If you hit someone, especially someone who is much taller than you, you will definitely be attacked. The generals of the European Union all know this clearly. Therefore, since the war started, they were ready to bear the counterattack of the Qing court.

An important preparation for taking on this counterattack was that while they investigated many military situations of the Qing Dynasty in advance, they also installed many "opslines" within the Qing Dynasty..." At any time, a huge country could not completely unify its people under the same idea. Moreover, in the eyes of some people, the Qing court was not an orthodox ruler, but a Tartar. Although the Westerners were both barbarians, being able to see the situation of fighting between the two tigers and thus gaining profits is also a very agreeable view. In Europe, there were Jia Wu, Cai Tianfei and others who could contact several secret anti-Qing organizations in China. In addition, these organizations were severely injured in the suppression of Ma De and others, and were eager to recover from external assistance to restore their strength. Therefore, the two sides could be said to be in a row.

One side promised to assist the anti-Qing organization after achieving the results of the war, and to cooperate with certain forces during the uprising. The other side used their remaining power as much as possible to explore the various military response strategies of the Qing Dynasty and provide them to the European Union. However, the two sides who were happy in cooperation did not know that the two groups of them were sold at the beginning, and the person who betrayed them was the two guys who matched them. This means that their every move had been controlled by others.

Therefore, after Mad proposed his own restraining method to Shi Shibiao, the European Union soon learned about this situation. Since he had done many military deductions before sending troops and repeatedly studied Eastern history, the commanders of the European Union did not think that China's vassal states in Southeast Asia were previously. For example, small parliaments such as Annan and Siam helped the sect leader to fight back when China was hit, because, in history, when the central empire was invaded by foreign invasion, they had never asked for assistance from the vassal states, whether from the south or other directions. This was out of the pride and reserve of a big country, and those small countries had always understood their status very well. They would only take advantage of China's land, but would never cause trouble. However, this time, the leaders of the coalition found that their inferences were biased.

According to news from the Qing Dynasty, countries such as Annan and Siam have agreed to provide ports and secret assistance to the Chinese navy, and at the same time they liberate their territory, and send Chinese troops to guide and lead Chinese troops across the Indochina Peninsula, in order to allow the Qing Dynasty's two large armies to complete a jumping raid on Temasek without disturbing the coalition fleet.

This is definitely an ominous news.

Southeast Asian countries such as Annan and Siam did not rank in previous strategic arrangements. Apart from the weak national strength and backward development, there was no oil or water. What's more important is that the coalition leaders believed that if Marlborough could conquer Myanmar and defeat them, they could intimidate these small countries and prevent them from acting rashly. Moreover, even if they wanted to attack these two countries, it would be difficult to achieve any results. The reason was very simple. In the Indochina Peninsula, the dense primeval forests were the biggest obstacle to the army. It was really not cost-effective to consume troops in this place without any benefits.

However, now, even if it is not cost-effective, regardless of whether the news came from the Qing Dynasty was true or false. For the sake of its own safety, even if the coalition forces did not want to, they had to express their feelings to the countries such as Annan and Siam.

However, it was said that there must be a partner to succeed! The kings of Annan and Siam and other countries obviously understood very well that if they surrendered to the coalition forces at this time, or even followed them to take advantage of the situation, in the future, they would face a huge disaster... Although the coalition forces were aggressive at the beginning, they could see the rapid destruction of Myanmar. Then they saw Yu Zhong easily forced several kings to retreat from Marlborough to care more about whether they could survive safely. Therefore, when dealing with the envoys sent by the coalition forces, they used the tricks taught by the envoys of the Qing Dynasty's Lifan Court from the beginning - chopped them! As for the gifts... confiscated! Of course, they also collected the gifts from the Qing Dynasty - that was a map, and an old man Fei was serving as the Li.

During the Secretariat of the Fencing Court, a map was made by a lot of manpower and material resources and took many years to make! It was precisely because of this thing, coupled with the stern sensation of the Qing envoys and the faint threat of the country to destroy the country, that the rulers of Siam and Annan had to give up the idea of ​​"watching the tigers' fight" against their will.... To treat a group of guys who have never seen the world and bullied the weak and feared the strong, the leaders of the coalition actually wanted to use gentle solicitation to win over, which was the wrong way first. Only when they showed strong enough to show the power to eliminate them at any time would they listen to you. Yuzhong's previous attack on Myanmar and the Qing army gathered in Guangxi and other places were the necessary prerequisites for Shi Shiben to join forces with Yisan A to complete the plan proposed by Mad.

When things have developed to this point, the coalition forces have to distribute some of their forces to attack Annan and Siam. At the same time, they have to send warships to closely patrol the long sea from Hainan Island in China to Temasek, especially the Beibu Gulf, Cam Ranh Bay, Gulf of Siam (Gulf of Thailand), and other places, which are the key patrol targets. After all, if Temasek is recaptured by the Chinese, all their ships entering the Pacific will lose their logistics supplies, and at that time, there will be almost only a dead end.

In this way, the coalition forces had a shift. In addition, not long after, through special channels, the Qing court also gathered a large number of Eastern pirates to start anti-harassment tactics, which restrained a lot of the coalition forces. In this case, coupled with the Qing Dynasty's East China Sea, the two major navy troops in the Beihai also exposed the news that they had begun to gather. The coalition's attention was greatly attracted and launched a fierce attack on Shanghai, the gathering place of the two major navy troops. However, the two navy troops in the East China Sea and Beihai did not counterattack after being attacked, but hid in Taihu Lake along the Yangtze River. In this way, although the coalition fleet relied on its strength, it did not dare to risk the entire army to be defeated.

The danger of destruction was pursued. But they did not dare to leave such an area that hid the main force of the Qing navy. So, after capturing the Chongming Island at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the coalition fleet was stationed there. Moreover, they distributed some forces to harass the coasts of Jiangsu and Zhejiang every day, in order to stimulate the East China Sea and Beihai Navy and make them fight. It can be said that the measures taken by the commander of the coalition fleet were quite effective, and many of the soldiers of the navy were stimulated by them and their eyes were red. However, under the strong suppression of Shi Shibu and Made, the two major navy troops of the East China Sea and Beihai were still steadily hiding in Taihu Lake, but they just didn't come out.

In this case, few people noticed that in the northern waters, a very large fleet was bypassing the periphery of the Japanese archipelago and heading south at full speed towards Shanghai.

Even during the voyage, the entire fleet showed a surging murderous aura! During the journey, a large number of ground-clippers were sent around the fleet to guard the ships. All ships encountered, regardless of the enemy, were sunk mercilessly without exception... At this time, the Zhili Navy and Manchu Navy under the Qing court were all launching their troops, patrolling the sea areas where they needed to defend as carefully as possible, in case the European coalition attacked!

Beijing!

Fei Mansion Back Garden!

Old Man Fei was very unhappy looking at the two boys who kept singing their teeth and claws in front of him. Their faces were even more harsh expressions called "I feel unwilling to accept it". These two guys who didn't think about the quietness of the old man, who only knew how to vent their depressed mood, were the fourteenth prince Yinxiang and the fourteenth prince Yinzhen who were actively asked for battle but were coaxed out of the study by Kangxi. The purpose of the two came here was also very clear. That was to ask Old Man Fei to come forward for them and plead for them so that Kangxi could agree to their request for battle.

"Old man, who doesn't know that what you said in front of the emperor is sometimes more effective than the three ministers in the study? Just do us a favor... only this one!" The 14th Prince Yinzhen was an anxious temper. He always considered himself strong and did not like to sell anyone's account, but now he had to put down his airs and put on a soft expression to ask Old Man Fei for advice.

"Who is the emperor? Since you are not allowed to go to war, there is naturally a reason for it.

Even if I help plead with mercy, the emperor will definitely not agree! Besides, I am now at home.

How can you interfere in the affairs of the court again? If everyone imitates others, there will be more old men in the world. The emperor will fight Taiping Fist with us old guys all day long. Should we still be busy with national affairs?" Old Man Fei said slowly while lying on the rocking chair, closing his eyes.

"Old man, how could you say that?" The Thirteenth Prince Yinxiang was a little more steady than Yinzhen, but despite this, he did not perform much better. He heard Old Man Fei's refusal, and immediately squatted to the rocking chair, almost put his mouth to Old Man Fei's ears, "Yinzhen and I are both students you taught. What did you teach us at the beginning? My Qing Dynasty should 'promote the prestige of the country overseas and establish hegemony in the world! But now those Western barbarians have come to the door, but you insist on letting us be cramped turtles...Are you inconsistent?"

"Yinxiang, why did you learn to be so slick at such a young age? You can say such far-fetched words?... It's inconsistent to not let you go to war? No wonder the emperor wants to bomb you out in front of so many people. Humph, with the two of you eager to make contributions, if you release them, your mother will probably not have time to cry at that time..." Old Man Fei knocked Yinxiang aside with a brain, and then said unhappily.

"Old man, why are we eager to make contributions? We are just eager to go on the battlefield. Don't force yourself..." Yinxiang was shot but was not angry. Seeing that Old Man Fei had no intention of losing his temper, he immediately laughed over with him, "We are not in military affairs. When we go to the battle formation, we naturally know what to do. Don't worry... I'm still thinking about fulfilling filial piety to my mother! Hehe, please, I'll do me and Yinzhen a favor and help us plead with the emperor..."

"Yes, old man, please! You have taught us all your skills. You can't just watch it get moldy in our stomachs, right?" Yinzhen also shouted.

"I dare not behave! I, Fei, didn't teach you two brothers the ability to lead troops to fight. I don't know how to teach you this skill myself. How could I teach you? Hehe, I never do things about identifying people's children..." Old Man Fei shook his head and smiled.

"Old man, are you going to make up your mind to help us two brothers stand out?" Yinzhen's face darkened and he asked at Old Man Fei.

"What's wrong? If you can't be soft, you'll be hard?" Old Man Fei looked at the serious Yinzhen with some amusement, but no matter how he looked at it, he didn't realize how threatening this kid could be to him.

"Old man, do you think... if there were two Masters of the current dynasty who showed you the door, hehe, wouldn't you be a little overwhelmed?" Looking at Old Man Fei's indifferent expression, Yinxiang showed a row of white fine teeth. He laughed.

"...You want to watch the door for me?" Old Man Fei was stunned.

"That's right." Yinzhen also smiled proudly, "You are the prince's tutor personally appointed by Emperor Ama, and our master. This... it is absolutely natural for students to keep the door of the teacher. You don't have to worry about someone causing trouble for you!"

"Haha, you two guys have quite a few tricks..." Old man Fei smiled helplessly. Of course, it's nothing for the students to watch the teacher's door, but the prince guards the ministers. Even if he doesn't care, he can't bear it. Even if Kangxi doesn't blame him, those censors' bullets can annoy him to death.

"Master, have you promised to plead with the Emperor Ama for us?" Seeing that Old Man Fei kept shaking his head, Yinxiang and Yinzhen immediately leaned over again.

"Originally... you can't even tell the truth about this. However, now you are using this method, so I, the old man, have to work hard to ask for the emperor once!" Old man Fei shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Thank you, Master!" Yinxiang and Yinzhen were overjoyed and immediately bowed to Old Man Fei.

"Don't rush to thank you... I went to the emperor, just to ask for some spring tea this year. I didn't plan to talk to you!" Old Man Fei smiled.

"Ah?..." Yinxiang and the others were stunned. They had seen rogues, but they had never seen such rogues!

"Hahaha, okay, you Ferdinand, you dare to play with the prince. Don't you take me seriously?"

Seeing that Old Man Fei was also playing rogue tricks, Yinxiang and Yinzhi were about to send a hurricane, but they heard a loud laugh. Then, they saw their old man Kangxi walking in from outside the garden with a few guards and hurriedly followed Old Man Fei to greet Kangxi.

"Okay, okay, you're not outsiders, how can you have so many politeness?"

He reached out to help Old Man Fei up, called his two sons again, and Kangxi said with a smile.

"Emperor, why are you here?" After seeing the ceremony, Yinzhen asked Kangxi first.

"You two really don't know the depth. I can't explain it. I dare to bother Fei Aiqing. Do you really think that I won't punish you?" Kangxi asked with a calm face without answering his son's words.

"Emperor, Gu Yanwu once said: Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the country! Although this person is not my Qing Dynasty, he is deeply admired by his sons. He also specially ordered him to pardon him, Huang Zongxi and others for not guilty. He even issued an edict to enter Beijing to participate in the "lecherish and great scholarly subject." He was not interested in their character and wanted to teach the world as an example? Now, Western barbarians have invaded our Qing Dynasty, killed and plundered the coastal areas, and attacked our border soldiers. As a prince and a military general, how can he retreat to protect his life? He also asked the emperor to understand his sons' hearts for doing their best for the country and allow his sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons' sons

"Yes! Emperor Ah, Brother Thirteen and I have always been favored by you. Now that Western barbarians are invading, we should do our best to relieve your worries. In this way, we will show our filial piety ladder..." Yinzhen also said immediately.

"Hmph, it sounds nice!" Although Kangxi's tone was still relatively stiff, his expression was slightly calmer. After all, as a father, who doesn't want his son to be filial? Even though he knew that most of the two boys in front of him were out of selfishness and wanted to lead troops to war only for his love for martial arts, he still felt very comfortable listening to these words. Of course, he could not be fooled so easily, "You are just thinking about sending troops. Then I ask you, where should you pay attention to the first place to fight with Western barbarians this time?"

"Of course it's on the sea! Our Qing Dynasty provinces are especially important for Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Now the barbarian ships disturb our coastal areas, and the people are uneasy. The people in Zhili are also in panic. Therefore, the most important thing in front of us is to eliminate the enemy at the sea... Unfortunately, my son does not understand water wars, otherwise, he would definitely ask the Emperor Ama to bring a brigade of naval troops to defeat the enemy!" Yinzhen replied.

"Hmph, pretend to understand if you don't know!" Kangxi glared at Yinzhen fiercely and said unhappily.

"Is the son-in-law wrong? Then, what should I pay attention to first?" Yinzhen said dissatisfied.

"Fei Aiqing, come and tell these two stupid boys what is the most important place now..." Kangxi glanced at his stubborn son angrily, and said to Old Man Fei.

"Sister obeys the order..." Old Man Fei looked at Yinxiang and Yinzhen, who were staring at him, and ignored why Kangxi came to him for. He just smiled slightly and said, "At present, the most important places are not the coastal areas, and the other is not the Yunnan, Guizhou and Myanmar area. The most important thing is actually Tibet and Nepal!"

"Tibet, Nepal? Can the Western barbarians still fight there? Isn't India a starling and ninth brother, and tens of thousands of troops led by Longkodo and others? They still have nearly 100,000 Indian local troops in their hands, plus local kings from all over the country who depend on the court. How could those people easily achieve such goals?" Yinxiang asked.

"Haha, the Thirteenth Prince said it right. However, if you just look at the surface strength comparison, you don't have to fight this battle. Don't forget that India is also a country that has been passed down for thousands of years, and the imperial court has only occupied it for only six or seven years. Although its power has developed very rapidly, it is also a sacrifice of most of its governing power to those local kings. Therefore, the lack of control over India by the imperial court is a big hidden danger! Moreover, since the Western barbarians dare to launch such a huge war, they dare to face the Qing Dynasty, the world's number one.

A strong country declares war, it is definitely a matter of aspiration. Otherwise, they would not have the courage and dare not take this risk! Although both the court looked down on Westerners, no matter when, despising the enemy will cause irreparable damage to themselves. We cannot make such mistakes! Furthermore, since the Fifth Emperor of the Panchen Lama came to Beijing to pay homage to the emperor, Tibet has become more respectful, but it is difficult to ensure that it will not have any other thoughts. Although our dynasty has a large army on its side, it must prevent it from leading foreign enemies to invade..." Old Man Fei said in a leisurely manner.

"Master Fei, you said so much, just to prove that there may be danger in Tibet... But even so what? Are we just watching the Western barbarians disturb my coast? If it causes chaos in the people, what should the court do if the court is concerned about internal and external troubles? Tibet is just a branch, but the coastal provinces are the cause of my Qing Dynasty!" Yinzhen retorted.

"It is precisely because Tibet, India and other places are branches and leaves of the Qing Dynasty, that it is difficult to resist the invasion of the enemy's army. The coastal provinces are the main trunk of the Qing Dynasty and have large armies stationed. As long as the court handles it properly, civil unrest will occur. Moreover, although there are many barbarian ships, they are just pecking at the skin. Can't they dare to invade my inner land? Therefore, the important place now is not the coast, but the area of ​​the Tibetan Yinshi!" Old Man Fei replied.

"What if the barbarians really gathered to attack along the coast?" Yinxiang asked suddenly.

"Haha, no..." Old Man Fei smiled.

"Why?" Kangxi also asked. Obviously, although this supreme had considered it a lot, he was still a little worried.

"Because the time has not come!" Old Man Fei stroked his beard, "The Western barbarians really hope to fight the navy in our decisive battle against us and then destroy the sea power of our Qing Dynasty. Because, sending troops to disturb my coastal towns, kill my people, and plunder my wealth will only make our court and the people angry, thinking that they are a group of thieves, but not thinking that their strength is enough to be on par with my Qing Dynasty. And their purpose this time was just to seize part of my land, not to have a life-and-death showdown with our Qing Dynasty. In this case, we can only fight first and then talk.

But if you want to talk, you naturally need to recognize their strength! Therefore, only by a decisive battle, only by a positive defeat, can their status be from low to high in front of the Qing Dynasty, and to drag the court to the negotiating table with them. However, although they have this intention, they cannot be in a hurry. Because the Westerners sent a large number of ships to disturb our coastal areas in order to attract the attention of the court and restrain our country's strength, so as to prevent the court from making up their minds to fight by land after the court fails at sea. Because if that happens,

No matter how powerful they are on the water, they can only retreat in disgrace. Therefore, they will fight us only after achieving the expected results. In addition, they are not sure whether they can defeat our navy. Therefore, their current actions are to hold us back, so that we cannot launch attacks from the sea, and then cut off their logistics supplies... They are fighting in the ocean. Apart from the sea, there is no other supply route. If the sea route is cut off, they will not even retreat, and there is only a dead end."

"Well...this is the reason!" Kangxi nodded and said. For some reason, although he was afraid of Old Man Fei and his gang, sometimes the words of these people always made him feel particularly at ease.

"Then you can't always tolerate those barbarians, right?" Yinzhen shouted again.

"That's of course. We can only use one method to treat these people, that is, 'fight,! So what if you are far away? If you dare to invade our heavenly dynasty, you will beat him until his mother can't recognize him! It's the right way to beat them until they don't dare to uncover the scar for hundreds of years!" Old Man Fei said seriously.

"That's right. I think so too..." Kangxi smiled, a little sinister!
Chapter completed!