Chapter 143 The Way Out?

What surprised Yuan Shikai more was that Song Qing took him to inspect the defensive position of Jiulian City. According to Song Qing, this defensive position is the masterpiece of Zhou Charter.

Yuan Shikai knew the soldiers, and he saw the modern Western military and tactical ideas from the defensive position of Jiulian City! Moreover, the application is extremely sophisticated.

Song Qing is an old-style officer, and he is old, and his tactical ideas of cold weapons have been solidified, and it is impossible to make such a deployment.

If Song Qing's words are true, Zhou Charter is an experts in modern military science!

Soon, Yuan Shikai crossed the Yalu River and came to Yizhou City.

What he saw and heard in Yizhou City finally convinced him that Zhou Charter's victory in the battle against Japan was by no means luck or a false report.

Because in Yizhou City, the deployment of Zhangjun and the spirit of officers and soldiers are very different from any Qing army.

He has learned that Zhang Jun has adopted the German system. Yuan Shikai had long wanted to promote this kind of establishment in the Qing army, but he did not have the ability or courage to break through the obstructions of the old forces.

And Zhou Charter did it, and with this, he has extraordinary ability.

Yuan Shikai fell in love with talent.

And tonight, he sat in his study reading the forbidden book "The Journey to the West". In fact, it was to further test the Zhou Charter.

Contrary to his public confession, Yuan Shikai extremely admired the Western Chronicle. In his opinion, Guo Songtao is a great man who opens his eyes to see the world! He used "Xi Ji Cheng" to open a window to the world for the Chinese people!

It is ridiculous that the stubborn princes and ministers of the Qing Dynasty insisted on closing this window, staying in the dark and closed houses, and dreaming of the heavenly kingdom.

Sadly, if China does not take the initiative to open the window, foreigners will kick open the door of China!

The dream of heaven will eventually be shattered, either waking up by itself or being woken up by other people's guns!

Yuan Shikai intended to let Zhou Charter see this forbidden book in order to see Zhou Charter's attitude towards this window.

Zhou Charter is defending the Western Chronicle! Although the defense is very clever, it is still a defense.

This proves that he is not an old-fashioned!

Yuan Shikai has no doubt.

"Zhou Zongbing, I understand your state of mind very well." Yuan Shikai and his face were pleasant: "Between the imperial edict and the edict, it is an extremely embarrassing thing."

Zhou Charter smiled bitterly: "Thank you, Lord Yuan. They are all loyal to the country. The imperial edict is the imperial edict, and the imperial edict is the imperial edict.

Yuan Shikai laughed: "Mr. Zhou said insincerely. Well, I have a best solution. I don't know if Mr. Zhou is in it?

"Lord Yuan, please speak."

"Zhou Zongbing, I saw that you were heroic and extraordinary, and Yuan said bluntly. Your victory in North Korea can't make up for my fiasco of the Qing Dynasty! In this war, the Qing Dynasty has been defeated!"

Zhou Charter was shocked. Everyone knows that the Qing Dynasty was defeated miserably. Everyone knows that Zhou Charter's victory is just a fig leaf for the Qing Dynasty. But no one dares to say it. This Yuan Shikai is quick to speak, not hidden at all, and bold enough.

Zhou Charter has a good impression on Yuan Shikai.

"Lord Yuan is right." Zhou Charter sighed, "The Qing army**, Zhang Jun is now not well equipped, with insufficient food and fodder, and it is difficult to turn the tide in the lonely city. Even if Zhang Jun can defend Yizhou, the Japanese army can also land in Shandong and Liaodong, where the Qing army is not the opponent of the Japanese army."

Yuan Shikai lowered his voice and said, "Zhou Zongbing, if this battle continues, it will be meaningless for you or the Qing Dynasty. Moreover, General Zhou is leading the troops, and the court is not too reassured about you. How can you take care of both the empress dowager and the emperor? Mr. Zhou's position is now embarrassing. In my opinion, Mr. Zhou might as well get out of the matter!"

"How do you say this?"

"I have reported to the emperor and the empress dowager. After this errand, the empress dowager allowed me to go to the small station to train the new army. Zhou Zongbing has a far-reaching knowledge and has a lot of research on Western military. If he can follow me to a small station, he can give full play to his expertise, and secondly, he can avoid the embarrassment between the empress dowager and the emperor.

Zhang Jun is trapped in Yizhou, and there is a serious shortage of grain, grass, firearms, ammunition and cloth. Once the Japanese attack, it will be more or less auspicious. Following Yuan Shikai to the station, far away from the war, is also a way out. However, once you leave Yizhou, you have to throw away the brothers who followed him to death!

Zhou Charter was speechless.

Yuan Shikai continued: "In addition, Zhou's situation between the court and the Japanese is also extremely embarrassing!"

"What does Lord Yuan mean?" Zhou Charter asked.

Yuan Shikai smiled and said, "I have figured out that the actual strength of Zhang Jun is 11,000 people. You hold such a huge army in your hand, which greatly exceeded the expectations of the court! If the court knew that you had such a large army in your hand, I'm afraid you, as a general soldier, can't do it! Whether it is the emperor or the empress dowager, they don't want to see such a large army in the hands of the Han people! I also know that most of your soldiers are bare-handed. You hope that the court will give you food, straw and guns. I can tell you that the court will never give it to you! They will never give guns and money to arm an army beyond their control! If you ask the court for money and wait for you, it will be all kinds of difficulties for the court! There is even a fear of life!"

Zhou Charter nodded depointedly. What Yuan Shikai said was in his expectation.

"What's more embarrassing is that the court strictly ordered you to defend Yizhou and prevent the Japanese army from entering the Longxing land of Manchuria! And the court will never give you a shot. With your current military strength, you can't defend Yizhou at all. Once Yizhou falls and the Japanese army enters Manchuria, you, a hero, will become the defeated general pointed out by thousands of people. At that time, the court will never show mercy to you. Now Ye Zhichao will end up in the future!"

Ye Zhichao, the commander of the Qing army stationed in North Korea, has been arrested and escorted to the capital, and the one waiting for him will be beheading!

Zhou Charter looked up to the sky and sighed: "What Lord Yuan said is very true. Zhang Jun is alone in North Korea, the Japanese army is staring at it, the court is suspicious, and Zhang Jun's advance and retreat is difficult!"

"If General Zhou handed over his military power and followed me to the small station, the court would naturally be relieved. The court will not only not reprimand you, but also add you to the rank, and you can also display your talents to train a modern army for the Qing Dynasty. With a good army, even if we are defeated this time, we will always have a day of shame! Mr. Zhou, in public and private, I think it is the best policy for Mr. Zhou to go to the small station in Yizhou!"

"I went to Yizhou. What about Zhang Jun?" Zhou Charter asked.

Yuan Shikai said in a low voice, "Zhou General Bing, excuse Yuan's bluntly, the armies of the Qing Dynasty are actually a burden of the country. They are useless except for spending the country's money! Such an army has been wiped out by the Japanese, but it is a blessing for the country!"

"Whose army is the new army that Lord Yuan is going to train in the small station?" Zhou Charter asked.

"Zhou Zongbing is a smart man, and some things are self-evident!"

Zhou Charter's heart is awe-sighted, and Yuan Shikai's eyes are far-reaching, which means far-reaching.