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Chapter 470

Strategic adjustments

"Since we have land, population, and economy, should we establish a country?" Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Well, a ......country should indeed be established!" After hearing this, Huo Hu, who didn't react for a while, said.

But halfway through the words, Huo Hu suddenly paused.

"Young Master, what did you just say, the establishment of a country? You can't be serious, right?" staring at the bull's eye, as if he couldn't believe it, he looked at Huo Shan who looked calm next to him, and for a while, Huo Hu's tone of voice became trembling.

"What, can't you?"

"It's not that it can't be, but didn't you say ...... at the beginning?" Huo Hu immediately shook his head.

Although Huo Hu didn't finish speaking, from the stunned expression on his face at this moment, Huo Shan already understood the meaning of his words.

At that time, they had just defeated the combined forces of the Dutch and Portuguese in the South Seas, and completely controlled all the islands in the South Seas except Luzon. At that time, Huo Long and Huo Shi had persuaded Huo Shan that he should take advantage of the victory of the war to establish a new country on the basis of the Chinese People's Army.

However, at that time, Huo Shan's heart was higher than the sky, and he always wanted to go north and overthrow the entire Qing Dynasty before officially founding the country.

"But it's a pity that the plan hasn't changed quickly!" Huo Shan sighed in his heart.

At first, he never thought of it. In this era, the United States, which only belongs to a second-rate power, actually ignored the rise of the Huo Jiajun at all, and not only gave up the temptation of the People's Army to open the market. Moreover, under the threat of war, they actually insisted on passing the "Chinese Exclusion Act".

In the end, Huo Shan was really forced to have no choice, and in addition, he had the idea of taking advantage of the fact that the Americans had not yet risen and their military strength was at its lowest ebb, and completely suppressed this most powerful opponent in the Pacific in the future. After Huo Shan hesitated for a while, he gritted his teeth and gave the order to go to war with the United States.

Then. Huo Shan just wanted to teach the Americans a lesson and get them to revoke the Chinese Exclusion Act, so he only sent three marines at the beginning. Less than 100,000 people.

But then. The development of the war situation was completely beyond Huo Shan's expectations, and in less than three months, the Huo family army in the Americas, which was advancing wildly, swept through most of the United States. If it weren't for the obstruction of the British. It is very possible to even take down Washington.

Now, nearly three years have passed, and the Sino-US war has come to an end.

And he also accomplished the purpose of fighting this war in the first place, and he couldn't help but completely suppress the United States, and he would also gain most of the territory of the United States.

Although the results were good, the harvest was indeed very rich. However, the victory of the American War brought huge benefits to the Huo family's army, but also brought a bad result. That's the British. As the global hegemon, they will never allow the Huo Jiajun to continue to expand like this.

Especially the Qing Dynasty, which was able to provide them with tens of millions of pounds in profits every year, the British would never give up.

If Huo Jiajun once decided to go north. Then the British will not hesitate to turn their guns and stand on the opposite side of Huo's army. Once a war breaks out between the two sides, then their superior navy will immediately cut off the connection between the various territories of the Huo family's army, and then the defeat of the war will be inevitable.

It was precisely because of this understanding that after knowing that it was no longer possible for the Huo Jiajun to have large-scale territorial expansion and to go north to overthrow the Qing government, Huo Shan decisively changed the long-term strategy of the Huo Jiajun that he had planned before, and decided to establish a new country on the land that the Huo Jiajun had already controlled.

Moreover, in recent years, Huo Jiajun's territory has expanded too rapidly, from less than 40,000 square kilometers in Taiwan and the Gulf in five years, to now its territory covers four continents and four oceans, more than 10 million square kilometers, and it is indeed time to stop and digest it well.

Only when all the people on these lands are replaced by Chinese, and then the economy is developed, then these lands can be said to truly belong to the Huo Jiajun, otherwise they are rootless trees and sourceless water, and they can be easily taken away.

Looking at Huo Shan's silent face, Huo Hu asked cautiously beside him: "Young Master, if we establish a new country now, what about the Qing Dynasty, don't we care?"

"No matter what?"

"However, the current situation no longer allows us to use the name of Huo Jiajun to overthrow the Qing government, we need to find another way!" Saying this, Huo Shan's face showed a thoughtful look.

After listening to the young master's words, Huo Hu scratched his head in confusion, although he was the Minister of the Army, he was only a brave general, and he was really not very proficient in strategy. I can't understand what the young master meant.

"Huo Hu, how are the French fighting in the Vietnam war now?" Seeing Huo Hu scratching his ears and cheeks, Huo Shan smiled and didn't say much. It quickly moved on to another topic.

As soon as he talked about fighting, Huo Hu's heart became excited again, and he immediately put the questions he couldn't understand just now behind him.

"Young master, two months ago, the French had already occupied Hue, the capital of Vietnam, and forced the Nguyen dynasty to sign the Treaty of Hue, obtaining the 'right to protect' Vietnam!"

"In order to completely drive out the Qing government's troops stationed in Vietnam and realize colonial rule over Vietnam, the French have proposed to the Qing court on the 5th of last month, that is, on May 5, 1885, that they should withdraw the Black Flag Army and other troops resisting the French army from Vietnam, and then open the 'barbarian consumption' as a commercial port, and open the whole of Yunnan to France, and allow French merchants to do business and preach in Yunnan!"

"How did the Qing government deal with it, did they choose war or peace?" nodded before Huo Shan asked.

After sneering, "According to the intelligence of the Military Intelligence Bureau, now that the court of the Qing Dynasty has quarreled, the main battle faction represented by Zuo Zongtang, Zeng Jize and Zhang Zhidong is urging the Qing Dynasty to adopt a policy of resistance. And Li Hongzhang, who held the diplomatic and military power of the Qing Dynasty...!" Huo Hu paused when he said this.

Huo Shan knew his concerns, now that he was engaged to Li Wen of the Li family, if he hadn't accidentally fallen into the sea three months ago, then now this Lord Li Hongzhang would probably have become his father-in-law.

"Li Hongzhang is bent on making peace, hoping to mediate through a third country! Avoid war with the French!" Seeing that the expression on Huo Shan's face did not change much, Huo Hu continued.

However, because the one who listened to the government was now also swinging between the main and the main battle, the highest decision-making body of the Qing Dynasty did not have an accurate answer to the French invasion of Vietnam, and was still undecided. It's stupid!"

Saying this, Huo Hu's face showed disdain. According to his meaning, since the war between the two sides is inevitable, they should take advantage of the fact that the French are not ready, take the initiative and do their best to win the war. And not to hope for the mediation of any third country.

Otherwise, this will only delay the fighter plane, and the wise will not do it.

"Now that the French have more than 10,000 troops, they have been mobilized to northern Vietnam, and the war against the Vietnamese garrison of the Qing court can start at any time!"

As soon as his words fell, he saw a young Huo family soldier striding towards him in the distance.

"Report, I just received a Samsung emergency call from the military headquarters!"

Hearing this, Huo Shan took it and took a look, and couldn't help but smile and said, "What is this really saying, what is coming?"

Then, he handed the telegram in his hand to Huo Hu, "Look at it, the French are fighting with the Qing court!"

"Really!" Huo Hu immediately took the telegram after hearing this.

"Of course, let's go, let's go back!

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Although, because of the butterfly effect of Huoshan, France suffered more heavy losses in the economic crisis, which delayed the Sino-French war for more than a year, but under the strong historical inertia, the war still broke out!

On June 5, 1885, the French commander-in-chief Gu Ba commanded more than 2,500 French Far East Army and launched an attack on the Qing Dynasty troops in the Red River Delta.

Although the Black Flag Army, which was originally stationed here, as well as the Gui Army and the Dian Army, which had seven battalions, were forced to resist, they were finally defeated after only two days of resistance due to backward equipment, lax military discipline, and low morale.

However, after the occupation of Taiyuan, the French army did not stop, a large number of troops were still pulling north, and after the news of the French attack reached the capital, the quarrel above the Qing Dynasty became more intense!

"The Empress Dowager, the governor of Zhili, Li Hongzhang, feared the war and sued for peace, which led to a good opportunity for our Qing Dynasty to take measures and sit down to see people invade our Vietnamese vassal country, and there was today's defeat. Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Chenhuguang, respectfully asks the Queen Mother to issue an order to severely punish Li Hongzhang for the crime of misleading the country!" Zhang Zhidong said loudly.

His words immediately turned the originally majestic court into a vegetable market, some time ago, the debate about whether to fight or peace was still in the ears, is there another quarrel today?

"Qi played the Empress Dowager, Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili, is indeed suspected of delaying the military aircraft, and the minister respectfully asks the Empress Dowager to cut off Li Hongzhang's title of Minister of Beiyang and Governor of Zhili, so as to show that I am not afraid of legal persons in the Qing Dynasty and resolutely dare to fight. Prince Li Shiduo stood between the courts and said respectfully.

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister respectfully asks the Queen Mother to issue an order to severely punish Li Hongzhang!"

Led by two people, a large number of courtiers stood up in an instant and unanimously accused Li Hongzhang. I hope to take this opportunity to move to this stalwarts of foreign affairs, a political enemy of the court. (To be continued.) )u