"Gentlemen, please be quiet, according to statistics, the total amount of donations and pledges is 5.3 million taels of silver!" After the counter reported the number in an extremely exaggerated tone, "Bang! Wu Chongyao clapped his hands and said loudly: "The national crisis is at the head, there can be no delay, I hope that all pledges must be in place tomorrow!"

At the same time, I believe that with government officials as examples, the patriotic enthusiasm of the people will inevitably be aroused, and the pledges should be surging, so I decided to set up a pledge box in front of the Prime Minister's Office, and all the people who donate more than 100 taels will be awarded the title of honorary citizen of the Democratic Republic of South Vietnam!

Finally, I solemnly promise that all donations will be used to purchase weapons and equipment, and if anyone dares to embezzle and intercept them, they will be shot, and they will not be spared, and everyone is welcome to supervise and report! ”

The Democratic Republic of South Vietnam learned from the Democratic Republic of South Vietnam that inhumane punishments such as beheading, beheading, and Ling Chi were abolished, and those who committed capital crimes were either shot or hanged, and those who did not meet the standards for capital crimes were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of varying years.

Bao Ling also stood up and said: "We, the four countries of Britain, France, the United States and Portugal, promise to provide weapons and ammunition with the best performance at the cheapest price and equip your army as quickly as possible!" ”

"Good! All right! Immediately, there was a lot of applause from below.

Lu Jiguang arched his hand: "The old man thinks that the Democratic Alliance army is holding back, it must be due to the lack of food, grass and ammunition, waiting for the rear to replenish, but unfortunately, we don't have a naval fleet, and the foreign lord is also short of strength for the time being, otherwise he will not be defeated if he is cut off from the grain route?" Hey~~"

After sighing, Lu Jiguang said: "The only way now is to fully mobilize the people. Those who have money contribute money, and those who have power to contribute. Dig deep trenches outside the city of Guangzhou and prepare for a protracted war. In addition, I ask Lord Nguyen and General Le Da to earnestly fulfill the alliance treaty, as long as it is delayed until the rainy season next year, the surname Wang must retreat, and our government will have a good reward! ”

"Prime Minister Lu don't have to worry! His Majesty the Emperor of my family attaches great importance to cooperation with your country! Ruan Boyi glanced at Li Tingli, smiled and nodded.

In addition to obtaining a large amount of grain and silver, the government of Vo Chong Yao also ceded the town of Nam Pass to the Nguyen Dynasty, which was the most important pass between China and Vietnam. It is only less than 200 kilometers away from Nanning and Hanoi, the mountains near Guancheng overlap, the valley is deep and the forest is lush, the terrain is dangerous, it is one of the important points of transportation from China to Vietnam, and it is known as the fortress of southern Xinjiang in ancient times.

Zhennan Pass is held in the hands of the Chinese side, and it is a thorn in the throat of the Vietnamese dynasties, and the army from the north can wreak havoc on the Red River Plain anytime and anywhere, making it difficult for the Vietnamese side to sleep and eat. However, this problem has now been solved, and the Vietnamese side can also take advantage of the decline of China's civil strife to send troops from Zhennan Pass to fish in troubled waters, waiting for an opportunity to invade Chinese land!

The above two conditions are generous enough. But there were more lucrative conditions, and in order to facilitate this covenant, the French side also promised the Emperor Side. The massacre of Catholics since his accession to the throne will no longer be pursued, much to the relief of the Vietnamese side.

He was severely repulsive towards the West. He even ordered the execution of Western missionaries and the exile of Christians. Since 1851, dozens of French missionaries were killed by the Side court, shocking the French government and the public, and in the early spring of this year, the French cruiser Cardina sailed to Tuochai (present-day Da Nang, Vietnam) and bombarded the Tuo Hai Fort in retaliation, and this incident alarmed the French Emperor Napoleon III, who heard that he was uniting with Spain and would soon use troops against Vietnam.

This undoubtedly brought great pressure to the Vietnamese side, and just as the whole country was preparing for war, there was a sudden turning point, and the French side was willing to make concessions on the matter of Vietnam and the Chinese side concluding an alliance with the Chinese side, and after some fierce bargaining, the Side court first signed a memorandum of understanding with the French side, and then signed a military alliance treaty with the Chinese side, and sent 50,000 troops to Guangzhou in advance.

"There's a country to worry about." Wu Chongyao arched his hand to the Vietnamese representative, and said: "Lu Lao is reasonable, but we must also make full use of diplomatic means to exert pressure on the Democratic Alliance Army, and I suggest that Mr. Bao Ling, Mr. Pa Xiali, Mr. Jing Yihua, Mr. Kimar Liangshi and Foreign Minister Pan Zhengwei go to Huizhou and make solemn representations to Wang Feng!" ”

In addition to Bao Ling, several people who were named showed embarrassment, and went to Huizhou to negotiate with Wang Feng, what is the difference between this and sending them to death?

Bao Ling waved his hand and said: "Gentlemen, don't worry, the Democratic Alliance is dedicated to integrating into the international community, Mr. Wang Feng is very disciplined, he will never detain or even kill diplomatic envoys, due to the illegal occupation of Macao by the Democratic Alliance Army, Mr. Gemales should make the most serious protest to the Democratic Alliance on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen of Portugal, and we, Britain, France and the United States, will stand behind Portugal." ”

Everyone thinks about it, the Democratic Alliance did not use force to recover the concession and Shanghai Customs, and the British took it first to take back the concession, and although the resumption of Shanghai Customs was suspected of intimidation and threats, it always did not do anything, right? What gave them even more reassurance was that the foreigners who had come into contact with the NLD forces were treated well, including prisoners, except for those who died in battle.

"Okay, let's go to Huizhou now!" With the support of Britain, France and the United States, Kimarão immediately had the confidence to go out impatiently, and the rest of the people followed closely after saying goodbye

The so-called Hakka four states, including Huizhou, Meizhou, Ganzhou, Tingzhou, Huizhou is listed in the first of the Hakka four states, Hakka accounts for a large proportion of the population, and a considerable part of the Democratic League is from the Taiping Army, the Taiping Army is the Hakka people as the main body of the armed forces, including Su Sanniang, Yang Shuijiao, etc. are Hakka, fluent Hakka, so in Huizhou, the Democratic League to carry out mass work is quite easy, this is all fellow countrymen.

Lin Fengxiang was a member of the Zhuang nationality, and there were also some soldiers of the Yao, Dong, Miao, and other ethnic minorities in the army, and these people, together with the Han soldiers, went into the areas inhabited by various ethnic minorities in northern Guangdong and southern Fujian in groups to publicize the ethnic policies of the Democratic League.

That is, with equality as the main tone, mutual respect in customs and habits, the central government and local governments will give inclined support in education, culture and economy, and strive to get rid of poverty and become rich as soon as possible, which is obviously Wang Feng absorbed the nutrients in the ethnic policy of the Red Dynasty, but compared with it, the preferential treatment of ethnic minorities in law has been completely deleted, and the national law is greater than the patriarchal law and the ethnic law, and it does not deliberately highlight the differences between ethnic groups, and adopts a vague treatment method.

Wang Feng's wish is that in a few years, there will be no distinction between Han, Zhuang, Miao, Dong and other ethnic groups, and everyone will have only one identity, that is, Chinese!

"Huizhou is a good place, cultivated land, woodland, grassland, water surface, tidal flats, conducive to the comprehensive development of agriculture, forestry, fishery and animal husbandry, although it is not as good as Guangzhou in terms of location, but he has a natural deep-water port, the future is rich, maybe more than Guangzhou." Standing on the head of the city, bathed in the blue sky and white clouds and the slightly salty air, Wang Feng sighed with emotion.

"Hmm!" Zhou Xiuying nodded and said: "Lingnan is full of treasures, and the natural conditions are better than those in Jiangnan, and now you are from Shandong to Lingnan."

"Huh?" As she was talking, Zhou Xiuying suddenly sighed lightly: "The territory you occupy seems to be a little problematic, you see, Jiaodong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, all of them are coastal, slender and long lines, except for Anhui on the edge of Jiangsu, which is only a little fatter, in the art of war, this is very dangerous, it is easy to be truncated, have you not paid attention to it?" ”

Wang Feng said helplessly: "I was about to attack the two lakes in Jiangxi, but Ye Mingchen got out of the Democratic Republic of South Vietnam, what do you say I should do?" I don't care about him, it's a legacy of raising tigers, and we don't have the ability to fight on two fronts at present, so we can only transfer the front and take two broads first. ”

After thinking about it, Wang Feng said again: "On the map, the territory of our Democratic Alliance Army is ugly, like an earthworm coiled on the seaside, which is placed in ancient times, not even a corner of the land, but modern warfare is different from the past, there is no overwhelming firepower, no one can cut us off, and we are building a naval fleet, and the coastal provinces can be closely linked through the sea, so the terrain is not too big a problem."

On the contrary, there are still some advantages for us to occupy the coastal areas, first of all, the coastal areas are all economically developed provinces, and the financial situation will not be tight, and secondly, our territory borders the entire line of the Qing court, which can penetrate our influence and bring convenience to our future expansion of territory. ”

"That's true." Zhou Xiuying agreed, and stretched out her hand again: "Someone is looking for you." ”

"Commander-in-Chief!" A special combat team member hurriedly rushed to the head of the city and saluted: "The Portuguese Governor in Macao, Gemales, the Governor of Hong Kong, the British Consul in Guangzhou, the British Consul in Guangzhou, Jing Yihua, the American Consul in Guangzhou, and the French Plenipotentiary in Indochina, Genui, and the puppet foreign minister of the Guangzhou regime, Pan Zhengwei, ask for a meeting. ”

"Then let's go down." Zhou Xiuying asked.

"No!" Wang Feng didn't think about it and said, "Let them come up, I'll wait." ”

"Yes!" The characteristic team member hurried away.

Zhou Xiuying was very familiar with Wang Feng, and called Shangchengtou instead of meeting him on a formal occasion, which showed the anger in her heart.

Flickering eyes looked at Wang Feng for a moment, and Zhou Xiuying asked, "You won't kill all those ministers, will you?" ”

"The foreigner and the Qing court are eyebrows, I don't say anything, but he is plotting to split China, and he has crossed my bottom line, although I will not kill them on impulse, but I must give them a good taste." Wang Feng did not hide his anger and said coldly.

Zhou Xiuying didn't speak anymore, accompanied Wang Feng to look at the large field in the distance, and after about half an hour, six people from Wuyang No. 1 Middle School were brought to Wang Feng.

This time, Wang Feng was unusual, and did not greet him warmly, but looked at Pan Zhengwei with a cold look in his eyes, Pan Zhengwei suddenly felt a moment in his heart, and quickly arched his hand: "May I ask you are Commander-in-Chief Wang, right?" Sure enough, I am Phan Zhengwei, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of South Vietnam. ”

Wang Feng retracted his gaze, turned his head and called: "Come on, pull it out and shoot it!" (To be continued......)