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Volume One: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 588: Immediate Relief

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    Xiao Yungui knew how useful the secret message to Xingzhen would be. Although this move was a conspiracy to kill two birds with one stone, in his heart he really hoped that a miracle would happen and that the Qing government would agree to a partial truce and send troops northward.  To fight against the British and French forces, he did not want the British and French forces to capture Beijing and burn the Old Summer Palace as they did in history. That was not the pain of the Qing court but the shame of the entire nation.

    The Qing army from several provinces in the north of the Yangtze River was concentrated in the Huanghuai area. The Qing regular army such as the New Army and the Green Camp had no less than 200,000 troops. There were also many local regiments to train soldiers and horses to assist. For example, the Qing regiment of Miao Peilin in Haozhou trained as many as three soldiers.  Thousands of horses.  Therefore, in the Jiangbei area, the total strength of the Qing army reached more than 800,000.  Although the Qing army in Jiangbei had a large number of troops, fortunately, the area where these soldiers and horses had to guard was very long, stretching from southern Shandong, northern Anhui, and southern Henan to the land of Jingxiang.  Through a partial truce, it promoted the northward transfer of the Qing army and reduced the total number of enemy troops facing them, which was beneficial from a military perspective.

    ¡°But if the Qing court is unwilling to partially cease the war, then Xiao Yungui can also use this incident to let the Han people in the world see the true face of the Qing court.  Therefore, after Peng Yulin and others left, some newspapers representing the official Taiping Rebellion acted as mouthpieces and began to focus on commenting on the war between the Qing court and Britain and France.

    ?????????????????????????????????No matter what situation we face, the Chinese people still have one advantage, that is, no matter how fierce they fight internally, they can always sympathize and support each other when facing foreign invasion.

    After the official newspapers of the Kingdom of Heaven began to report on the British and French allied forces' invasion of the north, most of the soldiers and civilians under the Kingdom of Heaven still commented on the matter with an attitude of sympathy for the Northerners. The Guangzhou Cotton Chamber of Commerce offered a 50,000 tael bet on the defeat of the British and French allied forces. This is an example.  People with yellow skin are always happy to see their compatriots defeat the arrogant white foreigners, so much so that they forget to support their former foreign brothers.

    Subsequent reports began to appear biased, starting from the British and French forces' occupation of the seaports in Shandong and some misdeeds.  From the incident of the British army's seizure of more than 30 civilian merchant ships to the recent burning, killing and looting by the British and French forces after they landed in Beitang, the Taiping Rebellion's official newspapers have made unfriendly accusations against the British and French forces.

    For this reason, the British Consul Aliguo and the French Consul Gu Si who stayed in Tianjing successively submitted notes of protest to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, asking the Heavenly Kingdom to withdraw such negative reports on the coalition forces.  But the Taiping Rebellion¡¯s Ministry of Rites responded forcefully, saying that the newspapers only reported the facts, and the soldiers and civilians of the Taiping Rebellion had the right to know the truth!

    A Liguo and Gu Si were extremely angry, but what puzzled them was.  How did the newspapers of the Taiping Rebellion know what was happening thousands of miles away?  You must know that news about those shameful things is blocked.  The answer to this mystery was not revealed until after the war. It turned out that many officers in the British and French allied forces had borrowed huge debts during their time in Shanghai. Although the creditors were private businessmen.  But they all have the shadow of the Taiping Rebellion behind them. As a condition for debt relief, these officers provide the latest news or news from the coalition forces.  In order to relieve their debts, these officers had to sell some information, although the information did not involve military secrets.  But it greatly embarrassed the British and French forces.  These officers sent the news back to the south through the Taiping Rebellion's northern Baizetang branch.  So the people of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the south learned about the embarrassing story of the French army catching chickens and ducks in the streets and alleys of Beitang to satisfy their hunger.

    With the guidance of official tendencies and national sentiments, an atmosphere of sympathy for the common people in the north soon formed in the Kingdom of Heaven. Following the gambling game of the Guangzhou Cotton Chamber of Commerce, more and more non-governmental organizations began to sympathize and support the northerners. However,  Because they were still at war with the Qing court, all they could do was support them through gambling.

    On the day when the French army launched a land attack on the Dagukou Fort, the Russian Minister Plenipotentiary Yevfimy Vasilyevich Putyating arrived in Shanghai by ship and submitted a note.  Request an interview with the Western King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

    News of Putiyating¡¯s arrival reached Tianjing through the telegraph line between Tianjing and Shanghai that day. Xiao Yungui was not surprised by Putiyating¡¯s arrival.  Given the expansionist temper of the Russians, it would be strange for them not to come out and take advantage when the British and French forces invaded the north.  The arrival of Putiyating can also illustrate a problem, that is, Russia did not benefit from the Qing court. It seems that Song Qingyun still maintained his due national integrity and did not throw himself into the arms of the Russians due to internal and external pressure.

    From this moment on, Xiao Yungui could not help but be in awe of his nominal fianc¨¦e. It was not easy for a woman to withstand such pressure, and he also faintly began to feel that he had gone too far.  But then this idea was dismissed by him. The opposition between different positions cannot be diluted through emotion. Sympathy is sympathy, and what should be done should be done. Maybe this is part of dirty politics.  From this, Xiao Yungui also thought about the fact that in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, the United States continued to export strategic materials to Japan while shouting sympathy for China, and then he felt relieved.

    History is neither beautiful nor pure. The essential elements that make up historyHuman beings are all about people and things, and the selfish nature of human beings determines that everything they do will not be upright. Therefore, much of the real history is dark and heinous, so there is the Holy Mother of religions.  But just the Virgin who comforts people's sinful hearts.

    Xiao Yungui also knew why Putiyating came to Tianjing to seek an audience. Tan Shaoguang defeated the counterattacks of the Russian army many times in places such as Sakhalin Island and Temple Street Fortress.  The navy of the Kingdom of Heaven began to move northward. Due to the loss of the Temple Street Fortress at the seaport of Heilongjiang and the loss of Petropavlovsk, the Russian military port on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East, Russia lost sea control in the Far East, and even its influence and invasion of Japan were interrupted.  , the Taiping Army cleverly curbed Russia's eastward expansion ambitions by controlling several strategic points, which made Russia very unhappy.

    So after Russia did not get what it wanted from the Qing Dynasty, it turned to Tianjing. Although the Putiyating note stated that it came for peace in the Far East, Xiao Yungui knew that the Russians actually wanted to unite with the Taiping  The army sent troops to the Northeast to carve up the Qing Dynasty's land in the Northeast. It would have no other purpose than that.

    Although he knew the purpose of the Russians, Xiao Yungui did not refuse to meet with Putiyating. Although the two sides were at war, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and Russia did not declare war on each other. Xiao Yungui also needed to know where Russia's bottom line was, and he also wanted to know  Is the rumor that Russia will send the Baltic Fleet across half of the world to the Far East true?

    Soon Putiyating¡¯s note was replied to. That night Putiyating and his group of Russians boarded a special train from Shanghai to Tianjing and arrived in Tianjing early the next morning.

    After breakfast, Putiyating and his entourage entered the Palace of the Western King and waited for the Western King's reception. After waiting all morning, the Western King sent someone to take Putiyating to see him. The rest of the people were not allowed to attend the meeting.  Tiatin went with only a Russian translator.

    The King of the West met with Putiyating at the Catholic Church in the King's Mansion. I don't know if it was because he had too much contact with dirty politics. Xiao Yungui took time to pray here every day. Maybe he wanted to ask God to forgive his sins.  .

    Putiyating has always marveled at the prosperity of this ancient city since he came to Tianjing. Xiwangfu is one of the representative works of Jiangnan gardens in Tianjing, and it is even more beautiful. Now that he is in the Catholic Church of Xiwangfu, he suddenly feels like a time and space.  With a staggered feeling, Putiyating felt that he was in the Sith Cathedral rather than in distant China. Although the Catholic Church in Xiwangfu was not too big, some architectural space techniques were cleverly used, so the senses  The emperor felt that the hall was very spacious.

    King Xi sat quietly on the first row of prayer mats, where a Chinese nun was leading a group of Chinese children in singing hymns. The singing was so sweet that people could not help but forget their sorrows and worries, and their hearts could be completely quiet.

    Putiyating walked to the front row under the guidance of the guards. King Xi did not look back at him, but pointed to the empty seat beside him. Putiyating nodded slightly and thanked him and sat down. The translator sat behind the two of them.  The guards retreated.

    After singing a melodious and light ode to Heavenly Father, King Xi stood up and shook hands with Putiyating and said, "Let's go out and talk. I don't want the evil in the outside world to affect the children here."

    After saying that, the Western King walked out first, followed by Putiyating and the translator. Putiyating noticed that the Western King's robe was made of finely embroidered silk. Although it looked simple, it did not lose its dignity.  The slightly rude face of the Western King was filled with majesty that people dared not look up to. Putiyating was very surprised how this Eastern legend perfectly combined the simplicity of the common people and the dignity of the nobles.

    After leaving the Catholic Church, they wandered in the garden of the Western Prince's Mansion. While Putiyating was still thinking about how to speak, the Western Prince spoke first: "What do the Russians hope to get?"

    Putiyating was slightly stunned after hearing the translation. He did not expect the Western King to be so straightforward, and immediately responded: "Russia needs peace."

    King Xi seemed to be dismissive of this false politeness, "Wouldn't it be peaceful if you retreated to Siberia?"

    At this moment, Putiyating did not know how to answer. The King of the West got the essence of the problem right. If Russia does not expand eastward, there will be peace.  Putiyating was startled for a moment, then nodded politely and said, "But we in Russia still need more living space and access to the Far East."

    King Xi then became satisfied: "This is the truth. Tell me your reasons. You must know that peace is contrary to gaining living space."

    Putiyating admired the Western King's straightforwardness and lacked the hypocrisy of Qing officials, and said directly: "Russia and the Taiping Rebellion have a common enemy, the Qing government! And our conflict of interests in the Far East can be solved by carving up the territory to the north of the Qing Dynasty.  Dissolve.¡±

    The King of the West pondered for a moment and then asked: "How to divide it?" Putiyating said: "The land east of the Ussuri River and north of the Outer Xing'an Mountains was assigned to Russia. The land east of the Heilongjiang River, including Sakhalin Island and Temple Street, belonged to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. At the same time, Russia recognized the legitimacy of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's rule over China, and the two countries formed an alliance.  "

    After listening, King Xi suddenly started to laugh, and then he laughed louder and louder, and finally laughed until tears came out (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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