Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

"I'm stupid, please enlighten me." Li Hongzhang said with a pious face.

Guan Xuqing stood up from the dragon chair, walked to a world map and stopped, and all the military ministers followed behind him.

"Look, Vietnam is the closest to the Indian Ocean on the southeast coast of the Qing Dynasty. However, the sea route is blocked by Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. The only way to enter the Indian Ocean is through the narrow Strait of Malacca from Singapore. Hongzhang, if you were a British general, would you Where do you put their most elite Pacific Fleet?" Guan Xuqing asked, pointing at the map.

"Singapore?" Li Hongzhang said in surprise.

"Sixth Uncle, what do you think?" Guan Xuqing turned to look at Prince Gong.

"Returning to the emperor, as long as the British defend the Strait of Malacca, our Qing warships will not be able to enter the Indian Ocean, and we will not be able to cut off their logistics supply from Afghanistan and India to Burma." Prince Gong said slowly, pointing to the map.

Guan Xuqing nodded in satisfaction, and continued: "So, I decided to let the Great Qingshui Division attack Singapore. I bet that the British Pacific Fleet must be in Singapore. It counts as sinking one ship, at least the British dare not attack it." Unscrupulously transporting supplies in the Indian Ocean. To give him such a pressure, to make the British feel that the Strait of Malacca will be captured by our Qingshui division any day." Guan Xuqing looked at the sky outside the window after finishing speaking, that kind of abandonment Who else's domineering emanates from him unnaturally, making people have the urge to worship.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, looking at the 16-year-old emperor, and never spoke out to dissuade him.

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The news of the British invasion of Burma has been spread through several southern newspapers such as "Daqing Daily", "Shenbao", "Circular Daily", "Guowenbao", and restaurants and teahouses are all rumors about the British treachery. When will the emperor announce to send troops to Burma, just like defeating the French in Annan, and then drive out the British devils.It cannot but be said that the impact of the Sino-French war on the common people, the grievances accumulated since 1840 finally spit out quickly, reshaping the image of a great country that came to Korea from all nations.

In the study of Prince Li's Mansion.

"Uncle Wu, my Ah Ma died early. Don't lie to me?" Zailian asked doubtfully.

Shi Duo smiled coldly, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and said, "You will understand after reading this."

"Guangxu is transporting guns and ammunition to the south?" Zailian frowned, raised his head and said to Shiduo, "Uncle Wu, where did the news come from?"

Shi Duo waved his hand and said, "You don't have to worry about where the news comes from, it's absolutely true. Do you see what it means?"

Zai Lian thought for a while and said, "Could it be that the south is going to fight with the British?? Guangxu is crazy!"

"Guangxu used the excuse of reorganizing the new army to transport all the guns and ammunition of the Nine Bureaus to the south. He did it so secretly that there was no news at all in the court. It would definitely be meaningless to do so. And I received a secret report, These days, Zuo Zongtang said that he went to the south of the Yangtze River to inspect the new army, but he actually went to Yunnan. From this point of view, Guangxu is really preparing for something, maybe he is really preparing to go to war with the British."

"Guangxu is addicted to war, right? Britain is different from France, and Vietnam is not Burma. He wants to do the same thing to the British in Myanmar as he did to the French in Vietnam??" Zai Lian said.

"Hahaha, we don't care about this. It's the imperial court's silver that was destroyed in the war, and his Guangxu's soldiers died. It's his if he wins, and it doesn't matter to us if he loses. I want to tell you that now the domestic The Gun Bureau has developed some new type of grenade, and the major gun bureaus are rushing to produce new gadgets. So the guns are imported from Germany and the United States. It is estimated that Guangxu wants to arm all the new recruits as soon as possible , go to Burma to fight if necessary." Shi Duo said in a low voice.

Zai Lian said as if he had nothing to do with himself: "What does this have to do with me? He has already abolished the soldiers and horses of the Eight Banners, but I don't have any soldiers in Xiao Wang's hands. Why? He Guangxu will also give Should I equip a weapon?"

"Nowadays the northeast, Xinjiang, and Mongolia are empty of defense, and the new army is mostly training in the south of the Yangtze River. When the German guns arrive, Guangxu will definitely transfer the new army to the north. How about I recommend you as a general, and let you lead the troops?" Shi Duo said excitedly.

"Me? Can he be willing?" Zailian drooled excitedly.

"We can't let the Han people hold all the military power, we have to give some to our banner people. You have attended the martial arts hall, and you have led soldiers before, and this king recommends you, it shouldn't be a big problem." Shi Duo Said swearingly.

Zai Lian heard this, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "If this is really the case, that would be great. When Guangxu throws all his soldiers to the south to fight the British, my soldiers outside the pass can turn around and fight back. Maybe we can still get the support of the British."

Shi Duo said at this time: "After the work is done, you have to bring all the soldiers, so that they can be used at that time. You can give a list of those who don't obey the dispatch, and I will transfer them all for you."

The Lion Wakes Up Chapter 83 Deceiving the World

Berlin, Germany.

"These days, the Chinese have suddenly purchased a large number of machines for the production of guns, and Krupp, Mauser, Rheinmetall, Augsburg, and Nuremberg have all received large orders for weapons. The Chinese seem to be doing everything possible to expand their Armed forces." German Minister of Industry Gesauer looked at Bismedau, Chancellor of the German Empire.

Bismarck stood quietly in front of the window, he was used to admiring Berlin from this angle. "It's a good thing for us, isn't it? How big is China and how many people do they have, do you know? If the Chinese buy weapons from Germany in the process of building up their military power, what will Germany's heavy industry develop into?" You should tell the earl to let them ensure the quality of the weapons as much as possible, which will help them win the order."

Gesor said: "But the appetite of the Chinese is too great. The weapons and ammunition they want are enough to equip four field divisions. Are they going to fight with someone again?"

"Recently, the British launched an offensive in Myanmar, and China and the Russians also had conflicts. They may be dealing with the threat of the two countries." Foreign Minister Gomez said.

Bismarck smiled slightly and said, "This requires detailed information from the intelligence department. Whether it is Britain or Russia, it is in our interests."

The pace of the war became more and more urgent. The British Expeditionary Force had begun to suppress the rebels in Burma. Some chieftains in the northern mountains and the Shan State Plateau had begun to surrender to the British.This *forced Guan Xuqing to greatly speed up the pace of armament expansion, which was almost to the point of blatantly blatantly.In addition to ordering a large amount of arms in the United States, various arsenals in Germany are also working overtime to catch up with Chinese orders. They even pushed some of the orders to countries with better relations, such as Austria.

In Mongolia, Xinjiang and other places near the Sino-Russian border, there are often "military exercises" jointly staged by China and Russia, which are used to confuse the world.It is also to make the United Kingdom more at ease in attacking Myanmar, and to let China change the name of importing weapons from all over the world.

Just in this "military exercise", there are still a large number of arms transactions.Today, the cavalry of the Qing Dynasty captured a Russian convoy. In fact, what they transported was the Mosen carbine sold to the Qing Dynasty.After transporting it back, the Russian army intercepted the Qing's grain transport team, and what was transported was actually silver for buying arms.

Because of the recent support from the United States and even the sale of weapons to China at low prices, the new army is basically equipped with American weapons, and all of them use Li Yi guns with extremely low recoil.A large number of chartered cargo ships unloaded their cargo in Dalian, Tianjin, Yantai, Shanghai, Ningbo, Fuzhou, Guangzhou and other ports.

China is ordering weapons on a large scale around the world, and hoarding steel has aroused the vigilance of the British.British Minister Owen once came forward to inquire about Li Hongzhang's attempt to expand.However, Li Hongzhang shirked it with the new army, which needed a lot of weapons to expand national defense. At this time, Xinjiang and Mongolia's battle reports were sent back every now and then. The British probably thought that China's target was Russia. For this reason, Owen enthusiastically offered to To help China purchase a batch of British arms, Li Hongzhang went ahead and ordered a batch of Maxim heavy machine guns in the UK. The Qing Dynasty, the ancestor of this automatic weapon, could not produce it.As for the British Henry-Martini rifle, although its performance is good, the price is too expensive, and Li Hongzhang still keeps it at a distance. Moreover, Shandong Machinery Bureau and Sichuan Machinery Bureau have been able to mass-produce this rifle, and its performance is not inferior to the British model.

When Li Hongzhang reported these to Guan Xuqing, Guan Xuqing laughed happily.When the British find the Qing army on the battlefield in Burma against them with the Maxim heavy machine gun they made, I don’t know how it will feel.

"Hongzhang, hurry up to generate electricity and use all available resources to quickly transport the munitions unloaded from the ports of Shanghai, Ningbo, Fuzhou, Guangzhou and other places to Yunnan. Let the major gun bureaus speed up the production of grenades, and must reach the front line before the war begins The 25 soldiers averaged 10, and each person increased by 2 every day after the war started.”

"Hey, Your Majesty. After the new army is fully equipped, will it be partly transferred to the north? The defense of Xinjiang, Mongolia, and Northeast China is really in a vacuum. After all, the alliance with Russia is only temporary! Will all the 40 new troops hit Yunnan? Too much?"

"All the new army is on standby in Yunnan, ready to fight in Burma as a reserve team. The Qing Dynasty cannot afford to delay the war for a long time. I want the new army to enter Burma from Yunnan, and Zuo Zongtang's Southwest Army to enter Burma from Vietnam." Guan Xuqing Said his long-awaited plan.

"Your Majesty, the border between China and Burma is surrounded by lofty mountains. The new army entering Burma from the mountains may not be able to carry heavy weapons."

"You don't have to worry about this, it has already been resolved. It's just that I can't see the mortars equipped by the new army with my own eyes. I believe Zongtang has already seen them in Yunnan." Guan Xuqing said slowly.

Li Hongzhang listened in a cloud of fog, not knowing what to do.I saw Guan Xuqing continue to say: "Hongzhang, you draw up an order for me to let Ding Shichang and Yan Fushuai "long victorious", "unbeaten", "ride the wind", "break the waves", "weiyuan", "zhenyuan", " "Triumph", "Juyin", "Nanji", "Nanxiang", "Yangfan" and all 28 gunboats of the Nanyang Navy assembled in the Nansha Islands in southern Vietnam, ready to attack Singapore at any time."

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The concealment of this war is very high, Daqing almost perfectly concealed his strategic intentions.Also, who would have thought that China and Russia, which have been in constant conflict on the border for more than a year, would suddenly join hands and even conclude a military alliance treaty.In fact, after October, the conflict on the border between the two countries turned into an "exercise". Military newspapers sent a letter to the capital, only saying how much was seized and how much was lost, but no casualties were seen.

Although the Burmese people's anti-British sentiment was high, they could not resist the attack of the empire on which the sun never sets.After resisting for four months, they have gradually lost their ability to resist, and many ethnic armed forces have surrendered to Britain.Seeing that the Anglo-Burmese War was coming to an end, the Qing Dynasty finally took action at this time.

The four months that the Burmese people worked hard to resist became the precious time for the Qing Dynasty to complete the equipment and train 40 new troops.This time was bought back with the blood of the Burmese people, Guan Xuqing said to himself, and also to the people who died in Burma, this blood debt will definitely be recovered for you.

Just when British Minister Owen was still happily delivering the last batch of Maxim heavy machine guns ordered by the Qing Dynasty, Zuo Zongtang formed five troops in Vietnam with 25 Southwest Army, which had crossed Vietnam and quietly entered Myanmar. .At the same time, Feng Zicai took the lead in crossing the Sino-Myanmar border from Ruili, Yunnan, with 5 troops from his headquarters as the new army's advance troops.The Southwest Fleet of the Daqingshui Division assembled in the Nansha Islands is also quietly approaching Singapore...

A pre-war preparation that deceived the whole world will now be revealed to the world.After tonight, the Qing Dynasty will officially declare war on Britain, and Russia will also launch attacks on Turkey, Afghanistan and other British-controlled colonies in accordance with the covenant, and start war on Britain.

War is imminent...

The Lion Awakens Chapter 84 Annihilation

Myanmar, Mondong.

The Southwest Army Group led by Zuo Zongtang has quietly entered Myanmar from Chiang Rai, North Vietnam Province. Under the continuous devastation of two colonial divisions, the British have occupied most of Myanmar's territory.However, its power has not yet expanded to the border between China and Myanmar, so Zuo Zongtang led an army into Mengdong without the British knowing it.

Zuo Zongtang took a dilapidated Burmese map and looked at it seriously, because many Burmese troops retreated from the front.The deployment and firepower configuration of the British are quite clear.The two colonial divisions that entered Burma this time were composed of the 18st Field Division of the Far East Army of the British Royal Army and the No.5 Army of the Indian Colonial Dependent Army.The total number is nearly 8. In the past few months, the British have also recruited many Burmese bandits to form another colonial division.Therefore, in Myanmar, the existing British force has reached nearly 40.However, in addition to the relatively strong combat effectiveness of a reorganized field division of the Royal Army, the combat effectiveness of the Eighteenth Army mainly composed of Indians may be comparable to that of the [-] troops formed by Daqing, and the one composed of Burmese bandits The combat effectiveness of the Colonial Division may not even be considered second-rate. Although it is equipped with British weapons, its lack of training and poor discipline are destined to be a soft persimmon that everyone can bully.

"Liu Yongfu, as the vanguard of the group army, you are attacking from Mengdong to Yangon. The supplies of the British come ashore from Yangon. We will turn from the southeast to the northwest. The new army will enter Burma from Ruili and turn from the northeast to the southwest, trapping all the British. In Myanmar, cut off its supply line!" Zuo Zongtang said leisurely, pointing to the map.

Nie Shicheng frowned and said, "Commander, the fort at Yangon Port is old. Even if we capture this place, we can't resist the bombardment of the British fleet. If we can't defend it, I'm afraid there will be a lot of casualties. When the British attacked Burma , the Burmese army only defended for four hours before declaring the fall.”

"The inland of Myanmar is deep enough to keep our army away from the range of the British warships. The supplies he brought up must pass through our encirclement before they can be sent in. If you can't even keep the British convoy, you will go home sooner or later. Take the child, don't embarrass me here." Zuo Zongtang stroked his long beard and continued: "Besides, my Great Qingshui Division has also gone south to open up the life channel between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean. If you meet in Yangon When our warships of the Qing Dynasty arrive, the war is basically over."

Liu Yongfu's black chess army has been receiving systematic and formal training since it was incorporated by the imperial court.Although its combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the rest of the group army, it has been greatly improved compared to before, and this unit reacts faster to special situations. After all, its main generals are all born out of blood and have rich actual combat experience.Often this kind of combat experience can play a decisive role on the battlefield.Therefore, Zuo Zongtang decided to let Liu Yongfu be the vanguard of the whole army.

On the other hand, the Feng Zicai Department of the New Army entered Myanmar from Ruili.The terrain here is almost the same as that of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, with high mountains and occasionally some basins called "Bazi".It is where the people live.