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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 307: No one can bear to be bullied

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    After listening to Xiao Yungui's suggestion, Liszt was a little moved, but he still shook his head and said: "I'm sorry, Your Excellency King Xi, your suggestion is very attractive, but I still have to resign."

    Xiao Yungui said oh, frowned and looked at Liszt and said, "Sergeant, do you have something to hide?"

    Liszt nodded and said: "Indeed, Lord Wenhan is very annoyed that Corporal Barritt and I serve as military advisers to your army. In fact, even if there were not the circumstances just mentioned, Barritt and I would have to leave."

    Xiao Yungui suddenly realized: "It turns out that the consulate gave the order. What's the reason?"

    Lister said with some regret: "Barrett and I are both active-duty officers. Serving as military advisers to your army will undermine the neutrality of the British Empire. This is different from businessmen's transactions. Barritt and I are indeed not suitable to stay in your army."  Army, I hope you will understand."

    The words had been made very clear, and Xiao Yungui understood that people like Lister and others were active British army officers, and the British would not allow them to stay.  In fact, Xiao Yungui didn't know that Liszt and Barritt agreed to serve as military advisers at first because of Lord Wenhan's order. They were ordered to find opportunities to observe the rebels at close range and evaluate the strength of the army. Wenhan even wanted to collect information through the two of them.  More Taiping military movements.  However, after the start of trade, more and more businessmen from various countries have dealt with the Taiping Army. News that the two British officers were in the Taiping Army spread like wildfire, causing ministers from the United States, France and other countries to protest. Wen Han  Forced by his neutral stance, he withdrew his original immature order and asked the two of them to resign and return to the concession as soon as possible.  

    Of course, Xiao Yungui didn't expect that there would be so many twists and turns in it. Thinking that it would be sweet to be stubborn, he agreed to Liszt's request to resign and gave Liszt a sum of money as compensation for his and Barrete's hard work these days.  .

    Liszt has something on his mind.  I was embarrassed to accept Xiao Yungui's money, but with Xiao Yungui's kindness, I still accepted the silver.  Liszt was torn in his heart. He was a British official, and it was reasonable to say that the interests of the motherland were supreme. But these days, he felt the sincerity of the King of the West. At the same time, he also admired the fearless Taiping soldiers, and he appreciated this new regime more than the decadence.  The Qing Dynasty was more enlightened. Liszt was very sympathetic to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and wanted to do his best to help.  However, due to his identity, he could not betray Wen Han about his true purpose of becoming a military consultant, so he had to solemnly salute Xiao Yungui with guilt.

    The British victory ceremony at this time was very similar to the military ceremony popular in later generations. After Britain defeated the Spanish Armada, it held a quite spectacular victory celebration for the returning soldiers.  At the conference, Queen Elizabeth I of the United Kingdom personally awarded prizes to the meritorious soldiers.  In order to maintain the dignity of the Queen at that time.  It is specifically stipulated that soldiers must cover their eyes with their hands when receiving the award and are not allowed to look directly at the Queen.  This action later evolved into the military salute of various military units today.  I saw Liszt performing this military salute.  Xiao Yungui suddenly felt a sense of pride and solemnly returned the same military salute.

    When Liszt walked to the door, he still couldn't hold it back. He turned around and said to King Xi and his wife: "King Xi, madam, in the eyes of us British, the motherland and the queen are supreme. Sometimes interests may be able to achieve some goals, but  These are not all. Sometimes the sense of honor of soldiers will surprise you. The soldiers of your army are fearless and fearless. What they lack is the perception of new warfare. Sometimes it is not a good thing to invite foreigners as instructors of this army.  . It is best for each army to have its own soul and beliefs. These things cannot be taught by others, let alone rely on the military achievements of other countries. For security reasons, no matter how generous a country is, it will not give the best to its own army.  Teach the soldiers of other countries what they have learned. I hope you can understand that the next time you hire an instructor or military consultant, you should have reservations. Trusting your allies 100% means leaving yourself with a fatal weakness! I can only say this much,  I hope that next time we see His Excellency King Xi, we will still be friends."

    After Liszt finished speaking, he left. Xiao Yungui and Hong Yun'er were sweating profusely. They both understood the meaning of Liszt's words, and both of them felt waves of fear for their naivety.

    After a long while, Hong Yun'er said slowly: "This man is a good man. It's no wonder that he is only a sergeant after being a professional soldier for so many years."

    Xiao Yungui breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "This is our luck. Fortunately, they trained and contacted the new Qingpu Army, and our background has not been exposed. Fortunately, all the veterans of the West Palace were sent out, otherwise I would really  Let Liszt train them."

    Hong Yun'er crossed her arms across her chest and said thoughtfully: "I didn't expect you to reach a point where no one can bear to be bullied. It can be considered a progress."

    Xiao Yungui asked: "What makes people unbearable to bully?"

    ¡°In history, Zeng Guofan treated talented people with courtesy in the army and was very respected.?People's admiration.  One day, a guest came to visit him, and Zeng Wenzhenggong immediately received him. The man was dressed in simple clothes and his conversation was exquisite.  Zeng Wenzheng was very enamored and talked with this guest about contemporary figures.  The guest said: "Hu Linyi is very smart in his work, and others cannot deceive him; Zuo Zongtang enforces the law like a mountain, and others dare not deceive him; only Commander-in-Chief, you are as open-minded as you are, love talents as much as your life, treat people with sincerity, and touch people with virtue, you are not Hu Zuo."  It is unbearable to deceive two people who can speak the same language." Zeng Wenzhenggong was very happy and kept the guest in the military camp and treated him as an honored guest.  Soon he handed him a huge amount of money and asked him to buy arms on his behalf.  The customer got the funds, left, and then disappeared without a trace.  Our Zeng Wenzhenggong stamped his feet and sighed, "It's unbearable to be deceived, it's unbearable to be deceived!"  "Hong Yun'er slowly told this allusion again.

    Xiao Yungui pondered: "Only by not being fooled by appearance, conversation, and flattery, and not being lost by flattery and flattery, can you maintain a clear-eyed judgment. Whether you are dealing with Chinese people or foreigners, it seems to be the same."  Yes."

    The two chatted, and soon it was evening. After dinner, Lin Qirong, Li Tianxi, Chen Zhiming, Zhou Lichun, Li Zuoche, Tang Erniu and other generals rushed back to the camp to meet together.  All the generals rushed back immediately after receiving the order. They had not even eaten yet. Xiao Yungui immediately ordered Hong Yun'er to ask the female camp to serve hot meals to entertain the generals.

    After the generals raised their chopsticks, Xiao Yungui stood up and said: "The military situation is urgent. Brothers, listen to me while eating. If you have any questions, wait until I finish speaking."

    The generals responded one after another, and Xiao Yungui walked a few steps. While picking up food for the generals, he told the generals about the three groups of Qing troops that had been found to support southern Jiangsu. When the generals heard this, they were all shocked and stopped eating with their chopsticks.  eat.

    Xiao Yungui chuckled and said, "Let's continue eating. When have we ever been afraid of the Qing Yao? Could it be that when the Qing Yao comes, we won't eat?"

    Seeing that the King of the West was so calm and composed, all the generals laughed together, and all the pressure in their hearts disappeared.

    Xiao Yungui continued: "We can look down on the Qing demons in the big picture, and we can underestimate them, but in battle we must treat them as strong enemies. The three Qing armies arrived together, and our troops in the West Palace attacked Suzhou and Hangzhou respectively.  In Shanghai, the troops are scattered and it is difficult to defeat the enemy together. After I trade the last batch of arms with the foreigners tonight, I will return to Suzhou first. Together with the new reinforcements from Wuxi and other places, I will first defeat Suzhou, then go to Shanghai, and finally fight in Hangzhou. This way  We can accomplish our goal of fighting in Southern Jiangsu and completely occupy Southern Jiangsu!"

    The generals nodded in agreement and slowed down their hands. Xiao Yungui motioned to the generals to continue eating and said: "After this king leaves, Lin Qirong will be the main general, Li Zuoche and Zhou Lichun will be the assistants, Li Tianxi and Chen Zhiming will  You all are under the control of Lin Qirong. There are more than 8,000 Qingyao and Chun tribes who came to Shanghai to support us. Together with the Guangdong Navy and the Qingyao in Shanghai City, the strength is more than 10,000, which has exceeded our troops near Shanghai.  The total strength of the army does not include those gangs and local regiments that are lurking around. I do not require you to defeat these Qing monsters, but you must defend the outer fortresses and high bridges of Shanghai. You cannot let the Qing ask for reinforcements and the Qing in Shanghai city.  The demons join hands. Baoshan, Wusong and other places can defend themselves, but if they cannot, they will destroy all their fortresses. To deal with Hechun's Luying Qingyao, you can firmly defend the fortresses, resist step by step, and hold them back.  Just follow your footsteps. To deal with the Guangdong Qingyao Navy, you have to use your brains. Prepare more iron chains and iron bars to block the river, or use preset artillery arrays to ambush the Qingyao fleet at hidden harbor branches and river bends.  We must inflict severe damage and make sure that the Qingyao cannot reach Shanghai City by water."

    The generals all responded, but Tang Erniu still couldn't hold it back. He stood up and asked, "Your Highness, King Xi, what about me?"

    Xiao Yungui smiled and said, "You follow me and Queen Xi back to Suzhou with the firearms. After dinner, you have to go out immediately to prepare the mules, horses and carriages."

    Tang Erniu felt relieved and said with a smile: "I thought King Xi had forgotten me."

    The generals laughed together. Although the atmosphere was solemn due to heavy rain before the battle, Xiao Yungui still felt at ease. Seeing these Taiping generals, he knew that he was not fighting alone.

    "You all fought in bloody battles step by step. I won't go into details if I say too much. But this time we need to fight more skillfully and ambush more. While consuming the enemy, we must save ourselves as much as possible. Let me go  Don¡¯t cut off our business with foreigners in the future. Li Shanlan can help us do a lot of things. We can also get closer to the missionaries here. But when dealing with foreigners, your secrets must not be leaked. People are separated from each other, and no one knows about foreigners.  What are you thinking about while trading with us? Purchase and hoard the required food and arms from foreigners, so you not only have to fight, but also do business well. I will ask Zhu Changlin and others to come to Shanghai in a few days, but  Before they arrive, trade cannot be interrupted."

    Lin Qirong nodded solemnly and stood up. He was not good at words, but Xiao Yungui knewHe has a tough character, and you can rest assured if you leave the defense to him.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!</dd>
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