Three days later, a warship returned to Guangdong and Guangxi and conveyed the bad news to Li Shiyao.
"The 50,000-strong army is just gone?"
"Yes, sir, those people are so powerful, the Green Camp Marines don't even have the ability to fight back..."
Li Shiyao was extremely upset after hearing their stories.
The anger that had been held in for three days suddenly broke out.
I saw him spitting out a mouthful of blood and falling straight to the ground.
"grown ups!"
"Send it to the doctor quickly!"
After a period of frantic treatment, Li Shiyao woke up faintly.
"Fifty thousand people are gone again?"
Yesterday, he had just received the news of the destruction of the Fujian and Zhejiang Navy, and also heard that the fifth elder brother had been captured by those who claimed to be from the Dragon Kingdom. Li Shiyao was suddenly overwhelmed.
That is the fifth elder brother, the pet peeve of Emperor Qianlong!
Today he heard the news that his navy was destroyed again. The successive bad news hit him so hard that he almost doubted his life!
Could it be that this day... really does not bless the Qing Dynasty?
"Sir, this is the letter sent to you by those people from the Dragon Kingdom."
Li Shiyao pushed away the maid's arms, braced himself, tore open the letter and read it.
[To Li Shiyao, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in the Qing Dynasty...]
[We come with peace and justice. We have no intention to capture Wanwan, but the Earth Master has calculated that there will be red dragons appearing in the future. In order to prevent the evil dragon from escaping and wreaking havoc on living beings, we need to rent Wanwan for twenty years.
Time, get rid of the evil dragon!]
[We will donate 10 million taels of silver to compensate for the losses of the Qing Dynasty and to compensate the fallen soldiers...]
[...War is cruel and merciless, and we have no intention of killing. We can return the captured soldiers, but we need the families of the following soldiers.]
[In addition, we can also be prepared to spend a lot of money to relocate no less than 10,000 good families and their families to Wanwan. In addition, we need several trading ports to ensure the circulation of our goods and to comply with the Qing taxation
Law, abide by the trading rules set by the Qing Dynasty.】
Li Shiyao was confused.
Dragon appears?
Are you here to slay the evil dragon?
To provide pensions for fallen soldiers, they still have to send them there in person?
"Exchange the newly captured soldiers for their family members who were previously stationed in Wanwan?"
Looking at the long list below, Li Shiyao fell into deep thought!
"My lord..., my lord?"
The chief envoy Guo Huanyu saw Li Shiyao in a daze for a long time and couldn't help asking: "Sir... what should we do?"
Li Shiyao handed the letter to the other party, and then took the tea from the maid.
"Gather officials from Guangdong and Guangxi and let's discuss what to do!"
Most of the officials of the Qing Dynasty in Fujian and Zhejiang were killed by a wave of waves because they were observing the army's expedition.
Emperor Qianlong's favorite fifth elder brother was arrested again, and Li Shiyao became the supreme commander of Fujian, Zhejiang, and Guangdong and Guangxi provinces.
There were not many officials from Guangdong and Guangxi stationed in Guangzhou. A few hours later, everyone gathered together.
Inspector Xin Junai saw the documents sent by the high school team and gasped: "These contents are pure nonsense!"
"Qianlong's favorite fifth elder brother was caught. They are determined not to talk about the fifth elder brother. Will we agree to their request?"
"Sir, there must be something fishy about this matter!"
"According to the prisoner interrogation, those Longguo people speak Chinese, but they can control Westerners."
"Yes, if we provide them with population, we will breed tigers in the future!"
Guangzhou garrison general Gil Tai looked unwilling: "Master Cheng, but we can't defeat them at all!"
"The Qing Dynasty has 20 million people. We just need to reorganize and train the new army and continue the attack." A salt transportation department said righteously.
"Everyone, we can't defeat the people of the Dragon Kingdom at all!"
"Those people from the Dragon Kingdom forced Wanwan people to work. Wanwan people are definitely dissatisfied with their rule. As long as we cooperate inside and outside, we will definitely be able to regain Wanwan!"
"Everyone, let me say one more thing, we really can't defeat the people of the Dragon Kingdom!"
"Their firearms are so powerful. The fireballs can fly several miles, and the infantry group cannot take advantage of the array at all."
Bang~
Lu Sibo, the water transport envoy, was so angry that he slapped the table: "Asshole, why do you always try to boost other people's ambitions and destroy the power of the Qing Dynasty?"
"Lu, please don't label me randomly!"
Everyone said something, and I said something.
In short, the Qing Dynasty cannot defeat the people of the Dragon Kingdom at this moment.
Most officials from Guangdong and Guangxi demand peace.
Xiaobu said that he wanted to develop his troops and continue to fight after learning the Longguo people's firearms.
They even proposed to capture the criminals and farmers together and transport them to Wanwan for replacement.
They thought it was worth it to exchange criminals with families for prisoners of the Eight Banners and elites from the Green Camp!
But Li Shiyao felt that this was a bad idea.
What is the population of Wanwan?
As of the census in the 20th year of Qianlong's reign, the population under the rule was 500,000.
If the families of the captives from the previous military camp were handed over to the Dragon Kingdom people, maybe these people would defect to the Dragon Kingdom within a few months.
Although they are alone overseas, don't the people of the Dragon Kingdom covet the rich Qing Dynasty?
If they follow the example of Emperor Rensheng (Huang Taiji), they plunder people from the coast and feed Wanwan back.
Will the future of the Qing Dynasty also become like that of the Ming Dynasty?
He shudders when he thinks that ten or twenty years from now, Long Guo will lead countless people from the Qing Dynasty to attack Wanwan!
"That's enough, stop arguing. Sort this out and report it to Lord Long Live as soon as possible. It is up to Lord Long Live to decide this matter. Let's handle the military aftermath well!"
Many Qing officials nodded in agreement!
"However, we are all responsible for the failure of this war, so... let's discuss how to hand over the coupons, right?"
Many Qing court officials looked at each other and said in unison: "We are willing to comply with the arrangements of the Governor!"
Li Shiyao breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, let's work together to overcome this difficulty. I will ensure that everyone has a prosperous official career!"
"Cha~"
Later, Li Shiyao told these people the details of the two battles.
In short, everything about the Penghu landing battle in Guangdong and Guangxi can be blamed on the admiral of the Navy, He Sheng'e, for his good advice and rash attack on Penghu.
By the way, Falkang also needs to be brought along.
And the Battle of Fuzhou...
That was naturally due to the wise leadership of Fifth Elder Brother...
Ah, no, that is heaven's punishment!
"Prepare some casual clothes for me, I'm going to meet Mr. Elondo!"
Originally, Fucha Yingge was responsible for the top management of the Fujian, Zhejiang, and Guangdong and Guangxi stick-stick departments.
Elondo is only the second-in-command at the Southern Sticky Branch.
But he has already vanished into ashes along with the fifth elder brother.
Elondo is the deputy of Fucha Yingge. Although his surname is not Fucha, he can still be regarded as a proper Manchu surname. He can also be regarded as Jane in the emperor's heart.
Li Shiyao and Elonduo discussed and worked together before writing a letter asking Babaili to hurry up to Qianlong.
Li Shiyao, on the other hand, ran overnight to meet with Huang Shijian, the only remaining Fuzhou official in Fujian and Zhejiang, to discuss with him.
In a private house in Guangzhou, several investigators were amazed when they heard the connection between Li Shiyao and Elondo.
Although this was not the first time they had seen this kind of deception, every time they saw the actions of Qing officials, their eyes lit up.
Qianlong's proud intelligence officers colluded with local officials and joined forces to deceive the emperor.
If they hadn't heard it with their own eyes, they would have thought it was nonsense!
However, this matter was not without precedent in the history of the Qing Dynasty, so everyone just marveled at it and continued to monitor the actions of Li Shiyao and others.
Intelligence personnel from other worlds report their information to Wanwan Base Camp.
Bend Nancheng!
Chen Mu looked at the intelligence coming from Guangzhou and sneered.
After Li Shiyao negotiated with officials from Guangdong and Guangxi, he hooked up with Elondo at the stick and handed Qianlong false information!
They said that the number of enemies killed this time was 20,000, and that it was an evenly matched battle.
It is said that the enemy's reinforcements suddenly arrived, and then the army was outnumbered and disappeared.
By the way, there is also the naval admiral who is greedy and aggressive.
Over in Fuzhou, they praised the fifth elder brother for his bravery.
However, God did not protect the Qing Dynasty, and unusually strong winds and waves destroyed the 50,000-strong army.
In short, it is implied that the fifth prince led the troops and sent out troops, which led to the destruction of the army!
Good guy, Li Shiyao and others just tried to shirk all the blame for their crimes, and even deceived themselves by saying that they had a small victory over the enemy, so they had merit in this battle!
Do you really think we dare not go to Qianlong to hold a parent-teacher conference?
Perhaps Li Shiyao and others knew that such outrageous things must have made Qianlong suspicious.
But they value that official hat too much.
In short, this time Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and Zhejiang insist on portraying themselves as being evenly matched with the Dragon Kingdom.
The destruction of the over 100,000-strong army was due to the right time and place.
They were defeated by the enemy's sudden arrival of reinforcements.
"Sister Li, Brother He, do you think we can threaten Li Shiyao in this way?"
"this……?"
Li Ye frowned slightly: "It's not easy, but it's very feasible!"
Their negotiating initiative has been gained on the battlefield.
Li Shiyao and others deceived Qianlong in this way, but you can't expect them to act according to Li Shiyao's ideas.
"If we arrive in Guangzhou without anyone noticing and expose Li Shiyao's and others' little plans, we will easily do business in Guangdong and Guangxi!"
They deceived their superiors and deceived their subordinates, and repeatedly regarded defeat as a great victory. Qing officials had a lot of history in this regard.
For example, in the first Opium War in the 19th century, officials of the Qing Dynasty banded together to fool the emperor.
Not only did they describe defeat as a great victory, they also turned millions of taels of war compensation into business arrears!
Sometimes history is more exaggerated than drama!
Although the news of the complete defeat of the Qing Dynasty could not be hidden for so long, they still had Qianlong's favorite fifth elder brother in their hands!
I heard that this old boy Qianlong liked his fifth elder brother Yongqi the most!
As long as they grasp this fifth elder brother and make Li Shiyao their business partner and ally, they have a high chance of success.
This is much better than killing Li Shiyao.
"Okay, let's do that, but we need to delay Qianlong's dispatch of imperial envoys here."
"Don't worry, it's best for Li Shiyao and the others to do this!"
Everyone laughed in unison.
After consuming the Qing's 100,000-strong army in one fell swoop, the Qing was unable to organize a larger attack in a short period of time.
They have at least two months to digest the results of the battle.
"By the way, where is the fifth elder brother? He can't be dead!"
"Don't worry, he has been trained well by Li Zhuo these days."
This chapter has been completed!