Chapter 604: Siege Wei to save Zhao
The eight warships cruising off the coast of Tianjin braved the white mist to form a unique scenery on the blue sea, and the unknown people on the shore also pointed at the eight warships, needless to say that they all knew what they were thinking, nothing more than being curious about the Australian warships.
These eight warships neither entered the harbor nor launched artillery bombardments at the mouth of the coast, and the more unusual this behavior was, the more frightened people felt, and it can be said that the officials who stayed behind were already a little stunned at this time, and even wanted to go home to see if they were not in a good year, how did they meet the legendary evil star Australian Lao.
Giant ship cannon, although the eight warships are not called giant ships, but the muzzle of the black hole is clearly visible, much more powerful than the artillery on the shore defense, this Australian ability in ordnance manufacturing is indeed extraordinary, it can be said that the Manchu Qing and the Ming are not his opponents.
As for his power, it can be seen from the artillery used in the two white flags combat, which naturally goes without saying.
Attacking cities and seizing land, not using Australian weapons, this is a sentence circulated in the barracks, and it is also the evaluation of Australian firearms by the soldiers, and it can be seen from this evaluation that they love Australian weapons.
The Australian warship floated on the sea, which also made Dolgon's worries for days finally feel a lot less. The enemy appeared and could not be shot, the terrible thing is that the enemy did not appear, and has been hiding in the shadows, you don't know where this enemy is the most terrifying existence, and it is for this reason that he let the army stay for a few days, and now that everything is figured out, he is naturally relieved.
Since the Australians had no intention of attacking, it was clear that they wanted to negotiate, and as Dorgon had expected, the Australians lowered a small boat on their warship, and after making a series of beeps on the sea, they came to the shore, and the speed of the small boat was almost as surprised as if the soldiers on the shore had seen a ghost.
He Yu's request for the Manchus was basically only one. It is to immediately stop the military action launched against the two Guangzhou, which is the most basic requirement, otherwise Australia will not rule out sending troops to help its allies.
The representatives of the military personally sent the new construction written by He Yu to the Manchu officials, and returned to the ship under his watchful eye.
The conversation between the two sides ended in less than a cup of tea, and it can be seen that the Manchus would not agree to this request. Naturally, negotiations will not be able to proceed.
The letter was quickly sent to the capital, and after reading it, Dolgon only felt that Australia was always joking, the Qing Dynasty was in full swing, how could it be possible to give up this opportunity for unification, it would be good to be able to back down and keep Australia's interests, and wait until the cannon test was successful, not to mention the Australians, it was not enough to even lift shoes.
However, at the moment, it is still necessary to delay, although there are many Australian warships. But how many people can be transported by eight ships, at most a few thousand, do they still want to fight all the way into the capital, I am afraid that this will only lose both.
There are at least 100,000 troops left near the capital, even if the Australians combat drill group can not defeat so many people, in Dolgon's view, the Australians are better in combat effectiveness and weapons, both of which are actually for the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty.
The elite soldiers of the Qing Dynasty were all veterans of a hundred battles. The only thing is that there are no good weapons, that's for sure. If the weapon is strong enough, it may not be the opponent of the Australians, so he wants to use the delaying tactics to defeat the two Guangzhous has become an established fact, and when the time comes, Australia will naturally not dare to say anything more about Hong Kong.
The main thing is how to drag the Australians down. Negotiators would have to be sent to hold back, so Dorgon sent one of his cronies to negotiate.
The content of the negotiations is nothing more than how much to give to the Australians and let them take care of the two broads, but is this possible?
Knowing that Dolgon would come to this trick, He Yu had already ordered five ships to continue north. Prepare to storm into the outside of the pass, and give the Manchu Qing a rub of hands.
Before sending troops, He Yu thought carefully about it, if he wanted to make Dolgon stand still, it was impossible to march directly into the capital, because the number of troops deployed around the capital was at least hundreds of thousands, how could so many people be right, so it was necessary to find a breakthrough point in other places.
This breakthrough point is naturally outside the Guan, although the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the Guan, but most of the noble families in this period were still outside the Guan, and the troops outside the Guanxi were not much, so it was the most suitable place to launch an attack.
At that time, no matter where Dolgon draws troops from, he must take care of the safety outside the pass, once the pass is attacked, he may not be able to return to the court he loves.
With this kind of combat deployment, even if he wanted to use delaying tactics to delay He Yu's warships at sea, it was useless, and the five ships had already sailed to the outside of the gate.
The negotiator was Zahad, one of Dolgon's cronies, and he brought the Manchus' greatest concessions, the biggest of which was to guarantee their interests.
This concession is equivalent to no concession, and He Yu, as the negotiator who attended in person this time, only smiled at Zahad, saying that Australia has five ships heading north, carrying more than 3,000 people to the border.
He Yu deliberately told him the news, and his purpose was to let him know that Australia would never allow you to use delaying tactics, either to show practical meaning or to go to war.
How many garrisons are there outside the pass, in fact, Zaha knows in his heart that there are not many garrisons in that place, and all the elites of the Eight Banners have entered the pass, and the three thousand elite soldiers of the Australians can indeed kill a piece of armor outside the pass, if there are no reinforcements.
Now the news can only be left to the regent, but it is also necessary to send someone to investigate outside the customs to see if the Australians have really sent a large army.
If the Australians cheat, it will not be easy to destroy the reunification plan.
In order to determine whether the Australians had really sent people there, Zahad sent people to investigate outside the customs on fast horses, and he also returned to the capital to negotiate with Dolgon on countermeasures, if what the Australians said was true, then tens of thousands of people must be sent to the customs outside.
Guanwai is the land of Longxing of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it is impossible for them to give up, and the world has not yet been unified, many people actually still have the intention of withdrawing from Guanwai immediately if they can't do it.
If the border is occupied by the Australians, there is no way to retreat, Dolgon is also afraid of being attacked on both sides, especially the enemy in the back, which makes him afraid, when Zahad came to tell him the news, he immediately made a decision to send 50,000 people out of the pass, not afraid of 10,000 in case, he knows very well what kind of combat effectiveness the 3,000 elite soldiers of the Australians are.
After learning that Dolgon had sent troops out of the customs, He Yu smiled with satisfaction. (To be continued.) )