I send the system behind the scenes

Plane 10, Yan Shuangying Plane

Yan Shuangying is not here, so this plane was stopped by time. Now Yan Shuangying is doing tasks in plane 9. He was like a fish in water when he was in the late Qing Dynasty.

So Yan Shuangying went to the battlefield?Is it the Xinming Army or the Xinming Navy?

None. Yan Shuangying formed his own team and went on a secret mission under Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangement.

What mission?It actually had to be done in secret.

The reason why it was carried out in secret was because what Xinming did was unreasonable and was specifically aimed at the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?Isn't this a friendly force?We fought against the Qing court together, and when Xinming fought against the British Expeditionary Force, they helped us bear the pressure from the Qing court.

Ahem, yes, that's why it's not put on the table. It's a secret mission, it's carried out secretly.

So this is backstabbing an ally?

If you think so, then there is nothing Xinming can do.

Can't we just do this immoral thing?

That won't work. Even though the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is a friendly force now, they will soon become a local (Nanjing) separatist force in the eyes of Xinming and a roadblock on the road to unification under Xinming.

Besides, since Xinming completed the entire ocean-going navy of the United Kingdom, the top executives of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom didn't like to laugh.

What they want may be comrades to fight against the Qing Dynasty, but they will never be a father who can crush the Qing Dynasty.

Because you can crush the Qing court, you will be able to crush them, not to mention that Nanjing is still close to the sea, tsk...

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom simply cannot sit still, and the dog-eat-dog plan of the Qing court is not unreasonable.

If those kings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom really wanted to sleep well in Nanjing, they couldn't help but be on guard against Xinming. The Xinming navy was really scary.

Therefore, even if Xinming doesn't take action, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will take action, so it might as well be the first to take action before the top leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom have discussed a response plan.

Look, the logic is so strict. Xin Ming is not backstabbing a friendly force at all, but just self-defense.

Regardless of whether Lao Zhu believed it or not, Yan Shuangying believed it anyway, or pretended to believe it.

Of course, let's do it quietly, but don't do it with guns. At least on the surface, hello, me, everyone.

Zhu Yuanzhang formulated the plan and Yan Shuangying was responsible for the execution, and the cooperation was very tacit.

The goal is to let Yan Shuangying clear out all the scattered Taiping garrison areas far away from Nanjing in advance, so that at least they cannot hinder the progress of the Xinming Army's northern expedition.

This involves a question, what is the basic idea of ​​​​the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's battle.

Quoting the evaluation of martyr Deng Zhongxia: "The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's policy of seizing cities and territories and throwing them away as they go is like a hozen catching chestnuts and throwing away each one."

To describe it in one sentence, it is like a rogue-style battle. You can fight wherever you go and fight without forming a contiguous base. It can almost be said that the territory is wherever the main force is.

But now, the main force of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is in Nanjing. Xinming will not recognize the places far away from Nanjing where your Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has scattered troops stationed as yours, and will pull them out.

Carrying a large number of special anesthetic bombs and a Xinming high-grade military token, Yan Shuangying set out.

During this period, they have to deal with the Qing army, and the Taiping army cannot be trusted absolutely. There are too many uncertain factors. Only people with absolute strength can complete this task, and Yan Shuangying can do it.

From the Guangxi uprising in 1851 to the capture of Nanjing in 1853, the Taiping Army traveled through several provinces. Although there were many fragmented garrisons left behind, most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled.

After all, the young and strong are all meant to be taken away and attacked in the big cities, and garrisoning troops in these villages is all that matters.

Therefore, Yan Shuangying held the Xinming high-grade military token given by Lao Zhu, and the recruitment went very smoothly.

Most of the Taiping Army stations expressed their sincere expectations for the upcoming arrival of their ally Xinming.

They are all low-level soldiers, or the old, weak, sick and disabled with the lowest status. Who doesn't envy the Xinming army who can divide the fields? The emotional card can be played very well, and nine out of ten of them will be safely included.

But there are also a small number of people who choose to protest, saying that this is the station of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and Xinming has no right to intervene.

For this reason, Yan Shuangying's attitude was to respect, then draw his gun, deal with the leader, and then obey.

The most serious one was when the entire stronghold strongly opposed it, and Yan Shuangying had no choice but to kill him.

The high-level officials of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom who are currently discussing countermeasures in Nanjing have never imagined that most of the strongholds they left in various provinces have been quietly disposed of by Xinming without any sound.

Xinming did such an immoral thing just as he was told. All I can say is that he is worthy of Xinming.

After all, in Xinming's eyes, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom with its entire territory within shooting range is the good Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, isn't it?

In the end, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom may be horrified to find that at some point, they have been completely blocked in the Nanjing area, with Xinming troops stationed in all directions.

Did you go to war with Xinming?There was no fight, and the relationship has always been very good, but for no reason, Xin Ming made dumplings.

Temporarily shift your perspective away from the north and look toward Guangzhou in the south.

Guangzhou has been very lively recently, and the Xinming Diplomatic Negotiation Team has been very active recently, and for no other reason than this, distinguished guests are here.

Who is the distinguished guest?Of course it is our British Empire.

The British Empire has been having a very difficult time recently. It suffered a disastrous defeat in the Far East and its international reputation has plummeted. This is still minor. More importantly, the loss of military strength is too serious.

The huge expeditionary force mobilized the British mainland and most of the overseas military forces. The original intention was to severely defeat the Qing government, but I never thought that there would be no return. It was magical.

The United Kingdom is an island country and pursues an armament policy that prioritizes the navy. The navy and overseas colonial undertakings are interdependent and together form the strong cornerstone of the British Empire.

But now, the arrogant navy has been severely damaged, the anti-British forces in the colonies are ready to move, and international hegemony is in danger.

Of course, Britain is an industrialized country with a strong industrial foundation. If the ships are gone, they can be rebuilt. But building ships takes time. Britain needs time, but will others give it to you?

Lao Zhu has previously commented that the Western world is a world of naked interests. When a Western country is in bad luck, the neighboring Western countries will be the first to show their fangs.

If Britain is unlucky, France and Russia will be unable to sit still.

You know, from 1853 to 1856, Europe was fighting the famous Crimean War.

This war was too critical and important, and had a profound impact on the world structure.

Crimean War (also known as the Ninth Russo-Turkish War)

Main participating countries: Britain, France, Türkiye vs Russia.

Speaking of war, we have to mention the background of the war. Let’s go through it one by one.

Britain: The world hegemon in the 19th century, it has always adopted a 'balance of power' policy towards Europe.

To put it bluntly, they are just troublemakers. Whoever is strong will eliminate the other, and whoever is weak will support the other. Only then will there never be a unified political power in Europe, and the British Isles in the west will feel at ease.

The main purpose of participating in the war was that Britain was very uneasy about Russia's crazy westward expansion.

If Russia continues to expand westward and seizes the two Turkish Straits, Britain's power in the Mediterranean will be seriously threatened, which is not in Britain's interests.

For this reason, Britain was willing to join the war.