The sun never sets

"If you don't want to, we can still be friends and each of us can set up our own defense areas, and then we can fight the foreign devils together in the future."

"In the end, you just want to swallow up all our troops and territory!"

Lin Heier said what Marshal Lin was thinking, and Cao Futian and others looked a little unnatural. How could they not know what Baldy Lin meant? But the Boxers were really in trouble now. If they dragged on, they would be completely suppressed. Those low-level gang members could still take off their clothes and go home to pray that the butcher's knife would not fall on them. No matter how tyrannical the foreign devils were, they could not kill all of northern China. They had to find people to work for them, right?

But these leaders could not escape, and every one of them was on the blacklist of the court and the foreigners, and they would be caught and beheaded. Of course, they had another way to go, which was to surrender to the foreigners. However, Yuan Shikai had already been a dog for the foreigners, and they might not have a good ending if they went there.

Yuan Shikai, Wang Shizhen, and Song Qing all wanted to kill the Boxers. Would they be like dogs with them? I'm afraid they died in different ways.

I don't know. There are thresholds for being a dog. Once you are rolled up, it is not so easy to be a lackey for foreigners.

Lin Yongchang said to Lin Heier: "No, I am not trying to annex you. We practice a democratic centralism system. Everyone can discuss policies and decisions. The minority obeys the majority. But once a decision is made, everyone must abide by it and cannot violate it."

Lin Heier looked at the other leaders, then sneered and said, "If the majority's decision is different from your opinion, will you abide by it?"

"Of course I will comply!" Lin Yongchang said with a smile: "If I am wrong, I hope you can convince me. If I am right, I will try my best to convince you. But if everyone still disagrees with me in the end, I will still follow the majority opinion."

Lin Heier looked at Marshal Lin. The bald man was smiling and looked calm. Lin Heier's expression gradually eased. "If Marshal Li can really do what he said, I am willing to hand over all my troops and territory to him."

"Holy Mother of Yellow Lotus!"

"Lin Heier!"

Cao Futian and others shouted in shock. The troops and territory were their lifeblood. How could they just give them away like that? The Boxers were of course created to fight against foreigners, but after enjoying the benefits and pleasures of power, the Boxers' troops were treated as private property by the leaders. This was something that had happened many times in history, and it was not subject to human will, nor was it different because of the Boxers' anti-imperialist nature.

Lin Heier was different from other leaders. She was from a river family on the Tianjin Canal. She was neither a powerful person nor a gentry. She had a grudge against the foreigners and the government for killing her father. She firmly supported fighting the foreigners to the end. She stood up and said in a loud voice: "As long as Marshal Lin fights the foreigners, I am willing to follow you!"

Lin Yongchang smiled and said, "Everyone who is willing to fight the foreigners is welcome. Well, we are going to establish a united front against the great powers, and all comrades are welcome to join. The most important contradiction now is to fight against the foreigners. Other contradictions can be put aside for the time being. However, if someone is willing to be a traitor, there is no need to be polite to them."

When they came, they had agreed that everyone should act in unison, that Marshal Lin should be sent to fight the foreigners, but Marshal Lin should not be allowed to swallow up all the troops and territory of the other guys. But who would have thought that Lin Heier would suddenly do something like this? This put Cao Futian and his men in a difficult position.

Zhao Sanduo suddenly laughed twice and said, "The reason why I spent all my wealth to recruit soldiers is not for myself. Now, apart from Marshal Lin, who else can be the leader of the alliance? I firmly support Marshal Lin!"

Lin Yongchang couldn't help laughing. Zhao Sanduo was really interesting. Leader? The so-called leader was just in name only. Zhao Sanduo, like Zhang Decheng who had died in the battle, had fought against the foreigners several years ago. He was the leader of the Plum Blossom Fist. He gathered a large number of young and strong night raiders by relying on the master-disciple relationship: ⑥九四九,三⑥壹三⑤. After being badly defeated by the foreigners, he still had tens of thousands of soldiers under his command. His strength was much stronger than that of the "Yellow Lotus Holy Mother" Lin Heier.

Lin Heier's men were all women. Even though they numbered several thousand, their fighting power was obviously much worse. Lin Heier could hand over all his troops, but Zhao Sanduo did not want to do so. Cao Futian, Jing Tingbin and others had the same idea as Zhao Sanduo. At this time, they understood what Zhao Sanduo meant and said, "We also support Marshal Lin as the leader!"

Lin Yongchang saw clearly what these people were thinking, but he didn't take it to heart. The purpose of establishing a united front was to prevent these people from standing on the enemy's side, not to expect them to have much fighting power. If you rely on a mountain, the mountain will fall; if you rely on a river, the water will dry up. In everything, you must take me as the main person. You can win over others, but you must never rely on them.

Just like Lin Yongchang had hoped to do great things with Wang Zuolin before, but although Wang Zuolin was very heroic, he could not become the main force to fight against foreigners, so he decisively left Zhangjiakou and set up a branch base in Baoding. Only then could he take advantage of the time when the court's control over the local areas was at its lowest and sweep across two hundred counties in three provinces.

It is the same now. Zhao Sanduo, Yan Shuqin and others are willing to join in, that's great; if these people have other ideas, that's fine too, as long as they don't stand on the side of the foreigners, it's a victory. The situation Lin Yongchang is facing now is very similar to the Eighth Route Army in another time and space, but the situation is very different.

Previously, he thought that the total strength of the Eight-Nation Alliance would reach 12, and he had prepared for a bloody battle with the 17-strong army in North China. But now it seems that the total strength of the Eight-Nation Alliance in North China is less than , and the -strong Russian army is stationed in the Northeast. It is not so easy to cross hundreds or thousands of miles to North China.

Even if Yuan Shikai became a lackey of the foreigners, the Beiyang Army only had more than 4 soldiers, far from the huge army of hundreds of thousands later. Now Lin Yongchang had to face 1 Eight-Nation Alliance troops + Beiyang Army. Dong Fuxiang's more than Gansu troops had good combat effectiveness and might become enemies, but they would never be traitors like Yuan Shikai.

As long as the operation is done properly, the Gansu Army may not become the enemy. It is more likely that they have been destroyed by the Eight-Nation Alliance before they come into contact with the Gansu Army.

Chapter 81 Come First

When Lin Yongchang thought of Yuan Shikai, the governor of Shandong, the Beiyang commander-in-chief, and the model of the second devils in Baoding, Yuan Shikai was also discussing the chaos with Wang Shizhen, Yang Shiqi and others.

Lin Tuzi from Hebei, Shanxi, etc. After the Eight-Nation Alliance wiped out Nie Shicheng's troops, they didn't pay much attention to the rest of the officers and soldiers.

Although there were fierce battles in Yangcun, Langfang and other places, and the Eight-Nation Alliance suffered thousands of casualties, they defeated the enemy in front of them and killed, wounded and captured several times more officers and soldiers. Yuan Shikai was not a great power. The great powers could ignore Lin Baldy, but Yuan Shikai could not completely ignore him.

Of course, Yuan Weiting did not regard Lin Yongchang as a mortal enemy, but felt that it would be troublesome to suppress this gang of bandits. When suppressing the Boxer Rebellion in Shandong, Yuan Shikai held the "Hongmen Banquet" and the "massacre", and even used the power of the German army. It was not easy to suppress the resistance in Shandong with bloody massacres. Now the territory occupied by Baldy Lin is several times larger than that of Shandong. How long will it take to eliminate Baldy Lin and his gang?

"It might just be another Hong Xiuquan Rebellion! No, Baldy Lin has already taken over the entire Shanxi Province. This is even worse than the Hong Xiuquan Rebellion!"

Yuan Shikai, who was short and stout, touched his bald forehead and frowned, saying, "It is not easy for the southerners to send troops now, and the imperial court is not able to intervene. I heard that Luoyang and Xi'an have been surrounded by bandits, and I don't know how long they can hold out."

Yang Shiqi was once Li Hongzhang's aide. Li Hongzhang's era was over, and now he was Yuan Shikai's adviser. Upon hearing this, he came up with a good idea, "Your Excellency might as well lead troops to lift the siege of Luoyang, so that you can also control Henan in your hands, and in the future..."

At this point, Yang Shiqi stopped talking and did not continue. Those who could talk in detail in this room were all Yuan Shikai's trusted generals, but not all of them were like him, looking down on the court. For example, Wang Shizhen, who was sitting opposite, was the one who helped Marshal Yuan and talked about loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.

Before Yuan Shikai staged the "Hongmen Banquet", he was a little hesitant. Would it damage his reputation if he invited people to dinner and then killed them all at once? Maybe Yuan Shikai was just pretending, or maybe he really hesitated. That was all in the past. Unless someone asked in person, no one knew what the real situation was. Even if someone had the courage to ask Yuan Shikai in person, would the answer he got be true?

History is a little girl who can be dressed up by anyone. All history is contemporary history, and all contemporary history is history.

Yuan Shikai was hesitant at the time, but Wang Shizhen ignored him and ordered all the leaders of the Boxers to be shot. There are many people who have done such things in history, such as Liu Biao when he first entered Jingzhou. The strange thing is that Wang Shizhen and Liu Biao, who did such things, have a good reputation. This cannot but be said to be a problem of the butt determining the head.

If you have the right to speak and the right to make your voice heard, you can say black is white and white is black.

Anyway, Lin Yongchang would not go to Yuan Shikai's house for dinner. He had originally wanted to visit Yuan Weiting. After hearing about the "Hongmen Feast" in Shandong, he was glad that he did not go.

Send troops to Henan? Yuan Shikai was quite tempted. The imperial court was on the verge of collapse, and no one knew what China would become in the future. It would be good if he could seize more territory and control more troops. If Liu Kun and Zhang Zhidong really set up a new central government in the future, the more territory he had in his hands, the better.

However, he felt that it was difficult to tell whether this matter was good or bad, as it had both advantages and disadvantages. Yuan Shikai turned to Wang Shizhen and asked, "What do you think of hiring me?"

Although Wang Shizhen was not from Hunan, he was a direct descendant of the Huai Army and had outstanding talents, so he naturally became Yuan Shikai's confidant. Yuan Shikai had many talented people under his command, and the three most outstanding ones were called the "Three Heroes of Beiyang", also known as the "Dragon, Tiger and Dog of Beiyang". The "Dragon of Beiyang" was Wang Shizhen.

He heard what Yang Shiqi had not yet said, which was really too explicit. But Wang Shizhen was a very complicated person. He was happy to see Yuan Shikai's attempt to steal the court's talents, but he also maintained a certain degree of loyalty to the court. He was suspected of being a whore and a saint at the same time. The problem was that he was both a whore and a saint.

"Now is not the time to send troops to Henan." Wang Shizhen clearly expressed his opposition, "It is better to wait and see what happens."

Yuan Shikai trusted Yang Shiqi very much, but he trusted Wang Shizhen more. Wang Shizhen had various relationships with the Manchu high-level officials, but Yang Shiqi was still Li Hongzhang's representative. Yes, although these two are now Yuan Shikai's subordinates, they both have followers, not like Cao Kun, a cloth vendor, nor like Duan Zhigui, who needs to give money and women to his superiors.

Yang Shiqi did not want to argue with Wang Shizhen, so he said it another way, "Even if we don't send troops to Henan now, we must prepare for the future suppression of bandits. Looking across the country, apart from our Beiyang Army, which other army can fight? The task of suppressing bandits will fall on us sooner or later."

"Xingcheng is right, but how should we prepare?" Yuan Shikai asked with a smile, "Perhaps we should send some people to Lin Tuzi's side?"

Yang Shiqi said: "Using spies is one thing, but it is also possible to win over his subordinates. Those rioters do not know the righteousness of the monarch and his subjects. As long as we lure them with benefits, we will definitely gain something!"

Yuan Shikai clapped his hands and laughed, "Xingcheng is truly the Chen Ping of the modern age, with endless ingenious plans that are beyond people's imagination."

Others followed suit and praised him. Yang Shiqi said he dared not to, but his face was full of smug smiles, and he looked at Wang Shizhen who was sitting opposite him from time to time. Wang Shizhen's face was as gloomy as water, and he waited for everyone to

After pausing, he said slowly: "The foreigners will not watch the Boxers grow bigger, so why should we take action? We should just wait and see what happens."

Wang Shizhen once privately advised Yuan Shikai to defend the capital, but after being rejected, he never mentioned the matter again. Now he said the most: "wait and see what happens." But what he said was not without reason. The foreigners hated the Boxers the most. At present, they were dazzled by the capital. The generals wanted to make great achievements. Everyone wanted to get rich after entering Beijing. They had no time to care about Lin Yongchang for the time being. But what would happen after taking over Beijing? Would they still tolerate such a large force of Boxers right next to the capital?

The Beiyang Army didn't need to do it themselves, and without firing a single shot, they could use the hands of foreigners to wipe out Lin Tuzi. Is there anything more wonderful than this?

Yuan Shikai laughed when he heard this, patted Wang Shizhen's arm, and said repeatedly: "Pin you, Pin you!"

Yang Shiqi was very dissatisfied when he saw this. It was obviously me who came here first, and I am also Li Zhongtang's special envoy. Why did Lord Yuan treat Wang Shizhen with higher regard? It was obviously me who came here first!

Chapter 82: Heading for Tianjin

There are various forces in northern China now, such as the Boxers, Lin the Bald, the traitors, the foreign devils, officers and soldiers, etc. There is cooperation and struggle among these forces. Some people don't know what they are doing at all and don't know what position they should be in. Although Marshal Lin claimed to rule 200 counties, in many places he was only a nominal ruler. Many loyal officials of the court could cross Henan and Hebei with dozens, hundreds or even thousands of people and run all the way to the capital.

For example, Li Bingheng, the Minister who inspected the Yangtze River Navy, led thousands of soldiers and horses from the Yangtze River to the capital to defend the emperor. This Lord Li was born in 1830, and is now 70 years old, several years older than Wei Guangtao. There are many other ministers like Li Bingheng.

Zhang Xun, Cen Chunxuan, etc., all brought their own food, either to fight the foreign devils or to rescue the emperor. Whether they were loyal to the emperor and patriotic, or for the debate between Chinese and foreigners, or wanted to make a contribution to the rescue and take this opportunity to climb up, in short, there were still many people loyal to the court, not all of them were Yuan Shikai and Liu Kunyi.

However, it is difficult to say what role these people can play. The Eight-Nation Alliance is not the Boxer Rebellion. Although there are only 4 troops of the Eight-Nation Alliance in North China, their combat effectiveness is stronger than that of hundreds of thousands of Boxers.

Many of Li Bingheng's people came from the south. They came all the way to the south to defend the emperor, which was admirable. So, besides calling for "mutual protection in the southeast", did the governors and governors in the south take any other actions? Why did they just watch the rebels capture cities and territories without sending troops north? If they couldn't beat the foreign devils, could they beat the peasants?

It is true that some people wanted to send troops to suppress the rioters in the north, but the Boxers were not only in Hebei and Shandong, but also in the south. In Hunan, Huang Xing, Song Jiaoren, Liu Kuiyi and others rebelled, and in Guangzhou, Sun Yat-sen, Hu Hanmin, Chen Jiongming and others rebelled. In addition, people in Hubei, Sichuan, Fujian, Guangxi and other places also rose up.

My Great Qing... There have always been rebellions against the Great Jin since their establishment, and over the past few hundred years it has become a beautiful landscape. Now the north is in chaos, and the south is also not at peace, with uprisings and rebellions everywhere. Some governors and governors-general have sent troops to suppress them, while others have secretly provided funding, and they simply don't care about what's happening in the north.

Lin Yongchang didn't know much about the situation in the south. He set up an intelligence bureau, but his main focus was on the north, and he couldn't reach the south. Now the south remained strangely calm, which was a good thing for him. The day after the military meeting in Baoding, Marshal Lin led his troops to Tianjin.

Baoding is less than 400 miles away from Tianjin. If the foreigners had not only focused on the capital, it should have been within the attack range of the Eight-Nation Alliance. Now the Eight-Nation Alliance was fighting fiercely with the Gansu Army west of Langfang, and Lin Yongchang commanded his troops to attack the Eight-Nation Alliance from behind.

When he watched the animal world before, he was very familiar with the second and the eldest brothers in Africa. Hyenas and wild dogs both like to dig anal holes. Attacking from behind is not only more harmful, but also less dangerous. The same is true in war. If you can launch a surprise attack from behind, it will be more effective than a frontal attack.

"We should not engage the foreigners head-on in this attack. Our primary goal is to destroy their small forces! Secondly, we must dismantle the railway cars. Not a single rail or sleeper should be left behind!"

Lin Yongchang, who claimed to be the chairman of the "United Front Against Foreigners", gave the order, "As long as it is transported to Baoding, one rail will cost 30 yuan! One sleeper will cost 1 yuan!"

Taiyuan wanted to connect the coal mines and steel mills with railways, but was worried about where to get the rails. Most of the rails found by the Hanyang Steel Plant were unusable. If they wanted to build the railway, they had to buy rails from abroad. Where could they buy them in such a chaotic time? They might as well tear up the existing railways.

Lin Yongchang named this plan "Eastern Railway to Western Transfer". He had planned it long ago and was ready to move all the railways around Tianjin to Shaanxi. He also moved all the machines, machine tools, and skilled workers that could be moved away, and kept those that could not be moved for the next time.

In addition to the railway near Tianjin, Lin Yongchang also had his eyes on the railway tracks in Hankou, but that was Zhang Zhidong's territory. If the railway tracks there were demolished, Zhang Zhidong would be furious. After thinking about it, he decided to wait.

When we fight with Hubei someday, we can tear up the railway. We can just use the railway in Hebei for now.

In order to fight the foreigners, Lin Yongchang transferred a Type A regiment from Li Dayan. Now he had 4 Type A regiments and 7 Type B regiments. There were also a lot of Type C regiments and the Red Guards, Long Spear Teams, Broadsword Teams and so on. He gave Wang Qi a Type A regiment and a lot of miscellaneous soldiers, and asked the "Hebei Hero" to dig up the railway and be responsible for blocking the enemy. He personally led three Type A regiments, three cavalry regiments and an artillery regiment to attack Tianjin directly.

Now the Eight-Nation Alliance has just defeated Li Bingheng in Yangcun and is taking advantage of the victory to attack Beijing. The main force is on the front line, and some are guarding various railway stations. There are only more than 4,000 troops left in Tianjin. It is a good time to go and fight.

Lin Yongchang didn't want to occupy Tianjin, Tianjin couldn't be occupied, he was eyeing the mountains of guns and ammunition in the port. Now he has hundreds of thousands of brothers, but there is only one gun for every five people, and most of them are hunting rifles, muskets and the like, which is too inappropriate. Even if not everyone can become Li Xiangyang with two guns, at least everyone should have a gun!

Because they only brought elite troops, Lin Yongchang's troops advanced very quickly, with the infantry advancing 60 miles a day. The Mongolian cavalry, each with two horses, had already penetrated deep into Wen'an County and Dacheng County, and while investigating the enemy's situation, they killed the enemy's messengers and sentinels, thus covering the battlefield.

Wireless telegraph has been invented for many years, but it is still a rare thing in China. Except for some big cities, such as Beijing, Taiyuan, and Wuchang, there are no wireless telegraphs in other places.

The Mongolian cavalry completed the task very well. When Lin Yongchang led his troops to the city of Renqiu, the more than 100 American soldiers in the city did not know what had happened. The Eight-Nation Alliance also had cavalry, and their equipment was better than that of the Mongolian cavalry, but their attention was not here, and Lin Yongchang used a cheat again.

After occupying Taiyuan, Lin Yongchang built a lot of buildings, including the [Military Equipment Research Center]. After building it according to the rabbit, he could choose some special arms. There were many arms to choose from, and after thinking about it, he finally chose the [Mongol Cavalry].

[Mongol Cavalry]: Mobility +10%, Morale +10%, Impact +10%;

Chapter 83: Born on Horseback

Why choose [Mongol Cavalry]?

There are many reasons, but the main reason is that they are fast enough. The essence of guerrilla warfare is to defeat the slow with the fast. Well, the main reason is that they are cheap. Except for the sons of the princes, other Mongolian cavalry are quite cheap, and they don't need to be paid pensions. They are also easy to use, just like mercenaries.

In addition to military pay and pensions, soldiers recruited in the interior should be given land and their families' taxes should be reduced. Generally speaking, the cost of a soldier in a Type A regiment is about the same as that of a [Mongol cavalry], but the Mongolian cavalry does not need to prepare a lot of extra guns and ammunition, only a small part of them will do. What the "United Front" lacks now is guns and ammunition. The reason why many long spear teams and broadsword teams have been formed is not because there are no weapons and equipment?

If there are machine guns and cannons, who would still use guns and swords?

Special troops have a limited number, and the upper limit of the [Mongol Iron Cavalry] is 10,000. Lin Yongchang did not blindly assign all the Mongolians under his command to the [Mongol Iron Cavalry]. Only those who he could trust completely would be specially organized into a cavalry regiment to turn them into [Mongol Iron Cavalry].

Then, within a month, these people became noticeably stronger, stronger, and faster. Even their mounts became larger and ate a lot more than usual. Fortunately, Mongolian horses are very durable and can survive by eating grass roots and leaves. Otherwise, the logistical pressure would increase again. Of course, even if Mongolian horses can endure the harsh environment, they cannot be allowed to eat grass roots all the time. They still need to be fed with concentrated feed.

Lin Yongchang had three [Mongolian Iron Cavalry] cavalry regiments, two of which he sent out to cover the battlefield, attack the enemy's transport teams, and do things like intercepting messengers and collecting food and grass. He kept the remaining one with him as a reserve, and acted with the infantry.

The leader of the cavalry regiment that stayed with him was Mengen Borjigin, Wuyun Qiqige's second brother. He was originally going to become a lama in the temple, but he didn't want to. After Lin Yongchang went to the tribe, the young man became interested and later took his brother-in-law and his friends to join him and became the leader of the cavalry regiment.

[General: Meng En*Borjigin, Firepower 1, Impact 4, Mobility 4, Siege 0]

[Features: Born on horseback]

[Born on Horseback]: Flanking attack +10%

Meng En* Borjigin led his cavalry to rush to the city of Renqiu first. In the afterglow of the setting sun, they appeared from the west, as if they had rushed out of the sun. The American soldiers in the city were having fun, and the sentries on the top of the city were drunk. In addition, the Mongolian cavalry rushed with their backs to the sun. By the time the defenders realized that something was wrong, the Mongolian cavalry had already rushed into the city.

Some of the cavalry were marching up and down the streets, while others jumped off their horses and shot at the American devils with their rifles. Meng En* Borjigin was different. He controlled his mount and rushed straight up the path leading to the city.

Several American soldiers fired randomly at the people below.

, hearing the sound of horse hooves on the city wall, they turned around hastily and saw a horse charging at them at lightning speed. They were all stunned. A cold light flashed, a strong wind blew, and after the horse rushed over, an American devil was split in two, rolling on the ground with the broken rifle.

Meng En felt very good and powerful. His body became stronger and his strength doubled. Chopping people was like cutting vegetables. His mount, which had also become stronger, galloped wildly on the top of the city. He swung his sword left and right, chopping enemies into pieces one by one. The blade cut into the human body, making a dull sound.

"Hahaha!"

The Mongolian prince laughed loudly, his laughter full of joy. "Kill, kill, kill! Kill all these foreign devils!"

There were only a hundred or so American soldiers in Renqiu City, and they were quickly defeated, and then they were surrounded. The Winchester rifles used by the US military had a decent firing rate, but their soldiers were terrible, and the officers were equally terrible. Most officers and soldiers were chopped down to the ground before they could even react. A few American devils were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and begged for surrender.

The Mongols didn't understand English, but they could still understand the gesture of kneeling down to surrender. Some of them were so excited about killing that they killed the American soldiers even if they surrendered. In the end, only a dozen American soldiers survived.

Lin Yongchang's riding skills improved a lot, and he was able to shoot or chop on horseback, but he was still no match for Meng En* Borjigin. He rushed into Renqiu City with his personal soldiers and rescued the remaining people from the Mongols' swords.

Meng En was covered in blood, like a blood gourd. He walked over with a big laugh and shouted, "Marshal, why bother with these foreign devils? Isn't it better to just kill them all?"

It was a joy to fight with the Marshal. From Hebei to Shanxi, and now killing the foreign devils, there is nothing more pleasurable than chopping up human bodies with a blade. Even sleeping with three women is not as good as this!

Lin Yongchang looked at Meng En, who was covered in blood, and frowned. "I told you not to rush to the front. You are a regiment leader now! Are you injured?"

Meng En grinned and said with a smile: "No, it's all the blood of the foreign devils. Their blood is also red, how strange! How can the blood of the foreign devils also be red?"

Without waiting for Lin Yongchang to answer, he continued, "Marshal, leave these men to me. I will chop off their heads one by one!"

"Why kill them if they have surrendered? Even if you want to kill them, you should try them first!"

"Foreign devils are not human beings!"

"............", Lin Yongchang shook his head repeatedly, "As long as they have not committed war crimes and crimes against humanity, their basic personal rights should be guaranteed. Have you heard of the Geneva Convention?"

Of course, Meng En* Borjigin had never heard of it. Few people in China knew about it. Even among the countries that signed the Geneva Convention, few would seriously implement it. The great powers might do some superficial work, but in China, no great power would enforce military discipline.

After hearing about the massacre carried out by the Americans in Renqiu, Lin Yongchang wanted to kill all the Americans, but he couldn't do it so ruthlessly. Even if he had to kill people, he had to do it according to the law. It wasn't because he supported human rights or anything, but to stand on the moral high ground and win the hearts of the people.

"Let the people in the city identify them. If anyone can give reasons why they shouldn't die, even if only one person says they shouldn't die, then they won't be killed. If not, all of them will be beheaded!"

Lin Yongchang is not a good man. He only considers whether to kill people or not based on whether there is any benefit. How can we kill those Americans casually? Of course, they must be useful. Just like those local tyrants and evil gentry, why should we publicly try them? Of course, it is to gain more support and to prove the legitimacy of the regime.

American soldiers need to be publicly tried, but missionary Mei Ziming does not need a public trial. He can just be executed in public.