Chapter 143: The battle clouds are densely packed and busy planning
Lying on grass!
What does "The Queen Mother fell out with foreigners" mean? It couldn't be that the old witch Cixi sent that bloody declaration of war to all nations, right?
When I asked Sha Er whether he knew the details, he responded blankly.
Well, Lei Hu had nothing to do, so he shouldn't have said this to Silly Er. He was basically playing the piano to a cow.
"The Prince of Beijing promised to provide five thousand muskets and a sufficient amount of ammunition and supplies. In addition, all money and food will be provided by the government!"
Unexpectedly, Sha Er happily said something very interesting: "It's just that our task here is not easy. At least we have to help the court contain a large number of foreign troops!"
"What, are you going to face off against the regular foreign troops?"
Arriving at the Boxing Forum meeting hall, Lei Hu bluntly asked the senior brother: "What is the situation? Can you explain it clearly first?"
Although some information had been learned on the way, his subordinates hurriedly reported to him that not long ago, the old witch Cixi, who did not know what illness she had, actually issued a declaration of war from all nations, formally declaring war on all countries that had major interests in China.
Such things that seemed unimaginable to Lei Hu were actually very satisfying to the people of this era. The elite militiamen who reported the report could not help but say a few good things about the court. They were obviously very satisfied with the move of the old witch Cixi.
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But if this happens, the Eight-Nation Allied Forces will be launched!
Brother Yihequan said excitedly: "The capital city has agreed to many of our requests, and even the muskets and ammunition that were difficult to negotiate before have been released. Our task is to deal with the Jinmen foreign army!"
Having said this, he said excitedly: "As long as we successfully complete the agreed tasks, our Boxing Boxing will develop even more rapidly in the future!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the blood of the Yihequan brothers present was boiling, and they were all gearing up to prepare for a big fight, even Tan Sitong, who considered himself a scholar, was no exception.
Obviously, over the past year or so, the successful campaign against local foreign churches has greatly increased their morale, even to the point of ignoring the regular foreign troops.
"Is this the only requirement in the capital? According to their habits, it won't be so simple, right?"
Although there were constant slanders in his heart, Lei Hu could not dampen everyone's passionate fighting spirit. He smiled and asked: "Elder brother, please explain the matter clearly, so that I can help you with suggestions!"
No wonder the senior brother of Boxer Boxing asked him to help as counselor. This is a major event against the regular foreign army. The Boxer Boxing side will have to mobilize at least tens of thousands of boxers to participate. One person who is not good at Boxing Boxing will be severely injured and unable to recover.
Of course, if things go as smoothly as the senior brother said, with the addition of the guns and artillery captured from the foreign regular army, the Boxer Boxer will immediately increase its strength and even have the tyrannical strength to dominate the north.
It's just that things like this are more dangerous than opportunities for Boxing.
The formation and training of modern armies are not that simple. It was with the help of Leihu that the Boxer Boxer began to form a musketry unit. It borrowed a lot of the training and formation methods of the Black Flag Army, coupled with the lack of training time and ammunition.
Waiting for the situation, it is really hard to say how the combat effectiveness will be.
Of course, in the so-called Eight-Power Allied Forces, except for Mao Xiong and the evil neighbor to the east who dispatched capable troops, the other powers dispatched all colonial troops. It is hard to say what their true combat effectiveness is, but as long as the tactics are used properly, they can at least defeat the coalition forces.
Give them a heavy blow.
"Brother Leihu is indeed very wise. The palace over there in the capital also asked us to send elites directly into the city. As for the specific purpose, they did not explain it!"
The senior brother of Yihe Boxing smiled and said, obviously he didn't take this matter to heart.
The entire meeting hall was bustling and noisy. It was obvious that everyone had the same idea as the senior brother and did not pay much attention to the foreign regular army.
Even Tan Sitong was very optimistic, and even expressed excitement that he would use this to take down the foreign troops and the concessions in one fell swoop.
Lei Hu soon learned the source of the confidence of the Boxer's top brass. Through the intelligence information of the Boxer, it was known that the so-called foreign regular troops placed in Tianjin this time did not total more than 3,000!
As for the Boxer Boxing men and horses, there are thirty thousand young and strong boxers alone. If the quality of the boxers is not concerned, they can organize more than fifty thousand men and horses at any time.
The comparison of the number of personnel alone is ten to one or even dozens to one. It is not surprising that they are all very motivated at this time and do not pay much attention to the foreign regular army.
"Brother Leihu, tell us what we should do!"
After being excited for a while, the senior brother calmed down and asked Lei Hu: "In our brother's opinion, how should we send troops to achieve the greatest results?"
The other senior brothers and Tan Si and others all looked over. Fighting against the foreign regular army was such a big deal. Even if they were full of confidence, they had to listen to the advice of Lei Hu, a dog-headed strategist.
There is no way, Lei Hu has demonstrated his ability through many experiences. With his staff and without his staff, the final result and the process are completely different. Not only has he gained the full trust of the Boxer senior management, but it has also become the foundation of the Boxer operation.
He is the chief planner. Without his plan, many Boxing brothers would not even have confidence in their hearts.
"Let's not rush to take action now. The people in the capital are more anxious than us now!"
Lei Hu shook his head, pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "If you senior fellow apprentices can't wait any longer, then contact the officers and soldiers of Jinmen first. It would be best if we could unite!"
"No way, what's the fighting strength of the army? Wouldn't it be a greater risk to join forces with them?"
I don't know which senior brother shouted loudly, which immediately caused laughter. They really didn't mean to do this, but the performance of the officers and soldiers was so disappointing that they couldn't help but look down upon it.
"But the officers and soldiers have many men and plenty of ammunition!"
Lei Hu said angrily: "After all, people are wearing official skins, and many things are much easier to do than us, such as cutting off railways. It's not that we can't do it, it's just that such things are too hateful!
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This is true. The train between Tianjin and the capital is definitely a major artery between the two places. The interests involved are so great that even the Yihequan brothers dare not completely ignore it.
Then he talked about some of the benefits of joining forces with the government and the army, and finally convinced a group of Boxing brothers who were confident, and the senior brother made the decision: "Then we will do what Brother Leihu wants and contact the government and the army.
Brother Leihu will be solely responsible for the matter, how about it?"
Of course there is no problem!
Lei Hu obliged, but after the meeting ended, he went directly to Tan Sitong and asked him to come forward to contact the Jinmen garrison with him. Although Tan Sitong's identity was embarrassing, he couldn't care about much at this time...