It is much more difficult to block the Russian military's combat plan, because the intelligence capabilities of the time travelers are indeed limited now. This time, we know that the information of the Russian army's attack on Beijing was also provided by Britain and Germany. However, Britain and Germany only provided the news of the Russian army's attack on Beijing to the time travelers, but did not provide more details, such as when the Russian army will send troops and the route of the march. With the current intelligence capabilities of the time travelers, it is difficult to further obtain relevant information. However, without sufficient intelligence, it is naturally impossible to formulate a correspondingly perfect plan.

Of course, time travelers are not unable to seek help from Britain and Germany. Bijing and Germany provided news to the time travelers that the Russian army attacked Beijing. The purpose was obviously to hope that the time travelers could curb the Russian attack. Therefore, both Britain and Germany should be willing to provide help for the time travelers. However, the help is not for nothing. Britain and Germany will definitely put forward conditions to the time travelers. Even if they are not a lion, the asking price will not be low. Moreover, in the future, the time travelers will obviously be much more passive in diplomacy. If they are not sure, it is best not to seek help from Britain and Germany.

Then there is only one stupid way left, which is to drive the People's Army troops to Shanhaiguan as soon as possible, arrange positions, build fortifications, and wait for the Russian army to attack, that is, wait for the rabbit to wait.

But this leads to the second problem. In the old time and space, after the Eight-Nation Alliance captured Beijing, it sent troops to attack Baoding, Yixian, Yongqing, Zhangjiakou, Zhengding and other areas around Beijing, and even in Shanxi to consolidate the control of the Eight-Nation Alliance in Beijing. Shanhaiguan, as the "unparalleled key to the two capitals and the first pass of the Great Wall", was naturally the target of the Eight-Nation Alliance's attack. At the same time, the Eight-Nation Alliance also took advantage of the Qing court's desire to seek peace and forced the Qing court to order the defenders of Shanhaiguan not to resist and hand over the city to the Eight-Nation Alliance. As a result, Shanhaiguan did not resist at all, and was occupied by the Eight-Nation Alliance.

However, in this time and space, the activities of the Eight-Nation Alliance were greatly restricted by the joining of the Time and Travelers, and were limited to the surrounding areas of Beijing, so many areas were protected from the Eight-Nation Alliance. Of course, the Eight-Nation Alliance had no time to capture Shanhaiguan. Now Shanhaiguan has heavy army guards. Although in the old time and space, the defenders abandoned Shanhaiguan without a single shot, it is hard to say whether the defenders would hand over the city to the People's Army so happily. After all, the Time and Travelers do not have the ability to force the Qing court to order. If they cannot occupy Shanhaiguan, they will naturally be unable to organize positions to resist the Russian army. The battle behind the 6th battle will be difficult to talk about.

This problem is quite a headache for time travelers. Xiao Jianjun suggested that if there is no other way and the defenders are unwilling to cooperate, they can only seize Shanhaiguan by force. Relying on the airborne ability of the time travelers, cooperating with sea artillery and the battle of the 6th, it is not impossible to seize Shanhaiguan by force. Of course, this is just the last resort. Other means can be used, and it is best not to use force.

At this time, Qin Zheng made a suggestion, which was to ask Li Hongzhang to help and ask him to write to the guards of Shanhaiguan to assist or cooperate with the actions of the time travelers. It turned out that in the old time and space, Qingting's order was discussed in the name of Li Hongzhang, because Li Hongzhang was a full-power minister and could issue orders on behalf of Qingting. Considering that during the negotiations in Shanghai, Li Hongzhang was relatively cooperative with the actions of the time travelers, he could still help.

Of course, Li Hongzhang's cooperation is still within his authority. He asked Li Hongzhang to write a letter to the guards of Shanhaiguan to assist or cooperate with the actions of the time travelers. This obviously exceeded Li Hongzhang's current authority. In addition, the current situation is different from the old time and space, and Li Hongzhang has actually been marginalized. Therefore, even if he is willing to write a letter to the guards of Shanhaiguan, it is hard to say whether it can work and how much it can play. Even Qin Zheng is not sure about this, so he can only give it a try, and in the end he must be prepared to seize Shanhaiguan by force.

Another problem is the internal problems of the time travelers. At Shanhaiguan, blocking the Russian army and defending Beijing, it requires at least the 5-6th regiments. In Tianjin, Weihai, and Qingdao, the army still needs to be stationed. Therefore, the 6th regiment of the People's Army needs to be expanded to 9-10 regiments, which has led to the military expansion plan. Now the People's Army has only organized 6 regiments and is forming the 7th regiment. If it wants to meet the current combat needs, it will have to form 3 regiments.

In this way, the total number of troops will be between 40,000 and 50,000, but the population under the rule of the Crossing Group is only about 90,000, which is of course a huge burden. However, this is also impossible, because the Russian army's southward entry into the Passage will pose a huge threat to the Crossing Group, and it is inevitable that the expansion of the Army will be inevitable. However, after capturing Beijing, the population controlled by the Crossing Group will increase greatly; and if the Russian army is defeated, the Crossing Group will have a stable extension and can expand in Shandong. Therefore, the difficulties of the population problem are only temporary, as long as the Russian army is defeated, it can be solved.

But even if the population problem is eliminated, the army's equipment is even more difficult to overcome. After the capture of Tianjin, the People's Army's equipment was mainly captured, and the weapons it seized were mostly Russian-made Mosinnagan m-1891 rifles and Japanese-style 3O Murata rifles. In Tianjin, more than 3O Hanyang-made Type 88 rifles were collected. Later, they defeated the German Far East Fleet and seized a large number of German weapons. Until Qingdao was captured, Germany's Jingdao Arsenal was taken for itself. The Crossing Group then obtained the ability to produce weapons on its own. In terms of equipment, it also began to mainly use German weapons, with other weapons as auxiliary. Of course, the current equipment of the People's Army is mainly rifles, with artillery, machine guns, and cannons. Only two regiments were equipped with firepower enhancement and artillery battalions, and a howitzer battalion was formed separately.

Now the six regiments formed by the People's Army have three regiments equipped with German weapons, and one regiment equipped with Russian weapons, Japanese weapons, and Hanyang weapons. The 7th regiment that is being formed cannot equip a unified rifle, so it can only unify the rifle to the battalion level. And that's true, after the formation of 7 regiments, the weapons seized are basically used up. If a new regiment is formed, they cannot equip them with weapons. It's not that there are really no rifles, but that it's too complicated. One regiment cannot equip 6 or 7 rifles. In addition, a considerable number of guns must be retained for training recruits. Therefore, the existing weapons can only be equipped with up to 7 regiments.

Moreover, even if there are more Russian, Japanese, and Hanyang weapons, there are still big problems. First, the lack of spare parts, so a considerable part of the rifle must be kept for backup. Second, the supporting bullets cannot be supplied, resulting in insufficient training. Some cases of using other rifles during training and using another rifle during combat.

The troops using German equipment should be slightly better, so the three German military regiments are the main force of the People's Army at present. However, the current production capacity of Qingdao Arsenal is limited, and there are insufficient raw materials and accessories. In a short period of time, the supply of spare parts and bullets of the three German military regiments can only be guaranteed, and only rifles and pistols are limited to them. Not to mention the newly-equipped troops, it is obviously too late to introduce production lines and expand production capacity.

Of course, after capturing Beijing, a considerable number of weapons will definitely be seized. It is not a big problem to assemble one or two regiments. However, the Eight-Nation Alliance is now short of ammunition, so even if a certain number of rifles can be seized, there will definitely not be much ammunition. Then the newly formed troops can only use empty guns and insert bayonets to the battlefield.

But this difficulty is indeed difficult to solve. After all, it is hard to cook without rice. Now time travelers need time most, establish their own industrial system, not war. However, before that, they had to rely on war to win the time for exhibition, which formed an ethical theory.

Fortunately, Qin Zheng came up with a solution at this time. If he couldn't make it himself, he had to buy it. It would definitely be impossible to buy it from foreign countries. Even if a country is willing to buy it, it will take at least 3 or 5 months from negotiations, signing, and arrival, and it is not too late. But it can be purchased in China, namely the Hanyang Type 88 rifle and the supporting bullets. This type of rifle was produced by the Hanyang Arsenal under the Hanyang Iron Factory. Now Hubei is the territory of Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang. Hanyang Iron Factory and Hanyang Arsenal are also industries under the leadership of Zhang Zhidong. From the process point of view, it is completely time to buy the Hanyang Type 88 rifle.

Moreover, the prototype of the Hanyang-made Type 88 rifle is the German Commission's 1888 rifle. Although it is not produced by the same company as the Mauser 98 rifle, which is widely equipped by the People's Army, it is all German weapons after all. It is still similar in design ideas and structure. Some parts can be interchanged. And most importantly, the lip of these two types of rifles is 7.92 mm. Although the styles are different, they can still be versatile. Therefore, if the time traveler can really buy a part of the Hanyang-made Type 88 rifle equipped with the troops, it can be said that it is the best choice besides the Mauser 98 rifle.

Although the Time Traveler and Zhang Zhidong have no intersection, you can ask Li Hongzhang for help. Although Li Hongyi and Zhang Zhidong and his party are not very good at playing together, they only ask Li Hongzhang to recommend him and join Zhang Zhidong. This is a busy Li Hongzhang should be able to help. As for how the two parties are talking about after they are connected, Zhang Zhidong is willing to sell weapons to the Time Traveler, so there is no need for Li Hongzhang to take care of it.
Chapter completed!