Chapter 448 The man-eating demon is marching towards Tianjin! (Please order, please vote)
"Your Highness King Wu, do you know what you are doing? You kidnapped a British diplomat and a British naval colonel, and hijacked the fleet commanded by the naval colonel. This is a serious offense to the British Empire! Yes!
On behalf of the British Consulate, I make the strongest protest to you and demand that you immediately release me and Colonel Aspen, and also return the cruiser Dingyuan to the British Royal Navy!"
Li Taitai had just been escorted into a luxurious suite on the Geely. When he saw Luo Yaoguo sitting inside, he became so angry that he started talking nonsense and even proposed the idea of ​​"returning the Dingyuan."
Ridiculous request.
Colonel Aspen, who was brought in with him, looked coldly at Prime Minister Luo, as if he wanted to pounce on him and bite him.
Luo Yaoguo waved to the Taiping soldier who was holding a gun against Li Taitai's waist, asking him to put the pistol away, and then smiled and said to Li Taitai: "Mr. Li Taitai, I'm sorry, this is a misunderstanding, my people
I didn't know that you were the secretary of the British Consulate. Please accept my apology. However, your request to release Colonel Aspen and hand over the Dingyuan ship is really difficult to comply with."
Feeling that the muzzle of the gun on his lower back was moved away, Li Taitai breathed a sigh of relief, but still glared angrily: "Mr. Prime Minister, you are openly challenging the majesty of the United Kingdom, and the consequences will be very serious!"
"Oh?" Luo Yaoguo chuckled, then turned to look at a middle-aged man wearing a Catholic bishop's robe sitting next to him, "Bishop, you are a witness to this misunderstanding. Do you think my current behavior is a challenge?"
Britain?"
Of course, this bishop is the next Roman Pope "recommended" by Luo Yaoguo and approved by God, and is now the Archbishop of Nanjing Ecclesiastical Province, Paul De Doria.
Archbishop Doria thought: "You are provoking Britain just because there is a God behind you!"
Luo Yaoguo, on the other hand, had a calm look on his face, as if he was saying: "It's great to have God behind you. I dare to offend anyone!"
"It depends on the identity of Colonel Aspen." Archbishop Doria, who must give God face, spoke slowly, with a serious look, which seemed to be very fair.
Only then did Li Taitai and Aspen discover that in addition to Luo Yaoguo, there was also a cardinal who had a close relationship with Luo Yaoguo in this luxurious suite. They were shocked and realized that the situation was more complicated than they imagined. Aspen
The colonel seems to be a subordinate of Luo Yaoguo, Prime Minister of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Moreover, he defected to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom along with Luo Xueyan!
Luo Yaoguo smiled and asked in English: "Colonel, you are now the commander of the Nanyang Fleet, right?"
Upon hearing Luo Yaoguo's question, Aspen and Li Taitai both had expressions on their faces.
Aspen snorted coldly and clenched his fists: "Yes, but I am loyal to Britain!"
Luo Yaoguo asked again: "It doesn't matter who you are loyal to, what matters is your current identity! Please tell Mr. Li Taitai and Archbishop Doria, which country are you the commander of the Nanyang Fleet? The Qing Dynasty or the Taiping Rebellion?"
Aspen gritted his teeth, remained silent for a moment, and finally responded in a low voice: "I came to China as the commander of the Nanyang Fleet of the Qing Dynasty."
Luo Yaoguo nodded, with a calm but sharp tone: "In this case, you are a prisoner of war!"
"Prisoner of war?" Aspen was startled and quickly changed his words, "King Wu, how come I am a prisoner of war? I have been serving you since I came to China! How can you treat me as a prisoner of war?"
We must not be prisoners of war anymore. Once we become prisoners of war, there will be no "loli from the island" to sleep with.
Luo Yaoguo nodded: "Okay, that's my loyal subordinate. I now order you to lead the Nanyang Fleet of the Taiping Rebellion to escort me and the eight thousand soldiers of the Army's First Division to Tianjin!"
It turns out that Luo Yaoguo wants to attack Tianjin secretly!
Li Taitai and Aspen were shocked. This is what they and Minister Bao Ling were worried about!
Aspen's face was livid, his clenched fists were trembling slightly, he took a deep breath and said coldly: "Mr. Prime Minister, although I serve you, I will never violate the orders of the British Embassy in China. According to the orders of the Embassy, ​​I
Neither the Dingyuan nor the Dingyuan are allowed to participate in any military operations against the Qing Dynasty."
"Then I will relieve you from your post now and appoint Thomas Henry to replace you as the commander of the fleet." Then he looked at Aspen and Li Taitai, "Colonel Aspen, Mr. Li Taitai, you can now
Left!"
As he spoke, he waved to Chen Picheng, who immediately left the cabin with Aspen and Li Taitai.
After leaving the Geely, Li Taitai finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and said to himself: "I have to report to the consul of Ali Kingdom immediately: Luo Yaoguo, the man-eating monster, has 'hijacked' the Dingyuan and is going to march to Tianjin!"
Thinking of this, he quickly pulled Aspen, who seemed to be having a nightmare, into the carriage and headed towards the British Consulate.
When Li Taitai and Aspen hurried back to the British Consulate in Shanghai, ten warships belonging to the Nanyang Fleet and the temporarily requisitioned passenger and cargo ships "Jili" and "Jixiang" on the Yangshupu Pier were already dragging
Thick black smoke slowly left the pier and headed towards Wusongkou.
Of course, after leaving the Yangtze River Estuary, it is impossible for the fleet led by Luo Yaoguo to go to Tianjin. His goal this time is Macau and Guangzhou. He must cooperate with Shi Dakai to capture Guangzhou City as soon as possible!
Once Guangzhou is in hand, with Shi Dakai's ability, it will be a piece of cake to subdue the remaining state capitals in Guangdong.
Once Guangdong is captured, Sichuan will be the only base left in the entire south that can fight against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
Li Taitai quickly reported the error to the consul of Aliguo, and the atmosphere in the consulate suddenly became tense.
"Damn it, let him succeed!" Consul A Liguo's face was gloomy. He didn't even suspect that he had been deceived by Luo Yaoguo's "little lie". He thought that this man really wanted to use 8,000 people to attack Beijing.
, immediately convened the consulate’s top management to urgently discuss countermeasures.
"Mr. Consul, we should immediately notify the consulate in Tianjin and ask the minister in Hong Kong for instructions." Li Taitai, who had been a "foreign Chiang Kai-shek" and didn't realize it, made another urgent suggestion.
Aliguo had no better idea. After all, Shanghai had long been under the firm control of Luo Yaoguo! Aliguo had no choice but to nod: "Notify Jardine and Company and ask them to release the two fastest clippers. They must be in
Spread the news to Tianjin and Hong Kong in the shortest time!”
There is no mistake, every song is published and every content is read one by one!
Li Taitai took the initiative and said: "Mr. Consul, I would like to go to Hong Kong and personally report the situation to Mr. Minister to ensure that the information is conveyed accurately."
Consul Aliguo thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, you can set off immediately and personally inform Mr. Minister of Luo Yaoguo's risky actions. Make sure you clearly explain to Mr. Minister the combat effectiveness of the Taiping Army's elite troops!" He thought for a moment, and then
He strengthened his tone: "We must tell Mr. Minister that Luo Yaoguo's adventure is likely to succeed! And only the winner of this civil war can ensure our interests in China!"
His intention was clear, he just wanted to wait and see what happened. If Luo Yaoguo won the battle, then Britain would not have to pursue Luo Yaoguo's behavior of "seizing" the Dingyuan and "detaining" Ali Guo. This matter would be over. The British Empire has always been
Support the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and Luo Yaoguo!
If Luo Yaoguo fails, it will not be too late to give the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom a hard kick.
However, Ali Guo knew that Minister Bao Ling seemed to "particularly love the Qing Dynasty" and had an inexplicable hatred for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. During the recent chaos in Guangdong, he was also an active supporter of Ye Mingchen, a dog official of the Qing Dynasty.
So after saying these words, Aliguo may still be worried that Li Taitai could not understand, so he urgently wrote a handwritten letter and gave it to Li Taitai, urging: "Be sure to hand it to the Minister with your own hands!"
Li Taitai nodded: "I understand, and I will definitely convey your intention to Mr. Bao Ling."
Chapter completed!