He Lian stood up, took a look at the exotic scenery, and said: "That's because you haven't met anyone who is really powerful yet. You should have seen it in the newspaper. We are only a C-level army. The most powerful ones in the empire are A-level troops. There are even more powerful ones, the special agents, who are the aces selected from the millions of main force in the field. They are all rolled out of the mountains of corpses and the sea of blood. In front of them, I am the one who kneels down and lights a cigarette."
"Level C? Then why doesn't His Majesty the Holy Emperor send them to England? If so, they might be able to destroy England directly!"
Medna said.
He Lian smiled coldly: "You can't kill a chicken with a bull's knife!"
"That's true! But, having said that, why doesn't His Majesty the Holy Emperor send more troops this time? Maybe he can directly destroy England?!"
Medna continued.
"How can we guess the purpose above?"
He Lian replied.
Medna asked again: "I don't know where the Imperial Class A troops you just mentioned are fighting. Is there anyone in this world who is more difficult to deal with than the Saxons?"
He Lian glanced at him and saw Madna politely handing over another cigarette, and said: "It doesn't hurt to tell you. Anyway, this is public content that can be seen through the Di newspaper. The A-level ones are fighting Osman, and the B-level ones are fighting Osman." The top players are resting and preparing to face Poland and Sweden. When these people are almost done, it will probably be the time when the whole of Europe will become our Han family's kingdom!"
"The commander-in-chief has ordered that all three battalions of the Brave Guards gather outside the city!"
At this time, the sound of horse hoofbeats came, accompanied by the voices of Ming army messengers.
After hearing this, He Lian immediately threw away the unfinished cigarette, picked up the gun and ran over.
Medna also stood up, and then saw the Ming troops all over the city quickly getting up from their resting spots and running out of the city.
Looking at these Ming officers and soldiers who were as strong as towers and had strict orders, he couldn't help but become more curious about how powerful the Ming's more powerful Class A troops that He Lian said were.
"Now we, the Brave Guards, need to capture Cambridge first, leave this place to the Dutch, take off everything except weapons and clothes, and move forward lightly!"
"yes!"
At this time, outside King's Lynn City, thousands of Han men stood neatly together. After their respective officers conveyed the new order, they all responded loudly, and then quickly removed all kinds of marching items, carrying only The guns, led by the commander, braved the rain and ran south in an orderly manner.
This is the first time that the Han army has appeared on the island of Great Britain with a mild climate.
For the British and foreigners on the island of Great Britain, this was also a strange and frightening event for them.
Bai Lei, a British-Yi gentry, was hiding in his house at this time. He only dared to look through the cracks in the door and breathlessly watched these yellow-faced, majestic Ming and Han troops running past on the road.
However, the British and foreign farmers who became landless due to the land enclosure movement did not hide, but stood indifferently outside their wooden houses.
Zhang Mingzhen, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Army, also took a look at these farmers at this time.
He did not expect that in a place with a climate so suitable for human habitation, the living environment of these British and foreign civilians would be so dirty and messy.
At this time, the city of Cambridge did not know about the arrival of the Ming army.
This city famous for Cambridge University is still very quiet at this time.
Therefore, when the Ming army suddenly came here, the people here were very surprised.
Coincidentally, Newton, who was returning to Cambridge for business, happened to see the Ming army suddenly entering the city at this time and annihilating the defenders who had no time to react.
Newton was very frightened by this and couldn't help but sigh: "My God, where did these Easterners come from? How come they are so fast? Didn't they say they were at sea a few days ago?!"
Benjit, the priest here, was even more panicked and at a loss. When he saw the Ming army soldier He Lian walking towards him, he knelt down in front of him and asked:
"Excuse me, are you sent by God to punish us? We are willing to accept your punishment, but can you be more kind to us and save our lives! We can live like sheep! We are willing to trade freedom for our lives!"
He Lian didn't know what Jett was talking about, so he just asked in a few broken English words he had learned from the instructor: "Where is Newton?"
"Newton?"
Benjit was surprised. He really didn't know Newton, and he didn't understand why this Oriental wanted to find a man named Newton.
He therefore looked at the others around him as if asking for help.
At this time, a British-Yi nobleman named Weir came from behind and said: "I know that he and I were classmates at Trinity College. If I take you to see him, will it save my life?" ?”
He Lian couldn't understand what he said, but he could tell from the expression of the nobleman named Weir that he knew it, so he suddenly fired several shots at his feet: "Speak quickly!"
Will jumped up because of this, and then his legs weakened from fear and he knelt on the ground.
At the same time, several British and foreign gentlemen behind him knelt down obediently.
He Lian was speechless when he saw this. He and his comrades from the same division came to the university town here and were ordered to find a British barbarian named Newton. However, he did not expect that his intimidation would frighten these people. All they knew was kneeling down, and some even started peeing their pants.
He Lian had no choice but to lift Weir up and force him away with a gun.
Weir understood at this time and knew that He Lian asked him to find a man named Newton.
"It's not just Newton. All the people here are captured first and loaded into the car. Then the brothers in the Jinyiwei who understand the language here will be screened one by one to identify those who need to be taken back."
Zhang Mingzhen also entered Cambridge by car at this time, and after getting off the bus, he gave new instructions to his men.
But, as luck would have it, Newton was right next to him.
Moreover, after Newton saw the car that Zhang Mingzhen was riding in, he forgot his fear for a moment, walked over, touched the car and said: "Is this a steam locomotive? A car driven by the force generated by steam? My God, I finally saw it. arrive!"
Zhang Mingzhen looked at the intoxicated Newton and asked in English: "Who are you?"
Newton was stunned for a moment, then replied: "Isaac Newton."
"Take him away! Send two guards to watch him!"
After Zhang Mingzhen gave the order, Newton was taken into custody by two guards not long after.
Newton was very surprised by this. He didn't expect that he just touched the Eastern general's car and was arrested.
He couldn't help but said: "I haven't finished writing my calculus research yet. Can you let me finish it and then kill me?!"
Zhang Mingzhen glanced at him and said, "You can write again after you get on the boat!"
"To the ship?"
Newton was even more puzzled.
Zhang Mingzhen was too lazy to talk to him.
At this time, its guard sentry officer Li Si'en came and asked: "Commander, would you like to camp at St. Mary's Cathedral tonight or at Cambridge University?"
Zhang Mingzhen thought that Western churches were not suitable for him, so he said: "University!"
Li Sien began to go to Benjamin, the president of Cambridge University, and asked him to make room for Zhang Mingzhen's temporary headquarters and a temporary camp for the third battalion of the Ming Army's Yongwei Army.
Soon after, Zhang Mingzhen also arrived at Cambridge University.
The principal of the school, Benjamin, was already at the school gate early to welcome the arrival of Zhang Mingzhen and other Ming troops.
Zhang Mingzhen suddenly told Benjamin at this time: "If you still want to live and keep everything here from being destroyed, cooperate with us and pack up all the materials and experimental instruments here, and then give them to us. Anyone who needs help can ask my guard sentry."
Benjamin was quite surprised after hearing this and couldn't help asking: "Why is this?"
"Why are there so many? Just do whatever you are told!"
Zhang Mingzhen pulled out the gun directly, pointed at Benjamin and said.
Benjamin could only reply: "Okay!"
Therefore, Benjamin found the teachers and students who belonged to his Cambridge from the Yingyi who had been captured by the Ming army, and then took these teachers and students, under the supervision of the Ming soldiers, to start packing all the materials and experimental instruments .
Henry, who was studying mathematics, couldn't help but ask Benjamin: "Principal, what's going on with these Eastern armies? They neither rob property nor women, but they come to rob our materials and instruments, as well as those of us who are only academics." .”
"This is the scary part! They know better than the average army what things are worth grabbing!"
After Benjamin said this, he glanced at the Ming army standing upright outside and sighed: "Our country will never be able to escape the fate of being ruled by this Easterner!"
"Alas! We don't know where our army is. In other words, it has been completely defeated. We don't know what the situation is in London. How is His Majesty the King?"
Henry also sighed.
As for the Ming army, Zhang Mingzhen's troops captured Harlow the next day and reached the suburbs of London.
At the same time, the five Ming steam-powered warships that had previously fought against the British navy at Wash Bay, after the Ming army captured King's Lynn, went all the way south, defeated various British forces, and finally arrived at the Port of London and began to bombard the Port of London.
boom!
boom!
boom!
Many English buildings along the coast began to be bombed with bricks and stones flying everywhere.
The British naval warships parked at the port were all bombarded into piles of wood, and some even capsized directly in the river.
All the British and foreigners in London have gone north.
at the same time.
Cannon fire could even be heard from the Houses of Parliament on the Thames.
But at this time, the members of Parliament still did not make a unanimous decision. As soon as possible, they already knew that the Ming army had surrounded London by land and water.
King Charles II actually couldn't come up with an idea himself. His British Empire only had a total of 100,000 troops. Now, because of the lack of timely response, only more than 30,000 troops and a group of people who escaped ashore gathered in the suburbs of London. The navy of more than 10,000 people was far less than the number of 100,000 Dutch mercenaries and 20,000 Ming troops.
James, Duke of York, said angrily: "How good it would have been if you had listened to me earlier! I had to bear to leave these pots and jars in London. Now they are fine. They are surrounded by people. The city and the country may be destroyed at any time!"
At this time, Xu Qianxue boldly stood up and said: "Since the Ming army said they came for Wuxiang and trade this time, they must not have planned to destroy us, Daying, but only intended to ask for some benefits! So, let's negotiate a peace! I I’m willing to go out for the king! People from the Ming Dynasty won’t do anything to me, after all, I’m a Han!”
Xu Qianxue smiled bitterly.
Now he really doesn't want to think about his identity as a Han again.
But he had to admit that because of the power of the Ming Dynasty, he could not get rid of the influence of his Han identity at all times, and it was even the reason why he received preferential treatment in England.
King Charles II agreed after hearing this.
The members of the parliament had to agree without exception and bowed to Xu Qianxue one after another.
Xu Qianxue felt like a hero for a moment and felt a sense of honor.
However, when Liu Zhaoji saw Xu Qianxue wearing a Han Confucian robe and holding a talisman, walking by the Thames River and approaching him, his face darkened and he cursed secretly: "What a cynic who has no idea of a nation!" You have the nerve to pretend to be fearless of life and death, it makes people feel sick no matter how you look at it!"
"Meet the general!"
Xu Qianxue bowed when he saw Liu Zhaoji.
Although Liu Zhaoji hated Xu Qianxue, he thought that he was Gu Yanwu's nephew and could not accuse him directly, so he directly handed him a letter: "This is from your younger brother Xu Bingyi. He is studying in the Netherlands in the Ming Dynasty." Politician, in addition, your uncle Gu Zizheng also asked me to ask you, do you really want to be a lackey of these barbarians? Instead of remembering the court's kindness in cultivating you and China, which gave birth to you and raised you?"
Xu Qianxue replied: "Then please tell them that I like free England. The parliament here can limit the royal power! The king here is also very wise. Here, he has the dignity of a scholar-official! You can hear what is said!"
After Xu Qianxue said this, he didn't say anything more. He just said in his heart: "And you can freely scold the tyrant named Zhu Youxiao!"
"Then we are free to accuse the rich and powerful of their crimes, such as the wanton enclosure of land, turning landless farmers into landless refugees, and turning a large amount of cultivated land into pasture in order to shear more wool. And if the farmers are dissatisfied , will he be hanged directly?"
Liu Zhaoji asked at this time.
"You're talking nonsense!"
Xu Qianxue suddenly pointed at Liu Zhaoji and shouted, and then replied: "What kind of peasants become landless refugees? This is something that has never happened to me in Daying. His Majesty, the King of Daying, has always been committed to governing the country with benevolence. Now he has become This is all due to the lack of ethics in your Ming Dynasty!"
Liu Zhaoji was too lazy to talk to Xu Qianxue and just asked: "Tell me the purpose of your coming here."
"I am requesting peace in the name of my Majesty, the King of Great Britain."
Xu Qianxue replied.
After hearing this, Liu Zhaoji said: "Request for peace? Yes! Then hand over your king, we will take him away! He connived and approved the smuggling of black incense to our Ming Dynasty in the form of an express bill. He committed a heinous crime and needs to be We will punish you! Only if you hand over your king will we be willing to accept your request for peace."
After hearing this, Xu Qianxue couldn't accept it: "How could you do this? How could the king of a country let you take him away!"
"Damn it! Do you want me to take away this dog of yours?!"
Liu Zhaoji slapped the table, and then said: "Now you are begging us to negotiate for peace, not we are begging you to negotiate for peace, do you understand? You are a dog! In short, you can either surrender the king and then negotiate for peace, or you can wait for me The army has invaded your city of London, so that there will not be a complete building in your city of London!"
