"Negotiation? What's the best thing to negotiate."

After receiving a report from the soldiers, the concession sent someone out to negotiate with him. Qin Yuhai was also a little surprised and said, "If you want to fight, you will surrender if you don't want to fight, it's that simple, what's there to talk about."

The battalion instructor Zhang Liyong smiled and said, "It is still necessary to talk about it. We sent a letter of persuasion to the Eight-Nation Alliance. Then they sent someone to talk to us, which is normal."

Deputy Battalion Commander Liu Lianfu also said: "Yes, we should meet you and see what they have to say. Anyway, it will not cause any loss to us."

Zhang Liyong said: "There is also this De Cuilin, he is not from the background."

Qin Yuhai said: "Oh, what's his background?"

Zhang Liyong obviously did a lot of homework and said: "This guy has lived in China for nearly 40 years and has served as the director of the Customs and Taxation Department of Tianjin for more than 20 years. He has a wide connection in China. He can be a Chinese connection and is one of the important foreign figures in modern Chinese history. Moreover, although this guy has no children, he has five daughters, and each son-in-law is not simple. The eldest son-in-law, Hannagan, is an engineer and instructor at the Lushun Naval Base of the Beiyang Naval Division; the second son-in-law, American, Lake, is the manager of Meifeng Bank.

The third son-in-law Baoer, who was the Consul of Austrian in Tianjin, was the British Nassen, the fourth son-in-law, was the general manager of Kailuan Mining Bureau, and the fifth son-in-law, was the military officer of the British Embassy in China. Due to his prominent status in the whole family, his family became the social center of Tianjin for a whole generation. In addition, he had a close relationship with Li Hongzhang. During the Sino-French War and Sino-Japanese War, he helped Li Hongzhang run around and mediate between China and France, China and Japan. Later, Li Hongzhang went on a mission to Europe and the United States, and he also helped Li Hongzhang fight in the United States and Germany."

Qin Yuhai said: "I have a good relationship with that big traitor. I'm afraid I've sold a lot of countries for Li Hongzhang."

Liu Lianfu said: "Li Hongzhang should not be considered a traitor, right?"

Qin Yuhai said: "I have signed so many traitors, what are you not traitors?"

Zhang Liyong smiled. He knew that Qin Yuhai was not very interested in Chinese history, so his understanding of Li Hongzhang still adhered to a label evaluation. However, the evaluation of Li Hongzhang was indeed not clear in just one or two sentences, and now it is not the time to explain in detail. So he said: "No matter what friendship he has with Li Hongzhang, even though he is the representative of the negotiations sent by the concession, we naturally have to meet and see what they are. Anyway, since it has not arrived yet, just treat it as a pass time."

In fact, Qin Yuhai didn't understand this truth. After all, Jiegao was promoted to battalion commander and major. Of course, it was impossible for him to be a rude man. At least he still had diplomatic common sense. He just complained and said, "Okay, let them come over."

At this time, Decuilin and Fukushima An were waiting for news outside the position of the army. Decuilin was also a little uneasy. Although he had been in China for many years and could be regarded as a Chinese official, the person he had to face this time was not the Qing officials he had dealt with before, but a group of overseas Chinese with unknown origins. Decuilin didn't know what their tempers and nature were, and would he talk so nicely to the officials of the Qing Kingdom.

Fukushima Anzheng was looking around and observing everything about this army at close range, their behavior, weapon assembly, and the spirit of the soldiers. Through observation, although these soldiers were indeed standard East Asian yellow people, they were indeed completely different from the Qing army. Instead, their many weapons were not understood by Fukushima Anzheng. Not only were their rifles short, their styles were strange, and they were not equipped with bayonets. They were even covered with things that they didn't know what to do. They were not wearing sunglasses. This thing was rare even in Europe and was not affordable for ordinary people. However, the ability to produce these sunglasses in large quantities is that the level of precision glass made by overseas Chinese is very high, and the level of precision glass determines the optical level.

Just when the two of them had their own thoughts, soldiers came over and took them into the position. Turning over a forest, De Cuilin's face changed and she murmured: "Is this...is this true?"

Fukushima Anmasa was stunned and said, "Mr. Director, what's the matter?"

De Cuilin shook her head and said, "Nothing, nothing?"

It turned out that Decuilin saw two warrior cars. Decuilin is a British German. Although he has lived in China for nearly 40 years and has not returned to China, Decuilin still knows the major events that happened in Europe. This is a car.

In October 188, German worker Karlbenz founded the "Benz Company and Rhine Gas Engine Factory", which was later the famous Mercedes-Benz Motor Company. It became the first motorized three-wheeled car in 1885. In November 1886, the three-wheeled car manufactured by Karlbenz obtained the German patent (Patent No.: 745a). This is recognized as the world's first Hyundai car.

Another German engineer, William Heim Daimler, invented a gasoline engine with an automatic fire device for engine fire with electric sparks in 1888. The following year, it was assembled on two-wheelers, three-wheelers and four-wheelers to make gasoline engine cars. In particular, in 1886, the four-wheel truck of gasoline engines was built. In this year, British engineer Butler also invented cars equipped with gasoline engines. In addition, Italy Bernard also invented cars, and Russia's Puchlov and Vlopov invented cars equipped with internal combustion engines. Therefore, in the old time and space, 1886 was generally regarded as the first year of the car.

Although at this time, cars were just a technological invention and had not become a formal commodity, they still caused a great sensation in Europe. There were actually two cars in this army, which surprised Deculin at that time. And Anmasa Fukushima had never heard of cars, so he had no reaction.

After the two sides met, they first introduced themselves to each other, and Qin Yuhai also introduced his origin, of course the same as overseas Chinese. Although Qin Yuhai didn't want to meet them at first, after the two sides met, they still understood the necessary etiquette, and Qin Yuhai also understood English, so it would be no problem to communicate.

De Cuilin first said: "Battleman Qin, although I am a British, the Qing officials are now entrusted by the concession authorities to negotiate with you about the concession matters. Your letter to the concession authorities have read it, but the concession authorities cannot accept the conditions you put forward, because the establishment of the concession area was signed by various countries and the Qing government, and they have absolute autonomy. Therefore, you proposed to revoke the sovereignty of the concession and demand that the concession authorities surrender without legal basis, and it also infringes on the rights and interests of various countries. The concession authorities will never accept it."

Zhang Liyong first spoke: "Mr. Decuilin, you are an official of the Qing Dynasty. You should know that the concession is an unequal treaty imposed on China by the imperialist countries. Therefore, we will never recognize the existence and rights of the concession. We must take it back from the concession. We are just out of humanitarian principles and do not want innocent civilians to be harmed, so we persuade the concession authorities to surrender."

Deculin said: "Since you don't want civilians to be hurt, why do you start a war without reason? As long as you stop your military operations, nothing will happen."

Qin Yuhai snorted and said, "Mr. Decuilin, please pay attention to your words. Since you are an official of the Qing Dynasty, don't stand as an imperialist country. It was these imperialist countries that launched the war first. If they had not formed the Eight-Nation Alliance to attack China, there would be no other things."

De Cuilin's face turned red and she said, "Capital Commander Qin, please be clear that it was the Qing Dynasty who declared war on all countries first."

Qin Yuhai said: "Okay, since war has been declared, then now is the war period, and no treaty or rights exist. If Mr. Decuilin wants to express to us that the concession authorities are unwilling to surrender, then your goal has been achieved. You can go back and tell the concession authorities to prepare for battle, and we will immediately launch an attack on the concession."

Deculin suddenly stopped, and now the concession still has the ability to fight this battle, and hurriedly said, "No, no, no, no, I don't mean that. The concession authorities do not want a fight to harm innocent civilians."

Qin Yuhai sneered, foreigners were bullying the weak and afraid of the strong. When they scared them, they immediately retreated and said, "Isn't that simple? As long as you surrender, there will be no casualties. We have already understood it in our letter."

De Cuilin smiled bitterly and said, "But the concession is only a residential area, not a military area. Your conditions are too harsh. I suggest that you and the concession authorities make a compromise."

Zhang Liyong said: "How can you all take a step back?"

De Cuilin said: "As long as your army does not enter the concession, the concession authorities can ensure that they remain neutral in this war and will never participate in the war. After the war is over, the Qing Dynasty and other countries will negotiate together before deciding whether the concession will stay or stay. Of course, if you are not at ease, you can station troops outside the concession and monitor the movements of the concession. Of course, if you are really worried, you can send a small number of troops to the concession, but the number of people must not exceed fifty, which is the last bottom line of the concession authorities. In addition, if you need materials or funds, the concession can consider paying a portion."

Qin Yuhai felt a little funny. Unexpectedly, this foreign ghost Ji still played this trick for him. He shook his head and said, "Sorry, Mr. Decuilin, if this is the bottom line of the concession, then it can only be solved by war. Because the order we received was to take back the concession, so either the concession surrendered, we should take back the concession peacefully, or war to solve it. We should use force to take back the concession, and there is no third choice. In short, the concession must be taken back, and it is definitely not a symbolic retraction."

De Cuilin stayed for a while before saying, "Then I hope to meet your boss, I want to have an interview with him."

Qin Yuhai bowed his head and said, "Of course, but our command center is on Dagu. If the two of you want to go to Dagukou, we can send someone to see you over."

Deculin said: "Okay, but before my talks with your superiors come to an end, you must stop military operations and not attack the concession."
Chapter completed!