In the face of the mediation issue proposed by the British, Daming first discussed with Vietnam, and the result was undoubtedly agreed, because Daming's suggestion was at this time that Vietnam was obedient, and Daming told them that if they could negotiate, they could immediately kill the army. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

At the same time, there was an exchange of attitudes with the Vietnamese, who said that they hoped to be able to recover Nam Chi, but if the French were willing to stop invading Vietnam, it was not impossible for Nam Chi to be ceded to France.

Of course, the attitude of the Vietnamese was not very consistent, and Pan Dinh Phong strongly demanded to take advantage of this great opportunity to unite with the Ming army to completely drive the French out of Vietnam and recover the old land of Nanqi.

However, the Honmu insisted that if Nanqi was to be recovered, the French would not rest and that if the Fayi continued to increase their troops, the war would only continue endlessly.

As in any era in history, often the arguments between ministers are not as simple as they seem on the surface, Pan Dinh Feng was originally the main battle faction, and the reputation is excellent, in the era of Emperor Duc, he enjoyed the reputation of incorruptibility, Emperor Virtue allowed him to criticize other courtiers and even criticize the emperor himself, this kind of person after the death of Emperor Duc, when the Zun Chambers said and such powerful ministers as Ruan Wenxiang were in power, it was obviously impossible to continue to gain a foothold in the court, and they were almost thrown into prison by Ruan Wenxiang and Zun Clan, and finally dismissed and returned to their hometowns.

No one thought that Pan Tingfeng could still rely on the regimental training to get up again, as the battle progressed, with the help of the Ming army, the Vietnamese imperial court continued to incorporate all kinds of righteous troops (some of the disobedient to the imperial court were destroyed), the righteous army has accounted for the vast majority of the Vietnamese army, and at this time, in addition to the Zun Mu Shuo and Huang Gaoqi who accompanied the emperor all the way from Hue to the north, the other four, including Pan Tingfeng, all organized the regimental training of the army, and they naturally formed a group, which posed a huge threat to the authority of the Zun Chamber.

If Vietnam can recover Nanqi, the power of these people will be even greater, so the recovery of Nanqi is a great achievement for Vietnam, and it is to recapture the fruits of their hundreds of years of southward expansion, but it is not beneficial at all for the royal family. Therefore, the Venerable said that on the grounds that Nanqi is deserted and not worth fighting with Fayi for this reason, he persuaded the emperor to focus on peace talks, and it would be a pity to give up if he couldn't talk.

Ruan Phuc Minh was still a child at this time, although he also wanted to take Nanqi, in this way, he would undoubtedly become a generation of emperors, and he would be crowned with a high-sounding nickname after death, but he really didn't dare to confront the obscenity of the royal family, and the scenes of the previous emperors being poisoned before him were vividly vivid, and he knew too well the horror of these powerful ministers.

Although Ruan Phuc Minh believed in a loyal minister like Pan Dinh Phuong, he was surrounded by people who were said by the Zun Chamber, and even the guards were all cronies of the Zun Chamber, which made him dare to resist, so he agreed.

The Vietnamese monarchs and ministers did not think about the attitude of the Ming army, but after the negotiations began, when they found that the Ming army was very resolute, and strongly demanded that France withdraw from Vietnam and return the land of Nanqi to Vietnam, the Vietnamese monarchs and ministers were extremely surprised, and the peace talks were not suggested by the Ming Dynasty, which shows that the Ming did not want to fight, but why they refused to give up an inch of land, and it was also the land of Vietnam.

But they didn't dare to say a word, so they could only follow the chariot of the Ming Dynasty all the way.

The French want peace talks, they don't want to fight, but they refuse to give up the fat in their stomachs, they have occupied the land of Nanqi for more than ten years, and they have been operating for more than ten years, so it is impossible for them to give up.

As a result, the negotiations soon collapsed, and the Ming announced that they would continue their southward march until the French were completely driven out of Vietnam.

The French said that France was not afraid of any intimidation and would not accept any blackmail.

The breakdown of the negotiations did France a big favor, and their parliament passed a bill to continue to increase the number of troops by 300,000, and continued to draw troops from the country, and the radicals in the parliament clamored to send the Chinese back to their hometowns so that they could know how to respect whites in the future.

And so the war resumed.

The French reinforcements did not know where they were, but the Ming army had already approached the city of Da Nang, and at this time Vietnam had entered the rainy season again, but at this time the Ming army did not seem to have any plans to rest, and seized the time to build fortifications on the periphery of Da Nang, with a posture of encircling Da Nang.

Due to the defeat of Hue, the French could no longer fully protect the railway, so the railway line of Da Nang was cut off by the Ming army at the first time, but Da Nang is not an isolated city, this is a port, as long as the French Navy is still there, this is not an isolated city.

Soon the artillery of the Ming army rang out, accompanied by the sound of thunderstorms in Vietnam, which shook Da Nang.

The reason why Da Ming was in a hurry to break through Da Nang was because the situation in the north was indeed tense.

The Russians have been plotting south for a long time, they support the expansion of France in Vietnam, and express their support for the Ming to defend their interests, they have not been at ease from the beginning, they are waiting for the Ming and France to fight together with the two forces that block the southward movement of Russia, and then go south, at this time the British are alone, and in the end they will definitely get what they want.

What do the Russians want, Xinjiang is considered one, the reason why they entered Xinjiang at this time is because there was internal fighting in Xinjiang, Aguba died, and the cause of death is unknown, some people say that he was poisoned, some people say that he beat the soldiers after drinking, and was killed by the soldiers in retaliation, and some people say that he was assassinated.

After Aguba's death, his son and several generals fought for power. If Russia did not seize such a great opportunity, it would be too much to live up to the tsar's ambitions.

The 50,000 Russian troops attacked Ili, which had been occupied more than ten years ago, and soon captured Dihua, and within a month, swept the entire northern frontier.

On the other hand, the 20,000-strong army of the Russian army marched south from Kyakhta and arrived outside Zhangjiakou without encountering any resistance along the way.

The reason why Russia went south from Kyakhta with great fanfare was because there was a train accident not long ago, and the Russians concluded that it was the steppe bandits who did it on purpose, and their train had been attacked many times before, and they had negotiated with the Manchus many times in the hope of sending troops to protect the railway, but the Manchus never agreed, and Li Hongzhang only sent 8,000 Huai troops to Kulen, but it was completely unable to maintain the safety of this more than 1,000-kilometer railway.

Taking advantage of this accident, the Russians immediately sent troops to sweep all the way south, killing thousands of nearby herders as far as Zhangjiakou.

Then the Russian soldiers built a barracks here, saying that they would be stationed here to protect the safety of the railway.

The Qing government has no time to take care of the Xinjiang issue, because Zuo Zongtang did not enter Xinjiang, which means that they plan to give up here, but it is absolutely unacceptable for Russia to enter Zhangjiakou, Xinjiang is thousands of miles away, Zhangjiakou is just outside the gate of Beijing, how dare you let the hungry wolf of Russia stay in Zhangjiakou.

Li Hongzhang broke his mouth with the Russians, and finally the Russians said that they would make concessions, on the condition that the Qing government would lease Huludao to Russia, and as for the Xinjiang issue, the Russians would never mention it, and it was obvious that they were no longer willing to exchange Xinjiang for the support of the Manchus.