Chief Tax Secretary Hurd sighed, "Lord Consul, you really miscalculated this time, why do you want to get involved in their Chinese affairs, we just need to make money, really fight, what is the use of this small northern country A bunch of old machines he bought from Germany and France are not worth the British Empire." ”The British Minister Wei Tuma also sighed, "Mr.
Hurd, what is the use of saying this now, I just worded it tougher, I want to help Yixun say something, and it will be convenient to get some benefits from Yixun in the future, who knows that this kid is really a madman, and he actually dares to declare war on my British Empire, if we can't teach them a lesson this time, where will our British Empire's face go" "Now it's difficult to ride a tiger, and there will definitely be a fight, but if the mainland doesn't send troops, The more than 3,000 people in the hands of General Burleigh, whether they can take advantage of it, it is really difficult to say, I heard that the Chinese army defeated the 20,000 elites of the Huai army with only more than 1,000 people, and it is definitely no problem for the ten elites of the Huai army to beat one of the British army, it is difficult for us to take advantage of such a small number of people, if we are defeated" Hurd did not finish, but Wei Tuma knew very well what Hurd did not finish, if he was defeated, not only would his political career end from here, I am afraid that he would be held accountable, and even imprisoned" Mr.
Hurd, Then what do you say we should do now, do you just put up with it, I have to think of an explanation to send to China today, and I have to give my opinion. ”Wittoma wept and said secretly that she was making trouble for herself."
However, I don't think it's anything, this small country, in fact, is not a country, we have General Burleigh's army in our hands, a British army can be worth ten Chinese troops" Hurd shook his head, said: "Mr.
Minister, I don't have any good way, you should try to make the Chinese army stronger, you must not leave this attitude to the country, after all, they are a country that can place two billion franc orders to Germany and France, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is stronger, I expect that it will enter the Chinese mainland, At least 10,000 British troops, if you say that the Chinese army is too weak, you will still suffer, and you must make the country feel that the Chinese army is a great threat to us. ”Wittoma was shocked, "More than 10,000 British troops are not realistic at all, all the British troops in Asia together are less than 20,000, where to gather such a large army" "More than 10,000 British troops refer to the regular army, not those mercenaries put together by the colonial governors, you must not think that the Chinese army is really weak, as far as I know, the Chinese army has been unified and organized, all German instructors are taught, after more than a year of teaching, plus they have fought the Huai army and North Korea this year, and they have not stopped at all, Also establish a military university, the level should not be low, it seems that there has been an increase in troops recently, they have at least 10,000 people, taking into account the fortifications, military fortresses, I say 10,000 British regular troops, this is still a conservative statement.They have their own national flag, their own political party, their own purpose, and a sound management system, and they should definitely be regarded as a country. ”Hurd reminded.Wei Tuma could only sigh again, "I don't care, things are already like this, it's too late to regret it, I'll report back to the country, see what the prime minister does, this time I'm really in trouble, if there are 10,000 British troops, we go to Yunnan and Sichuan to fight, than to fight the barren Northeast, isn't it much stronger" Hurd pouted, thinking that you are a straw bag, every time after the fact, everything is understood, what did you do earlier, President Meng officially changed his name to Huaguo, and declared war on the Qing court and Britain at the first time, Hearing this news, people were uplifted by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for more than ten years, hundreds of millions of people died, which greatly shook the rule of the Qing court, and in the original history, it took decades to slowly repair, and even to the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the wounds of the Taiping Army were not completely repaired.Jiangnan and Jiangbei, especially in Jiangnan and Jiangsu, there are a lot of people who have participated in the Taiping Army, and many landlords and bureaucrats have continued to search for opportunities for the rest of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to do mischief, bullying men and women, hundreds of thousands of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom people are not having a good time, I heard that there was an anti-Qing uprising in the Northeast again, it is really exciting, many people are thinking about going to the Northeast to find the Huacui Party, they don't care so much, they don't understand so much, anyway, they feel that under the rule of the Qing court, life is sad in the territory of the Qing Dynasty, and the anti-Qing territory must be better.Many people in the Northeast who are waiting and watching, on the contrary, have accelerated the speed of going to China, and their ideas are simpler, if they really want to fight a big war, they must arrest their strong men, and search for their grain.Wittoma did not believe that the Chinese army was really strong, and the British commander in the Far East, General Burleigh, did not believe it even more, and did not take the Chinese army in his eyes at all, and he and his nephew Bolang did not even enter a state of war, and the army was still loose.The news of China's declaration of war on Britain reached Europe, and Europe was shaken, of course, most people thought that such a small colonial country was crazy, and Britain from the royal family to civilians and soldiers all took this as a great shame, and the cries in Britain to severely punish China were like waves.At a time when Britain was still hotly discussing how to sanction China at home, President Meng did not need war mobilization, and ten Danzhou ocean-going transport ships, an artillery regiment formation loaded with a field brigade and 200 German mountain guns, had arrived at the leased dock in Tianjin from Danzhou Port four days earlier.President Meng had not been in contact with Tianjin before, the outside world knew nothing, and even Huaguo did not know about this military operation until President Meng's army left Hong Kong, Zhao Qingluo and Xuan Yuewen and other high-level officials did not know that President Meng was gone, and Princess Katrina Kafu left a letter to the General Secretariat, announcing a military strike plan to occupy Tianjin Huaguo Danzhou and do a good job in strategic defense.War broke out.Xuan Yuewu has no way to say, although he is only eighteen years old, but with President Meng for more than a year, Xuan Yuewen has grown into a manager who can look at the problem from the overall situation, he can't figure it out, President Meng doesn't bring anything, just a few days of dry food, he dares to attack Tianjin, how many British and French troops are there in Tianjin, he knows very well that the British army alone has 7 frigates and 2 light cruisers, and a barracks of more than 3,000 people.The Tianjin Concession Wharf was defenseless, and President Meng's ten ocean-going transport ships were all flagged with American flags, like the transport fleet of a large shipping company coming from Shanghai.As soon as the fleet landed, President Moe's army began to attack.Wei Tuma woke up from his dream, "What's going on, where to shoot" The consulate official shouted in fright: "Mr.
Consul, go, go, it's the Chinese army calling" Wei Tuoma Ah shouted, actually rolled down to the ground, Wei Tuma's wife hugged the quilt and shouted in horror: "My dear, what's wrong" Wei Tuma hurriedly said: "Oh no, something is wrong, hurry up, clean up, take the child to the Qing capital first" Mrs.
Wei Tuma has to say again, Mr.
Wei Tuma has already run out with his pants.What Wittoma didn't expect was that Burleigh's barracks and fleet were unprepared at all At this time, the 7 frigates and 2 light cruisers of the British army were in a mess on the deck, and they used mountain artillery to hit the warships, that is, President Meng.The firepower was completely suppressed, and a large number of Chinese troops swarmed to attack.After two baptisms of war with the Huai Army, the Danzhou Field Army, which had just completed the reorganization, was not afraid to fight the commander of the British fleet and urgently went to the shore and the barracks in the British concession to ask for help, and Burleigh hurriedly asked Colonel Brown to lead more than 3,000 troops to meet it.A large number of Armstrong guns of the British fleet were captured without letting go of a single shot, which stunned the French warships watching the battle, and without orders from above, the four French warships completely became spectators.Merchants throughout the intertwined concessions of Britain, France, and the United States were stunned.At this moment, no one knew what was happening, saying that some people were hiding in the house and did not dare to move, and the soldiers and horses of the Qing court Tianjin and the soldiers and horses of the Tianjin prefect Yamen were assembled in a chaotic manner.Tianjin has a heavy Huai army, Li Hongzhang's Zhili Governor Yamen is located in Tianjin, can there be no heavy troops Li Hongzhang has woken up at this time, and is asking his subordinates to quickly find out the situation and gather troops.The Chinese and British troops engaged in fierce street fighting, and the British artillery was very disorganized, mainly 6-pounder mountain guns and small field guns 64 mm.There were also horse-drawn guns, 9-pounder 76-mm and 12-pounder field guns 76-mm.However, there are quite a few of them, there are more than 200 gates, and in terms of firepower, they are not at a disadvantage against the Chinese army.The British artillery could not react, and it was difficult for the main barracks to set up artillery positions, and if they were to fight, the Chinese army would attack from the side of the American Concession and would hit the French Concession and the American Concession, while the Chinese artillery would not take so much into account.Because President Meng declared war on the Qing Kingdom and Britain at the same time, and wiped out the British Concession, he was not afraid, and there was no way to accidentally injure almost the houses of the Qing peasants, after all, this is a war.President Meng's artillery, all German Krupp breech guns, a kind of small-caliber mountain artillery, four soldiers can push it, and when they arrive at the concession, they are all cement roads laid by President Meng at the beginning, and the speed of assembly is faster.Boom Boom Boom"President, our Chinese army has taken the main street of the British army, and is attacking the British barracks, if we don't take the barracks before dawn, I will come to see you" Lu Kangtian reported to President Meng and saluted.President Meng replied with a military salute, "More artillery bombardment, shoot the artillery for me first and then attack, and, don't say that you come to see such a thing at every turn, I don't want your head, I want the head of a foreign devil" The battle of more than 6,000 Chinese army field brigades to storm the British camp began, Li Hongzhang was so frightened that his head was full of sweat, who would dare to believe that Xuan Yuemeng had such a small number of men and horses, and he actually dared to come to Tianjin to fight Li Hongzhang had gathered more than 8,000 people, and within one day, the entire defense army of Zhili would be able to arrive, The Huai army can gather at least 20,000 people in one day, and Wu Changqing's department in Yongding River is already in place Wu Changqing is simply speechless, "Lord Zhongtang, the Chinese army is menacing." ”Li Hongzhang pretended to be calm and closed his eyes, "It's all assembled" Wu Changqing nodded and said: "Yes, Lord Zhongtang, it's all assembled, there are more than 8,000 people, and people have been sent around to inform all battalions to come to Tianjin quickly." ”Li Hongzhang nodded, did not speak, the old man was terrified in his heart, this is not the kind of panic in the last dynasty, this is the real fear, the old man's three views have been frightened by President Meng, and he collapsed with fright.The artillery fire of the Chinese army is very intensive, and President Meng has turned on the bombing mode again, with an average firing rate of 60,000 shells per hour, which has far exceeded the conventional means of fighting in this era, and it is even more terrifying for Li Hongzhang, who has not experienced war for a long time."
I have never seen such a war, how many shells does this Chinese army have, does this cost money, and this Xuan Yuemeng, two years younger than my child, why can he be so crazy, is this still a child, what should we do now, do you want to reinforce the British" Wu Changqing was also very nervous, and his crackling mouth couldn't stop.t1706231537: