serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 437 Western Military Tour Group

Cao Yi walked to the Imperial Case, performed a military salute, and then said: "Commander, the plan to raid the Jinling Shipyard failed. Our artillery could not hit the Yangtze River Navy's warships, and three large ships were lost."

Li Chengyang didn't even raise his head: "It's as expected. Without the artillery of Jinling Manufacturing Bureau, no matter how many ships there are, they can't defeat the Yangtze River Navy." He continued to read the military newspaper.

After a period of silence, Cao Yi said to Li Chengyang with a solemn face: "Commander, I have something to say, I don't know whether I should say it or not."

Li Chengyang: "Say."

Cao Yi: "The commander is a little impatient."

Li Chengyang: "How to say?"

Cao Yi: "We captured important military towns and fortresses along the river along the way. It seemed to occupy a large area of ​​land, but it was not even connected. It looked very lively, but in fact there was nothing. It was all in the hands of those demoted officials and gentry. Here. The reason why we can now collect military supplies from these places is all because of our strength.

But once this deterrent effect disappears or is weakened, they will definitely have other thoughts and even rejoin the court."

Li Chengyang then raised his head, looked at him deeply, and said, "You mean we can't defeat Yongwei Camp?"

After hearing what Li Chengyang said, Cao Yi gritted his teeth and said: "Commander! We went north under the banner of 'Qingjun Side', and because Huguang and other places were waiting for the wind to fall, we did not arouse the suspicion of the soldiers below. But since we captured In important military towns like Jiujiang and Anqing, there are rumors that the general wants to rebel. If this continues, the morale of the military will be unstable."

Li Chengyang rolled his eyes sharply a few times, and said to a deputy general next to him: "Go, take half of the captured loot and give it to the soldiers below."

The lieutenant general said: "Yes." He strode out.

Li Chengyang looked at Cao Yi again: "When the war begins, I will tell them that if they take Jinling City, the city will be full of rewards."

Cao Yi took a breath of air: "This is Jinling!"

Li Chengyang: "What I want is the Jinling Manufacturing Bureau. Besides, this is Jinling, not Beijing!"

Now that he had made up his mind, Cao Yi did not beat around the bush: "If the intelligence is correct, King Ning has [-] frontier troops, [-] veterans of the brave guard camp, and [-] new troops. This does not include the Jinling defenders and Qing Dynasty troops." Zhuang, we can’t defeat Jinling City!”

Li Chengyang laughed after hearing this and looked at Cao Yi: "You don't know Jia Hu very well. He will definitely go out of the city to fight with our army in the field. The 15 new troops are nothing to worry about. Our real opponent is the 21 old soldiers. Forget it. In the Southern Xinjiang Army, we have 20 veterans and nearly [-] soldiers and horses capable of fighting.

40 vs. 15, I really can’t think of any reason why we can’t win this battle! "

The generals of the Liaodong Army laughed silently.

Cao Yi remained silent, but sighed deeply in his heart. Li Chengyang developed a willful character due to his successive victories in the battle of Southern Xinjiang. These generals also forgot that the cavalry of the Yongwei Battalion in the Battle of Liaodong was the How to chase the Manchu and Mongolian cavalry?

At this moment, the deputy general walked in and reported to Li Chengyang: "Commander, the Westerners have arrived outside the gate."

Li Chengyang: "Understood, you arrange for them to go to dinner first, and then tell them that I am busy with military affairs and will meet them when I'm done."

The lieutenant general said, "Yes." He turned around and walked out.

Li Chengyang turned his attention to Cao Yi again: "Send someone to urge the old Nan'an County Prince to lead his troops to join him within three days."

Cao Yi said "yes", turned around and walked out.Li Chengyang looked at Cao Yi's disappearing figure, a cold light quickly flashed in his eyes, and then said to the generals of the Liaodong Army: "Send all the sentinels out, and be sure to understand all the situations around Jinling, especially in the direction of Suzhou." , beware of Zhejiang officers and soldiers attacking our flanks!"

All the generals replied in unison: "Yes."

Li Chengyang: "Let the brothers eat well and rest well for these two days. When the old Nan'an County King's troops arrive, we will immediately attack with the whole army and wipe out the Yongwei camp in one fell swoop!"

The generals said, "Yes." They answered and walked out together.

Li Chengyang sat there, his eyes shining, and he thought for a long time. Then he took out a letter from the pile of official documents, opened it and read it. When he looked carefully, he saw that it was a letter written by Wang Hetang, the chief minister of the cabinet.
At this moment, a group of Westerners were standing outside the gate of Li Chengyang's Chinese army camp. Each of them was holding a telescope and looking in the direction of Jinling City.

After a while, a Westerner in military uniform put down the telescope in his hand, looked at the invisible Jinling City and said: "Every time I come to Dazhou, this magical country brings me different surprises. It shook my heart deeply.”

Listening to this voice, it turned out to be French Colonel William.

A Westerner spoke: "You guys, can Li Chengyang win this war?"

Another Westerner: "Li Chengyang has 40 million fully armed soldiers and horses under his command, as well as a large number of advanced firearms. He can be said to be invincible."

Another Westerner: "I hope no one of them wins, and they continue to fight and drag this huge empire into the abyss."

Colonel William listened and looked at him: "So you Dutch people have a chance?"

The Dutchman smiled: "We have a chance!"

As soon as these words came out, all the Westerners laughed.

After laughing, the Dutchman bent down, grabbed a handful of soil from the ground, took a deep breath, and praised: "The land here is full of wealth! I love everything here! I want to own it!" As he spoke, he raised the soil in his hand into the air.

After hearing his words, except for William, the eyes of all the Westerners present flashed, apparently speaking their true feelings.

Colonel William had a sneer in his eyes.

A large part of the reason why Li Chengyang dared to rebel was because of the support of the countries behind them. They provided Li Chengyang's army with a large number of self-generated muskets and artillery.

Of course there are conditions. After Li Chengyang seizes the world, he must return Nanyang to them, conduct trade with other countries, allow free private trade, and allow merchants from various countries to purchase land here.

Based on William's understanding of the Han people, Li Chengyang will definitely fall out after taking over the world. In their eyes, foreigners are enemies!
They are not here to monitor Li Chengyang, but to observe the live battles of the elite armies of the Great Zhou Dynasty at close range, record the tactics and methods of the elite armies of the Great Zhou Dynasty, gain an in-depth understanding of the strength of the elite armies of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and learn from them.

Thinking of this, Colonel William looked in the direction of Jinling again. He heard that the army that came to put down Li Chengyang's rebellion was the peripheral army that defeated and captured King Rakshasa.

He is full of expectations for this battle!
He also wants to know who is more powerful between Jia Hu and Li Chengyang!

At this moment, the deputy general came out again and said with a smile: "The commander-in-chief has military affairs and cannot receive you immediately. The commander-in-chief asked me to set up a banquet for you, please come inside."

Colonel William smiled and nodded: "General, I'm here to help. Please lead the way."

The lieutenant general said, "Please." He gave up his hand and led William and the Westerners in.
(End of this chapter)