That's it for today! Tomorrow as much as you can!

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The steam engines produced by the Kingdom of Heaven were quite large and used coal as power. According to the calculations of foreign engineers, the fuel utilization rate of this slightly old steam engine is 8%, the speed is 80 rpm, and the maximum power can reach 20 horsepower.

Although the power of 20 horsepower makes Hong Tiangui a little dissatisfied, with the current industrial base of the Kingdom of Heaven, 20 horsepower can be applied to many aspects.

"Continue to research, this king hopes that you can research a steam engine with hundreds of horsepower, or even thousands of horsepower." Hong Tiangui not only verbally expressed his support for the steam engine, but also allocated 500,000 taels of silver to research the steam engine after returning home. Hong Tiangui understood that before the advent of electricity, steam power was the foundation of industrialization. What's more, the development of steam has not been completely eliminated in modern times, and stable and reliable steam power has always been the best choice in the shipbuilding industry.

Late that night, Hong Tiangui led the national defense forces to leave Tianjing City. This time, instead of going east, they took the ships of the navy to the west.

In the first battle after the formation of the National Defense Force, Hong Tiangui attached great importance to and looked forward to it.

The next day, substantial progress was made in the negotiations between the Kingdom of Heaven and Britain and France, and an agreement was reached between the two sides to exchange prisoners of war for prisoners of war, one British prisoner of war for one Taiping soldier, and the surplus Taiping soldiers were redeemed by Heaven at the price of five taels of silver per person. And the place of the transaction was set in Jiangyin City under the continuous bickering between the two sides.

On the same day, the British and French envoys went down the river to Shanghai to report on the situation of the negotiations in Shanghai to the British and French envoys, who had already arrived in Shanghai.

The British and French ministers were angry and helpless at the same time. There was no victory on the battlefield, and it did not seem so easy to get at the negotiating table, at least the set that worked in the Manchu Qing Dynasty was of little use in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

The desired result was not obtained from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but the British and French ministers reached a consensus. This Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is a hard bone, it is not easy to gnaw, it is not as comfortable as the soft persimmon of the Qing Dynasty, and it is in the interests of the British Empire and the French Empire to keep the Qing Dynasty and eliminate the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Under these circumstances, the ministers of the two countries felt that it was a very good idea to stabilize the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for the time being, and to settle it once and for all when they had mobilized a large army to arrive.

Therefore, the British and French ministers agreed to the idea of exchanging prisoners of war with the Taipings. The price handed over by the Taiping soldiers to the Manchu Qing was two taels for living and one tael for dead, and the price for officers was very high, and the soldiers were really low. It's not that the Qing Dynasty is stingy, it's really that the Taiping Army is extremely complicated, and everyone in the army collects it, and it encourages its hundreds of thousands of troops at every turn.

Now the price of five taels of silver offered by the Kingdom of Heaven for ordinary soldiers suddenly made the British and French troops find a way to make money.

All the officials above the two Sima were handed over to the Manchus in exchange for gold and silver, and the ordinary soldiers and low-ranking officers were loaded onto the big ships of the British and French and sent to Jiangyin at night.

Britain and France obviously didn't want this kind of thing to be known by the Qing Dynasty, not to mention that they saw a business opportunity in this transaction, and if they could, maybe they could also engage in the slave trade in the Far East.

At the same time, the army led by Hong Tiangui arrived in Chizhou and joined up with the British king Chen Yucheng, who was entrenched in Chizhou.

The 26-year-old Chen Yucheng has a tall posture, a slightly sharp momentum, and an extremely thoughtful appearance, which can be called a beautiful man in the late Qing Dynasty. Coupled with his noble identity and strong ability to lead troops, Chen Yucheng can be called the pride of the sky at this time.

Regarding Chen Yucheng's appearance, Hong Tiangui is also secretly envious. He himself is quite handsome, and he has been pampered since he was a child, so he naturally has a kind of arrogance. But in terms of appearance alone, Hong Tiangui is not outstanding, and even a little ordinary. Hong Xiuquan himself looks average, Hong Tiangui's mother Lai is a married wife, and her appearance is naturally not the first, so Hong Tiangui's appearance can be said to have no excellent genes.

"Chen Yucheng has seen the Heavenly King!" Chen Yucheng showed great respect to Hong Tiangui. He had already received the battle report of King Zhong. He greatly admired the battle in which Hong Tiangui led his army to the east, attacked and occupied the city of Shanghai, and defeated the British and French forces. Although King Chung and King Shiwang jointly defeated more than 20,000 British and French troops, far more than the Anglo-French forces defeated by the Wehrmacht at the beginning. But the losses of the King and the King of Servants themselves were almost unbearable, and the Wehrmacht's engagement with the Anglo-French and Huai armies was a miracle, with the Wehrmacht suffering hundreds of casualties, less than in any other battle in the Heavenly Kingdom. And now this extremely legendary army within the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has come to Chizhou at night, and is about to participate in tomorrow's battle against the Hunan army.

In the past six months or so, the Hunan army of the British king Chen Yucheng and Zeng Guofan has been fighting endlessly, and they are generally at a disadvantage, and even led troops to Anqing City several times, and almost recaptured Anqing.

"The king doesn't have to be polite, you played very well during this time, and this king sees everything in his eyes. This time, the king led the Wehrmacht here, firstly, to temper the strength of the Wehrmacht, and secondly, to solve the war on the Western Front and minimize the threat of the Hunan Army. Hong Tiangui smiled and pulled the king up, and followed everyone into the king's command tent.

There is a huge sand table in the barracks of the British king, and on it is the topography map of the fifty miles around Anqiang, which was once proposed by Hong Tiangui and has now been used by the British king in actual combat.

"Yes, the surrounding mountains and rivers are clear at a glance, and the Hunan army may have suffered a lot in it!" Hong Tiangui smiled slightly, the role of the sand table lies in the sense of realism, which is much stronger than the plane map, not to mention that a military wizard like King Ying is like a fish in water, and he has set the Hunan army of Zeng Guofan several times.

"What the King of Heaven said is right, a few days ago, we attracted the two battalions under the command of Zeng Guoquan of the Hunan army, and almost swallowed them whole in one bite, but unfortunately in the end, Zeng Guoquan rushed to destroy the encirclement." The King of England was full of regret. In the past six months or so, he has suffered tremendous losses in troops, and if it were not for the bold use of troop surrender and the relaxation of the age range for conscription in the jurisdiction, I am afraid it would have been difficult to sustain.

"The Hunan army can not be underestimated, this time the king not only brought a large army, but also brought twelve heavy artillery, thinking that tomorrow's siege can break the city wall of Anqing in one fell swoop. Loyal to the king, although the use of captives can ensure your strength, captives are a factor of instability and cannot be used at will without careful training. Hong Tiangui thought of the problem of the large use of captive soldiers in the British king's war report, and reminded him.

King Ying nodded, and said helplessly: "Heavenly King, I have taken precautions in this matter, those surrenders are controlled, and if you want to be free, you must submit a petition of vote." Moreover, the surrenders were dispersed among the armies, reducing the risk of their mutiny. ”

"King Ying, how many more soldiers do you have under your command?"

"There are 30,000 elite troops, and there are about 30,000 mixed troops of other surrenders and recruits."

Hong Tiangui's eyes lit up, an army of 60,000 was enough to arm two armies.

"Very good, when this battle is over, this king will bring these 60,000 people back to Tianjing City."

Hong Tiangui's words have been exported, and all the generals in the British king's account have changed color at the same time.

The King of England knelt down on one knee and said in a deep voice: "His Majesty the Heavenly King does not trust Wei Chen? ”

Hong Tiangui pulled it up and said in a deep voice: "If this king doesn't trust you, you will hand over this western defense line to you and give you complete logistics?" King Ying, you don't believe what this king says, and when tomorrow passes, you will know the king's intentions. ”

The British king's troops are indeed good, but they are mainly cold weapons, and if it really talks about combat effectiveness, it is now lagging behind the loyal army and the king of servants, who have begun to pay attention to firepower. Not to mention the heavily armed Hong Tiangui's Wehrmacht. The reason why Hong Tiangui said such Meng Lang's words is because the King of England gives him a different feeling from the King of Loyalty, this is a person who is loyal to the Kingdom of Heaven, and most importantly, he has shown loyalty to himself, Hong Tiangui is proficient in figuring out people's hearts, and at a glance you can see whether a person is selfish or not, and the King of England can be said to be the purest person among the kings of Heaven he has ever seen. So Hong Tiangui also gave great trust to him.

Everyone was confused, and many generals were worried and transferred back to Tianjing City? Is it woe? Is it a blessing?

They are not afraid of bloodshed in the war with the Kingdom of Heaven, but they are afraid of the internal turmoil of the Kingdom of Heaven, eight years have passed since the Tianjing Incident, and in the hearts of the old Taiping soldiers, there is still a fearful past, who knows if it will be another Tianjing Incident that they are waiting for when they return to Tianjing City.

The night was dark, and truckloads of military supplies were delivered into the Wehrmacht barracks, and the whole army did not make the slightest sound except for the very rhythmic footsteps of the patrol soldiers, and it was quiet and terrifying.

Some curious people in the British royal army kept watching, hoping to see some Wehrmacht soldiers coming out for recreation, and even the Chizhou Qinglou, which got the news, extended its business hours for this reason, wanting to make a lot of money.

But the result was destined to disappoint them, the Wehrmacht was so disciplined that no one dared to leave the barracks without an order. What's more, Hong Tiangui has already issued a first-level combat readiness order, this is the rhythm of going to battle at any time, everyone is seizing all the rest in the world, who has any other thoughts.

The sky had just dawned, and Chizhou, which had been quiet all night, was lively again. What is the war fought? It's logistics, it's wealth. Therefore, where there is a war, there is never a shortage of merchants. Many spears, bows and arrows in the British army were purchased from these merchants, and food and medicinal materials were necessary in the army, so the half-year war not only did not make Chizhou decay, but became strangely prosperous with the help of war.

The dull sound of drums sounded, and the Wehrmacht, who had rested all night, assembled out of the camp and rushed in the direction of Anqing.

Chen Yucheng did not dare to slack off, and personally led 30,000 elites out of the city to suppress the formation to ensure that the rear of the national defense force would not be attacked by surprise.

The Taiping army's actions were naturally discovered by the Hunan army, and the two sides were entangled for more than half a year, and the Hunan army was unmoved by any movement of the Taiping army. After the scout sent the information of the Taiping army to Anqing, he hid, and the scout was purely looking for death for the Taiping army.