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Savi turned his head, and suddenly understood seven or eight points: the Daredevil Expeditionary Army accidentally robbed the munitions smuggled by the Revolutionary Army in southern Mexico!

Diaz may have just received the news, no wonder his attitude has taken a 180-degree turn today!

In Mexico in recent years, because Diaz advocated the introduction of advanced equipment, most of the plantation owners in the country were dissatisfied. Diaz couldn't be more clear about the revolutionary army active in the southern rainforest. Flying the banner of Tejada, but hiding behind it are those evil manor owners! ..

Diaz is already an old man in his sixties, and his desire to kill is not what he used to be. He wants to send troops to destroy him, but he has more energy than he wants. The Revolutionary Army has made small-scale contact several times, and without exception, it was a disastrous defeat.

It's normal to think about it. On the one hand, there is no money, and the recruits have little combat experience. On the other hand, there are veterans who have followed Tejada and have the support of the manor owner regardless of capital. It is obvious which way the balance is tilted!

However, after the attempted assassination, Diaz received good news that made him feel relieved: the ammunition purchased by the Revolutionary Army, which cost nearly one million dollars, was robbed near Mexicali! !

After learning that the robbers were from Savi's troops, Diaz laughed three times: This Spanish major, who had been hiding his secrets, had started silently training soldiers as early as in San Francisco! ..

After evaluating the combat effectiveness of the expeditionary force and the astonishing performance of Savi's guards in the assassination incident, Diaz decided to put the 'treasure' on Mr. Viscount and sacrifice a barren enclave. If the 'cancer' in the south can be removed ', definitely a bargain!

What's more, the addition is not free.There is also rental available.

Diaz's wishful thinking was crackling, but Savi also seemed to be sober overnight. The grievances that had been left to dry for ten days, this proud Viscount decided to return them intact!

Negotiations are open again, Sawi said, the conditions can be agreed.But the rent has to be cut!I only pay 400 million... cut off half of it at once!

Long Hao gave Savi a check of 1000 million, and at least [-]% of the savings, not to mention all, could fall into Savi's pocket!This is a huge sum of money, and Savi couldn't help but not work hard for it.

Diaz is also not a fuel-efficient lamp. Savy asked for a lot of money, and he sat on the ground with a smile to pay back the money. He said that it would hurt feelings to talk about money as soon as he came up.I've built a new villa on Lake Texcoco. The scenery there is beautiful. Why don't we move over there and talk slowly?

Ever since.Savy, who was shot in the door, moved to the lakeside villa with half push and half push.

In bright sunshine.In the blue sea and silver sand, Savi and the beauties had an open meeting, and the mood was relieved and the pressure was released. At this time, Diaz appeared with a smile at the right time.

The result of the re-negotiation between the two sides is.The expeditionary force immediately entered the Mexican mainland from Baja California to conquer the Revolutionary Army and use the record to reduce the rent in Baja California.

For example, capture the opponent's high-level personnel, minus 150...destroy the opponent's secret stronghold.Minus 50... If you seize the opponent's ordnance, you will lose [-] for one gun... If you destroy the enemy, you will lose [-] for each head...

All in all, Savoy and Diaz formulated a document corresponding to the record and the amount of deduction for various situations, with a period of three months. If the expeditionary force completely eradicates the Japanese army by then, according to the detailed rules of the document, the rent will be increased The minimum will be as cheap as less than 100 million US dollars!

In other words, Savoy doesn’t have to do anything, just transfer the Cuban Expeditionary Force to start the war, and he can sit in Diaz’s villa, embrace beautiful women, bask in the sun, and watch the dollars rushing away leisurely. into your wallet.

Savy also thought about it, if Long Hao asked afterward, he would come up with the perfect excuse of 'the expeditionary army needs war for exercise', other people are working hard and counting the money by themselves, is there anything more wonderful than this in the world?

Savy is beautiful, and Diaz, who is old and cunning, is not bad.

On the surface, it seems that Diaz gave up a big cake of 700 million U.S. dollars, and the price is not small, but when you think about it carefully, Xiajia is a desolate place that Mexico can't take care of now. It is rented out, let alone 800 million Well, even one-tenth is a windfall. Calculated in this way, it means that Savi’s troops clean up the rebels for Diaz for free. Diaz retrained a division of tigers and wolves to frighten the country.

In three months, Savy and Diaz negotiated that if the rebellion is suppressed one day earlier, the rent will be waived by 2 US dollars. On the contrary, the rent will be raised by 2 US dollars if it is delayed by one more day!

Savoy and Diaz are both happy with such a gamble without money.

You know, if the cancer of the Revolutionary Army had been pulled out earlier, Mexico’s economy would have been less traumatized. Now the Revolutionary Army in the south is very arrogant, not only fighting guerrillas in the rainforest, but also often running to To the north, to destroy the railway line and telegraph line under construction.The loss caused by each sabotage is not a small amount, and every sabotage is a serious blow to the prestige of Diaz's government!

In this way, the Cuban Expeditionary Force received the order, set foot on the train, crossed the Sonora River (Sonor River) with arrogance and arrogance, and entered the mainland of Mexico in the name of the "Support Army".

For the next days, Savi stayed in Diaz's villa, watching volcanoes, eating fruits, and playing with women during the day, and accompanied Diaz to review the battle reports from the front line at night. Know how comfortable it is.

At the beginning, Diaz didn't have particularly high hopes for the combat effectiveness of the Cuban Expeditionary Force. In his heart, he had the mentality of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor, and felt that it would be good if they could slightly suppress the arrogance of the Revolutionary Army. !

In his mind, Spain's military strength has dropped by many levels in recent years. How powerful can the army that a mere noble major has hastily established in San Francisco be?Even if there are some fierce men like Yao Ersan, the overall combat power must still be limited.

The first batch of millions of arms lost by the rebels probably lost Jingzhou carelessly, and they confronted again, at best.It's pretty good if the expeditionary force can account for half of the victory!

As Diaz expected, the expeditionary force crossed the Sonora River, and was stopped by a rebel guerrilla force in northern Mexico only on the third day!

Facing this group of unnamed troops who stole their own munitions, the rebels were enemies, jealous, and not afraid of being exposed.In the evening of that day, in the West Madrid Mountains west of Durango, the expeditionary force was stopped, and there was a gun battle.

The results of the battle were transmitted to Mexico City a day later, grabbing the telegram, Diaz rubbed his old eyes fiercely, almost thinking that he had misread it!

In the battle of the West Madrid Mountains, the expeditionary force won a big victory!

Telegram is simple.Only a few boring and monotonous figures are listed: 387 enemies were killed, 688 were captured, about 900 guns of various types were seized, and about 400 horses were captured.

The numbers are simple, but shocking. Diaz, who has personally fought in battle, understands the meaning of them too well. Previously, intelligence said that the number of Savi's expeditionary force was only in the early 1500s.There are almost no horses, and the guerrilla rebels cruising in northern Mexico.The number of people will never be less than three thousand, and at least [-] of them are cavalry!

One thousand against three thousand, infantry against cavalry, even in the complex terrain of the West Madrid Mountains, this result is really amazing!It just blinded Diaz's dog's eyes!

"Report the battle damage of the 'Support Army' quickly!"

The first thing Diaz reacted to was to quickly send back a telegram.The officials in Durango were ordered to quickly report the status of the expeditionary force.

But don't be crippled at once... Diaz prayed secretly.

The telegram came again soon, and the numbers on it once again blinded Diaz's dog's eyes: the expeditionary force had less than [-] casualties, and their morale was high, and they had just entered Durango City to rest.

"Oh my god, you can win more with less. The loss is still so small, and the fighting power of this 'support army' is too, too heaven-defying!"

So far, Diaz has completely changed his view of Savi. This expeditionary force may really be able to defy the sky, and with one effort, it will completely eliminate the Southern Revolutionary Army!

Savy was also speechless when he saw the battle report the second time. He is not a military idiot. Of course he knows how much his expeditionary army weighs. Relatively advanced and complete weapons and equipment, this great victory, I don't know if the growth rate of the expeditionary force is too abnormal, or the level of the guerrilla rebels is too weak!

Savy is very open-minded, since he couldn't figure it out for a while, he just laughed and said it. No matter what, Diaz's attitude towards himself has changed a lot. Viscount Stillo enjoyed it very much.

It wasn't until the next few days that Yao Ersan secretly told Savy the whole story of the battle that the Viscount knew that the reason for this great victory was the 21 members of the SS regiment headed by Gao Tianyang.

Since leaving San Francisco, Gao Tianyang has kept Long Hao's confession in mind, and began to seriously train this expeditionary army. Many army tactics dictated by Long Hao and only practiced in the Dragon Scale Army were handed over to Gao Tianyang and the regiment members without reservation. This new army.

Gao Tianyang understands very well that if he hides his secrets and encounters a tough battle, the expeditionary army will be finished, and their instructors will not be much better!

This is a relationship in which one prospers and one loses.

In the battle of the West Madrid Mountains, the spies of the expeditionary army had already discovered the undisguised and arrogant rebels who rushed forward. Gao Tianyang ordered the troops to divide into three groups, one to lure the enemy into the complex mountains, one to ambush, and the other to intercept, Close the door and beat the dog.Under the influence of factors such as advanced weapons, favorable terrain, dusk in the evening, and the enemy's carelessness, the expeditionary force achieved a great victory in the first battle beyond everyone's expectations.

The cavalry of the rebel army can't play a role at all in the mountainous area, and the tactics of the expeditionary army, such as column concealment, interspersed interception, encirclement and strangulation, are immature, but they are surprisingly powerful and effective, especially the few that were set up on the high ground early Machine guns, harvesting human lives like mowing grass, killed the morale of the rebels early.

The statistics of the specific results of the first battle came out, and Sawei was very proud. This brilliant victory directly reduced Xiajia's rent by US$56.6!Savi jokingly said to Diaz: "If you call again, you may pay me back the rent, haha!"

Diaz didn't feel bad, and pulled out the poisonous nail in the north of the country. He was too happy!You know, because of the existence of this guerrilla rebel, several railway companies from Europe clamored to withdraw their capital!

Diaz now hopes that the expeditionary force will come to Mexico City quickly so that he can see this miraculous force with his own eyes, and then send them to the south to bring the rebels in the rainforest back to the embrace of God.

But Diaz's wish did not come true.After the victory in the first battle, the marching speed of the expeditionary force did not speed up. Instead, it started from Durango and followed an inaccessible route to the south. For a few days, they almost disappeared in the monitoring range of Diaz's eyeliner!

to this end.Diaz was really unhappy for a few days, but soon, the good news came that the expeditionary force had destroyed a secret northern stronghold of the rebels, and Diaz smiled again!

"Brother Savy, you've been in Mexico City for almost a month, and you're living comfortably? Hehe, there's a banquet tomorrow night, and Mrs. Gerry will attend!"

Diaz blinked, lying in the arms of the beautiful maid and biting a grape.His straight white hair couldn't hide his exuberant vigor at all. He and Savi called each other brothers, and he knew each other's hobbies clearly.Mrs. Gerry is the most famous glamorous widow in Mexico City. She lives reclusively on weekdays and has a good reputation. This time, I don't know what tricks Diaz used to invite her.

"Your Excellency, you are too polite!"

Savy's eyes lit up.He bit the green finger of the beautiful woman at hand and sucked it.He smiled and said, "Unfortunately, tomorrow night is not a coincidence. If there are no accidents, my expeditionary force will arrive in Mexico City tomorrow night. I will go to meet them."

Diaz was waiting for this sentence, and he opened his eyes.Repeatedly said: "That's what it should be. The dinner can be postponed, but we must not neglect our warriors! Tomorrow night, I will go with you, brother, and see the 'reinforcement army' that has beaten the Japanese army to fear!"

It's just a matter of habit.Diaz always likes to refer to the 'Cuban Expeditionary Force' as the 'Support Army'. Savy corrected it a few times and let the old man go.

Diaz received information that the expeditionary force would arrive in Mexico City in the next few days. The test just now received a positive answer from Savy.

"Hey, I'm so embarrassed, these guys helped me win a lot of rent from the President, which made me feel quite uneasy living here these days!" Saviron laughed, rubbing the peach in his palm , did not see any uneasiness at all.

"It should be, it should be!" Diaz responded with a smile without changing his face: "The defeat of the rebels and the peace of our people can be measured by mere rent? I hope now , they can go to the south to clean up the remnants of the Revolutionary Army, one day earlier, I will give them [-] U.S. dollars as a reward!"

From Durango to Mexico City, in just over ten days, the expeditionary force pulled out three secret strongholds of the rebels, captured 9 high-level personnel of the opponent, and seized countless munitions and materials. The results are numerous!Now that the Revolutionary Army is frightened by hearing the name of the Expeditionary Army, it hates and is afraid of this sudden army. After thinking about it again and again, the tentacles of power retracted back into the rainforest.

"Hehe, I also hope that the matter here can be resolved as soon as possible. In this way, the matter of lowering can be finalized as soon as possible!" Savi touched the beautiful woman in his arms, moaning softly, the narrow path was wet, winking, and said insincerely said.

Just when Diaz was looking forward to the bright future of his own government, Beijing, China, thousands of miles away, inside the Forbidden City, it was midnight, when the sky was dark and moonless, the stars were hidden, and a darkness enveloped the palaces of the imperial city. Even the patrolling Ouchi soldiers flickered on and off, dying, as if the lanterns in their hands hadn't had enough to eat.

Qianqing Palace, the head of the palace in the imperial city, is covered with bright yellow glazed tiles on the top and white marble stone base on the bottom. It is nine sides wide and five rooms deep. There are nine ridge beasts on the corners of the eaves, which symbolize the extreme number of days. , Gang theory and ethics, the upper layer is single-curved, double-raised and seven-step bucket arch, and the lower layer is single-curved, double-raised and five-step bucket arch, decorated with golden dragons and seal paintings... It's a pity that the palace was occupied by barbarians when they entered the customs. The principles of heaven and morality have almost been lost, and the original majesty of the Qianqing Palace has also become vain as the country has weakened.

At this moment, the lamps in the palace are still bright. In the south study room, a young man dressed in a yellow dragon robe is sitting in front of the imperial desk. His eyes are bright and glowing. The old man in court robe.

Aixinjueluo Zaitan, the penultimate emperor of the Qing Dynasty, was a teenager in his double tenth year at this time. Although his body was a little thin, his body was burning with a raging fire to accomplish a great deed.

Although he has been in power for two years, the power inside and outside the palace is still in the hands of the Empress Dowager Cixi. The ministers only know about Yehenala, but they forget that the surname of Jiangshan is Aixinjueluo... How can Emperor Guangxu Gan Pingyong, so he asked more about Ji Yudi Shi Weng Tonghe, that is, the old man sitting across from him at the moment.

Weng Tonghe was old and rich in experience. After becoming a Jinshi in the sixth year of Xianfeng, he successively served as Minister of the Household Department, Minister of Criminal Affairs, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Minister of the Household Department, Minister of the Prime Minister's Yamen, Minister of the Military Aircraft, and participated in the decision-making of the Sino-French War. His political experience can be described as profound. To be honest, besides, as the emperor's teacher of the two dynasties, he has many disciples, and he is known as the leader of the "Qingliu" and the "Emperor Party", and he is the most incompatible with Li Hongzhang.

Although the history books of later generations commented on Weng Tonghe as "talking empty words and plausible words, but being helpless in doing practical things", at this moment, the little emperor Guangxu still relied very much, even relied on this old Chunchun.

"Weng Aiqing, has the candidate been chosen?"

Emperor Guangxu asked, he stayed up all night because of the news reported by Weng Tonghe.

"Your Majesty, after more than a month of selection and screening, the veterans selected a total of 56 people, including 20 banner people and 36 Han people. They are all young heroes who are witty, brave and loyal to the emperor!" He lifted up the pier and handed over a memorial: "Here is the roster, please have a look at it, Your Majesty!"