Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Marshal Ba Zan's headquarters was not set up in the City Hall or the biggest Prism Castle, but it was placed inside the Mace's train station!

The strategic location was much better, and there were even three high-quality trains that could be used to ensure that Ba Zan could quickly arrive at the various locations on the battlefield.

Perhaps he still wanted to take the train to get out of the siege, but he would never admit it!

The complex marks on the Military Maps indicated that the Prussian army's surge of troops was still continuing. Throwing down the pencil, Ba Zan undid the buttons on his collar and took a few deep breaths.

"Still unable to contact the outside world? "How is the restoration work for the tunnel in the south of the city going?"

"I'm very sorry, but the tunnels to the south of the city were built in 1435. It hasn't been used for hundreds of years, and they've already been submerged by mud and underground water …"

"It's impossible to clean it out in less than two months …"

Right now, what the Mace was lacking the most was not food, but the internal and external transmission of information. All of the telegraph line that Ba Zan was trapped in had been cut off.

The last time he had received news of the outside world, a group of brave guerrillas had charged in during the night and infiltrated while the Prussian army's encirclement was still incomplete.

It was that guerrilla group that had told Ba Zan the news of the establishment of the Republic, the imprisonment of the French Emperor in the William palace, the struggle for power from the left and the stalemate in the southern Orleans.

Twenty days had passed since the last news, and he had no idea what had happened in France in those twenty days, or whether the situation had reversed itself.

The fact that he did not even have basic intelligence during battle made him extremely depressed!

"Marshal …" Eat some bread... The sandwich has been there for a long time … "

The sandwich on the table was the best that the Mace City could take out now. Two pieces of withered bread with a piece of ham as thin as paper.

Ba Zan shook his head: "I don't have an appetite... Send the food to the wounded barracks! Just give me a cup of coffee... "

"Right now, our priority is to secretly repair the tunnels south of the city. We need to spread the telegraph line out from the bottom to connect with the telegraph line far away from the Foshan Mountain Pulse …"

"How many kilometers of telegraph line do we have? Three hundred kilometers? "It should be enough …"

"Even if the telegraph line can't be connected, if I can send some brave soldiers to communicate with the outside world, I can at least get some information …"

"What happened to Paris? How many Southern Regiment s have actually gathered? "

"And our king …" What will the Prussian do to him? "

Just as everyone in the headquarters were feeling depressed, there was a sudden burst of chaotic footsteps outside. One of the generals under Ba Zan quickly ran over.

"Marshal!" Marshal! Outside the city, the Prussian had sent someone to negotiate … They released Major Yue Sefu, and they came to deliver the message to you! "

"Hmm? "Let them in …"

Major Yue Sefu, whose face was covered in dust, walked into the headquarters. When he saw the exhausted Marshal's reddened eyes, he immediately stood at attention and saluted. Sir! Major Yue Sefu requested to return to the team … "

Ba Zan nodded and then looked at the two officers from Prussian army behind Yue Sefu. The two officers from Prussian army also gave a respectful salute to the Grand Marshal.

"Honorable Marshal... I have sent two secret messages for you to review! "

Opening his briefcase, he saw two envelopes sealed with wax. One of the aides took the letter and used a paper knife to pry open it.

"Marshal …" It's a letter from Prince Augustus outside the city! "

The one who directly commanded the Mace's siege this time around was Prince Augustus, whose troops were under Steinmetz's command before the battle to the end. The Prince was assigned to direct the Mace's siege.

The prince could not be considered a famous general in terms of battles, but he would not make any big mistakes either. The fact that he was sent to the Mace City to direct the battles also exposed Bismark's and Lao Maoqi's cautious attitude.

Based on their understanding of Mace, these two were even deeper than Xiao Letian. They were afraid of attacking this fortress ruthlessly, so they sent a steady prince to lead the charge.

Towards this prince from Hanover, Marshal Ba Zan had great respect for him. He opened the letter and read it carefully.

This letter was not long, it was just a simple daily greeting. After that, he hoped that Marshal Ba Zan would be able to negotiate with him secretly after leaving the city tomorrow.

The Prussian army will definitely protect the Marshal's safety!

Ba Zan did not say anything, he only passed the message to the generals behind him to read it, causing all the generals to be thrown into chaos. Go to Prussian's territory to negotiate? What if they detain the marshal? "

"You can't be fooled! If the Prince wants to negotiate, then let him enter the city! We, the French, are here to keep him safe... "

"Yes!" That's right. Let the prince enter the city … For a dignified ruler of the Hanover Kingdom to not even have this much courage? "

The two officers of the Prussian army were not angry at all. Facing these people who were making things difficult for them, they merely said calmly, "Didn't the Marshal read the second secret letter?"

Ba Zan frowned as he got the aide to open the second envelope. In the end, as soon as the text appeared, the marshal's expression became serious.

The short line of words revealed a shocking amount of information, and the final signature made it so that he could not believe his eyes!

"Francois, my old friend, see this letter and ask you to believe the messenger, believe everything he says, and accept his orders... Your Majesty and your old friend... Charles Louis. Napoleon. "Bonaparte!"

This was actually a letter personally written by the French Emperor. If Ba Zan still wasn't able to recognize this handwriting, his eyeballs would have been deducted!

His hands were trembling, and after a long while, he still could not recover from his shock. He looked at the two officers from the Prussian army and asked: "You are the secret envoys?"

"No …" The real emissary is outside the city, waiting to meet you... "In order to express our sincerity, we have released a captive, I hope he can explain things more clearly!"

The two officers of Prussian army withdrew from the HQ and waited quietly outside the door. The major was facing the Marshal and the other generals alone.

Some of the lower ranked officers had already been chased out. Other than Major Yue Sefu, the rest of the officers in the house were all officers that were at the general level.

"Yue Sefu! Who was the emissary? "Who's outside the city? What happened outside …"

Yue Sefu's face was pale white. "I'm extremely sorry, I have been imprisoned in the POW camp the entire time. The seal placed on information by the Prussian is very strong, so I'm not too clear on the situation of the battle …"

"But I am sure of one thing. Paris has been completely surrounded, and Prussia has deployed three hundred thousand troops …"

Ba Zan's expression became a little better, "Only three hundred thousand … Not much, not much... Paris can hold! "

But Yue Sefu's next words made the Marshal shocked. This time, the person who brought His Majesty's secret letter was none other than … It was actually … It's actually the head of the Chinese clan... Xiao Letian! "

"AHH!" When everyone heard this, they immediately shouted in unison, "How is this possible!"