Wang Huaiyuan proved with his practical actions that he could not only engage in underground work, but also be able to lead troops to fight. When the four Gatlings were lifted onto a half-human-high earthen platform, a modern battle against the ancient began.

Gatling...... Fire...... Free Fire ...... Unlimited Enemy Kills..."

Sudden ...... A brass sound shook in the torrential rain, and the four Vulcans swayed from side to side on the battlefield, like the scythe of death and began to harvest life.

The shooter slowly moved the muzzle of the gun with both hands on the handle, and the shot made his face tremble, and at the end of his line of sight the crowd fell in pieces as his hands moved.

The shooter was also flanked by a crank-swinging operator and a chain-mounted loader, both of whom were deafened by the loud Gatling noise.

The Gatling was the first heavy machine gun in human history, and the rate of fire of 300 rounds per minute was simply unimaginable for the medieval army.

In the rainstorm, the trajectory of the heavy machine guns was clearly visible to the naked eye, and the Huai army watched as a chain of death bullets pounced on them, but no one could dodge.

The Recruits themselves were hairy from the slaughter, and they could feel the aftermath of heavy machine-gun bullets flying overhead, and the sound of the swishing sound was tooth-aching.

The Huai troops on the opposite side fell to the ground in rows, and some people were even beaten in two by bullets from the chest.

No matter how fierce the enemy is, he can't stand such a massacre, and those soldiers who have lost their minds with blood have launched a decisive charge to the new army, but there are very few Huai troops who can rush to the front of the bayonet array, and a few bayonets will kill him on the ground in a flash.

"Revenge...... Brothers, take revenge...... "The Huai soldier with the bayonet in his chest may really be crazy, and he has to struggle to rush forward after being stabbed twice.

"Fierce, really fierce enough...... This kind of army, which is condensed by the blood of the township party, is terrible, and it is foreseeable that the Huai army will always become the mortal enemy of our new army..."Xiao Letian said.

Pierre, who was on the side, also couldn't help but sigh: "Since ancient times, the military soul of a strong army has either relied on religion, blood, or honor... In the Middle Ages, the crusaders relied on religion, the European knights relied on glory, and generals like Li Hongzhang relied only on blood......"

"What you said just now is right, the more Huai soldiers we kill today, the more enemies we will become, this is a bloodline mortal enemy that cannot be resolved... Aren't you, Prime Minister, afraid that millions of people will scold you at the same time?"

"I'm afraid of everything, I'm afraid of bullets, I'm afraid of flying knives, I'm afraid of my wife won't let me go to bed, but I'm not afraid of being scolded... If you want to engage in public opinion to kill people? Then try it, who is afraid of whom...... Gatling... I'll beat me hard, and I've bought three cabins for bullets, which is enough for you to kill......"

Pierre shrugged his shoulders, "It doesn't matter, anyway, I estimate that Li Hongzhang will also issue a withdrawal order, and the battle losses have reached three percent, I think he can't hold on......"

As he was talking, suddenly there was a sound of Mingjin retreating in the western woods, and those Huai troops who were suppressed by Gatling and couldn't raise their heads hurriedly retreated, and after a while, their bodies disappeared into the canal woods.

"Stop shooting, check weapons and ammunition, and replenish ammunition in all units...... Wang Huaiyuan began to give orders to clean up the battlefield, but when he saw the group of people squatting in the muddy field, the anger in his heart did not come to a place.

Damn, staring at the West? A bunch of cowards...

"Someone... Organize these people to go to the battlefield to treat the wounded, we are not butchers, and basic humanity still needs to be had...... Gather the wounded soldiers of the Huai army..."

The Forces nouvelles rushed into the refugee crowd and drove all the men to "walk...... Don't you dare to fight, don't you dare to go with us to save people? Get up right away..."

Groups of civilians were driven to the battlefield by the new army and began to search for wounded soldiers, and countless wounded of the Huai army were gathered and given simple treatment.

After a while, a soldier walked out of the western woods, raised his hands and signaled that he had no weapons, "The new army on the other side listened...... My marshal thanks you for your friendship, but we are the army of the imperial court, and we must listen to the orders of the imperial court, and we have to fight this battle ......."

"My marshal said, please ask Prime Minister Xiao of the East China Sea to withdraw his troops? From now on, turn around and go east, go back to Tanggu, we promise not to stop you...... Please think about it..."

Xiao Letian heard it, and then whispered a few words to Long Ye, and Long Ye walked out of the battle formation and said angrily, "The prime minister said that the new army is marching to the Beijing Division, and it is accepting the request of the Queen Mother, we are acting in accordance with the secret order, and no one can stop ......"

"I advise your army, if you want to fight, then continue to fight... If you can't fight, then get out of the way, and our new army won't rush to kill the game..."

"This is what your prime minister said, let Xiao Letian come out and let him tell me in person......" The Huai Army officer shouted loudly.

As soon as Long Ye heard this, he lost his temper, you dare to call the prime minister by his name? Long Ye dodged and rushed over, without waiting for the other party to react, a small grab grabbed the soldier's wrist, and then the soldier's chin was hooked with a dip of his left hand.

"Damn, the prime minister's name is also called by you? If you want to negotiate directly with the prime minister, you are also worthy? If it weren't for the fact that you were the messenger before the battle, I would have cut out your tongue......

"Go back, if you want to have an interview with our prime minister, let Li Hongzhang come by himself... I see if he dares to ......," he said, pushing the soldier into the mud.

The soldiers stumbled back, and after ten minutes, more than a dozen Huai soldiers began to carry rolls of cowhide and ran to the middle of the battlefield, "Don't shoot, we set up a tent here, my marshal is willing to negotiate with Prime Minister Xiao here, one-on-one negotiation......"

The new troops did not shoot, but let them set up their tents with a bang, and soon a cowhide tent with only a roof but no curtain appeared on the position.

"Please tell Prime Minister Xiao that no one on either side will bring escorts, one-on-one negotiations here, and there will be no curtain around to reassure everyone, and none of us will be allowed to bring troops close to ......."

"Prime Minister... Are you going?" asked Sima Yun.

"Go, why don't I go? It's all big and famous figures in East Asia, are you afraid that we will duel with guns? This is not the ...... of the American West."

Xiao Letian and Li Hongzhang appeared on the battlefield almost at the same time, a hermit wearing a cloak and a hat like a Chinese painting, and a light blue military uniform with an oilcloth cape, and a large-brimmed hat to block the rain rushing to the eyes.

The tent is not big, only enough for a square table and two chairs, and the wind and rain on all sides roll in from time to time, even if you stand in it, you can't take off the cloak and robe.

Li Hongzhang took off the hat and gently put it on the table, and bowed to Xiao Letian, "This is the famous Prime Minister Xiao of the East China Sea......, right?

Xiao Lotian smiled and shook his head, "I am a second devil in the eyes of the world, and I don't learn the words of a saint, I don't have a word, so I'm called Xiao Letian..."

"Oh, there's no table word, so how old is my brother, it's good to give you a table word? In the future, everyone will have a title in the court..."

Xiao Lotian pouted when he heard it, "Don't bother, my parents named me Xiao Letian, my name is Xiao Lotian today, and I will also be called Xiao Lotian a hundred years later, I don't have the habit of letting others name me...... As for the court, do you think I still have a chance to go to the court?"

was touched by Xiao Letian's soft nail, Li Hongzhang was a little embarrassed, he understood the power of the two devils, and he didn't care about any domestic rules at all.

However, the official position is to Li Hongzhang's part, and there is still some self-cultivation: "Since the brother is not willing to have a cousin, then forget it, but how can our Qing Dynasty court not have your position? Brother is young and promising, Huijin is skilled, and the training method is proper in the Qing Dynasty, as long as you are willing, how can the court be stingy with the official position?"

"Learn the art of literature and martial arts, and sell the goods to the emperor's family... You are already the first person to study in the West in the Qing Dynasty, why bother to be arrogant? Listen to my brother's advice, as long as you turn around and go back to Tanggu to save face for the imperial court, the imperial court will naturally not treat you badly......"

"What do you want? Official title or knighthood? Do you want the SAR to expand several times? Doesn't Lotte & Co. want to open a branch in the hinterland? As long as you bring it up, I think the imperial court will not hesitate to do so......

Xiao Letian smiled when he heard it, "That's it, I, Xiao Letian, am already the prime minister of the Ryukyus, and my official position is not high, as for the title, it is all a false name, and I don't care...... I have already expanded more than ten times, and I am ready to lease the land in Tanggu to the imperial court, so I don't care if you agree or not?"

"As for the business of Lotte Ocean, you don't have to worry about it, and you can't learn how to make money..."

Li Hongzhang, who was hit by a hard nail, was speechless for a long time: "Then what do you want? Are you determined to rebel? No, no, the master has repeatedly assured me that you will not rebel, so what do you want?"

Xiao Letian did not return to Li Hongzhang's question, but asked rhetorically: "Lord Li, now that Xinjiang Agubai is making chaos in the Tianshan Mountains with the support of the Russians, and it is about to be founded, how should my lord deal with it?"

Li Hongzhang was stunned when he was asked, but he looked at Xiao Letian's expression and knew that if he didn't answer this question, he might not be able to continue the negotiations later.

He thought about it for a while, and said the famous set of arguments in later generations: "The imperial court has been extremely short of money recently, and everyone knows it. If you want to cheer up, you must unify the overall situation of the world and then make a plan. The cities of Xinjiang have been returned to the territory since the Qianlong period, and no matter how difficult it is to open up, that is, when there is nothing to do, the military expenditure is still more than 3 million, and the open land of thousands of miles is collected in vain, and the leakage of thousands of years is increased...... In addition, if Xinjiang is gone, the vitality of the limbs will not be harmed; if the sea is not guarded, the great trouble in the heart will become more thorny...... Only this financial resources are prepared for the sea frontier of the southeast and the northwest of the country, and there are those who are not poor and poor......"

Hearing it, Xiao Letian finally heard the big reason of giving up Xinjiang from Li Hongzhang's mouth with his own ears. Xinjiang is gone, and there is no harm to the vitality of the limbs...... This means that even if Xinjiang is lost, it doesn't matter.

"Okay, good, Lord Li is really a good argument, I admire it...... Admire..."After speaking, Xiao Lotian turned his head and left.

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