On the battlefield, Leo was constantly pressing the shutter, and every detail attracted him deeply to the magical East, whether it was war or the scene of crying in front of him.

Many years later, he, who had long become a Chinese master, gathered countless photos into picture albums, and each photo was accompanied by a story. This battlefield lunch is one of the most famous ones.

Leo said in the album that Chinese society is a very contradictory collective, and their ruling philosophy is really incomprehensible to the West, because they are always balancing and yin and yang they call.

How could a group of people who have never received military education, a closed group that even if they have to open a road to walk out of their hometown, a frog in the well who has been tied to death by the land and clans in their homes, react in a sudden change?

Don’t blame these people for their cowardice and numbness, because they have never received any education on resistance since childhood, and even weapons that are slightly threatening at home have been confiscated.

The whole society educates them, and instills them with only submissiveness and living humbly. Such a group will risk their lives to resist unless they are seriously ill and cannot survive. At the beginning of the resistance, their ideals are just to survive.

However, this group of ruled people has completely brainwashed the people, and is also the group that the ruling class is most angry with and does not fight. Whenever the country is invaded by foreign enemies or in civil strife, no one reflects on his brainwashing policy of fooling the people, but instead scolds the people one by one.

This is not a reason. You even took away the knife from the people's homes. You are usually afraid that the people will resist a little, but when the foreign enemy comes, you still hope that these sheep will turn into tigers immediately.

This is really a big joke. In history, Cixi used the Boxer Rebellion to fight against foreigners, which was actually a reflection of this idea. When he incited fanatical people to attack foreigners, she probably forgot that she had ordered the massacre of millions of Taiping and Nian Army.

Poor, a pity that Chinese grass people, the word "grass" is really well used, and the life of people is as cheap as grass.

Today, in Leo's camera, this group of grass people were crying in pain for each can of meat. Many people choked and said, "If I had known to have done this with you, we would have been able to eat such a good thing, wuwu..."

All the new troops were stunned, Xiao Letian was stunned, and even those who were grateful were stunned. Why did these ordinary people remember to eat or fight?

The new army was really spoiled. They had forgotten their original life. Once upon a time, when they were grass-roots people, their expressions on their faces were equally insensitive, and they could work hard to eat in one bite.

Xiao Letian sighed in his heart, "Oh... I have realized the lowly life of the late Qing Dynasty. I have seen the notes of lovers before. In the city of Guangzhou, the clan fights will hire countless idle men to take the lead. A life is only one thousand copper coins... And after the Eight-Nation Alliance entered Beijing, Qing Dynasty officials even spent money to buy the lives of the untouchables and beheaded to calm the foreigners' anger. That life cannot be defeated by three taels of silver..."

"I didn't believe it before, but today I really believe it..."

"What do you believe in? What are you talking about, sir?" Wang Huaiyuan asked in confusion.

"Nothing..." Xiao Letian quickly interrupted. "You said the Huai Army neither fights nor lets go. Are you waiting for reinforcements? Is there any reinforcements in Beijing? Is it just a group of soldiers who smoke big smokers?"

Wang Huaiyuan sneered and said, "Of course there are some soldiers. In fact, they recruited the private soldiers of the princes and nobles in the Sijiu City, which is a large army that has always been large. However, it is hard to say whether such an unorganized army can fight a war."

"What I worry most now is Jingshan. Although Zeng Guofan and many Han ministers put pressure on Cixi, this old witch no longer dared to touch Empress Dowager Ci'an's life, the longer we delay, the more we are afraid that Jingshan will not be able to hold on to the pressure... If we compromise, it will be difficult."

Xiao Letian nodded, "Information shows that Ci'an is a woman with a restrained personality and a big view. She is different from Cixi. This woman has a country in her heart, and Cixi is just pursuing the maximization of her own rights..."

"This time, it is not easy for Ci'an to bargain with the court under pressure. I have been delayed for a long time and I am afraid that Ci'an's weakness for the court will come up again..."

Speaking of this, Xiao Letian was cruel and gritted his teeth, "I don't have time to procrastinate, use our trump card."

As soon as these words were said, Wang Huaiyuan suddenly felt a sudden sensation in his heart, "Sir, you have really thought about it, I really don't regret it." At that moment, even Wang Huaiyuan, who was used to life and death, showed fear on his face.

"If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell? Even if there is retribution in the future, I, Xiao Letian, will bear it alone... But this weapon is too dangerous and cannot let our treasures take risks. Let's spend money to hire mercenaries..." Xiao Letian pointed at the crying group of ordinary people.

In a short while, Liu Anchen and his group of kind people appeared in the refugee group. "Everyone obeyed the order. Prime Minister Xiao of the East China Sea has an order. He will recruit mercenaries from among you and fight today's battle. Each person has ten silver coins from foreigners... Are there anyone who signed up?"

"The Prime Minister invites you to eat meat and give you foreign money... Ten silver coins are enough to buy a calf. You have to think clearly. After passing this village, there will be no store..."

The crowd was filled with an uproar. The group of grass people who faced the loess and backs were facing the sky and never spent money in their lifetime, their eyes lit up at this moment, and their numb expressions actually disappeared magically.

It is hard for modern people to imagine the polarization of social wealth in the late Qing Dynasty. At that time, the gap between the rich and the poor was so large that it was unimaginable. For example, the officers under Xiao Letian had a monthly salary of hundreds of dollars, which was calculated as the purchasing power at that time was enough to buy hundreds of cows or several acres of paddy fields.

Even Xiao Letian himself, ten yuan of foreign money is not enough for a family dinner, but for the poor people, they only spent copper coins in their lives, and sometimes even had to barter with eggs, vegetables, etc., and silver was a legend for them.

Everyone was excited. This was the price of a cow. Even the cheap daughter-in-law could buy one. At that time, many young men stood up and said, "Do it... I'm just one, as long as you don't fool me."

Xiao Letian was amused and crying when he heard this, "I fool you. I fool you about the ten yuan foreign money, and I don't ask about the self-call of Letian Foreign Company... Each person first gave two yuan to a meeting and reward. After the war, those who died in battle would be given a hundred yuan to a pension, and those who were seriously injured would be given a sixty yuan to a pension..."

When everyone heard this, they went crazy. Five or six hundred young and strong people jumped out of the crowd and signed up around the people who were kind to support them.

The strange movements in the new army could not escape Li Hongzhang's eyes. At this time, he had already made Xiao Letian crazy, and his face was a little more vicious than the demeanor of an important official.

"Damn it, Xiao Letian is organizing young and strong, and he has more than a thousand more subordinates. Damn it, damn it... The court promised my war horse and my reinforcements. It's been a whole night, and why haven't I come here for half a day today?"

At this time, his nephews and soldiers around him said, "Master General, why don't we retreat? Those who die are all brothers of the Huai Army. We don't have to die for Manchus so many of our own brothers, and preserve our strength..."

"Shut up, do you think I don't want to retreat. If the Empress Dowager's reinforcements are not here, how can I retreat? There are three thousand war horses and ten thousand Eight Banners soldiers. There are so many people, I don't believe that I can't break through this small square formation..."

"This is the last critical moment. What if we win, we will lose our credit... Besides, if the Eight Banners can't stop the new army, we will have a clear statement to withdraw. The court would have no excuse to make things difficult for us at that time."

Time passed minute by minute, and Li Hongzhang sent his personal guards to calm the morale one by one, and Xiao Letian's military formation on the other side was also ready for battle. The five hundred carefully selected young and strong man was carrying a very large grenade in his hand, with a diameter of half a foot.

"Be careful, be careful. After you pull the rope, you throw it into the enemy pile... You can throw it if you don't have any weight..."

"Sir, what is this? Is it the firecracker you used?"

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. I'll tell you one thing, this thing is very dangerous. Don't miss it. Be good, if you enjoy the blessing, you will make a cow. This business will never be encountered in your life..."

The new army was teaching young men to use this grenade nicknamed "Fatty". At this moment, the sudden change and sudden change occurred. The land in the northwest suddenly vibrated slightly, and the water on the ground ripples.

"It's a cavalry, a large-scale cavalry..." Luo Huo shouted out on the spot.

At this time, the Huai Army also became jubilant, especially the defenders in the northeast, who jumped out of the ditch, and Ye Qiu and the others burst into pieces.

Soon, in the rain in the northwest, a black shadow rushed over. It was the reinforcements that had come late. The three thousand war horses had already begun to accelerate. There were countless crazy shouts of killing behind the horses, which were the ten thousand reinforcements.

"Prepare the horse, I'm going to welcome the reinforcements." Li Hongzhang rode his war horse around the horses and went up to meet him. From a distance, he saw An Dehai's familiar figure.

"Eunuch An... I'm Shaoquan... You guys are here..."

"Oh, it's Li Dashuai... The family is polite, how is the battle?"

Li Hongzhang did not expect that Cixi could send An Dehai as a military supervisor. Looking back at the group of officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs around him, he immediately understood that the army he brought today could be said to be the last army in the capital that could fight in the field.

"I'm ashamed, Xiao Letian has four rapid-fire guns in his hand, and the firepower is densely affected... We have lost 30% of the battle, but we didn't succeed..." After saying that, Li Hongzhang wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.

An Dehai still knew the importance of the matter. He knew that these Han warlords who led the troops could not be offended, so he quickly comforted him and said, "Sir, don't be sad. Didn't the Zajia bring reinforcements here? The command afterwards depends on the commander."

"There is nothing to say, nothing to say... This battle is easy to fight. Our Huai Army blocked the three directions north, south and east, made clear the gap in the west, and let three thousand cavalry rush in. No matter how fast they are, they will not have time..."

"As long as their formation is in chaos, our more than 10,000 elite soldiers can drown them even if they spit... Daddy, please give an order, this victory is for you."

An Dehai suddenly laughed, "Oh, the miscellaneous people can survive the general's addiction, so good, the whole army obeys the orders and attack." This book was first released from 17K Novel Network, and you can read the genuine content as soon as possible!
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