When the gold list was inscribed, the cave room spent candle nights.

For ancient men, this was the happiest moment.

Similarly, for Li Weiguo, he also experienced a candle in the cave room, hugging the bride who had just changed from a girl to a young woman, and was reluctant to wake up for a long time.

"Xianggong, it's time to get up!"

"Hmmm......"

"Xianggong, hurry up and get up!"

"Sleep a little longer!"

"Ah, it's Sister Su here!"

"What? Where is it? ”

Li Weiguo reflexively opened his eyes and sat up. He looked left and right, but he didn't find Su Sanniang, only Shen Ziyan, the little wife in the bed, pursed her lips and secretly had fun.

"Little obedient, dare to be a husband? See how I'll clean you up for the husband! ”

"Oh, don't!"

……

Just as Li Weiguo stretched out his demon grip to Shen Ziyan, the door suddenly slammed several loud bangs, followed by a coquettish shout.

"What time is it and you can't get up?"

At this time, Su Sanniang's voice, Li Weiguo immediately smiled bitterly when he heard it. finally married a bride to warm the bed, but couldn't rely on the bed, every morning, Su Sanniang would appear on time and forcibly call Li Weiguo up.

"This female secretary is too incomprehensible!"

Li Weiguo complained in his heart, since his eldest wife Fu Shanxiang was pregnant, he no longer had sex with him, but Li Weiguo had worked hard for most of the year, although he had a beautiful female secretary Su Sanniang, it was a pity that he could only watch and not eat.

The room suddenly fell silent, Li Weiguo shook his head and got up helplessly.

Shen Ziyan hurriedly sat up, helped Li Weiguo get dressed, forced a smile, and said coquettishly: "It turns out that Sister Su has already come!" ”

Li Weiguo rolled his eyes, and while Shen Ziyan was helping him get dressed, the two demon clutches took revenge on her, which soon made her gasp.

Su Sanniang, who was standing outside the door, was about to slam the door again, but Li Weiguo opened the door in time and walked out.

"Sister Lady. I'm tired of waiting for you! ”

"Less poor mouth! Call sister, don't call lady! ”

Su Sanniang glared at Li Weiguo, but she didn't see any anger, but had a hint of pleasure after prank. Then, she handed a folder to Li Weiguo's hand.

"What is this?"

"Secret mail from S.H.I.E.L.D. Hong Kong Station!"

Hong Kong is the bridgehead for the British and French forces to attack the Qing Empire, so Li Weiguo has already made it clear about the information sent by the Hong Kong station, and he must let him know it as soon as possible.

When I opened it, the content shocked Li Weiguo.

"What's wrong?" Su Sanniang saw that Li Weiguo was different, so she asked.

"The British have increased their troops again. This time four additional Sikh divisions were sent from India. Li Weiguo said with a solemn face.

Su Sanniang frowned slightly, and said: "One division of the British has 25,000 people, and four divisions are 100,000 people, but I don't know how effective this Sikh division is?" ”

Li Weiguo and Su Sanniang said as they walked: "The Sikh division is the most effective unit in India, and its combat effectiveness is weaker than that of the regular division of the British army. ”

"The enemy is 100,000 more. So what do we do? Are you sure? Su Sanniang became nervous and looked at Li Weiguo with a worried expression.

Li Weiguo smiled and said to Su Sanniang: "Sister Niang, don't worry, there is nothing unfair for your husband in this world!" Defeated the Anglo-French forces. The husband still has the strength to have a round house with the lady's sister. ”

"It's not right! What about people telling you to be serious? Su Sanniang looked disgusted and continued: "Besides, you already have two beautiful ladies, but you still have to eat the bowl and occupy the pot!" ”

Li Weiguo was suddenly happy, and he felt that Su Sanniang was jealous. So he teased her and said, "Sister Niangzi is blaming me for being greedy?" ”

Su Sanniang nodded and said, "Men are always greedy, they like the new and hate the old. But sister, my man can only have one woman, so don't be delusional! ”

Li Weiguo smiled bitterly, thinking that he would be able to have three wives and four concubines when he came to ancient times, but he ran into an alternative Su Sanniang, and the plan of this third wife seemed to have hit a wall.

However, Li Weiguo did not give up, and asked rhetorically: "Really? ”

"When—of course!" Su Sanniang hesitated for a moment before saying.

"If you hesitate, it proves that you still like me in your heart!" Li Weiguo suddenly smiled and said: "Besides, you are my legal daughter-in-law, I think who would dare to marry you except me?" ”

Su Sanniang suddenly grinded her teeth and said angrily: "You are too domineering!" You bully! ”

"Sister Niangzi, you can't run away, you are destined to be bullied by me in this life, and you can only be bullied by me alone!" Li Weiguo smiled and deliberately accentuated his tone on the words 'man' and 'bully'.

Su Sanniang has been Li Weiguo's secretary for several years, and she couldn't understand what Li Weiguo's eyes and tone mean.

"I'm too lazy to pay attention to you!"

Su Sanniang stomped her feet, she couldn't say Li Weiguo, so she could only stare.

Li Weiguo laughed, although he has not been able to eat Su Sanniang and his heart is itchy, but it is also a great pleasure in life to be able to fight with her every day and talk about yellow jokes.

Returning to the Yamen of the Governor of Liangjiang, Li Weiguo immediately convened a meeting of the General Staff to discuss the British increase in troops from India.

Suddenly, there were 100,000 more enemies, and with the information they had received from Europe, Britain and France appointed Elgin and Gro as plenipotentiaries, dispatched 162 warships, and 94,000 British and French troops, which added up to 200,000 troops, which was equivalent to the scale of launching another Crimean War.

Upon learning of this information, there was silence in the General Staff, and a single needle could be heard when it fell quietly, which showed that this time it was a huge shock to everyone.

After a long time, Li Weiguo took the lead in breaking the silence and asked, "How many troops do we have now?" ”

Wu Yong, who is also the chief of the General Staff, immediately opened a document and replied: "At present, the front-line combat units of the Shanghai Army have 16 towns of the A Legion, with a total of 200,192 people; The four towns of the B Legion have a total of more than 50,000 people; The defense troops of Wusongkou, Jinshanwei, Alcatraz Island, Snake Mountain and other fortresses totaled more than 15,000 people; There are 148 warships in the Navy, and the Marine Corps has a Marine Brigade of more than 5,000 people. The total strength of the army and navy is more than 270,000, and there are more than 30,000 police forces in various localities when necessary, which can supplement the combat strength. ”

Li Weiguo said with a smile: "You can see it, we have 200,000 people in the Armor Legion alone, and there are 300,000 people in all mobilization. Can't you beat the Anglo-French forces? ”

Everyone nodded, they also heard that the 200,000 British and French troops did not react at the beginning, after all, they still have the shadow of the fiasco of the first Opium @ Film War in their subconscious, you must know that the British army was only a few thousand people that time, and they captured Jinling, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other important places, hundreds of thousands of Qing troops were defeated, this psychological shadow of the Chinese people can not be eliminated in a short time, if it were not for Li Weiguo leading the Shanghai army to defeat the British, French and American coalition forces once, giving them some confidence in defeating the foreigners, I'm afraid these people have already fainted by now.

Chen Jingnan said suddenly: "The British suddenly increased their troops from India. And with an increase of 100,000 troops, they must have learned the information of the large-scale expansion of our Shanghai army. ”

Seeing that everyone nodded in agreement, Chen Jingnan continued: "Although our total strength still has an advantage, don't forget that we are not only a British and French coalition army, but also have to guard against the Taiping army, and even if the espionage operation during this period offends Russia, I am afraid that Russia may also send troops, and the court asks the lord to release the Russians, but the lord disobeys the yin." I'm afraid that the emperor is also very angry, so we have to be more vigilant against the Hunan army and the Huai army. ”

Fu Xuexian nodded and said, "That's right, the snipe and the clam compete for the fisherman's profit, and we have to guard against many enemies." If you can't concentrate your forces, you still can't be careless! ”

Li Hongzao proposed: "The combat effectiveness of 100,000 Sikh soldiers should not be as good as that of the British army, so the pressure is not very great. Our previous military deployment has always left a large number of reserves, and besides, there is still a town where the main army is lurking north, and it can be brought back if necessary. ”

Everyone just nodded in agreement. Li Weiguo suddenly shook his head and said: "The fourth town in the north will not be transferred back, their task remains the same, no matter who is the emperor, the capital cannot be lost, and foreigners must not be allowed to occupy it!" ”

This is Li Weiguo's bottom line, and no one is allowed to touch it.

Everyone immediately looked at each other, they all knew Li Weiguo's character, once they recognized something, they were not allowed to change it, and they couldn't listen to persuasion.

Wu Yong suddenly said: "The fourth town is lurking in Jinggi, and if you enter the foreigners, you can be caught off guard, and if you retreat, you can control the capital, and it is very reasonable for the adults not to withdraw to the fourth town, which is a big strategic deployment for the future development of the Shanghai army." In this case, let's think about how to use the existing forces to counter the enemy's troop surge! ”

Li Weiguo just wanted to keep the Old Summer Palace, which was essentially his selfishness, but when he heard Wu Yong say this, he became a strategic genius.

This is really a blind cat, Li Weiguo didn't expect it at all, and his heart was suddenly happy.

At this time, Chen Jingnan said: "Originally, there were only 100,000 British and French troops, but now suddenly there are 100,000 more enemies, although I don't know how effective the Sikh army is, but we can't sit still, we should take the initiative to attack?" ”

Li Hongzao suddenly frowned and said, "You want the East China Sea Fleet to fight?" That's adventurous! ”

Wu Yong also shook his head and said: "That's right, the East China Sea Fleet also has more than 100 warships, but there are less than 40 capital ships, and more than 100 of the British and French coalition forces are all capital ships, and the difference in strength is too big." Although we won the battle last time, there were too many luck factors, and this time the British and French fleets will not make the same mistake again. ”

Li Hongzao said again: "Your Excellency has emphasized many times that the original intention of the East China Sea Fleet was to deal with the Taiping Army and the Qing Army, and second, to train outstanding naval officers and men. ”

Chen Jingnan suddenly smiled bitterly and said, "Everyone misunderstood, I didn't mean that!" ”

Li Weiguo asked curiously: "Tell me what you think!" ”

"Yes! Lord! Chen Jingnan replied respectfully: "When I said take the initiative, I didn't mean using the East China Sea Fleet. Presumably, everyone has seen some of our army's secret weapons during this time, such as the drifting radium and anchor radium laid on the Yangtze River and along the coast, and the radium buried on the shore, etc., all of which play a powerful role in blocking the enemy's attack, and these weapons are enough to drag down and consume most of the enemy's forces. The Lord often said that wars are fought with attrition, and the fight is economic, and the 200,000 British and French troops from Europe bypassed most of the world for an expedition, and their supplies are certainly not as sufficient as ours, and it is difficult to supply them in a short time after consumption. ”

Li Weiguo seemed to have grasped something, and he was not quite sure, and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Chen Jingnan smiled and replied: "The British and French forces will definitely supply on Hong Kong Island, and it will also be their logistics supply base, if we send troops to raid Hong Kong Island, what will be the result?" ”

Everyone suddenly realized, Wu Yong took the lead and said: "The supplies of the British and French forces will definitely be hoarded on Hong Kong Island, if they are destroyed, it will be difficult for them to fight sustainably in a short time, they can only re-import supplies from British Australia or India, and even some weapons and ammunition need to be transported from Europe, which will greatly affect their combat operations, at least a few months of delay, at most a year and a half of delay." ”

Li Weiguo also nodded, praised Chen Jingnan's strategic vision, and said: "It is indeed a good plan to raid Hong Kong Island and destroy the enemy's supplies!" ”

At this time, Li Hongzao suddenly asked: "But we don't know where Britain and France are hoarding supplies on Hong Kong Island, and we don't know how many supplies are hoarding, what if the other party's supplies are not hoarded on Hong Kong Island, but on the transport ship?" ”

Li Hongzao's worries were also necessary, but after thinking about it, everyone felt that the supplies of the British and French forces could not all be left on the ship, after all, the size of the ship was limited, and it could not be loaded much, and the weather at sea was ever-changing, and shipwrecks occurred from time to time, and in most cases they would be transferred to land.

Obviously, Britain and France now have only one Hong Kong Island as a stronghold, and supplies should be placed on Hong Kong Island.

Chen Jingnan proposed: "We can send someone to investigate this first, there should be news soon!" ”

Li Weiguo agreed, and immediately sent a letter to the flying pigeon of the Hong Kong station of the China S.H.I.E.L.D., ordering them to quickly investigate the matter.

At the same time, Li Weiguo also discussed with everyone that if the supplies of the British and French forces were indeed placed on Hong Kong Island, then how to deploy operations and destroy the enemy's supplies.

This task was also given to the China S.H.I.E.L.D., after all, Shanghai and Hong Kong Island are far apart, separated by Fujian and Guangdong, which are not Li Weiguo's territory, and there is no way to send a large army to attack.

However, in addition to the main responsibility of the S.H.I.E.L.D. secret service bureau, Li Weiguo also selected a group of elite Shanghai army soldiers from various towns in the Shanghai army to cooperate with the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, after all, although the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents are all masters, but the number is too small, and sometimes some tasks can not be completed only by the elite, and more manpower is needed to cooperate.

A few days later, the S.H.I.E.L.D. Hong Kong station flew back from the book, and they found that the materials purchased by Britain and France from home and abroad were being transported to Hong Kong Island in a steady stream, judging that they were procured and hoarded for the combat operations of the British and French forces, after all, 200,000 British and French troops, such a huge army, once the war started, the daily consumption of materials was astronomical, and it was necessary to hoard a lot.

The intelligence was confirmed, and Li Weiguo immediately ordered the S.H.I.E.L.D. to launch an operation, codenamed Panda Burning Incense. (To be continued......)