C509 The Diplomatic Secrets of Six Years Ago (2/2)
”When they first arrived, Emperor Xian Feng sent people to interrogate them, but after the defeat of the Chinese side in the oculi bridge battle, Emperor Xian Feng fled in panic, leaving the rest unattended. ”And so, these foreign ministers were forced to kneel on the ground with their hands tied behind their backs. Three days without any progress …”
”According to later survivors, the reporter for The Thames, Balbi, died on the fourth day, his body was placed in her cell for three days, then thrown into the field for the wild dogs to eat. Lieutenant Anderson, maggots were growing on her hands and feet, and he watched the maggots spread over his body and go insane for three days, shouting and dying. A French prisoner, maggots entered his mouth, ears, nose, and finally went mad …”
The more Molière talked, the more excited he became until he almost shouted in the end, ”A single survivor is actually counting maggots in the prison, saying, that he can reproduce 1,000 maggots in a day!”
”Is this the ancient civilization that you boast about? Savages, you are all a group of savages... In the end, we lost the war, and you guys couldn't beat us, so you sent these captives back to the allied army, but … When they left, there were 39 of them and only 19 of them had returned. Furthermore, they had all been tortured to the point of losing their looks! If such atrocities are not punished, then God will not bless us... ”
Molière was so angry that his chest kept on rising and falling, and then, Xiang Ying sighed and said, ”That's right, according to the laws of the world, if an envoy is killed, there will be no one left. Elgin also specifically brought up one more point, which is to enter Beijing and not kill anyone while trying to disturb the people. However, you must burn down Yuan Ming Yuan because his envoy is being held there … ”
”Before setting fire to the Yuan Ming Yuan on October 18, Elgin posted a notice in Beijing stating the reason for the burning of the Yuan Ming Yuan and the time set for the setting of the fire:” Anyone, regardless of whether she is noble or lowly, must be punished for her foolish fraud and the Yuan Ming Yuan will be set on fire on the 18th as a punishment against the emperor for breaking the peace agreement. No one who is unrelated to this matter will be affected by this operation, but Qing Government will be responsible for it. ”
”Haha …” Xiang Ying laughed coldly, ”It's a pity that Elgin's notice was ineffective, no one in Beijing would care about the fact that the emperor's house was burnt. That garden is the emperor's home, it's none of my business, whoever dares to attack it, whatever they like, what can they do about mistreatment of a prisoner, this is how China came about all these years, and they even picked out a few grammatical mistakes in the notice.”
”That is why the destruction of the Yuan Ming Yuan was not only a complete and tragic military defeat, but also a tragic diplomatic defeat. If there was anyone who knew better at that time who could have stopped Emperor Xian Feng … ”Oh, of course it's just my imagination. I was only saying that if we had used Western diplomatic methods to resolve the entire dispute, Tianjin City probably wouldn't have fallen …”
”Your Majesty, we cannot repeat the mistakes made by those idiots in the Qing Dynasty, no matter how angry we are, we have to restrain ourselves … If you guys are truly unable to control yourselves, then endure until the Prime Minister returns.
There was dead silence on the city wall and no one said a word. In the end, it was Molière who opened his mouth first. If Xiao Letian was the one to tell you all these secrets of diplomacy, then he could really be considered a European … But I was wondering, with his vast knowledge, how could he remain unknown in the Western world? ”Just what is his identity …”
Before Molière could even answer his question, suddenly, waves of shouts came from the direction of Naha Harbor's mouth like the tide of the ocean. Everyone looked over and saw that the great battle on the water was nearing its end.
”Not good... Your Majesty, please follow me. knife drawing team is following closely behind, we must immediately go to the dock to stop this atrocity … ”Hurry up, if you're too late, you're going to die …”
Shang Tai did not dare to be negligent, he turned and shouted to the imperial guards: Lock Molière up, do not mistreat him... ”As for the rest of the people, all of the warhorses in the city have gathered. Let's hurry to the dock …”
Not long later, the southern gate of the Shouli City opened, and more than 10 warhorses rushed out, the Ryukyu's Royal Flag fluttered in the hands of the imperial guards, Xiang Ying was afraid that the people would not listen to his orders, and allowed Lin Zhen to attack another Xiao character recognition flag, like a group of people entering a dragon, they rushed towards the pier. Behind them, hundreds of Knife Puller Warriors and Warriors were scampering and chasing after them.
Now, the Tyrant Pier had gone completely crazy. The French soldiers s who had been driven into the sea were now all scooped out one after another like drowned chickens.
This sea battle was a one-sided massacre. There were only two thousand people in the French Army and their rifles lost their effect when they fell into the sea. The number of Liuzhu Military and Civilians s that rushed into the water to capture people amounted to more than twenty thousand.
The 10: 1 difference made the French army, who were trying to escape, completely collapse. Many French soldiers, who were unable to swim well, were forced by four to five fishermen to drown in the deep sea. If it were not for the orders from the military officers of the new army to capture more alive, these lobster soldier would probably have had to feed all these sharks.
There were people everywhere on the bridge, and a French army appeared from the sea. Some soldiers and civilians pulled out long ropes to fish him out, and then tied him up into a dumpling.
”F * ck, you damned invader, your 'good days' have finally arrived. Grandfather I have 108 ways to play with you slowly. Killing you would be considered my lack of craftsmanship …”
”Fellow villagers, bundle it up, tie it up into the shape of a lobster... It's time for us to take revenge! ”