The 10-day armistice in Koko Akon was overjoyed by the fact that the Japanese below the Meiji era were all rejoicing, and Iwakura Gushi and others even wanted to use these 10 days to get the peace talks down as soon as possible. And the negotiation location can be set in Japan, everyone is also very happy, although it will definitely be slaughtered by the Manchurians, but at least there can be a home advantage. But after looking at the negotiation location requested by Guoxinga, the Japanese Manchu Dynasty civil and military are all stupid, where is this damn horse pass? I've searched the map and can't find this place!

Saigo Takamori and other generals were all extremely nervous, this could not be an excuse for the Manchurians to prevaricate the international community! He was willing to resume negotiations after a ten-day truce, but he gave Britain, France and other countries enough face, but the Japanese could not find a place for negotiations, and after ten days, the black cauldron of renewed war could be thrown to Japan again. It wasn't until the return of the Chinese pass Okubo Ritsu that everyone figured out what was going on, and it turned out to be a translation problem.

Shimonoseki is in Yamaguchi Prefecture in Japan, but the Japanese themselves do not call Shimonoseki but Shimonoseki. The ancient name of Shimonoseki is "Chima Pass", in which the word "between" is pronounced as "horse" in Japanese kanji, so the Chinese side is used to call it "Chima Pass", referred to as "Maguan". After figuring out this matter, the ministers and warriors celebrated one after another, and it seems that this time Guo Xinga is sincerely preparing for peace talks.

Yamaguchi Prefecture is located in the westernmost part of Japan's main state, and now it has long fallen into the hands of the Manchurian army, but Goxinga is particularly face-saving and does not have to work hard at all. He not only agreed that the Japanese Government would send people to Shimonoseki, but was also willing to send Manchurian warships to send them there, and even allowed a certain number of Japanese armed personnel to enter Shimonoseki to take charge of security and security near the venue. This is a gift to Japan, but it is also for practical considerations. Although the Manchurian Army did not massacre the city in Shimonoseki, it was an occupation army after all, and there was a deep estrangement between it and the local people.

Everything is ready, but everyone has to wait, because a key person has not yet arrived. The leader of the Huai Army, Dongfang Bismarck Li Hongzhang, had been supervising the military affairs of the Miao Rebellion in Guizhou as the governor of Hubei, and received an edict from the imperial court to ask him to negotiate, and was rushing to Japan in a hurry. Although Manchuria sent a ship straight into the Yangtze River to pick it up, this speed could not be fast for a while and a half. Guo Xing'a was also iron-hearted, and although the Manchurian Army began to draw troops one after another, Li Hongzhang did not open the negotiation until he was alive or dead. As soon as this time was delayed, the Japanese were weak again, and they could only ask the British brother for help. In the end, Gohinga could only promise another 10-day ceasefire at the repeated demands of the British.

The ceasefire lasted for a long time, but Li Zhongcheng was delayed, everyone was very depressed waiting, and even the good-tempered Ali Guo began to complain. But no matter how urged by all parties, Guoxinga is just a sentence, and the representatives of the imperial court can't talk about a word. Of course, Guo Xing'a himself is actually very anxious, and Guo Xing'a, who can't afford to wait, can only send five airships to pick it up, the speed of the airship is not as good as that of an airplane, but it is much faster than a ship.

"What is this, and how can it carry people into the sky?" Li Zhongcheng, who had just been sent to Shanghai, looked at the new means of transportation arranged for him by the Manchurian personnel, and his jaw dropped to the ground in surprise.

"This thing can fly, it can carry people to the sky!"

"Do you think there are dragons in the sky? ……”

"When you enter the clouds, can you see the gods......

The "......" officials who came to see Li Hongzhang off were also amazed, and the ordinary people who came around to see the excitement a mile behind them were already boundless, and a few had to have 30,000 or 50,000.

"Li Zhongcheng, this is our Manchurian airship. Now that the envoys from all over the world have arrived at Maguan, they have repeatedly urged the general to start negotiations, but the general insists on waiting for you, Li Zhongcheng, and you will not talk to them until the general does not say a word. But now that all countries are urging, the general can't delay it for too long, so he can only send an airship to pick you up. Although this airship is not as comfortable as a ship, it flies quite fast, and can only be wronged by Li Zhongcheng! The official who received him was quite good at talking, in fact, he could also see that although Li Hongzhang was still stable, he was still a little scared when he suddenly let him fly.

"Manned flying, ingenious, amazing, amazing!" Li Hongzhang was just watching how the airship fell from the sky, he had at least seen Kong Ming lanterns, and he could probably guess the principle of this thing. Let Li Hongzhang take a look at the fresh research, he is still very interested, but let him go up and fly together, Li Hongzhang is still a little weak-hearted. But Li Hongzhang is Li Hongzhang after all, he is afraid and will not show it, but the shelf is very stable. The wind and clouds visited the airship, nodding and praising it, but never mentioning it.

Of course, Li Hongzhang is also very comfortable in his heart, Guo Xing'a has given Li Hongzhang enough face this time, so that Li Zhongcheng's vanity has been greatly satisfied. Guo Xing'a respected the imperial court, and it was time for Yixin and Su Shun to be happy, but Guo Xing'a found Li Hongzhang by name, and also gave twelve points of respect, Li Zhongcheng naturally had to be happy for a while. The Manchurian warship went straight into the Yangtze River, and the airship came to Shanghai in person, this kind of high-tech weapon, the Manchurians have been hiding it, and this time he can take it out in order to pick himself up, Li Hongzhang is very happy. After all, Zeng Guofan did not have this kind of treatment, and it would be good for Guo Xing'a to give him two Manchurian horses.

"Li Zhongcheng, Japan is waiting in a hurry, please board the boat as soon as possible!" The reception official was also helpless, he couldn't get in touch with what Li Hongzhang was afraid of, so he could only talk about Japan. And the airship flies at night, it is really dangerous, but he can't say it, Li Hongzhang is already afraid, if he says this again, Li Hongzhang will not dare to go up.

"Good, good!" Li Hongzhang was really scared, but he was sent with good intentions, and Li Hongzhang would definitely not be able to go up. And Li Hongzhang is also really curious, he really wants to see this flying baby.

"Congratulations to Lord Zhongcheng, I wish you a ......smooth journey" The officials' polite words were halfway over, because everyone reacted, Li Hongzhang This is heaven! If it's a tailwind, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back.

"Haha! Brothers, don't be taboo, Li has been in battle for a long time, and this body has already been dead, a little words, not in the way, not in the way! Li Hongzhang stepped onto the airship with one leg, leaned out and said goodbye to everyone very heroically.

Although Li Zhongcheng said heroically, after the airship took off, he still sat in his seat honestly, not daring to look outside, and his face was a little pale. A military attache who was beside him was quite bold, walking around the cabin of the airship frequently, and from time to time he looked through the window at the white clouds outside. And unlike Li Hongzhang's pale face, this military attaché's face was very ruddy and excited. The crew sent tea and food, and Li Hongzhang didn't touch it, just sat steadily, and the military general was honest and unkind to eat.

"Yuting!" Li Hongzhang only felt that he wanted to vomit for a while, and the military general dangling in front of his eyes also made him a little upset, and finally said the first sentence since he got on the boat.

"Hey, Zhongcheng." This military attaché's surname is Ding, his name is Ruchang, and his name is Yuting. In Guo Xing'a's eyes, he was the commander of the Beiyang Naval Division, the pioneer of China's modern navy who committed suicide after defeat, but now he is far from that height.

Ding Ruchang studied in a private school for three years when he was a child, but his family was poor, and he dropped out of school when he was ten years old, and went out to help people herd cattle, ducks, ferries, etc., to subsidize the family. When he was fourteen or five years old, he was sent by his father to an apprenticeship in a tofu shop with his uncle. The Taiping army occupied Lujiang, and Ding Ruchang joined the Taiping army. Later, he was stationed in Anqing with the Taiping Army and became Cheng Xueqi's subordinate. When Cheng Xueqi rebelled against the water because of the adoptive mother incident, among the eighty-two cadres convened, there was Ding Ruchang. Later, Ding Ruchang has been following his boss, and when he was transferred to the Huai Army, he also followed. After Cheng Xueqi's death, Ding Ruchang was appreciated by Li Hongzhang and became an important general in the cavalry of the Huai Army. After the fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Ding Ruchang has been cooperating with Liu Mingchuan in encircling and suppressing the Eastern Twist Army. After the extermination of the Twist Army, Ding Ruchang was promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief, added the rank of governor, and gave Xieyong Baturu Yong. However, the contradiction was also exposed, his relationship with Liu Mingchuan was a bit average, and even made trouble a few times to the point that Liu Mingchuan wanted to do him. With the support of Manchurian equipment, the imperial court has now achieved remarkable results in suppressing domestic uprisings, and Li Hongzhang recently transferred Ding Ruchang back to his side as a military general with him.

"What's the view like outside?" After Li Hongzhang called Ding Ruchang, he began to regret it, he didn't want to show his cowardice, so he could only have nothing to say and give himself a round face.

"Back in Zhongcheng, the outside scenery ...... I don't know what to say, but it's beautiful anyway, the sky is blue, and the clouds are white like cotton! Ding Ruchang was very respectful to Li Hongzhang, bowed down honestly and replied, and there was no trace of overstepping.

"Oh! Just see what you've been looking for, what are you looking for? After saying a few words, Li Hongzhang, who was afraid of death just now, also eased up.

"The last general wants to see if there is a dragon lord in this cloud! Hey! "Ding Ruchang likes these new things very much, and he is very curious. After boarding the boat, he has been thinking about how amazing the results of this flying thing would be if it were used in war. So he has been looking around and studying the structure of the airship, but after all, in front of the owner, he can only use the Dragon Lord to prevaricate.

"Honorable envoy, I heard that Yun Xian Gong fought against Japan this time, and he used this airship to wipe out half of Tokyo City overnight, I don't know how to do it!" Ding Ruchang is only a front-line general, and he can't get much information, but Li Hongzhang knows that the Manchurian Army has long put the airship into the war, and the results are quite good, but how to do it, he doesn't know. Now that the person sent by Manchuria is in front of him, he can give up face and ask, this benefit is more important than face.

"Lord Zhongcheng, we are riding a guest airship, which is specially designed to receive distinguished guests, fast and comfortable, but we can't fight. The combat uses are reconnaissance airships and bombing airships, which are much larger than this. "The reception official didn't have permission, but he wouldn't reveal anything related to the military, even if everyone knew about it, but he couldn't refute Li Hongzhang's face too much, so he gave a plausible answer.

If people don't accept the invitation, Li Hongzhang can't ask again, and even Ding Ruchang doesn't speak anymore. The group ate two meals of fast food in the air, stayed up for a whole day and a half, and finally landed in Maguan and arrived at this sad place that originally made Li Hongzhang vomit blood.