At the British Legation, Bao Ling hurriedly found Wen Han, who was studying the strength of the Han army, and urged: "Mr. Wen Han, according to the latest information, His Majesty Li Yunzhong, the Emperor of the Han State, has decided to go south, I think he is deliberately avoiding us, you have to act in advance, you can't miss this opportunity." ”

Wen Han got up, picked up a few pieces of information on the table, and said with a solemn expression: "I didn't expect that in just five years, the Han army has become so powerful, the three arsenals are working day and night, producing more than 800 new serial guns every day, and 25,000 in a month, so it is estimated that there will be 300,000 in two years, and it is very likely that the Russian batch of serial guns was sold to them by the Han army!" ”

Bao Ling was stunned for a moment, and then he was filled with anger, and at the end he was only left with panic, because of his negligence, he actually made Russia persist until now, what a sin it is, if the domestic political leaders know the truth, his future is completely doomed.

Wen Han understands Bao Ling's mood, how can he not be afraid, it is he who sits back and watches the Han State is strong, and refuses Bao Ling's decision to suppress the Han State several times, and always feels that the Han State will not develop so fast, and it will take at least a hundred years to catch up with Europe, but now it seems that both the equipment of the Han army and the number of people have greatly exceeded the British native army, especially the artillery, intelligence shows that the Han army is equipping the new army every day, and a new steel cannon is formed from the arsenal, and there are all kinds of calibers, which really makes people's scalp tingle.

Bao Ling took the information, looked at it roughly, and exclaimed: "One million troops!" Aren't they just four armies, less than half a million people, how can they become a million, plus those peasants? ”

Wen Han waved his hand again and again: "Farmer? No! No! They are also formally trained, but these million people are the regular troops of the Han army, you don't know the way. The Hunan army gathered in Hunan had surrendered, and Yunnan and Guizhou had also declared their submission to the Han government. The combined number of these troops has already exceeded one million, and the Prime Minister still wants to send troops to the Han Kingdom. I think this way is backward, we have lost the best opportunity, if we want to balance the situation in the Far East, we can only support Japan to contain Han, sir, your analysis is correct, Japan is our lifeline in the Far East, otherwise India will be in danger. ”

Bao Ling said darkly: Now I understand what's the use, if it's just unified. is destitute, what can be used to contain the Han Kingdom?

Wen Han was glad that he had been transferred out of the Far East, and comforted Bao Ling with a sad face: "The situation in the Far East, I will be like the Prime Minister explained, this place has lost control, it is like a powder keg, if we act rashly, that strong man may start a war at any time, and this million well-equipped army is his confidence." ”

Bao Ling moved. Laughing: "A million people! It's great, we can ask the Han army to send 300,000 no, 500,000! Let them send 500,000 troops to attack Russia, what do you think? ”

Wen Han nodded. If the Han army and the Russian army were to fight each other, this would indeed be a good idea.

Bao Ling urged: "Then hurry up and place His Majesty the Emperor, I heard that he is ready to set off on a southern tour." If we miss this opportunity, we will have to wait a few more months. ”

Wenhan agreed: "The Crimean War cannot be delayed. Now that we know the specific situation of the Han army, let's go! I'd like to see. How did he fool me this time! ”

Li Yunzhong was directing the guards to pack up their things, but there was no way, Su Sanniang and Xu Yuexiang insisted on following, and for this reason, it dragged on for a few more days.

"Your Majesty, the British minister asks to see you!"

Li Yunzhong patted his head, but he still didn't dodge, it seemed that he was going to fool people again.

"Xuan! Wait, let him wait in the south study. ”

Li Yunzhong still decided to go to the south study to meet him, so as not to be admonished by the officials again, now he is no more than before, everything has to be rules, even he, the emperor, is no exception.

"Huh! This is not Mr. Wenhan, an old acquaintance! ”

Li Yunzhong pretended not to know, slowly came to the throne and sat down, and said with a smile: "I don't know what the two knights are here for?" Could it be that Russia has already been defeated? ”

Seeing Li Yunzhong, Bao Ling was angry in his heart, and said loudly: "We also want to congratulate Your Majesty, you must have made a lot of money recently!" ”

Li Yunzhong knew that the transaction with Russia was exposed, and he said: "Make money? The envoy is really good at laughing, I am the king of a country, and I am not a businessman, how can I make money? ”

Wen Han stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, this war in Europe is unexpected, in the past few months, the Russian army has been defeated and retreated, the soldiers have no fighting spirit, and there are countless surrenderers, but recently it has changed, some Russian troops have launched a counteroffensive, which is too abnormal, and the weapons they use are the same as ours, most of them are bead guns and mini guns. ”

Li Yunzhong calmed down, decided not to admit it, slowly took a sip of tea, and said with a straight face: "This is all a European matter, it has nothing to do with Asia, Sir Wen Han said that the head is the Tao, do you think I am doing ghosts?" Hahaha...... It's really funny that you lost the battle and found me on the head, which is really ridiculous. ”

Bao Ling and Wen Han don't understand what it means to slip the world, and they also know that Lu Dao is by no means a good thing.

Bao Ling reluctantly smiled and said: "Your Majesty, we don't mean this, the European battlefield is in a stalemate again, we hope that the Han army can launch an offensive on the eastern front in advance, interrupt the deployment of the Russian army, and our allied forces take the opportunity to launch a key offensive on the western front, attack on both sides, and defeat Russia in one fell swoop." ”

When Li Yunzhong heard this, how could there be such a good thing in the world, he directly refused: "No, the Han army has not yet been reorganized, especially the cavalry, the number is too small, and if you attack rashly, you will definitely lose the battle. ”

Wen Han said secretly: This is the news we deliberately revealed, we wanted to weaken the strength of the Han army, but now it has become his excuse, stealing chickens and rice.

Bao Ling tried to make himself more serious and solemn, pointed to the east and said: "Maybe Your Majesty still doesn't know what to do, the mainland has transferred three integrated fleets, plus some warships in Nanyang and Hong Kong, a total of sixty-two warships, and now they are stationed in Hokkaido, Japan, if Your Majesty agrees to attack immediately, these warships will assist the Han Army until Russia surrenders." ”

Li Yunzhong is worried about the fortresses built by Russia, these fortresses are built along the river, along the river, and along the coast, that is, it is convenient for them to transport supplies, with the cooperation of the Russian navy, if the Han army wants to advance, the loss must be very large, I did not expect that someone will send a pillow as soon as I doze off, and sixty warships are enough to destroy all the fortresses.

"Whether the sixty warships are fighting Russia or the Han Kingdom, as far as I know, Russia has less than 30 warships left in the Far East. How does this make me believe that if you fight back, will I be able to sleep peacefully! ”

Although Li Yunzhong was excited, he didn't forget to beat these arrogant gentlemen.

"No, no, no!" Wen Han waved his hand again and again and explained: "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood, we have good intentions, we just want to end this war early, if you don't believe it, I will immediately lead the fleet back to the mainland." ”

Wen Han laughed to himself, and finally had self-confidence, the navy could not be built overnight, these buns of dirt buns, with a few cannons on board, were battleships to them. In fact, these sixty warships have only six battleships, eight cruisers, and the rest are gunboats that are about to be decommissioned, and these ships will not be wanted in Europe, and third-rate countries.

Li Yunzhong shook his head, how could he miss this opportunity, and said solemnly: "It's not that I don't believe you, since everyone is an ally, if you doubt each other, how can you fight, so let's hand over the command of the fleet to us, and I will attack in advance." ”

Fleet Command! Wen Han was stunned, he really didn't expect Li Yunzhong's appetite to be so big, this is a unique thing in British history, these buns of dirt buns will fight a sea battle? Why don't they go back and sail the warship to land!

Seeing their stunned appearances, Li Yunzhong repeated: "Not bad! It is the command of the fleet, so that I can rest assured that I will win or lose with the Russian army, if you don't agree, there is no way, I can't use the life of my army to please you. ”

Wen Han hesitated, this request was beyond his ability, and although the Prime Minister authorized him to command the fleet, he never revealed his intention to hand over the command.

Bao Ling asked, "How many troops can you dispatch?" ”

Wen Han added: "Because of the stalemate on the Western Front, we desperately hope that there will be progress on the Eastern Front, and you must organize a large army to attack from Xinjiang and cooperate with us in launching the winter offensive." ”

Li Yunzhong played with taste: "Then you agreed to my request?" ”

Wen Han made a helpless gesture and replied, "We have one more request!" ”

"Say! As long as I can do it, I will help. ”

Wen Han said solemnly: "The command of the fleet lies with you, but you can't interfere with the captain's orders, that is, you just issue orders, and the specific actions are under our own command." ”

Li Yunzhong nodded, he didn't want to get this, he had an idea, and also said a condition: "I want to send some seafarers to study on your warship." ”

"No problem!" (To be continued......)