Wild North America 1846

Chapter 449 Fighting evil with evil

Deep down in his heart, Richard was a person with a strong tendency towards Greater Chinaism and was absolutely unwilling to see Xinjiang break away from the control of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and become a turbulent place free from the central government.

Whether the current chaos in Xinjiang still follows the original trajectory of history requires careful observation to make a conclusion, so there is no rush to act for the time being.

It was also stated in the report;

What was the Qing government doing when Aguba invaded Xinjiang?

The Qing government is now busy suppressing the Taiping Rebellion. The Qing government has adopted Zeng Guofan's suggestion of "temporarily abandoning the outside of the customs and focusing on clearing the inside" and is making every effort to deal with the "internal trouble" against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

The remnants of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom have fled to Jiangxi and other places, and the Qing court is mobilizing troops from all walks of life to encircle and suppress them. They must "eliminate the poisonous banditry and prevent it from recurring." This is the top priority today.

Only after the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Nian Army were basically wiped out would the Qing court turn its attention to Xinjiang.

At this time, there is no time to take care of it. Agubai happened to take advantage of it and fully occupied all parts of Xinjiang.

A debate broke out within the Qing court about the dispute between "abandoning defense" and "main battle". The two sides debated fiercely and refused to give in to each other.

Some ministers, led by Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili, suggested that the Qing government abandon Xinjiang. The reason was that Xinjiang was far away from the Central Plains, had a vast territory and was sparsely populated. The annual tax revenue submitted to the central government was limited, and the Qing government spent a large amount of money on Xinjiang every year.

The expense is very uneconomical.

In 1862, during the "Taiping Rebellion" that caused serious disasters to Nagasaki and Edo and other areas, a group of 62 Taiping soldiers were besieged by more than 2,000 Japanese samurai and Japanese troops. The two sides fought fiercely for more than 4 months.

Hour.

How does it feel to watch Xinjiang’s land fall and become anxious?

Putting down the "Summary of World Trends" in his hand, Richard frowned and sighed deeply, feeling more concerned and worried about his troubled motherland, China.

From this we can see the sophisticated and precise British foreign policy. In the original history, it was precisely because of the strong support of the British that the Fuso Kingdom fought a Russo-Japanese War with all its troops, and finally repelled the "yellow war" envisioned by Tsarist Russia.

"Russian Plan", its power is limited to the three eastern provinces.

In the Fuso society of this era, due to the arms embargo imposed by the European, American and Tang Dynasty countries based on their own interests, the main weapons used by the powerful feudal lords to fight were samurai swords and spears, with only a few cannons and muskets, and their combat effectiveness was pitifully weak.

Therefore, including some enlightened Han foreign ministers, they were deeply wary of the Tang Empire and adopted a "respectful and distant" attitude to deal with it.

Richard looked up at the large world map hanging in the imperial study room, his eyes thoughtful, and after a long time he nodded affirmatively.

Countries such as Britain, France, and Russia are evil wolves, and there is no reason not to eat meat.

The Imperial Security Bureau is a secret operations agency upgraded from the Operations Division. Today, its tentacles reach deep into the top levels of the governments of the United States of America and the Confederate States of America. It has stable and reliable information channels in countries such as Britain, France, Prussia, and Japan, and it is developing quite well.

Compared with the blond Europeans, their language, religion, and customs were different from those of the Han people, and it was basically impossible to pose a threat to the rule of the Manchu Dynasty.

The over-enthusiasm shown by the Tang Empire actually made the Manchu and Qing courts suspicious. This may be the so-called dark psychology of "preferring foreigners to domestic slaves".

Outer Mongolia was divided due to the invasion of Tsarist Russia. Thirty years later, the Tsarist Russian army directly occupied a large area of ​​land in Jiangdong No. 64, separatized the three eastern provinces, burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of crimes on the black land, bringing serious disasters to the local people.

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It seems that properly cooperating with Britain's East Asian foreign policy and loosening the dog leash around Fuso's neck has become a new issue that has to be faced.

Richard frowned and stood up, walking back and forth in the imperial study room several times with his hands behind his back, making up his mind.

in the original history

In the entire regional situation in Northeast Asia, only Fuso State meets this condition and dares to confront Tsarist Russia head-on out of its own fundamental interests and risk its life.

He came back, picked up the imperial brush and gave instructions: "shushuashuashuashuashua";

It is related to the loss of China's territory. We should closely follow the development of the situation, report it in time, and take targeted measures to support it. To prevent the British and Russians from succeeding in their conspiracy to split China, do it!

There was a strong voice in society to learn from the Tang Empire, which posed a real threat to the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

"If Xinjiang is not consolidated, Mongolia will be uneasy, and there will be no sleep in the Guanshan Mountains in the north. Moreover, the Russians have always been eyeing this land, and it is difficult to fill the gap. If they give up Xinjiang, the Russians will definitely make further progress and expand eastward. The consequences will be

Unthinkable!”

The reason why the whole society of Fusang Kingdom is so well-behaved is because they have suffered severe beatings and have temporarily become more submissive.

This is also a helpless matter.

Among them, Tsarist Russia was the most vicious and greedy.

all of these

Richard doesn't care about the specific operation.

The large-scale demonstrations that took place last month were the concentrated outburst of Fuso people's strong dissatisfaction with the dark and corrupt rule of the shogunate. They were calls from the bottom of society, and there was a strong impulse for political reform in them.

The Manchu Qing court did not lack huge troops, it only lacked money, guns and ammunition, and this was the strength of the Tang Empire.

The Tang Empire was different. This powerful regime, dominated by the Han people, emerged in North America. With its strong military power, deep economic power, and excellent public image in the land of China, it won a lot of praise.

If we let things go unchecked, the old Tsarist Russians will one day flood into the customs, and the situation will completely collapse.

The various earth cannons and muskets equipped by the Fuso people are only powerful at a few dozen yards at close range, and only two to three hundred yards at a distance. The difference is too big.

in turn

The Qing court in today's era is not close to the Tang Empire. Instead, it is extremely wary of the Tang Empire's influence on China. It is getting closer to the British and French powers in every aspect. There is a tendency in the government and the public to "take advantage of foreign countries to show self-importance."

But in many cases, it is not appropriate for the Tang Empire to rush directly to the front line...

If the Tang Imperial Government publicly donated a sum of arms and firearms to the Manchu Qing court, those court ministers would inevitably become suspicious. There would be a high probability that they would refuse the good offer, and a small probability that they would accept the arms and put them away.

Soldiers from Britain, France, the Netherlands and other countries are equipped with mini rifles. The power of this rifle can reach 700 to 800 yards. The lead bullet itself is poisonous. If it is hit on the body and is not taken out for 24 hours, it will definitely cause death.

They were waiting around the Manchu Empire, and when they saw the opportunity, they would pounce on it, bite it, and feast on it. This was the tragedy of the Manchu Empire.

Putting down his pen, Richard looked at it carefully and sighed, now he could only do this one step.

If it was a gathering by chance and a large amount of advanced munitions were purchased for a small amount of money, I believe that Zuo Zongtang's subordinates would not be able to resist the temptation and use a large amount of equipment. After all, the amount of military merit is directly related to wearing a flower feather and future prosperity and wealth.

Zuo Zongtang believes that Xinjiang is rich in products, with cattle and sheep everywhere, and it looks like a desert for thousands of miles, but it is actually a cornucopia of treasures.

Richard could not sit back and watch. Since he had been reborn into this world and led the Tang Empire to rise in North America with his bare hands, he had shouldered the natural historical mission of saving the poor and weak land of China.

If this secret mission is handed over to the Security Bureau, these smart guys might even make a fortune.

The Han officials in the Manchu and Qing court were equally wary of the Tang Empire, including prominent figures such as Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, and Li Hongzhang. The poison of enslaving education certainly sat on the side of the Manchu Qing court.

The fallacies of Li Hongzhang and others were strongly refuted by the "main war theorists" headed by Zuo Zongtang, who denounced them as "the traitors of the country".

I just hope that Mr. Zuo will take the great cause of regaining Xinjiang as his top priority and never beggar his neighbor, rejecting the good intentions of the Tang Empire.

Unlike the Manchu Qing government, which was willing to degenerate, the famous and powerful vassals of the Fuso Kingdom learned their shame and became brave. They sent young and insightful people to travel to various countries in Europe, America and the Tang Dynasty to learn from Western advanced industrial technology. The "Yamato National Salvation and Survival Movement" became stronger and stronger.

The Fuso warriors braved round after round of fatal volley attacks and launched a desperate and meaningless charge. Corpses were piled on top of each other on the streets, and blood flowed into rivers.

Of course, the Tang Empire was not a domestic slave, but they were always Han people of the same blood, culture, and ancestors as the Chinese people. This alone made the Manchu court deeply afraid.

The reason why it was a demonstration rather than an armed riot must be due to the armed intervention of the imperialist army, right?

To deal with the evil wolf of Tsarist Russia, another evil wolf must be cultivated.

Neither offend nor make friends.

Neither the Manchus nor the North Koreans were any match for Tsarist Russia.

After the Second Opium War, the weakness of the Manchu Empire had been fully exposed. Richard felt upset when he thought of the frequent attacks by Britain, Russia and other countries in Xinjiang, Tibet and the three eastern provinces.

Since the "Bombardment of Tokyo Incident", Tang, Britain, France, the Netherlands and other countries have stationed troops in Fuso Country, and signed a series of unequal treaties with the Fuso Shogunate, opened concessions, and dumped industrial products in Fuso Country, reducing it to Semi-colonial and semi-feudal status.

Looking at the armies of various countries, the Tang Empire had the largest number of troops, reaching more than 4,300. Each soldier was equipped with a 1856 King's bolt-action rifle and a bayonet. Many soldiers were also equipped with revolvers themselves, which could be said to be armed to the teeth.

He wrote another note casually;

A secret order was issued to allocate 12,000 Colt lever-action rifles and 4,000 lances, each equipped with 500 rounds of ammunition. The Imperial Security Bureau was responsible for properly transferring them to Zuo Zongtang's department for use.

In addition, Britain, Russia and other countries have always been eyeing Xinjiang. Even if Agub is driven away this time, "it will never be able to defend it for a long time in the future", so why waste people and money?

Which one is lighter and which one is more important is clear at a glance.

The battle ended in a disastrous defeat for the Japanese side, with more than 1,380 casualties on the battlefield. Only one former Taiping soldier equipped with the 1856 King's rifle was injured and no one was killed.

This battle

It completely awakened the fanatical Fuso warriors, as well as those nationalists who tried to drive away foreign garrisons by force, and also awakened the names of the powerful vassals. From then on, the last two words of "respect the king and repel the barbarians" were quietly removed.

Facing the sharp firearms of powerful European and American countries, no matter how many people there are, it will be in vain.

(End of chapter)