"Damned yellow-skinned monkeys, how dare they declare war on the great France? Have they forgotten how we invaded their capital twenty years ago?”
"The people of the South have surrendered, they just didn't capture their king! Didn't he just want to redraw the border with them? How tactless!"
"When did those yellow-skinned monkeys get to say no in this world? Do they think we're paper tigers? The Chinese only needed to use half, no, one-third of their strength to conquer the entire Celestial Empire!”
The French Prime Minister, Jouferi, was very satisfied with the heated discussion below. There were no objections. Everyone thought that France would win this war. Twenty years ago, the Empire only used a few thousand soldiers to obtain a considerable income from that rich country.
He looked at the proposal in his hand, full of confidence.
"Gentlemen, the great expeditionary army of China has conquered the entire South Yue, and it has become our territory! However, the cowardly China tried to use their rotten army to stop the French.”
"Therefore, I have a proposal here that I hope everyone will approve. Let our great expeditionary army obtain more wealth for the Republic.”
Ruferi's words attracted a lot of approval. He looked around in satisfaction and enjoyed this feeling very much.
"Prime Minister! The great Napoleon once said that China was like a sleeping lion. When he wakes up one day, no one can stop him. Now that they have their own new army and warships, should we be more cautious?”
Suddenly, a different voice sounded, causing Ruferi to frown.
"Councilman Yorkson, thank you for your suggestion, but don't forget that the Qing army only has some scrap metal. Besides the Dingyuan, can those rotten wooden ships stop the Imperial Navy?”
Although Ruferi was unhappy, he still replied politely. However, the others did not have so many scruples. Endless ridicule followed.
Yorkson sat down helplessly. He was just a little worried. It seemed like he was too cautious.
The French Parliament passed a proposal to increase the war budget by 50 million Swiss Francs and send 20,000 more troops. They wanted to use these additional stakes to completely defeat the arrogant Chinese Empire and obtain more wealth and territory.
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The war was about to break out. Since the war had been declared, all the new troops began to gather and mobilize. Wang Guangxu personally participated in the deployment and strictly ordered all places to resist the French army. Those who retreated without fighting would be killed.
Liu Mingchuan's troops were sent to Taiwan to guard this strategic location, and 15,000 troops were stationed in Tianjin to prevent the French army from landing here and threatening the capital.
Nie Shicheng led 20,000 troops to reinforce the southwest, preparing to land near Guangxi and then enter Yunnan.
This time, it was the entire Northern Fleet that came to escort the cloud soldier ship. The huge Dingyuan ship had already completed the modification of its cannons.
All the artillery and ammunition had been loaded onto the ship, and the soldiers were boarding the ship one after another.
"Liu Mingchuan, Nie Shicheng, I really envy you. And I still have to stay here."
Zuo Baogui looked at the huge fleet and said enviously. He was here to send the two of them off.
"Although it's dangerous to go and resist the enemy, you're still the one with the greatest responsibility!”
Liu Mingchuan sighed.
"What responsibility? I'm the only one here suffering, and you guys are still making fun of me!”
Zuo Baogui was already holding back his anger, so he was immediately displeased when he heard Liu Mingchuan's words.
"Sigh! Brother Zuo! Brother Liu's words are right. Now that the 1st and 2nd divisions have been transferred out, the only one left is your 4th division. The new recruits have just been recruited and can't be of much use. The Emperor's safety can only depend on you!”
Nie Shicheng quickly said.
"Humph! Could the French still attack the capital? Then you're too useless!"
Zuo Baogui didn't believe him and said disdainfully.
"You don't have to worry about the French. The important thing is that some people will take advantage of the absence of the new army to play tricks!”
Liu Mingchuan deliberately lowered his voice to prevent others from hearing.
"Don't worry! If anything happens to the emperor, my entire 4th division will commit suicide!”
Zuo Baogui understood the meaning behind his words. His expression immediately became serious as he patted his chest and said.
The 90,000 new soldiers were already considered veterans. It was just that Yuan Shikai did not send out 50,000 soldiers with 10,000 soldiers, leaving only 20,000 soldiers in Zuo Baogui's hands and 10,000 soldiers guarding the Forbidden City.
The rest were new recruits who had just been recruited and trained in various places. Otherwise, if they did not look at the Eight Banners Army and the Green Army, the hands of the Huai and Chu armies would not be able to reach near the capital.
Therefore, only 30,000 troops were left loyal to Wang Guangxu. If someone wanted to make a move, this would be the best opportunity.
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