Liu Hai's side has begun to carry out large-scale construction and deal with Western and European powers. It can be said that there is no time to take care of the court for the time being, but the Qing court is now restless.
It turned out that Liu Hai's performance in this war was too astonishing. He first defeated the United Fleet, then pushed the Geely Kingdom Expedition Fleet to the ground and rubbed it. Later, the Rakshasa Far East Fleet also fled.
In addition, Liu Hai controlled all the armies of the Japanese and he had hundreds of thousands of troops. In the eyes of the men of the Qing Dynasty, Liu Hai already had the ability to compete with the Qing Dynasty.
Therefore, Emperor Guangxu was very nervous about this matter. He was afraid that he would accidentally force his bangs back.
Therefore, during this period of time, he has always approved the memorials in Liangjiang. At the same time, in order to appease Liu Hai, he was also afraid that the Manchus in Liangjiang would offend Liu Hai, so he transferred most of the Manchu officials in Liangjiang to other places.
Although Emperor Guangxu took certain defensive measures, he knew that once Liu Hai went north, he might not be able to resist it, so he thought about finding foreign aid so that he could have reinforcements when Liu Hai rebelled.
Emperor Guangxu's idea spread to the court inadvertently, and the Qing Dynasty's secrecy work was a sieve. If one person knew about it, almost everyone in the court would get the news.
And if the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty knew about it, then the consulates of various countries would also know the news.
Other countries don't care much about this matter, and even the Gili government doesn't take it to heart. After all, they are now the world's largest empire. Although this time the navy was defeated by Liu Hai's Nanyang Navy,
They do not think that their naval power is inferior to that of the Nanyang Navy.
What's more, they have great business interests in the Liangjiang area, and they don't want to completely break up with Liu Hai because of this matter.
Moreover, during this period, the Geely Kingdom continuously built a large number of follow-up warships to the Sovereign-class battleships. They believed that these warships were enough to compete with Liu Hai.
But the Rakshasa people don't think so anymore. With the expansion of Liu Hai's power, they have already felt the danger in the Far East.
Therefore, the Rakshasa people also wanted to recruit an ally to fight against Liu Hai, and the news about the Qing Dynasty soon reached the ears of Nicholas II of St. Petersburg.
When Nicholas II heard the news, he immediately became excited. If he joined forces with the Qing Dynasty, he should be able to compete with Liu Hai, and even attack Liu Hai's territory from land if necessary. Although the naval strength is now somewhat different, on land
But they didn't believe that Liu Hai could compare with their own army.
Therefore, in March 1896, King Rakshasa invited Li Hongzhang to St. Petersburg to attend his coronation ceremony in the name of the country.
There are also some old people on the Qing side. After receiving the invitation, they immediately heard about Xuan and understood his elegance.
A few days later, Emperor Guangxu issued an imperial edict, appointing Li Hongzhang as ambassador plenipotentiary, and went to St. Petersburg to attend the celebration of Nicholas II.
Liu Hai didn't really care about this matter, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
But as time entered July 1896, Liu Hai's spies in Beijing successively sent back some fragments of information. It seemed that the Qing Dynasty and the Rakshasa people had signed some treaty?
At this time, Liu Hai began to pay attention, but Liu Hai didn't know much about this period of history, but it didn't matter, he didn't know anyone who did.
The person who knows this matter well is naturally Lord Xiaobai, who once traveled across the current plane network.
"Xiaobai, what kind of agreement did Rakshasa and the court have during this period? Check it out for me from history."
"Dear Master, after inquiries, it was found that the Rakshasa and the Qing Dynasty did sign a secret agreement during this period. However, historically, the main content was to jointly defend the Japanese. Now that they have been defeated, for the Qing Dynasty and the Rakshasa
There is no threat to anyone anymore, so we still have no way of knowing what they signed.”
When Liu Hai heard this, he suddenly realized that the Japanese were gone, but Liu Hai was still there.
And depending on the situation, I am afraid that now I am even more taboo to the Rakshasa and the Qing court than the Japanese were back then. I am afraid that this agreement is about how to jointly deal with myself.
"Haha, there's no way to find out. I've just guessed it. I'm afraid it's aimed at me."
After Liu Hai thought about it clearly, he fell into silence and began to think about how to deal with the alliance between the Qing Kingdom and the Rakshasa people.
Now his strength indeed exceeds that of the Qing Dynasty, but there is no legitimate name in the Qing Dynasty, and it will be very troublesome to rule the country.
Therefore, Liu Hai is not ready to overthrow the Qing Dynasty now. He thinks that when the time is right, he will vow to fight for the Northern Expedition.
However, we must be on guard against the alliance between the Qing Dynasty and the Rakshasa people. It seems that we need to keep a watchdog.
That night, regardless of the late hour, Liu Hai summoned his staff and held a secret meeting in the study.
When Liu Hai told these aides that the Qing Dynasty and Rakshasa might have signed a secret agreement to deal with him together, these people were also very surprised.
Due to lack of vision, the staff were still focusing their attention on the Qing Dynasty at this time, and had not yet thought of uniting the public to make peace internationally. This method of returning to the Qing Dynasty was an eye-opener for them.
As the chief staff officer, Zhao Jiahua spoke first, "Commander, although the imperial court and the Rakshasa are closely connected, I think our navy can handle it on the sea. The main reason is that we are afraid that the Rakshasa and the imperial court will attack from land.
At that time, our small territory and the number of troops may not be enough to support it."
After hearing this, Liu Hai nodded repeatedly. This was what he was worried about. Although his weapons were at an advantage, in terms of material resources, Rakshasa and the Qing court were at an absolute advantage.
Let’s not talk about the Qing Dynasty, but let’s talk about the Rakshasa Kingdom, which is known as the European steamroller. In every foreign war, it can mobilize at least one million troops, and it can be replenished very quickly.
In addition, the Rakshasa Kingdom and the Lanxi Kingdom now have an alliance. Once the Rakshasa Kingdom is at a disadvantage, the Lanxi Kingdom will definitely join in. If the Rakshasa Kingdom is not to send troops at that time, it will use the financial resources of the Lanxi Kingdom to support the Rakshasa Kingdom in terms of money and material.
It's enough for bangs.
"Mr. Zhao is right. This is exactly what I am worried about, so I think we should also recruit a thug to look after our house."
The staff below are all smart people. As soon as Liu Hai finished saying this, they understood what Liu Hai meant, but Zhao Jiahua frowned a little.
"The commander-in-chief means arming the Japanese?"
"Yes, their army equipment is relatively backward now. Except for the rifles which are still barely usable, all the artillery are front-mounted bronze cannons. The navy has been almost completely wiped out by me."
"What I mean is to rearm them, expand the strength of the army on a large scale, and put this power to use when necessary. And also provide the navy with new warships, so that it can have a navy that can compete with other countries in the world.
strength."
After hearing Liu Hai's plan, Zhao Jiahua's face became even more ugly, so he began to persuade him: "Commander, they are so ambitious. Convincing them now is just a temporary measure. If they regret it in the future, I'm afraid they will create trouble."
After listening to Zhao Jiahua's words, Liu Hai knew what he was worried about, and this kind of remarks was very popular among the Hunan Army. Liu Hai also wanted to take this opportunity to express his opinion.
So he said: "I know what you are worried about. It is just that you are afraid of the Japanese coming back again. In my opinion, there is no need for that."
After hearing what Liu Hai said, Zhao Jiahua was a little unconvinced, so he cupped his hands and said in a tough tone: "In that case, please help me clarify my doubts about this humble position."
Liu Hai looked at the people below and felt that they should be given a little more transparency, otherwise they would not be able to focus on the overall situation when making plans.
"In that case, I will tell you something."
Then Liu Hai picked up the teacup on the tea table and took a sip, then put down the teacup and said: "The development of weapons in the world today is in a period of great revolution, but in my opinion, the development of these weapons is still very backward. I
We are planning to equip our Hunan Army with a large number of new weapons in the future. With these new weapons and equipment, we will be able to compete with any country in the world."
"And the equipment I plan to equip the Japanese will only be the normal equipment equipped by various countries in the world today, and it will not exceed the current equipment. Therefore, once they repeat, they will not be able to escape our hands and will be destroyed by us soon."
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After hearing Liu Hai's words, Zhao Jiahua still didn't believe it, so he asked: "The commander-in-chief is really sure to suppress him? I am a humble person but I really don't trust the character of his country."
"Don't worry, they can't escape from my grasp."
Liu Hai's eyes began to flicker when he said this. He has decided to give his Hunan Army a major overhaul this time. The Navy will also undergo a large-scale improvement, at least to reach the level of the 1960s and 1970s in the current plane.
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As long as the costume change is completed this time, with these strengths, no one can make any mistakes.
The weapons and ships that were replaced can be sold to the Japanese, and then they can use these weapons to work for themselves.
Liu Hai held several discussions with his staff to discuss how to change the costumes of these servants.
In the end, they decided to let them come to Nanjing in batches, change clothes and train here for a period of time, and then let them return to their respective stations.
Liu Hai's order was quickly passed to the Japanese military headquarters. After receiving Liu Hai's order, Lu Chun, who was now in charge of the military headquarters, immediately ordered the newly formed Guards Division to immediately take a boat to Nanjing to accept Liu Hai's adaptation.
The current army and navy have almost nothing to do with their governments.
Now these soldiers are all the same as the Nanyang Navy and the Hunan Army in terms of military pay and other things.
Even in terms of training, the officers also learned from the Hunan Army's land forces, because in their view, the Hunan Army could defeat them because of its very advanced military training methods.
So if they weren't wearing different military uniforms, there would be almost no difference.