Alchemy Greater China

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"We won the battle, we won the defense of Nanjing!"

Before the crowd reacted, the reporter of "Express News" was the first to shout out!

Preconceived voices convinced everyone that last night, Lord Liu, the governor, used surprise troops to defeat the two British gunboats that were about to blast open the gate of Nanjing.

The invincible British were defeated, and then, on December [-], the corpses of the British envoys were hung at the gate of the Nanjing Governor's Mansion!

Of course, only a small number of people are hanging out. After all, Long Hao and Liu Kunyi are a little rational. They know that if more than 30 corpses are hung up for the city residents to watch and throw debris and filth to smash, I am afraid The country to which the body belonged would go mad, and the limelight of world opinion would turn in sympathy for Britain.

Therefore, the corpses on display were mainly a few British envoys, and more than a dozen corpses of Qing soldiers who "heroically defended" the Governor's Palace were also presented as gifts...

In short, under the background of the hard-working propaganda of the Governor-General's Mansion and the newspaper "Express" printed long ago, last night's rainy night massacre suddenly turned into a British envoy trying to break through Nanjing and capture the Governor-General's Mansion, but the plot was exposed 』, the ups and downs of being stopped by the heroic soldiers of the Qing army, and after the fierce battle, they were all killed.

The "Express News" also set the tone. This Sino-British conflict is entirely responsible for the UK. The whole incident is a big British conspiracy against the Nanyang Navy and the King of Alchemy!The Nanyang Navy and the King of Alchemy were forced to fight back. We hope that righteous people in the world will provide support, face the facts squarely, and prevent China from becoming a victim of the British conspiracy. [

Don't let the flames of war burn on this ancient land again!

The power of public opinion is powerful.In other words, the arrival of Long Hao released the inherent energy of public opinion in advance.

When the upper echelon of the international community began to pay attention to the Sino-British naval battle that took place in China, the wind of public opinion has been overwhelmingly inclined to China, to the weaker side, and to promote British conspiracy theories.

The public opinion media cited the previous two Sino-British wars as examples, comparing Britain to a 'greedy' robber and a 'despicable and shameful' conspirator.Over and over again, they stretched out their sinful claws to this ancient oriental country!

The point of view held by the public opinion media is: Britain is trying to enslave the world as its colony. History has proved that whenever its own domestic contradictions become prominent, it will shift the focus of domestic people's attention to foreign countries. The first two times China This was the case in the British War, and this time, due to the outbreak of the Three Emperors Alliance War in Europe, Britain also experienced political turmoil in which the Queen was placed under house arrest and Prince Edward ascended the throne.In order to stabilize the situation, ease domestic conflicts, and shift the focus of the public.The British side 'shamelessly' shifted the conflict to China.

after all.Who let China, who let the Qing Dynasty, so easy to bully?

The British side believes that they can get huge benefits from China with only a small price!

In this way, the wisdom of Edward VII's ascension to the throne can be highlighted.Let the British people forget about the queen for a while.

... Doubt, the power of public opinion and the media is powerful, let alone other things, at least this time, under the media offensive that Long Hao is fully exerting.The international voices condemning China are not strong!

Or rather, not urgently.

This is not surprising.The great powers are all busy at the end of the European war, and their attention to East Asia, or the Far East, has actually dropped to the lowest point in the past 20 years!

The Sino-British naval battle that Long Hao single-handedly provoked was aimed at this gap.

I have to say that Long Hao sincerely thanked Joseph I and Edward VII...

From the beginning to the end of the Sino-British Nanjing naval battle, it happened too quickly. It took only ten days from the beginning to the end. The Qing court in Beijing did not react, and the Hundred Ships War was over!

After this naval battle, the Nanyang Navy, which had just been expanded to a certain point, was turned upside down and suffered heavy losses. The remaining gunboats also fled in a hurry. I believe that when this storm passes, the navy may have to rebuild. [

This also provides excellent material for public opinion to stir up sentiment from the side.

However, no matter how strong the public opinion is, it needs to bow to the facts and kneel to the strength.

From another perspective, if the gunboats of the Nanyang Navy were vulnerable to a single blow and were immediately crushed by the British Navy, then even if public opinion blows up China's tragic tone, it may not be able to stop other great powers who think they are just. Interested in coming to arbitration, but when the war situation fell into a stalemate like a mist, the Nanyang Navy and the British Navy stationed in China lost both sides, and it was impossible to see who was gaining and who was losing for a while, then the buffering effect of public opinion was highlighted, at least However, in the multinational concessions lined up in Shanghai, there was no voice from the big powers overwhelmingly condemning China.

Representatives of France, Italy, Germany, Spain and other powers stationed in Shanghai are all watching...waiting and watching the final result of this Sino-British naval battle.

Hey, you may ask, isn't the result already out?

Didn't it end with the defeat of the Nanyang Navy and the eight gunboats fleeing in panic?

Yes, the Nanyang Navy was almost completely lost, but the British fleet did not see a complete victory, because the eight Nanyang Navy gunboats that escaped seemed to have taken stimulants, and they came from Nanjing and ran all the way. , unexpectedly ran to Shanghai safely, and under the tailing and tracking of the British fleet, escaped into the East China Sea safely!

There is a saying in the Navy: "As long as the deck is on the horizon, then anything is possible!"

Yes, there are still eight gunboats that have not surrendered?

How can it be judged that the British army won a complete victory?

What they chased was only fourteen wounded warships.

Once the two sides reach the open East China Sea, everything is possible... Don't forget, the king of alchemy, Long Hao, the Earl of Beihai who is famous for bringing down the US Navy, hasn't made a move yet!

Who knows how many ambushes there are in the Pacific Ocean?

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Well, regardless of the uproar of public opinion, let us turn our attention to the battlefield again.

The battlefield is the cornerstone that determines the direction of public opinion.

However, this battlefield is Shanghai City, and the East China Sea beyond Shanghai!

Afternoon on December [-]nd.The eight gunboats escaped by the Nanyang Navy engaged in a fierce exchange of fire with the [-] British warships that were pursuing them [-] nautical miles southeast of Shanghai.

Cannon fire and thick smoke, light and black fog, soaring so high that the whole of Shanghai can see it!

The exchange of fire lasted for a full hour. As soon as the 22 warships from both sides sank, the surrounding sea water was tumbling loudly.It's like the Dragon King going on tour!

It even affected many fishing boats that could not escape.

The result of the firefight was in line with the expectations of the foreigners in the concession. The gunboats of the Nanyang Navy were defeated. After firing a few shots, they fled in a panic. However, these foreigners who watched the entire battle with binoculars felt a little strange: Several of the navy's gunboats had been hit by the British guns, but the speed at which they escaped was still amazing!

British warships can't catch up even if they want to!

There is no way, in the traditional drama of chasing and fleeing.These 22 warships gradually disappeared from the sight of the people on the beach.

It seems that they just appeared to stage a fight scene under the noses of the people in Shanghai, now.The play is over.They also called a curtain call.

Since it's an act, then it's you who sings and I come on stage, and the drama needs to be complete. About two hours after the 22 warships disappeared without thinking, Shanghai City suffered a wave of ground attacks!

Liu Kunyi, governor of Liangjiang, joined forces with the Alchemy King to send troops by land.Divide the troops into three groups and go straight to Shanghai!

In the early morning of December [-]rd, the city of Shanghai fell!

Uh, maybe it's not appropriate to use the term "occupied", although the alchemy country in the 'invading party' is a foreign country.But its king is a genuine Chinese, and.In the post-war media propaganda, it was a first-rank official of the Qing Dynasty who led the attack on the Great Shanghai: Governor of Liangjiang!

This is not called falling, at most it is called internal strife, and if it is more serious, it is just a name for rebellion.

As the saying goes, no matter how strong a fortress is, most of it is breached from the inside.

The Qing court officials in Shanghai never thought that they would be attacked by their own people!

A group of Qing court officials in Shanghai went crazy. After they were placed under house arrest, they cursed Liu Kunyi for being a traitor, for colluding with outsiders, and for his family to die!

In short, the talent of the Eight-legged Jinshi shines at this moment.

Facing the insult, Liu Kun looked cold and dismissive, and he only said: "Shut your mouths! I now suspect that you have colluded with the British and betrayed the information of the Nanyang Navy, which led to my navy I was attacked by the British Navy and suffered heavy losses! You all saw the naval battle yesterday, it was the British chasing the ship of the Nanyang Navy, and the evidence is solid! Hehe, in addition, I have a lot of evidence to prove that the British People intend to capture my Nanjing, plot my Qing Dynasty, such a shocking conspiracy, don't tell me, you don't know about it!"

Liu Kunyi is worthy of being a veteran in the officialdom. His ability to turn black and white and fight back is so good that he can do it easily. After saying a word, those Shanghai officials' scalps exploded, and their bodies were like a sieve: What?We colluded with the British?They want to wipe out the Nanyang Navy and attack Nanjing City?This, these we do not know! !

"I'm wronged, Mr. Liu, I'm guilty of being an official!"

"My God, how could the actions of the British tell us? We don't know anything about these plots!"

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"Ahem, since Mr. Liu is here, the British conspiracy will definitely not succeed! I swear to follow my lord to the death for my lord, to catch British spies!"

"Yes, yes, we fully support Your Excellency in eliminating the remnants of the British party in Shanghai!"

The officials reacted very quickly, made eye contact with each other, and now one by one began to express their loyalty, willing to work with Liu Kunyi to search for evidence of the British conspiracy in Shanghai and arrest all suspicious people!

They thought: No matter how crazy Liu Kunyi is, the final punishment will definitely fall on him. We are forced to follow the thief, and the punishment we receive afterwards must be lighter.

These Qing court officials in Shanghai thought about it, and at the same time, they understood Liu Kunyi quite well. Anyone whose heart is picked by others will definitely go crazy!

What's more, that piece of heart is the Nanyang navy that Liu Kunyi relies on to survive in the officialdom!

The British ran to poke the hornet's nest, so don't blame Liu Kun for going crazy.

While understanding, these Shanghai officials were also puzzled, blaming the British for their disappointment: stupid.Break down Nanjing City if you have the ability, and catch Liu Kunyi!In the end, it was counterattacked by others, and they came to Shanghai, and they said that the world's number one navy, oh, I can't even deal with a Nanyang navy, and we suffer together!Foreigners are really unreliable!

With the cooperation of local officials in Shanghai.Liu Kunyi's actions became more and more smooth, running rampant in Shanghai.

On the evening of December [-]rd, the city of Shanghai declared martial law and no carriages or horses were allowed to leave. During this period, several teams of foreigners wanted to leave Shanghai, but were stopped by Liu Kunyi's troops. These foreigners may not have expected the troops of the Qing court to leave Shanghai. Dare to be rough on yourself, words and actions are still presumptuous.As a result, it is obvious that these arrogant foreigners are tragic!

In the face of Liu Kun's blockade of Shanghai, the Chinese people are fine.Be resigned to it.They just hid in the house and didn't come out, but foreigners from various countries in the concession were naturally quite upset. That night, they organized a manpower to fight back, preparing to use foreign guns and cannons to teach the ignorant and backward Qing army a profound lesson.

In the eyes of foreigners in the concession, the Qing army was simply a worthless waste.They believed that although their own troops were not many, it would be no problem to repel these fools with braids who didn't know the slightest bit of modern warfare.

But it's a pity that these foreigners who are used to domineering in the concession overlooked one thing.That is: those who came with Liu Kunyi, and Long Hao's guards.That is, the national defense force of the alchemy country!

It has been more than a month since the National Defense Army followed Long Hao to China. After adapting during this period, they have reintegrated into their homeland. Moreover, their combat power is not comparable to that of the ordinary Qing army. Even the elite Hunan Army, Huai Army The army is here, and it is by no means their opponent.

Because they are strong men who have practiced 13 sets of radio gymnastics. They are Chinese children who are used to foreign guns and cannons. Hate and feared courage.

What's more, there is the most important point, that is, they all admire Long Hao very much, and they will obey Long Hao's words without hesitation.

Long Hao wanted them to fight against foreigners, even if they were unarmed, they would not hesitate or be vague. They had zero respect for foreigners, they were hunters, and they regarded foreigners as prey in their eyes.

Therefore, when the multinational coalition forces in the concession collided with Long Hao's National Defense Forces, the result of the collision never started, it was already doomed!

On the morning of the [-]th, the coalition forces in the concession were defeated. The arrogant foreign devils in the past could not believe that the enemy who couldn't hit, walked lightly, and had a ghostly queue on the opposite side could be the Chinese army!It wasn't until they lost more than half of their manpower that they turned pale and shouted to surrender.

Long Hao was not a bloodthirsty type either. When he saw the white flag, he smiled and waved to stop the attack. He ordered people to tie up all the foreign soldiers in the concession and put them all in a dark house for guarding.

On the afternoon of December [-]th, the dragon flag of the Qing Dynasty was flying over the concession, and the national flags of various countries fell in disgrace. At this point, all resistance forces in Shanghai disappeared, and Long Hao and Liu Kunyi completely controlled Greater Shanghai.

It wasn't until the Great Shanghai was under control that, to be honest, Liu Kunyi, who was relaxed, became faintly afraid.

Standing on a tall building, he looked down at the mess in the concession area, and the flattering and bent Shanghai Qing court officials next to him, his back was numb: My dear, you are so confused, did I bring down Shanghai city?Moreover, it seems that many foreigners have been killed. They... are not all British! ?

Liu Kunyi suddenly had a feeling that he had been used by Long Hao again, that he had used his title as the governor of Liangjiang, and that he had used his own hand to easily control Shanghai.

After all, without Liu Kunyi, Long Hao could have captured Shanghai by relying on the strength of the National Defense Forces, but his reputation was that the Alchemy Kingdom invaded the Qing Dynasty, and the impact was very bad.

But with the addition of Liu Kunyi, the nature of the war will change, and it will become an internal matter of the Qing Dynasty. The worst characterization is the rise of another Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and someone revolts to rebel against the Qing court... No matter what What, this is all China's internal affairs, and the critics of foreign powers can be blocked from the public opinion!

Liu Kun recalled carefully: I just wanted to defend Nanjing, defend my navy, and keep the official hat on my head, but it has only been a few days, and when I come to this field, why does it seem that I am getting farther and farther away from committing crimes and doing meritorious service?With such a big fuss, can the emperor still protect me?

"Your Majesty Hao, now that Shanghai has been defeated, what should we do next?"

"Next? It's easy to do next. Screen out these foreigners, stay obedient and send disobedient ones to trial. In addition, expel all the British. Those who resist will be killed. Master Liu, don't be soft!" Long Hao glanced He glanced at Liu Kun, as if seeing through his anxiety, and said with a smile: "Our goal is to kick the British out of Shanghai, um, or to be more precise, to kick the British power out of the Chinese territory." Get out! Remember, we have turned our backs on Britain, so we have to keep doing nothing! This boat can no longer get off!"

"Then, then, I always feel that we have gone too far? Your Majesty Hao, forgive me for being stupid. I didn't see how capturing Shanghai and arresting foreigners will help rescue the ships of the Nanyang Navy?"

"Why didn't it help? Controlling Shanghai is equivalent to controlling the outlets of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Now, I can call my ships to join the battle!" Long Hao patted Liu Kunyi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Moreover, from Shanghai Port If we set off, it will be easier to attack the British naval camp in Ningbo North, right?"

"You want to attack the British army base?!" Liu Kunyi's face completely changed without a trace of blood.

As mentioned earlier, the British warships stationed in China in the "Hundred Ships War" did not come out in full force. Now there are less than ten warships docked in Ningbo North, south of Shanghai.

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