The three of them repeatedly argued about various details and possibilities, and discussed until it was close to evening, and Yang Changjun left.

Looking at the messy study, Tao Wei couldn't help but say, "Father-in-law, have you really decided?" If you tell the Russians the truth, can you teach the Democratic Alliance to suffer a big loss? ”

"Huh?" Zuo Zongtang was surprised: "Don't you hate the Russians to the core? Why did you persuade the old man to betray the Democratic Alliance? ”

Tao Wei smiled bitterly: "After all, this country is the country of the Qing Dynasty, of course, the little nephew understands his father-in-law and hates the Russians deeply, just mentioning it, and he will never leak half a point." ”

Zuo Zongtang looked at Tao Wei deeply, and said: "Actually, I have also considered your proposal, but first, the Russians may not trust us, and secondly, Commander Wang may not be able to guard against us.

Regardless of whether the means of the Democratic Alliance are to be discussed, he always represents the hope of the Han people and occupies a righteous name, which is also an important reason why he can flourish in the south.

If the Qing Dynasty loses this war, it will no longer be able to fight back against the Democratic Alliance Army, and it is only a matter of time before the Manchurians are wiped out, and we can't put our eggs in one basket, just as we leave a way out for ourselves, not to mention that the Russians are pigs, dogs, birds and beasts, and I am afraid that I will be uneasy for the rest of my life to deal with the Democratic Alliance Army.

It is about 500 miles from Xiangyang to Hanyang, and after two days, Shiquan Xian's nephew should be able to return, and then from Hanyang to Nanyang for 700 miles, the march is considered ten days, and after 12 days, I will go to Nanyang in person. Draw the Russians into a trap. ”

Tao Wei understood that since Zuo Zongtang made this decision, this Hunan army stationed in Jingxiang, including himself, has been firmly tied to the Democratic Alliance Army, at this time. His mood was a little complicated, and he couldn't help but look in the direction of Beijing City, and also touched his braids.

At this time, along the coast of Vietnam, the ships covered the sky, and after ten consecutive days of sailing, Da Nang, which was controlled by the French army, appeared in front of the eyes of the Combined Fleet.

Da Nang is located in the bee waist area of central Vietnam, bordering the South China Sea, in the shape of a horseshoe, with a mouth facing northeast. It is nearly 15 kilometers long from north to south, about 11 kilometers wide from east to west, the water depth is more than 10 meters, the mouth of the bay is covered by mountains, the situation is dangerous, the shelter conditions are good, it is a rare deep-water port on the straight coastline of central Vietnam, and its strategic position is extremely important.

Prince Menlev looks out over Da Nang. Snorted coldly: "Cowardly Frenchman, he doesn't even dare to participate in the Combined Fleet." It is only worthy to hide in the harbor and take advantage of the fire, gentlemen, and I propose that if the French try to intervene, we must not agree. ”

At this moment, everyone stood on the same side as Monlev, and they all denounced the cowardice of the French. He also took out the old things of the French and laughed at them, and after getting great psychological satisfaction, Gimarians asked: "The power of France is still very strong, and the more France participates, there is also more protection." Do you want to invite them? ”

The surrounding giants immediately looked at the idiots, the seven countries divided the spoils, this is already more monks and less porridge, if France is invited in again, then how can it be divided? As far as they know, the forces sent by France to the Far East are second only to Spain, and they can occupy the third place in the Combined Fleet, not only starting with the Netherlands, but also moving one place behind the next five countries, and even Britain and Spain, which are the top two, have to take a part of their spoils, and obviously no one is willing to do so.

Fernand chuckled: "Mr. Kimarães, if you are willing to give half of Portugal's income to the French, we have no opinion, but the French may not be too small to participate." ”

Kimarans smiled wryly and said no more.

When the Democratic Alliance attacked Guangzhou, the overwhelming momentum left him a psychological shadow, and he instinctively wanted to pull France into the gang to increase his strength, but after thinking about it, the strength of his side was strong enough, and it didn't matter whether there was France or not, and no one was willing to cut a piece of their cake and give it to France, so that the Portuguese family would be divided in half with France, which was a brain problem.

Ahsrith asked again, "Although we are not invited, shall we go and say hello to the French?" ”

Raglan hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "The French don't make any moves, obviously they don't welcome us, if we get too close, maybe it will lead to misunderstandings, there is no need to do much at this moment, let's go, I believe it won't be long before the French will come to us with red eyes." ”

"Hahahaha~~" A burst of wild laughter sounded, and the boats also sounded their whistles, and the sea was noisy and earth-shattering, as if they were laughing at the timidity of the French, and as if they were demonstrating.

The fleet showed no signs of approaching and continued northward.

On the Trang Peninsula next to Da Nang, the highest peak of nearly 700 meters high, Genui slowly lowered his binoculars, and in addition to a few entourages by his side, there were Wang Feng's old friend Meng Douban and his wife Emma, and the French writer Hugo.

Meng Douban learned about Wang Feng's founding on October 1, 1860 through an invitation letter delivered by merchants who traveled between China and France, and immediately readily agreed, and took his wife with him, so he left France ahead of schedule.

On the one hand, he was proud that Wang Feng had achieved such an achievement in a short period of time, and he was also happy that Wang Feng could still cherish his friendship with himself, on the other hand, he wanted to promote the wines produced by his own winery in China, his winery is not a well-known winery, and it is difficult to sell them at a high price in Europe, so he thought of the Far East market, with his relationship with Wang Feng, maybe he could have another world?

In addition, due to the big sales of "Meng Douban's Diary" in France, Meng Douban wanted to obtain materials through re-contact with Wang Feng and publish a sequel to "Meng Douban's Diary", for which he invited his old friend Hugo, who had always been keen on the independence and liberation movement of the colonial people, and was also very interested in China's anti-imperialist and anti-feudal struggle, so he was invited to come.

After coming to Vietnam and hearing that a full-scale war was about to break out in China, Meng Douban stayed with Genui to watch the situation for the time being.

Looking at the black smoke gradually drifting away, Meng Douban shook his head and said: "Mr. Genui, even if they don't invite you to participate in the war against China, they should also learn from you about the current situation in China, but they didn't come in, I see arrogance in them, and I have a hunch that this time the Seven-Nation Alliance will fail miserably." ”

"Oh my God!" Emma immediately screamed, "These are hundreds of warships, Meng Douban, are you too optimistic?" ”

Meng Douban smiled slightly: "At the beginning, I didn't take the Chinese in my eyes, and as a result, I almost lost my life in China, anyone who dares to despise Wang Feng will pay a heavy price, you wait and see." ”

Genui nodded and said: "The coalition forces are too hasty, and they are actually dispatched, this is a very dangerous signal, I can't help but have an urge to attack the port of Singapore, I wonder if Mr. Wang Feng will have the same idea if he knows?" (To be continued......)

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