"Of course not," Zhang Jing said with a smile, "of course we don't have an armistice now, and we don't have a treaty with the French, so of course we will continue to conduct military operations." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Today's ambassador's reception is over, the German ambassador and others congratulated the officials of the prime minister's yamen, in their opinion, they are optimistic about weakening France now, as for the American ambassador, he can't wait to go to Guangzhou to set up the venue, this time he is surrounding the United States Zhang Jing whispering something, Wade and several ambassadors greeted each other, Shi Shiran walked out of the prime minister's yamen, got into the carriage, his face was gloomy.

The carriage drove out for a long time, Wade, who looked down and thought about the problem, raised his head, "The Chinese army is stronger, more than I imagined, according to their report, the French were defeated on the frontal battlefield, this is a very serious signal, the Chinese navy has proven their strength in Haiphong Port, and now the army has shown its muscles, they are rising too fast, I am afraid, I am afraid that it will impact the entire global strategic deployment of the British Empire." ”

"I don't think there's any need to worry too much at the moment, yes, Mr. Ambassador, the Chinese will not impact the interests of Britain, at present," a military attache on the side, of course, he is a military professional, Wade's words are also spoken to him, hoping to hear the opinions of professionals, for Wade's worries, he feels a little too nervous, "At the beginning, I told you, Mr. Ambassador, that it is difficult for the French to win in Vietnam, just as Russia cannot win in Baikal and Kokand, Because Vietnam is too close to China, so close that it is almost like a coastal province of China, as long as the Chinese take it seriously and at any cost, France will not be able to win, Vietnam is too far from their homeland, they do not have a base like our India, they cannot gain a foothold in Asia, if Saigon operates for several more decades, it can become a nail deeply driven into China, but obviously, it is not possible now, and it will soon be gently pulled out by China. ”

"Of course, the mistakes of the French strategy must be mentioned, my personal opinion, is not how strong China is, but how bad the French are, they have not been able to recover since the defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, and we can even say that," the military attache said disdainfully, "Since the defeat of their Napoleonic emperor, the French are like wild dogs with broken vertebrae, they can only bare their teeth to threaten others, but in fact they have no strength, they look very strong on the outside, but they break when they poke it." They started the war without the Chinese being well prepared, and it is clear that this is a very stupid act. ”

Wade nodded, "You are right, the French political system obviously has a big problem, because of the defeat of the Vietnam War, the French have changed two cabinet prime ministers, of course, we must say that someone must be responsible for the defeat, but the entire cabinet, including the frequent change of the prime minister, this obviously can not effectively carry out administrative management, of course, it is impossible to command properly in foreign wars, I can foresee that the French government will soon be responsible for this failure." ”

"That's for sure, sir, back to the topic we just had, we don't need to worry about China impacting us now, most of their military personnel still hold on to their old ideas and have not changed, this kind of ancient, what needs to be said about the idea of loyalty to the monarch and serving the country, is not in line with the current social trend, the problem of thinking cannot be changed, then their combat effectiveness can only burst out once or twice, it is impossible to maintain a high level all the time, and advanced weapons cannot cover up their backward thinking."

"Maybe what you said is right, now the Chinese also have a sense of awe for Britain, which we can clearly feel in diplomatic activities, there is no doubt that the Empress Dowager of China also respects us very much, and also said that we need to learn from the British Empire in all aspects," Wade said proudly, "However, we return to the fact that France was defeated, we can't let France sacrifice too much, after all, if the power of France on the European continent is too weakened, then it will affect the balance of power on the continent, At this time, Tsarist Russia or Germany may take the opportunity to rise and become powerful, which will affect Britain's right to speak in Europe. ”

"Mr. Ambassador, I disagree with you," said the military attaché with a smile, "and the French have been frustrated in their overseas colonies, so that they can turn their attention to Europe, and this is also a matter of congratulations to our overseas colonies of the British Empire." ”

"Huh?" Wade frowned slightly, this angle really hasn't been considered, what he said makes sense, "What you said is also an aspect worth thinking about, you must know that Germany encourages the French to expand overseas." This matter still needs to be decided and thought about at home, I will write your opinion into the report, see what the decision of the foreign secretary is, at this stage, we don't need to worry too much, as long as we continue to express our concern," he leaned on the cushion and stretched his waist, "It should be the French who should be most worried about the future of the country!" "A wrong time, the wrong government, and the wrong adversary started a wrong war, and I want to see if the proud Gallic rooster will continue to be proud." Or are you ready to surrender and throw in the towel? ”

As Wade expected, there is no need for parliament to impeach, Prime Minister Ben Hammyn, who has been in office for less than a month, announced his resignation, and he didn't even bother to get the parliament to accept the humiliation, so he directly wrote a letter announcing his resignation, resignation is a very simple thing, but no one dares to take this mess.

When the French political circles heard the news that the French army here in Beiqi had suffered defeat and was besieged, they were obviously shocked for a while, how could the Chinese be so powerful? Wasn't it evenly matched in the defensive line before? How could it suddenly collapse? Ben Shamin's plan was very clear: it was necessary to end the confrontation with the Chinese with a victory in the past, and even to end the war with dignity, the affairs in Vietnam could be greatly conceded, even if it was to accept the conditions put forward by China in the Shanghai negotiations in full!

But apparently the plan failed, so Ben Hamin consciously left the position of prime minister, and in such a short period of time, without exceeding the one-month inauguration period, he has broken the record for the shortest tenure in French politics. (To be continued.) )