Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 82
On November 1885, 11, the British suddenly sent troops to occupy Minhla, a frontier fortress in Burma, officially provoking the Anglo-Burmese War.

It's like throwing a small stone into an otherwise calm lake, causing infinite ripples.

"Didn't you say that the British would not send troops?" Guan Xuqing said coldly, looking at Li Hongzhang who was kneeling in front of him.

Li Hongzhang lowered his head at this time, and said on the ground: "I am not doing my job well, please punish the emperor."

"You are the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Military Aircraft of my Qing Dynasty. But you are played by the British Foreign Minister. The British sent troops premeditatedly, but my Qing Dynasty was not prepared at all. You, you are so stupid to tell me The British will not send troops, and at the last moment, the Qing Dynasty has not made any preparations!" Guan Xuqing cursed at Li Hongzhang.

Li Hongzhang knelt on the ground trembling in fright, and continued to say: "I am guilty, please punish the emperor."

Prince Gong hurriedly said: "This time, the British broke their promises. It is not the fault of Li Zhongtang alone. I think the most important thing now is how to deal with the British provocation."

"Okay." Guan Xuqing softened his tone and said, "Since Prince Gong begged for mercy, I will only punish you with one year's salary. I hope you will be fined for a small punishment and work hard in the future. Get up and answer."

Only then did Li Hongzhang feel relieved, and after getting up, he wiped the cold sweat from his head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Guan Xuqing sat on the dragon chair, looked majestically at the military ministers on both sides, and said: "The British broke their trust and invaded our country this time, and they regard our Qing Dynasty as nothing. If they don't punish them, how can they rectify the country's system." Simple sentence His words seemed to set the tone for the following conversation.

"My minister thought that the reason why the British attacked Burma this time was because they didn't want to give me too much time to react. I hope that I can eat Burma in one bite. By then, the occupation of Burma has become a fact, and the Qing Dynasty can no longer recover it." Weng Tongsu Said.

"What Mr. Weng said is true, but Britain's army and navy in the Far East are several times that of our Qing Dynasty. I am afraid it will be difficult to win this battle!" Prince Jin analyzed the situation between the enemy and us objectively.

Guan Xuqing listened to what they said. Although he didn't dare to say it clearly, what he said meant that the Qing Dynasty was far from being an opponent of the British.Sending troops to Myanmar is of no benefit to the country or the people.

"Hmph, I've been listening to it for a long time, so why are you cheering up the British? Why are the army and navy several times larger than my Qing Dynasty! Our Qing army has millions of troops, and the two divisions of the British barbarians in the Burmese area have tens of thousands. He The Indian Ocean Fleet is all dilapidated warships, which are far from our main ironclad warships in the Qing Dynasty. What are you afraid of?" If the eyes can kill, the Minister of Military Aircraft who was present has been killed several times.

At this time, Li Hongzhang, who had just been severely reprimanded, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the British barbarians are treacherous. I, the Qing Dynasty, don't have to believe in their words. If China and Britain go to war, command of the sea is still the top priority. The British supply line no matter from The Indian Ocean will pass in either direction. If we cut off their supply lines, the British will lose without a fight."

Guan Xuqing sat up straight on the dragon chair, looked at Li Hongzhang with glowing eyes, and said, "Go ahead."

Li Hongzhang went on to say: "But the strength of the British navy is three times that of our Qing Dynasty, and the Pacific Fleet is one of the main British fleets. And in the hinterland of our Qing Dynasty, there is a British fleet docked in Hong Kong. According to my understanding, it is an ironclad ship and two ships. Composed of cruisers and five gunboats, the total tonnage is less than [-] tons. I suggest that the division of the Qingshui Division and the Vietnam Division encircle it. Annihilate a living force of the UK first, avoid a decisive battle with the main force of the UK, and divide and annihilate it. truth."

The world is so crazy that Li Hongzhang actually wants to fight against Britain without declaring it?Seeing that Li Hongzhang, who is always giving way in everything, does not think about making progress, because he was fooled by the British foreign history this time, the bloodiness of a man in his bones was aroused.

Guan Xuqing looked at him with a smile, and said slowly: "The battle of the sea is about sea power, not one or two warships. I should focus on the big picture instead of coveting such petty gains. The British that destroyed Hong Kong The fleet is of no benefit to the overall situation, and only by defeating the British Pacific Fleet can we truly gain control of the sea. Moreover, the Hong Kong fleet is now a bird in a cage, and keeping it can still attract the British fleet to rescue."

"I'm stupid, please enlighten me." Li Hongzhang said with a pious face.

Guan Xuqing stood up from the dragon chair, walked to a world map and stopped, and all the military ministers followed behind him.

"Look, Vietnam is the closest to the Indian Ocean on the southeast coast of the Qing Dynasty. However, the sea route is blocked by Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. The only way to enter the Indian Ocean is through the narrow Strait of Malacca from Singapore. Hongzhang, if you were a British general, would you Where do you put their most elite Pacific Fleet?" Guan Xuqing asked, pointing at the map.

"Singapore?" Li Hongzhang said in surprise.

"Sixth Uncle, what do you think?" Guan Xuqing turned to look at Prince Gong.

"Returning to the emperor, as long as the British defend the Strait of Malacca, our Qing warships will not be able to enter the Indian Ocean, and we will not be able to cut off their logistics supply from Afghanistan and India to Burma." Prince Gong said slowly, pointing to the map.

Guan Xuqing nodded in satisfaction, and continued: "So, I decided to let the Great Qingshui Division attack Singapore. I bet that the British Pacific Fleet must be in Singapore. It counts as sinking one ship, at least the British dare not attack it." Unscrupulously transporting supplies in the Indian Ocean. To give him such a pressure, to make the British feel that the Strait of Malacca will be captured by our Qingshui division any day." Guan Xuqing looked at the sky outside the window after finishing speaking, that kind of abandonment Who else's domineering emanates from him unnaturally, making people have the urge to worship.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, looking at the 16-year-old emperor, and never spoke out to dissuade him.

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The news of the British invasion of Burma has been spread through several southern newspapers such as "Daqing Daily", "Shenbao", "Circular Daily", "Guowenbao", and restaurants and teahouses are all rumors about the British treachery. When will the emperor announce to send troops to Burma, just like defeating the French in Annan, and then drive out the British devils.It cannot but be said that the impact of the Sino-French war on the common people, the grievances accumulated since 1840 finally spit out quickly, reshaping the image of a great country that came to Korea from all nations.

In the study of Prince Li's Mansion.

"Uncle Wu, my Ah Ma died early. Don't lie to me?" Zailian asked doubtfully.

Shi Duo smiled coldly, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and said, "You will understand after reading this."

"Guangxu is transporting guns and ammunition to the south?" Zailian frowned, raised his head and said to Shiduo, "Uncle Wu, where did the news come from?"

Shi Duo waved his hand and said, "You don't have to worry about where the news comes from, it's absolutely true. Do you see what it means?"

Zai Lian thought for a while and said, "Could it be that the south is going to fight with the British?? Guangxu is crazy!"

"Guangxu used the excuse of reorganizing the new army to transport all the guns and ammunition of the Nine Bureaus to the south. He did it so secretly that there was no news at all in the court. It would definitely be meaningless to do so. And I received a secret report, These days, Zuo Zongtang said that he went to the south of the Yangtze River to inspect the new army, but he actually went to Yunnan. From this point of view, Guangxu is really preparing for something, maybe he is really preparing to go to war with the British."

"Guangxu is addicted to war, right? Britain is different from France, and Vietnam is not Burma. He wants to do the same thing to the British in Myanmar as he did to the French in Vietnam??" Zai Lian said.

"Hahaha, we don't care about this. It's the imperial court's silver that was destroyed in the war, and his Guangxu's soldiers died. It's his if he wins, and it doesn't matter to us if he loses. I want to tell you that now the domestic The Gun Bureau has developed some new type of grenade, and the major gun bureaus are rushing to produce new gadgets. So the guns are imported from Germany and the United States. It is estimated that Guangxu wants to arm all the new recruits as soon as possible , go to Burma to fight if necessary." Shi Duo said in a low voice.

Zai Lian said as if he had nothing to do with himself: "What does this have to do with me? He has already abolished the soldiers and horses of the Eight Banners, but I don't have any soldiers in Xiao Wang's hands. Why? He Guangxu will also give Should I equip a weapon?"

"Nowadays the northeast, Xinjiang, and Mongolia are empty of defense, and the new army is mostly training in the south of the Yangtze River. When the German guns arrive, Guangxu will definitely transfer the new army to the north. How about I recommend you as a general, and let you lead the troops?" Shi Duo said excitedly.

"Me? Can he be willing?" Zailian drooled excitedly.

"We can't let the Han people hold all the military power, we have to give some to our banner people. You have attended the martial arts hall, and you have led soldiers before, and this king recommends you, it shouldn't be a big problem." Shi Duo Said swearingly.

Zai Lian heard this, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "If this is really the case, that would be great. When Guangxu throws all his soldiers to the south to fight the British, my soldiers outside the pass can turn around and fight back. Maybe we can still get the support of the British."

Shi Duo said at this time: "After the work is done, you have to bring all the soldiers, so that they can be used at that time. You can give a list of those who don't obey the dispatch, and I will transfer them all for you."

(End of this chapter)