"The most ambitious person in the world? Fart."

Juan Fu was in London and saw the pre-war declaration in the newspaper at the first time, and cursed directly: "This John Watson is farting. Is he an idiot? He has never seen His Majesty before. How could he say that His Majesty will start a war? It is obvious that they are going to start a war?"

It has been half a year since he returned to the UK. After he became the chief magic consultant of the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Ming Empire, he was sent back by Wu Yan.

It is precisely because of this that he trusted Wu Yan more and felt that Wu Yan could not be a tyrant who wanted to rule the whole world.

So after seeing the news in the London newspaper, his anger even surpassed the two guards beside him.

These two guards were from the Chinese, from the Ming Empire, and from Wu Yan.

It is conceivable how loyal Juan Fu is to Wu Yan now.

"Junfu, I want to go back, I want to pass the news back."

After a guard finished speaking, he turned around and left without hesitation. Although he knew that such things had been put on the newspaper, it would be a matter of time before the Ming Empire received news.

But he hopes to pass the news back as soon as possible so that the Ming Empire will be prepared to fight.

"good."

Juan Fu did not stop him, took a deep breath and said, "You must be careful."

The guard waved his hand and disappeared.

The other guard who stayed was not worried at all because he knew how good his companion was, and he also had the identity that Juan Fu helped them get. There would be no accident before Juan Fu, the "undercover" of Juan Fu, was exposed.

"I can't go back yet." Juan Fu said: "The twelve most powerful magicians in my family are still under the control of the royal family. They are studying a super-large forbidden spell magic. I must find out what magic they are studying, and then pass the news back to His Majesty when they succeed."

The guard who stayed behind nodded and said, "I know that if I need to use my place, I will not be afraid of death for your Majesty and for peace."

In fact, the guard just wanted to say that for His Majesty he was not afraid of death, but when he came, Hua Tong had an explanation, so he added this sentence.

The young Juan Fu is still very naive, and he was completely impressed by Wu Yan's personal charm before, so he believed in the words of this guard.

In his opinion, it is normal for Your Majesty to think about peace, and your Majesty’s men to think about peace, and your Majesty’s men to think about peace at this time, even willing to die for peace. That’s true and true.

It's mutual evidence.

"Okay, let's work together, for His Majesty, for world peace."

When Juan Fu, a British nobleman and magician, was willing to be undercover, the coalition forces of various countries were getting closer and closer to China.

The 50,000 white horse magic guns sold by the United States to the Qing court were transported to the Qing court without giving a penny.

They were not afraid that the Qing court would not pay because they signed a treaty stamped with the Qing Dynasty's jade seal, and there were witnesses from Britain, the Ottoman Empire, and Tsarist Russia at that time.

They were not afraid that the Qing court would lose this time, because no matter how they looked, the Ming Empire would lose this time.

The millions of coalition forces are really not a joke. Standing together is really crowded.

Moreover, it was completely different from the previous coalition forces of various countries that were facing the Ming army, both times they broke out. This time, they also had the White Horse Swordsman.

The Qing court must win, but the Qing court did not have the strength to rely on the debt, so they dared not to accept a penny and sold the gun to the Qing court.

Not only the White Horse Swordsman, but also some other armaments were sold to the Qing court at a high price.

If they hadn't known that the Qing court could not bear this time, they would have been destroyed, and they would have been afraid that they would not be able to receive money and other resources because of the Qing court's "no bargaining".

"Why should I give the gun to Shengbao and Lei Yicheng?"

When Senggelinqin asked this, her expression seemed to be asking: Why did Your Majesty rebel?

Emperor Xianfeng's face had a sincere expression and said, "This battle is related to the fate of our Qing Dynasty. No, it can even be said to be a critical moment of life and death. We must make more plans. Give the gun Shengbao and Lei Yicheng, which is to let them be cannon fodder, consume the power of the Ming Dynasty, and preserve the 300,000 troops you commanded and are the most loyal to our Qing Dynasty. As long as you and your 300,000 troops are still there, all parts north of the Yangtze River will still have to accept our rule."

Senggelinqin thought seriously, her eyes gradually brightened, and she said, "Yes, we must preserve the power that belongs to our Qing Dynasty. Shengbao and Lei Yicheng can be used as cannon fodder. There are also coalition forces of various countries, who are also uneasy. If the Ming Dynasty is easily destroyed, they may come directly to attack us. We must keep enough vitality to guard against them."

Oh, learn from one example and apply it to other things.

Emperor Xianfeng nodded and said, "Yes, according to the previous contract, we must dispatch 200,000 troops as vanguards, and then they will truly participate in the war. But as long as we dispatch 200,000 troops, will they definitely participate in the war? No, if our army collapses when it hits, they may be afraid of the strength of the Ming army and have other ideas, such as uniting the Ming Dynasty to destroy our Qing Dynasty. Therefore, it is also necessary to improve the strength of Lei Yicheng and Shengbao."

Senggelinqin had completely figured it out and couldn't help but be happy for Emperor Xianfeng's wisdom.

"Your Majesty is wise." Senggelinqin said: "With these 50,000 white horse sharp guns, plus the previously eliminated muskets and the extra muskets that were dismissed, the 200,000 troops of Shengbao and Lei Yicheng will be equipped with muskets in the entire army, which will definitely cause a lot of damage to the Ming army."

Emperor Xianfeng took a deep breath and said, "Not only that, in order to let the coalition forces know the determination of our Qing Dynasty and to revitalize our Qing Dynasty's morale, this time, I will lead the army in person."

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Senggelinqin's first reaction was to dissuade him and said, "Your Majesty, you must not. Zhao Wuji has the force to kill generals and seize the flag among thousands of troops. If Your Majesty leads the army in person, then..."

Emperor Xianfeng asked back: "Do you think it is safer among millions of troops, or is it safer among the imperial palace?"

Senggelinqin was silent.

In fact, in the past two or three years, he often had nightmares and was awakened by scaring. The content of the nightmares was either he was rushed to the capital and killed by Wu Yan, or Emperor Xianfeng was rushed to the Forbidden City by Wu Yan.

"I heard that Zhao Wuji can withstand the previous muskets, but he cannot withstand the damage of the White Horse Swordsman." Emperor Xianfeng said: "Since that's the case, I'm safe in the army. It's impossible for him to rush into the formation alone like before after you have the White Horse Swordsman."

It seems that this is the reason.

"And if I appear on the battlefield, the coalition forces of various countries will participate in the war more carefully, because at that time, you will have a better reason not to go to the front line, because you have to protect me. Senggelinqin, do you understand?"

"I understand, I really understand."

When Senggelinqin understood, the Ming Dynasty also received news.

Moreover, the news was not banned and was made public directly.

The five countries joined forces to a total of one million troops, including the Western powers and the powerful Tsarist Russia in the north. Even Wu Yan has always been invincible, which made people in the Ming Empire panic this time.

Especially when I first received the news, it was also the city of Nanjing, which had the deepest relationship with the country's destiny in the Ming Dynasty, and in Tokyo.

For other cities, even if the Ming Dynasty fell, as long as they surrender directly when the army arrives, they will basically be able to survive safely.

But for the people in Nanjing and Tokyo, they actually have no power to surrender, because they are the two most core cities of the Ming Empire, and the power and military strength of surrender are in the hands of those who cannot surrender.

The end of not surrendering...

"Master Zheng." Wu Yan smiled and looked at the Minister of Justice of the Ming Empire in the imperial study, and continued to use the initial title, saying: "I think your resentment is getting heavier and heavier. When you go to bed at night, are there any resentful ghosts coming to you to take your life?"

Master Zheng was stunned for a moment before reacting and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, even if there are resentful ghosts coming to find me, as long as they are disloyal and disrespectful ghosts to Your Majesty, then I will kill them all."

Wu Yan nodded with satisfaction and said, "As long as you still have this intention, remember, don't let anyone you deserve to kill."

Master Zheng bowed to his order.

People in Nanjing and Tokyo were panicked, so naturally some people would have some ideas that Wu Yan didn't like, and even put them into action.

At this time, Wu Yan did not come forward to stabilize the two cities, because it was meaningless for him to stabilize the two cities.

Unless he is willing to perform soaring in front of everyone.

But he didn't want to perform this trick, and he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to clean up some potential threats that would not be easily exposed.

This kind of dirty and tiring work naturally has to be handed over to Master Zheng. If Hua Tong helps, there is no need to worry about any trouble.

"Okay, you can go down first. You can't express any useful opinions on what you want to discuss next."

Wu Yan waved his hand, and Master Zheng took his leave directly, without any dissatisfaction.

Because Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Shi Dakai, Zuo Zongtang, Gongsun Zan and others who stayed in the imperial study looked at him with a mixed emotion of envy and fear.

I envy him because he has Wu Yan's absolute trust, and fear is naturally because Master Zheng's Ministry of Justice has an organization similar to the Ming Dynasty's Jinyiwei.

In addition, Hua Tong also held a secret force in his hand, similar to the combination of the East Factory and the West Factory in the Ming Dynasty.

Hua Tong also has Wu Yan’s trust and is also loyal to Wu Yan.

"Li Hongzhang, what do you say about your Pacific Fleet?"

Wu Yan did not make arrangements directly, but asked.

Li Hongzhang replied: "Your Majesty, I can only dispatch one aircraft carrier and four battleships here. However, I do not recommend dispatching aircraft carriers, because there are too many enemy warships and only at sea. Although I am willing to die for Your Majesty, I do not want Your Majesty's fleet to be defeated before it can be achieved."

Without fighter jets, an aircraft carrier is equipped with four battleships, which is indeed a target at sea.

However, Wu Yan never thought of using the aircraft carrier formation at this time.

"Did you hear it?" Wu Yan looked at Shi Dakai and others and said, "The navy was first established and will only have real combat power after at least three to five years. Therefore, I will force them to carry out this battle on land, and I must let them face the battle head-on with me."

Zeng Guofan heard Wu Yan's subtext and asked, "Does Your Majesty want to lead the army in person?"

Wu Yan nodded and said, "Yes, you don't have to persuade me. I know what to do. You guys can tell me. Is there any way to make them fight me head-on?"

When fighting, it is not about treating guests to dinner. If you say treating guests, you will run to the hotel in a terrible way.

In addition to the 500,000 Qing army that Wu Yan could control, it was difficult for the 400,000 coalition troops of the coalition forces to rush to the land and face the head-on battle with Wu Yan's Ming army.

As long as the opponent divides his troops, they will fall into a passive state. It is not that they cannot win, but that the city of Tokyo and Nanjing that have finally become prosperous will be destroyed by the enemy.

Including shipyards and military factories, they will also be the main targets of the coalition forces.

The losses of the factory are trivial, but those carefully trained workers consume a lot of resources to manufacture equipment. If there are casualties, or people are captured and the equipment is robbed, it will be the biggest loss of the Ming Dynasty.

The important officials discussed for a long time and finally came to a conclusion.

"Your Majesty, the combat power that our army can currently mobilize is only 100,000 of the Pioneer Army, 50,000 of the Pingbei Army, and 20,000 of the Royal Guard Army. The rest of the troops have been converted into local garrisons or patrol troops, but the enemy has a million troops, and the white horse magic gun is no longer the advantage of our army."

"So, we should defend without attacking. The main force gathers on the front line of Nanjing and Tokyo. As long as they come to attack the city, we can annihilate its main force and then pursue and eliminate it. There is no need to worry about the enemy's siege and not attacking. The Qing court was unable to bear the food and supplies of millions of troops. Another reason is that as long as they dare to siege the city, we can drill them through."

When Wu Yan heard this most normal and safest way, he sighed.

Sure enough, there is no absolute strategy.
To be continued...