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The three ministers shook their heads together, "This is impossible. Gun production lines are also prohibited from trading in Europe. We can only trade repair production lines. Unfortunately, this is also something that is prohibited from being sold to you in China."

Wenhan smiled and said: "Your Highness, you don't have to be angry. What I'm talking about is the official decision. In Chinese terms, we turn a blind eye to businessmen. But there is a prerequisite. You can convince them to give you money from far away Europe."

Ship it here."

Li Yunzhong felt relieved, as long as he could buy a foreign gun, he joked: "I wonder if you made this decision because you wanted to transfer the shipping cost to me!"

Bulbulon admired: "Your Highness, you are so great. Just like Napoleon, you can guess the enemy's thoughts. We also considered this at the beginning..." After being glared at by Mailian, Bulbulon did not want to continue talking.

"Really, but I don't want to end up like Napoleon."

Seeing that Li Yunzhong had calmed down, Wen Han asked, "I wonder if His Highness' views on Shanghai are consistent with ours."

"It will take about half a month for our Han army to attack Shanghai. Can I not eat the fat you talk about?" Li Yunzhong decided to test the bottom line of the foreigners. "If I order Shanghai to be closed at that time, prohibit the

When merchants and compradors come out to buy raw silk, tea and other items, Shanghai will also be reduced to ruins."

Mai Lian, Wen Han, and Bulbulon looked at each other. They did not expect that Li Yunzhong would use such a lose-lose method to resist, and naturally they did not know how to deal with it.

"No, Your Highness, you can't do this, it won't do you any good either." Bulbulon was confused and didn't understand why Li Yunzhong would do such a thankless thing.

"Your Highness, I think we can discuss the Shanghai issue again. After all, we all need the prosperity of Shanghai." Wen Han decided to give in.

"Yes, Your Highness, we have no intention of occupying Shanghai for a long time. We are just helping you maintain order temporarily. After all, your troops have to deal with the Qing Dynasty." Mai Lian could not accept this result.

Li Yunzhong did not expect that his wildly boasted threat would be so effective, so he took advantage of the victory and pursued it: "This is called in China: It is better to be in pieces than in ruins. Why don't you agree to our army occupying Shanghai?"

Wen Han said helplessly: "It's not that we disagree, it's that the overseas Chinese are worried that you will kill all the rich people and divide their property and women like the Sichuan Taiping Army did."

Li Yunzhong thought to himself: Hong Xiuquan is really harmful to people, and his reputation has spread to foreigners.

Bulbulon said seriously: "Your Highness, please don't doubt us! After all, such ideas are spread in Europe! They call themselves the [***] Alliance."

"[***] Alliance? Marxism?" Li Yunzhong asked.

This sentence frightened the ministers of several countries. They did not expect that there were people in the far East who actually believed in [***] and actually launched a revolution as stated in the declaration. It seemed that there was still a possibility of success.

Bulbulon exclaimed: "We guessed right, you are indeed the [***] person."

Li Yunzhong shook his head and explained: "I just know that there are two people in Europe: Marx and Engels, but I am not a [***] person, nor do I agree with them using tyranny to deprive capitalists of their property. Besides, I am the biggest capitalist. You

Think I’m going to knock myself out?”

Wen Han thought for a while and said, "We believe you, but the expats don't believe it, and there's nothing we can do about it."

"If you agree to sell me a wind-powered armed sailboat, then I don't have to send troops to Shanghai, but I will establish a political department, and of course some necessary patrol police." Li Yunzhong thought of an allusion and decided to dig out Ji Ji's plan according to the picture.

A pit.

I think back then, in order to get a loan to wipe out the Southern Revolutionary Party, Yuan Datou agreed to a lot of conditions for the foreigners, one of which was not to station troops in Tianjin. After the loan was obtained, he sent a mixed brigade wearing police uniforms and drove into Tianjin. The foreigners in the city

I was dumbfounded and had no choice but to acquiesce in the end.

"No problem, as long as we don't station troops in Shanghai, everything can be discussed!" Wen Han promised with a smile.

Bourblon also promised: "We in France also promise you, but you can't regret this decision."

Mai Lian saw Li Yunzhong looking at him and said nonchalantly: "As long as you have money, you can buy it."

"Then your volunteer team will be disbanded before the government is established. Also, if the officers have nowhere to go, they can come to Nanjing. I plan to hire some foreigners as coaches to train my subordinates how to use foreign guns. Of course, I will pay their salaries.

It will be tripled." Li Yunzhong took the opportunity to make a condition.

Wen Han nodded and said: "Of course, as long as the navy is here, the overseas Chinese will feel at ease. I will help convey your offer to the volunteers for three times the salary! I think there will be many people willing to come over."

Li Yunzhong finally dispatched the foreigners, and good news came from the front line. The Qing army trapped in Longtan tried to break out, but was defeated. There were more than 14,000 prisoners alone, and more than 20 deputy generals and staff generals were captured alive.

Only a few stragglers escaped.

Li Yunzhong remembered that when he first rebelled, he regretted running away from the county magistrate for a long time. He did not expect that he would not be excited at all to capture hundreds of county magistrates alive now.

suzhou

Ever since Xiang Rong led his remnants of defeated soldiers to Suzhou, he had been drinking to soothe his sorrows all day long, waiting for the imperial edict to interrogate his guilt. At the same time, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart: if the imperial court allowed him to serve his crimes, he would be sure to make a comeback. That's it.

Waiting anxiously.

After Pan An and Zhang Guoliang successfully broke out of the encirclement by dressing up as small soldiers, they collected more than a thousand stragglers on the road, took away all the Qing soldiers from the villages and counties along the way, and forced many strong men, and finally gathered more than 5,000 people.

, Xiongjiujiu rushed towards Suzhou with high spirits.

Zhang Guoliang did not expect that Pan An not only had a good way of escaping, but also pretended to have won the battle after running away. When he returned to Suzhou, he really sighed: No wonder the Green Camp soldiers were defeated repeatedly. This can be seen from the actions of the officials.

, secretly decided that he would never allow such a subordinate in the future.

When Xiang Rong heard that Zhang Guoliang had returned safely, he hurried out of the city to greet him. Holding Zhang Guoliang's hand, he burst into tears and said: "Guoliang is fine, there is something we can do, Guoliang is fine..."

Zhang Guoliang looked at the much older Xiang Rong, and most of his resentment dissipated.

Pan An, who was high-spirited on the side, was afraid that Zhang Guoliang would tell the truth, so he hurriedly said to Xiang Rong: "Commander Qi, I led the army to break out from Xianhe Gate to Longtan Camp to join General Zhang. Unexpectedly, we were surrounded by rebels. I

The army fought hard all day and night, and finally drove back the rebel army, killing more than 30,000 of the enemy. Alas! However, our army also suffered heavy casualties, with only 8,000 people left. Another 3,000 people were sent to defend at various dangerous places along the way. Now,

There are still 5,000 people who have arrived in Suzhou. Please give your orders to the commander-in-chief."

Zhang Guoliang felt ashamed and ashamed, and said vaguely: "Please punish me, sir."

Xiang Rong looked at the soldiers and horses they had brought with them, but he did not expose them and said to Zhang Guoliang: "Punishment? I will recommend you to the imperial court as admiral!"

Pan An was envious and jealous at the same time, and sighed: Same people but different fates.

Qi Shan, who was stationed in Taizhou and established the Jiangbei camp, received news that the imperial court intended to severely punish Xiang Rong. He hurriedly wrote to the imperial court to defend Xiang Rong, and also wrote to Xiang Rong, asking him to send troops to suppress several bandits and report his merits to the imperial court so that he could make up for his past mistakes.

Xiang Rong received Qishan's letter and knew that the news was revealed by Mu Yin, the Minister of the Ministry of War. There was no way it was false. He suddenly lost all hope and came up with the idea of ​​​​committing suicide in order to express his full name. He summoned all the generals above Suzhou City's generals.

, explain the aftermath.

Xiang Rong notified everyone of the news that he might be questioned by the court. Some were filled with righteous indignation, some were sad that the rabbit was dead and the fox was dead, and some were gloating about his misfortune.

Zhang Guoliang said angrily: "The commander-in-chief has been fighting against the rebels for three years, but he has worked hard without any credit. Besides, he also had bloody battles in Yong'an, Guilin, and the recovery of Wuchang. How can the imperial court be held accountable for a single defeat now?"

He Chun also advised: "Commander, don't worry. When Yueyang fell, I was not dismissed by the imperial court, but the ministers of the imperial court recommended me to the emperor again. Instead, I was promoted to a higher rank. Then we will also jointly plead with the emperor."
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