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As the Chinese Empire grew stronger and stronger, its international status became higher and higher. Even though Europe is the center of the world, no country in the Chinese empire dares to ignore the voice. More than a decade ago, if the revolution broke out in France, it would not have paid attention to China's attitude. But now, it's different. The Chinese Empire has become an important member of the world's great powers. Coupled with the in-law relationship between the royal family of the Chinese Empire and the royal family of Orleans, even the Charles. Louis. Napoleon. Bonaparte considered himself the successor of Napoleon, but on this issue did not dare to ignore the attitude of the Chinese Empire. Therefore, they quickly brought people to contact the Chinese Empire, hoping to gain the approval of the Chinese Empire. Of course, for the current situation in France, they only need the neutrality of the Chinese Empire.

Lin Zihao frowned, the conditions proposed by the Bonaparte family were not bad. The Chinese Empire attached great importance to the series of agreements signed with the French government this time, and if this agreement could not be traveled, the Chinese Empire would certainly not agree to it. Thus, the Bonapartes' recognition of the validity of these agreements would undoubtedly guarantee the interests of the Chinese Empire, so that the Chinese Empire would have no excuse to interfere with France.

"Your Excellency, the Imperial Crown Prince will marry Princess Charlotte of Belgium as his concubine. We don't want that to change. Lin Zihao said. Although he has not yet consulted Emperor Long Yufei's opinion, Lin Zihao knows. Long Yufei will not give up this family business. This was an excellent opportunity to penetrate Europe, and the Kingdom of Belgium would become a springboard for the Chinese Empire.

Counselor Bourblon was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary." You can rest assured that Belgium's neutral status is recognized by all countries under the Treaty of London. France will also guarantee the neutrality of Belgium, and no country will invade Belgium! ”

"That's fine, otherwise, if another country invades Belgium. The armies of the Empire will set foot in Europe! Lin Zihao warned.

Bourblon nodded, of course, in his heart. Such warnings are ignored. The Chinese Empire is indeed very powerful, and this time it is also in the limelight in Europe. However, the Chinese Empire was too far away from Europe, and the Chinese Empire wanted a large-scale expedition to Europe. That's unrealistic. Of course. France will not have a grudge against the Chinese Empire because of the Kingdom of Belgium, which is very uneconomical. In addition, some people in the Bonaparte family also raised the question of whether the princess of the Bonaparte family could replace Princess Charlotte of the Kingdom of Belgium and further win over the Chinese Empire. Of course, there must be a prerequisite for this, that is, the princess of the Bonaparte family is willing to be the little wife of the Chinese crown prince. If you want to be the crown princess, it will definitely not work. can only be the crown prince's side concubine. The common people of the empire will never let a foreign woman come to the world.

After that, Lin Zihao told the emperor Long Yufei about the conditions of the royal family of Orleans and the Bonaparte family. Ultimately. Long Yufei decided that the French Revolution was an internal affair of France, and the Chinese Empire would not support either side and would remain neutral. In addition, the Chinese Empire also issued a sternly worded statement that the crown prince of the Chinese Empire would win Princess Charlotte of Belgium as the crown princess in ten years, and any use of force against the Kingdom of Belgium would be a challenge to the Chinese Empire, and the Chinese Empire would take retaliatory action against it. In addition, the Bonaparte family, which had initially taken control of French power, also said that they would guarantee the security of the Belgian kingdom. This made the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which had always wanted to move, have to die down. Although they did not believe that the Chinese Empire would really send a large number of expeditionary forces to Europe for the sake of Belgium. However, the French warning had to be heeded. After all, it would be much easier for France to get their hands on them. It was also easy to deal with the Netherlands with the strength of France.

The chaotic situation in Europe did not have much impact on the East. The Chinese Empire was still preparing for war in an orderly manner. And the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which occupied the north of the Yangtze River, was also making preparations. They all know that this war will be the last fight for them, and they can only succeed, not lose. Otherwise, this would have been fatal for the Manchu blows. The Manchu Qing Dynasty will completely withdraw from the stage of history.

After a period of reckless military force, the Manchus had established a new army with millions of troops, and hired a large number of retired British officers as advisers for training, and even had retired British Army Lieutenant General Albert as the chief of staff of the Qing army. Of course, the chief of staff of the Qing army really played the role of a staff member, and his full strength was far from being comparable to that of the chief of staff of the Chinese Empire. However, it also represented the determination of the Manchus.

Among the millions of new troops of the Qing army, there were only more than 300,000 bannermen, and the rest were forcibly recruited Han Chinese. Among these new armies, except for the banner people who are still dead set on the Manchus, the rest of the Han army is just a strong man who has been forcibly recruited. More often than not, they worked for the Manchus for the sake of military pay. If they can win, they may be in high spirits. However, if the battle does not go well, these people will probably collapse first. There is no way to do this, even if you train rigorously, you can't change it.

The Manchu army's millions of new troops also included 200,000 cavalry. Among them, there were 100,000 Iron Cavalry of the Eight Banners, and the other 100,000 were Mongolian cavalry. These cavalrymen, armed with a part of light artillery in addition to sabers, were not equipped with new rifles. For these cavalrymen, they were more accustomed to the saber in their hands, and they enjoyed the feeling of cutting off the enemy's head with a saber. It is not so convenient to use a rifle on a horse. Of course, there is also a very important reason, that is, the Qing army did not have a special cavalry to use the carbine. Not only the Qing army, but also the cavalry of other countries in the world, most of them are also using cold weapons. Unlike the cavalry of the Chinese Empire, a carbine was used that was an improved version of the 'Zhonghua I' rifle. The length of this carbine is slightly shorter, and the range is not as good as that of the 'Zhonghua Yi' rifle. But it is suitable for firing on horseback. Once equipped, it won the love of the cavalry. It's just that because the cavalry of the Imperial Chinese Army is too small, it is far from being comparable to the cavalry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. However, if the Manchus thought that they would be able to defeat the Chinese Empire with their powerful cavalry, they were very mistaken. The northern part of China, with its flat terrain, was suitable for cavalry charges. But that was in the age of cold weapons. In the era of hot weapons, the cavalry had already been formed and outdated. With the massive use of barbed wire, trenches, and heavy machine guns by the Chinese Imperial Army, the cavalry charge was nothing more than a death sentence.

Beijing in 1846 was even more depressed. Even in spring, I don't feel the warmth at all. There are very few pedestrians on the streets of Beijing, and most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, and it is difficult to have young people. In particular, the banner people living in Beijing are only women, the elderly, and children. The number of flag men was originally small, less than two million. In order to make up the number needed in the new army, most of the banner men between the ages of fourteen and forty were called into the army. Of course, although these flag people are lazy by nature, but at this time, they have no choice, if they don't fight again, it is estimated that there will be no future.

In the Forbidden City, the Manchu Emperor Aixin Jueluo. It has been almost three years since Yi Su succeeded to the throne, and he is also fifteen years old. However, he was still not able to govern in person, and the power of the Manchu Qing was still in the hands of the regent Aixin Jueluo. Mianyu and a group of military ministers headed by Wen Qing. In the past three years, there has been no change in the Minister of Military Aircraft, and only in this way can their power be guaranteed.

Manchu regent Aixin Jueluo. Although Mianyu is only 32 years old, he has grown a beard, and with all these years of hard work, he looks more mature and stable. Of course, after becoming the regent, he also felt a lot of pressure. Although the Manchus have been reckless, on the whole, the Manchus have been in decline for several years, while the Chinese Empire is thriving. If this continues, the gap between the two sides will only widen. If the Manchus want to turn the tables, I'm afraid there won't be too many opportunities.

Originally, when the Chinese Emperor Long Yufei visited Europe, the Manchu Qing high-level saw this as an excellent opportunity to counterattack and tried to take advantage of the opportunity to launch an attack on the Chinese Empire. However, the Chinese Empire's Yangtze River defense line was heavily defended, and the strategic points in northern Sichuan were also under the control of the Chinese Empire, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty without a strong navy could not find an opportunity at all. If you attack rashly, it is estimated that the final outcome will only be failure. Therefore, in the end they had to abandon this unrealistic idea. For the Manchus, all they could do now was to wait for the Chinese Empire to launch an attack, consume the strength of the Chinese Empire north of the Yangtze River, and then try to counterattack.

When the news of the war between the Chinese fleet and the Kingdom of Portugal came, the Manchu top brass was ecstatic, thinking that this time there would be a great war between the European powers and the Chinese Empire. But they didn't expect that soon the Kingdom of Portugal would succumb, which made them very dissatisfied, and many people even scolded the Kingdom of Portugal for being too rubbish. They also don't want to think about it, with the strength of the Kingdom of Portugal, can they confront the Chinese Empire?

After Long Yufei and his party returned to Guangzhou, the Manchu Qing finally stopped reporting any illusions. They can only honestly prepare for war, ready to make a last stand. (To be continued......)