Hitting someone, especially someone who is much taller than you, will definitely be counterattacked. This is well known to the generals of the European coalition. Therefore, since the beginning of the war, they were ready to withstand the counterattack of the Qing court.

An important preparation for undertaking this kind of counterattack is that while they investigated many military situations of the Qing Dynasty in advance, they also "inserted" many "......eyeliners" within the Qing Dynasty, and at any time, it is impossible for a huge country to completely unify its people under the same kind of thinking, not to mention, in the eyes of some people, the Qing court is not an orthodox ruler, but a Tatar generation. Although Westerners are both barbarians, it is also a view that some people agree with to see the situation of the two tigers competing with each other and thus gain advantage from the middle. In Europe, Jia Wu, "Insertion" Tianfei and several others were able to get in touch with several secret anti-Qing organizations in China, and in addition, these organizations had been greatly damaged in the extermination of Ma De and others, and were eager to recover and get foreign assistance to restore their strength, so the two sides could be said to be in a row.

One side promised to assist the anti-Qing organizations with some force and money as soon as the results of the war were achieved, and to cooperate with each other in the process of the uprising, while the other side used its remaining forces as much as possible to explore the various military countermeasures of the Qing State and provide them to the European coalition forces. It's just that the two parties who cooperate happily don't know that the two of them were betrayed at the beginning, and the people who betrayed them were the two guys who matched them. That is to say, their every move has already been mastered.

Therefore, after Ma De proposed his own containment method to Shi Shiqiu, the European coalition forces soon learned about the situation. Because of the military exercises and the history of the Orient before the troops were dispatched, the commanders of the European coalition did not consider the Chinese vassal states in Southeast Asia. Small states such as Annam and Siam helped their suzerains fight back when China was attacked, because, historically, when the Central Empire was invaded from outside, whether from the south or from other directions, it did not ask for assistance from the vassal states, out of a kind of pride and reserve of great powers, and those small countries have always understood their position very well. will only take advantage of China's land, but will never ask for trouble. This time, however, the leaders of the coalition found that their reasoning was skewed.

According to news from within the Qing Dynasty, Annam and Siam had promised to provide ports and secret assistance to the Chinese navy, as well as to open up their territories and send guides to lead the Chinese army through Indochina, in the hope that the Qing army, both land and water, would be able to complete a surprise attack on Temasek without alarming the allied fleet.

This is definitely ominous news.

Southeast Asian countries such as Annan and Siam did not rank first in the previous strategic arrangement, except that these two countries were weak in national strength and backward in development. Nothing other than oil and water. More importantly, the coalition leadership believes that if Marlborough can conquer Burma and defeat Yuzhong, it will be able to deter these small states. Let it not dare to move. Moreover, even if they wanted to attack these two countries, it would be difficult to achieve any results. The reason is also very simple, in Indochina, the dense primeval forest is the biggest obstacle for the army, and it is really not cost-effective to spend troops in this place where there is no benefit.

However, now, even if it is not cost-effective, it does not matter whether the news from within the Qing Dynasty is true or not. For the sake of their own security, the coalition forces had to express their feelings to the countries of Annan and Siam, even if they did not want to.

However, it means that there must be an object! And the kings of Annam and Siam were obviously very aware that if they gave in to the coalition forces at this time, or even followed them to take advantage of the fire, they would face a great disaster in the future. …… Although the coalition forces were aggressive from the beginning, they saw the rapid demise of Burma. Immediately afterwards, I saw that Yu Zhong easily "forced" several kings to retire from Marlborough, and His Majesty was more concerned about whether he could live safely. Therefore, in the treatment of the envoys sent by the coalition forces, they used the trick taught to them by the envoys of the Qing court at the beginning - cut down! As for the gifts...... Confiscate! Of course, they also received a gift from the Qing court - it was a map, a map that Old Man Fei spent a lot of manpower and material resources and took many years to make during his tenure as the secretary of the Imperial Academy! It was precisely because of this thing, coupled with the harsh words of the Qing court envoys and the faint threat of destroying the country that the rulers of Siam and Annam had to give up the idea of "sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight" against their will. …… Dealing with a group of guys who have never seen much of the world and bully the weak and are afraid of the hard, the leaders of the coalition forces actually want to use gentle solicitation methods to win them over, which is the wrong way in the first place. Only if you are strong enough to show that you can destroy them at any time, they will listen to you. Yu Zhong's previous attack on Burma and the Qing army gathered in Guangxi and other places were the necessary prerequisites for Shi Shiqi to unite with Isan Ah to complete the plan proposed by Mader.

At this point, the coalition forces had to allocate a part of their forces to attack Annam and Siam, and at the same time, they also had to send warships to closely inspect the long sea area from China's Hainan Island to Temasek, especially in the Gulf of Tonkin Bay, Cam Ranh Bay, and Siam Gulf (Gulf of Thailand). After all, if Temasek were recaptured by the Chinese, all their ships entering the Pacific would be deprived of logistical supplies, and at that point, there would be almost no dead end.

In this way, the strength of the coalition army shifted, and soon after, through special channels, the Qing court also gathered a large number of oriental pirates to start anti-"riot" tactics, which contained a lot of the coalition forces. Under these circumstances, coupled with the fact that the two major naval divisions of the Qing court, the East China Sea and the Beihai Sea, had also "revealed" the news that they had begun to assemble, the attention of the allied forces was greatly attracted to the past, and they launched a fierce attack on Shanghai, the assembly place of the two major naval divisions. However, the two naval divisions of the East China Sea and the Beihai did not fight back after being attacked, but hid along the Yangtze River into Taihu Lake. In this way, although the coalition fleet was strong, it did not dare to pursue it at the risk of total annihilation. But they did not dare to leave such an area where the main force of the Qing navy was hidden, so simply, after capturing the Zhenming Island at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the allied fleet was stationed there. In addition, every day, part of the troops were assigned to "riot" the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, in order to stimulate the East China Sea and North Sea divisions to fight. Arguably. The methods adopted by the commander of the coalition fleet were quite effective, and many officers and men of the naval division were irritated by them to their red eyes, but under the strong suppression of Shi Shiqi and Ma De, the two major naval divisions of the East China Sea and the Beihai were still hiding in Taihu Lake, and they just couldn't come out.

And in this case, few people noticed, in the northern seas. A very large fleet was bypassing the periphery of the Japanese archipelago and heading south and toward Shanghai at full speed.

The entire fleet, even in the middle of sailing, faintly "revealed" a surging murderous aura! On the way, a large number of clippers were sent around this fleet to guard the perimeter, and all the ships encountered, whether they were friends or enemies, were all mercilessly sunk without exception...... At this time, the Zhili Naval Division and the Manchurian Naval Division under the jurisdiction of the Qing court were all mobilized, patrolling the sea areas that they needed to guard as carefully as possible. In case the European coalition forces attack!

Beijing!

Fei Fu back garden!

Old man Fei was very unhappy looking at the two of them in front of him. The kid with a harsh expression called "unwillingness" on his face is even more likely. And these two guys who don't think about the old man who wants to be quiet, and only know how to vent their depressed feelings, are the fourteenth elder brother Yinxiang and the fourteenth elder brother Yinyu who were actively seeking to fight but were coaxed out of the study by Kangxi. The purpose of the two of them coming here is also very clear. That is to ask Old Man Fei to come forward for them and help them intercede, so that Kangxi can agree to their request to fight.

"Old man, who doesn't know that what your old man said in front of Huang Ama is sometimes more effective than the three ministers in the study? Can you do us a favor...... That's it! "The fourteenth elder brother Yinyu is a quick temper, he has always considered himself strong, and he doesn't like to sell anyone's accounts, but now he has to put down the shelf, and ask the old man Fei with a soft expression.

"Who is the emperor? Since you are not allowed to go on the expedition, it makes sense.

Even if I help to intercede, the emperor will definitely not agree! Besides, I'm at home now.

How can you 'mess' and 'meddle' in the affairs of the court again? If everyone is provoked to follow suit, there will be more old men all over the world, and the emperor will have to play Taiping boxing with us old guys all day long, do you want to be busy with national affairs? Old man Fei lay on the rocking chair leisurely, closed his eyes and said.

"Old man, how can you say that?" The thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang is slightly more stable than Yinyu, but, despite this, he is not much better. Hearing Old Man Fei's shirk, he immediately half-squatted next to the rocking chair, and almost put his mouth next to Old Man Fei's ear, "Yinyu and I are both students you taught." What did you teach us in the first place? I should 'raise the prestige of the country overseas and establish hegemony in the world,! But now that those Western barbarians have come to the door, you have to make us shrinking turtles...... Aren't you inconsistent? ”

"Yinxiang, why did you learn to be such a flamboyant tongue at such a young age? Can you say such far-fetched words? …… Is it inconsistent not to let you go on the expedition? No wonder the emperor wants to blast you out in front of so many people, hmph, with the two of you who are eager to make meritorious contributions, if you let it out, I'm afraid your mother won't have time to cry by then......" Old man Fei knocked Yinxiang aside with a brain, and then said unhappily.

"Old man, where are we in a hurry to make meritorious contributions? We're just in a hurry to go into battle, don't be far-fetched......" Yinxiang was beaten but didn't get angry, seeing that Old Man Fei didn't mean to lose his temper, he immediately laughed and came over, "It's not that we don't know anything about military affairs, and when we get into the battle formation, we naturally know what to do." You don't have to worry about it...... I still want to do my filial piety to my mother! Hehe, please, just do me and Yinyu a favor, and help us plead with Huang Ama......"

"Yes, old man, please! You've taught us a lot of skill, you don't want to see it moldy in the stomachs of the two of us, right? Yinyu also shouted.

"Don't dare to be! I didn't teach you two brothers the ability to lead troops to fight, and I don't know how to do this myself, how can I use it to teach people? Hehe, I never do anything about knowing people's children......" Old man Fei shook his head and smiled.

"Old man, have you made up your mind not to help our brothers get ahead?" Yinyu's face sank, and he glared at Old Man Fei and asked.

"What's the matter? If the soft one doesn't work, the hard one will come? Old man Fei looked at a serious Yinyu with some amusement, but no matter how he looked at it, he didn't feel that this kid could pose any threat to him.

"What do you think, old man...... If there are two Baylors in the current dynasty to show you the gate, hehe, will it be a little unbearable? Looking at Old Man Fei's nonchalant expression, Yinxiang "revealed" a row of white fine teeth. Hehe laughed.

“…… You're going to show me the door? Old man Fei was stunned.

"That's right." Yinyu also smiled proudly, "You are the crown prince and master of Huang Ama, and you are our master, this ...... It is absolutely natural for students to guard the door for teachers, and you don't have to worry about someone looking for trouble! ”

"Hehe, you two boys still have a little bit of a way......" Old man Fei smiled helplessly. Of course, it is nothing for the students to guard the door for the teacher, but the prince guards the door for the ministers. Even if he doesn't care, he can't afford it. Even if Kangxi didn't blame him, the bullets of those imperial historians could annoy him to death.

"Master, have you agreed to intercede with Huang Ama on our behalf?" Seeing that Old Man Fei couldn't help shaking his head, Yinxiang and Yinyu immediately leaned over again.

"Originally...... Even if you say that you can't go to the sky, but now that you are playing this trick, my old man has to work hard to ask the emperor to see the emperor for the last time! Old man Fei shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Master Xie!" Yinxiang and Yinyu were overjoyed, and immediately gave Old Man Fei a long look.

"Don't rush to thank you...... I went to the emperor, just to ask for a few taels of spring tea this year. I'm not going to talk to you! Old man Fei said with a smile.

"Huh? ......" Yinxiang and the two were stunned for a moment. Seen scoundrels. But I've never seen such a scoundrel!

"Hahaha, you're Ferdinand, even the prince dares to play tricks. Don't you take me seriously? ”

Seeing that Old Man Fei also played a rogue trick, Yinxiang and Yinyu were about to make a hurricane, but they heard a loud laugh, and then, they saw their old man Kangxi walking in from outside the garden with a few guards, and hurriedly followed Old Man Fei to greet Kangxi.

"Okay, okay, they're not outsiders, how can there be so many courtesies?"

Reaching out to help the old man Fei up, and calling the two sons up, Kangxi smiled.

"Huang Ama. How did you get here? After seeing the ceremony, Yinyu first asked Kangxi.

"You two really don't know the depths, I can't make sense there, and you still dare to bother Fei Aiqing, will I really not punish you?" Without answering his son's words, Kangxi first asked with a calm face.

"Huang Ama, Gu Yanwu once said: The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband! Although this person is not my Qing Dynasty Shunmin, but his personality is deeply admired by his sons. Huang Ama also specially pardoned him, Huang Zongxi and others for their innocence. even issued an edict to enter Beijing to participate in the 'Erudite Hong Confucianism', isn't it just that he took a fancy to their style and wanted to use them as an example to teach the world? Now, the Western barbarians have blatantly invaded our Qing Dynasty, killed and plundered the coast, and my soldiers are the princes and military generals, and it is the time to contribute to the country, how can they retreat to protect their lives? I also ask the emperor to be considerate of the son's minister's heart to do his best for the country, and allow the son's minister and Yinyu to give the invitation to go on the expedition! Hearing that Kangxi seemed to have a reproach, Yinxiang hurriedly pulled Yinyu to kneel down again and said.

"Yes! Huang Ama, all along, Brother Thirteen and I have been favored by you. Now that the Western barbarians are coming, we should do our best to relieve your worries, so as to show the filial piety of the two of us......" Yinyu also said.

"Hmph, that's a nice thing to say!" Although Kangxi's tone is still relatively stiff, his face has been slightly calmer. After all, as a father, who doesn't want their son to be filial? Even though he knew that most of the two boys in front of him were selfish, and he wanted to lead the troops out of a hobby of martial arts, he still felt very comfortable listening to these words. Of course, he couldn't be fooled so easily, "You only think about sending troops, so I ask you, where is the first place to pay attention to in this war with Western barbarians?" ”

"Nature is at sea! The provinces of the Qing Dynasty, especially Jiangsu and Zhejiang, are now disturbed by barbarian ships along our coast, the people are uneasy, and the people in the Zhili area are also panicking, so the first urgent thing at hand is to destroy the enemy at sea...... It's a pity that Erchen doesn't know how to fight water, otherwise, he would definitely ask Huang Ama to bring a brigade of sailors to defeat the enemy! Yinyu replied.

"Hmph, I don't know how to pretend to understand!" Kangxi glared at Yinyu fiercely and said unhappily.

"Erchen is wrong? Then may I ask Huang Ama, what is the first place to pay attention to? Yinyu was not convinced.

"Fei Aiqing, you come and tell these two stupid boys, where is the most important place now......" Kangxi glanced at his stubborn son angrily, and said to Old Man Fei.

"Slave obeys the order...... Old man Fei glanced at Yinxiang and Yinyu, who were looking at him, and didn't pay attention to what Kangxi came to him for, just smiled slightly. said: "At present, the most important place is not the coast, the second is not Yunnan, Guizhou and Myanmar, and the most important place is actually Tibet and Nepal!" ”

"Tibet, Nepal? Could it be that the Western barbarians can still fight there? Isn't there a starling and a ninth brother in India, as well as tens of thousands of troops led by Long Kedo? They also had nearly 100,000 Indian Turkish troops in hand, plus local kings who were attached to the imperial court. How could it be so easy for those people to achieve such a goal? Yinxiang asked.

"Hehe, what the thirteenth elder brother said is right. However, if you just look at the superficial strength comparison, then there is no need to fight this battle. Don't forget, India is also a country that has been inherited for thousands of years, and the imperial court has only occupied it for six or seven years, although its power has grown very quickly, but this is also at the expense of most of the land power to those land kings. Therefore, the imperial court's lack of control over India is a big hidden danger! And. Since the Western barbarians dared to start such a large-scale war. If you dare to declare war on me, the number one power in the world, the Qing Dynasty, you must have a plan. Otherwise, they wouldn't have had the guts. Don't dare to take this risk! Although the people of the DPRK and the Central Committee look down on Westerners, at any time, to despise the enemy will cause irreparable damage to themselves. We can't afford to make that mistake! In addition, since the fifth Panchen Lama made a pilgrimage to the emperor, although Tibet has been more deferential, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not have other thoughts...... although our dynasty has a large army on its side, we must also prevent it from attracting foreign enemies into Tibet

"Master Fei, you said so much, just to prove that there may be danger in Tibet...... But so what? Could it be that we can't watch the Western barbarians disturb our coast? If it causes civil "chaos". At that time, internal and external troubles, what should the court do? Tibet is just a branch, but the coastal provinces are the work of my Qing Dynasty! Yinyu retorted.

"It is precisely because Tibet, India and other places are the branches and leaves of our Qing Dynasty that it is difficult to resist the invasion of the enemy's army. As for the coastal provinces, I am the backbone of the Qing Dynasty, and there are large armies stationed there, as long as the imperial court handles them properly, there will be no internal "chaos". Moreover, there are many barbarian ships. It's just pecking at the epidermis, do they still dare to invade our mainland? Therefore, now the critical place is not the coast, but the Tibetan seal area! Old man Fei replied.

"What if the barbarians really assemble and attack on the coast?" Yinxiang asked suddenly.

"Hehe, no......" Old Man Fei smiled.

"Why?" Kangxi also asked. Obviously, although this Supreme has thought about it a lot, he still has some concerns.

"Because the time has not yet come!" Old man Fei stroked his beard, "The Western barbarians really hope that they can fight a decisive battle against my naval division and then destroy the sea power of my Qing Dynasty. Because, sending troops to disturb our coastal towns, kill my people, and plunder my assets will only provoke my anger from the government and the opposition, thinking that they are a group of thieves, but they will not think that their strength is enough to be equal to my Qing Dynasty. And their purpose this time is just to take away part of my land, not to have a life-and-death duel with me in the Qing Dynasty. In this case, the only way to talk is to fight first and talk later.

But if you want to talk about it, you naturally need me to recognize their strength! Therefore, only a decisive battle, only a frontal defeat, will their status in front of our Qing Land go from low to high, and only then can the imperial court be dragged to the negotiating table with them. However, although they have this heart, they cannot rush it. This is because the Westerners sent a large number of ships to disturb our coastal areas in order to attract the attention of the imperial court and contain the strength of our country, so as to prevent the imperial court from making a painful determination to fight a decisive battle by land after the defeat of the imperial court at sea. Because if that happens, no matter how powerful they are on the water, they will only have the only way to retreat. Therefore, they will fight us only after the desired results have been achieved. In addition, they are not sure if they can defeat our sailors, so the current action is to hold us back, so that we cannot launch an attack from the sea, and then cut off their logistical supplies...... They are fighting in the ocean, except by sea, there is no other way to supply, if the sea route is cut off, there will be no retreat, only a dead end. ”

"Hmm...... That's the truth! Kangxi nodded and said. I don't know why, although he is jealous of Old Man Fei and his gang, sometimes the words of these people can always make him feel very at ease.

"Then you can't always be appeased, so that those barbarians can always be satisfied, right?" Yinyu shouted again.

"Of course. There is only one means to deal with these people, and that is to 'fight,' What about being far away? If you dare to offend my Celestial Empire, you will beat him until his mother can't recognize it! Beat them until they dare not uncover this scar for hundreds of years, this is the right way! Old man Fei said with a "look".

"That's right. I think so too......" Kangxi smiled, a little ruthless!