The Counterattack of the Villains in the Movie World

Chapter 130
"Zhao Wou-ki, are you crazy?"

The British Minister Wen Han gives people the feeling that he is not afraid of Wu Yan at all, and he really does not need to be afraid. Apart from the reason that he is the British Minister, it is also directly related to his current status as an envoy.

The fact that the two countries do not fight each other is not just a rule passed down in China since ancient times, but all civilized societies have similar concepts.

Killing the envoy means completely breaking the trust of others.

Of course Wu Yan didn't want to break his promise. After all, he wanted to be the emperor, so facing the insults, he laughed and said, "I won't kill you today, but you'd better leave the land of China within three days."

I didn't kill him on the spot, so I won't lose my credibility.

These words made the atmosphere in the camp tense. Wen Han, who was not afraid of Wu Yan, couldn't help taking a step back, looking at Wu Yan in horror.

He knew how powerful the man named Zao Wou-ki in front of him was, he was almost inhuman, just like the knights, witches, and magicians in British legends, mysterious and extraordinary.

It's a pity that those extraordinary existences in Britain are just legends, while Huaxia's martial arts are real.

"You can't do that." Wen Han decided to reason, and said, "Before we captured people from your Qing court, we also released them."

Wu Yan heheed twice, and said, "That's right, so there is a concession in Songjiang Mansion, and there are various unequal terms."

Wen Han and others couldn't help thinking about this sentence, suspecting that Zao Wou-ki's current attitude may have a direct relationship with Emperor Xianfeng's attitude. Could it be that Emperor Xianfeng felt that the Qing court was doing it again, so he wanted to use war to dissolve all previous disputes? kind of treaty?

When this idea came up, Wen Han and the others' eyes not only did not have the slightest worry about the possible war, but became excited instead.

War means resources.

As for losing, they never considered it.

Wu Yan had a panoramic view of the performance of these people, put away the expression on his face and said: "Everyone is an adult, you should know who has the biggest fist, and whoever says the truth. You don't need those people's corpses, or you can Don’t want those captives, gather all the soldiers and horses you can gather to beat me, as long as you kill me, you can treat what I say as fart, but if you can’t beat me to death..."

As he spoke, Wu Yan raised his voice slightly, and sat upright on the chair. He looked at the ministers and consuls of various countries with oppressive eyes, and said, "Then obediently pay the money and obediently."

Wen Han couldn't stand the pressure Wu Yan put on him anymore, and said, "Zhao Wou-ki, you will pay the price for your arrogance, and the Qing court will also pay the price for your arrogance."

After saying this, Wen Han turned and left.

But others stayed.

American Minister Marshall said: "General Zhao, although there has always been talk of asking for ransom on the battlefield, the price you are asking is too high, and it is impossible for us in the United States to accept it."

Wu Yan glanced at Ma Shali, knowing that this person has been writing to the US State Department, requesting to intervene in the battle between the Qing court and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in order to obtain more benefits, so he resisted the urge to shoot him to death, and said: "First , These people are not your American officers and soldiers, but the mercenaries of those merchants, so it is not you, the United States, who paid the ransom. Second, so what if they are really your American officers and soldiers? Do you want me to lead troops across the Pacific Ocean, and then go to Help your slave owners in the United States?"

Hearing this sentence, Marshali and the others were really shocked.

The degree of shock was no less than when their coalition army was defeated by the champion army.

Because no matter from what point of view, it is impossible for the Qing court to know the current situation in the United States.

Before they came back to their senses, Wu Yan said again: "There are three of you, why, Tsarist Russia sent troops to capture the territories of the Ottoman Empire, you two didn't help Ottoman to fight against Tsarist Russia, but you are still colluding with him here , Do you want me to pass on a message to the Ottoman Empire, saying that Tsarist Russia and you two have colluded together?"

The three people referred to in this sentence are representatives of Tsarist Russia, Britain, and France, and the Ottoman Empire is the future Turkey. Tsarist Russia refused to return the land after occupying Turkey in July 1853, and Turkey will also treat it in October. Russia declares war.

For the reason that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, in March next year, Britain and France will declare war on Tsarist Russia.

"Why do you know this?"

It has just entered the beginning of October at this time, and the representatives of these three countries have already arrived in China, so they have only received the news that happened three months ago.

This is also the characteristic of this era, and the communication of information is very inconvenient.

For example, American Minister Marshalli wanted to write a letter to communicate with the United States. It would take more than two months for a letter to go back and forth at the fastest, because it would take about a month to sail from China to the United States one way.

According to official records, in late 1872, the Qing Dynasty sent four batches of "children studying in the United States" who wanted to learn the advanced aspects of the United States. The first batch left on August 8 and arrived on September 11.

"Guess what?"

Wu Yan laughed, and then said: "So, stop threatening to send troops to attack me, it's not that I look down on you, but if you all unite, can you call in a hundred thousand regular troops? Come out in full force, your country, Do you want more?"

Wu Yan, who has only 4 people under his command, certainly cannot be confident that he can use these 4 people to fight against the whole world including the Qing court.

But in fact, the current world situation is actually very complicated, and undeclared wars between countries are also very normal. The only better country, the United States, does not need to worry about the invasion of other countries because of its geographical location, but they are about to start American Civil War.

In this case, they really can't call out many regular troops.

In the original historical process, in the second Opium War that started three years later, Britain and France dispatched a total of less than 2 regular troops. Although there were 173 warships, the artillery range of warships in this era was actually very short. Except for bombardment Outside the port terminal, it can only play the role of carrying troops.

As for the extremely shameful Eight-Nation Allied Forces incident related to world missions, the real Eight-Nation Regular Army added up to only 5 people.

Among them, Japan sent the most troops, and Italy had at least 80 troops.

Therefore, this is also the best time for Wu Yan to revolt.

A few simple words shocked the representatives of various countries even more than the previous battle.

Because everything Wu Yan said is true.

If the Qing court at this time could really inquire about the situation in the world from those foreign businessmen, maybe it would not be so afraid when facing the big powers.

But it's useless not to be afraid, the Qing court has been completely corrupted, the regular army exceeds one million, and the brave battalion headed by the Hunan Army has a total of one million people, but they were still beaten to the capital by tens of thousands of foreign powers.

"I'll give you three days. After three days, if there is no lijin in the account, then I will confiscate all the goods in the warehouse and sell them. Compared with you giving me lijin, I think the goods in the warehouse will definitely be able to sell more. money." Wu Yan said: "Similarly, if there is no ransom after three days, then I will send the mercenaries hired by the merchants you represent to build roads and mine."

Ma Shali and others wanted to bargain again, but Wu Yan interrupted them unceremoniously.

"see a visitor out."

With an order, Ma Shali and others had to leave, and then they found Wen Han and representatives of businessmen from various countries to discuss.

"You can't give Lijin. Although the goods in the warehouse are of high value, Lijin not only accepts the goods in that warehouse area, but also all our goods, and even the goods that will be shipped in the future. Once this kind of thing starts, let them If you have tasted the sweetness, maybe the Qing court will also ask us to collect likin from us in the future."

"Makes sense."

"I think it can be given to Lijin. Except for the details of the goods in the warehouse area they occupied, they have no idea how many other goods are there. Even if we want to cooperate with them in the investigation, we can delay the time and at the same time clear The court put pressure on the Qing court to remove Zao Wou-ki from his position. At that time, everything can return to normal."

"The key now is not Likin, but those captives." A businessman said: "I have 200 people who have been captured. If I can't rescue them, I will be finished. Don't forget, this matter is already a human. We all know, and it won’t be long before the country will receive news. If they know that we are desperate to save us, let’s not talk about how these people’s family members will make trouble for us, and who will be willing to come out to do business with us in the future? "

Being a multinational businessman in this era is really high-risk, and there is not enough guarantee of force. Let alone encountering pirates at sea, local snakes everywhere will regard them as fat sheep and slaughter them.

So it is normal for them to be able to gather an army of nearly 5000 people, but it is limited to this.

"We can buy the captives back, and then, unite with the regular army, and get back the ransom." A businessman suggested and asked, "Minister Wenhan, when will our British regular army arrive in Shanghai from Guangdong?"

Wen Han frowned and said, "The news probably hasn't arrived yet, and the fastest would be ten days later."

"We can't wait for ten days. That Zhao Wuji kills people like hemp, he won't support our people for ten days." Someone said: "I've decided, I want to pay the ransom."

Other businessmen also responded one after another. For them, although the ransom is too expensive, their losses will be even greater if they don't pay the ransom.

"Let's give Lijin too, temporarily appease Zao Wou-ki, let's continue to put pressure on the Qing court and see the Qing court's reaction." Ma Shali said: "Based on my understanding of the Qing court, they will not allow Zhao Wou-ki to do this." If we do, we will definitely hold Zao Wou-ki accountable, and with the strength and prestige that Zao Wou-ki currently possesses, he will definitely choose to rebel, just like the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. At that time, we will be able to send troops to attack his allies in a fair manner. Established a regime, and asked the Qing court for benefits and compensation, we can get back all the losses this time."

This proposal was approved by many people, and they were not much shocked when Ma Shali said that Zao Wou-ki would rebel.

Because at this time, anyone with a discerning eye can see what Zhao Wuji wants to do. As an official of the imperial court, he completely ignores the court's laws. , I don’t want to rebel, is it really crazy?
Otherwise, Liu Lichuan from the Small Knife Club would not come to 'give away the head'.

After everything was agreed upon, the merchants went out to prepare money, leaving only the envoys and consuls of Britain, France and the United States representing the three countries. In fact, Tsarist Russia did not have many merchants in China at this time, and this time there was no loss. They just came Watching the excitement, so after watching the excitement, I left.

Wen Han frowned and said, "Although I really want to fight Zao Wou-ki and the Qing court, the problem is that we can't bring in more troops now, because we may start a war with Tsarist Russia in the Crimea region at any time."

Ma Shali asked in confusion: "Why? Tsarist Russia's attack on the Ottomans should not have much to do with you."

Wen Han looked at Marshali with an idiot expression on his face and said: "Do you know the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea? Without Ottoman, the Tsarist Russian fleet can easily reach the Sea of ​​Love from the Black Sea, and then enter the Mediterranean Sea, so it's not just us, most of the world This time, Europe will fight Tsarist Russia."

Only then did Ma Shali understand, and said with a sneer, "Actually, you don't need too many regular troops to fight Zao Wou-ki and the Qing court, just like the last time you, Britain and France joined forces to fight the Qing court, [-] regular troops , it will be able to make the Qing court surrender and pay compensation, and sign various agreements."

This is the first Opium War.

The second Opium War, which will take place three years later, was also after the end of the Crimean War.Britain and France united with other European countries to defeat Tsarist Russia, so they were able to free up some troops to come to China.

After Tsarist Russia was defeated by the Europeans, it could only adjust its strategic center to the direction of China, trying to make up for the loss.

As a result, with the support of the United States and Tsarist Russia, the British and French coalition forces launched the second Opium War against the Qing court.

In short, Britain and France are now unable to mobilize more troops to China, and so is Tsarist Russia. Their focus is still in Europe, at their respective gates.

Wen Han said: "We can mobilize up to 5000 troops. Counting the mercenaries, there should be 5000 people. Now it seems that Zhao Wuji's champion army... can't be defeated with only [-] people. Moreover, if you want to It will take at least one and a half months to get the official order to go to war."

None of the ministers, consuls, etc. had the right to go to war without authorization. After all, the Qing Dynasty at this time accounted for one-third of the world's total population. If they wanted to go to war, Britain would have to hold meetings for many days.

Ma Shali laughed and said: "Actually, we don't need to fight Zao Wou-ki, we just need to call 5000 people to Shanghai, then contact the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and let the Qing court know that we are contacting the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and we are ready to support the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and even Sell ​​some arms to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. When the time comes..."

Wen Han's eyes lit up, and he said, "At that time, the Qing court will naturally help us get rid of Zhao Wou-ki, just like the previous... Lin Zexu."

Ma Shali added: "We can also help the Qing court to deal with Zao Wou-ki and select elite gunmen. Even if he is really invulnerable, wouldn't hundreds of guns be able to kill him?"

After the discussion, these foreigners decided to hold back for the time being, and the ransom should be given to the ransom, and the likin should be given to likin.

When their regular army arrived at Songjiang Mansion, Seng Gelinqin also led his men to Songjiang Mansion.

The two sides hit it off and were ready to kill Wu Yan.

But at this time, Wu Yan, who had already received the ransom and part of the lijin, totaling 72 taels of silver and its equivalent, had already led his troops out of Songjiang Mansion, leaving only Qian Jiang and some soldiers, and continued towards the goal of 100 taels of gold. , Looking for foreign businessmen to collect likin.

To kill Wu Yan, you have to go to the garrison of the champion army.

Seng Gelinqin didn't dare to go, even though he had the imperial decree to dismiss Zao Wou-ki and punish those who violated it, so he arranged for people from foreign businessmen to arrest Qianjiang, and joined forces with elite foreign gunmen to ambush Zhao Wou-ki who came to aid him.

Counting the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom that also wanted to kill Wu Yan, plus the current Qing court and the powers of other countries, Wu Yan can be regarded as the enemy of the world.

(End of this chapter)