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The sun is setting in the west. From the hill where Li Xiang and they are located, Anlu County has become busy one after another. There are farmers in the suburbs who pick vegetables into the city to sell, there are also merchants who go out to carry burdens and return to the city, and there are also many foot merchants who pass by to the city to fight at the top. It was because of the dissipation of the dark clouds of the war that the small town regained its former vitality. However, how long can the calm of this moment last? Lixiang is still not sure. There are always vague worries. It seems that the revolutionary situation has developed too smoothly.
Several students at the gate are setting up a propaganda column, and the movement here has also attracted many people back to the city. A student cadre took this opportunity to simply make a speech with a few bricks. The masses are also cheering, and there is no other reason. After the revolutionary army entered the city, the entrance tax originally located at the gate of the city does not need to be paid, and it is also much more convenient to enter and exit the city gate. The tax collection checkpoints at the intersections of Anlu County have also been cancelled. The benefits brought by the revolutionary army are obvious. Who will not support it?
Li thought to himself, at least the revolutionary situation in Hubei is very good now. Li wanted to reverse the whip, gently raised the front tongue of the large-brimmed hat with the handle of the whip, and raised his sight a little. Lin Tiechang, Liu Jing, you set out overnight. The revolutionary situation in Hubei has developed so fast that the Qing court can't stand it. They can only ask Yuan Shikai to come out of the mountain to save the decline, and I guess Yuan Shikai can't sit still in Zhangde. Xiangyang and Wushengguan are the gateways of Hubei. You must completely control the two cities before the Beiyang Army go south. In this way, the people of Hubei can avoid a military disaster.
"Yes!" The two of them responded, and then rushed down the slow slope, their four hooves flew over, and rushed to their respective camps.
Zeng Gao saw Lin Tiechang and Liu Jingyuan away, "Is the general going to go back to Xiaogan to command the front line, or just go back to Hankou?" When we left, the situation in the Hankou Concession and China was extremely tense. Now we don't know what the chaos is like.
"Go one step at a time, and then go to Xiaogan. I know that your Zeng family also had an outstanding diplomat. I would like to ask what you think of foreigners in Hankou. You can speak freely, not a soldier in politics. Hankou is now the confidant of Li Xiang, but now there are 16 foreign warships docked. How can Li Xiang sleep peacefully? Now that history has been deviant, it is no longer certain whether foreigners can remain neutral like history. In case Li wants to fight with Yuan Shikai, the foreigner suddenly makes trouble again, and Li Xiang will be trapped in perpetuable. Even if there is a chance, Li Xiang doesn't want to take this risk. Li wanted to design a series of plans, just to take advantage of the high national sentiment in Hankou, to recover the Hankou Concession in one fell swoop and never be in trouble.
Li Xiang's plan, Zeng Gao can also guess a rough idea, and he can only admire Li Xiang's boldness in his heart. China's national wars in the past hundred years have been repeatedly defeated. Every defeat is a huge indemnity, a loss of land, and an unequal treaty of shame. Up to now, the Chinese people's fear of foreigners has been imprinted in their bones, and the trend of worshiping foreigners is becoming more and more intense. It seems that no one has the courage to challenge the authority of foreigners. Even the revolutionaries of the League deliberately avoided the power of foreigners and wanted to seek the support of foreigners for the Chinese revolution.
It's just that the Chinese revolution will inevitably conflict with the interests of imperialism in China, such as tariffs, concessions, land cession, and various unequal treaties, all involving China's sovereignty, territory, core and interests. The repeated avoidance of these problems by the League does not mean that these problems do not exist. The biggest problem at present is that there are 16 foreign warships docked outside Hankou Port, which is simply an irregular nuclear bomb, which seriously threatens the Hankou Revolutionary Army.
Zeng Gao passed these problems through his mind and said thoughtfully, "From the current international situation, as long as the 16 foreign warships docked in Hankou can be solved at a lightning speed, the Western powers can only recognize them with their noses. Diplomacy is actually bullshit. As long as you win, you can ask for a price all day. Now that the situation between the Allies and the Allies is tense, Europa has simply become a gunpowder barrel. Britain, France, Germany and Italy are too late to fight each other, and there is no time to look at it.
At this moment, Zeng Gaocai shows his wisdom that is not limited by the times, and his mastery of the world situation is no less than Li Xiang, a traveler who is familiar with the general trend of history. Li wanted to hear it and nodded repeatedly. Zeng Gao said that the score was not bad. He vaguely remembered that the middle school textbook was just to describe the world history at that time.
Zeng Gaoyi continued to shake his head, broke his fingers and took out an example. At the time of the American Revolutionary War, Washington defeated the British, and the British didn't obediently sign the surrender letter. The British did not cross the Atlantic Ocean later to get back the shame of failure. Now, we have to go deep into the hinterland when we enter China across the Mediterranean Sea, the Indian Ocean and the South China Ocean. How many expeditions can Britain send? What's more, the strength of our revolutionary army is not comparable to the incompetent Manchu Eight Banners Green Camp. Our revolutionary army is well-equipped and well-trained. What's more important is that our morale is high and the people are united. With our revolutionary army, the current Hankou is not the city of Guangzhou that can be opened by two ironclad ships, and the current Hankou is not the city of Beijing that can be conquered by the allied forces of two thousand countries. If I really want to fight with foreigners, I'm ten times sure to let Ge Fu sign the surrender letter.
"All imperialism is a paper tiger. Sixteen foreign warships are nothing. Sixty Krupershan cannons are afraid that they can't sink it. Li Xiang laughed at the moment. It turned out that someone still supported him to fight with foreigners. Li thought about it for a while, but he was afraid that the army's middle general would oppose him. When he was about to go to war with the Beiyang Army, he would have another enemy to the foreigners. Although Li Xiang can also use tough means to get the army generals to agree, he really can't afford the adverse consequences. As Zeng Gao said, when fighting with foreigners, you must win or lose in a few days. As long as it takes a long time, the revolutionary army will fight on two fronts for a long time and fall into the dilemma of the enemy. But looking at Zeng Gao's current situation, he is sure to make a quick decision.
Li Xiang knows very well that the value of Hankou lies in the good industrial foundation of Zhang Zhidong and the active business atmosphere brought about by it. Here, foreigners have also contributed a lot. As a well-educated person, Lixiang's business opportunities in Hankou are like an undeveloped virgin land, waiting for him to develop with open legs. As long as the Hankou tariff can be recovered, the income of the revolutionary army will be completely guaranteed. The annual tariff in Hankou is trillion yuan, which is many times more than the exempted taxes in Hubei. As long as Hankou is developed by my commercial industry, the tax revenue will only rise to a higher level. With just a five-year plan, Hankou's tax can double.
Zeng Gao knew that Li Xiang would not fight a battle with no interests, and he gained a lot from the annihilation of Zhang Xiyuan. But there are many benefits and many harms. The old hairy and the little devil are close to us. The greed of these two countries far exceeds that of Britain, France and other powers, and they have always been obsessed with occupying Chinese territory. If Hankou fights, it will give them an excuse, and the Northeast will suffer.
Li Xiang's eyebrows swept away, "I'm afraid of this, I'm afraid of that, I don't want to revolution. The old man and the little devil are the enemies who will face each other sooner or later. There is little difference between now and in the future. Beiyang has been engaged in foreign affairs for half a century. The equipment of the Beiyang Army is more advanced than that of the old man and the little devils. If they can't stand the old man and the little devils, it will once again fully prove their incompetence.
Li Xiang's words were obviously unfinished. Zeng Gao was so exquisite that he immediately heard his voice. I have to admire Li's far-reaching thoughts and insidious plots. In ancient times, those who have achieved great things must also have such qualities. In the northeast, there is a piece of fat meat, and the old hair and the little devil have been salivated for a long time. The place of Longxing, as a flag bearer, is also self-evidently important to the court of the Qing Dynasty. If the old man and the little devil take this opportunity to make trouble, it is bound to greatly implicate the Qing government. If the Manchu Qing government cedes the land again and seeks peace, it will only lose the hearts of the people. It is simply beneficial to the Hankou revolutionary military government.
It only suffered tens of millions of people outside the customs, but achieved the early victory of the Chinese revolution. If someone cultivates history in the future, this stupid account is bound to be counted on Li Xiang, because this war has always been provoked by him. It's hard to say whether it's right or wrong, and it's certain to be scolded. Zeng Gao really didn't understand the shrewd Li Xiang, who had the courage to carry this notor-known name.
Zeng Gao still couldn't help but persuade him, "Marshal, are you really willing to bear the name of provoking the national war?"
In fact, Li Xiang is very concerned about him. He always hopes that the description of him in history books in the future will be all wonderful words to praise virtue. I had no choice but to do so, so I came up with the worst strategy of self-destructive reputation. On the surface, Lixiang looks like I will go to hell. Who will go to hell? He is fearless with the spirit of self-sacrifice and said, "For the rise of the Chinese nation, for the early success of the Chinese revolution, and for the sake of the Chinese people to suffer less suffering. In the future, someone will understand my good intentions today. The future history will always give me a fair evaluation.
Song Que, who was bored and listened to Li Xiang and Zeng Gao talking nonsense for a long time, suddenly interrupted and said, "Marshal, what evaluation do you think history will give me?"
"The mountains and roads are far and deep, and the army is galloping. Who dares to cross the knife immediately, only me... General Song." Li Xiang almost blurted out this six-character poem, only General Song, almost read the original Taizu, only General Peng. Li wanted to wipe a cold sweat, but fortunately he didn't read the original. Plagiarism can't be done anymore, and I don't know how to explain it.
"Good poem! The marshal recited a good poem, which must be published in the People's Daily. Zeng Gao couldn't help but praise that Zeng Gao, who was born in a scholarly family, usually likes to be a coquettish guest. Li wants to always make some wonderful breaks, but it's just a sentence or two. Today, he finally shows his true ability.
This time, Song Que led the cavalry to chase Zhang Xiyuan and killed him all the way. In the whole poem, it is simply tailor-made for him. Song Que rode on the horse and laughed proudly.