The Taiping Army's war against Siam began.

The Nguyen Dynasty was in rapid mobilization, and among the troops ready to be dispatched were 10,000 elite troops who had just returned from China last year;

The Phnom Penh Janissaries were moving towards Alam, the only gateway between Cambodia and the southeast of Siam, with the Cardamom Mountains to the south and the Kamphaeng and Phuntan Mountains to the north. It is not known how effective the Janissaries of the Phnom Penh Dynasty will be, but as long as they move, then at least one division of Siam will be able to contain the strength of the Siamese division.

Luang Prabang and Champasak are also mobilizing their forces, and this siege of Siam, with Beijing behind them, these countries are very energetic.

However, ......, the contradictions between China and Britain have not been resolved. The situation in Kuala Lumpur continues to be tense, and the situation in Nanyang continues to be tense!

For Beijing, how to resolve tensions in the South Seas is their first priority.

"When Shi Dakai arrives in Bangkok, the daylilies will be cold." Liu Xian said so, "War is not a game, it is a great war to build a country and destroy the country." Bangkok will do everything in its power to fight this battle. We have to be patient and wait for a year or two! ”

There is no hope that the war in Siam will threaten the British, and it is estimated that Chulalongkorn and the British in Bangkok still consider this to be a short-term conflict like the previous war.

Sarawak has been completely occupied by Liu Mingchuan, but the British did not come to negotiate, and their attitude was still tough.

"Kuala Lumpur is located on the Malay Peninsula, and if our military forces there continue to be strengthened, China and Britain will turn against each other, and our army can drink Malacca at any time. Troops march into Singapore. For the British, the Chinese armed forces in Kuala Lumpur were a thorn in their side. They're always thinking about unplugging it. ”

"So we can't give up Kuala Lumpur!" Liu Xian said with a firm attitude after Zeng Jize's voice fell. Before this pilgrimage. Zeng Jize had made his intentions clear to Liu Xian privately - Kuala Lumpur's existing strength could not be abandoned, but it could promise Britain that it would not expand its armed forces there.

In recent years, the number of Chinese in Kuala Lumpur has continued to be guaranteed, and the Chinese group of about 1,000 people has expanded to 3,000.

Zeng Jize meant that the current number of soldiers would be limited, and the Chinese armed forces in Kuala Lumpur would not be expanded, and the situation would be resolved as a condition to negotiate with the British. At most, wait until Shi Dakai hits Bangkok, and when the British are in a hurry, they will come to explore Kuala Lumpur on both sides.

Zeng Jize is not bad for such calculations. But he didn't take into account the sentiment of the people in the country. With the rumor of Ye Yalai's poisoning, it spread in the country. With the British fleet blockading Pontianak first and then finding fault in the Strait of Malacca, a wave of opposition against the British has been set off in the country.

If China is weak against Britain at this time, it will be a great blow to the will of the people.

"The British have been trying to pull out the nail in Kuala Lumpur for a long time. Ye Yalai's sudden attack caught us off guard. "Zhang Shouyan has been sinking since the beginning of the court, and now Liu Xian has looked at him, and he has finally spoken." If our country and the British completely turn their faces, we must deter the British from acting rashly. It's not difficult. We only need to contact Afghanistan once or two and send a batch of weapons over, which is enough for the British to take back their minions. But we are not completely facing the British now, under this limitation. If you want to find a strategy to make the British back down, you must exchange the land of River City in South Africa with the British. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the British to let go of Kuala Lumpur. ”

"Your Majesty. It is absolutely impossible for the British to let Kuala Lumpur go for nothing. Just like Hong Kong at the beginning, the emperor also had a hard attitude. This is what Kuala Lumpur has at stake with the British. Not to mention that Hong Kong is ten times as much as China. Treat others with yourself, and you will know it. "Wang Minyun is sixty years old. But the spirit is not generally good. I even picked up an old mom recently!

Liu Xian didn't believe it when he first heard about it. What is Wang Minyun's identity? How many young and beautiful women want, how can they be good old mothers? But someone checked it. It's really a guy named Zhou's mother.

Because he was old, he had the disease of widowhood, and he had to sleep with a woman every night, or he would not be able to sleep. Wang Minyun, like the gentry and eunuchs of this era, also enjoyed the blessings of the Qi people, had wives and concubines, but they all died early. The widowed Wang Minyun had no intention of continuing the string or asking for another concubine, neither planned to have a wife or concubine, nor was he interested in the Qinglou woman, so the matter of serving the bed had to be borne by the old mother.

Wang Minyun's old mother is a widow surnamed Zhou. Of course, before Zhou's mother, there were others, but since Zhou's mother came, the 'harem' is her own world. Wang Minyun not only sleeps without Zhou's mother, and eats without Zhou's mother, but also combs his hair with Zhou's mother's own hands, otherwise it will be uncomfortable.

After reading the report of the National Security Bureau, Liu Xian could only express his admiration. At the same time, I also feel that there is no problem in using Wang Minyun for another ten years.

"If this is not the way, the emperor should not continue to tolerate it. I have heard that our navy has a number of cutting-edge torpedo boats, which are fast and faster than today's standards. Won't the emperor let these torpedo boats show their faces? ”

"Deterring them by force is also a way to force the British to retreat."

If the soft ones don't work, then come to the hard ones. Wang Minyun does not think that the British want to tear their faces with China now. Both sides are taken into account, and they are all beaten wolves with hemp rods - both are afraid.

Since the start of the economic crisis two years ago, coal mining in the UK has fallen by 15 per cent, pig iron and steel production by 23 per cent and 20 per cent respectively, ship tonnage by 35 per cent, exports by 26 per cent and imports by 12 per cent. The economy has suffered a severe setback. And in this case, they are still fighting the South African War, and they have just ended the Burma War.

If it weren't for the fact that China, thinking of peace with the British, did not take in the exiled Burmese royal family, and now directly ordered people to carry the banner of the Burmese royal family, it would have caused a lot of trouble to the British.

However, if he really takes the road of threat of force, Liu Xian will definitely not give up on Burma.

The British had just conquered the area, and they had no foundation among the people of Upper Burma, so it would have been easy to stir up trouble here. Not to mention that the whole of Myanmar is a huge tropical rainforest, and it is the best place to fight guerrillas.

But for Liu Xian to make such a determination, it must be carefully considered. This would be a turning point in China's development – one that has embarked on a path of increasing opposition to the West. Until there is a war!

Liu Xian's face fell silent!

"Your Majesty, if I want to reach the top of the world, I will eventually fight with the Westerners." Wang Minyun does not say 'British', but 'Western', and he really has a good grasp of Liu Xian's heart. "Today, our country is strong. There may still be insufficient accumulation, but the soldiers are strong and strong, and it is the time to show their edge and compete with the heroes. ”

"Why fear England?" In Wang Minyun's eyes, the Russians are only a land power, and although they have naval vessels, they are tens of thousands of miles away in Europa. The British are the first power in the world. If China wants to reach the top of the world, the enemy it faces is the entire Western world, and if it can't withstand the pressure of even a British, it is better to give up that wish as soon as possible!

Liu Xian was silent, and the entire hall was silent. Now that he is on the road of confrontation with the British, except for the old fox Wang Minyun, who is prepared in his heart, everyone is silent.

Since the beginning of his power, Liu Xian seems to have been very tough on the outside world, but that is not in the face of Britain. Even Russia and France, which had the same strength and heritage as the British, were still in the recovery period after the great setback of 1870. Moreover, in the two wars against France, the Palais d'Eselle in Paris was able to use the power of the Far East only as a finger.

As for the British, Liu Xian's toughness has always been carried out on the premise of not standing on the opposite side of the British. To make such a decision now is to part ways. To be honest, before Wang Minyun made this proposal, Liu Xian was not mentally prepared. For himself, he didn't want to turn his face with the British at this time.

Countless thoughts were turning in Liu Xian's mind, and his ears were still listening to the discussion of the ministers.

Zeng Jize is resolutely opposed, the deeper your understanding of the world, the more you can know the heritage and strong strength of the British Empire. As the leader of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zeng Jize naturally has a deep understanding of the world. He did not think that the current conflict between China and Britain was a wise choice.

Then Liu Xian heard Wang Minyun ask: "Then Lord Zeng thinks, when should we be really tough with the British?" ”

Liu Xian's originally fast brain stopped instantly, and Wang Minyun's questioning was like Huang Zhong Dalu, which shocked him to recognize the timidity in his heart - he was procrastinating. The reason for the delay was the fear of the great power of the British. It's a shame that he used armored vehicles to give his ministers courage, and he didn't even know when he had withered!

Liu Xian clearly realized the timidity in his heart, and even excused himself from the fact that Yingde had not really made enemies, and subconsciously persuaded himself. What a coward!

Will China have to develop until then will it be able to fully condemn the UK? If this is the case, I may use chasing the United States as the next reason, right?

Liu Xian absolutely can't tolerate himself becoming vulnerable!

"I want to thank Wang Qing." Liu Xian waved his hand to stop the many important ministers of the court meeting asking Wang Minyun, "Wang Qing's question is good." Huang Zhong Dalu woke me up. I would like to thank you for this question! ”

"When are we going to be really tough on the UK!?"

"Are the interests of Kuala Lumpur hard to do with a drop of sweat and blood by us Chinese? Is this a legitimate interest of our people? ”

"The British are now violating our legitimate interests and blockading the port of Pontianak, and we can't argue with this reason? How are we different from the previous Qing Dynasty? ”

Liu Xian's attitude changed suddenly, and his repeated questions made the important ministers in the hall silent. Everyone understood that their own emperor had already made a decision in this short period of time. And once His Majesty the Emperor has made a decision, it will be an absolute golden mouth, and he will have no regrets!

"The strength of the British dominates the world, and my new Qin is not weak. In the coming day, you will hunt the world with the heroes, and compete with the British this morning! (To be continued......)