Chapter 508 The King of Wu said that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will squeeze into the card table of the New World!
The ice floes in Vladivostok Bay were crushed by the bow of the steam gunboat, and eight rolling black smoke stirred the iron-gray clouds in the sky. Zuo Zongtang pressed the sword given by Emperor Xianfeng on his waist and swept across the corner of his eyes.
The "Great Wall Will Never Fall" flag on the port fortress - Under the brand new military flag, a regiment of Taiping soldiers under Yu Wanqing's command had entered the position, and the eighteen shore defense cannons imported from England and France had already been
Be prepared for the battle!
When Zuo Zongtang launched the Vladivostok Uprising, the British-French joint fleet, which had a total of 30 ships (including 8 steam ships), did not drink the northwest wind in this northern military port, but hid in warmth and comfort, and "Miss Flower is a big one."
"The Japanese Nagasaki Port "avoids the cold". According to the plan, the British-French joint fleet should arrive at the port in early May of the Western calendar until the floes in the Vladivostok port completely disappear. Then bring some of the troops under Zuo Zongtang's command
Go north to attack the Petropavlovsk Fortress on the Kamchatka Peninsula!
However, these foreigners who were "afraid of the cold" ended their Japanese holiday ahead of schedule. On the tenth day after the change of flags in Vladivostok, they entered the harbor that was already completely controlled by Zuo Zongtang.
"Woo—"
The flagship of the British-French joint fleet, the Uranus-French fleet, sounded the whistle, and twenty guns were swung toward the shore defense fortifications. The straight-wearing British Admiral James Sterling held a gilded telescope, and the mirror reflected the brightness of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
The yellow flag flutters in the cold spring wind of Vladivostok.
"God, what's going on? Is Vladivostok not a port of the Qing Dynasty? Why did the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's military flag be hung overnight? "Rear Admiral Charles Lee de Genui, commander of the French Far East Fleet, walk away with some anxiety.
Walking around, the deck trembled slightly as his leather boots hit him, "I hope that the Chinese infighting will not affect our northward attack on the Russians' combat plan. The war on the Crimean Peninsula was not going smoothly, London
And Paris urgently needs inspiring good news!”
Admiral James Sterling, who was named commander-in-chief of the British East India and the Chinese fleet, put down his telescope, breathed a sigh of relief, and said to the French Admiral beside him: "The Chinese people hang out a signal to welcome us to dock."
There is a flag. It seems that there is still something to talk about."
Rear Admiral Renoui still seemed a little anxious: "I'm afraid that the Russian army in the Petropavlovsk Fortress on the Kamchatka Peninsula is ready! We originally hoped to attract the main force of the Russian army in the Far East to the direction of Heilongjiang, but
Now that the Qing Dynasty is in chaos, it is no longer possible to put pressure on the Russian army in the direction of Heilongjiang. Muravyov already has enough troops to strengthen the defense of the Petropavlovsk Fortress."
"Don't think so much," the elderly British admiral put away his telescope and looked at the ceremonial guard of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom that had appeared on the dock. He took out a cigar and a pack of yellow phosphorus matches from his pocket.
He took a cigar, took a big sip, then sprayed out a sip of smoke, which blurted his eyes, "When I go to the shore, I'll hear what Zuo Zongtang has to plan."
The cast iron gangway hit the dock heavily. Admiral Sterling held a cigar and squirted and strode down his flagship with white smoke. He suddenly stopped and looked at Zuo Zongtang who had already changed into the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom robes to greet him.
"Your Excellency Zuo, what should I call you?" Sterling spoke in English. Li Taiguo, who had just transferred from the British Embassy who moved to Shanghai, immediately translated his words into Chinese Mandarin with a Cantonese accent.
Zuo Zongtang clasped his fists and grinned, "The Xiaguan is now the governor of Liaodong, Jilin, Heilongjiang and other places in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and is named Zuo Tianhou."
Zuo Zongtang also brought the translator hired from Shanghai, and his words soon became fluent in English.
General Sterling shook hands with Zuo Zongtang and said with a smile: "Then I want to congratulate you. You are now the Marquis of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Is the series of cooperation agreements we reached before still valid?"
Zuo Zongtang smiled bitterly and said with regret: "Genius, the previous cooperation agreement was signed by the Qing Dynasty and Britain and France. Now I am a minister of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of course, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is also Britain and France.
Friends, the conditions for cooperation between the two parties need to be discussed again.”
"What?" Admiral Sterling's face darkened, "His Marquis, what else should I talk about? Ours and France have given you so much benefits. Your greed will make you lose the support of Britain and France!"
Zuo Zongtang waved his hand quickly and smiled bitterly: "No, no, it's not me, it's His Highness the King of Wu. This is not a place to speak. Please come to my camp to talk to each other."
The copper brazier in the Military Port Council Hall was crackling, and Zuo Zongtang lifted the lid of Jingdezhen blue and white porcelain bowls, allowing the bitter fragrance of Wuyi Rock Tea to dilute the cigar smell throughout the room. Opposite the sandalwood long table, Admiral Stirling and Hot
Rear Admiral Nui just kept sucking cigars.
Zuo Zongtang picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of hot tea. He smiled and said to the two British and French naval generals who were a little annoyed: "Sir Si, Lord Re, His Highness of the King of Wu of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom only made one request, that is, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would squeeze into the new continent.
The poker table!”
"His Marquis should be clear." Sterling spoke in English, his fingertips streaked across Alaska on the map, "Russia's territory on the New World is just a barren land covered with ice and snow, and it doesn't have much value! You want,
It can be proposed at the meeting after the victory of the war!”
The French of Rear Admiral Renoui is full of sarcasm: "His highness of the King of Wu in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is indeed very ambitious." He deliberately emphasized the word "ambition", but he forgot a little. Only by winning the war can he be on the table.
Have a meal!"
Zuo Zongtang smiled slightly: "Our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom cannot compare with you Britain and France. You are the great powers. We are not qualified to claim that the great powers have won Russia. There may not be a position as King Wu at the celebration banquet. So the King of Wu wants to make the most important
Take the things in your hands first!" He shook out a yellow silk decree from his sleeve, "The decree of the King of Wu is clearly stated, as long as you can send our soldiers to the Aleutian Islands and the Alexander Islands, we will send troops
Help you to capture the Petropavlov Fortress!”
His eyes slid across the faces of the British Admiral and the French Admiral: "Time is tight, and there is no need to report to London and Paris. Let's start immediately. In the name of attacking the Aleutian Islands and the Alexandria Islands to divide the Russian troops,
How about sending one battalion to those two places to land? Only one battalion!”
Admiral Sterling and Rear Admiral Genui looked at each other.
Luo Yaoguo and Zuo Zongtang are so stuck! If they want to inform Paris and London, then they don’t want to win the Petropavlov Fortress this year! If they want to win the fortress as scheduled,
He could only send two battalions of Taiping Army to the Aleutian Islands and the Alexander Islands first.
The Russians' garrison on those two archipelagos can be ignored, and the Taiping Army of the two battalions will definitely succeed. What is this called? It is called a fait accompli!
Before the war with the Russians ended, the British and French coalition forces would definitely not be able to get them away from the Aleutian Islands and the Alexander Islands. When the war ended, I don’t know if it was 1856 or 1857, but maybe it was 1858.
!
By then, the Taiping Army on the Aleutian Islands and Alexandria had already repaired the fortress and prepared enough food. If you want to drive them away, it would probably take several months to slowly siege London, which had just finished a long war.
, Paris, will there be such leisure?
Zuo Zongtang saw the two foreigners without saying a word, and smiled and said, "Two, don't think too much. If you think too much, you can't do anything! The most important thing now is to defeat the Russians. You two countries have done their best.
The only one who can help is the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The King of Wu doesn’t want much now, it’s just two archipelagos. No, it should be two islands, one is Unarasca in the Aleutian Islands and the other is Alexandria Islands.
As long as you help me send people up on Chigochaf Island, you can leave it alone!”
He patted his chest: "As for that Petropavlovsk Fortress, I will cover it with me and I will send 10,000 troops immediately. Even if I kill a mountain of corpses and blood, I will help you fight. I will give it to you!
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No mistakes, one song, one post, one content, one reading!
Zuo Zongtang emphasized "Leave it to you", which not only made the two foreign devils feel at ease, but also the true meaning of Luo Yaoguo. The leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom does not want Petropavlovsk fortress now. This hot potato,
If you can leave it to Britain, France will be the best strategy!
When dusk fell, two troop transport ships spitting black smoke into the military port. Zuo Zongtang stood at the observation post at the top of the signal mountain, looking at the "synthesis battalion" affiliated with Yu Wanqing, who had been ready, lined up to board the ship.
"Master, British, Frenchman, this time, it's very easy. The agreement was reached in the morning and the troops were sent in the evening." His personal soldiers, Han Yulin, came to his side and said with a smile, "If the King of Wu knows, it's accurate.
I praise you for your ability to do things!"
Zuo Zongtang exhaled white breath and rubbed his palms and said, "That's a price. My men have to go to the ghost place on the Kamchatka Peninsula to help them chew the Russian fortress even if they can be taken down, they will have to have one or two thousand brothers."
life!"
"It's worth it!" Han Yulin's eyes were full of warm light, "I heard from the brothers from the Japanese diocese that now thousands of people set out from Shanghai every month, passing through Japan to the west coast of the New World, and there will be more people in the future.
Ten years later, there will be three million people of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom on the west coast!"
At this time, boarding was over. The two steam troop ships on the dock heard the sound of sailing. Zuo Zongtang turned around and shouted to the personal soldiers behind him: "Tonight, the second brigades will have a meal, and will follow me tomorrow.
The commander went to war. Kamchatka!"
Chapter completed!