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"Your Majesty, the Manchu ministers have left. Originally, I wanted to continue to be false with him for a while, but the other party directly refused! Foreign Minister Lin Zihao said to Long Yufei. Originally, he wanted to delay it for another month, in that case, the recruit training of the Xinhua Army would be completed, but Saishana didn't give him a chance, which made Lin Zihao very depressed.

"The Manchu army has already arrived at the front, so naturally they don't have to delay any longer." Long Yufei said. Originally, he had planned to return to Manila. But now that the big war is about to begin, how can he leave before the battle is decided? This battle is very important for Xinhuaguo, as long as it wins this war, Xinhuaguo will be able to gain a foothold in Chinese mainland, and the next step is to expand step by step. If it fails, Xinhua will probably have to give up Guangdong and return to Nanyang, which will be a huge blow to Xinhuaguo. Although Nanyang is large, it does not have a sufficient population, and it will be very difficult for Xinhua to compete with the increasingly powerful West at this time. Therefore, the Xinhua Army must win this battle.

"Your Majesty, that's a pity. It only took a month, and we were done. Liang Baochang, governor of Guangdong Province, said with some regret. The Qing army of 300,000 was killed, and the Xinhua army was only 60,000, and the gap in strength was too big. If we can wait another time, when the next 20 infantry brigades complete their training, the Xinhua Army will have a much better chance of victory.

"Those high-ranking officials of the Manchu Qing are not fools. From the very beginning, this negotiation was just about stalling for time. When their army arrives, they naturally won't give us any more time. But. Even then, we were able to defeat them. Lieutenant General Niu Meng, Chief of the General Staff, said.

"Have you figured out the deployment of the Qing army?" Long Yufei asked. Lieutenant General Niu Meng is very confident, which makes him more reassured.

"Your Majesty, we've figured it out. The main direction of attack of the Qing army will be Hunan. There, there were 20,000 bannermen and 30,000 Mongolian cavalry. 30,000 Hunan Green Camps, 30,000 Zhili Green Camps and 20,000 Hubei Green Camps, a total of 130,000 people. Jiangxi side. There are only 20,000 Jiangxi Green Camps and 30,000 Jiangnan Green Camps, a total of 50,000 people. In Fujian, there are 30,000 Fujian Green Camp and 30,000 Zhejiang Green Camp, with a total of more than 60,000 people. There are also 5,000 Fujian sailors. Guangxi. In addition to the 20,000 Guangxi Green Camps, there are also 20,000 Guizhou Green Camps and 20,000 Yunnan Green Camps, with a total of more than 60,000 people. Major General Sun Hao, Minister of Operations, introduced. 300,000 Qing troops threatened Guangdong from four directions, with tens of thousands of troops in each direction.

"What about our deployment?" Long Yufei asked. Although it was already known that the strength of the Qing army was as high as 300,000, listening to Major General Sun Hao's introduction, he still couldn't help but have some worries.

"At the moment, we are able to use the army. In addition to twenty newly formed infantry brigades, there are only eight infantry brigades and one heavy artillery brigade and one marine brigade. Thereinto. The Marine Brigade is responsible for the security of Guangzhou and its environs, and deploys troops to protect logistics supply lines. The police of the provinces of Guangdong will assist the army in protecting the logistical supply lines. The Heavy Artillery Brigade, the 1st, 5th, 8th, and 9th Brigades, was the Northern Route Army, which was responsible for dealing with the enemy on the Hunan and Jiangxi sides. Among them, one brigade was deployed on the border with Jiangxi to guard against the enemy on the Jiangxi side, and the other three infantry brigades and heavy artillery brigades were deployed against the Qing army in the direction of Hunan. The 2nd Brigade and the 12th Brigade were stationed in the west to deal with the Qing army in Guangxi. The 3rd Brigade and the 13th Brigade were stationed in the northeast to deal with the Qing army on the Fujian side. In the early stage of the battle, the Xinhua Army will take a defensive position and use superior firepower to eliminate the vitality of the Qing army as much as possible, and at the same time delay time to ensure sufficient time for the training of new recruits. When the recruits of the twenty brigades have completed their training, we will launch a counterattack and defeat the Qing army in one fell swoop. Major General Sun Hao introduced.

Long Yufei nodded, for such a plan, expressed his approval, in terms of commanding operations, he was not very good at it, but listening to what Major General Sun Hao said, then he had no doubts.

"So the main direction is north. We have assembled 4 infantry brigades and a heavy artillery brigade, who will command it? Long Yufei asked. There were as many as 180,000 enemies in the north, and whether or not they could withstand the attack of the Qing army was related to the later battles.

"Your Majesty, Major General Sun Hao will personally go to Shaoguan to sit in town." Lieutenant General Niu Meng, Chief of the General Staff, said.

"General Sun Hao, then, the northern front will be entrusted to you. You have a great responsibility and I look forward to your success! Long Yufei said.

"Your Majesty is down, the minister will definitely be able to complete the task and defeat the Qing army." Major General Sun Hao assured.

"Don't be rash, just follow the original plan, as long as we can delay until the training of recruits is completed, we will win." Long Yufei told him that he didn't want to have an accident because of greed for merit, which would lead to a crisis in the Xinhua Army.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Major General Sun Hao nodded, he is not a person who does not know the importance of the Dao.

In order to cope with the attack of the Qing army, the Xinhua army took action. Although there are still 12 infantry brigades in Nanyang, at least 8 brigades are needed for the defense of Nanyang itself, and the other 4 infantry brigades were originally planned to be sent to Guangdong. However, the natives of Nanyang suddenly began to attack the Xinhua army, so that the new army had to draw more troops to suppress the natives. According to the information obtained by the Xinhua Army, the reason why those natives rioted was also caused by the British. It's just that now the main energy of Xinhua is on Chinese mainland, and before winning the battle of the Qing army, there is no time to take care of the British. Another reason is that the British were also wary and did not take action themselves. Otherwise, the war between Xinhua and Britain would have broken out long ago. At that time, the dragon chair will temporarily abandon the offensive against the Manchus, and will also defeat the British first. After all, only by cutting off the hand of the British to the east could Xinhua take the whole of China in an orderly manner.

On January 6, 1843, the younger brother of Emperor Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty and the fifth son of Emperor Jiaqing, Prince Hui Aixin Jueluo. Mianyu led a large army to Chenzhou, Hunan, and prepared to launch an attack on Guangdong, which was occupied by the Xinhua army.

Prince Hui Ai Xin Jueluo. Mianyu is only 29 years old this year, but he has already shown outstanding political and military talents, and this time the 20,000 Eight Banners Iron Cavalry sent by the Manchu Qing Dynasty are directly under his leadership. In addition, 30,000 Mongol cavalry were also obedient to him.

200,000 troops, Prince Hui Aixin Jueluo. Mianyu personally led 20,000 Eight Banner Iron Cavalry, 30,000 Mongolian cavalry, and 20,000 Hubei Green Battalions to Chenzhou, and the other 130,000 troops arrived in Guangxi, Jiangxi, and Fujian respectively, preparing to march into Guangdong by four routes. However, there is no doubt that this road led by Prince Hui is the main force of the main force, with a total strength of 130,000 people.

That night, Prince Hui Aixin Jueluo. Mianyu summoned the generals of the military to discuss the attack on the Xinhua army. The commander of the Mongolian cavalry, who was also young, was only 32 years old this year, Chen Jinshou, the governor of Zhili, Guiming, the governor of Hubei, and Changchun, the governor of Hunan, attended the meeting. Prince Hui Ai Xin Jueluo. Mianyu is not a person who is willing to be mediocre, he has a close relationship with Emperor Daoguang, and he is not afraid that he will be jealous of Emperor Daoguang after exerting his talents, so he is even more bent on establishing a career. Before the invasion of the British, he wanted to go to the battlefield, but was stopped by Emperor Daoguang. Now, Xinhua has launched another war, which is an excellent opportunity for him.

"Generals, the Holy Lord sent us to lead the army here, with only one purpose, that is, to kill those abandoned people of the Celestial Empire who dared to invade the Qing Dynasty, and let them know the power of the Qing Dynasty. Now, we have gathered a total of 300,000 troops, while the Xinhua army has only a few tens of thousands. Even if their muskets are powerful, we have invincible iron horsemen. We will definitely win this battle. After winning the battle, this king will naturally ask for credit for you in front of the Holy One. "Prince Hui loves Xin Jueluo. Mianyu said.

"Thank you, Lord Wang!" The generals said one after another. Isn't it true that soldiers go to the battlefield to fight so that they can make meritorious contributions?

"General Chang, you have led the Hunan Green Battalion and confronted the Xinhua Army for so long, have you figured out the reality of the Xinhua Army?" Prince Hui Ai Xin Jueluo. Mianyu asked. Before the arrival of the Qing Dynasty's army, the Hunan Green Battalion had always been responsible for defending the Xinhua Army.

"Lord Wang, the last general has already investigated clearly, the Xinhua army has only deployed a total of 30,000 people in Shaoguan, and they are only more than 60,000 people in the entire Guangdong. Although they urgently recruited more than 100,000 recruits, those recruits were just mud legs who had just put down their hoes, and they did not have much combat power at all. Hunan Governor Changchun replied.

"Ha Luha, Lord Wang, there are only 30,000 Xinhua troops on the other side, and we are six times as many as them. Please give the prince an order, Xiao Wang led the Mongol cavalry to attack them, and promised to kill them and abandon their armor. "Monk Grinqin said that he is now the king of Horqin's left-wing rear banner Zasak.

"Your Royal Highness, the muskets of the Xinhua army are very powerful, and the army in Guangdong was wiped out by them in this way, so it's better for us to be careful." Changchun hurriedly reminded. During this period of time, there have been some clashes between his troops and the Xinhua Army, but the Xinhua Army has won every time with the strength of firearms.

"Humph! Something that is timid and afraid of death. Tomorrow I will show you that no firearm, no matter how powerful it is, it can't compare to the scimitar in the hands of our Mongolian cavalry! Monk Greenqin said disdainfully. (To be continued......)