Thousands of miles away, just when the Beiyang Fleet was at a strife due to the Nagasaki incident and Japan, the warships of the two Nanyang Fleets also quietly approached the offshore of Borneo.

Last winter, after receiving the imperial decree from the court, Liu Yongfu immediately discussed with Tang Jingsong and Zhang Peilun. Because the situation was unclear at the time, the emperor received the news from half a year ago, so the three of them decided to arrange for someone to figure out the situation first.

Nanyang is quite a distance from Hanoi. After a while, it took a little time in the middle. It was not until the end of the New Year that the exact news was sent back. It turned out that the Chinese had fought back and forth with the Dutch in Borneo.

The Netherlands is thousands of miles away, and its national strength is far less than when it was at its peak. Although it continues to increase its troops in East India, the situation is still under the control of the Chinese.

However, as soon as the rainy season entered, news suddenly came from East Java that the Dutch had launched a large increase in troops, and Lan Fang's Chinese armed forces had been defeated again and again, and were about to be driven out of Borneo.

After receiving the news, Liu Yongfu immediately called the Military Affairs Office to report the situation to the young emperor. At this time, he was rushing to Beijing for the braid cutting. Zai Tian didn't have time to give orders, so the matter was dragged down. It was not until Prince Chun inspected the navy that the Nanyang Fleet "Kai Ji" and the two ships "Jing Qing" were led by Wu Ankang, sailed towards Nanyang on the grounds of trial sailing of the "Jing Qing" ship.

In mid-June, two warships arrived in Hanoi, the capital of Guangnan Province, and began a half-month rest.

At the Guangnan Admiral's Office, Liu Yongfu invited Wu Ankang and Jingqing to take charge of Song Wenxiang and help lead Shenglin.

"Brothers have been waiting here for more than two months, and finally I have waited for you. Please introduce our ships to us. I can arrange personnel."

These two warships were planned by the imperial court to transport Zhennan Army to Borneo. Yihuan inspected the navy, summoned Wu Ankang, and secretly arranged his job. This is the inside story of the trial voyage of the "Jingqing".

In terms of level, Liu Yongfu is a real admiral, and he is just a deputy general. Although both sides are not in the same system, the grade cannot be chaotic. Shangguan Quxin, Wu Ankang should explain with care.

"Sir, the two ships we came here this time were both 'collision ships' built by our Fujian Shipyard. The displacement is 2,100 tons and the speed is 15 knots. They are coal-fired and sail-sail dual-powered. The main weapons are 3 190mm cannons, 7 4.7-inch cannons and 2 14-inch torpedo tubes."

Liu Yongfu didn't understand the navy very much, but after hearing that he had a displacement of 2,000 tons and three 190mm cannons, he felt good. "That's what it means, it's a big ship."

Wu Ankang said: "It's incomparable to the Beiyang ironclad ships, but it's good for us to build our own ships."

Liu Yongfu nodded. "When you come here, will the emperor have any explanation?"

"The officials of the lower lord never saw the emperor, but Prince Chun sent an order on his behalf, asking the officials to bring the ship to find the adults and cooperate with the adults to transport the guns to Nanyang. The officials of the lower lords do not know the others."

Liu Yongfu said: "It's good that I don't know. You can rest here for a few days first. After I have arranged the personnel, I will give it to you. Then I will explain to you what to do."

"Yes, sir."

"Okay, let's not talk about business, come and try how our fruit wine in Guangnan tastes."

After talking about business, Liu Yongfu arranged a singing, dancing, and the guests and hosts were having fun.

After settling down on Wu Ankang, Liu Yongfu raised his legs and came to the government office. As soon as he came in, he saw Tang Jingsong sitting there drinking tea.

Liu Yongfu reported to him: "Brother Weiqing, it's so elegant."

Tang Jingsong smiled: "It turns out it's Brother Yuanting. Why did you discuss it with the navy?"

Liu Yongfu sat down aside, and a servant brought the tea. Liu Yongfu waved his hand and asked him not to serve him. Then he said, "Yes, hey, Lord Zhang didn't come?"

Tang Jingsong nodded and smiled, "The Vietnamese ask Brother Youqiao for Tonkin."

Liu Yongfu also smiled, "The meat in his stomach is still the reason for spitting it out? We beat him to death, and tens of thousands of brothers were killed and injured. He touched his mouth and wanted it. With this ability, go to Saigon first to get Nan Qi back."

"Who said no? Oh, forget it, let's have some tea first and wait for him."

The two of them said this, while drinking tea and waiting for Cen Yubao.

In another yamen not far away, Zhang Peilun was entangled with a Vietnamese envoy.

"Mr. Ruan, I have explained it several times. The court took a lot of effort back from the French. Of course, the Qing Dynasty would not invade the land of the vassal states. However, in this case, the Vietnamese royal family had signed the Treaty of Hue with the French and became a legal person to protect it. Secondly, the French were in Central Qi, and Nan Qi was ready to fight and stare at it. Once the imperial army headed north, I am afraid that this Tokichi would fall into the enemy again in an instant."

Nguyen Phoenix said: "Mr. Zhang, His Majesty the King of our dynasty signed a treaty with the French. We later wrote to the Qing court to declare that our country still respects the Qing Dynasty as the sect leader."

Zhang Peilun said: "After that being said, the treaty between your country and your legal person is still there. Our great country in China values ​​faith in the most loyalty. Your country and our dynasty have a vassal relationship first, but they have signed a treaty with your legal person privately. No matter what, it seems that your country is rude."

Ruan Feilin argued: "At that time, the legal person was at the city, my king had to sign a treaty..."

Zhang Peilun interrupted him and said, "I heard that Lord Ruan is also a Confucian master. He studied scriptures and history carefully. He should know that the ancients had the saying "sacrifice their lives for righteousness."

Ruan Phu Lin said in his heart: "When the British and French coalition forces arrived at the Forbidden City, why didn't Emperor Xianfeng sacrifice his life for justice?"

Zhang Peilun continued: "Of course, the court is not unreasonable, but we must consider what your country has done before. Our Qing Dynasty naturally needs to prevent it. It would be fine if it was returned to Vietnam, but if it was taken over by a legal person, how should we guarantee our interests in China?"

Nguyen Phu Lin hurriedly said: "I will never do this."

"But, how can the Vietnamese court ensure that?"

Since the Sino-French armistice, the Qing court has set up an administrative agency in Tonkin. In the past six months, the Vietnamese royal family has repeatedly asked the Qing Dynasty for several times, but none of them succeeded. This time, seeing that Zhang Peilun was showing signs of letting go, Ruan Feilin immediately struck while the iron was hot, trying to finalize the matter.

"Our court can issue a letter of nationality!"

Zhang Peilun smiled and said, "If the letter of state or treaty is useful, Vietnam will not sign the Hue Treaty with its legal person, and will not talk to me here about returning to Tonkin."

Even though Ruan Phoenix was thick-skinned, he still turned red after hearing this sentence.

"That's what Lord Zhang wants..."

"Unless the Vietnamese royal family publicly abolishes the Hue Treaty and expels the legal person from Central China." Zhang Peilun said.

I'll go. Now Emperor Tongqing of Vietnam lives under the surveillance of the French every day. His life depends on the French nodding, otherwise he will be missing like his brother, "Emperor Xianyi". How dare you say that the Treaty of Hue is abolished?

"Mr. Zhang, this is a bit difficult, right?"

Zhang Peilun pretended to be surprised and said, "How could this force people to do something? The relationship between our dynasty and your country is a vassal. Now our dynasty soldiers are fighting bloody battles, and then they robbed Tonkin from the French, and your country immediately came to ask for it. Since your country cares so much about the land, isn't it natural for the French to take back Nanqi and Zhongqi? Why? Is it because your country only knows to ask for land from the priest country, but dares not ask for justice from the robbers?"

"this……"

Nguyen Phoenix was speechless.

"Okay, I think I'll talk about this today. In short, unless your country can drive the legal person out of Vietnam, our army will not withdraw from Tonkin. Save guests!"

After saying that, Zhang Peilun picked up the teacup.

After seeing off Ruan Feilin, Zhang Peilun came from the back door to Tang Jingsong.

"Oh, let your two brothers wait for a long time."

Liu Yongfu and Tang Jingsong stood up and fisted and said, "It's okay, no matter how busy it is, noble people are busy, it's okay for me to wait a little longer."

Zhang Peilun knew that they were joking with him, and did not answer them. He just smiled and said, "Why, you two haven't agreed yet? I'm here to have tea."

Tang Jingsong pretended to be deep and said, "This is not possible. This matter is extraordinary. We must make an idea together!"

Zhang Peilun was stunned, "What? Things have changed again?"

Liu Yongfu smiled and said, "Is this a gentleman who can deceive him? Youqiao, Brother Weiqing is teasing you."

Zhang Peilun pointed to Tang Jingsong and smiled bitterly, "You..." Then he turned to Liu Yongfu: "Okay, Brother Yuanting, please tell me."

Liu Yongfu said: "Actually, it's nothing. The ship of the Nanyang Navy has arrived, but it's a little bigger than we had expected before. I want to discuss with you whether to send additional troops."

Originally, the situation in Borneo was quite good. At that time, Liu Yongfu meant to arrange two teams of infantry and one team of artillery. A total of 250 people, with two 11 mm six-barrel Green quick cannons and two 57 mm legal camp cannons. Such a small boat worth hundreds of tons passed.

But on the one hand, the situation in Borneo is deteriorating rapidly, and the Nanyang Navy's ship is much larger than expected, so the previous plan needs to be changed.

"How big is the ship?"

"Both ships are two thousand tons of large ships."

Zhang Peilun was shocked. He had been in Fujian and knew what the navy's large ship looked like. Two 2,000-ton cruisers came at once, which was equivalent to half of the Nanyang Navy's or even higher combat power.

"It seems that the court attaches great importance to this matter!"

Liu Yongfu nodded: "That's why I want to send some more troops."

Zhang Peilun thought for a while and said, "It is necessary to increase some troops. I think there should be at least one battalion." After saying that, he turned to Tang Jingsong, "What does Brother Weiqing mean?"

Tang Jingsong said: "Isn't this obvious? If the court didn't want us to send additional personnel, why should we send such two large warships here?"

The three of them looked at me, and I looked at you. Finally, Liu Yongfu said: "Okay, that's it! It was changed to transport the first battalion of the army and the artillery team, and it was still led by Chen Shangfa, the official of Guangnan Xuanfu Envoy."

Chen Shangfa is from Guangdong, and some of his clans are seeking life in Southeast Asia. In the past, he may have had some help. Moreover, this person has experienced several major wars and is a bit good at leading troops.
Chapter completed!