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Guan Xuqing said angrily: "Who can tell me why? The Sino-French War has been very stable until now. The French army is unable to advance in an instant, but the largest military port of the Qing Dynasty, the warship maintenance center, was wiped out overnight along with the Fujian Navy?"

The ministers stood in line in the hall, and the air in the hall was uneasy, as if everyone was about to suffocate. Guan Xuqing looked for Li Hongzhang in the crowd and shouted: "Li Hongzhang."

Li Hongzhang took a step forward, "I am here."

Guan Xuqing said: "Read these two telegrams to everyone."

"Zha." Li Hongzhang received the telegram and read it: "On the eighth night of October 19th year of the ninth year of Guangxu, the French army launched an attack on the Mawei Army Port, and Taiwan also launched an attack. The Fujian Navy was wiped out, and the military port was severely damaged. Zhang Peilun was missing... Taiwan Military Newspaper, Sun Kaihua retreated without fighting, and the French army occupied Keelung without a single shot and an ammunition."

Guan Xuqing looked around the ministers in the hall and roared: "What did Zuo Zongtang do in Fujian? I repeatedly reminded that after the war, Taiwan will definitely become the target of the French army's key attack. As soon as he arrived in Fujian, he would arrange Taiwan's defense. Sun Kaihua retreated without a fight and presented Keelung to both. The crime is unforgivable! He passed my order and arrested Zhang Peilun and Sun Kaihua into Beijing. The Ministry of Communications Commission will send a power to Zuo Zongtang and asked him to explain the reasons for the defeat this time. If there is no reasonable explanation, I will definitely chop his head."

Li Hongzhang hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Zhang Peilun can rectify the law on the spot. Sun Kaihua is a former Hunan general and gave up Keelung. It is not to be a timid enemy. It is actually a strategic plan for the entire island."

"Mr. Li said it rightly. Sun Kaihua is a tiger general, not a person who fears death and is afraid of the enemy. He abandoned Keelung and avoided his edge." Prince Gong said.

Guan Xuqing looked at Prince Gong with anger and said word by word: "I check the map. Keelung is a military important military location in Taiwan. Keelung coal mine is the lifeblood of the entire island's economy. If you don't fire a single shot or an ammunition, you will abandon Keelung, allowing the French army to take advantage of the momentum, which greatly damaged the morale of the military and civilians of the entire island. Is there such a strategy in "The Art of War"? If Sun Kaihua is here, I will be punished."

The silence in the hall returned to its original state, as if the air had stopped flowing.

Guan Xuqing continued: "How much money did my Qing Dynasty Mawei Army Port spend to let the British come to guide the ship repair technology. It was gone overnight! How elite is my Fujian Navy? It was wiped out without a single shot! How much money did the Fujian Navy spend? The two iron armored ships that had just been launched in the water were completed before they could be put into battle.

Chaos is reborn as the king of another world http://www.77nt/23488/ It is broken copper and iron. Even if Zhang Peilun dies ten thousand times, he cannot make up for the losses of the Qing Dynasty!" Guan Xuqing said as tears flowed in his eyes.

In Fujian, it was Zhang Peilun who was kneeling in front of Zuo Zongtang. Zuo Zongtang was also in tears and said to Zhang Peilun who had cried like a tearful person: "The court has ordered you to be rectified on the spot."

Zhang Peilun cried and said, "I am not willing to die, I regret it! I feel guilty! I..."

Zuo Zongtang said: "I am sorry to the emperor! The Fujian Navy carefully built by the emperor, the Mawei Military Port was completely destroyed in me. Keelung, Taiwan, was lost! It was also because of the loss of sea control. The position was bombarded by French ships and had to retreat."

Zhang Peilun couldn't say a word, and his mind was blank.

"Come on, take Zhang Peilun out of the tent and rectify the Dharma." Zuo Zongtang ordered.

"twitter."

Two personal soldiers came in outside the tent, one of them raised Zhang Peilun and dragged him out of the tent.

The next morning, on Taiwan Island, Sun Kaihua sat in a tent in the middle of the fort, holding a telescope and observing the front. At the other end of the fort, soldiers were nervously repairing the fort. In the distance, clouds and mist were shrouding in the mist, and several huge warships gathered in Youge.

"One, two, three..." Sun Kaihua put down his telescope and said, "Damn, there were only three yesterday, why did there be fifteen today?"

"Commander Sun, I heard from the foreign newspapers on the island that the night before yesterday, when our Keelung position was bombarded by French ships, the Fujian Navy was wiped out in the Mawei Army Port. Yesterday, Zuo Shuai had already engaged in the military law of Lord Zhang Peilun." said a personal soldier.

Sun Kaihua looked at the personal soldier in surprise and cursed: "Damn, the French ship is there for one day, and I can't recover Keelung in one day! Their cannons are too powerful and can directly hit Keelung's position. I can't let my brothers be targets to fight for foreigners. The navy's buns are so useless, it will be over so soon."

The personal soldier frowned and said, "Commander Sun, look at this attitude, the French want to occupy the entire island. Look, they are shells and flag-raising. What do they want to do?"

"Send the order, no one can sleep tonight. Stand by at the fort and prepare for battle."

"Zhe." The personal soldiers left.

At this time, a group of soldiers led several passenger ships to the shore. Several foreign merchants chased the soldiers and said something noisy. The soldiers had no time to explain and drove the merchant off the ship without saying a word.

After a while, the soldiers used iron hammers and other objects to smash a big hole and sank the ship into the harbor. Foreign merchants shouted with distress: "You barbaric orientals, this is my hard work for decades of business..."

The huge shipwreck was immediately surrounded by soldiers, forming a powerful protection circle. The merchant John led several foreign merchants and said angrily: "Sir Sun, look at your soldiers. They were unreasonable. They actually sank our merchant ship to the port."

"It was my order, John, your tea leaves are really good. The last time I gave me my food, I have finished eating it. When will I bring me some more?" Sun Kaihua looked at the angry John with a smile on his face.

Several foreign merchants shouted, "You are your business in war, and you will make compensation for your sinking of our ship."

"If we do not stop this behavior, we will seek your emperor and sue you."

Sun Kaihua took off his peach feather and said loudly with a blue face: "I am not afraid of who you ask for sue. Now it is a war, and it is a helpless move to requisition your merchant ships. After this war, I promise to compensate you for your losses."

Suddenly, several foreign businessmen stopped talking.

Someone whispered: "That's right, but if you defeat, who will we ask for to compensate?"

"Yes, you don't know where to go by then? Where can we pay for it?"

"Keelung is gone, and Huwei is the last position. Losing Huwei means losing the entire Taiwan. There is no danger to defend behind it. Do you understand? So we must win this battle. Sun made a military order before coming to Taiwan, and the island is there! No matter whether it is a loss or a win or a win, I will be here and never leave. If I lose, you will carry my body to find our emperor to accompany the money." Sun Kaihua said seriously.

Sun Kaihua was passionate and evenly, and several foreign businessmen lowered their heads and said speechlessly. John looked at Sun Kaihua and said, "Okay, Lord Sun. I believe you are a trustworthy person. Let's go."
Chapter completed!