The Indochina Peninsula and the country of Annam have been very unpeaceful recently.

Since the Ruan family destroyed the Tay Son Dynasty with the help of the French army and unified Annam, they once asked the Qing Dynasty for the canonization of the suzerain, claiming to be a vassal state.

However, with the overthrow of the Manchus and the restoration of China by Li Weiguo, the definition of suzerainty and vassal state was changed, and the vassal state was required to surrender diplomatic and military powers, which made the Nguyen Dynasty very uneasy and politely refused.

Five years later, with the end of the Fourth Hip War, the situation in Southeast Asia changed dramatically. Britain, Spain, and the Netherlands were defeated, the Spanish Philippines lost to China and became Luzon, the Dutch island of Kalimantan lost to China and became Lan Fang, the British colonial army withdrew from Lower Burma and retreated to Singapore, and the naval forces withdrew from the Seven Continents Ocean, and even ceded the entire western Pacific to China.

In today's Southeast Asia, Burma, Laos, Cambodia and other countries have become vassal states of China, while British Malaya and the Dutch East Indies are all colonies, and finally Siam and Annam are left.

Although Siam has not yet accepted the new requirements of the suzerain, it has paid tribute to the most beautiful princess of Siam, and I heard that she is quite favored in the Chinese harem, and has a son and a daughter, which makes the Chinese emperor not easily use force against Siam.

On the other hand, in the country of Annam, the Nguyen dynasty could not come out with a princess of the right age, the king of the Nguyen family worked hard every day to create people, hoping to give birth to a few more princesses, but unfortunately the youngest princess was only six years old, so she could only hope to grow up quickly day and night, so as to give the Chinese emperor a warm bed as soon as possible.

It's a pity that there is one country that can't wait, and that's France.

The French helped the Nguyen family seize Annam in 1804 in order to establish a colony in the Far East. Unfortunately, the Second and Third Jamie Wars defeated France, and the Franco-Prussian War, which broke out in advance, caused France to lose miserably, and the pace of the attack on Annam was suspended.

Now that France did not participate in the Fourth Hip War, it improved its relations with China, and after learning about the delicate relationship between China and Annam, the French ambassador to China met with the Chinese Emperor Li Weiguo several times. Test his attitude towards Annan.

Finally, one day, the French ambassador to China jumped high because he got a hint from Li Weiguo that China acquiesced to France's intervention to teach Annan a lesson.

When Emperor Napoleon II received the news, he was very happy and immediately convened a military conference and began to increase troops to Annam, preparing to launch a war of aggression against Annam.

Because France had helped the Nguyen Dynasty unify Annam, the Nguyen Dynasty was very friendly to France, and even leased Cam Ranh Bay to France, allowing France to set up a military base in Cam Ranh Bay.

In fact. This was a political adventure of the Nguyen dynasty to use France against China and maintain a balance.

It's a pity that their calculations were wrong, and with Li Weiguo, a master, the Ruan dynasty was doomed to tragedy.

In the Qinzheng Hall of the Forbidden City, the ministers of the three provinces and six ministries gathered together and advised Li Weiguo not to acquiesce to the French invasion of Annam, because once the French army took control of Annam. will not leave easily.

"Your Aiqing's worries are right, but if I don't let the French army fight Annan, then Annan will continue to be so hypocritical, and we can't take the initiative to attack Annan. That will make the people of Annan resentful of ****. ”

Li Hongzao came out and asked, "Your Majesty means to break the current deadlock?" ”

Li Weiguo nodded and said, "That's right, with the establishment of Luzon Prefecture and Lanfang Prefecture, Qizhou Ocean has been incorporated into the Inland Sea of the Empire. The whole of Annam has been surrounded by the borders of the empire, and it is too much of an eyesore to have such a country, China. Moreover, if Annan is not broken, there is no way to force Siam to make a choice. ”

Fu Xuexian stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty is reasonable. The southward expansion of the empire's sphere of influence, facing British Malaya and the Dutch East Indies head-on, can never allow a country China to appear in the rear, that is a variable, if the empire is dealt a blow to the back at a critical moment, the consequences are unimaginable. ”

"Actually, Your Majesty is just using the French!" Wu Yong dealt with it, saluted Li Weiguo, and then said with a smile: "Acquiescing to the French to fight Annan, Annan is bound to be invincible, and the Annan people want to be included in the imperial territory more than the French rule." When the time comes, when Annan asks the imperial court to send troops to help, His Majesty can push the boat to include Annan in the imperial territory. ”

The ministers suddenly brightened up and nodded their heads in agreement.

However, concerns have also been raised.

Chen Jingnan came out and said: "It's just that what will the French think when the time comes?" Another war between China and France will break out, which is tantamount to adding another strong enemy to the empire, and even completely pushing France into the arms of Britain. ”

Looking at the problem from Chen Jingnan's standpoint, he really does not want Britain and France to be completely united, which is tantamount to adding another strong enemy to China.

The other ministers also had a feeling that since France did not participate in the Fourth Jamie War, this in itself was a gesture of goodwill to China, and this was an opportunity, and Sino-French friendship was beneficial to China, and it would be more convenient to add an ally in Europe to confront Britain.

However, Li Weiguo is a person from the past, and he knows very well that Britain and France will inevitably be together, and this is an inevitable trend of history that cannot be changed.

"Don't look at France's choice of neutrality now, that's just a superficial phenomenon. If France has to choose a side between China and Britain, France will definitely choose Britain, and if we give Annan to France, then once a war breaks out between China and Britain on the Southeast Asian front, France will be a pawn inserted by Britain in the rear of the empire, and it will deal a blow to the empire at a critical moment. ”

Li Weiguo paused and continued: "Maybe you think that France will be on the side of the Empire, but that is absolutely impossible. The first is the question of race, which is the same as the question of race, the French cannot be willing to crawl at the feet of the Chinese, they will help the British, who are also white. Second, in the East-West dispute, even if France cannot take the initiative on its own, it will support Britain to restore its dominant position in the West. Again, and most crucially, the contradictions between France and Germany are irreconcilable. Now that the Reich has fully supported the rise of Germany, France will inevitably be hurt, so it is even less likely that France will support us. The long pain is better than the short pain, and since sooner or later we will be hostile to France, it is better to use France now to help us take Annam. ”

Li Weiguo's arguments were very clear, the arguments were very sufficient, and the civil and military officials thoroughly figured out the key to the issue, and they all bowed down and fully cooperated with the Annan plan.

At the same time, the increasing number of French troops in Cam Ranh Bay aroused the alarm of the Nguyen dynasty in Hanoi.

The Nguyen dynasty immediately sent emissaries to Beijing, hoping to put pressure on France through China. Let France not dare to act rashly.

However, the Chinese Imperial Court directly rejected the request of Annam's envoy for the simple reason that since Annam was unwilling to surrender diplomatic and military powers, there was no reason for the Central Empire to interfere.

The Annam envoys were delayed for half a year, but the French army had already gathered 50,000 troops in Cam Ranh Bay and suddenly launched an attack on Hanoi, and the Annam War broke out.

Today, the French army has changed its guns, and thanks to the improvement of relations with China, it has obtained a large number of advanced Chinese-made artillery and Gatling machine guns. On the other hand, the Annam army still uses old-fashioned muskets and bronze cannons, and even old cold weapons such as broadswords and spears, which are not at all able to resist the onslaught of the French army.

The city of Hanoi was breached in three days, and King Nguyen was forced to flee to Guangxi in order to seek refuge in China.

However, a special combat team of the Chinese Shence Army had already been ambushed outside Zhennan Pass, and they disguised themselves as French soldiers and suddenly ambushed the Nguyen escort.

Although the Nguyen Clan Escort is very elite and well-equipped. It is the only unit in the Annan Army that has achieved modernization, and it uses advanced weapons such as rear-loading rifles, but it is a pity that they are facing the special forces of the Chinese Shence Army.

Using sniper rifles, the Shence soldiers carried out an ambush from a distance of 300 meters. He shot King Nguyen and a cadre of Annam officials one after another.

When the remaining members of Nguyen's escort saw that the king was dead, they fled, and the news soon spread throughout Annam.

The people of Annam turned their anger at the invading French army and rose up to resist. Quickly dragged 50,000 French troops into the vast sea of the people's war.

Annam was a long, narrow terrain with tropical jungles, and the French army had only 50,000 troops. Although it occupied most of the major cities, it had to divide its forces into defense, and even fewer troops were used to attack the Annam guerrillas.

When they arrived in the jungle, the cold weapons of the Annam guerrillas came into play, inflicting considerable casualties on the French army.

In Chengtian, the leader of the Annam Army, Li Ming, announced the establishment of a new state of Annam, and submitted a petition to the Chinese court, asking the Chinese emperor to canonize him, and agreeing to surrender diplomatic and military powers.

In March 3974, the Chinese emperor Li Weiguo decreed that Li Ming was canonized as the new king of Annam.

On the same day, the Chinese Imperial Court sent a note to the French ambassador to China, demanding that the French army cease all military operations in Annam. Subsequently, the French ambassador to China protested and asked for an audience with the Chinese Emperor Li Weiguo.

Li Weiguo summoned the French ambassador to China and reiterated the Chinese government's attitude, ordering France to stop military operations in Annam and demanding that all French troops withdraw from Annam.

At first, France thought that this was just a pretentious statement by the Chinese government, and it did not take it seriously.

However, they soon discovered the problem, the combat effectiveness of the Annan Army was greatly improved, and a large number of advanced Chinese weapons suddenly appeared in the hands of the Annan Army, which instantly changed the guns of tens of thousands of Annan Army.

The Chinese military is secretly providing weapons and ammunition to the Annan Army, and even in Guangxi and Guangdong, there are signs of a large-scale build-up of the Chinese Shence Army. At the same time, Chinese Navy warships are constantly massing in Sanya, Hainan Island.

The situation gradually turned against the French army, and all signs indicated that the Chinese Shence Army was afraid that it was going to enter the war.

It was only then that the French government understood that they had been fooled.

In Paris, inside the Palace of Versailles, the French Emperor Napoleon II was furious.

"Shameless! Shameless! This shameless Chinese emperor! I'm going to kill him! ”

Napoleon II did not repeat the mistakes of history and was captured by the German army, which did not lead to the outbreak of the French Revolution, and today's France is still the French Empire, but Napoleon II is not grateful to Li Weiguo at all, and now he hates Li Weiguo to death.

Napoleon II was deeply concerned about the fact that he had been cheated by Li Weiguo, and telegraphed the French troops in Hanoi to ignore the Chinese attitude and to destroy the remnants of Annam as soon as possible.

At the same time, Napoleon II was also ****** war in France, gathering a large army and preparing to send it to Annam, which was obviously to prepare for a long-term struggle with China.

When the Annam War ruptured delicate Sino-French relations, British Prime Minister Benjamin saw an opportunity and immediately sent a telegram to Napoleon II, saying that Britain could provide all necessary help.

Napoleon II didn't dump Britain, deep down he really didn't want to tear his face with China, because he had ambitions, he wanted France to dominate the world, so he hoped to use China to lose both sides with Britain, and the more fierce the fight, the better. Unfortunately, it backfired, Napoleon II dreamed of getting a colony in the East, and finally set his sights on Annam, but was kicked into the pit by the Chinese emperor Li Weiguo.

It's unbearable!

Napoleon II ordered that if the Chinese Shence army entered the war, the French army gradually counterattacked, without compromise.

Due to the opening of the Suez Canal, it took only two and a half months for the French army to travel from the Mediterranean to Cam Ranh Bay. The French Navy did not participate in the Fourth Hippoie War, but the ironclad ships were built a lot, because Napoleon II also had the ambition to dominate the world's oceans, and the French Navy still maintained the third level in the world.

Britain had always been afraid of the strength of the French navy, so it did not dare to send all its capital ships to Asia to confront the Chinese navy, and now that China and France were at loggerheads, the Benjamin government immediately co-opted France and provided supplies and various intelligence to the French fleet along the way.

At the same time, the Chinese S.H.I.E.L.D. also transmitted the information back to the Forbidden City, and Li Weiguo convened a pre-imperial meeting and ordered the Chinese Shence Army to fight jointly with the army and navy, and must destroy the French army in Annam within two months, and then prepare to meet the French naval expeditionary fleet, and at the same time guard against the intervention of the British Navy.

After the meeting, the Imperial Court sent a report, which aroused Li Weiguo's interest.

"Your Majesty, King Liming of Annam gave his youngest daughter, Princess Lizi, to His Majesty, hoping to be favored and canonized by His Majesty."

"Dawn's daughter is called Dawn?" Li Weiguo was immediately happy and interested.

"Your Majesty, her name is indeed Li Zi, she is fifteen years old this year, and she is said to be a rare beauty in Annan."

"It's played, let the Ministry of Rites draw up a canonization seal Chen, seal her as Concubine Li, and send it to the palace immediately!"

"Your Majesty, isn't it too high, just canonize a concubine!"

"It's okay, I believe in my vision!"

"But Your Majesty, you haven't seen Princess Lizi!"

Li Weiguo suddenly glared, so frightened that the other party didn't dare to say more.

"Yes!"

Li Weiguo thought about it, and suddenly added: "By the way, I heard that Vietnamese brides love to run away from marriage, and you must take strict precautions if you order it." ”

"Yes!"

"Also, if Xiao Lizi really escapes, don't hurt her!"

"Yes!"

"And, well, for now!"

"Yes!" (To be continued.) )