Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 65
"Kaka", "Kaka" unique Gatling machine gun sounds sounded in the mountains and forests.

"What's going on in front?" Gu Ba asked loudly.

"General, it's not good. The road to the west has been blocked by the Qing army?" said a signal soldier.

Gu Ba roared loudly: "How could this happen? When did the Qing army come? Aren't there always been our guards here?"

The communications soldier lowered his head, speechless for a long time.

"Let the second brigade organize its forces and rush over there. To the east is the sea, and there are warships of the Qing army. Going there is a dead end, and we can only break out from the west." Guba's judgment of the current situation is relatively accurate.

"General, the first brigade is about to lose its hold. Tens of thousands of Qing troops rushed up, and the broken troops can no longer hold back." The communication soldier behind hurriedly said.

"God, let them stand firm for another 2 hours. After 2 hours, they are allowed to surrender to the Qing army." Guba said helplessly.

Gu Ba has completely lost confidence in this war, and all he hopes is to open the road to the west as soon as possible.Then dealt with the Qing army in the mountains, waiting for domestic reinforcements.

But one bad news after another gave him a headache.

"General, the Qing army ahead is one army. There are tens of thousands of people. The second brigade launched three attacks and retreated. There were heavy casualties!"

"What? The Qing army had expected to attack from the front? They had already ambushed troops here?" Guba couldn't imagine what kind of army this was.Is it still the Chinese army that the predecessors said?

When did the great army of the Republic fight against the colored people, when did it encounter the current situation.

The front can't break through, and the rear can't resist.Also count on reinforcements in the foreseeable future.This is the status quo that Gu Ba is facing. He said to himself, even if God is here now, I am afraid that he cannot change the situation of the battle.

In desperation, he waved his hand: "All troops retreat to the east."

Finally, the remaining 3 French troops broke through to the seaside at the only loophole in the encirclement circle of the Qing army.

"Immediately build fortifications along the coastline, we have to stand firm here and wait for reinforcements." Gu Ba issued an order with dark circles under his eyes.

After three days of strong attack, they finally broke through Hucheng Fortress at a painful price.In other Vietnamese cities, some vassal troops were stationed. Under the impact of the Black Banner Army and Dong Liang's army, it was decided within a few days.

The whole of Vietnam is under the control of the Qing army, and the last tens of thousands of French troops have been besieged by the sea.Nearly 20 soldiers of the Qing Army built barbed wire fences around them, encircling the entire French army.But there is no intention of attacking. In fact, if these French troops are to be wiped out, why should the army do it.Call one or two warships and fire a few cannons on the sea, and it can be boiled into a pot of human flesh and steel soup.

After the news reached the capital, Guan Xuqing let out a heavy breath.Although the process was much more difficult than I imagined at the beginning, it finally achieved the same effect.

"Go, call Prince Gong, Prince Jin, Li Hongzhang, and Zuo Zongtang to discuss matters." Guan Xuqing said to Wang Shang.

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After Zuo Zongtang brought the injured warship back to the Jiangnan Shipbuilding Bureau, he returned to the capital.The victory of the Sino-French war is already a certainty. The following is how to deal with the aftermath. How to negotiate with the French, the status of Vietnam, and the future national policy. At this time, we need to set a direction .

After a while, four ministers of the Military Aircraft Department came to the front.When everyone came in, they all acted like they didn't know what to do, and they didn't understand why the emperor suddenly called them to discuss matters.Originally, the war in Vietnam had to go through the Military Aircraft Department before being handed over to Guan Xuqing, but he was really nervous about the war in Vietnam, so he asked several young eunuchs to take turns guarding the telegraph room day and night, but they still haven't received the news.

Everyone fell to the ground: "I see the emperor, the emperor is auspicious."

Guan Xuqing looked at the telegram in his hand with a smile, then handed it to Prince Gong, and said, "Liu Mingchuan did a good job. He broke through the Hucheng Fortress in three days. Lu Yiwei succeeded in blocking in the mountains, and now he has brought the French army to the sea. The 20 troops of the Qing Dynasty surrounded them. The French were completely defeated. The ministers and workers were called together to discuss what to do next."

Everyone was shocked when they heard the words, even Prince Gong, who was so calm and calm, was full of disbelief. The French really lost, and the Qing Dynasty really won?It was difficult for everyone to digest for a while.

It was Li Hongzhang who stood up first and said: "Your Majesty, I think that the Qing Dynasty should take this opportunity of our great victory to negotiate peace with the French. If the Emperor trusts me, I am willing to talk to the French and ask the French for an explanation." .”

After hearing this, Guan Xuqing couldn't help sighing in his heart that "summation" and "BI sum", the difference between one word is more than a thousand miles, and finally his hard work was not in vain.Guan Xuqing thought for a while and said: "It would be best if Hongzhang would like to go, but this time with the legal person, first, the French caught by us must be redeemed with silver; second, we must pay compensation to the Qing Dynasty, and All the indemnities from the Gengzi Year and the Xinyou Year must be returned to the Qing Dynasty; [-]. Vietnam must be returned to the Qing Dynasty; [-]. All the terms signed between the French and the Qing Dynasty before the Qing Dynasty are nullified. Only these four items, the rest you see Let's do it."

At this time, Guan Xuqing said to Zuo Zongtang again: "Zongtang, you draw up an order for me, and order to reward the frontline soldiers. As long as the pocket is secure, don’t cut off all the Frenchmen in the pocket, I still keep them useful.”

Where it is useful, I am afraid that these people should be used as pledges to submit to the law.Seeing that the emperor acted impeccably, as if he had already made a plan, everyone couldn't help being horrified in their hearts.But looking back on the wars of this year, first there was a big defeat, then a small victory and peace, and finally a big victory. This was almost all caused by the persistence of the little emperor in front of him. The means and courage are the most shocking to everyone.

"Cha." Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang said together.

Guan Xuqing said to Prince Gong again: "This big victory relied on the iron-clad ships bought from foreigners and the Qing army trained in recent years. I think that a strong country must first have a strong army. The two cruisers ordered from the British should be able to return to China at the beginning of next year. I hope that in the future, whether it is a cruiser or an ironclad ship, I can build it myself. So I decided to rebuild the Mawei Naval Port and renovate the Lushun Naval Port. Send another A group of people went to England and Germany to learn shipbuilding technology."

Prince Gong hurriedly said: "Du Zhi has something to say, the benefit is not one hundred, the law does not change; the merit is not ten, it is not easy to implement. Su Zizhan also said that when there is nothing to say, it is enough to be famous, but it is always suffering from unbelief; When something happens, it is enough to see the letter, but when there is nothing to do, this is the principle."

Guan Xuqing said happily: "Since that's the case, let's decide on the basic national policy for the next five years. It is still necessary to strengthen the military and focus on the development of the navy and army. At the beginning, I only kept 50 troops in order to reduce military expenditures. Now It seems that it is far from enough, and the current economy has eased a little bit. Zong Tang, the Black Banner Army will be directly incorporated. It is also an establishment of a ministry, and then 40 troops will be recruited. The Qing Army has an establishment of 100 million!"

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