Bao Ling waited in Hong Kong for half a month, only to wait for the arrival of the Butu army, everyone came to the governor's palace to be polite, only to understand that the French did not follow, and immediately asked in surprise: "Why didn't the French come with them?" What an idea they played! Damn it! I know that the guy in Bourblon is uneasy and kind! ”

Ergin said with a smile: "Sir Bao Ling, the last time I passed by Hong Kong, I heard that you were imprisoned in Beijing by the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, why are you in Hong Kong?" ”

Bao Ling's face changed, and he asked unhappily: "You don't believe me?" I am a knight of the British Empire! A true gentleman! You don't have the right! ”

Clinton hurriedly played a round game, separated Bao Ling and Elgin, and said with a smile: "Sir Bao Ling is too careful, we also care about you!" We regretted that you were being held in Beijing for a while. ”

Bao Ling said angrily: "It was you who leaked the news that caused me to be arrested, and now you suspect me again, I must report to His Majesty the King and let her administer justice!" ”

Erjin laughed angrily and asked loudly: "Nonsense, we are secretly sending troops in our country, how can the emperor of the Han State know about it?" Unless you curry favor with him for your life, generals, do you believe what he says? Listening to what he said, the emperor of the Han State has found out that we are sending troops, and he must have made arrangements, hum! ”

"Ahem, ahem!" Bao Ling pointed at Erjin and said angrily: "You spew blood!" I don't care about you, but I have come here to persuade you to suspend the dispatch of troops, send someone back to ask Her Majesty the Empress, and after discussion in the parliament and approval of the Prime Minister, before proceeding. ”

Clinton said with a smile: "Sir Bao Ling, don't be joking, this time the army is approved by the Prime Minister, and the dispatch of troops is a foregone conclusion." Sir Bao Ling, you still introduce us to the situation of the Han Kingdom, where we can quickly defeat the Han Kingdom from where we can send troops. Hurry up and let our lads return home as soon as possible! ”

Bao Ling laughed to himself. I am whimsical, how can these domestic generals understand the changes in the Han Kingdom, after five years of development, the Han Dynasty is no longer what it used to be, and the degree of industrialization is not inferior to France and Prussia.

The commander of the navy, He Bu and Bao Ling, were old acquaintances, and did not want him to grudge with everyone, so he persuaded: "Everyone is a gentleman of the British Empire, and our main task at present is to defeat the Han State and make them submit. Regaining the tariff rights in various parts of Shanghai is a matter of hundreds of millions of taels of silver, and Her Majesty the Empress is concerned about this matter! ”

Bao Ling sobered up a lot, thought about it for a while and said: "There is only one way to defeat the Han Kingdom!" ”

"What's the solution?" Clinton, Ergin, and Heb asked in unison.

Bao Ling drew a sketch, pointed to Tianjin, and said: "The capital of the Han Kingdom is only a few hundred miles away from here, and it can be reached in two days, and Tianjin is close to the sea, and the navy of the British Empire is just useful." ”

He Bu nodded smugly and said with a smile: "Not bad." The navy can destroy all obstacles to resistance, and tiny Tianjin can't stop us! ”

Ergin smiled: "I think so too, we thought of it in Singapore at the beginning, since Sir Bao Ling also said so." Then this method is definitely feasible, let's rest for a few days and go to Tianjin immediately! ”

Bao Ling shouted, "No. It is necessary to go now, the army of the Han State is now on the territory of the Russian Empire. Now we must be returning to China in a hurry, and we arrived in Tianjin one day earlier. It took a chance, if Beijing was captured before the Han army returned to help, then our army would win this battle, and if the Han army reinforcements reinforced Beijing before we arrived, then our army would have to retreat! ”

Erjin was willing to object, but what Bao Ling said was indeed reasonable.

He Bu said with a smile: "What Sir Bao Ling said is right, the Han army still has a certain combat effectiveness, and the Russian army has lost several battles, which can be seen, and now they are all in Russia, this is an opportunity." ”

Pashali was Queen Victoria's envoy, and immediately said: "Okay, hurry up and replenish fresh water, let's go to Tianjin immediately, and Guangzhou will also send troops to contain it!" ”

The sky was gray, but the warships in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor were moving slowly, showing a straight line to the northeast.

Beijing, South Study, Li Yunzhong's dizziness, heavy snow in the northeast, hundreds of thousands of troops are unable to move an inch, and supplies have become a problem, let alone going south to Beijing.

"Bastard, the Western soldiers are coming, but you told me that the troops are insufficient, and you don't want to think of a way if the troops are insufficient!"

Zhao Liewen sweated on his forehead and replied loudly: "Your Majesty, the armies from all walks of life cannot arrive on time because of the muddy roads, and now there are only 30,000 Praetorian Guards in Beijing. ”

Li Yunzhong said angrily: "What about the militia! ”

Zhao Liewen said with a wry smile: "The militia has been withdrawn, the nearest militia is still in Henan and Hunan, Emperor Qi, there is no army in Beijing and Hebei, only the police maintain order, if the police are transferred, you can also gather 5,000 people!" ”

"No need, the police are all on the battlefield, what about local security?" Li Yunzhong asked, "Is there any news for the foreign soldiers?" Where have they been? ”

Zhao Liewen shook his head and replied: "There is no news, there are three reports a day in Hong Kong, and everything is normal so far." ”

Li Yunzhong frowned and said: "Bao Ling arrived in Hong Kong as soon as he left the city, isn't this a signal?" The foreign soldiers are definitely coming, don't take it lightly, and wait for them to hit Beijing before they come to report to me! ”

Zhao Liewen glanced at Lin Daji and hurriedly signaled.

Lin Daji said: "Your Majesty, the Fengtai battalion has recruited 20,000 new recruits, and they will train day and night......"

"That's it!" Li Yunzhong slapped the table and said angrily: "What's the use of recruits, this time it's not to suppress bandits, it's to fight foreign soldiers, these are the elite soldiers and horses of Westerners, aren't the recruits looking for death, you immediately let the cadets of the Nanjing Military Academy go north by car, and the three thousand cadets can expand a division, plus Beijing will transfer 20,000 people, it may be enough to block the British, this time I personally supervise the war." ”

"The emperor thinks twice!" Zhao Liewen hurriedly said: "We don't know the truth of the foreign soldiers, and the emperor can't take risks!" ”

These ministers still didn't get serious, Li Yunzhong accentuated his tone, and said angrily: "I will go to Tianjin tomorrow, you guys prepare, if you lose the battle this time, you will all be sent three thousand miles, never want to come back!" ”

"Yes! Emperor! ”

Zhao Liewen hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Mongolia can send 3,000 cavalry troops, and the northeast can also send two regiments to return reinforcements from the sea, so that you can put together 10,000 troops!" ”

Li Yunzhong nodded, and ordered loudly: "All departments must cooperate with this operation, the railway must free up the number of cars to pull and transport munitions, and there must be no bullets and shells when the war starts, the British have a lot of heavy artillery, and the military department immediately organizes the people to dig trenches, and build bunkers with wooden planks and cement, and the grenades are configured according to ten per person, and how many machine guns are in stock?" Forget it, all of them were transported to the front line, and so were the artillery, anyway, this time it was to let go of the fight and play the prestige of the Han army! ”

"Wait for the resignation!" (To be continued......)