Less than 24 hours after the negotiations broke down in Shanghai, overseas Chinese captured Tongzhou with lightning speed. The troops rushed to the city of Beijing, and the sensation caused was far beyond the expectations of time travelers. Although all parties in Shanghai knew that after overseas Chinese withdraw from the negotiations, they would definitely not give up and would definitely take action, no one expected that overseas Chinese would move so quickly and resolutely, and do whatever they said.

Many people also breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, overseas Chinese chose to attack Beijing instead of Shanghai. At least Shanghai's safety is guaranteed. Li Hongzhang is one of them.

Of course, Li Hongzhang's peace of mind was not entirely because Shanghai was safe. He was one of the few people who had known that overseas Chinese would not attack Shanghai. After the time travelers captured Tongzhou, Li Hongzhang had an excuse to stop negotiations with various countries, and he didn't even have to delay any further. So Li Hongzhang immediately sent Li Jingfang to inform the countries, suggesting that the negotiations between the two sides were stopped, and asked Zhang Peilun to draft the draft immediately, and to inform the Qing court, indicating that it was no longer suitable for negotiations at this time. He suggested that the Qing court wait until this round of war was over before talking.

Originally, on the next day, all newspapers in Shanghai released news and reasons for the breakdown of the negotiations. Although only a few foreign newspapers dared to do the words that Qin Zheng strongly accused the Qing court, the news and reasons for the breakdown of the negotiations were still possible, after all, this could not be hidden. Just as the newspapers were just listed, there were news that overseas Chinese sent troops to capture Tongzhou, so the newspapers in Shanghai hurriedly started construction, and in the afternoon they published the issue and reported the news.

At the same time, Li Sanjie held a press conference at the Licha Hotel that afternoon. On the one hand, he officially confirmed the news, and on the other hand, he claimed that this was an action by overseas Chinese to safeguard the interests of China.

For a time, Shanghai talked about the various sessions, and some people praised the actions of time travelers; some people severely criticized the actions of time travelers to anger countries and cause disaster to the Qing Dynasty; some people were worried and didn't know when the war would end. So newspapers also made comments, editorials, opinions, and were very lively, which also led to a significant increase in newspaper sales.

At this time, the consuls of various countries in Shanghai and the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Industry of the Ministry of Industry of the Ministry of Industry of the Ministry of Industry of the Ministry of Industry of the Ministry of Industry of the Ministry of Industry of the Ministry of Industry of the Ministry of Industry of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of the Ministry of Education of

The consuls of various countries were also shocked when they received this news, because Tongzhou was only about 20 kilometers away from Beijing. Although the Eight-Nation Alliance stationed in Beijing had vowed to ensure that it would be able to defend Beijing, no one dared to say the outcome easily as soon as the war began. After all, before this, overseas Chinese have taken every attack and fought, which is also a fact. If overseas Chinese really captured Beijing, then the countries really had no bargaining chips for negotiations. At that time, it was not known what conditions overseas Chinese would put forward to various countries.

So the consuls of various countries rushed to take action. On the one hand, they called Beijing to ask whether the Eight-Nation Alliance could defend Beijing; on the other hand, they asked Tianjin to contact the consuls of various countries in Tianjin to contact overseas Chinese as soon as possible to test the goals of the overseas Chinese military operation. At the same time, they also urgently issued telegrams with the country to discuss their respective countermeasures. Therefore, from Shanghai to Beijing, the telegram from Shanghai also ran like snowflakes. Li Jingfang sent a message for Li Hongzhang and demanded that the negotiations be stopped, and he immediately obtained the consent of various countries. Who is still interested in negotiating again now?

After a busy day, all countries had more or less some countermeasures. The next morning, British Consul Huo Bilan recruited consulates from various countries to negotiate countermeasures against overseas Chinese.

The consuls gathered at the British consulate, Huo Bilan said: "Everyone, everyone should know the current situation. Overseas Chinese have disrupted this peace negotiation and provoked war again. This is a serious challenge to the international order and a serious provocation to our countries. We..."

Before he finished speaking, German Consul Knappe interrupted his words: "Your Excellency, everyone here is politicians, so on this occasion, there is no need to say these high-sounding words. In fact, we all know the reason why overseas Chinese withdraw from this negotiation. And wasn't it yours who advocated bypassing overseas Chinese and negotiating with the Qing court? Now that this result has occurred, I hope you can give me a clear explanation."

After Knappe finished speaking, the US Consul Guna also said: "Yes, you have assured us that overseas Chinese will never be able to engage in a new war, but the result is just the opposite. It is your decision that prompts overseas Chinese to engage in a war. Therefore, our country believes that this result should be fully responsible by you and the UK."

French Consul Bai Zaotai also said: "The current situation is the result we least want to see. The reason for this result is your wrong decision before. It can be said that you have wrongly judged the reactions and actions of overseas Chinese. In this regard, our country also believes that you and the British government should be responsible for this and must find ways to save it."

When Huo Bilan was also sweating when he heard the questioning of his consuls of Germany, the United States and France, he was also sweating profusely and didn't know how to answer. It turned out that at around 2 a.m. today, Huo Bilan received a call from the country and was quite dissatisfied with his performance during the negotiations. He harshly criticized Huo Bilan's decision to bypass overseas Chinese and negotiate with the Qing court, requiring Huo Bilan to take effective measures to delay making up for it so that the situation in China will not continue to worsen.

Of course, Huo Bilan knew that his political future must be over. Now he just tried to make up for it and make the losses smaller, so that his responsibilities would be smaller. If the situation in China further deteriorated and overseas Chinese not only captured Beijing, but also turned to attack Shanghai, then he would not have lost his political future, and he faced accountability from the parliament. If he didn't do it well, he might even be imprisoned.

If the situation in China does not continue to worsen, we can only accept the negotiation conditions of overseas Chinese and restart the negotiations immediately. However, the war will start again and it will not be so easy to end. Overseas Chinese will definitely increase the original negotiation conditions. How much concessions can countries accept? This is also the main content of Huo Bilan's discussion today to recruit consulars from various countries. Knowing that this has not yet reached the point, it has become the target of other consular attacks, and Huo Bilan also has a lot of pain in his heart.

At this time, Russian Consul Dmitryev said impatiently: "What's the use of saying these now? Since overseas Chinese choose war, then we should start war. We should immediately reorganize the Eight-Nation Alliance and declare war on overseas Chinese."

Japanese Consul Tetsu Oda immediately said: "I oppose going to war with overseas Chinese, so it is better to find a way to save this negotiation."

Dmitryev said contemptuously: "Cowards, you Japanese are cowards. I knew you would not dare to go to war with overseas Chinese. You have been scared by overseas Chinese."

Odaki stared at Dmitryev and said, "We Japanese will never be afraid of any enemy, but we will not go to war with overseas Chinese without the coordination of the relationship within the Eight-Nation Alliance, because we are a country with despicable behavior, and will use this battle to achieve our ulterior motives."

"Bang!" Dmitryev slapped heavily on the table, knocking the teacup on the table to the ground, stood up, and said, "What do you mean? What do you mean by 'a despicable country' refers to that country, make it clear."

Odaki also stood up and sneered: "What we say is 'a despicable country' refers to which country, you know it in your heart, and everyone knows it in your heart. Is it necessary to make it clear?"

As the two of them became more and more terrifying, they were about to start arguing, but this arrival changed everyone's questioning about Huo Bilan, which was a relief for Huo Bilan. Of course, Huo Bilan could not watch the two of them quarrel like this, so he said: "Don't argue anymore, we are gathering here now, just discussing how to deal with it. It will be useless to continue quarrel like this."

After hearing this, Oda Chee and Dmitryev stopped quarreling and sat back in their seats. Huo Bilan said again: "Everyone, I admit that it was my mistake to cause such a result. Therefore, I recruit you to negotiate countermeasures. At this time, complaining, accusing and quarreling will not help the current situation. I hope you can let go of the past and work together to deal with the current situation."

After hearing this, the other consuls stopped talking. After all, Huo Bilan’s words made sense. After a while, Dmitryev said: “Okay, I’ll just talk about my suggestions. Actually, I’ve said it just now, that’s to fight.”

Huo Bilan nodded and said, "Okay, Russia's attitude is to go to war with overseas Chinese, so what about the attitudes of other countries?"

Odagiri immediately said: "Our Japanese government opposes going to war with overseas Chinese unless we can first coordinate our internal relations."

Dmitryev glanced at Odagiri and hummed, but said nothing.

At this time Gunner said: "The US government opposes war."

Bai Zaotai said: "The French government also opposes the war."
Chapter completed!