Republic of China: I am a great warlord, many children, many blessings

"Just as I said in the last telegram, I plan to marry my fourth daughter to General Shen."

Feng Guozhang smiled and said, "Brother Shen, General Sun's fourth daughter, Sun Yongting, and his eldest daughter, Sun Yonghui, are from the same mother. They are both extremely beautiful, and you will definitely not suffer any loss.

Like her sister, she has traveled around the world since she was young, knows many foreign languages, is independent and self-reliant, and has a strong personality."

Shen Hao said: "Oh? There is such a good thing, of course I am honored."

382. Only by fighting Japan can we stand up straight

Sun Baoqi stroked his beard and said with satisfaction: "Hahaha, it is a blessing for my daughter Yongting to marry General Shen."

Although she is not the legal wife, marrying Shen Hao is definitely a good match.

Before considering marrying his fourth daughter Sun Yongting to Shen Hao, Sun Baoqi did some research.

I have inquired from others about Shen Hao's reputation.

It is obvious that Shen Hao is trustworthy and treats women well.

I have never done anything that would lead to infatuation.

Yuan Datou's four daughters and Jin Quan's daughter were all living well, which was why he was relieved.

Although his eldest daughter, Sun Yonghui, married the eldest son of the richest family, Sheng, that guy also had several concubines.

Sun Baoqi didn't have much objection to a man having more women, as he had quite a few women of his own.

The main reason why Sun Baoqi has been able to remain standing for so many years is because he is a very honest person.

Xu Shichang said: "It seems that I can still ask for a glass of wedding wine."

Feng Guozhang smiled and said, "Brother Shen will not be stingy with a glass of wine."

Shen Hao smiled and said, "There's plenty of wine, everyone can drink as much as they want."

As the few people spoke, Sun Yongting's life came to a halt.

Then they went to the pavilion on the artificial lake and started chatting.

Xu Shichang smiled and said: "Yesterday, Germany sent two giant airships, the Zeppelins, to bomb the British port cities of King's Lynn and Great Yarmouth. Some houses were destroyed and four ordinary citizens were killed, which also caused great anger in Britain.

It seems that the war is getting out of control.”

Sun Baoqi nodded and said, “The British Navy also sank a German cruiser, but the rest of the German squadron escaped.

Britain's advantage as a maritime hegemon was demonstrated.

Now Britain began a naval blockade of Germany - prohibiting supplies, including food from the sea."

Hearing this, Shen Hao smiled.

When it comes to blockading sea areas, the German U-boats are the most successful.

Shen Hao now hopes that Britain will continue to fight, the longer the better.

As Secretary of State, the first thing Xu Shichang did every day was to read international war reports.

More information than Shen Hao.

Xu Shichang said: "Admiral Sackville Carden, commander of the British Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet, ordered the fleet to bombard the Dardanelles.

It is said that Britain and France deployed a total of 62 warships and a large number of auxiliary ships in this battle, with a total of about troops.

The purpose was obvious: to open a new front in the Dardanelles.

In an attempt to ease the pressure on the Caucasus Front of Tsarist Russia."

Sun Baoqi and Feng Guozhang both had solemn looks in their eyes.

Sun Baoqi said fearfully: "Britain is indeed the world's unique superpower.

It has the most powerful naval fleet in the world. Relying on this powerful military force, the British Empire's style of doing things can be described as very willful. It can attack whoever it wants and attack however it wants!

Once the 50-man army enters the Dardanelles, its goal is to land in Gallipoli and take the Ottoman capital of Istanbul (Constantinople) directly, hoping to drive the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) out of the war.

Feng Guozhang nodded and said: "I guess the plan of British First Lord of the Admiralty (Commander-in-Chief) Churchill is to have the British fleet enter the Dardanelles, defeat the Ottoman navy, and then land on the Gallipoli Peninsula on a large scale.

He led his army straight to the Ottoman capital and forced the Ottomans to sign a humiliating treaty to withdraw from the war!

Open up the connection with Russia in southern Europe, and then outflank Germany and Austria from there, and finally win the First World War. "

Xu Shichang, Sun Baoqi and others nodded one after another. The strategic intention was very obvious.

It was a brilliant strategy, but a complete mess in practice.

Shen Hao, who has read Churchill's autobiography, knows that the Ottoman Empire was very powerful at the end of its reign. It not only withstood the attack, but also forced Britain to retreat in disgrace. Churchill was dismissed as a result.

The Allied attack on the Ottoman Empire was called the Gallipoli Campaign, also known as the Dardanelles Campaign, and was one of the most famous battles of World War I.

Although the Ottoman navy was defeated in the early stage,

However, in 1915, they suffered an unprecedented defeat against the declining Ottoman Empire on the Gallipoli Peninsula.

In nearly a year of fighting, the British and French forces suffered more than 20 casualties and more than 20 injuries. Even more shocking was the loss of more than main combat ships.

This battle wiped out the glory of the British Navy since the 17th century and became one of the most disastrous defeats in its history.

He smiled and said, "There is no need to boost others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige. Britain may seem powerful, but it has already declined and is entering its twilight years.

There are more and more powerful countries around us. Japan, Germany, the United States and we are all rising. It is no longer the eagle country that dominated the world in the 19th century.

This time the European war will definitely drag Britain into the abyss."

Seeing Shen Hao say this, the three of them didn't have much confidence.

Ever since the Eight-Nation Alliance, the Qing Dynasty had lost its confidence, was backward and was constantly beaten, and these ministers in the late Qing Dynasty still had fear of foreigners.

Seeing the expressions of the three people, Shen Hao didn't say anything more. After all, self-confidence is something that must be based on strength.

Only by winning a great comeback battle can we gain enough confidence.

And the best stepping stone at the moment is Japan.

As long as we defeat the Japanese in one battle, our national self-confidence will be boosted immediately.

As Britain and Tsarist Russia continued to invest more in the European war, Asia would certainly lose its voice.

However, we still have to endure fighting the Japanese for a few more months.

Shen Hao is not afraid of the Japanese in land battles, but it is hard to say in naval battles as the gap in strength is still huge.

Once a stalemate occurs, it will affect the development of Guangdong and Guangxi as a whole.

According to Shen Hao's estimation, warlords such as Yan Xishan, Yuan Shikai, Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui, and Zhang Xun were eager to waste time with Shen Hao and Japan.

The most perfect inspector general would be to drag Shen Hao to death.

No matter how powerful Japan is, it cannot threaten them. But if Shen Hao becomes powerful, they will be the first to be threatened.

Although Sun Baoqi and Xu Shichang disliked Japan, they did not dare to go to war with Japan easily.

I feel a little scared inside.

Then, Sun Baoqi said: "Tomorrow, General Shen and Yongting should get married, we still have to hurry back."

Xu Shichang said: "Yes, the Spring Festival is just a few days away, and I have to go back to my hometown in Henan."

Feng Guozhang said with a smile: “Prime Minister Xu, you have quite a lot of fellow villagers.

Everyone knows that you and President Yuan are from the same Henan province.

The last time you saw me and Cao Kun together, you said that you were from the same Zhili hometown as us. Haha, you have fellow villagers all over the country."

Sun Baoqi smiled and said, "You know what, last time Xu Xiang told me that we are all from Zhejiang."

Hearing this, the three of them burst into laughter.

Xu Shichang smiled and explained: "This is really not nonsense. My Xu family's ancestral home is in Zhejiang. Later, the Xu family's ancestors moved to Tianjin, and then moved to Henan.

It's not too much to say that I'm from the same hometown as General Feng and General Sun."

"Haha, now that you put it that way, it really makes sense."

These days, when fellow villagers meet, their eyes are filled with tears, and they get along well with each other.

Everyone had a great time talking and soon the marriage between Sun Baoqi's fourth daughter, Sun Yongting, and Shen Hao was arranged.

Shen Hao had never seen the bride from beginning to end, but according to Feng Guozhang's description, she must have looked good.

Now, Shen Hao has to quickly take a concubine and take advantage of the opportunity before Yuan Shikai's death to have a crushing fight with the Japanese at sea.

It would be best to cripple this mad dog in one go.

383. The bridal chamber is like opening a blind box

The next day, the entire inspection residence was decorated with lights and colors.

Red silk was hung all over the rooms.

The color red is everywhere.

This scene is completely different from marrying Lu Chunlan.

On the third floor of the Pear Garden, looking at the lively scene in the Shen Residence, Lu Chunlan's beautiful eyes sparkled with envy, and she felt inexplicably bitter in her heart.

There is no harm without comparison.

When he married her, there was only a simple arrangement, no ceremony - she just wore a red silk dress.

Now, Sun Yongting, the fourth daughter who married the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sun Baoqi, is in such a situation.

Such a sharp contrast must have made Lu Chunlan feel jealous.

But he also knew that he was just an actor, and without a powerful family behind him, he would naturally not receive such treatment.

It was bustling downstairs, but Lu Chunlan felt more and more uncomfortable.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Lu Chunlan took a deep breath and quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

A smile spread across his face once again, and then he opened the door.

When he opened the door, he found it was Hu Xueli, the housekeeper of the Shen residence.

Lu Chunlan smiled and said, "Sister Xueli, why are you here? Please come in."

After entering the room, Hu Xueli first glanced at the bedroom, and then her eyes rested on Lu Chunlan's pretty face.

Lu Chunlan, who used to be sunny and cheerful, now looked as listless as a beaten eggplant.

Hu Xueli felt happy in her heart. As a woman herself, she understood the reason why Lu Chunlan was sad.

Feeling Hu Xueli's gaze, Lu Chunlan looked a little unnatural and asked nervously: "Sister Xueli, is there something wrong with my face? Is there something wrong?"

Hu Xueli smiled slightly and said softly: "Don't be nervous, your face is still so pretty and lovely.

But today, there is some resentment on your face, and you no longer have the joy of the past.

Do you feel a little aggrieved? "

Lu Chunlan felt nervous and shook her head quickly, "Sister Xueli, no, I'm not wronged at all."

Hu Xueli smiled, patted Lu Chunlan on the shoulder and said again: "Okay, Chunlan, don't feel any burden, I'm not blaming you.

As a woman, it is normal for you to feel aggrieved. I would be surprised if you didn't feel aggrieved.

It only means that you don’t have a master in your heart.”

Hearing what Hu Xueli said, Lu Chunlan felt relieved. Fortunately, she was not looking for trouble.

But I felt more and more aggrieved in my heart. I opened my mouth, but didn't know how to express my grievances.

If I say too much, I’m afraid the other person will think I’m being pretentious.

So, he had to lower his head and remain silent, rubbing his hands together.

Seeing this, Hu Xueli held Lu Chunlan’s shoulders and said with a smile: “Don’t be so depressed.

To our master, no matter if she is an opera singer, the president’s daughter, the prime minister’s daughter, or a bandit, their identities are actually the same, do you understand?

There is no distinction between high and low.

Among us sisters, most of us are just like you, just a simple formality and have never held a wedding.

Some don't even have a formality. The three girls downstairs from you, Yao Yulan, Yao Yuying and Wang Keqin, are all like this. If you don't believe it, go and ask.

In our master's mind, it doesn't matter whether or not to hold a wedding, you know.