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The hospital and school that moved to Yask were temporarily housed in the houses where the Ewenki people lived. Zhao Qiang went to the hospital once and found that many wounded soldiers were no longer treated by European doctors such as Guo Youcai, but by the first batch of apprentices who followed to study medicine. I couldn't help being very pleased with the treatment, and I was even more happy when the two former Daur witches helped to bandage there. I ordered to go down and add meat to the doctors and nurses in the hospital in the afternoon, and the portion was still sufficient. The old and the weak of the clan also gave out a portion of dried meat, which also gave them some enthusiasm. 【】

During the three-stage battle in Dingyuan, a total of 300 wounded soldiers were sent to the hospital for treatment. Most of the wounded were flesh wounds. Most of the wounded soldiers who lost blood or had broken arms and legs died within a few days. , so those who can be sent to the hospital for treatment are wounded soldiers who can be rescued.Most of the wounded soldiers have been demobilized and returned to their original units. Less than 300 of them are still in the hospital.For these disabled soldiers, Zhao Qiang had already made an arrangement, and implemented it as a system, that is, after recovering from their injuries, they would all go to the Min Cao and the Military Cao to work, and those who could not be moved would be specially taken care of by the Min Cao.In Yask's plan, there is a "military sanatorium", which is the old-age place arranged by Zhao Qiang for those soldiers who cannot live independently due to disabilities.The sanatorium is one street away from the Guanning Army General Hospital under construction. It covers an area of ​​[-] acres and can accommodate five to six hundred disabled soldiers. In terms of scale, it is twice as large as the Guanning Army General Mansion.

Since ancient times, the retirement of disabled soldiers has been a matter of concern to all parties. If these soldiers who donate their bodies for the army cannot be properly arranged, the soldiers will not be able to feel at ease. Therefore, it is like treating the dead in battle. Those who also need to pay more attention.The dead and the living, as long as they have contributed to the Guan Ning Army, the Guan Ning Army will always be responsible for him. This has always been a creed that Zhao Qiang has remained unchanged.

A filial son in front of the bed for a long time, a disabled soldier who can't even take care of himself, even if his relatives don't dislike him, will increase their burden. Therefore, there is a military sanatorium and special personnel are assigned to take care of them. The centripetal force can also reduce the burden on the soldiers' families, allowing them to engage in other work to serve the Guanning Army.

Because of the war against the Qing Dynasty next year, Zhao Qiang specifically asked Wei Ji to pay more attention to the hospital and to give priority to meeting their needs. Even those who work as doctors and nurses will enjoy the treatment of soldiers and military ranks. For example, Guo Youcai and other four people are provided for living according to the treatment of the General Banner. The same applies to hospital staff.

Going south to fight against the Qing army is to stay away from the base areas. It can be said to be "foreign combat". It is impossible for wounded soldiers to be transported to the rear immediately. Therefore, Zhao Qiang specifically asked Guo Youcai and the others about the field hospital. After Kaichun organized a team of 200 doctors for the Guanning Army, Zhao Qiang heaved a sigh of relief and laughed.Guo Youcai and the others also asked when Duncan and Guo Youshou would come back from Macau. Zhao Qiang told them truthfully that it might take two months, and at the same time promised them that once Duncan and the others came back, you guys would be able to withdraw from the hospital and devote yourself to more work. where you are needed.This promise made Guo Youcai and the others couldn't help smiling, and they were very happy with each other.

Zhao Qiang did not go to the school. Mandatory learning of Chinese language has already begun. All children of all ethnic groups, as long as they are six years old, will be sent to the school to receive Chinese language teaching. Their parents, whether free or untouchable, must also participate in Chinese language training regularly.The Sinicization of foreign soldiers of the Guanning Army started as early as the formation of the army. However, due to the numerous battles in the past few months, the soldiers had no time to accept Chinese education. They could only learn some simple Chinese such as military passwords. So the effect is not as good as that of the folk.Zhao Qiang also wants to change this situation quickly, and use the six or seven months of rest to speed up the Sinicization, but there are too few teachers and teaching materials, and it is impossible for everyone to accept Chinese education in a short period of time, so he went south to buy a membership It is also one of the things that Zhao Qiang must do to recruit some Han students. For this reason, Zhao Qiang specially asked Liu De to make a list for himself, listing all the relevant books and equipment needed by the school, so that when he goes south Purchase one by one.

After nearly a month of long waiting, the team sent to Nerchinsk finally returned on the fourth day of November. They brought back the latest situation of the Raksha people and a message from their new governor.The reason why it is said to be a verbal message is that the Russians in Nerchinsk did not give them any face-to-face answer, but only verbally promised to negotiate with the Guanning Army after learning about the situation.

"The Raksha people have changed their governor. When the little ones arrived at the place, the person who received the letter was one of their imperial ministers from the Raksha capital. His name is Golo." It was Yuan who escorted the two Raksha soldiers to Nerchinsk. Xiaoqi Dorjis of the [-]st Cavalry Wing, a Daurian, was one of the residents who were taken back by Huwang in Murgen. Because he knew equestrian skills, he was selected as a cavalry when the cavalry wing was expanded. After accumulating two military exploits, he was promoted to a small flag.

Dorges recalled the scene when they arrived in Nerchinsk: "The city of Nerchinsk is very well built, and the city is very big, even bigger than the small city of Rakshasa. It is very lively inside, and there are all kinds of people. When the tourists arrived at the city gate, they saw many caravans coming in and out with hunchbacks. The tax collector of the Raksha people was very happy to collect the money. After the two Raksha soldiers and the guard of the city gate explained their intentions, They were very surprised, because they didn't know our details, they only knew that our Guanning army was about to kill them, so they were so frightened that they closed the city gate immediately, and then rushed into the city to tell their officials."

"After the Rakshasa officials received the letter from the commander, they asked the younger ones to wait for a while, and then went to discuss it. After they came out, they told the younger ones that they were willing to negotiate with the commander, but according to the usual practice, our Guanning Army must report to Nerchinsk Send an official delegation, only then will Rakshasa be willing to negotiate with us."

"Oh, by the way, the Raksha people told us that their imperial minister has arrived in Danibuchu, and now he is the new governor, representing their emperor's authority in the east. Therefore, if we want to negotiate with the Guanning Army, we must The Marshal must go to Nerchinsk in person, only then will they be willing to negotiate with us."

After listening to Dorges' narration, Zhao Qiang and Liu De glanced at Dorges, and asked Dorges, "Did the Raksha people say to send troops to avenge their former governor and drive us away?"

Dorges tilted his head and thought for a while: "No, the Raksha people only talked about negotiations, but they never told us anything else."

"Okay, you have worked hard all the way, go down and get ten taels of silver each, and go to rest."

Seeing that Dorjes had nothing to say, Zhao Qiang waved him to take the two Russian soldiers down.After the three of them left, Zhao Qiang sat down, took a sip of tea and said to Liu De:

"Sir, how sincere do you think the Raksha people are negotiating?"

Without hesitation, Liu De blurted out, "Three points!"

"Three points?" Zhao Qiang asked with great interest: "Sir, why do you say that the sincerity of the Raksha people is only three points? I just understood what Xiaoqi said just now. The Raksha people seem to be very afraid of us, and they have never said a big word. So, the Raksha people really want to negotiate with us, how can they be sincere?"

After hearing this, Liu De laughed and said, "Is it possible that what the commander-in-chief said is ironic? According to my subordinates, this Raksha people has a new governor, and what kind of imperial minister, he must have a very important status in front of their emperor. Such people are usually He is proud and arrogant, and can't tolerate sand in his eyes. Besides, he has never fought against my Guan Ning army before, so he doesn't know how powerful we are, so the new governor must look down on us, saying that we are as vulnerable as the Tartars. It's a fluke They won Vlasov and occupied their territory, so there is absolutely no sincerity in negotiating with us. If my subordinate guessed correctly, I am afraid that the new governor, Luo Sha, must be busy with dispatching troops and thinking about how to get us Kill them all. This negotiation is just trying to get our bottom line and delay time."

I've heard of Golo's name, Zhao Qiang, because he was the one who signed the Qing-Renibchu Treaty with Suo'etu. In the end, the other party signed a treaty that was of great benefit to Russia, and the Manchus cut off a large area of ​​land in exchange for the favor of the Russians, ensuring the so-called peace outside the customs.Such a character is definitely not easy to deal with, so Zhao Qiang didn't believe that he was really willing to negotiate with him, but because he didn't expect that Golo would appear in the east in advance, so Zhao Qiang was also a little surprised, and didn't think about how to deal with this new man for a while. Condition.

If Zhao Qiang remembers correctly, Golo should have set off from Moscow to the East in the 23rd year of Kangxi, but now it is a year earlier, which caught him by surprise, and he was surprised that the butterfly's wings finally flapped.

Liu De didn't know what Zhao Qiang was thinking, seeing that the commander was engrossed in his thoughts, he didn't dare to disturb him, he stood quietly and waited with his hands down.

After a moment of silence, Zhao Qiang came to his senses and asked immediately: "Since the Raksha people may not really want to negotiate with us, what do you think the commander-in-chief will do?"

"Since ancient times, the so-called negotiation has been nothing more than smoke. The method used when the strength of the two sides in the war is at a disadvantage. Now that the commander-in-chief wants to talk to the Raksha people, he also has the intention of using the Raksha people. Therefore, my subordinates think that since the Raksha people If you don't refuse to talk to us, let's talk to them." Liu De said what he meant, no matter whether the Raksha people are sincere or not, they still need to meet with each other for a while, to find out.It's winter now, Guan Ning's army can't move of course, but the Raksha people can move again, so neither side can do anything to each other, there is still a possibility of a deal, the key lies in how to negotiate and how to set the price. If there is really no agreement, is Guan Ningjun afraid that he will be a new governor?

Seeing that Zhao Qiang nodded in agreement with his words, Liu De went on to say: "However, the commander-in-chief is a man of gold, so of course he should not take risks lightly. The Raksha people are vicious and cunning, with impure natures, and they are definitely not good. They want the commander-in-chief to talk about it." , It’s not An’s kindness, if the commander-in-chief goes, they will definitely detain the commander-in-chief and threaten our army, so according to this subordinate, it’s better for the subordinate to go to Nerchinsk on behalf of the commander-in-chief.”

When Liu De was talking, Zhao Qiang was also thinking about whether to go or not. From the perspective of time, it was impossible for him to go to Nerchinsk right now, because the food problem had not been resolved. If he went to Nerchinsk, he might be hungry at home. dead.But if you don't go by yourself, who can fight the old fox like Golo?I was worrying, but when I heard Liu De volunteered, my heart was moved, Liu De is also an old fox, and when two foxes meet, it is a good show.He didn't think about it at the moment, and said happily:

"Forget it, if a gentleman comes forward to talk to the Raksha people, we will definitely not suffer. It is not too late, sir will set off tomorrow, and this commander will draw up the content of the negotiation tonight, so that you can have a basis for talking with the Raksha people .”