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Chapter 292: The Arrogant Britons

Lan Yu was originally preparing to urge his horse to gallop away, but he didn't expect that a short, mean-looking guy was standing in front of him, dancing and shouting and cursing.

Lan Yu frowned slightly and pulled the reins hard to make the warhorse under him stop steadily. He looked down at the ignorant dwarf from a high position, with a hint of unkindness and contempt in his eyes.

"Japanese?" Lan Yu asked coldly.

The dwarf called Inoue Saburo raised his head slightly, pointed his nose at Lan Yu, and said arrogantly with a smug look on his face: "Yes, it is the people of our Great Wa Empire! How about it, are you scared now? Why don't you apologize to the minister quickly? As long as you are obedient, I may consider sparing your life. When I see your queen mother, I will also say a few good words for you and guarantee that your career will be smooth sailing."

Hearing this, Lan Yu sneered with disdain: "Humph, I never took a clown like you seriously, let alone pay attention to you. But since you are a bastard from Japan, I have to teach you a lesson." As he spoke, he gently raised the whip in his hand, drawing a sharp arc in the air.

When Saburo Inoue saw the horsewhip, a hint of fear flashed in his eyes.

Because not long ago, he witnessed with his own eyes this whip being hit hard on a tall and mighty British man, who screamed in pain and was in a miserable state.

Thinking of this, Inoue Saburo felt a little timid, but he still pretended to be calm and shouted loudly, "You dare to attack me? Do you know how noble my identity is?"

However, before he finished speaking, there was a crisp "snap" sound, and the whip in Lan Yu's hand fell as fast as lightning, hitting Inoue Saburo accurately. The powerful force instantly knocked the dwarf away, like a kite with a broken string.

Immediately afterwards, a hilarious scene appeared - Saburo Inoue actually fell right on the pile of stinking feces, fell upside down, and his whole body was covered with filth.

The people watching around did not dare to laugh at the British Minister and the people from the Gallic embassy in person, but they did not take a mere Japanese soldier seriously and burst into laughter.

"Hmph, I don't care who you are. All I know is that you are Japanese devils. I get angry just looking at you!" Lan Yu's eyes were wide open, staring at the enemy in front of him, and he scolded with disdain on his face.

"How dare you lay your hands on me? Japan will never let you go! Just wait and see!" The Japanese man who was scolded by Lan Yu shouted in a timid manner, trying to scare everyone.

However, his threat was like the wind on Lan Yu's ears. Lan Yu raised his mouth slightly, revealing a contemptuous smile, and coldly spat out two words: "Noisy!"

You know, Lan Yu would never show mercy to these annoying Japanese devils.

In a flash, Lan Yu squeezed the horse's belly with her legs, and the horse under her crotch rushed out like an arrow, rushing to the front in an instant. Then, she swung the whip hard, driving the warhorse to jump high, and then trampled hard on the ground. There was a dull sound, and the ground seemed to tremble a few times.

As a general of the Wan Chao coalition, Lan Yu had learned an exciting piece of news an hour ago - the Wan Chao navy wiped out the Japanese combined fleet in one fell swoop with a thunderous force!
Without the Combined Fleet, Japan lost its only tooth and could not bite anyone except barking.

"Hurry up and go back and tell your Sun Tiansun to clean his neck and wait for his death!" Lan Yu shouted domineeringly.

Afterwards, he rode back to the army and continued to advance forward in a mighty manner.

After this little episode, no one along the way dared to stop this powerful team.

The allied forces of all dynasties successfully arrived outside the city of Kyoto.

The entire city of Kyoto has been surrounded and no one can get in or out.

Outside the east gate of the city, Zhu Di of Wan Chao was staring at the closed city gate in front of him with sharp eyes.

Thinking back on the Ming capital that he had worked so hard to build, and now that it had fallen into the hands of the Manchu barbarians, he couldn't help but feel an indescribable resentment and unwillingness in his heart.

At this time, Zhu Ming appeared beside Zhu Di at the right time and comforted him: "Don't worry, it's only a matter of time before we take back the capital. The Wanchao fleet is advancing rapidly, and it won't take long for it to reach the coastline of Japan. By then, we can attack the Japanese mainland. When do you plan to attack the city? After that, I have to go back and continue to watch how the Wanchao navy beats Japan."

Wan Chao Zhu Di said with a smile: "Don't worry, Xiao Zhu, now the four city gates have been arranged to be closely guarded, and the city can be attacked at any time. It is estimated that before the sun sets, we will be able to sit on the dragon throne."

At the same time, in the magnificent imperial palace, the atmosphere was extremely solemn.

Empress Dowager Cixi had a gloomy face and stared at the bruised and miserable messenger in front of her.

She could never have imagined that the envoy she had carefully sent out would end up with such a miserable fate.

The messenger exaggerated and said, "I was beaten just after I revealed my identity. They also told the old witch to clean her neck to avoid dirtying their knives!"

"Too deceiving!"

As the porcelain bowl in his hand shattered into pieces, the entire hall fell silent.

"My dear ministers!" Empress Dowager Cixi finally broke the silence, her voice low and majestic, "The enemy has surrounded us now. Do you have any good plan to retreat?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the ministers present began to communicate with each other through eye contact.

This sudden army seemed to have dropped from the sky, and its origins have not yet been determined.

They seemed to appear out of nowhere, catching people off guard.

It is truly shocking that such a large army can be mobilized in a short period of time.

Many ministers secretly speculated whether it was Emperor Guangxu who secretly recruited powerful reinforcements in an attempt to take this opportunity to end the Empress Dowager Cixi's many years of autocratic rule in one fell swoop?
Back then, Kangxi also secretly trained some people to subdue Oboi.

Although Emperor Guangxu did not dare to complain on the surface about the Empress Dowager's monopoly of power, he had already been dissatisfied with this situation in private.

If you stand on the wrong side at this critical moment, what awaits you in the future may be ruthless reckoning and punishment.

At this time, an elderly minister trembled and said timidly: "Your Majesty, I am stupid and slow, and it is difficult for me to come up with a perfect plan at the moment. However, in my opinion, it would be better to announce it to the world and call on the princes from all sides to come to the capital to defend the king, which may help solve the current dilemma..."

The Empress Dowager Cixi's face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out of it. She clenched her teeth and thought to herself: By the time the troops stationed in various places rush to reinforce, the situation will probably have developed to a point where it is out of control, and the opportunity will be lost!

Another minister stood up and said, "I think the most urgent thing is to send envoys to the enemy camp to negotiate again. We must first find out the details and intentions of the enemy."

Then, someone else echoed: "Perhaps we can also consider asking for help from foreigners."

As soon as these words were spoken, a gleam of light suddenly flashed in the eyes of Empress Dowager Cixi, who had originally had a solemn expression. She thought to herself: Asking foreigners for help is indeed a good idea!
Cixi was well aware of the attitude of foreigners towards the Qing court. Although she was full of hatred for these foreigners in her heart, she also knew that these foreigners would never sit idly by and watch others easily overthrow the Qing court. After all, they did not want to lose the various benefits they had gained in the Qing Dynasty.

Recalling the vigorous Taiping Rebellion back then, didn’t the Western powers personally dispatch troops to participate in the suppression?

Therefore, once the Qing court faced a crisis of life and death, in order to safeguard its own vested interests, Cixi firmly believed that those foreigners would extend a helping hand again without hesitation.

At the same time, on the city wall, the bannerman general in charge of defending the city was standing with his head held high, looking disdainfully at the mighty army of hundreds of thousands and hundreds of neatly arranged cannons not far away. The deputy general beside him reminded with a worried look on his face: "General, the enemy is coming with great force this time, and we should not underestimate them!"

However, the bannerman general waved his hand nonchalantly and sneered, "Hmph! Don't worry. Just look at the appearance and clothing of the opposing army and the fluttering flags and you can tell that this is just a large army of Han people. As long as it's not those well-equipped and well-trained foreign troops, who in the world can be the enemy of our Qing court?"

After saying this, he stroked his beard confidently and swung the braid behind him in front of him, as if he didn't take the threat in front of him seriously at all.

Since the beginning of the Opium War, uprisings have been spreading across China like wildfire.

Among them, the Taiping Rebellion was the most massive and posed the greatest threat to the Qing Dynasty's rule.

However, despite its overwhelming momentum, it ultimately could not escape the fate of failure.

Faced with repeated rebellions and uprisings in the country, the Qing Dynasty never felt cowardly.

After years of war and suppression, the imperial court had already accumulated rich experience and means of dealing with the situation.

But in sharp contrast to this is the cowardice and helplessness displayed when facing Western powers.

In every battle, the Qing army was always beaten by the foreigners' powerful ships and guns, and had no chance to fight back, and could only accept unequal treaties of compensation and cession of territory in humiliation.

If the war situation was slightly better, the amount of compensation might be slightly less; but if the war situation was unfavorable, the losses would be simply staggering.

Over time, the Qing Dynasty, from top to bottom, developed a deep fear of these powerful enemies from foreign lands.

At this moment, just outside this seemingly peaceful city, a world-shaking war is about to break out...

All I heard was a loud "bang" that echoed through the sky!

Wan Chao Zhu Di stood in front of the formation, waved his hand and gave the order to attack.

In an instant, hundreds of cannons roared in unison, and countless shells hit the city walls like raindrops.

The scene was like the end of the world, and it was daunting.

When the defending general on the city wall saw this scene, he was immediately furious.

His eyes widened as he roared, "How dare you, you bastard, actually do this! Someone, come and fire back immediately!"

The soldier nearby reported with difficulty: "General, our cannons don't have enough range, we can't hit them at all!"

Hearing this, the general defending the city stamped his feet in anger and cursed: "What? How abominable! Pass my order, all soldiers should take cover and be patient for the time being. When the enemy gets close, we will fight back!"

The shells hit the city wall in front as densely as raindrops.

There was a deafening roar, and in an instant, dust flew up, covering the sky and the sun. The entire tall and sturdy city wall was instantly engulfed by billowing smoke and dust.

The general defending the city who was standing on the city wall commanding the battle felt his heart sink suddenly. He was naturally familiar with weapons like cannons and was well aware of their power.

However, the cannons used by the enemy before them were completely different from those they had seen before. Both their range and the destructive power after the explosion far exceeded those they had encountered before.

"Damn it! These cannons must have been purchased from foreigners, otherwise how could they be so powerful! Could it be that the other party has foreigners backing them up? If so, they must have sold out all kinds of interests in order to obtain these powerful weapons. It is simply a shameless betrayal of this vast land!"

Zhu Di of the Wan Dynasty held a telescope in his hand, his eyes fixed on the city wall that was under bombardment in the distance. He could clearly see that after a round of fierce bombardment, a corner of the city wall had collapsed, but the overall fortifications had not yet been completely breached.

Therefore, Zhu Di issued an order without hesitation: "Keep bombarding! Rocket Force, concentrate your firepower on the city gate! Make sure to blow it up in one fell swoop!"

Following his order, the Rocket Force quickly adjusted the shooting angle, and rockets with long tail flames whizzed away like arrows and hit the city gate accurately.

Accompanied by a series of earth-shaking explosions, the heavy city gate was blown to pieces, and wood chips flew everywhere.

Seeing this, Wan Chao Zhu Di immediately picked up the intercom and shouted loudly: "First Armored Regiment, attack immediately! Seize the city gate!"

Immediately afterwards, dozens of huge and clumsy armored vehicles slowly drove out from the rear.

You know, according to the normal development process, advanced tanks like these should have made their debut in Season 1, but at this moment they appeared on the battlefield in advance, undoubtedly becoming the focus of everyone's attention.

Although tanks of this period were still bulky, their thick and sturdy decks were like an indestructible fortress, making the Qing army's muskets completely powerless in front of them and unable to pose any substantial threat to them.

In this way, these steel behemoths drove into the city easily. Each tank was equipped with a terrifying Maxim heavy machine gun, and the black muzzle exuded the breath of death.

In this era, the Maxim heavy machine gun had already been invented, and even the Qing army at that time had a small number of such advanced weapons and equipment. However, due to its high cost and complex maintenance costs, this powerful weapon did not receive enough attention from the Qing army.

The firepower displayed by these tanks was comparable to that of the First World War. The dense and fierce rain of bullets poured down like a storm. The Qing soldiers defending the city were suppressed to the point that they dared not even raise their heads and could only huddle behind their bunkers and tremble.

Not long after, the city gate was lost.

Seeing this, the morale of the allied forces of Wanchao was greatly boosted. They rushed up the city wall like a tide and quickly launched an attack on the city.

The allied forces of the Ten Thousand Dynasties began a large-scale cleanup operation in the city.

What is different from other dynasties that have been attacked before is that many foreign legations and consulates have been established in the capital of the current Qing Dynasty.

Among them, the British Embassy in the Qing Dynasty is located in the city center.

Around the embassy, ​​a group of fully armed and arrogant British soldiers were lazily basking in the sun.

When the allied forces of the Ten Thousand Dynasties approached, a British officer stood up and shouted: "This is the British embassy in Qing Dynasty. You bunch of barbarians, get out of here immediately!"

His words were full of disdain and contempt, as if he regarded the coalition forces of all dynasties as inferior creatures.

(End of this chapter)