"Extra! Extra! Hundreds of thousands of elites of the Northeast Army are attacking! ”

"Extra! Tang Shuai, the governor of the three eastern provinces, said that he would not recognize the Manchus and sign any treaties with Russia! The Sino-Russian border still needs to be discussed again! ”

"Outside, the Northeast Army is attacking, and the target is Vladivostok! The national shame will snow in one day! ”

Whether it was the Sijiu City, or Tianjin or any other city in China, the shouts of the newsboys resounded everywhere from the morning. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoIn the wee hours of the morning, a telegram with "the same text to all stations" shocked the whole of China. Tang Haoran, the governor of the three eastern provinces, who had been silent for many years, turned the whole of China upside down with those hundreds of words of electricity. It also shocked the people of all China.

The Northeast is fighting against Russia!

This was completely beyond everyone's expectations. No one thought about it. It is known as the "third person in the world", the youngest of the nine governors, Tang Haoran, who is both the strongest and the weakest, once again unexpectedly made another choice, originally, in the eyes of almost everyone, Li Zhangtang will always have the day when the three governors in the world will tear their faces, everything is only a matter of time, when people thought that Tang Haoran wanted to "boil to death" Li Zhang and other governors by virtue of his age, and even "boiled to death" the queen mother, but no one thought that Tang Haoran would be silent for many years. The "first knife" that drew the knife and cut it was not aimed at Li and Zhang, nor at the old Manchu ladies, but aimed at a strong enemy beyond their expectations-Russia.

No matter who the Great Qing Kingdom is, it is not easy to fight with foreigners, although the governors have been training new troops in recent years. But no one thought of going to war with the foreigners. But now the actions of the three eastern provinces and the naked "if you don't succeed, you will become benevolent" electrification. It was still the first time that the people of the country noticed it, and the telegram was transmitted to the whole country through the additional numbers of various newspapers.

"As soon as this war begins, there is no distinction between north and south, no distinction between people old and young, no matter who they are, they all have the responsibility to defend the land and resist the war, and they are all determined to sacrifice everything. We can only sacrifice to the end and fight to the end. Only the determination to sacrifice can win the final victory......"

The whole country was stunned by Tang Haoran's words in the telegram. Since Daoguang. No other feudal official has been able to fight against foreign enemies with such impassioned words, and he has vowed not to compromise. For a while, it can be said that there was a lot of public opinion. There are those who applaud. There are those who cheer.

Of course, the diplomatic circles of various countries in the capital were also shocked, which was also unexpected by many countries, and the people in the Qijing camp in the capital cheered and jumped with joy, but their cheers were different from others, they were cheering that God has eyes, and they were cheering Tang Haoran's "self-defeat".

"Now, my lord. I don't know how many people in the capital set off firecrackers, and I heard a call from the capital. In this Beijing city, there are no firecrackers to buy, and they all say that it is to celebrate that Tang Ziran committed suicide! ”

Before Zhang Peilun's words were finished, Li Hongzhang, the governor of Beiyang, who was standing in the garden pavilion, snorted contemptuously, and then he said.

"Those banner people, just shameless to this extent, are really rare in the world!"

Snorted coldly, Li Hongzhang's slightly sickly face showed a trace of anger, no wonder he was angry, the reason why Tang Haoran fought against Russia was for himself, but what he wanted to take back was ceded to Lao Maozi by the Manchu court, standing on the position of the country, even if he did not agree with his reckless actions, it did not mean that he would secretly pray for his defeat on the side.

"Not only that, I heard that there is still a court intention in the court, and some ministers actually said that they wanted to appease Russia, and asked the queen mother to issue an order to invite friends to kill the traitors!"

"Hmph, after the death of the six kings, there is no one in this court, don't they know that the more this happens, the more it will arouse the dissatisfaction of the Han people?"

Compared with the past, Li Hongzhang's face has long been devoid of any respect when he mentions the court, and for him after nearly ten years of monopoly, it is also impossible for him to tolerate himself returning to the days when he was driven by the Manchu court.

Ten years ago, the "Eight Governors Discuss the Government" seemed to return the power to the locality, but in fact it boosted the ambitions of the Eight Governors, and it was this kind of power to control a place alone, without any constraints, and the power of the emperor was not under the power of the emperor, so that they each had their own ambitions, maybe they would be indulgent, but if the words were driven by others, it was extremely unlikely.

And Li Hongzhang, who has long been regarded by the world as the "first governor of the world", because of his mastery of Zhili, Liangguang and Zhejiang, coupled with friendship with other countries, has long regarded the imperial court as nothing in his heart, and now the reason why he still maintains the imperial court is actually more just maintaining the current situation, after all, he does not think that he has the ability to unify the whole country, at least not yet.

"They don't know...... Ahem, ahem......"

Before he finished speaking, a series of coughs interrupted Li Hongzhang's words, and in the violent coughing, his already full face became even whiter.

And in that violent cough, Li Hongzhang found that he was very struggling when coughing. This body is not as good as day by day!

Seeing that the adult's cough was becoming more and more violent, Zhang Peilun hurriedly approached him, patted Li Hongzhang on the back, and said with concern:

"My lord, it's too cold outside, why don't you go into the house and talk?"

"Hmm, ahem...... Ahem......"

Pressed down on the throat, the fire burned with flames. Glancing at the little finches foraging on the eaves of the wall in the distance, Li Hongzhang responded in a low voice.

"It's too dry in the house, and besides, the air is always better outside......"

After coughing for a while, he gradually calmed down, and Li Hongzhang continued.

"Youqiao, look, oh my God, cough ......"

He coughed, his hands fell weakly, and the expression on his face became complicated.

"In this weather, can there be a war in that place in the Northeast?"

As he spoke, he felt a gust of cold wind blowing Li Hongzhang wrapped the bear skin cloak he was wearing on his body, and this cloak was sent by Tang Haoran when he had just entered Layue.

"This bearskin coat, Ziran said that he was personally hunting in Changbai Mountain. At that time, it was just a courtesy. This kid. Every thing he does and says has his own deep meaning! He's telling me he's going to hunt bears......"

It's no wonder that Li Hongzhang didn't guess it, if anyone else probably wouldn't have guessed that he Tang Haoran would be so arrogant, he would dare to use one place to fight against one country.

"My lord, don't say it's you, I'm afraid that few people in China can guess that the bear he wants to hunt is the bear in the north!"

Zhang Peilun comforted on the side. Then he sighed.

"Enemy one country with one land, fight one million with 100,000, only he Tang Haoran is so arrogant in the world!"

After this sigh, Zhang Peilun couldn't help but glance at the Northeast, thinking of the arrogance of the Northeast, he didn't know whether he was happy or worried, and his mood could be said to be extremely complicated.

"Youqiao, in your opinion, do you want him to win or lose?"

After asking this sentence, Li Hongzhang walked out of the pavilion slowly. His steps were not fast, but they were extremely heavy compared to the past. If you pay attention, the step is not so much a walk as a drag.

"This ......"

The adult's question made Zhang Peilun's mind sink slightly, he really didn't know how to choose, as a Chinese, he naturally hoped that Tang Haoran could win, and then take back all the land ceded to the Russians by the Manchu Qing, and more importantly, if he could win the Russians, what country in the world would dare to despise China again?

"You must be thinking, if he wins, what will happen then, if this is a big China, who can stop his strong troops from entering the customs, right?"

The silence behind him made Li Hongzhang throw out a sentence, and the words came into Zhang Peilun's ears, which only made him surprised, he shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly.

"Yes, or if you lose, whether the Northeast can be kept or not, it's all a matter of saying! My lord! ”

At the mention of this, Zhang Peilun's face suddenly showed a gloomy color,

"Youqiao, you must be thinking, this Tang Ziran is too self-conscious, then Russia is not Manchu, it's not that he can scare it with two cannons......"

Two cannons can be frightened, didn't Tang Haoran rely on this trick to seize the three eastern provinces. But do the Russians eat this set?

"My lord, I think even if the Northeast wins this time, it will be a miserable victory!"

His gaze moved north, as if he wanted to see the battlefield in the north, and Zhang Peilun's voice sank slightly.

"After all, this Russia is wearing millions of armor, even in Europa, which is also one of the best powers, this time, he is not too self-conscious, but arrogant! He has been smooth sailing all these years, if he ...... I'm afraid I'm going to have to fall on my heels! ”

Zhang Peilun's point of view is the most basic point of view of the general public, maybe they will applaud Tang Haoran's courage, but it does not mean that they do not know the gap between the strength of China and the West, if it is said that what is the biggest benefit of the Nine Governors in recent years, I am afraid that the big guys regard the new policy and foreign affairs as the "foundation of strengthening", and it is inevitable to open the wisdom of the people, just like the thousands of newspapers across the country, the result of opening the wisdom of the people is to make the people no longer as arrogant as in the past.

Sometimes, courage doesn't make up for the difference in strength. Perhaps the progress of the Northeast and even China has been extremely rapid in recent years, but there is still some gap from challenging the Europa powers, and more importantly, the Northeast is fighting a country with the strength of one place, and if it is a small country, the problem is that Russia is a big country with a population of hundreds of millions.

"When the time comes, whether we can keep the Northeast is a matter of ...... Hey......"

Shaking his head and sighing, Zhang Peilun even had the worst plan in his heart, he looked at the adult and said.

"If the time comes, ...... adults"

"When the time comes, there is no need for Beiyang to come forward, and it will not be our turn, and when the time comes, if it is not bad as expected, the British will naturally come forward to help him maintain the situation!"

"Your Excellency, you mean ...... England"

"Humph......"

With a sneer, Li Hongzhang looked at the lead-gray sky and said.

"Earlier, when Hurd said those words to me, I didn't understand what the British meant, but now I understand, it's not the British who want to support him Tang Haoran to unify China, but the British who support him to fight the Russians, if he Tang Haoran can't win, when the time comes, the British will definitely not stand idly by, since they don't directly send troops, they will do everything possible to maintain the situation, and with his Tang Haoran's temper, even if he loses, he will bite Russia to death, and when the time comes, ah......"

Sighing, Li Hongzhang did not continue to speak, but continued to drag his somewhat heavy steps forward, but his words shocked Zhang Peilun's heart, and he hurriedly said.

"My lord, he Tang Haoran was driven by the British to fight Russia, that, that ......"

So what's the difference between supporting him to unify China? As long as he Tang Haoran can win, when the time comes, who will dare to challenge him again, and more importantly, as long as he wins this battle, the hearts of the people in the world will be won by him, even those who used to regard him as a rebellious minister and thief will regard him as a "holy son of heaven" for granted.

Suddenly, Zhang Peilun seemed to understand, he understood why Tang Haoran wanted to fight this battle, not so much driven by Britain, but driven by interests, for Tang Haoran, what is his biggest resistance? It is that many Chinese people regard him as a "chaotic minister and thief", especially his Western-style practice in the northeast, although it is also in the Guannai now, but in comparison, he went too far and too early, because of this, he implemented his "crime" of "chaotic ministers and thieves" and even "colluding with foreigners".

But now, after he fought this war with the Russians, no one will regard him as a "second devil" who "colludes with foreigners", and more importantly, he has given those who have defended him in front of the people a step, a step to restore his reputation.

People's hearts!

That's right!

Why didn't Tang Haoran enter the customs! It's because he didn't win the hearts and minds of the people! As long as he fights this battle, whether he loses or wins, for the Chinese people, he Tang Haoran is a hero, the first hero in the world! Because he is the only one in China who dares to fight with foreigners, and he is the only one who can ......

"My lord, this Tang Ziran thinks ......"

"Hey, sometimes, when I look at the Northeast, I always think, if I had left him by my side and handed over this Beiyang to him, you ......"

Looking back at Zhang Peilun, Li Hongzhang asked rhetorically.

"What will Beiyang look like now?"

After this sigh, Li Hongzhang's face was full of helplessness. It seems to be regretting the mistakes of the year. And in addition to regret, he suddenly smiled, and there seemed to be some relief in that smile, as if there was regret.

"This weather, hey, even if you want to fight, you have to pick a good weather!"

As he spoke, Li Hongzhang's eyes turned to the north, and there seemed to be a faint hint of expectation on his old and sickly face, and after a long time, his hoarse voice let out a sigh...... (To be continued.) )