mention three things.
The ruler sword is used to gain merit, and the article is just the icing on the cake. Now with the help of Admiral Yang, it is the time for you to make a big difference." Liu Mingchuan turned to Yuan Shikai and said to the side. He and Yuan Baoqing were good friends. Even Yuan Baoqing's funeral was done by him and Wu Changqing.
The host is naturally qualified to educate Big Touou.
Of course, Yang Feng also understood that this was urging him to fulfill his promise. It seemed that Liu Mingchuan was ready to accept the appointment given to him by Cixi and enter the DPRK to command all the armies. The current North Korean admirals and generals had a lot of soldiers, and basically no one could control anyone.
Although the veteran Song Qing has temporarily acted as the commander-in-chief, his Yijun can only be regarded as a miscellany in the Huai army, and they certainly cannot control those direct descendants of Li Hongzhang, such as Liu Shengxiu who entered the court with him.
Liu Mingchuan's nephew is now commanding Liu Mazi's Ming Army. This elite Huai army was so powerful during the resistance against the French. Historically, it was almost as fast as Fengsheng'a on the Yalu River defense line. Otherwise, it would not be sold.
I don’t know what the results would be if Liu Mingchuan took command personally.
"Brother Weiting, I wonder how you are going to organize and train the army? If you are still like now, building a bunch of brave camps, then I advise you not to waste your energy, it is useless.
Asan Nie Shicheng and others fought well, but that was defense, and they used the best weapons and almost unlimited ammunition consumption. Xu Bangdao set the highest ammunition consumption record. It took 8,000 rounds of ammunition to kill a Japanese soldier.
This number made all my soldiers laugh silly. Even if it has not dropped below a thousand rounds, if Li Zhongtang didn't feel sorry for supplying it to his most trusted subordinates, no one else would be able to bear their ammunition consumption, even if it is
This way he has no offensive ability and can only passively defend. Now it is said that Li Zhongtang is still worried about how to fight next!
So brother, let me give you an idea. Form a new army modeled after the Japanese. I can provide you with a brigade of arms, and I can also provide you with enough military instructors, but you need to solve the problem of the courage, discipline and loyalty of your men.
The problem is, it doesn't matter who they are loyal to, but you have to give them a loyal target, and it doesn't matter if they are loyal to you.
Japanese soldiers can brave the intensive explosions of hundreds of artillery shells per minute and charge with rifles with only dozens of bullets. If you can make your soldiers reach this level, then you can say that you have an invincible army.
Yes." Yang Feng said.
"Master Yang, I would like to ask a presumptuous question, what are your soldiers loyal to?" Yuan Shikai asked curiously. Liu Mingchuan was also very interested in this question. You must know that Yang Feng's subordinates can be said to be truly put together, regardless of their nationality.
Just a dozen or so.
"My soldiers are loyal to money. If they die fighting for me, their families will receive high pensions. I will support his parents. I can even take care of his children. So far, one of my subordinates has died during training with a combat death belt."
, more than a hundred people died, and the families of those foreigners could receive a large amount of compensation and a good job that would provide them with food and clothing for the rest of their lives.
When those soldiers recruited from China die and their families are willing to ask for money, they can get two thousand taels of silver as compensation. You should understand what this money means, or they can go to Australia and be taken care of by me, and I am willing to farm land for them.
Land, if you are willing to enter a factory, then enter the factory. That land is larger than our Sichuan Province, but it only has a population of hundreds of thousands. I can support no matter how many people there are, and their children will be sent to the school I run for free.
Go to school and even give them jobs when they grow up. You see, I gave them money and a future, why are they not loyal?" Yang Feng said.
Liu Mingchuan and Yuan Shikai were stunned. They couldn't learn from Boss Yang's experience. No one could afford to pay two thousand taels of silver to one person, let alone two thousand. Two hundred was very scary.
However, a new-style army is possible. In fact, Yuan Shikai is also very clear about this. Looking at the front line, he understands that the Yongying system can no longer be used. It can be said that it is imperative to form a Western-style army, otherwise Li Hongzhang will also
It is impossible to agree to his recruitment of troops.
This guy soon brought the four thousand rifles, five hundred pistols, twelve Krupp 75th line battalion guns, twelve Hanyang Gun Factory version 82 mortars, and twenty that Yang Feng had promised him.
The Bofors version of Maxim Machine Gun confidently returned to his hometown to recruit troops. As for the official procedures, he had already solved them himself. Li Hongzhang had just passed the memorial from Cixi to expand the army to forty battalions, and he had just allocated ten battalions for him.
Go play.
Liu Mingchuan took a boat to the north, preparing to accept the appointment to command the armies in North Korea, while Yang Feng returned to Taipei. He was preparing to land in Japan next. Their goal was very clear. The first stop was Osaka. While the Japanese were still there,
Without enough vigilance, they went straight to the core of Japan's economy. Now almost all the remaining warships of the Japanese Navy are in the Korean Strait, protecting this waterway from the Beiyang Navy cutting off their supply line to Busan. It can almost be said that the door to the east is open.
When he thinks that there is a city of Japanese people waiting for him to rob, he feels an uncontrollable excitement.