Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 590
"Responding to the Commander, this matter belongs to the great government of the empire. I dare not speak in a lowly position. Please forgive me, Commander."

Xu Shichang waved his hand and said, "But it's okay, I'm willing to listen to you."

"Yes. Then I dare to speak boldly. I think that Yuan Shikai's rebel army is just a temporary advantage, and it will be rampant for a while, but after a while, the heavenly soldiers will regroup, and they will be invincible."

"Tell me in detail, why is this happening?" Xu Shichang seemed to be more and more interested in it.

"Yuan Shikai's rebellion had three violations, so he was doomed to fail sooner or later. First, he violated the time. In the empire, the emperor was so loved by the people in the eyes of the people, and the emperor's great ambitions were the best in the past and the present. How could these aspects be true? Yuan Shikai is comparable. Yuan Shikai overestimated his abilities. He thought he was extremely smart and could turn the world upside down. He didn't know that from the moment he launched the rebellion, he had become the public enemy of everyone in the empire. It would be a matter of time before he was defeated. Second, Yuan Shikai violated the geographical advantage. Singapore sits on the Straits of Malacca and controls the lifeline of the whole of Asia. If Yuan Shikai could sit on one side, he would have some capital to fight against the imperial court. The opponent of the imperial army? Thirdly, Yuan Shikai violated the harmony of people. He planned to kill Fan Xuecheng, the commander of the 9th Army, put Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang under house arrest, and robbed the military power of the three places. How many hundreds of thousands of soldiers are there? Those who are really willing to work for him don’t know the truth of hitting an egg against a rock. Going against the court or the emperor will never end well. To sum up the above three points, I dare to say that within three months, Yuan Shikai will definitely be defeated. Commander." Usually he seldom speaks, but at a critical moment he can suddenly become very talkative, his words are clear and clear, and his eyes are high, no one will believe that it comes from a small guard.

Xu Shichang was astonished. He never expected that the young man in front of him would have such foresight. Even many experienced ministers in the court could not say these words. It was really a unicorn buried in the mountains. He immediately clapped his hands and laughed loudly, and stood up. He went to the side, looked around the young man carefully, and couldn't help nodding: "You are a person with a deep city, you can be modest and self-sufficient at a young age, but you are full of economics, but you are willing to be a small guard. , from this point of view, you will become a great weapon in the future. Today, if you hadn't made a decisive move, I, Xu, would have been killed in Huangquan long ago."

He said in a loud voice: "It's all due to your lord's good fortune and good fortune, and the low-level protection is not good, which made the assassin almost succeed. He didn't ask your lord for instructions at the critical moment, and shot rashly. It's very offensive to your lord. Please punish your lord."

"Hahaha, Jiang Zhongzheng, you are really good at talking. You have made great achievements, and you want me to punish you. I really don't know how to deal with this crime. To tell you the truth, it was later found out that the assassin was Yuan Shikai's subordinate. The purpose of Lu Zongyu's dispatch is to assassinate me, the chief of the army's general staff, so that our army can delay the counterattack. It's also my fault that I didn't take sufficient precautions against this. Thanks to you, thanks to you. Don't be chaotic in times of danger, The marksmanship is like a god, and children can be taught." Xu Shichang repeatedly expressed his appreciation for the right.

Of course, he knew in his heart that he was not chaotic in the face of danger, and he was at a loss what to do at the time, and his eyes were dazzled at that time, and that fatal shot was purely a blind cat hitting a mouse.However, seeing Xu Shichang praised himself repeatedly, he felt that this was a good opportunity from heaven, so he fell to his knees with a plop, and said to Xu Shichang: "Although Zhongzheng is unworthy, he has a passion for serving the country. He has traveled abroad several times just to learn his skills. Today, great ambitions cannot be achieved, great ambitions cannot be fulfilled, and one’s abilities can’t be put to good use, and adults are required to cultivate them.”

"Well, you're right. The Empire is in need of talents like you. If you want, follow me to the Ministry of War and give you the rank of Major. You can start as a communications officer in the Operations Department."

"Zhongzheng Zhongzheng, thank you for your kindness in cultivation, Zhongzheng will definitely live up to your expectations." As he said, his eyes turned red, and tears fell.

After this meeting, Xu Shichang then inspected defense and other work in Shanghai, stayed for two days, and then returned to Beijing by special train, and was also promoted to the combat department as a major communications officer.From then on, he became more diligent and diligent, and Xu Shichang also paid more attention to him. He was promoted from a major communications officer to a lieutenant colonel communications officer, and then to a colonel's adjutant.

This time in the war against Japan, he took the initiative to ask Xu Shichang to go to the front line in person. Xu Shichang saw that the other party was sincere and wanted him to go to the front line to experience it, so he recommended it to Zhang Zuolin.Seeing that it was Xu Shichang's recommendation, Zhang Zuolin naturally didn't dare to neglect it, but he couldn't figure out the root cause for a while, fearing that something would go wrong with the appointment and Xu Shichang would be angry later, so he gave the recommendation to Deng Shichang's subordinates again, so he became Deng Shichang for the time being. One of his adjutants.After getting along for a period of time, Deng Shichang found that he was diligent and humble, and he liked him very much in his heart, so he gradually regarded him as his confidant.

At this moment, the army was heading east, so they hurriedly brought the map and spread it on the table in the command room of the warship. In the command room at this moment, Deng Shichang was naturally the center, next to them were Lin Taizeng and Liu Guanxiong, and a few military headquarters were located on the periphery. The staff officer is only on the periphery.Lin Tai once looked up and asked: "Well, your name is, you said that you have stayed in the Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy, and you have also studied military and artillery, okay, now the commander will ask you first, you understand the picture, right?" ?”

"Respond to what the handsome man said." Deng Deng took a few steps forward, saluted with a snap, raised his head and chest and replied, "Understood!"

Lin Taizeng nodded in satisfaction, glanced at Deng Shichang and said, "Mr. Deng knows people well. When did you find such a capable general?"

Deng Shichang waved his hand and said: "He is Xu Shichang's adjutant. He is temporarily seconded to me to serve as a staff officer and handle military affairs. The young man is smart and capable. If you want to talk about knowing people, Xu Shichang knows people."

Everyone laughed.

Deng Shichang put away his smile and raised his hand to say hello: "You all come over and have a look, what the hell are people trying to do by procrastinating for these two days?"

A group of people gathered together and cast their gazes on the map, while Deng Shichang closed his eyes and thought about the strategically important places on Kyushu Island that he had already memorized by heart.Needless to say, Nagasaki, behind Nagasaki is the heavy city of Kumamoto, which is the central city of Kyushu Island, with Fukuoka and Kitakyushu to the north, Kagoshima to the south, and Oita to the east.These cities are all near the sea.Now people want to delay the army in Nagasaki, what are they covering up?

"Deng Gong." Liu Guanxiong said: "Based on my humble opinion, the Japanese seem to be waiting for something, but according to previous reports, there are 5000 Japanese soldiers in Nagasaki City. There is no need to agree to surrender so readily. There is no need to delay for two days if you agree to surrender."

"Yes." Lin Tai once said: "To appease an army of 5000 people, two days is impossible. With such a superior force, if the commander chooses to surrender, it will definitely arouse mutiny. Especially people, They have always regarded themselves as Bushido spirit, and surrendering to them is tantamount to a great humiliation."

Deng Shichang smiled slightly. This is also the reason why he readily agreed to persuade him to surrender. He wanted to see how the other party reacted by persuading him to surrender. Therefore, when he heard that the other party was willing to surrender, he kept thinking about what was wrong with it. In other words, if he commanded 5000 people to guard a big city like Nagasaki, let alone besieged by the Beiyang Fleet outside, he would not surrender even with thousands of troops.People are not so cowardly.

"Yeah." Deng Shichang suddenly put his eyes on his face: "That's the reason, Zhongzheng, what do you think?"

"Responding to my lord's words, I think that under such circumstances, we must have more information. It is best to send a carrier-based reconnaissance plane in advance. We need a wider field of vision to gain insight into the enemy's true intentions." replied.

"What Zhong Zheng said makes sense. I always feel that maybe the people in Nagasaki are organizing a large retreat." Liu Guanxiong said.

"Well, before our meeting, the reconnaissance plane has already taken off, and there should be information coming back soon." Deng Shichang smiled and said: "Before that, let's test them again, Zhongzheng, send you to a Are you afraid of going to Nagasaki?"

"I am obedient to orders." He gave a military salute and replied loudly.

Everyone present looked on in amazement. No one thought that this young man would be so courageous. He is so vicious now that he can't wait to tear the Chinese into pieces. What's amazing is that, knowing that this task is extremely dangerous, you still agree to it so readily.

"Okay, don't worry, Mr. Deng won't let you go to die. The surrounding area has been tightly guarded. After the meeting, let's make a statement, just two sentences: leave the city within two hours and surrender. , otherwise Nagasaki will be devastated!"

When he finished speaking, Deng Shichang had a murderous look on his face, and he shouted at the adjutant: "Order the Yuanzi-class naval gun, and shoot the ultimatum into the city with empty shells. Be sure to shoot accurately. Once the defense map in the city arrives, you don't need to ask for orders. Fire the cannon. If you can't hit the Japanese, the captain will be demoted two ranks, and the gunner will be fined for two months!"

"Yes!"

The time limit of two hours was very short, and the second wave of landing troops, led by Zhang Zuolin's general Tang Yulin, was about to arrive in two hours.Two hours later, the Shandong New Army led by Dai Zongqian, the last landing force of today, will arrive. At the same time, the main ship of the Beiyang Fleet will also berth in Nagasaki Port. The inland sea goes straight to Tokyo, and shoots randomly along the way to let people know that the Chinese navy is coming.

(End of this chapter)