The new moon hangs high,
Li Ye's cool sea breeze blew mercilessly on his body as he slowly walked forward.
All the artillery and heavy equipment had been loaded onto the ship. Now, they were moving the ammunition, and the soldiers were also lining up to board the ship.
However, because Li Ye was dressed in casual clothes and only had a few followers with him, he heard an interesting story.
Not far from him, there were a few Huai soldiers chatting.
When the new army went south, the Huai Army officers and soldiers were naturally on guard at the dock.
"What are you talking about? The braids were cut off for the sake of combat. In battle, braids were easy to catch fire. They were soldiers hand-picked by the emperor, so their lives were more important than braids.”
"Then why do you need so many ships? Could it be that three people in one warehouse? It would be good if we could hide each of the five of us.“
"Bullshit! Don't make fun of me. The Qing Dynasty brought so many cannons and ammunition!”
" Why would I lie to you? When I was loading the ship, I saved up a lot of money to help out. I saw it with my own eyes. There were at least dozens of small steel cannons like those from the foreigners. The boxes filled with cannonballs and bullets were piled up like a small mountain..."
"F * ck, comparing people is infuriating. Our town only has so many cannons, but they have so many cannons on a ship?”
" Who knows…The imperial court has spent a lot of money on them. If we make a great contribution, we might be able to…"
At this moment, Li Ye had already walked further and further away, unable to hear what the two of them were talking about.
When he walked to Liu Mingchuan's side, his bodyguard wanted to stop him, but he was shocked. He was about to kneel down when he was stopped by his gaze.
"Your Majesty!" Liu Mingchuan gave a military salute. He was a soldier outside, but he was the official in the court. So, he only needed to salute now.
In fact, Li Ye had originally planned to abolish the kneeling ceremony and change it to important festivals such as worshipping the heavens or the coronation ceremony. However, if he mentioned it now, he would probably be scolded to death by all kinds of remnants of etiquette.
"This gun is called a revolver. I hope you can defeat the enemy and help China.”Li Ye took a pistol and a bullet bag from Kou Lian and handed them to Liu Mingchuan.
Revolvers were widely used in 1871, but they were rare in China.
The first generation pistol that Li Ye was planning to design was based on the P91911. As for the box gun, which was the thing that killed everyone on TV, he would not use it at all.
Even the German army didn't purchase a Carker Pro, but its power in the drama was greater than the Desert Eagle.
It had been a tradition in China for thousands of years for trusted generals to go out to war and give them swords. However, it had basically stopped in the Yuan, Song, Ming, and Qing Dynasties.
Liu Mingchuan turned over and knelt on one knee, taking the pistol and the bullet bag with both hands.
"Thank you, emperor. This lowly official will do my best to repay the emperor's kindness.”Liu Mingchuan said through gritted teeth.
"If you have any concerns, just say it. I forgive you!”Li Ye saw Liu Mingchuan's hesitation.
"Your Majesty, I have less than 20,000 troops to defend the island. I don't know where the French will attack. Moreover, the French ships are strong and their cannons can adjust the landing point at any time. I will hold fast first and avoid the edge. I will wait for the French to be tired before fighting them. I hope that Your Majesty will not listen to the words of the villain and think that I am afraid of the enemy.”
Liu Mingchuan gritted his teeth and said what he was thinking.
"If you are not afraid of the enemy, you naturally have the right to make a decision. I only look at the results, not the process.”
Li Ye nodded. He didn't believe that Liu Mingchuan would be afraid of the enemy.
The 20,000 soldiers had to be divided and stationed, so they obviously did not have the advantage in numbers against the French.
"Thank you for your grace, Emperor!" Liu Mingchuan's eyes flashed.
With these words, he didn't have any worries for a long time. He would definitely win this battle!
"Alright…you're the only one who hasn't boarded the ship yet…I'll be waiting for the news of your victory in the capital.”Li Ye waved his hand, indicating that Liu Mingchuan could leave…
Guangxi? Nanning
The war between China and France was imminent, and the Guangxi and Yunnan armies were currently on the battlefield, preparing to meet the French army.
It wasn't that Li Ye didn't want to use the new army from the start. After all, the new army needed time to travel thousands of miles from the capital to the border of France.
Secondly, if they didn't let these useless troops fight first, they wouldn't be able to show the strength of the new army and completely reform the military system.
At this moment, in the governor's office, Guangxi governor Pan Dingxin was holding two letters and waiting for something.
After a while, the butler brought two people in.
One of them was a middle-aged general with a fierce-looking face. He was the commander of Guang Xi, Huang Guilan. After the battle of Bei Ning, he committed suicide and Su Yuanchang took over the Guang Xi military.
One of them was Zhao Youting, the prefect of Zhen 'an, and the other was the military governor of Guangxi and Annan.
Huang Guilan saluted Pan Dingxin and said,"Governor!"”
Pan Dingxing waved his hand for the two of them to sit down and serve tea.
"Li Zhongtang and the Imperial Court have sent a letter. Our Qing Dynasty has declared war on the French. "Pan Dingxin took a sip of tea and continued.
"The foreigners 'ships are strong and their cannons are sharp. How can we be their match?" "Zhao Youting's expression changed. It's obvious that he's unwilling to accept this task.
"This battle has to be fought. The letters of invitation from those scholars have already piled up to a height of ten feet. The Emperor is young and impetuous, so how could he take such provocation? Even Li Zhongtang and the Gong Prince couldn't persuade him. Now that he has already declared war on the law, there is no chance of turning back."“
Pan Dingxin sighed. The Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Zhang Zhidong, had ordered him to fight resolutely. Li Hongzhang also told him not to lose an inch of land.
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