Chapter 232 Yang Dongfang wants to go to the United States

After returning to Suzhou City, interacting with the people of Suzhou, reflecting the family of soldiers and people, Yang Dongfang returned to Shanghai and summoned the British minister. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Your Excellency Bruce, now we can talk, do you want peace or peace?"

Bruce replied, "Hey! What does Yang Dashuai want to talk about, do you want me to congratulate you on defeating France. ”

"Your Excellency Bruce, what do you think of the United States as a country?"

"America?" Bruce didn't understand what Yang Dongfang meant, how could he ask about the United States, wasn't Yang Dongfang ready to talk to him about China's problems, and he opened his mouth to pull up the American cowboy who had nothing to do with the other side of the ocean.

Seeing Yang Dongfang nodded, Bruce simply picked up a few words and said: "A group of European exiles, rudely separated from my British Empire, why did Yang Dashuai ask about this." ”

Yang Dongfang smiled and asked, "Then what do you think of their civil war?" ”

Bruce said coldly: "American Civil War? Hehe, this really has something to do with you, their rebels have been defeated and retreated, I believe that it won't be long before the southern government will be exterminated, what does Yang Dashuai feel as the head of the rebels. ”

Yang Dongfang was not annoyed by his sneer, shook his head, and said with a sigh: "It turns out that Bruce is also a short-sighted person, don't you British pay attention to the United States?" Do you feel that this country is too far away from your Europe to threaten you? ”

Bruce didn't speak, which was a tacit acquiescence, in fact, Britain generally recognized that in their eyes the distant United States was just a barren and backward land, far away from Europe, far from the center of the world, and there was nothing to worry about.

"But do you know that it is because it is too far away from your Europe, and you just can't control it, and because it's so far away, it's safe, and it can develop peacefully, grow without your control, and there is a vast land, and there are countless minerals, and once it develops, it will surpass you and gain your international status.

Because he is not threatened from the outside world, there will be no danger of civil war as soon as it stops, and I heard that they have been building the Western Railroad, and I think that once it is completed, your colonial Canada will inevitably be threatened. ”

Bruce raised his eyebrows and stood up suddenly, what Yang Dongfang said was not unreasonable, as a minister, he understood very well, if it weren't for the fact that the United States was too far away, they would not be able to organize a large army to go over, and they would not let the United States become independent.

The war that prevented the United States from secessing itself cost the British Empire a lot of money and resources, but it still failed, which was a fishbone that stabbed Britain.

Moreover, after the independence of the United States, it has been developing westward, and the British colonies in North America have repeatedly shrunk, which is the best example.

As Yang Dongfang said, the construction of the western railway will greatly strengthen the connection between the east and the west, and the Americans will be able to calmly climb over the western mountains and stretch out their hands to the east, and then the impact on the British Empire will be the greatest.

Shaking his head, he said: "Yang Dashuai is really joking, little America, it's worth mentioning, their civil war hasn't ended yet, even if it's over, it will take a long time to recover, no one can ignore the empire, can challenge the empire." ”

Bruce said this with resentment, and went directly to Yang Dongfang, telling Yang Dongfang that it was best to let go of himself and the others immediately and return the concession.

"Really? If the British Empire did not value the United States, why did it send a large number of experienced military advisers at the time of the American Civil War? Aren't you just trying to split America into two countries? This is your good show, just like we are in China. Yang Dongfang did not lightly expose Bruce's lies, which surprised Bruss.

How can this Yang Dongfang know everything, according to this translation, even ordinary Europeans may not understand and analyze it.

What's more, as a Chinese, how ignorant and closed the Qing Dynasty is, he knows it very well.

"So, why don't you continue to carry out your plans in the United States?"

Bruce said impatiently, "Hmph! Isn't Master Yang knowingly advisory? With the military, financial, science and technology industry of the northern government, if the south hadn't taken advantage of the north's lack of reaction in the early days and fought a few victories, it would have failed a long time ago, and now there is Lincoln's cheap liberated black slaves and completely removed the bones of the southern government, the south will undoubtedly lose, how to guess correctly, the war will end this year, what else is there to talk about. ”

Bruce really wanted to talk to Yang Dongfang about China, and he was not interested in the United States at all, that was not something he could control, let alone something he cared about.

"Indeed, if there is no external interference, the defeat of the south is inevitable, just like the war in our country, if it were not for my appearance, the Manchu Qing would have solved all the wars in the south, and it would not have ended up today, you say yes, Mr. Bruss." Yang Dongfang said very frankly and unabashedly, which made Bruce feel strange and at the same time feel reasonable.

If there had not been Yang Dongfang in China and the New People's Army rising from Sichuan, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty would not have been captured, the southwest would not have been occupied by a group of rebels, there would have been no possibility of occupying the concession, and he would not have been humiliated as a prisoner.

All of this is thanks to this amazing man in front of him.

After saying a bunch of words, Yang Dongfang said the ultimate goal: "So! Mr. Bruss, if I were to show up in the United States, would you say that a miracle would happen to the government of the South? ”

"You... You.. What did you say? Bruce was shocked, he seemed to have guessed what Yang Dongfang meant, and he couldn't imagine how there could be such a crazy person in the world.

It's so illogical!

It's a fantasy.

What is Yang Dongfang going to the United States for?

Yes, Yang Dongfang wants to go to the United States, make a little contribution to the cause of peace of the American people, and let the United States embark on a path of division, and a strong and unified United States is not in the interests of the people of the whole world.

For the sake of world peace, he wants to be a Pacific policeman, of course, he wants to go to the United States to rob, and moving the industrial areas of the United States to China is the king.

Yang Dongfang knew very well that he had already formed a bond with Britain and France, and it was impossible to buy weapons from them to fight, and soon his ammunition would run out, and he must develop industry as soon as possible.

So then Yang Dongfang and Bruce diluted a lot of their own opinions, exchanged their opinions with Bruus, and achieved some preliminary results.

Bruce had to think about it, and he wished that Yang Dongfang would go to the United States, whether it would succeed or not, this killer star would go to the United States, so that they could better control the situation in China, but then an incident occurred that accelerated his enthusiasm for this matter and further established a superficial friendly relationship with the New People's Army.

The reason why Yang Dongfang has the idea of going abroad is that in addition to really wanting to split the United States, it is also helpless to the system, there is no prestige reward for the civil war, let alone an upgrade reward, so his eyes can't be fixed on China's one-third of an acre.

At the same time, it is also because the short-term pattern of the country will not change much, the new people's army has taken the advantage, don't look at the territory occupied is not the most, but it is very stable, even if it is here in Jiangnan and Shanghai, he is not too worried, as long as he guards Songjiang Mansion and Suzhou Mansion, the Hunan army and the Huai army will not move if they want to attack for half a year.

Because the war also has to consider comprehensive factors, by their own trouble, the Huai army has no strength to entangle with itself, Li Hongzhang's troops artillery was basically destroyed by himself, the firepower has been reduced by half, plus the number of muskets is seriously insufficient, there are too many recruits, the combat effectiveness has declined, and there is a twist army in Henan and Shandong, he has no troops to draw to the south bank of the Yangtze River.

Not to mention Britain and France, who had a large number of prisoners in their hands, they did not dare to come openly, even if anyone in their country did not want to go on an expedition, they had to consider the fate of the French army.

The only one who has the ability to compete with the New People's Army is the Hunan Army, but his two Eastern Expeditionary Armies are definitely enough for Zeng Guofan to drink a pot. (To be continued.) )