Chapter 61: Xiang Rong's Dramatic Ending

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The three ministers shook their heads together, "This is impossible, the gun production line is also a prohibited object in Europe, and we can trade the maintenance line at most, unfortunately, this is also something that is prohibited from being sold to you in China." ”

Wen Han smiled: "Your Highness, you don't have to be angry, I'm talking about the official decision, and we just turn a blind eye to businessmen using your Chinese words." But there is a premise that you can convince them to ship it to you from far away Europe. ”

Li Yunzhong put his mind at ease, as long as he could buy a foreign gun, he quipped: "I doubt that you want to transfer the freight to my head to make this decision!" ”

Bourblon admired: "Your Highness, you are really great, just like Napoleon, you can guess the enemy's thoughts, and we also considered this ...... at the beginning" was glared at by Mailian, and Bourblon didn't want to say any more.

"Yes, but I don't want Napoleon's ending."

Seeing that Li Yunzhong had calmed down, Wen Han asked, "I wonder if His Highness's views on Shanghai are the same as ours." ”

"It will take about half a month for our Han army to attack Shanghai, when you talk about the fat in your mouth, can I not eat it?" Li Yunzhong decided to test the bottom line of foreigners, "At that time, if I order Shanghai to be closed and prohibit merchants and compradors from coming out to buy raw silk, tea and other items, Shanghai will also become a ruin." ”

Mai Lian, Wen Han, and Bourblon glanced at each other, they didn't expect Li Yunzhong to use this lose-lose method to resist, so naturally they didn't know how to deal with it.

"No, Your Highness, you can't do this, and it won't do you any good to do it." Burbulon was puzzled, not understanding why Li Yunzhong was doing such a thankless thing for Lu.

"Your Highness, I think we can discuss the Shanghai issue again, after all, we all need the prosperity of Shanghai." Wen Han decided to back down.

"Yes, Your Highness, we don't have any intention of occupying Shanghai for a long time, but only help you maintain order temporarily, after all, your forces have to deal with the Qing Kingdom." Mai Lian couldn't accept this result either.

Li Yunzhong didn't expect the threat he boasted about indiscriminately to be so useful, so he took advantage of the victory and pursued: "This is called in our China: It is better to break the jade than to be complete, why do you not agree with our army to occupy Shanghai?" ”

Wen Han said helplessly: "It's not that we disagree, it's that the expatriates are worried that you will kill all the rich people like the Sichuan Taiping Army and divide their property and women." ”

Li Yunzhong said secretly: Hong Xiuquan is really harmful, and his reputation has spread to foreigners.

Burbulon said solemnly: "Please don't doubt us, Your Highness!" After all, there is also such a spread of ideas in Europe! They called themselves the Communist League. ”

"The Communist League? Marxism? Li Yunzhong asked.

This sentence frightened the ministers of several countries, who did not expect that there were really people in the Far East who believed in communism and really launched a revolution according to the manifesto, and it seemed that there was still a possibility of success.

Bourblon exclaimed, "We guessed right, you are indeed a communist." ”

Li Yunzhong shook his head and explained: "I just know that there are two people in Europe: Marx and Engels, but I am not a communist, and I don't agree with their tyranny to deprive the capitalists of their property, and besides, I am the biggest capitalist, do you think I will bring down myself?" ”

Wen Han thought for a while and said, "We believe in you, but the expatriates don't believe it, and we can't help it." ”

"If you agree to sell me a wind-armed sailboat, then I don't have to send troops to Shanghai, but I want to build up the government department, and of course some necessary patrol officers." Li Yunzhong remembered an allusion and decided to dig a pit according to the map.

Back then, in order to take out a loan to eliminate the Southern Revolutionary Party, Yuan Datou agreed to a lot of conditions for foreigners, one of which was not to garrison troops in Tianjin, and after the loan was in hand, he sent a mixed brigade wearing police clothes to swagger into Tianjin.

"No problem, as long as you don't garrison troops in Shanghai, everything is easy to discuss!" Wen Han promised with a smile

Bourblon also promised: "We in France promise you too, but you can't regret this decision,"

Mai Lian saw Li Yunzhong looking at him, and said indifferently: "As long as you have money, you can buy it." ”

"Then your volunteer corps will be disbanded before the government is established, and if the officers have nowhere to go, they can come to Nanjing, and I plan to hire some foreigners as instructors to train my subordinates how to use foreign guns. Of course, I will triple their salary. Li Yunzhong took the opportunity to put forward conditions.

Wen Han nodded and said, "Of course, as long as there is a navy, the expatriates will rest assured." I'll help you get your hire to the Volunteers, triple your salary! I think there will be a lot of people who will want to come. ”

Li Yunzhong finally sent away the foreigners, and there was good news from the front line, the Qing army trapped in Longtan wanted to break through the siege and was defeated, more than 14,000 people were taken prisoner alone, and more than 20 deputy generals and staff generals were captured alive. Only a few stragglers escaped.

Li Yunzhong remembered that he regretted running a county order for a long time when he first rebelled, but he didn't expect that now he didn't feel the slightest excitement about capturing hundreds of county magistrates alive at once.

Suzhou

Since Xiang Rong led the remnants of the defeated army to Suzhou, he spent all day drinking to kill his sorrows, waiting for the holy decree of the court to ask for his guilt, and at the same time there was a glimmer of hope in his heart: if the court allowed him to make meritorious contributions to his crimes, then he would have the certainty of a comeback, so he waited anxiously.

After Pan An and Zhang Guoliang successfully broke through the siege by dressing up as small soldiers, they collected more than 1,000 stragglers on the road, and took away all the Qing soldiers in the villages and counties along the way, and forcibly pulled a lot of strong men, and finally gathered more than 5,000 people, and rushed to Suzhou with high spirits.

Zhang Guoliang didn't expect that Pan An not only had a set of escapes, but also could pretend to win the battle after running and return to Suzhou, he really sighed: no wonder the green battalion soldiers have been defeated repeatedly, which can be seen from what the officials did, and secretly decided that he would never allow such subordinates in the future.

Xiang Rong heard that Zhang Guoliang had returned safely, and hurried out of the city to greet him. Holding Zhang Guoliang's hand, the old tears said: "Guoliang is fine, everything is promising, Guoliang is unharmed......"

Zhang Guoliang looked at Xiang Rong, who was much older, and most of the resentment in his heart dissipated.

The high-spirited Pan An on the side was afraid that Zhang Guoliang would tell the truth, so he hurriedly said to Xiang Rong: "Marshal Qiqi, I led the army to break through from Xianhemen to Longtan Camp to join General Zhang's army, but I didn't expect to be surrounded by anti-thieves, our army fought hard for a day and night, and finally killed the thief army, killing more than 30,000 enemies, alas! However, our army also suffered heavy casualties, only 8,000 people remained, and 3,000 people were sent along the way to hold in various dangerous places, and now there are 5,000 people left in Suzhou, please give orders from the commander. ”

Zhang Guoliang was ashamed and ashamed when he heard this, and said vaguely: "Please punish the adults." ”

Xiang Rong looked at the soldiers and horses they brought crooked melons and deflated dates, and he didn't poke them, and said to Zhang Guoliang: "Punishment? I'm going to make you a governor to the court!" ”

Pan An was both envious and jealous, and sighed: The same people don't have the same life.

Qi Shan, who established the Jiangbei camp in Taizhou, received news: the imperial court intended to punish Xiang Rong severely. hurriedly wrote to the court to defend Xiang Rong, and wrote to Xiang Rong, asking him to enter the army to suppress a few bandits, and report his merits to the court, so as to make up for his mistakes.

Xiang Rong received Qi Shan's letter, knowing that the news was revealed from Mu Yin, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and there would never be a fake, and suddenly all thoughts were lost, and he came up with the idea of committing suicide with his full name, and all the generals above the general army of Suzhou City were found to explain the future.

Xiang Rong informed everyone of the news that he might be questioned by the imperial court, and he was filled with righteous indignation, sadness about the death of the rabbit and fox, and gloating.

Zhang Guoliang said angrily: "The marshal has been fighting against the thief for three years, and there is no merit and hard work, not to mention the miraculous feats of bloody battles in Yong'an, Guilin, and the recovery of Wuchang!" Now how can the imperial court be held accountable for a defeat! ”

He Chun also persuaded: "Don't worry, when Yueyang was lost, I was not also dismissed by the imperial court, or the ministers of the court recommended me to the emperor from the beginning, but I was promoted to one level, and then we also jointly pleaded with the emperor." ”

"Right...... Don't worry," many people agreed.

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