C271 Xiao Letian who refused to admit defeat

In the rise of Prussia, France was an unavoidable stumbling block. As the ruler of the continental Europe at that time, the so-called strongest country in the army, France's suppression of Prussia was an open secret.

At that time, Britain followed the policy of the sea. As long as you didn't challenge my marine interests, I wouldn't interfere with your rise to prominence. Bismark had taken advantage of the British mentality to paralyze them, allowing Britain to remain neutral throughout the rise of Prussia.

However, France could not, he definitely could not allow another powerful country to appear, and she could not allow the German to challenge his army's position as the number one in the world. Therefore, they had to provoke the States in the south of Prussia to cause trouble for their independence, and they had to think of all sorts of ways to weaken the rise of the Germany.

Since the conflict could not be resolved, it could only be resolved by war. Although Prussia did not have the ability to challenge France, this did not stop Prussia from forming a huge intelligence network in France. Everything was in preparation for the upcoming war.

Xiao Letian's plan was very bold. The only reason he had chosen the border city called Besanthus was to sneak over to the Switzerland and then transfer to Prussia. What he had done now was to numb the French.

At first, Paul did not agree with Xiao Letian's plan, because it was too risky. But when he found out that Xiao Letian was going to use his army to complete the rescue mission, not only did he think that Xiao Letian was taking the risk, he thought that the prime minister was going crazy too.

However, Xiao Letian's explanation dispelled his doubts.

"France is now the best in the European army, especially after they set fire to the royal garden of the Qing state six years ago, when the French leadership looked down on China. "In their minds, the Chinese are weak and cowardly. For a country where even the capital was captured, they actually dare not fight back. This kind of people are not worthy of respect …"

"I wanted to use the arrogance of the French to complete my plan. They would never have thought that I would use the army to break out of Besanthus. Even if Pierre was a genius in intelligence, he would not have guessed my plan …"

"Furthermore, the French are all focused on the Prussian, even if they have to be on guard against you guys, their intelligence network in Prussia will be paying close attention to every single move of the Prussian army. As long as you guys create a few feints in the border area, you will definitely attract their attention …"

"Besanthus is already very close to Switzerland. I believe that my brave warriors can escort me out of the encirclement with a distance of dozens of kilometers. I personally trained that iron army, so I have no doubts about their strength!"

Madman, this was a madman! Paul was really unable to understand where Xiao Letian's strong self-confidence came from. The French army would surely clash with the Chinese, and a small war would begin.

No matter who won, the military conflict would turn into a diplomatic disaster. At that time, France would naturally become enemies with China, wouldn't Xiao Letian be afraid of the retaliation from the French Navy and Army? Forget about that small Ryukyu, even if it was the Great Qing, what could it do? Hadn't he also failed?

Xiao Letian seemed to have guessed what Paul was thinking. He sneered and said, "It's not that I despise the French, the current France definitely doesn't have the ability to send military forces to China again. Napoleon III is just dragging the British down to gain an advantage."

The Crimean War, Second Opium War and even the later part of the expedition, Mexico, all came from France. Although the French had a tough tongue, they were also very clear about the current international situation. Britain occupied the largest number of colonies in the world, had the world's number one naval power, and many things could not be done without the help of the British.

"Paul, do you really think that the British will continue to oppose China for France? "Don't think that the British are idiots. Six years ago, Britain already received the commercial benefits they wanted, and even the authority to manage the Great Qing Customs was entrusted to the Northern Ireland He De. Who would risk upsetting their own jobs if they were full of oil?"

"Without a strong navy, the army is just a landlubber, and they want to cross half the world to go to war with China? This is a dream! "

Xiao Letian did not tell Paul that the reason why the French did not dare to start a war was mainly because Prussia was holding them back. As long as the rise of Prussia was not stopped, the core forces of France would not dare to leave Europe.

Furthermore, the Ryukyu had almost formed an alliance with the United States. The United States would definitely not allow France to harm their interests in Asia.

The most important point was that Xiao Letian knew clearly about the war between France and the Qing Empire in Viet Nam. At that time, even though the French had destroyed all the fleets in the Southern Ocean, they had never been able to get anything from the war on land.

France is now a bit of a powerhouse on the outside, but no one has found any clues, still holding the paper tiger as a real tiger.

Faced with Xiao Letian's toughness, Paul could only nod his head and agree to cooperate. It was only after the two of them reached an agreement that the negotiations would begin.

In the entire plan, Paul and his subordinates must have sent information to him. Without these eyes and ears, Xiao Letian's plan was like a water moon in the mirror, so he had to save these Prussian s even if he had to engage with the French soldiers.

Facing Xiao Letian's toughness, Pierre could only choose to compromise. The French soldiers let go of all the Prussian and each of them angrily watched as they advanced towards the direction of the Besanthus. As for Lieutenant Colonel Xie Lifu, he brought a group of cavalrymen and galloped in the direction of Paris.

"Go on, it will take five days to get back on the road, plus three or four more days for the bureaucrats of Paris to bicker and bicker. As long as I have ten days, it will be enough time for hamburger's brothers to come and save me … "

Just as Xiao Letian was walking towards the Besanthus, far to the north, the entire city of hamburger had already been thrown into chaos. All the citizens had seen the news of the Chinese Army saving the orphans from the newspapers, and at first glance, none of them dared to believe their own eyes.

With the secret encouragement of Prime Minister Bismark, the rescue operation was completed less than six hours ago. As a result, all the newspapers in Hamburg had published the topic written by Lei Ao, and the enlarged photos took up an entire page.

It was a group of imposing Chinese Army. The face of the one in the lead was covered by a layer of black ash, and only his eyes were shining brightly. In his arms was Ma Li the little girl, who looked like an angel, and behind them was a soaring flame and a large expanse of ruins.

This was a photo that touched the whole of Germany, a striking contrast between the hard-blooded soldiers and the softhearted little German girls, the intense visual conflict that moved everyone.

Throughout the history of mankind, the most praiseworthy virtue would always be to act bravely in the name of justice. Furthermore, the previous self of the Prussian Kingdom was the Teutonic Knights, and their blood contained the precepts of a Knight. They were all moved by the actions of the Chinese people to save them.

Newspapers, other newspapers, and the special topic of the new army made up the headlines of all the newspapers, causing the entire city to boil over.

Lei Ao shouted in the newspaper, "All of the Hamburg citizen who witnessed the rescue operation were emotionally moved. In the raging sea of flames, under the threat of tons of dangerous explosives, none of these Chinese retreated. They used their actions to show the German Nationality the virtues of the ancient civilization in the East …"

"All of us have heard about it from the English and French. Many of us have been affected by the false reports about the Chinese, including me. "In those vicious reports, the Chinese were disgraced as a group of cowardly, unambitious, inferior people, cowards who could easily be insulted without daring to take revenge …"

"Shameful, I am deeply ashamed of my own blind obedience. These brave young men have proved to Europe by their actions today what a fine people they are, and the moral code in their hearts will only be higher than we think! I want to apologize to these soldiers, I want to apologize to all Chinese! "

Outside the Newcomer Army's recuperative church hospital, countless Hamburg citizen s formed a crowd and started to gather. They silently prayed to the injured and sent them a fresh flower.

In less than three hours, the outer wall of the hospital had turned into a sea of flowers. Tens of thousands of flowers had surrounded the hospital, and the strong fragrance even covered the smell of the medicine.

Not only did the citizens start to move, the Hamburg Council, the Hansa Merchant Guild, Nuo Beier Explosives Company … Countless political and business groups had lined up their representatives to express their condolences to these young men from the East. All kinds of gifts filled the sickroom. Not to mention, just the fine wine alone brought three large carts.

This was the first battle of the 300 new troops for the reputation of the Chinese people. They had not let Xiao Letian down, as he had put his effort into this battle, and this battle had given them the dignity and pride of the Chinese people.

"God bless you, people from the east, you have earned the respect of the German Nationality with your actions. I am here to express my gratitude to you and to the distant civilization, to thank you for bringing up such an outstanding talent! Please allow me to pay my respects to you on behalf of the Prussian Kingdom! "

When the message was announced in the newspaper, the citizens of the hamburger were elated. There were even people in the who wanted to mark this day as a holiday to commemorate these brave young people.

Holidays and all that sort of thing, but it also shows how popular these Chinese people are. Xiao Hexin and the others were also infected by the Hamburg citizen. In the next three days, the speed at which the injured boys recovered was shockingly fast, to the point that countless outstanding doctors were surprised.

However, three days later, the excited mood of the new army was completely doused with cold water. A top secret report had made all the soldiers furious.

"The Ryukyu Kingdom's Prime Minister, Sir Xiao Letian, has been placed under the control of the French in the small city of Besanthus. Send a message to the Mr. Xiao, instruct your team to quickly head to the border of the Switzerland and find an opportunity to save the Prime Minister!"