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Liu Buyun returned to Lushun on the ironclad ship "Dingyuan", and when Lao Li Tou inspected Lushun's defense, he truthfully reported what he saw. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Sixteen large warships? The displacement is more than 10,000 tons? Zixiang, why is there no small ship? Could it be ...... "Lao Li's eyes are still discerning."

Liu Buyun immediately got up and explained: "Lord Yuzhongtang, what your subordinates have reported is true. The large ships are all seen by their subordinates, and the number is calculated after careful counting. There are no small ships in the harbor, and they may be hidden in a bay somewhere. ”

"......" Lao Li was stunned, his heart shook violently, and he exhaled angrily after a long time.

Sixteen 10,000-ton ships, what kind of financial resources are needed to do this? I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Western powers to do it, right?

"In your opinion, if the imperial court orders my Beiyang Navy Division to fight with the Huai Battalions to the south, will there be a chance of victory?" Lao Li Tou also guessed a rough idea

Liu Buyun's face was embarrassed, he looked at Zhang Peilun next to him, and paused for a long time before he said, "...... The subordinates don't know how the land camp is, and the sailor can try to support it for half an hour! ”

“…… Oh? The old man wants to hear it, how did Zixiang know the specific time? ”

"My subordinates dare to speculate that it will only take half an hour for the Treasure Island Fleet to completely annihilate the Japanese Combined Fleet!"

“………… That's true??? ”

The holy decree of going south to quell the rebellion was sent to Lushun, and the old Li Tou in the base of the cat used the excuse that the military budget was late for many years, and the ships were in disrepair, so it was difficult to go to war immediately, and the Beiyang Naval Division still had to repair the ship for about three months, and it could only go south after changing guns and repairing ships.

When it was over, Lao Li Tou also rebelled against the first army, and asked Qin to tell the little emperor that they still had a shortage of 10 million taels of silver here.

If you make up for it immediately, that's okay.

Otherwise, the time for counterinsurgency will be postponed indefinitely......

Lao Li Tou also held the great enemy, and the court did not dare to do anything to him, a capable minister of the Huai system with heavy troops, so he took advantage of the situation to sit on the ground and raise the price.

It is impossible to return to the capital to restore his life, before the war is clear, it is still his own nest that is the safest, and other places are in danger of being taken off and wearing flower feathers, or even entering the prison.

Whether it is the Liaodong Peninsula or the Weiyang base, it is not known whether it is possible to resist the advance of more than 100,000 Japanese troops; If you want to prevent your own people from attacking, you should still be impregnable.

Let the Beiyang Naval Division, which he has worked hard for many years, go to fight to the death with that kid's fleet, and Old Man Li is ten thousand unwilling in his heart.

Especially after learning the true strength of the Treasure Island Sailor from Liu Buyun's mouth, he was even more in awe of him.

If you don't reach the critical juncture of life and death in Beiyang, you will never do that stupid thing like an egg touching a stone.

After discussing with a few henchmen, Lao Li Tou decided that if the Hunan faction that took the lead won, the Huai faction should share the king's worries.

If Lao Liutou's men and horses were defeated in a battle when they encountered the rebels, then Beiyang would naturally have plenty of reasons to wait and see what happened.

"Teacher, what is the attitude of the countries?" Yu Xu asked Master Weng to contact the foreign powers to increase his bargaining chips for his own rebellion.

He also knew that in the face of the rebels' powerful fleet, his sailors really couldn't do anything, so he had to bend his knees and ask for help.

"Back to the emperor, among the Taixi countries, Germany, the United States, Austria-Hungary, and Spain have expressed their neutrality and will not interfere in the affairs of our Qing Dynasty. England, France, and Italy can transport weapons and ammunition for our Qing Dynasty, but they will not send fleets to participate in the war. Only Russia and Japan expressed their willingness to send fleets to help us put down the rebellion, but this condition ...... "Master Weng stopped talking

He couldn't do this, it was all the liaison work done by his Qingliu disciples, and after it was summarized, he would report it to the higher-ups.

"It's okay to be outspoken!" Things have come to this point, and Yu Xu is not in the mood to beat around the bush.

My father obviously didn't care about the counterinsurgency, because it was completely caused by the little emperor.

If he didn't give an order to divide up the warships of the Treasure Island Naval Division, how could Wang Liche rebel?

Lafayette leaned lazily on the chaise longue, enjoying the finest canned yellow peaches that the boy had paid tribute to before he rebelled.

Since the emperor is asking to take power, let's take this opportunity to try your skills, both sides are weak crown youths, which can be described as chess opponents!

As for military spending, there is no money in the treasury anyway, and if you are not afraid that your own people will return it, you can embezzle the money for flag affairs.

"Japan demands ownership of the Chaoxian Peninsula and wants me to pay 20 million pounds, more than 12,000 taels of silver!" In the end, Master Weng also knew that Japan was a lion's mouth, and he really couldn't count on them.

The Qing Dynasty income is only 80 million taels, and Japan's requirements are indeed a bit high, but you can pay in installments, but you can still mediate.

Seeing how insatiable his little neighbor was, he asked, "How will the Russian minister reply?" ”

"Your Majesty, the Russian envoy conveyed the meaning of their tsar, you can do without silver, but the three places of Xinzhuang, Menggu, and Heiji, I will give one place in the Qing Dynasty, otherwise their fleet will never go south and help me put down the rebellion in the Qing Dynasty!" Master Weng felt that Russia was not as good as Japan

At the very least, what Japan wants is not the land of the Qing Dynasty, and the Chaoxian Peninsula is cut off, and it is harmless.

This Russia is clearly falling into the well, taking advantage of the fire to rob, wanting to tear off a large piece of meat from the Qing Dynasty!

"Dear father, look at ......" The little emperor has no idea, as long as he invites the old lady.

Lafayette lazily spoke: "The weather is hot, the mourning family is tired, the emperor can decide." But there is one thing, outside this pass is the land of my great Qing Dynasty and the dragon, and it must not be given to that foreigner! ”

"Children are taught, and they obey their father's judgment!" Yu Xu also understood what the other party meant, except for this piece of land, everything else can be discussed.

After Lafayette finished speaking, he left with his followers and went to the back to listen to the record Peking Opera, which was his main business.

After the little emperor sent him a hand, he remembered something: "By the way, teacher, a while ago, wasn't there an excerpt that the equipment and personnel of the rebellious fleet were related to the Tessie Germany?" Does the country secretly support the rebellion? ”

This matter was played by Lang Zhirui, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, of course, he was blind to naval equipment and didn't know anything.

However, there were British people who made small moves behind their backs, the purpose of which was to separate the Qing Dynasty from Germany and make them throw themselves into their arms.

"Your Majesty, the old minister specially asked the German minister, and he said that the country did not sell him a large warship, and that there may be other sources of purchase for rebellion! Although the rebel soldiers spoke German, the German minister said that there were many German-speaking places in the world, including Germany, Austria-Hungary, and even Americans, and it was not yet possible to determine where their ancestors came from. Master Weng also felt that this matter was strange, but he hadn't figured it out yet.

Originally, the imperial court was counting on Germany to put pressure on the rebels, so that they did not dare to move lightly, but now the two sides have no relationship, and they can't even connect this line.

Yu Xu didn't want to delve into it either, so he said happily: "Since this is the case, our army will go south to quell the rebellion, and there will be no worries at all." If the ministers have no objections, they can negotiate with the Japanese, and if they can help me exterminate the rebels, then our Qing Dynasty can no longer ask about Chaoxian and pay a certain amount of military expenses, and the specific amount will naturally be as low as possible! ”

I don't know that the Qing faction, which is high and high and the combat power of the two sides is comparative, is the main battle, in their opinion, how can it be invincible to gather the strength of the whole country and attack a corner of the island?

Thinking that back then, the chaff Xiye sent a sailor to cross the sea to conquer, pacify the Zheng family on the treasure island that had been divided for many years in one fell swoop, and create a grand cause of prosperity.

After Master Weng petitioned to quell the rebellion, his proud disciples such as Wen Tingshi, Zhirui and others immediately seconded the proposal, while the suggestions of Sun Yuwen, Xu Yongyi and others, who advocated prudent preparation and Xu Xu Tuzhi, were ignored by the little emperor.

All the shortcomings and shortcomings, such as backward weapons and equipment, low quality soldiers, lack of command of officers, and difficulties in logistical supply, were covered up by the vigorous momentum of the monarch and the ministers.

Seeing that the main battle faction was unstoppable, Prince Gong Yixin could also cry out in vain, while Prince Qing Yifang was a wall grass and had no opinions at all.

One of the reasons why the main battle faction was favored by Yu Xu was that if Changmao had been exterminated by the imperial court in Guangqian back then, it would have not harmed Jiangnan, and there would be endless troubles in the future.

Therefore, this time we must not repeat the mistakes of the past, and make the mistake of appeasement and adultery again, no matter what the cost, we will definitely gather the rebels on the treasure island.

As for how to cross the sea, how to land, and how to gather and destroy, we still have to ask Japan......

Not long after Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu returned from the Middle East, he was sent to Beijing by Hirobumi Ito to negotiate with Japan as a substitute for plenipotentiary negotiations.

"Add 20 million pounds to the Chaoxian Peninsula to send troops, if your country insists on paying only 10 million pounds in advance, then after the counterinsurgency, your country must attach another 20 million pounds! The exact amount is not negotiable, you just need to say yes or no! ”

Mutsu Munemitsu insisted that the big list relied on his own strength and was not capable of carrying out the battle plan to cross the sea, so he had to slaughter it fiercely.

The other side has two options, either pay £20 million in advance or pay in instalments, but the total price will rise to £30 million.

Japan's insistence on this hardline attitude was estimated by Yixin in advance, but it was a little difficult because its own military spending had not yet been settled.

If you fight, you must borrow from the great powers, and you can't borrow less, including the money to find foreign aid, you have to borrow at least 40 million pounds, equivalent to 250 million taels of silver.

Even if you repay 20 million taels of silver a year, plus interest, you have to repay it for more than ten years, which is definitely not a decimal number.

Britain, France, Germany and other countries were afraid of the rebellious fleet and wanted to profit from it, so they expressed their willingness to take low-interest loans to the Qing Dynasty through various channels, and the more the better.

Of course, the mortgage was the customs that had been mortgaged a long time ago, but the powers thought that the item was valuable and could extend the mortgage period!

Through negotiation, the little emperor consulted his father, and agreed to borrow 20 million pounds each from HSBC and BNP Paribas as collateral from the customs, with an annual interest rate of 5%, to be repaid in 20 years.

And signed an agreement with Japan, the Qing army will withdraw from the Chaoxian Peninsula within half a month, and at the same time pay the Japanese side 10 million pounds for troops.

After helping the Qing army land on Treasure Island to suppress the rebels, the remaining 20 million pounds will be paid within three months of the landing date.

If, in the process of crossing the sea, the Qing army sank each troop carrier, the Japanese side could be reduced by 200,000 pounds sterling for troop consignment.

To put it bluntly, it is to spend money to hire the combined fleet to be their bodyguard, as for whether the Japanese army and the rebellious fleet will fight, and how to fight, it is the business of the two of them.

It is better to fight a lose-lose battle, which is in the best interest of the Qing Dynasty, and after this battle, there will be no threat from the sea in East Asia.

The payment, compensation and default amount are guaranteed by HSBC and BNP Paribas, and signed by the ministers of the two countries.

"Ito-kun, does the combined fleet really want to provide escort for the Qing army?" The Minister of the Navy, Saigo Tomichi, also complained about this

Ito Hirobumi smiled slightly when he heard this: "Escort? It would be best if the rebel fleet avoided the battle. If they go out in formation, will the navy have to pay for the 20 million pounds sterling? It takes more than two years to build a large warship, but it won't take even an hour to sink such a ship, right? ”

The cabinet has obtained the size of the rebel fleet from the spies stationed on Treasure Island, although the specific parameters have not yet been obtained, but judging from the photos alone, the combat effectiveness of the other party should not be underestimated.

The Minister of the Exchequer, Kunitake Watanabe, saw it clearly: "The advance payment of 10 million pounds has exceeded expectations. As for the final payment of 20 million pounds, for the sake of the safety of the combined fleet, don't do it! ”

Japan is no longer what it used to be, and it has made a lot of money by selling that piece of land in Kuwait, and the navy cannot afford to take any more risks.

Saigo understood from the road, as long as the fleet is safe and sound, how much silver is needed, because the Qing country has no navy!

In the face of another rebel who is about to move, the little emperor has ordered the whole country to gather the troops and horses of the feudal towns and various places to go south to quell the rebellion.

As the minister of Nanyang, Liu Tou, the old Hunan department, was the best to do, because the thieves came out from here, and mobilized a total of 60 battalions from various departments of Liangjiang to the front line of Fujian.

The imperial court sent the Beiyang Naval Division under the command of Lao Li Tou, the minister of Beiyang, with 50 battalions of elite soldiers, along the southeast coast by land and water, to rush to the battlefield.

Song Qing, the commander of the four generals, and Ma Yukun, the commander-in-chief, led four battalions of each of the Yi Army, and brought four battalions of Zhang Gaoyuan, Sun Jinbiao, and Sun Wanling's Songwu Army, and four battalions of Zhang Guangqian's Qinqing Army to converge in Fujian.

Zuo Guigui commanded the eight battalions of the Feng army, the four battalions of Dai Zongqian's Sui Army, the four battalions of Liu Chaopei's Gong Army, and the twenty battalions of the attached green battalion, which went south along the canal.

In addition, Li Hanzhang, the governor of Liangguang, and Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang, each sent 30 battalions and arrived in Fujian recently.

The six roads are all controlled by the new southeast general - Yi Ke Wena, directly under the four battalions of the town border army, and the other five battalions of the eight banners and the green battalion are each fifty battalions of soldiers and horses.

It can be seen that although the imperial court was quick to get out of the treasure island thieves, it did not relax its vigilance against Japan and Russia.

Except for the border army of the four battalions of the town transferred by Yi Ke Wen, the northeast training army outside the pass, such as the Shoushan Division, the Changshun Division, and the Fengsheng Division, did not go south.

As the main force in the capital of Kifu, the 120,000 "forbidden flags" did not move without authorization, beware of changes in the north.

Even so, in this quelling the rebellion, the Hunan faction dispatched about 20,000 people, and the Huai faction will mobilize at least 16,000 people.

Song Qing's troops were weak, but there were still 8,000 elites; After the Zo Gui was strengthened, the number of troops under his jurisdiction exceeded 10,000.

Ike's strength is the strongest, and it is also to prevent the Han people in the feudal town from becoming bigger, commanding more than 30,000 foot soldiers, but the combat effectiveness is ......

In short, more than 100,000 troops went south in multiple ways, claiming 500,000 to the outside world, vowing to wipe out the thieves on Treasure Island in one fell swoop!