Volume VIII 1229 Controversy over Embarkation

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Xiao Lotian took great pains to make the Tsarist Russian expeditionary force enter the trap, and in order to make up for the last 10% probability gap, he gambled on himself.

Xiang Ying was very conflicted in his heart, on the one hand, he was afraid that the prime minister would make the slightest mistake, and on the other hand, he was also afraid that the preparation work made by the prime minister would come to naught.

Once the war falls into a protracted war, the variables will be great, and when both the enemy and us have exhausted their blood, will there be a third-party force to intervene?

Quite possibly, at least the British have this impulse to do it.

Just when Xiang Ying was hesitating, suddenly a Praetorian Guard from a distance ran over quickly, "Report to the Prime Minister!" His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom requested to enter the military port, and he said that he would follow the Prime Minister to fight together......

The people present were stunned and said why is Jae-chun here? This is a war that belongs to the Chinese people, and he should be his bystander.

Xiao Letian nodded and motioned for Zaichun to enter the port, and at this time, Xiang Ying, who had a wicked smile on his face, came over again, "Prime Minister, I thought of a better bait, why don't you sit in the base camp and let our Great Qing Emperor Xià board the ship?"

"I'll go, what do you kid think?" Xiao Letian glared at him, "I sue you, put away all your careful thoughts for me, Zaichun is related to the situation in the whole of Asia, and his safety is actually more important than mine......"

I can't say anything about the rest of the words, because Zaichun has already run over in a hurry, wearing his military uniform, and he saluted with a snap, where is there still half a point of the weak chicken in the Forbidden City from ago, this is clearly a strong British lord.

"The soldier loves Xinjue Luo Zaichun, reports to the prime minister, and asks to join the battle sequence!"

"Take a break...... This is a war between the Chinese and Tsarist Russia, and it has nothing to do with you, so stay in Shuri Castle and go to the book when you have nothing to do......

Zaichun shook his head, "Master, you don't need to say it, I want to see this battle with my own eyes, I want to see the defeat of the Rakshasa ghost with my own eyes! Don't say that it has nothing to do with me, the white mountains and black waters are the land where we have lived for generations, and I am not willing to ...... it."

"Those people in Beijing are willing to fucking be grandchildren, I don't want to!"

Without waiting for Xiao Letian to speak, Xiang Ying smiled and said, "Your Majesty is really ambitious, much stronger than the Eight Banners nobles I know, those Eight Banners lords I saw when I was a child, with the title of general, can only ride a fan horse and a docile mule, the whole is a bunch of waste!"

"No matter what the prime minister says, at least my Zhiyuan is welcome!"

Xiao Letian glared at him and then pulled Zaichun aside, the master and apprentice began to fight, Wang Huaiyuan and Xiang Ying hid aside and waited.

"Wang Ju! Do you guess the prime minister will let His Majesty get on the boat? I guess eighty percent of the time you have to let him get on the boat, don't look at His Majesty's young age, his temper is really twisted......

Wang Huaiyuan looked at the two people arguing not far away, and said flatly: "The Manchu Emperor is related to the prime minister's future grand strategy, I think the prime minister has his own arrangements, no matter what the result is, we just watch...... But you have to be mentally prepared, you have just invited His Majesty Xià on the ship, I'm afraid it will be difficult to refuse the Prime Minister's request again!"

Xiang Ying smiled, "I don't care so much, our navy has naval rules, once on the ship, our captain is the biggest commander, and everyone else has to listen to me...... The prime minister only has the power to fire me, but he has no power to meddle in my command, this is the pride of the navy!"

"On the rough sea, the layman does not want to lead us insider!"

Wang Huaiyuan looked at Xiang Ying for a long time and didn't speak, and finally suddenly smiled: "You are completely different from the past, I heard Master Long say that when you were expelled from the academy, but Xiang Jiazhuang, who cried and went back, why has it become so strong now?"

"But that's fine, the navy will always be an offensive service, and if you don't have a little domineering, won't you become a turtle with a shrunken head!"

At this time, Xiao Lotian had already stopped arguing with Zai Chun, he walked in front of Xiang Ying and waved his hand to ask the people around him to step back, "I have already discussed it with Zai Chun just now, and the two of us decided to get on the boat at the same time......"

"Ah, Prime Minister, you're a mess, I absolutely don't agree with ......."

Before Xiang Ying finished speaking, Xiao Letian raised his hand to stop him, "You listen to me first, what I want to tell you next is the highest top-secret information, you must be rotten to the stomach......"

"Today is April 1, 1869, and do you know what will happen next year in 1870?

"Kid, listen to me, we really don't have time, we have to kill the Rakshasa ghost quickly, and then Jae-chun and I will immediately start our visit to Europe, we must be present in the Franco-Prussian War, this is an important war that will change the world pattern, we can't profit from it without personally participating in it!"

Xiao Lotian secretly looked at no one left and right, and he put on a pleading expression, "Child, I know that the navy has naval rules, and I know that I can't force you, I just ask you." On the one hand, we have to complete the final plan to lure the enemy, and on the other hand, Jae-soon and I have to experience the charm of naval battles for ourselves......"

"Why don't we make a deal, you let us feel the power of the ironclad ship, the more beautiful you fight, the more I will give you naval funds in the future! Take a long-term view, you must learn to look at problems from a strategic perspective, and don't always position yourself as an ordinary captain!"

Having said this, Xiang Ying was moved, on the one hand, it was difficult to resist the soft knife, and on the other hand, it was the top-secret information that moved him.

The situation in Europe affects the pattern of the world in the future, and if you don't take the right step now, it will be smooth sailing in the next 10 years! The prime minister intervened during the Austro-Prussian War, and finally exchanged for a deep cooperation alliance between Prussia and the Ryukyus, and the Zhiyuan was the product of cooperation.

Otherwise, with the industrial level of Asia, they still want to build such a steel giant?

"Hey...... I still have one more condition if I want to get on the ship! The Zhiyuan must participate in this trip to Europe, believe me, you will definitely need the powerful Zhiyuan in Europe!"

Xiao Lotian stretched out his hand and patted Xiang Ying's shoulder and said with a smile, "It's a deal, anyway, after this war, the secret of the Zhiyuan will be revealed to the world, and all the parameters will be exposed, so there is no need to hide it...... But you remember, you have to be careful when you fight, don't get seriously injured and need to be overhauled, then I won't wait for you!"

Xiang Ying smiled and saluted, "Don't worry, I have personally experienced how thick the skin of our Zhiyuan is, and I will not let you down!"

Note: Today's second update is sent, this is the second chapter of the third layer of cake, and tomorrow the fourth layer cake will be added!