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Can the Manchus really win this war? The Minister of Military Aircraft, Mu Zhang'a, and Pan Shi'en were both lost in thought. From the current point of view, the Manchu Qing is still at a disadvantage. Even the decisive battle in the Central Plains, which was prepared under the British adviser Lieutenant General Albert, seemed to have little chance of victory. After all, the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Chinese Army was much stronger than that of the Qing Army. This can be seen from the battle of the Yangtze River defense line. As for the cavalry that the Qing army relied on, it was still unknown that it could exert most of its combat effectiveness. The Cossack cavalry of the Russians was powerful, right? But wasn't it still a great defeat by the army of the Chinese Empire?

Emperor Xianfeng's thoughts made the two of them a little hard to believe. However, when you think about it, there seems to be some truth to this. If the Manchus lost the war, with the attitude of the Chinese Empire towards the Manchus and the bannermen, even if those bannermen would not be killed, the end would not be much better. After all, when the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, it was only after the slaughter of many Han people that they were able to control the world. Once the Chinese Empire unifies the whole country, in terms of the strength of the Chinese Empire, it will not be too much of a problem to destroy the bannermen. Therefore, if an agreement can be reached with the Chinese Empire and some territory, even if all of the Guannai is ceded to the Chinese Empire and only the Guanwai is kept, it seems that the Manchu Qing can continue.

Emperor Xianfeng looked at Mu Zhang'a and Pan Shien, waiting for their answers. Some of the immature faces looked a little uneasy. He is now the titular emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. However, in reality it is nothing more than a puppet. His order can't even get out of this Qianqing Palace. If you don't get the support of Mu Zhang'a and Pan Shien. He only had the life of being a puppet emperor all his life. This method was the most powerful method he came up with after thinking for a long time for himself and the entire Manchu Qing Dynasty. Of course, he will give up the great rivers and mountains in the Guannai because of this, but this is destined to be undefended, and if he can find a way out for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it will be worth it. The most important thing is that if he has the support of the Chinese Empire, maybe he will no longer need to be a puppet emperor. Even if it is an emperor who can only be a banner man. As long as you can make your own decisions, it will be much better than now. The puppet career in the past few years has made Emperor Xianfeng go crazy if he wants to hold power in person.

"Master Pan. What do you think of 陛xià's mention yì? Mu Zhang'a, Minister of Military Aircraft, asked.

"Master Mu, I think it's feasible. The method proposed by His Majesty is undoubtedly to find a way out for the banner people in the whole world. If the rebels win this battle. Then the Qing Dynasty was doomed. If you can leave a chance for the Qing Dynasty to make a comeback. It's also very good. Although the customs outside the border are barren and the conditions are harsh, but millions of banner people work together, and there may not be no chance of a comeback! Pan Shien said. He seems to have forgotten that he is a Han Chinese, and he thinks about the world of the Manchu Qing Dynasty everywhere.

"Hmmm! That's true. As long as millions of banner people can be preserved, the Qing Dynasty will not perish, and we will have a chance in the future. The rebels are now powerful. But they have huge contradictions with many world powers. As long as the Qing Dynasty waits patiently for the opportunity, wait until the war between the rebels and other world powers breaks out. The Qing Dynasty will be able to take advantage of the situation to march into the Central Plains again and reclean up the old mountains and rivers. At that time, His Majesty will be the ancestor of Zhongxing in the Qing Dynasty. Mu Zhang'a said. Although, they are very reluctant to take the initiative to withdraw from the customs, but if they can leave a way for the banner people to live, this is also very rare.

"Haha! It's great that the two Aiqing can agree to my approach. With the help of the two Aiqing, why worry that Daqing has no chance of ZTE! Emperor Xianfeng laughed. After all, he is too young to be happy and angry.

Mu Zhang'a and Pan Shien were both smiling. Now the two of them have been ostracized in the court of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and have almost become marginal figures. Although they bear the title of Minister of Military Aircraft, they have no real benefits. Once the Manchus were destroyed by the Chinese Empire, the two of them, as the military ministers of the Manchus, would be even more dead. Therefore, the two of them have long wanted to leave a way back for themselves. If Emperor Xianfeng's Tiyì could be realized, they would definitely become the powerful ministers of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the future. Although the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the future cannot be compared with the present, it is much better to be able to have real power than now.

"Your Majesty, in that case, we have to prepare in advance. We don't have much to do with the rebels in the first place. We need to send someone to Guangzhou as soon as possible. Once the rebels have won a decisive victory on the battlefield, it will be impossible to negotiate with the rebels again. Minister of Military Aircraft Pan Shien said. Only by negotiating with the Chinese Empire before the decisive battle was decided could they have some bargaining chips in their hands. If the decisive battle fails, then they will not be qualified to negotiate with the Chinese Empire.

"That's right, that's right. Two Aiqing, who do you say you should send? Emperor Xianfeng asked. As a puppet emperor, he has no one in his hands who can be used, so he can only count on Mu Zhang'a and Pan Shien.

"Your Majesty, there is a person in the hands of the minion, Min Xi, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, he was born with a yellow flag and is a student of the minion. Once, when we were negotiating with the bandits, he also went to Guangzhou. If he is allowed to go, he should be the most suitable person. Mu Zhang'a said. Min Xi was his student, and in the same way, because of this relationship, he was also ostracized by the other ministers of military aircraft, and now he had almost no power.

"Okay, just let Min Xi go. Sue him, as long as we can reach an agreement with the rebels, I will not forget his merits at that time. Emperor Xianfeng said. He was a little excited, as if he thought his plan would succeed.

Emperor Xianfeng had already begun to dream of the Spring and Autumn Period, and in order to be able to ask for the fate of the puppet, he did not hesitate to ask the Chinese Empire for help, trying to establish a country of bannermen in the northeast. However, what he didn't expect was that the Chinese Empire would not agree to the conditions that he thought were very generous. The Emperor of the Chinese Empire, Long Yufei, had already regarded the entire territory of the Manchu Qing Dynasty as China's inherent territory. He wants to divide the Northeast, but it won't work at all. In addition, the decisive battle of the Central Plains soon broke out, and when the envoy of Emperor Xianfeng had not yet arrived in Guangzhou, this decisive battle was already about to be decided. With the victory in hand, the Chinese Empire naturally would not agree to Emperor Xianfeng's conditions.

While Emperor Xianfeng was actively asking for puppet status, the Manchu rulers were also making a final effort for the future fate of the Manchus and themselves. While the Chinese Empire was constantly deploying troops, the Manchus were also actively deploying troops, preparing to gain an advantage in the decisive battle.

The regent Aixin Jueluo Prefecture Di. Mianyu, Chief Minister of Military Aircraft Wen Qing, Minister of Military Aircraft and Foreign Affairs Shangshu Saishana, and Minister of Military Aircraft and Military Department Shangshu Yucheng were listening to the battle plan of the Qing Army's chief of staff and British adviser Lieutenant General Albert.

"Gentlemen, after almost a month of preparation, we are well prepared. Now the main force of the Qing army, except for an infantry corps, is deployed on the front line of Shanhaiguan to defend against the Chinese army from the northeast. The other two cavalry corps and one infantry corps remained in the Beijing-Tianjin area to defend against the enemy from the sea. The rest of the troops have already been deployed to the Central Plains. This included 6 cavalry corps and 10 infantry corps. This is already our last strength. In the same way, our adversary, the Chinese Empire, is also deploying. They were in the Central Plains, and also concentrated their main forces. After my analysis, we should attack the Chinese army first, and only then can we establish an advantage. British adviser Lieutenant General Albert pointed to a large map of the Central Plains to the regent Aisin Jueluo. Mianyu and a group of military ministers said. As for the Minister of Military Aircraft, Mu Zhang'a and Pan Shien, they have never participated in such a military meeting, and the two seem to be marginal figures.

"General Albert, where are we going to fight back?" Minister of Military Aircraft and Minister of War Shangshu Yucheng asked.

"Yu-sama, here's where we fight back!" Lieutenant General Albert said, pointing to the map. The place he pointed to was Henan.

"Henan? Why be there? "The regent loves Xin Jueluo. Mianyu asked.

"The terrain of Henan is flat, suitable for the play of cavalry. In addition, it is far from the sea and will not be attacked from the sea. If Shandong is chosen, once the Chinese army realizes the danger, they can quickly use the sea route to help. Therefore, Henan is the best battlefield for counterattack. Lieutenant General Albert analyzed.

Everyone nodded their heads one after another, thinking that what Lieutenant General Albert said was very reasonable.

"General Albert, if we launch a counterattack in Henan, will we be able to win? Although our cavalry had a great advantage. However, in Shengjing, the rebels defeated the Russian Cossack cavalry with infantry. Chief Military Minister Wen Qing said with some concern.

"Lord Wen, the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army is indeed relatively strong. However, the reason why the Russian army will fail is that they used cavalry to attack the fortified city controlled by the Chinese army. I really don't know what those Cossack cavalrymen thought, did they think that their horses would be able to cross the walls? We will never attack the fortified city heavily defended by the Chinese army, and we will choose to fight the Chinese army in the field. In this way, the superiority of our powerful cavalry can be brought into play. In that case, we will have a good chance of winning. Lieutenant General Albert said. He was happy to see the crushing defeat of the Cossack cavalry at Shengjing. At the same time, it is believed that the combat power of the Cossack cavalry is far inferior to the original. (To be continued......)