Chapter Two Stormy Seas One Hundred and Eighty-Four Central Asia
Chapter 2: The stormy waves of 184 Zhongya
Speaking of the Russians, Yang Fang asked: "Doster Muhammad was seeking asylum from the Russians, why did he find us this time?"
"We won a big victory in Singapore, but the British suffered a great loss when attacking Wusongkou. I think Dost. Mohamed also knew about this and came to find an alliance. Moreover, the Russians are also enemies of the British in Afghanistan. They also want to form a temporary alliance with us in this matter and jointly deal with the British. If Dost. Mohamed returns to Kabul, the Russians can go south through Afghanistan to the Indian Ocean. This is an extremely important strategic position."
Yang Fang nodded and said, thinking in her heart that these officers trained by the martial arts halls in the capital were different. They looked at the map smoothly, and naturally considered the powerful firearm countries in the West.
The two were discussing, and a fast horse appeared on the road.
Dost The reason why Mohammed came to Suman was indeed as Senggelinqin guessed. His Majesty, who was wrapped in a headscarf and dressed in white, was filled with anger when talking about the British, and waved his hands in the air with angrily.
The translation is a Haohan man who often does business in China. His Chinese skills are good, which makes Senggelinqin not difficult at all.
As a major event to form an alliance with a country, Senggelinqin could not make the decision. Although he, a general, belonged to the chief official of the border.
So Senggelinqin said: "We are deeply angry about the atrocities committed by the British in Afghanistan. We are deeply honored to be able to deal with the bully British with His Majesty and his fellow villagers in Afghanistan. It is just that this matter is of great importance and I have no right to reply to Your Majesty, but I will convey the news to His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Empire as quickly as possible."
Dost Muhammad seemed a little disappointed after listening to the translation's retelling. Soon he asked the translator to convey his meaning: "I know that your country is vast. From here to your capital, it will take more than four months. This kind of round trip will take more than eight months. If your country's emperor still needs to discuss it, then what we are discussing does not take a long time to wait. But our common enemy, the British, are burning, killing and robbing the land I love deeply, and our subjects are suffering from the **, I am worried that we can no longer wait for the result of His Majesty the Emperor. �
It seems that the king of Afghanistan still has a clear understanding of the Russians. He not only expressed his dissatisfaction in public, but also came to China to buy a double insurance. Senggelinqin obviously also saw this. For Senggelinqin, the goal he needed to achieve is to prevent the British from attacking China from Afghanistan, so he had reason to stabilize the Afghan king. Thinking of these Senggelinqin, he said: "Please rest assured. China has now built a large number of railways. Although the railway has not been fully built, the time we have reached the capital from Dihua to Dihua to half a month. With the time we have arrived from Suman to Dihua, I believe that at most two months, we can get news from the capital.
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Southeast Asia. Singapore.
More than three months passed in a blink of an eye. After the initial attack, the British team carried out several more attacks, but they did not reach 6 again in the future, but only bombed with naval guns from a distance. These bombs, which were like itchy, were almost useless. After all, with a distance of two kilometers, most of the opponent's artillery could not reach the effective range except for a few artillery. After this, the British seemed to have forgotten the purpose of this trip. The huge British fleet was just besieged around Singapore and never launched an attack again.
This situation was already expected by Zeng Guofan. The British wanted to trap the ** team to death.
In this day gradually becoming boring, 6 Jingsheng was having tea and chatting with Zeng Guofan in the Governor's Office on the island of Singapore.
It was not until then that 6 Jingsheng understood. Why Zeng Tuxian asked himself to temporarily transfer most of the people to the Kingdom of Johor. In fact, as soon as the war broke out in Singapore, all affairs in Singapore came to a standstill. These people were useless to stay on the island and consumed a lot of reserved food. On the contrary, after arriving in Johor, there were many benefits. At least the consumption of food on the island can be greatly reduced. Those who have no livelihood can also smuggle supplies to the island and earn living expenses for the army by selling supplies. The rich can be transferred to other places for temporary living and come back only after the war has subsided in the future.
Thinking of this, Jingsheng said from his heart: "Zeng Duxian is really a master, and every move of the British cannot escape the eyes of the adults."
Zeng Guofan shook his hand and said, "I dare not be praised by Mr. 6. I have made you fellow compatriots who stayed here this time. During the war, you help transport ammunition, and in this spare time, you help the soldiers wash clothes."
"Such small matters are all matters. If the British boarded the island, I'm afraid we Chinese would not have a good life. " Speaking of this, 6 Jingsheng became worried about the future again. He stood up from a white leather chair and said, "It's a pity that the island was blocked by the British. I wonder how the emperor negotiated with the British?"
Zeng Guofan smiled faintly, picked up the tea bowl and sipped the tea, and then said: "Don't worry, Mr. 6, the British cannot block our news."
6 As soon as Jing Sheng said this, he realized how the shallow Johor Strait could block the Singapore Island? Although the Johor Kingdom blocked the Johor Strait out of the British's power, in fact, as long as the British were not guarding it in person, don't want to block the Singapore Island.
Zeng Guofan also said: "Recently, news has been heard that the envoy sent by the emperor has gone to Manila.
‘So, the British are going to negotiate with us in Manila.
Seeing Zeng Guofan nodding, Jingsheng asked again: "Will the Emperor give up Singapore?"
Chapter completed!