C2122 Chaos of London 2 (1/2)
Gladstone turned his head to look and a flash of unhappiness appeared in his eyes. It turned out that the one who had spoken was none other than Benjamin's direct descendant, Charlie C. Qiao Zhi. Gordon.
That's right, he was the famous Sir Gordon in the late Qing, the last overseer of the Chang Sheng Jun when he suppressed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom all those years ago.
The Chang Sheng Jun was first organized by the foreigners from Shanghai and the merchants of Qing Dynasty. At that time, it was called the Gun Team.
In the various wars with the Shanghai Small Saber Association and the Heavenly Kingdom's army, the Gun's name was bestowed upon the Chang Sheng Jun, and the first Regional Commander was the Americans Hua Er.
Wal was a good fighter, but he was short of luck. When he attacked Cixi, he lost his life.
Ware's successor, Americans, was a fifth child. Due to his grudge with Li Hongzhang, as well as the fact that his evil actions had angered the Qing Government, he had to rely on the Kingdom of Heaven.
After being captured, Li Hongzhang ordered him to drown immediately, and was the third governor of the Chang Sheng Jun.
This Gordon could be considered a resolute colonist. He had participated in the Crimean War and also participated in the Second Opium War.
As Gordon was not a general of the British Government, but rather someone who took the initiative to request to participate in the battle, he did not manage to catch up with the first batch of troops, but instead rode on a merchant ship and chased after them.
He did not make it to the war that was going on in the Da Gu Kou, or even to the war in the oculi bridge. By the time he got to Beijing, the allied forces had already settled the war in the Beijing.
After that, Gordon did not retreat with the rest of the troops but chose to stay in China. When Shanghai became anxious, Gordon, under the coordination of the British, joined the Chang Sheng Jun and became the last Governor. He only returned to England after the war ended.
Gladstone did not like him because Gladstone was not a colonialist fan. In his mind, both Opium Wars were unjust. Although he had won a victory in a short period of time, the side effects were also great.
Gladstone liked to use the influence of the army to protect his business rather than fighting directly with the army. He, Benjamin and the others could not even pee in one pot.
He had never liked people like Gordon who liked to fight.
”Hehe, Sir Gordon, your suggestion is really not bad. Then, you can step forward to coordinate with the imperial guards.
Gladstone's words caused Gordon's face to turn red. Although he had contributed greatly, his status was still too low, and he was only a middle ranked officer in the army. He could be a snake in the colony, but there was no room for him to show off when he returned to London.
”Oh, my sir, please don't laugh at me. Asking for help from the royal family is something that only the two of you gentlemen can do …”
”I don't have that much face, please beg our Prime Minister!” Gladstone was too lazy to care about this small fry. She turned around and walked away.
Benjamin suppressed the anger in his heart and said to his subordinates: ”Gordon, go and meet the Crown Prince with my note in a while. Right now, only the Prince can help us …”
Benjamin did not dare to trouble the Queen, he could only find a Crown Prince Edward who had a good relationship with him to request for help. Actually, according to his intentions, he definitely did not want to seek help from the Imperial Family, because this could only prove that Gladstone had attacked him once again, and that she did not have the power to manage.