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Chapter 60: The Face of the Great Powers

Pan An and Zhang Guoliang were speechless. They didn't expect that Nuo Da's Jiangnan camp had really disappeared. Now the rebels surrounded them, and artillery shells came at them as if they were free. They were unable to fly, and their military morale was in turmoil.

Thinking of being abandoned by his benefactor, Xiang Rong, Zhang Guoliang was really shocked and bitter. He was today entirely dependent on Xiang Rong for his promotion, but it was Xiang Rong who abandoned him.

"Now that we are under heavy siege, Mr. Zhang, you have always been resourceful. Please come up with a solution quickly!" Pan An was anxious as he saw that Zhang Guoliang still had time to be in a daze.

"Now that we are heavily surrounded, even if Xiang Yu comes back to life, he will have no choice but to commit suicide."

When Pan An heard that he had committed suicide, he subconsciously touched his neck, shuddered and said: "Brother Zhang, are you kidding me? After we joined forces, there were more than 20,000 people, and the rebels outside were only 30,000 or 40,000.

Even if it’s two to one, half of us should escape?”

Zhang Guoliang smiled bitterly and said: "Do you think this is a gamble, giving back half the people? The nearest reinforcements will take five days to arrive from us, not to mention they don't dare to come, and no one is outside to support them. How far do you think we can run? On the contrary,

The thieves have so many foreign guns and cannons that all the officers and soldiers are frightened!"

Pan An also saw the green camp soldiers lying outside the camp, crouching to avoid the shells, and said tentatively: "I still miss Xiang Yu and refuse to cross the Yangtze River. Why is Xiang Yu so stupid? If a ship comes to pick me up now, I will follow him immediately.

.Do we really have to surrender to save our lives?”

Zhang Guoliang shook his head and said: "Since I surrendered to the imperial court, the imperial court has been very kind to me. Besides, I don't want to be a capricious villain. Want to surrender? Master Pan, please do it yourself!"

Pan An stood up and saw that no one was approaching outside the tent. He came back and whispered: "Haha...Brother Zhang, you are worrying too much. All seventy-two members of my family, young and old, are all in my mind. How can I bear to abandon them! It was just a test just now.

It's just you, I have a clever plan to escape, I wonder if Brother Zhang would like to try it?"

Zhang Guoliang immediately came over and asked: "What can I do? Tell me quickly."

Pan An whispered in Zhang Guoliang's ear: "We assigned all the soldiers and horses of the camp to several deputy generals, generals, and guerrillas, and asked them to break out. We said that there were reinforcements near the camp and asked them to resist desperately. We

If you disguise yourself as a soldier and mingle with the army, no one will think of you. If you secretly leave the battlefield and pretend to be a civilian, you can arrive in Suzhou in less than two days. There are many soldiers there and the city is strong. It must not have fallen yet."

Seeing Zhang Guoliang's doubts, Pan An added: "Brother Zhang, don't worry, I have used this method several times and escaped safely every time."

"What if the court investigates it? A lifetime of wisdom will be ruined!" Zhang Guoliang couldn't accept this method.

Pan An laughed and said: "Brother Zhang, you are too young. The important thing in officialdom is to report good news but not bad news, and officials protect each other. Besides, now that the Jiangnan camp has been breached, the court wants to pursue it, and it is also to pursue it... Senior officials, do this to us

Xiaoxiaomi, as long as you spend a little money, you will be fooled."

Li Yunzhong heard that foreigners had arrived in Nanjing again, and gave Zhang Suimou the task of besieging the Qing army in Longtan. He led the foreign gun team back to Nanjing first.

Li Yunzhong thought that Midile had brought another batch of arms to sell, but he didn't expect to see the ministers of several countries.

British Minister Wenhan, French Minister Bourblon, and American Minister Malian said they had come to discuss with Li Yunzhong on whether the Han army should attack Shanghai.

Mailian first apologized to Li Yunzhong: "Dear His Royal Highness the King of Han, I am extremely sorry for what the former Minister Marshall did. Now he has been dismissed by Mr. President, and I am the new Minister to China."

Li Yunzhong said: "What about the attitude of the United States? Are you still ready to help Qingyao?"

Mai Lian shook her head: "We in the United States are never willing to interfere in other countries' civil wars. Whether it is the Han Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty, the United States is neutral. Please rest assured."

"Then the gunboats you leased to the Qing army in Shanghai should also be taken back." Li Yunzhong was about to attack Shanghai and wanted to minimize the trouble. "I also heard that you organized a volunteer team of thousands of people in Shanghai. You are trying to occupy

Shanghai?”

Wen Han heard what Li Yunzhong said about the key point and explained: "We don't want Shanghai to encounter war. Please understand this, Your Highness, no matter how prosperous the city is, it will be instantly destroyed by war, and you don't want to end up with a pile of ruins!"

"

Li Yunzhong immediately retorted: "I would rather get a pile of ruins than let him fall into the hands of Qing Yao."

Shanghai has surpassed Guangzhou in terms of trade export volume and number of residents, becoming the center of foreign activities in China. Li Yunzhong will not give up occupying Shanghai no matter what.

Wen Han shook his head, "So we formed a volunteer team. We don't want Shanghai to turn into ruins. Our countries are responsible for the order of Shanghai and do not allow other armies to enter Shanghai!"

Li Yunzhong did not want this to be a conflict with the two great powers, Britain and France, but Shanghai was unwilling to give up like this. He pretended to be tough and said: "You must know that there is no army south of the Yangtze River that can stop the progress of the Han army, that is, outside Nanjing.

The Jiangnan camp in Jiangnan was stationed with 100,000 of Qingyao's most elite soldiers. Just today, I have wiped out all of them. I will prepare to capture Jiangsu and Zhejiang next, so please think carefully!"

Bulbulon was shocked and said: "Impossible. Your Han country only has less than 50,000 troops. How can you destroy so many Qing troops? You must know that I met with their representatives the day before yesterday. They said that the Jiangnan camp is as stable as a mountain.

!”

Li Yunzhong replied: "Gentlemen, would I use this method to deceive you? You will know that I am not lying as soon as you inquire. Mr. Bourblon, did you just say representative? Representative of Jiangnan Daying?"

Wenhan and Mailian looked at Bulbulon angrily and blamed him for being so impatient. Wenhan was afraid that Bulbulon would reveal the news that they sold guns to the Qing Dynasty, so he took the lead and said: "It's the governor of Jiangnan Camp.

Send someone to ask why His Highness’s subordinates have so many foreign guns and whether they were sold to you by our countries, and ask us to terminate our cooperation with you.”

Mailian said: "The general named Feng Zicai knows us very well, but of course he is not as good as your Highness, so we have discussed stopping the sale of guns to you, whether it is the Han army or the Qing army."

Li Yunzhong forced himself to calm down. He had expected that this day would come. These foreigners would like the Chinese to fight to the death. Huh! If it doesn't work, I will engage in smuggling.

Marx said that if there is a profit of 10%, capital will be ready to move; if there is a profit of 100%, capital will forget about it; and if there is a profit of 300%, then it will be done to the gallows. I give

Their 400% profit, I don’t believe they can’t transport muskets and cannons!

"What's the purpose of your visit today? You wouldn't make a special trip just to tell me the news!" Li Yunzhong asked.

"We are extremely sorry for this decision. This is a domestic order and we must obey it. However, the benefits that your Highness, King of Han, promised us will change. You must fulfill the terms of the agreement."

Li Yunzhong did not expect that the foreigners of this era were so shameless. He stopped all his movements and looked at them, repeating what they meant, "That is to say, you can violate the provisions of the treaty, but I must abide by it. Is this what you mean?"

Wen Han said: "Sorry, unfortunately, we only violated the article of selling weapons to you..."

"This is the one that I like the most. Everything else is incidental." Li Yunzhong interrupted rudely and mocked: "If you are willing to sell the gun production line to me, it will not be considered a violation of the agreement."
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