"Lord Heavenly God, we have discovered quite a number of foreigners in the vicinity these days. If nothing unexpected happens, the matter of us occupying Jiaozhou Bay and using it as a foundation to expand has already attracted their attention.”Chen Xiuqing, the commander of the 1st Division of the 2nd Division of the Heavenly God Army, said worriedly.
"It's fine if they pay attention to it. Why should we care about them?”Zhuge Qing said indifferently.
"Lord Heavenly God, aren't you worried that they will send troops to interfere?”Chen Xiuqing said.
"Send troops to interfere? Hehe, they would send troops to interfere sooner or later. Since I've already taken this step, I naturally won't care about their interference.”Zhuge Qingyun said lightly.
"Lord Heavenly God, I was thinking too much.”Chen Xiuqing said with a bitter smile. "Or rather, my thoughts are still stuck at the stage where Westerners can't resist at all.”
"The strength of the Westerners is nothing more than their strong ships and sharp cannons. However, their greatest advantage is like a baby in front of me, not worth mentioning at all.”Zhuge Qing said with disdain. "No matter who dares to interfere, I will make them pay a painful price in blood.”
"Lord Heavenly God, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have cared too much about the foreigners 'attitude.”Chen Xiuqing said.
"Yes, you are indeed wrong. You should be paying attention to the Tang government and not the foreigners.”Zhuge Qing said. "Compared to those foreigners, our biggest threat right now is the Tang government.”
"The government? How dare they attack us?”Chen Xiuqing said in disbelief.
"Although the government is rotten and weak to the outside world, it is fierce and cruel to the inside world.”Zhuge Qing said indifferently. "If we were foreigners, the government would definitely hide as far away as possible when they see that we have such a powerful fleet. However, if we were Chinese, the government would definitely attack us.”
"Taking a step back, even if the Lao government doesn't dare to attack us, there will be people behind the scenes who will incite or even force the Lao government to attack us.”
In recent times, the Yao Dynasty troops within the territory of Dong Province had been moving around frequently. Although they had done it very discreetly, it was impossible for them to escape the eyes and ears of Zhuge Qing's reconnaissance aircraft.
So far, the government had mobilized at least 50,000 people to surround Jiaozhou Bay from all directions. However, they had not launched an attack. They should be waiting for the order from above!
"Lord Heavenly God, isn't our current situation very dangerous?”Chen Xiuqing said with a pale face.
"Yes, it is very dangerous." Zhuge Qing nodded and said. "However, this battle is unavoidable. If we don't show our strength to the government and the foreigners, we won't be able to gain a foothold in Dong Province.”
"You don't have to worry too much. I've already ordered the other two divisions of the second division of the Divine Army to rush over. At most three days."
"As expected of Lord Heavenly God. He is far-sighted and strategizes. Chen Xiuqing is far inferior.”Chen Xiuqing said in admiration.
"Stop flattering and do more things." Zhuge Qing waved her hand and said. "Alright, you can leave first."
"Yes, Lord Heavenly Deity." Chen Xiuqing left the room respectfully.
……
In the East Warm Pavilion of the Yangxin Hall in the Forbidden City, the capital of the Wei Empire.
"Empress Dowager, this servant has already mobilized 104 battalions according to your wishes, a total of about 50,000 people. We can attack the rebel army entrenched in Jiaozhou Bay at any time.”The white-haired Li Wenzhong knelt on the ground and said without even daring to raise his head.
"Wenzhong, do you think the Russian Empire's words can be trusted?”A graceful old woman in her sixties sat on a chair and said slowly.
"Replying to the Empress Dowager, this servant feels that the words of the Russian Empire cannot be trusted.”Li Wenzhong said in a low voice. "Ever since Emperor Taizong founded the Qing Dynasty, the Russian Empire has been the most vicious enemy.”
"Yes, Wenzhong, you're right." The old woman nodded and said. "Wenzhong, then do you think we should listen to the instigation of the Russian Empire and start a war against the rebel army entrenched in Jiaozhou Bay?”
"This…I dare not say anything as long as the Empress Dowager makes the decision.”Li Wenzhong said.
"Wenzhong, your words have already expressed your attitude. You don't agree.”the old woman said. "Actually, this widow also feels that we shouldn't be instigated by the Russian Empire, but this widow is already at a dead end. We must start a war against the rebel army entrenched in Jiaozhou Bay.”
"The Russian Empire gave this widow two choices. The first choice is to take the initiative to start a war against the rebel army entrenched in Jiaozhou Bay. The Russian Empire will ally with our Qing Dynasty and provide us with a large number of advanced weapons. The second choice is not to start a war against the rebel army entrenched in Jiaozhou Bay. The Russian Empire will immediately declare war on our Qing Dynasty.”
"After weighing the pros and cons, this widow still decides to choose the lesser of the two and start a war against the rebel army entrenched in Jiaozhou Bay.”
"Of course, in addition to the Russian Empire, the Empire of the Sun Never Sets, the French Empire, the Japan, and many other countries have also sent us notes, requesting us to immediately eliminate the rebel army entrenched in Jiaozhou Bay. The Sun Never Sets Empire has also clearly stated that they will send a powerful fleet to assist us.”
"Although the rebel army entrenched in Jiaozhou Bay is very powerful, if we have the support of the Russian Empire's weapons and the assistance of the Sun Never Sets Empire's navy, this widow believes that our chances of winning are still very high.”
"Wenzhong, what do you think?" the old woman asked.
"Empress Dowager is wise. This servant will obey the Buddha's orders.”Li Wenzhong said.
"Okay, you may leave." The old woman waved her hand and said.
……
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
In the night, the battle suddenly broke out. Zhuge Qing controlled the 16 Queen Elizabeth class battleships and 15 cruisers of the Pacific Fleet and launched a fierce bombardment on the vanguard of the Qing army that surrounded Jiaozhou Bay from all directions.
In an instant, the blazing artillery fire lit up half of the sky as if it was daytime!
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