In Prince Gong's Mansion, Yi Xin looked at the information in her hand and sneered.n∈n∈,.

"Li Hongzhang is so quick to start, Wu Zhiqiang has agreed."

Standing next to him was Iketang, General Shengjing's Iron Hat King.

"This time Li Weiguo was killed by himself and cut off his arms. It seems that without foreigners taking action, Li Weiguo's Nanyang Group will also collapse."

Yi Xin nodded, smiled, and said, "The lean camel is bigger than a horse. Li Weiguo's strong strength is there. Wu Zhiqiang's hands are only 50,000 soldiers and horses, and he cannot be damaged."

Iketang A understood military tactics. He did not agree with Yi Xin's words and said: "Your Majesty, don't forget that the location of Wu Zhiqiang's Fourth Army is in Jinling, only a few hundred miles away from Li Weiguo's nest Shanghai. I heard that there are foreign iron cars that can arrive in a few hours. Li Weiguo's army should be deployed along the Yangtze River and the coast, and the inland is empty. If Wu Zhiqiang suddenly attacks, there will be a great chance to successfully attack Shanghai. If Li Hongzhang's army cooperates, it will be no problem to fight one battle."

Yixin felt that Yiktona was right and her face turned dark because this was not his plan.

"No, if Li Hongzhang easily defeated Li Weiguo and swallowed Li Weiguo's army, territory and industry, then Li Hongzhang would be at its peak and the court would never be able to control him anymore. He would be the second Li Weiguo."

Iketang nodded, and went to the tiger's back door to enter the wolf. This was indeed very tricky and had to be guarded against.

"What are you going to do?"

"The best result of getting rid of Li Weiguo with Li Hongzhang is that Li Hongzhang and Li Weiguo die together!" Yi Xin said gloomyly.

Iketang A understood that this was the best result, and he could get rid of two vassal kings who wanted to usurp the throne once and for all.

"Aren't there any foreigners?"

Yixin glanced at Yiketanga and said, "Foreigners are always outsiders. They cannot take over the Qing Dynasty. At most, they will take advantage of the situation. They were originally planned troops, but Li Hongzhang and the foreigners' army just offset each other with Li Weiguo's army. Even if there are differences, I will lead the Manchu and Mongolian army to sweep their remnants. But now there are variables. I am not sure about it for a moment."

Even if Wu Zhiqiang succeeds in this variable, once the surprise attack is successful, Li Hongzhang may even attack Shanghai without any effort and capture Li Weiguo and his civil and military officials. The entire Nanyang Group collapses instantly. By then, Li Hongzhang's strength will surge and will definitely not be able to compete with the Manchu and Mongolian army of the court.

Iketang Adao: "Then find a way to notify Li Weiguo and tell him that Wu Zhiqiang has rebelled."

Yi Xin smiled bitterly and said, "It's not that simple. If you do that, Li Hongzhang will definitely turn against me. Then there is no need to destroy Li Weiguo. With Li Hongzhang's troops near the capital, it is enough to destroy us."

"This is not possible, that is not possible. There must be a way!"

Iktona couldn't stand it anymore.

Yi Xin had no choice but to say, "At present, we can only take one step at a time. We will not give Li Hongzhang the arms to do it first."

Iketang A was stunned and asked, "How could he take action if he didn't give Li Hongzhang the arms? He is an old fox. He will never suffer any loss!"

"It's okay!" Yi Xin smiled and said, "Li Weiguo killed Wu Yong, and he would soon think that Wu Yong's son would definitely take measures against Wu Zhiqiang and seize the other party's military power. Li Hongzhang must also know this. If Wu Zhiqiang's military power is seized, then Li Hongzhang will lose the best opportunity to destroy Li Weiguo. Li Hongzhang's ambitions are getting bigger and bigger. He will not miss the opportunity, and he should take action soon."

Yiketang agreed with this and immediately said: "Then should we go south together? We can't let Li Hongzhang take it alone."

"No!" Yi Xin shook her head and said, "We will keep our troops in control and let Li Hongzhang and Li Weiguo fight to the death, no matter who they win. We have to fight to the death with foreigners again. We will come out to clean up the mess in the end."

Iketang A was a little nervous. Is this a big deal? Maybe he would destroy the country?

Yixin calmed down instead and said to Iketang: "Let's go, let's go into the palace together. It's time to add the last fire to them."

On the same day, the imperial edict was issued, and the two empress dowagers gave marriage, marrying Ci'an's sister Yilan, Li Weiguo as her concubine, and the marriage delegation team drove from Beijing and heading south to Shanghai.

At the same time, the court also issued an order to Li Weiguo that Britain and France would never allow Upper Myanmar to be included in the colonies and Cambodia as a protector. It would safeguard the dignity of the Celestial Empire and protect the two vassal states of Myanmar and Cambodia. It would order Li Weiguo to send troops to Myanmar and Cambodia to drive away British and French invaders.

These two things have been brewing for a long time, and internal news has long been heard to test Li Weiguo's reaction. Now the imperial edict is officially issued, indicating that the court is determined to start a war against Li Weiguo.

There was no telegram north of the Yangtze River, but there were still 800 miles to send letters to Feige, which allowed Li Weiguo, who was in Shanghai, to get the news immediately.

"All monsters and monsters have finally made their debut!"

Li Weiguo just smiled, everything was under his control. So far, although the details have changed a little, overall it was still carried out according to his presets.

Li Jing, director of the Intelligence Department of SHIELD, came to report: "Prince, the intelligence personnel who went to Upper Myanmar and Cambodia to inquire about the news have been confirmed that there are only 50,000 British troops in Upper Myanmar and only 50,000 French troops in Cambodia. It is not the 100,000 British and French coalition forces that were previously promoted."

Li Weiguo frowned slightly and asked back: "Is there any news in Europe?"

Li Jing replied: "Shield Detective European Intelligence Station still insists that there are at least 300,000 British and French coalition forces in Southeast Asia, of which 100,000 British and French troops attack Myanmar, 100,000 French troops attack Cambodia, and another 100,000 British and French coalition forces join the Qing army's combat sequence as mercenaries, which is to deal with us. There is also a fleet of at least 50 warships that will intervene in the war at critical moments!"

There was a difference in the information on both sides, and which side was wrong.

No! This may be a conspiracy between Britain and France!

Will Britain and France be so willing to let Yixin treat them as guns?

Obviously it is impossible. Both Britain and France are profit-oriented. Just look at their directing of the American Civil War, you can guess their policy towards the Qing Empire.

"The information on both sides is correct!"

After a long time, Li Weiguo opened his eyes and said affirmatively.

Li Jing was puzzled and asked, "Prince, if both sides are correct, then there are a total of 100,000 people missing. Will the 100,000 people evaporate?"

"The 100,000 disappearing British and French coalition forces must have been mixed in the British and French coalition fleet!" Li Weiguo smiled slightly and said, "They promised to hire 100,000 mercenaries to the court and secretly fill in 100,000 people, a total of 200,000. This is the rhythm of fighting with us. It seems that they are still resentful of the last Battle of Shanghai, and they are going to come back to find a place."

"The prince is still wise! He exposes the tactics of Britain and France at a glance!" Li Jing thought for a moment, and then realized it immediately, and said happily: "In this way, the prince can reduce the army expeditions to Cambodia and Myanmar. Stay and concentrate his troops to fight another Battle of Songhu with the British and French coalition forces, so that they can know how powerful the prince is."

Li Weiguo smiled and said, "It is necessary to teach Britain and France a lesson, but the troops expeditions to Cambodia and Myanmar cannot be reduced."

"Why is this the prince?" Li Jing was puzzled.

Li Weiguo explained: "Since Britain and France don't have a good memory, I will let them suffer a great loss and have a good memory. Myanmar and Cambodia are located in tropical areas, with a hot climate and mountainous forests. Our army is not adapted to fighting in that environment, so sending less troops is equivalent to dying. Sending more troops will affect the overall situation. Previously, Britain and France deployed 200,000 troops in Myanmar and Cambodia, and I am also preparing to send 200,000 troops, but I am not sure to eliminate the British and French troops, so I just set off the border and spent it with the British and French troops. But now Britain and France are clever and have secretly transferred 100,000 people away, and there are still 100,000 people left. Then I will have an absolute advantage in concentrating 200,000 troops, and I am sure to wipe out them all."

Li Jing asked back: "But, 200,000 main forces will be transferred. If Li Hongzhang's Yan army, the Eight Banners of the imperial court and the British and French coalition forces will attack together, our army must not only strictly guard the Yangtze River defense line, but also carry out near-shore defense. The front line is too long. If the troops are tight, it will be easily defeated by the enemy."

Li Weiguo agreed with this, but he said confidently: "I did have this concern before. After all, the Yangtze River defense line is too long, and the long coastline on the southeast coast is indeed short of troops. It is easy to be defeated by the enemy. But don't forget that the counter-opposition plan we have worked hard to plan and the bitter meat chain plan have been successful. Now we are waiting for Li Hongzhang and Yixin to get into the trap. We can concentrate our troops to eat up their main force and elite first, so that Li Hongzhang and Yixin will not have the strength to threaten us in a short time. Then we will concentrate our troops to fight with the British and French coalition forces again. If we defeat them, then we will turn back to deal with Li Hongzhang and Yixin, and then hegemony will be accomplished."

Li Jing said: "There is one risk in this, that is, the British and French coalition forces are no longer the same as before. They are also equipped with advanced rifles and artillery. What if they suddenly attacked Li Hongzhang and Yixin while the prince was using troops to attack Li Hongzhang and Yixin?"

Li Weiguo smiled and said, "You can see this, which means you have made progress!"

"Thank you for your praise!" Li Jing smiled and bowed.

Li Weiguo continued: "Since Britain and France have secretly drawn 100,000 troops from Myanmar and Cambodia, it means they have greater ambitions. Looking at the problem from the standpoint of Britain and France, you will find that they must have such an idea, that is, they are waiting for this king and Li Hongzhang, and Yixin both suffer losses, and then they will take action, because from the beginning to the end, we are all infighting, and Britain and France are not fools, so how could they be used as gun envoys for Yixin?"

Li Jing suddenly became enlightened and showed joy, saying, "The prince's words made his subordinates suddenly understand. Thinking about it, it seems that the British and French coalition forces are bluffing at most and will never really attack us at the beginning, because they also know that if they fight us in the decisive battle from the beginning, then the ones who take advantage must be Yixin and Li Hongzhang. Britain and France are aiming to enslave our entire country. Their goal is not only to destroy us, but also to destroy Yixin and Li Hongzhang, otherwise they will not be able to enslave this country."

"That's right!" Li Weiguo smiled and added: "But even if the British and French coalition forces are really fooled, I am not afraid. I believe that my army can be defended."

This is confidence. Since Li Weiguo inspected the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, the shipyard and the Navy's East China Sea Fleet, his confidence has skyrocketed.

"In the last Battle of Shanghai, Britain and France were defeated by their equipment and tactics. This time, I will still humiliate them with more advanced weapons and equipment, so that they can understand that those who offend our Chinese will be punished even if they are far away!"

Those who offend our China will be punished even if they are far away!

This sentence was like a thunder strike, instantly hitting Li Jing's heart, shocked and excited.

At this time, Cheng Kun knocked on the door, reported it, and walked in, handed over the two secret reports to Li Weiguo.

After seeing it, Li Weiguo immediately smiled and said, "Wu Yong and Chen Jingnan are both ready, but Chen Jingnan probably needs a bamboo basket to fetch water."

Li Jing immediately said curiously: "Why is this? Could it be exposed?"

Cheng Kun also looked curious. Although he brought the secret letter, he did not dare to open it up, because the mark on it could only be seen by Li Weiguo, who was the main person.

Li Weiguo directly handed the secret letter to them and circulated it, and said, "Yi Xin is indeed cunning than Li Hongzhang. No wonder Li Hongzhang failed to rebel in his life, and his methods were much worse than those of him."

In history, Li Hongzhang, with the huge Beiyang group, still did not dare to oppose the Qing court, and he was still willing to take the blame all day long. This has almost become a historical mystery. It is rare for a Han man to be so loyal to the Qing court.

Now Li Weiguo finally understood what it means to be a one-foot-high demon. With Yixin, Cixi and Ci'an, who control the court and plan everything, their methods are so clever that Li Hongzhang has to be fooled.

Li Jing smiled and said, "It turns out that Yixin has been guarding against Li Hongzhang for a long time. He wants to sit and watch Li Hongzhang fight with us, and then reap the benefits of the fisherman."

Cheng Kun also exclaimed: "I didn't expect that Yi Xin, Cixi and Ci'an would have such amazing wisdom and means. If they had been in power for ten years, they would be the prince's strong enemy!"

Li Weiguo laughed and said, "What kind of strong rival? If they had been in power for ten years, I would have been no match for them at all, and they would have been killed by them."

Li Jing and Cheng Kun hurriedly said, "The prince is humble!"

Li Weiguo did not explain, and others did not know the skills of Yixin, Cixi and Ci'an. Li Weiguo knew very well. In modern history, the rule of China for half a century, made the powerful ministers such as Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Zuo Zongtang and Zhang Zhidong honestly dare not rebel. This itself shows the problem, which shows the effectiveness of Yixin, Cixi and Ci'an.

Cheng Kun said: "It seems that Empress Dowager Ci'an gave marriage to the prince and gave her sister to the prince as a concubine. This is a sign of weakness. If the prince does not accept it or rebels first, then the people of the world will inevitably say that the prince is ungrateful. This move is intended to weaken the prince's reputation."

"That's right!" Li Jing also said: "The court issued an order to ask the prince to rescue Cambodia and Myanmar, two vassal states, and also pushed his reputation to the court, allowing the prince to go to war with Britain and France. Whether it is winning or losing, Yixin has won one game first. This person's scheming is much more powerful than Xianfeng."

Li Weiguo interrupted the two and said, "Okay, don't complain. Women will accept all the orders and fight the photos. Now time is tight. You can immediately give instructions, so that people in the north can quickly cooperate with the local bank managers, quickly close the bank, and hide the funds on the spot. If Li Hongzhang takes action first, our bank will inevitably be robbed, and I will not follow it!"

The war is full of money. Li Weiguo didn't want the AIIB that he had worked hard to run and let the enemy rob him, so he would be very rewarded.
Chapter completed!