C966 bickering

wanted this kind of result, authority was not something that could be achieved overnight. Even if it was an official emperor who ascended to the throne, if he wanted to take charge of matters personally, he had to touch the rocks and cross the river a little. No one could guarantee that everyone in the imperial court would have the same thoughts as him.

Ci Xi understood the logic behind this even more. It was ten thousand times harder for a woman to wield power than men, so she needed to gradually build up her prestige. It would take ten years, twenty years or even longer for her to become accustomed to it.

At first, Ci Xi had the intention to suppress Yi Nan, but after the situation had turned into chaos, and the empress dowagers had completely broken off, she now found out that Yi Nan was completely fine.

Ci Xi gave Yi Nan a look that said "you understand". Then, the two of them tacitly understood each other and kept their adultery to themselves.

Empress Dowager Xi behind the beaded curtain thought for a moment and asked: "Prince Kung, you will be in charge of the Western Mountain recruit training, let me ask you, when will you be able to train this army, and whether or not you can fight them?"

Reporting to the empress dowager, Xishan New Army has trained thirty thousand units in the first round, and all of them are equipped with Enfield's breeches made in England. This is not the old type of firearms like last time, it is said that the Prussian used a breech gun after defeating a strong enemy, and its firing speed is fast, its range is still far …

"More importantly, they all use paper bullets, saving me the time to load them. This subject has seen it with my own eyes, the continuous barrage of fire and fire is like a torrential downpour, it doesn't give the enemy any time to break through the enemy's defenses …"

"Every 10,000 people will form a town, and each town will be equipped with 200 cannons for concentrated use …" "Last month, the monarchs of the Eastern Alliance of Mongolia, the Western Alliance, the Chechen Alliance, and the Tutu Khan issued an edict ordering them to select twenty thousand young elite cavalry and forty thousand war horses for the imperial court within two months …"

"At that time, these twenty thousand riders will be transformed into my Dragon Cavalry of the Qing Dynasty, throwing away their long spear and short blade. They will be using Spencer from America to shoot down Gun …"

"We will definitely succeed in training the fifty thousand strong army in two years. When that happens, we can expand our army by another thirty thousand. At most, we can train eighty thousand soldiers for the imperial government …"

The Xishan New Army could be said to be the last hope of the conservative faction. The feeling of having no army was too unbearable, so they had poured all their passion and blood into the new army.

Listening to Yi Yifeng's introduction, the minds of everyone present couldn't help but be flooded with images of powerful troops. They couldn't help but feel their blood boil.

"Oh my god, all of them are Gun s that have been forged into cannons! And a total of eighty thousand soldiers, that Xiao Letian is but a thirty thousand new army, we cannot afford to lose out this time! "

"That's true. I heard from the British military officer of the East Crossing Folk Lane that the weapons and equipment of the Xishan New Army already far surpassed the level of the British and French combined forces eight years ago … What rifles were used by the English then, and they are now more advanced than that! Although I did not quite understand, Master Yang had already said that it would be extremely good … "

"That's right, that's right!" Adding on the twenty thousand elites that the Mongol princes have chosen from the top few, the power of the Xishan Camp will be at least a hundred times stronger! I heard that Xiao Letian still hasn't formed his cavalry yet. If he knew that he was going to buy a boat, wouldn't he be able to get on board it? "Therefore, when the time comes, we will have to let the cavalry soldiers take the lead and hit us by the nose!"

The Yangxin Palace was abuzz with discussions, at that time, the capital's Imperial palace were also troubled by this incident. If they encountered any happy things, they would show off their might and might as if they were the eight great banners of the imperial court. If they suffered a little setback on the battlefield, they would immediately turn into a nest of pestilential chickens and only know how to sigh.

The memory of Xiao Letian conquering the Beijing had not faded yet, but in the end, when he saw the structure of the Xishan Camp, he started to daydream about defeating Xiao Letian.

Seeing that the conversation was going to be chaotic, Ci Xi coughed lightly twice, and the entire Yangxin Palace became quiet, "Duke Gong, don't talk about it too much, just tell us, Xishan Camp and Xiao Letian have a real fight, can we win?"

This was a key issue, and everyone present had their gazes fixed on Yi Nan. Prince Kung thought carefully for a moment before replying calmly, "Everything on the battlefield, the victor or loser is on the line, it depends on the time and place of the battle!"

"If we were to say that a decisive battle between the enemy and me on the Great Plains and Xiao Letian's army is defenseless, then with the cooperation of the cavalry and infantry, I dare say that there is a 90% chance of victory … "Because we have the cavalry, with a deep range, we can completely use the cavalry's advantage to coordinate with the infantry to drag them down bit by bit. After all, we have the advantage in numbers …"

"But, if Xiao Letian's army were to take up defensive positions, have their own positions and complex terrain, what they are most afraid of is having to rely on the city streets, then our chances of winning might not even reach 30% …"

Ah? There was a clamor in the hall, and someone had stood out immediately. "Prince Kung, so it means that you have used millions of silver, so what you have cultivated is not some invincible army?" The enemy only has thirty thousand, and you can't even take it? "Is the silver already given to the dogs …?"

"No, didn't you hear me? I mean, it depends on the time and the place. War is not a game! "

"Don't fool me, you bastard. I have read a few military books, could Xiao Letian's thirty thousand strong army all come out? He will need to leave a portion of his troops behind to protect the Ryukyu and the special region. The total number of manoeuvres that can be deployed will only be twenty thousand … "

"Look at us, the defenses here are the Green Battalion and the capital city has eight flags, these eighty thousand people are all combat soldiers that can bring people to the battlefield, but you said you have thirty percent confidence in fighting against eighty thousand to twenty thousand people?"

"Empress Dowager, right now, the only disadvantage I have against Prince Kung is military training. I have used up all my national power!"

Even though the Prince Kung was a prince who acted on behalf of his ancestors, the other princes' statuses were not low either. Even the Iron Hat King had to back off when they were working together to cause a ruckus.

Yi Yu was so angry that his temples were throbbing. He knew that this group of people wanted to avenge their personal affairs. When the Xishan Camp was being built, this group of bastards would go all out.

Even with black eyes, one could not see the change. It was impossible for the Xishan Camp to not have six or seven million taels if they wanted to build it. If they gave it to this group of people to manage, they would be loyal to the king.

Furthermore, this was only the first batch of investments. In the future, Xishan Camp would have to pay several million taels of silver every year to purchase more bullets. It would not be excessive to say that he was an endless supply of gold ores.

A pack of wolves couldn't even open their mouths, and these hungry wolves didn't make sense. They didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but they didn't feel that they wanted to argue because they didn't want to listen to your reasoning.

He has his own perseverance. No matter what you say, the command of the Xishan Camp cannot give you even the slightest bit.

In the end, there was only a sound of "pa", and Ci Xi, who was behind the bead curtain, was so angry that his enamel fingernails broke, "Do you think I is a dead person? The government doesn't seem to have a single point of discussion... All of them did not learn anything, but all of them had the ability to speak. Let's not talk about other things, what's the difference between the Gun s? "

"What's the difference?" In the end, which country's goods were of good quality and cheap? Which country's military officers would the army train in? Do you understand all this? "Without understanding anything, he became an expert at pointing fingers instead …"

"Go home and meditate! "When have you thought it through? Go to Prince Gong's Mansion and apologize to him before going to court. If you don't understand it, then go to your house and raise a big yellow dog!"

The scolding made all the officials who were making trouble speechless. They had no choice but to pay their respects to the empress dowager and leave the Yangxin Palace dejectedly.