Chapter Seventy-Three: The West Sends Troops
Because He Xuan was in too much of a hurry.
The ministers of the Qing court were all frightened, for fear that He Xuan would kill them if he changed hands.
Therefore, the Qing court's negotiations with the Western countries proceeded quite quickly this time.
This time, the Qing court asked the Western countries to help kill He Xuan, and needed to provide 20 million taels of silver, plus all the revenues of Shanghai, Ningbo, Dalian, Qingdao, and many other customs, for a period of 20 years.
At the same time, the Qing court also ceded a large amount of land to the other countries as concessions.
The ministers of the Western countries were quite satisfied.
Then, it was time to discuss the dispatch of troops.
Their strength in Asia is not too much.
These forces are going to fight a country like the Qing Kingdom, but they are still a little worse to deal with He Xuan. Therefore, the direct start of transporting troops from Europe also takes a process, which takes one or two months.
Of course, after these people brought in the troops, they would not look for He Xuan everywhere, but directly went to Southeast Asia to find Nanluo. On the surface, the country of Nanluo is still in charge of their own people, but in fact, the power of this country has long fallen into the hands of the Taiping army.
They planned to fight the Taiping army and attract He Xuan.
But, that's all two months later.
Temporary, or a moment of calm.
He Xuan walked around Beijing, and there was nothing to do, and he happened to hear what Li Hongzhang had talked about with the people of the Western countries, and it was estimated that if the Western countries wanted to attack, it was estimated that they would not find themselves in China, but would only go directly to Nanluo. So I went south, went to the seaside, and took the big ship that the Heaven and Earth Society had prepared for a long time, and sailed all the way to Nanluo country.
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Then, there was a half-month voyage. Within a few days of the start of the voyage, the second layer of his primary hegemonic body had been liberated. However, for a while, I couldn't find a weapon to try the primary hegemony - a machine gun, so I had to give up.
After half a month of sailing, I finally came to Namla.
Namla is a country in Southeast Asia.
This kingdom itself is not big.
It is also a population of several million, and the area is the size of a province in China. The country, itself, has 50,000 troops. But basically still use primitive equipment such as knives, swords, and spears.
When the 50,000 horses of the Taiping army arrived with Western muskets, the country knelt down directly and fell in minutes.
Namla is rich in bananas and other fruits.
When He Xuan arrived in Nanluo Kingdom, there were already a large number of people waiting by the ship. Among them, there are loyal kings Li Xiucheng, Yang Fuqing and other ministers. There are also concubines such as Shang Yanyan and Dong Xiaomiao.
"See Your Majesty. ”
"I heard that Your Majesty broke the tombs of the ancestors of the Qing demons in the city of Beijing, and I am gratifying and congratulating. King Zhong Li Xiucheng praised.
"Your Majesty's miraculous skills are world-famous, how can it be compared to a mere pure demon. ”
"Your Majesty is invincible in the world, and the Qing Demon Capital in that area can also come and go. If it weren't for His Majesty's thoughts, it would be okay to take down the head of Cixi's old witch. ”
"Alright, alright, stop flattering me. If I continue to tout it, it will become my martial arts and dominate the rivers and lakes. The sun rises in the east, and only I am undefeated. He Xuan scolded with a direct smile: "Okay, let's go to the capital of Nanluo Kingdom first." ”
The place to disembark is Venna Port.
From the capital of the southern country of Wenluo Port, it will not take long, that is, half a day's journey.
After arriving at Nanluo City, the capital of Nanluo Kingdom, a wine banquet had already been prepared here to wash the dust for He Xuan.
"The king of Namluo wants to see Your Majesty and see Your Majesty's peerless beauty. A man ran in and said.
"Forget it, it's gone. He Xuan raised his hand, too lazy to see these people, and saw that the several big teams under his hands were all there: "Okay, let's start talking about business now." I went to Beijing to make such a fuss, and the Qing court knew that I was not dead. Moreover, I went too far, destroying both the Qing Dongling and the Qing Xiling. also killed Zeng Guofan. ”
Hearing the sentence, the loyal king Li Xiucheng and Yang Fuqing and other old ministers of the Taiping Army were directly stunned.
"Your Majesty killed Zeng Guofan and shaved his head?" asked King Li Xiucheng.
"That's right. ”
Loyal King Li Xiucheng and Yang Fuqing and other old ministers all burst into tears.
"Finally kill the old thief. ”
"If it weren't for this old thief, the King of Heaven would not have died. ”
"If it weren't for this old thief, I would have waited for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, many years ago, I would have taken down Beijing, and I would have sacrificed the blood of the leaders of the Qing demons. ”
"The first person who harmed my Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was this old thief. ”
"The old thief deserves to die. ”
These people were talking happily.
"I have been waiting for this old thief to die, and the Young Heavenly King has done a good job and completed it. Okay, good, good!" Zhongwang Li Xiucheng laughed, picked up the wine glass, and took a big sip: "For this happy event, I will also drink a few more glasses." ”
"But don't get too happy. I made such a big fuss, and the Qing court was also anxious, and heard that negotiations had been held with Western countries. Directly ask the Western countries to deal with me again. ”
"Come on, I'm afraid he won't make it. ”
"yes, I'm afraid he won't make it. ”
"It is estimated that Western countries will also learn the lesson of the last time. It won't be easy for everyone to transfer, this battle is not easy to fight. He Xuan groaned: "However, this battle is not completely impossible to fight. ”
"I made such a fuss in Beijing to seize a certain treasure. Now I'm stronger again. But I haven't tried it yet, but I can't hold the machine gun in the end. When the coalition of the eight Western countries comes, I'll try again. ”
Hearing that He Xuan has become stronger again, Li Xiucheng, the loyal king, has also increased his confidence a lot.
Next, it is to discuss how to arrange and deal with the eight Western countries. Of course, the final preparations have also been made, in case they really can't resist the enemy, they will retreat according to the route they have thought about a long time ago, although they may not be able to withdraw the whole army, but they should be able to withdraw some important figures.
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The Western countries also received telegrams from the envoys of these countries in the East.
The benefits given to them by the Qing court were too great.
Therefore, the eight Western countries sent troops again.
The eight Western countries are the United Kingdom, France, Italy, the United States, Russia, Austria, Spain, and Germany.
The people who came here were also some old friends.
For example, this time the Eight-Nation Coalition is still led by the British, and the figure dispatched by the British is still an old friend, Major General Haning. And Germany is still an old friend, Major General Hals.
Russia's is Major General Bigsky.
Of course, the last time they dealt with He Xuan, they dispatched 40,000 horses.
This time, after knowing He Xuan's terribleness, they dispatched a full 60,000 horses, far more than the first time!