Bao Meiying blurted out, "Liu Juehu, one丨~~~."

It's just that the next moment she knew where she was wrong, how could she call Liu Jiehu in front of others, how could this title be a title that can only be shouted behind her back, although Liu Chang had a sunny smile on her face, her heart cooled down suddenly.

Liu Chang clasped his hands again, turned his back to Bao Meiying, and continued: "You are called, how can I help you!" ”

Bao Meiying's hands and feet were tied tightly, and she couldn't move at all, she hurriedly said: "Liu check, Liu Dashuai, it's Bao Meiying's mistake, it's me who is wrong!" Please be merciful, merciful, and spare the lives of thousands of people up and down the village! As long as you are gracious, I will do everything. ”

Her tears fell again, now this Bao Village and its vicinity, but there are nearly 10,000 men, women and children, what kind of performance is this Liu Jue Hu Liu Inspection Point everywhere, Bao Meiying still doesn't understand, but since this young inspection point is called "Liu Jue Hu", how can it be a butcher.

Seeing that his subordinates were like wolves and tigers, and were staring at him on the battlefield, Bao Meiying was flushed with pink, but she gritted her silver teeth and said: "As long as you check and be gracious, the little woman is willing to recommend herself to Xichuan."

After all, she is still a yellow flower girl, as soon as she said this, she was already ashamed, but she was secretly thinking about Liu Chang's appearance, and she only felt that she was a very handsome young man, but her age looked younger than herself.

Over there, Zhou Xiuying had already whipped it down, and it was whipped on Bao Meiying's back, she only felt a pain, and she snorted but heard Zhou Xiuying say: "Originally, you were still a good seedling to spare your life, but now you are still fighting the idea of assassinating the checkpoint, you are dead!" ”

Saying that, she had already drawn out her saber, and seemed to be about to behead Bao Meiying under the knife, Liu Chang turned around, but she didn't want this handsome female general to end her life like this: "Forget about sparing their lives, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime is unforgivable. ”

Speaking of which, the Hongjun's punishment battalion is a unit with a fairly high casualty rate, but it can also produce a lot of talents, and many backbones have grown up from the punishment battalion, and now some people have even become cadres at the level of platoon commanders and deputy company commanders.

It's just that the punishment battalion not only has much stronger labor, marching and fighting intensity than ordinary troops, but also has extremely strict military discipline, and gives determination at the slightest sign of escape or mutiny, but Bao Meiying is relieved.

The whole person leaned directly into the mud and breathed heavily.

She thought that after losing her brother, she would lose all the luster of her life.

But now she understands that she was wrong, that no matter what happens, life has to go on, and she has to fight for more for the living.

She also found that although she was whipped by Zhou Xiuying on her back, it didn't hurt at all.

This discovery gave her a smile on her face, and she blinked her eyes and looked at Zhou Xiuying on a war horse, so handsome!

It's good to be alive, the world is so beautiful!

This is the life she wants to live, but at this time, the latest battle report has come from there: "The Dragon Lance Regiment and the Taizhou Detachment urgently report that they have broken through the 36th Bureau of Regiment Training and Armed Forces, and are developing in depth to Ningbo Mansion, trying to solve the ...... Ningbo Mansion in the shortest possible time."

Ningbo.

A diplomat in his early thirties, a blonde and blue-eyed man who was writing notes for the country with a quill, had become the British Empire's diplomat overseas at this age, and had taken over the foreign affairs of Ningbo and the whole of Zhejiang Province. …,

His name is Fermar, and now even the Ministry of Foreign Affairs knows that the consul of Ningbo Port is an extremely good Chinese national expert, and this Chinese national general is writing the latest changes.

"It is only a matter of time before Ningbo is under the control of the Red Turban, and according to the results of our investigation of Duan Daotai, the government army will not have any troops to take care of this important treaty port in a short period of time."

"The rebel army that is now attacking Ningbo belongs to a branch of the Red Turban, who calls themselves the "Rainbow Army" and is led by a general Liu, who is said to have been the senior commander of the Taiping, but is now independent of the entire Taiping Army, except for a few brief exchanges with the Taiping. ”

"The Rainbow Army attacking Ningbo Province has at least six to seven infantry battalions, the main force of which is proudly called the Dragon Lance Regiment by the Rainbow Army, and its armament is European, stronger than any unit of the government army, but it should be noted that these infantry battalions are equipped with old equipment that has been eliminated in Europe."

"Among the 5,000 to 6,000 rebels attacking Ningbo Province, the number of Mini rifles mounted on them did not exceed 200, and the best artillery was only some mountain howitzers and light field artillery that had been eliminated, and their combat effectiveness and training were questionable, although they were far stronger than the government army." ,～～～

"I believe that as long as we send 800 British and French troops to Ningbo Prefecture, and at most half a brigade, we can defeat the entire Rainbow Army, but at a time when the Crimean War is still raging, it seems unwise for us to open a new battlefield in the Far East, so we can take a calm approach for the time being."

"The Taiping King has proven to be not a suitable ruler and negotiator, and General Liu and the Rainbow Army do not seem to be Britain's trusted allies."

Just writing this, Consul Fermar raised his head and asked his general secretary and translator in the familiar Chinese Mandarin: "Xing Mallong, do you think the entry of the red thief into Ningbo Mansion is a good thing or a bad thing for our British Empire?" ”

Xing Malone is a standard Ningbo native, he turned out to be a standard scoundrel, idle all day long, but after the five families traded, he found a good way.

That is to act as an interpreter for the British in Ningbo, in front of the British he was particularly deferential, and even converted to foreign religion, is an excellent dog, but in front of the Chinese people, he took advantage of the tiger's momentum, and ran rampant everywhere, so that the entire Ningbo government knew his name, but he was helpless against him.

It's just that Consul Fermar trusts this scoundrel the most, and even the officials in Hangzhou are helpless against him, and Xing Malone hesitated for a moment in response to Fermar's sudden question, and then said: "It's a good thing, it's a great thing!" ”

"What's a big deal?"

Xing Malone said with a smile: "Isn't Mr. Consul going to open up foreign borders and open up trade routes?" The benefits that could not be obtained on the side of Qing officials could be obtained by the hands of red thieves. ”

Xing Malone's words made Fermar nod his head again and again, and his mission and that of all British diplomats was very simple, that is, to get more benefits for Britain in China, for example, Fermar had always wanted to more than double the Ningbo concession, he was not even willing to pay for the purchase of land, and the church and many trade issues could only be cooperated by Chinese officials.

But his efforts did not pay off as expected, and although the Qing officials were extremely fearful, they were also extremely conservative, strictly speaking, they would use all means to shirk their obligations and responsibilities.

..., in this case, Fermar gained very little, but the harvest of the Shanghai Concession last year and this year was a sight to behold.

In a rebellion of the Knife Society, almost all of the British Kingdom's demands in Shanghai were met, and even control of customs and taxes was successfully obtained, and in this case, Fermar decided to make his own professional judgment.

"Several successful merchants and gentlemen of Ningbo have suggested to me that, in view of the grave consequences that may result from the capture of Ningbo by the Rainbow Army, the British Empire must achieve the early neutralization of the port of Ningbo, and I must point out that whatever control of Ningbo must respect the special interests we have acquired at the Treaty of Nanking."

"A neutral Ningbo must be controlled by us and obtain the greatest benefit for the British Empire, and I hope that Shanghai will send me a British company as soon as possible, and if there is no British company, then an Anglo-Indian company should also be sent."

"I also hope that an auxiliary company of the Chinese will be formed as soon as possible, and the Rainbow Army must respect our special interests in Ningbo, including the agreement reached with us by the Qing government, and we will obtain all reasons for action.

"I want the entire neutral zone to be under the British flag and to be in full control of us, and if the Rainbow Army attempts to violate the neutral zone, we will deal a resolute blow, and it must be pointed out that we must be fully responsible for the customs collection and administrative powers."

"It's just that we can also assure the Rainbow Army that, apart from the neutral zone and the isolation zone, they have a temporary freedom to operate in Ningbo Prefecture."

"Before the Rainbow Army can take any action that threatens British interests, we can take resolute action to stop them and give them the heaviest blow."

Fermar signed the document with satisfaction, knowing full well that the British government had been trying to extend its influence in the Far East, and that if it had not been for the Crimean War, perhaps the Second Opium War would have begun.

The nationwide rebellion caused by the Taiping Army gave the British and the French the best opportunity to intervene in the Sino-Chinese issue, and Fermar felt that he could temporarily use General Liu and his Rainbow Army, as long as the Qing government made enough satisfactory concessions, then it could really intervene, and then the Rainbow Army would lose its usefulness.

Of course, if the Rainbow Army shows enough sincerity in negotiations and makes enough concessions, perhaps the British government will consider changing to a more valuable negotiating partner, and Fermar believes that the development of the matter is roughly in between.

He didn't take into account that there might be a third possibility for things to turn around...... ）

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