reprimanded the three foreigners, and then announced: "How can you Mr. Bidge be in Li Hongzhang's army, you know, what Li Hongzhang is doing, he is the enemy of our Huaxia army, so to speak, your Mr. Bidge is not a foreign consul, but a small staff member of Li Hongzhang." ”

"No, no, no, Lord Wang, no, he's visiting, yes, it's curious."

"I'm sorry, this has to be reviewed, this king has always felt that similar situations belong to sponsorship, and he and Li Hongzhang went to attack us, so they were arrested."

"However, please note that he is the British vice consul in Shanghai, and it is the law of the British according to consular jurisdiction, even if he is guilty, you China has no right to try him, not to mention, he is not to help Li Hongzhang, but out of friendship, to watch the battle."

"Okay, okay, I know what you mean, I mean, the censorship is not to examine whether he is guilty or not, how many crimes there are, but to examine, whether there is this living person."

"Ahh

"It seems that when the king was going south, he did not receive a report that he had caught a British spy, could it be that your consul committed suicide on the battlefield, or was shattered by the artillery of our army, anyway, I did not see his ghost."

"Lord, this is impossible."

"This, let's talk about it after this king investigates it."

"This."

"Okay, since you are here, this king wants to say, may I ask, why do your foreign spear teams support the Qing army and fight with us."

"This, I'm sorry, Lord Wang, they are mercenaries of the Qing people, and they participated in the name of individuals, so they have nothing to do with the British Empire."

"Then, you still have a large number of troops to fight our army."

"That's a misunderstanding."

"Joining a mercenary in your own name has nothing to do with your country?"

"Of course not."

"Would you like to write a note?"

"Yes."

The three Britons quickly wrote down assurances and explanations, swearing that those mercenaries had nothing to do with them, and at the same time, threatened Luo Yang not to use this boring topic to attack the British Empire, and asked him to immediately investigate the matter of Bidger, release him in time, and be hospitable, otherwise, the British Empire would never agree,

Luo Yang blew up his lungs, I bought a watch last year,

"Someone."

"Yes, my lord."

Luo Yang glanced at the three Britons, and said sternly: "Since the three valuable British gentlemen have guaranteed that these mercenary hooligans who oppose our Chinese country are private acts and have nothing to do with their country, then, pass on my military order, immediately hang those captured guys, and execute them immediately." ”

"Yes."

When the three Britons heard this, they were anxious: "Lord Wang, you can't kill them." ”

"Why?" Luo Yang looked at them and asked with a smile, "Do they still have anything to do with your country?" ”

"No, no, but you can't slaughter prisoners of war, it's a crime against humanity, and prisoners of war deserve to be treated humanitarianly."

"Hey, hey, you should go and tell Li Hongzhang, do you know about Li Hongzhang's killing of prisoners of war in Suzhou, one kill is nearly 10,000 people, do you know?"

"Well, I know."

"Are you and Li Hongzhang good friends?"

"It's not very familiar."

"Then why don't you persuade him to treat prisoners of war better."

"This."

"Sending off guests." Luo Yang gave an order and forcibly drove those guys out,

In addition to the tough diplomacy between the two countries, Luo Yang also announced that all the ships, materials, warehouses, and personnel of the great powers in China would be captured and identified, nominally to distinguish those who supported the Manchu regime, but in fact, it was to make trouble, toss, and feel uncomfortable and disgusting them.

It is not xenophobic, and normal exchanges with foreign countries are still necessary, but in the face of diplomatic relations in the era of unequal privileges, why should we be gentlemanly and disciplined?

More than a dozen foreign ships have been seized and confiscated, and there are many names, some are harboring bandits, some are financing the Qing army, and some are for many reasons, you can't even think of it.

Three days later, 3,000 cavalry, 5,000 infantry, and an artillery regiment crossed the Yangtze River and reinforced to Shanghai.

In fact, at this time, Shanghai no longer needs reinforcements, Luo Yang is in Shanghai, sending officers and soldiers to publicize the proposition and power of the Huaxia Army to the people, thousands of people have been mobilized to join the army, and there are still three or four thousand people who want to participate and are still being reviewed.

In the area of Shanghai, the national contradictions and class contradictions are very acute, and if it weren't for the power of the foreign guns of the great powers, Liu Lichuan's Xiaoda uprising a few years ago would have been successful.

Although Liu's army failed, a large number of scattered soldiers were lost among the people, and as soon as they heard that a new army had defeated the armies of the great powers, the foreign guns were overjoyed, and they rushed to Shanghai one after another, begging to join the army.

"We will join the army and avenge the death of our comrades."

"Take us."

"We used to be the rebel generals of the Little Knife Society."

The knife will be in Shanghai, once set off a monstrous wave, the number of troops as many as tens of thousands, unfortunately, the weapons are backward, the Qing army and the foreign guns, the British and French invading forces together suppressed and failed, heavy casualties, therefore, the accumulated resentment is also very deep, many people jumped out, to participate in the war, to take revenge, to the great powers and the Qing army to repay the blood debt,

This is of course a good thing, after Luo Yang knew about it, he immediately issued a conscription order to Shanghai, the main goal was to gather the former soldiers of the Little Knife Society, tell the personnel sent by each other, and post notices in various places,

"General Liu Lichuan's Little Knife Society uprising is a revolutionary action, a just act against the corrupt government of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the great powers."

"Welcome all the officers and soldiers of the Little Knife Society to participate in the Huaxia Heavenly Kingdom."

Identification is necessary, mainly gathered some backbones, and then, these people came forward, gathered more people, and generously promised official positions, basically, the first group of people to come, are battalion commanders and company commanders, with each platoon as a unit, as long as there is enough for a platoon, you can be a platoon commander, enough for a company, you form a company by yourself, elect a company commander by yourself,

In just a few days, more than 17,000 former soldiers of the Little Knife Society defected to the Huaxia Army.

These people, extremely loyal and extremely happy, regard joining the Huaxia Army as the only way for their own development.

Think about it, after the fiasco, the members of the Little Knife Society, who were searched and killed by a large number of foreign guns, suddenly encountered a powerful ally, and with the almost, where can they remain indifferent?

After a simple rectification, with the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau as the core point, Luoyang was stationed here, recruiting troops and horses, plus reinforcements from the north, quickly organized into three divisions, with Feng Zhuhuo as the commander of the Shanghai garrison, asking him to protect the manufacturing bureau, control the wharf, and be ready to fight with foreign powers anytime and anywhere, and at the same time, further recruit troops and horses to expand strength.

Feng Zhuhuo took over a heavy burden,

The importance of Shanghai's position is self-evident, and it is always faced with the possibility of armed intervention by foreign powers.

Luo Yang demanded that Feng Zhuhuo must expand the army to 50,000 to 80,000 within three months, prepare a large army to completely control the surrounding areas, and expand his influence to other regions, and urge the Jiangnan Manufacturing General Bureau to develop and produce new weapons as soon as possible.