Chapter 350 The source of the plague was Qujing City, two hundred miles away, and the two sides fought outside Qujing City that day, and the corpses were piled up like a mountain, and the rotten water poured into the river.The soldiers of the New Han Army drank the rotten water in the river for days, and they had long been attacked by epidemics.After returning to Kunming, tens of thousands of people broke out at the same time.No one thought that Kunming would become a dead city, just like opening Pandora's box, and countless devils were released.A steady stream of military reports flew to Zeng Guoquan's hands, and the battle-hardened veteran was also flustered for a while.As a last resort, the army that had just been sent to support Kunming was withdrawn before it was halfway through.The refugees in Kunming were strictly guarded against, and they did not want the plague to come to Dali."
Brother Huifu, Zhaotong City has just gotten the news.The army of Huaxing Army has already moved south from Sichuan and has just entered the territory of Yunnan.Now that the Huaxing army is attacking from the east and west, Kunming is in danger, and it is a matter of time before it is defeated. ”Zeng Guoquan handed the military report to Zhao Liewen under the throne, and he was exhausted and couldn't bear it immediately."
Could it be that they have already exterminated the Taiping Army" Zhao Liewen's eyes widened, and he was secretly surprised in his heart, the strength of the Huaxing Army was too incredible."
That's right, Chongqing and Chengdu have all fallen, and Sichuan has completely fallen under the control of the Huaxing army," Zeng Guoquan sighed, looking at the topographic map on the wall full of pressure."
Your Majesty, the minister has a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not" Zhao Liewen sighed in his heart, and finally couldn't help but want to persuade Zeng Guoquan."
Brother Huifu, but it doesn't hurt to say it" Zeng Guoquan is about to burn his eyebrows, where is there any taboo."
Your Majesty, while we still have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, let's quickly send someone to make peace with Qiao Zhiqing.As the saying goes, stay in the green mountains, and don't be afraid of no firewood.We will follow what Qiao Zhiqing said, retreat to Myanmar and become the king of Burma.Wait for the strength to be strong in the future, and it is not too late to enter the Central Plains" Zhao Liewen advised again, the two discussed it once last time, but because Zeng Guoquan was still unwilling, it has been delayed until now.Now that the general trend has gone, the plague is rampant in Kunming, and there is no longer a force to fight against the Huaxing army.Zeng Guoquan leaned on the back of the chair and closed his eyes and pondered for a while, before he opened his eyes for a long time and said slowly, "Brother Huifu, just do as you say."
You said who should be sent to negotiate with Qiao Zhiqing in peace" "This matter belongs to your niece and son-in-law Yuan Yusheng, although this son is ambitious and talented, but he is eloquent, and he has a good relationship with Qiao Zhiqing.If he goes out, he will ensure that it will be a matter of course. ”Zhao Liewen recommended one person and was full of confidence in him."
Okay, that's exactly what I want, when you go down, someone will call that kid up, and I'll tell him a few words."
Zeng Guoquan nodded, although he didn't like this niece and son-in-law, but this matter was not for him to do.Zhao Liewen retreated, and then sent someone to summon Yuan Yusheng over.Yuan Yusheng had just gone to the city to squander it in the past few days, and he thought that Zeng Guoquan Xingshi had come to ask for guilt.As soon as I arrived at the door of the study, I trembled.After the maid at the door passed the word, Yuan Yusheng hurriedly entered the study and bowed."
Long live the emperor, I don't know what you call your nephew" Yuan Yusheng lowered his head tightly, his eyes rolling."
Calm down, you don't have to be nervous, I asked you to come here to explain a big thing to you."
Zeng Guoquan raised his hand, but he didn't look at Yuan Yusheng squarely."
Thank you to the emperor, please tell me, my nephew will definitely go to the soup and go to the fire."
Yuan Yuchang sighed, wiped the cold sweat on his head and stood up."
Yusheng, I don't want to mention the situation back then, you also know.The four-way army of the Huaxing Army has already reached the doorstep, and there is no point in us resisting any longer.Therefore, I plan to reconcile with Qiao Zhiqing, agree to all his conditions, and marry Ji Yunxu to him. ”Zeng Guoquan explained lightly, but his words were still full of unwillingness."
The emperor can think about the people of Li, it is really a blessing, and the people of Yunnan will definitely remember the emperor's great kindness."
Yuan Yusheng hurriedly patted his ass, he is very accomplished in this regard."
Alright, don't be flamboyant.What I want to tell you this time is that you must negotiate with Qiao Zhiqing and keep our Xinhan army.If he doesn't agree, I will fight him to the end" Zeng Guoquan was full of resolute advice, he didn't want to be a virtual emperor who was manipulated by others."
The emperor can rest assured, even if Qiao Zhiqing is hard-hearted, his nephew can also talk about this matter."
Yuan Yusheng swore an oath."
Well, today you go back and get ready, and set out by boat before dark.The military situation is urgent, and you must not delay on the road.Otherwise, the Huaxing army is under the city of Dali, and if we want to negotiate peace, we will have no chips in our hands.These are the conditions I have drawn up, and you will consider them along the way. ”Zeng Guoquan handed an official letter to Yuan Yusheng for the maid.I told him again, I was afraid that something would go wrong.Yuan Yusheng knew the priorities, and after leaving the Dali Palace, he asked people to prepare, and set off overnight to Nanjing.During this period, he also told Zeng Jiyun the news, and Zeng Jiyun also handed him a package and asked him to hand it over to Qiao Zhiqing.A week later, after many tosses, Yuan Yusheng finally appeared at the ferry port in Nanjing.Zeng Guoquan also let the cities on the front line hang out the war-free card, Zeng Guoquan, Guo Songtao, Liu Kunyi, the three-way army was busy fighting the plague, just to free up time.Zhang Yuchun didn't know about the outbreak of the plague, but he still made great progress all the way.From Zhaotong Mansion to Huize County, it is only 300 miles away from Kunming.Zuo Zongtang hurriedly took a letter of resignation and informed Zhang Yuchun of the current situation in Kunming, and asked him to wait first, if the army was infected with the plague, it would be worth the loss.Zhang Yuchun immediately stationed in Huize County, just waiting for the arrival of supplies.Yuan Yusheng was shocked by the changes in Jiangnan along the way, and all parts of the country slowly recovered from the war and showed great vitality.Especially after he stepped on the city of Nanjing, he was immediately shocked by the prosperity inside and opened his mouth wide.Compared to Dali, here is like two worlds.Passing through the city walls, the city is full of three- and four-story high-rise buildings.The tallest building is five or six stories high, and I don't know how it was built.The roads in the city are wide and smooth, all paved with bluestone slabs, and they still maintain an antique taste, but they also have a different taste from the asphalt roads outside the city.Fortunately, he was no stranger to Nanjing, so he took a taxi carriage and arrived at the door of the presidential palace.Take out the post and ask the soldiers to pass it on to Qiao Zhiqing.Where did the soldiers know who he was, and hurriedly urged him to leave.He also scolded in fragments, "The president has a busy day, and he can see whoever he meets." ”Yuan Yusheng sulked and scolded the soldiers for looking down on people.When the two were arguing, they happened to meet Wang Shumao coming out of the house.Wang Shumao was not unfamiliar with Yuan Yusheng, and recognized him at a glance.Yuan Yusheng explained his intention and followed Wang Shumao directly into the presidential palace.When passing by the side of the pro-soldier, he also slapped it on the brim of the pro-soldier's hat.Xiao Qinbing's face flushed with anger, and he spat at him fiercely.Qiao Zhiqing was reading the military newspaper sent by Qujing City in the study, and he attached great importance to the plague that broke out in Kunming City.Ma Xun specially dispatched a large number of medicinal materials to transport them to Yunnan.I also invited several military doctors with clever means, and also rushed to Yunnan to check the epidemic."
Report to the president, Minister of National Defense Wang Shumao asked to see him outside the door."
The pro-soldiers shouted to Qiao Zhiqing at the door, the Ministry of National Defense has been established for a week, and although it is not fully operational, the pro-soldiers of the presidential palace have changed their names."
Let him in."
Qiao Zhiqing put away the pen and paper, got up and stretched."
Boss, look who I brought to you" Wang Shumao hadn't come in yet, and his big voice had already shouted out.As soon as the words fell, Wang Shumao took Yuan Yusheng into the study."
Brother Yusheng, why do you have time to come to Nanjing" Qiao Zhiqing's eyes widened, and his mouth was amazed, but he knew Yuan Yusheng's intention in his heart."
Your Excellency President, don't come unharmed, Yusheng is here specifically for official business, disturb Your Excellency President" Yuan Yusheng hugged his fists and smiled, and bent down at Qiao Zhiqing.Although he and Qiao Zhiqing swore goodbye at the beginning, he didn't dare to call him the eldest brother anymore."
Then you talk, I still have something to do."
Wang Shumao sent Yuan Yusheng to the study, hugged his fists and left the study.Qiao Zhiqing beckoned Yuan Yusheng to sit down on the couch and filled himself and him with a cup of hot tea."
I don't know what Brother Yuan came to Nanjing for, I will play for a few more days this time, and all the expenses will be borne by Brother Wei."
Qiao Zhiqing was grateful to Yuan Yusheng for sending his first batch of arms.Huaxingjun has been able to get to this day, and Yuan Yusheng still has contributed a lot."
The little brother is straight to the point, the little brother came this time for the sake of his uncle.He wants to make peace with you and agree to your request.Retreat to Burma. ”Yuan Yusheng explained his intentions, and before the matter was done, he didn't have the courage to play around."
So that's the case, then tell me about your uncle's conditions" Qiao Zhiqing chuckled, picked up the tea bowl and moistened his mouth.Yuan Yusheng saw that Qiao Zhiqing's face was relaxed, and he had a way to see it.hurriedly replied, "First, the Huaxing army will immediately stop the offensive and give us two months to withdraw."
Second, the New Han Army must be retained and all retreat to Burma.Third, Myanmar and New China should live together as fraternal countries and exercise the sovereignty of all countries. ”Qiao Zhiqing put down the tea bowl, and his face immediately changed color.Yuan Yusheng immediately felt a chill, and the pressure increased sharply.There was a chuckling in my heart, and the secret channel was broken."
I agree with the first and second ones.As for the third one, you go back and tell your uncle that he will do what I want.Myanmar can have a new Han army, and it can have financial and civil power, but sovereignty must belong to China.This is non-negotiable, and it is also my final bottom line. ”Qiao Zhiqing said coldly, secretly scolding Zeng Guoquan, an old thing, for not knowing how to lift.The main reason why Zeng Guoquan kept his army was because of the proximity of Burma and India.It's a British colony, so it's not bad for Zeng Guoquan to take a look."
Well said, well said.Don't worry, everything is negotiable. ”Yuan Yusheng changed his words again and again, Zeng Guoquan naturally hoped that he would negotiate at one time, and the bottom line was also explained in the official document.He also has considerable autonomy, just to test Qiao Zhiqing
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