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    "Old Buddha, I'm so happy! I'm so happy!" Prince Gong Yixin came to Chuxiu Palace with a smile on his face and announced the good news to the Empress Dowager Cixi.

    "Sixth, why are you so happy? Did you pick up hundreds of taels of silver?" The Empress Dowager Cixi was very puzzled when she saw Prince Gong's old face smiling like a chrysanthemum.  It stands to reason that although Prince Gong is not a particularly serious person in normal times, as the military leader and minister of the Qing Dynasty, he is also a person who does not express his joy and anger.

    "Haha, Lafayette is joking. This happy event is more joyful than the slave picking up the silver!" Yi Xin said very excitedly.  During this period of time, the Westernization Movement of the Qing Dynasty has been fully launched, and a large amount of foreign capital has poured in, causing the Qing Dynasty's industry to develop rapidly, especially the mining industry, which has developed particularly rapidly.  Although it cost a lot of resources, the fiscal revenue of the Qing Dynasty continued to rise, which made Prince Gong Yixin, who presided over Westernization, very happy.

    "What on earth is going on? Stop showing off!" Empress Dowager Cixi was also in a good mood.

    "Lafayette, there's a fight. Western Sichuan and foreigners are fighting!" Prince Gong said with a smile.

    "What? Western Sichuan is fighting with foreigners? Which country? Where is the fighting going on?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked quickly.  Last year, the Qing Dynasty lost almost everything in the war in western Sichuan.  If Sichuan West can be taught a lesson by the foreigners, it can also relieve the anger in his heart.

    "Lafayette, this time Western Sichuan has hit the iron plate. They actually started a fight with the British Empire in Cona County, Shannan. I see, that guy Wang Xiao is old and confused and thinks he has defeated us.  The Qing Dynasty is invincible. Who is the British Empire? It is the most powerful country in the world! If we go to war with the British Empire, isn't it looking for death?" Prince Gong Yixin said with a smile.  He seems to have seen that the Western Sichuan Army was defeated by the British army, and even the British destroyed Western Sichuan in one fell swoop. In this case, the Qing Dynasty would be able to take advantage.

    "A war with the British? Then Western Sichuan will definitely lose this time. Where is the Shannan area? Where is Cuona County? Xiao Lizi, go and get the Map of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms. Prince Gong will point it out to the Ai family!  "The Empress Dowager Cixi's face was full of smiles.  Over the years, the Qing Dynasty suffered a lot at the hands of Western Sichuan.  If Western Sichuan could be destroyed with the help of the British, everyone would be happy.

    Soon, Li Lianying took out a world map. Fortunately, Prince Gong Yixin already knew the location of Cuona County before coming, otherwise he would not have known where such a small place was.

    "Old Buddha, this is Cona County, and next to it is Bhutan, which was formerly a vassal of the Qing Dynasty. However, with the decline of the Qing Dynasty, it has now been occupied by the British!" Prince Gong Yixin explained.

    "Is Western Sichuan going to war with the British just for such a small area? Do you not hesitate to offend the world's most powerful country? It seems to Yi Ai that the people in Western Sichuan are short-sighted and have no overall view of the situation. Such a place where birds can't shit,  If you lose it, you lose it. If you lose the war with Britain, wouldn't it be a greater loss? In this step, the Ai family believes that Western Sichuan has made a complete mistake!" Empress Dowager Cixi said very proudly.

    "Yes! Lafayette is wise. How can those short-sighted gangsters in Western Sichuan be compared with Lafayette? I heard that Wang Xiao is seriously ill and can no longer be in charge. Now the affairs in Western Sichuan are handled by that boy Wang Yuze. However, he  It seems that he is not experienced enough! If he leads Western Sichuan, then our Qing Dynasty will have no worries!" Prince Gong Yixin said with a smile.  In their view, territory and the like are not important at all, otherwise they would not have given up millions of square kilometers of land in the north.  Although those lands were bitter and cold, they had no idea that there was huge wealth buried underneath.  No wonder some people in later generations will say that the richest place in China is not the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Plain, known as the paradise above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below, but the area north of the Greater Khingan Mountains that has been lost.  After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia managed to survive the most difficult period by selling resources from these places!

    "Fight, fight! The harder they fight, the happier the Ai family will be!" Empress Dowager Cixi said with a smile.  Western Sichuan fought with the British, no matter whether she won or lost, she probably wouldn't have time to bully the Qing Dynasty for a while, and she would finally be able to live a stable life for a few more days.

    "Old Buddha, in this situation, will that girl Yuying still want to marry?" Prince Gong Yixin asked.  The purpose of marrying Yu Ying down to Western Sichuan was to win over Western Sichuan.  If Western Sichuan was defeated or even destroyed by the British, then it seems that there would be no need for this!

    Empress Dowager Cixi hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Don't pay attention to Sichuan West's request. Just say that girl Yuying is sick and wait until she recovers before marrying her." Her meaning was also very obvious, although he thought it was impossible for West Sichuan to be married.  Win the fight.  But what if Sichuan West really wins?  That¡¯s easy to make up for!  If you say everything you say, it will be difficult to accept it at that time.It¡¯s over.

    "Yes, Old Buddha, I know this!" Prince Gong Yixin said with a smile.

    News of the war between Western Sichuan and Britain quickly spread throughout the world.  On the one hand, the great powers admired Western Sichuan's courage; on the other hand, they also laughed at Western Sichuan's ignorance.  The strength of the British Empire is unparalleled in the world.  Even though Britain's strength has begun to decline, it is still the well-deserved number one in the world.  Almost all the great powers believed that Western Sichuan was in danger this time.  Western Sichuan defeated the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, but the great powers were not the Manchu and Qing Dynasty's incompetent army. Western Sichuan was destined to suffer a bloody blow at the hands of the British army.  Even Germany, which has good relations with Western Sichuan, is not optimistic about Western Sichuan.

    The small island country in the east, Japan, was even more elated after learning about the war between Western Sichuan and the British.  After the rise of Western Sichuan, Japan has always regarded Western Sichuan as a potential threat, and even planned the assassination of Wang Yuze.  However, they still could not stop Sichuan West from advancing.  This has always frightened Japan.  But now, Western Sichuan actually got involved with the British. In their opinion, Western Sichuan was destined to lose.  And they finally no longer have to worry about the threat posed to them by Western Sichuan.

    The capital, the Dingwang Mansion located in Gangwa City, Xisi South Street, after the conflict between Western Sichuan and the British, the originally lively Dingwang Mansion quickly became deserted.  These people originally thought that Prince Ding's palace had climbed onto a high branch and came to curry favor with them.  But now, Western Sichuan and Britain are fighting, and I suddenly thought that Western Sichuan was going to be doomed.  Now it is useless to curry favor with Prince Ding!  As a result, Prince Ding's palace became gloomy and gloomy.

    "Alas! How could Western Sichuan allow the British to fight? I think the British had thousands of troops and defeated the Qing Dynasty until they were unable to fight back! If Western Sichuan fights against the British, isn't it asking for trouble?" Prince Dingjun  Pu Xu said with a sigh.  Seeing that their deputy, Prince Ding, was about to stand up, he didn't expect that something like this would happen again at this critical moment, which made him very depressed.

    "Your Highness, don't think too much about it. Isn't Yu Ying not married yet? Even if Sichuan West is defeated, it has nothing to do with us. I finally understand that Lafayette is dissatisfied with Sichuan West! Otherwise, he wouldn't have done it again and again.  The wedding date has been delayed." Ma Jia, the Fujin prince of Dingjun, said.  Compared with Pu Xu, the king of Dingjun, she hoped that her daughter would not marry so far away.

    "Hmph! A woman's opinion! Why did our Dingjun Prince's Mansion have such glory some time ago? It wasn't because of Western Sichuan. If Sichuan West fails, then our Dingjun Prince's Mansion will always be a marginal figure in the clan. On days like this, I  Pu Xu has had enough! I hope that Western Sichuan can survive this disaster!" Pu Xu can only ask Bodhisattva to bless Western Sichuan now.

    It seems that both the Manchus and the great powers have forgotten the most important point.  Although Western Sichuan has already had conflicts with Britain on the border, the two sides have not declared war on this.  The top management of both parties seemed to have selectively ignored this matter.

    In fact, neither Western Sichuan nor the United Kingdom wants to fight a big war.  Western Sichuan does not have the strength to start a full-scale war with Britain, and Britain does not want to invest its already limited strength in the Far East.  If a war breaks out in the Far East and Western Sichuan, the British military strength will inevitably be stretched, and the colonial system they have worked so hard to achieve may even collapse.  Therefore, both Western Sichuan and Britain tacitly ignored this matter.  However, they are also secretly observing the development of the war. What kind of benefits they can achieve in the end depends on whether the soldiers on both sides can gain an advantage on the battlefield.  Both Western Sichuan and the United Kingdom have strong confidence in their own armies.  Although the British-Indian army is a colonial army and most of them are indigenous people in India, the British believe that there will be no problem in defeating the British in western Sichuan.

    In early April, Wang Yuze entered the plateau.  He first sent someone to Qamdo to convey an order for all members of the 7th Brigade to march towards Cona County.  After arriving in Lhasa, the entire army of the 8th Brigade and the 9th Brigade stationed in Shigatse was ordered to advance towards Cuona.  Before he arrived in Lhasa, the Eighth Brigade Commander Su Hongguang and Chief of Staff Liao Jinpeng had already led the main force of the Eighth Brigade to Cona County.  Only deputy brigade commander Peng Jitong and one battalion were left in Lhasa.

    In Lhasa, Wang Yuze also obtained the latest information on the battlefield.  After receiving the order from the General Staff Headquarters, the Eighth Brigade immediately sent reinforcements to Cuona.  However, before reinforcements arrived, the British and Indian troops mobilized tens of thousands of people and launched a large-scale attack.  After a bitter battle, the Fourth Battalion of the Eighth Brigade stationed on the border lost more than half of its troops and had to retreat to Mara, five kilometers away.  The Volta Mountain where they were previously stationed has been occupied by the British and Indian troops.  Moreover, for this operation, the British and Indian troops have concentrated a huge force of more than 30,000 people in the border area.  However, most of them are indigenous troops from India. There is only one brigade of British indigenous troops, numbering more than 5,000 people.

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