When Luo Yaoguo and Wu Jianzhang appeared on the third floor of the Old Desi Kee Restaurant, the principle of unity among the great powers had been restored. Representatives of the United States of America and the French Empire had restored their traditional friendship and stood smiling with representatives of the British Empire. The "devil" who came to make a deal with them was greeted at the top of the stairs...
"This is Captain Charles Jean Pierre. He has agreed to join the Shanghai New Army." Consul Aitang pointed at this man who looked to be sixty years old, lame, and had a scary expression on his face. The old man had a scar, but his military posture was still upright. He introduced in a respectful tone, "He is a hero who fought with the great emperor, a professional soldier who has fought in the French Army for more than forty years."
The "great emperor" Consul Aitang mentioned was of course Napoleon I!
Old Pierre said with pride: "That was forty years ago. At that time, I was a cavalryman. I followed Marshal Murat on an expedition to Russia and participated in the Battle of Leipzig. After His Majesty the Emperor's restoration, I also Participated in His Majesty the Emperor's last battle as a Guards Grenadier Cavalry!"
He is really a veteran with rich experience, but he is a bit "obstructive"! "Captain, on behalf of the Shanghai New Army, I welcome you to join!"
Luo Yaoguo still smiled and stretched out his right hand to shake the old French man's hand, but was pinched hard by the other party with a strong and calloused hand. At the same time, he also noticed a hint of something in the old French man's eyes. Contempt.
They have all been reduced to working as mercenaries in Shanghai, and they are still so proud! Luo Yaoguo thought to himself: "Is this the pride of citizens of the imperialist powers in the 19th century? Even a tramp can easily get married with someone outside Europe and America. ?But China today is different from before..."
Thinking of this, Luo Yaoguo said solemnly: "Captain, I hope you can join my army and take charge of artillery training as soon as possible, because we will soon encounter an unprecedented enemy!"
"An unprecedented enemy?" Captain Pierre said in heavily accented English. "What kind of enemy? Is it more powerful than the Russians in 1812?"
Luo Yaoguo did not answer directly, but smiled and asked French Consul Aitang: "Mr. Consul, is there any news about the marriage between the French Emperor and Dame Eugénie?"
The gentle and elegant smile on Consul Aitang's face immediately disappeared without a trace: "I just received the news today that His Majesty the Emperor and Countess Eugenie held two grand weddings in Paris - the time and place were the same as in "The Great Prophecy" "It's the same as what it said!"
Luo Yaoguo turned his head again and said to Captain Pierre: "Captain, according to reliable information, all the prophecies in the "Great Book of Prophecy" came from the mouth of King Wu of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the chief lecturer of the God Worship Association, and the Holy Angel Luo Yaoguo... Now he We are leading an army of 20,000 people to the east, and our goal is Shanghai!"
"What?" Captain Pierre was shocked.
"The devil is coming to Shanghai?" Consul Aitang said while making the sign of the cross on his chest.
The American shrugged and said, "Maybe it's an angel!"
Consul Aitang immediately forgot the principle of "unity of powers" and said seriously: "Major Ma Hui, please be careful with your words, you may have offended God!"
Major Ma Hui once again emphasized: "I come from a free United States! And I firmly believe in God!"
"Ahem..."
Aliguo, who discovered that the Americans and the French were about to start a religious war, coughed twice and then changed the topic: "Let's not block the stairs. Let's find a place to sit down and enjoy the milk tea and coffee here. Let’s discuss jointly defending Shanghai and hosting Mr. Su’s delegation!”
After experiencing a small "religious struggle between the United States and France", Luo Yaoguo, Wu Jianzhang, Aliguo, Ma Hui, Aitang, Pierre, and Weitoma finally sat down in a spacious and bright private room. Got off.
Soon, several Guangdong waiters with braids and wearing white short coats and trousers came in carrying fragrant coffee, milk tea and freshly baked bread, and placed the coffee, milk tea and bread on the tables for several guests. in front of.
Today's dinner at the Old Desi Kee Restaurant was arranged by the British Consulate. It was a formal meal where the food was served very slowly and the guests could chat while eating. After everyone had a piece of bread and a cushion, the consul of Aliguo also There was no more idle talk (he was afraid that the French and Americans would get into a fight if they chatted unhappily) and got straight to the point and got down to business.
"According to information obtained by the British Consulate, a Taiping Army of about 20,000 people, led by Luo Yaoguo, King of Wu of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, is besieging Dantu in Zhenjiang Prefecture... In addition, the outer city of Jiangning Prefecture has been confirmed to have been breached by the Taiping Army. Although the whole city is still resisting, it probably won’t last long, and Shanghai is likely to be attacked by the Taiping Army in a month’s time!”
At this point, Consul Aliguo's gloomy eyes turned to Luo Yaoguo and Wu Jianzhang: "Master Luo, Master Wu, how are you going to defend Shanghai?"
Wu Jianzhang glanced at Luo Yaoguo, who was holding a cup of milk tea there. When he heard A Liguo's question, he put down the milk tea in his hand, frowned and said: "Mr. Consul, my plan is to fortify the stronghold and fight against it." Dui Zhan... is to adopt a pure fortress defensive war, with the sole goal of defending Shanghai County, concessions, and ports."
"Master Luo, your plan cannot win you victory!" Frenchman Pierre immediately raised objections, "If you want to win, you have to attack!" "If you want to attack, you must have enough European-style troops!" Luo Yaoguo Shaking his head, he said, "But now I only have a few thousand poorly trained recruits, a very small number of foreign guns and cannons, a shortage of ammunition, and almost no navy. The number and quality of officers are not enough, and they are simply not enough to shoulder the responsibility." A mission to launch a large-scale attack!"
"But except for being larger in number, your enemy is inferior to you in all other conditions!" Captain Pierre argued.
"But they have this!" Luo Yaoguo had just seen the "Great Book of Prophecy" on the table. "Although he never publicly releases prophecies related to China's domestic affairs... But if he can predict what is happening in Europe and America, If things are accurately predicted, then I have reason to believe that he knows about any military deployment I take! When I fight with him, he does not have any battlefield fog, and he knows everything about me..."
It’s rare for Luo Yaoguo not to cheat!
Luo Yaoguo knows everything about Luo Xueyan, and the difficulty for Luo Xueyan to defeat Luo Yaoguo can be said to be hellish!
There was dead silence in the box!
The "Great Prophecy" has indeed come true... A magic stick in the mountains of western China should theoretically not even know who Napoleon III and Eugenie are, but he can clearly tell when and where they will be a few months ago
What kind of wedding to have!
In fact, a few months ago, Aliguo, Weitoma, Aitang, Pierre, and Ma Hui didn't even know who Eugenie was?
And there are more than just these prophecies recorded in the "Great Book of Prophecy"! I wonder if they will be fulfilled one by one in the next few months? When the time comes... I can't imagine it!
Seeing that several foreign adults had nothing to say, Luo Yaoguo said solemnly: "Now I have a base to rely on Songjiang. The outer fortress of Taicang consumes the Taiping Army, and then uses the western wooden wall of Shanghai City, trenches, and fortress defense lines to give Taiping
The defense plan was to severely damage the army and contain them to the west of Shanghai County to ensure the security of the county, concessions, and ports. But I still lack the troops, artillery, forts, trenches, and wooden walls to implement this plan!
If I want to stick to Shanghai for a long time, I also need to establish gun manufacturing and repair factories, gun foundries, shipyards, gunpowder factories and other Western-style factories in Shanghai that can provide weapons and ammunition for my army. In addition, I also need a school that can train the army.
Military academy for officers!
For this, I need sincere help!"
Master Luo Xueyan needs a lot of help!
Aitang and Ma Hui both turned to look at Ali Kingdom - although there is a principle of unity among the great powers, the British Empire is really leading the way!
"But, what can we get from it?" Aliguo asked. "First," Luo Yaoguo said, "If I don't fight the devil, you have to fight the devil... unless you are willing to give up the market and privileges you have worked so hard to get!"
And it is definitely better for you to support me in fighting than to come forward in person.
Second, as long as I can hold Shanghai, you may gain access to the vast market ruled by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom! Looking at the current situation, it may be difficult for the Qing court to maintain its rule in southern China. A confrontation between the north and the south is
It's very possible! Aren't you willing to enter the wealthy South China market? Don't you need a good port under the control of your friends?
Chapter completed!