Li Xiucheng was wearing a prison uniform, holding a few books in his hands, his hair was scattered, and he looked strange.

Walking on the street, the people are pointing and talking.

Being stared at by the people all the time, Li Xiucheng felt that his cheeks were hot, and he couldn't wait to find a crack to drill into the ground. galloping all the way, Li Xiucheng quickly went out of the city. After Li Xiucheng left the city, he sat in a remote place to catch his breath and rest. At this time, Li Xiucheng's mind gradually calmed down, and all kinds of things came to his mind, and they were slowly filtered.

Looking at the book in his hand, Li Xiucheng suddenly made a difficulty.

Li Zhen let him go and gave him a few books, but how should he explain it after returning to Tianjing?

The soldiers were all captured, but he was the only one who was released by Li Zhen.

I'm afraid no one will believe this news. After all, why did Li Zhen let him go? In addition, Li Xiucheng lost the battle, and when he returned to Tianjing, he would be discriminated against by others. Li Xiucheng clasped his hands on his knees, rested his head on his knees, and fell into silence. Li Xiucheng went back alone, and he was in a dilemma.

"I'm so stupid, why didn't you let Li Zhen release the soldiers when I left? Li Zhen didn't let the soldiers leave, and I died with the soldiers. Now if you go back alone, you will be a deserter. ”

Li Xiucheng secretly scolded himself for being a fool and regretted that he had left in too much of a hurry.

"Alas, only one step at a time. Even if he is punished, he has to return to Tianjing. This time he lost to Li Zhen, and next time he must get it back and break through Shanghai. Well, it must be returned. If you give up now, you will never have a chance to defeat Li Zhen, you can't give up, you must be strong. I'm a pawn now, but a pawn can grow. ”

"If you fail, start all over again."

"The heavens will descend on the people, and they must first suffer their minds and strain their muscles and bones......"

Li Xiucheng comforted himself, and his eyes gradually changed.

His eyes were like knives, and he regained his former brilliance. Li Xiucheng adjusted his mentality and stood up suddenly. This time, Li Xiucheng raised his head and chest, his waist straightened, and strode forward with a determined expression. Li Xiucheng was ready in his heart, even if he was belittled and insulted when he went back, he endured it and wanted to avenge today's revenge.

……

Daotai House, where Adams and Lawell were held.

"Ahh

The screams of killing pigs suddenly sounded in the yard.

Rewell is lying on the bed while the doctor treats a bullet wound to Reel's thigh. I don't know if the doctor deliberately did it, but Hell's screams never stopped. The doctor moved slightly, and Lywell must have screamed loudly. Especially with a faint smile on the doctor's face, it made Hell's heart even colder.

Adams stood aside, sweating as well.

It took half an hour for Pepper's wound to heal and Adams finally breathed a sigh of relief. After the doctor left the room, Li Zhen and Qi Zhenhai strode in. Prior to this, Pepper and Adams came to Li Zhen to treat Earwell's thigh. As a person with sound limbs, he is extremely afraid of thigh problems, and Rawell is no exception.

Therefore, Earl and Adams couldn't wait for people to find Li Zhen, and asked Li Zhen to find a doctor for treatment. Burnwell was now exhausted, like a dead dog lying on the bed.

Adams said with a serious expression: "Your Excellency Li Zhen, I want to discuss the ransom with you. ”

This time, Adams gets straight to the point.

A smile appeared on the corner of Li Zhen's mouth, thinking that Adams and Earwell knew his style and wanted to spend money to eliminate the disaster. However, Li Zhen couldn't let go for the time being, shook his head and said, "Regarding the ransom issue, it's still too early. You can live in peace of mind, and when I have settled the warships that are stuck at sea, we will talk about the ransom. ”

Adams stared at Li Zhen with a searching look in his eyes.

After a moment of silence, Adams said: "The warships of the coalition are invincible at sea, and if you want to deal with the battleships, you have no chance at all. Your Excellency Li Zhen, I hope you will not encounter a Waterloo like Napoleon. ”

Li Zhen smiled: "Do you really think that the big things on the sea are invincible? Hey, I've got the solution. After a pause, Li Zhen said again: "Regarding the ransom, you must be prepared, this time it is not a little money that can solve the problem." ”

Adams and Spicel gasped, knowing they were going to be slaughtered.

"Take good care of your injuries, if you lack anything, just ask the attendants in the house for it, I still have to leave beforehand."

Li Zhen got up and left the room, and Qi Zhenhai also walked out.

Out of the courtyard, Qi Zhenhai asked puzzledly: "Dashuai, the foreigners attacked Shanghai and did a lot of evil. Killing such people a hundred times is not enough to relieve their anger, but you have no intention of killing them, do you really promise them to ransom them with silver? ”

Li Zhen sighed and said, "If you don't let people go, what should you do?" ”

"Naturally, it's to kill!"

Qi Zhenhai's eyes were cold, and he said without hesitation.

Li Zhen shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about the consequences of killing Adams and Spice Earl, let's just say that we killed the two of them. If you kill Railwell and Adams now, you'll just kill two stupid pigs. Two of them died, and the rest of the men must have been stationed at sea with troops to threaten the country. ”

"Keep the two of them, the worst plan is that the two of them will be transferred, but they can get a ransom. If the two of them continue to stay in office, and there is a lesson from our consecutive defeats, will they dare to go against me? ”

"The two of them have no sharpness, so such people don't have to take it to heart."

"Actually, I want to kill two of them too."

"However, the situation before us does not allow us to kill two people. Ah Liguo and Ai Tang were killed, and everyone knew that we did it, but there was no evidence. Even if Lu Shaochuan returns to my command, we can say that we surrendered, and we had nothing to do with it before killing Ah Liguo and Aitang, so we have nothing to do with it. ”

"If Adams and Rywell are killed, the British and French ministers in China will not give up, and may go to threaten Xianfeng."

"At that time, we will not only face the pressure of foreigners, but also Xianfeng. Although Xianfeng will be happy to know that we have defeated the foreigners, once the foreigners have won consecutive battles like when they attacked Guangzhou, and there is a situation where they cannot resist, Xianfeng may push us out as a scapegoat. When the time comes, it's really hard to do. ”

Li Zhen's expression was depressed, a little lonely, and there was even more frustration in his eyes.

In the end, the strength is still not strong enough.

If the strength is enough, you can completely ignore Xianfeng's orders, and you can kill the foreigners.

Qi Zhenhai was silent for a while, and then said: "I understand what you mean, but if you don't kill foreigners, the minister in China will also coerce Xianfeng, and you may also be used as a scapegoat." If a foreigner is defeated, he must hold a grudge. When the time comes, they will still start a war, and officials everywhere will still not be able to stop it. As long as the foreigner puts forward the conditions, you will still be affected. ”

Li Zhen said with a smile: "You are very right, if foreigners want to take advantage of China and seize interests in China, they will start a war after all. What we need to do now is to defeat the foreigners, so that they will not dare to send troops for a short time, or let them temporarily lose the strength to send troops. The longer it drags on, the more strength we can build. ”

After a pause, Li Zhen said again: "When the strength increases, I will kill one when I come, and I will kill one hundred when I come to ...... Anyone who comes can be killed. Therefore, we have to deal with the warships at sea and make the foreigners temporarily lose their strength. ”

Qi Zhenhai said: "Dashuai, I understand. ”

Li Zhen nodded and said, "It's good to understand, killing or not killing is secondary, and enhancing your strength is the king." Let's go, go and prepare to deal with the battleships docked at sea. ”

ps: one of the three watches;