"Master, the boys in the new city are digging our people!" Xia Gui held a piece of watermelon before he could eat it, and heard the personal soldiers under his command coming to report the news quickly. Xia Gui took a bite of the watermelon and cursed: "Are you crazy, are you going to want our soldiers?"

However, the personal soldiers had already figured out the situation clearly and told them all. When Xia Gui heard that the soldiers and family members under him had signed up for worker in Xincheng and left the army, he was furious and threw down the melon skin and jumped onto the war horse and went to the willow forest. You must know that whether it was Xia Gui or Gao Di, he now counted on the value of these troops under his command. Most soldiers were worth high, and few soldiers were worth low. Without soldiers, who was the bird? Which onion was you?

Seeing a smoke dragon rushing towards the ferry, the recruitment department of the Military Control Commission took a puff of cigarettes and coughed lightly. A short-dressed man walked in the distance. The guy had thick hands and feet, wide shoulders and thick backs. He looked like a man in the army. The man asked, "Mr. Chen, are you all ready?"

"People and things are ready-made, look at it." Chen's general said.

The Military Control Commission nodded: "Do it well, be careful, don't really cause trouble. If you do this, your position as deputy to the Public Security Team will be decided. Our United States and Zhu Ming, the Qing Dynasty are different. The Public Security Bureau and the Administration Department are usually the ones who eat public food, not the constable you think."

"Young people understand, they will definitely do it beautifully." Chen Xing focused heavily, got into the willow forest, and soon came out of the other side, and had already changed into the uniforms of the Green Camp soldiers. They were originally Green Camp soldiers, and they were mixed into the Dongda Camp soldiers, and no one could see them.

"It's all gone, it's all gone. It's the fucking army, not the market. Who asked you to recruit people here? Get out of here, get out of here!" Xia Gui whipped the horse whip and shouted at the willow forest. The person who was signing up to fill out the form turned around and saw that the general was here, and they all dared not speak.

"This is the territory of the United States. All the people in front of us are the people of the New Dynasty. We will recruit workers wherever we are willing. What matters are you? Which temple do you belong to?" A manager stood up. Even though he had seen Xia Gui's general's banner, he still asked arrogantly.

"Who are you?" Xia Gui asked coldly.

The manager pinched his waist and said, "I, Zhou Changyun, Zhou Zisheng is my father, and you Admiral Gaodi is my brother-in-law!"

Xia Gui was immediately furious. If it were on weekdays, even Zhou Zisheng would not dare to talk to him like this. Although Zhou Zisheng was Gao Di's father-in-law, when they met, Zhou Zisheng was just a pug. But now, the form has changed drastically. Gao Di is still playing double-faced, thinking about finding a good position in the United States. Even if Zhou Zisheng sold Jiaozhou New City on his back, he was also thinking about using him to negotiate terms. The Zhou family could not offend him.

Xia Gui forced himself to swallow this and said, "I am the general of the Qing Dynasty, Xia Gui, the young master of the Zhou family. These are all soldiers of the court, and you can't let go of your recklessness!"

Zhou Changyun twisted his head: "Why are you doing something wrong? I'm going to do business, and I'm going to make a clear price. Whoever likes to follow me, just follow me. I'm not a bandit, and I don't have kidnap votes. This is something you want to do."

Seeing that Zhou Changyun was so arrogant, Xia Gui was so angry that he scolded loudly: "You are kidnapping me!"

Xia Gui suddenly became tough and pulled out his match. Zhou Changyun was shocked, hid behind the person and stretched his neck, shouting: "Why are you doing so loudly!"

"You are so crazy in front of me, do you still want me to advise me with kind words?" Xia Gui slowly pulled out the knife and gritted his teeth.

Zhou Changyun blushed: "Then can you not have a better attitude? If you don't agree, go to the Military Control Commission and Gao Di."

"That's right, holding chicken feathers as command arrows, the general of the Qing Dynasty would not see whose territory this is!"

Xia Gui had a good temper, but just endured it because Gao Di issued a clear order to ask him not to have conflicts with the United States, but now he dares to oppress himself. Xia Gui was really unbearable, but if he wanted to do it, he was stopped by his personal soldiers. Looking in the direction pointed by his personal soldiers, Xia Gui saw three formations of rushing towards him, two teams of infantry, and two teams of infantry, with a sharp bayonet on their guns, and one team of cavalry, with a strict formation. Now his soldiers are dispersed. Not to mention fighting, their heads are full of change. How can they fight?

Fortunately, the Marines coming from Xincheng had no intention of fighting. They lined up three miles away from the ferry, and the artillery did not push in front of the formation, looking like they were watching, but their attitude had been clearly expressed. They were standing for the recruiters.

Xia Gui knew that these recruiters could not be driven away, so he drank: "The battalions gathered and stationed to the north, and refused horses, and no one should be allowed to get close!"

"It's gathering, it's gathering!" the personal soldiers shouted, and the generals and generals of each battalion and flag were also coming to cooperate, but everyone in the willow forest hesitated, as if they didn't hear it.

Before Xia Gui arrived, they had received sufficient information. After recruiting workers in the new city, they would be the first crime, whether they joined the private workshop or the yamen, the army was not allowed to ow wages. Moreover, the new city was extremely busy, men, women, women, young and old, as long as they wanted to work, they could find a job, and work hard for a few months, and they could save money to buy land and property in the surrounding area. When they continue to be green camp soldiers, they were mostly in debt, and they were not fully fed. Now the United States army has landed, and if they are not good, they will have to fight. If they fight with the United States army, they do not have the courage.

"Master Gao has an order. Whenever he arrives at Jiaozhou camp, he will first make up for the salary for half a year. He will gather and go to Jiaozhou to receive the salary." Seeing that everyone was not moving, Xia Gui had to announce the salary for the salary.

Now many of the Green Camp soldiers left Liu Shulin, but Zhou Changyun shouted: "Brothers, we are businessmen. We don't force you to follow us. If you are willing to follow General Xia to Jiaozhou, go first. The workshop in Xincheng will always be open to you. In addition, we will be able to take our wife and children to fight in the camp, so that we can make a living in Xincheng first. Wouldn't it be great to settle down?"

After hearing this, the Green Camp soldiers gathered together and felt that Zhou Changyun's words were reasonable. Many people were still thinking about letting their wives and children settle in the new city first, and to go to Jiaozhou Daying to receive military pay. After receiving the money, they would go back to the new city to gather. Isn't that beautiful!

"No, the family members are not allowed to leave. Let's go to Jiaozhou camp together!" Xia Gui didn't know what these Qiu Bas under his command were thinking, so he immediately ordered.

Chen Xing hid in the crowd and knew it was time for him to show off. He shouted: "Since ancient times, our family members can go wherever they are forced to take their families," he said.

"That is, if you are a soldier, you will be a soldier. Unless you give me money to my wife and son, why should you follow me!"

Several people were making waves in the crowd, and immediately echoed with a wave of echoes. Many people followed suit, but Xia Gui was full of anger but did not dare to exacerbate. Although these were his subordinates, he did not dare to offend the public. The combat effectiveness and obedience of the army in this era came from the personal relationship between generals and soldiers. Not to mention medieval armies such as the Green Camp soldiers, even the new army of the United States was the same. In fact, until World War II, the relationship between generals and soldiers also tested the ability of the upper-level management of the army.

(For example, in the peace era of Japan in the 20th century, the captains of major battleships such as cruisers and battleships rarely lasted for a year, but they were afraid that they would have a good relationship with the soldiers and cause trouble)

Xia Gui took a deep breath and shouted: "The army will return to the camp and do not make any mistakes. If there is any violation, the military law will be carried out and the whole family will be implicated!"

Xia Gui said this with tough words, but he also gave up controlling the soldiers' families. The Green Camp soldiers followed, but many of the families stayed and continued to ask about the situation and fill out the form for interviews. Xia Gui could use military law to control the soldiers, but could not prevent the soldiers from meeting with their families. These families summarized the news, ran back to the camp to inform their men, and the recruitment of the workers was also a special task, conducting secret recruitment, so that the soldiers in the camp could also register and go to work without delay.

These situations cannot be hidden from Xia Gui at all, but he had no choice but to leave here quickly and go to Jiaozhou Daying. However, the ships prepared by the Military Control Commission for the people of Dongdaying were dilapidated and very few, and the facilities such as the wharf were also terrible. The battalions also shirked each other and were unwilling to cross the river first. In one day, only three or five hundred people passed. When Xia Gui personally supervised, after crossing the river thousands the next day, a shed was also set up under the embankment on the other side of the river.

Xia Gui had no choice but to ask for help from the Jiaozhou camp. Gao Di knew that he had been poached and personally led two thousand elite troops and some crossing equipment to the ferry. He wanted to protect his soldiers while negotiating with the United States. However, after the Dongdaying left, the army in Qingdao fortress was no longer stopped. Wu Xing personally led the infantry and cavalry and drove directly to Xincheng. When Gao Di arrived, all the 2nd divisions under Wu Xing had arrived.

Gao Di made another negotiation request to Ma Kaifeng. Ma Kaifeng said that this matter should be decided by General Wu Xing, which made Gao Di realize that he had been trapped in a delay and Ma Kaifeng had no power to negotiate at all.

The only thing that made Gao Di feel fortunate was that he met Wu Xing, a man who could make the decision.

Wu Xing sat on the river bank with a fat fishing rod hanging into the canal, and the fish basket next to him was empty. Apart from two adjutants, there were only a few horses around him. Because he sat under the shade of the tree, there was not even an umbrella cover. Gao Di never thought he would see his old opponent who had been fighting for ten years like this. He got off the horse and walked over.

Wu Xingtou didn't reply: "I originally came early and prepared to catch a few fish to treat you with lenient things, but I never thought that I was so lucky and didn't take a hook. Is it because the bait was salty when the hook was straight, or the fish had too much appetite?"

Gao Di knew that this was a pun, and he was talking about himself. He sat directly on the stool, pointed to the lively Liu Shulin beside him, and said, "General Wu, your subordinate acts like this, but he is not as friendly as the negotiations should be."

Wu Xing glanced at Shulin and said, "That's the Military Control Commission, it has nothing to do with me. You can go to Ma Kaifeng to negotiate. I see you are talking about your changing flags."

Typical shirking!

Gao Di didn't want to get entangled anymore and asked, "So, is this a matter of excuse?"

Wu Xingdao nodded slightly, Gao Di's face was happy and couldn't help asking, "Why don't you know what number you are willing to give me?"

"It depends on how much you make. The merit you make in the next regiment is the number of a regiment, and a division is the number of a division. If you enter Beijing City and chop Fulin's head, my position will be yours." Wu Xing held the fishing rod and said slowly.

Gao Dixie lost all his colors and asked, "What does this mean?"

Wu Xing said: "General Gao would not think that he could be a major general commander with tens of thousands of soldiers to surrender. If this is the case, the United States Army will soon be a junk collector. Not to mention your tens of thousands of soldiers, Wu Sangui from Sichuan will bring 100,000 soldiers to surrender, and the head of state has not agreed yet. General Gao, to be honest, there is no point in the number of soldiers. The key is to rely on the credit. If you have made great contributions, it is easy to get a veteran."

Gao Di then realized that the United States not only deliberately delayed himself, but had not yet had the sincerity to incorporate his own soldiers and horses. But at this point, he didn't dare to have other ideas. The army's elite troops were nearly 20,000. Once the fight started, he could sweep away all his troops. Even if he burned the new city, what does it mean to him? What he wanted was status and wealth.

"Tell me, what do you want me to do?" Gao Di asked coldly.

Wu Xing pointed to the west and said, "Don't you want to be a division commander? Simple, the old guy Zhang Cunren's head is worth the price. If you can continue to lurk within the Qing army, after a while, the army will advance westward, and you will have a counterattack and wipe out the reinforcements of the Qing Dynasty. At that time, the lieutenant general will be at your fingertips."

Gao Di understood that he was treating himself as a pawn and inserted into the Qing army. He also knew that this was a very risky plan, but he knew more clearly that this opportunity could really bring wealth and glory. After all, the Qing Dynasty could not sit idly by and watch the United States occupy Shandong, and the number of soldiers under Zhang Cunren could not stop it. When the army arrived, the United States army also arrived. A national war was indispensable. If it could help the United States win a national war, it would be a great contribution to the sky.

"But if I leave like this, I'm afraid Zhang Cunren will be suspicious." Gao Di said worriedly. His contact with the United States has been almost made public during this period, and Zhang Cunren cannot not know.

Wu Xing smiled and said, "Simple, I'll let my troops send you all the way. Let your army retreat while fighting. Zhang Cunren will never have any doubts anymore."

Gao Di nodded, there was no way. He asked Wu Xing for some weapons as spoils, so he chose to leave.
Chapter completed!