Chapter 202 Let's go to Jilin!

——"What!"

"Cough, cough."

"Your excellency, your body is more important!"

Li Hongzhang suddenly sat up from ** with wide eyes. He got up violently and suddenly made a crimson blush on his cheeks. At the same time, his cough also intensified. After a long time, he recovered and said anxiously, "Fengtian was taken over by the Pacific Army? Is what Weitang said true?!"

In front of the bed, in addition to the private doctor Lin Lianhui and his beloved general Lv Weitang, there was also one of his most important assistants, Sheng Huaixuan.

Sheng Huaixuan just came from Hanyang. Known as Li Hongzhang's money bag, he was sitting quietly in front of the bed at this moment, looking at Lv Weitang, who was talking, and his heart was also full of waves.

As the leader of the China Merchants Shipping Bureau, he has invested in industry and built railways in various places. He is no stranger to the name of the young master of Hawaii. Not to mention that he defeated Hawaii empty-handed, and defeated Japan to get a huge amount of compensation. The "great achievements" spread among the people, just the Pacific freight under his command. The company has put a lot of pressure on the China Merchants Shipping Bureau, which was established 20 years ago.

Especially two years ago, in the competition for the Nanyang route, the two companies almost started a hand-to-hand battle. In the end, the Pacific Cargo, which was stronger and cheaper, won the victory, causing the China Merchants Shipping Bureau to withdraw from the Nanyang route.

Although Sheng Huaixuan later adopted their method to attract customers, the China Merchants Shipping Bureau still did not escape from the predicament. The Pacific Freight Company, which already has 50 large cargo ships, has begun to infiltrate Guangzhou. Their freight method of box-based billing and bulk shipping has not only attracted a large number of students for them. It also took down the small businesses that are usually looked down on by various shipping companies. Now this method has been imitated by foreign freight companies.

What is more strange to Sheng Huaixuan than their expansion is that this Hawaiian young master never seems to be short of money! As the only person present here who has set foot in Honolulu and Ryukyu in the name of business, no one knows more than him how much the changes in these two places have changed. In terms of the recent Ryukyu, if you want to start so many factories, docks, warehouses and infrastructure at the same time, it will be at least more than 50 million taels of silver!

Not to mention Honolulu, which is almost a processing island now! It was built before he got the Japanese compensation. He couldn't believe that someone could take out hundreds of millions of taels of silver before that!

What is this concept?

Sheng Huaixuan shook his head. He couldn't figure it out! I also can't figure out that there is Lv Weitang on the side. It's only been a few days? The Russian sailors had just occupied Jinzhou in Lushun. Before the army had a firm foothold in Fengtian, Hawaii suddenly declared war on Russia on the grounds of deliberately destroying peace in the Far East!

So much so that he received the news that he thought he had heard it wrong or the wrong one!

Russia is not Japanese. There are more than ten armored ships of more than 5,000 tons, more than the Pacific Fleet in Honolulu. In addition, there is a short distance between Ryukyu and Lushun. After the declaration of war, Russia has enough time to arrange, and it is impossible to make a sneak attack.

Even if the Pacific Fleet can gain a certain advantage at sea and send the army to Liaodong, on the one hand, the Pacific Army, which has only had tens of thousands of people so far, and on the other hand, it has painstakingly planned and sent the Russian army with cavalry. There is no need to think about who will win!

It is impossible for Honolulu not to know its weaknesses. Since it is so clear that it dares to take the initiative to fight, there are only two possibilities. One is crazy, and the other is that they have been fully prepared.

Now everything is confirmed! The whole army of the Russian navy was destroyed, and the Liaodong Peninsula was already the world of the Pacific Army. At this moment, Lv Weitang brought the news that Fengtian was also lost. It can be said that their troops were ready to go north!

More importantly, the occupation of Fengtian also indicates that the land route from Zhili to the north of the mountain customs in the Qing Dynasty was also blocked, and even the transfer of troops from Mongolia to the south to Liaodong has to face the threat of the Pacific Army!

"Didn't Prince Gong go to see the Hawaii ambassador? Is there any news?" After digesting the amazing news brought by Lv Weitang, Li Hongzhang calmed down and leaned on the pillow with his eyes narrowed.

"The Ambassador Feng has replied that this is a war between Hawaii and Russia. In order to maintain the balance of the Far East, they reached an agreement with Britain before the war, so it was not to help me regain the three provinces in the Qing Dynasty. It was just a matter between the two countries." Lv Weitang continued: "However, I heard that the court is very dissatisfied with this answer. It has sent Sun Yuwen and Xu Youyi to contact again, and also brought the Russian ambassador. I believe that new news will come soon."

After listening to this, Li Hongzhang waved his hand and said, "Nonsense, don't you want to suffer with the Russians? If Fengtian is still in the hands of Russia, it's okay. Now Fengtian is gone, the land route has been cut off, and the Russians themselves can't protect themselves. Going at this moment is equivalent to finding a slap in the face!"

After saying it in one breath, Li Hongzhang seemed to feel that the snortiness in his chest gradually dissipated. He slowly leaned against the head of the bed and smiled bitterly: "Oh, I still underestimate this Li Mo. It seems that he was already engaged in this battle when he set up the mansion!"

These words shocked all the three people present. Sheng Huaixuan asked urgently, "Your excellency means that Li Mo set up a mansion to cope with the current situation?"

"This is impossible!" Lv Weitang was born as a military commander and served as a captain of many ships. He has always known for his knowledge of the military, but he still couldn't believe what Li Hongzhang said: "At that time, the Russians were still at sea. We had not signed an agreement with Russia, and North Korea was even more calm. How could it be predicted that the Russian Congress would attack the northeast?"

"Or he arranged the annivers in Russia." Lin Lianhui seems to have been used to the amazing move of the Hawaiian young master.

Li Hongzhang leaned on the pillow and didn't say anything. He sighed and said, "I have seen countless people in my life. This time it's really a stray. This Li Mo...! I can't understand it!"

After a long sigh, Li Hongzhang continued: "If I hadn't expected it, Li Mo must have known that the Russians were ambitious, so he hurriedly came to build a mansion in order to find an opportunity to declare war on Russia and take the opportunity to seize the three northeastern provinces in one fell swoop!"

"He, he wants the whole northeast?!" Sheng Huaixu opened his mouth wide. This Li Mo was too bold. He actually took advantage of Russia's attack on the Northeast to get chestnuts from the fire. This scheming alone was deep and scary.

Lv Weitang was also stunned. Now the Northeast Qing army has been strangled by the Russians. In addition, the North Ocean has been destroyed. The sea of Lushun is already the world of the Pacific Fleet. Without the escort of the sailors, the number of troops on the sea is no longer possible. If the Pacific Army really plots the three northeastern provinces, I'm afraid that the imperial court can't even transfer troops. !

Is this helpless? Or sad?

Lin Lianhui, who was sitting next to him, did not say anything. The sailor was gone. Li Hongzhang worked hard for ten years to establish it. The Northern Ocean created by hundreds of millions of taels of silver was destroyed. His dream of a strong army and a strong country was completely shattered, and the Qing Dynasty returned to ten years ago in the blink of an eye!

Can this old man, who is only 70 years old and has worked hard for the Qing Dynasty for half his life, still hold on?

"Then this Li Mo, who sent troops into my Qing Dynasty without permission, is already rebellious! He even said that this was a war between Hawaii and Russia. What on earth did he want to do? Sheng Huaixuan took a deep breath and asked.

"He deliberately gagged others, limited the war to two families, and deliberately left us aside." Li Hongzhang said slowly, "It is to control the Northeast after the war!"

"He wants the whole northeast, and maybe Jiaodong! In this way, we can hold the throat of our Qing Dynasty and control the Far East!" Lv Weitang took over the topic and suddenly saw a cold look in his eyes: "Finally, he is plotting to seize the whole world!"

The words of the two people, like a heavy hammer, shocked Sheng Huaixuan's heart!

"Your Excellency, do you want to remind the court?" Sheng Huaixuan said urgently.

"Reminder?" Li Hongzhang leaned on **. After a long time, he shook his head and suddenly asked, "Do you think it's better to control the northeast in the hands of Li Mo or in the hands of the Russians?"

"This..."

Lv Weitang and Sheng Huaixu looked at each other and couldn't speak.

"What's the use of being reminded by adults? Without Fengtian, without sailors, the land and waterways were blocked by the Pacific Army. It's good that they didn't directly drive the warship to Tianjin. What else can we do to continue to fight? Lin Lianhui, who had never spoken, suddenly straightened up: "Your excellency has let Daqing drag on for ten years! At this point, it can't be recovered. Why don't you let it go and take good care of yourself?

After saying that, Li Hongzhang and others looked at Lin Lianhui, who was usually silent at the same time. They did not expect that he, who was dedicated to medical skills, would say this, which was equivalent to acquiescence to the control of the Northeast by the Pacific Army!

Li Hongzhang took a deep look at Lin Lianhui, sighed again, and suddenly smiled and said, "Lianhui is right. At this point, it's useless for me to be angry. What's more, I have been dismissed. Let him go!"

After saying that, Li Hongzhang said, "Weitang, Huai Xuan, I'm going back to my hometown to recuperate. It's up to you to arrange it!"

"Home to go back to your hometown?"

"Yes, I'm old." Li Hongzhang's dim old eyes suddenly lit up: "The land in the south of the Yangtze River is so prosperous that it's time to enjoy the rest of your life." --

Fengtian.

Riding on horseback, I looked at a team of Russian soldiers put down their weapons in front of the Pacific Army, and my heart was slightly sour.

A few days ago, these Russian soldiers were still domineering and forcibly knocked on the Fengtian gate with cannons. The Qing army paid a price of nearly 20,000 people here, and even Lord Song Qing was righteous here.

But it's only been a few days? The blood around them were not dry and the wrecked, and the Pacific Army had already killed the city. In the past, they shouted to slaughter their Russian troops, but now they are like obedient sheep, waiting for the reorganization of the Pacific Army.

There were dozens of cannons lined up in the distance, and Nie Shicheng couldn't help but stand upside down. He had seen that the artillery shells of the Pacific Army were powerful, which was simply incomparable compared with the shells of the Qing Army.

Now Fengtian has been pocketed by the Pacific Army. It is even more difficult to take it back from so many muzzles. Without Fengtian, it indicates that the last channel of the imperial court into the northeast of Liaoning has also been cut off. Unless it is a detour to Mongolia, the counterattack has become a mirror.

Thinking of this, Nie Shicheng couldn't help clenching his teeth, looked back at the soldiers behind him, suddenly waved the whip, and took the lead to the southwest. Seeing that he led the team away, Zhao Long on the wall sighed, and everyone had their own aspirations. Although he had been getting together these days, it seemed that he still could not change the admiral's mind.

Nie Shicheng's departure indicates that from Fengtian to Haicheng to Yingkou, they have all been controlled by the Pacific Army. With the arrival of subsequent troops one after another, the recovery of the two northern provinces is also waiting.

"Report, the three divisions and one regiment take over the defense of Fengtian."

With a report, the whip in Zhao Long's hand also waved suddenly.

"Let's go to Jilin!"

(to be continued)